Well, that's not really true. You can look at this graph. From the countries that I know, 4th & 5th don't have unbundled their local loop, and I wouldn't call UK penetration rate "some of the highest in the world" either.
Well, the swiss public channels are also doing it (e.g. the french-speaking TSR) for all the content they own (= their own shows), in real-player & windows media, so it's also working on Linux. They also have comprehensive archives. Of course, they are also funded by a special tax, and they have (IMHO) great content and very, very few advertisement.
I'd guess that some other public channels are also doing the same, but there aren't that many english-speaking ones;)
So, the UK government is prevented by law from linkind DB & sharing data... just as the US one is prevented by law to spy on its citizens, or the swiss secret services to have files on half the country, or the french presidential services to spy on journalists in the 80's, or....
Quick disclaimer : I've an ID card since I'm 12, there's also a federal identity register and I couldn't care less about that. They already have all the infos, from school records to pension records + health,... at least that has the potential to avoid useless nonsense paperwork.
EUCD is just a directive (and not a law, btw) which gives, on purpose, a lot of freedom for things such as private copies, fair uses ans so on.
It means that is the application by the member state legislative bodies who can make very strict rules or lean toward the consumer rights. In this case, the proposed french law implements this EU Directive and will eventually "legalize & tax" peer to peer. Other states have very generous laws (e.g. Belgium), while other are much more strict (UK).
This seems yet another case of national government using the european excuse ("eh, it's Brussels !!!") for unpopular measures who falls under their sole responsability.
And the swiss federal train company is doing that for a few months as well. If you want to see how the ticket looks like, you also have the product page.
First, yes, I agree that DRM as it is now is incompatible with private copies. So, if that is verified and that fair use (5.2.b) is also allowed, there's no double-speak
- circumvention for fair use (5.2.b) is allowed - the state cannot forbid rightholders to implement DRM.
The EU doesn't really make laws, but directives, which focus on objectives, forcing member states to implement them, generally with laws. The member states usually have some freedom in the implementation.
For example, for the EU Copyrirght Directive (EUCD), there're the list of all possible "faire use" exceptions, and this is even linked with anti-circumvention articles. At the end, the states are free to take an agressive, DMCA-like legislation, where it is illegal to "break" DRM to make a private copy, while other could choose to allow circumvention of DRM and creation of MP3 for private use (see article 5.2.b and 6.4).
So, it depends, and in this case, you should ask a slovenian;)
Well, I guess the value is that google will have a collection of many transit systems from all the world* as most public transport agencies offer that (e.g. bernmobil for Bern).
Moreover, it's far from implmenting very useful things such as : - real-time delay (e.g. STIB "synchro") : - SMS (e.g. the '222' service for all local & national public transport in Switzerland)
* the world.google.com being USA, CA & UK, of course.
Yes, there're many international courts. It's somewhat surprising that you don't even know the Internation Court of Justice, located in The Hague. As its role is to arbitrate disputes between states, it doesn't apply here.
For monopoly and other related antitrust aspects, the two most active regulators, and biggest markets, are the USA and the EU. Without knowing the law details, I'd guess that the respective laws enable complaints against anybody active in their juridisction, no matter where the defendant is located (cf EU Vs MSFT).
If you took time to RTFA, you would have noticed that the lawsuit was made in California, where ICANN is actually located (Verisign is in Delaware).
It's not because internet is "all over" that local laws do not apply.
Unfortunately, they missed a unique case : the mCubed HFX. Altough it is a little pricey, it features heatpipes between the CPU/GPU and the case that will dissipate the heat (with fins). There's also an optional "emergency fan", as well as other gadget (VFD display, remote control,...).
Add a fanless powersupply, internal or brick, and you've got a nice silent HTPC.
"You can save the VMware-compatible virtual machine."
Either you have a VirtualPC machine that only runs on Windows (trough VMware for windows or Virtual PC) or you have a VMWare machine that you can run on any host
=> you have to open your VirtualPC machine with vmware and then save it as a vmware machine, and you can run it on linux.
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the answer is (3) a system that is easy to use. That's why Skype is a success and all other SIP-based VoIP solutions never had a significant impact.
... and all major players are moving to SIP (cf voicecon).
Oh, and yes, I'm an happy asterisk user and I avoid skype.
BTW, talking about avaya, they also took lessons from Skype, and now have p2p ip phones
Umh, maybe because that's circuit switched network and not packet switched one (doh!).
...
Make a PPP session with your friend over there, and you will have a lower RTT than by going trough internet
Well, that's not really true. You can look at this graph. From the countries that I know, 4th & 5th don't have unbundled their local loop, and I wouldn't call UK penetration rate "some of the highest in the world" either.
