Bingo. This is how the majority of hotels that dont want to spend the money to run CAT5 do it. I used to work at a company that did WiFi for hotels (among other places), and the VDSL solution running over existing internal phone wiring was the most used method.
So, Microsoft really needs to stop with the FUD and accept that Google really is an altruistic and idealistic organization that truly cares only about making life better for everyone.
Even more than making money? Somehow I doubt that.
The worst case for Oracle would be it goes the way it happened with XFree86: every distribution ships the Apache version, and everybody stops caring about the original project's existence.
That's all good and well, if they can guarantee all existing Java applications will work with it. I'm not sure how it functionally compares with OpenJDK, but lots of existing Java applications simply won't work with it. If they can manage to do what OpenJDK can't, then they have a chance. Otherwise everyone is still suck using Oracle's version, especially Enterprise users (which I'd imagine accounts for most of Java's use).
Funny you use that as an example. This actually happened quite a bit throughout history, but they changed things to appeal to pagans instead of atheists.
seriously, what does network management have to do with GUI?
Laptops...with wifi. It sure is a whole lot easier to search for and connect to wifi networks when you're out and about via a GUI then doing it with a bunch of 'iwlist scan' and 'iwconfig' commands.
As Captain Hindsight would say: "You should have gotten Legal Insurance".
All joking aside, if you're thinking of starting a business, that would be something to definitely look into getting. Especially if you're going to be in the software business.
I understand the benefit of having a FOSS driver, but why would anyone in their right mind buy a $300-500 video card, then cripple the shit out of it by using the FOSS driver when their exists a proprietary driver that will give you 100% of the card's potential performance? It seems to me that instead of targeting the top-of-the-line GPUs, the Gallium3D project should be targeting the older GPU's that are more at risk of fading into obscurity. Yeah it's great they they can get the cutting-edge GPU's working, but it seems to be it would be better time spent working on better GPU support from the older cards that either are, or are soon-to-be unsupported by AMD.
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an acquisition widely thought to be motivated by Android patent concerns rather than a more straightforward business plan
Like it or not, this is increasingly going to become standard business unless we get software patents under control.
Bingo. This is how the majority of hotels that dont want to spend the money to run CAT5 do it. I used to work at a company that did WiFi for hotels (among other places), and the VDSL solution running over existing internal phone wiring was the most used method.
I don't know what's more impressive, this article or the fact that it managed to make its way onto Slashdot the same day it was published.
lol...same here. Brilliant method of getting people to RTFA.
So, Microsoft really needs to stop with the FUD and accept that Google really is an altruistic and idealistic organization that truly cares only about making life better for everyone.
Even more than making money? Somehow I doubt that.
I'm impressed you even got that far with them.
The worst case for Oracle would be it goes the way it happened with XFree86: every distribution ships the Apache version, and everybody stops caring about the original project's existence.
That's all good and well, if they can guarantee all existing Java applications will work with it. I'm not sure how it functionally compares with OpenJDK, but lots of existing Java applications simply won't work with it. If they can manage to do what OpenJDK can't, then they have a chance. Otherwise everyone is still suck using Oracle's version, especially Enterprise users (which I'd imagine accounts for most of Java's use).
Funny you use that as an example. This actually happened quite a bit throughout history, but they changed things to appeal to pagans instead of atheists.
You mean like the invention of Christmas?
seriously, what does network management have to do with GUI?
Laptops...with wifi. It sure is a whole lot easier to search for and connect to wifi networks when you're out and about via a GUI then doing it with a bunch of 'iwlist scan' and 'iwconfig' commands.
As Captain Hindsight would say: "You should have gotten Legal Insurance".
All joking aside, if you're thinking of starting a business, that would be something to definitely look into getting. Especially if you're going to be in the software business.
as for me I am going to lay down and fondle a pretty girl to watch movies.
There, I made you sound like less of a vagina.
Fuck Congress and their contempt for the common man.
I think it was supposed to read "Girls Go Greek"
It doesn't...only suitable for a single viewer....ghey
Cue the Androids fanbois!
O I know..I'm def a Goonies fan....after I hit "Submit", I tried changing it to "The Faculty" and "Encino Man"...but I wasn't quick enough....doh.
Yeah! I mean where would we be without without gems like "Huck Fin" and "The Goonies"?
Heaven forbid they have to *gasp* come up with original material!
Nice to know your Internet is huge, because the real one is quite small. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTBsm0LzSP0 [youtube.com]
You know what they say about a guy with a huge Internet right?
Funny...they're also by far the most popular social media company. That couldn't have anything to do with it im sure.
Treating kids like pussies turns them into pussies.
I would have all my servers running OpenBSD. You get it set it up to do the Job you want and let it work.
And this is different from Linux how exactly?
So he was using ReiserFS?
I understand the benefit of having a FOSS driver, but why would anyone in their right mind buy a $300-500 video card, then cripple the shit out of it by using the FOSS driver when their exists a proprietary driver that will give you 100% of the card's potential performance? It seems to me that instead of targeting the top-of-the-line GPUs, the Gallium3D project should be targeting the older GPU's that are more at risk of fading into obscurity. Yeah it's great they they can get the cutting-edge GPU's working, but it seems to be it would be better time spent working on better GPU support from the older cards that either are, or are soon-to-be unsupported by AMD.
True. And if 10 MBit/full-duplex isn't working for you, you can always chop that down to 10 MBit/half-duplex if needbe.