Unfortunately, Main Actor 5 isn't released yet, so you'll need to use an older version to render video without a trial version (which stamps a logo on rendered images, as I understand it.)
Cinelerra seems to be the best Linux editor out there at the moment, but it's got some stability issues and needs to be built from source by someone with experience, unless you have one of few systems packages are available for.
Well, one might better ask if Mandrake was abiding by the previous license requirements. XFree86 has always required acknowledgement of use in some form. Possibly Mandrake just never realized this and has now discovered it...
Of course, that would make using XFree86 4.3 problematic also.
There's been some discussion of this on the Philly Linux mailing list. Both for and against, but it sounds like a reasonable thing, given MS is supporting the city in the education effort. Here's a nice take on the situation
Ha. They don't make cars, but Windows CE made it into BMW's cockpit controls on some models. There're a couple websites around with all kinds of humorous stories about when they go wrong...
While Rabid Penguin doesn't run E17 day to day, others do. Your mileage may vary. Follow the CVS instructions on the web site to build it and have fun.
Coincidently, the Vaio power supply I see here only puts out about 19 vac. That makes dropping a Vaio into a bathtub a rather small shock risk, except for the little tingle.
Hmm, odd then that Geocaching.org also suggests using maps in place of GPS if you don't have one. Check the results, you'll find some people are finding caches without maps. There are general descriptions of the location also, so a GPS isn't really required.
I suspect they only support the DVD-RAM and DVD-R formats because that's all that was available in combo drives when these units where released. They use DVD-RAM kind of like extra HD space, writing and erasing at will. The DVD-R's can be finalized to act like DVD-ROM's for other people to view. It's a rather nice unit, and can be had for around $700 if you shop around.
Not to mention that the models he shows on the website are positively charged above the lower plate, so that any electron emission will occur between the lower foil and the upper wire. Not down away from the device...
Looking more carefully, the experiments never claim there is a ground plane below the device. Which fits my assertion in the above paragraph.
How does i-mode compare to GPRS? GPRS is finally available in the US. I don't know when it rolled out, as I only discovered it recently (couple months?) Voicestream, here in the Eastern US now offers the data service on their GSM network. Plus we can use the GSM global roaming with a compatible phone (dual or tri mode.)
As long as you get a world phone, or rent a phone with the correct frequency, you can roam outside the US. I've used my Voicestream account in Taiwan, Singapore and Australia (it's a US based account with international roaming enabled.)
At least in PA, USA there are a few State Police handling computer crime. Child porno is one of the things they will actually go after. Maybe forward that info to your state police.
Why? What makes this unusual? Yeah, they aren't making money, because they have extensive costs of doing the build-out. It's investment to build the network, right?
I agree with a couple other comments, if you are traveling in the US, then GSM is useful only in some areas. Coverage is good in several Metro areas (near Phila, PA is good). I've flown through San Francisco and Los Angeles and had coverage for the couple hours before leaving the country. The neat thing about GSM is usage outside the US. You'll be able to use your SIM card (mentioned in another reply) all over the world as long as your provider has global roaming and you go to a GSM country. Most of Asia has GSM coverage, Japan supposedly does not, Australia does, I can't speak for the UK.
As another poster mentioned, the US has a different GSM frequency, so you either need one of the 'world phones' or you can rent a compatible phone when leaving the country. I've used both the Motorola L2000/L7089 and the Ericsson i888 World, both are good phones and work in the US and outside it (they are tri-band, supporting 900/1800/1900 Mhz). Someone mentioned a Nokia, but I think it only covers two of the bands, so I haven't looked into it very thorougly (although that should get you 90-95% of GSM countries.) If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a world phone ($200+), Omnipoint had (now Voicestream) a very reasonable rental plan for customers, about $30 for a month. Although rates went up a bit after the first month.
The question remains, travel only in the US? You probably need a analog phone at the minimum for maximum coverage. Digital is a little more expense and adds a bunch of handy features like messaging and caller id. If you don't have to travel to non-GSM cities or away from Metro areas then GSM is quite good, otherwise stick to Sprint/AT&T/Verizon.
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You've heard of 'Manufacturing Engineering', no doubt? Or quality control? Or test?
:) )
Flaws get tested or engineered out, or someone messed up...
(Yes, I've done both development and manufacturing.
Unfortunately, Main Actor 5 isn't released yet, so you'll need to use an older version to render video without a trial version (which stamps a logo on rendered images, as I understand it.)
Cinelerra seems to be the best Linux editor out there at the moment, but it's got some stability issues and needs to be built from source by someone with experience, unless you have one of few systems packages are available for.
