For every project you could name there is one almost the same just a few clicks away.
If QT & Qtopia broke any patents they would have been sued long ago but then we would switch to wx perhaps for some other widget set. There's plenty to choose from.
My Unix desktop is a straight port of plan9's rio. No patent trouble there and if there was AT&T/Lucent would have been in trouble long long ago when they had any money.
When you have a long memory in this industry, you've heard many of the battles already played out and can pick a path of least risk.
BSD went through this phase already. That litigation was one of the reasons Linux was adopted in many places.
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> Before anyone bothers replying talking about binary drivers being bad please see my previous posts on the issue. I think they are fine
Thank you for your opinion, here's a different one :
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp
My Windows based geek friends are using it already as primary OS
Did it take you 3 years to work that out ?
> I have a hard time with the cowards who use a gun on other people. Especially when the other individual is unarmed.
So..... if you are about to stab me and I shoot you, I am a coward?
Hmm I can afford a video game, which one shall I buy
Doom 2 looks good, hmm but so does HL2
competition, see?
My national broadcaster doesn't make money.
"Nation shall speak unto nation." is it's motto.
Did you read TFA? Polonium 210 can be bought for $69.99 mail order
in the same river twice.
Conslusion :
Stick ban.
and make your choice
I've turned down plenty of work because it didn't fit with my politics.
And I've done plenty of work that didn't fit with my politics.
Your choice is similar.
MAKE IT YOURSELF.
> You know, I've never played a MMO game, and I doubt I ever will.
shut up then
Double clicks - my GUI doesn't have them
Toolbars not neccessary
Double-linked lists - see you in court
What if it's GCC that is affected ?
For every project you could name there is one almost the same just a few clicks away.
If QT & Qtopia broke any patents they would have been sued long ago but then we would switch to wx perhaps for some other widget set. There's plenty to choose from.
My Unix desktop is a straight port of plan9's rio. No patent trouble there and if there was AT&T/Lucent would have been in trouble long long ago when they had any money.
When you have a long memory in this industry, you've heard many of the battles already played out and can pick a path of least risk.
BSD went through this phase already. That litigation was one of the reasons Linux was adopted in many places.
The patents can only be used against Linux once per patent because whagtever is in the way will be coded around.
So every attempt to sue will result in a smaller useful portfolio.
And there will be no overall winning.
Aggressive non-violent behaviour can be classified as :
Behaviour likely to occasion a breach of the peace.
or by the super duper Public Order Act 1986
5 Harassment, alarm or distress
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he--
(a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
(b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.
Everything made in India falls to pieces after a few weeks.
Except the Taj Mahal, but that was never finished !
I've not seen any electric "jet" engines yet, have you ?
And as safe as they look on the ground, I'm not sure about smahing these reactors into the ground a few times a year.
You're right there!
symlinks suck
per process namespaces rule
go glenda
is that the same as onur.aciicmez@gmail.com ?
Until the Linux phone we all dream about arrives.
S60 has
http://forum.nokia.com/python
'cos someone's doing it
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=camerphone&s=int
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But they are in the power-consumption business, and plenty of it.
They aren't in the ATX Power supply manufacturing busininess either, but that didn't stop them designing a new one.
Try making plastic, nylon, lubricants, jet-engine fuel from deuterium.
Roger Ramjet is his name,
Hero of our Nation,
Every time he has a wank,
He calls it masturbation.
I can't for the life of me remember what the proper words should be.