And what is the energy output in Canada compared to the US and the EU? I'd look it up, but it's not my point to justify. In the southern US, I would guess that this will have a huge impact all year around, and where I live (Seattle area) it will have a pretty significant impact in the fall and spring, where it's warm enough that you don't need heat, but dark enough you can't read without a light source of some kind.
I find it amusing that this guy thinks so much of himself, he's a tool. I've had some problems with Fedora not meeting dependency requirements, but I waited a day and the issue was resolved. I use two main repos (updates, dries) and add atrpms and livna as I need, but never allow them to be included in updates. He refers to the after-install update process as "always a frightening prospect under Fedora", but mine runs in the background nightly, and I'm rarely behind the curve on the latest updates.
That being said, I'm typing this from an Edgy install on my notebook. Figured I'd try this Ubuntu thing out since some people have heard of it or something. I like it, but it'll never replace Fedora on my desktop. There are lots of things that I find more logical on Fedora, mostly the package management. The differences between DEB and RPM are irrelevant to me, but I fine Yum (and Yumex) far more intuitive than Apt-Get and Synaptic. Of course, Yumex reloading the Repo database every time you execute a command is something I'm not missing at all with Synaptic, but thats only one advantage so far.
Adobe, which will face competition from Microsoft this year when Microsoft releases its Expression suite of graphics and multimedia design tools, did not immediately return a request to comment.
Microsoft isn't certifying the most popular competitors to it's own software. Pardon me if I don't appear shocked. I was a bit suprised to see Google's desktop search made the list though.
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First, I'm a Linux user, not a Mac user. My notebook runs Fedora 6, XP MCE, and MacOSx86 (HP notebook), but my server/desktop runs FC6. I would LOVE to switch everyone I know to FC6, but it's not happening. My Parents' computer won't move because they own businesses and require QuickBooks. With Vista coming out, that means that the next time my mother needs hardware updgrades, she's getting a Mac tower. Her Windows notebook is rather new, and that will stick around for a while.
The number one reason she's going to switch? Vista. The cost of the license, plus the extraordinary hardware it will require (she won't be able to use Home Basic, it'll have to be a higher end license), along with the price of AV and other considerations puts her right past the Mac pricepoint. Of course, the fact that I refuse to support Vista on her computer might be part of it:)
She'll be able to keep her current XP PC for a bit longer yet, but when it goes, she's getting a Mac.
Interesting. Many of the reasons you cited for moving away from Fedora are what keeps me running it. FC5 was much faster than FC3 (skipped 4), and FC6 is even faster still. I have found that many of the ppl that cite slowness have SELinux enabled and enforcing. My theory is that is their issue. I always disable it, and think that is the way things should be for a desktop. If you're running a server that is a potential target, then SELinux becomes a higher priority.
I tried Ubuntu, but I couldn't get things running as easily as Fedora. That could be because I'm more experienced with Fedora than Debian and know the quirks, but that means that your reasoning for sticking with Ubuntu is the same as my sticking with Fedora, negating the point.
I think your issue with updates is that you left AtRpms and Livna enabled for automatic updates. If you need one of those packages (I use Livna for nothing, and At for my wireless drivers), then enable it when you install those packages and nothing else. Dag is picking up drivers for the things that I use At and might use Livna for in the future, and their update system is friendlier, so I might switch to those packages soon.
I found on Ubuntu that I didn't have nearly the package selection that I do on Fedora. You mentioned that you have to have more repos enabled, but that is one of the least significant problems you could mention. It is well known that RedHat is not able to include a lot of things for license reasons.
On my x86_64 system, I did have to remove a couple of i386 packages to get updating to run right, that's one irritation that I hope to see go away. They include a lot of duplication that really isn't needed there, but make it very difficult to install i386 packages once the system is running. I don't have any issues on my core duo notebook though, that's exclusive to amd64, and easy enough to deal with once you realize the problem.
Seriously though, the only problem I have with it is your email vendor providing certification. Anyone can generate the key pair and set up a server if they own a domain. I also think that a zombie network could overcome it, the script will just need to search for the public key. Sure, they get pulled, but the spammer just runs the script again. Not a whole lot more difficult than what goes on now.
I live in the Seattle area, and one of the local newspapers (the P-I, I think) had a front page in about eight languages that had warnings about burning things indoors to keep warm. One of my co-workers lives by Microsoft and is still without power. Wish our infastructure was more underground here. . .
This is the same argument you used last time. . . you like to use Quake as an example, but it's a bad one because installing Quak3 IS comples.
