Anyone knows anything more about the problems with GPL compatibility?
Last time this was submitted to/. (yeah, it seems to repeat itself much these days), there was a problem with the license stating that you had to interpret it by Virginia law, which clashes with GPL's claim that you cannot put further restrictions on a program you link with (for Python extensions). Annoying problem, since otherwise the license was very pleasant.
Well, if you mean operator overloading like C++ (only overload existing operators for new types), then Python has had that for as long as I can remember.
However, it seems you mean the ability to create new operators ala Haskell or ML (new operators, select associativity and precedence yourself). This is not supported. Whether it will be remains to be seen (not likely, I guess). It probably makes some sense for some applications, but can also make things very unintelligible.
However += and friends can't be functions as they have side-effects, and unless you have a real macro-system in the language (or a not so real macro-system such as the C preprocessor) you will never be able to create this kind of operator/function yourself. Therefore it needs special support in Python.
Well, they usually keep a master, so it's not like they typically create CD's from LP's today, but from the master tape (or a direct copy of it).
So in the future, they will not typically create SACD/DVD's from CD's but from the original master. The master is usually recorded in much better format on multitrack recorders.
Actually, it needs to be better, since you have to mix the channels later, to get it down to one stereo-track. But it's probably not very common with 64 times oversampling on master tapes today, so there will always be a difference between new and old recordings...
However, most people will probably not notice it, and so the record companies will not "announce it" either. I can't see the point either.
DAT's can have up to 48kHz sampling frequency, compared to the fixed 44kHz on CD's. This should leave a little bit more room for the very highest frequencies the human ear can hear, but unless your hearing is very good you will never notice. Both DAT's and CD's use 16 bits, so except for the sampling rate they should sound pretty similar.
No way! Surely government contracts like this should specify open source to avoid technology lock-in. We need a transition in mentality, but I hardly see air traffic control systems as something well suited for experiments like this. Nor do I see that it needs to be changed unless it fails. Let's just keep air traffic safe and sound for now, shall we...
Somehow Michael makes this sound like it's a free-speech issue to restrict childrens exposure to graphical violence. Sure it is, and it is a good thing. Do you want the movie theater ratings to go away too?
This makes me wonder if all the slashdotters really are whining children under 18, or if there are someone moderately adult here as well. Stop whining Michael, you will be allowed to play when you grow up!
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That's almost one small letter on the laser printer I usually use...
The reason we can't "find PC's preloaded in the market with OS/2, BeOS, etc"... is a combination of Microsofts illegal and immoral business tactics and great marketing.
Now, you may rave around in madness of Microsofts business practices (I generally do), but I don't believe anyone would say the same thing if this article was found on e.g. Apple's or Sun's website (both companies' have competing operating systems running on their hardware).
So, in summary, Microsoft is bad, this article isn't necesseary that bad. If you want something to rave about, do it about something that matters.
Ok, maybe it's wrong to say that you should never, ever sell a "naked" PC, but for normal consumers, this probably makes sense.
Microsoft is actually the most common consumer operating system out there. So you should know that even though you want to buy a "naked" PC doesn't mean that it's good for most people. I could never see any thing in the article saying you should never sell a "naked" PC, and I for one would probably be happy to buy a PC with Linux or FreeBSD preinstalled.
The article simply states that you as a dealer should be aware of piracy, and you should advice your customers of this fact. I cannot see that a dealer selling "naked" PCs to customers aware of these issues (as almost anyone wanting to buy a "naked" PC is anyway) would be going against the tone of this article...
A cracker is something you eat, you know. When I first read the headline, I found it much more believable that it was a bisquit that endangered the astronauts lives then a computer hacker.
But when reading that this poor bisquit actually managed to overload the communication system I was perplexed. A bisquit could cause a short-circuit perhaps, or more likely the opposite, small particles could find their way into electrical couplings, thereby making bad connections, but overloading...
I did't understand it untill I actually read the article. And I've been sitting in front of the computer programming all day. I'm scared, is this normal?
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Yup, now I know better...
Thanks for an enlightening reply!
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For example, the lead item about the exploding barrel of nitric acid made me wonder. Why hadn't they neutralized the acid with a base?
I'm not a chemist, but this doesn't necessearily sound like a good idea. If you want a violent reaction, mixing an acid and a base is probably a good bet, and that's exactly what occured.
From the article: The April 16 explosion likely occurred because the acid was mixed with an incompatible chemical, according to the fire department, which is still investigating.
This is a previews of forthcoming commercial software. It's only free for noncommercial use, and can not be distributed freely.
While a good java kit is good news anyway, I think it's important to emphasize this in the article. We still don't have a good free java kit for linux!
I think you are confused about the first OO language. It's name is Simula and was invented at the Norwegian computing centre in the 60's. The principal inventors were Kristen Nygård and Ole Johan Dahl. Modula is yet another Wirth-family language.
Do you really think a point-and-click interface would be easier for someone that is blind, than something where everything can be done either on the command-line or inside emacs (where you have emacspeak). So yes, someone really has thought this through. If you are blind, you want a textbased interface, not WIMPy things which really really really are for people who can see what they are pointing at with the mouse. Linux is ideal for blind users in this respect.
Service in this respect means live concerts. And that is where the income for most musicians come anyway. Sure, there are those lucky ones who makes a hit, and gets rich very fast, but I can't say that I feel very sorry if that gets harder. For the majority of musicians, where live performances is the way they make an income, limiting distribution of their work means that they are limiting the potential audience. So the analogy with open source is good. Most programmers don't get income from sales, so why would one want to limit distribution?
