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Comment Why are these things opposites? (Score 1) 286

Funny thing is, everyone is interpreting this as religion vs science. It doesn't have to be, though. Even from a religious perspective that believes in creationism, it's entirely possible that evolution is the mechanism used to create things. For a simplistic analogy, consider play dough or clay. Many religious people resent that evolution is being taught as an alternative to creationism. (I'm not picking sides here, just stating some facts. Just stating: evolution and creation can co-exist, and, here's is why some people are upset by evolutionism.)
IT

Submission + - IT salaries and hiring are up - but just to 2008 levels (infoworld.com)

tsamsoniw writes: "A mid-year salary survey has a mix of good and bad news for IT professionals: The good news, hiring is slowly increasing as companies bring more IT operations back in house and salaries are creeping up a bit. But compensation (including benefits) are just now reaching 2008 levels — and hiring will remain soft, at least until the presidential election is over."

Comment How exactly do I support myself as a developer? (Score 4, Interesting) 490

Sure, open source is great (I've contributed), but I think too much of either side is wrong. It's unethical to take what's not yours, be it because you don't want other people to rip you off, or for some other reason. So charging for software makes it inconvenient for people who want it. But think about the people who spend hours and hours coding. How do they afford coffee to stay up writing software so open-source freeloaders can consume whatever they feel like? I've contributed to open source, only to have my work resold as someone else's. Look, I'm not against open source, but to make a blanket statement and call all closed source software unethical is absolutely stupid.
Windows

Submission + - No Windows 8 plot to lock out Linux (zdnet.com)

Bucky24 writes: ZDNet's Ed Bott decided to contact major PC makers to find out the truth about Windows 8 SecureBoot. The responses are encouraging for those of us who run third party operating systems. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/leading-pc-makers-confirm-no-windows-8-plot-to-lock-out-linux/4185?tag=nl.e539

Dell plans to have a BIOS switch to allow SecureBoot to be disabled, and HP assures us that they will allow consumers to make their own choice as to what operating system to run, though they have not given details as to how.

Java

Submission + - Open Source Eclipse Celebrates 10th Birthday (adtmag.com)

msmoriarty writes: 10 years ago this month, IBM open sourced an internal project focused on creating a common component framework for developers: Eclipse. In an interview with ADTmag.com, Eclipse Foundation director Mike Milinkovich remarks on what was, back then, a revolutionary move: "You've got to give IBM a lot of credit...Ten years ago, the notion that open source might be the best way for software vendors to collaborate was really a novel idea... Eclipse demonstrated the advantages of collaboration in open source, even amongst fierce competitors." The Eclipse Foundation is celebrating the anniversary with a kickoff party at its EclipseCon Europe 2011 conference, and if you're an Eclipse community member, the Foundation is also inviting you to add yourself to the Eclipse 10th Birthday Timeline.

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