What? Where is this money come from, and why do people think they can make money now over before? Before there were no proven business models, and fresh ideas, now things are all a carbon copy of whatever site Yahoo/Google just bought a few months back. I fail to see how they'll earn money in the long term, save for an aquisition.
I have come across this a few times, none worse when I asked a question on #debian on IRC when I had a question as to how I could download the different versions. Yes, I had read the website, and I still did not understand how I could download the latest version, the one I wanted to play with and learn on.
Believe it or not, this was my 3rd major linux distro and about my 2nd year of using Linux, and I recieved a much nicer welcome from #slackware and the folks at the Slack Gnome distro; Dropline. It was from here that I learned Linux, from the server to the desktop and back again. A few years later...Gentoo, and an AMAZINGLY helpful and kind community on IRC/Forums and mailing lists. I think the newness and the helpfulness is what made this distro in the early days.
Now with FreeBSD on the server I'm comfy reading the manual (the handbook is amazing) so when I do have questions I don't get flamed. Still, when I get a n00b question, and their, "Sorry if this is a stupid question" I answer them and sometimes follow up with a link that can help them learn more. I mean come on, we've all been there, at one point we had no idea what *nix was, so why treat n00bs any different than seasoned geeks? The way I see it, I am where I am in my career becuase of people that did not have chips on their shoulders and were happy to share their knowledge with others fo no other reason than to be nice.
It's this 'humanity' type of feel that I think Ubuntu has capatured, somehow, perfectly. This is what I use on the desktop now, and I appreciate Debian much more, but just can't get over the community that Mark has nutured around Ubuntu. Perhaps it's the lack of "we have to make money somehow, you have to join the club for 'Premium access' or something, but they've done it. I think Ubuntu has the best chance of growing beyond 90% of the distros just because of this helpful/dynamic base that has grown around it.
This is cool, I like it, but I want to dual boot on the Mac Mini; and by dual boot I mean like I have it now on my old iBook -- OS X and Linux. I don't want Windows on it. So, my question, when you boot holding down the 'option' key on the Mac can you make it so you'll have the option of OS X or Linux instead of having to rely on the NT bootloader to choose Linux? I'm sure after that you could hack out the Windows icon so you just have the X and Tux on the select screen.
So, can it be done? Would it require hacking Boot Camp? Did Apple make this easy to modify? Also, I saw that the Linux ATI drivers work; do they support the graphics card in the Minis? I'm waiting for my local shop to get the Mini Duo Core's in, then I'll likely jump in, but I want to dual boot from there, like I do now.
Mod parent up please -- this gets to the heart of the matter and puts this in perspective. While most on this board will decry the freedoms being denied to the Chinese by their own government, ask them about the 'Patriot act' and the NSA wiretaps and you'll get the standard, "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about" short sided nonsense. We're giving up our rights faster than we can create new ones.
So look and laugh at China now, it'll be us soon enough at this rate.
I installed the latest iPod Linux last week, they even have an OS X installer now, makes it far easier than it was (not like it was hard then anyway) and I love it. Gives me all the functionality of the Apple side, plus more. Also once you install it, the bootup will show you the 'Apple' logo, then if you choose Linux it'll give you Tux listening to an iPod, but if you just let it boot to the Apple side, the new (old) logo is the old 'smiling mac SE'! So nice to see that again on an apple boot! I'm sure there must be an OS X hack to make this come back...ah, so nice.
For now, the best thing to do to oppose it is to visit DearAOL http://www.dearaol.com/ -- and signup in the right hand gutter "Sign The Letter as an Individual"
Their petition states: In February 2006, AOL announced that it would accept payment for incoming emails. For these certified emails, it would skip its usual anti-spam filters and guarantee delivery for cash. Our coalition believes that the free passage of email between Internet users is a vital part of what makes the Internet work. When ISPs demand a cut of "pay-to-send" email, they're raising tollbooths on the open Net, interfering with the passage of data by demanding protection money at the gates of their customers' computers.
This always comes down to the will of marketing vs the will of the developer; guess which group gets to work late into the evenings and weekends when a release is due? As for more features, it's usually a case of if you put in more features you'll introduce more bugs, before existing bugs are addressed.
