An intertial reference frame is not a thing. An inertial reference frame is a computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into a Duracell battery.
(Remember... all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.)
"3Sharp, the company that authored the Microsoft study, clearly state on their site that their goal in creating 3Sharp was 'to use the robustness, flexibility, and sheer native capabilities of the Microsoft communication and collaboration technologies to enhance the business of our customers.'"
This statement seems to imply that the study might not be impartial.
Other than the fact that these guys get paid by Microsoft on a regular basis to create product demos of MS products, I don't see any conflict of interest.
See:
http://www.3sharp.com
and
http://www.3sharp.com/notable_accomplishments.ht m
At my previous employer (a "large technical college" system whose ads appear on late night tv) I worked on a project to address some of these questions in a laptop iniative.
There's no magic answer to the software licensing question, and it can a major challenge to deal with the big expensive apps (3dstudio, maya, adobe stuff, autodesk). Most of the software vendors still aren't friendly to the laptop model. You either need to:
a. Negotiate student use as part of your licensing deal (good luck)
b. Have students buy the software (very expensive, a waste when they change programs, upgrades?)
c. Open-source alternatives (Pov-ray, qcad, gimp)
d. Look into network licensing programs like FlexLM.
The major downside of open source is that if you want to get a job, people will expect you know the commercial tools.
Many of the key commercial apps support FlexLM, which allows software to be installed on more machines than the institution has licensing. When the software is launched, there is a licensing check over the local network to ensure that concurrent use is at or under the license count. The major downside of this approach is that you have to be on the LAN to
Terminal approaches (citrix, term serv, etc) probably aren't going to work well with the fat hog applications you are talking about here.
Best of luck!
CEOs of publicly traded US companies can in fact personally liable for bad financial reporting caused either deliberately ("cooking the books") or by bad code created in a lax control environment.
Doctors and nurses have malpractice insurance. Maybe developers need the same?
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Ok. I for one welcome our new ant overlords.
The fact that this story is not in idle, or the fact that it has so many "serious" replies?
Next up: An in-depth analysis of what brand of adhesive tape is best to mend your glasses.
Seriously dude? C'mon.... duct!
An intertial reference frame is not a thing. An inertial reference frame is a computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into a Duracell battery. (Remember... all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more.)
What a title! Are you serious? You might as well ask slashdot "Is Windows inherently bad?"
"3Sharp, the company that authored the Microsoft study, clearly state on their site that their goal in creating 3Sharp was 'to use the robustness, flexibility, and sheer native capabilities of the Microsoft communication and collaboration technologies to enhance the business of our customers.'"
This statement seems to imply that the study might not be impartial.
Other than the fact that these guys get paid by Microsoft on a regular basis to create product demos of MS products, I don't see any conflict of interest.
See:t m
http://www.3sharp.com
and
http://www.3sharp.com/notable_accomplishments.h
I for one will welcome our North Korean nuclear overlords.
Am I the only person that thought this posting was going to be about Viagra? Must just be the email I've been getting lately.
At my previous employer (a "large technical college" system whose ads appear on late night tv) I worked on a project to address some of these questions in a laptop iniative. There's no magic answer to the software licensing question, and it can a major challenge to deal with the big expensive apps (3dstudio, maya, adobe stuff, autodesk). Most of the software vendors still aren't friendly to the laptop model. You either need to: a. Negotiate student use as part of your licensing deal (good luck) b. Have students buy the software (very expensive, a waste when they change programs, upgrades?) c. Open-source alternatives (Pov-ray, qcad, gimp) d. Look into network licensing programs like FlexLM. The major downside of open source is that if you want to get a job, people will expect you know the commercial tools. Many of the key commercial apps support FlexLM, which allows software to be installed on more machines than the institution has licensing. When the software is launched, there is a licensing check over the local network to ensure that concurrent use is at or under the license count. The major downside of this approach is that you have to be on the LAN to Terminal approaches (citrix, term serv, etc) probably aren't going to work well with the fat hog applications you are talking about here. Best of luck!
CEOs of publicly traded US companies can in fact personally liable for bad financial reporting caused either deliberately ("cooking the books") or by bad code created in a lax control environment.
Doctors and nurses have malpractice insurance. Maybe developers need the same?