If they go with Linux, this would be the second or third major business deployment for Linux - first the coat mfgr (was it Burlington?) and then the hotel chain. Really good business exposure.
There was a story on NPR last Friday about a guy doing research on flys - how they fly and navigate - he also works with aerodynamic engineers as well. The military interest is quite high in his findings. They figure they can eventually build fly-size flying bots for battle-field intel and such.
Since an election year is up-and-coming, we're going to be seeing more of this type of push for "values" legislation. Even ol' wooden Al "I did the net" Gore is distancing himself from Clinton by harping on "family values" and bringing them back into the gov't. The moral reaction to the Clinton administration is going to be frightening, so keep a sharp eye out and don't be surprised at anything the Washington folks dream up.
The Red Hat folks have always stated that their business model was non-traditional. I'm sure their IPO will be as well. This is good, IMHO, 'cause it'll introduce a different way of looking at publicly traded companies. Sort of taking the OSS model to Wall Strett:). I hope they make tons of money.
And compare the press coverage of the 1.0 kernel debut:) I was happy to read a level-headed, non-fudish not-too-technical appreciation of the 2.2 kernel. As pointed out above, there are some errors, but they don't seem intentional. Also, did anyone notice that he refered to the X Window system and not X Windows? That's pretty good.
This sums up, for me at any rate, the fundamental motivation for what I do and how I want to do it:
"But, as important as money is to tech people, it's not the most important thing. Fundamentally, geeks are interested in having an impact. They believe in their ideas, and they like to win. They care about getting credit for their accomplishments. In that sense, they're no different from a scientist who wants credit for work that leads to a Nobel Prize. They may not be operating at that exalted level, but the same principle applies."
That's exactly how I wish my manager would see my contribution to the company here. But no, arbitrary technical decisions reign. When that happens, all trust is lost. Fini
I like the site: well laid-out, nice color scheme, and the sub-pages have a cool style. The front page is a bit busy, but not so much that it overwhelms. Lots of good links to info. Perhaps a bit much for a newbie, but the site does have a lot of info that can be perused and thought about. I especially liked iliad's history lesson, and the esr interview was a kicker. Overall, a nice job to the webmaster(s) and admins!
I really like the graphics; kinda soft and friendly.
And this is good. The whole debate, brought periodically out into the open, so to speak - in forums like this keeps what has gone into Linux in the public eye. For me, it's been Linux, and will remain so - but then again who the fsck cares what I call it, but for others this is not enough. So be it. The important thing is that most of us know the history and the contributions RMS has made because we care enough about the OS to find out what goes into it. New users, at first, may not know. But, the more new users use Linux, *BSD, what-have-you, the more, little by little they, too, will learn about their roots. That is, if they care enough to read around and learn. Some new users won't. The important thing is to keep this debate going and not dismiss RMS because he at times acts - to some folks - less than rational about the name. He is important for both his contributions to the software, but also because of his philosophical ideas that are behind the creation of the software. I don't agree with some of the things he believes in; I won't call it GNU/Linux, but I sure as heck respect the man's courage in taking a sometimes unpopular stance. Just as I sure as heck admire Linus' pragmatic approach to most things political.
I've been a sysadmin-type/network weenie for most of the past 8 yrs or so, and the one thing that still gets me down about the job is the lack of real control in some situations. Example is when technical decisions are handed down and input is disregarded - top-down solutions instead of organic ones. Nothing worse than seeing your career path detoured by bad tech. Happened recently and I'm looking for a new place to work, even though the current place is pretty good overall. Would love to find a local all-Linux shop:)
what I was thinking of as the ultimate chair/kb/etc combo would be a hacked dentist chair rig. You could stretch out to a comfortable supine angle, have a swing-tray w/ attached kb and trackball, and then use the adjustable arm w/ the light thingy for the monitor - flat panel type. Now that would be relaxing, heh.
Dunno if this would be legal or possible, but I think a compilation of the emails that jk got, and maybe selected/. comments would make a good, though slimish, book - intro being jk's essays? Seems like the feelings that have been expressed really need to get out in a concentrated form. Just my $0.02.
