They're not demonstrating the wide hardware support of XP embedded; they're demonstrating its modularity. Hardware support is a non-issue. XP Home and XP Embedded come from the same code base. Proving XP Embedded to be modular will prove the it's possible to make XP Home/Professional modular. That is ALL they're trying to prove and ALL that will come into question during this demonstration. It's not a Windows sales pitch.
P.S. Do you really think that was worth your automatic +1? Just because you can use it doesn't mean you should.
XP embedded will only be used to show that it's possible to componentize Windows. They won't actually sell XP embedded as a comsumer product.
And to respond to those who complain about yet another version of Windows: Development for the componentized Windows should be no different than for standard Windows. It will all be the same code base. The componentized version will simply have some parts replaced with alternative software. Perhaps programmers will no longer be able to count on IE being present, but any code that runs on the componentized version should run perfectly on the normal version.
You're still thinking inside the box. Think along the lines of AI. Maybe the Aibo will one day know when you're mad at him and will tuck his tail and slink away. Perhaps a mechanical helper will know when you need a cool drink or want to play a game. Development for all this has to start somewhere, and this could be it. Also keep in mind (concerning voice recognition) that what you say may mean different things depending on your mood. Your emotions could add another level of accuracy to voice recognition.
I never understood why they didn't stuff some decent weapons in a corpse and transport those along with the first terminator. They said they couldn't transport weapons from the future because they were inorganic, yet they transported the terminator in an organic shell. Let's think a little bit...
Wrong. I own a piece of software I bought in exactly the same way that I own a book that I purchased. A EULA on a piece of software is every bit as ridiculous as a EULA on a book
You may own the paper and ink that make up the book, but you don't own the story. Similarly you own the CD, but not the data contained on it. The only reason books don't typically have eulas is that the cost of reproducing and distributing a book is prohibitively high for casual copying so book piracy isn't really a problem. Software is easily copied. Therefor a formal agreement is needed stating what rights you have to that software and in what manner it may legally be reproduced on other media. CDs and books are logically identical; Both utilize a physical medium to represent an intangible collection of knowledge.
While we're at it, why don't we start putting those filthy Mexicans to work. But then again, distinguishing between vermin and Mexicans is splitting hairs
Actually, most of the Mexicans around here are hard workers. My only problem with them is that many of them don't pay taxes because they're not legal citizens of the US. They're benefiting from the use of MY tax dollars but aren't contributing any of their own.
"Actually, if you haven't agreed to the EULA, you can do whatever you like with the software within the limits of copyright law."
How do you figure? You don't own the software. You purchased a license to use the software. If you later read the license and decide not to agree to it, you forfit your right to the use of the software. Ownership of the software never comes into question.
You're missing a very important point. You're not buying the software, you're buying a license to use the software. The only things you are getting in return for your money is that EULA and the distribution materials.(thanks Bill) Think of it as a subscription service with a one-time-only fee. You do have the right to make sure your system isn't destroyed by the software, it performs as advertised, etc, but you do not have the right to do as you like with the company's software product without a valid license agreement to do so.
You make the assumption though that this is a good bill. I'm leary of any new legislation, especially from the likes of him. I'd recommend we get more details about this bill before making a decision one way or the other. OK, I admit I didn't read the article.
Um....I blame my keyboard. The / key must not be working right....yeah. And the preview button traded places with the submit button at the exact instant I clicked...yeah, that's it.
If I have a question about the software I will initiate the conversation. I get several hundred emails every week, and it takes time to sort through it all. They don't need to know who I am until I decide to purchase the software. A 30 day limit is fine, but there must not be any decreased functionality and it must be very clear about what it's doing to my system and why. Make a good piece of software and people will buy it. Not everyone, but plenty. There will always be those who prefer to crack the software and use it illegally, but unless you include a free porn DVD that won't change. Respect your customers and they'll respect you.
Bottom line is, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Those who seriously have a use for your product and would be prepared to pay don't mind giving an email address
I beg to differ. I am more than willing to pay a fair price for usefull software that does its job well, but there is absolutely NO REASON they should need my email address. What does email have to do with purchasing software online? I'll give them my credit card number, they generate a serial number and point me to a download. Very simple.
MS can turn the BSA on the school, demand to see licenses for ALL their products, run up legal bills, and otherwise put the school through the wringer. Actually winning a court case is merely an afterthought.
The problem would be that such a system would have to distinguish between a car being stolen and being driven off by the owner. The police's system just needs armed, and they walk away. As far as consumer devices go, some areas support lowjack or similar systems.
I'm not sure how common this is in other states, but here in Pennsylvania, it is a standard practice for the police to send a 16-yr old into a Quickie-Mart to try to get the clerk to (illegally) sell them cigarettes.
I know this is a little off topic, but how is that not contributing to the deinquency of a minor? Do police officers really have the priviledge of ignoring laws that aren't convenient? Is there anything on the books that keeps them from being prosecuted for things like this or for speeding while trying to pace a care?
I thought conception works the same way for all babies. Or do you mean when twins form or something goes wrong during conception and the baby has deformities or something?
