This sounds like a good idea to me. I can't program to save my life but I love Mandrake and would like to see them survive in the long run.
Mandrake 8.0 is a fantastic product and is IMHO almost there when it comes to competing with Windows for the desktops of the world.
I've been using Linux since '94 and am very impressed by how far it has come. Back then it was Slackware or roll your own, not that there was much difference;-), and today you can mass deploy Linux on a LAN using a GUI tool that is easier to use than the corresponding tool for Win2K.
Oh, and please don't tell me Mandrake is for newbies only, like that review on Attrition.org. That is just posing and self-important BS.
As reported by the Norwegian newspaper VG, Norwegian Rail had big problems with their latest, greatest, mosts expensive new trains when the clocks on the onboard computers rolled over to Dec. 31 2000 (yes, NYE, not the new year).
The problem? The trains wouldn't move an inch.
The solution? Set the onboard clocks back one month.
The manufacturer of the trains, ADtranz in Germany, say they're not sure exactly what caused the problem, but they're suspecting leap year trouble.
Read Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's FoF in the DoJ vs. MS trial if you haven't already. Now answer this question:
What was the one thing he emphasized over and over again that MS does to uphold the Applications Barrier to Entry in favor of Windows?
That's right, winning the browser wars. If MS can kill Netscape (and Java, including Netscape's Java engine), MS will have a stranglehold on the PC market.
The OSS community needs to embrace Netscape/Mozilla or come up with an OSS alternative real quick if it values its computing freedom.
(Personally I even think Netscape is better than IE when it comes to stability. IE on Windows will crash and freeze (and in the case of Windows 9x take the OS with it) seemingly at random. My experience is that IE crashes frequently, leaving the OS in an unusable or unstable state. At least with Netscape it's pretty predictable, over time you learn what makes it crash so you can avoid it. If you run Netscape on a proper OS like Linux it can't take the OS with it so all in all you have a much more stable and predictable web viewing experience.)
Use Opera, use Lynx, use Netscape, use whatever except IE if you value your freedom!
Let webmasters know that if they require IE to view their site you will be taking your business elsewhere!
I'm sure the people behind this distro will make the source available somehow, so this will all blow over as a non-issue.
However, here's an interesting thought:
What if they don't? Will anyone be able to "enforce" the GPL (or stop the distro)? Won't this distro become hugely popular in all countries that use the Chinese characters, GPL-violation or no GPL-violation?
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Mandrake 8.0 is a fantastic product and is IMHO almost there when it comes to competing with Windows for the desktops of the world.
I've been using Linux since '94 and am very impressed by how far it has come. Back then it was Slackware or roll your own, not that there was much difference ;-), and today you can mass deploy Linux on a LAN using a GUI tool that is easier to use than the corresponding tool for Win2K.
Oh, and please don't tell me Mandrake is for newbies only, like that review on Attrition.org. That is just posing and self-important BS.
Go Mandrake!
Gunnar
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The problem? The trains wouldn't move an inch.
The solution? Set the onboard clocks back one month.
The manufacturer of the trains, ADtranz in Germany, say they're not sure exactly what caused the problem, but they're suspecting leap year trouble.
I guess no one saw that one coming. ;-)
Gunnar
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You're not a true geek until you've successfully hacked some hardware.
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Galileo has a much too high orbital velocity and not enough propellant to get to the sun.
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What was the one thing he emphasized over and over again that MS does to uphold the Applications Barrier to Entry in favor of Windows?
That's right, winning the browser wars. If MS can kill Netscape (and Java, including Netscape's Java engine), MS will have a stranglehold on the PC market.
The OSS community needs to embrace Netscape/Mozilla or come up with an OSS alternative real quick if it values its computing freedom.
(Personally I even think Netscape is better than IE when it comes to stability. IE on Windows will crash and freeze (and in the case of Windows 9x take the OS with it) seemingly at random. My experience is that IE crashes frequently, leaving the OS in an unusable or unstable state. At least with Netscape it's pretty predictable, over time you learn what makes it crash so you can avoid it. If you run Netscape on a proper OS like Linux it can't take the OS with it so all in all you have a much more stable and predictable web viewing experience.)
Use Opera, use Lynx, use Netscape, use whatever except IE if you value your freedom!
Let webmasters know that if they require IE to view their site you will be taking your business elsewhere!
-- Gunnar
See: www.xmms.org
-- Gunnar
A project I'm involved in will soon need to set up an Apache/SSL server on NetBSD. The site is commercial and located in Norway.
What are my options? (I want to stay legal of course.)
Where can I read more about the licensing terms and legalities involved in doing this?
Gunnar
King Harald V is the monarch of Norway
That King Carl Gustaf guy is the King of Sweden.
Gunnar
However, here's an interesting thought:
What if they don't? Will anyone be able to "enforce" the GPL (or stop the distro)? Won't this distro become hugely popular in all countries that use the Chinese characters, GPL-violation or no GPL-violation?
Just a thought.
-- Gunnar