Category Archives: Ready for the Enterprise

RftE: Python

After finding this gem through Matthias Clasen and Ryan Lortie, I realised that my Ready for the Enterprise series simply had to include negative reviews too: Things that are clearly not Ready for the Enterprise.
Apparently, Arjan van de Ven has declared war on context switches and process wakeups in Red Hat’s bugzilla. A bunch of nice […]

RftE: Ubuntu Server

You can install Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS with your big toe. I know because I just did it. It’s worth pointing out that I have a pretty large big toe, too. Those with smaller, nimbler big toes will have an easier time with the keyboard.
Who knows what kinds of fine motor systems extra-terrestrial beings will possess? […]

Ready for the Enterprise: Nokia 770

The Nokia 770, with the latest Internet Tablet 2006 beta firmware, is Ready for the Enterprise.
Thanks to Nokia, I’ve had the 770 for a while, but given the lack of pervasive public wifi in Australia, its housebound use cases have been limited to web browsing… In front of the television, in bed, or (mostly) on the […]

Wave Your Bullshit Wand With Me

When someone says “not ready for the enterprise” (or similar context- and content-free assertions), what they actually mean is: “They never had to deal with this shit in Star Trek!”
Of course, this also means that claims of enterprise-readiness suggest that a product or service is “ready for use in Star Trek”.
Update: Since publishing this well-received article, I […]