No, in fact, he is vehemently against the concept of open source software. For Richard, only the free software philosophy will do. There is a difference. -Tina
See, the problem with that theory, is that Microsoft knew what the deal was before they bought SoftImage. Right before MS bought SoftImage, they sent them over to Syn'X to present this new deal, i.e., hand over the rights to your code or it's no go. They probably thought Syn'X would cave in, but they walked instead, and that killed SoftImage's usefulness to MS. It doesn't take a lot of deep speculation to imagine that MS/SoftImage probably had some commitments with the product already, and got kind of burned when Syn'X pulled out of the deal.
There are several female hackers - you just have to know where to look. Lots of them seem to congregate at Linuxchix. In fact, I recent profiled kernel hacker Val Henson in an article that's posted at Newsforge. And here's one about programmer Jenn Vesperman. And, granted, Telsa Gwynne isn't a hacker, but she's a fantastic bug reporter and a member of the GNOME board. And next week, a profile on Netscape and Mozilla hacker Akkana Peck will be up.
I've found that the female programmers I know are some of the most interesting, intelligent, well-spoken, and polite people I've ever met. And they give good interviews.
That's the thing about working in a home office. You're always at work, even if you're sick, even if it's a holiday. Especially at my home, because it's small and we're in the middle of a perpetual remodel job. My main computer and desk are not removed from the chaos of life, and so my work life and my home life are hopelessly intertwined.
It's not so bad, though. My fellow staff members are kind of like members of the family, always right there in IRC, every day.
Propagandist or political content in a.gif or.jpg format - you have to display it (maybe even state that you agree with it) in order to use, say, Yahoo or Google or to view the latest headlines.
OK, I know this is going to sound ridiculous to anyone who doesn't have little kids... but I'm really pissed about the whole sex thing! It'd be one thing if they were subtle about it, but the way it stands, I can't let my five year old boy watch it. So how are we going to indoctrinate our young into the Star Trek culture if it's too R-rated for them to watch?
The PR rep had a couple of short comments that, while not earth-shaking in their revelation, at least shed a little bit of light on Hohndel's mindset-- here at Newsforge.
This license comparison story first appeared on Newsforge, and I wrote the paragraph that was posted at the top of this discussion. Just trying to wrest some credit where credit is due.
The website gives the impression that the article contains false information. It does not; Sunspire is simply trying to put out fires. There is nothing in the article that is untrue, or even slanted for that matter. That's the problem - it's not slanted the way the coder would like it to be. That's why he's screaming.
There's an article on this very subject at Newsforge, which brings up the very real problem of MS pushing home users to reject unsigned apps as being inferior or 'dangerous'.
You can change the refresh rate. Just copy and paste the source into a ascii file and change it at the top (under META refresh content="30")from 30 to 10 (or whatever), then save it as an html and open it locally. Works great at 10 seconds for me.
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No, in fact, he is vehemently against the concept of open source software. For Richard, only the free software philosophy will do. There is a difference. -Tina
See, the problem with that theory, is that Microsoft knew what the deal was before they bought SoftImage. Right before MS bought SoftImage, they sent them over to Syn'X to present this new deal, i.e., hand over the rights to your code or it's no go. They probably thought Syn'X would cave in, but they walked instead, and that killed SoftImage's usefulness to MS. It doesn't take a lot of deep speculation to imagine that MS/SoftImage probably had some commitments with the product already, and got kind of burned when Syn'X pulled out of the deal.
Tina
It *was* outright code theft, in my understanding, because Syn'X walked away from the deal. There was no agreement.
Tina
I've found that the female programmers I know are some of the most interesting, intelligent, well-spoken, and polite people I've ever met. And they give good interviews.
That's the thing about working in a home office. You're always at work, even if you're sick, even if it's a holiday. Especially at my home, because it's small and we're in the middle of a perpetual remodel job. My main computer and desk are not removed from the chaos of life, and so my work life and my home life are hopelessly intertwined.
It's not so bad, though. My fellow staff members are kind of like members of the family, always right there in IRC, every day.
Tina
news editor / reporter
newsforge.com
Shamelessly, I can say that NewsForge doesn't feel that way at all. Please violate our culture.
Tina G.
Propagandist or political content in a .gif or .jpg format - you have to display it (maybe even state that you agree with it) in order to use, say, Yahoo or Google or to view the latest headlines.
The Internet is not free anymore.
OK, I know this is going to sound ridiculous to anyone who doesn't have little kids... but I'm really pissed about the whole sex thing! It'd be one thing if they were subtle about it, but the way it stands, I can't let my five year old boy watch it. So how are we going to indoctrinate our young into the Star Trek culture if it's too R-rated for them to watch?
Tina Gasperson
editor
Newsforge.com
The PR rep had a couple of short comments that, while not earth-shaking in their revelation, at least shed a little bit of light on Hohndel's mindset-- here at Newsforge.
Thanks, I knew you'd like me some day. :)
btw - it's "competency"
Tina
We now return you regularly.
Tina Gasperson
The website gives the impression that the article contains false information. It does not; Sunspire is simply trying to put out fires. There is nothing in the article that is untrue, or even slanted for that matter. That's the problem - it's not slanted the way the coder would like it to be. That's why he's screaming.
You should try Newsforge. That's not a shameless plug.
There's an article on this very subject at Newsforge, which brings up the very real problem of MS pushing home users to reject unsigned apps as being inferior or 'dangerous'.
You can change the refresh rate. Just copy and paste the source into a ascii file and change it at the top (under META refresh content="30")from 30 to 10 (or whatever), then save it as an html and open it locally. Works great at 10 seconds for me.