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John Bailo Well, if you are going to compare software, you usually compare the latest from both companies... otherwise, the comparison is...
Boston State House meeting on Open Document
I suppose it is, for someone with no brain. Oh, of course. Beceause you know EVERYTHING about...
Is it a requirement that Mac users be "good looking" 13292
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I can't quite tell if you're really agreeing or disagreeing but pretending to maybe-agree... Modems and mainframes and server racks...
Is it a requirement that Mac users be "good looking" 13293
Bernd Jendrissek I've been know to hear weird things too. I have an IR programmable remote...
Is it a requirement that Mac users be "good looking" 13294
Mxsmanic I don't know what I'm hearing, but I hear the hum (kind of a whiny...
Is it a requirement that Mac users be "good looking" 13295
Dolores All my little note does is point out that in the near future it is quite conceivable that many...
Is it a requirement that Mac users be "good looking" 13296
Mean Mr Mustard Yes! Almost since the very beginning, the Mac was designed to target the BMW and Mercedes set. Go to the Apple...
the state of linux as i see it
my honest view of the state of linux - as someone who is very interested in linux and, frankly, disgusted with miorosoft (their browser quirks doubled my development time hacking code to get...
the state of linux as i see it 13298
DFW, i wanna know about my mispelling! -lol- actually, i think this is a fair question (not to imply...
the state of linux as i see it 13299
Skeets That was the bonehead Tooten wrongly accusing me. If I had wanted to attack your spelling you would have known it. I was genuinely interested in what you mean by 'get...
the state of linux as i see it 13300
a serious install will be parbreastioned properly... i wasn't so worried about dsl since it is such an old computer and didn't want to get...
the state of linux as i see it 13301
computer savvy. WindowsXP when properly administered and and maintained is just as reliable, stable and secure as a Linux box that is treated...
the state of linux as i see it 13302
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:40:32 -0700, Skeets I already think Microsoft does waaaay too much to try and restrict what is and is not permitted. You seem to suggest that...
the state of linux as i see it 13303
and is not permitted. You seem to suggest that Microsoft should do more to *protect* the...
the state of linux as i see it 13304
begin virus.txt.scr T.G. Reaper Except it did not compromise the exact system it weas written for: Mine It did not though even one of the two I ran it on was not patched Well, given...
the state of linux as i see it 13305
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:00:11 +0200, Peter Köhlmann Holding up the results of one specific attempt...
the state of linux as i see it 13306
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:36:10 -0700, T.G. Reaper It's possible this would happen, but I think less likely than you...
the state of linux as i see it 13307
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:03:44 +0100, Kier As I said in another post, I'd prefer that MS did force a user account at install time, and place more emphasis on routinely using a...
the state of linux as i see it 13308
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:27:16 -0700, Skeets Look, the Google reference was a simple way of saying that I don't consider that I'm doing anything special. I'm a software engineer, so I...
the state of linux as i see it 13309
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:02:05 -0700, T.G. Reaper Yes, I read that a bit later. And it's quite a simple...
the state of linux as i see it 13310
Skeets That it do :-) It's not really so hard these days, and getting less so. Ubuntu, for instance, has a great unnoficial guide to setting up...
A Peek at IE7's New Security
Microsoft has revealed some of the security changes to the upcoming Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista--changes that...
A Peek at IE7's New Security
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Linønut wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:20:36 -0500 And remember, Vista enables a new level...
Gates Welcomes Google Compebreastion
Microsoft and Yahoo already have been investing heavily in search, hoping to narrow Google's lead in the field...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13315
Did you just lightning yourself? Should I call 911? (I've got 911 on I think...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13316
Then the company can pick up StarOffice, which is still 1-10th the price of MS Office, and keep on going. Cool. So why is Microsoft unpleasant womanin...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13317
Which requires yet another change. Is it your position that Sun Microsystems (ala - Star Office) is less "destination unknown" than Microsoft? It's plausible that Sun may not even exist...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13318
Buford Why don't we get out of this rat-hole and go back to where this all started. Otherwise we'll be arguing...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13319
Buford, Look at it this way. I think that OO is a pretty darn good app. And you certainly can't beat the price. I run it on one of my...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13320
Buford I don't see it as such. His answer to my question didn't make any...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13321
That is kind of moving the goal posts. The point is not to use formats that MS Office cannot handle. The point is to use formats that anyone can handle without having to...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13322
The point is actually what are the benefits of using OO instead of MSO. Something that is enough of a benefit to convince a company to switch office suites. Because they...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13323
Quite disappointing Cloud, Despite your choice of OS you were one of the handful of COLA posters that I use to...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13324
Ultimately people do use the software that is on their workstation. But from the employers perspective...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13325
Indeed - there would have to be some compelling reasons andor incentives for corporations to switch. Perhaps the advent of OpenDocument will influence more corporate...
OpenOffice 2.0 will likely put a hurt on Microsoft 13326
My boss sent me an .xls file at home yesterday. I opened it in OO 2 in a matter of about 4 seconds. The file...
Helpful Windows Errors
Okay, so XP's been giving me trouble for a while now. No real warnings, just slow responses and so forth...
