But I don't see how this 'hits linux between the eyes' (as the cnet story said)...
Mainly Nextstep/Mac developers will be interested in getting the source. While I think it's a good move I doubt a signifigant number of linux users are now going to go buy a G3 and start hacking away...
"IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, if there is technical justification in the opinion of the standards-developing committee and provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder that it will license applicants under reasonable terms and conditions for the purpose of implementing the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license will be made available to all applicants without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination." from MacInTouch which also has several links to patent and other IEEE information. Maybe you sould get the bylaws chaged...
It quite interesting to see how so many people here instantly flock to any mac story simply to flame it. Shouldn't you be coding or arguing over licensing agreements?
Some of you, in your infinite wisdom, said the story was simply a front for mac evangelism...uh... HELLO?!?! That is what the whole site is about...
Just listen to what some of you are saying: "My opinion of mac users..." "How can he say anyting positive about MacOS..." "That dude is soooo immature..."
What the hell is wrong with you people? Are you so afraid of a mac counter-point that you must dismiss it immediately? I'm sure most of you don't own macs, or even want to for your various and valid reasons. But watch out when you make these kind of judgements on people.
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But I don't see how this 'hits linux between the eyes' (as the cnet story said)...
Mainly Nextstep/Mac developers will be interested in getting the source. While I think it's a good move I doubt a signifigant number of linux users are now going to go buy a G3 and start hacking away...
MacAmp
MacAmp Lite
SoundApp
Mpecker
etc...
I'd also like to see a win32 app capable of mounting ext2 volumes in read/write mode... I know it exists for Mac...
We do a lot of testing on NT boxes, so SAMBA was a great help to us. We don't have any servers running NT...
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"IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, if there is technical justification in the opinion of the standards-developing committee and provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder that it will license applicants under reasonable terms and conditions for the purpose of implementing the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license will be made available to all applicants without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination." from MacInTouch which also has several links to patent and other IEEE information. Maybe you sould get the bylaws chaged...
It quite interesting to see how so many people here instantly flock to any mac story simply to flame it. Shouldn't you be coding or arguing over licensing agreements?
...uh... HELLO?!?! That is what the whole site is about...
Some of you, in your infinite wisdom, said the story was simply a front for mac evangelism
Just listen to what some of you are saying:
"My opinion of mac users..."
"How can he say anyting positive about MacOS..."
"That dude is soooo immature..."
What the hell is wrong with you people? Are you so afraid of a mac counter-point that you must dismiss it immediately? I'm sure most of you don't own macs, or even want to for your various and valid reasons. But watch out when you make these kind of judgements on people.