Lets try word processing software. It comes pre-installed on Linux, but to get it on my Winodws desktop (legally), I would have to go to the store, get my debit card out, hand it to some college kid and spend 400 dollars. Then I have to go home, put a CD in and install. Am I done? No. Now I have to connect to the internet (if not already) and allow "Activation", sending my computer's fingerprint into Microsoft.
If, by some chance, it is not preinstalled on Linux, I can type in "yum install openoffice.org or I can open a program called "add/remove software" from the Applications menu (on Fedora).
How about CD burner software, image editing software (beyond basic drawing), etc. They're all the same. I am constantly facinated by the lack of installation options in Windows, why IS it called Add or Remove programs? You can't get programs from it, there's no repository there. . .
Like my 80gb mirror (pair) for/boot,/tmp,/, and swap, my 200gb for/home, my 300gb for/music and my 200gb for/music/pending (for things that are odd formats, not normalized, etc). I would love to move my 80gb mirror to a pair of flash drives at some point, and this would be practical, I think.
What about stacking? Make each "layer" have longer insulated connectors to a single circuit board on the bottom of the internal casing, and maybe a second board on the top. Run connectors out the "back" of the drive to a board on the bottom that has the rest of the ATA/SATA components.
I'm sure someone with some engineering knowledge could jump in and give a little more feasible design here, but it seems plausible to me.
Okay, I'll bite. With most voicemail systems, resetting the password from the admin console will clear out the messages. Not true with any modern OS or email server I've seen (including Exchange and Active Directory).
If your ISP requires your internal usernames and passwords, it's time for a new ISP. There is zero reason for a sysadmin to have USER passwords, and <zero reason for an ISP to have user passwords.
Actually, from a liability standpoint, it's even more imperitave that your users don't release passwords to IT or supervisors. If you have to change their password to do anything, then there's an audit trail if someone does Badness(tm). I've worked with domain admin privelages. I can think of twice that I needed a user's password when they weren't able to stick around. Both times I reset it and left a note with instructions on how to change it themselves.
Unfortunatley, no. It amazes me how many people that know or find out that I'm into computers have asked me if I'm excited for Vista to come out.
I stifle a shudder, bite my tounge till the temptation to say something profane abates, and politley tell them that I would never reccomend that anyone install Vista.
Yet it facinates me. It truly amazes me how many people are so excited about vista. I wouldn't be surprised to see a line at shops selling it on the release date. Of course, the line for returns will be just as long the next day when ppl realize that it won't run on their 5 year old computer, only to be told that opened software cannot be returned.
The only thing that I've really noticed between Office 2000, XP and 2003 is the UI keeps changing. The program seems to work exactly the same, after checking a few boxes in 2k that are default in 2k3.
OTOH, this UI changing has been slowly driving me mad. Seems like the only thing MS does on releasing a new version of Outlook (or any of the other Office apps) is make the edges softer on the UI and move all the menu items around! I can see restructuring the menu if your functionality demands it, but it seems that's all MS does!
I'm hardly a Windows fan. . . quite the opposite, I feel dirty having turned around on the Microsoft campus the other day. I use Linux on my entire home network, and cringe when I hear the terms Vista, Windows, or IE. On the other hand, I think we need to leave BitLocker alone. Lets focus on things that we DON'T have control over. Trust me, there's plenty. . . and how much about Vista's "security" and "protection" features are NOT being released to the public?
I am very nervous about Vista being released. I won't be buying a BluRay or HD-DVD drive or player for now, but eventually it'll be like trying to stick to VHS. It's that day that I'm worried about. Zune will fail, I think; that's not what I'm concerned about. My concern is what happens with the rest of the hardware we use.
Virgin Mobile resells Sprint service, which is a CDMA carrier. They have the option of refusing a phone based on ESN, as does Verizon (CDMA). Cellular One is a congomerate (sp?) that uses several different technologies so YMMV. I've never heard of Blue Wireless, so I would guess that they are either local providers in your area (like Unicel here) or a reseller like Virgin is. I switched from Verizon to Cingular mostly because they can't control what hardware I use (and Verizon's customer service tanked) as Cingular is a GSM carrier.
I haven't found that to be the case. I've worked with Cingular and T-Mo (the two major GSM carriers) and they have given me no trouble with alien hardware. The problem is going to be marketing if the carriers aren't selling it for you. Most ppl won't buy one unless they can get it from their carrier.
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But if we use bulbs that don't have mercury, but are as efficient, it's that much more mercury that isn't introduced into the environment. . .
And what is the energy output in Canada compared to the US and the EU? I'd look it up, but it's not my point to justify. In the southern US, I would guess that this will have a huge impact all year around, and where I live (Seattle area) it will have a pretty significant impact in the fall and spring, where it's warm enough that you don't need heat, but dark enough you can't read without a light source of some kind.
