aggregate, to collect over time, to draw by attraction.
to aggregate a good group would thus mean that you attracted a good core group of software developers. not every open source project does so, open source tends to be more a "survival of the fittest" model than a "biggest bankroll" model.
"and then also us small subcontractors could finally junk the P-O-S, all-defaults-are-nonsensical, pay-for-incompatible-upgrades MSOffice"
do as I do, use an oss office suite and reject ms office formats. [ after all, they are KNOWN malware carriers, it comes from being a binary format ] So anyone sending ms office format files is trying to infest your network with malware.
windows / microsoft free for 10 years and proud of it.
really? when Sun's own jvms have been fatally incompatible, and have never had any backwards compatability, java is famous for having backward compatability? what crap.
no other interpreted language / scripted language has ever had even 10% of the backwards compatability issues java has always had.
until one jvm will run every java app, java is broken beyond usability and no one with two brain cells to rub together would be stupid enough to use it. if you have more brain cells than 2 you still would never touch java until it is fixed.
the problem is, Novell screwed themselves. even before they bought SuSe they were losing market share, now even people that were using SuSe have dropped Novell Suse as a viable option. [ most switched to Red Hat's EL. { pity the fools } ]
A lot of companies went from Novell's Groupware to MS Exchange, they will not use Novell's products again, they broke Novell's vendor lockin and now want to break MS'.
I agree, and have not installed any application requiring java for years. not will I unitl there is one jvm that runs all java applications every written.
just like the current perl, php, python, ruby... [ every scripting language but java ] will all run older version scripts. only java fails at that.
since a lot of Companies have refused to switch to Linux because of the perceived lack of software in this type of area.
I know of several IT Department heads for Fortune 500 Companies that have asked for software that matches MS Echange / Lotus Notes for Linux before they would concider switching to Linux desktops.
This is also the first step in IBM actually putting their product line behind their public stand of supporting open source operating systems, not just their money into open source projects.
The biggest drawback is the eclipse framework. Eclipse's java requires sun's jvm which conflicts with gjc. Open Office requires gjc in linux for 100% functionality, sun's jvm won't cut it.
of what XML is by Microsoft. eXtensible Markup Language is meant for a base specification to ensure portability. Anyone can add to an xml based specfication for their product / needs. that is the idea.
if Microsoft's openxml format for office 2007 is an xml format, then they will have a dtd and reference url for the dtd that will enable any xml based application to use the format. If this is not possible, then it is another case of Microsoft lying to their customers about Microsoft products.
The above is the comment I made on Techrepublic in response to the article at the url below. Since the Article I'm referencing is about the plugin for office 2007, it's a related story.
I wish to inform you that I actually agree with your decision, that software patents are not to be issued or respected.
A patent on software is identicle to a Patent on a cook book. Both are a collection of words used to give directions in accomplishing a specific task. Since a cook book is not patentable anywhere in the world, software is not patentable, under the existing laws, anywhere in the world.
I salute you for having both the intelligence and courage to set the correct path and walk it, something that other government bodies fail miserably at doing.
during the switch of the magnetic field, which takes at least 1000 years to complete, there are frequent temporary stabilisations, often local in area [ like hawaii is stable with the current direction, midway is stable with the opposite ]
This creates a record in the rocks [ lava flows during the switch ] created during the process that shows total duration and number of switches overall, in the last 15,000 years the magnetic field as evidenced in the rocks in hawaiian lava flows, has switched on average once every 150 years. there is a sequence of field changes that date to less than 30 years, from around 500 years ago, the geologists researching the area stated that this sequence was for a period of 30 years, and showed 45 field polarity switches.
While the flips may occur quickly on a geological timeframe, they take much longer than a human lifetime to occur and stabilize.
Yes and no, a couple of months back National Geographic Channel showed a documentary on the subject, the overall change is long term in human terms, but there are periods of relative stability during this process. { Magnetic Storm was the show title ]
The big issues are mentioned further on in this discussion, the loss of the magnetic field that protects us from solar radiation. This loss will damage any electronics that are not hardened against the radiation. Right now, the majority of such hardened electronics are all Military & Governmental systems. Most Sattelights will weather the effects fairly well, they do have more shielding to radiation than consumer products. But our cell phones, ipods, palm pilots, computers, tv's, stereos, POWER SYSTEMS will all fail.
