Whoa! Don't be so hasty. MS just read about this now, so they've got to get a dev team together later today, wait for Yahoo to launch so they can steal ideas, then develop their own. Before they launch they will need to market it as an innovative revolution in online ads until finally it launches and nobody cares about it.
At least that's what they did with MSN search and MSN maps.
I'd say some or most the corporation's revenues get donated to the foundation, creating a better tax situation than if the foundation made the money itself. The corporation would get tax benefits from the donation and the foundation wouldn't pay taxes on the donation they receive.
The fact that Java web app servers can 'talk' to each other is very cool, but that does not mean that what the GP was talking about isn't real scalability, it's just different. In most PHP apps, the scalability 'problem' is sessions and there are multiple ways of avoiding this pitfall, one of which is to use the database to store sessions. This is perfectly valid and in most cases no less efficient than using the app server. FYI, a high-end database can scale better than an app server, so in some very high-end cases it may be preferable to use PHP's session scaling vs. Java's.
On the MSDN IE blog, commenters are livid about this. It's the perfect place, since it's frequented by developers and, hopefully, read by MS employees.
Instead of complaining on Slashdot, everyone should hop over there (http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/) and tell them that standards support is necessary.
ActiveX should be enabled on a whitelist-only basis by default. The Windows Update site should be the only one enabled by default. Putting a new site on the whitelist should involve more than clicking Ok on a dialog when you load a page, it should involve at least three clicks, so it's harder to enable on a site than it is to ignore and keep using the site as-is.
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Actually, now that I read the Amaya docs, they don't claim CSS2 support, although it is a little odd that they would be further behind than other browsers.
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I just installed Amaya and, amazingly, it screws up the acid test almost as much as IE does. Firefox and Opera both render it much better.
I ran across this story yesterday and it neatly summarizes some statistics about the violent crime rate in correlation with some big moments in video game history, such as the release of PSX and the GTA games. The "Truth"
What you call bloat, I call very useful features. KDE 2.0 just wouldn't cut it for the day-to-day work I do now. Konqueror alone, with all it's features since 3.0, plays an integral part of my everyday work.
For example, I want a file manager that can do sftp, ftp, smb, nfs, etc. I'll agree that those elements make the code bigger and possibly slower, but I make use of them. I know a lot of other people do as well.
I also find that dcop plays a very important role in messaging between apps and KDE. Sure, it's another app that sucks up some RAM, but maybe some people like me use it.
Considering that most elements in KDE are embeddable objects (eg. Kate, Kedit and Kdevelop all use the same editor), I'd say bloat is cut down a lot. Nobody is implementing three different text editors when one will do the job.
I, and every other reasonable person, expects KDE 3.x to be larger and have more features than KDE 2.x. Such is the nature of software. That's not because coders are lazy or don't care if their program is bloated, but because hardware is catching up to their dreams. Programmers are able to implement things today that they couldn't do a few years ago.
If you don't want those features, then run Blackbox.
Personally, I don't think you know what 'bloat' is -- you seem to think that because 3.x is slower than 2.x it must be bloated. I think you've just heard that term so often that you repeat it to sound knowledgable.
IM popularity is really a group thing. Myself and everybody I interact with are on ICQ. I've never had anybody ask what my MSN or AOL screenname is. It's just the sort of crowd I run in, I guess.
People pick their IM client based on who they know. If their friends are on MSN, they'll be there too.
Clients like Kopete, Gaim and Trillian allow connecting to several at once, so at work I have ICQ and the office Jabber server setup in Kopete. Many others use these features to talk to MSN, ICQ and AOL people without needing to worry about which IM client a certain friend uses.
Yes, this is a great feature even for people with good eyes. I set my minimum to 10 and it really helps on a few pages where the author apparently runs in 640 x 480 and uses 7px fonts.
Really, the state of GNU/Linux is a product of its users as much as anything else. Many Linux users want to compile a number of their own apps, especially on servers.
Universal package management should be a goal for all distros, but they won't ever Windows-ize Linux software installation.
It's is a criticism, but not a valid one for the package management solution I referred to in my previous post (apt-get). I wouldn't have compared Windows Update to a bad Linux package manager when a great one is available and works on multiple distros.
Apt-get already handles updates for all apps on the system and new apps can add themselves by running their own update repository, which the user can either decide to use or decide not to use.
Apt-get also always adds the app to the menu. I believe Red Hat's package manager also adds the app to the menu. If you compile from source, then you won't get that feature, but then again if you compile from source on Windows, OSX or any other system you will still have to manually add a shortcut. Package managers eliminate having to compile apps.
"My understanding is that google maps is purposely limited so people can't "see swingsets" in back yards (i.e. pedophiles)"
That's pretty stupid. Sounds like a new urban legend. Pedophiles don't need to look at satelite imagery to find victims. If the resolution is limited, it's more likely for general privacy reasons.
Quite likely, they want to limit the size of the images they store, so they don't use the highest possible resolution.
I don't use Kompose for application management either since alt-tab works quicker most of the time. I also use Taskbar2 (from kde-apps.org), which gives me window previews by hovering over the minimized items in the taskbar. Taskbar2 removed the last great feature of kompose, and that's app preview so I know what something is before I switch to it. It'd be nice to have this preview integrated with alt-tab.
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Whoa! Don't be so hasty. MS just read about this now, so they've got to get a dev team together later today, wait for Yahoo to launch so they can steal ideas, then develop their own. Before they launch they will need to market it as an innovative revolution in online ads until finally it launches and nobody cares about it.
At least that's what they did with MSN search and MSN maps.
I'd say some or most the corporation's revenues get donated to the foundation, creating a better tax situation than if the foundation made the money itself. The corporation would get tax benefits from the donation and the foundation wouldn't pay taxes on the donation they receive.
