Maybe finally people will have to pass exams testing *understanding* of the subject in contrast to knowing how to apply patterns and rewriting systems to solve simple taks that are computer solvable now. It's always good to see the bar going higher.
which is not true at least in europe, as the protocol itself as an idea can not be copyrighted, instead what they are copyrighting is the way it was released/documented i.e. in code or in docs. any of these ways is copyrighted. the licence clause that the protocol itself is copyrighted is obviously invalid.
in short, if you take code from mysql client implementation than you must adhere to the copyright - if you learn how the protocol works and write your own implementation of it, you are not constrained by the copyright.
so much for europe, for the states, well I guess it won't take long until corporation will be allowed to issue we-want-to-rape-your-girlfriend DMCA notice.
not really, actually their argument of making it the right way seems sensible to me. I guess if I had to interpret the spec like that I would do it this way - the way it is understandable, logical and most important predictable.
if there is no spec, then interopability can be fixed on any side, if my resolution seems sensible I would go and argue for people on the other side to work with it.
Also just take a look at tracked changes, please, interopability with what? I'm no MS fanboi, but it is just humiliating how their engineers managed to kick the standard/most popular opensource ODF implementation in the very nuts, and no FUD involved to...
seriously, get the f**k out. openoffice is a piece of garbage, with the stability of a mind of a psychic killer, at least have the guts not to speak badly of other implementations if you can neither draft the standard nor implement it correctly.
ClearType is more than just enabling subpixel anti-aliasing.
Its whole point is the wizard that allows the user to choose not only between whether he has BGR or RGB device (first step) but also checks the gamma correction in the second step - thats why most user se the big difference in before and after. There is more than one thing involved there. Actually it is a bit more complicated.
You are 100% right. Even if this is untrue in countries with relatively wealthier societies, at least I confirm it is true in Central Europe.
For example I know several people who own both xbox and ps2 because they can afford buying new games (pirate often) and sometimes buy original games that are worth it (like Baldur's Gate Dark Aliance or Munch's Oddysey). Buying a GameCube and ending up with only one game for half a year (usually one buys an original game twice, three times a year) is not, what people expect from the console.
Not to mention that PS2/Xbox games are not being localised (at least in Poland) but are much more expensive then localised PC versions!
This is a discussable view, since Belka's cabinet, as opposed to Miller's, actually does something constructive.
Anyway, what i want to say is that Goverment Ministers from 'Ministry of Science and IT' ARE NOT glued to their chairs, since the personell in the Ministry hasnt changed since 1991, mostly because people working there are not politicians but experts.
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Maybe finally people will have to pass exams testing *understanding* of the subject in contrast to knowing how to apply patterns and rewriting systems to solve simple taks that are computer solvable now. It's always good to see the bar going higher.
well guess who controls the media :P
(+ there are rumors libertas has some unclear fund
- MS Visual Studio, really, don't look for an alternative on windows if you don't have to, it is the best IDE available.
- Qt Creator for Qt on linux/Windows as Qt is missing msvc integration from the free version, waiting for kdevelop4 to get a little more stable
- netbeans + c++ plugin for interplatform projects that cannot be done with qt.
which is not true at least in europe, as the protocol itself as an idea can not be copyrighted, instead what they are copyrighting is the way it was released/documented i.e. in code or in docs. any of these ways is copyrighted. the licence clause that the protocol itself is copyrighted is obviously invalid.
in short, if you take code from mysql client implementation than you must adhere to the copyright - if you learn how the protocol works and write your own implementation of it, you are not constrained by the copyright.
so much for europe, for the states, well I guess it won't take long until corporation will be allowed to issue we-want-to-rape-your-girlfriend DMCA notice.
not really, actually their argument of making it the right way seems sensible to me. I guess if I had to interpret the spec like that I would do it this way - the way it is understandable, logical and most important predictable.
if there is no spec, then interopability can be fixed on any side, if my resolution seems sensible I would go and argue for people on the other side to work with it.
Also just take a look at tracked changes, please, interopability with what? I'm no MS fanboi, but it is just humiliating how their engineers managed to kick the standard/most popular opensource ODF implementation in the very nuts, and no FUD involved to...
oh just get the f**k out if you can't even release a proper standard:
http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2009/05/13/tracked-changes.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/archive/2009/05/09/1-2-1.aspx
seriously, get the f**k out. openoffice is a piece of garbage, with the stability of a mind of a psychic killer, at least have the guts not to speak badly of other implementations if you can neither draft the standard nor implement it correctly.
I'd second that, i'm on p. 512 atm, enojying every bit. A good book.
ClearType is more than just enabling subpixel anti-aliasing.
i d2000.pdf
Its whole point is the wizard that allows the user to choose not only between whether he has BGR or RGB device (first step) but also checks the gamma correction in the second step - thats why most user se the big difference in before and after. There is more than one thing involved there. Actually it is a bit more complicated.
A good read would be: http://research.microsoft.com/~jplatt/cleartype/s
You are 100% right. Even if this is untrue in countries with relatively wealthier societies, at least I confirm it is true in Central Europe.
For example I know several people who own both xbox and ps2 because they can afford buying new games (pirate often) and sometimes buy original games that are worth it (like Baldur's Gate Dark Aliance or Munch's Oddysey). Buying a GameCube and ending up with only one game for half a year (usually one buys an original game twice, three times a year) is not, what people expect from the console.
Not to mention that PS2/Xbox games are not being localised (at least in Poland) but are much more expensive then localised PC versions!
This is a discussable view, since Belka's cabinet, as opposed to Miller's, actually does something constructive.
Anyway, what i want to say is that Goverment Ministers from 'Ministry of Science and IT' ARE NOT glued to their chairs, since the personell in the Ministry hasnt changed since 1991, mostly because people working there are not politicians but experts.