So was your parent. . . you fell into the sarchasm while trying to point it out to someone else. Keep it up and you'll get a show on primetime ;)
I find it amusing that this guy thinks so much of himself, he's a tool. I've had some problems with Fedora not meeting dependency requirements, but I waited a day and the issue was resolved. I use two main repos (updates, dries) and add atrpms and livna as I need, but never allow them to be included in updates. He refers to the after-install update process as "always a frightening prospect under Fedora", but mine runs in the background nightly, and I'm rarely behind the curve on the latest updates.
:)
That being said, I'm typing this from an Edgy install on my notebook. Figured I'd try this Ubuntu thing out since some people have heard of it or something. I like it, but it'll never replace Fedora on my desktop. There are lots of things that I find more logical on Fedora, mostly the package management. The differences between DEB and RPM are irrelevant to me, but I fine Yum (and Yumex) far more intuitive than Apt-Get and Synaptic. Of course, Yumex reloading the Repo database every time you execute a command is something I'm not missing at all with Synaptic, but thats only one advantage so far.
Just my $0.02
From TFA:
Adobe, which will face competition from Microsoft this year when Microsoft releases its Expression suite of graphics and multimedia design tools, did not immediately return a request to comment.
Microsoft isn't certifying the most popular competitors to it's own software. Pardon me if I don't appear shocked. I was a bit suprised to see Google's desktop search made the list though.
First, I'm a Linux user, not a Mac user. My notebook runs Fedora 6, XP MCE, and MacOSx86 (HP notebook), but my server/desktop runs FC6. I would LOVE to switch everyone I know to FC6, but it's not happening. My Parents' computer won't move because they own businesses and require QuickBooks. With Vista coming out, that means that the next time my mother needs hardware updgrades, she's getting a Mac tower. Her Windows notebook is rather new, and that will stick around for a while.
:)
The number one reason she's going to switch? Vista. The cost of the license, plus the extraordinary hardware it will require (she won't be able to use Home Basic, it'll have to be a higher end license), along with the price of AV and other considerations puts her right past the Mac pricepoint. Of course, the fact that I refuse to support Vista on her computer might be part of it
She'll be able to keep her current XP PC for a bit longer yet, but when it goes, she's getting a Mac.
Interesting. Many of the reasons you cited for moving away from Fedora are what keeps me running it. FC5 was much faster than FC3 (skipped 4), and FC6 is even faster still. I have found that many of the ppl that cite slowness have SELinux enabled and enforcing. My theory is that is their issue. I always disable it, and think that is the way things should be for a desktop. If you're running a server that is a potential target, then SELinux becomes a higher priority.
I tried Ubuntu, but I couldn't get things running as easily as Fedora. That could be because I'm more experienced with Fedora than Debian and know the quirks, but that means that your reasoning for sticking with Ubuntu is the same as my sticking with Fedora, negating the point.
I think your issue with updates is that you left AtRpms and Livna enabled for automatic updates. If you need one of those packages (I use Livna for nothing, and At for my wireless drivers), then enable it when you install those packages and nothing else. Dag is picking up drivers for the things that I use At and might use Livna for in the future, and their update system is friendlier, so I might switch to those packages soon.
I found on Ubuntu that I didn't have nearly the package selection that I do on Fedora. You mentioned that you have to have more repos enabled, but that is one of the least significant problems you could mention. It is well known that RedHat is not able to include a lot of things for license reasons.
On my x86_64 system, I did have to remove a couple of i386 packages to get updating to run right, that's one irritation that I hope to see go away. They include a lot of duplication that really isn't needed there, but make it very difficult to install i386 packages once the system is running. I don't have any issues on my core duo notebook though, that's exclusive to amd64, and easy enough to deal with once you realize the problem.
Great, now I have the damn thing stuck in my head without even HEARING it :-/
You're fired.
Your idea is:
(x) interesting
(x) complicated
Seriously though, the only problem I have with it is your email vendor providing certification. Anyone can generate the key pair and set up a server if they own a domain. I also think that a zombie network could overcome it, the script will just need to search for the public key. Sure, they get pulled, but the spammer just runs the script again. Not a whole lot more difficult than what goes on now.
I live in the Seattle area, and one of the local newspapers (the P-I, I think) had a front page in about eight languages that had warnings about burning things indoors to keep warm. One of my co-workers lives by Microsoft and is still without power. Wish our infastructure was more underground here. . .
This is the same argument you used last time. . . you like to use Quake as an example, but it's a bad one because installing Quak3 IS comples.
