Good example of this was recently when our company was installing some remote control software, we chose VNC because of its small footprint and cross-platform nature. One of the NT admins whined about how it couldn't do file transfers like pcAnyWhere. We tried to explain to him how in the UNIX world, a tool generally does one thing, and does it very well. But he was distracted as MS Word asked him if he was writing a letter...
I thought that any complex iterative model, no matter how accurate, is no better than a wild guess, according to chaos theory. And I should know, I've seen jurassic park.
I've installed slackware 8.0, kernel 2.4.6 and xine with libcss and the dvd plugin. My system has never run smoother.
Thanks to all who work on these projects:)
I see where you're coming from, but you're attributing too much to users. Most windows users dont even realise there is an alternative to IE (we're talking about your average guy who just wants to email his friends and surf the we here). They just click "The Internet" and up it comes. They haven't *chosen* to enable and keep these fetaures, they've just bought a computer with the latest stuff. Unless the links are tagged as "SmartTag inserted links" and there is some explanation that these links are *not* part of the web site they are viewing, and this is how to turn them off, its unfair to the owner of the web site.
Its not really the equivalent of buying a shitty TV. Its the equivalent of your local broadcat relay inserting its own adverts.
However, this is not end user modification. Sure, its being made at that stage, but not by the end user! The changes are being made by Microsoft as they see fit. How is the user to know what links are mine and what has been presented to them by MS? As far as they know, I made those links. So MS are altering my content and distributing it to the end user.
Hmmm.. how do SmartTags stand when it comes to IP and copywrite? They are, in effect, taking the web page you have published and changing it (by adding the keyword sensitive links), and then displaying it to the end user.
Perhaps IP and copywrite arent the right headings to think about this under, but there must be something in law to stop them modifying what you've published. If SmartTags are released, it means MS can change the content of whatever pages they see fit. What if someone's page is modified and the way it operates or the meaning it holds is altered?
I think MS are entering a minefield, and perhaps *thats* why they have pulled it.
Although your marketing and R&D seems to be focused on the server roles of Linux, do you see Linux as a desktop solution, and if so how are you helping develop that area?
Scientists have now descovered the benifits of frozen fire. The fire is frozen into 1 foot blocks and shipped to communities worldwide, where it is melted down and used as needed.
Frozen fire saves energy.:)
With respect to the problem of protecting music copyrights and safeguarding the user's private information, Grison says "the device is highly secure, as it is part of a closed network and therefore doesn't present the hacking threat a PC has."
But that doesn't address the copywrite issue. They talk about a possible p2p network, so how are they going to avoid a napster-style situation, where people share their music between their jukeboxes? Dont get me wrong, i love the idea of these and would love to own one right now, but I dont want the RIAA telling me i cant use it anymore...
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I thought that all your logic base belonged to us...
Good example of this was recently when our company was installing some remote control software, we chose VNC because of its small footprint and cross-platform nature. One of the NT admins whined about how it couldn't do file transfers like pcAnyWhere. We tried to explain to him how in the UNIX world, a tool generally does one thing, and does it very well. But he was distracted as MS Word asked him if he was writing a letter...
Slackware.org was hacked due to some new php scipting that went unchecked, not a vunrability in the OS.
...if jurassic park would have been the same success if its main dino was a tyranysouras pecks...
It would be a waste of time making a horror move. After all, in space noone can hear you scream.
I thought that any complex iterative model, no matter how accurate, is no better than a wild guess, according to chaos theory. And I should know, I've seen jurassic park.
Why haven't sesame street sued over Bert Is Evil? Maybe they are too busy laughing at it....
I've installed slackware 8.0, kernel 2.4.6 and xine with libcss and the dvd plugin. My system has never run smoother. Thanks to all who work on these projects :)
Why would you buy Slashdot? It produces nothing but hot air.
:)
Richard Branson might be interested then... his next balloon trip might have a better chance of staying in the air
You shouldn't make sweeping generalisations about people from another country. Thats what they do in Russia.
The Lone Gunmen have already had a spin-off show.
Frankly, when they've reached the spin-off stage, the main people decide to run-off, its time for me to turn-off.
If anyone is having probs getting apt from the mandrake contribs to works, in the file
k e-devel/i586 Mandrake cooker
k e-devel/cooker/i586 Mandrake cooker
/etc/apt/sources.list
change the line
rpm ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandra
to
rpm ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/mandra
I see where you're coming from, but you're attributing too much to users. Most windows users dont even realise there is an alternative to IE (we're talking about your average guy who just wants to email his friends and surf the we here). They just click "The Internet" and up it comes. They haven't *chosen* to enable and keep these fetaures, they've just bought a computer with the latest stuff. Unless the links are tagged as "SmartTag inserted links" and there is some explanation that these links are *not* part of the web site they are viewing, and this is how to turn them off, its unfair to the owner of the web site.
Its not really the equivalent of buying a shitty TV. Its the equivalent of your local broadcat relay inserting its own adverts.
Hmmm, I thought that image was advertising a new product... "Microsoft Appeals Court 2001" ;-)
However, this is not end user modification. Sure, its being made at that stage, but not by the end user! The changes are being made by Microsoft as they see fit. How is the user to know what links are mine and what has been presented to them by MS? As far as they know, I made those links. So MS are altering my content and distributing it to the end user.
Hmmm.. how do SmartTags stand when it comes to IP and copywrite? They are, in effect, taking the web page you have published and changing it (by adding the keyword sensitive links), and then displaying it to the end user. Perhaps IP and copywrite arent the right headings to think about this under, but there must be something in law to stop them modifying what you've published. If SmartTags are released, it means MS can change the content of whatever pages they see fit. What if someone's page is modified and the way it operates or the meaning it holds is altered? I think MS are entering a minefield, and perhaps *thats* why they have pulled it.
Its only June and this is my second shower of the year :)
Although your marketing and R&D seems to be focused on the server roles of Linux, do you see Linux as a desktop solution, and if so how are you helping develop that area?
Will they be supporting a Linux version? The article didnt mention specific platforms. Here's hoping!
People often wonder how the Egyptians moved things of that weight with such precision.
:)
Here's how.
They had lots of expendable slaves, and huge whips
The article doesnt mention what version of apache was used. I'd be interested to see how the new Apache 2 stood up in the benchmarks.
Maybe this is the zinger (tower) the article was talking about...
Everyone seems to have forgotten about an example of alien art which looks much more like a face than the mars photo,and is much closer!
:)
The feckin' Moon! A big feckin' face that looks down at us *every night* and no-one seems to care!
Scientists have now descovered the benifits of frozen fire. The fire is frozen into 1 foot blocks and shipped to communities worldwide, where it is melted down and used as needed. Frozen fire saves energy. :)
But that doesn't address the copywrite issue. They talk about a possible p2p network, so how are they going to avoid a napster-style situation, where people share their music between their jukeboxes? Dont get me wrong, i love the idea of these and would love to own one right now, but I dont want the RIAA telling me i cant use it anymore...