True, but take it in context. The first graphical environments that come to mind when one thinks about UNIX-mark-bearing systems are X11-based: GNOME, KDE, Window Maker, CDE, etc.
You'd find more detailed information on developer.apple.com
Now I'm curious. Does developer.apple.com contain enough information for a third party to produce a source-compatible clone of the Quartz graphics layer?
You can't copyright the look of your font, just its name.
It's commonly known that USA law lets the font publisher trademark the name and copyright the program containing Bezier outline data, but it also lets the font designer design-patent the look. But the European Union and Japan also let the font publisher copyright the look.
Agreed. Why would they release a font without real italics?
I'm guessing because font design costs money, good-looking real italics are harder to make than roman type, and Bitstream didn't want to develop something like that and release it under a less restrictive license than it uses for most fonts. Now before anybody counters that the price sheet doesn't give higher prices for italics, it may be possible that the roman subsidizes the italic to an extent.
Besides, grandparent meant "standard" as in X11 as opposed to Quartz. There is a widely adopted public specification for X11; where's the public specification for Quartz?
Semi-generic names suffixed with "SQL" have already coexisted with other projects. For instance, there's a "MySQL", a "MyMP3", etc. So just call the database "FirebirdSQL" and the web browser "Mozilla Firebird". You don't see the maintainer of xstep going apedung on the other xstep, do you?
it was a TOPS system where the attacker could hook into the page fault handler.
I don't think the attacker even needed to hook into that, when a timing attack would probably suffice. A page fault takes longer than no page fault. This opens up all sorts of covert channels.
So what's up with HAL (the Smash Brothers / Earthbound people?) are they an owned subsidiary of Nintendo or what? Or does nintendo just have an unlimited license to use their IP?
According to Nintendo's May 2002 financial report, HAL Laboratory Inc. is a Nintendo subsidiary. HAL Laboratory's biggest threat is probably Precious Moments Inc., who may threaten a lawsuit based on the appearance of the "Ness" character in SSB Melee.
Who owns the StarFox characters?
Nintendo does. Star Fox for Super NES (aka Starwing) and Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64 (aka Lylat Wars) were made completely without Rare. The fact that Rare did Star Fox Adventures was a response to the fact that Rare was developing a game with character races similar to those from the Star Fox series, and Nintendo just licensed the characters to Rare.
And i assume nintendo still owns all the donkey kong IP, even though SSBM clearly uses lots of the Rare DK Country character models?
Nintendo could probably find modelers to make its own DK meshes in the next Super Smash Bros. game, which is rumored to be cel-shaded like The Wind Waker was.
Now, seriously, how many people have reverse engineered the installer _BEFORE_ actually installing and set it up so that it installs even if you say you Disagree?
If performed in the United States, such an act could possibly violate the DMCA. The installer may qualify as an "access control mechanism" under 17 USC 1201, and telling it to install even on Disagree may count as "circumventing" the license screen.
Nothing you see on Slashdot is legal advice. Even if a user is a lawyer, you're not his client.
They have many, many possible height levels. They are completely analog devices.
Analog devices have noise. Therefore, analog devices are built with tolerances, and on a given brand of lock, these tolerances may allow for only about ten distinct height levels per pin.
Most people would not consider that copy of Doom 3 to be running "on" the Xbox. Non-palladium programs will be "running" on the Palladium PC in approximately the same way.
However, most people would consider a non-Palladium program running on a PC and a Palladium program running on the same PC to be running on the same PC because they use the same input devices and display on the same screen without the use of a TV tuner card. And some authors will still publish in a format that non-Palladium programs can read.
All it takes is *ONE* useful program that requires Palladium for every user to switch it on permantly.
However, even if Palladium is switched on in the BIOS, it will not affect operating systems that do not use it, and it will not affect Windows applications that do not import palladium.dll. I was replying to an AC who seemed to imply that all new programs and all new non-program works would require Palladium.
Optional as in you won't need it if you don't want to [use any new copyrighted works]
You assume that all authors would switch over to a digital restrictions management system. This may be true of the studios in the Motion Picture Association of America, but there remains a thriving community built around limited free sharing of copyrighted works, especially computer programs.