The research into magnetic field reversals shows that over the last 3000 years it has changed 250 times, and indicate that within the next 50 to 100 years the next reversal will cause a failure in the magnetic field. The next reversal has already started, the strength of the magnetic field protecting us from the radiation of the sun has been dropping, since around 1950.
The final switch over may be as soon as 150 years, or as long as 300 years from now, but it is happening right now.
A computer program is a recipe for cooking a fancy dinner, for someone who can barely make kraft dinner. The amount of detailed information the person who can't cook needs to cook a meal is in every single computer program.
It's that simple, I've used that analogy often and always gotten comprehension.
I wasn't blaming Mandriva for it, can't blame one distro for doing what a lot are. I was just observing that using a different driver than the distro is setup for will be problematical.
gnome? not on my system, I have no need for the smb connectivity, not one windows box anywhere in my network. I actually use enlightenment window manager for a desktop environment, when I'm using a gui at all.:)
Probably because Mandriva did as most.rpm distros and some.deb distros have done.. they set the systems to use ndiswrapper and the ms windows drivers for wireless. Therefore making it harder to use the open source alternatives.
"It also talks about some of the most common linux features (ability to write to FAT partitions) that are disabled and you have to compile from source to change it."
funny, editing a configuration file is compiling from source? since when? I thought it was using a text editor to alter the contents of a file..like opening a word.doc file in ms word and changing the contents.
actually, it's easier than that, change the default security setting to the next lower level and the access is granted..this can be done during the INSTALL.
Since multimedia is very low on my list of things to do with my computer, it's not something that will endear KDE to me.
My GUI of choice is actually the Enlightenment Window Manager rather than any of the desktops, even then, I spend more time in a cli only environment than in an X session.
the current trend is to destroy the core of a multiuser system by disabling root and using sudo for all admin activities. My resonse to this:
You install a no root distro as server and workstation os [ Ubuntu is an example ] and use nis for login control, now every single user in the network has admin access to everything. way to go, you just destroyed the security of the network, your end users can delete software, install software, change network configuration, AT WILL.
stupidest thing to do is to disable root.
second stupidest thing is to use sudo for all admin activities.
Far better to have a limited pool of people who can login as root to do admin, that forces them to look at what needs to be done BEFORE doing anything.
Batteries? a Fuel Cell is not a battery. They remove electrons from hydrogen atoms by passing the hydrogen through a platinum coated mesh, use the current generated by the free electrons then put them back into the hydrogen atoms, adding oxygen, creating a total of 3 things in the process. 1 electricity 2 heat 3 potable water [ potable meaning drinkable ]
If the country wants to, they can set up a power station to electrolicise water creating the hydrogen and oxygen needed for the fuel cells. Blue energy has a generating system that can be used anywhere there is a tidal flow, creating power and using it to get the hydrogen and oxygen from the sea, then pump it to shore and fill tanks to be used for refilling any vehicle that is out of fuel.
The current status of fuel cell technology will work for something like a transit system, or the shipping industry, but the costs of the fuel cells is to high for them to be used for automobiles, due to the platinum required. When they can make a fuel cell cheap enough to be used in a car, then the technology will be affordable by all countries.
That s a good thing. less attachments, less malware spreading.
I filter html formatted email to the spam pile, just based on the message format. and I never look at the spam pile, it's junk I don't want.
I do currently get over 600 emails a day, with very few spam messages. and it's rare that I get an attachment that is not plain text. { MS doesn't support Open Document Format, and has stated they won't ] The few attachments I do get are usually patches.
I'm sorry your file attachment was a known virus infected format, please resend in an Open Document Format instead of the infestable.doc/.xls binary format originally sent.
The more people that take that stance, the better it is for using open standards.
Slashdot Mirror
ahh, wonderful,
critical SECURITY holes MUST be enabled to use the "secure" site.
make perfect sense... if you are a government drone.
aggregate, to collect over time, to draw by attraction.
to aggregate a good group would thus mean that you attracted a good core group of software developers.
not every open source project does so, open source tends to be more a "survival of the fittest" model than a "biggest bankroll" model.
True, this is not a suprise.
"and then also us small subcontractors could finally junk the P-O-S, all-defaults-are-nonsensical, pay-for-incompatible-upgrades MSOffice"
do as I do, use an oss office suite and reject ms office formats.
