Quite the opposite, probably, since they're giving press credentials to bloggers like Atrios and DailyKos. Presumably they're hoping that they'll blog right from the convention floor.
They think Linux is an IBM product, because IBM tells them so on the commercials that they televise during football games.
What Trippi is saying is that OSS, and the "do it yourself" philosophy that it embraces, is changing Democratic politics. This got started in the Dean campaign but has been adopted heavily by the Kerry campaign, which not only uses OSS for its servers but has adopted a lot of Dean's tactics for organizing volunteers and collecting hard money donations.
This is a good thing. It means that we're getting recognition from people in power in government as well as in business.
Corruption on the part of one group does not excuse corruption on the part of that group's successor. In fact, since the successor was run by the United States -- which represents and is accountable to me -- I hold it up to higher standards than something run by the UN, which is accountable to nobody.
Also, the proceeds from Iraqi oil are presently going into a trust fund, which will be spent on rebuilding. That fund isn't growing as quickly as it ought as local terrorists are intent on cutting the volumes.
...Linux General Store lasted several years. The location was next to a University, and it was in a town with a very active and young Linux community, so that helped a lot. People mostly bought t-shirts, stickers, NICs, Penguin mints and cheap distro CDs. A lot of business was colocation. A lot of people brought in boxes for maintenance; a few bought boxes outright. They had a regular newsletter and a book deal.
I frankly think the main reason that it failed was poor management. Moralle was the lowest there I have ever seen at any business.
And all the venture capital will move from California to Seattle.
"What about Portland?"
"Please, be serious. Nothing happens in Portland."
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Yeah, but as far as the people in power are concerned, the blogs are huge machines for reaching out to their core audience. Atrios and DailyKos are two prime examples of this. In fact, politicians are already trying to appeal to DailyKos's readership in order to get campaign dollars.
Java UIs are pretty fast if you use the proper tools (SWT as opposed to SWING). A quick comparison of NetBeans (Swing) to Eclipse (SWT) should bear this out.
"Can I compile my own database?" "No, you may not compile your own database." "Can I photograph just a few buildings here in there?" "No, you could be a terrorist." "Can I *look* at the buildings?" "NO LOOKING!" "But.." "NO LOOKING!!!"
That being said, John Kerry doesn't exactly strike me as someone whose presidental administration will supprt non-petroleum/fossil fuel causes
For what it's worth, part of Kerry's platform is an "alternative energy Apollo Project" to switch 20% of our energy production to renewable resources. Here's some information that might be of use. Click on the link that says "Reduce our Dependence on Foreign Oil" as evidence of my claim; it will display my source paragraph.
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Anyone know how to upgrade using URPM(I/E/etc.) alone?
...but perhaps it can be slowed. That would buy us a little more time.
I'm sure it will do wonderfully on my 100 mile round trip commute.
Uh, so they are going to ban laptop's?
Quite the opposite, probably, since they're giving press credentials to bloggers like Atrios and DailyKos. Presumably they're hoping that they'll blog right from the convention floor.
They think Linux is an IBM product, because IBM tells them so on the commercials that they televise during football games.
What Trippi is saying is that OSS, and the "do it yourself" philosophy that it embraces, is changing Democratic politics. This got started in the Dean campaign but has been adopted heavily by the Kerry campaign, which not only uses OSS for its servers but has adopted a lot of Dean's tactics for organizing volunteers and collecting hard money donations.
This is a good thing. It means that we're getting recognition from people in power in government as well as in business.
Or else he might get the Klap.
And a Komely young Konsort?
Corruption on the part of one group does not excuse corruption on the part of that group's successor. In fact, since the successor was run by the United States -- which represents and is accountable to me -- I hold it up to higher standards than something run by the UN, which is accountable to nobody.
...try SharpDevelop, a .NET IDE for Windows (only) that's GPL.
"Why .goatse?"
"By the time Halliburton's done with us, we're going to look like that guy."
I think there might also be a $20 billion dollar "accounting error" involved, to say nothing of the cost of no-bid contracts.
I frankly think the main reason that it failed was poor management. Moralle was the lowest there I have ever seen at any business.
I'm not saying the man did anything illegal, untoward, unseemly, scandalous or even slightly icky. But knowing Joe, that wouldn't really surprise me.
...and our web servers ran Apache, not IIS. (grumblegrumble)
I used to work there.
I don't know, at $5000 or $10000 a pop it could come within the reach of the reasonably wealthy.
"What about Portland?"
"Please, be serious. Nothing happens in Portland."
Yeah, but as far as the people in power are concerned, the blogs are huge machines for reaching out to their core audience. Atrios and DailyKos are two prime examples of this. In fact, politicians are already trying to appeal to DailyKos's readership in order to get campaign dollars.
Java UIs are pretty fast if you use the proper tools (SWT as opposed to SWING). A quick comparison of NetBeans (Swing) to Eclipse (SWT) should bear this out.
"Can I compile my own database?"
"No, you may not compile your own database."
"Can I photograph just a few buildings here in there?"
"No, you could be a terrorist."
"Can I *look* at the buildings?"
"NO LOOKING!"
"But.."
"NO LOOKING!!!"
Q: When is a joke a lie?
A: When the "joke" is a repeat of a lame, lying campaign commercial.
Not that this stops the Bush people from using it against him in those ridiculous commercials.
You mean the one he proposed in 1971?
For what it's worth, part of Kerry's platform is an "alternative energy Apollo Project" to switch 20% of our energy production to renewable resources. Here's some information that might be of use. Click on the link that says "Reduce our Dependence on Foreign Oil" as evidence of my claim; it will display my source paragraph.
Figure a fully outfitted luxury passenger module, including oxygen and other facilities, is ten tons per passenger.
That's $200 per passenger to get to the "edge of space", or $9000 per passenger for low earth orbit.
Space cruises for civilians now become feasible.
Pretty exciting.