I don't like that Picasa won't allow me to post ANY pictures in my blog (on Livejournal). I know Google owns Blogger, but it sure would be nice if they implemented multiple-blog support (at least for the major ones) in Picasa.
No, I'm not. Any doc that should be used to create a worthwhile driver would have to contain the hardware vendor's IP. So whether they release source code which contains IP or they release a spec/doc that contains IP, their IP is still being released. Without a binary driver, any competitor could easily learn ("borrow," steal) from the vendor's work.
OK, sorry I mispoke. But for a suitable driver to be written, the hardware vendor's IP would have to be in the doc. I believe binary drivers are a good method of protecting a vendor's IP.
All a vendor needs to do is to make good, solid interface documentation, and make it available without NDAs and other childish restrictions, and the drivers will not only be written, but they'll probably be shipped with the operating systems, and for the most part, just work.
So how do the vendors protect their IP when they release the source?
Happened to me too... then the bank wanted to charge me money to get a new card. I at least was able to get them to drop that charge, but it was a bit of a hassle.
So do they allow you to upgrade from 1.0 to 1.0.1? All I read is this:
"Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.1, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations."
So why do I want to uninstall my old version prior to installing a new version? Can they not handle a simple upgrade?
(Seriously, I'm asking a question. I like Firefox, so this isn't flaimbait.)
But if you have 100+ servers, the cost of "buying a few more CPUs" suddenly sky-rockets.
And if a corporation such as Unisys spends their R&D money in developing and testing "some scripts" to do the switching, what does it really cost the customer in the end? They've saved money by not having to buy extra CPUs and din't lose any money in the research.
What is wrong with a company saying, "Our customers are demanding Linux, lets give it to them."? Isn't that how business works?
And how come all you TiVo zealots (I am one of them) will praise TiVo for using Linux in a proprietary code and hardware fasion? Are you the same ones bashing Unisys for doing the same? For this reason, you should drop TiVo until they make their code (and all you to) run on any PC and not just their proprietary hardware.
Please tell all Linux distributors to no longer bundle C and Fortran compilers into their Linux distributions because Intel actually SELLS their own version - and we wouldn't want the free nature of the GNU compilers to interfere with Intel's sales.
Sorry... I really don't agree that an OS provider should not be allowed to bundle software. If a product is good enough, people will purchase it. If Norton and McAfee (or whoever) can create a virus scanner that is smarter or faster or in some-way better than Microsoft's free version, then people will buy it.
Of course, the story is quick to state that the whole study was funded and commissioned by our favorite Redmond, WA based software giant."
Uh... You sound like its a bad thing they pointed this out? The whole/. community would be up-in-arms if they didn't point it out right off the bat.
While true that there is possible bias because Microsoft performed the study, it does not mean there was definite bias.
True, but I don't think the OS can really know if it needs a network connection. Because if it isn't using one right now, who is to say it might not need it 15 minutes from now?
So software authors would have to put a switch into each applicationthat says "I'm allowed to be hibernated when in switched-mode." I'm not sure that'll ever happen:-)
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CNET correctly reports that it was faulty convention wiring and not a Unisys server.
I don't like that Picasa won't allow me to post ANY pictures in my blog (on Livejournal). I know Google owns Blogger, but it sure would be nice if they implemented multiple-blog support (at least for the major ones) in Picasa.
No, I'm not. Any doc that should be used to create a worthwhile driver would have to contain the hardware vendor's IP. So whether they release source code which contains IP or they release a spec/doc that contains IP, their IP is still being released. Without a binary driver, any competitor could easily learn ("borrow," steal) from the vendor's work.
OK, sorry I mispoke. But for a suitable driver to be written, the hardware vendor's IP would have to be in the doc. I believe binary drivers are a good method of protecting a vendor's IP.
I'm sorry - have you ever looked at the actual link? No, not the text in the status bar, but the actual link.
/ slashdot.org/&ei=nj-NQobLM7GUaPaJ0XA
Here is what a search for slashdot says in the status bar:
http://slashdot.org/
Here is what the link actually is (copy link location, paste to text editor)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http%3A/
So yes, they do in fact track what you click.
Why would he be upset when his own search tool can be used to search for firefox?
Happened to me too... then the bank wanted to charge me money to get a new card. I at least was able to get them to drop that charge, but it was a bit of a hassle.
So do they allow you to upgrade from 1.0 to 1.0.1? All I read is this:
"Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.1, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations."
So why do I want to uninstall my old version prior to installing a new version? Can they not handle a simple upgrade?
(Seriously, I'm asking a question. I like Firefox, so this isn't flaimbait.)
I was going to make this comment. I'm glad I searched through all the comments first.
Go Eagles '05-'06 !
except for those companies who are, say, based in the US and want to keep all their jobs in the US.
But if you have 100+ servers, the cost of "buying a few more CPUs" suddenly sky-rockets.
And if a corporation such as Unisys spends their R&D money in developing and testing "some scripts" to do the switching, what does it really cost the customer in the end? They've saved money by not having to buy extra CPUs and din't lose any money in the research.
The ES7000 is an x86 machine. It runs Xeon procs.
What is wrong with a company saying, "Our customers are demanding Linux, lets give it to them."? Isn't that how business works?
And how come all you TiVo zealots (I am one of them) will praise TiVo for using Linux in a proprietary code and hardware fasion? Are you the same ones bashing Unisys for doing the same? For this reason, you should drop TiVo until they make their code (and all you to) run on any PC and not just their proprietary hardware.
Please tell all Linux distributors to no longer bundle C and Fortran compilers into their Linux distributions because Intel actually SELLS their own version - and we wouldn't want the free nature of the GNU compilers to interfere with Intel's sales.
Sorry... I really don't agree that an OS provider should not be allowed to bundle software. If a product is good enough, people will purchase it. If Norton and McAfee (or whoever) can create a virus scanner that is smarter or faster or in some-way better than Microsoft's free version, then people will buy it.
Thats Springfield, USA.
Also, by only having to buy one "region," the bulk quantity purchased goes up - and most likely the bulk price will go down.
(lower price per DVD, for more DVDs purchased from manufacturer)
and that, somehow, is related to the OS?
if the hard drive crashes, just buy a new one. the subscription is still valid. it isn't tied to the hard drive.
I've gotten my money's worth out of the lifetime subscription
Of course, the story is quick to state that the whole study was funded and commissioned by our favorite Redmond, WA based software giant." Uh... You sound like its a bad thing they pointed this out? The whole /. community would be up-in-arms if they didn't point it out right off the bat.
While true that there is possible bias because Microsoft performed the study, it does not mean there was definite bias.
Isn't the one violating some kind of trademark with Dr. Pepper / Seven Up, Inc?
True, but I don't think the OS can really know if it needs a network connection. Because if it isn't using one right now, who is to say it might not need it 15 minutes from now?
:-)
So software authors would have to put a switch into each applicationthat says "I'm allowed to be hibernated when in switched-mode." I'm not sure that'll ever happen
So you're the one who will eventually put me out of a job? :-(
I was going to make fun of the headline too. But you did is much better than I would have. Bravo!