[ after all, they are KNOWN malware carriers, it comes from being a binary format ]
So anyone sending ms office format files is trying to infest your network with malware.
windows / microsoft free for 10 years and proud of it.
why?
one jre runs every java app or java is broken beyond functionality.
why?
one jre runs every java app or java is broken beyong functionality.
options in jres is a sign that java is only for braindead twits to use.
really?
when Sun's own jvms have been fatally incompatible, and have never had any backwards compatability, java is famous for having backward compatability?
what crap.
no other interpreted language / scripted language has ever had even 10% of the backwards compatability issues java has always had.
until one jvm will run every java app, java is broken beyond usability and no one with two brain cells to rub together would be stupid enough to use it. if you have more brain cells than 2 you still would never touch java until it is fixed.
the problem is, Novell screwed themselves.
even before they bought SuSe they were losing market share, now even people that were using SuSe have dropped Novell Suse as a viable option.
[ most switched to Red Hat's EL. { pity the fools } ]
A lot of companies went from Novell's Groupware to MS Exchange, they will not use Novell's products again, they broke Novell's vendor lockin and now want to break MS'.
I agree, and have not installed any application requiring java for years.
... [ every scripting language but java ]
not will I unitl there is one jvm that runs all java applications every written.
just like the current perl, php, python, ruby
will all run older version scripts. only java fails at that.
from open office not recognising sun's jvm when installed., and error messages saying it REQUIRED gjc.
since a lot of Companies have refused to switch to Linux because of the perceived lack of software in this type of area.
I know of several IT Department heads for Fortune 500 Companies that have asked for software that matches MS Echange / Lotus Notes for Linux before they would concider switching to Linux desktops.
This is also the first step in IBM actually putting their product line behind their public stand of supporting open source operating systems, not just their money into open source projects.
The biggest drawback is the eclipse framework. Eclipse's java requires sun's jvm which conflicts with gjc. Open Office requires gjc in linux for 100% functionality, sun's jvm won't cut it.
of what XML is by Microsoft.
l /
eXtensible Markup Language is meant for a base specification to ensure portability. Anyone can add to an xml based specfication for their product / needs. that is the idea.
if Microsoft's openxml format for office 2007 is an xml format, then they will have a dtd and reference url for the dtd that will enable any xml based application to use the format. If this is not possible, then it is another case of Microsoft lying to their customers about Microsoft products.
The above is the comment I made on Techrepublic in response to the article at the url below.
Since the Article I'm referencing is about the plugin for office 2007, it's a related story.
http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-3513-6090912.htm
the letter that is mentioned rips them for saying no to software patents.
so I naturally had to send them:
I just read a news article on Slashdot. http://slashdot.org/
I wish to inform you that I actually agree with your decision, that software patents are not to be issued or respected.
A patent on software is identicle to a Patent on a cook book.
Both are a collection of words used to give directions in accomplishing a specific task.
Since a cook book is not patentable anywhere in the world, software is not patentable, under the existing laws, anywhere in the world.
I salute you for having both the intelligence and courage to set the correct path and walk it, something that other government bodies fail miserably at doing.
Sincerely,
Jaqui
during the switch of the magnetic field, which takes at least 1000 years to complete, there are frequent temporary stabilisations, often local in area [ like hawaii is stable with the current direction, midway is stable with the opposite ]
This creates a record in the rocks [ lava flows during the switch ] created during the process that shows total duration and number of switches overall, in the last 15,000 years the magnetic field as evidenced in the rocks in hawaiian lava flows, has switched on average once every 150 years. there is a sequence of field changes that date to less than 30 years, from around 500 years ago, the geologists researching the area stated that this sequence was for a period of 30 years, and showed 45 field polarity switches.
While the flips may occur quickly on a geological timeframe, they take much longer than a human lifetime to occur and stabilize.
Yes and no, a couple of months back National Geographic Channel showed a documentary on the subject, the overall change is long term in human terms, but there are periods of relative stability during this process.
{ Magnetic Storm was the show title ]
The big issues are mentioned further on in this discussion, the loss of the magnetic field that protects us from solar radiation. This loss will damage any electronics that are not hardened against the radiation. Right now, the majority of such hardened electronics are all Military & Governmental systems. Most Sattelights will weather the effects fairly well, they do have more shielding to radiation than consumer products. But our cell phones, ipods, palm pilots, computers, tv's, stereos, POWER SYSTEMS will all fail.
