And a mixed Latin/Tengwar UTF-8 text (e.g. a dictionary) takes up how much space? What about if some fella were to write "Klingon 4dummiz" (can't write "For Dummies&trade") including some longish samples of Klingon text?
So how will I store them? As 32-bit integers? That will sure increase the file size. It seems I'm going to have to gzip(1) _all_ my text files once that gets done.
Have you been to the Unicode site lately? But there is one problem: there are more distinct characters in this world's writing systems than there are 16-bit integers; some scripts will never be included into the codespace.
Character sets and fonts that support your alphabet must be supported.
Good point. For example, what if the Unicode character space doesn't include a particular alphabet, the alphabet your language uses? All the i18n and l10n in the world won't save you in that case.
The problem is that Napster only has one use, transfering MP3 files.... A more general system such as gnutella does not have these kind of problems.
But with the Wrapster archiver, an MP3 file need not contain an MPEG audio layer 3 stream to be sent using the Napster software. Wrapster is your typical tar(1)-like archiver, but it makes archives (*.wrapster.mp3) that Napster can shoot over the Internet. To put it another way: <whore>you can use Wrapster and Napster to distribute the latest version of a certain OS kernel so that the official servers don't get slashdotted when 2.4 is released</whore>, especially if you napigate to an opennap server.
...it will have a nearly circular head (twice as big as a human head proportion-wise) with teardrop-shaped eyes. There will be four short fingers (plus opposable thumb) and several other features engineered to be ultra-cute and attractive for new "parents" to buy. In short, they'll look like theseguys.
Enjoy the precious moments of Slashdot while you can. Then...
Every single toolkit is too ugly, therefore X is too ugly.
I'll give you that for Motif, but GTK and many WMs can be themed. If you don't like how your widgets look, go to themes.org and pick up a theme or two.
When you flame that Mac users are felines, do you mean "Mac" as in "Mac computers" or as in "Mac OS"? Remember, NetBSD and GNU/Linux do run on iMac computers.
i don't mind the ads, but it is the idea of tracking my movements on the Net that I hate.
So opt out of the DoubleClick tracking system by setting your DC ID# to "OPT_OUT". (You can do that from the User Friendly strip's home page.) That way, DC can still serve ads and make the web site freebeer, but DC can't track your "pr0n in one window, Pinocchio on Gutenberg in another, Precious Moments on eBay in a third" surfing habits.
Only if you use the pack-in mouse. But even with the pack-in mouse, you get right click by holding Ctrl and left clicking.
often lack full keyboards, too.
Every Macintosh computer with a PowerPC CPU (even the iMac and G? computers) comes with a full keyboard, even though Mac OS maps F1-F4 to "undo, kill, copy, yank" instead of "help, save, open, scroll-to-point" like in DOS and doesn't (last time I checked) have keyboard access to pull-down menus.
But doesn't Mac have XSprocket (which seemed to inspire DirectX) for game controller input?
IANAL, but There is an interpretation of 17 USC 117 that claims that it is not an infringement for a fella to treat GPL'd code as LGPL'd code: "it is not an infringement... to make... another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided: (1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program" where linking GPL'd code to proprietary code is such an "essential step."
Are PNGs used much more than GIFs on most websites these days?
I'll tell you why not: Name one browser that supports MNG.
...
OK. So you can't think of any. Now name one other open-standard format (GIF is an open standard; it just isn't freebeer to implement) that supports animation and is supported by the major Web browsers (NS 4/6, IE5, Opera).
...
Now you see why sites use GIF. It's the only animation format that browsers support. Granted, there is JavaScript rotation of PNG, but what if a fella has *Script turned off to stop email viruses?
Well, let someone who has no interest in using the software do it. They will waive their rights, you will use the software and keep the rights.
Nice one. IANAL, but without accepting the license, does the user have the right to copy the program into RAM (by giving commands to the shell) to run it?
While doing research for the answer, I found 17 USC 117 that makes the GPL equivalent to LGPL:
that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or
Pretty much destroys the "linking is adaptation" theory that is the foundation of viral copyleft.
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The sound effect is called "rimshot".
Reading between the lines and among the slashes and dots, I can see it's painfully obvious. Trollmastah just outed himself.
Game Boy is based on a Z80 CPU clocked at just over 1.0 MHz. The graphics in FaceBall were like Wolf3d without the texture mapping.
But then, Wolf3d on a 3.5 MHz 65C816-based SNES was impressive too.
And a mixed Latin/Tengwar UTF-8 text (e.g. a dictionary) takes up how much space? What about if some fella were to write "Klingon 4dummiz" (can't write "For Dummies&trade") including some longish samples of Klingon text?
gzip is my friend.ESR wants the tengwar in Unicode so he can use them to write the Lojban language.
