OK, can I ask another one? How many of your clients want to ensure their web sites/applications are accessible to users of adaptive technologies? I always get the question "How many blind vititors do we get to our site?". My answer is usually, unfortunately, "Not as many as we would if they could use it". Do accessibility standards really mean anything in the "real world"? I've been in the accessibility game for so long in Gov't (legislated) that I don't feel that I have a handle on dev in the real world. Do people do this stuff because it is the right thing to do, or because they don't want to get sued?
Yes, yes there are. The majority of the ones I know have the same moral and ethical views that I have. But, then again, my cuture would call me a pagan.
We all stil believe that hurting people without a survival cause is wrong.
You're kidding, right? Any good QC would have a set of test and tolerance criteria before release. Contracts with third party suppliers would/should be subject to severe penalties for deviation.
"Altruism", perhaps? I know, it's a foreign concept in today's society. Maybe, just maybe, someone doesn't have an ulterior motive or a profit angle. It is a weird concept, but I'd prefer to let the proof be revealed in fact rather than speculation.
"Hunh?" Blackberry was a patent infringement case. This was a Trademark issue. The correlation is not analogous. Please understand the dispute before inflaming arguments.
"Since the users who are forced to make the choice either don't know they have a choice, or don't understand the implications of the choice."
Or, when they are visually impaired or mobility impaired and rely on their current familiarity of the controls to accomplish the most basic of tasks.
Mouse-enabled users are able to "suffer" the vageries of new design choices much easier than those that have to really interpret the non-semantic meaning of the current fashions.
What type of diagram are you doing in OO.o? For "Visio"-like stuff, I've been using Dia. Even on an old Win98 box it still presents well when importing into other presentation methods (Office XP docs, ppt / OO.o writer, impress).
The best part about small utilities which do their job really well is that the really good ones are free. The two I mentioned in a post above are very good at what they do. I have a broad collection of utilities for many different tasks. I have spent $0.00 for the software but have made donations to some out of appreciation for their efforts.
Further, it's not as if Red Hat-proper is "free". You can bet your bottom dollar that Red Hat is seeing dollar signs out of this deal. Big dollar signs.
Yes, they are CONTRIBUTING $$$ to this project
And no, there wouldn't be concerns with system requirements. Apple would have engineered a targeted version of Mac OS X specifically for this program.
You can say this with such surety? Please explain.
I've set up Slack boxes to work rather pain-free for computer illiterate users. No worrying about having to use bundled crap.
While that is a very admirable accomplishment, I have to wonder why everyone seems to think these computers are an exercise in a "* for Dummies" effort. I believe the recipients would be better served learning about the art of computing rather than a "How to use 'Productivity Tool X'" waste of time.
Or are you just some crusty Internet has-been, one of those brave souls from the early 90's who now sits around bitching about 'How it was back in the day', never leaving your dank and dark basement dwelling to see the sun?
This post reminds me of the good old days when we just got this interthingy. No one had heard of Al Gore yet. We just typed away on our 9600's , which were much better than the old 2400's, by the way. We only had text on a monochrome and we liked it! "Mark-up" wasn't invented yet and when it was, no one knew how to use it. Still don't, I suppose. Anyway, there are too many young people pecking away at keyboards like chickens in a barnyard and giving just about as much information. Speaking of chickens, what are all these cowards? Cowards were yellow backed idiots who wouldn't fight for themselves or anything else. When called out, they'd just disappear. We never knew when they'd come back. Not like a boomerang. You'd always know when they'd come back. Not those USA boomerangs, but the real Austrailian ones. They were real quality....
To me, this reads that, if you don't like GPL 3, you can use a previous version that you do agree with. At least that's what I interpret the "at your option" part as stating.
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The operative word here is "virtually".
Using this word in a legal context will get your butt tossed out PDQ.
In a marketing context, it will get you increased sales.
OK, can I ask another one?
How many of your clients want to ensure their web sites/applications are accessible to users of adaptive technologies?
I always get the question "How many blind vititors do we get to our site?".
My answer is usually, unfortunately, "Not as many as we would if they could use it".
