Big business illucidation

Typedef · 21-08-2003 1:24pm #1

http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh

An example of a big business which has gone totally non-Microsoftpian and ostensibly Linux. I think it's pretty cool. Got the link from Slashdot.

pickarooney · 21-08-2003 6:51pm

Sounds like a bit of a prick.
"They don't need a web browser to do their jobs, so don't give them one"

"They don't really need that second kidney either, come to think of it"

Emboss · 21-08-2003 6:53pm

if you were raped by bill, you wouldn't exactly sound like mary poppings now would you :-)

BenH · 21-08-2003 9:49pm

Originally posted by pickarooney
Sounds like a bit of a prick.
"They don't need a web browser to do their jobs, so don't give them one"

He's right, these arnt home systems but work systems. Why does an accountant need a web browser? Answer, unless theres some kind of web based package, they dont. The computers are ment to be tools to allow them to carry out thier jobs. Stripping down the installation means that the install will run under a cheaper system.

Same kind of rule applies across the board, do the IT staff really need scribus and The Gimp? No but the marketing people do. Those same marketroids dont need etherpeek and nmap and so on.

Best,

Ben

dahamsta · 21-08-2003 10:31pm

Originally posted by BenH
Same kind of rule applies across the board, do the IT staff really need scribus and The Gimp? No but the marketing people do. Those same marketroids dont need etherpeek and nmap and so on.

Yeah, but the beauty of being the sysop is that you can do as you damn well please. Let's call it a perk.

adam

BenH · 21-08-2003 10:41pm

Originally posted by dahamsta
Yeah, but the beauty of being the sysop is that you can do as you damn well please. Let's call it a perk.

Well someone has to make the RPM's :-)

Ben

Typedef · 22-08-2003 9:44am

If you like.

dahamsta · 22-08-2003 11:10am

Here typedef, aren't you one of those spelling nerds?

It's elucidation.

adam

Typedef · 22-08-2003 11:39am

Originally posted by dahamsta

It's elucidation.

Speaking of spelling.

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I'm noticing a certain 'someone' ... is spelling it with a W these days

dahamsta · 22-08-2003 12:02pm

The wha wha?

logic1 · 22-08-2003 1:02pm

Yeah if you're going to keep using it, please spell it properly, I didn't even read the rest of the post out of disgust.

That is all.

.logic.

logic1 · 22-08-2003 1:04pm

Speaking of companies using linux:

http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=13100775

.logic.

dahamsta · 22-08-2003 3:16pm

Eh? Spell what with a W? Whut?

logic1 · 22-08-2003 3:23pm

Originally posted by Typedef
Speaking of spelling.

I'm noticing a certain 'someone' ... is spelling it with a W these days

"Wit"?

.logic.

dahamsta · 22-08-2003 3:35pm

The Slackware's gone to 'is 'ead.

Typedef · 22-08-2003 3:44pm

Is this some sort of race thing?

Emboss · 24-08-2003 1:24am

Originally posted by logic1
Speaking of companies using linux:

http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=13100775

.logic.

I'm failing to see here how Microsoft are using linux...

The company that microsoft are "purchasing" bandwith from are using linux.

What next ? "Bill Gates's hair dresser of 10 years has turned to using Linux" who cares

BenH · 24-08-2003 6:59pm

Originally posted by Emboss
I'm failing to see here how Microsoft are using linux...

The company that microsoft are "purchasing" bandwith from are using linux.

What next ? "Bill Gates's hair dresser of 10 years has turned to using Linux" who cares

I'm surprised you havn't used this chance to remind everyone how MS screwed up the hotmail migration from BSD to Win2K

One might say from bad to worse

Best,

Ben

Emboss · 25-08-2003 5:32am

Originally posted by BenH
I'm surprised you havn't used this chance to remind everyone how MS screwed up the hotmail migration from BSD to Win2K

One might say from bad to worse

Best,

Ben

ok...back in the play pen good boy....

GUI · 25-08-2003 7:24am

the bsd to 2k migration was years back ..
first few months of win2k release if i remember..

any type of large scale migration like that is bound to hit problems..
especially on the scale of hotmail!!

cut them some slack..

hotmail wasnt down at all during the migration..
if it was, wasnt noticed by many of major news agencies or tech firms..

