...use extensive billing VBA forms set up within Excel and Word, and then large factory setups with the head accountant with a weird setup of many interconnecting tools.
How many of these forms and tools will work with MS Office 2007?
But again, we're talking in the few tens of millions of dollars, over a multi-year span. This is again, just a drop in the bucket,...
Hmm, that's more than Universities spend on tuition wavers and scholarships.
... and wont affect tuition costs.
Now that's garbage.
And as for the purchase of CALs, does that include MSSQL, or Exchange? How about 700 non-academic licenses for Office? Or 700 "upgrades" to Vista? How many Vista installations do you manage? Will you have to buy new computers to run it on? If not, what can you do with the XP licenses you've already paid for? You're approaching a MILLION DOLLARS and haven't even broken a sweat. You think that's good business?
Go right ahead and keep thinking that way. When you get your termination slip, you can keep repeating to yourself, "it's just a drop in the bucket." Microsoft's bucket. And if the company you work for thinks that carefree spending like you've mentioned is perfectly acceptable, rest assured that a lot of pink slips will be coming in the future.
Oh, and that bit of horseshit that spyware and malware is "not really an issue on well managed machines." --is that why the Department of Defense has banned the use of Outlook? I guess that is the definition of a well managed microsoft application -- don't use it at all.
...Windows and Microsoft software work prefectly fine.
Bullshit. Those IT departments can only function by having fleets of winged microsoft monkeyboys right out of the "Wizard of Oz" fly from machine to machine, constantly repairing damage done by viruses, trojans, and worms (Oh my!). They must fix things broken by Microsoft patches, remove spyware (if they can find it), and manage licenses. When a company runs out of monkeyboys, they hire consultants to do these things, none of which have anything at all to do with the core business of the company that suffers from the microsoft dependency.
Time, Inc. just laid off over 250 workers -- 172 of which were editorial staff. The money that Time spends on software licenses could have paid those salaries. Tuition increases at major universities are often due to IT budget over-runs resulting from the use of Microsoft and other proprietary software systems. Smaller businesses can be shut down by a visit from the "Business Software Alliance." And what do all of these things have in common, other than Windows et. al? Answer: none of them enhance an organization's core business -- the business that makes the money.
To top it all off, just when the monkeyboys get things down to a manageable state of chaos, here comes another Microsoft "upgrade," complete with remote de-activation features, barriers to hardware repair, and information lock-in mechanisms. The world is catching on to these things. Companies that stick with Microsoft are going to be outperformed by companies who don't.
It's dollars and sense. It no longer makes sense to spend budget dollars on Windows. It's not the only game in town anymore, just the worst.
... the locations of the specific items within an assigned memory space are randomized,...
I wonder if the "random" locations are generated in some manner that's related to the product activation key, or the hardware configuration.
I really am curious about this now; this is a question and a not tin-foil hat theory. Address space layout randomization is probably a good idea for a system as widely used as Windows. If the seed used for generating the randomization was the product activation key or derived from the system hardware, Microsoft might also be able to make it (address space layout randomization) useful in disabling system functions when Vista goes into "reduced functionality mode".
It takes more energy to find, drill for, pump, process, and ship oil, than you ever get out of it.
That is the biggest bunch of bullshit I've ever seen written on Slashdot. One tanker truck of crude oil uses about 10-15 gallons of diesel to deliver over 10,000 gallons of crude to a refinery. A small well can produce over a hundred truck loads in it's life. The refining takes far less energy than the energy yield of the refined products. While a drilling rig takes more fuel to run than, say, a lawnmower, it uses nowhere near the amount of fuel obtainable from even a small well. Pumping units are often run off residual gas produced by the well itself. Oil and gas are also transported through pipelines which are much more efficient than the tanker trucks.
The ridiculous statement about oil/gas exploration and production resulting in a net negative energy balance reflects the ignorant and uniformed attitudes that keep the United States dependent on foreign energy sources.
Not quite. With closed source (especially Microsoft), crack one and you've cracked 'em all. With open source development, many different packages are available to implement solutions for the required task. The availability of this diverse pool of highly customizable tools also allows the developer to tailor a fine garment to fit the user's requirements, while using closed source products is like buying an off-the-rack garment and telling the customer to "suck it in" so it will fit. Furthemore, one mannequin will fit all off-the-rack products made from the same pattern. It would require a custom made mannequinn to fit the tailor-made suit. And because open-source solutions are made from individually customized components, the mannequin would have to also fit the shoes, belts, and other accessories.
That's why open source solutions as a whole are much more secure than closed source attempts.
Are they violating that license or breaching a contract?
Neither Novell or Microsoft has released the exact terms of the agreement. Perhaps there are violations. Regardless, Novell has an obligation to fully disclose the exact terms of the agreement signed to the authors of the software included in their distributions.
Do you have a copy of the document signed by Novell and Microsoft? Why don't you put up or shut up?
