Did you feel threatened? Did you feel I was forcing an opinion on you?
I was not suggest at all that anyone stop using what they are using. Go for it. Choice is good. Make tons of weird software.
I'm only pointing out that until we see some real unification and focus, linux will remain a second rate desktop. I'm not at all suggesting this is a bad thing.
Good for you. But you are an open source hippie beatnik, not joe average, and you don't NEED a simple to use straightforward desktop. You probably don't even want one.
Perhaps you missed the point of my post though.
I am not trying to take away your choices. I don't see it happening.
I'm only pointing out that the only way linux will have a rock solid desktop that developers will really, truly like to use is when things really are standard. As long as they have to deal with all these variable desktops,it's unattractive to development, and will remain that way.
What I'm saying is that linux isn't going to be the wonder desktop everyone wants unless things get more focused.
Given that, I don't mean to say that's what should happen. I don't believe it will.
My 'technically inclined, scientific' mind says: The guy who went on TV, explained that he did crop circles, that it was blown way out of proportion, then went out with his buddies into a field one night and demonstrated, on film, how to make a crop circle in one night without being detected is probably indicative of all crop circles.
I remember how 'experts' kept saying that they were too perfect, could not be done in a single night, etcetera.
Of course, then the 'experts' had to scrutinize it and come up withe never-before-heard reasons why it is obviously fake. Of course, easy for them to say when they KNOW it's fake, instead of wanting to believe it's true. Perception is a powerful thing.
As near as I can find, this game is somewhat unique.
The publishers/owners gave up on it (I think Sony has it now?). They aren't interested. So.. the community cracked it, and put it up for download so they'd actually have people to play with. Unethical? Stealing? Remember, they bought it as a multiplayer game, and it's rather useless unless others have it, and if nobody sells it.. well..
Then, of course, came the total rewrite (which may or may not be as total as the author's claim.. I suspect not).
Now it's pretty much a game in it's own right. I would actually say that if sony were to sue them now and try to stop it, it would be morally wrong.
how the concept of modifying the programming in hardware you own has already been villified so successfully by the industry that people put in qualifiers like (and legal!) in statements like this.
It should NEVER BE A QUESTION.
If you own it, you can do what you want with it. Any law that says otherwise is morally wrong.
If we want a desktop that works,that will compete, there are two things that have to happen.
We need a single distribution. That's right. We need totally focused efforts. We need a single desktop. No more of this "I can choose 10 window managers." I'm not saying take away the choice, but we need to pick one system and say "THIS IS IT" and the community can code for THAT.
Until we have focused, unified efforts towards bringing out a rock solid desktop, it won't happen. There is too much choice for the consumer.
That's a different story. The grocery store is refusing to accept a cheque, which is *completely* up to them. They are under no obligation to accept a cheque from you.
If they were asking for the SSN and then refusing to sell you anything, that's different.
But say you want a cellphone contract.. they can't force you to give your ssn.
What the QoS scheduler does in windows is permit applications who specifically request a certain qos to keep it. Í don't think it's a robus, configurable queuing system.
if they aren't as efficient as conventional cells, if they are a lot cheaper to produce, and more durable, useful in more environments, etc.... then it works out.
The problem isn't so much the efficiency of current cells as it is the cost.
If a business requests your SSN and then refuses to do business with you if you won't give it, you can SUE THEM LIKE MAD. Becuase it's ILLEGAL for htem to require it.
What do you think the definition of 'require' is?
Business is voluntary, yes....
Gilmore has a VERY good point, one that I'd think you americans would be happy someone was enforcing.
But hey, if you like presenting papers for every mode of travel, that's cool. You should inspect papers at state and municipal borders as well, in order to prevent terrorism.
Up until 9/11, at least, it was ILLEGAL to refuse to allow someone passage because they did not have or wish to show ID. You were NOT required to show identification to fly, though airline policy is to ASK. There are specific FAA regulations instructing the airline as to what action they should take if someone does not have ID. It only relates to how their baggage is handled, and nothing else.
You can't claim damages.. but you CAN still stop them from using it from the present day and onwards unless they pay you the royalties you want. And that can be significant.
Yes. And you can be sure most of those will have some definite use of native methods or something that will tie them inherently to microsoft's platform.
The company who's tech support told me "Sir, you shouldn't use that program, it's dangerous" when I called, as their customer, to ask how I could remove a so-called 'virus' from the scanning list.
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You open source hippie zealot. I'll bite.
Did you feel threatened? Did you feel I was forcing an opinion on you?
I was not suggest at all that anyone stop using what they are using. Go for it. Choice is good. Make tons of weird software.
I'm only pointing out that until we see some real unification and focus, linux will remain a second rate desktop. I'm not at all suggesting this is a bad thing.
I have no idea who gets to decide. I'm not even suggest that we should do it.
I'm just saying that, in order for linux to truly have a desktop that is solid and accepted, that's what needs to happen.
I don't expect it will, though. Linux will simply remain a second-class consumer desktop until it does.
Good for you. But you are an open source hippie beatnik, not joe average, and you don't NEED a simple to use straightforward desktop. You probably don't even want one.
Perhaps you missed the point of my post though.
I am not trying to take away your choices. I don't see it happening.
I'm only pointing out that the only way linux will have a rock solid desktop that developers will really, truly like to use is when things really are standard. As long as they have to deal with all these variable desktops,it's unattractive to development, and will remain that way.
