I see a lot of posts here on/. complaining about Android fragmentation, iTunes store issues and dozens of other issues both users and developers have. Everybody cries for an alternative.
And now that Microsoft makes an decent alternative available, people are crying "why another option?" "what's wrong with android / ios?"
It makes sense. NVIDIA might realize what a great hassle it is to continue developing their proprietary driver because 1) they can't use the cool new stuff in the Linux kernel and 2) they have to disclose their code if they want to do use that..... so they can avoid all that legal nightmare by contributing to the nouveau driver instead. Sounds reasonable to me, specially since end users think the proprietary drivers are nice but everytime they break upon a kernel upgrade... there is a lot of cursing so nouveau, even if it's not optimal yet, looks like a better alternative in that front. Death to binary blobs:-)
I couldn't care less but I'm putting myself in the average user's shoes who will waste many hours trying to get the Start button back (if they ever think about looking for a 3rd-party software).
If many people can quickly create something that looks like a decent Win7 start menu, why can't Microsoft just do the obvious: leave the start button there? Or at least offer the option to re-enable it. It doesn't seem like a major support burden for them, does it?
I'm a Linux user and from what I've seen about Win8 and by running the release preview on a virtual machine... it looks pretty nice for tablets and smartphones. So much that I'm probably getting a Nokia with Win8 as my next phone.
What I don't get is why they don't provide the same experience level of the Win7 desktop environment to desktop/laptop users. Just keep it there and let people switch between then. Sure, some apps will be for the new Metro interface.. others will be exclusive for the desktop interface (Photoshop and stuff?) but whatever... provide users with a decent migration path.
I don't get why they have to go GNOME3 on this....
FTFA: "Anything that keeps the feed costs down."
Anything == no limits, no common sense. Last time I checked they were feeding dead cows' bones to cows and it brought us the mad cow disease.
Exactly. I don't think people need funding to create a single prototype to show on Kickstarter.
The risk is just too high. Perhaps Kickstarter should allow projects without a working prototype but stamp big red noticing saying "high risk" on them.
Look, if you are not going to go out killing children then don't say you will (and if you are, what's the point of saying it?). What's the point? Having some fun on someone's expense?
People do care about their children and the possibility that something bad and unfixable might happen to then. Simple as that. Just don't be a stupid moron (or if you're, keep your stupid ideas to yourself).
Ever heard the "if you don't have anything good to say, just shut up" ? Works every time. It'd have helped the moron that is now in jail.
As for jailing him or not, I think it's self evident that he is a danger to society (either by wanting to kill children or by being a stupid moron).. so it looks fair. Or you just let him go if you had children and he told you that he was going to kill them? I bet you would do something instead of relax and grab a beer over it.
I get a feeling the OpenStack folks somehow hope to bring all competing vendors under the same umbrella and it'll all be ponies and rainbows all the way to cloud nirvana.
I'm afraid one that tries to pleases everybody, turns into an ugly mess.
"NRC spokeswoman Maureen Conley says the material would have to be in someone's physical possession for several hours for it to be considered harmful"
So there is no problem handling it for a few minutes until you bring it to the nearest Halliburton site. Then employees can take turns handling the material for less than an hour and no one will be harmed.
GNOME is doomed as a desktop environment and we should move on. The level of naive optimism in this interview is shocking... totally out of touch with reality.
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Of course Tim can have an opinion. Not just an option you can't count on for writing /. comments (or buying competing products).
Samsung agrees.
The updates are available just not bundled in a service pack? I don't see your point. It's not like Microsoft is leaving Win7 without updates.
I see a lot of posts here on /. complaining about Android fragmentation, iTunes store issues and dozens of other issues both users and developers have. Everybody cries for an alternative.
And now that Microsoft makes an decent alternative available, people are crying "why another option?" "what's wrong with android / ios?"
Seriously?
Are they really saying the API is copyrighted ? That would require NVIDIA to be trying to reproduce said API using a different implementation?
