I haven't found any mention at AppleInsider or MacNN about Apple buying the Layer 3 stuff from Fraunhoefer.
I have seen mention of Apple incorporating Layer 3 support into QuickTime, which would imply that they have purchased a license to use Fraunhoefer's stuff (which is what EVERYONE has to do, hence Fraunhoefer shutting people down through litigation).
Conclusion: Fraunhoefer still owns the Layer 3 stuff that they developed. Apple is a new licensee. Nothing has changed otherwise.
Is it just me, or does the "source coming soon" bit seem to be getting used more often these days?
It seems like companies could (theoretically, I'm not making accusations here) use these delays to give them a competitive edge over their competition (say, Caldera and Red Hat).
I haven't read the GPL lately, but does it allow for this kind of staggered release schedule (even if it's not by very long)? Or are these companies theoretically releasing the code under two licenses (the initial binary license, and then re-releasing it under the GPL when the source comes out)?
Delayed access for others to stuff that you've done sounds an awful lot like the protection under patent law for X years. Except the time frame is greatly reduced in this case, of course.
OK, I've been anticipating the new crop of Star Wars movies just as much as anybody (Empire Strikes Back is one of my favorite movies, etc., etc.), but I'm beginning to lose my faith in Lucas and the beast that he's creating.
Take a look at that Ron Howard quote at the top of the linked page, and you'll see what I mean.
"the most humorous Star Wars film yet"
That just sounds like it has so many possibilities...most of which involve a lot of smiling, aww'ing, and general un-Star Wars-manlike behavior. Add to that the adorable child actor (aww, isn't he cute?) and you have a sickening combination raring to go.
Let's review the Star Wars humor track record with one of the most notable examples: Ewoks. Sure, some people liked the Ewoks, but I think that it's safe to say that most of the people didn't. The Ewok ending was cut out of the special edition of Jedi, and the Ewok movie (the made for TV one) was a dismal failure.
Combine this with all of this strict rules -n- regulations that ensure that Lucas will turn a profit no matter what (think Godzilla and it's very strict rules), and I think that we have several signs of a bad movie.
I saw The Matrix the other day, and I must say that it is very similar to Dark City in several regards (storyline, main character, etc.). Which isn't surprising, as both of them are similar to other works. Personally, I liked them both a lot. Dark City had some awesome SFX (like the city changing), but The Matrix has SFX that are at least as awesome as Dark City's best in scene after scene. Incidentally, watching Dark City on the big screen is the way to do it. Remember the part where they walk out onto Shell Beach, and how John's eyes had to adjust? After sitting in a completely dark theatre for an hour or two, you're sharing that feeling with them 100%. Truly innovative, if you ask me.
Personally, I don't see why this should be a volunteer kind of thing. Security is a very important thing to maintain, especially at a university with hordes of lusers who could do some damage if they got into the wrong stuff.
I say, hire some people for a security taskforce or something. Developing a security policy and then implementing it isn't exactely easy -- that's what I get paid to do (and I wouldn't do it for free, no way!).
I also think that the most you can expect out of most users is picking a decent password (of course, it helps to force them to..). If you notice that a certain system has a problem then you'll have to fix it yourself somehow; the average user doesn't know or care one bit.
I believe that the additional requirement for NT C2 certification was that the machine be disconnected from a network. Seriously.
At the time, someone mentioned that we should get Linux B1 (or whatever) certified if disconnected from power mains.
I wonder why all of the Top500 supercomputers in the world are non-NT machines? (Not even that many are Intel machines...of course, the first one is -- which counts for something)
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Good thing MS wants cross-platform enough to kill the NT PowerPC port due to lack of funds from Motorola. And I'm sure a similar relationship was established with Digital for the NT Alpha port.
Well, I'd say that this is a good example of the "academic" way of looking at things (i.e. knowledge for its own sake) causing a complete lack of understanding of the rest of the world.
If you make something suited to a particular use, whatever that use may be, then it will be used -for that use- by others. Terribly sorry if you don't like people finding practical uses for emulators; it's really not a giant leap of logic.
Once a piece of software has been written and distributed, you can no longer control what people will do with it. In fact, it's really none of your business as far as I'm concerned. Sure, you can halt development and leave your users hanging -- but once you distribute a piece of software it's out there forever. People will continue to use it for whatever they damn well please, if they so desire.
Sorry, emulation scene d00dz, but I think you're fooling yourselves or trying to pull a 'leetness enhancing move ("We're so cool, we wrote this emulator; but we're so far above you lame warez dudes, that you can't actually use it for anything").
Why do we care what the game companies think? Many of the classic companies are long out of business, anyway.
Incidentally, I thought we were talking about the uber-elite emulator authors who don't want to use their emulators, not the game companies who don't want us to use emulators?
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I haven't found any mention at AppleInsider or MacNN about Apple buying the Layer 3 stuff from Fraunhoefer.
I have seen mention of Apple incorporating Layer 3 support into QuickTime, which would imply that they have purchased a license to use Fraunhoefer's stuff (which is what EVERYONE has to do, hence Fraunhoefer shutting people down through litigation).
Conclusion: Fraunhoefer still owns the Layer 3 stuff that they developed. Apple is a new licensee. Nothing has changed otherwise.
