Both Android and WebOS are not 'Linux' in its full meaning. They have many proprietary components, access to the kernel is locked, and the applications must be written in some really exotic languages (Java dialect, that no one supports and... HTML?!) because device manufacturers don't want anyone messing up with their hardware. This means: no porting of existing software and no multi-platform apps.
Let's see... there are two synthesizers, which are not that different from MIDI soundcards. The guitar sounds way too weird and unnecessary. The only difference from computer sound is drums and high hats.
I concur. EAX at that time wasn't even a 3D sound technology, it was cheap annoying echo and nothing more. I remember trying A3D in jDoom engine - it was amazing! Playing Heretic with only two speakers, I could tell that monster was behind, above and left of me. Even later surround systems could not achieve that. Yes, with surround you can probably tell if something happened behind you or left of you, but you can never distinguish if something happened above you.
What everyone thinks is wrong with Firefox? I'm using it since it was called 'Phoenix' and it keeps getting better with every release. Perhaps, Mr. Ross has some personal issues with his career, than I suggest him looking for a new job.
I think this is intended to prevent incidents alike what happened to Wolverine movie. Probably it was designed to work like this:
1. Official digital distributors sell movie copies (let's assume "Wolverine 2") with signatures. Streams of signed data flow to consumers. 2. Signatures are provided to ISPs. 3. ISP watches the traffic, and some software automatically searches for a movie data stream tagged "Wolverine 2" and compares signatures. 4. A leaked copy of "Wolverine 2" appears in the net. 5. ISP detects a non-legit copy, red light, le "three strikes and you're out."
Don't ask me questions about this scheme, I know it's flawed. But I think the idea is to separate 'good' and approved digital data streams from 'bad' ones. In fact, a good legal framework was already established for this kind of shit. ISPs are obligated to watch the traffic and are held responsible for copyright infringement. Users now could be cut off from Internet for the same reason. The DMCA can be used to silence the source. And now the mysterious and dreadful ACTA...
One Law to rule them all, One Law to find them, One Law to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
Just think about hardware support and some programs where it isn't too bad if they are proprietary ('mainstream' games, for example).
Whenever I want to play mainstream proprietary games, I use Windows. Currently, there is no place in Linux install for proprietary software. Installing a binary package with the root access? Are you kidding me?! Probably in the future, this software would be automatically installed under VM, but the problem is games would still need direct hardware access.
Don't you want new hardware... to work on linux, too?
New hardware already works on linux. Next question, please.
Widespread use of an OS could be the most important factor when a company decides on which platforms they want to release a software for.
If it's still proprietary, than what's the point in using linux (see above)? No, really? If you just want to think different (r), there is another OS for that. And this kind of companies you're talking about would never agree with free and open software ideas.
And I thought, that after our corrupted local authorities decided to give away a part of the park and the beach to the illegal restaurant saying "but they cook good food and who cares about forests anyway" nothing could beat it. What is in common between these two cases? The attitude towards people - "Stick it!".
If you fuck 4 billion people, then after some time there probably would be 6 billion people, which will only make the problem worse! Make war, not love!
As a BitTorrent user, I was shocked that anyone with a box connected to the Internet can spy on what everyone is downloading on BitTorrent."
That's nothing! Imagine how shocked were content providers, when they discovered that anyone with a box connected to the Internet can insert the new contents into BitTorrent!
From what I know, from a humanist philosophy point of view, any human being needs to have the right to full control of their body. So if someone wants to do something insane with their body, they are entitled to it (poenis goes WHERE?). Encouraging mutilation or sex however, would not be humanist (Somebody, think of the children! And hey, we're already past 6 billions of population! Earth is not a clown's car!). So if you decide you want to have sex, fine (Although I still despise you, crazy pervert!). If you want to preach people should want to have sex, need help to have sex, should be sold equipment, manuals, videos, books, have sex parties, night club lounges, sexual workshops, masturbation encouragement boot camps (LOL, WTF?), pro porn marketing campaigns, sexual education in school, porn industry awards, also tight jeans and 90% of US humour etc, all of which is speech, well, that would be psychological violence. Thats ideals, philosophy, morality, etc however. The field of law is another matter, and how to word the law so it's not abused either way is not so easy.
And it was an awful experience. I felt helpless. Windows were minimizing to some kind of carousel and than circling round randomly, and when I pointed to an window preview a full window would be restored, but when I moved the cursor to that window, it would minimize back to that carousel. I figured out, that you have to click the preview to actually restore the window , but this fantom "restoring" was very confusing.
IE tabs were converting to windows and than back to tabs, I hardly found tray which didn't look like tray at all and a hidden button at the edge of the panel was actually "Minimize All".
I had enough of these innovations, I want some control over my PC.
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What is a reason for posting such retarded comments? Even if I was a Mac fanboy, I'd be ashamed.
Both Android and WebOS are not 'Linux' in its full meaning. They have many proprietary components, access to the kernel is locked, and the applications must be written in some really exotic languages (Java dialect, that no one supports and ... HTML?!) because device manufacturers don't want anyone messing up with their hardware. This means: no porting of existing software and no multi-platform apps.
I'd prefer Maemo.
"Kill all humans"... Check. Now, what is their opinion on giant robots?
Let's see... there are two synthesizers, which are not that different from MIDI soundcards. The guitar sounds way too weird and unnecessary. The only difference from computer sound is drums and high hats.
