Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't live in Sweden anymore. I live in Dallas. And as for your "friend" I would be interested to see what "standard committee" he is on. If you do have a "friend" on a "standards committee" then he is just plain lying to you, because there is no such standards activity for what has been claimed here. And btw, yes this does have to do with the FCC. The Law Enforcement Agencies are working through the FCC to produce the standards. ---
Where in the world did you get your information? I work with the standardisation of cellular protocols (specifically 3rd Generation GSM/UMTS protocols) and can tell you that your statements are waaaay off base.
Before you start spreading rumors, you may want to check your facts. Take a look at this link at the FCC's website concerning CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) if you want to find out what is really going on. ---
Here is a link to a press release announcing: "Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard and Telia will co-operate in a joint pilot project to run WAP-based Mobile Internet e-services on HP's e-speak electronic services platform." The press release goes on to add lots of other marketing buzz-words as one might expect, but does show that e-speak is actually being used somewhere.
(Disclaimer: I work for Ericsson, but my views are my own and this post does not represent Ericsson in any way.) ---
Actually, I lived in Sweden for 4 years and it is much harder to get a permit there than you would think. Because US citizens are not part of the European Union it is much tougher for them to work in any EU countries. If you have a big enough company willing to make it happen, then you will probably be okay, but otherwise it is like pulling teeth. ---
Just because they hold a patent doesn't mean they have to hoard it... they are free to license it to other companies, thus promoting market growth. Lots of companies license their patents, it is just part of doing business. ---
There you go making weak arguments again. I never said that the camera crew would not affect the environment on the island. Your orignal post proclaimed that because there was a camera crew that things would not be challenging for the "survivors". Now you are saying that "really bad things will not happen to the "survivors" because of the camera crew. So, I still stand by my original reply which states that just because it won't be challenging for the crew doesn't mean it won't be challening for the "survivors".
As for your last line, it was nothing personal I just get annoyed when people make seamingly "logical" statements that really have no connections. If you took it personally, I'm sorry I offended you but maybe you'll thank me later when you have to write anything (for work or school) that requires clearly presented arguments. (For anyone interested, a good book on the subject is "A Rulebook for Arguments" by Anthony Weston. ISBN: 0872201562) ---
Okay, take a minute to think about what you just typed... just because things will probably be fairly unchallenging for the camera crew does NOT imply that the same will be true for the "survivors". You have made a classic logical error in your argument, I suggest that you go back to school and enroll in a beginners Logic class. Perhaps then you will be able to come up with better arguments when you speak. ---
Well, there are a lot of things wrong with America, but there are a lot of things wrong with other countries as well. But sorry to dissappoint you, this was not an original American show idea. The show has been around for 3 years now in Sweden and NO the other people are not going to die, they will be taken off the island by boat. ---
Ahhh, I actually miss that show. Even though I didn't have a TV of my own I used to watch it with friends sometimes. Now that I'm back in the US of A I don't get a chance to see it. Now what was the name of that show again... Robinsson Island or soemthing like that. I'm surprised it has taken the US this long to "borrow" the show idea. I wonder if they are actually buying the rights for the show in the US... ---
You obviously did not bother to read the article. These workstations are NOT meant for game players, they are meant for game developers and other markets such as servers for dealing with digital movies for theaters that decide to start going digital. ---
I'm sorry, but I don't care how rude a kid is there is absolutely no reason to beat a child. I seriously hope that you never have children, just the thought of a child beater with kids makes me sick to my stomach. This is a sad world we live in! ---
That's strange, the last time I installed it to take a look at it I needed about 16 disks if I remember correctly.... hmmmm... This was about 2 years ago for those interested. ---
Well, that is all fine and dandy, but what about someone that really does want to switch NOW? I can understand that register.com (or any other registrar) would be reluctant to take on new customers without getting any money, but they need to think long-term. If I switch now that means I'm more likely to stay with them when it comes time for me to renew my domain. I'd rather show NSI that I'm not happy with their service and the way they treat MY information than have to wait around anywhere from a few months to 2 years. ---
Try their web interface at http://www.register.com instead. ---
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Did you read the risk factors that they present? They aren't planning on using the money to develop new products for the OS. The OS is their only product. From page 8 of the prospectus:
We have only one product that may never gain broad market acceptance.