Is it just me, or does the "source coming soon" bit seem to be getting used more often these days?
It seems like companies could (theoretically, I'm not making accusations here) use these delays to give them a competitive edge over their competition (say, Caldera and Red Hat).
I haven't read the GPL lately, but does it allow for this kind of staggered release schedule (even if it's not by very long)? Or are these companies theoretically releasing the code under two licenses (the initial binary license, and then re-releasing it under the GPL when the source comes out)?
Delayed access for others to stuff that you've done sounds an awful lot like the protection under patent law for X years. Except the time frame is greatly reduced in this case, of course.
Stuff to think about.
Note the word secure.
Now think SSL.
Now think RSA license and export control.
Now think "not free stuff, here".
Yeah yeah. I've never reinstalled.
Use www.starwars.com, Luuke!
Take a look at that Ron Howard quote at the top of the linked page, and you'll see what I mean.
That just sounds like it has so many possibilities...most of which involve a lot of smiling, aww'ing, and general un-Star Wars-manlike behavior. Add to that the adorable child actor (aww, isn't he cute?) and you have a sickening combination raring to go.
Let's review the Star Wars humor track record with one of the most notable examples: Ewoks. Sure, some people liked the Ewoks, but I think that it's safe to say that most of the people didn't. The Ewok ending was cut out of the special edition of Jedi, and the Ewok movie (the made for TV one) was a dismal failure.
Combine this with all of this strict rules -n- regulations that ensure that Lucas will turn a profit no matter what (think Godzilla and it's very strict rules), and I think that we have several signs of a bad movie.
Hopefully not.
I mean, come on! I can't even enter multiple jobs (I have had more than one), despite what the page seems to suggest.
That, and their search engine doesn't seem to work very well, either. Or maybe it's just that they don't have a very large database of jobs.
Say, Rob, why associate yourself with these guys? They don't really seem to have their act together.
I saw The Matrix the other day, and I must say that it is very similar to Dark City in several regards (storyline, main character, etc.). Which isn't surprising, as both of them are similar to other works. Personally, I liked them both a lot. Dark City had some awesome SFX (like the city changing), but The Matrix has SFX that are at least as awesome as Dark City's best in scene after scene. Incidentally, watching Dark City on the big screen is the way to do it. Remember the part where they walk out onto Shell Beach, and how John's eyes had to adjust? After sitting in a completely dark theatre for an hour or two, you're sharing that feeling with them 100%. Truly innovative, if you ask me.
Some of us are, Jose.
Personally, I don't see why this should be a volunteer kind of thing. Security is a very important thing to maintain, especially at a university with hordes of lusers who could do some damage if they got into the wrong stuff.
I say, hire some people for a security taskforce or something. Developing a security policy and then implementing it isn't exactely easy -- that's what I get paid to do (and I wouldn't do it for free, no way!).
I also think that the most you can expect out of most users is picking a decent password (of course, it helps to force them to..). If you notice that a certain system has a problem then you'll have to fix it yourself somehow; the average user doesn't know or care one bit.
CWRU would do well to get their net.act together.
According to what? WHOIS says that all of these domains are registered by the proper people.
Ah, but do you have such a desireable number as I? Drool before my 10!
Or perhaps they've been watching/reading 2001 lately. There's an orbiting Hilton featured in it.
I believe that the additional requirement for NT C2 certification was that the machine be disconnected from a network. Seriously.
At the time, someone mentioned that we should get Linux B1 (or whatever) certified if disconnected from power mains.
I wonder why all of the Top500 supercomputers in the world are non-NT machines? (Not even that many are Intel machines...of course, the first one is -- which counts for something)
Good thing MS wants cross-platform enough to kill the NT PowerPC port due to lack of funds from Motorola. And I'm sure a similar relationship was established with Digital for the NT Alpha port.
And then there's SOI (silicon-on-insulator)...
I wonder, though, since they're beginning to show that they can do chip fab'ing pretty well, why (as I recall) they Pentithangs (Blue Lightning?) bit.
Or perhaps I misremember.
Well, I'd say that this is a good example of the "academic" way of looking at things (i.e. knowledge for its own sake) causing a complete lack of understanding of the rest of the world.
If you make something suited to a particular use, whatever that use may be, then it will be used -for that use- by others. Terribly sorry if you don't like people finding practical uses for emulators; it's really not a giant leap of logic.
Once a piece of software has been written and distributed, you can no longer control what people will do with it. In fact, it's really none of your business as far as I'm concerned. Sure, you can halt development and leave your users hanging -- but once you distribute a piece of software it's out there forever. People will continue to use it for whatever they damn well please, if they so desire.
Sorry, emulation scene d00dz, but I think you're fooling yourselves or trying to pull a 'leetness enhancing move ("We're so cool, we wrote this emulator; but we're so far above you lame warez dudes, that you can't actually use it for anything").
Ah, scenes. Haven of teenaged boys worldwide.
Why do we care what the game companies think? Many of the classic companies are long out of business, anyway.
Incidentally, I thought we were talking about the uber-elite emulator authors who don't want to use their emulators, not the game companies who don't want us to use emulators?