Salvance - Slashdot User

Submission + - Oracle and Red Hat begin battle for the Enterprise

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Salvance

on Monday October 30, 2006 @03:24AM

Salvance writes: "Yahoo News (via ComputerWire) is reporting that Oracle and Red Hat are turning up the heat in the battle over Oracle's new enterprise Linux offering. While Oracle claims they'll be able to offer their 'Unbreakable' version of Red Hat's Linux offering for half the price, Red Hat asserts that all the important security and hardware certifications would be invalidated on Oracle's offering.

At this point, the only thing that's certain is that Red Hat needs to figure out how to keep their large Oracle Enterprise clients on board or risk becoming a takeover target (undoubtably, with Oracle leading the list of potentially bidders)."

Submission + - Top 10 things not to do on Slashdot

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Salvance

on Sunday October 29, 2006 @08:59PM

Salvance writes: "With Halloween coming up, thought I'd send along something a little different, so here's a list of the Top 10 things not to do on slashdot:

10. Don't bash Linux

9. If you're going to bash Linux, bash Redhat.

8. If you don't know what you're talking about, admit it (moderators will probably even flag your comment as Funny)

6. Learn to spel and count

5. Don't make fun of kdawson for continually using the Enlightenment icon on interesting posts. He probably would add you to his blacklist, and who knows what he does with that

4. Don't angrily reply to a comment when someone flames you — just get even later when you get mod points

3. Don't try to be funny if you're not ... just copy and paste someone else's funny comment from years ago

2. If you are funny, say something insightful every once in a while to throw regular readers off ... some will probably try to figure out what's funny about your comment

1. Did I mention not to bash Linux?
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Submission + - Battle for podcast viewers

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on Saturday October 28, 2006 @08:49PM

Salvance writes: "Techcrunch recently reported on the battle for viewers between Rocketboom and Ze Frank. What's interesting isn't the bickering between viewership numbers, but rather the difference in distribution channels utilized and the impact on advertising revenue and content control. While Rocketboom's viewership is undeniably higher than Ze Frank's, the article implies that Ze Frank should be attracting far higher advertising $ per viewer due to the content quality and greater viewer participation.

I'd be interested to hear what other Slashdot viewers thought on Rocketboom's 'viewership at any cost' vs. Ze Frank's 'Stay the course' approaches."

Submission + - Dell's monstrous new laptops

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on Monday October 23, 2006 @01:34AM

Salvance writes: "After years of shrinking laptops to the point where they were almost unusable, laptop manufacturers now seem to be engaged in a race to sell laptops with ever larger screens. The biggest of these machines, the Dell XPS M2010, boasts a jaw dropping 20.1" screen and a weighs an arm numbing 18.3 lbs. The reviewers love the machine's performance, but are a little less impressed by its heft.

Check out this somewhat humorous review of what happened when a CNET reviewer lugged this 'laptop' around the terrorism-sensitive London public transportation system. This laptop even has a built-in handle ... I wonder if the next generation of portables will be so large that they come with a built-in hand cart."

Submission + - Better article for HP/Dell story

Submitted by Salvance on Friday October 20, 2006 @12:01PM

Salvance writes: Hey Zonk (and ./'ers), here's a link to an article from The Register on HP overtaking Dell — this time with the correct publishing date. Seems like the focus of the comments for the prior article were on the date misprint rather than the implications of HP taking back the crown.

Submission + - Worst Halloween costumes of 2006

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Salvance

on Friday October 20, 2006 @10:47AM

Salvance writes: "One of the sites I contribute to posted The top 10 worst Halloween costumes of 2006. I thought this would be a fun read for anyone who needs a laugh or two to start the weekend."

Submission + - Oracle set to release its own Linux

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on Thursday October 19, 2006 @10:58AM

Salvance writes: "Computing Magazine reported today that Oracle looks set to release its own branded version of Ubuntu at next week's Oracle OpenWorld conference. While Larry Ellison has been hinting at a Oracle/Linux stack since April, this is the first time that details surrounding its potential release have been suggested.

From the article: "Jeffries & Co. suggested that 'Ubuntu is currently working to certify its recently introduced server operating system to all of Oracle's major products, including database and middleware'. It added that Oracle could produce a server appliance running the stack and/or a pure software offering, and that OpenWorld was a likely candidate for an announcement.""

Submission + - FBI looks to mandate internet tracking

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on Wednesday October 18, 2006 @09:03PM

Salvance writes: "According to CNET, FBI Director Robert Mueller is attempting to gather support for mandated internet usage tracking from a wide group of organizations including Internet Service Providers, law enforcement, and Congress. The FBI and Justice Department are also looking to mandate data retention requirements on Google and other search engines, a move that appears to be in response to Google's unwillingness to provide this information back in January. According to the article, Congress is expected to vote on these measures in 2007, with Democratic Representative Diana DeGette of Colorado promising to spearhead the legislation."

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