Well, that's a wonderful opportunity to get the climate we've always wanted. Now, to oppose the greenhouse-effect we need to move a bit further away from the sun. But more importantly, wouldn't you want the day to be a bit longer? I'd say 25 or 26 hours is much better than 24. That would be a better fit for the biological clock of most people. So start hurling some serious matter into space to correct earths orbit now!
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Anyone knows anything more about the problems with GPL compatibility? Last time this was submitted to /. (yeah, it seems to repeat itself much these days), there was a problem with the license stating that you had to interpret it by Virginia law, which clashes with GPL's claim that you cannot put further restrictions on a program you link with (for Python extensions). Annoying problem, since otherwise the license was very pleasant.
However, it seems you mean the ability to create new operators ala Haskell or ML (new operators, select associativity and precedence yourself). This is not supported. Whether it will be remains to be seen (not likely, I guess). It probably makes some sense for some applications, but can also make things very unintelligible.
However += and friends can't be functions as they have side-effects, and unless you have a real macro-system in the language (or a not so real macro-system such as the C preprocessor) you will never be able to create this kind of operator/function yourself. Therefore it needs special support in Python.
So in the future, they will not typically create SACD/DVD's from CD's but from the original master. The master is usually recorded in much better format on multitrack recorders.
Actually, it needs to be better, since you have to mix the channels later, to get it down to one stereo-track. But it's probably not very common with 64 times oversampling on master tapes today, so there will always be a difference between new and old recordings...
However, most people will probably not notice it, and so the record companies will not "announce it" either. I can't see the point either.
DAT's can have up to 48kHz sampling frequency, compared to the fixed 44kHz on CD's. This should leave a little bit more room for the very highest frequencies the human ear can hear, but unless your hearing is very good you will never notice. Both DAT's and CD's use 16 bits, so except for the sampling rate they should sound pretty similar.
No way! Surely government contracts like this should specify open source to avoid technology lock-in. We need a transition in mentality, but I hardly see air traffic control systems as something well suited for experiments like this. Nor do I see that it needs to be changed unless it fails. Let's just keep air traffic safe and sound for now, shall we...
This makes me wonder if all the slashdotters really are whining children under 18, or if there are someone moderately adult here as well. Stop whining Michael, you will be allowed to play when you grow up!
That's almost one small letter on the laser printer I usually use...
Now, you may rave around in madness of Microsofts business practices (I generally do), but I don't believe anyone would say the same thing if this article was found on e.g. Apple's or Sun's website (both companies' have competing operating systems running on their hardware).
So, in summary, Microsoft is bad, this article isn't necesseary that bad. If you want something to rave about, do it about something that matters.
Microsoft is actually the most common consumer operating system out there. So you should know that even though you want to buy a "naked" PC doesn't mean that it's good for most people. I could never see any thing in the article saying you should never sell a "naked" PC, and I for one would probably be happy to buy a PC with Linux or FreeBSD preinstalled.
The article simply states that you as a dealer should be aware of piracy, and you should advice your customers of this fact. I cannot see that a dealer selling "naked" PCs to customers aware of these issues (as almost anyone wanting to buy a "naked" PC is anyway) would be going against the tone of this article...
null, Null, nUll, nuLl, nulL, NUll, NuLl, NulL, nULl, nUlL, nuLL, NULl, NUlL, NuLL, nULL, NULL, that's a total of 16!
They probably filter that out, but it gives me a good feeling nonethless...
But when reading that this poor bisquit actually managed to overload the communication system I was perplexed. A bisquit could cause a short-circuit perhaps, or more likely the opposite, small particles could find their way into electrical couplings, thereby making bad connections, but overloading...
I did't understand it untill I actually read the article. And I've been sitting in front of the computer programming all day. I'm scared, is this normal?
Now, that's a brilliant idea!
Thanks for an enlightening reply!
For example, the lead item about the exploding barrel of nitric acid made me wonder. Why hadn't they neutralized the acid with a base?
I'm not a chemist, but this doesn't necessearily sound like a good idea. If you want a violent reaction, mixing an acid and a base is probably a good bet, and that's exactly what occured.
From the article: The April 16 explosion likely occurred because the acid was mixed with an incompatible chemical, according to the fire department, which is still investigating.
So, was it you that caused that explosion?
While a good java kit is good news anyway, I think it's important to emphasize this in the article. We still don't have a good free java kit for linux!
I think you are confused about the first OO language. It's name is Simula and was invented at the Norwegian computing centre in the 60's. The principal inventors were Kristen Nygård and Ole Johan Dahl. Modula is yet another Wirth-family language.
It's already happened. English is the universal language on the Internet. Get to grip with it. Nobody can ever control this anyway.
Do you really think a point-and-click interface would be easier for someone that is blind, than something where everything can be done either on the command-line or inside emacs (where you have emacspeak). So yes, someone really has thought this through. If you are blind, you want a textbased interface, not WIMPy things which really really really are for people who can see what they are pointing at with the mouse. Linux is ideal for blind users in this respect.
Service in this respect means live concerts. And that is where the income for most musicians come anyway. Sure, there are those lucky ones who makes a hit, and gets rich very fast, but I can't say that I feel very sorry if that gets harder. For the majority of musicians, where live performances is the way they make an income, limiting distribution of their work means that they are limiting the potential audience. So the analogy with open source is good. Most programmers don't get income from sales, so why would one want to limit distribution?
Well, that's a wonderful opportunity to get the climate we've always wanted. Now, to oppose the greenhouse-effect we need to move a bit further away from the sun. But more importantly, wouldn't you want the day to be a bit longer? I'd say 25 or 26 hours is much better than 24. That would be a better fit for the biological clock of most people. So start hurling some serious matter into space to correct earths orbit now!
No, it isn't. Stenography is rapid writing system commonly used by secretaries before tape-recorders became commonplace.
I suspect you intended to write steganography!