Well, one might better ask if Mandrake was abiding by the previous license requirements. XFree86 has always required acknowledgement of use in some form. Possibly Mandrake just never realized this and has now discovered it...
Of course, that would make using XFree86 4.3 problematic also.
Well, not exactly, since XFree86 also has a board of directors. Interesting, eh?
Yeah, it's got a lot more homework/no dollars projects than I'd like to see.
Have you seen the RentACoder web site? Seems like they've done it already. Check out the
open bid requests lists in the upper right...
There's been some discussion of this on the Philly Linux mailing list. Both for and against, but it sounds like a reasonable thing, given MS is supporting the city in the education effort. Here's a nice take on the situation
Ha. They don't make cars, but Windows CE made it into BMW's cockpit controls on some models. There're a couple websites around with all kinds of humorous stories about when they go wrong...
While Rabid Penguin doesn't run E17 day to day, others do. Your mileage may vary. Follow the CVS instructions on the web site to build it and have fun.
Coincidently, the Vaio power supply I see here only puts out about 19 vac. That makes dropping a Vaio into a bathtub a rather small shock risk, except for the little tingle.
Hmm, odd then that Geocaching.org also suggests using maps in place of GPS if you don't have one. Check the results, you'll find some people are finding caches without maps. There are general descriptions of the location also, so a GPS isn't really required.
I suspect they only support the DVD-RAM and DVD-R formats because that's all that was available in combo drives when these units where released. They use DVD-RAM kind of like extra HD space, writing and erasing at will. The DVD-R's can be finalized to act like DVD-ROM's for other people to view. It's a rather nice unit, and can be had for around $700 if you shop around.
Not to mention that the models he shows on the website are positively charged above the lower plate, so that any electron emission will occur between the lower foil and the upper wire. Not down away from the device...
Looking more carefully, the experiments never claim there is a ground plane below the device. Which fits my assertion in the above paragraph.
Yeah, that'll help. E17 needs more people downloading and not writing anything...
Regression suite? What's that? Don't you have to pay for software to get one of them?
But seriously, how much of a regression can be run if pre9 and release are only split by a few hours?
How does i-mode compare to GPRS? GPRS is finally available in the US. I don't know when it rolled out, as I only discovered it recently (couple months?) Voicestream, here in the Eastern US now offers the data service on their GSM network. Plus we can use the GSM global roaming with a compatible phone (dual or tri mode.)
Deliberate stupidity? At least we can assume [s]he's not ignorant, right? (I'm hoping here.)
> -atrowe: Card-carrying Mensa member. I have
> no toleranse for stupidity.
>
Cool. Now that you've taken the Mensa test you can spend some time with a dictionary.
lol.
Log in please! (Sheesh!)
As long as you get a world phone, or rent a phone with the correct frequency, you can roam outside the US. I've used my Voicestream account in Taiwan, Singapore and Australia (it's a US based account with international roaming enabled.)
At least in PA, USA there are a few State Police handling computer crime. Child porno is one of the things they will actually go after. Maybe forward that info to your state police.
Nice summary, thanks!
Why? What makes this unusual? Yeah, they aren't making money, because they have extensive costs of doing the build-out. It's investment to build the network, right?
Oh, sorry it's text based. But it handles PGP signing and encryption in-line.
I agree with a couple other comments, if you are traveling in the US, then GSM is useful only in some areas. Coverage is good in several Metro areas (near Phila, PA is good). I've flown through San Francisco and Los Angeles and had coverage for the couple hours before leaving the country. The neat thing about GSM is usage outside the US. You'll be able to use your SIM card (mentioned in another reply) all over the world as long as your provider has global roaming and you go to a GSM country. Most of Asia has GSM coverage, Japan supposedly does not, Australia does, I can't speak for the UK.
As another poster mentioned, the US has a different GSM frequency, so you either need one of the 'world phones' or you can rent a compatible phone when leaving the country. I've used both the Motorola L2000/L7089 and the Ericsson i888 World, both are good phones and work in the US and outside it (they are tri-band, supporting 900/1800/1900 Mhz). Someone mentioned a Nokia, but I think it only covers two of the bands, so I haven't looked into it very thorougly (although that should get you 90-95% of GSM countries.) If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a world phone ($200+), Omnipoint had (now Voicestream) a very reasonable rental plan for customers, about $30 for a month. Although rates went up a bit after the first month.
The question remains, travel only in the US? You probably need a analog phone at the minimum for maximum coverage. Digital is a little more expense and adds a bunch of handy features like messaging and caller id. If you don't have to travel to non-GSM cities or away from Metro areas then GSM is quite good, otherwise stick to Sprint/AT&T/Verizon.
Kevin
PS. I'm a Omnipoint/Voicestream GSM customer...