I prefer KMail on Linux and Thunderbird on Windows because they do one thing -- handle email. I don't want Calendaring, etc. in my email app I want EMAIL in my email app.
I'm in Utah as well and use XMission as my ISP. I haven't had any outages that I can remember and I get a static IP address (which you don't really care about since you aren't running a server). Qwest DSL Pro (1.5 Mbit down, ~850 Kbit up) costs me $28 plus $19 for XMission for a total of $47 a month. When I looked into Comcast (last week) they wanted $55/mo without cable subcription and $45 with (lowest basic cable rate is $13 for about 30 channels) for a total of $58/mo. Plus you don't get a static IP address and you only get ~256 k upstream. Since I run a server that was the deal killer for me -- I'm sticking with DSL since it meets my needs better.
A couple of weeks ago I wanted to switch my local phone service carrier from Qwest to USTel because they offer better features for the price. I was (and still am) a Qwest DSL subscriber. When I talked to USTel on the phone they said that they couldn't switch me over unless I suspended DSL service for a few days then had it restored once the switch-over was done. When I called Qwest to have them do that the Qwest sales representative said that unless I had local phone service through Qwest I couldn't get DSL. I mentioned to him that USTel had told me a different story and he insisted that it couldn't be done.
My next call was to Qwest DSL tech support and I asked them the same thing -- they said it shouldn't be a problem at all to have a different local phone service provider as well as Qwest DSL since the other provider just leases their lines from Qwest anyway.
The press release sheds a lot of light on the whole situation -- it isn't physically impossible it's just a business decision.
I wonder if this might backfire as they gain DSL customers but lose local phone service customers?
"We knew there was an integrated and reliable solution out there, but at first we were not quite sure who the right partners were to make this a winning season for everyone," said Larry Witherspoon, Director of Information Systems at Safeco Field.
"to make this a winning season for everyone"... Safeco field... Give me a break. It sounds like it came directly from SCO's marketing staff.
From Reason 4, SCO UNIX(R) Is Secure...
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SCO UNIX(R) has all of the security features of the higher priced UNIX(R) solutions but at a fraction of the cost. These security features guard against business interruption, denial of service attacks and protect against identity or corporate information theft.
If only! MyDoom would have been rendered impotent!
I can't believe nobody has mentioned PASCAL! It's slightly complex, but that was the language taught in my very first programming course in college. I thought it was a nice one to start with.
It's strongly typed, it has decent OO semantics, has freely available compilers, what's not to like:-)?
Although I don't agree with Darl McBride's open letter, it was at least professional. Mr. Young's letter got personal, which undermines its legitimacy. The assertion that SCO's revenues have fallen because of Mr. McBride's leadership has no bearing on whether or not the GPL is valid, which is the core of Mr. McBride's letter. In fact, Mr. Young barely even responds to the claims in Mr. McBride's letter.
You're absolutely correct, I just meant in my post that it would be easy to use XML document templates or whatever to create a common format among all parties.
I thought Michael Powell had the most interesting and useful idea -- standardized data formats. Technologically, it wouldn't be difficult to do (XML for example), however it would be very difficult to get everyone to agree on a standard. It's hard enough to reach a consensus on DVD formats -- imagine trying to get every doctor's office, community rec center, grade school, church, retail store, etc. in the country to abide by the standardized formats. Not to mention providing the necessary hardware to communicate with your 'MePod'. Yikes!
I'd ask if you'd found the right sort of isolated wasteland for your citadel of dread yet, but that would be a silly question; you're in Utah, after all.
What sound does it make when the hopes of hundreds of Linux users of getting ESR to attend a LUG meeting are hopelessly dashed?
He's a publicist whose clients include Numavox Records and Neal Morse; he's produced (among many others) songs for the Burning Annie soundtrack and the Kansas Tribute Project; and says he's also pursuing a PhD in music technology at Clark University and is a major Ogg Vorbis booster.
Did anyone else notice the ad for NT 4.0?
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Right below the article there was a box titled "Related Advertising Links" with an ad for NT 4.0. You can get it for only $69.99!
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This article in Australian IT (props go to Google News!) suggests that the real reason SCO is suing (and sending out nasty letters to Linux vendors and customers) is to slow the adoption of Linux in the enterprise. From the article: Any IT manager whose team runs Linux could find a fast-talking lawyer at their door - hardly an event to enhance a career.
Until the dust settles, you'd be a mug to take on Linux while writs and threats are flying around the globe.
Perhaps that is one of the key objectives of this saga.
Microsoft, by licensing SCO's Unix offering, lend legitimacy to their lawsuit and in so doing make IT managers think twice about deploying a Linux solution.
I know that OpenOffice has had problems running with glibc 2.3.1 (see this bug) so I find it interesting that it will be included. I haven't been able to get it to work, but RedHat must have worked around it somehow.
Check out Musicbrainz for an official description, but it's basically a music metadatabase like freedb or cddb.
One of the huge benefits of source-based distros is for sysadmins -- you can easily set up an "install" server on the network that contains the source code modules you want. Then instead of pointing each workstation's install scripts to the repository on the distro's web site you point them to the internal server. That gives you a customized library of sources and each workstation's software has been specifically built for that machine.
Of course, for slower/older machines it would take a while to perform the install, but based on my experience with SourceMage the install can be done remotely and for the most part unattended.
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I think he'll regret this whole project when his iPod stops working, his Firestone tires fail and his Explorer rolls.
I prefer KMail on Linux and Thunderbird on Windows because they do one thing -- handle email. I don't want Calendaring, etc. in my email app I want EMAIL in my email app.
