Comments on: Arguing the Point Effectively: Why Most *nixed Marketing Attempts Fail. http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24 Unix and Overlooked Pop Culture Sun, 16 May 2010 18:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-33 admin Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:19 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-33 Brandon, I do hope you're still reading this blog. I sent an e-mail indicating a possible bug with the RC of Windows 7. It was another way of confirming that you were who you said you were. I know you're a busy person, but please take what helios has said into account as well. Again, I ask you, why in the world would an OS need 512 MB of RAM at minimum to (barely) run on any machine at all? Even XP would run just fine on a system with 128 MB of RAM. Why in the world would an OS need 512 off the bat? Brandon, I do hope you’re still reading this blog. I sent an e-mail indicating a possible bug with the RC of Windows 7. It was another way of confirming that you were who you said you were. I know you’re a busy person, but please take what helios has said into account as well. Again, I ask you, why in the world would an OS need 512 MB of RAM at minimum to (barely) run on any machine at all? Even XP would run just fine on a system with 128 MB of RAM. Why in the world would an OS need 512 off the bat?

]]> By: helios http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-32 helios Thu, 21 May 2009 11:41:56 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-32 Brandon, Let's take a minute and talk about this. <b>That myth about Vista having performance issues because of “DRM” has long been beaten to death. It’s blatantly, provably false, and repeating it doesn’t do anyone any favors.</b> Depends on who you talk to. I belonged to an online gaming club up until my duties at The HeliOS Project would no longer allow me the luxury. These guys were hard core MS guys and I would be shouted down over the LAN constantly when I brought up a feature of Windows that sucked. It was all in good fun so no feelings were hurt however these guys lived for their games and they would never think of switching to Linux because the gaming industry hasn't caught up with us yet. They would never think of moving back to Vista either...the club moved back to XP after two weeks. The intermittent graphics stoppages were more than an inconvenience, they made internet game play impossible. Vista sweeps the system 30 times a second by means of the DRM embedded. You as a regular user may not see any difference and as an individual game player, it might not make any either. However I have seen first hand how Microsoft has crippled game play over the Internet with Vista. That it has made an impact is understating it...and no where near false. However that isn't even the real point. The real point being: <b>But what it doesn’t have is one bit of DRM code that affects anything unless you specifically choose to play DRM’d content with a *player* that implements a DRM scheme.</b> That's like saying "sure there's a wolf walking amongst the heard but he hasn't eaten anyone...yet." Brandon, DRM was born at 2:30 in the morning via the DMCA. It was passed stuffed in the middle of some farm subsidy bill so the American People would not see it and raise hell. Congress knew their actions were a direct result of taking filthy money from Hollywood lobbyists. DRM allows anyone Microsoft makes a deal with to stomp around inside your computer and do pretty much anything they want. Don't think I'm some wild-eyed zealot...I mean I am a wide-eyed zealot but in this case that doesn't matter. What does matter is that you've become comfortable with other people co-owning your computer. Brandon, have you read the EULA for MS Operating Systems? I am somewhat of a student of them and I promise you...If you ever tried, as a regular business person to put such restrictions on your products or services, law enforcement would have you shut down inside a week. Look, I didn't come here to start an argument with you...I want you to realize who you are defending. You are defending a company that has co-opted your trust and loyalty. Hey you want to game? Use XP. You want to actually own your computer again? Email me and I will personally get you on the right road. helios Brandon, Let’s take a minute and talk about this.

That myth about Vista having performance issues because of “DRM” has long been beaten to death. It’s blatantly, provably false, and repeating it doesn’t do anyone any favors.

Depends on who you talk to. I belonged to an online gaming club up until my duties at The HeliOS Project would no longer allow me the luxury. These guys were hard core MS guys and I would be shouted down over the LAN constantly when I brought up a feature of Windows that sucked. It was all in good fun so no feelings
were hurt however these guys lived for their games and they would never think of switching to Linux because the gaming industry hasn’t caught up with us yet.

They would never think of moving back to Vista either…the club moved back to XP after two weeks. The intermittent graphics stoppages were more than an inconvenience, they made internet game play impossible. Vista sweeps the system 30 times a second by means of the DRM embedded. You as a regular user may not see any difference and as an individual game player, it might not make any either. However I have seen first hand how Microsoft has crippled game play over the Internet with Vista. That it has made an impact is understating it…and no where near false.

However that isn’t even the real point. The real point being:

But what it doesn’t have is one bit of DRM code that affects anything unless you specifically choose to play DRM’d content with a *player* that implements a DRM scheme.

