Good summary, but some more clarification (I'm the founder of Moodle):
- The MS plugin can not be distributed with the upcoming Moodle 2.0 or later (GPLv3+). - The MS plugin CAN be distributed with the current Moodle 1.9 (GPLv2+) - The MS plugin CAN be downloaded separately and used with any version of Moodle.
One can't really blame MS here - this is actually a problem caused by incompatible messiness of GPL versions. MS have told me that they would of course love to have their module in core Moodle 2.0, and they will work on releasing this under GPLv3 at a later date (big companies have big legal teams that take a long time). I imagine the patent things in GPLv3 will need a lot of careful examination.
Moodle is a large GPL PHP project that has benefited from Microsoft funding. Last year Microsoft paid Moodle core developers to add MS SQL Server support in Moodle to let it work better in institutions used to Microsoft platforms.
The developers actually used the chance to revamp their whole database abstraction layer, effectively adding support for a number of other commercial databases as well (Oracle, Interbase etc).;-)
Microsoft also developed Sharepoint web parts for Moodle, and an extension for Word that allows teachers to publish straight into Moodle.
Yes, it's true there was a business case for Microsoft, because some very high profile institutions can now switch to using MS SQL, but I think overall it was a win-win for all concerned.
I liked Revolutions - it capped off the story really well and was fun to watch. I think once people get some perspective on the trilogy they'll see the three parts of Matrix make one great movie. Anyone expecting the same shocking surprises from the third part of a film they started watching FOUR years ago is being extremely unrealistic.
The Matrix movies were consistent - it was us that changed in the meantime.
You won't need the monitor cables because you can just point your device at a nearby surface.
Imagine if they were strong enough (laser-based?) to project a small image 50m or so... you could beam a movie onto the wall next to someone from across the restaurant... then imagine a crowd of people with thousands of these things, like New Year's Eve or a sporting event, or the cinema.... it would be an insane world.
I store a lot of info about the current user and commonly-used site configuration variables in a session object variable, which is obviously global.
Having such commonly-used data available as a global is a lot faster than having to query the database every time just to do something like print the user's name at the bottom of each page, or check their security level.
Audiogalaxy.com recently -re-launched their a new Rhapsody service which does exactly this: You can burn tracks for a buck each.
The best bit though is that for a subscription of $10 a month you can stream ANYTHING off their site (from a huge collection) as much as you like. If you're on the net all the time then this is great as there's no need to download/burn most stuff.
And the artists gets paid their royalties. it's a win-win situation.
You're right, lifestyle shouldn't have anything to do with it, but the GP and a specialist never found another reason, and couldn't tell me anything else that I ought to change about my lifestyle.
When it first started I felt dull, persistent ache in the top of my stomach, just under the ribs, that went on for about four days before I thought to see a doctor.
Just prior to that I'd spent four or five weeks having some pretty intensive all-day programming sessions.
I don't pretend to know a great deal about blood plumbing but it still seems like the best explanation to me.
A couple of years ago (when I was 31) I came down with Deep Vein Thrombosis in my liver.
I needed a liver biopsy (not fun) and six months on blood-thinners and twice-weekly blood tests.
At the time the doctor couldn't explain a cause, as I was way younger than people who usually get this, but now it makes perfect sense, as I'd been doing a lot of dawn-to-midnight programming in a very comfy new chair...
Water. Exercise. Got it.
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The number of people who "may appear to have an address located in Hong Kong but [are] in reality in the United States" has got to be extremely low. I don't think these businesses are going to mind missing out on that 0.0001% of their possible market!
I'd also guess the main reason people want longer rental times is to save multiple trips to the video store. With download on demand this ceases to be an issue.
Who cares if new versions of the (old) episodes get made? I don't understand the negative reaction. The existing versions STILL EXIST. Keep watching those if you must watch Star Wars over and over again. Sheesh.
I loved the music shows - great videos and some really funny absurdist MAX-M-M-M-Max bits in between. The original british drama movie was also excellent, really dark and cool with great ideas.
When I first saw the US versions though, sometime in the 1980s, I was really disappointed... the Americanized scripts seemed to completely miss what Max Headroom was about. Suddenly it all seemed to be about selling Coke.
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That is not quite correct (and was incorrectly stated on the Microsoft press release):
Moodle 1.x is GPLv2 *or later*.
Moodle 2.x is GPLv3 *or later*.
The plugin is totally compatible for users to use, the only problem is for distributing the current MS plugin with Moodle 2.x
Good summary, but some more clarification (I'm the founder of Moodle):
- The MS plugin can not be distributed with the upcoming Moodle 2.0 or later (GPLv3+).
- The MS plugin CAN be distributed with the current Moodle 1.9 (GPLv2+)
- The MS plugin CAN be downloaded separately and used with any version of Moodle.
One can't really blame MS here - this is actually a problem caused by incompatible messiness of GPL versions. MS have told me that they would of course love to have their module in core Moodle 2.0, and they will work on releasing this under GPLv3 at a later date (big companies have big legal teams that take a long time). I imagine the patent things in GPLv3 will need a lot of careful examination.
