Hopefully more governments will follow suit and find that sometimes open source is better software, since it has been under the scriutny of the public.
Actualy If i remember correctly DDT was banned due to increased risk of birth defects in animals and humans, and other negatvie enviromental affects. It is also rumored to be linked to an increased risk in cancer according to studies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Impact_on_human_h ealth
The book Silent spring wirtten by Rachel Carson is widely creditted with the banning of DDT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring
actualy No DSL lines are not dial up and have never been dial up. A Dsl line is a Digital signal that is layered on the line but the Signal is intercepted by a DSLAM ( Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer )and never reaches the PSTN ( public Service Telephone switch ). so DSL is a completely different service. However there have been some dsl modem in the Past that have emulated a dail up modem but they never dailaed a true telephone number they dial a vertual access channel and path.
Today most telco's give a telephone number to the customer if they only have dsl for ease of records and access since 99% of the tools that they use are based on a telephone numbering scheme.
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Hopefully more governments will follow suit and find that sometimes open source is better software, since it has been under the scriutny of the public.
I prefer the name Windows Xp ( Jolly roger Edition ).
Phew glad I work for Qwest since it looks like we were the only ones to refuse that request http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-12 -hayden-support_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
Actualy If i remember correctly DDT was banned due to increased risk of birth defects in animals and humans, and other negatvie enviromental affects. It is also rumored to be linked to an increased risk in cancer according to studies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Impact_on_human_h ealth
The book Silent spring wirtten by Rachel Carson is widely creditted with the banning of DDT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring
I fail to see the bomber in this. did the email server actualy blow up ?
actualy No DSL lines are not dial up and have never been dial up. A Dsl line is a Digital signal that is layered on the line but the Signal is intercepted by a DSLAM ( Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer )and never reaches the PSTN ( public Service Telephone switch ). so DSL is a completely different service. However there have been some dsl modem in the Past that have emulated a dail up modem but they never dailaed a true telephone number they dial a vertual access channel and path.
Today most telco's give a telephone number to the customer if they only have dsl for ease of records and access since 99% of the tools that they use are based on a telephone numbering scheme.