Use 21 bit integers
So how will I store them? As 32-bit integers? That will sure increase the file size. It seems I'm going to have to gzip(1) _all_ my text files once that gets done.
(iii) reverse engineer any portion of the Napster service or browser
Yet on their home page, they recommend Macster for users on Macintosh boxen. And the official FAQ lists (unsupported) clients for other platforms.
It's "sharing". Not piracy, not stealing, sharing.
I knew that. I was just adding a little irony: just don't want you sharing studio productions.
Have you been to the Unicode site lately? But there is one problem: there are more distinct characters in this world's writing systems than there are 16-bit integers; some scripts will never be included into the codespace.
Character sets and fonts that support your alphabet must be supported.
Good point. For example, what if the Unicode character space doesn't include a particular alphabet, the alphabet your language uses? All the i18n and l10n in the world won't save you in that case.
The problem is that Napster only has one use, transfering MP3 files. ... A more general system such as gnutella does not have these kind of problems.
But with the Wrapster archiver, an MP3 file need not contain an MPEG audio layer 3 stream to be sent using the Napster software. Wrapster is your typical tar(1)-like archiver, but it makes archives (*.wrapster.mp3) that Napster can shoot over the Internet. To put it another way: <whore>you can use Wrapster and Napster to distribute the latest version of a certain OS kernel so that the official servers don't get slashdotted when 2.4 is released</whore>, especially if you napigate to an opennap server.
ridicule 'tallica
Metallica have always encouraged piracy of their live albums and concerts. They just don't want you sharing studio productions.
...it will have a nearly circular head (twice as big as a human head proportion-wise) with teardrop-shaped eyes. There will be four short fingers (plus opposable thumb) and several other features engineered to be ultra-cute and attractive for new "parents" to buy. In short, they'll look like these guys.
Enjoy the precious moments of Slashdot while you can. Then...I tried it, but nothing showed up on my Netscape 4.72 browser.
If we move to a new X (as I think that we should) what are the odds that some programs depending on X will break?
There will probably be a new X11 server running as an X12 client, that translates X11 calls into X12 calls.
Every single toolkit is too ugly, therefore X is too ugly.
I'll give you that for Motif, but GTK and many WMs can be themed. If you don't like how your widgets look, go to themes.org and pick up a theme or two.
Trademarks that are diluted into generic terms go to the public domain.
When you flame that Mac users are felines, do you mean "Mac" as in "Mac computers" or as in "Mac OS"? Remember, NetBSD and GNU/Linux do run on iMac computers.
i don't mind the ads, but it is the idea of tracking my movements on the Net that I hate.
So opt out of the DoubleClick tracking system by setting your DC ID# to "OPT_OUT". (You can do that from the User Friendly strip's home page.) That way, DC can still serve ads and make the web site freebeer, but DC can't track your "pr0n in one window, Pinocchio on Gutenberg in another, Precious Moments on eBay in a third" surfing habits.
I am an exit.Well, they are both using Systran software... so I don't see how one could work better than the other...
Methinks Disney's may be using a newer version of Systran software than the version used in .
So distribute the closed source stuff in a separate tarball from the GPL'd source.
most macs have a scarcity of mouse buttons
Only if you use the pack-in mouse. But even with the pack-in mouse, you get right click by holding Ctrl and left clicking.
often lack full keyboards, too.
Every Macintosh computer with a PowerPC CPU (even the iMac and G? computers) comes with a full keyboard, even though Mac OS maps F1-F4 to "undo, kill, copy, yank" instead of "help, save, open, scroll-to-point" like in DOS and doesn't (last time I checked) have keyboard access to pull-down menus.
But doesn't Mac have XSprocket (which seemed to inspire DirectX) for game controller input?
IANAL, but There is an interpretation of 17 USC 117 that claims that it is not an infringement for a fella to treat GPL'd code as LGPL'd code: "it is not an infringement ... to make ... another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided: (1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program" where linking GPL'd code to proprietary code is such an "essential step."
Are PNGs used much more than GIFs on most websites these days?
I'll tell you why not: Name one browser that supports MNG.
OK. So you can't think of any. Now name one other open-standard format (GIF is an open standard; it just isn't freebeer to implement) that supports animation and is supported by the major Web browsers (NS 4/6, IE5, Opera).
Now you see why sites use GIF. It's the only animation format that browsers support. Granted, there is JavaScript rotation of PNG, but what if a fella has *Script turned off to stop email viruses?
Well, let someone who has no interest in using the software do it. They will waive their rights, you will use the software and keep the rights.
Nice one. IANAL, but without accepting the license, does the user have the right to copy the program into RAM (by giving commands to the shell) to run it?
While doing research for the answer, I found 17 USC 117 that makes the GPL equivalent to LGPL:
Pretty much destroys the "linking is adaptation" theory that is the foundation of viral copyleft.