Of course you can tag it 'Beta' and release it, ala http://.google.com/ projects!
...if it breaks, you get to keep the pieces. An no, this isn't the end of the world, it's not like you iPod Nano screen is getting scratched too easily!
FTA:
"This isn't a minor glitch, but a major problem. Barring erasing my drive and reinstalling OS X, I am stuck with an Apple laptop that only runs Windows," wrote a user. "I don't want solutions that entail using the command line. I would like something from Apple saying that they recognize the problem and are working on it."
So you installed BETA software that changes firmware settings and repartitions your working harddrive and you won't just reinstall your system if something goes wrong? What's next, holding Apple responsible for you stubbing your toe on the 'sharp' G5 tower? Blaming them for Finder crashing on pictures directory with 10000s of pictures? Really, and that "I don't want..." comment really irks me; I know another Apple user and anytime I'm trying to teach him something technical (recently it was Markdown with SmartyPants) he told me; "I don't want to learn how to do that, it should just work like this" (as he proceeds to show me some HTML 3.0 code that he's trying to put on new Typo/Ruby on Rails based CMS site)
That's such a minor number among how many likely tried it...plus yes, it is Beta software, still does that idemnify Apple for messing up folks hardware? But on the other hand, they knew they were flashing the firmware, and that's always a great way to scramble your system if there's an interuption.
Couldn't they just replace some chip, or would the whole motherboard (logic board in Apple speak) have to be replaced?
(Now using Google Calendar BETA - hope it doesn't ruin my work laptop;))
You might want to consider notifying del.icio.us in some way before creating a slash subdomain on their server for them.
it's not my site, I can't create a subdomain for them, the provided URL was merely an example or a suggestion if you will.
Your plan is in the wrong order.
how so? I am suggesting an idea that makes more sence, and again, as I'm not the site owner of del.icio.us (or more specifically icio.us) or Slashdot I have no way of independantly implementing such changes. I fail to see what other order I could go in...
While most posts will complain that this is too similar to http://del.icio.us/ why not figure out a way to partner with del.icio.us so that there could be something like http://slash.icio.us/ where people could create bookmarks that would appeal to the Slashdot crowd?
I use del.icio.us because it's easy and it works, plus there's already a ton of relevant links to find anytime I'm doing research on something (it's far more tageted and 'prescreened' than google) so I could see it as a natural extention of the "News for nerds" mantra.
a 'Star Wars' implementation for vehicles. Not that it wouldn't be a interesting idea, but the 'glowing forcefield' ala grabbing the Quake that I envisioned is more intriqueing.
I've looked at iFolder and sort of understand its use, my query is, how do I install it on FreeBSD, which is my server. I want to have all my documents on the server shared on my home network via iFolder to all clients, since we're moving more and more to laptops. How does this work, and what are the advantages of this over something like NFS?
I need this to work with Linux, OS X and XP clients (my wife needs XP for online classes, thus that support option;))
I don't think most are thing of it, but paint the wall behind your monitor a darker color, I use a dark grey. The difference in contrast really helps your eyes, you won't have the eye fatigue that you'd have otherwise. Next up is the chair, spend money on a chair, after that get a desk that's the right height, and go from there...
If you don't have one they'll sell you one and have it earn revenue. Are these the sites that just pollute the hell outta search engines so when you search for "mp3 downloads" you get 100s of these results? Is this how they generate revenue?
Plus a URL that I want is hosted there, I thought it might be there's but I suspect it's just someone who bought it through them and is hosting it there !?!? Thanks jacka55e5
Squatting on domains is one thing, but having them resolve to some default "search" page is just bs - the fact that some of those screens show disneychanel.com mis-spelled going to porn sites makes me sick - kids are going to be misspelling (!) that...fuckers. Then, here's a site that allows you to "park" yr domain to make money on people misspelling (!) URLS:
"Sedo's new Domain Parking Program lets you earn money from your domain names without needing to develop your own site. Even better, Sedo's statistics show that domains parked with Sedo are 5 times more likely to be sold!"
What's going on here? With MS releasing Linux drivers for virtualization, Apple releasing code to run XP on Macs, and now Red Hat dropping the community they created it's like April fools all week!
