And the use of mouse buttons as copy/paste substitutes is documented where?:) It's not something that's directly obvious to someone used to a different interface. Both Windows and MacOS have Edit menus with the options so someone could, in theory, find them. It also requires a "middle" mouse button, which not everyone has.
Differences fom Trailer B: 1. Source data: NTSC video, which has its own limitations... 2. Frame rate cut down to 15 fps (from 29.97, which is actually 59.94 interlaced, which was modified up from 24). 3. Guessing, I'd say they used the Sorenson Basic Encoder with QuickTime. Trailer B was built with the Sorenson Developer Edition Encoder, which costs around $400 if I'm not mistaken. Also gives you lots of fine-tunable parameters when creating the video stream, for the very high quality for Trailer B. Which is probably where the Apple Engineers came into play in assisting the creation of the QuickTime movie for Trailer B.
Actually, the APSL requires licensees to destroy the copies. See APSL 12.2: All sublicenses granted prior to termination shall survive any termination. And as part of Deploying the Covered Code is the permission to sublicense it. Which (IANAL) means that if you've gotten a second-hand (sublicensed) distribution, you don't have to destroy it. Same as the GPL, I'd say, but again, IANAL.
I guess the kind of funny thing about the requirement of posting Modifications, given the complaints about it, is that the changes get directed to an open-subscription mailing list.
And the license terminates for Affected Original Code when a patent infringement suit is enacted against the Affected Original Code. IIRC, Apple replied to Bruce Perens that, yes, they didn't define that well.
Interesting clauses from the APSL: 1.3 "Deploy" means to use, sublicense or distribute Covered Code other than for Your internal research and development (R&D), and includes without limitation, any and all internal use or distribution of Covered Code within Your business or organization except for R&D use, as well as direct or indirect sublicensing or distribution of Covered Code by You to any third party in any form or manner. and From 12.2 [...] All sublicenses to the Covered Code which have been properly granted prior to termination shall survive any termination of this License. [...]
IANAL, but to me this reads the same as the GPL section 7, regarding conditions imposed on you that contradict the conditions of this License, which includes patent issues.
I guess the biggest problem that people are really having is the length and the legal-speak.
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The "fields of endeavour" clause is about things like saying you can use, copy, etc. for writing shopping cart software, but not for genetic engineering. You can use it for R&D in any field of endeavour you choose.
...are probably (my guess, anyway) to keep Microsoft's hands off it. They're trying to keep something to distinguish QuickTime from its competitors (namely, Microsoft Media Player).
As a public company with shareholders, it has to do something to generate interest in its products, otherwise the perceived value of Apple's stock drops through the floor. They *do* have a bottom line to worry about. That being said, QuickTime being ported to other platforms is very possible, given that they've already moved it to two beyond the MacOS (Win32, OS [Ne]X[T] Server).
With all the locked mindsets about Apple's business practices, it's a wonder anyone drives a Ford (*cough* Exploding Pinto *cough*).
NeXT's version was 2.5-ish, while MkLinux uses OSF's 3.0. Reportedly, OS X will be 3.0-ish, with features imported from Utah's 4.0 version. So it's kinda hard to say how close they'd be right now. I suppose we'll know after today.
...they need to surrender to the Republic for the time being... That'd be "accept Federation control for the time being"... And yes, Palpatine is still just a Senator, especially since there's no Empire yet. Yet.
...always reminds me of a quote from Dave Barry Turns 50: "People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." -cfw --
...needs to be photovoltaic (or whatever the technical term for solar-powered is:). So their activity cycle is based on when you turn the aquarium light on and off.:)
Sorry, that answer is incorrect. We have some lovely parting gifts.:)
The decision that the FCC handed down is NOT a modem tax, it's a regulation on how billing of calls to ISPs are handled between telcos. It does not say that ISPs are going to charge/minute of connection. It only involves contracts between telcos, and reciprocal billing between telcos for completing a connection across telephone infrastructures. Normally, "local" calls do not involve reciprocal charges, since it's assumed that there will be an equal number of calls in each direction; therefore only the call source's telco pays for completing the connection. Not so for ISPs, and long distance, where the number of calls varies so the telcos involved split the charges. It also is counter to the ruling several states made, which states that such calls should be treated as local (i.e. no reciprocal billing). Unfortunately, this'll probably end up as a surcharge to an ISP's monthly rates, so it's the consumer who's going to get screwed in the end. Business as usual, I guess...
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And the use of mouse buttons as copy/paste substitutes is documented where? :)
It's not something that's directly obvious to someone used to a different interface. Both Windows and MacOS have Edit menus with the options so someone could, in theory, find them. It also requires a "middle" mouse button, which not everyone has.
