IBM's DB2 has a feature that can estimate the cost of a query. DB2 Query Patroller takes advantage of this feature and allows you to define rules such that expensive queries against your database can be rejected, given lower priority, or scheduled for a later time, for example.
I know you're using Oracle, but perhaps it supports something similar?
I agree. The beige boxes are often unreliable and come with warranties that aren't worth the paper they're written on. Furthermore, they can be downright ugly. Larger companies can afford to invest in design to create some visual appeal. I know quite a few people who buy Apple computers or Lenovo ThinkPads for their design/quality with the intention of running their favourite Linux distributions on them from day one.
I'm pretty sure that at one point, the 'K' in KDE stood for "Kool"... but I guess they eventually decided that that wasn't very cool, so they dropped it to just 'K'.
The story may be short on statistically significant information, but what do you expect them to do? Do the same experiment hundreds or thousands of times? Marketplace is a publicly funded CBC television show; they would not be able to afford all those bogus repairs!
Yup, lipstick on a pig. Version 8 isn't really Eclipse based. It's more like an Eclipse wrapper around Notes 7. The tabs and toolbars look better, but the main content panes for viewing your e-mail and calendar are unchanged. There are a few new screens that are done in SWT, such as the one for viewing contacts (though if you click on the "Advanced" button you get the old view), but on the whole the product lacks a consistent look and feel. Granted, I was using a beta version, so it's possible that it has improved since, but I'm not hopeful.
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IBM's DB2 has a feature that can estimate the cost of a query. DB2 Query Patroller takes advantage of this feature and allows you to define rules such that expensive queries against your database can be rejected, given lower priority, or scheduled for a later time, for example.
I know you're using Oracle, but perhaps it supports something similar?
I agree. The beige boxes are often unreliable and come with warranties that aren't worth the paper they're written on. Furthermore, they can be downright ugly. Larger companies can afford to invest in design to create some visual appeal. I know quite a few people who buy Apple computers or Lenovo ThinkPads for their design/quality with the intention of running their favourite Linux distributions on them from day one.
I'm pretty sure that at one point, the 'K' in KDE stood for "Kool"... but I guess they eventually decided that that wasn't very cool, so they dropped it to just 'K'.
These are all examples of RAS syndrome, which is itself an example of Redundant Acronym Syndrome.
Well, surely it will be available from the package manager as an update, since 2.0.0.7 addresses a critical security vulnerability. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.7
Why wouldn't it come with the latest version of Firefox, 2.0.0.7?
The story may be short on statistically significant information, but what do you expect them to do? Do the same experiment hundreds or thousands of times? Marketplace is a publicly funded CBC television show; they would not be able to afford all those bogus repairs!
Yup, lipstick on a pig. Version 8 isn't really Eclipse based. It's more like an Eclipse wrapper around Notes 7. The tabs and toolbars look better, but the main content panes for viewing your e-mail and calendar are unchanged. There are a few new screens that are done in SWT, such as the one for viewing contacts (though if you click on the "Advanced" button you get the old view), but on the whole the product lacks a consistent look and feel. Granted, I was using a beta version, so it's possible that it has improved since, but I'm not hopeful.