Do accessibility standards really mean anything in the "real world"?
I've been in the accessibility game for so long in Gov't (legislated) that I don't feel that I have a handle on dev in the real world.
Do people do this stuff because it is the right thing to do, or because they don't want to get sued?
..and Left middle is reserved for the people who ask "Can you do something for me? It will just take a minute"
Or, just a plain old moron, if you prefer.
Yes, yes there are. The majority of the ones I know have the same moral and ethical views that I have.
But, then again, my cuture would call me a pagan.
We all stil believe that hurting people without a survival cause is wrong.
No difference, actually.
Some of the people I know who most exemplify the qualities of "Christian" values are Muslim.
Go figure.
Oh, for F$VK sakes. What kind of double talk is this?
The car ran over the kid in the driveway. It was God's Will.
This is the kind of shit that lets people abrogate their responsibilities for their own actions.
Welcome to the collective. We hope you enjoy it here.
You're kidding, right?
Any good QC would have a set of test and tolerance criteria before release.
Contracts with third party suppliers would/should be subject to severe penalties for deviation.
I can see my shares in Alcan going through the roof!
You're absolutely right!
I need to change my comment threshold.
Thanks for the tip!
"Altruism", perhaps?
I know, it's a foreign concept in today's society.
Maybe, just maybe, someone doesn't have an ulterior motive or a profit angle.
It is a weird concept, but I'd prefer to let the proof be revealed in fact rather than speculation.
So, how do you lock in the "Porn" market?
Is that working out for you?
"Hunh?"
Blackberry was a patent infringement case.
This was a Trademark issue.
The correlation is not analogous.
Please understand the dispute before inflaming arguments.
What type of diagram are you doing in OO.o?
For "Visio"-like stuff, I've been using Dia. Even on an old Win98 box it still presents well when importing into other presentation methods (Office XP docs, ppt / OO.o writer, impress).
The best part about small utilities which do their job really well is that the really good ones are free.
The two I mentioned in a post above are very good at what they do. I have a broad collection of utilities for many different tasks. I have spent $0.00 for the software but have made donations to some out of appreciation for their efforts.
You might be better served by PSPad editor.
Better than notepad. Has syntax highlighting, supports mulitple code types, lots of funky stuff.
Actually, I have substituted Metapad for notepad for most quick notes and for all HTML editing.
That is exactly the mindset that proliferates ignorance and vulnerability in the "masses".
Ignorance is not bliss, it's apathy.
Grand-Dad?
Where have you been? You told Grand-Ma you were just going out for a movie.
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Yes, they are CONTRIBUTING $$$ to this project
You can say this with such surety?
Please explain.
I've set up Slack boxes to work rather pain-free for computer illiterate users. No worrying about having to use bundled crap.
While that is a very admirable accomplishment, I have to wonder why everyone seems to think these computers are an exercise in a "* for Dummies" effort.
I believe the recipients would be better served learning about the art of computing rather than a "How to use 'Productivity Tool X'" waste of time.
You're absolutely right.
We don't need any more people who actually know what the F*** the computer does.
We need more widget-clickers, Damn it!!
(BTW, "underpriviledged" doesn't mean stupid)
This post reminds me of the good old days when we just got this interthingy. No one had heard of Al Gore yet. We just typed away on our 9600's , which were much better than the old 2400's, by the way. We only had text on a monochrome and we liked it! "Mark-up" wasn't invented yet and when it was, no one knew how to use it. Still don't, I suppose. Anyway, there are too many young people pecking away at keyboards like chickens in a barnyard and giving just about as much information. Speaking of chickens, what are all these cowards? Cowards were yellow backed idiots who wouldn't fight for themselves or anything else. When called out, they'd just disappear. We never knew when they'd come back. Not like a boomerang. You'd always know when they'd come back. Not those USA boomerangs, but the real Austrailian ones. They were real quality....
What were we talking about??
Abe Simpson.
To me, this reads that, if you don't like GPL 3, you can use a previous version that you do agree with.
At least that's what I interpret the "at your option" part as stating.