And if you claim that free software won't be allowed to boot on future computers, I don't find that substantiated. What I've read of the Palladium specification states that Palladium comes into play only when the system is booted with Palladium support turned on in the BIOS, and only for those processes that import palladium.dll. From Microsoft's marketing material: "A 'Palladium'-enhanced computer must continue to run any existing applications and device drivers." And the TCPA TPM FAQ (pdf) states that "The trust model the TCPA promotes for the PC is: the owner runs whatever OS or applications they want".
Is there any way whatsoever in which this would help Joe User or Joe Hacker(not to be confused with Joe Cracker)?
The excuse given for the CBDTPA, which may apply to Pd as well, is that more authors would be willing to publish works in a digital restrictions management system than in a system that grants all fair use rights by default.
I think your refering to High-speed internet that uses broadband.
Within the context of this article, "broadband" means "high-speed Internet access via a broadband connection" and "cable" means "Internet access via cable modem" not "cable television". Thus, your "Any place that has Cable" isn't anywhere close to "near everywhere".
If you're going to pirate your neighbor's music or movie collection, you might as well just do it with good old CD-R. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a car full of CDs.
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Now explain why Mac OS X is not UNIX.
For the same reason Canon does not make Xerox photocopiers. The term "UNIX" has a specific meaning in U.S. law.
There's nothing "standard UNIX" about X11.
True, but take it in context. The first graphical environments that come to mind when one thinks about UNIX-mark-bearing systems are X11-based: GNOME, KDE, Window Maker, CDE, etc.
You'd find more detailed information on developer.apple.com
Now I'm curious. Does developer.apple.com contain enough information for a third party to produce a source-compatible clone of the Quartz graphics layer?
There are many people that won't take this font seriously unless it's Postscript
Tools are available that translate TTF into Adobe Type 1 format.
I just installed these on my Windows machine. The monospace font is excellent.
So how do I set Command Prompt and other Windows 2000 console applications to use Bitstream Vera Sans Mono instead of Lucida Console?
Modern PostScript printer drivers can convert from TrueType to a representation that PostScript printers can use.
You can't copyright the look of your font, just its name.
It's commonly known that USA law lets the font publisher trademark the name and copyright the program containing Bezier outline data, but it also lets the font designer design-patent the look. But the European Union and Japan also let the font publisher copyright the look.
Agreed. Why would they release a font without real italics?
I'm guessing because font design costs money, good-looking real italics are harder to make than roman type, and Bitstream didn't want to develop something like that and release it under a less restrictive license than it uses for most fonts. Now before anybody counters that the price sheet doesn't give higher prices for italics, it may be possible that the roman subsidizes the italic to an extent.
Mac OS X is standard UNIX.
Mac OS X may conform to parts of the Single UNIX Specification, but because Apple does not pay royalties to the Open Group, Mac OS X does not carry the UNIX® brand.
Besides, grandparent meant "standard" as in X11 as opposed to Quartz. There is a widely adopted public specification for X11; where's the public specification for Quartz?
clickable. You know, it's not _that_ hard, and it helps a lot
Some HTTP servers will 403 (forbid) any request where the Referer contains "slashdot.org". One such server has the initials b.m.o.
Semi-generic names suffixed with "SQL" have already coexisted with other projects. For instance, there's a "MySQL", a "MyMP3", etc. So just call the database "FirebirdSQL" and the web browser "Mozilla Firebird". You don't see the maintainer of xstep going apedung on the other xstep, do you?
it was a TOPS system where the attacker could hook into the page fault handler.
I don't think the attacker even needed to hook into that, when a timing attack would probably suffice. A page fault takes longer than no page fault. This opens up all sorts of covert channels.
So what's up with HAL (the Smash Brothers / Earthbound people?) are they an owned subsidiary of Nintendo or what? Or does nintendo just have an unlimited license to use their IP?
According to Nintendo's May 2002 financial report, HAL Laboratory Inc. is a Nintendo subsidiary. HAL Laboratory's biggest threat is probably Precious Moments Inc., who may threaten a lawsuit based on the appearance of the "Ness" character in SSB Melee.
Who owns the StarFox characters?
