"No people of any kind will be allowed in any of the keynote programs," the site states. "This includes speakers, support teams, booth babes, conference attendees, sales reps, etc. No spectators will be allowed."
Please allow me to make one small mod to your comment...
Instead of: "Even within the US, people are turning away from expensive software and to free software. It's just cheaper."
I'd like to suggest: "Even within the US, people are turning away from expensive software and to free software. It's just as reliable and it's cheaper."
1) One guy decides he has a personal problem with using the web to transfer info, so now no one will be able to access the LofC texts online.
2) Some people agree with him because they *currently* don't have access/have low bandwidth.
3) Other people agree that we should wait because technology keeps changing.
Maybe it's just me, but it none of this seems to be reason enough to deny anyone the option of accessing that info online. Some people will never like reading online, some of us don't mind waiting for something we really want/need - others have good bandwidth - bandwidth will improve, technology is always changing - waiting for the "perfect" solution menas never having anything. Plus, by having the info online, more than 1 person can use it at the same time.
And considering how long it takes the govn't to do anything, starting now can only be a good thing.
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>>No one has this kind of trouble with cell phones, game consoles, or DVD players.
Actually, they do.
"No people of any kind will be allowed in any of the keynote programs," the site states. "This includes speakers, support teams, booth babes, conference attendees, sales reps, etc. No spectators will be allowed."
Please allow me to make one small mod to your comment...
Instead of: "Even within the US, people are turning away from expensive software and to free software. It's just cheaper."
I'd like to suggest: "Even within the US, people are turning away from expensive software and to free software. It's just as reliable and it's cheaper."
Heading off topic? Maybe...but if you miss MST3K (I do!) and want to see what the ex-MST folks are up to, visit: http://www.timmybighands.com/
So let me see if I've got this right...
1) One guy decides he has a personal problem with using the web to transfer info, so now no one will be able to access the LofC texts online.
2) Some people agree with him because they *currently* don't have access/have low bandwidth.
3) Other people agree that we should wait because technology keeps changing.
Maybe it's just me, but it none of this seems to be reason enough to deny anyone the option of accessing that info online. Some people will never like reading online, some of us don't mind waiting for something we really want/need - others have good bandwidth - bandwidth will improve, technology is always changing - waiting for the "perfect" solution menas never having anything. Plus, by having the info online, more than 1 person can use it at the same time.
And considering how long it takes the govn't to do anything, starting now can only be a good thing.