Hmmm... works fine with IE 4 and 5, guess you should upgrade your browser.
BTW... CSS has been around and implemented since at least the 4.x versions of IE and NS. And if NS can't handle simple font codes (oh my goodness, specifiying both size and font??? what are they thinking???) them I am really glad I'm not using NS.
Several very long lines. Erratic indentation. Randomly placed comments. The fact that it depends on JavaScript doesn't say much for the mental brilliance of Forbes' readers -- IMHO no one with any sense trusts a public site to run unchecked code like that.
You know, a browser has this thing called a parser, so what do you care what the source for a page looks like? Everything on that page is perfectly legal HTML, just because it doesn't fit your aesthetic tastes is no reason to throw a hissy fit.
And I have no problem running Javascript from a promonent site like Forbes. They have a vested interest in not putting anything squirrly up on their site.
WRT business deductions for losses -- what is the logic that says piracy losses are not a deductable business loss?
Logic really doesn't have anything to do with it, just the US tax code and accounting rules.
The example is if you sell say, Steel for $20 a pound and you don't sell any becuase your competition is undercutting your price, or giving it away, you can't deduct these mythical sales you didn't make.
Moreover, piracy actually reduces the cost of consumer software
Huh? I've taken quite a few economics courses in my day, but I don't get this statement, unless of course you are saying something similar to car theft reduces auto prices, becuase thieves get free cars.
Here's a point to ponder. If software companies are booking these losses as tax writeoffs, this is a tremendous fraud being practiced to the cost of US taxpayers.
Keep your pants on, you can't deduct these losses... IANAL, but I am a CPA...
I may wind up contributing indirectly to their monopoly, but I'm certainly not going to contribute to it directly, and I certainly will not give them monetary support.
Could you show me that law that states if you don't like a law you don't have to comply with it? Does this mean I don't have to pay my water bill anymore since I don't want to support the local water commission (monopoly). Should actively try to steal water without paying for it?
Or maybe I think Microsoft, Adobe, Apple and Macromedia are making too much money already
hahahaha... there's no such thing. I bet you go into your place of work once a week (if you have a job) and offer to give back some of your salary becuase you are making too much money, right?
You are one one making the silly claims, why don't you prove your thesis. Here counterexample 1: Why are we in Kosovo? Under your claim it must be because we are paranoid or greedy. So we are either paranoid about the mighty Yugoslav army invading NYC or due to greed, we would love to get a part of that massive engine of industry that is Yugoslavia. Hmm...
How much money do we put into the intelligence agencies, anyway?
Around $26.6 billion, out of a total budget of around $1.8 trillion. A massive 1.4% of the total budget. Or a couple of drops in the bucket for the less mathematically inclined.
The only reasons they would need to go public (correct me if I'm wrong) would be to raise more capital, which they seem to have plenty of, or to have their stock go sky-high and then bail out.
Seeing as how they are not a public company and you haven't seen their financial statements I don't know how you can say they have plenty of capital. Here is a hint, these "investments" by Intel and the others are just Red Hat selling off part of the company. Now ask yourself, would you rather a portion of Red Hat be owned by the public, or a bunch of companies?
Point 1) If you only have $100 to $500 to invest, no one is going to give you the time of day. IPO shares are largely reserved for big customers and institutional investors.
Point 2) IPO shares are very risky, so if you are just starting out and don't have a lot of capital, you don't want to be involved anyway.
Why would I invest money in a company that essentially sells a commodity product (VA) or a compnay that is stking its future on services (Red Hat)? Look at the P/E ratios for companies in either one of these industries.
Of course, it is silly to pick individual stocks anyway according to EMF.....
Isn't the point of having a standard is so you know how your compiler will behave? If you compiler doesn't support// comments in C, you need to get a compiler that supports the standard.
I have yet to buy a software package from a company (large software packages, not "oh, I need Quicken to balance my checkbook") where they did not let you read the license before you signed a contract with them.
The guy said free software (i.e. the GPL) doesn't have restrictions on it. That is a false statement. I agree with most of what you said, except for: If you actually WANT to write software that restricts people's freedom, I can see why you wouldn't like the GPL, but otherwise, it's a Good Thing
I think what you meant was If you actually WANT to write software protects your rights, I can see why you wouldn't like the GPL, but otherwise, it's a Good Thing.
If you don't like the license, you don't buy the damn software, how hard is that to understand? No, people would rather run around ranting about 1984 and staying the sky is falling....
What's wrong with that? The world certainly doesn't need 15 MP3 players. Two is plenty. The programming time would be better spent on something new, rather that people reinventing the wheel every week. Look at all the lame IRC clients out there?
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I'd bet my money that it is due to NS and Linux's less than impressive Java support than anything else. Write once, crash everywhere, right?
Hmmm... works fine with IE 4 and 5, guess you should upgrade your browser.
BTW... CSS has been around and implemented since at least the 4.x versions of IE and NS. And if NS can't handle simple font codes (oh my goodness, specifiying both size and font??? what are they thinking???) them I am really glad I'm not using NS.
Several very long lines. Erratic indentation. Randomly placed comments. The fact that it depends on JavaScript doesn't say much for the mental brilliance of Forbes' readers -- IMHO no one with any sense trusts a public site to run unchecked code like that.
