I could submit some really great examples of crazy spaghetti code that was incomprehensible and would not make sense to anyone, but I'd have to get permission from my employer first, since writing bad Perl is what I do for a living:)
What was that crack about cgi programming about? $75/hr is a reasonable price, check around, that's pretty cheap really. And I mean, so what if they want to do cgi programming too? Most hosting companies offer extra services like this too, I can't even fathom what your comment about that meant.
The GPL makes no sense here because it's not like anyone is trading the rouce for these things, but basically you want to know how to make Sega release these?
The answer is simple: Give them a reason to. If they are shown even ONE good reason to give the games away now then maybe they would. But, what benefit would they have from doing it? I mean apart from really flimsy things like "goodwill in the community". I really cannot see any reason why they would. They will probably re-release these games in some sort of compendium one day for some other system, so why give them away now and gain nothing from it, which will reduce the sales later on?
I will say this: it's too bad they're not turning a blind eye to ROM trading and they're cracking down, it probably wouldn't kill them to not crack down, but to think they should go out of their way to make it legal is a step too far. It's their property to do whatever they want with.
The quote from Tivo is just saying that people WILL do this. They are not saying it's okay with them. I don't even really get that inference. The SINGLE QUOTE in question is so so so neutral.
It's annoying when posters don't read the story, but when slashdot editors don't, it's just sad.
Hardly! The.swf as created by Macromedia also includes abilities to throw in sound, TONS of interactivity, a sweet library of network functions, the list goes on.
SVG is fine for vector graphics alone, yes, but it is not a step up from SWF at all. And the spec for SWF is open and there is a ton of interesting stuff being done with SWF and open source projects.
Personally, I can live with the text in my animation not being indexed by web spiders. I think that's a tiny loss, compared to all you get with SWF.
Okay, I was as skeptical as all of you when I saw this, but check it out:
Who's helping COBOL programmers today? Who's taking them to the Web? Only on the.NET platform can you embed Fujitsu COBOL in an ASP page. I mean it's truly revolutionary.
THANK GOD! This truly is revolutionary! Yay Microsoft, you have finally made the web usable for the 1970s. I, and half a dozen COBOL programmers who couldn't really get INTO asp until now, thank you.
Ah right, yeah, but I'm going on the assumption that they can't possibly really get anywhere with the suit without finding out specific names, and if they can't, they still have to file a John Doe suit as a formality to show they are vigorously defending their IP, and not taking a lax stand on people breaking confidentiality agreements.
You're right though, if the people at Apple did feel mad over it because it's John Doe'd so far I would agree, but I have a feeling they know not to worry and aren't tearin their hair out or feelin persecuted over it. But who knows!
You know, that's true maybe in some cases, but I know a ton of people who work places and hate their work because they work hard and their co-workers don't, and get away with a lot of stuff. I know a few people for sure who would LOVE if their co-workers got sued or disciplined for something they did wrong (and not by accident).
Also, you have to realize that a LOT of these people will no be direct Apple employees, but people from other companies, like that graphics card company who leaked the photos to the one rumors site.
I don't think Apple care about publicity in this case really. Maybe all the slashdot readers here think that this makes Apple look bad but I don't think anyone else really would. When they sued the websites themselves? Yes, that was bad publicity. Suing employees who broke their NDAs? I don't think anyone would get mad at them for that.
I do agree totally with your point otherwise though, I just don't think this is a case where the publicity is bad for Apple.
actually that's not true. There are a very set number of people who Apple trust these secrets to, and if they think there will be no repercussions from leaking them, they'll leak them all the time. The previous surprise announcements were NOT as leaked (although a lot of people guessed at them pretty well, there weren't any pictures released), and if this time everyone involved just got a slap on the hand, more employees wouldn't observe their NDAs next time.
