I can't speak on behalf of NASA but I belive either NASA does not want competitors to use blueprints and re-adapt old tech. to make basic and efficient rockets. Could it be because of security issues? Can the blueprints lead to the creation of missiles?
In any case, mass censoring of prints and pictures will not affect the free distribution of them - it's the web. you can't control it. *seeding blueprints via p2p networks*
The way I see it - it's just another way to make money.
Anyway, I don't know if this workaround will work - an organisation is formed (consisting of film makers, and even people who are not related to the film industry). The organisation pays the city and films it from various angles - the entire bloody city! - even if it takes months.
Then, the organisation offers free or paid (little fee) for the entire footage! It may be useful to filmmakers to have footage available (of course, the scenes can be edited (beauty of CGI)).
As far as the av. person goes, upon registration, he's part of the organisation and can take snaps and film anywhere he wants to.
"I did not know it was broken" - that statement can be used in court. Come on, a machine breaks down and starts giving away money (for e.g). You are in a hurry and don't care to count your money. Can you be blamed?
Play that card all the time.
There should be regular maintenance (and removal of the mspaint with funny drawings too LOL) and malfunctioned machines should be locked. Are there no ways to have such a system?
It's causality. Malfunctioned machine + Human Nature = mone $$$ (or euro, whatever the currency). Who's to be blamed? The Bank or the guy who maintained the machine.
(unless you're Doctor Who who gains money by hovering his sonic screwdriver over an ATM machine, you are not a thief)
I opt for being accused of "greed" rather than "theft" (though, if you think about it - greed does lead to theft but in this case, the person did not break the ATM).
Seriously, it's a good thing. Maybe there's something hidden behind the curtain but right now - we've sourceforge and it's way better than codeplex (in terms of the amount of projects). It's a step forward for there are a lot of proprietary source that when turned into open source may do some good. What if MS. decides to open Silverlight? Won't Moonlight project not benefit from it? Will that force Adobe release it? Of course, it's just an assumption.
We should think in terms of benefits of the release rather than trying to find the hidden objective of MS (which won't really be threat esp. due to our 'hate' @ their non-disclosure of the patent infringements). May be (another assumption) that is an initiative to make us less hate the fact that MS has "allied" itself to Major Linux distro companies.
For my part, I don't really care - I'll just take whatever I need from what MS releases, and work on that, start new projects regardless if the source comes from MS or not.
I've never used a MAC but have tried the various UI customisation packs available (for fun and because I was bored). I don't think that Etoile should be taken as a Mac-like Environment but more like a Mac UI customization package.
Think of it this way - the new dock in KDE4 is supposed to be compatible with Mac Widgets. That's nice. See, I can run the Mac widgets on KDE. That's a plus. Can I edit the preferences of KDE to make it Mac-like? Sure!
Why not let the user decide how the UI will be? Major distros may add Etoile amongst the myriad of other UI 'tools' - Metisse.
As far as the UI menus, and way to fill the screen go, I prefer Windowmaker and GNUstep. I minimise my windows, stack them on top, have some apps docked, and xterm always open. It's clean. Some may prefer Mac-like UI or Windows-like UI. That's the beauty of opensource and Linux -> you've awesome projects going on, and you've the CHOICE of customising your UI.
(ok, I may have repeated myself in the above statement. *going to try Etoile now*)
Though KisMAC is still out there, there are alternatives such as Airsnort, Airattack, WepLab, Web,..
Can a live CD such as this one http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1814#auditor be booted off a macintelatosh?
Can he not have a server setup outside Germany and remotely access it and keep the development going on? Simple Example: VNC
The development will be outside Germany, in a way.
Or, he can break KisMAC into different components, components which are viewed as 'harmless' by the GOV, unless when they get together.
CS is better in the sense that you get vast understanding on the things behind technology. IT is brief. More have been discussed above about the matter. However, I suggest you think about what you want to do in the future.
For e.g a bachelor in IT along with a diploma in business may make you end in a business manager post.
There are cases when students with a bachelor in IT opt to do a Masters degree in CS. That's better. You start with IT, (it's easier), gain knowledge, earn your Bachelor degree, do a diploma in things that you lack (say Maths) and later on, start your Masters in CS.
University is not just about computer science, IT. There are other fields which you may be interested in. Just pick the right combination and later earn a job which will earn you experience in those fields.
Good luck:) (and choose something you like)
The first thing that came to mind when I read this article was the application of many of these small generators to be used in bigger projects. Did you ever watch The Core (Movie - )? Well, we're far away from getting to get to centre of the Earth but this tech. could be used on drilling platforms as a secondary power backup for sensors, or in space/planet exploration (these could help heating up robots when the solar panels are not getting rays of the sun for long periods). Granted it's not perpetual but it's still a very good technological development.
Indeed. I believe that piracy itself should be viewed as crime (because it's not right now) and the notion of piracy being a very bad thing should be inculcated right from school (level when students are around 10 or so). There are work-arounds to this. Many who don't go for P2P, usually opt for free file hosts like megashare for example. It would be interesting to see how to prevent piracy when it comes to people sharing over free file hosts. Sharing and distribution of pirated products (in any form) must be stopped @ the source - the users who usually don't even give a frak to netiquette.
