I hope(d) Ian would have the power to apt-ing Solaris...[snip]... They rather sink with pkgadd.
Which lists are you on? Because if you're on indiana-discuss, you probably should know that an apt like tool is the biggest priority of Indiana. Theres even a distro constructor project coming out allowing you to pull in custom packages and rolling in your own distro.
the software is not complete.. no software is.. there is always things that could be added. Let the users donate to see their RFE in the software. Create a method for like minded users to pool in a little money each to see a particular RFE through quickly. Expand this into a poll like system and the RFE getting the most money is worked on first. (this system could make for an interesting project)
So users of the app that require a certain feature badly would be willing to band up and fund its development. The amount per suer could be token (5-10$) or sponsorship (100$ by a single guy).
There are ways to make money with free software(as in speech).
So, if Linux were to evolve to the point where it met the SUS and built a distro with that specific version, and spent $$ to get certified, that distro of Linux could be UNIX®.:-)
How dare you be sarcastic? I hate hate hate you!..with apologies to linus
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My best guess is related to the way security companies work (the pay-per-problem model).
The companies that care enough about their security issues are those with critical servers, and many of these use win 2K3.
Storm affecting these boxes would mean quicker detection of the virus, and lesser migration. Without these (and with users who dont update anti-virus signatures very regularly), the virus has a greater potential of spreading. Of course, the author didn't imagine Storm would be this popular, and that this anti-2k3 trick wouldn't really matter.
Using HTTPS requires encryption before data transfer.. now do that for tens of thousands of clients in the form of webmail users, and you see why they don't do HTTPS. However if the user knows enough about security, he can use HTTPS by using https://mail.google.com/..
This isn't true in case of orkut, which used to allow https throughout, but I assume their servers were overloaded, and they now only allow HTTP (the login is still HTTPS though)
Mp3 survives because it was non DRM from the beginning has the absolute widest compatability and got a foothold so stron in the beginning that not even the superior OGG can touch it. WMA and AAC lose because they are late comers and certainly dont have the recognition.
I was wondering about this and it looks like a naming error. If OGG is named to something like say NP3 (come up with a reason to do that!), it would at least come up in terms of recognition.
AvgJoe:"Hey, Do you have MP3s?"; opensourceguy:"No, but i do have NP3s"; joe:"Hmm.. what are those?"
But/me is naive, Fraunhoffer could do to NP3 what Microsoft did to Lindows
* Gmail style reply.. it's a pain to open a new window just to reply.. clicking on [reply to this] should lead to a pulldown textarea where you can reply. kidof like how the current [login] link at the top works. this will end a lot of irritating new-tab-opening.
* This is more of a nit pix.. add a [reply to main article] at the bottom too, so you don't have to scroll all the way up to reply.
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Have you seen the SPOTs?
THANKS for sharing ALL that info with US. We will be SURE to remember ALL of this the NEXT time we talk about THE great firewall of CHINA,
It will be open source, of course. Theres no news if it will be GPL. Most probably would be CDDL.
Which lists are you on? Because if you're on indiana-discuss, you probably should know that an apt like tool is the biggest priority of Indiana. Theres even a distro constructor project coming out allowing you to pull in custom packages and rolling in your own distro.
What exactly do you mean by self-hosting?
I work on Belenix, and can assure you it is fully open and freely redistributable. (the new sources arent yet up for download, but we're setting up)
I'll bite points 2 and 3.
Also is for Linux (it's right in the name). OSS is into solaris express. Almost any sound device now works on solaris.
Have you ever been to opensolaris lists? Check out the discuss one.
Next time do a little research.
Ahh... I await the day cryptography can make coffee and drop kids to school..
Now would be a good time to understand why RMS says "open source misses the point"...
Will it blend?
Amen
"Some days I wish you and I, Can run off And start an Island"
Charge for features.
the software is not complete.. no software is.. there is always things that could be added. Let the users donate to see their RFE in the software. Create a method for like minded users to pool in a little money each to see a particular RFE through quickly. Expand this into a poll like system and the RFE getting the most money is worked on first. (this system could make for an interesting project)
So users of the app that require a certain feature badly would be willing to band up and fund its development. The amount per suer could be token (5-10$) or sponsorship (100$ by a single guy).
There are ways to make money with free software(as in speech).
Fixed that.
How dare you be sarcastic? I hate hate hate you! ..with apologies to linus
My best guess is related to the way security companies work (the pay-per-problem model).
The companies that care enough about their security issues are those with critical servers, and many of these use win 2K3.
Storm affecting these boxes would mean quicker detection of the virus, and lesser migration. Without these (and with users who dont update anti-virus signatures very regularly), the virus has a greater potential of spreading. Of course, the author didn't imagine Storm would be this popular, and that this anti-2k3 trick wouldn't really matter.
The moon did say 'Excuse me'!
Welcome to slashdot!
Not if you use smileys, it isn't! ;) ;) :)
# dtrace -l | wc -l
78565
# uname -a
SunOS solaris 5.11 snv_69 i86pc i386 i86pc
#
Thats 78k probes on my default install of Solaris Express curretn build (69)
+4 insightful? Thats flamebait at the very least, and the parent simply has no idea why solaris went the CDDL way..
_ faq/#why-not-GPL
/. group think
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/licensing
Of course, that fact that CDDL is more free than GPL (BSDish, even) wont go through the linux trolls.
CDDL is incompatible with GPL? True.
CDDL designed to be incompatible with GPL? False and Flamebait!
Sun has no problem with ZFS and Dtrace going into OSX / FreeBSD.. and OSX has a larger market share than Linux.
The mods need to be more careful before modding one line statements that go with the
Dude, chill.. that was supposed to go unnoticed under the MS radar.
Yes.. there is overhead whenever you use HTTPS.
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Using HTTPS requires encryption before data transfer.. now do that for tens of thousands of clients in the form of webmail users, and you see why they don't do HTTPS. However if the user knows enough about security, he can use HTTPS by using https://mail.google.com/
This isn't true in case of orkut, which used to allow https throughout, but I assume their servers were overloaded, and they now only allow HTTP (the login is still HTTPS though)
AFAIK, this is just for the login.. there-onwards its back to HTTP.. (at least this was how it was some time ago.. they may have changed the policy)
I was wondering about this and it looks like a naming error. If OGG is named to something like say NP3 (come up with a reason to do that!), it would at least come up in terms of recognition.
AvgJoe:"Hey, Do you have MP3s?"; opensourceguy:"No, but i do have NP3s"; joe:"Hmm.. what are those?"
But /me is naive, Fraunhoffer could do to NP3 what Microsoft did to Lindows
Just a couple of more features I'd like to see:
* Gmail style reply.. it's a pain to open a new window just to reply.. clicking on [reply to this] should lead to a pulldown textarea where you can reply. kidof like how the current [login] link at the top works. this will end a lot of irritating new-tab-opening.
* This is more of a nit pix.. add a [reply to main article] at the bottom too, so you don't have to scroll all the way up to reply.