Sorry, but the Microsoft page is NOT the actual agreement. It refers to the agreement:
Microsoft reserves the right to update (including discontinue) the foregoing covenant pursuant to the terms of the Patent Cooperation Agreement between Novell and Microsoft that was publicly announced on November 2, 2006; however, the covenant will continue as to specific copies of Covered Products distributed by Microsoft for Revenue before the end of the Term.
but it does not link to a copy of the agreement signed. Considering that Novell and Microsoft don't agree about the meaning of the actual agreement, neither of your examples is anything but speculation. The actual agreement is still secret, and it can reasonably be inferred (speculated?) that there is something in it that neither Microsoft or Novell wants the open source community to view.
It should be noted that a key word in "Open Source" is Open. By ignoring this key, Novell and Microsoft are responsible for the very real fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding the deal, not the slashdot community.
It's a pretty sad state of affairs when the majority of the slashdot community is easily manipulated by FUD from both sides.
*sigh* How true. Now, if you could kindly submit a link to the full Novell-Microsoft agreement so the rest of the easily manipulated slashdot community could read it like you apparently have, it would help dispell all the FUD. I still haven't been able to find it anywhere on Novell's website, or Microsoft's.
You should really get a class action lawsuit going against every home builder that has ever existed.
BULLSHIT.
Stinking dungheaps and firetraps are condemned. Microsoft Windows should be, too, for spreading viruses and spam like wildfire. Windows bots are pumping ONE BILLION + spam mails a day, and you think it's not a sign of a flawed OS?
These spams are causing damage to organizations and individuals that do not just use email, but rely on it. And the virus distribution engine is not spam-thru, it's Windows XP SP2. That's a FACT.
Oh, yes. Everyone knows Republicans aren't allowed to have voter registration drives. Republicans cheat, see, because they picked a name that some other obscure voter registration organization had already picked. That proves Bush stole the election. [/puke off]
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And as for the purchase of CALs, does that include MSSQL, or Exchange? How about 700 non-academic licenses for Office? Or 700 "upgrades" to Vista? How many Vista installations do you manage? Will you have to buy new computers to run it on? If not, what can you do with the XP licenses you've already paid for? You're approaching a MILLION DOLLARS and haven't even broken a sweat. You think that's good business?
Go right ahead and keep thinking that way. When you get your termination slip, you can keep repeating to yourself, "it's just a drop in the bucket." Microsoft's bucket. And if the company you work for thinks that carefree spending like you've mentioned is perfectly acceptable, rest assured that a lot of pink slips will be coming in the future. Oh, and that bit of horseshit that spyware and malware is "not really an issue on well managed machines." --is that why the Department of Defense has banned the use of Outlook? I guess that is the definition of a well managed microsoft application -- don't use it at all.
Time, Inc. just laid off over 250 workers -- 172 of which were editorial staff. The money that Time spends on software licenses could have paid those salaries. Tuition increases at major universities are often due to IT budget over-runs resulting from the use of Microsoft and other proprietary software systems. Smaller businesses can be shut down by a visit from the "Business Software Alliance." And what do all of these things have in common, other than Windows et. al? Answer: none of them enhance an organization's core business -- the business that makes the money.
To top it all off, just when the monkeyboys get things down to a manageable state of chaos, here comes another Microsoft "upgrade," complete with remote de-activation features, barriers to hardware repair, and information lock-in mechanisms. The world is catching on to these things. Companies that stick with Microsoft are going to be outperformed by companies who don't.
It's dollars and sense. It no longer makes sense to spend budget dollars on Windows. It's not the only game in town anymore, just the worst.
GAAAHHH!
I wish my browser had a red bar for Fanboy alert.
And liked it!
I really am curious about this now; this is a question and a not tin-foil hat theory. Address space layout randomization is probably a good idea for a system as widely used as Windows. If the seed used for generating the randomization was the product activation key or derived from the system hardware, Microsoft might also be able to make it (address space layout randomization) useful in disabling system functions when Vista goes into "reduced functionality mode".
Any thoughts on this?
The ridiculous statement about oil/gas exploration and production resulting in a net negative energy balance reflects the ignorant and uniformed attitudes that keep the United States dependent on foreign energy sources.
That's why open source solutions as a whole are much more secure than closed source attempts.
Well clothed clients will get the idea.
Whose house do you live in?
Do you have a copy of the document signed by Novell and Microsoft? Why don't you put up or shut up?
It should be noted that a key word in "Open Source" is Open. By ignoring this key, Novell and Microsoft are responsible for the very real fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding the deal, not the slashdot community.
Which database would you want to power your checking account? 'Nuff said.
Gotta agree with you.
The simple rule of thumb is, "if it's got to be used by customers/clients, get it from a vendor."
You should really get a class action lawsuit going against every home builder that has ever existed.
BULLSHIT.
Stinking dungheaps and firetraps are condemned. Microsoft Windows should be, too, for spreading viruses and spam like wildfire. Windows bots are pumping ONE BILLION + spam mails a day, and you think it's not a sign of a flawed OS?
These spams are causing damage to organizations and individuals that do not just use email, but rely on it. And the virus distribution engine is not spam-thru, it's Windows XP SP2. That's a FACT.
Oh, yes. Everyone knows Republicans aren't allowed to have voter registration drives. Republicans cheat, see, because they picked a name that some other obscure voter registration organization had already picked. That proves Bush stole the election. [/puke off]
The people here are lame and pathetic.