If what they're doing is transforming lower level instructions back to higher level ones and then recompiling them into another arch with better optimizations, then something is very wrong.
First, they should be using the actual higher level code in the first place since trying to guess what the program is supposed to be doing by looking at the optimized assembly output of a compiler is *ugly* at best.
And even if they can do this, the speedups obtained can only mean that the compiler used for the initial binary version of the program was sub-optimal and should be developed.
So forget trying to turn x86 assembly into whatever-assembly since that's just plain stupid and invest money in compiler optimization.
And if what they say is true, and this is not for the end user but the software house to use and develop, why would someone who has the actual sourcecode for the program spend time porting it to another platform by binary translation? They'd be better off writing some essential routine in assembly for the speedups needed.
What is really needed is an agreed form of bytecode (java???) and good VM's designed for the architecture by the people making it in the first place. If the next athlon/pentium/ppc had being good at JAVA (or whatever VM is best) in mind, then maybe actual full applications could be written for it.
Sure you can use Half-Life of Q3A on two different computers with the same CD-key. Install the game in both your desktop and your laptop and use the same CD-key. If you don't lend one to a friend for him to play it's perfectly legal to have to installed copies on two diferent machines for your personal use.
Am I the only one that thinks that this article should have better formating?
This way the/. frontpage becomes poluted with the M before an S sequence besides requiring me to download some useless bytes of info I don't really care about. And if that wasn't bad enough I can't resist the temptation of going inside the story and posting this useless comment.
What you probably don't know is than even if he wants to look or buy an item, under french law he will not be able to. Nazi propaganda is ilegal in countries like france and germany. Not very free speech friendly but then again the US is alot worse.
This kind of mentality is not really new anyway. The cold war was all about that really. Communism's vision of a classless society against capitalism's free market.
It has ftp suport. Just put/user@host port:/blabla/file.php on the file open thingie (C-x, C-f) and then saving and all that just works directly to the FTP server.
As for syntax highlighting M-x c-mode was fine for my needs last time I edited PHP, but there's probably a php-mode somewhere already.
If you seperate color then what you get is the same resolution with better color since all the pixels overlap. What I think you're talking about is a camera by one of the big name brands that splits the image in two with a prism, runs each part through it's own CCD and finaly connects them back electronicaly.
Most music you download on Napster is ilegal so the RIAA has all the rights to pursue legal action. The real question here is who is at fault. Napster should NOT be responsible for what it's users share in it's system. It's the same thing as sueing Apache because people are using it to distribute mp3s. That's the only defence Napster has and in a country with a fair legal system it would suffice.
Mir is past it's lifetime and still runs around with enough health. Americans should be quiet about such matters since their beloved SpaceLab was a huge flaw. Next time you want to bash at something pick your election system or your non existant health system.
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Not if you want to make a backup of the entire world's population's brains :)
First, they should be using the actual higher level code in the first place since trying to guess what the program is supposed to be doing by looking at the optimized assembly output of a compiler is *ugly* at best.
And even if they can do this, the speedups obtained can only mean that the compiler used for the initial binary version of the program was sub-optimal and should be developed.
So forget trying to turn x86 assembly into whatever-assembly since that's just plain stupid and invest money in compiler optimization.
And if what they say is true, and this is not for the end user but the software house to use and develop, why would someone who has the actual sourcecode for the program spend time porting it to another platform by binary translation? They'd be better off writing some essential routine in assembly for the speedups needed.
What is really needed is an agreed form of bytecode (java???) and good VM's designed for the architecture by the people making it in the first place. If the next athlon/pentium/ppc had being good at JAVA (or whatever VM is best) in mind, then maybe actual full applications could be written for it.
They actualy sued the Germans for damaged material at the end of the war.
Basicaly they saw a business oportunity and took it, making it easier to kill jews in the process.
Just Imagine a Beowolf cluster of these.... :P
I am also taking bets on who will tumble first after both Linux and Windows fail to suport the new technology.
How wrong am I?
Sure you can use Half-Life of Q3A on two different computers with the same CD-key. Install the game in both your desktop and your laptop and use the same CD-key. If you don't lend one to a friend for him to play it's perfectly legal to have to installed copies on two diferent machines for your personal use.
I'm sueing, *Bastards* :)
Anyway it's great. If i can apt-get from RedHat and Mandrake I'll start using them for desktops.
Debian is n1 for servers though.
Isn't there a better way to do this, one that doesn't kill cute little mice?
Why don't we use slashdot trolls instead. (And no I'm not eligible for the task)
This kind of mentality is not really new anyway. The cold war was all about that really. Communism's vision of a classless society against capitalism's free market.
As for syntax highlighting M-x c-mode was fine for my needs last time I edited PHP, but there's probably a php-mode somewhere already.
Most music you download on Napster is ilegal so the RIAA has all the rights to pursue legal action. The real question here is who is at fault. Napster should NOT be responsible for what it's users share in it's system. It's the same thing as sueing Apache because people are using it to distribute mp3s. That's the only defence Napster has and in a country with a fair legal system it would suffice.
DISCLAIMER: Yes this is a flame.