i dont know why this is flagged as flame bait, this guy is correct.
Microsoft censored the words to stop those stupid worms going over everyones msn account, you know those stupid viruses that say, "i found a pic of you at www.somewhere.com/download.php?name=virus" and then some silly teenage girl would go, OMG REALLY and click on it, now she has the virus and its telling all her contacts the name thing.
So how do they put a stop to this, just censor the bloody url so the message wont send.
Some of you guys on slashdot just have got to realise that MOST PEOPLE WHO USES COMPUTERS ARE _NOT_ AS SMART AS YOU! Some wont update there programs, others wont know how to remove the virus and even more will click on stupid links like that.
As i read all these articles on the net and from slashdot that compare Linux to Windows in such a way that Linux's aim is to steal market share from Windows. I also read in forums all the time, "Linux needs the marketshare so that software publishes will release Games/Photoshop etc on Linux then it will destroy microsoft" and i always say, "The aim of Linux WAS NEVER destroy Microsoft Windows market share." I used to always quote GNU from their site that said something like, "to create a completely open source operation system" Note the words open source which is not commerical programs
But now heres proof, right and it should be really noted. Linux was created by the developer for the developer. Its not developed to take out microsoft windows. Linux does not want commerical programs and Linux does not care for market share. There are no shareholders for Linux, no one is crushed if you dont use Linux or if you dont like it. So stop writing reviews that say "Linux will defeat microsoft if it had X and Y" because as a developer or Linux i dont care what you think, as long as it stays good enough to be my desktop OS.
He also says that the focus is on the server platform because big companies are pumping money into it for that very reason. This is then killing the tradition aims of Linux as a hobby operating system developed for the user by the user, its now a hobby OS developed by the user for big business and thus is taking the same lead as microsoft. He has left the development because its now all about the money for the big companies and therefore his work for the desktop has gone unseen or as he puts it in the case of the other kernel developers his desktop work is now redundant. Poor guy.:(/3
What we should do is encrypt the whole internet! Everything outside your router to the internet will be encoded so that only the reciving end will know what the data is.
I shall call this, Encrypternet!
I had song in some flac format and i really wanted to change them to mp3. So i decoded them flac -d and then piped it to lame and tada! A whole album converted very fast, without annoyingly clicking heaps of stuff and all in one command:) Its VERY simple too if you know about bash.
My windows users were watching and they were amazed and start asking me to get Linux running on their computers lol
I laughed and handed out some Ubuntu cds i got for free..
If Microsoft cannot buy out a Linux distro (They could but it would go against what they stand for), then they just sign em up to a fake patent protection deal which causes all the Linux users to scream "OMG where not gonna use X distro again! There associated with Microsoft!".
Four years later after microsoft has paid millions to sign up with almost every commerical distro; where will Linux stand?
Maybe you guys all have a really good look at why you use Linux. Do you use to enjoy all the great open source applications, do you use because its free, or do you use it to rid yourself from Microsoft?
I can tell you my main reason that i use Linux its because i love open source software, my reason is not to avoid using Microsoft products. So i dont care if they are associated with Microsoft or not.
"for the sake of those wanting to (legally) play DVDs, use AVI files, etc.""
I think that line can be misunderstanding. It is not illegal for you under Linux to play DVD's or use AVI, its only illegal to distribute their codecs without a license to do so and we all know licenses cost money. If Ubuntu had to pay for the license then it would probably have to charge for a binary copy of Ubuntu. This is where Linspire comes in with click and run, they paid for the license and so they can give you the CD with the codecs on them.
Although its legal for you to download the codec yourself for your own use. You just cant go making a product and putting their codec on it without a license even if the product is free.
People have already got opensource drivers for nvidia and ati. Make AMD incomplete drivers open source will only contribute so far.. Sure its a step ahead but its more of a babies step.
All i can see their efforts but to use is in tweaking the already exsisting open source code or using the already existing open source stuff to tweak their open source code lol
AMD customer: "ati drivers for linux suck" AMD: "I know we will open source our crappy incomplete ati drivers and let the community create the rest of the drivers! It will also promote the use of ATI cards in Linux and we wont have to spend a cent!"
im still sticking with nvidia their drivers may not be open but atlest they sponser Linux distrubutions and provide drivers that actually work!
Australia is just another state of America now days.
Every law America passes Howard has to pass it as well.
Howard is bushes lil bitch..
The only difference is the people and these are the kind of people who wouldnt sue citizens of other countries without first fixing their own countries problems.
We in Australia are NEVER GOING TO HAVE A FIREWALL TO BLOCK CONTENT
Get that straight right now sir, that is the worst solution to this problem anyone can think of. I hope whatever country you live in gets a giant firewall to block content.
Never ever let this happen in Australia, there is MANY MANY better solutions to solve this problem then to just block it.
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You will be surprised at just how much of that 90% of sounds produced our ear cannot understand.
i dont know why this is flagged as flame bait, this guy is correct.
Microsoft censored the words to stop those stupid worms going over everyones msn account, you know those stupid viruses that say, "i found a pic of you at www.somewhere.com/download.php?name=virus" and then some silly teenage girl would go, OMG REALLY and click on it, now she has the virus and its telling all her contacts the name thing.
So how do they put a stop to this, just censor the bloody url so the message wont send.
Some of you guys on slashdot just have got to realise that MOST PEOPLE WHO USES COMPUTERS ARE _NOT_ AS SMART AS YOU! Some wont update there programs, others wont know how to remove the virus and even more will click on stupid links like that.