I don't get why everyone is saying Apple want to do this for publicity. I think it's not crazy to think that one way Apple get a ton of press is to make surprise product announcements. When they leak out beforehand, the announcement isn't as powerful. If this keeps on going enough times they'd get less press about it. That'd mean they'd sell less computers. It's a straight line from leaks to a weakening of the company.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't think they are losing money NOW over these leaks, but it's completely their perogative to want to stop people who are UNDER NDA from leaking stuff. I do not agree with them suing websites who publish the leaked plans at all, but I am all for them enforcing their NDAs with their employees and contractors.
Comments about the quality of their OS are so offtopic it's ridiculous, let's try to actually discuss the topic at hand ok?
wasn't there a story recently about a company possibly being taken to court over the GPL soon? After reading this article, it seems like maybe they did more than just violate it, they probably totally flaunted any attempts to cooperate with the FSF to deal with it maybe?
holy shit, that is actually a really good idea. A ton of bad reviews would actually really hurt his sales bigtime, especially for a computer book, since they sell more at Amazon than most other books. Remember when you write the reviews: Don't sound mean and angry, just act like you really wanted to enjoy the book but it sucked.
Well, we've all been waiting with baited breath for months for the number to hit that magic 87, and now it's done it, and Slashdot was the first to let us know. Rock on!
Listen, I know everyone wants to go out and kill Mr. Moody right now and attach a note to his dead body saying something like "Linux rules", but we have to think rationally.
If this sort of news angers you enough that you feel compelled to perform violent acts towards Mr. Moody in the name of Linux, please just remember one thing: Don't mention Linux in the note. That's not good for the Open Source movement.
Why not just be happy that Mozilla is getting any press at all at this point. At least this way when (if) they ever ship something, people will remember who they are. Seriously, the controversy about them lately at least gives the casual observer the idea that Mozilla is still important and worth discussing.
Bring it on Suck, bring it on CNET, bring it on Web Standards Project (actually no, the WaSP can go die, they are the ones who have made the stupiest statements about Mozilla, the little Microsoft knob-gobblers), bring it on, cause when Mozilla ships, you'll be left with a few old articles noone cares about and Mozilla will gain market share from all the inevitable "wow, mozilla actually shipped - and it's good!" stories.
In the meantime, I reiterate, the web standards project is the lamest industry group ever and need to prioritize beyond their current "hey maybe if we make totally inappropriate attacks on Mozilla, Microsoft will listen to us and buy us more plane tickets to Seattle".
HAHAHA! That was awesome. Okay, if the poster reads these replies, I think that was a hilarious joke, keep it up man. Please don't be discouraged by the fact that the average retarded slashdot reader can't even tell what is a joke and what isn't.
but what you call "sweeping generations" is actually statistically proven FACT, and you are just an abberation. He never said every single person on earth used IE, he said most did, and he is (sadly) right.
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Sometimes Jon Katz doesn't look that bad eh? At least he doesn't pretend to be an impartial journalist type.
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Michael lauds the writer for not researching one side of the story too closely (but it's OKAY to not do research when it's not the side you're on right?), and then he admires the pretty pictures. Welcome to the web revolution.
Sometimes Jon Katz doesn't look that bad eh? At least he doesn't pretend to be an impartial journalist type.
I tried learning GB programming recently. I wish someone would put together a good site for beginners who want to code on the GB, cause most of the current informational sites are geared towards people who already have at least some experience in it. And man I'd like to start, SO bad!
Here is a site I'd love to see continued, or for anyone to build a similar one. Any GB developers reading this: Please make a totally though tutorial on GB Development and I will be happy. MAKE ME HAPPY!
I've gone through something like this. The problem with running small community-minded websites is that there is always eventually someone who emotionally invests themselves in it enough that when they get disgruntled they will spend a lot of time to destroy the site. One user trying to hurt Ebay will cause a small amount of damage but the same user can make a HUGE impact on a smaller site.
Unfortunately too, the sites that are the most likely to be hit are ones where the creators and admins actually care about the site and pay attention to the community. Notice how noone talks about ZDNet discussion board trolls? It's cause noone cares, and the ZDNet people couldn't give a fuck if people trolled them or not.