BeOS is our only product and we will derive all our revenue for the foreseable future from sales of BeOS. To date, BeOS has been used primarily by a limited number of enthusiast and application developers...
They go on to say on page 9:
Our success depends upon availability of third party applications that operate on BeOS.
Demand and market acceptance for BeOS will significantly depend upon the availability of an increasing number of third party applications that operate on the BeOS platform. These applications include video and audio editing programs, 3D games, creative audio and video content development and manipulation, and personal productivity applications.
We intend to encourage the development of an increasing number of applications that operate on BeOS by attracting third party developers to the BeOS platform and by maintaining our existing developer relationships through marketing, technical support and financial incentives for third party developers. However, third party developers are generally under no obligation to develop applications based on the BeOS platform. ---
Actually you do NOT have to purchase one of their units to get the CD. I have an email at home from their webmaster asking me if I'm still interested in the source actually. It does appear, though, that you have to purchase the CD (to cover the cost of the CD, etc). I haven't bothered asking them if they are planning on making the source available on the Web. Maybe I'll just buy the CD and make it available myself. ---
Actually, chances are that it _is_ a real hack. The reason it has not been fixed yet is probably due to the 4th of July. Most (all?) universities in the US are closed on the 4th of July and a large majority of people take the time to celebrate with friends and family. I'm sure it will probably be fixed sometime early on Monday. ---
Looks like the French aren't only trying to change the time but the calendar as well. According to my calendar today is July 1st, guess the French have managed to change yours to June while you weren't looking. ---
Actually, much of the code in kaffe is owned by the guys at TransVirtual. They have a commercial version of the product already that is closed source. As long as they don't use GPL'ed code that they didn't write then they can do anything they want with their code, including selling it to Micro$oft if they wish. ---
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't live in Sweden anymore. I live in Dallas. And as for your "friend" I would be interested to see what "standard committee" he is on. If you do have a "friend" on a "standards committee" then he is just plain lying to you, because there is no such standards activity for what has been claimed here. And btw, yes this does have to do with the FCC. The Law Enforcement Agencies are working through the FCC to produce the standards.
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Before you start spreading rumors, you may want to check your facts. Take a look at this link at the FCC's website concerning CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) if you want to find out what is really going on.
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(Disclaimer: I work for Ericsson, but my views are my own and this post does not represent Ericsson in any way.)
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Actually, there already is one at the bottom of every page. And I quote, "All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Comments are owned by the Poster. The Rest © 1997-99 Andover.Net." (Quoted material Copyright Andover.Net ;o)
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Actually, I lived in Sweden for 4 years and it is much harder to get a permit there than you would think. Because US citizens are not part of the European Union it is much tougher for them to work in any EU countries. If you have a big enough company willing to make it happen, then you will probably be okay, but otherwise it is like pulling teeth.
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Just because they hold a patent doesn't mean they have to hoard it... they are free to license it to other companies, thus promoting market growth. Lots of companies license their patents, it is just part of doing business.
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There you go making weak arguments again. I never said that the camera crew would not affect the environment on the island. Your orignal post proclaimed that because there was a camera crew that things would not be challenging for the "survivors". Now you are saying that "really bad things will not happen to the "survivors" because of the camera crew. So, I still stand by my original reply which states that just because it won't be challenging for the crew doesn't mean it won't be challening for the "survivors".
As for your last line, it was nothing personal I just get annoyed when people make seamingly "logical" statements that really have no connections. If you took it personally, I'm sorry I offended you but maybe you'll thank me later when you have to write anything (for work or school) that requires clearly presented arguments.
(For anyone interested, a good book on the subject is "A Rulebook for Arguments" by Anthony Weston. ISBN: 0872201562)
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Okay, take a minute to think about what you just typed... just because things will probably be fairly unchallenging for the camera crew does NOT imply that the same will be true for the "survivors". You have made a classic logical error in your argument, I suggest that you go back to school and enroll in a beginners Logic class. Perhaps then you will be able to come up with better arguments when you speak.
