The GPL and, for example, a Microsoft EULA, are so different that you'd need an advanced degree in symbolic logic to come up with ways to categorize them like that.
That's the best argument for throwing them out and starting with something that can be understood by real humans.
I think Dell's going by the military's definition of "portable" which is any piece of equipment that can be moved by two soldiers. It's also sometimes used to refer to any piece of equipment that can be moved by a HMMT. You know, like a portable PATRIOT launcher.
I was going to drop in from 2025, but the mail was late delivering the invitation. Damn if the post office just doesn't keep getting slower in the future.
I'm going to run down to my travel agent this afternoon and book a plane ticket to Munich. While I'm there, I think I'll max out my credit card buying iPods, and jump on a train to Amsterdam. I should be able to make enough in black market sales to pay for my plane ticket home.
So basically, instead of just plugging it in and having it work, you want to plug it in and not totally mess up the running system. That would be a nice improvement.
Improved as in "you can plug in your gadget without instaling the drivers first"?
So basically, it'll work just like a Macintosh. It's about time MS figured out how to make that work, Apple's only been doing it for twenty years or so.
They may be installed on 95% of desktops, but that's not making them any money unless people are upgrading. Right now, MS is only making money when someone buys a new computer, which has been a slow market for the last couple of years.
Unless they can show some innovation and improvements in their product, they will be overtaken, especially with efforts to introduce open-source in the government and education sectors, and with Apple rolling out great new products all the time.
I use OS X daily. It replaced all of my Windows machines at home. In a business environment though, it's mainly a proble of selling it as an alternative. I've got about half my engineering co-workers using it at home, and most of marketing in the workplace. The managers can't get past the cost factor. (In spite of the fact that a Mac is really no more expensive than a Windows box.)
My main reason for using it is because it is essentially self maintaining, and gives me the same flexibility as any other flavor of Unix.
Okay, here's a novel thought to settle the argument: Windows is better for some applications, and Linux is better for others. If I want to set up a desktop that's easy to use for those without engineering degrees, I'll probably recommend Windows. If I want to run a data center which requires high flexibility, fast file access, and reliable, reduntant storage, I'll use Linux, or possibly Solaris. And finally if I want to deploy a large number of engineering workstations, I'll go with Linux.
Check your local laws to see how much time you'd serve for assaulting a stranger on the street. I'm willing to bet it's not three years. In that light, does it make sense to assign that kind of sentence to copyright violators?
We need to get a couple of spaceships ready for a rondevous. We'll also need a very high yield nuclear device, or a very powerful rocket to alter the orbit of the asteroid.
Also, we'd better put Bruce Willis in cryo-freeze for the next 24 years.
In linux, it's possible to selectively enable USB drivers for certain typs of devices. The boxes we have at work will only support USB keyboards and Mice. Any other device won't be recognized.
It gets more complicated when you have network connections...
I already have a Driver's license, a U.S. Passport, and a Texas Concealed Handgun License. (All of which by the way are against my Libertarian leanings.) Also, my fingerprints are already on file with the DPS, the FBI, and the FAA. (From background checks, all of which have certified me as a bona fide Good Guy.) How is one more I.D. Card or sheet of paper going to make me and my fellow Americans safer?
The Apple Developer web site has a lot of documentation to help get you started. There are several paths you can use to develop Mac applications. Cocoa is the preferred way from Apple, and relies on an OO framework written in Objective C. They also offer Carbon, which is a procedural interface to a lot of the same functionality written in C.
I'd definitely recommend a copy of "Building Cocoa Applications" published by O'Reilly. It walks you through the basics of Cocoa, and also introduces interface builder, which is a very powerful tool for creating applications. It's possible to create fairly rich applications with no coding using IB.
XCode is a great code management tool. It has a decent editor, a good interface to CVS, and is much more intuitive than Visual Studio. (At least for me.)
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The GPL and, for example, a Microsoft EULA, are so different that you'd need an advanced degree in symbolic logic to come up with ways to categorize them like that.
That's the best argument for throwing them out and starting with something that can be understood by real humans.
Sort of. The creative commons web site has something along those lines at this link
I think I was six when those first came out. They were bigger than I was.
I think Dell's going by the military's definition of "portable" which is any piece of equipment that can be moved by two soldiers. It's also sometimes used to refer to any piece of equipment that can be moved by a HMMT. You know, like a portable PATRIOT launcher.