This is probably a troll, but I'm on lunch so I'll bite. The internet is the network of all people connected to this particular network at any given time. You cannot point to one building and say "that is the internet." As such, I am part of the internet as are you. If you are not on US territory, should the US have supreme control over your activities when you are a part of the 'net? No. Slashdot on the other hand is a website; a meeting place if you will. I can point to their server farm and say "that is slashdot." I am not part of slashdot. I contribute to it, but at no point am I on equal footing with the slashdot editors who either created slashdot or have been given responsibilities (directly or othewise) by those who did create it. As a visitor I have no rights and neither do you.
I would guess it involves the loss of control (real or percieved) over the individual's situation. When you begin to fall, you lose much control over where you go. Similarly when you find yourself stumbling upon a grizzly, you are no longer in total control of your immediate future and become frightened. I think lack of control is the root of many of our fears.
Even without the actual falling, there is still the sensation of being pulled down by gravity. If that baby were on the same glass table in a zero G environment, would it still be afraid? Probably, but for different reasons. An infant doesn't have to fall to become familiar with gravity. The act of lifting an arm will teach him what he needs to know. I fully expect any being who hasn't experienced gravity would not anticipate it. It is completely learned.
The government is not preventing people from being annoyed. They are making it possible for business owners, etc. to prevent their customers from being annoyed by other customers. This is a very important distinction. They are basically formally granting more rights to its citizens. I wish the US would follow their example. The one stipulation I would suggest is that cell phones can only be jammed where hard-wired phones are readily available in case of emergency and the jammers can be easily and quickly disabled by their owners in the event of an emergency.
I just switched my mail to my own domain name and now use POP3, but I must say I very much prefer web-based mail. It's great having your mail anywhere you have an internet connection. The two biggest benefits of having POP on my own domain are 1) never losing my e-mail address again and 2) the heavy use of aliases and filters to keep spam under control.
If you have to make so many copies, perhaps you should look into having them professionally reproduced. Are they all identical or is the data frequently updated?
It would take a massive restructuring and downsizing of the government, ie it won't happen any time soon. We're stuck with our bloated, lying, wasteful government until it is suplanted by another. Every government falls eventually. That's not even necesarily a bad thing. It's really only a matter of time. Don't get me wrong; our (American) government is certainly better than many governments in history/present-day, but they've got a lot of room for improvement. Well I feel a rant coming on, so I better quit.
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They're not demonstrating the wide hardware support of XP embedded; they're demonstrating its modularity. Hardware support is a non-issue. XP Home and XP Embedded come from the same code base. Proving XP Embedded to be modular will prove the it's possible to make XP Home/Professional modular. That is ALL they're trying to prove and ALL that will come into question during this demonstration. It's not a Windows sales pitch.
P.S. Do you really think that was worth your automatic +1? Just because you can use it doesn't mean you should.
XP embedded will only be used to show that it's possible to componentize Windows. They won't actually sell XP embedded as a comsumer product.
And to respond to those who complain about yet another version of Windows: Development for the componentized Windows should be no different than for standard Windows. It will all be the same code base. The componentized version will simply have some parts replaced with alternative software. Perhaps programmers will no longer be able to count on IE being present, but any code that runs on the componentized version should run perfectly on the normal version.
You're still thinking inside the box. Think along the lines of AI. Maybe the Aibo will one day know when you're mad at him and will tuck his tail and slink away. Perhaps a mechanical helper will know when you need a cool drink or want to play a game. Development for all this has to start somewhere, and this could be it. Also keep in mind (concerning voice recognition) that what you say may mean different things depending on your mood. Your emotions could add another level of accuracy to voice recognition.
I never understood why they didn't stuff some decent weapons in a corpse and transport those along with the first terminator. They said they couldn't transport weapons from the future because they were inorganic, yet they transported the terminator in an organic shell. Let's think a little bit...
Wrong. I own a piece of software I bought in exactly the same way that I own a book that I purchased. A EULA on a piece of software is every bit as ridiculous as a EULA on a book
You may own the paper and ink that make up the book, but you don't own the story. Similarly you own the CD, but not the data contained on it. The only reason books don't typically have eulas is that the cost of reproducing and distributing a book is prohibitively high for casual copying so book piracy isn't really a problem. Software is easily copied. Therefor a formal agreement is needed stating what rights you have to that software and in what manner it may legally be reproduced on other media. CDs and books are logically identical; Both utilize a physical medium to represent an intangible collection of knowledge.
While we're at it, why don't we start putting those filthy Mexicans to work. But then again, distinguishing between vermin and Mexicans is splitting hairs
Actually, most of the Mexicans around here are hard workers. My only problem with them is that many of them don't pay taxes because they're not legal citizens of the US. They're benefiting from the use of MY tax dollars but aren't contributing any of their own.
"Actually, if you haven't agreed to the EULA, you can do whatever you like with the software within the limits of copyright law."
How do you figure? You don't own the software. You purchased a license to use the software. If you later read the license and decide not to agree to it, you forfit your right to the use of the software. Ownership of the software never comes into question.
