A lot of new mainframes being shipped are with Linux.
I never said that wasn't the case. But please tell me how many applications that run on the mainframes of large financial corporations are being replaced by applications that run on Linux.
I know IBM lets you run Linux on their virtualized z-series hardware, and they've been selling the solutions with some success. All that is well and good, but Visa's transaction processing systems don't run on Linux, and never will. More to the point, neither RedHat nor Novell doesn't sell mainframes, or versions of Linux that run on big iron.
Try to read what you're replying to before making snarky comments.
Wall Street has always been home to some of Sun's and IBM's largest corporate accounts. I don't doubt Linux and/or BSD can do the job that Solaris can in some cases (with caveats), but it will take years for that to happen. A "Linux stronghold" is misleading at best, TFA doesn't even support the claim.
And Linux will never replace mainframes. Nothing will.
At the risk of being modded troll, OO Calc will probably never replace Excel - other than Suns and big iron, corporate america runs on Microsoft Excel (not necessarily a good thing, but still).
OTOH, I know companies that are still running their websites and outward-facing interface systems on hardware and software that could be easily replaced by off-the shelf open source stuff, which will probably save them a lot of money.
The root cause of that is those people's fixation with destroying Microsoft, which is not about to happen any time soon.
If instead they spent their time and energy promoting what is good about their software (and not treat it as a pseudo-religion to which everyone must convert or die), things would be very different.
Never, ever do this yourself. Hire an consulting firm to come in and give you an outsider's view of your dirty laundry. More often than not when you're just used to how "things work around here" you end up overlooking an amazing amount of stuff that happens around you, which in turn leads to all the effort, time and money being wasted.
Trust me on this one, my company tried to hot dog this ourselves twice and we failed both times. It wasn't until we brought someone else in that we ended up with a good working policy that really worked.
Some people will get their egos dinged and feelings hurt in the process (including some near the top), but a VP's indigestion is far more manageable than a massive level I breach. This is especially true if your company handles anyone else's financial or personal data for a living.
I respectfully disagree. I think FF might have an edge in rendering speed in some situations, but it gets its slow ass spanked everywhere else by both Opera and IE. To be fair, that's just the result of the thing being cross-platform, which makes the speed argument even less relevant to some people.
On the other hand, I don't use FF because it's faster or slower, I use it because it has the best features.
In any case, I was just pointing out that it was bad form to mod the guy troll just because he mentioned Opera.
Well, the post you were replying to was an AC, as most of them are anyway. You can always ignore them. And you can also foe me so you won't have to see my posts.
I'd say pointing out his offal is probably a more honorable waste of greasy horse-shaped patches *grin* than using ten different accounts to stomp the ground, but that's just me.
You know, I read Mr. Twit's post several times looking for an MSFT reference.
No, he just replied to himself as Odder to make it, which is what I assume the OP was referring to.
You'll probably need to forgive him, because sometimes it's difficult to know which post you're replying to if you know in the end they're all posted by the same person.
You've spent too much time in a social vacuum if you think it's OK for him to do what he's doing.
BTW, no one is allowed to mention the fact that a single person is posting with four accounts on the same thread - pretending he's four different people who vigorously agree with each other. So you should be modded offtopic, like me.
I don't know why this was modded troll, Opera is faster and it was released today. "Faster" is a value judgment I suppose, but can I mod the article troll because it called Firefox "the best browser, period"?
twitter (and twitter I guess... uh), please read my reply to your original post. This is not about what OS you use, but what tools you use with your OS to secure your data effectively. It's not useful to turn this into another "Microsoft sucks!" diatribe.
It's kind of a running joke that twitter is such a massive failure at advocating free software, often garnering more scorn and ridicule than the credibility and recognition he craves, that he must be employed by Microsoft to make all free software advocates look bad by simple association.
Unlike his claim that anyone who disagrees with him must work for Microsoft, I don't actually believe that. But the fact that someone would actually consider it is bad enough.
Instead of changing his behavior though, he just creates more sockpuppets (three of which have already posted in this thread), garnering even more derision and ridicule in the process.
Windows can be perfectly secure, if you exercise some common sense. My company's XP laptops are all encrypted, and require a password at boot time to work. You can also use BitLocker if you have Windows Vista. Your Solitaire dig is unfunny at best.
In any case, they had physical access to the machine, so unless you're encrypting the HDD, it's game over. Your stock Debian laptop would have been compromised as quickly as the one with Windows XP. Bastille Linux is just the same type of protection that can be had for Windows if you want or need it, and I'm guessing in this case they do want and need it. But it's not Windows' fault, and it's not Microsoft's fault, no matter how much you want that to be the case.
When he starts controlling the discussion by stacking up on people with multiple accounts or using mod points on his other accounts to do the same, I'll be you'll start to give a fuck.
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Someone who's writing looks exactly like the industry talking points laboriously repeated here should not be talking about sockpuppets.
So, dedazo not only works for Microsoft, but also for Virgin Media now?
You realize of course that this "if you disagree with me then well gosh darn it, you must work for the Evil Entity I am doing battle with" line marks you as nothing more than a desperate troll with expired talking points, right?
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I suspect plenty of people will run "VirginSucks.com". You are simply exaggerating something that has not and probably will not happen, likely because you're angry that Cox Cable won't let you run your own SMTP relay on their network for $40/month.