My head hurts, time to go back to work and ignore all of this (right!)
After reading the article I don't know what to think; I've had Linux/OS X only at my house for years, with FreeBSD handling server duties. The iBook has always had this 'mistique' (sp?) that I couldn't describe, even when it runs Linux (which is about 80% of the time) -- but now this? I could have a Mac and run OS X, OS 9, Win XP, Ubuntu Linux and FreeBSD - all on the same machine. I just don't know how I feel about it, and I posted about it today hoping to stir some sense into it all. I know, in the grand scheme of life it's very, very, very minor, but this *was Apple* for crying out loud! What are they going to be in a year, in 5 years, in 10 years? I wonder.
Now before everyone says, "No way Apple is going to support Linux" notice that they don't claim to support Windows either, "Remember, Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows." http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ -- so why wouldn't they have docs on how to install Linux instead of Windows? It must be pretty trivial seeing as how it's already been done, and it even runs Gnome now. I know, having Mactels dual boot XP will sell tons more Apples, but I'll wait until Boot Camp 'officially' provides Linux support (or until Ubuntu has an install) and then I'll trade in my 800Mhz iBook (running OS X / Ubuntu Linux) for a new Mac(tel)Book. I need to run Windows on a Mac like I need a hole in my head.
Ok, so forget stop drop and roll, forget calmly leave the building via the emergency exits when you hear a fire alarm, what you should do when there's a fire in the vincinity; try out your newest movie recorder! On the video you hear the guy taping say, "...uh, Movie mode, that wouldn't be a bad idea" as he turns the camera on it's side. Later adding, "There is a fire in their booth". This must be the same kind of jackass that doesn't pull over when there's a firetruck coming until the last minute, and then floors it to try to keep up. I hope he later told evenone, "d00d, I got the whole fire on this 1Gig memory stick! Technology is so kewl!"
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What? Where is this money come from, and why do people think they can make money now over before? Before there were no proven business models, and fresh ideas, now things are all a carbon copy of whatever site Yahoo/Google just bought a few months back. I fail to see how they'll earn money in the long term, save for an aquisition.
I have come across this a few times, none worse when I asked a question on #debian on IRC when I had a question as to how I could download the different versions. Yes, I had read the website, and I still did not understand how I could download the latest version, the one I wanted to play with and learn on.
Believe it or not, this was my 3rd major linux distro and about my 2nd year of using Linux, and I recieved a much nicer welcome from #slackware and the folks at the Slack Gnome distro; Dropline. It was from here that I learned Linux, from the server to the desktop and back again. A few years later...Gentoo, and an AMAZINGLY helpful and kind community on IRC/Forums and mailing lists. I think the newness and the helpfulness is what made this distro in the early days.
Now with FreeBSD on the server I'm comfy reading the manual (the handbook is amazing) so when I do have questions I don't get flamed. Still, when I get a n00b question, and their, "Sorry if this is a stupid question" I answer them and sometimes follow up with a link that can help them learn more. I mean come on, we've all been there, at one point we had no idea what *nix was, so why treat n00bs any different than seasoned geeks? The way I see it, I am where I am in my career becuase of people that did not have chips on their shoulders and were happy to share their knowledge with others fo no other reason than to be nice.
It's this 'humanity' type of feel that I think Ubuntu has capatured, somehow, perfectly. This is what I use on the desktop now, and I appreciate Debian much more, but just can't get over the community that Mark has nutured around Ubuntu. Perhaps it's the lack of "we have to make money somehow, you have to join the club for 'Premium access' or something, but they've done it. I think Ubuntu has the best chance of growing beyond 90% of the distros just because of this helpful/dynamic base that has grown around it.
This is cool, I like it, but I want to dual boot on the Mac Mini; and by dual boot I mean like I have it now on my old iBook -- OS X and Linux. I don't want Windows on it. So, my question, when you boot holding down the 'option' key on the Mac can you make it so you'll have the option of OS X or Linux instead of having to rely on the NT bootloader to choose Linux? I'm sure after that you could hack out the Windows icon so you just have the X and Tux on the select screen.
