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Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr Your phone system was a government sanctioned monopoly for decades. There was zero compebreastion of any kind, just a monopoly. You have no competing local loop providersof any kindfor telephony, however...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:32:05 +0000, Mark Kent Yes, but it was not government owned. It merely used a corrupt government to it's own ends to gain support and monopoly power...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr What about your roads? Who owns them? Is that a monopoly? How about ports? I seem to recall seeing the word 'authority' at some ports, so the indication is that there is...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:06:13 +0000, Mark Kent Here? No. Surprisingly. The Federal government owns the Interstate Highway system, the State governments own their State highway systems...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr Just like here, all the roads, almost without exception are owned by government, either national government or local government. This is not surprising, and is a reflection of the...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:05:13 +0000, Mark Kent Well, there are some minor differences....as the level you put at national government is really what would be State government here, you'd...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr Fair point... It'll be interesting to see if the EU ever attempts to take on such projects - I don't think it has the structures in place to do so at the...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 10:12:28 +0000, Mark Kent Of that I have no doubt. JUst...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr Oh, it's already trying to do so. What's quite amusing, though, is watching the power-dance between the national governments and...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:06:32 +0000, Mark Kent Yeah, we went through that. Back when we were under the Articles of Confederation each and every little State tried to regulate it's...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr Transportation isn't really our problem... the attempt at a consbreastution for the EU was abandoned last year, but I suspect because it was too...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
Several courts have ruled that Microsoft is a monopoly. THAT is the only opinion that actually matters. Furthermore, appeals courts have not only sustained...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
begin oeprotect.scr A free market in the political sense is the opposite of a command economy. A free market in the economic sense...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
THX 1138 No. You asked for it. You told us to inspect your headers, there one could find "proof" that you...
Want to get rid of the "evil" corporations Get the government out of the economy
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Liam Slider wrote on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:35:50 GMT I've never heard of a "dependency crash", although incompatibilities between packages can cause problems, and...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8387
billwg Very true. There is a song in the movie "Kismet" called the "Olive Tree". The fool sat beneith the olive tree, and a wonderous...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8388
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, JEDIDIAH wrote on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:22:05 -0600 Actually, one does, after a fashion; there are several scenarios, none of which are quite as bad as Windows, and...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8389
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:33:31 +0000, billwg Not considered a game here.. This may...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8390
Ashamed of my status..not hardly. Financially comfortable (not totally liquid yet) , farmhouse on 20 acres, I get to travel out of the country (U.S), to S.E. Asia primarily Thailand...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8391
Well, sig, it is not so easy to be sure of anything on the internet and...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8392
You can see he's really slipping. There were times when billwg would try to make his tolls sound...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8393
Oh, Ray, you lie like a rug! LOL!!! Linux is huffing and puffing along behind Windows, IBM mainframe, and real Unix. Has it even pbutted Netware? Even using your distorted figures which...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8394
What's the saying? "Figures don't lie, but liars figure"? Let's check your figures... Actually, its wind and color are pretty good. It started from further back but it's...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8395
It's certainly isn't second. Fourth at best, eh? And is it really catching up? What does it mean...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8396
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Köhlmann wrote on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:55:41 +0100 Neither can Microsoft, really. Components of the desktop...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8397
Yup. I don't recall if there were any significant moves on the part of hardware makers to market a MIPS machine to run NT *. There were a few Alphas targeted...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8398
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Aragorn wrote on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:11:56 GMT I've seen dumber ideas. (Admittedly, not many.) I'll admit to wondering. A "computing chore", after all, is a means to an end -- in the...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8399
Interesting. You appear to wish to complain if someone reads more than you intend into your...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8400
Ray Ingles I rather expected you to have the balls to admit to your error, instead of attacking me because you made it. I see I expected too much of you. You "Of...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8401
I didn't say "all software". Just their flagship browser. "Backpedaling"? Can you list new products that Microsoft...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8402
If you can find the word "all" in what I wrote in that message, I'll mail you some cookies from my wife's bakery. She's very good. This is pointless. If it makes...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8403
billwg No one is confused. I am contending your stupid statement that reads : "OSS users are generally folk who cannot afford the real stuff and who hang around hoping for something...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8404
Grasping at straws there, jedidiah. He probably saved billons by not buying an aircraft carrier, too, but he still...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8405
billwg I save about $100 on windows XP, about $50 on various anti-virus malware removal...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8406
billwg The last time I checked, Microsoft Office Professional was about $375 with academic discounts. However, upon your indicating that it might not be so any...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8407
Madhusudan Singh Your savings? XP Pro academic upgrade: $78 www.pricewatch.com malware stuff: free (MS AntiSpyware, Spybot Search and Destroy, AVG anti-virus) OpenOffice: free (you don't need the superior capabilities...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8408
On Sunday, 29 Jan, 2006 DFS (DuFuS less the U puked all over his keyboard and out came: Linux has never been about destroying MS. Conversely, MS seems to be the enbreasty that...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8409
Keep in mind that there are nearly 1 billion PCs out in the global marketplace. According to official sources, roughly 95% of these PCs are sold...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8410
There is also a 64 bit version of Windows 2003. Microsoft does offer 64 bit versions of SQL Server...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8411
Sig Sauer Its proponents sure do say differently. Good. That's partly why they're the most successful corporation in history. There's nothing illegal or unethical about building or maintaining an enterprise...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8412
My estimates put it a few points higher than that based on data from my ISP clients. My sample is...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8413
wrote on Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:36:55 +0000 (UTC) Well, I for one might suggest the following totals: 1 Ideal: 1 Linux for the pure Linux server, workstation, "Win2k" box, Mac...