That’s like saying “sure there’s a wolf walking amongst the heard but he hasn’t eaten anyone…yet.”

Brandon, DRM was born at 2:30 in the morning via the DMCA. It was passed stuffed in the middle of some farm subsidy bill so the American People would not see it and raise hell. Congress knew their actions were a direct result of taking filthy money from Hollywood lobbyists. DRM allows anyone Microsoft makes a deal with to stomp around inside your computer and do pretty much anything they want. Don’t think I’m some wild-eyed zealot…I mean I am a wide-eyed zealot but in this case that doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you’ve become comfortable with other people co-owning your computer. Brandon, have you read the EULA for MS Operating Systems? I am somewhat of a student of them and I promise you…If you ever tried, as a regular business person to put such restrictions on your products or services, law enforcement would have you shut down inside a week.

Look, I didn’t come here to start an argument with you…I want you to realize who you are defending. You are defending a company that has co-opted your trust and loyalty. Hey you want to game? Use XP. You want to actually own your computer again? Email me and I will personally get you on the right road.

helios

]]> By: admin http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-31 admin Thu, 21 May 2009 05:26:54 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-31 @Brandon: Then perhaps it would be a great idea to post links proving your point. Why in the world would an OS require at least 512 MB to barely run? That makes no sense, unless the OS was designed to be very paranoid about what you do. Also, I've actually talked to someone who was a beta tester for Vista. Guess what upset them? Adding DRM to the OS right before releasing it to retail. That's not a good way of treating beta testers. Also, think about it. Why would the hardware requirements be so high in the first place? Even XP's requirements were tame compared to Vista's? @Brandon: Then perhaps it would be a great idea to post links proving your point. Why in the world would an OS require at least 512 MB to barely run? That makes no sense, unless the OS was designed to be very paranoid about what you do. Also, I’ve actually talked to someone who was a beta tester for Vista. Guess what upset them? Adding DRM to the OS right before releasing it to retail. That’s not a good way of treating beta testers. Also, think about it. Why would the hardware requirements be so high in the first place? Even XP’s requirements were tame compared to Vista’s?

]]> By: Brandon http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-30 Brandon Wed, 20 May 2009 21:06:43 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-30 Just an FYI - That myth about Vista having performance issues because of "DRM" has long been beaten to death. It's blatantly, provably false, and repeating it doesn't do anyone any favors. Sure, Vista had its issues and higher system requirements than the previous version (as every version of Windows has, except for Win7). But what it doesn't have is one bit of DRM code that affects anything unless you specifically choose to play DRM'd content with a *player* that implements a DRM scheme. Anyway, good luck with the Windows 7 RC. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it. Just an FYI – That myth about Vista having performance issues because of “DRM” has long been beaten to death. It’s blatantly, provably false, and repeating it doesn’t do anyone any favors. Sure, Vista had its issues and higher system requirements than the previous version (as every version of Windows has, except for Win7). But what it doesn’t have is one bit of DRM code that affects anything unless you specifically choose to play DRM’d content with a *player* that implements a DRM scheme.

Anyway, good luck with the Windows 7 RC. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it.

]]> By: admin http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-17 admin Thu, 14 May 2009 02:49:41 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-17 @mFreak: Hey Carlos. How's it going? I do like the theme a lot, but in all fairness, there are people who get eyestrain with the wrong combination of colors. This theme would probably give my mom a headache as well. If there aren't too many people who object to the theme, I'll keep it. Otherwise, I'll see if a custom WordPress theme can't be made based on the layout of this theme. @mFreak: Hey Carlos. How’s it going? I do like the theme a lot, but in all fairness, there are people who get eyestrain with the wrong combination of colors. This theme would probably give my mom a headache as well. If there aren’t too many people who object to the theme, I’ll keep it. Otherwise, I’ll see if a custom WordPress theme can’t be made based on the layout of this theme.

]]> By: mFreak http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-15 mFreak Wed, 13 May 2009 15:08:25 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-15 @First Time Post I think the theme looks nice. maybe its your browser? @First Time Post

I think the theme looks nice. maybe its your browser?

]]> By: admin http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-13 admin Wed, 13 May 2009 04:34:54 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-13 Darn. And I thought the theme was cooler than all let out. :( What I may wind up doing is posting future posts on my Blogger blog as well since it's black text on a white background. Darn. And I thought the theme was cooler than all let out. :(

What I may wind up doing is posting future posts on my Blogger blog as well since it’s black text on a white background.