-Virgil
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Given the number of clones and remakes of TV shows and movies, I'm thinking it's already happened for the most part. :)
-Virgil
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You set 'em up... then you knock 'em down...
All good pranks have a good set up.
-Virgil
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Differences fom Trailer B:
1. Source data: NTSC video, which has its own limitations...
2. Frame rate cut down to 15 fps (from 29.97, which is actually 59.94 interlaced, which was modified up from 24).
3. Guessing, I'd say they used the Sorenson Basic Encoder with QuickTime. Trailer B was built with the Sorenson Developer Edition Encoder, which costs around $400 if I'm not mistaken. Also gives you lots of fine-tunable parameters when creating the video stream, for the very high quality for Trailer B. Which is probably where the Apple Engineers came into play in assisting the creation of the QuickTime movie for Trailer B.
-Virgil
--
Actually, the APSL requires licensees to destroy the copies. See APSL 12.2: All sublicenses granted prior to termination shall survive any termination. And as part of Deploying the Covered Code is the permission to sublicense it. Which (IANAL) means that if you've gotten a second-hand (sublicensed) distribution, you don't have to destroy it. Same as the GPL, I'd say, but again, IANAL.
-Virgil
--
I guess the kind of funny thing about the requirement of posting Modifications, given the complaints about it, is that the changes get directed to an open-subscription mailing list.
And the license terminates for Affected Original Code when a patent infringement suit is enacted against the Affected Original Code. IIRC, Apple replied to Bruce Perens that, yes, they didn't define that well.
Interesting clauses from the APSL:
1.3 "Deploy" means to use, sublicense or distribute Covered Code other than for Your internal research and development (R&D), and includes without limitation, any and all internal use or distribution of Covered Code within Your business or organization except for R&D use, as well as direct or indirect sublicensing or distribution of Covered Code by You to any third party in any form or manner.
and
From 12.2 [...] All sublicenses to the Covered Code which have been properly granted prior to termination shall survive any termination of this License. [...]
IANAL, but to me this reads the same as the GPL section 7, regarding conditions imposed on you that contradict the conditions of this License, which includes patent issues.
I guess the biggest problem that people are really having is the length and the legal-speak.
-Virgil
--
The "fields of endeavour" clause is about things like saying you can use, copy, etc. for writing shopping cart software, but not for genetic engineering. You can use it for R&D in any field of endeavour you choose.
-cfw
--
...are probably (my guess, anyway) to keep Microsoft's hands off it. They're trying to keep something to distinguish QuickTime from its competitors (namely, Microsoft Media Player).
As a public company with shareholders, it has to do something to generate interest in its products, otherwise the perceived value of Apple's stock drops through the floor. They *do* have a bottom line to worry about. That being said, QuickTime being ported to other platforms is very possible, given that they've already moved it to two beyond the MacOS (Win32, OS [Ne]X[T] Server).
With all the locked mindsets about Apple's business practices, it's a wonder anyone drives a Ford (*cough* Exploding Pinto *cough*).
-cfw
--
NeXT's version was 2.5-ish, while MkLinux uses OSF's 3.0. Reportedly, OS X will be 3.0-ish, with features imported from Utah's 4.0 version. So it's kinda hard to say how close they'd be right now. I suppose we'll know after today.
-cfw
--
...they need to surrender to the Republic for the time being...
That'd be "accept Federation control for the time being"... And yes, Palpatine is still just a Senator, especially since there's no Empire yet. Yet.
-cfw
--
Sousa. Known for lotsa marches. Of course, I can't remember any in particular at the moment... :)
- Virgil
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...always reminds me of a quote from Dave Barry Turns 50: "People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." -cfw
--
...needs to be photovoltaic (or whatever the technical term for solar-powered is :). So their activity cycle is based on when you turn the aquarium light on and off. :)
-cfw
--
Sorry, that answer is incorrect. We have some lovely parting gifts. :)
The decision that the FCC handed down is NOT a modem tax, it's a regulation on how billing of calls to ISPs are handled between telcos. It does not say that ISPs are going to charge/minute of connection. It only involves contracts between telcos, and reciprocal billing between telcos for completing a connection across telephone infrastructures. Normally, "local" calls do not involve reciprocal charges, since it's assumed that there will be an equal number of calls in each direction; therefore only the call source's telco pays for completing the connection. Not so for ISPs, and long distance, where the number of calls varies so the telcos involved split the charges. It also is counter to the ruling several states made, which states that such calls should be treated as local (i.e. no reciprocal billing).
Unfortunately, this'll probably end up as a surcharge to an ISP's monthly rates, so it's the consumer who's going to get screwed in the end. Business as usual, I guess...
-cfw
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