Interesting. Anyway, I think, if Google goes for licenses, it should go for a perpetual (or long-term) license with decreasing fees per unit - say a quarter of a cent for 4 billion units.
Even better would be a non-quantity based agreement.
I would like for Google to contribute to the development of Java and related (free) products like Netbeans, which Oracle pays for.
>Actually, a VM can, depending on the native processor, save memory footprint, allowing more apps to run on the phone at once and cut down on the amount of memory needed, which can burn as much power as a CPU (DRAM needs to be on periodically to refresh, even when the phone is idle
But can the phone actually turn DRAM off if it's not using it? Isn't all memory just always on, even if just filled with zeros?
And even if it could turn DRAM off, wouldn't it half to turn off entire banks?
Wait, why is it moral when Monty (used to) get money for commercial licenses for MySQL? Java is either GPL or commercial.
If anything, shouldn't the "do no evil" Google be paying some amount (couple mil) voluntary for the upkeep of Java, even if it didn't have to, if we're going to talk about morality?
And why is it bad for users to have a standard Java platform?
I'll admit I was kind of put off when there was no root user when I first started using Ubuntu. It's like "What's the root pw!?"
But there is root: just open up a root shell with sudo.
By the way, while sudo -s will get you a root shell, anybody know if sudo -i will execute more of your config files (bash_profile, etc.)? The man page seems to say that -s will open an interactive shell, but doesn't specify if that's the same thing as -i.
>Except to a small peculiar subset, desktop distros are hostile to application developers.
Brainstorm: a possible solution might be trusted source repository. Canonical signs an NDA with the ISV, Canonical gets the source code and builds versions of the software for every Ubuntu release on their servers. When a user buys an app, they're given the correct version for their Ubuntu.
>Both OSs were written with in a language that doesn't bounds check strings and arrays as a matter of policy.... A modern OS written with security in mind would have to be created with a systems programming language that at least does this.
I find it somewhat annoying how major "default" applications are switched willy-nilly based, seemingly, on just how much dev has happened on a particular application in the last 6 months.
And after people switch all their photos over to Shotwell, and re-enter meta-information or whatever, there'll be another change 6 or 12 months down the road. Same thing with Gaim -> Empathy.
I guess the anti-Mono people will be happy with dumping Fspot, though, for just that reason. (I'm actually one of them.)
Oh, and as a follow up to that, let's mandate driving less (with a 3 strikes you're out policy):
No driving just to get to Bingo Or bowling. No driving to a movie. That's just frivolous. No driving for visual chats with friends. And if you commit any misdemeanors while after driving someplace, we'll take away your license.
People are always thinking of ways to waste highway capacity.
And I think it would be nice to have clunky, electro-mechanical/magnetic devices like hard drives out on the cloud where they can be managed by someone who's only job is to make storage work.
I've played around with Rackspace Cloud, and it's just nice not to have to worry about specific hard drives failing.
The problem is modern, $99 typewriters *do* have a little editing screen. Even if you're not using that, they also have backspace with correction.
I find myself slipping into bad typing habits and just allowing myself to make errors, secure in the knowledge that I can just backspace-correct.
One other note is that I really like the rhythm and feedback of a typewriter, even the cheap ones. It's a big bam! when you hit a key. It's really nice when you hit a stride.
>However, for the head of NASA to spend tax dollars on something that the elected leadership has instructed them not to do is insubordination.
True, but at this point Frank Wolf is just speaking his mind (AFAIK). Frank Wolf would prefer that NASA not cooperate with China, but that hasn't been written into the law.
And Frank Wolf is a member of the minority, too.
(Not that it wouldn't be in NASA's interest to humor the likely next chairman of the subcommittee.)
The funniest aspect of this whole thing is the ultra-cool black turtleneck set with a whole list of Ajaxy Web 2.0 gradient-fill, extra white-space, pastel color sites from here to Timbuktu getting smacked down by... ultra uncool Libya.
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Interesting. Anyway, I think, if Google goes for licenses, it should go for a perpetual (or long-term) license with decreasing fees per unit - say a quarter of a cent for 4 billion units.
Even better would be a non-quantity based agreement.
I would like for Google to contribute to the development of Java and related (free) products like Netbeans, which Oracle pays for.
if Google has to pay a license fee to Oracle.
See, you're not holding it right.
>Actually, a VM can, depending on the native processor, save memory footprint, allowing more apps to run on the phone at once and cut down on the amount of memory needed, which can burn as much power as a CPU (DRAM needs to be on periodically to refresh, even when the phone is idle
But can the phone actually turn DRAM off if it's not using it? Isn't all memory just always on, even if just filled with zeros?
And even if it could turn DRAM off, wouldn't it half to turn off entire banks?
>Google holds ALL the cards,
I think you maybe didn't want to say that. That would basically be an admission that Google holds a monopoly.
Or, if it doesn't hold a monopoly, then it doesn't hold ALL the cards.