The fact that Java web app servers can 'talk' to each other is very cool, but that does not mean that what the GP was talking about isn't real scalability, it's just different. In most PHP apps, the scalability 'problem' is sessions and there are multiple ways of avoiding this pitfall, one of which is to use the database to store sessions. This is perfectly valid and in most cases no less efficient than using the app server. FYI, a high-end database can scale better than an app server, so in some very high-end cases it may be preferable to use PHP's session scaling vs. Java's.
so... how far do you think those rovers can drive before they die?
I guess we found the next landing spot, assuming they can either land it in the crater or drive into the crater after landing.
On the MSDN IE blog, commenters are livid about this. It's the perfect place, since it's frequented by developers and, hopefully, read by MS employees.
Instead of complaining on Slashdot, everyone should hop over there (http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/) and tell them that standards support is necessary.
ActiveX should be enabled on a whitelist-only basis by default. The Windows Update site should be the only one enabled by default. Putting a new site on the whitelist should involve more than clicking Ok on a dialog when you load a page, it should involve at least three clicks, so it's harder to enable on a site than it is to ignore and keep using the site as-is.
Actually, now that I read the Amaya docs, they don't claim CSS2 support, although it is a little odd that they would be further behind than other browsers.
I just installed Amaya and, amazingly, it screws up the acid test almost as much as IE does. Firefox and Opera both render it much better.
How can he be sued if "the problem is not a security vulnerability"
Way to go, Cisco.
lol, reminds me of a non-developer friend who on Tuesday was asked to learn asp.net and build the company's web site by Monday.
I got an email with the subject, "help!"
I ran across this story yesterday and it neatly summarizes some statistics about the violent crime rate in correlation with some big moments in video game history, such as the release of PSX and the GTA games. The "Truth"
What you call bloat, I call very useful features. KDE 2.0 just wouldn't cut it for the day-to-day work I do now. Konqueror alone, with all it's features since 3.0, plays an integral part of my everyday work.
For example, I want a file manager that can do sftp, ftp, smb, nfs, etc. I'll agree that those elements make the code bigger and possibly slower, but I make use of them. I know a lot of other people do as well.
I also find that dcop plays a very important role in messaging between apps and KDE. Sure, it's another app that sucks up some RAM, but maybe some people like me use it.
Considering that most elements in KDE are embeddable objects (eg. Kate, Kedit and Kdevelop all use the same editor), I'd say bloat is cut down a lot. Nobody is implementing three different text editors when one will do the job.
I, and every other reasonable person, expects KDE 3.x to be larger and have more features than KDE 2.x. Such is the nature of software. That's not because coders are lazy or don't care if their program is bloated, but because hardware is catching up to their dreams. Programmers are able to implement things today that they couldn't do a few years ago.
If you don't want those features, then run Blackbox.
Personally, I don't think you know what 'bloat' is -- you seem to think that because 3.x is slower than 2.x it must be bloated. I think you've just heard that term so often that you repeat it to sound knowledgable.
You forgot to add that he supported Bush's decision based on forged evidence that he was not aware was falsified.
IM popularity is really a group thing. Myself and everybody I interact with are on ICQ. I've never had anybody ask what my MSN or AOL screenname is. It's just the sort of crowd I run in, I guess.
People pick their IM client based on who they know. If their friends are on MSN, they'll be there too.
Clients like Kopete, Gaim and Trillian allow connecting to several at once, so at work I have ICQ and the office Jabber server setup in Kopete. Many others use these features to talk to MSN, ICQ and AOL people without needing to worry about which IM client a certain friend uses.
My ISP, Cogeco, is offering VOIP with a modem that has an 8 hour battery backup. Definitely a nice feature.
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Congratulations on inventing a less useful form of session variables :)
Yes, this is a great feature even for people with good eyes. I set my minimum to 10 and it really helps on a few pages where the author apparently runs in 640 x 480 and uses 7px fonts.
That's not a bug, it's a feature!
Really, the state of GNU/Linux is a product of its users as much as anything else. Many Linux users want to compile a number of their own apps, especially on servers.
Universal package management should be a goal for all distros, but they won't ever Windows-ize Linux software installation.
Do you really trust a hex editor to save the file correctly? I manually flip the appropriate magnetized bits on the hard disk platters.
It's is a criticism, but not a valid one for the package management solution I referred to in my previous post (apt-get). I wouldn't have compared Windows Update to a bad Linux package manager when a great one is available and works on multiple distros.
Apt-get already handles updates for all apps on the system and new apps can add themselves by running their own update repository, which the user can either decide to use or decide not to use.
Apt-get also always adds the app to the menu. I believe Red Hat's package manager also adds the app to the menu. If you compile from source, then you won't get that feature, but then again if you compile from source on Windows, OSX or any other system you will still have to manually add a shortcut. Package managers eliminate having to compile apps.
Wow, so it'll finally be where Linux package management was in 1999? (Or earlier)
"My understanding is that google maps is purposely limited so people can't "see swingsets" in back yards (i.e. pedophiles)"
That's pretty stupid. Sounds like a new urban legend. Pedophiles don't need to look at satelite imagery to find victims. If the resolution is limited, it's more likely for general privacy reasons.
Quite likely, they want to limit the size of the images they store, so they don't use the highest possible resolution.
Then it would suck at Chess960
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I don't use Kompose for application management either since alt-tab works quicker most of the time. I also use Taskbar2 (from kde-apps.org), which gives me window previews by hovering over the minimized items in the taskbar. Taskbar2 removed the last great feature of kompose, and that's app preview so I know what something is before I switch to it. It'd be nice to have this preview integrated with alt-tab.