Lets try word processing software. It comes pre-installed on Linux, but to get it on my Winodws desktop (legally), I would have to go to the store, get my debit card out, hand it to some college kid and spend 400 dollars. Then I have to go home, put a CD in and install. Am I done? No. Now I have to connect to the internet (if not already) and allow "Activation", sending my computer's fingerprint into Microsoft.
If, by some chance, it is not preinstalled on Linux, I can type in "yum install openoffice.org or I can open a program called "add/remove software" from the Applications menu (on Fedora).
How about CD burner software, image editing software (beyond basic drawing), etc. They're all the same. I am constantly facinated by the lack of installation options in Windows, why IS it called Add or Remove programs? You can't get programs from it, there's no repository there. . .
PC LOAD LETTER?? WTF does THAT mean?
:)
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Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING
well, slashdot, its a quote of a guy that was yelling
Like my 80gb mirror (pair) for /boot, /tmp, /, and swap, my 200gb for /home, my 300gb for /music and my 200gb for /music/pending (for things that are odd formats, not normalized, etc). I would love to move my 80gb mirror to a pair of flash drives at some point, and this would be practical, I think.
What about stacking? Make each "layer" have longer insulated connectors to a single circuit board on the bottom of the internal casing, and maybe a second board on the top. Run connectors out the "back" of the drive to a board on the bottom that has the rest of the ATA/SATA components.
I'm sure someone with some engineering knowledge could jump in and give a little more feasible design here, but it seems plausible to me.
Unless they fuck up and put a decimal in the wrong fucking place. I'm^H^H^H He's always doing shit like that!
Okay, I'll bite. With most voicemail systems, resetting the password from the admin console will clear out the messages. Not true with any modern OS or email server I've seen (including Exchange and Active Directory).
If your ISP requires your internal usernames and passwords, it's time for a new ISP. There is zero reason for a sysadmin to have USER passwords, and <zero reason for an ISP to have user passwords.
Actually, from a liability standpoint, it's even more imperitave that your users don't release passwords to IT or supervisors. If you have to change their password to do anything, then there's an audit trail if someone does Badness(tm). I've worked with domain admin privelages. I can think of twice that I needed a user's password when they weren't able to stick around. Both times I reset it and left a note with instructions on how to change it themselves.
Unfortunatley, no. It amazes me how many people that know or find out that I'm into computers have asked me if I'm excited for Vista to come out.
I stifle a shudder, bite my tounge till the temptation to say something profane abates, and politley tell them that I would never reccomend that anyone install Vista.
Yet it facinates me. It truly amazes me how many people are so excited about vista. I wouldn't be surprised to see a line at shops selling it on the release date. Of course, the line for returns will be just as long the next day when ppl realize that it won't run on their 5 year old computer, only to be told that opened software cannot be returned.
Spellcheck be damned!
The only thing that I've really noticed between Office 2000, XP and 2003 is the UI keeps changing. The program seems to work exactly the same, after checking a few boxes in 2k that are default in 2k3.
OTOH, this UI changing has been slowly driving me mad. Seems like the only thing MS does on releasing a new version of Outlook (or any of the other Office apps) is make the edges softer on the UI and move all the menu items around! I can see restructuring the menu if your functionality demands it, but it seems that's all MS does!
And yet you post. . .
I'm hardly a Windows fan. . . quite the opposite, I feel dirty having turned around on the Microsoft campus the other day. I use Linux on my entire home network, and cringe when I hear the terms Vista, Windows, or IE. On the other hand, I think we need to leave BitLocker alone. Lets focus on things that we DON'T have control over. Trust me, there's plenty. . . and how much about Vista's "security" and "protection" features are NOT being released to the public?
I am very nervous about Vista being released. I won't be buying a BluRay or HD-DVD drive or player for now, but eventually it'll be like trying to stick to VHS. It's that day that I'm worried about. Zune will fail, I think; that's not what I'm concerned about. My concern is what happens with the rest of the hardware we use.
You bringing the beer?
Not to say you're wrong here, but how many articles have you submitted?
Virgin Mobile resells Sprint service, which is a CDMA carrier. They have the option of refusing a phone based on ESN, as does Verizon (CDMA). Cellular One is a congomerate (sp?) that uses several different technologies so YMMV. I've never heard of Blue Wireless, so I would guess that they are either local providers in your area (like Unicel here) or a reseller like Virgin is. I switched from Verizon to Cingular mostly because they can't control what hardware I use (and Verizon's customer service tanked) as Cingular is a GSM carrier.
I haven't found that to be the case. I've worked with Cingular and T-Mo (the two major GSM carriers) and they have given me no trouble with alien hardware. The problem is going to be marketing if the carriers aren't selling it for you. Most ppl won't buy one unless they can get it from their carrier.