IBM already releases its own version of java. IBM Java. It has a license with Sun to release its own derivative of Java when included with its products.
Most of the work is performance improvements, but AFAIK there is nothing stopping them doing what they want with it already, only that it cannot be shipped seperately
If I have a big pair of earphones on, then the iPod doesn't really have enough power to drive them. I have heard a rumor that a US firmware (as opposed to EU) will give it more volume (apparently the EU has a law that forces output to be capped at a *safe* level), but I have been unable to find any regional firmware at all.
My employer is a large IT company, and it has banned the use of Skype.
The reason they give is because it is P2P and that is bad (even though they are rollout out their own VOIP program, which I doubt will be routing through defined servers and hence also be P2P).
And how do you suppose you convince a windows addict to ditch their default software??
It was hard enough convincing him to ditch IE for FireFox, and that took security holes to persuade him.
I use linux, and only use windows for Nero to rip a copyrighted cd (it seems to work wonders just ripping raw cd tracks to wav!!) But he likes the simplicity and 'features' of media player...
I rarely download music, most of my friends buy CD's so they can do what they like with the music.
Some of my friends do download, but i can't think of any that download any drm'd music. They stick to sites such as audiolunchbox.com and alloffmp3.com and get drm-free mp3 files.
The only thing that bothers me is that if i want to listen to my flatmates cd, i will want to put it on my ipod for a while. He uses media player to rip his music, so it wont play on my ipod.
If music companies sat down and thought about what they are doing, they would realise that they are competing against the mp3 player market, because if they dont sell something that plays on most mp3 players, then people wont buy it!
And if someone does hack the network and tracks packets? Your URL will be vunerable.
Not to mention that you browser history could give it away too (i.e. unattended terminal).
The problem with methods like this and the parent, is that physical security in the office is far easier to break.
Walk in in a suit, sit down at an empty desk (hot desking makes this so easy) and either reboot the machine in front of you with a boot disk, or use the laptop you brought in.
Most companies have more strict password policies than physical or network security, which makes the password issue a joke!
Will software makers insist that multiple licenses be bought for software that will be used by two users simultaneously?
I believe the licence for MS Word/Office still goes along the lines of one install on your desktop, and one on your laptop (under the same licence). It is specific to the second PC being a laptop.
As they are the same PC, does this qualify as a new licence? Im pretty sure it does, especially as Office makes you enter a name when installing it to say who its registered to (so does windows for that matter).
So to be legal, you have to buy a multiple user licence for everything both people use!
If you read the agreement, you will see that if you dont agree to it you can actually send it back to M$ for a refund (i think)... i know that you are supposed to send the windows back if u dont agree with the license, and im pretty sure you get a refund as well... so long as it is still sealed on its shrink wrap
I have to agree... even if AOL are not giving user the feel of the 'REAL' internet, they are offering acces to those who do not really want waht ithers may. The people using AOL are content with the service they are getting... so why are they any less worhty of boradband than us???
if broadband becomes available, it will be to all.. you cannot control who gets it by how internet literate they are and how responsible they will be with all that bandwidth...
money is the only thing controlling the access, so the rich will benefit...
living in UK the internet here is appauling... we can hardly get flat rate telephone access, let alone a 10mbps cable connection... I would be overjoyed at the bandwidth of a 10mb connection, and would use it to my hearts content... but having unmetered access would also result in my having a permanent stream of files being retrieved while i am at college...
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IBM already releases its own version of java. IBM Java.
It has a license with Sun to release its own derivative of Java when included with its products.
Most of the work is performance improvements, but AFAIK there is nothing stopping them doing what they want with it already, only that it cannot be shipped seperately
Actually I want my iPod to go louder.
If I have a big pair of earphones on, then the iPod doesn't really have enough power to drive them. I have heard a rumor that a US firmware (as opposed to EU) will give it more volume (apparently the EU has a law that forces output to be capped at a *safe* level), but I have been unable to find any regional firmware at all.
My employer is a large IT company, and it has banned the use of Skype.
The reason they give is because it is P2P and that is bad (even though they are rollout out their own VOIP program, which I doubt will be routing through defined servers and hence also be P2P).
And how do you suppose you convince a windows addict to ditch their default software??
It was hard enough convincing him to ditch IE for FireFox, and that took security holes to persuade him.
I use linux, and only use windows for Nero to rip a copyrighted cd (it seems to work wonders just ripping raw cd tracks to wav!!)
But he likes the simplicity and 'features' of media player...
I rarely download music, most of my friends buy CD's so they can do what they like with the music.
Some of my friends do download, but i can't think of any that download any drm'd music. They stick to sites such as audiolunchbox.com and alloffmp3.com and get drm-free mp3 files.
The only thing that bothers me is that if i want to listen to my flatmates cd, i will want to put it on my ipod for a while. He uses media player to rip his music, so it wont play on my ipod.
If music companies sat down and thought about what they are doing, they would realise that they are competing against the mp3 player market, because if they dont sell something that plays on most mp3 players, then people wont buy it!
And if someone does hack the network and tracks packets? Your URL will be vunerable.
Not to mention that you browser history could give it away too (i.e. unattended terminal).
The problem with methods like this and the parent, is that physical security in the office is far easier to break.
Walk in in a suit, sit down at an empty desk (hot desking makes this so easy) and either reboot the machine in front of you with a boot disk, or use the laptop you brought in.
Most companies have more strict password policies than physical or network security, which makes the password issue a joke!
I know several lawsuits have been thrown around for linking to content, but have any of them actually succeeded?
Linking and quoting someone elses work that is published without requiring a licence to be agreed to are fair use.
I can still link to NYT even though I have to be a member to see the article, so what difference will this make to bloggers?
I believe the licence for MS Word/Office still goes along the lines of one install on your desktop, and one on your laptop (under the same licence). It is specific to the second PC being a laptop.
As they are the same PC, does this qualify as a new licence? Im pretty sure it does, especially as Office makes you enter a name when installing it to say who its registered to (so does windows for that matter).
So to be legal, you have to buy a multiple user licence for everything both people use!
If you read the agreement, you will see that if you dont agree to it you can actually send it back to M$ for a refund (i think)... i know that you are supposed to send the windows back if u dont agree with the license, and im pretty sure you get a refund as well... so long as it is still sealed on its shrink wrap
I have to agree... even if AOL are not giving user the feel of the 'REAL' internet, they are offering acces to those who do not really want waht ithers may. The people using AOL are content with the service they are getting... so why are they any less worhty of boradband than us???
if broadband becomes available, it will be to all.. you cannot control who gets it by how internet literate they are and how responsible they will be with all that bandwidth...
money is the only thing controlling the access, so the rich will benefit...
living in UK the internet here is appauling... we can hardly get flat rate telephone access, let alone a 10mbps cable connection... I would be overjoyed at the bandwidth of a 10mb connection, and would use it to my hearts content... but having unmetered access would also result in my having a permanent stream of files being retrieved while i am at college...