The Klingons are ridge-heads, just like Klingons in TMP and afterwards. They're still angry, but a lot stupider than the old show. (Klingons in the old show seemed to be modeled more after Japanese samurais than the warlike oafs they've been turned into.)
Phasers in Enterprise are better than the old show (they "pulse" like TNG, instead of locking in place for 5 seconds.) Enterprise has cool flat screens with whirly-twisty graphics, etc.
And if I'm not mistaken, they never ran into Klingons in the timeframe that Enterprise takes place. Although, I could be confusing that with Romulans. Sorry, I'm a disgrace to Trekkies everywhere.
Most good shows don't start to click until at least the 2nd season. Try watching first season next generation
However, don't watch Voyager or Enterprise during any season. Well...okay, watch Enterprise (that's the show that takes place before the old show, yet has better technology) during the ob-erotic "slather this goop on my semi-nekked Vulcan body" scenes if you must.
Quite frankly, if I were a SCO reseller, I'd be looking for the nearest
life boat. (Unlike the Titanic, however, SCO actually steered itself into
the ice berg.)
Linux and the GPL could potentially provide that life boat,
although it's been my experience that the average SCO reseller is neither
ncapable of innovation nor independent thought. Cactus is a good example.
Their main product, Lone Tar, is nothing that GNU tar and a couple shell
scripts (mostly for the "bootable" feature) couldn't replicate. To
companies like this, it's still 1993.
"We've been working round the clock for the last three weeks to get these results," DNA specialist Thomas Loy of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, told USA TODAY Monday by phone from a laboratory in Bolanzo, Italy.
Presumably because the statute of limitations for murdering a neanderthal is 5,301 years.
...because it just goes to show how ridiculous the DMCA is. Eventually, it's going to be obvious even to lawmakers that it should be repealed. Not that we're even close to that point yet, but it's nice to see that we're headed that way.
...that it's "free" not open source. And every time they say "Linux" tell them it's "GNU/Linux," and then refuse to participate in the conversation until they agree to only say "GNU/Linux." Wear a cardboard halo on your head too.
So...what would happen if SCO just copied and pasted some code from the Linux kernel into the Unixware kernel, doctored a few documents, paid off a few developers to keep their mouths shut, and then claimed that Linux had Unixware code?
Of course it's your right to tinker with it. But there's nothing in the GPL that says Red Hat must support your hobby.
To support a system, Red Hat has to be able to make certain assumptions. When you go screwing around with it, they can't make those assumptions anymore.
Be advised that Apple (well, the Apple Store) has a "no return" policy if you change any configuration, such as adding more memory or a bigger hard drive.
I know this because I wanted to exchange my 15" iMac for a 17" iMac. They didn't want to do it because I had ordered my iMac with extra memory. I had to talk to a manager who not only accepted the exchange, but waived the stocking fee. Their staff was courteous and professional, but persistence pays.
You're correct, there are many individuals out there who choose to abuse "trust." However, I resent the assumption made by Hollywood, et al that I'm untrustworthy except when I can prove it beyond a doubt.
Imagine this kind of thinking in other industries:
- Airlines handcuff you to your seat, unless you can prove that you've gone through some rigid (and expensive) background investigation.
- Retail stores escort you around the store while you do your shopping, and frisk you on your way out.
- The state requires you to submit to a breathalizer test every time you get behind the wheel of your car.
Society is based to a large degree on trust. Everytime you leave your house, you trust the police to keep you safe. You trust your employer to make the right decisions to keep you employed. You trust your babysitter not to murder your children while you're out taking in dinner and a movie.
Sometimes this trust is broken. Yet we, as a society, continue to thrive under a model of trust. This seems to work, for the most part. Why change it so drastically?
Hogwash. There is a chance, but night vision problems (like haloing) typically go away over time.
I had Lasik a couple years ago. I never had nightvision problems, even temporarily. My wife had hers done a week before mine. She had haloing for about 6 months, but it eventually went away.
It's different for everyone. General statements like that are just FUD. We/.ers don't like FUD.
If Apple really is faced with having to ditch Motorolla (and I'm pretty skeptical at this point), it seems to me that they would be all over Transmeta. Low power consumption, and maybe they can just have it emulate the G4 instruction set.
I agree with you that the comparisons are very different. If you are, however, a major cola company, then the formula for Coke is as important to you as a file format. Whether that makes sense to you and I is irrelevant. It's what makes sense to a big corporation and their lawyers.
So, I'm not making an analogy between soda and file formats. I'm saying that precedence in one industry may have ripple effects throughout other industries. Cola is an example, and a wiley Cola lawyer could probably cite "precedence" in the technology industry. Even though you and I know that to be total bunk, it really only matters what a judge thinks.
You could probably boil my argument down to "be careful what you wish for..."
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Not a niche market at all. Fairplay Communications offers this right now, and it's only an extra $5.00 a month.
Heh heh...he said erect...
Darl McBride is a Big Fat Idiot: A Fair and Balanced Review of SCO
Sure, now that the RIAA's running things, everything is negotiable. :)
(yeah yeah, I know -1 Off Topic. Bite me.)
Darl McBride is a Big Fat Idiot: A Fair and Balanced look at SCO
The Klingons are ridge-heads, just like Klingons in TMP and afterwards. They're still angry, but a lot stupider than the old show. (Klingons in the old show seemed to be modeled more after Japanese samurais than the warlike oafs they've been turned into.)