Yes, I know I can't spell.
You're missing a very important point. You're not buying the software, you're buying a license to use the software. The only things you are getting in return for your money is that EULA and the distribution materials.(thanks Bill) Think of it as a subscription service with a one-time-only fee. You do have the right to make sure your system isn't destroyed by the software, it performs as advertised, etc, but you do not have the right to do as you like with the company's software product without a valid license agreement to do so.
You make the assumption though that this is a good bill. I'm leary of any new legislation, especially from the likes of him. I'd recommend we get more details about this bill before making a decision one way or the other. OK, I admit I didn't read the article.
Um....I blame my keyboard. The / key must not be working right....yeah. And the preview button traded places with the submit button at the exact instant I clicked...yeah, that's it.
If I have a question about the software I will initiate the conversation. I get several hundred emails every week, and it takes time to sort through it all. They don't need to know who I am until I decide to purchase the software. A 30 day limit is fine, but there must not be any decreased functionality and it must be very clear about what it's doing to my system and why. Make a good piece of software and people will buy it. Not everyone, but plenty. There will always be those who prefer to crack the software and use it illegally, but unless you include a free porn DVD that won't change. Respect your customers and they'll respect you.
Bottom line is, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Those who seriously have a use for your product and would be prepared to pay don't mind giving an email address
I beg to differ. I am more than willing to pay a fair price for usefull software that does its job well, but there is absolutely NO REASON they should need my email address. What does email have to do with purchasing software online? I'll give them my credit card number, they generate a serial number and point me to a download. Very simple.
MS can turn the BSA on the school, demand to see licenses for ALL their products, run up legal bills, and otherwise put the school through the wringer. Actually winning a court case is merely an afterthought.
The problem would be that such a system would have to distinguish between a car being stolen and being driven off by the owner. The police's system just needs armed, and they walk away. As far as consumer devices go, some areas support lowjack or similar systems.
I'm not sure how common this is in other states, but here in Pennsylvania, it is a standard practice for the police to send a 16-yr old into a Quickie-Mart to try to get the clerk to (illegally) sell them cigarettes.
I know this is a little off topic, but how is that not contributing to the deinquency of a minor? Do police officers really have the priviledge of ignoring laws that aren't convenient? Is there anything on the books that keeps them from being prosecuted for things like this or for speeding while trying to pace a care?
MS doesn't have to. They only need to make an example out of a few and the rest will cower in fear.
same events effect people differently
I thought conception works the same way for all babies. Or do you mean when twins form or something goes wrong during conception and the baby has deformities or something?
This is probably a troll, but I'm on lunch so I'll bite. The internet is the network of all people connected to this particular network at any given time. You cannot point to one building and say "that is the internet." As such, I am part of the internet as are you. If you are not on US territory, should the US have supreme control over your activities when you are a part of the 'net? No. Slashdot on the other hand is a website; a meeting place if you will. I can point to their server farm and say "that is slashdot." I am not part of slashdot. I contribute to it, but at no point am I on equal footing with the slashdot editors who either created slashdot or have been given responsibilities (directly or othewise) by those who did create it. As a visitor I have no rights and neither do you.
I would guess it involves the loss of control (real or percieved) over the individual's situation. When you begin to fall, you lose much control over where you go. Similarly when you find yourself stumbling upon a grizzly, you are no longer in total control of your immediate future and become frightened. I think lack of control is the root of many of our fears.
Even without the actual falling, there is still the sensation of being pulled down by gravity. If that baby were on the same glass table in a zero G environment, would it still be afraid? Probably, but for different reasons. An infant doesn't have to fall to become familiar with gravity. The act of lifting an arm will teach him what he needs to know. I fully expect any being who hasn't experienced gravity would not anticipate it. It is completely learned.
The government is not preventing people from being annoyed. They are making it possible for business owners, etc. to prevent their customers from being annoyed by other customers. This is a very important distinction. They are basically formally granting more rights to its citizens. I wish the US would follow their example. The one stipulation I would suggest is that cell phones can only be jammed where hard-wired phones are readily available in case of emergency and the jammers can be easily and quickly disabled by their owners in the event of an emergency.
I believe the account postmaster@domain is required as part of some standard or another also. It's pretty likely to exist.
I just switched my mail to my own domain name and now use POP3, but I must say I very much prefer web-based mail. It's great having your mail anywhere you have an internet connection. The two biggest benefits of having POP on my own domain are 1) never losing my e-mail address again and 2) the heavy use of aliases and filters to keep spam under control.
If you have to make so many copies, perhaps you should look into having them professionally reproduced. Are they all identical or is the data frequently updated?
It would take a massive restructuring and downsizing of the government, ie it won't happen any time soon. We're stuck with our bloated, lying, wasteful government until it is suplanted by another. Every government falls eventually. That's not even necesarily a bad thing. It's really only a matter of time. Don't get me wrong; our (American) government is certainly better than many governments in history/present-day, but they've got a lot of room for improvement. Well I feel a rant coming on, so I better quit.