The fair solution would be split the company as so:
Microsoft Operating System: This company produces the operating system and that is all. No microsoft software would be allowed to integrated into the OS. No OEM would be forced to sell the OS with any microsoft software installed.
The clever bit is the OS company would be forced to sell the OS unrestricted at the same price to anyone and also make publically availlable all API's and source code. Thus Redmond Windows would have to compete with Redhat Windows et al
Microsoft Hardware: The intellimouse, barney, Bobvodoo dolls etc who cares what happens here they'll probably go away and invent the Microsft toaster(and call it the video toaster no doubt or surf board to put on your pee-cee (hmm A**** used that idea before as cover, but I won't mention their name because of the curse)
Microsoft Applications: Office, Encarta etc. Office is the only worry here make them release details of all file formats prior to the release of them publically in any new office product and make them publically available on the web. Office can get as bloated as it likes but if you've still got compatability who cares
Microsoft Server: BackOffice, Advance Server and all the other so called server stuff. Liet it die a slow death, bah Apache's got bigger market share now even against the Billopoly.
Microsoft Programming: Visual Studio will no longer require you to install explorer or any other Microsloth software aprat from ofcourse requiring the core OS. All source code will be released and all future releases to be GPL.
Anyone seen the weird horizontally stretched formating on the spoof RMS stubs his toe article ? Is this a bug or just a further spoof in the vein of the article ?
As slashdot seems to use MySQl. What difference is there in access time for running queries between using MySQL and more expensive SQL databases such as Oracle. Doe slashdot use MySQL because its free or does it provide performance enhancements as well
The ACM have a very interesting (if old) article arguing that there has been no real innovation in UI design since the WIMP was introduced.
They postualte on what could be acheived if we we violate each of the Macintosh human interface design principles and start again from scratch ?(They choose the MAC as Windoze, Motif etc are based to a large extend on those guidelines)
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QNX supports several 3D gaming APIs - including Glide, Mesa, and RenderWare3 - that will allow OEMs to port new and existing games to their embedded appliances... So how long before we get Quake III on our mobile phones ?
Its nice to know the guy got an answer. Hmm I wonder what the background material you were researching ? One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that Criterion Software and QNX are trying to bring 3D Games to Embedded Platforms.
"While e-device builders see the productivity benefits of open source, most have serious concerns about using open-source OS code in their products, citing threats to security, reliability, and potential loss of intellectual property due to GPL licensing. The QNX Realtime Platform addresses these concerns through an "accessible source" model, where source code is publicly available for most modules, but not for those core components critical to the overall quality, security, and reliability of the OS.
"Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code, we offer a more productive approach: an OS architecture that can be extended using application-level tools and developers. It's friendlier, faster, more cost-effective - and much more reliable." "
I even mentioned it as far back as the 20th in another declined article, so I know how you feel: 2000-04-20 14:14:20 QNX Relatime Platform to be free for personal use (articles,quickies) (declined)
The real conspiracy is that did/. delay this story long enough so that people in the know could order the free cd or is it some anti QNX bias here ? I've got my cd on the way...its a shame all you/.'s have been denied the opportunity to save on annoying downloads.
You think thats weird ? hitdomains.com have just put HELL.com up for sale and according to their blurb the site gets over 100,000 unique visitors per month to the site even though it has no content
Garethwi is right 3D Monster Maze was the precursor of Dungeon Master and if not the first 3D action game, was the first mass market 3D action game. Of course it basically was 'Hunt the Wampus' transposed to 3D. Hey wait a minute could that mean 'Hunt the Wumpus' (Circa 1970's sometime) is the precursor of Quake ?
Currently it is very difficult for Device Drivers to made for non wintel systems. What in your view can be done to persuade manufacturers to release technical documentation , so that anyone can provide 3rd party drivers for their favourite os ?
Academic institutions in general, to a greater or lesser extent, have to devise more flexible and efficient learning and teaching strategies.
Financial constraints, flexible modes of study, increasing student numbers and reduced contact time between students and lecturers has led to the recognition of the need to adopt new technologies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of available resources
Students are increasingly being made to use web based learning instead of the traditional lecture/seminar routine. The push over here is from the government that Academic institutions make 'affordable access' to portable computers so that students off-campus have equal access to resources.
The Report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing Report) in the UK studied in depth the use of Computers and Information Technology in Higher Education.
Recommendation 46 was that we "expect that by 2005/06 all students (in the UK) will be required to have access to their own portable computer". For info on the dearing report click here For the recommendations of the dearing report click here To learn more about learning and teaching click here and a good article on the future of learning click here
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Even better it doesn't check for multiple voting (a la slashdot) or even whether the e-mail address you provide is valid...
;)
So you could keep going back, re-voting and rig the poll.
Not that I'd do anything like that of course
The fair solution would be split the company as so:
Microsoft Operating System: This company produces the operating system and that is all. No microsoft software would be allowed to integrated into the OS.
No OEM would be forced to sell the OS with any microsoft software installed.
The clever bit is the OS company would be forced to sell the OS unrestricted at the same price to anyone and also make publically availlable all API's and source code.
Thus Redmond Windows would have to compete with Redhat Windows et al
Microsoft Hardware: The intellimouse, barney, Bobvodoo dolls etc who cares what happens here they'll probably go away and invent the Microsft toaster(and call it the video toaster no doubt or surf board to put on your pee-cee (hmm A**** used that idea before as cover, but I won't mention their name because of the curse)
Microsoft Applications: Office, Encarta etc. Office is the only worry here make them release details of all file formats prior to the release of them publically in any new office product and make them publically available on the web. Office can get as bloated as it likes but if you've still got compatability who cares
Microsoft Server: BackOffice, Advance Server and all the other so called server stuff. Liet it die a slow death, bah Apache's got bigger market share now even against the Billopoly.