Well, the swiss public channels are also doing it (e.g. the french-speaking TSR) for all the content they own (= their own shows), in real-player & windows media, so it's also working on Linux. They also have comprehensive archives. Of course, they are also funded by a special tax, and they have (IMHO) great content and very, very few advertisement.
;)
I'd guess that some other public channels are also doing the same, but there aren't that many english-speaking ones
Yep, they can't stop copying existing western programs ...
So, the UK government is prevented by law from linkind DB & sharing data ... just as the US one is prevented by law to spy on its citizens, or the swiss secret services to have files on half the country, or the french presidential services to spy on journalists in the 80's, or....
... at least that has the potential to avoid useless nonsense paperwork.
Quick disclaimer : I've an ID card since I'm 12, there's also a federal identity register and I couldn't care less about that. They already have all the infos, from school records to pension records + health,
to the card ? Do you think the US or the UK government is waiting on ID cards to link informations about individuals ???
... I guess you can find the similar in UK.
The social security number is uniquely (well...) identifying people in the USA for decades
EUCD is just a directive (and not a law, btw) which gives, on purpose, a lot of freedom for things such as private copies, fair uses ans so on.
It means that is the application by the member state legislative bodies who can make very strict rules or lean toward the consumer rights. In this case, the proposed french law implements this EU Directive and will eventually "legalize & tax" peer to peer. Other states have very generous laws (e.g. Belgium), while other are much more strict (UK).
This seems yet another case of national government using the european excuse ("eh, it's Brussels !!!") for unpopular measures who falls under their sole responsability.
what ? do you mean they gonna send all those new cards only to europe so we can get them cheaper ?
And the swiss federal train company is doing that for a few months as well. If you want to see how the ticket looks like, you also have the product page.
BTW, it's not an SMS, but a MMS (image).
Er, what about the third argument : let those who have terminal illnesses decides if and how they wanna live and get treated ?
First, yes, I agree that DRM as it is now is incompatible with private copies.
So, if that is verified and that fair use (5.2.b) is also allowed, there's no double-speak
- circumvention for fair use (5.2.b) is allowed
- the state cannot forbid rightholders to implement DRM.
The EU doesn't really make laws, but directives, which focus on objectives, forcing member states to implement them, generally with laws. The member states usually have some freedom in the implementation.
;)
For example, for the EU Copyrirght Directive (EUCD), there're the list of all possible "faire use" exceptions, and this is even linked with anti-circumvention articles. At the end, the states are free to take an agressive, DMCA-like legislation, where it is illegal to "break" DRM to make a private copy, while other could choose to allow circumvention of DRM and creation of MP3 for private use (see article 5.2.b and 6.4).
So, it depends, and in this case, you should ask a slovenian
Much better (IMHO) : "What are the worst aspects of working for $company ?"
Well, I guess the value is that google will have a collection of many transit systems from all the world* as most public transport agencies offer that (e.g. bernmobil for Bern).
Moreover, it's far from implmenting very useful things such as :
- real-time delay (e.g. STIB "synchro") :
- SMS (e.g. the '222' service for all local & national public transport in Switzerland)
* the world.google.com being USA, CA & UK, of course.
well, an xbox on fire can also kill people ...
Yes, there're many international courts. It's somewhat surprising that you don't even know the Internation Court of Justice, located in The Hague. As its role is to arbitrate disputes between states, it doesn't apply here.
For monopoly and other related antitrust aspects, the two most active regulators, and biggest markets, are the USA and the EU. Without knowing the law details, I'd guess that the respective laws enable complaints against anybody active in their juridisction, no matter where the defendant is located (cf EU Vs MSFT).
If you took time to RTFA, you would have noticed that the lawsuit was made in California, where ICANN is actually located (Verisign is in Delaware).
It's not because internet is "all over" that local laws do not apply.
Don't forget SBC (NYSE: T)
Unfortunately, they missed a unique case : the mCubed HFX. Altough it is a little pricey, it features heatpipes between the CPU/GPU and the case that will dissipate the heat (with fins). There's also an optional "emergency fan", as well as other gadget (VFD display, remote control, ...).
Add a fanless powersupply, internal or brick, and you've got a nice silent HTPC.
dirkvader.de has a review with a Pentium M, this site with an Athlon64 3500.
That's what these cluster are used for.
They are running the 74372 variations of window makager / toolkits.
Yes, with something like that, it's quite easy to know if it's a sony product (for electronics).
The real problem is for CD.
Strange, nobody took my fingerprints when I registered on slashdot.... maybe because that was before 11/9 ?
Strange, the published rules don't make any mention of the location of the participatns (or I read them too fast).
"You can save the VMware-compatible virtual machine."
Either you have a VirtualPC machine that only runs on Windows (trough VMware for windows or Virtual PC) or you have a VMWare machine that you can run on any host
=> you have to open your VirtualPC machine with vmware and then save it as a vmware machine, and you can run it on linux.