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betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Ergo *nix doesn't matter. +1 |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Ah that explains that then. Thanks Sten. Just have to stick to 10 a day instead of the usual 400 :-) A man after my own heart. I dont belong to any of that social network crap either. All though the daugters and grands kids put the pressure on to join one. They claim, Thats how you can keep up with what we do. I say well use the damn telephone, OR heaven forbib E-mail me Or even text me. I might be 62 but I can text. @Sten- I can remeber when farmers around where I grew up plowed those fields and grew crops. Now days they have good size trees on them. Or are a housing developement.:( [/quote] Old James |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
... The reason we don't hear about it is the reporters for MSM have Windows boxes on their desk, not *nix boxes. Ergo *nix doesn't matter. Or it could be that with over 50 years of development and experience and the widespread use of *nix running high value infrastructure, it could be all a question of "better by design"?... But that is for another thread. One thing I have been reminded of recently in this day and age where users have no idea of how their car engine works or for what might be "under the hood", they really are easy prey to be victim to some powerful Marketing... I've just had the example of one user who was utterly convinced that everything he saw on his desktop screen was somehow all "Microsoft Exchange", just like on TV. He was completely disbelieving that we have no Microsoft servers at all, none whatsoever in any of our server rooms. And yet it all works, and works well. Even though he has no idea of the software is that paints pretty pictures and hieroglyphs on his screen every day. (And no, we are not Google!) IT is what you make it... Martin ps: Quite amusing in some ways. But also very sad for how people are such victims to Marketing and put their complete trust in 'strange voodoo'... See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Quite amusing in some ways. But also very sad for how people are such victims to Marketing and put their complete trust in 'strange voodoo'... Yep, all those "weird" witch doctors... Kubuntu/Ubuntu/Mandrake/Fedora/Knoppix/SuSe/Red Hat(Thought all witch doctors wore Black Hats?)... ...not forgetting all the smaller islands with their witch doctors not wanting to be part of a bigger clan. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam A boy from Coventry has become the youngest computer specialist in the world. Ayan Qureshi is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giant's exam when he was just five years old... All just "child's play"?... IT is what you make it... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... This post says a lot about your calibre! You ever heard of two words... ...Child Prodigy? |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
Hey ML1. I'm 400 Years Old and I Could Not Pass 'it'. Maybe The Old Adage 'Rocks in Your Head' has Some Validity. Wat Say You, ole Our Only One Planet Man and ''it' 'is' what you make 'it''. Eh? HOHUM. Mozart of Micro Soft beatin' dat Brainiac DRum DRum. May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... Now if that same kid could gather all the different flavors from the various distros out there and get his fathers company up and running. I would say he is a child prodigy:) [/quote] Old James |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... I was thinking the same, has his own computer lab and a network he built himself. At five year old. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30649 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... Computers are more like children than you can imagine. Why not? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Interesting "Sian John, a security strategist at Symantec, said: "It looks like it comes from a Western organisation. It's the level of skill and expertise, the length of time over which it was developed."" hmm, wonder what nation that was? |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Interesting http://www.zdnet.com/nation-state-spying-malware-revealed-7000036076/ Based on the sophistication of the threat and the substantial investment it would require, it's hard not to agree with Symantec that it appears to be nation state espionage tool. Symantec's charting of the infections by country also tells a tale that is, at the very least, atypical. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Anti-malware is now available to Mac's from Google with Santa. GOOGLE HAS RELEASED an open source anti-malware suite for Mac OS X. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2383218/santa-delivers-the-gift-of-mac-anti-malware-with-help-from-google Cheers. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
So... What does this little ditty say about the caliber behind those "MSCE" qualifications?... This kid is definitely one to keep your eyes on as he grows up. May as well give him everything he wants since he will most likely be able to do whatever he wishes in the computer community. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The Antikythera Mechanism is older that 1st thought. http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/antikythera-mechanisms-eclipse-calculator-tells-us-its-at-least-a-century-older-than-previously-thought/story-fnjwl1aw-1227138241461 Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
In the latest desktop/laptop OS market share stats Win7 is still the big winner gaining 56.41% of the total market. Even those horrible Win 8/8.1 OS's have made it up to 18.65% now. XP is now finally on a big slide, down to just 13.57%. But still, M$ OS's dominates 91.46% of this market. Apple's OS's hold steady at 7.13% (they should be well and truly use to their "7%" tag). The big hit was again Linux, which saw its market share in this area drop again for the 3rd consecutive month, down to just 1.25% penetration (from a lofty 1.76% months ago). Cheers. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
In the latest desktop/laptop OS market share stats Win7 is still the big winner gaining 56.41% of the total market. Add to that: Wikipedia: Linux Market share and uptake ... The Linux market is growing rapidly, and the revenue of servers, desktops, and packaged software running Linux was expected to exceed $35.7 billion by 2008. Analysts and proponents attribute the relative success of Linux to its security, reliability, low cost, and freedom from vendor lock-in.... Linux Journal: Linux Market Share ... I think the main reason that Linux has not penetrated the desktop market more than it has is because people tend to stick with what they are used to. So, I guess I’ll just have to get used to being depressed, because people are what they are, and learning a new OS is just is not that high on most folks’ “things to do†list. Tom's Hardware: Linux Now Has "Double" the Market Share of Windows If you consider NetApplications' data set, then Linux owns only about 1 percent of the desktop OS market and Windows has almost 92 percent. But if you consider all computing platforms, including mobile, than Windows has only 20 percent and Linux has 42 percent... And very depressingly, Linux has near 100% of the top 500 supercomputer market share. Linux also runs most of the internet and internet infrastructure including home modem/routers. (And yes, that really is depressing! WHY is there nothing better than Linux for the extremes of supercomputers and embedded devices?!) IT is what we make it, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I see Martin that you missed the "desktop/laptop OS market share" again and can't you come up with some more up to date links instead of those old things that you keep throwing around? ;-) Cheers. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
IT is what we make it Just do IT:) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
I see Martin that you missed the "desktop/laptop OS market share"... There is an awful lot more to IT than just the old desktop... And even there that is being overhauled by mobile devices and the cloud and even Google with their Chromebooks. I think that we can all agree that your one world of Microsoft is rather good at Marketing and proprietary lock-in... IT is what we make it... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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