Do you see widespread use of cellphones and tablets running on FOSS? I don't so no worries there, the feds won't have much problem.
But Android is FOSS!. Hear you buddy, dream on. Even if you have the skills to compile Android from scratch, don't need any closed drivers and can manage to install it on your cellphone... even then you're just a few in a billion users market. For all practical purposes there is no FOSS getting in between the feds/govt and your privacy.
I salute your effort to have a rational conversation. Unfortunately this is Slashdot.
By the way, does anyone have suggestions for discussion sites that try to follow basic discussion rules (like forming sound arguments) as a philosophy?
Because all the time the Linux distributions waste on crap seems to indicate so. Are they bored out of their mind that they need to focus on stupid things?
So Microsoft is right in focusing Windows 8 on the tablet market? Just making sure I understand/. because depending on the day it goes like this "Microsoft screwed Windows with all the touch stuff" and "Tablets and touchscreens are the future, the PC will die".
The amount of memory Apple needs is not trivial. It cannot source the chips from many different companies, that would be a nightmare. It needs a reliable manufacturer able to provide all the memory it needs with the quality it demands (hint: Samsung). I don't how Intel has any interest in enter the memory market and Micron has the muscle to be the Samsung replacement.
After reading more about the incident I have to agree. Looks like all parties acted as kids. Firing them all was a bit too extreme I think... I don't know about the company's culture/morale though.
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Do you see widespread use of cellphones and tablets running on FOSS? I don't so no worries there, the feds won't have much problem.
But Android is FOSS!. Hear you buddy, dream on. Even if you have the skills to compile Android from scratch, don't need any closed drivers and can manage to install it on your cellphone... even then you're just a few in a billion users market. For all practical purposes there is no FOSS getting in between the feds/govt and your privacy.
I salute your effort to have a rational conversation. Unfortunately this is Slashdot.
By the way, does anyone have suggestions for discussion sites that try to follow basic discussion rules (like forming sound arguments) as a philosophy?
Yeah, I'm sure there were none.
I have used Google Docs products for the last 3-4 years in various ways and I can say this: they suck.
Try to create a spreadsheet with a moderate number of rows and you're toasted, specially if you use any kind of formula.
BTW, everything done using the super Google Chrome browser so there would be no complaints.
As in everything has moved, is moving or should be moved to the cloud, right? Indeed.
Guns require brains to work properly. The later are in short supply. Good luck with your theory.
Because all the time the Linux distributions waste on crap seems to indicate so. Are they bored out of their mind that they need to focus on stupid things?
So Microsoft is right in focusing Windows 8 on the tablet market? Just making sure I understand /. because depending on the day it goes like this "Microsoft screwed Windows with all the touch stuff" and "Tablets and touchscreens are the future, the PC will die".
Your plan is sound, if you plan on producing sausages. Unfortunately memory chips aren't that tasty.
The amount of memory Apple needs is not trivial. It cannot source the chips from many different companies, that would be a nightmare. It needs a reliable manufacturer able to provide all the memory it needs with the quality it demands (hint: Samsung). I don't how Intel has any interest in enter the memory market and Micron has the muscle to be the Samsung replacement.
Who cares about Russian supercomputers. I think Slashdot attempting to check the facts is the big news here.
Let me know when it's over 9000 though.
After reading more about the incident I have to agree. Looks like all parties acted as kids. Firing them all was a bit too extreme I think... I don't know about the company's culture/morale though.
A woman complains about two adult males making sexist jokes near her and SHE gets fired? Shouldn't it be the other way around?
You mean embrace and extend? Where did I hear that before?
"HTML5, which eventually surpassed it to become the virtual industry standard for Web-based rich content"
On an average day I see lots more Flash content than HTML5 (sometimes none). I don't know what you mean with "virtual industry standard".
Lots of words, so the point is what exactly? That people that know each other usually work together? what's your point?
Has anyone had to interact with Google support for this? Is it anything like the other services?
Perhaps instead of the cloud you meant something else.
No problem, we get it.
If you're in a conflict of interest situation, make sure to add that English accent so at least you look classier than you already are.
-- Slashdot career advice
Good job trying to make everybody think researchers actually revived a dead bird.
This "news" would be as amusing as a 5 year-old "re-animating" his sockpuppet with Lego.
That's redundant, what else is on Slashdot these days? :)
Agreed. Once one company has done it all others should stop.
BTW, Good thing Opera replaced its own engine with WebKit too.
their Lego port.
"Microsoft is advising users to stick with other browsers until Tuesday"
I see.