It's really refreshing to see the power of the 'net in rooting out the obviously slanted "truth" that MS would have folks believe. Again, this whole debacle just proves that MS still doesn't "get it" about the Internet/WWW/usenet. When you put something out for mass peer review, it's going to get hammered. Well, MS just got the bejeesus pounded out of it.
Red Hat has been doing okay, IMHO. I'll buy their distro to support the effort they are making for the Linux community. If they go IPO, I suspect it will be with the same planning they've done up to this point. They do have a potential for earnings, and that's what's driving up some of the hot 'net stocks right now. If/when they do go IPO, I hope I have some cash to throw into the pot. RH must be a very interesting place to be working right now:)
Uh, what about 5 for $5.00 frozen chinese dinners? Or that venerable staple, the frozen burrito (your fav brand here), perferrably hot, not medium. Oh, yeah, what about 8 for $1.00 ramen noodles? Now, that's gourmet!
Really, as the other respondents to your post mentioned, backups are essential. Try checking out the misc.forsale.computers.x news groups via dejanews. You can always pick up an older adaptec scsi card and even an older 1/4 inch tape drive to hang off it. This is easy to set up for your Linux box(en). At least that's something.
At least I thought so. Shouldn't the plural be kiddies? script kiddy, script kiddy i love you, yesssss iiii do!
ooo, with your script kiddy pose woah, woaha woaha! ooo, with your script kiddy clothes woah, woaha woaha! ooo, with your script kiddy toes woah, woaha woaha!
(sung to the tune of pussy cat, pusssy cat)
Well, what do you expect for a late (EST) Friday aft?
Slashdot Mirror
If they go with Linux, this would be the second or third major business deployment for Linux - first the coat mfgr (was it Burlington?) and then the hotel chain. Really good business exposure.
There was a story on NPR last Friday about a
guy doing research on flys - how they fly and
navigate - he also works with aerodynamic engineers as well. The military interest is quite high in his findings. They figure they can eventually build fly-size flying bots for battle-field intel and such.
Since an election year is up-and-coming, we're going to be seeing more of this type of push for "values" legislation. Even ol' wooden Al "I did the net" Gore is distancing himself from Clinton by harping on "family values" and bringing them back into the gov't. The moral reaction to the Clinton administration is going to be frightening, so keep a sharp eye out and don't be surprised at anything the Washington folks dream up.
The Red Hat folks have always stated that their business model was non-traditional. I'm sure their IPO will be as well. This is good, IMHO, 'cause it'll introduce a different way of looking at publicly traded companies. Sort of taking the OSS model to Wall Strett :). I hope they make tons of money.
And compare the press coverage of the 1.0 kernel debut :) I was happy to read a level-headed, non-fudish not-too-technical appreciation of the 2.2 kernel. As pointed out above, there are some errors, but they don't seem intentional. Also, did anyone notice that he refered to the X Window system and not X Windows? That's pretty good.
This sums up, for me at any rate, the fundamental motivation for what I do and how I want to do it:
"But, as important as money is to tech people, it's not the most important thing. Fundamentally, geeks are interested in having an impact. They believe in their ideas, and they like to win. They care about getting credit for their accomplishments. In that sense, they're no different from a scientist who wants credit for work that leads to a Nobel Prize. They may not be operating at that exalted level, but the same principle applies."
That's exactly how I wish my manager would see my contribution to the company here. But no, arbitrary technical decisions reign. When that happens, all trust is lost. Fini
Oops! You're right. Wasn't looking at the src/dest columns right.
I like the site: well laid-out, nice color scheme, and the sub-pages have a cool style. The front page is a bit busy, but not so much that it overwhelms. Lots of good links to info. Perhaps a bit much for a newbie, but the site does have a lot of info that can be perused and thought about. I especially liked iliad's history lesson, and the esr interview was a kicker. Overall, a nice job to the webmaster(s) and admins!
I really like the graphics; kinda soft and friendly.
