How about an option to score pages according to usability under a certain browser/platform combination? (Only show pages that are viewable with Konqueror version x.y.z)
Where are my mod points when I need them? I was actually going to suggest your second approach.
IANLT (Linus Torvalds), but just like ALSA is distributed separately from the kernel, can't the network, OSS, IR, radio, filesystems, etc. be distributed as separate projects without Linus? Granted, this takes a lot of control away from Linus, and I for one respect that he wants to keep that control, but it seems that he just cannot.
Works perfectly over here, win32 native on several 6.0 betas as well as the real thing, all installed from the all-in-one executable. You've got a configuration problem, I'd say.
Saggitarius: All your friends are laughing behind your back - kill them. Take down all the naked pictures of Earnest Borgnine you've got hanging in your den. - Weird Al Yankovic, "Running with Scissors"
I don't get it, Linux 2.5? I'm using Linux 7.2. But in any case, even if this were a new version, I'd go to freshmeat to check out on these things, not slashdot. (Yes, I know about Freshmeat even though I can't tell the difference between Linux and Redhat). Don't upgrade, anyway, Linux is a bunch of crap. You're better off upgrading to Windows 2005 or MacOS XIV. They even let you keep your uptime even during power outages. And when you do that, always use the mirrors. That way you see any secret messages in mirror-writing on the packaging.
I vaguely remember a PC Magazine from 1991ish where they answer the question "Why can't Windows 3.1 run in real mode". I believe that Windows 3.0 was the last version to support real mode, and of course protected mode requires a 386.
This comment is not shown as "by Roie (Thinkgeek) M on Monday". The ads are, as you said, at the top of the page, and not all over the content (as on some news sites), and definitely not obstructive (some places on Yahoo!, for instance).
For this reason, if set-top boxes had small LCDs (OK, let's assume technology doesn't cost anything for a sec, OK? Work with me here) that had the logos, and the program was unobstructed, that would be just fine, I think. Or, for example, use the top and bottom lines on shows like "Enterprise", which are for some reason recorded in some weird aspect ratio (it looks like 9:16 but I never measured).
That's absolutely true. The problem is what happens when you want to run a DFB app on a Sun. Or on Linux, but display it on a Sun. That's what X is meant to do. With the framebuffer there's no room to insert such a layer between the application and the hardware.
Maybe I didn't get this, but from what I gather, it has X compatibility on one side only: it can run X applications. The other side is somewhat problematic - X can use different backends, FB can't. (I'm thinking VNC here, and networking). That's where you get legacy issues.
IOW, you can run X apps on FB but not vice versa.
I know I made a joke above about the DMCA, but this "law" isn't related to the DMCA. I think it's more in line with all sorts of debates about timeslicing - TV people want to force their old way of generating revenue to continue working by forcing people to watch their advertising. I know this isn't as hot an issue as the DMCA and friends, and I don't have any definite sources, but there have been some mini-debates here and on some other site about this.
2. Where do you put the damn thing? The most convenient place is the passenger seat, except when you have a passenger.
On the passenger. (My friends enjoy having control over what we hear in the car)
Well, I don't know whether the "hacker" title is a lost cause, but the "computer programmer" title is just not a good idea. Hackers are not all computer programmers, nor are all computer programmers hackers!
I use Linux, so YMMV with all this.
Yes, there is definately a problem with certain fonts in Hebrew on the net, and all of this depends on your browser, the font and the phase of the moon. However, I rarely if ever even go to any Hebrew sites, so that's not much of a problem. The IE5 sites are a problem all over the world, not just in Israel.
As far as Word e-mail, I hardly ever get that. The few times I do, I use Antiword, which indeed doesn't work with Hebrew documents. The one time I got a Hebrew document by mail, I asked the sender to resend it as text, which she did. However, I just looked at the source code for Antiword and I changed one line to make it display Hebrew docs. It's a bit of a hassle: Extract doc from mail, run thru Antiword, then open in vim to reverse text direction.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is a) I don't get these problems on a regular basis, b) it's a hassle in any case, and c) quick-and-dirty hacks on these things aren't that big a deal in some cases. If you're using open-source programs, dig in and see what they do. Character translation is a procedure. RTL is slightly harder, but for short runs I've been known to just "siht ekil dear" for a bit.
By the way, you said you're not using a Unix variant, and then you mentioned Linux. What is it, then?
I'm no expert, but assuming those other pilots are allowed to look at the source code, aren't you OK? By distributing it to other pilots (with or without the source, remember you only need to give them the source if they ask) and telling them not to distribute it, I think you'd be OK. In fact, I vaguely remember a clause in the GPL saying that if some other license (the FIA in this case) restricts you from distributing, you can't distribute, period. So the other pilots just can't distribute it onwards, outside of the circle of people who are allowed to know the protocols.