What I'm saying is that linux isn't going to be the wonder desktop everyone wants unless things get more focused.
Given that, I don't mean to say that's what should happen. I don't believe it will.
My 'technically inclined, scientific' mind says: The guy who went on TV, explained that he did crop circles, that it was blown way out of proportion, then went out with his buddies into a field one night and demonstrated, on film, how to make a crop circle in one night without being detected is probably indicative of all crop circles.
I remember how 'experts' kept saying that they were too perfect, could not be done in a single night, etcetera.
Of course, then the 'experts' had to scrutinize it and come up withe never-before-heard reasons why it is obviously fake. Of course, easy for them to say when they KNOW it's fake, instead of wanting to believe it's true. Perception is a powerful thing.
As near as I can find, this game is somewhat unique.
The publishers/owners gave up on it (I think Sony has it now?). They aren't interested. So.. the community cracked it, and put it up for download so they'd actually have people to play with. Unethical? Stealing? Remember, they bought it as a multiplayer game, and it's rather useless unless others have it, and if nobody sells it.. well..
Then, of course, came the total rewrite (which may or may not be as total as the author's claim.. I suspect not).
Now it's pretty much a game in it's own right. I would actually say that if sony were to sue them now and try to stop it, it would be morally wrong.
I think what they mean is that they used things other than the published API.
You can be sure SOMEONE knows about it.. it just may not be an official feature.
I would highly doubt if they DIDN'T test them all. Having separate tests for each caliber of drive would make manufacturing even more expensive.
We aren't talking processors here.. it's not hard to manufacture thousands of drives with the same characteristics and tolerances.
It's pure marketing.
how the concept of modifying the programming in hardware you own has already been villified so successfully by the industry that people put in qualifiers like (and legal!) in statements like this.
It should NEVER BE A QUESTION.
If you own it, you can do what you want with it. Any law that says otherwise is morally wrong.
Of course the desktop is dead.
If we want a desktop that works,that will compete, there are two things that have to happen.
We need a single distribution. That's right. We need totally focused efforts.
We need a single desktop. No more of this "I can choose 10 window managers." I'm not saying take away the choice, but we need to pick one system and say "THIS IS IT" and the community can code for THAT.
Until we have focused, unified efforts towards bringing out a rock solid desktop, it won't happen. There is too much choice for the consumer.
Yeah. Everyone knows that most programmers in the world use perl.
Why do you need to urge others to do the same? use the right tool for the right job.. it's that simple.
Single protocol/plug is already here, yup.
All you need is Firewire & USB 2.0 (not 1.0) and you can hook up to everything.
Hey wait. That's not a single plug. That's 2 plugs.
There are other ways to check your credit.
They could decline you a cellphone without proof of good credit, or more likely, they'll just ask for a deposit.
No, the canadian courts do not have jurisdiction over ICANN.
They ABSOLUTELY have jurisdiction over MOLSON, as a company, as well as the individual who registered the domain in the first place.
That's a different story. The grocery store is refusing to accept a cheque, which is *completely* up to them. They are under no obligation to accept a cheque from you.
If they were asking for the SSN and then refusing to sell you anything, that's different.
But say you want a cellphone contract.. they can't force you to give your ssn.
Unless I'm mistaken, that won't hlep.
What the QoS scheduler does in windows is permit applications who specifically request a certain qos to keep it. Í don't think it's a robus, configurable queuing system.
I don't see what you are getting at.
Rather, I think I see what you are getting at, but I think the assumption is flawed.
Full use of your upstream should NOT be crippling your downstream so much, that's not how it works. TCP should adjust accordingly.
if they aren't as efficient as conventional cells, if they are a lot cheaper to produce, and more durable, useful in more environments, etc.... then it works out.
The problem isn't so much the efficiency of current cells as it is the cost.
They have been asking for it for years, but not requiring it. FAA regulations PROHIBITED them from requiring it.
If a business requests your SSN and then refuses to do business with you if you won't give it, you can SUE THEM LIKE MAD. Becuase it's ILLEGAL for htem to require it.
What do you think the definition of 'require' is?
Business is voluntary, yes....
Gilmore has a VERY good point, one that I'd think you americans would be happy someone was enforcing.
But hey, if you like presenting papers for every mode of travel, that's cool.
You should inspect papers at state and municipal borders as well, in order to prevent terrorism.
Up until 9/11, at least, it was ILLEGAL to refuse to allow someone passage because they did not have or wish to show ID. You were NOT required to show identification to fly, though airline policy is to ASK.
There are specific FAA regulations instructing the airline as to what action they should take if someone does not have ID. It only relates to how their baggage is handled, and nothing else.
You can't claim damages.. but you CAN still stop them from using it from the present day and onwards unless they pay you the royalties you want. And that can be significant.
The average drive is 20 gigs in the new dells we bought. We need about 2 of those gigs to run all the software the support staff need.
That's 18 gigs of wasted space on every workstation.
Yes.
And you can be sure most of those will have some definite use of native methods or something that will tie them inherently to microsoft's platform.
What does clock have to do with a turing machine?
A turing machine deals in discrete steps, but has no requirement for a constant clock.
Now I'm terrified.
The company who's tech support told me "Sir, you shouldn't use that program, it's dangerous" when I called, as their customer, to ask how I could remove a so-called 'virus' from the scanning list.