"We recently closed a deal with the Nigerian Government. Maybe you heard about it, Steve. They were looking for an affordable hardware+software solution for their schools. The initial batch was 17,000 machines. ... And then, today, we hear from the customer a totally different story: "we shall pay for the Mandriva Software as agreed, but we shall replace it by Windows afterward."
MS knows how to play this game...or they just invent their own set of rules:(
No, I wouldn't pay extra for lossless format files. I think the music should always be available in both lossless and lossy formats for the exact same price. People can then decide what they want. Most people would choose lossy anyway because they don't want to make conversions and they want the easiest way to get as much music as possible on their iPods.
I don't agree. Just compare E6300 to Amd X2 4200+ for example. They are priced similarly but Intel leads in most benchmark - not just in this test but all the tests I have seen. In many cases E6300 even beats X2 4600+. And sometimes even 5000+. Look at this for example:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx? i=2802&p=4
(They include both stock and OC results)
The question is: why didn't they just change the function sendfile(2)? Why did they create a new function that is called from the old function thus only increasing the overhead? (yes, I am a n00b)
Your "Recruiting Questionnaires" are full of discrepancies: first the Windows administration experience requirement is 4-5 years, then only 3 years in another question. Requirements for Linux administrators were also greatly lower for some (not very) odd reason.
How can you make ANY conclusions on OS differences when the error margin created by the variance in administrators' abilities is so big?
You thought you were comparing Linux and Windows systems, but you were actually comparing 3 Linux administrators to 3 Windows administrators. There is a big difference.
You posted the names of the operating systems involved. Why didn't you post the names of the administrators?
Slashdot Mirror
http://blog.mandriva.com/2007/10/31/an-open-letter-to-steve-ballmer/
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"We recently closed a deal with the Nigerian Government. Maybe you heard about it, Steve. They were looking for an affordable hardware+software solution for their schools. The initial batch was 17,000 machines.
...
And then, today, we hear from the customer a totally different story: "we shall pay for the Mandriva Software as agreed, but we shall replace it by Windows afterward." MS knows how to play this game...or they just invent their own set of rules
You make it sound like Con invented fair scheduling. No, this is a direct quote from Con's interview:
_ part_2_his_effort_to_improve_linux_performa
"I've seen many people accuse me of claiming I invented fair scheduling. Let me set the record straight. I make no such ridiculous claim."
http://apcmag.com/6762/interview_with_con_kolivas
No, I wouldn't pay extra for lossless format files. I think the music should always be available in both lossless and lossy formats for the exact same price. People can then decide what they want. Most people would choose lossy anyway because they don't want to make conversions and they want the easiest way to get as much music as possible on their iPods.
I don't agree. Just compare E6300 to Amd X2 4200+ for example. They are priced similarly but Intel leads in most benchmark - not just in this test but all the tests I have seen. In many cases E6300 even beats X2 4600+. And sometimes even 5000+. Look at this for example: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx? i=2802&p=4
(They include both stock and OC results)
The question is: why didn't they just change the function sendfile(2)? Why did they create a new function that is called from the old function thus only increasing the overhead? (yes, I am a n00b)
Your "Recruiting Questionnaires" are full of discrepancies: first the Windows administration experience requirement is 4-5 years, then only 3 years in another question. Requirements for Linux administrators were also greatly lower for some (not very) odd reason.
How can you make ANY conclusions on OS differences when the error margin created by the variance in administrators' abilities is so big?
You thought you were comparing Linux and Windows systems, but you were actually comparing 3 Linux administrators to 3 Windows administrators. There is a big difference.
You posted the names of the operating systems involved. Why didn't you post the names of the administrators?