If it has been done, where is it? As long as companies can use short Domain Names, they won't use strict geographical ones. And therefore we need lawyers. What's the point you don't understand here?
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Nobody is forced to use them. Point. Therefore they are totally senseless because the legalities remain.
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Keyword lookup? That's exactly the same as DN lookups. Maybe there are more rules to Domain Names, but the same problems would occur. That's for sure. But if you use _a complete database_ instead of just single keywords (like Yahoo's directory), that could work. Browsers would need to have a small and efficient database interface implemented into the location bar to do that, browsable like Yahoo or any other directory, but of course a lot faster. If you want to go to IBM's website you could either just type in 'IBM' and the browser could check what sites you have visited shirtly match best or you could select the business section, the computers, then manufacturers and then IBM or so. I don't see a problem here (except for the implementation), only advantages.
Well, Gnutella extremely wastes bandwidth and searches don't reach most of the hosts as far as I have experienced. A host that is connected to another 20 hosts gets several Megabytes of traffic per Minute... and the net is only 2000-4000 hosts large.
The problem is not the network structure or to have huge central servers (which are not _really_ needed), it's the coordination to keep the IDs (Domain Names) unique. That will never work with the current type of Domain Names if done without law and a 'super-force'.
... is that domain names are just too short. One of a few ways (if not the only one) would be to extend domain names to a _real_ (unique) identifier strings, eg. geographically
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or by subject. Of course that would require browsers to implement something like Yahoo's regional directory directly into the location bar.
Just update the debian installation programs and add external resources (KDE, GNOME,...) by default so these packages automatically get downloaded from KDE's or other's websites. This way the user wouldn't even recognize if those external programs have been distributed within debian or not...
I have just done my own little and dirty performance test: http://www.physik.uni-freiburg.de/~stier/Miletus/p ub/Programming/Algorithms/Sorting/SortCl ass.doc.html Gnu C++ may be slightly slower than IBM JDK 1.1.8, but GNU C seems to be a lot faster.
This would violate the GPL license - but for GOOD reason!
Open Source is NOT GPL! GPL means you can get the COMPLETE source code for every GPL'd program and use it 'as you like'. If it's based on non-GPL libraries or else, you won't be able to do that.
Debian is great. If the KDE guys cannot understand this, then keep away from the GPL community. GNOME is at least as good as KDE. And it's a lot more often released...
Install GNOME and you'll see it looks even better than Windows...
That's no problem. The only thing we _really_ need is to be _able_ to track down the origination of illegal action. Nothing more. This does NOT mean that everyone can find out who you are. It just requires that proxies and gateways keep log files so one can trace back any accesses if needed. Of course there need to be some legal regulation and an effective control to this.
would someone please so kind to post some specifications for GPS? How accurate is it exactly? On what physical effects does this accuracy depend? What are the limits and what are the reasons for these limits? How does accuracy decrease with the increase of of the receiver's speed?
I wonder if cars can keep themselves on the road by using GPS... if not, maybe by using some local/terrestrian GPS senders?
A sandbox or VM? I don't like this idea because it's far too separated from the system and it's usually very slow. Just as I wrote: most applications shouldn't run with the user's rights. They should have within the userspace their own specific rights (eg. own 'directory'). Of course it should all be user-configurable and with good defaults.
You are absolutely right. Many 'gamers' like to play around with the system... but not if it's for the sake of crashes. Linux/BSD needs a lot of more PORTS. I wonder if it's more advantageous to the FSM if more hobbyists join in instead of businesses. My proposals are: 1. Full-fledged database as a replacement for the traditional hierarchical file system. Complete and reliable databases would presumably much better fit into a GUI. Ever wondered why local disk browsing is _that_ boring? Or why file searching is relatively inefficient? This could also remove one layer for database systems - they could run directly within partitions without the file system layer in between. Another advantage would be that all configuration data could be stored directly on disk. There would be no need for configuration files anymore. Instead all configuration data could be stored along with each application and/or user (see next point). 2. A combined application/user security system. If you run an application inside your userspace, it can do there everything. That's s small leak that could be dangerous to viruses even on a Linux/BSD system. And being restricted to the standard packages of a specific distribution is not what I call _freedom_. That way you could even install multiple versions of the same application without any complications or install packages from totally different ditributions sharing the same files or dirs between different packages. And viruses could only delete themselves - if at all. Those who don't like could disable it anyway, but I don't see a reason. Proprietary products (and all others) could be denied to read user's data... so no spionage/trojan horses would be possible. 3. Defining a standard for GUI and/or system configuration. There are already some packages that can configure whole clusters, but I think we need to agree upon a standard. If I had the time, I would do it. But years may go by before that will happen. What do You think?
One note: not only MP3 _encoders_ are 'protected'... MP3 data (streams, music...) is 'protected' too! Just have a look at the conditions for licensing.
well, it would probably work if you have a fusion reactor inside your laptop... maybe one day this will be possible:-) cold fusion? hehe then you can get energy for your car from your laptop...
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If it has been done, where is it? As long as companies can use short Domain Names, they won't use strict geographical ones. And therefore we need lawyers. What's the point you don't understand here?
