First, hopefully, the cost of such "upgrades" will be mitigated by this scheme. This might be a way for MS to get software out at more reasonable prices.
Further, though, I'm not too concerned for a variety of reasons. I actually *do* upgrade most of my software every 3 years, and if you ask most Linux users, they probably will agree. I upgrade my Windows machine infrequently, but I upgrade my Linux distro perhaps every 1-1.5 years. And I'm certainly no longer running Windows 95 or even 98 if I can help it. Second, and more importantly, if you don't like the situation you can always continue to use your favorite, non time-expired OS. Get a copy of Windows 2000 when it reaches a rock-bottom price (it's actually suprisingly stable). Or, continue to get Linux distros that will never have this scheme.
There will always be "another option" when it comes to time-limited software.
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Konqueror is faster than Netscape on mine.
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Actually, I remember doing a problem recently in OS class that said twice as much memory only yielded a 25% gain, on average. I don't know if it would work in reverse (25% loss)?
Actually, Konqueror has turned out to be a huge surprise. It runs fast, displays a majority of pages well, and boots quickly. There are a few times where I have to whip out Netscape (most notably at eBay, which sometimes seems to forget I've logged on), but other than that Konqueror has become my browser of choice on the Linux side. IE 5.0 is unabashedly for my Windows side.
"If I die, I die," he scoffs. "I'd rather die trying this than spend the next 40 years bitter than I never made the attempt."
Funny, I'd rather live for those 40 years.
The only glitch could be the Federal Aviation Administration, which has demanded that Walker produce a flight plan and details of his rocket design before it issues a permit for his launch.
"If they are not going to grant me permission to launch, I'll just take the whole thing across the border to Mexico," Walker says.
Great, and then Tostitos can sponsor the flight. That's all we need: corn chips and salsa raining down in the Pacific instead of Mir...
Actually, it's kind of frightening that some nut took the time diagram all this.:) I guess I should begin my diagram of the history of DeCSS. Be the first in the crowd.
Well I noticed one annoying "feature". The c++ compiler that comes on the official developer disc doesn't recognize lrand48() as a command in the Standard Libraries. I've been able to use the code I'm writing for class on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and other UNIX's. Apparently this "UNIX" doesn't like it.
The memo is obviously fake. I mean come on: "assimilation"? Only Slashdot hippies use phrases like that.
And "Think Different" is probably a direct copyright infringement of Apple's ad campaign. The memo kinda looks like those fake "Survivor 2 memos" that went around before the show started ("Rodger is going to fall off a horse during a challenge").
Ida know. That's kinda general isn't it? That's like saying every computer nerd is in to open source (Which, of course I don't have the numbers in front of me, but would seem abnormally high. There are plenty of nerds who play with computers and never touch Linux).
To me he just seems like an advocate (zealot?) of the movement. I personally think both open and closed source software has its place.
Actually, I think Linus comes off sometimes like an overly harsh nerd, with little speaking abilities, who's suddenly got the power to speak for thousands, and doesn't know how to use it. *ahem* Sorta like Bill Gates. *ahem*
My Inspiron 4000 does get rather hot, hotter than any laptop I've used, but not fire-enducing. It only really heats up when I'm doing graphics-intensive stuff like 3D games (Quake III seems to take a lot out of it). The Mobility chipset is known to get warm, though.
When I'm just doing it to do basic compilations, however, the laptop stays as cool as a frozen cucumber.
I'd agree with the sentiment that most users are never going to touch the source code, at least in this day and age. I wouldn't necessarily argue that Open Source makes it easier or harder to nail bugs (although certainly most "l33t hax0rs" seem to use Open Source software and not Windows -- perhaps that's where the distinction of the stereotype comes in.
Personally, I think both Open Source and closed source (like Windows) software has its place, and arguing the merits of one over the other is just silly. It's the same thing I find with Mac Addicts. Ever go to a Steve Jobs keynote and yell "Your computers are too expensive Steve! Lower the prices!"? You get physically and verbally beaten by 100 people around you. 50 years down the line, most of these Mac Addicts will be looking back at these keynotes and saying "What were we thinking?"
Craig Mundie, a senior vice president at Microsoft and one of its software strategists, will argue that the company already follows the best attributes of the open-source model by sharing the original programmer's instructions, or source code, more widely than is generally realized.
Actually, isn't he sorta making a valid point for all object-oriented software (which, at last glance, most of the Windows and its API is?) The whole idea behind methods is to hide control not only from the user but the coder -- they should only touch what the original programmer intended them to touch. Granted, Open Source makes life a little easier when the methods themselves are busted, but the point he's making is succinct and valid: if you follow most guidelines for OOP, there is nothing required in knowing the underlying code.
Granted, different people use Open Source for different reasons. I use Open Source (on my dual-boot Win2K/RedHat 7.1 machine) not for its Open Sourceness but because I happen to like Linux and KDE2's (in my opinion) advanced GUI. I could care less if I could read the code, and chances are most Linux users, at least nowadays, will never read the code. To me, user interface is 9/10 of design (and following OOP is 9/10 user interface).
So let me get this straight: you are in a region with a relatively sparse population and a sparse bevy of choices for broadband. You only get one choice.
What did you expect?
If you don't like it, there are LOTS of places you can go with plenty of viable service options. I live in upstate NJ right next to NY, and naturally I have a lot of options to choose from in a broadband provider. Why? Because I frigging MOVED HERE. I knew being next to a metropolitan region would help me get better service, and being right outside NY (notice I didn't say in New York) allows me great access to jobs while living in a nice suburban setting.