Microsoft Programming: Visual Studio will no longer require you to install explorer or any other Microsloth software aprat from ofcourse requiring the core OS. All source code will be released and all future releases to be GPL.
Who's going to be the first to enter one of these in robot wars
Anyone seen the weird horizontally stretched formating on the spoof RMS stubs his toe article ?
Is this a bug or just a further spoof in the vein of the article ?
I know this is more an Ask Slashdot question but
As slashdot seems to use MySQl.
What difference is there in access time for running queries between using MySQL and more expensive SQL databases such as Oracle.
Doe slashdot use MySQL because its free or does it provide performance enhancements as well
confirmed that DOS really means Denial Of Slashdot
I can't reach it
has the beta site been slashdotted ?
Hmm slashdot underwear...
I can see the logo now:
boxens for geeks, stuff you can slash in
It seems broken links not withstanding that the slashdot effect has already struck.
Did anyone download the article before their server died ?
Oh well I guess their server ran out of RAM and is thrashing itself to death as we speak...
I could do with one of this for University...
But the big question is what kind of price are they likely to ship these at ?
Come on guys someone must have heard a rumour
$,£'s, denari's I don't care just give me some idea.
and remember vapourware is not just a concept its a company...
Nah its not a doctorate
It really stands for Drive-by Rapper
The ACM have a very interesting (if old) article arguing that there has been no real innovation in UI design since the WIMP was introduced.
They postualte on what could be acheived if we we violate each of the Macintosh human interface design principles and start again from scratch ?(They choose the MAC as Windoze, Motif etc are based to a large extend on those guidelines)
QNX supports several 3D gaming APIs - including Glide, Mesa, and RenderWare3 - that will allow OEMs to port new and existing games to their embedded appliances... So how long before we get Quake III on our mobile phones ?
Its nice to know the guy got an answer.
Hmm I wonder what the background material you were researching ?
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that Criterion Software and QNX are trying to bring 3D Games to Embedded Platforms.
This is quoted from an article at Czech Amiga News about QNX strategy and licensing .
"While e-device builders see the productivity benefits of open source, most have serious concerns about using open-source OS code in their products, citing threats to security, reliability, and potential loss of intellectual property due to GPL licensing.
The QNX Realtime Platform addresses these concerns through an "accessible source" model, where source code is publicly available for most modules, but not for those core components critical to the overall quality, security, and reliability of the OS.
"Open-source kernel code may have its advantages, but, for the majority of e-devices, it's the wrong model," said Bell. "Rather than burden embedded teams with the time-consuming - and expensive - task of modifying and maintaining kernel code, we offer a more productive approach: an OS architecture that can be extended using application-level tools and developers. It's friendlier, faster, more cost-effective - and much more reliable." "
I even mentioned it as far back as the 20th in another declined article, so I know how you feel:
/. delay this story long enough so that people in the know could order the free cd or is it some anti QNX bias here ? /.'s have been denied the opportunity to save on annoying downloads.
2000-04-20 14:14:20 QNX Relatime Platform to be free for personal use (articles,quickies) (declined)
The real conspiracy is that did
I've got my cd on the way...its a shame all you
You think thats weird ?
hitdomains.com have just put HELL.com up for sale and according to their blurb the site gets over 100,000 unique visitors per month to the site even though it has no content
There are several other linux ppc distributions under way including:
Debian Linux
Rock Linux
Turbo Linux
APUS Linux for Power Up Amigas
Yellow Dog Linux (Based on RedHat)
Couldn't /. patent trolling. Ban AC's, and it'll be one more troll and I'm gonna sue. Now that would be progress...
Garethwi is right
3D Monster Maze was the precursor of Dungeon Master and if not the first 3D action game, was the first mass market 3D action game.
Of course it basically was 'Hunt the Wampus' transposed to 3D.
Hey wait a minute could that mean 'Hunt the Wumpus' (Circa 1970's sometime) is the precursor of Quake ?
According to this article rumors of its demise have been greatly exagerrated.
What di you expect ?
/. effect more like the Sectoid effect
Everyone knows the real conspiracy, is that Area 51 is a secret X-Com base dedicated to alien research
These sectoids are far too clever too be caught by the mere trickery of a satellite images...
Currently it is very difficult for Device Drivers to made for non wintel systems.
What in your view can be done to persuade manufacturers to release technical documentation , so that anyone can provide 3rd party drivers for their favourite os ?
Photogenics was good, damn good
but for pure nostalgia freaks how about DeluxePaint for Linux.
Thats one olde Amiga program that deserves saving.
Ahh nostalgia not what it used to be....
Academic institutions in general, to a greater or lesser extent, have to devise more flexible and efficient learning and teaching strategies.
Financial constraints, flexible modes of study, increasing student numbers and reduced contact time between students and lecturers has led to the recognition of the need to adopt new technologies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of available resources
Students are increasingly being made to use web based learning instead of the traditional lecture/seminar routine. The push over here is from the government that Academic institutions make 'affordable access' to portable computers so that students off-campus have equal access to resources.
The Report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing Report) in the UK studied in depth the use of Computers and Information Technology in Higher Education.
Recommendation 46 was that we "expect that by 2005/06 all students (in the UK) will be required to have access to their own portable computer".
For info on the dearing report click here
For the recommendations of the dearing report click here
To learn more about learning and teaching click here
and a good article on the future of learning click here