You know, a browser has this thing called a parser, so what do you care what the source for a page looks like? Everything on that page is perfectly legal HTML, just because it doesn't fit your aesthetic tastes is no reason to throw a hissy fit.
And I have no problem running Javascript from a promonent site like Forbes. They have a vested interest in not putting anything squirrly up on their site.
WRT business deductions for losses -- what is the logic that says piracy losses are not a deductable business loss?
Logic really doesn't have anything to do with it, just the US tax code and accounting rules.
The example is if you sell say, Steel for $20 a pound and you don't sell any becuase your competition is undercutting your price, or giving it away, you can't deduct these mythical sales you didn't make.
...If their customer service is better than NSI (and how could it not be?), they'll make a killing, even if they do charge the same price.
Moreover, piracy actually reduces the cost of consumer software
Huh? I've taken quite a few economics courses in my day, but I don't get this statement, unless of course you are saying something similar to car theft reduces auto prices, becuase thieves get free cars.
Here's a point to ponder. If software companies are booking these losses as tax writeoffs, this is a tremendous fraud being practiced to the cost of US taxpayers.
Keep your pants on, you can't deduct these losses... IANAL, but I am a CPA...
I may wind up contributing indirectly to their monopoly, but I'm certainly not going to contribute to it directly, and I certainly will not give them monetary support.
Could you show me that law that states if you don't like a law you don't have to comply with it? Does this mean I don't have to pay my water bill anymore since I don't want to support the local water commission (monopoly). Should actively try to steal water without paying for it?
Or maybe I think Microsoft, Adobe, Apple and Macromedia are making too much money already
hahahaha... there's no such thing. I bet you go into your place of work once a week (if you have a job) and offer to give back some of your salary becuase you are making too much money, right?
I'm in Houston right now, and I have to say the only difference between the 9th level of Hell and Texas is that Hell is 10 degrees cooler.
Bah, next thing you know the postal service will start charging to deliver letters...
And the first spreadsheet (Visicalc) came out for the Apple II, but I wouldn't want to run my business on one today.
You are one one making the silly claims, why don't you prove your thesis. Here counterexample 1: Why are we in Kosovo? Under your claim it must be because we are paranoid or greedy. So we are either paranoid about the mighty Yugoslav army invading NYC or due to greed, we would love to get a part of that massive engine of industry that is Yugoslavia. Hmm...
How much money do we put into the intelligence agencies, anyway?
Around $26.6 billion, out of a total budget of around $1.8 trillion. A massive 1.4% of the total budget. Or a couple of drops in the bucket for the less mathematically inclined.
Yes, but your $1000 donation only costed you $670.
Wow big suprise, someone from gnu.org doesn't like the term "open source"
The only reasons they would need to go public (correct me if I'm wrong) would be to raise more capital, which they seem to have plenty of, or to have their stock go sky-high and then bail out.
Seeing as how they are not a public company and you haven't seen their financial statements I don't know how you can say they have plenty of capital. Here is a hint, these "investments" by Intel and the others are just Red Hat selling off part of the company. Now ask yourself, would you rather a portion of Red Hat be owned by the public, or a bunch of companies?
People are losing sight of the principles that
inclined them to choose linux in the first place.
I chose it 'cause it doesn't crash that often. How does Red Hat selling it change that?
Simple answer... you can't.
Point 1) If you only have $100 to $500 to invest, no one is going to give you the time of day. IPO shares are largely reserved for big customers and institutional investors.
Point 2) IPO shares are very risky, so if you are just starting out and don't have a lot of capital, you don't want to be involved anyway.
I think you are out of your mind.
Why would I invest money in a company that essentially sells a commodity product (VA) or a compnay that is stking its future on services (Red Hat)? Look at the P/E ratios for companies in either one of these industries.
Of course, it is silly to pick individual stocks anyway according to EMF.....
Isn't the point of having a standard is so you know how your compiler will behave? If you compiler doesn't support // comments in C, you need to get a compiler that supports the standard.
. (You'll fairly often see people using // for comments in C code, but it's a bad idea, and you shouldn't do it. Don't Be That Guy (tm)!)
// commenting part of the lastest ANSI-C standard? If so, why not use it?
Isn't
Only the goverment can censor someone, idiot.
I have yet to buy a software package from a company (large software packages, not "oh, I need Quicken to balance my checkbook") where they did not let you read the license before you signed a contract with them.
The guy said free software (i.e. the GPL) doesn't have restrictions on it. That is a false statement. I agree with most of what you said, except for: If you actually WANT to write software that restricts people's freedom, I can see why you wouldn't like the GPL, but otherwise, it's a Good Thing
I think what you meant was If you actually WANT to write software protects your rights, I can see why you wouldn't like the GPL, but otherwise, it's a Good Thing.
If you don't like the license, you don't buy the damn software, how hard is that to understand? No, people would rather run around ranting about 1984 and staying the sky is falling....
Free Software has no restrictions on how you can use it.
Sure it does, it has that stupid, you can't use this in non-free software restriction.
Maybe you meant public domain?
What's wrong with that? The world certainly doesn't need 15 MP3 players. Two is plenty. The programming time would be better spent on something new, rather that people reinventing the wheel every week. Look at all the lame IRC clients out there?