... to foiling thought crime forever. By the way, oil production is up 20%, the Dow Jones is up 12 points, unemployment is down to 1%, North Korea has agreed to halt their missle testing, and the war in Iraq is over.
In short, there will never be a "Microsoft of Linux" because the two ideas aren't even comparable. Microsoft is a corporation and Linux is an OS.
Since Linux inherently exists in opposition to closed source software products developed by companies such as Microsoft, I don't see a comparison. Furthermore, Linux is just an OS, it's not the Open Source movement, which would only be the other possible comparison to Microsoft. That is, Microsoft is this huge international corporation with dozens of widely used closed source products. The Open Source movement is a international movement with thousands of widely used open source products. The main difference between the two is where the control of the product lies. Microsoft controls every aspect of each of their products. Open Source software control is mostly decentralized. And, if a product reaches a point where there is too much control and not enough freedom with that product, a new open product is generated. Case in point, RedHat was free, and then became commercialized. However, Fedora was the offshoot.
How do you heat water? Do you have a gas dryer in your home? What about a gas stove? Well, the gas has to come from somewhere. You can't envision hydrogen (or whatever fuel) routed right to your home? Maybe it would take some initial work on building new infrastructure. But then, doesn't progress always take work?
I agree. She means very little. Or she did until her video fiasco. I just saw her in this months FHM (or one of those magz). She didn't impress me. Her first shot was a nice frontal, camel-toe shot. She appeared quite used.
That's very interesting. Although, I'd like to point out that I said "Video Games" not "Video". I think a game where you have to play a video game in the game to save the world would be the next line of games for gamers if video games were the next baseball.
... making C the national language? We already have grammar checkers for that. They're very good, too. Although, I suppose string literals would still be a problem. Damn!
I have to admit, I primarily use Windows at home. But, I've been interested in Linux for a while, now. I think that it's making great strides toward becoming a user-friendly desktop system. It may be a very long time until it reaches the ease of Windows, but you have to start somewhere.
The big idea is that it's completely open, to everyone. Anyone can participate in it. It's free. Innovation is driven by everyone. How can you argue against those principles?
For some people, Linux is one of their "better things to do." You're right, noboby should try to convince you of anything, especially if you're already convinced otherwise. But, if you have an idea in which implementing Linux could save you or your customers a bundle of money, Googling for help with the OS is not a waste of time.
I agree. I didn't grow up with much, at all. That is, except for other kids in the neighborhood. We had about two or three channels we could see clearly. As I get older, I find myself searching for reasons not to watch T.V. because I know that when I have my own children, they'll follow (more/less) what I do. If I'm more active, and include them in that activity, they'll be more likely to adhere to that lifestyle, as well. That will be my responsibility as a parent. And, that's where the root of the problem lies.
So, are you saying if we, as a society, glamorized health and beauty, people would be less sedentary? Hasn't society always promoted health and beauty? Most stars on T.V. are beautiful by society's standards. And, do we still have obesity problems? Then, I doubt glamorizing video games will worsen the problem.
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Dyslexia - word processors jumble words instead of correcting them
Tourrets - random errors and popups containing obscenities
ADD - programs constantly lose/change focus
I don't know what I would do if Google's free, searchable, large-storage, web-based e-mail service wasn't called GMail! I just don't think I would use it.
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No, I'd hack into his personal computer, and then bill him for services to correct the issues.
What bill isn't self-motivated? Why would any idiot back a bill which did not benefit them in any way? That's oilman logic for you.
I predict the CEO of the company which ultimately brings MS to its knees will be a graduate of MS High. Class of 2018.
I wonder if we can get mega-discounts at the grocery store if we use our card key in place of our club card?
I love that movie.
... to foiling thought crime forever. By the way, oil production is up 20%, the Dow Jones is up 12 points, unemployment is down to 1%, North Korea has agreed to halt their missle testing, and the war in Iraq is over.
I had to stop after the third line... "Level: Advanced"
Sorry, I didn't read either articles, but the headlines seemed compatible. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/06/20/ibm.chip. reut/index.html
In short, there will never be a "Microsoft of Linux" because the two ideas aren't even comparable. Microsoft is a corporation and Linux is an OS. Since Linux inherently exists in opposition to closed source software products developed by companies such as Microsoft, I don't see a comparison. Furthermore, Linux is just an OS, it's not the Open Source movement, which would only be the other possible comparison to Microsoft. That is, Microsoft is this huge international corporation with dozens of widely used closed source products. The Open Source movement is a international movement with thousands of widely used open source products. The main difference between the two is where the control of the product lies. Microsoft controls every aspect of each of their products. Open Source software control is mostly decentralized. And, if a product reaches a point where there is too much control and not enough freedom with that product, a new open product is generated. Case in point, RedHat was free, and then became commercialized. However, Fedora was the offshoot.
How do you heat water? Do you have a gas dryer in your home? What about a gas stove? Well, the gas has to come from somewhere. You can't envision hydrogen (or whatever fuel) routed right to your home? Maybe it would take some initial work on building new infrastructure. But then, doesn't progress always take work?
I agree. She means very little. Or she did until her video fiasco. I just saw her in this months FHM (or one of those magz). She didn't impress me. Her first shot was a nice frontal, camel-toe shot. She appeared quite used.
I don't know. I don't play video games.
That's very interesting. Although, I'd like to point out that I said "Video Games" not "Video". I think a game where you have to play a video game in the game to save the world would be the next line of games for gamers if video games were the next baseball.
But, if you recall, the question was about a good grammar checker. A program won't compile if it's not grammatically/syntactically correct.
... making C the national language? We already have grammar checkers for that. They're very good, too. Although, I suppose string literals would still be a problem. Damn!
I have to admit, I primarily use Windows at home. But, I've been interested in Linux for a while, now. I think that it's making great strides toward becoming a user-friendly desktop system. It may be a very long time until it reaches the ease of Windows, but you have to start somewhere. The big idea is that it's completely open, to everyone. Anyone can participate in it. It's free. Innovation is driven by everyone. How can you argue against those principles?
For some people, Linux is one of their "better things to do." You're right, noboby should try to convince you of anything, especially if you're already convinced otherwise. But, if you have an idea in which implementing Linux could save you or your customers a bundle of money, Googling for help with the OS is not a waste of time.
I agree. I didn't grow up with much, at all. That is, except for other kids in the neighborhood. We had about two or three channels we could see clearly. As I get older, I find myself searching for reasons not to watch T.V. because I know that when I have my own children, they'll follow (more/less) what I do. If I'm more active, and include them in that activity, they'll be more likely to adhere to that lifestyle, as well. That will be my responsibility as a parent. And, that's where the root of the problem lies.
So, are you saying if we, as a society, glamorized health and beauty, people would be less sedentary? Hasn't society always promoted health and beauty? Most stars on T.V. are beautiful by society's standards. And, do we still have obesity problems? Then, I doubt glamorizing video games will worsen the problem.
Possible themes: Dyslexia - word processors jumble words instead of correcting them Tourrets - random errors and popups containing obscenities ADD - programs constantly lose/change focus
I don't know what I would do if Google's free, searchable, large-storage, web-based e-mail service wasn't called GMail! I just don't think I would use it.