iirc, Mono was one of the main technologies Novell wanted from the acquisition of Ximian. I doubt they'll push for a move to java. However, Eclipse has been shown to run on the Mono runtime.
The only code that has changed license is the code Copyright Xfree86. Alan Cox, for example, refused to have his contributions under the new scheme. Individual contributors who retained copyright of their code can choose not to allow the new license. It doesn't solve the problem though.
5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it.
SCO refuses to accept the GPL as valid. If the GPL is invalid the software does not become public domain, it reverts to traditional copyright - eg., specific, rather than general, permission from the (C) holder.
Neither of them are particularly inspiring though, I thought the community was hoping to steal the hearts and minds of the consumer in 2004.
I don't think many "hearts and minds" will be stolen by a file selector. period.
The point is not to win people over with the file selector, the Gnome desktop and the ease of gtk development win people over. Fixing the file selector is an improvement (an overdue one) that hopefully you won't really notice.
I don't want to sit in front of the computer thinking "Hey, this is a cool save dialog" I want it to just work. If it works right I'll probably never think about it, because there will never be a button I need thats not there, it will be easy to get to directories I use often, there are visual clues in the lists, etc.
Actions similar to what your considering can be an effective means of leveraging respect from employers. However, unless you have the organizational structure in place _before_ hand, what your contemplating will result in you (and some of your coworkers) losing your jobs and the company having a few rocky months.
The scenario your suggesting is trying to 'collectively bargain' with the company when you only have a 'collective' of one department.
Call up a CWA (communication workers of America) local in your area, organize your department and as many of the other company employees as you can to join the union. Take 6 months to build the organization and plan a collective action. This way you'll have support in other departments, and union support externally.
while I don't think your entirely wrong, you make too broad of a generalization. Case in point:
I'm installing a web application at work, some users will get access to preferences, some won't. I make the decision based on who I think will change the options in such a way that I might have to fix them. That would reduce their productivity (and, much more importantly, mine;)). So some users get locked down. These are not technical users, they use the app as a tool, sure being able to customize your tools is nice, but the productivity boosts may be minimal, and certainly less than the productivity lost from broken settings
I think this MS/HP device is a terrible thing, sure *now* its for corporations (really, how many people get to install linux at work anyway?) but I have no doubt that after its developed some variation will be the new "MS Media Center"
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comp.* in general is spam light, and what spam there is is easy to filter out. you don't see too many valid
HOW DO I MAKE $$$$$ WITH A TERNARY OPERATOR!!!!!!!
posts.
Its all a matter of what you use usenet for, lots of excellent discussions take place in numerous groups. If your in *.warez or *.erotic.* and you whine about spam, well, your just too dumb to bother with;)
The next generation Usenet system will require you to read the faq before posting to a group, and make you take a test on the faq.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued Dan Peng, a Princeton sophomore, for direct and contributory infringement of their members' copyrights. This essay analyzes that contributory infringement claim. Peng allegedly operated a computer service called "wake" which cataloged the publicly-shared files on the campus network. The RIAA draws a parallel between "wake" and Napster, and calls upon the court to apply the reasoning from the Napster case. Their analysis falls short in three respects:
1. "Wake" differs fundamentally from Napster in that it (allegedly) indexed a pre-existing network, just as Web search engines index the pre-existing web. Napster, on the other hand, created the network on which its users traded music.
2. Napster's software indexed and shared only MP3 audio files. Wake, on the other hand, (allegedly) indexed all public documents on the network, which substantially expands its range of non-infringing uses.
3. "Wake," as a pure search engine (rather than a search-engine-plus-file-sharing-system, as Napster was), is protected by the DMCA, a fact which the RIAA does not address.
Generally the editors comments are added at the end in non-italic text. The comment was from the poster.
If slasdot is so annoying why do you read it?
The editors may not have the best grammar, or (aparently) access to aspell, but they manage to put enough interesting articles on the front page that we all read it.
Unless you come here for the incredibly insightful follow up posts;)
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iirc, Mono was one of the main technologies Novell wanted from the acquisition of Ximian. I doubt they'll push for a move to java. However, Eclipse has been shown to run on the Mono runtime.
http://home.etria.com/files/kiddofspeed/page2.html
Wow, that's the most powerful thing I've seen on the internet in a long time.
The only code that has changed license is the code Copyright Xfree86. Alan Cox, for example, refused to have his contributions under the new scheme. Individual contributors who retained copyright of their code can choose not to allow the new license. It doesn't solve the problem though.
Unmentioned by relevant section of the GPL:
SCO refuses to accept the GPL as valid. If the GPL is invalid the software does not become public domain, it reverts to traditional copyright - eg., specific, rather than general, permission from the (C) holder.
For completeness:
Gnome Hig
wow, a "My country is more depraved than yours" flamewar.