As i read all these articles on the net and from slashdot that compare Linux to Windows in such a way that Linux's aim is to steal market share from Windows. I also read in forums all the time, "Linux needs the marketshare so that software publishes will release Games/Photoshop etc on Linux then it will destroy microsoft" and i always say, "The aim of Linux WAS NEVER destroy Microsoft Windows market share." I used to always quote GNU from their site that said something like, "to create a completely open source operation system" Note the words open source which is not commerical programs
But now heres proof, right and it should be really noted. Linux was created by the developer for the developer. Its not developed to take out microsoft windows. Linux does not want commerical programs and Linux does not care for market share. There are no shareholders for Linux, no one is crushed if you dont use Linux or if you dont like it. So stop writing reviews that say "Linux will defeat microsoft if it had X and Y" because as a developer or Linux i dont care what you think, as long as it stays good enough to be my desktop OS.
He also says that the focus is on the server platform because big companies are pumping money into it for that very reason. This is then killing the tradition aims of Linux as a hobby operating system developed for the user by the user, its now a hobby OS developed by the user for big business and thus is taking the same lead as microsoft. He has left the development because its now all about the money for the big companies and therefore his work for the desktop has gone unseen or as he puts it in the case of the other kernel developers his desktop work is now redundant. Poor guy. :( /3
This is like sex, except im having it!
What we should do is encrypt the whole internet! Everything outside your router to the internet will be encoded so that only the reciving end will know what the data is. I shall call this, Encrypternet!
I had song in some flac format and i really wanted to change them to mp3. So i decoded them flac -d and then piped it to lame and tada! A whole album converted very fast, without annoyingly clicking heaps of stuff and all in one command :) Its VERY simple too if you know about bash.
My windows users were watching and they were amazed and start asking me to get Linux running on their computers lol
I laughed and handed out some Ubuntu cds i got for free..
LoL i was thinking the same thing!
If Microsoft cannot buy out a Linux distro (They could but it would go against what they stand for), then they just sign em up to a fake patent protection deal which causes all the Linux users to scream "OMG where not gonna use X distro again! There associated with Microsoft!".
Four years later after microsoft has paid millions to sign up with almost every commerical distro; where will Linux stand?
Maybe you guys all have a really good look at why you use Linux. Do you use to enjoy all the great open source applications, do you use because its free, or do you use it to rid yourself from Microsoft?
I can tell you my main reason that i use Linux its because i love open source software, my reason is not to avoid using Microsoft products. So i dont care if they are associated with Microsoft or not.
"for the sake of those wanting to (legally) play DVDs, use AVI files, etc.""
I think that line can be misunderstanding. It is not illegal for you under Linux to play DVD's or use AVI, its only illegal to distribute their codecs without a license to do so and we all know licenses cost money. If Ubuntu had to pay for the license then it would probably have to charge for a binary copy of Ubuntu. This is where Linspire comes in with click and run, they paid for the license and so they can give you the CD with the codecs on them.
Although its legal for you to download the codec yourself for your own use. You just cant go making a product and putting their codec on it without a license even if the product is free.
People have already got opensource drivers for nvidia and ati. Make AMD incomplete drivers open source will only contribute so far.. Sure its a step ahead but its more of a babies step.
All i can see their efforts but to use is in tweaking the already exsisting open source code or using the already existing open source stuff to tweak their open source code lol
still incomplete.
AMD customer: "ati drivers for linux suck"
AMD: "I know we will open source our crappy incomplete ati drivers and let the community create the rest of the drivers! It will also promote the use of ATI cards in Linux and we wont have to spend a cent!"
im still sticking with nvidia their drivers may not be open but atlest they sponser Linux distrubutions and provide drivers that actually work!
Techonolgy also created weapons that can kill people in mass amounts.
Improving lifes?
Australia is just another state of America now days.
Every law America passes Howard has to pass it as well.
Howard is bushes lil bitch..
The only difference is the people and these are the kind of people who wouldnt sue citizens of other countries without first fixing their own countries problems.
GET THE FUCK OUT
We in Australia are NEVER GOING TO HAVE A FIREWALL TO BLOCK CONTENT
Get that straight right now sir, that is the worst solution to this problem anyone can think of. I hope whatever country you live in gets a giant firewall to block content.
Never ever let this happen in Australia, there is MANY MANY better solutions to solve this problem then to just block it.
yay we got our digg back.. now we have to clean up all the mess lol It would be cool if they could just revert it back to how it was this morning.
I honestly think digg.com just went offline just moments ago.
Me and none of my friends online can load the page anymore..
Is this a victory for digg users everywhere or have we just destoryed something we did enjoy?
Yeah but did that just not back fire when word of mouth became INTEL INTEL INTEL..
thus the article about profit loss..
yeah why dont they cut back on research, cut back on production of cpus and cut back on marking?
If anything they should be spending more money!
But screw AMD/ATI they dont support Linux so i dont support them.
(hmm... maybe i should copyright and or trademark this split keyboard image idea :-) )
to late i already did it;)
wanna buy it back off me? $10,000
damn that just makes me wanna download more music!
so whats wrong with the internet?
I like penguins, how can they cater to me?
Why do people in America sue for profit?
Theres ISPs out there NOW that are limited VOIP traffic of other providers.
Companys who are slowling down Bittorrent traffic if not removing it all together
Of course there is many ISPs that dont
but its already happening people..