Helpful Windows Errors
Tell ya what, if you can give me a series of steps that starts with "right click on a drive icon and select properties-hardware" and ends with telling you a name of...
Contractors fired for using GPL code 13329
on Oct 27, 8:55 pm Erik Funkenbusch "I know that several companies i've worked with are afraid of GPL'd Software (not free software) because they're afraid of it tainting their proprietary software" Erik F...
Contractors fired for using GPL code 13330
On 28 Oct 2005 11:59:22 -0700, Daeron I would be disclosing identifiable information about the internal workings of a prior client. I can...
Contractors fired for using GPL code 13331
First of all, moving ANY copyrighted code into proprietary code and selling it as original work - not subject...
State of Linux. 13332
Grug Get a few dozen third party applications and about 30 Microsoft security fixes, and Windows XP will BSOD. I had about 40 big...
State of Linux. 13333
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:57 -0700, Grug That's true. I'll give you that. It's the first version that doesn't, very frequently. It's a TERRIBLE memory...
The Stages of Linux Grief 13334
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, William Poaster wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:35:42 +0100 The keystrokes are as...
The Stages of Linux Grief 13335
DFS Wrong. 1) Download 2) Burn images 3) Install 4) Attempt to get all hardware working 5) Attempt to install drivers (hope you got the right version for the right distro) 6) Hope your hardware...
The Stages of Linux Grief 13336
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Grug wrote on 27 Oct 2005 21:33:52 -0700 0) Preinstalled perfectly-working Windows box. (OK, that's maybe a bit of a stretch in some cases.) 1.1) Take a long vacation as...
The Stages of Linux Grief 13337
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Thomas Wootten wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:14:53 +0100 Dunno about the fiver specifically, but Cheapbytes charges $1.99 for the CD. (Where...
The Stages of Linux Grief 13338
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Thomas Wootten wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:18:14 +0100 Erm...he said *total* lockup. If that's an X malfunction, there's no way Ctrl-Alt-F1 will help (the X...
Why I like Linux and why you should , too
Finally got back to normal; posting through Google is *not* a nice Why do I like Linux? Well, it's not just because it's free beer, for a start...
Why I like Linux and why you should , too 13340
tab That's a software issue Buy the right brand. HP are good, and I prefer their printers on hardware grounds too. Only the 3D accel, and...
Why I like Linux and why you should , too 13341
Another is being a big shareholder in an anti-spyware-virus company that relies on crappy underpinnings to sell its wares. Still another is being a monkey man or a...
MICROS~1 Rearranges Deck Chairs on the breastanic
This is actually very interesting. It puts Jim Allchin, the guy who admitted under that he personally, freely, and willingly, engaged in numerous illegal activities including fraud, extortion, and blackmail, into the number 3 position...
Microsoft To Collapse, Linux Wins All 13343
Unearned revenue continued to have a huge impact on Microsoft, which recognized $3.419 billion of unearned revenue during the quarter. Microsoft ended the quarter with $8.8 billion in unearned revenue. Much of unearned revenue...
Microsoft To Collapse, Linux Wins All 13344
It looks like Microsoft has a bigger problem. Year over year revenue growth for the Client market is only up 17%, while Year over year revenue growth for Red Hat is up 41%. Red Hat...
Microsoft To Collapse, Linux Wins All 13345
You are comparing two totally different markets. Red Hat's sales are in the server arena, the 'client' market as you noted is on the desktop (an area...
Microsoft To Collapse, Linux Wins All 13346
Grug Indeed he is. Especially since Redhat is primarily a "services" company whereas MS is a product company. The other problem here is that MS is a product company and the 'marginal...
Korea about to screw themselves 13347
Every major distribution doesn't have any ownership of the media players and instant messaging. The illegally-maintained monopoly* does. Every major distribution can, and usually do, offer more...
Korea about to screw themselves 13348
I wonder, though, who really wins in this case. A big part of why Apple totally dominates the portable player market is that in addition to the player, they provide the...
Korea about to screw themselves 13349
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Thomas Wootten wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:39:55 +0100 Bear in mind...
MS about to give you British cola nuts a stroke
DFS Well, MS is wasting their money marketing to me, and realization of their FUD is growing among...
Do any LiveCD's include BRLCAD
Is there anyone on here who knows of a Knoppix type CD that includes the BRLCAD package. My father uses 3D CAD packages...
MS had a bad week, we had a good one maybe
Be careful what you ask for - you may get it. Our small school district is 100% MS, mostly XP by now with a few 98's that can't be upgraded - about...
MS had a bad week, we had a good one maybe. 13353
Erik Funkenbusch Okay, you asked .... * start open quote * Last Updated: Thursday, 2 June, 2005, 22:47 GMT 23:47 UK. Brazil adopts open-source software, By Steve Kingstone, BBC News, Sao Paulo Brazil says...
MS had a bad week, we had a good one maybe. 13354
Number one, you will not find hard numbers, because very few companies will disclose proprietary financial information...
MS had a bad week, we had a good one maybe. 13356
Buford Just by reading the gobbledee goop, pretty much so told me where it was headed, had no idea of the significance (or insignificance) of this...
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