You can also double-click a package in some distros, or pick from the list of available packages in a graphical repository browser like Adept. Installing Linux software ia not hard. It actually takes less knowledge than the drag & drop operation which is typical on OS X, when the devs forget to include a directory link to drop the app on.
Exactly who the man is, is never mentioned, but presumably its 'everyone else'.
So true:(
I'm in a country where the general attitude is that everything should be had for free. I know people well into adulthood who think pirating everything they use and play is the way it should be, and laugh when it's pointed out who they're really stealing from.
I don't care if they're using a cracked Photoshop (I actually *prefer* cheaper or free, simpler tools myself) for home use, but I've seen more than a fair share of companies (beyond the startup phase, too) where there isn't one valid license for any product they use, except MAYBE their computers. If the computers are old enough, they've pirated a version of Vista.
People download games from the usual places "just to try", and say they're going to buy it if they like it. Then they play them all the way through and never spend a penny.
I like the low prices of typical indie games and software, and have lots of impulse purchases as a result. I guess Stardock picked the right name for their new downloader:)
I have a product in mind, which is targetted at groups of people, and I'm thinking I should just give away the core product with its basic features, and leave a lot of functionality on a server with a small monthly fee. It's certainly working for MMO companies, and they even charge for the client software.
I'd make it so that to use even the minimal features, they'd have to go through my server, thereby needing to buy it through me. The entry fee would be low. Pirates would get absolutely no functionality. The online features would be fairly simplistic without a subscription, and buying one basically rents space and other goodies.
It's possible to beat them if you add something extra that can't be stolen or copied. Not DRM, but actual services.
An installation manifest would be a great addition to the OS X installer program most people use. To at least get rid of preferences for deleted software, I use AppTrap, but that would still leave instruments and whatnot from GarageBand and similar programs.
There's still much repeated data on a Blu-Ray game on PS3, to compensate for slower drives. That cuts a lot of fat, so perhaps a cut-scene heavy game will "only" take 4 discs:)
We could also hope they use the in-game engine for cut-scenes, but this is Squenix, who are way too pre-render happy.
One of its weaknesses is that the C functions aren't very well thought out. It's a horrid mess, even after cleaning up through the versions. Thank goodness there is Gtkmm, with its clean C++ API:)
If buttons are labelled with actions rather than OK/Cancel ("Yes, I want to delete these"), order shouldn't matter. However, some consistency is required. My brain hurts going from positive/negative requesters to negative/positive between apps. I don't care which is right, just agree on a standard:)
I personally love using KDE and hate Gnome for its minimal configuration options. But I prefer programming Gtkmm/Gnomemm apps or wxWidgets rather than using KDE libs/Qt.
There are no real differences between KDE/Qt and Gnome/Gtk+ apps per se, but the philosophy and style guidelines for each desktop project affect how people implement their interfaces. With the skins and compatibility libs in KDE3, I have to look hard to tell which app is Gnome out of my most used ones.
(Of course, when I am scratching my own itches, it's either Cocoa or PHP these days:)
CD-ROM drives used to have play/pause/skip buttons back in the day. Just power on and stick the disc in. All my first CD and DVD drives had this feature in the previous millennium. Now you need a functioning OS to play discs, for the most part (although the BIOS on at least two of my systems recognise and play discs with MP3s).
I use OS X and KDE3, also. I don't mind the menus. I like the reminder about what OS I am in, though, so I don't mimic that in KDE. The menu also has another purpose: It hints of what program you've currently got in focus. To the right of the apple, there should always be the name of the active program. Most X11 window managers don't actually make things that clear.
What I'd like to have is a file browser as nice as Konqueror or Dolphin in OS X by default. Finder is just too simplistic. Even Windows Explorer feels better.
If I could replace a 250GB/320GB laptop drive with a 256GB SSD for less than $200, I'd do it in a heartbeat. The prices are crawling closer to that sweetspot every week, so we just need for manufacturers to do that doubling in capacity one more time.
I actually plan out my coding/ideas on actual paper with an Ergoline calligraphy pen. My handwriting is only readable to me, though..the pen is truly overkill:)
1and1 are a bit slow (sometimes takes hours to do simple additions to DNS), and their control panel sucks.
BUT there are two great things about it: Generally cheap, and you have your authcode right in their interface if you want to move to another registrar. No hostage situation to worry about.
I give them thumbs up, despite being very simplistic.
Another vote for OpenPL. It only makes sense. You feed the coordinates from OpenGL to OpenPL. OpenPL returns a new velocity and position for the objects. Maybe toss in mesh deformation because of impact. All handled by the same tightly integrated processor for speed. I want it, and I want it yesterday:)
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You can also double-click a package in some distros, or pick from the list of available packages in a graphical repository browser like Adept. Installing Linux software ia not hard. It actually takes less knowledge than the drag & drop operation which is typical on OS X, when the devs forget to include a directory link to drop the app on.
Exactly who the man is, is never mentioned, but presumably its 'everyone else'.
So true :(
I'm in a country where the general attitude is that everything should be had for free. I know people well into adulthood who think pirating everything they use and play is the way it should be, and laugh when it's pointed out who they're really stealing from.