All I see is a clear enforcement of the GPL nature of the kernel by making it explicit in code.
NVIDIA is free to create a proprietary userland daemon and talk back and forth to the kernel through syscalls though...
It makes sense. NVIDIA might realize what a great hassle it is to continue developing their proprietary driver because 1) they can't use the cool new stuff in the Linux kernel and 2) they have to disclose their code if they want to do use that..... so they can avoid all that legal nightmare by contributing to the nouveau driver instead. Sounds reasonable to me, specially since end users think the proprietary drivers are nice but everytime they break upon a kernel upgrade... there is a lot of cursing so nouveau, even if it's not optimal yet, looks like a better alternative in that front. Death to binary blobs :-)
Wouldn't that be a clear attempt to circunvent the license? Intent matters.
I foresee trouble in that area.
I couldn't care less but I'm putting myself in the average user's shoes who will waste many hours trying to get the Start button back (if they ever think about looking for a 3rd-party software).
If many people can quickly create something that looks like a decent Win7 start menu, why can't Microsoft just do the obvious: leave the start button there? Or at least offer the option to re-enable it. It doesn't seem like a major support burden for them, does it?
Really, Is, It, Saving, That, Much, Space?
I'm a Linux user and from what I've seen about Win8 and by running the release preview on a virtual machine... it looks pretty nice for tablets and smartphones. So much that I'm probably getting a Nokia with Win8 as my next phone.
What I don't get is why they don't provide the same experience level of the Win7 desktop environment to desktop/laptop users. Just keep it there and let people switch between then. Sure, some apps will be for the new Metro interface.. others will be exclusive for the desktop interface (Photoshop and stuff?) but whatever... provide users with a decent migration path.
I don't get why they have to go GNOME3 on this....
FTFA: "Anything that keeps the feed costs down." Anything == no limits, no common sense. Last time I checked they were feeding dead cows' bones to cows and it brought us the mad cow disease.
"GE’s Vscan is a handheld, pocket-sized visualization tool that allows for non-invasive ultrasounds."
I can only imagine the military-grade ultrasound cannon required for an invasive ultrasound exam.
Exactly. I don't think people need funding to create a single prototype to show on Kickstarter.
The risk is just too high. Perhaps Kickstarter should allow projects without a working prototype but stamp big red noticing saying "high risk" on them.
Look, if you are not going to go out killing children then don't say you will (and if you are, what's the point of saying it?). What's the point? Having some fun on someone's expense?
People do care about their children and the possibility that something bad and unfixable might happen to then. Simple as that. Just don't be a stupid moron (or if you're, keep your stupid ideas to yourself).
Ever heard the "if you don't have anything good to say, just shut up" ? Works every time. It'd have helped the moron that is now in jail.
As for jailing him or not, I think it's self evident that he is a danger to society (either by wanting to kill children or by being a stupid moron).. so it looks fair. Or you just let him go if you had children and he told you that he was going to kill them? I bet you would do something instead of relax and grab a beer over it.
I think that explains it.
I get a feeling the OpenStack folks somehow hope to bring all competing vendors under the same umbrella and it'll all be ponies and rainbows all the way to cloud nirvana.
I'm afraid one that tries to pleases everybody, turns into an ugly mess.
"NRC spokeswoman Maureen Conley says the material would have to be in someone's physical possession for several hours for it to be considered harmful"
So there is no problem handling it for a few minutes until you bring it to the nearest Halliburton site. Then employees can take turns handling the material for less than an hour and no one will be harmed.
See, no reason for panic.. just RTFA.
Haven't they? I demand a refund on my licensing fees!
It doesn't matter who fired first anymore.
Now I have to side with m$ on this one? Is it in preparation for the end of the world in December? What's going on?
A healthier (happier?) life does not translate to increase lifespan.
Even then, the prospect of having a better life (if not a longer one) seems good enough to try it.
What numbers?
GNOME is doomed as a desktop environment and we should move on. The level of naive optimism in this interview is shocking... totally out of touch with reality.