I'm in Utah as well and use XMission as my ISP. I haven't had any outages that I can remember and I get a static IP address (which you don't really care about since you aren't running a server). Qwest DSL Pro (1.5 Mbit down, ~850 Kbit up) costs me $28 plus $19 for XMission for a total of $47 a month. When I looked into Comcast (last week) they wanted $55/mo without cable subcription and $45 with (lowest basic cable rate is $13 for about 30 channels) for a total of $58/mo. Plus you don't get a static IP address and you only get ~256 k upstream. Since I run a server that was the deal killer for me -- I'm sticking with DSL since it meets my needs better.
A couple of weeks ago I wanted to switch my local phone service carrier from Qwest to USTel because they offer better features for the price. I was (and still am) a Qwest DSL subscriber. When I talked to USTel on the phone they said that they couldn't switch me over unless I suspended DSL service for a few days then had it restored once the switch-over was done. When I called Qwest to have them do that the Qwest sales representative said that unless I had local phone service through Qwest I couldn't get DSL. I mentioned to him that USTel had told me a different story and he insisted that it couldn't be done.
My next call was to Qwest DSL tech support and I asked them the same thing -- they said it shouldn't be a problem at all to have a different local phone service provider as well as Qwest DSL since the other provider just leases their lines from Qwest anyway.
The press release sheds a lot of light on the whole situation -- it isn't physically impossible it's just a business decision.
I wonder if this might backfire as they gain DSL customers but lose local phone service customers?
"We knew there was an integrated and reliable solution out there, but at first we were not quite sure who the right partners were to make this a winning season for everyone," said Larry Witherspoon, Director of Information Systems at Safeco Field.
"to make this a winning season for everyone"... Safeco field... Give me a break. It sounds like it came directly from SCO's marketing staff.
SCO UNIX(R) has all of the security features of the higher priced UNIX(R) solutions but at a fraction of the cost. These security features guard against business interruption, denial of service attacks and protect against identity or corporate information theft.
If only! MyDoom would have been rendered impotent!
I can't believe nobody has mentioned PASCAL! It's slightly complex, but that was the language taught in my very first programming course in college. I thought it was a nice one to start with.
:-)?
It's strongly typed, it has decent OO semantics, has freely available compilers, what's not to like
feel like they were watching a Radiohead video?
Although I don't agree with Darl McBride's open letter, it was at least professional. Mr. Young's letter got personal, which undermines its legitimacy. The assertion that SCO's revenues have fallen because of Mr. McBride's leadership has no bearing on whether or not the GPL is valid, which is the core of Mr. McBride's letter. In fact, Mr. Young barely even responds to the claims in Mr. McBride's letter.
Not very effective.
Exactly. What makes Mr. Powell's idea novel is the breadth of the standardization.
You're absolutely correct, I just meant in my post that it would be easy to use XML document templates or whatever to create a common format among all parties.
I thought Michael Powell had the most interesting and useful idea -- standardized data formats. Technologically, it wouldn't be difficult to do (XML for example), however it would be very difficult to get everyone to agree on a standard. It's hard enough to reach a consensus on DVD formats -- imagine trying to get every doctor's office, community rec center, grade school, church, retail store, etc. in the country to abide by the standardized formats. Not to mention providing the necessary hardware to communicate with your 'MePod'. Yikes!
Don't you mean "Nucular"?
Zeppelin already did: "The song remains the same..."
I'd ask if you'd found the right sort of isolated wasteland for your citadel of dread yet, but that would be a silly question; you're in Utah, after all.
What sound does it make when the hopes of hundreds of Linux users of getting ESR to attend a LUG meeting are hopelessly dashed?
He's a publicist whose clients include Numavox Records and Neal Morse; he's produced (among many others) songs for the Burning Annie soundtrack and the Kansas Tribute Project; and says he's also pursuing a PhD in music technology at Clark University and is a major Ogg Vorbis booster.
You forgot jazz luminary.
try CheapBytes.
Right below the article there was a box titled "Related Advertising Links" with an ad for NT 4.0. You can get it for only $69.99!
This article in Australian IT (props go to Google News!) suggests that the real reason SCO is suing (and sending out nasty letters to Linux vendors and customers) is to slow the adoption of Linux in the enterprise. From the article:
Any IT manager whose team runs Linux could find a fast-talking lawyer at their door - hardly an event to enhance a career.
Until the dust settles, you'd be a mug to take on Linux while writs and threats are flying around the globe.
Perhaps that is one of the key objectives of this saga.
Microsoft, by licensing SCO's Unix offering, lend legitimacy to their lawsuit and in so doing make IT managers think twice about deploying a Linux solution.
With the butt shot and all, I would rate the trailer at PG-13, which would be a first for my recollection. Usually the trailers are fairly tame.
I wonder if there will be any public outcry by the conservatives?
what exactly do you mean they have to "X-window into the linux servers..."
The Cygwin install contains a Windows binary of XWindows. It works great!
Dave also gave a very convincing and Oscar-worthy performance in Strange Brew.
I know that OpenOffice has had problems running with glibc 2.3.1 (see this bug) so I find it interesting that it will be included. I haven't been able to get it to work, but RedHat must have worked around it somehow.
Check out Musicbrainz for an official description, but it's basically a music metadatabase like freedb or cddb.
All the Mac hardware--including my printer, broadband cable, Zip drive, and Palm handheld--works perfectly with my Windows-based PC
Since when is a Palm handheld Mac hardware?
One of the huge benefits of source-based distros is for sysadmins -- you can easily set up an "install" server on the network that contains the source code modules you want. Then instead of pointing each workstation's install scripts to the repository on the distro's web site you point them to the internal server. That gives you a customized library of sources and each workstation's software has been specifically built for that machine.
Of course, for slower/older machines it would take a while to perform the install, but based on my experience with SourceMage the install can be done remotely and for the most part unattended.