The Kylix Open Edition forbids deploying any application with a license other than the GPL. Why?
Because the license they chose for the Open Edition requires it. That's just the way it is for that product. If you choose to use that product, you use the GPL.
As others mentioned, if you don't want to produce GPL programs then you buy the commercial version of Kylix. Just as there are commercial versions of some other GPL'ed programs -- the author owns the copyright and can release separate versions under various licenses.
Yes, light does obey the Inverse Square Law. A laser does not because the light has been manipulated to make the photons travel parallel to each other, thus it does not "spread its influence equally in all directions". A laser is following the geometry applicable to parallel lines (depending upon accuracy of construction), not a sphere.
That might be the former NRC system. They selected Oracle when they were forced to write a new system. The old system used Microsoft FoxPro, and when FoxPro no longer existed, well...they had a little problem.
By the time the solar sail arrives at another star, it will be moving in speeds of Kilometers per second. Using the energy from the star to reduce speed would be a highly impractical and rather lengthy process. I would think that 'simple' reverse thursters would do the job much faster and more efficiently.
"Kilometers per second"? The space shuttle already goes several kilometers per second -- anything leaving Earth orbit will be going faster. You're using units which are too small.
Using energy from the star which you're approaching is no problem. Your approach will take decades, so you turn the sail to drag your speed down during that time -- and the closer you get, the stronger the deceleration.
And if "simple thrusters" could reach the expected high speeds, they would be used during launch as well. The advantage of a solar sail ship is that it does not have to include the mass of rocket fuel for deceleration, fuel for accelerating that fuel, fuel for accelerating the fuel for deceleration, fuel for accelerating that fuel...
A Linux kernel IS an OS. Maybe you meant that someone would add assorted GPL applications, much as a Linux kernel isn't of much use without bash, tar, vim, ld, init...
Oh, yes. There are plenty of other sites using Microsoft databases to track dangerous materials. Does that prove that they haven't lost stuff? No, it only proves that those tools are being used.
The system with bugs apparently uses Microsoft Access (therefore using a
Microsoft operating system). Developed at Oak Ridge, it involves a PC
which monitors containers which rest on weight sensors. Some
installations also use electronically-readable tags, heat sensors or
radiation sensors. Russian seals were used, not the
electronically-monitored Oak Ridge seals. Announced plans were for 15
Russian facilities to be using the system.
http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN02-16-96/la1995.ht ml#8
http://www.y12.doe.gov/orsens/pubs/inmm99report-r. pdf
http://www.y12.doe.gov/orsens/pubs/esarda-vane.pdf http://rmtc.ippe.obninsk.ru/seminars/eng/tri2/NMC& A-at-RCP.pdf (2MB on
slow link)
The U.S. NRC had a different problem with a Microsoft database in 2000.
The Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System was first
implemented with Microsoft FoxPro, which "the computer industry no
longer supports".
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/COMMISSION/SECYS/2000-0163s cy.html#ATTACHMENT 4
The OPTI-RP software for selecting radiation protection options uses
Microsoft Access.
http://ean.cepn.asso.fr/pdf/EAN-2.pdf
Microsoft Access is used for a Singapore inventory of Air Emissions,
Watewater, Solid Waste and Toxic waste.
http://www.dnauk.co.uk/env-pro.htm#it12
Southern Africa's 20 Megawatt pool type reactor SAFARI-1 is automated
with a Windows NT system, including material tracking. Also: "...we are
looking at remote reporting and further user interfaces at the homes of
senior plant personnel, for faster response time to incidents requiring
operator intervention"
http://www.adroit.co.za/news/briefs.html#ITEM27
The Australian Radiation Incident Register uses Microsoft Access.
http://www.arps.org.au/ARPS25abstracts.PDF (350K on slow link)
The 2000 nuclear Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) 1
and 2 database uses Microsoft Access.
http://www.nea.fr/html/rp/reports/2000/nea2728.pdf
...and let's not forget that during World War II there was a lot of steel being flung around the Pacific. It now should be natural for there to be a lot of rusty spots.
If being "distinguished" is what makes one's reports match what the real world does, I want to hear what a world-famous meterologist from Hollywood knows.
"...Nuclear Power Plant cooling tower!!!??? They give off gigaWatts of heat, but no evil 'greenhouse gases'. Geez, talk about undermining the credibility of the story!"
Actually, those evaporative cooling towersdo release large quantities of the gas which causes over 90% of Earth's greenhouse effect: water vapor.
Gee, during the antitrust trial Microsoft vehemently denied that IE could be removed from Windows. And now MS will allow such impossible things?
Who can tell whether customization is successful anyway? MS systems are already fragile enough that it will be hard to tell whether there are problems due to OEM customization.
Oops. Down on page four of that Forum is a comment from Distributed.Net that Georgia did subpoena them and Georgia was informed of the resources used by Distributed.Net. So Georgia should have the proper technical information.
Oh, yeah. I forgot that ICBMs are designed to be self-contained and don't need any radio links to the ground. Unless they really do have radio-operated self-destruct devices (a Hollywood favorite) -- we civilians don't have need to know if such devices exist (yes, I know the risks and technical difficulties involved).