Your complaint is like someone going to Madagascar and complaining they only get 28.8 on the nation's only access provider. Give me a break. If it's such a tremendous issue with you, you have two options: move somewhere else or, more viably, WAIT FOR DECENT ACCESS.
In the meantime, put back in your 56K and stop complaining.
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Further, though, I'm not too concerned for a variety of reasons. I actually *do* upgrade most of my software every 3 years, and if you ask most Linux users, they probably will agree. I upgrade my Windows machine infrequently, but I upgrade my Linux distro perhaps every 1-1.5 years. And I'm certainly no longer running Windows 95 or even 98 if I can help it. Second, and more importantly, if you don't like the situation you can always continue to use your favorite, non time-expired OS. Get a copy of Windows 2000 when it reaches a rock-bottom price (it's actually suprisingly stable). Or, continue to get Linux distros that will never have this scheme.
There will always be "another option" when it comes to time-limited software.
Konqueror is faster than Netscape on mine.
Actually, I remember doing a problem recently in OS class that said twice as much memory only yielded a 25% gain, on average. I don't know if it would work in reverse (25% loss)?
Actually, Konqueror has turned out to be a huge surprise. It runs fast, displays a majority of pages well, and boots quickly. There are a few times where I have to whip out Netscape (most notably at eBay, which sometimes seems to forget I've logged on), but other than that Konqueror has become my browser of choice on the Linux side. IE 5.0 is unabashedly for my Windows side.
Where did you get this information? My docs on .NET say nothing of the sort (that they'll go to that level of data mining).
Except ((Your Current Ideal Version of Napster)!Exist)
You can share WMA's currently through Napster. It has the technology to play it now as well (as does WinAmp).
Some people apparently can't take a joke.
Funny, I'd rather live for those 40 years.
The only glitch could be the Federal Aviation Administration, which has demanded that Walker produce a flight plan and details of his rocket design before it issues a permit for his launch.
"If they are not going to grant me permission to launch, I'll just take the whole thing across the border to Mexico," Walker says.
Great, and then Tostitos can sponsor the flight. That's all we need: corn chips and salsa raining down in the Pacific instead of Mir...
Actually, it's kind of frightening that some nut took the time diagram all this. :) I guess I should begin my diagram of the history of DeCSS. Be the first in the crowd.
And there isn't any man page for lrand48 on this machine of course (I'm using MacOS right now).
By the way, if it's g++ why, when I type "g++", the shell catches me and tells me its "c++"?
Now how do I install g++ on this thing?...
Except when you compile something developed on Linux on BSD and it puts the files in all the wrong places. And vice versa.
Right. And that would happen... when? MS or Sun's OS on a pacemaker? Right....
And "Think Different" is probably a direct copyright infringement of Apple's ad campaign. The memo kinda looks like those fake "Survivor 2 memos" that went around before the show started ("Rodger is going to fall off a horse during a challenge").
Considering most state schools get free postage, isn't this the same thing anyway?
To me he just seems like an advocate (zealot?) of the movement. I personally think both open and closed source software has its place.
Actually, I think Linus comes off sometimes like an overly harsh nerd, with little speaking abilities, who's suddenly got the power to speak for thousands, and doesn't know how to use it. *ahem* Sorta like Bill Gates. *ahem*
When I'm just doing it to do basic compilations, however, the laptop stays as cool as a frozen cucumber.
Personally, I think both Open Source and closed source (like Windows) software has its place, and arguing the merits of one over the other is just silly. It's the same thing I find with Mac Addicts. Ever go to a Steve Jobs keynote and yell "Your computers are too expensive Steve! Lower the prices!"? You get physically and verbally beaten by 100 people around you. 50 years down the line, most of these Mac Addicts will be looking back at these keynotes and saying "What were we thinking?"
Actually, isn't he sorta making a valid point for all object-oriented software (which, at last glance, most of the Windows and its API is?) The whole idea behind methods is to hide control not only from the user but the coder -- they should only touch what the original programmer intended them to touch. Granted, Open Source makes life a little easier when the methods themselves are busted, but the point he's making is succinct and valid: if you follow most guidelines for OOP, there is nothing required in knowing the underlying code.
Granted, different people use Open Source for different reasons. I use Open Source (on my dual-boot Win2K/RedHat 7.1 machine) not for its Open Sourceness but because I happen to like Linux and KDE2's (in my opinion) advanced GUI. I could care less if I could read the code, and chances are most Linux users, at least nowadays, will never read the code. To me, user interface is 9/10 of design (and following OOP is 9/10 user interface).
I'm sorry that link for the "real web server" doesn't work. It's pointing to Apache. Surely you made a mistake?
What did you expect?
If you don't like it, there are LOTS of places you can go with plenty of viable service options. I live in upstate NJ right next to NY, and naturally I have a lot of options to choose from in a broadband provider. Why? Because I frigging MOVED HERE. I knew being next to a metropolitan region would help me get better service, and being right outside NY (notice I didn't say in New York) allows me great access to jobs while living in a nice suburban setting.
Your complaint is like someone going to Madagascar and complaining they only get 28.8 on the nation's only access provider. Give me a break. If it's such a tremendous issue with you, you have two options: move somewhere else or, more viably, WAIT FOR DECENT ACCESS.
In the meantime, put back in your 56K and stop complaining.
Do what I said in another post: if you don't like it, leave the company and get service elsewhere.
I have no desire to.