BenH · 25-08-2003 12:12pm

Originally posted by Emboss
ok...back in the play pen good boy....

Windoze luser!

Your mother codes in visual basic!!

BenH · 25-08-2003 12:23pm

Originally posted by GUI
the bsd to 2k migration was years back ..
first few months of win2k release if i remember..

any type of large scale migration like that is bound to hit problems..
especially on the scale of hotmail!!

cut them some slack..

hotmail wasnt down at all during the migration..
if it was, wasnt noticed by many of major news agencies or tech firms..

Errr...No to your first request.

And as for Hotmail being down, it was down for two days and noticed by all the major tech channels. Also on more than one occasion since then its crashed, showing an Apache error message rather than ISS.

OSS, making it easier for pigopolists to fool their victm^H^H^H^H^H customers.

Emboss · 25-08-2003 1:14pm

BenH can we get this out of the way now as we have plenty of people who can post linux fan boy jokes.

Have you anything intelligent to add to the forum ?
if not can you keep these petty jokes on a board where they belong.

e.g. www.linux4kidz.com

BenH · 25-08-2003 1:26pm

Originally posted by Emboss
BenH can we get this out of the way now as we have plenty of people who can post linux fan boy jokes.

Have you anything intelligent to add to the forum ?
if not can you keep these petty jokes on a board where they belong.

e.g. www.linux4kidz.com

Fair enough, so long as you dont bring up the frikkin licensing arguement

GUI · 25-08-2003 1:38pm

Ben dont remember hearing about anything as such

might just be troll related Emboss ;-)

Emboss · 25-08-2003 1:40pm

naw gui trolls are far better at their job, ben is a troll in training maybe we should send him on training with whitewashman show him what trolling is really about

BenH · 25-08-2003 1:43pm

Originally posted by GUI
Ben dont remember hearing about anything as such

might just be troll related Emboss ;-)

Not troll related, its just the arguement the BSD crowd _allways_ have in reserve. Thanks to the SCO situation their bringing it out more and more.

Emboss · 25-08-2003 1:48pm

Originally posted by BenH
Not troll related, its just the arguement the BSD crowd _allways_ have in reserve. Thanks to the SCO situation their bringing it out more and more.

Ben what is all this BSD crowd ? who are they ? where are they ?
You have no idea what "crowd" I belong to so please don't make assumptions.

I have nothing against Linux or Windows for that matter everything has it's place. We've had all the mines bigger than yours arguments before the holy wars..it's boring let it go.

It's users like you that make me dislike the Linux community throwing around the pom poms waving the flag yet probably give nothing to the community on a personal level.

get of the stage mate we've seen this show too many times before

GUI · 25-08-2003 1:56pm

i agree Emboss

windows and linux/unix all have their places..

im quite happy using windows as my workstation os

BenH · 25-08-2003 2:18pm

Originally posted by Emboss
Ben what is all this BSD crowd ? who are they ? where are they ?
You have no idea what "crowd" I belong to so please don't make assumptions.

Apologies, given your responses to the BSD better than linux thread I assumed that you were a BSD user.

I have nothing against Linux or Windows for that matter everything has it's place. We've had all the mines bigger than yours arguments before the holy wars..it's boring let it go.

Agreed, I apologise for my love of cheap shots and one liners.

It's users like you that make me dislike the Linux community throwing around the pom poms waving the flag yet probably give nothing to the community on a personal level.

On this point I'm going to refer you back to the opening paragraph of your response. You have no idea of my involvement in the Linux community, and to be honest unless your heavily involved in Thin Client and Linux in Education, you probably never will.

Emboss · 25-08-2003 2:46pm

On this point I'm going to refer you back to the opening paragraph of your response. You have no idea of my involvement in the Linux community, and to be honest unless your heavily involved in Thin Client and Linux in Education, you probably never will.

Hence "probably"

Apologies, given your responses to the BSD better than linux thread I assumed that you were a BSD user.

I am, and a user of many other os's

Typedef · 25-08-2003 2:51pm

Ladies : ==>"yawn"<==

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