Now that is truly differnt.
I concur. EAX at that time wasn't even a 3D sound technology, it was cheap annoying echo and nothing more. I remember trying A3D in jDoom engine - it was amazing! Playing Heretic with only two speakers, I could tell that monster was behind, above and left of me. Even later surround systems could not achieve that. Yes, with surround you can probably tell if something happened behind you or left of you, but you can never distinguish if something happened above you.
What everyone thinks is wrong with Firefox? I'm using it since it was called 'Phoenix' and it keeps getting better with every release. Perhaps, Mr. Ross has some personal issues with his career, than I suggest him looking for a new job.
Everybody knows, that GPL/CC is communism and that *IAA organizations are acting in our interests!
They're adding something to it!
I think this is intended to prevent incidents alike what happened to Wolverine movie. Probably it was designed to work like this:
1. Official digital distributors sell movie copies (let's assume "Wolverine 2") with signatures. Streams of signed data flow to consumers.
2. Signatures are provided to ISPs.
3. ISP watches the traffic, and some software automatically searches for a movie data stream tagged "Wolverine 2" and compares signatures.
4. A leaked copy of "Wolverine 2" appears in the net.
5. ISP detects a non-legit copy, red light, le "three strikes and you're out."
Don't ask me questions about this scheme, I know it's flawed. But I think the idea is to separate 'good' and approved digital data streams from 'bad' ones. In fact, a good legal framework was already established for this kind of shit. ISPs are obligated to watch the traffic and are held responsible for copyright infringement. Users now could be cut off from Internet for the same reason. The DMCA can be used to silence the source. And now the mysterious and dreadful ACTA...
One Law to rule them all, One Law to find them,
One Law to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
Just think about hardware support and some programs where it isn't too bad if they are proprietary ('mainstream' games, for example).
Whenever I want to play mainstream proprietary games, I use Windows. Currently, there is no place in Linux install for proprietary software. Installing a binary package with the root access? Are you kidding me?! Probably in the future, this software would be automatically installed under VM, but the problem is games would still need direct hardware access.
Don't you want new hardware ... to work on linux, too?
New hardware already works on linux. Next question, please.
Widespread use of an OS could be the most important factor when a company decides on which platforms they want to release a software for.
If it's still proprietary, than what's the point in using linux (see above)? No, really? If you just want to think different (r), there is another OS for that. And this kind of companies you're talking about would never agree with free and open software ideas.
You want mass market?
No.
Really, why would I want that? My linux distro works fine, why should I care for what another gazillion users want?
And believe me, instead of some H-two-sixty-four a gazillion users would want WoW pre-installed.
My bullshit meter is overloaded.
And I thought, that after our corrupted local authorities decided to give away a part of the park and the beach to the illegal restaurant saying "but they cook good food and who cares about forests anyway" nothing could beat it. What is in common between these two cases? The attitude towards people - "Stick it!".
What else could I say?
If you fuck 4 billion people, then after some time there probably would be 6 billion people, which will only make the problem worse! Make war, not love!
What about i2p? As it uses modified p2p programs (including BitTorrent), is it vulnerable to this flaw or not?
We do understand the frustration a small number of consumers may feel at
What is this?! Why did Sony hire a troll to talk to customers? Dilbert comics is humour, not an instruction how to run a company.
Thor is a God, you insensitive clod! And he is not transparent!
As a BitTorrent user, I was shocked that anyone with a box connected to the Internet can spy on what everyone is downloading on BitTorrent."
That's nothing! Imagine how shocked were content providers, when they discovered that anyone with a box connected to the Internet can insert the new contents into BitTorrent!
But can it run Linux?
I heard they've got some IPv4 left in California.
Sexual intercourse should be a human right.
From what I know, from a humanist philosophy point of view, any human being needs to have the right to full control of their body. So if someone wants to do something insane with their body, they are entitled to it (poenis goes WHERE?). Encouraging mutilation or sex however, would not be humanist (Somebody, think of the children! And hey, we're already past 6 billions of population! Earth is not a clown's car!). So if you decide you want to have sex, fine (Although I still despise you, crazy pervert!). If you want to preach people should want to have sex, need help to have sex, should be sold equipment, manuals, videos, books, have sex parties, night club lounges, sexual workshops, masturbation encouragement boot camps (LOL, WTF?), pro porn marketing campaigns, sexual education in school, porn industry awards, also tight jeans and 90% of US humour etc, all of which is speech, well, that would be psychological violence. Thats ideals, philosophy, morality, etc however. The field of law is another matter, and how to word the law so it's not abused either way is not so easy.
And it was an awful experience. I felt helpless. Windows were minimizing to some kind of carousel and than circling round randomly, and when I pointed to an window preview a full window would be restored, but when I moved the cursor to that window, it would minimize back to that carousel. I figured out, that you have to click the preview to actually restore the window , but this fantom "restoring" was very confusing.
IE tabs were converting to windows and than back to tabs, I hardly found tray which didn't look like tray at all and a hidden button at the edge of the panel was actually "Minimize All".
I had enough of these innovations, I want some control over my PC.
It's awful. Music is supposed to be art, not a weapon. Where can I get a sound dampener?
Now windows users finally start to RTFM! Great job MS!
Am I reading Better Homes and Gardens?