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft." 8414
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:27:23 -0500, DFS My portfolio says that I'm not. Compebreastion in the market is a healthy, it spurs development and gives people options. It also keeps the...
Gnome still stable 8415
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:01:11 -0500, DFS Does he really? I doubt it. And when if...
Gnome still stable 8416
Flatfish is more advaced then me. I would guess he can make any computer system, and stable as it can be. I would say Flatfish (and maybe DFS) are your best people here, if...
Gnome still stable 8417
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:02:58 -0800, tab If a system-software isn't stable out of the box, I have no use for...
Gnome still stable 8418
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:32:31 -0500, flatfish It's fine here. So what? Linux is not yet aimed at Mr J. Average. That's not...
Gnome still stable 8419
After takin' a swig o' grog, flatfish belched out this bit o' wisdom: You know what they say. Garbage in, garbage out. I like that about you. I...
Gnome still stable 8420
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:09:29 -0600, Linønutlinønut First time I heard a professor said gigo I thought they had invented a new chemical element. Well actually I used a bad example because most...
Gnome still stable 8421
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:44:25 -0600, Linønutlinønut Obviously referring to a drummer :) The problem with the...
Gnome still stable 8422
tab Why would I keep *trying* different distros ? After RH9, I have used Debian exclusively on my laptop as well the OpenAFS cell I administer on...
Richard Stallman peeing them off, one after another
Yes. And this was pretty much resolved many year ago. While it's true that the Linux Kernel is copyrighted under the GNU General Public License, many of the drivers...
Most stuff works better in Gnome 8424
tab Proves that you read my reply, saw that I was not just doing word processing surfing, and started trolling on this thread. "1. Matlab for analyzing data 2. Mathematica for...
Most stuff works better in Gnome 8425
Can you dance? Do the hussle? I have tried and ran almost every distro out there. I even did KATE, which should be trashed! I went rootless, paid, free, and everything in between. I...
Most stuff works better in Gnome 8426
Madhusudan Singh And just to remove any chance of your claiming that your browser crashed on KDE when you clicked on that link (:) ), here is...
Most stuff works better in Gnome 8427
True, so far as it goes. But... A couple fallacies here. The main one is that 'problems' that are showstoppers for...
Need advice in release of an open source ... 8428
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 jstuart Good. I'm a bit curious as to what it is, though...
Need advice in release of an open source ... 8429
It depends on the wording of the contract. Most contracts I've seen do narrow the scope to cover only work related to the your...
Need advice in release of an open source ... 8430
As a general rule, your employer has "Right of first refusal". Keep in mind that Steve Wazniak was working for...
Need advice in release of an open source ... 8431
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Any contract can be negotiated prior to signing. Furthermore, there are often restrictions on taking intellectual property...
New from Microsoft 8432
Does this include free upgrades for life? In 1981, my company decided to use Microsoft Basic Compiler. The runtime library...
New from Microsoft 8433
begin oeprotect.scr We moved to VAT and away from purchase tax because purchase tax only affected retail sales to normal people, whereas VAT is applied down the value chain, so thetheoryis that whoever is...
New from Microsoft 8434
Erik Funkenbusch I also think that it's a fairer method (you get taxed on what you consume) and it encourages saving. I read a really...
New from Microsoft 8435
But consumption isn't really tied to what the tax money is paying for, so why is that fair...
New from Microsoft 8436
DFS What was the price in 1992-3, right after WordPerfect was pretty much knocked out of the market? Remember, we are talking MSRP - not some "piracy...
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