Konqueror still uses KHTML by default, and it is still in active development (and it has pulled some stuff back in from Webkit), although there is increasing momentum for switching the default to the Webkit Kpart (built on the Webkit that is now part of QT).
I have always wondered why KHTML is still being developed. After all, KHTML needs to play catch-up with Webkit all the time. Isn't that a waste of effort, given that both already have so much in common?
>Assume now that we have a detection algorithm that runs in kernel mode, and that swaps out everything in RAM. Everything except itself.
Whoah there fella. Everything? Are you going to turn off all timers and interrupt enables so their service routines don't get called?
Hard to do without mucking up all the device drivers.
So what's different if the computer needs to hibernate? Isn't that the same principle? (yes, this is a serious question here)
We won't have the money in this century to bully anyone with our military capabilities, so we're counting on our lawyers to win the important battles."
The courts' verdicts will lose their significance if there is no longer a power to enforce them.
Just BSD everything. All other licenses are nothing but a headache.
Not everyone wants to give away their code in a way that it can end up reused inside a proprietary closed source project.
I agree. People put their project under a BSD license, and then their work gets used, but they get nothing in return and they start complaining that they don't receive enough donations for their project. (saw this recently in some/. article)
Disclaimer: I'm not against the BSD license (or other licenses that are 'more free' than the (L-)GPL), but IMO people should keep the consequences in mind when they decide to use it for their project. You actually say: here's my code, use it, I expect nothing in return. So don't complain if they do as you say.
Spoken like a game developer. Anyone with a clue knows that -37% of game developers are morons.
How are you counting ? You must be a game developer.
Who says he's counting? He just shows that it's not possible to speak about 198% of game developers. You can only select 0 - 100% of the items in a collection.
will we have a newcomer that usurps the throne and puts everyone else out of business?
Unlikely.
After all, any newcomer would have to buy licenses for all those patents owned by the existing companies. That's a lot of money, and it isn't even spent for realizing the newcomer's innovative and great idea. That requires another big load of money. Good luck finding enough investors for your business.
in a democracy, there will be a constant crop of assholes who get power and don't deserve it. how do you get rid of them? YOU VOTE THEM OUT
Just pointing out a few problems with this (yeah, sorry):
First, you can't vote people OUT. You can only TRY TO vote other people IN. Because there are probably other people who (still) vote (again) for the ones you want out.
Second, what makes you so sure that there are good candidates to replace the people you want to get rid of? And you need enough of those if you want them to have any influence in case they actually are elected. But how can you get them elected? You have only one vote yourself. Good luck trying to convince other voters.
And finally, you cannot be sure that the people you vote IN will (always) do the Right Thing(TM). They might say: "oh I get that much money if I just vote the way they want me to?" and forget all their ideals and just go with the flow -- of the money.
They don't want their users watching videos while they should be working. They are very likely happy (...)
They won't be as happy if they see that their employees start bringing a portable Firefox (or maybe another portable browser?) to work, just so they can enjoy 'the full potential' of the internet.
5. 32-bit Vista and Win7 would be immune as well if the AV cartel had not threatened to approach the DOJ with antitrust complaints if MS implemented PatchGuard in the 32-bit versions.
Could you provide a link to some source for this?
Too bad that things have turned out like this; the entire AV industry should not have existed at all IMO! And it makes me wonder; they might have an implementation ready, but weren't allowed to use it.
In projects with tens of thousands of lines of code, it is unreasonable and completely unrealistic to expect every line to be a pinnacle of perfection, just like it is unreasonable to expect that every sentence in a book is completely without error.
Another example: just try to find a movie on imdb.com that has an empty 'Goofs' page. I never encountered one.
That was a very good explanation why machine translation will never really work as it should, IMO. Or at least not until someone invents true artificial intelligence.
The whole point when translating is that the translator must really understand what the text in language A means before he can produce an 'equivalent' representation in language B. At least the following things would be problematic for machine translators:
There might be additional knowledge required, beyond what is included in the text, in order to understand what the text says?
Language B does not have an equivalent representation for some things in the text; this will introduce a subtle or maybe even a pretty large difference in meaning. Of course, a human translator would have problems with this as well, but he might be a bit 'creative' in order to make sure that the intended message is not distorted.
Some parts of the text could be interpreted in different ways, and the translator needs to choose the intended meaning. A human can often infer things from context or another source.
... they should also have to deactivate every (legal) copy that's currently out in the wild.
A large part of the damage award is to cover those copies. That's why they don't have to be disabled. They pay damages to cover the copies already out there, and have to stop selling new copies that infringe.
What's funny is that most of the users of those 'infringing copies' probably don't even know about or use the infringing functionality.
No, its best if MS, and other big tech companies lose a few of these. Then they will start lobbying for better patent laws, and perhaps even an end to software patents.
Don't you think that if they lose, they will only be a little disappointed and just pay the fine and move on?
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Larry, can we get signed types, properties and closures now, please?
Don't you mean UNsigned types?
These kinds of funny posts make reading /. absolutely worth it. Thanks!
In these two sequels, it will be the House of Representatives and the Senate buildings that get vaporized.
