Because Wine is a reimplementation of the Win32 API it will always be playing catch up with Microsoft's changes to the interface. When you play a perpetual game of catch up you will never actually catch up.
The biggest problem was the Win/OS2 holodeck that allowed vendors to say they supported OS/2 without having to write a native port. Using Wine as a substitute for native ports (as others here have suggested) would continue that same flawed strategy that only works if there is already a large portfolio of native software.
After rereading the GP I think you're interpretation of the intention is correct although the use of "akin" is not. Neither of them being tried does not make them "akin" or related. If that were true then landing on Mars would be akin to fighting a war with an egg beater.:D
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Having studied political science and economics the statements I quoted do capture the essence of communism and anarchism accurately enough for the purposes of this discussion. My goal was not to provide an in depth contrast and comparison of those two concepts. If that's what you're looking for or expect then I suggest you find a site dedicated to discussion of political/economic theories.
As to you comments on my choice of Wikipedia as a source, if you can find sources that you believe are more accurate and contradict the quotes I provided then I encourage you to post them. I have no problem with constructive criticism but if you're going to criticize the source then you could at least back it up.
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Communism in it's true form is more akin to anarchism
You might want to do a little reading before making statements like that.
Anarchism is a "political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism
Communism is a "socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production and property in general". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
Anarchism and communism are about as "akin" as apples and kangaroos.
The blocks were for real - I noticed one of the blocks standing up out of time. I doubt a computer would make that mistake!
And I doubt that guy will make the same mistake again...as he practices for the next 60 - 70 years in his cosey, government funded, one room apartment in the nearest work camp^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Bcountryside retreat.
In general, artists get paid well below other professions (and well below what they contracted for). Work is intermittent (Jon Pertwee used to say actors spend 95% of their time unemployed).
Well they did choose that line of work didn't they. No one forced them into it.
And if an artist is still getting royalties after 95 years they're not likely one of the artists on the bottom end of the pay scale that need protecting. As has been mentioned here by others, this extension is to protect the record labels and copyright holders who are very likely not the original artists.
A 95 year protection would be acceptable to me only if it was to the original artist and not transferable. If you buy the rights maybe you only get 25 years protection.
Even a free tool has a TCO. We use Eclipse but we have a team who support it (as well as numerous other tools) in our environment. They do things like setup/configuration, installation, investigating new plugins, developer support, etc. I don't think it amounts to a significant amount per developer but it is a non-zero cost.
I've been with TekSavvy for about 8 months now and I've never had better service and support. Any time I've had questions they're handled promptly and professionally and their phone support people actually know what they're talking about (what a concept).
Prior to joining TekSavvy I switched my cell phone to a new provider and two months a go I switched my land line to an IP phone. After having my land line, cell phone and internet with Bell they now have none of my business and I have an extra $40 a month in my pocket.
An audio CD or DVD is not an application. The autorun on a CD/DVD is to install the DRM "enforcer" on your computer. By holding down the shift key when inserting the disk into a Windows machine (or inserting it into a Mac or Linux PC) you would be able to freely rip the disk but you would be circumventing the DRM and would be in violation of this new law.
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Because Wine is a reimplementation of the Win32 API it will always be playing catch up with Microsoft's changes to the interface. When you play a perpetual game of catch up you will never actually catch up.
The biggest problem was the Win/OS2 holodeck that allowed vendors to say they supported OS/2 without having to write a native port. Using Wine as a substitute for native ports (as others here have suggested) would continue that same flawed strategy that only works if there is already a large portfolio of native software.
Real men don't post as AC.
Real men think PVCS is junk.
We geeks are known for having short attention spans it doesn't take much to...oh look, shiny.
I agree. Obama has enough of an uphill climb as it is with one minority on the ticket. Two minorities on the ticket would have been political suicide.
After rereading the GP I think you're interpretation of the intention is correct although the use of "akin" is not. Neither of them being tried does not make them "akin" or related. If that were true then landing on Mars would be akin to fighting a war with an egg beater. :D
Having studied political science and economics the statements I quoted do capture the essence of communism and anarchism accurately enough for the purposes of this discussion. My goal was not to provide an in depth contrast and comparison of those two concepts. If that's what you're looking for or expect then I suggest you find a site dedicated to discussion of political/economic theories.
As to you comments on my choice of Wikipedia as a source, if you can find sources that you believe are more accurate and contradict the quotes I provided then I encourage you to post them. I have no problem with constructive criticism but if you're going to criticize the source then you could at least back it up.
You might want to do a little reading before making statements like that.
Anarchism is a "political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism
Communism is a "socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership of the means of production and property in general". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
Anarchism and communism are about as "akin" as apples and kangaroos.
If you teach him to give you the fish he catches then it outsourcing.
And I doubt that guy will make the same mistake again...as he practices for the next 60 - 70 years in his cosey, government funded, one room apartment in the nearest work camp^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Bcountryside retreat.
The other of course being "never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line". Ha, ha, ha, ha...thump.
Ignore the Anonymous Coward. He was dropped on his head a lot as a child...which was last week.
Excellent reuse of a classic joke.
Well they did choose that line of work didn't they. No one forced them into it.
And if an artist is still getting royalties after 95 years they're not likely one of the artists on the bottom end of the pay scale that need protecting. As has been mentioned here by others, this extension is to protect the record labels and copyright holders who are very likely not the original artists.
A 95 year protection would be acceptable to me only if it was to the original artist and not transferable. If you buy the rights maybe you only get 25 years protection.
Even a free tool has a TCO. We use Eclipse but we have a team who support it (as well as numerous other tools) in our environment. They do things like setup/configuration, installation, investigating new plugins, developer support, etc. I don't think it amounts to a significant amount per developer but it is a non-zero cost.
I agreed with everything you said but there's no reason to resort to name calling.
And how would you even know if he's gay? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
So I guess the only web he's concerned with is fishnet stockings and in that case "high speed" is not a desirable quality. :D
Can't stomach it, eh?
Maybe he's calling him a baby idiot.
I've never seen someone so shamelessly milking a pun.
I'm from Canada and I'm dating your girlfriend now. She says I've got you all beat because I can play hockey.
I've been with TekSavvy for about 8 months now and I've never had better service and support. Any time I've had questions they're handled promptly and professionally and their phone support people actually know what they're talking about (what a concept).
Prior to joining TekSavvy I switched my cell phone to a new provider and two months a go I switched my land line to an IP phone. After having my land line, cell phone and internet with Bell they now have none of my business and I have an extra $40 a month in my pocket.
That's a very good point. People pay for IE, it's just not in their face.
An audio CD or DVD is not an application. The autorun on a CD/DVD is to install the DRM "enforcer" on your computer. By holding down the shift key when inserting the disk into a Windows machine (or inserting it into a Mac or Linux PC) you would be able to freely rip the disk but you would be circumventing the DRM and would be in violation of this new law.