The research into magnetic field reversals shows that over the last 3000 years it has changed 250 times, and indicate that within the next 50 to 100 years the next reversal will cause a failure in the magnetic field. The next reversal has already started, the strength of the magnetic field protecting us from the radiation of the sun has been dropping, since around 1950.
The final switch over may be as soon as 150 years, or as long as 300 years from now, but it is happening right now.
A computer program is a recipe for cooking a fancy dinner, for someone who can barely make kraft dinner.
The amount of detailed information the person who can't cook needs to cook a meal is in every single computer program.
It's that simple, I've used that analogy often and always gotten comprehension.
I wasn't blaming Mandriva for it, can't blame one distro for doing what a lot are.
:)
I was just observing that using a different driver than the distro is setup for will be problematical.
gnome? not on my system, I have no need for the smb connectivity, not one windows box anywhere in my network.
I actually use enlightenment window manager for a desktop environment, when I'm using a gui at all.
Probably because Mandriva did as most .rpm distros and some .deb distros have done.. they set the systems to use ndiswrapper and the ms windows drivers for wireless. Therefore making it harder to use the open source alternatives.
To help people install Linux, for the first time, the following was targeted at this, keeping a dual boot system:. html
. html
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-5982893
for those that say Ubuntu is great, my own take on it:
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6066271
a better option for helping people pick a distro:
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php
"It also talks about some of the most common linux features (ability to write to FAT partitions) that are disabled and you have to compile from source to change it."
.doc file in ms word and changing the contents.
funny, editing a configuration file is compiling from source? since when?
I thought it was using a text editor to alter the contents of a file..like opening a word
actually, it's easier than that, change the default security setting to the next lower level and the access is granted..this can be done during the INSTALL.
Since multimedia is very low on my list of things to do with my computer, it's not something that will endear KDE to me.
My GUI of choice is actually the Enlightenment Window Manager rather than any of the desktops, even then, I spend more time in a cli only environment than in an X session.
the current trend is to destroy the core of a multiuser system by disabling root and using sudo for all admin activities.
My resonse to this:
You install a no root distro as server and workstation os [ Ubuntu is an example ] and use nis for login control, now every single user in the network has admin access to everything. way to go, you just destroyed the security of the network, your end users can delete software, install software, change network configuration, AT WILL.
stupidest thing to do is to disable root.
second stupidest thing is to use sudo for all admin activities.
Far better to have a limited pool of people who can login as root to do admin, that forces them to look at what needs to be done BEFORE doing anything.
See my post above, which contains links to a fuel cell manufacturers site.
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http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1829
Batteries? a Fuel Cell is not a battery. They remove electrons from hydrogen atoms by passing the hydrogen through a platinum coated mesh, use the current generated by the free electrons then put them back into the hydrogen atoms, adding oxygen, creating a total of 3 things in the process.
1 electricity
2 heat
3 potable water [ potable meaning drinkable ]
If the country wants to, they can set up a power station to electrolicise water creating the hydrogen and oxygen needed for the fuel cells. Blue energy has a generating system that can be used anywhere there is a tidal flow, creating power and using it to get the hydrogen and oxygen from the sea, then pump it to shore and fill tanks to be used for refilling any vehicle that is out of fuel.
The current status of fuel cell technology will work for something like a transit system, or the shipping industry, but the costs of the fuel cells is to high for them to be used for automobiles, due to the platinum required. When they can make a fuel cell cheap enough to be used in a car, then the technology will be affordable by all countries.
http://www.ballard.com/ Fuel Cell Manufacturer's site
http://www.bluenergy.com/ Blue Energy website
That s a good thing.
less attachments, less malware spreading.
I filter html formatted email to the spam pile, just based on the message format.
and I never look at the spam pile, it's junk I don't want.
I do currently get over 600 emails a day, with very few spam messages.
and it's rare that I get an attachment that is not plain text.
{ MS doesn't support Open Document Format, and has stated they won't ]
The few attachments I do get are usually patches.
I'm sorry your file attachment was a known virus infected format, please resend in an Open Document Format instead of the infestable .doc/.xls binary format originally sent.
The more people that take that stance, the better it is for using open standards.