I don't think it would be bandwidth as much as latency (although there is often a tradeoff possible) that would be an issue. But games like Quake have already successfully made latency-sensitive gaming work, and things are getting better. I bet this will be possible soon, if not now.
If I make some application that's never intended to be used in a mission-critical, always-on setting, is it my fault if some administrator decides to use it for that purpose, with disastrous results?
It may not be your fault, but that doesn't mean that the software doesn't suck.
Last month, a system that controls communications between commercial jets and air traffic controllers in southern California shut off because some maintenance had not been performed.
As I recall, the system in question has to be rebooted every thirty days, which is a software problem! The very fact that there were ridiculous procedures to fail to carry out is due to the poor software in the first place.
This helps move away from the very brittle "all or nothing" electoral system, where as few as 1 fraudulent or defrauded vote can change the outcome of the national election for president.
I expect that 1 fraudulent vote can change the outcome of the national election in any reasonable system.
But any customer can copy GPL software that he purchases, which removes the artificial monopoly that lets most software be profitable.
A better way to build a business around free software is to charge for the thing that's actually hard to do, which is making and supporting the software. Neither of those can be duplicated for free, like software can.
Actually it is his right to do so. He wrote and maintained all the pwc code, so he has the right to request that it be removed.
I don't think it is his right. Once you've licensed something to someone else under the GPL, you've granted the right for that person to make copies (subject to the terms of the license) forever. Some social code might dictate that the kernel developers should comply with his demands, but there would be no legal basis that I know of.
So what's going to happen next? Well, I'm pulling the plug completely. I'm cleaning up this website, removing the downloads, documentation, FAQs, etc. I'm discontinuing the webcam@ mailbox, and I'm going to request (well, demand) that PWC will be removed from the kernel tree. I do not want a crippled driver in the kernel with my name attached to it. Last, I'm going to remove the entries in the bugtracker.
It's fine to lose interest due to political reasons and want to stop maintaining it. But this is pretty lame. Demanding that his code be removed from the kernel? (I expect the license will make it impossible to really "demand" that.) Getting rid of all the existing downloads, documentation and FAQs? It sounds more like a tantrum to me.
Huh? I'm replying to someone who says that there's a confusion of correlation versus causality in the quote "Apple.com agreed to host the trailer after a write-in campaign from Farscape fans." I say there is no such confusion, because this is not an empirical correlation. Your story is an argument for causality, but it is not a rebuttal for my claim.
If you'd like to argue with me about causation, I can pull MS statistician-going-on-PhD on you and start talking counterfactuals and Directed acyclic graphs, but I'd rather not.
Presenting your argument is always better than merely claiming you have one because of your credentials. What is it that you're claiming I'm wrong about?
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Just remember that 4-6 hours really means 2-3 hours.
Amazingly, I just recently recorded a song about flying lawnmowers as part of the album-a-day project . I never thought it would be topical on slashdot...
More in tune with facts, too. But the Kerry supporters didn't do very well, either, which is scary.
I don't think it would be bandwidth as much as latency (although there is often a tradeoff possible) that would be an issue. But games like Quake have already successfully made latency-sensitive gaming work, and things are getting better. I bet this will be possible soon, if not now.
this switching back and forth based on the task at hand
This is proof that chimps flip-flop!!
If I make some application that's never intended to be used in a mission-critical, always-on setting, is it my fault if some administrator decides to use it for that purpose, with disastrous results?
It may not be your fault, but that doesn't mean that the software doesn't suck.
The article cites as an example,
Last month, a system that controls communications between commercial jets and air traffic controllers in southern California shut off because some maintenance had not been performed.
As I recall, the system in question has to be rebooted every thirty days, which is a software problem! The very fact that there were ridiculous procedures to fail to carry out is due to the poor software in the first place.
Such weapons would easy eclipse nuclear weapons in power
Thank goodness. One of the biggest problems with nuclear weapons is their lack of power.
This helps move away from the very brittle "all or nothing" electoral system, where as few as 1 fraudulent or defrauded vote can change the outcome of the national election for president.
I expect that 1 fraudulent vote can change the outcome of the national election in any reasonable system.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Copy what windows does.
"USB 2.0 hi-speed" is pretty fast.
This is ridiculous, especially considering that Echelon is a program that benefits primarily from the piracy of commercial video.
Anyway, there are ways to make money off software that allow freeloaders to benefit, too, and there's nothing wrong with that! (See: linux)
Great! The more incompatible "standards" there are, the less likely this stuff will catch on.
I dunno, I'd say the jump from vinyl to tape was about portability over quality, too.
Inline skates on ice? That's crazy!
"Best president since Clinton."
They had ice around their cube farm?
Many linux distros sell their product.
But any customer can copy GPL software that he purchases, which removes the artificial monopoly that lets most software be profitable.
A better way to build a business around free software is to charge for the thing that's actually hard to do, which is making and supporting the software. Neither of those can be duplicated for free, like software can.
Crash course? No problem.
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Put tape over them, or an object. Isn't this obvious?
But what about the bananapocalypse?
Actually it is his right to do so. He wrote and maintained all the pwc code, so he has the right to request that it be removed.
I don't think it is his right. Once you've licensed something to someone else under the GPL, you've granted the right for that person to make copies (subject to the terms of the license) forever. Some social code might dictate that the kernel developers should comply with his demands, but there would be no legal basis that I know of.
So what's going to happen next? Well, I'm pulling the plug completely. I'm cleaning up this website, removing the downloads, documentation, FAQs, etc. I'm discontinuing the webcam@ mailbox, and I'm going to request (well, demand) that PWC will be removed from the kernel tree. I do not want a crippled driver in the kernel with my name attached to it. Last, I'm going to remove the entries in the bugtracker.
It's fine to lose interest due to political reasons and want to stop maintaining it. But this is pretty lame. Demanding that his code be removed from the kernel? (I expect the license will make it impossible to really "demand" that.) Getting rid of all the existing downloads, documentation and FAQs? It sounds more like a tantrum to me.
Huh? I'm replying to someone who says that there's a confusion of correlation versus causality in the quote "Apple.com agreed to host the trailer after a write-in campaign from Farscape fans." I say there is no such confusion, because this is not an empirical correlation. Your story is an argument for causality, but it is not a rebuttal for my claim.
If you'd like to argue with me about causation, I can pull MS statistician-going-on-PhD on you and start talking counterfactuals and Directed acyclic graphs, but I'd rather not.
Presenting your argument is always better than merely claiming you have one because of your credentials. What is it that you're claiming I'm wrong about?