I hate to sound bitter, but after seeing sites I have run suffer the same kind of sabotage as this I have to say it: people online are often inclined to be complete and utter assholes, and the only people it hurts are the ones who CAN be hurt because they care.
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The answer is simple: Give them a reason to. If they are shown even ONE good reason to give the games away now then maybe they would. But, what benefit would they have from doing it? I mean apart from really flimsy things like "goodwill in the community". I really cannot see any reason why they would. They will probably re-release these games in some sort of compendium one day for some other system, so why give them away now and gain nothing from it, which will reduce the sales later on?
I will say this: it's too bad they're not turning a blind eye to ROM trading and they're cracking down, it probably wouldn't kill them to not crack down, but to think they should go out of their way to make it legal is a step too far. It's their property to do whatever they want with.
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It's annoying when posters don't read the story, but when slashdot editors don't, it's just sad.
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SVG is fine for vector graphics alone, yes, but it is not a step up from SWF at all. And the spec for SWF is open and there is a ton of interesting stuff being done with SWF and open source projects.
Personally, I can live with the text in my animation not being indexed by web spiders. I think that's a tiny loss, compared to all you get with SWF.
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Who's helping COBOL programmers today? Who's taking them to the Web? Only on the .NET platform can you embed Fujitsu COBOL in an ASP page. I mean it's truly revolutionary.
THANK GOD! This truly is revolutionary! Yay Microsoft, you have finally made the web usable for the 1970s. I, and half a dozen COBOL programmers who couldn't really get INTO asp until now, thank you.
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You're right though, if the people at Apple did feel mad over it because it's John Doe'd so far I would agree, but I have a feeling they know not to worry and aren't tearin their hair out or feelin persecuted over it. But who knows!
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Also, you have to realize that a LOT of these people will no be direct Apple employees, but people from other companies, like that graphics card company who leaked the photos to the one rumors site.
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I do agree totally with your point otherwise though, I just don't think this is a case where the publicity is bad for Apple.
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Now don't get me wrong, I don't think they are losing money NOW over these leaks, but it's completely their perogative to want to stop people who are UNDER NDA from leaking stuff. I do not agree with them suing websites who publish the leaked plans at all, but I am all for them enforcing their NDAs with their employees and contractors.
Comments about the quality of their OS are so offtopic it's ridiculous, let's try to actually discuss the topic at hand ok?
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Any ideas on who it is, or what exactly happened?
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If this sort of news angers you enough that you feel compelled to perform violent acts towards Mr. Moody in the name of Linux, please just remember one thing: Don't mention Linux in the note. That's not good for the Open Source movement.
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Bring it on Suck, bring it on CNET, bring it on Web Standards Project (actually no, the WaSP can go die, they are the ones who have made the stupiest statements about Mozilla, the little Microsoft knob-gobblers), bring it on, cause when Mozilla ships, you'll be left with a few old articles noone cares about and Mozilla will gain market share from all the inevitable "wow, mozilla actually shipped - and it's good!" stories.
In the meantime, I reiterate, the web standards project is the lamest industry group ever and need to prioritize beyond their current "hey maybe if we make totally inappropriate attacks on Mozilla, Microsoft will listen to us and buy us more plane tickets to Seattle".
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Sometimes Jon Katz doesn't look that bad eh? At least he doesn't pretend to be an impartial journalist type.
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Sometimes Jon Katz doesn't look that bad eh? At least he doesn't pretend to be an impartial journalist type.
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Here is a site I'd love to see continued, or for anyone to build a similar one. Any GB developers reading this: Please make a totally though tutorial on GB Development and I will be happy. MAKE ME HAPPY!
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Unfortunately too, the sites that are the most likely to be hit are ones where the creators and admins actually care about the site and pay attention to the community. Notice how noone talks about ZDNet discussion board trolls? It's cause noone cares, and the ZDNet people couldn't give a fuck if people trolled them or not.
I hate to sound bitter, but after seeing sites I have run suffer the same kind of sabotage as this I have to say it: people online are often inclined to be complete and utter assholes, and the only people it hurts are the ones who CAN be hurt because they care.
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