So, can it be done? Would it require hacking Boot Camp? Did Apple make this easy to modify? Also, I saw that the Linux ATI drivers work; do they support the graphics card in the Minis? I'm waiting for my local shop to get the Mini Duo Core's in, then I'll likely jump in, but I want to dual boot from there, like I do now.
Mod parent up please -- this gets to the heart of the matter and puts this in perspective. While most on this board will decry the freedoms being denied to the Chinese by their own government, ask them about the 'Patriot act' and the NSA wiretaps and you'll get the standard, "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about" short sided nonsense. We're giving up our rights faster than we can create new ones. So look and laugh at China now, it'll be us soon enough at this rate.
I installed the latest iPod Linux last week, they even have an OS X installer now, makes it far easier than it was (not like it was hard then anyway) and I love it. Gives me all the functionality of the Apple side, plus more. Also once you install it, the bootup will show you the 'Apple' logo, then if you choose Linux it'll give you Tux listening to an iPod, but if you just let it boot to the Apple side, the new (old) logo is the old 'smiling mac SE'! So nice to see that again on an apple boot! I'm sure there must be an OS X hack to make this come back...ah, so nice.
For now, the best thing to do to oppose it is to visit DearAOL http://www.dearaol.com/ -- and signup in the right hand gutter "Sign The Letter as an Individual"
Their petition states:
In February 2006, AOL announced that it would accept payment for incoming emails. For these certified emails, it would skip its usual anti-spam filters and guarantee delivery for cash. Our coalition believes that the free passage of email between Internet users is a vital part of what makes the Internet work. When ISPs demand a cut of "pay-to-send" email, they're raising tollbooths on the open Net, interfering with the passage of data by demanding protection money at the gates of their customers' computers.
This always comes down to the will of marketing vs the will of the developer; guess which group gets to work late into the evenings and weekends when a release is due? As for more features, it's usually a case of if you put in more features you'll introduce more bugs, before existing bugs are addressed.
Of course you can tag it 'Beta' and release it, ala http://.google.com/ projects!
...if it breaks, you get to keep the pieces. An no, this isn't the end of the world, it's not like you iPod Nano screen is getting scratched too easily!
FTA: "This isn't a minor glitch, but a major problem. Barring erasing my drive and reinstalling OS X, I am stuck with an Apple laptop that only runs Windows," wrote a user. "I don't want solutions that entail using the command line. I would like something from Apple saying that they recognize the problem and are working on it." So you installed BETA software that changes firmware settings and repartitions your working harddrive and you won't just reinstall your system if something goes wrong? What's next, holding Apple responsible for you stubbing your toe on the 'sharp' G5 tower? Blaming them for Finder crashing on pictures directory with 10000s of pictures? Really, and that "I don't want..." comment really irks me; I know another Apple user and anytime I'm trying to teach him something technical (recently it was Markdown with SmartyPants) he told me; "I don't want to learn how to do that, it should just work like this" (as he proceeds to show me some HTML 3.0 code that he's trying to put on new Typo/Ruby on Rails based CMS site)
That's such a minor number among how many likely tried it...plus yes, it is Beta software, still does that idemnify Apple for messing up folks hardware? But on the other hand, they knew they were flashing the firmware, and that's always a great way to scramble your system if there's an interuption.
;))
Couldn't they just replace some chip, or would the whole motherboard (logic board in Apple speak) have to be replaced?
(Now using Google Calendar BETA - hope it doesn't ruin my work laptop
You might want to consider notifying del.icio.us in some way before creating a slash subdomain on their server for them.
it's not my site, I can't create a subdomain for them, the provided URL was merely an example or a suggestion if you will.
Your plan is in the wrong order.
how so? I am suggesting an idea that makes more sence, and again, as I'm not the site owner of del.icio.us (or more specifically icio.us) or Slashdot I have no way of independantly implementing such changes. I fail to see what other order I could go in...
While most posts will complain that this is too similar to http://del.icio.us/ why not figure out a way to partner with del.icio.us so that there could be something like http://slash.icio.us/ where people could create bookmarks that would appeal to the Slashdot crowd?
