There has to be SOME reason why these companies keep snatching GPL and dealing with possible lawsuits when you can do whatever you want with BSD and all is golden, so what is it?
The simplest answer is usually the correct one. In this case, it's likely that one of their developers (that doesn't pay much attention to software licenses) found some cool PDF library that they thought was completely free to use because it was posted on the Internet. This is why it's a good idea for companies to conduct yearly meetings with their development teams regarding software licenses and what is ok and not ok to include in company projects.
Just don't return try it at Frys....I'd recommend CompUSA. Their customer service staff is usually so disgruntled you could return a box of bricks as a printer and they'd be happy.
XBMC is amazing, but it doesn't offer any built-in DVR functionality. What I've found worked alright was having a MythTV backend server running on something with ample storage, then using the MythTV plugin for XBMC for the front-end(s). It worked well for watching recorded TV, but severely lacked in the watching live TV arena. This was around 3 or so years ago when I had this configuration last setup and working, so things may have changed there but from what I've read it hasn't really.
The reason I'm not running this configuration now is because of HD TV. Maybe in the future when the cable companies offer CableCard technology that doesn't suck, I may get back around to getting the MythTV + XBMC setup back up and running, but until then I'm just gonna use the DVR from the cable company.
NASA has built its Nebula cloud computing platform inside a data center container so it can add capacity quickly, bringing extra containers online in 120 days
The major newcomer is a revamped rendering engine that will tap the power of the PC's graphics card to accelerate text and graphics performance.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the actual rendering of the browser window isn't the bottleneck.
As well as improving performance, Microsoft claims the hardware acceleration will enhance the appearance and readability of fonts on the web, with sub-pixel positioning that eradicates the jagged edges on large typefaces.
The code you have to deal with actually has comments in it? That must be nice. The only time I ever encounter comments at work when having to deal with someone else's code is when it says something along the lines of/* I'm really sorry about this... */
Thanks to the high production quality and much more in-dept story of shows like Lost, Heroes, Dexter, etc, I've found myself watching more TV shows and far less movies. So to the MPAA, I say keep your shitty movies, I won't miss them...
X Windows is a great example of this. Originally we had dumb frame buffers with no acceleration at all. And yet X provides an abstraction that allows lots and lots of hardware optimizations to take place.
Good enough that arguably the leading graphics vendor to support Unix (NVIDIA) had to do so by replacing massive portions of X11 to get it's hardware to perform acceptably due to the clusterfuck that is the X11 Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI). X11 has survived the test of time, but there is definitely lots of room for improvement.
Actually, every big corp which holds patents MUST sue to protect their patents, or they will lose the right to them. If they do not do due diligence in protecting their patents, then eventually someone can use the patents and say in court that the patent owners were not protecting their patents property rights, so the patents were in the public domain. Patents only mean that you can sue to protect them. If you don't sue, you lose them.
sed 's/patents/trademarks/g' and you have a valid assertion.
It's never ridiculous to break the back of a monopoly or duopoly (Time-warner/Verizon). People who don't have choice don't have liberty.
Oh please. Time Warner doesn't have a monopoly on Internet access where I live, they just happen to be the best choice for a fast and reliable connection.
Install your own patch right now by cancelling your Time Warner contract, throwing the router in the trash, and getting a new ISP with better hardware. Hell, fork out $50 for a tried and tested model from Newegg. Be sure to tell Time Warner to "Abragofuckyourself" when they say you're tied into a contract by using the words "unfit for purpose" "gross criminal negligence" and "class action"
Only on slashdot would such a ridiculous "solution" be proposed, when putting the CPE in bridged mode and using your own router (which I'd think most everyone here would be doing already) would suffice.
In the olden days, when I was a kid, alto-cirrus were notable for their rarity. Nowadays, in California at least, they seem almost a daily phenomena. Climate change, perhaps?
Yes. It's called El Niño. Perhaps you've heard of it?
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There has to be SOME reason why these companies keep snatching GPL and dealing with possible lawsuits when you can do whatever you want with BSD and all is golden, so what is it?
The simplest answer is usually the correct one. In this case, it's likely that one of their developers (that doesn't pay much attention to software licenses) found some cool PDF library that they thought was completely free to use because it was posted on the Internet. This is why it's a good idea for companies to conduct yearly meetings with their development teams regarding software licenses and what is ok and not ok to include in company projects.
Just don't return try it at Frys....I'd recommend CompUSA. Their customer service staff is usually so disgruntled you could return a box of bricks as a printer and they'd be happy.
