It's all about balance and good system design. Windows has to deal with a lot of backwards compatibility kluges that Linux generally doesn't, and thus Windows has to strike a balance between compatibility and security (which is much of what UAC is all about, with software that stores shit in the actual program folder as opposed to using the user's home directory). No OS is completely locked down from the user, yet Linux and MacOS tend to be better protected against malware simply by design, because they don't have to worry about people using 10 year old apps and complaining that they don't work because they worked in an insecure way (which was the norm back then) and such UAC exposes their flaws. My uncle runs Vista on two computers and I provide him with support. I never see UAC prompts unless I'm doing one of two things:
1) Intentionally modifying system files or C:\Program Files (and in this case, UAC is behaving as designed). 2) Installing old software that hasn't been updated to use the home directory instead of storing data in C:\Program Files (older versions of DAZ 3D do this).
Personally, I still run XP because I don't have hardware capable of running Vista or 7 at its most efficient. That doesn't mean that Vista and 7 are bad, just that I don't have hardware capable of giving me the full experience.
For the average home user, Vista is good enough, and 7 is even better. Microsoft have made major strides in enhancing security while balancing that with the crutch known as backward compatibility. The fact that Windows 7 32-bit will pretty much run all user-mode software ever released for Win95 (that didn't rely on 16-bit portions of the OS) tells me that, while Microsoft isn't perfect, they have done as best as they can to make sure that security and backwards compatibility are balanced.
Although, you'd get screwed, too, because if you upgraded with a non-Apple part, Apple would replace what they sold you. You buy a five-hundred gigabyte hard drive? You get back the three-fifty that was originally installed. You upgrade two gigs of RAM to four? You get back two.
That is theft, plain and simple. If I have installed my own property in a device, they are stealing if they don't return it to me.
It doesn't matter how much came with it - they tried to claim copyright over images created by anyone. In other words, if you went into DPaint and pixeled everything yourself, not even using clip art or fonts, they still claimed the work as theirs.
How the fuck did this get modded insightful? Apparently we're supposed to respect the fair-use rights allowing us to backup most media, but not console games?
so it couldn't 'really' do multitasking although giving the impression.
Um, Win95 could preemptively multitask 32-bit tasks - crudely at times, perhaps, but it could do it. It only kept cooperative multitasking around for 16-bit compatibility.
Even under the copyright term before this pseudo-perpetual crap, a work is eligible for two 28-year terms. That's enough to ensure they can go to college and have enough to not worry about medical bills (unless they squander it which they can also do under the current system). Tell me now why the pseudo-perpetual system is better?
That is more or less implausible, by the very digital receivers that the whole voucher system is meant to promulgate, which have analog outputs. The only way to do so would be to essentially mandate that the manufacturers pay to output Macrovision (which is not the same as VCRs being required to honor Macrovision - adding it to the signal yourself requires payment of license fees to Macrovision). Sure, it's possible, but I don't see it happening.
Wow, the mods-on-crack really gravitated to this post.
Digital transition means "they" end up having complete control of TV? Hogwash.
Big Brother 16 in 1080p? The FCC has never mandated HDTV broadcasts, and even if they did, the converter boxes will downsample any HDTV broadcasts for display on a analog set.
Ham/CB banned? AM/FM banned? You're a fucking idiot and you should leave your/. login at the door on your way out.
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It's all about balance and good system design. Windows has to deal with a lot of backwards compatibility kluges that Linux generally doesn't, and thus Windows has to strike a balance between compatibility and security (which is much of what UAC is all about, with software that stores shit in the actual program folder as opposed to using the user's home directory). No OS is completely locked down from the user, yet Linux and MacOS tend to be better protected against malware simply by design, because they don't have to worry about people using 10 year old apps and complaining that they don't work because they worked in an insecure way (which was the norm back then) and such UAC exposes their flaws. My uncle runs Vista on two computers and I provide him with support. I never see UAC prompts unless I'm doing one of two things:
1) Intentionally modifying system files or C:\Program Files (and in this case, UAC is behaving as designed).
2) Installing old software that hasn't been updated to use the home directory instead of storing data in C:\Program Files (older versions of DAZ 3D do this).
Personally, I still run XP because I don't have hardware capable of running Vista or 7 at its most efficient. That doesn't mean that Vista and 7 are bad, just that I don't have hardware capable of giving me the full experience.
