Don't encourage that! Do you realize what you're saying? Having software patents is bad enough without having source code patents to go with them. If someone publishes their source code with a patent and it just happens to look like some code you just wrote, what happens then?
Check facts? What are your facts? Didn't you know that when arguing you're supposed to come up with some evidence or reasoning to support your argument? Go ahead, quantify...
Passport can be as watertight as a duck's arse or as full of holes as a sieve for all I care. For me the only question is, why the hell would I choose Microsoft as my sole broker in the first place? - I haven't as far as I'm aware gone stark raving nuts yet!
It seems likely that some if not a lot of people are going to use the passport service outside of hotmail. It seems likely that some or a lot of them are going to regret it. While I don't wish those people any harm, they could be well the ones who bring this latest Microsoft ruse to a speedy end.
I guess the only reason for buying is not having a friend with a CD in the first place. You can download all you want, but you need an OS to do it with! It's rumoured some people actually buy PC's with an OS pre-installed (it costs something like EUR100 extra). But ruling out that solution, which apparently is not too reliable, if you don't have a CD friend, the cheapest way is just to pick up the cheapest Linux magazine you can find that includes a distro on its CD. If you're on DSLof course, you need to make sure PPPoE capability is included.
On the eighth day machine just got upset
A problem man had not foreseen as yet
No time for flight
A blinding light
Then nothing but a void, forever night.
Written, sung, and acted by Hazel O'Connor (Breaking Glass, September 1980)
(you don't need to be a lawyer)
That's one of the most original takes I've seen on this subject. (says I, capturing the screen and inserting "+5 insightful" next to that posting).
You don't need wars to have technology trickle down. You just need sensible expenditure. In any case, there are probably far more profitable things to be done for the good of humanity than flying round the edge of the atmosphere; the only problem is that such things aren't sexy enough for us blithe westerners.
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I know that in IT you HAVE to spend your whole life learning; that's just the problem - if you want to learn another language, something else has to go by the board to make time for it. But in my case that "something else" is something I don't know about and I need to use, whereas the languages I know already are more than good enough to get me by. Learning a new one is therefore not a priority nor a productive use of my time.
Mind you, for somebody starting IT from scratch, Ruby could well be a better choice than the languages I started from scratch with. Come to think of it, I don't think I've had the chance to actually choose a language on its merits.
* Variables must be declared but are untyped.
Like Tcl, everything appears to be a string. hmm... sounds like Tcl
* There are no pointers (though there are
call-by-ref parameters). hmm... sounds like Tcl (upvar...)
* There is no memory management, though there
is a way to dynamically change the size and
dimensions of an array object. hmm... sounds like Tcl (unset...)
* There are some extensions, such as
exception handling and string concatenation HMM... SOUNDS LIKE TCL (catch...)
* There is no "goto" construct. HMM... DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE TCL
* There is a limited preprocessor facility
(#ifdef equivalents, but no macros). .
Does that mean that RMS pisses you off with everything he says? That's the way it sounds.
I don't know what X windows is, but I suspect what it's supposed to be. I agree with the original poster in this thread that such
sloppy use of terminology discredits whatever the article is about. In fact, I haven't a clue what the meat of the article is, but I doubt very much that it's about some new thing called X windows.
This document contains "forward-looking" statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. For this purpose, any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "would," "look forward," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of Wind River or Bids to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed in Wind Rivers most recent Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the consummation of the contemplated acquisition transaction, including the risk that stockholder approval might not be obtained in a timely manner, or at all. In addition, statements in this press release relating to the expected benefits of the contemplated acquisition transaction are subject to risks relating to the timing and successful integration of the technologies of Wind River and BSDi, retention of key personnel, the ability to maintain or expand existing relationships between BSDi and its customers, unanticipated expenditures, changing relationships with customers and suppliers and other factors.
Have things really got to the point where you have to give a lawyer a living by adding this sort of bullshit to the end of a press release?