But now I have a useless piece of e-waste that I can't even give away. What can you do with a printer like that?
Don't get one....craigslist a cheap laser printer instead.
XBMC is amazing, but it doesn't offer any built-in DVR functionality. What I've found worked alright was having a MythTV backend server running on something with ample storage, then using the MythTV plugin for XBMC for the front-end(s). It worked well for watching recorded TV, but severely lacked in the watching live TV arena. This was around 3 or so years ago when I had this configuration last setup and working, so things may have changed there but from what I've read it hasn't really.
The reason I'm not running this configuration now is because of HD TV. Maybe in the future when the cable companies offer CableCard technology that doesn't suck, I may get back around to getting the MythTV + XBMC setup back up and running, but until then I'm just gonna use the DVR from the cable company.
It may be quicker, but that's by no means quick.
NASA has built its Nebula cloud computing platform inside a data center container so it can add capacity quickly, bringing extra containers online in 120 days
4 months is quick?
A handful of people I know wish they could become theoretical physicists...
It worked out for Gordon Freeman, oh wait...
Nobody ever bothers Lichtenstein.
I wouldn't wanna mess with the Lich King either.
The major newcomer is a revamped rendering engine that will tap the power of the PC's graphics card to accelerate text and graphics performance.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the actual rendering of the browser window isn't the bottleneck.
As well as improving performance, Microsoft claims the hardware acceleration will enhance the appearance and readability of fonts on the web, with sub-pixel positioning that eradicates the jagged edges on large typefaces.
Doesn't ClearType do this already?
Wow, now if this isn't a prime example of the Pot calling th Kettle black, I don't know what is.
The code you have to deal with actually has comments in it? That must be nice. The only time I ever encounter comments at work when having to deal with someone else's code is when it says something along the lines of /* I'm really sorry about this... */
Thanks to the high production quality and much more in-dept story of shows like Lost, Heroes, Dexter, etc, I've found myself watching more TV shows and far less movies. So to the MPAA, I say keep your shitty movies, I won't miss them...
Exactly...given enough time, if enough people find fatELF binaries useful, they may just rethink its usefulness in the kernel source tree.
I found a screenshot of Doom 5
Nice. Putting those pixel shaders to heavy use I see.
X Windows is a great example of this. Originally we had dumb frame buffers with no acceleration at all. And yet X provides an abstraction that allows lots and lots of hardware optimizations to take place.
Good enough that arguably the leading graphics vendor to support Unix (NVIDIA) had to do so by replacing massive portions of X11 to get it's hardware to perform acceptably due to the clusterfuck that is the X11 Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI). X11 has survived the test of time, but there is definitely lots of room for improvement.
Let's just hope this cable doesn't get run by any dolphins or whales, er I mean cows or chickens.
I can't be the only one that finds China supplying the US with technology to generate clean energy ironic.
Looks like somebody jumped the gun. Download link is for 9.04 as of now...
Actually, every big corp which holds patents MUST sue to protect their patents, or they will lose the right to them. If they do not do due diligence in protecting their patents, then eventually someone can use the patents and say in court that the patent owners were not protecting their patents property rights, so the patents were in the public domain. Patents only mean that you can sue to protect them. If you don't sue, you lose them.
sed 's/patents/trademarks/g' and you have a valid assertion.
IIMNAL
You don't say.
It's never ridiculous to break the back of a monopoly or duopoly (Time-warner/Verizon). People who don't have choice don't have liberty.
Oh please. Time Warner doesn't have a monopoly on Internet access where I live, they just happen to be the best choice for a fast and reliable connection.
Install your own patch right now by cancelling your Time Warner contract, throwing the router in the trash, and getting a new ISP with better hardware. Hell, fork out $50 for a tried and tested model from Newegg. Be sure to tell Time Warner to "Abragofuckyourself" when they say you're tied into a contract by using the words "unfit for purpose" "gross criminal negligence" and "class action"
Only on slashdot would such a ridiculous "solution" be proposed, when putting the CPE in bridged mode and using your own router (which I'd think most everyone here would be doing already) would suffice.
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In the olden days, when I was a kid, alto-cirrus were notable for their rarity. Nowadays, in California at least, they seem almost a daily phenomena. Climate change, perhaps?
Yes. It's called El Niño. Perhaps you've heard of it?
Looks like it is time to get hold of some Aluminum Oxide paint.
Looks like it is time to start making cell phone calls from outside.
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