Nintendo does. Star Fox for Super NES (aka Starwing) and Star Fox 64 for Nintendo 64 (aka Lylat Wars) were made completely without Rare. The fact that Rare did Star Fox Adventures was a response to the fact that Rare was developing a game with character races similar to those from the Star Fox series, and Nintendo just licensed the characters to Rare.
And i assume nintendo still owns all the donkey kong IP, even though SSBM clearly uses lots of the Rare DK Country character models?
Nintendo could probably find modelers to make its own DK meshes in the next Super Smash Bros. game, which is rumored to be cel-shaded like The Wind Waker was.
Why post a question we all know the answer to?
For one thing, not all of us know the answer to.
For another thing, spambots spidering Slashdot will pick up a highly moderated post and add uce@ftc.gov to their spam lists.
Now, seriously, how many people have reverse engineered the installer _BEFORE_ actually installing and set it up so that it installs even if you say you Disagree?
If performed in the United States, such an act could possibly violate the DMCA. The installer may qualify as an "access control mechanism" under 17 USC 1201, and telling it to install even on Disagree may count as "circumventing" the license screen.
Nothing you see on Slashdot is legal advice. Even if a user is a lawyer, you're not his client.
They have many, many possible height levels. They are completely analog devices.
Analog devices have noise. Therefore, analog devices are built with tolerances, and on a given brand of lock, these tolerances may allow for only about ten distinct height levels per pin.
Most people would not consider that copy of Doom 3 to be running "on" the Xbox. Non-palladium programs will be "running" on the Palladium PC in approximately the same way.
However, most people would consider a non-Palladium program running on a PC and a Palladium program running on the same PC to be running on the same PC because they use the same input devices and display on the same screen without the use of a TV tuner card. And some authors will still publish in a format that non-Palladium programs can read.
I'll believe that when I see Microsoft make an XBOX that can run "unsigned" applications.
As I said, not all new games will require an Xbox console. Some, such as Doom 3, will still run on a plain old PC.
All it takes is *ONE* useful program that requires Palladium for every user to switch it on permantly.
However, even if Palladium is switched on in the BIOS, it will not affect operating systems that do not use it, and it will not affect Windows applications that do not import palladium.dll. I was replying to an AC who seemed to imply that all new programs and all new non-program works would require Palladium.
Do you really think Software companies are'nt going to jump on this bandwagon?
Red Hat isn't.
Optional as in you won't need it if you don't want to [use any new copyrighted works]
You assume that all authors would switch over to a digital restrictions management system. This may be true of the studios in the Motion Picture Association of America, but there remains a thriving community built around limited free sharing of copyrighted works, especially computer programs.
And if you claim that free software won't be allowed to boot on future computers, I don't find that substantiated. What I've read of the Palladium specification states that Palladium comes into play only when the system is booted with Palladium support turned on in the BIOS, and only for those processes that import palladium.dll. From Microsoft's marketing material: "A 'Palladium'-enhanced computer must continue to run any existing applications and device drivers." And the TCPA TPM FAQ (pdf) states that "The trust model the TCPA promotes for the PC is: the owner runs whatever OS or applications they want".
Is there any way whatsoever in which this would help Joe User or Joe Hacker(not to be confused with Joe Cracker)?
The excuse given for the CBDTPA, which may apply to Pd as well, is that more authors would be willing to publish works in a digital restrictions management system than in a system that grants all fair use rights by default.
I highly recommend that you contact the experts [fuckedcompany.com]!
Especially because Pud runs both FC and MarketBanker, a service which may answer the original question.
Other than the network adapter, HDD, boot disc, and installation disc, what else is in the Linux kit?
I'm willing to bet that the US release ditches the HD slot as well, as it seems that there is little chance of it being used outside of the linux kit.
Other than the fact that Final Fantasy Online requires the Linux kit?
I think your refering to High-speed internet that uses broadband.
Within the context of this article, "broadband" means "high-speed Internet access via a broadband connection" and "cable" means "Internet access via cable modem" not "cable television". Thus, your "Any place that has Cable" isn't anywhere close to "near everywhere".
fiber speeds to all my neighbor's mp3's
If you're going to pirate your neighbor's music or movie collection, you might as well just do it with good old CD-R. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a car full of CDs.