DaemonForums  

Go Back   DaemonForums > Miscellaneous > Off-Topic

Off-Topic Everything else.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 4th May 2008
corey_james corey_james is offline
Uber Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 238
Default

my university has a strange marriage with M$.... we can download office 03, XP, project, visual studio, ms sql server etc. for free and use it for as long as we're a student

just for the record - I have no interest in giving MS any of my money
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
roundkat roundkat is offline
Shell Scout
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 115
Default

How do all the OpenSource Coders make any money giving away free code.??

This is a question folks at work often ask me..
My standard reply is that a lot of developers have "real jobs" and OpenSource is
a hobby..
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
corey_james corey_james is offline
Uber Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 238
Default

Well, you really have to think here that not all GPL and BSD code is free ... it may be opensource but you still have to pay for it.

You're right, most coders do it as a hobby ...
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
ephemera's Avatar
ephemera ephemera is offline
Knuth's homeboy
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 537
Default

... some get paid for developing open-source software.
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
s2scott's Avatar
s2scott s2scott is offline
Package Pilot
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Posts: 198
Default Riddle: The Fish said?

What did the fish say when it swam into the concrete wall?
__________________
Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
s2scott's Avatar
s2scott s2scott is offline
Package Pilot
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Posts: 198
Default Riddle: Boomerang

What do you call a Boomerang that won't come back?
__________________
Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
Old 4th May 2008
Nerve Nerve is offline
New User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 8
Smile

^^^
A stick


Hi guys, thought I'd pop in and say hello. Nice timing and all with the demise of that poor site. I wondered why the front page hadn't been updated for like two years!

Just got into FreeBSD as I was looking for a stable OS for a NAS server I'm building for home use. I've mainly been a windows tinkerer but drifted on to linux when my job required so I have a little basic knowledge and know a few commands. This time though I want to get right into it (I've tried in the past but it always seemed to take such monumental effort). Eventually I'd like to turn my NAS server into a dsl/wifi/gateway/router and do away with my Netgear router. But one step at a time.

BTW I'm not some Windows worshipper. It's just what I grew up on (after DOS and C64s that is. Yes I am that old). Anyway I'm sure we've all had this discussion many times so I'll stop now.
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
s2scott's Avatar
s2scott s2scott is offline
Package Pilot
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Posts: 198
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by s2scott
What do you call a Boomerang that won't come back?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerve
^^^
A stick

Winner!
__________________
Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
Nerve Nerve is offline
New User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 8
Default

Thanks.

Not sure what the fish one is though. How about this...

Quote:
What did the fish say when it swam into the concrete wall?
Nothing. It's a fish!
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
s2scott's Avatar
s2scott s2scott is offline
Package Pilot
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Posts: 198
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by s2scott View Post
What did the fish say when it swam into the concrete wall?
"Dam."

__________________
Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
Nerve Nerve is offline
New User
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 8
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by s2scott View Post
"Dam."
oh dear ... lol
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
mtx's Avatar
mtx mtx is offline
Real Name: Valentin Bud
Fdisk Soldier
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: RO/TM
Posts: 79
Default

another "i don't like m$" post. a few weeks ago i had to install office 2008 on my boss's computer (vista business) and it took about 45 minutes. 45 minutes for that dam' office. on an xp ws takes about 10 minutes top. i don't use vista, i do not plan to use vista but that's sort of outrageous.

all the best,
v
__________________
Stop! think! ... the problem is somewhere between the monitor and chair...
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Gandhi
links: spreadbsd syk
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
corey_james corey_james is offline
Uber Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 238
Default

just like my experiences with many applications recently released by microsoft, i just get bloody lost and frustrated using them:

MSN Live
office 2008
vista

This ribbon crap drives me nuts and their look and feel is so inconsistent!
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
phoenix's Avatar
phoenix phoenix is offline
Risen from the ashes
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 696
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mtx View Post
another "i don't like m$" post. a few weeks ago i had to install office 2008 on my boss's computer (vista business) and it took about 45 minutes. 45 minutes for that dam' office. on an xp ws takes about 10 minutes top. i don't use vista, i do not plan to use vista but that's sort of outrageous.
Heh, I wish a simple reinstall of Office XP would take 10 minutes. Took 2 hours to do that on Friday. 30 minutes to uninstall the old version and reboot. Almost an hour to do a complete install of Office XP Pro, and reboot. Almost an hour to download and install all the updates and service packs for Office XP, and reboot. It was a very borring way to spend a Friday morning.
__________________
Freddie

Help for FreeBSD: Handbook, FAQ, man pages, mailing lists.
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
corey_james corey_james is offline
Uber Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 238
Default

you could have compiled openoffice in that time hahaha
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
mtx's Avatar
mtx mtx is offline
Real Name: Valentin Bud
Fdisk Soldier
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: RO/TM
Posts: 79
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by fjwcash View Post
Heh, I wish a simple reinstall of Office XP would take 10 minutes.
i meant a fresh install of win xp and office.
Quote:
It was a very borring way to spend a Friday morning.
can't agree with you more. anyways windows is always full of surprises. the thing that `thrills` me is when something crash and pop up an err message saying "Fatal Error". why? how? where? --- questions without an answer.

all the best,
v
__________________
Stop! think! ... the problem is somewhere between the monitor and chair...
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Gandhi
links: spreadbsd syk
Reply With Quote
Old 5th May 2008
corey_james corey_james is offline
Uber Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 238
Default

Speaking of error messages, take a look at this one. I received this when trying to add a trigger to an ms sql table

http://daemonforums.org/attachment.p...1&d=1210021276
Attached Images
File Type: jpg wtf.jpg (20.9 KB, 103 views)
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:21 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content copyright © 2007-2010, the authors
Daemon image copyright ©1988, Marshall Kirk McKusick