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How about an option to score pages according to usability under a certain browser/platform combination? (Only show pages that are viewable with Konqueror version x.y.z)
Where are my mod points when I need them? I was actually going to suggest your second approach.
IANLT (Linus Torvalds), but just like ALSA is distributed separately from the kernel, can't the network, OSS, IR, radio, filesystems, etc. be distributed as separate projects without Linus? Granted, this takes a lot of control away from Linus, and I for one respect that he wants to keep that control, but it seems that he just cannot.
German, I think,
Works perfectly over here, win32 native on several 6.0 betas as well as the real thing, all installed from the all-in-one executable. You've got a configuration problem, I'd say.
Saggitarius: All your friends are laughing behind your back - kill them. Take down all the naked pictures of Earnest Borgnine you've got hanging in your den. - Weird Al Yankovic, "Running with Scissors"
I don't get it, Linux 2.5? I'm using Linux 7.2. But in any case, even if this were a new version, I'd go to freshmeat to check out on these things, not slashdot. (Yes, I know about Freshmeat even though I can't tell the difference between Linux and Redhat). Don't upgrade, anyway, Linux is a bunch of crap. You're better off upgrading to Windows 2005 or MacOS XIV. They even let you keep your uptime even during power outages. And when you do that, always use the mirrors. That way you see any secret messages in mirror-writing on the packaging.
;-)
Oh, did I make first post?
I vaguely remember a PC Magazine from 1991ish where they answer the question "Why can't Windows 3.1 run in real mode". I believe that Windows 3.0 was the last version to support real mode, and of course protected mode requires a 386.
This comment is not shown as "by Roie (Thinkgeek) M on Monday". The ads are, as you said, at the top of the page, and not all over the content (as on some news sites), and definitely not obstructive (some places on Yahoo!, for instance).
For this reason, if set-top boxes had small LCDs (OK, let's assume technology doesn't cost anything for a sec, OK? Work with me here) that had the logos, and the program was unobstructed, that would be just fine, I think. Or, for example, use the top and bottom lines on shows like "Enterprise", which are for some reason recorded in some weird aspect ratio (it looks like 9:16 but I never measured).
You've got a point. :-)
That's absolutely true. The problem is what happens when you want to run a DFB app on a Sun. Or on Linux, but display it on a Sun. That's what X is meant to do. With the framebuffer there's no room to insert such a layer between the application and the hardware.
No, you're posting to
Maybe I didn't get this, but from what I gather, it has X compatibility on one side only: it can run X applications. The other side is somewhat problematic - X can use different backends, FB can't. (I'm thinking VNC here, and networking). That's where you get legacy issues.
IOW, you can run X apps on FB but not vice versa.
I know I made a joke above about the DMCA, but this "law" isn't related to the DMCA. I think it's more in line with all sorts of debates about timeslicing - TV people want to force their old way of generating revenue to continue working by forcing people to watch their advertising. I know this isn't as hot an issue as the DMCA and friends, and I don't have any definite sources, but there have been some mini-debates here and on some other site about this.
Make that the ACMD.
Let's call it the Analog Camera Media Directive, or AMCD.
You mean the 128Kbps is PER CHANNEL?
2. Where do you put the damn thing? The most convenient place is the passenger seat, except when you have a passenger.
On the passenger. (My friends enjoy having control over what we hear in the car)
Well, I don't know whether the "hacker" title is a lost cause, but the "computer programmer" title is just not a good idea. Hackers are not all computer programmers, nor are all computer programmers hackers!
Exactly 458232.
I guess that means I should do all my slashdot reading in one strech, without stopping to do other tasks in the middle, like coding.
I had a friend that used not@liberty.2.say whenever asked his email address...
As far as Word e-mail, I hardly ever get that. The few times I do, I use Antiword, which indeed doesn't work with Hebrew documents. The one time I got a Hebrew document by mail, I asked the sender to resend it as text, which she did. However, I just looked at the source code for Antiword and I changed one line to make it display Hebrew docs. It's a bit of a hassle: Extract doc from mail, run thru Antiword, then open in vim to reverse text direction.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is a) I don't get these problems on a regular basis, b) it's a hassle in any case, and c) quick-and-dirty hacks on these things aren't that big a deal in some cases. If you're using open-source programs, dig in and see what they do. Character translation is a procedure. RTL is slightly harder, but for short runs I've been known to just "siht ekil dear" for a bit.
By the way, you said you're not using a Unix variant, and then you mentioned Linux. What is it, then?
Or am I completely off track here?
There was also an article about the subject back in July.