Nobody is forced to use them. Point. Therefore they are totally senseless because the legalities remain.
Keyword lookup? That's exactly the same as DN lookups. Maybe there are more rules to Domain Names, but the same problems would occur. That's for sure. But if you use _a complete database_ instead of just single keywords (like Yahoo's directory), that could work. Browsers would need to have a small and efficient database interface implemented into the location bar to do that, browsable like Yahoo or any other directory, but of course a lot faster. If you want to go to IBM's website you could either just type in 'IBM' and the browser could check what sites you have visited shirtly match best or you could select the business section, the computers, then manufacturers and then IBM or so. I don't see a problem here (except for the implementation), only advantages.
Well, Gnutella extremely wastes bandwidth and searches don't reach most of the hosts as far as I have experienced. A host that is connected to another 20 hosts gets several Megabytes of traffic per Minute... and the net is only 2000-4000 hosts large.
The problem is not the network structure or to have huge central servers (which are not _really_ needed), it's the coordination to keep the IDs (Domain Names) unique. That will never work with the current type of Domain Names if done without law and a 'super-force'.
... is that domain names are just too short. One of a few ways (if not the only one) would be to extend domain names to a _real_ (unique) identifier strings, eg. geographically
.....
or by subject. Of course that would require browsers to implement something like Yahoo's regional directory directly into the location bar.
It hasn't occurred because intelligence was never (and is not!) such an important factor for evolution or survival.
Just update the debian installation programs and add external resources (KDE, GNOME, ...) by default so these packages automatically get downloaded from KDE's or other's websites. This way the user wouldn't even recognize if those external programs have been distributed within debian or not...
I have just done my own little and dirty performance test: http://www.physik.uni-freiburg.de/~stier/Miletus/p ub/Programming/Algorithms/Sorting/SortCl ass.doc.html Gnu C++ may be slightly slower than IBM JDK 1.1.8, but GNU C seems to be a lot faster.
This would violate the GPL license - but for GOOD reason!
Open Source is NOT GPL! GPL means you can get the COMPLETE source code for every GPL'd program and use it 'as you like'. If it's based on non-GPL libraries or else, you won't be able to do that.
Debian is great. If the KDE guys cannot understand this, then keep away from the GPL community. GNOME is at least as good as KDE. And it's a lot more often released...
Install GNOME and you'll see it looks even better than Windows...
That's no problem. The only thing we _really_ need is to be _able_ to track down the origination of illegal action. Nothing more. This does NOT mean that everyone can find out who you are. It just requires that proxies and gateways keep log files so one can trace back any accesses if needed. Of course there need to be some legal regulation and an effective control to this.
Hi,
would someone please so kind to post some specifications for GPS? How accurate is it exactly? On what physical effects does this accuracy depend? What are the limits and what are the reasons for these limits? How does accuracy decrease with the increase of of the receiver's speed?
I wonder if cars can keep themselves on the road by using GPS... if not, maybe by using some local/terrestrian GPS senders?
Regards,
Mark
I don't think that makes much sense.
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More useful would be to detect redundant content
A sandbox or VM? I don't like this idea because it's far too separated from the system and it's usually very slow. Just as I wrote: most applications shouldn't run with the user's rights. They should have within the userspace their own specific rights (eg. own 'directory'). Of course it should all be user-configurable and with good defaults.
You are absolutely right. Many 'gamers' like to play around with the system... but not if it's for the sake of crashes. Linux/BSD needs a lot of more PORTS. I wonder if it's more advantageous to the FSM if more hobbyists join in instead of businesses. My proposals are: 1. Full-fledged database as a replacement for the traditional hierarchical file system. Complete and reliable databases would presumably much better fit into a GUI. Ever wondered why local disk browsing is _that_ boring? Or why file searching is relatively inefficient? This could also remove one layer for database systems - they could run directly within partitions without the file system layer in between. Another advantage would be that all configuration data could be stored directly on disk. There would be no need for configuration files anymore. Instead all configuration data could be stored along with each application and/or user (see next point). 2. A combined application/user security system. If you run an application inside your userspace, it can do there everything. That's s small leak that could be dangerous to viruses even on a Linux/BSD system. And being restricted to the standard packages of a specific distribution is not what I call _freedom_. That way you could even install multiple versions of the same application without any complications or install packages from totally different ditributions sharing the same files or dirs between different packages. And viruses could only delete themselves - if at all. Those who don't like could disable it anyway, but I don't see a reason. Proprietary products (and all others) could be denied to read user's data... so no spionage/trojan horses would be possible. 3. Defining a standard for GUI and/or system configuration. There are already some packages that can configure whole clusters, but I think we need to agree upon a standard. If I had the time, I would do it. But years may go by before that will happen. What do You think?
The MP3 patent is here:
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http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US0557943
The licensing related information is here:
http://mp3licensing.com
One note: not only MP3 _encoders_ are 'protected'... MP3 data (streams, music...) is 'protected' too! Just have a look at the conditions for licensing.
well, it would probably work if you have a fusion reactor inside your laptop... maybe one day this will be possible :-) cold fusion? hehe then you can get energy for your car from your laptop...