Which products are those? Oracle bought Peoplesoft, InnoDB, Berkeley DB, and is still supporting those, AFAIK:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/peoplesoft/index.html
Not to mention MySQL, Java, etc. Oracle hasn't even canceled NetBeans, even though they had they own JDeveloper IDE.
Would it really cost less to pay for development rather than just pony up for some licenes?
I think Google is going to settle, even if it does hurt their geek pride (Google can do no wrong ...).
Wait, why is it moral when Monty (used to) get money for commercial licenses for MySQL? Java is either GPL or commercial.
If anything, shouldn't the "do no evil" Google be paying some amount (couple mil) voluntary for the upkeep of Java, even if it didn't have to, if we're going to talk about morality?
And why is it bad for users to have a standard Java platform?
from the World Wide Web ...
Best way to do it is to have (at least) 2 OS partitions. 20GB should be plenty.
You don't have to go nuts with a server-style partitioning scheme (separate /boot, /tmp, /var, etc.).
But definitely have your /home on a separate partition.
Install the OS on one partition. And then install the new version on the other. Test; then move.
If you don't have a separate /home, I find that I don't need to move many config files other than ~.thunderbird/ , which will move all your mail over.
I'll admit I was kind of put off when there was no root user when I first started using Ubuntu. It's like "What's the root pw!?"
But there is root: just open up a root shell with sudo.
By the way, while sudo -s will get you a root shell, anybody know if sudo -i will execute more of your config files (bash_profile, etc.)? The man page seems to say that -s will open an interactive shell, but doesn't specify if that's the same thing as -i.
>Except to a small peculiar subset, desktop distros are hostile to application developers.
Brainstorm: a possible solution might be trusted source repository. Canonical signs an NDA with the ISV, Canonical gets the source code and builds versions of the software for every Ubuntu release on their servers. When a user buys an app, they're given the correct version for their Ubuntu.
>Both OSs were written with in a language that doesn't bounds check strings and arrays as a matter of policy. ... A modern OS written with security in mind would have to be created with a systems programming language that at least does this.
JavaOS!
Have you looked into Novell eDirectory as an alternative to Active Directory?
Wait, can't you make a link *inside* Pictures to a folder outside of Pictures which may also contain pictures you want cataloged?
That way, you can have both.
I find it somewhat annoying how major "default" applications are switched willy-nilly based, seemingly, on just how much dev has happened on a particular application in the last 6 months.
And after people switch all their photos over to Shotwell, and re-enter meta-information or whatever, there'll be another change 6 or 12 months down the road. Same thing with Gaim -> Empathy.
I guess the anti-Mono people will be happy with dumping Fspot, though, for just that reason. (I'm actually one of them.)
Question: why do they have to actually dig every time they want to put in new wire?
Why didn't they put manhole stations in every x meters last time around so they can pull wire along (like you do in a house)?
Oh, and as a follow up to that, let's mandate driving less (with a 3 strikes you're out policy):
No driving just to get to Bingo
Or bowling.
No driving to a movie. That's just frivolous.
No driving for visual chats with friends.
And if you commit any misdemeanors while after driving someplace, we'll take away your license.
People are always thinking of ways to waste highway capacity.
And I think it would be nice to have clunky, electro-mechanical/magnetic devices like hard drives out on the cloud where they can be managed by someone who's only job is to make storage work.
I've played around with Rackspace Cloud, and it's just nice not to have to worry about specific hard drives failing.
The problem is modern, $99 typewriters *do* have a little editing screen. Even if you're not using that, they also have backspace with correction.
I find myself slipping into bad typing habits and just allowing myself to make errors, secure in the knowledge that I can just backspace-correct.
One other note is that I really like the rhythm and feedback of a typewriter, even the cheap ones. It's a big bam! when you hit a key. It's really nice when you hit a stride.
>However, for the head of NASA to spend tax dollars on something that the elected leadership has instructed them not to do is insubordination.
True, but at this point Frank Wolf is just speaking his mind (AFAIK). Frank Wolf would prefer that NASA not cooperate with China, but that hasn't been written into the law.
And Frank Wolf is a member of the minority, too.
(Not that it wouldn't be in NASA's interest to humor the likely next chairman of the subcommittee.)
I've heard some people say fountain pens are the best for writing for long stretches. Any recommendations?
This. Don't complain about the "liberal" media and "Faux" news. Read/watch both.
The funniest aspect of this whole thing is the ultra-cool black turtleneck set with a whole list of Ajaxy Web 2.0 gradient-fill, extra white-space, pastel color sites from here to Timbuktu getting smacked down by ... ultra uncool Libya.
Did anybody know Libya owned .ly before this?
Do you have one monitor in the center, and the other to the side, or both off-center ?
Do (or do you not) find it annoying to not have the screen right in front of you (and your keyboard)?
Does anyone who uses multiple monitors get a neck ache from constantly looking to the left or the right?