As a linux "devotee" (as your article would have it), I feel your article misrepresents the sentiment of the vast majority of the Linux community on the matter of the MyDoom virus.
While it is true that the Linux community in general despise SCO for their actions, it is not a widely-held opinion that the illegal and destructive actions of the MyDoom author are justified, as your article tries to suggest. Rather, the Linux community would prefer to see SCO challenged and beaten in a court of law, as their tactics are based on intimidation and assertion without evidence to back up their claims.
The fact that one maladjusted virus-author, seeking an outlet for his destructive actions, has picked SCO as a target which he, erroneously, assumes will generate him respect from "geeks" does not imply that the majority support his actions.
Your article, while paying lip-service to the fact that "There's no proof, of course, but it must be one of the theories at the top of any investigator's list", tries to paint the Linux community with a broad brush as unprincipled "hackers", which is, in reality, far from the truth.
You are not doing the BBC's reputation as an unbiased reporter of news any good. I expect better from the BBC.
I don't like the idea of cartridges. It's bad enough with printer ink cartridges, which we all replace on a regular basis, and are phenomenally environmentally expensive on packaging (Plastic cartridge, seal/valve, foil wrapping, cardboard box, etc, etc...)
These cartridges are likely to be similarly packaged, and we're going to be replacing them far more frequently.
As far as I'm concerned, I shall just buy one, drill a hole in it, fit a small valve, and buy a big bottle of methanol from a chemical supplier. Much cheaper, and more environmentally friendly.
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As a linux "devotee" (as your article would have it), I feel your article misrepresents the sentiment of the vast majority of the Linux community on the matter of the MyDoom virus.
While it is true that the Linux community in general despise SCO for their actions, it is not a widely-held opinion that the illegal and destructive actions of the MyDoom author are justified, as your article tries to suggest. Rather, the Linux community would prefer to see SCO challenged and beaten in a court of law, as their tactics are based on intimidation and assertion without evidence to back up their claims.
The fact that one maladjusted virus-author, seeking an outlet for his destructive actions, has picked SCO as a target which he, erroneously, assumes will generate him respect from "geeks" does not imply that the majority support his actions.
Your article, while paying lip-service to the fact that "There's no proof, of course, but it must be one of the theories at the top of any investigator's list", tries to paint the Linux community with a broad brush as unprincipled "hackers", which is, in reality, far from the truth.
You are not doing the BBC's reputation as an unbiased reporter of news any good. I expect better from the BBC.
Why don't you give your .MP4 file to mplayer and see if it plays it. If it does, chances are the KISS player will too...
It does exactly what you want, as long as your DVD is less than 4.7GB (single-layer). Otherwise you can strip out extra features, etc.
- Had excellent developer support - a forum where their staff answered development queries within a day
- Used a (reasonably) standard crossplatform development environment (QT)
- Offered a competition with significant ($15,000 iirc) prizes for the best app
- Attracted OSS developers by choosing linux as the OS
and, perhaps most impressively,The Zaurus has been a great success, and has a goodly application base now (see here)
I don't suppose we can expect Microsoft to think like that, though...
You should look into the power levels on these things.
Personally I'd prefer to stick 20mW @ 2.4GHz (Bluetooth headset) next to my brain, than 500mW @ 1.8GHz (GSM Mobile Phone)
If you look carefully, the "blurs" you refer to are actually the side of the box itself.
It's made of frosted plastic, by the looks of it.
Wrong, sir. theKompany's audio player plays vorbis. I've been using it for the past 6 months to listen to oggs on the move.
I don't like the idea of cartridges. It's bad enough with printer ink cartridges, which we all replace on a regular basis, and are phenomenally environmentally expensive on packaging (Plastic cartridge, seal/valve, foil wrapping, cardboard box, etc, etc...)
These cartridges are likely to be similarly packaged, and we're going to be replacing them far more frequently.
As far as I'm concerned, I shall just buy one, drill a hole in it, fit a small valve, and buy a big bottle of methanol from a chemical supplier. Much cheaper, and more environmentally friendly.
Having read the Greenvolt site, I'm a bit confused. They seem to be implying that all you need to run their units is salt water.
:/
Surely they use hydrogen too, instead of producing it? Hence, I presume, the $3000 electrolyser unit.
Damn. I was on the verge of buying one.