Phasers in Enterprise are better than the old show (they "pulse" like TNG, instead of locking in place for 5 seconds.) Enterprise has cool flat screens with whirly-twisty graphics, etc.
And if I'm not mistaken, they never ran into Klingons in the timeframe that Enterprise takes place. Although, I could be confusing that with Romulans. Sorry, I'm a disgrace to Trekkies everywhere.
However, don't watch Voyager or Enterprise during any season. Well...okay, watch Enterprise (that's the show that takes place before the old show, yet has better technology) during the ob-erotic "slather this goop on my semi-nekked Vulcan body" scenes if you must.
Linux and the GPL could potentially provide that life boat, although it's been my experience that the average SCO reseller is neither ncapable of innovation nor independent thought. Cactus is a good example. Their main product, Lone Tar, is nothing that GNU tar and a couple shell scripts (mostly for the "bootable" feature) couldn't replicate. To companies like this, it's still 1993.
Presumably because the statute of limitations for murdering a neanderthal is 5,301 years.
...the first caveman to figure out how to throw a spear an "Aerospace Engineer?" :)
...to "It's funny,laugh"?
>> heheh, while we're at it, I thik we need a mod for "-1 dumbass!"
Yeah...for the dumbasses who reply to the original post thinking it's a serious question.
Sorry, just watched the DVD again, didn't see him. Anything other than the movie just isn't canon. :P
...because it just goes to show how ridiculous the DMCA is. Eventually, it's going to be obvious even to lawmakers that it should be repealed. Not that we're even close to that point yet, but it's nice to see that we're headed that way.
...that it's "free" not open source. And every time they say "Linux" tell them it's "GNU/Linux," and then refuse to participate in the conversation until they agree to only say "GNU/Linux." Wear a cardboard halo on your head too.
:)
This works for RMS.
So...what would happen if SCO just copied and pasted some code from the Linux kernel into the Unixware kernel, doctored a few documents, paid off a few developers to keep their mouths shut, and then claimed that Linux had Unixware code?
Why are you looking at me like that, Scully?
Mox
Of course it's your right to tinker with it. But there's nothing in the GPL that says Red Hat must support your hobby.
To support a system, Red Hat has to be able to make certain assumptions. When you go screwing around with it, they can't make those assumptions anymore.
...given the events of the day.
And I was hoping to register netsol.com when they let it expire.
Mozilla for OS X is the slowest OS X app I have. I still use it cause I'm totally addicted to tabbed browsing, but I sure wish it were faster.
(I know this is not an OS problem, it's a bloaty Mozilla problem)
Be advised that Apple (well, the Apple Store) has a "no return" policy if you change any configuration, such as adding more memory or a bigger hard drive.
I know this because I wanted to exchange my 15" iMac for a 17" iMac. They didn't want to do it because I had ordered my iMac with extra memory. I had to talk to a manager who not only accepted the exchange, but waived the stocking fee. Their staff was courteous and professional, but persistence pays.
You're correct, there are many individuals out there who choose to abuse "trust." However, I resent the assumption made by Hollywood, et al that I'm untrustworthy except when I can prove it beyond a doubt.
Imagine this kind of thinking in other industries:
- Airlines handcuff you to your seat, unless you can prove that you've gone through some rigid (and expensive) background investigation.
- Retail stores escort you around the store while you do your shopping, and frisk you on your way out.
- The state requires you to submit to a breathalizer test every time you get behind the wheel of your car.
Society is based to a large degree on trust. Everytime you leave your house, you trust the police to keep you safe. You trust your employer to make the right decisions to keep you employed. You trust your babysitter not to murder your children while you're out taking in dinner and a movie.
Sometimes this trust is broken. Yet we, as a society, continue to thrive under a model of trust. This seems to work, for the most part. Why change it so drastically?
Mox
Trust.
Intel, AMD, and Microsoft basically believe that we are untrustworthy until proven trustworthy. Even when we prove it, it's only for that exchange.
Apple believes their customers are trustworthy.
Which company would you rather do business with?
Mox
Hogwash. There is a chance, but night vision problems (like haloing) typically go away over time.
I had Lasik a couple years ago. I never had nightvision problems, even temporarily. My wife had hers done a week before mine. She had haloing for about 6 months, but it eventually went away.
It's different for everyone. General statements like that are just FUD. We /.ers don't like FUD.
Mox
If Apple really is faced with having to ditch Motorolla (and I'm pretty skeptical at this point), it seems to me that they would be all over Transmeta. Low power consumption, and maybe they can just have it emulate the G4 instruction set.
Mox
Of course Microsoft is (currently) winning the battle for dollars. You *have* to buy Microsoft products. You don't have to buy Linux.
A more interesting look would be to see how much money Microsoft is *losing* per year, because companies are replacing Windows with Linux.
No, no. I'm not drawing an analogy.
I agree with you that the comparisons are very different. If you are, however, a major cola company, then the formula for Coke is as important to you as a file format. Whether that makes sense to you and I is irrelevant. It's what makes sense to a big corporation and their lawyers.
So, I'm not making an analogy between soda and file formats. I'm saying that precedence in one industry may have ripple effects throughout other industries. Cola is an example, and a wiley Cola lawyer could probably cite "precedence" in the technology industry. Even though you and I know that to be total bunk, it really only matters what a judge thinks.
You could probably boil my argument down to "be careful what you wish for..."