And this is good. The whole debate, brought periodically out into the open, so to speak - in forums like this keeps what has gone into Linux in the public eye. For me, it's been Linux, and will remain so - but then again who the fsck cares what I call it, but for others this is not enough. So be it. The important thing is that most of us know the history and the contributions RMS has made because we care enough about the OS to find out what goes into it. New users, at first, may not know. But, the more new users use Linux, *BSD, what-have-you, the more, little by little they, too, will learn about their roots. That is, if they care enough to read around and learn. Some new users won't. The important thing is to keep this debate going and not dismiss RMS because he at times acts - to some folks - less than rational about the name. He is important for both his contributions to the software, but also because of his philosophical ideas that are behind the creation of the software. I don't agree with some of the things he believes in; I won't call it GNU/Linux, but I sure as heck respect the man's courage in taking a sometimes unpopular stance. Just as I sure as heck admire Linus' pragmatic approach to most things political.
Congrats /. crew and users! Best damn website I visit each couple 'o minutes each day.
I've been a sysadmin-type/network weenie for most of the past 8 yrs or so, and the one thing that still gets me down about the job is the lack of real control in some situations. Example is when technical decisions are handed down and input is disregarded - top-down solutions instead of organic ones. Nothing worse than seeing your career path detoured by bad tech. Happened recently and I'm looking for a new place to work, even though the current place is pretty good overall. Would love to find a local all-Linux shop :)
see subject. Hope you had a good one.
roughly:
Linux 71
nt 88
novell 79
Solaris 83
hmmmm...maybe somebody cheated on the mid-term?
LMAO! Thanks for the link. That Gerald is quite the fella!
what I was thinking of as the ultimate chair/kb/etc combo would be a hacked dentist chair rig. You could stretch out to a comfortable supine angle, have a swing-tray w/ attached kb and trackball, and then use the adjustable arm w/ the light thingy for the monitor - flat panel type. Now that would be relaxing, heh.
Dunno if this would be legal or possible, but I think a compilation of the emails that jk got, and maybe selected /. comments would make a good, though slimish, book - intro being jk's essays? Seems like the feelings that have been expressed really need to get out in a concentrated form. Just my $0.02.
It's really refreshing to see the power of the 'net in rooting out the obviously slanted "truth" that MS would have folks believe. Again, this whole debacle just proves that MS still doesn't "get it" about the Internet/WWW/usenet. When you put something out for mass peer review, it's going to get hammered. Well, MS just got the bejeesus pounded out of it.
what an asshole. Some punk kids? Maybe SCO is feeling a bit of heat from the Linux distros and this fella doesn't like it. Real mature response.
The whole story reminded me of Brazil - the movie. Kinda scary, eh?
Red Hat has been doing okay, IMHO. I'll buy their distro to support the effort they are making for the Linux community. If they go IPO, I suspect it will be with the same planning they've done up to this point. They do have a potential for earnings, and that's what's driving up some of the hot 'net stocks right now. If/when they do go IPO, I hope I have some cash to throw into the pot. RH must be a very interesting place to be working right now :)
Uh, what about 5 for $5.00 frozen chinese dinners? Or that venerable staple, the frozen burrito (your fav brand here), perferrably hot, not medium. Oh, yeah, what about 8 for $1.00 ramen noodles? Now, that's gourmet!
" ITWeb recently experienced the dreaded "Slashdot effect", feared by network administrators the world over."
/. effect. LOL.
From the ITWeb story on the
Been waiting for this to upgrade my 4.x systems at home and work. Can't wait.
Really, as the other respondents to your post mentioned, backups are essential. Try checking out the misc.forsale.computers.x news groups via dejanews. You can always pick up an older adaptec scsi card and even an older 1/4 inch tape drive to hang off it. This is easy to set up for your Linux box(en). At least that's something.
At least I thought so. Shouldn't the plural be kiddies?
script kiddy, script kiddy
i love you, yesssss
iiii do!
ooo, with your script kiddy pose
woah, woaha woaha!
ooo, with your script kiddy clothes
woah, woaha woaha!
ooo, with your script kiddy toes
woah, woaha woaha!
(sung to the tune of pussy cat, pusssy cat)
Well, what do you expect for a late (EST) Friday aft?