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I can't speak on behalf of NASA but I belive either NASA does not want competitors to use blueprints and re-adapt old tech. to make basic and efficient rockets. Could it be because of security issues? Can the blueprints lead to the creation of missiles? In any case, mass censoring of prints and pictures will not affect the free distribution of them - it's the web. you can't control it. *seeding blueprints via p2p networks*
The way I see it - it's just another way to make money. Anyway, I don't know if this workaround will work - an organisation is formed (consisting of film makers, and even people who are not related to the film industry). The organisation pays the city and films it from various angles - the entire bloody city! - even if it takes months. Then, the organisation offers free or paid (little fee) for the entire footage! It may be useful to filmmakers to have footage available (of course, the scenes can be edited (beauty of CGI)). As far as the av. person goes, upon registration, he's part of the organisation and can take snaps and film anywhere he wants to.
"I did not know it was broken" - that statement can be used in court. Come on, a machine breaks down and starts giving away money (for e.g). You are in a hurry and don't care to count your money. Can you be blamed? Play that card all the time. There should be regular maintenance (and removal of the mspaint with funny drawings too LOL) and malfunctioned machines should be locked. Are there no ways to have such a system? It's causality. Malfunctioned machine + Human Nature = mone $$$ (or euro, whatever the currency). Who's to be blamed? The Bank or the guy who maintained the machine. (unless you're Doctor Who who gains money by hovering his sonic screwdriver over an ATM machine, you are not a thief) I opt for being accused of "greed" rather than "theft" (though, if you think about it - greed does lead to theft but in this case, the person did not break the ATM).
Seriously, it's a good thing. Maybe there's something hidden behind the curtain but right now - we've sourceforge and it's way better than codeplex (in terms of the amount of projects). It's a step forward for there are a lot of proprietary source that when turned into open source may do some good. What if MS. decides to open Silverlight? Won't Moonlight project not benefit from it? Will that force Adobe release it? Of course, it's just an assumption. We should think in terms of benefits of the release rather than trying to find the hidden objective of MS (which won't really be threat esp. due to our 'hate' @ their non-disclosure of the patent infringements). May be (another assumption) that is an initiative to make us less hate the fact that MS has "allied" itself to Major Linux distro companies. For my part, I don't really care - I'll just take whatever I need from what MS releases, and work on that, start new projects regardless if the source comes from MS or not.
I've never used a MAC but have tried the various UI customisation packs available (for fun and because I was bored). I don't think that Etoile should be taken as a Mac-like Environment but more like a Mac UI customization package. Think of it this way - the new dock in KDE4 is supposed to be compatible with Mac Widgets. That's nice. See, I can run the Mac widgets on KDE. That's a plus. Can I edit the preferences of KDE to make it Mac-like? Sure! Why not let the user decide how the UI will be? Major distros may add Etoile amongst the myriad of other UI 'tools' - Metisse. As far as the UI menus, and way to fill the screen go, I prefer Windowmaker and GNUstep. I minimise my windows, stack them on top, have some apps docked, and xterm always open. It's clean. Some may prefer Mac-like UI or Windows-like UI. That's the beauty of opensource and Linux -> you've awesome projects going on, and you've the CHOICE of customising your UI. (ok, I may have repeated myself in the above statement. *going to try Etoile now*)
Though KisMAC is still out there, there are alternatives such as Airsnort, Airattack, WepLab, Web,.. Can a live CD such as this one http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1814#auditor be booted off a macintelatosh?
Can he not have a server setup outside Germany and remotely access it and keep the development going on? Simple Example: VNC The development will be outside Germany, in a way. Or, he can break KisMAC into different components, components which are viewed as 'harmless' by the GOV, unless when they get together.
CS is better in the sense that you get vast understanding on the things behind technology. IT is brief. More have been discussed above about the matter. However, I suggest you think about what you want to do in the future. For e.g a bachelor in IT along with a diploma in business may make you end in a business manager post. There are cases when students with a bachelor in IT opt to do a Masters degree in CS. That's better. You start with IT, (it's easier), gain knowledge, earn your Bachelor degree, do a diploma in things that you lack (say Maths) and later on, start your Masters in CS. University is not just about computer science, IT. There are other fields which you may be interested in. Just pick the right combination and later earn a job which will earn you experience in those fields. Good luck :) (and choose something you like)
The first thing that came to mind when I read this article was the application of many of these small generators to be used in bigger projects. Did you ever watch The Core (Movie - )? Well, we're far away from getting to get to centre of the Earth but this tech. could be used on drilling platforms as a secondary power backup for sensors, or in space/planet exploration (these could help heating up robots when the solar panels are not getting rays of the sun for long periods). Granted it's not perpetual but it's still a very good technological development.
Indeed. I believe that piracy itself should be viewed as crime (because it's not right now) and the notion of piracy being a very bad thing should be inculcated right from school (level when students are around 10 or so). There are work-arounds to this. Many who don't go for P2P, usually opt for free file hosts like megashare for example. It would be interesting to see how to prevent piracy when it comes to people sharing over free file hosts. Sharing and distribution of pirated products (in any form) must be stopped @ the source - the users who usually don't even give a frak to netiquette.