Moodle is a large GPL PHP project that has benefited from Microsoft funding. Last year Microsoft paid Moodle core developers to add MS SQL Server support in Moodle to let it work better in institutions used to Microsoft platforms.
;-)
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=57989
The developers actually used the chance to revamp their whole database abstraction layer, effectively adding support for a number of other commercial databases as well (Oracle, Interbase etc).
Microsoft also developed Sharepoint web parts for Moodle, and an extension for Word that allows teachers to publish straight into Moodle.
http://www.codeplex.com/Moodle2003WP
Yes, it's true there was a business case for Microsoft, because some very high profile institutions can now switch to using MS SQL, but I think overall it was a win-win for all concerned.
Ha ha ha ha! :-D You have no idea about any of this do you?
Aaaaaahhhhh, heaps of thanks! Much better now. That was really starting to drive me barmy!
Please, please, please display years on your dates ... I can't believe this hasn't been fixed yet.
And which one are people going to *remember*?
:-)
I'm glad you didn't name this project.
Sorry, my mistake: we DO have some small discussions about this ... still, those are really poor links in the article.
On top of this I run the Moodle site and I'm not aware of anyone discussing Skypecasting there!
I have no idea why our login page has been linked to.
Moodle is at http://moodle.org/
This is already done EXACTLY as the patent describes in ACDsee. Check out their calendar browser.
http://www.acdsystems.com/English/index.htm
Exactly.
I liked Revolutions - it capped off the story really well and was fun to watch. I think once people get some perspective on the trilogy they'll see the three parts of Matrix make one great movie. Anyone expecting the same shocking surprises from the third part of a film they started watching FOUR years ago is being extremely unrealistic.
The Matrix movies were consistent - it was us that changed in the meantime.
You've forgotten the built-in LCD projector.
... you could beam a movie onto the wall next to someone from across the restaurant ... then imagine a crowd of people with thousands of these things, like New Year's Eve or a sporting event, or the cinema .... it would be an insane world.
You won't need the monitor cables because you can just point your device at a nearby surface.
Imagine if they were strong enough (laser-based?) to project a small image 50m or so
Sessions are extremely useful.
I store a lot of info about the current user and commonly-used site configuration variables in a session object variable, which is obviously global.
Having such commonly-used data available as a global is a lot faster than having to query the database every time just to do something like print the user's name at the bottom of each page, or check their security level.
Audiogalaxy.com recently -re-launched their a new Rhapsody service which does exactly this: You can burn tracks for a buck each.
The best bit though is that for a subscription of $10 a month you can stream ANYTHING off their site (from a huge collection) as much as you like. If you're on the net all the time then this is great as there's no need to download/burn most stuff.
And the artists gets paid their royalties. it's a win-win situation.
Windows-only client at this stage though.
Already being done: www.etc-edu.com
Yes, portal vein - spot on.
You're right, lifestyle shouldn't have anything to do with it, but the GP and a specialist never found another reason, and couldn't tell me anything else that I ought to change about my lifestyle.
When it first started I felt dull, persistent ache in the top of my stomach, just under the ribs, that went on for about four days before I thought to see a doctor.
Just prior to that I'd spent four or five weeks having some pretty intensive all-day programming sessions.
I don't pretend to know a great deal about blood plumbing but it still seems like the best explanation to me.
A couple of years ago (when I was 31) I came down with Deep Vein Thrombosis in my liver.
I needed a liver biopsy (not fun) and six months on blood-thinners and twice-weekly blood tests.
At the time the doctor couldn't explain a cause, as I was way younger than people who usually get this, but now it makes perfect sense, as I'd been doing a lot of dawn-to-midnight programming in a very comfy new chair...
Water. Exercise. Got it.
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.humane.sourceforge.net:/c vsroot/humane login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.humane.sourceforge.net:/c vsroot/humane co HumaneEditorProject
Note that slashdot breaks up big linesPerhaps you out to cut down on your drinking!
The number of people who "may appear to have an address located in Hong Kong but [are] in reality in the United States" has got to be extremely low. I don't think these businesses are going to mind missing out on that 0.0001% of their possible market!
I'd also guess the main reason people want longer rental times is to save multiple trips to the video store. With download on demand this ceases to be an issue.
Who pays for all that traffic, and why?
mac.com was never going to be free for ever.
Who cares if new versions of the (old) episodes get made? I don't understand the negative reaction. The existing versions STILL EXIST. Keep watching those if you must watch Star Wars over and over again. Sheesh.
I say bring on the new stuff!
I loved the music shows - great videos and some really funny absurdist MAX-M-M-M-Max bits in between. The original british drama movie was also excellent, really dark and cool with great ideas.
... the Americanized scripts seemed to completely miss what Max Headroom was about. Suddenly it all seemed to be about selling Coke.
When I first saw the US versions though, sometime in the 1980s, I was really disappointed
Not to mention all the money needed to feed the US war machine.