I don't care if they're using a cracked Photoshop (I actually *prefer* cheaper or free, simpler tools myself) for home use, but I've seen more than a fair share of companies (beyond the startup phase, too) where there isn't one valid license for any product they use, except MAYBE their computers. If the computers are old enough, they've pirated a version of Vista.
People download games from the usual places "just to try", and say they're going to buy it if they like it. Then they play them all the way through and never spend a penny.
I like the low prices of typical indie games and software, and have lots of impulse purchases as a result. I guess Stardock picked the right name for their new downloader :)
I have a product in mind, which is targetted at groups of people, and I'm thinking I should just give away the core product with its basic features, and leave a lot of functionality on a server with a small monthly fee. It's certainly working for MMO companies, and they even charge for the client software.
I'd make it so that to use even the minimal features, they'd have to go through my server, thereby needing to buy it through me. The entry fee would be low. Pirates would get absolutely no functionality. The online features would be fairly simplistic without a subscription, and buying one basically rents space and other goodies.
It's possible to beat them if you add something extra that can't be stolen or copied. Not DRM, but actual services.
The Amiga was instant on. BeOS had loading times :)
For games, you didn't even need the OS.
Windows still needs admin privileges to run a debugger. That one still baffles me. Any unprivileged Linux/OS X user can run GDB on their own programs.
An installation manifest would be a great addition to the OS X installer program most people use. To at least get rid of preferences for deleted software, I use AppTrap, but that would still leave instruments and whatnot from GarageBand and similar programs.
borderline science fiction.
I think you mean "steampunk" :)
Not everyone has a loud 360 :)
There's still much repeated data on a Blu-Ray game on PS3, to compensate for slower drives. That cuts a lot of fat, so perhaps a cut-scene heavy game will "only" take 4 discs :)
We could also hope they use the in-game engine for cut-scenes, but this is Squenix, who are way too pre-render happy.
One of its weaknesses is that the C functions aren't very well thought out. It's a horrid mess, even after cleaning up through the versions. Thank goodness there is Gtkmm, with its clean C++ API :)
If buttons are labelled with actions rather than OK/Cancel ("Yes, I want to delete these"), order shouldn't matter. However, some consistency is required. My brain hurts going from positive/negative requesters to negative/positive between apps. I don't care which is right, just agree on a standard :)
I personally love using KDE and hate Gnome for its minimal configuration options. But I prefer programming Gtkmm/Gnomemm apps or wxWidgets rather than using KDE libs/Qt.
There are no real differences between KDE/Qt and Gnome/Gtk+ apps per se, but the philosophy and style guidelines for each desktop project affect how people implement their interfaces. With the skins and compatibility libs in KDE3, I have to look hard to tell which app is Gnome out of my most used ones.
(Of course, when I am scratching my own itches, it's either Cocoa or PHP these days :)
CD-ROM drives used to have play/pause/skip buttons back in the day. Just power on and stick the disc in. All my first CD and DVD drives had this feature in the previous millennium. Now you need a functioning OS to play discs, for the most part (although the BIOS on at least two of my systems recognise and play discs with MP3s).
Bullshit. You can always quit. If you can't, you're addicted, and need help :)
I've quite many MMOs many times!
I use OS X and KDE3, also. I don't mind the menus. I like the reminder about what OS I am in, though, so I don't mimic that in KDE. The menu also has another purpose: It hints of what program you've currently got in focus. To the right of the apple, there should always be the name of the active program. Most X11 window managers don't actually make things that clear.
What I'd like to have is a file browser as nice as Konqueror or Dolphin in OS X by default. Finder is just too simplistic. Even Windows Explorer feels better.
Haha - that's so true. ~/Pictures/JobSecurity/ is up to 2GB by now, and that's just the mobile phone snaps!
I can't see anything with Wahlberg without falling asleep :(
If I could replace a 250GB/320GB laptop drive with a 256GB SSD for less than $200, I'd do it in a heartbeat. The prices are crawling closer to that sweetspot every week, so we just need for manufacturers to do that doubling in capacity one more time.
I actually plan out my coding/ideas on actual paper with an Ergoline calligraphy pen. My handwriting is only readable to me, though..the pen is truly overkill :)
Yeah, and Nikola Djurek's handwriting would make a really cool font. Nobody normal writes like that!
Perhaps I should switch him to Dvorak before it's too late?
What, and be reported for child abuse?!
Haha, yeah, Anyone above #140000 is relatively new, and the 4-digit guys are the original swarm of newcomers.
Obviously, autocracy is a housewife.
Being disconnected from a game is a very different thing from having a router/modem reset so your entire system loses its Internet connection.
1and1 are a bit slow (sometimes takes hours to do simple additions to DNS), and their control panel sucks.
BUT there are two great things about it: Generally cheap, and you have your authcode right in their interface if you want to move to another registrar. No hostage situation to worry about.
I give them thumbs up, despite being very simplistic.
Another vote for OpenPL. It only makes sense. You feed the coordinates from OpenGL to OpenPL. OpenPL returns a new velocity and position for the objects. Maybe toss in mesh deformation because of impact. All handled by the same tightly integrated processor for speed. I want it, and I want it yesterday :)
Nope. Never. 4 digits all the way. Last time I asked for a new code, they sent me a new card and eventually the same old code, even!
Online, the security gives the impression of being better. My current bank uses a stupid java app which in no way improves security, though.