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In Seattle, there's probably enough coffee shops to blanket the entire city with wi-fi. Who do they think is actually going to pay those rates?
Let's tag the underage girls. Take your reader to the bar, problem solved.
I was going to drop in from 2025, but the mail was late delivering the invitation. Damn if the post office just doesn't keep getting slower in the future.
I'm going to run down to my travel agent this afternoon and book a plane ticket to Munich. While I'm there, I think I'll max out my credit card buying iPods, and jump on a train to Amsterdam. I should be able to make enough in black market sales to pay for my plane ticket home.
So basically, instead of just plugging it in and having it work, you want to plug it in and not totally mess up the running system. That would be a nice improvement.
Improved as in "you can plug in your gadget without instaling the drivers first"?
So basically, it'll work just like a Macintosh. It's about time MS figured out how to make that work, Apple's only been doing it for twenty years or so.
They may be installed on 95% of desktops, but that's not making them any money unless people are upgrading. Right now, MS is only making money when someone buys a new computer, which has been a slow market for the last couple of years.
Unless they can show some innovation and improvements in their product, they will be overtaken, especially with efforts to introduce open-source in the government and education sectors, and with Apple rolling out great new products all the time.
I use OS X daily. It replaced all of my Windows machines at home. In a business environment though, it's mainly a proble of selling it as an alternative. I've got about half my engineering co-workers using it at home, and most of marketing in the workplace. The managers can't get past the cost factor. (In spite of the fact that a Mac is really no more expensive than a Windows box.)
My main reason for using it is because it is essentially self maintaining, and gives me the same flexibility as any other flavor of Unix.
The Toyota Tundra is made in San Antonio. That's definitely better than one made in one o' them Yankee states like Michigan.
Okay, here's a novel thought to settle the argument: Windows is better for some applications, and Linux is better for others. If I want to set up a desktop that's easy to use for those without engineering degrees, I'll probably recommend Windows. If I want to run a data center which requires high flexibility, fast file access, and reliable, reduntant storage, I'll use Linux, or possibly Solaris. And finally if I want to deploy a large number of engineering workstations, I'll go with Linux.
Check your local laws to see how much time you'd serve for assaulting a stranger on the street. I'm willing to bet it's not three years. In that light, does it make sense to assign that kind of sentence to copyright violators?
I'm sure that both of the Apple users who use this feature were pissed. The rest of us really don't care.
I've never really understood the need for the setuid feature. I always managed to get my programs and scripts to work just fine without it.
We need to get a couple of spaceships ready for a rondevous. We'll also need a very high yield nuclear device, or a very powerful rocket to alter the orbit of the asteroid.
Also, we'd better put Bruce Willis in cryo-freeze for the next 24 years.
Give it a couple of years. Lance Armstrong still has time to break a few more records.
In linux, it's possible to selectively enable USB drivers for certain typs of devices. The boxes we have at work will only support USB keyboards and Mice. Any other device won't be recognized.
It gets more complicated when you have network connections...
I already have a Driver's license, a U.S. Passport, and a Texas Concealed Handgun License. (All of which by the way are against my Libertarian leanings.) Also, my fingerprints are already on file with the DPS, the FBI, and the FAA. (From background checks, all of which have certified me as a bona fide Good Guy.) How is one more I.D. Card or sheet of paper going to make me and my fellow Americans safer?
I usually stick with using either an AR-15 or a M1911 for disposing of hard drives. YMMV depending on your aim.
The Apple Developer web site has a lot of documentation to help get you started. There are several paths you can use to develop Mac applications. Cocoa is the preferred way from Apple, and relies on an OO framework written in Objective C. They also offer Carbon, which is a procedural interface to a lot of the same functionality written in C.
I'd definitely recommend a copy of "Building Cocoa Applications" published by O'Reilly. It walks you through the basics of Cocoa, and also introduces interface builder, which is a very powerful tool for creating applications. It's possible to create fairly rich applications with no coding using IB.
XCode is a great code management tool. It has a decent editor, a good interface to CVS, and is much more intuitive than Visual Studio. (At least for me.)
If you'd left out the XBox reference, this might be almost believable--which would make it a better April fools' joke.
Maybe a port to OS X instead.
I thought the point of an Orwellian society is that you can't opt out of it.