For the average home user, Vista is good enough, and 7 is even better. Microsoft have made major strides in enhancing security while balancing that with the crutch known as backward compatibility. The fact that Windows 7 32-bit will pretty much run all user-mode software ever released for Win95 (that didn't rely on 16-bit portions of the OS) tells me that, while Microsoft isn't perfect, they have done as best as they can to make sure that security and backwards compatibility are balanced.
Although, you'd get screwed, too, because if you upgraded with a non-Apple part, Apple would replace what they sold you. You buy a five-hundred gigabyte hard drive? You get back the three-fifty that was originally installed. You upgrade two gigs of RAM to four? You get back two.
That is theft, plain and simple. If I have installed my own property in a device, they are stealing if they don't return it to me.
It doesn't matter how much came with it - they tried to claim copyright over images created by anyone. In other words, if you went into DPaint and pixeled everything yourself, not even using clip art or fonts, they still claimed the work as theirs.
How the fuck did this get modded insightful? Apparently we're supposed to respect the fair-use rights allowing us to backup most media, but not console games?
Fuck you, you anti-freedom commie pig.
http://www.chillingeffects.org/anticircumvention/notice.cgi?NoticeID=25159
It's a takedown. Technically, based on the letter itself, I think they abused this one.
so it couldn't 'really' do multitasking although giving the impression.
Um, Win95 could preemptively multitask 32-bit tasks - crudely at times, perhaps, but it could do it. It only kept cooperative multitasking around for 16-bit compatibility.
This is not true.
This got modded up as insightful? Jesus Christ. /standard rant about Slashdot moderators
Fuck you, asshole.
YOU are what is wrong with the world today. Go jump off a cliff.
You seriously believe you can determine someone's political leaning by whether or not they are a fan of an animated television series?
Wow. Really, just wow.
There's something (XP), missing (XP) from your list (XP).
I wonder (XP) what it could be (XP)?
Windows
Windows 2
Windows 3.x
Win 95/NT/98/Me
Win 2k/XP/2k3
Vista
Windows 7
No there's not.
Except for the fact that both of you are wrong because the C64 used GCR rather than MFM =P
Modded PS2 (GH2/80s/GH3) or Wii (GH3 only) + MP3s + custom charts = win
What about if you possess Linux? Do you have the right to use it outside of the GPL, without contributing back changes?
Yes, as long as you don't distribute such changes - exactly like with OS X.
Trying not to give them ideas...
Didn't stick to that too well, did we?
No.
The laws of a free land should be public domain. Full stop. No one should have a right to prevent anyone from distributing copies of the law.
It's really funny because it was 8.3, not 8.4. Nice try, though. I'll give you a point for effort.
When I saw the phrase "full-throated" in the same sentence as "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton", I thought it was just a new one of those.
That would work if DRM had inherent protections for fair use.
Even under the copyright term before this pseudo-perpetual crap, a work is eligible for two 28-year terms. That's enough to ensure they can go to college and have enough to not worry about medical bills (unless they squander it which they can also do under the current system). Tell me now why the pseudo-perpetual system is better?
Valid comparison. Godwin's Law does not establish whether the argument is lost or not.
YOU JUST LOST THE GAME
Wrong.
"As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." - Mike Godwin
I see nothing there about any forfeiture of the argument.
YOU JUST LOST THE GAME
That is more or less implausible, by the very digital receivers that the whole voucher system is meant to promulgate, which have analog outputs. The only way to do so would be to essentially mandate that the manufacturers pay to output Macrovision (which is not the same as VCRs being required to honor Macrovision - adding it to the signal yourself requires payment of license fees to Macrovision). Sure, it's possible, but I don't see it happening.
This tripe got modded to 4? Insightful?
/. login at the door on your way out.
Wow, the mods-on-crack really gravitated to this post.
Digital transition means "they" end up having complete control of TV? Hogwash.
Big Brother 16 in 1080p? The FCC has never mandated HDTV broadcasts, and even if they did, the converter boxes will downsample any HDTV broadcasts for display on a analog set.
Ham/CB banned? AM/FM banned? You're a fucking idiot and you should leave your
Care to cite your source that states the FCC ever required any form of HD broadcasting at all?