Not the parliament?
Konqueror still uses KHTML by default, and it is still in active development (and it has pulled some stuff back in from Webkit), although there is increasing momentum for switching the default to the Webkit Kpart (built on the Webkit that is now part of QT).
I have always wondered why KHTML is still being developed. After all, KHTML needs to play catch-up with Webkit all the time. Isn't that a waste of effort, given that both already have so much in common?
>Assume now that we have a detection algorithm that runs in kernel mode, and that swaps out everything in RAM. Everything except itself.
Whoah there fella. Everything? Are you going to turn off all timers and interrupt enables so their service routines don't get called? Hard to do without mucking up all the device drivers.
So what's different if the computer needs to hibernate? Isn't that the same principle? (yes, this is a serious question here)
We won't have the money in this century to bully anyone with our military capabilities, so we're counting on our lawyers to win the important battles."
The courts' verdicts will lose their significance if there is no longer a power to enforce them.
Not everyone wants to give away their code in a way that it can end up reused inside a proprietary closed source project.
I agree. People put their project under a BSD license, and then their work gets used, but they get nothing in return and they start complaining that they don't receive enough donations for their project. (saw this recently in some /. article)
Disclaimer: I'm not against the BSD license (or other licenses that are 'more free' than the (L-)GPL), but IMO people should keep the consequences in mind when they decide to use it for their project. You actually say: here's my code, use it, I expect nothing in return. So don't complain if they do as you say.
So, 198% of game developers are morons?
Spoken like a game developer. Anyone with a clue knows that -37% of game developers are morons.
How are you counting ? You must be a game developer.
Who says he's counting? He just shows that it's not possible to speak about 198% of game developers. You can only select 0 - 100% of the items in a collection.
Someone tag this story 'goodluckwiththat'.
will we have a newcomer that usurps the throne and puts everyone else out of business?
Unlikely.
After all, any newcomer would have to buy licenses for all those patents owned by the existing companies. That's a lot of money, and it isn't even spent for realizing the newcomer's innovative and great idea. That requires another big load of money. Good luck finding enough investors for your business.
Ultimately, drones will have defenses and counter-attacks.
Reminds me of this Star Trek Voyager episode
in a democracy, there will be a constant crop of assholes who get power and don't deserve it. how do you get rid of them? YOU VOTE THEM OUT
Just pointing out a few problems with this (yeah, sorry):
First, you can't vote people OUT. You can only TRY TO vote other people IN. Because there are probably other people who (still) vote (again) for the ones you want out.
Second, what makes you so sure that there are good candidates to replace the people you want to get rid of? And you need enough of those if you want them to have any influence in case they actually are elected. But how can you get them elected? You have only one vote yourself. Good luck trying to convince other voters.
And finally, you cannot be sure that the people you vote IN will (always) do the Right Thing(TM). They might say: "oh I get that much money if I just vote the way they want me to?" and forget all their ideals and just go with the flow -- of the money.
They don't want their users watching videos while they should be working. They are very likely happy (...)
They won't be as happy if they see that their employees start bringing a portable Firefox (or maybe another portable browser?) to work, just so they can enjoy 'the full potential' of the internet.
5. 32-bit Vista and Win7 would be immune as well if the AV cartel had not threatened to approach the DOJ with antitrust complaints if MS implemented PatchGuard in the 32-bit versions.
Could you provide a link to some source for this?
Too bad that things have turned out like this; the entire AV industry should not have existed at all IMO! And it makes me wonder; they might have an implementation ready, but weren't allowed to use it.
In projects with tens of thousands of lines of code, it is unreasonable and completely unrealistic to expect every line to be a pinnacle of perfection, just like it is unreasonable to expect that every sentence in a book is completely without error.
Another example: just try to find a movie on imdb.com that has an empty 'Goofs' page. I never encountered one.
Now if only I could master those 'advanced social skills' as well...
That was a very good explanation why machine translation will never really work as it should, IMO. Or at least not until someone invents true artificial intelligence.
The whole point when translating is that the translator must really understand what the text in language A means before he can produce an 'equivalent' representation in language B. At least the following things would be problematic for machine translators:
MOD PARENT UP. Caps-lock is much less important than CTRL.
... they should also have to deactivate every (legal) copy that's currently out in the wild.
A large part of the damage award is to cover those copies. That's why they don't have to be disabled. They pay damages to cover the copies already out there, and have to stop selling new copies that infringe.
What's funny is that most of the users of those 'infringing copies' probably don't even know about or use the infringing functionality.
makes me wonder what happens if you move it too close to a G-spot...
The one who took the lead a while ago is now lagging a bit behind. Go Firefox!
No, its best if MS, and other big tech companies lose a few of these. Then they will start lobbying for better patent laws, and perhaps even an end to software patents.
Don't you think that if they lose, they will only be a little disappointed and just pay the fine and move on?
Well, for both nuclear power plants and solar panels, you'll eventually run out of space if you always need to build additional ones...
Actually, the second line doesn't look like plain English to me :)
Pope discovered to be Catholic
I guess that's only because it's his job.
(yeah, it's offtopic, sorry)