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The way things are going, it ought to get through.
Don't encourage that! Do you realize what you're saying? Having software patents is bad enough without having source code patents to go with them. If someone publishes their source code with a patent and it just happens to look like some code you just wrote, what happens then?
Check facts? What are your facts? Didn't you know that when arguing you're supposed to come up with some evidence or reasoning to support your argument? Go ahead, quantify...
Let's hope the hell its survives then!
It seems likely that some if not a lot of people are going to use the passport service outside of hotmail. It seems likely that some or a lot of them are going to regret it. While I don't wish those people any harm, they could be well the ones who bring this latest Microsoft ruse to a speedy end.
And when will they stop saying "you will be transitioned" when they mean "you will make the transition".
And who paid for that?
I guess the only reason for buying is not having a friend with a CD in the first place. You can download all you want, but you need an OS to do it with! It's rumoured some people actually buy PC's with an OS pre-installed (it costs something like EUR100 extra). But ruling out that solution, which apparently is not too reliable, if you don't have a CD friend, the cheapest way is just to pick up the cheapest Linux magazine you can find that includes a distro on its CD. If you're on DSLof course, you need to make sure PPPoE capability is included.
A problem man had not foreseen as yet
No time for flight
A blinding light
Then nothing but a void, forever night.
Written, sung, and acted by Hazel O'Connor (Breaking Glass, September 1980)
GPL enforcability has been a subject of debate for a long time on Slashdot.Why are you only now mentioning this? Are you new to Slashdot?
(you don't need to be a lawyer)
That's one of the most original takes I've seen on this subject. (says I, capturing the screen and inserting "+5 insightful" next to that posting).
I did hear some talk of hanging Bill Gates by his testicles gripped in a vice.
It must be great to be so easily pleased.
You don't need wars to have technology trickle down. You just need sensible expenditure. In any case, there are probably far more profitable things to be done for the good of humanity than flying round the edge of the atmosphere; the only problem is that such things aren't sexy enough for us blithe westerners.
Did anyone else spot the similarity between the name of their mark-up language and another language?
Is it something like that??
I know that in IT you HAVE to spend your whole life learning; that's just the problem - if you want to learn another language, something else has to go by the board to make time for it. But in my case that "something else" is something I don't know about and I need to use, whereas the languages I know already are more than good enough to get me by. Learning a new one is therefore not a priority nor a productive use of my time. Mind you, for somebody starting IT from scratch, Ruby could well be a better choice than the languages I started from scratch with. Come to think of it, I don't think I've had the chance to actually choose a language on its merits.
Quick, dig it out and well hit 'em with prior art!
You're risking Aussie wrath with your hidden implication that they stay sober the other days of the week!
...intuitively know what that code does
* Variables must be declared but are untyped. Like Tcl, everything appears to be a string.
... no, it's not Tcl
hmm... sounds like Tcl
* There are no pointers (though there are call-by-ref parameters).
hmm... sounds like Tcl (upvar...)
* There is no memory management, though there is a way to dynamically change the size and dimensions of an array object.
hmm... sounds like Tcl (unset...)
* There are some extensions, such as exception handling and string concatenation
HMM... SOUNDS LIKE TCL (catch...)
* There is no "goto" construct.
HMM... DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE TCL
* There is a limited preprocessor facility (#ifdef equivalents, but no macros).
.
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Does that mean that RMS pisses you off with everything he says? That's the way it sounds. I don't know what X windows is, but I suspect what it's supposed to be. I agree with the original poster in this thread that such sloppy use of terminology discredits whatever the article is about. In fact, I haven't a clue what the meat of the article is, but I doubt very much that it's about some new thing called X windows.
Yup, you could have kept it to yourself. What do you think this is -- some kind of discussion forum or something?
Ms. Morissette was quoted as having remarked to Napster interim chief Hank Barry that:
Have things really got to the point where you have to give a lawyer a living by adding this sort of bullshit to the end of a press release?