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surely by pirating they ARE stopping in putting up with the crap?
Unfortunately by then they already doled out their hard-earned money in exchange for being treated as criminals, basically. A full stop would be to not buy the content to begin with.
The submission touches on the real problem, that this epic battle between companies and the freeriders eventually ends up affecting normal people more than really preventing copying. I have friends who are avid gamers but actually end up pirating the games they buy because it's too difficult to deal with the copy protection crap.
On the other hand I think this will eventually reach a breaking point and these normal people (who are the paying customers) will stop putting up with said crap. That will be an interesting development for sure.
Jeez twitter, at least have the decency to reply to people once, and with only one account. And you even used the name troll you crated for Macthorpe, how lame.
There must be some serious problems with your opinions if you feel you need to prop them up like this.
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I never said that wasn't the case. But please tell me how many applications that run on the mainframes of large financial corporations are being replaced by applications that run on Linux.
Try to read what you're replying to before making snarky comments.
And Linux will never replace mainframes. Nothing will.
At the risk of being modded troll, OO Calc will probably never replace Excel - other than Suns and big iron, corporate america runs on Microsoft Excel (not necessarily a good thing, but still).
OTOH, I know companies that are still running their websites and outward-facing interface systems on hardware and software that could be easily replaced by off-the shelf open source stuff, which will probably save them a lot of money.
The root cause of that is those people's fixation with destroying Microsoft, which is not about to happen any time soon.
If instead they spent their time and energy promoting what is good about their software (and not treat it as a pseudo-religion to which everyone must convert or die), things would be very different.
Never, ever do this yourself. Hire an consulting firm to come in and give you an outsider's view of your dirty laundry. More often than not when you're just used to how "things work around here" you end up overlooking an amazing amount of stuff that happens around you, which in turn leads to all the effort, time and money being wasted.
Trust me on this one, my company tried to hot dog this ourselves twice and we failed both times. It wasn't until we brought someone else in that we ended up with a good working policy that really worked.
Some people will get their egos dinged and feelings hurt in the process (including some near the top), but a VP's indigestion is far more manageable than a massive level I breach. This is especially true if your company handles anyone else's financial or personal data for a living.
Stop creating name trolls for people you dislike, twitter.
I respectfully disagree. I think FF might have an edge in rendering speed in some situations, but it gets its slow ass spanked everywhere else by both Opera and IE. To be fair, that's just the result of the thing being cross-platform, which makes the speed argument even less relevant to some people.
On the other hand, I don't use FF because it's faster or slower, I use it because it has the best features.
In any case, I was just pointing out that it was bad form to mod the guy troll just because he mentioned Opera.
Well, the post you were replying to was an AC, as most of them are anyway. You can always ignore them. And you can also foe me so you won't have to see my posts.
I'd say pointing out his offal is probably a more honorable waste of greasy horse-shaped patches *grin* than using ten different accounts to stomp the ground, but that's just me.
No, he just replied to himself as Odder to make it, which is what I assume the OP was referring to.
You'll probably need to forgive him, because sometimes it's difficult to know which post you're replying to if you know in the end they're all posted by the same person.
You've spent too much time in a social vacuum if you think it's OK for him to do what he's doing.
BTW, no one is allowed to mention the fact that a single person is posting with four accounts on the same thread - pretending he's four different people who vigorously agree with each other. So you should be modded offtopic, like me.
I don't know why this was modded troll, Opera is faster and it was released today. "Faster" is a value judgment I suppose, but can I mod the article troll because it called Firefox "the best browser, period"?
Sounds like a recipe for the next "unexplained" 737 crash though.
How the hell do they intend to pull that off without collateral damage. Force fields? Giant shark balloons?
twitter (and twitter I guess... uh), please read my reply to your original post. This is not about what OS you use, but what tools you use with your OS to secure your data effectively. It's not useful to turn this into another "Microsoft sucks!" diatribe.
Unlike his claim that anyone who disagrees with him must work for Microsoft, I don't actually believe that. But the fact that someone would actually consider it is bad enough.
Instead of changing his behavior though, he just creates more sockpuppets (three of which have already posted in this thread), garnering even more derision and ridicule in the process.
In any case, they had physical access to the machine, so unless you're encrypting the HDD, it's game over. Your stock Debian laptop would have been compromised as quickly as the one with Windows XP. Bastille Linux is just the same type of protection that can be had for Windows if you want or need it, and I'm guessing in this case they do want and need it. But it's not Windows' fault, and it's not Microsoft's fault, no matter how much you want that to be the case.
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I think he's still posting as "joejaybee" or something like that, I'm not sure.
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So, dedazo not only works for Microsoft, but also for Virgin Media now?
You realize of course that this "if you disagree with me then well gosh darn it, you must work for the Evil Entity I am doing battle with" line marks you as nothing more than a desperate troll with expired talking points, right?
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Unfortunately by then they already doled out their hard-earned money in exchange for being treated as criminals, basically. A full stop would be to not buy the content to begin with.
On the other hand I think this will eventually reach a breaking point and these normal people (who are the paying customers) will stop putting up with said crap. That will be an interesting development for sure.
There must be some serious problems with your opinions if you feel you need to prop them up like this.
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Darn, I already flashed my MotoPacket(TM) router with this information. I stab at the evil monkeys who can't get their spanning tree formations right!