Wouldn't VIM config files constitute prior art?
They can be written in VIM script, perl, python, and ruby al lin one file.
What about html and php?
"emerge -u gaim" will upgrade its immediate dependencies.
"emerge gaim" will just upgrade to the needed packages, or only gaim.
The IBM case is unrelated to the ownership of the IP I suspect. The IBM case is about breach of contract.
This suit is needed in order for SCO to follow through with the threat to sue linux users (eg., Google).
I don't think many "hearts and minds" will be stolen by a file selector. period.
The point is not to win people over with the file selector, the Gnome desktop and the ease of gtk development win people over. Fixing the file selector is an improvement (an overdue one) that hopefully you won't really notice.
I don't want to sit in front of the computer thinking "Hey, this is a cool save dialog" I want it to just work. If it works right I'll probably never think about it, because there will never be a button I need thats not there, it will be easy to get to directories I use often, there are visual clues in the lists, etc.
google didn't help.
I'd call my Senators - the generally loveable Barabara Mikulski, and generally respectable Sarbanes - but I can't find the actual bill number.
Anyone know it?
(google mentions another "enforce act having to do with gun control, wouldn't want to confuse the issue)
perl owes an awful lot to awk
Actions similar to what your considering can be an effective means of leveraging respect from employers. However, unless you have the organizational structure in place _before_ hand, what your contemplating will result in you (and some of your coworkers) losing your jobs and the company having a few rocky months.
The scenario your suggesting is trying to 'collectively bargain' with the company when you only have a 'collective' of one department.
Call up a CWA (communication workers of America) local in your area, organize your department and as many of the other company employees as you can to join the union. Take 6 months to build the organization and plan a collective action. This way you'll have support in other departments, and union support externally.
> If what you need is something you can customise,
> or use cheaply, or have specialist requirements,
> then Open Source is great.
What company isn't looking for a cost cutting "edge"?
while I don't think your entirely wrong, you make too broad of a generalization. Case in point:
I'm installing a web application at work, some users will get access to preferences, some won't. I make the decision based on who I think will change the options in such a way that I might have to fix them. That would reduce their productivity (and, much more importantly, mine ;)). So some users get locked down. These are not technical users, they use the app as a tool, sure being able to customize your tools is nice, but the productivity boosts may be minimal, and certainly less than the productivity lost from broken settings
I think this MS/HP device is a terrible thing, sure *now* its for corporations (really, how many people get to install linux at work anyway?) but I have no doubt that after its developed some variation will be the new "MS Media Center"
You were thinking spamvention
comp.* in general is spam light, and what spam there is is easy to filter out. you don't see too many valid
HOW DO I MAKE $$$$$ WITH A TERNARY OPERATOR!!!!!!!
posts.
Its all a matter of what you use usenet for, lots of excellent discussions take place in numerous groups. If your in *.warez or *.erotic.* and you whine about spam, well, your just too dumb to bother with ;)
The next generation Usenet system will require you to read the faq before posting to a group, and make you take a test on the faq.
I've always prefered the simple, elegent, descriptive BOFH.
(Thats Bastard Operator From Hell for you barbarians)
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued Dan Peng, a Princeton sophomore, for direct and contributory infringement of their members' copyrights. This essay analyzes that contributory infringement claim. Peng allegedly operated a computer service called "wake" which cataloged the publicly-shared files on the campus network. The RIAA draws a parallel between "wake" and Napster, and calls upon the court to apply the reasoning from the Napster case. Their analysis falls short in three respects:
1. "Wake" differs fundamentally from Napster in that it (allegedly) indexed a pre-existing network, just as Web search engines index the pre-existing web. Napster, on the other hand, created the network on which its users traded music.
2. Napster's software indexed and shared only MP3 audio files. Wake, on the other hand, (allegedly) indexed all public documents on the network, which substantially expands its range of non-infringing uses.
3. "Wake," as a pure search engine (rather than a search-engine-plus-file-sharing-system, as Napster was), is protected by the DMCA, a fact which the RIAA does not address.
A significantly improved model of Cat.
The new CAT-5 never claws your drapes, and eats DOG-1 for breakfast.
every body knows that the burrow-owl lives in a hole in the ground...
Generally the editors comments are added at the end in non-italic text. The comment was from the poster.
;)
If slasdot is so annoying why do you read it?
The editors may not have the best grammar, or (aparently) access to aspell, but they manage to put enough interesting articles on the front page that we all read it.
Unless you come here for the incredibly insightful follow up posts
Slashdots revenue problems are solved! ...
1) make a website
5) sue the trolls
6) Profit!
actually ut would be like checking bags at the counter; a common practice.
what filesystem is the hardrive in?
Could you just take out the drive stick it in a linux box and snag the files that way?