I've been looking around for documentation on this topic, but I haven't had much luck. How do you do the the equivalent of the CVS "modules" file using subversion?
As the leader of a small-time garage band, I would LOVE to have a label come along and "exploit" us with a five-year, multi-million dollar record contract, even if it meant seeing every (crappy) song I ever wrote locked down by eeeeeevil DRM layers.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I know bands (I live in Austin, of course I know bands) that have not only didn't make money on their contracts, but ended up in debt to their record companies. The record companies charge their "expenses" to the band. Bands get a "statement" every month showing all the details and transactions, and the band has to arrange to repay any negative balances on the statement. The record company can use this to blackmail the band -- like not releasing an album and locking down the masters so that the band couldn't release the album under any circumstances. It's all legal because, well, the band signed the contract.
Word to the wise: If you do get a record contract, and your AR guy shows up one day to "take you out to lunch", just simply decline. Otherwise, you'll be the one paying for lunch, 'cause they'll just charge the band for a lunch "expense". It'll show up on your next "statement". Especially if you were signed by a major label. True story.
Once you've payed for it though, you can do with it what you want.
It bears pointing out that this is the essence of purchase: you pay for something, then you own it, which implies that you can do with it what you want.
Agreed. It also means "Gigantic, bloated slabs of programs that do everything even when a multi-process, toolkit based model fits better for solving the problem because all anyone knows is the threading model."
Oh, please. Business is business, whether you're selling tires or software.
Markets are markets, and that's what's important. The widget you're manufacturing is just that: a widget, nothing more. How you position your widget in the appropriate widget market is the important thing. It really doesn't have much to do with the quality of the widget itself.
If you've ever seen a good salesman in action, you'll know what I'm talking about. I've seen sales guys close big deals (and make hefty commisions), when said sales guy knew nothing about the widget he was selling. Case in point: the widget was a big software suite (which was buggy to the point of being almost non-functional), but he closed the deal and made a metric buttload of commision. What's important here is that the sales guy could have been selling anything (say, tires). It's closing the deal that counts, not the widget itself.
Extend this philosophy to marketing (which itself extends to product design, etc., which in turn feeds into technical details), and you have what business is all about.
And since most businessmen are clueless morons, this is how business enables clueless morons to become rich.
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Wow!! Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things!!
See http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.20/cvs _18.html#SEC159 for details
For instance we share code across products via the CVS "modules" file:
How could we do this using subversion?This is about the only real thing holding us back from switching over.
You've obviously never deployed nor administered a site license for MATLAB. Talk about a ROYAL PITA. Your time will come.
Thank you for stating exactly why commercial software continues to be irrelevant.
... and leave off the support, documentation, and website. That would save a lot of time and effort.
Any developer worth their salt will be able to figure out how to use it simply by reading the code.
...reminds me of the wackos that bitch that the Linux kernel should be written in C++.
Yikes!!
The best reply to this is here
Does anyone know if there is work under way to provide GCC support for Parrot?
I'd love to see gcj compile down to parrot bytecode.
... I'd be a lot more worried about GoogleOS than Linux.
But I'm not Microsoft, so instead I'm looking forward to both GoogleOS and future versions of Linux.
My God. Surely you're joking.
How, exactly, is tcsh more professional ? And more professional than what? Csh? Using Emacs hexl-mode as a shell is more professional than csh.
It's like the good old days!!!
zshell sux!! bash rules!!
No?
Then no sale.
Sorry, Sony.
Doesn't run Windows. No market.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I know bands (I live in Austin, of course I know bands) that have not only didn't make money on their contracts, but ended up in debt to their record companies. The record companies charge their "expenses" to the band. Bands get a "statement" every month showing all the details and transactions, and the band has to arrange to repay any negative balances on the statement. The record company can use this to blackmail the band -- like not releasing an album and locking down the masters so that the band couldn't release the album under any circumstances. It's all legal because, well, the band signed the contract.
Word to the wise: If you do get a record contract, and your AR guy shows up one day to "take you out to lunch", just simply decline. Otherwise, you'll be the one paying for lunch, 'cause they'll just charge the band for a lunch "expense". It'll show up on your next "statement". Especially if you were signed by a major label. True story.
As soon as the Mac Mini starts shipping with 10.4
It bears pointing out that this is the essence of purchase: you pay for something, then you own it, which implies that you can do with it what you want.
Agreed. It also means "Gigantic, bloated slabs of programs that do everything even when a multi-process, toolkit based model fits better for solving the problem because all anyone knows is the threading model."
... if not, then no sale.
Until Max OS X runs on Intel, it don't really matter what form factor Intel trots out.
Why, with this compression scheme, I'll soon rule the world!!!
I've been using it for a while...
I certainly hope that the Lege doesn't make free access provided by NGOs illegal (imagine not being able to run your own AP out of your house!)
Austin Wireless City
Austin Free Net
Austin Wireless.Net
EFF Austin
Save Muni Wireless
And it runs OSX?
You're comparing apples to oranges.
Markets are markets, and that's what's important. The widget you're manufacturing is just that: a widget, nothing more. How you position your widget in the appropriate widget market is the important thing. It really doesn't have much to do with the quality of the widget itself.
If you've ever seen a good salesman in action, you'll know what I'm talking about. I've seen sales guys close big deals (and make hefty commisions), when said sales guy knew nothing about the widget he was selling. Case in point: the widget was a big software suite (which was buggy to the point of being almost non-functional), but he closed the deal and made a metric buttload of commision. What's important here is that the sales guy could have been selling anything (say, tires). It's closing the deal that counts, not the widget itself.
Extend this philosophy to marketing (which itself extends to product design, etc., which in turn feeds into technical details), and you have what business is all about.
And since most businessmen are clueless morons, this is how business enables clueless morons to become rich.
QED.
So, there's your reality check.