I use del.icio.us because it's easy and it works, plus there's already a ton of relevant links to find anytime I'm doing research on something (it's far more tageted and 'prescreened' than google) so I could see it as a natural extention of the "News for nerds" mantra.
a 'Star Wars' implementation for vehicles. Not that it wouldn't be a interesting idea, but the 'glowing forcefield' ala grabbing the Quake that I envisioned is more intriqueing.
nice article.
I've looked at iFolder and sort of understand its use, my query is, how do I install it on FreeBSD, which is my server. I want to have all my documents on the server shared on my home network via iFolder to all clients, since we're moving more and more to laptops. How does this work, and what are the advantages of this over something like NFS?
;))
I need this to work with Linux, OS X and XP clients (my wife needs XP for online classes, thus that support option
I don't think most are thing of it, but paint the wall behind your monitor a darker color, I use a dark grey. The difference in contrast really helps your eyes, you won't have the eye fatigue that you'd have otherwise. Next up is the chair, spend money on a chair, after that get a desk that's the right height, and go from there...
ah, and I checked, I can get the following URLS there:
squattingwebsite.com domain name available
squattingwebsite.net domain name available
squattingwebsite.org domain name available
If you have a domain you can also 'park' it here to earn revenue..
http://www.fabulous.com/
If you don't have one they'll sell you one and have it earn revenue. Are these the sites that just pollute the hell outta search engines so when you search for "mp3 downloads" you get 100s of these results? Is this how they generate revenue?
Plus a URL that I want is hosted there, I thought it might be there's but I suspect it's just someone who bought it through them and is hosting it there !?!? Thanks jacka55e5
Squatting on domains is one thing, but having them resolve to some default "search" page is just bs - the fact that some of those screens show disneychanel.com mis-spelled going to porn sites makes me sick - kids are going to be misspelling (!) that...fuckers. Then, here's a site that allows you to "park" yr domain to make money on people misspelling (!) URLS:
"Sedo's new Domain Parking Program lets you earn money from your domain names without needing to develop your own site. Even better, Sedo's statistics show that domains parked with Sedo are 5 times more likely to be sold!"
http://sedoparking.com/
you must be new here
What's going on here? With MS releasing Linux drivers for virtualization, Apple releasing code to run XP on Macs, and now Red Hat dropping the community they created it's like April fools all week!
My head hurts, time to go back to work and ignore all of this (right!)
After reading the article I don't know what to think; I've had Linux/OS X only at my house for years, with FreeBSD handling server duties. The iBook has always had this 'mistique' (sp?) that I couldn't describe, even when it runs Linux (which is about 80% of the time) -- but now this? I could have a Mac and run OS X, OS 9, Win XP, Ubuntu Linux and FreeBSD - all on the same machine. I just don't know how I feel about it, and I posted about it today hoping to stir some sense into it all. I know, in the grand scheme of life it's very, very, very minor, but this *was Apple* for crying out loud! What are they going to be in a year, in 5 years, in 10 years? I wonder.
So again, how is this not a Monopoly?
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Now before everyone says, "No way Apple is going to support Linux" notice that they don't claim to support Windows either, "Remember, Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows." http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ -- so why wouldn't they have docs on how to install Linux instead of Windows? It must be pretty trivial seeing as how it's already been done, and it even runs Gnome now. I know, having Mactels dual boot XP will sell tons more Apples, but I'll wait until Boot Camp 'officially' provides Linux support (or until Ubuntu has an install) and then I'll trade in my 800Mhz iBook (running OS X / Ubuntu Linux) for a new Mac(tel)Book. I need to run Windows on a Mac like I need a hole in my head.Linux
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Ok, so forget stop drop and roll, forget calmly leave the building via the emergency exits when you hear a fire alarm, what you should do when there's a fire in the vincinity; try out your newest movie recorder! On the video you hear the guy taping say, "...uh, Movie mode, that wouldn't be a bad idea" as he turns the camera on it's side. Later adding, "There is a fire in their booth". This must be the same kind of jackass that doesn't pull over when there's a firetruck coming until the last minute, and then floors it to try to keep up. I hope he later told evenone, "d00d, I got the whole fire on this 1Gig memory stick! Technology is so kewl!"