]]> By: First Time Post http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-12 First Time Post Wed, 13 May 2009 04:14:22 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-12 I followed a link from The Beez to this site and I really wanted to read what you have to say. . . But small white text on a black background is too hard to read. I might copy the text and read it offline. Regards I followed a link from The Beez to this site and I really wanted to read what you have to say. . . But small white text on a black background is too hard to read. I might copy the text and read it offline.

Regards

]]> By: admin http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-11 admin Tue, 12 May 2009 23:56:09 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-11 I'm glad you liked it. Feel free to promote this post everywhere you go. I've got to say that I've seen quite a few blue screens and had to reinstall once just to get the RC of Windows 7 to behave properly. I'm in the middle of updating at the moment and will add the other protection software (anti-virus) a little bit later. The 64-bit edition is finding my hardware quite well, which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the Blue Screen of Death is alive and well so to speak. I’m glad you liked it. Feel free to promote this post everywhere you go. I’ve got to say that I’ve seen quite a few blue screens and had to reinstall once just to get the RC of Windows 7 to behave properly. I’m in the middle of updating at the moment and will add the other protection software (anti-virus) a little bit later. The 64-bit edition is finding my hardware quite well, which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the Blue Screen of Death is alive and well so to speak.

]]> By: libervisco http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-10 libervisco Tue, 12 May 2009 23:20:38 +0000 http://www.thenixedreport.com/blog/?p=24#comment-10 Good article. I for one did not puke nor had any particularly uncomfortable reactions to your trying out Vista and Windows 7. I tried Vista myself, and even considered using it as my primary OS. Few days ago I even downloaded Windows 7 RC which MS is "generously" giving out for a free trial till early 2010 and plan on trying it out in a VM at least. Partly I was encouraged by a friend who did the same (and is also a voluntaryist like me btw :) and partly it's because I no longer believe in the Free Software purism as it's presented by the FSF. I've evolved my thinking on that a bit recently, but it's too big for this comment and I'll probably write more about it in one of the future articles. Suffice it to say, if FSF is promoting freedom, they're hugely missing the point. They're hacking a branch at the tree of tyranny, and rather clumsily so at that. ;) Btw, I didn't say calling something a distro is bad really. My main point was that calling all distros at once as if they were a single thing is clumsy and leads to bad marketing. That said, I'm not being terribly religious about that point. I just wanted to throw an alternative point of view out there so if there are people out there who think the same way they have another article to link to for explanations. :) I don't necessarily expect to start a movement within the amalgam of Linux enthusiasts, devs and advocates towards this "new" way of marketing that I have in mind, if nothing then because I have a larger cause than that. :) But that larger cause has changed my thinking and it's influencing how I see the technology world in general and the FOSS world specifically. And I feel it gives me a perhaps somewhat unique perspective that I can use to produce some intriguing articles. So I'm doing that. Thanks for being open minded! Danijel Good article. I for one did not puke nor had any particularly uncomfortable reactions to your trying out Vista and Windows 7. I tried Vista myself, and even considered using it as my primary OS. Few days ago I even downloaded Windows 7 RC which MS is “generously” giving out for a free trial till early 2010 and plan on trying it out in a VM at least.

Partly I was encouraged by a friend who did the same (and is also a voluntaryist like me btw :) and partly it’s because I no longer believe in the Free Software purism as it’s presented by the FSF. I’ve evolved my thinking on that a bit recently, but it’s too big for this comment and I’ll probably write more about it in one of the future articles. Suffice it to say, if FSF is promoting freedom, they’re hugely missing the point. They’re hacking a branch at the tree of tyranny, and rather clumsily so at that. ;)

Btw, I didn’t say calling something a distro is bad really. My main point was that calling all distros at once as if they were a single thing is clumsy and leads to bad marketing. That said, I’m not being terribly religious about that point. I just wanted to throw an alternative point of view out there so if there are people out there who think the same way they have another article to link to for explanations. :) I don’t necessarily expect to start a movement within the amalgam of Linux enthusiasts, devs and advocates towards this “new” way of marketing that I have in mind, if nothing then because I have a larger cause than that. :)

But that larger cause has changed my thinking and it’s influencing how I see the technology world in general and the FOSS world specifically. And I feel it gives me a perhaps somewhat unique perspective that I can use to produce some intriguing articles. So I’m doing that.

Thanks for being open minded!

Danijel

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