OK, the "programs are writing" makes complete sense, and I woud think that when distributing source only, the only worry would be infringing on copyrights, but if a program is compiled, it's no longer writing. It becomes a tool, and patents are there specifically for that (think of tools that come in the form of machines).
So isn't this whole "software patents" thing actually good for OSS, in that it will only make it harder to distribute proprietary software in its compiled form?
In addition, we are unable to credit you back for failed or damaged copies once you have successfully downloaded the music to your primary computer.
I could understand why a local CD store or even Apple wouldn't offer refunds on purchased music, but why do these guys refuse to refund money if they can actually know whether you are still listening to the music or not?
Holy crap! I know people hate when the BLINK tag is used on one or two words on a page, but that ISP is using it on ALL of the text. Yes, all of the text on the page is blinking.
Sorry, but I just can't get over how stupid that is.
What's an extension? I use Content-Types like application/x-patented-zip and name all my Zip(TM) files "archive.this.is.not.tar", and when I am forced to use Windows I never see an "extension".
That makes no sense, and I think you're making it up.
First of all, you say you use Windows (when forced to or whatever), so if you name an ZIP file "archive.this.is.not.tar" it will open in your TAR opener when double clicked, and probably just give you an error. Plus it will have a TAR icon (or none at all) instead of a ZIP icon.
Second, if you have Windows set to hide file extensions (as you implied), you'll only end up seeing names like "archive.this.is.not" anyway, which doesn't seem very helpful at all.
And finally, why would go out of your way to use non-standard content-types and ambiguous file names even in your non-Windows OS?!?
Here in NYC, Time Warner now allows us to pick from several dozen movies to be played at any time, including the ability to pause, FF and REW (with preview), etc. (video on demand). All of this at close to DVD quality too.
So how do they do this? I've always been under the impression that with digital cable and cable internet, all of the data has to be sent to everyone (in the same neighborhood anyway), so how can they handle the hundereds of channels (some of which are actually lower quality than others), the multiple VOD streams (even for the same movie), and eveyone's porn and mp3 activities all at the same time?
Virtual PC emulates an Intel based PC. Unless you actually install Windows, it has nothing to do with it, and you can install almost any other OS instead.
There are exceptions, but that simply has to do with the OS not having drivers for the specific "hardware" Virtual PC emulates.
Calling unwanted email spam is free publicity for them. This isn't.
In fact, if a company that deals with email trademarked "spam*" it would be more likely to get the recognition everytime someone used the term to refer to email.
"While I think they are missing a bet, as they chould choose to sell the Xbox with a basic linux distro, one designed for basic web browsing and e-mail, it's their choice not to create such a product. Sad really, but it's their choice."
If they wanted it to be used for that, why wouldn't they just use a basic Windows distro?
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OK, the "programs are writing" makes complete sense, and I woud think that when distributing source only, the only worry would be infringing on copyrights, but if a program is compiled, it's no longer writing. It becomes a tool, and patents are there specifically for that (think of tools that come in the form of machines).
So isn't this whole "software patents" thing actually good for OSS, in that it will only make it harder to distribute proprietary software in its compiled form?
It's a sure bet that 99.9% of the pirated copies being sold are bit-for-bit identical to the original.
If that's the case, then those users wouldn't be having problems.
"(probably the best one available for windows)"
You should try VirtuaWin. It's very reliable, the interface (ways of switching desktops, etc.) are very configurable, and it's open-source/free.
The only problem is that some of the optional plug-ins haven't been updated in a while.
In addition, we are unable to credit you back for failed or damaged copies once you have successfully downloaded the music to your primary computer.
I could understand why a local CD store or even Apple wouldn't offer refunds on purchased music, but why do these guys refuse to refund money if they can actually know whether you are still listening to the music or not?
Holy crap! I know people hate when the BLINK tag is used on one or two words on a page, but that ISP is using it on ALL of the text. Yes, all of the text on the page is blinking.
Sorry, but I just can't get over how stupid that is.
"If you consider Canadian SF - The cube didn't have a big budget."
That had little to do with the special effects, and was mostly just because the entire set was one small room.
"Vtrl-H and Backspace does the exact same thing."
;)
Apparently not. I think if more people used the backspace key, we wouldn't have to see those damn ^H corrections everywhere.
Um... Don't you think that if the error reports didn't actually report the nature of the error they would be kind of useless?
You don't really think Microsoft is just collecting numbers so that they can publicly announce that Windows crashes?
What's an extension? I use Content-Types like application/x-patented-zip and name all my Zip(TM) files "archive.this.is.not.tar", and when I am forced to use Windows I never see an "extension".
That makes no sense, and I think you're making it up.
First of all, you say you use Windows (when forced to or whatever), so if you name an ZIP file "archive.this.is.not.tar" it will open in your TAR opener when double clicked, and probably just give you an error. Plus it will have a TAR icon (or none at all) instead of a ZIP icon.
Second, if you have Windows set to hide file extensions (as you implied), you'll only end up seeing names like "archive.this.is.not" anyway, which doesn't seem very helpful at all.
And finally, why would go out of your way to use non-standard content-types and ambiguous file names even in your non-Windows OS?!?
"Why are there no big name DVD Players with digital video outputs?"
You mean like a computer?
If that's bothering you, maybe Vice City isn't your type of game anyway.
Here in NYC, Time Warner now allows us to pick from several dozen movies to be played at any time, including the ability to pause, FF and REW (with preview), etc. (video on demand). All of this at close to DVD quality too.
So how do they do this? I've always been under the impression that with digital cable and cable internet, all of the data has to be sent to everyone (in the same neighborhood anyway), so how can they handle the hundereds of channels (some of which are actually lower quality than others), the multiple VOD streams (even for the same movie), and eveyone's porn and mp3 activities all at the same time?
Virtual PC emulates an Intel based PC. Unless you actually install Windows, it has nothing to do with it, and you can install almost any other OS instead.
There are exceptions, but that simply has to do with the OS not having drivers for the specific "hardware" Virtual PC emulates.
Um, Adobe's not leaving and taking the only video editing app with them. Adobe is leaving because they are no longer the only game in town.
And what do Blender and POVray have to do with anything?
Why do you assume he is a he?
Since the files on that page don't seem to be available, you can see images here.
There was a Mac version (or equivalent) of this called asciiMac released for MacHack in 1998.
OEM version of Windows XP Pro is ~$150.
Calling unwanted email spam is free publicity for them. This isn't.
In fact, if a company that deals with email trademarked "spam*" it would be more likely to get the recognition everytime someone used the term to refer to email.
"It's very much a Coke/Pepsi situation. If you are an ad agency dealing with Pepsi you don't pick up business with Coke."
BS. This is more like telling some local kids with a lemonade stand that you can't help them because Pepsi doesn't like the competition.
And to top it off, they apparently banned a bunch of bystanders who were just cheering them on or enjoying the show.
If that were the case, we could never have good encryption, because it would be illegal to test it.
"While I think they are missing a bet, as they chould choose to sell the Xbox with a basic linux distro, one designed for basic web browsing and e-mail, it's their choice not to create such a product. Sad really, but it's their choice."
If they wanted it to be used for that, why wouldn't they just use a basic Windows distro?
"Creating a closed system involves diligence in every step of the manufacturing process to ensure that security is of the utmost importance."
The ONLY thing required for a system to be "closed" is to not show others how to "open" it.
What? So â.99 per song doesn't cut it?