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As others mentioned, if you don't want to produce GPL programs then you buy the commercial version of Kylix. Just as there are commercial versions of some other GPL'ed programs -- the author owns the copyright and can release separate versions under various licenses.
This was included in a list of some MS hazardous materials systems which I had in an earlier post:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/COMMISSION/SECYS/2000-0163s cy.html#ATTACHMENT 4.
Hey, lameness filter. This ain't that comment. Stop making me rephrase it.Using energy from the star which you're approaching is no problem. Your approach will take decades, so you turn the sail to drag your speed down during that time -- and the closer you get, the stronger the deceleration.
And if "simple thrusters" could reach the expected high speeds, they would be used during launch as well. The advantage of a solar sail ship is that it does not have to include the mass of rocket fuel for deceleration, fuel for accelerating that fuel, fuel for accelerating the fuel for deceleration, fuel for accelerating that fuel...
He hated what was going on so much that he resigned twice. Let's see how many times he resigns.
Therefore, it is illegal in the USA to try to read the following text.
But this is the first commercial Dragonball distro whose press release was written under a full moon! That's unique!
Does the GPL require allowing distribution of binaries? Ask them for a copy of the source code and see their response to that.
A Linux kernel IS an OS. Maybe you meant that someone would add assorted GPL applications, much as a Linux kernel isn't of much use without bash, tar, vim, ld, init...
A Linux set top box? There's TiVo.
Oh, yes. There are plenty of other sites using Microsoft databases to track dangerous materials. Does that prove that they haven't lost stuff? No, it only proves that those tools are being used.
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The system with bugs apparently uses Microsoft Access (therefore using a
Microsoft operating system). Developed at Oak Ridge, it involves a PC
which monitors containers which rest on weight sensors. Some
installations also use electronically-readable tags, heat sensors or
radiation sensors. Russian seals were used, not the
electronically-monitored Oak Ridge seals. Announced plans were for 15
Russian facilities to be using the system.
http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN02-16-96/la1995.h
http://www.y12.doe.gov/orsens/pubs/inmm99report-r
http://www.y12.doe.gov/orsens/pubs/esarda-vane.pd
http://rmtc.ippe.obninsk.ru/seminars/eng/tri2/NMC
slow link)
The U.S. NRC had a different problem with a Microsoft database in 2000.
The Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System was first
implemented with Microsoft FoxPro, which "the computer industry no
longer supports".
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/COMMISSION/SECYS/2000-0163
The OPTI-RP software for selecting radiation protection options uses
Microsoft Access.
http://ean.cepn.asso.fr/pdf/EAN-2.pdf
Microsoft Access is used for a Singapore inventory of Air Emissions,
Watewater, Solid Waste and Toxic waste.
http://www.dnauk.co.uk/env-pro.htm#it12
Southern Africa's 20 Megawatt pool type reactor SAFARI-1 is automated
with a Windows NT system, including material tracking. Also: "...we are
looking at remote reporting and further user interfaces at the homes of
senior plant personnel, for faster response time to incidents requiring
operator intervention"
http://www.adroit.co.za/news/briefs.html#ITEM27
The Australian Radiation Incident Register uses Microsoft Access.
http://www.arps.org.au/ARPS25abstracts.PDF (350K on slow link)
The 2000 nuclear Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) 1
and 2 database uses Microsoft Access.
http://www.nea.fr/html/rp/reports/2000/nea2728.pd
Read the article. The guy used 3500 Symbol hardware with a Red Hat-based system. The Agenda was not available for that project.
I thought the Bermuda Triangle was built by the ancient Egyptians.
But can you dance to it?
...and let's not forget that during World War II there was a lot of steel being flung around the Pacific. It now should be natural for there to be a lot of rusty spots.
Maybe China will build it, as long as they're exploiting lunar resources. The miners will need someplace to stay.
If being "distinguished" is what makes one's reports match what the real world does, I want to hear what a world-famous meterologist from Hollywood knows.
It's not IE which can now be removed. It's the IE icon on the MS Windows Desktop. MS is not allowing removal of IE, only the obvious access to it.
Who can tell whether customization is successful anyway? MS systems are already fragile enough that it will be hard to tell whether there are problems due to OEM customization.
What is "shockingly similar" between a hypothesized orbiting star and one which happens to pass nearby?
Oops. Down on page four of that Forum is a comment from Distributed.Net that Georgia did subpoena them and Georgia was informed of the resources used by Distributed.Net. So Georgia should have the proper technical information.
I wonder if Georgia thinks "k" means "kilobytes".
I don't see in the FAQ any mention of how much network bandwidth an RC5 client can use, particularly with the speed of processors two years ago.
Oh, yeah. I forgot that ICBMs are designed to be self-contained and don't need any radio links to the ground. Unless they really do have radio-operated self-destruct devices (a Hollywood favorite) -- we civilians don't have need to know if such devices exist (yes, I know the risks and technical difficulties involved).