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Well, there are a lot of things wrong with America, but there are a lot of things wrong with other countries as well. But sorry to dissappoint you, this was not an original American show idea. The show has been around for 3 years now in Sweden and NO the other people are not going to die, they will be taken off the island by boat.
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Ahhh, I actually miss that show. Even though I didn't have a TV of my own I used to watch it with friends sometimes. Now that I'm back in the US of A I don't get a chance to see it. Now what was the name of that show again... Robinsson Island or soemthing like that. I'm surprised it has taken the US this long to "borrow" the show idea. I wonder if they are actually buying the rights for the show in the US...
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Well, since Real has native players for several Unix flavors there is no need for something that pretends to be one.
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You obviously did not bother to read the article. These workstations are NOT meant for game players, they are meant for game developers and other markets such as servers for dealing with digital movies for theaters that decide to start going digital.
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I guess that makes you a big windbag then because AOL does give you an IP address when you connect just like any other ISP.
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Wow, Dungeons of Daggorath, now that name brings back memories. I LOVED that game!!!
Oh well, back to work and reality for a while...
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I'm sorry, but I don't care how rude a kid is there is absolutely no reason to beat a child. I seriously hope that you never have children, just the thought of a child beater with kids makes me sick to my stomach. This is a sad world we live in!
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Just for the record Linux is also used heavily by NASA. Just look where a large portion of the network drivers for Linux come from!
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That's strange, the last time I installed it to take a look at it I needed about 16 disks if I remember correctly.... hmmmm... This was about 2 years ago for those interested.
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Well, that is all fine and dandy, but what about someone that really does want to switch NOW? I can understand that register.com (or any other registrar) would be reluctant to take on new customers without getting any money, but they need to think long-term. If I switch now that means I'm more likely to stay with them when it comes time for me to renew my domain. I'd rather show NSI that I'm not happy with their service and the way they treat MY information than have to wait around anywhere from a few months to 2 years.
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It may not be flaimbait but it certainly is not on topic since it does not address the original question.
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Try their web interface at http://www.register.com instead.
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We have only one product that may never gain broad market acceptance.
BeOS is our only product and we will derive all our revenue for the foreseable future from sales of BeOS. To date, BeOS has been used primarily by a limited number of enthusiast and application developers...
They go on to say on page 9:
Our success depends upon availability of third party applications that operate on BeOS.
Demand and market acceptance for BeOS will significantly depend upon the availability of an increasing number of third party applications that operate on the BeOS platform. These applications include video and audio editing programs, 3D games, creative audio and video content development and manipulation, and personal productivity applications.
We intend to encourage the development of an increasing number of applications that operate on BeOS by attracting third party developers to the BeOS platform and by maintaining our existing developer relationships through marketing, technical support and financial incentives for third party developers. However, third party developers are generally under no obligation to develop applications based on the BeOS platform.
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Actually you do NOT have to purchase one of their units to get the CD. I have an email at home from their webmaster asking me if I'm still interested in the source actually. It does appear, though, that you have to purchase the CD (to cover the cost of the CD, etc). I haven't bothered asking them if they are planning on making the source available on the Web. Maybe I'll just buy the CD and make it available myself.
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Actually, chances are that it _is_ a real hack. The reason it has not been fixed yet is probably due to the 4th of July. Most (all?) universities in the US are closed on the 4th of July and a large majority of people take the time to celebrate with friends and family. I'm sure it will probably be fixed sometime early on Monday.
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Looks like the French aren't only trying to change the time but the calendar as well. According to my calendar today is July 1st, guess the French have managed to change yours to June while you weren't looking.
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Actually, much of the code in kaffe is owned by the guys at TransVirtual. They have a commercial version of the product already that is closed source. As long as they don't use GPL'ed code that they didn't write then they can do anything they want with their code, including selling it to Micro$oft if they wish.
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