Ah! Now I see it
How Did Your Forum Name Came To Be?
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@Xi:
No, the slavery was from my Irish ancestory.
Those English dogs. :wink:
@Wild:
My forum name stems back to when I started doing the A&A PBEM thing. That year (2000-2001) was the inaugural season for the Minnesota Wild. I was a season ticket holder and very into hockey coming back to Minnesota. I had to give my tickets up due to the re-prioritizing of my life (I got married). Now I am only able to go to one or two games a year. However, I still follow the team and am hoping they make the playoffs in the next season or two.
Looks like people sure like their hockey. :wink:
@Das:
Yea Give TM a break
So what? So she can play more DoD and grow “hair on her chest.” :-?
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naw so she can enjoy her Child hood while it still lasts and be free to develop her personality. but if she starts to change stop it cus shes realley funney and cute the way she is lol. and yes she can play more DoD and grow some Hair on her chest ;)
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Not English Dogs … Amero-English Anglicans!
:cry: Ah, yes! I remember my slavery days with great sorrow. :wink:DoD? What kinda game is Department of Defense?
D_E_S, you and T_6 an “item?”
This romance seems to
span several strings?Just askin’.
If you are
I’m 8) wi’ it! - Xi :roll:Oh, if you decide
to dump the slut
I think you’re
kinda cute! :wink: -
@Xi:
Not English Dogs … Amero-English Anglicans!
Yep, those Americano Angelicans are terrible types – my sister happens to be one! :P
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@Xi:
D_E_S, you and T_6 an “item?”
This romance seems to
span several strings?Just askin’.
If you are
I’m wi’ it! - XiOh, if you decide
to dump the slut
I think you’re
kinda cute!Wha – What the hell!
@DasEwok:
naw so she can enjoy her Child hood while it still lasts and be free to develop her personality. but if she starts to change stop it cus shes realley funney and cute the way she is lol. and yes she can play more DoD and grow some Hair on her chest
Yeah, don’t you just hate that? :-?
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@Xi:
Not English Dogs … Amero-English Anglicans!
:cry: Ah, yes! I remember my slavery days with great sorrow. :wink:DoD? What kinda game is Department of Defense?
D_E_S, you and T_6 an “item?”
This romance seems to
span several strings?Just askin’.
If you are
I’m 8) wi’ it! - Xi :roll:Oh, if you decide
to dump the slut
I think you’re
kinda cute! :wink:WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? LOL
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@Deviant:Scripter:
I’m a programmer. :D
what languge? I want to learn Java.
You name it. I’m partial to Microsoft technologies, however, I do dabble in MySQL and PHP.
Java is slowly gaining momentum, but it’s still to slow.
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It’s all about Sun - they do a good job for us. :wink: Unlike Microsoft… :-?
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Sun…does a better job for you than Microsoft? The proof is in the success of the two companies.
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Hmmm… could it be that Sun actually gives their stuff away for free (Java), unlike Mircosoft who copy the code, rewrote some of it, and tried to sell it for a fee? Hmmm… major lawsuit.
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Hmm…could it be that Microsoft gives away it’s stuff for free too? (Internet Explorer, Outlook, .NET, Windows Media Player)
Microsoft’s products are a lot more useful and productive than anything SUN makes…
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doubtful.
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You’re not seriously going to disagree with that, are you? Where am I going wrong?
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Not really, you know me better than that. :wink:
Anyways, let me tell you, a few months ago Micro$oft informed our school that we would start having to pay a fee each year to license copies of their OS on the school&'s computers (about 30 in all for the Computer Lab). As if buying sets of their OS for every computer wasn’t enough, they wanted us to pay a yearly fee just to have the rights to use it. My, aren’t we smart? :roll:Anyways, that’s when Sun Microsystems came to the rescue. They agree to support our schools computers with their own software for FREE!!! That’s right, instead of paying for copies on each computer, just one copy to be shared on each computer, or outrageous royalty fees, they agreed to just giving us their software for free on use for our computers. Good people. :D Too bad I can’t say the same for Micro$oft. :-?
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Hehe, I love debating with you TG. :D
Ok, the only response I have to the story you presented is to say that it’s simply two different types of business practices. Microsoft’s business aim thus far has proved to be extremely successful. :-?
Let’s make something very clear–you don’t make money by giving stuff away for free. On the other hand, you don’t get to be successful by making customers resentful, so I think there’s a happy medium between the two.
The part I can’t understand is when you say you would’ve had to pay a yearly fee just to use the software. I completely agree with making your school buy software for each and every computer, but I think you’re off when you say a yearly fee. Are you referring to Microsoft’s new licensing program? If so, that’s simply to get the most recent software…but it’s only favorable if you are the type who consistently buys the most current software. This licensing program is not mandatory.
In this scenario I might agree with you that using an open-source solution to software has it’s advantages. An institution like a school is on limited income, and therefore doesn’t always have the funds to pour into their technology department. :-?
Can you please explain what you’re referring to when you say that Microsoft told your school to pay a yearly fee? I thought I was an expert in this field, but I’ve never heard of this before. :-?
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Ok, the only response I have to the story you presented is to say that it’s simply two different types of business practices. Microsoft’s business aim thus far has proved to be extremely successful.
Looking a Microsoft’s tech stocks today, I would say not as much.
Let’s make something very clear–you don’t make money by giving stuff away for free. On the other hand, you don’t get to be successful by making customers resentful, so I think there’s a happy medium between the two.
I think Sun makes their money by suing the pants off of Microsoft. :)
The part I can’t understand is when you say you would’ve had to pay a yearly fee just to use the software. I completely agree with making your school buy software for each and every computer, but I think you’re off when you say a yearly fee. Are you referring to Microsoft’s new licensing program? If so, that’s simply to get the most recent software…but it’s only favorable if you are the type who consistently buys the most current software. This licensing program is not mandatory.
It seemed so to us. :-?
In this scenario I might agree with you that using an open-source solution to software has it’s advantages. An institution like a school is on limited income, and therefore doesn’t always have the funds to pour into their technology department.
Heh, it seems like Microsoft isn’t intent on releasing their source code, yet are thinking of doing so with the rise in computer programing using Java and Linux in the UC system.
Can you please explain what you’re referring to when you say that Microsoft told your school to pay a yearly fee? I thought I was an expert in this field, but I’ve never heard of this before.
I ask my teacher on it. :wink:
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Deveint:Scripter,TG moses start a new thread on Microsoft
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What’s the point?
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YAY- :D my second topic ive posted to become popular :D
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heh, you must be proud. :wink:
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