-Shops run UNIX. -Some %@$#&!^&#@ bofin cinvinces a manager to run Windows. -Critical services become unreliabale. -UNIX is brought back. All competent people have Linux at home.
You may not be paying for winamp or iTunes, the companies that provide the software did or may have to do in the future. No issue with Ogg.
I have no MP3 collection, not for lack of CDs (my collection includes around 200 CDs) but because MP3 licensing was bound to be an issue. I did not want to build a collection around something that would probe troublesome in the future.
As soon as the first Ogg players appear then I can do my collection with the confidence that I am the owner of the data and that I will never face patent bullshit when the only thing I want is to listen to my own music using the means of my liking.
Several of the players out there (Sony is particularly guilty of this) are using other even more propietary formats and most people do not notice the difference.
Most players can play at least another format along MP3. New players could play both MP3 and Ogg with view to acustom their customers to the new format before dumping MP3 for good.
To all the bofings salivating for Ipod: NEX II does not have any copyright idiocity.
It can be connected as an external USB hard drive, you can put pretty much whatever you want in the CF card (up to 1GB if you use IBM's microdisk). No movable parts if you use memory cards. Ideal as a replacement for ZIP drives if what you need is to transport moderate ammounts (64MB,128MB!) of data.
Then get yourself a camera that uses CF and you can use the same cards for it as well.
Mobile phone calls are too expensive if you don;t need the thing extensively (cheapest line rental is around 7 US$/month, which is what I use in calls only. Why should I pay rental?) thus I use a cheap almost throw away, non-bulky, minuscule phone with a "pay as you go" service.
Mobile phone is not a must, no matter how much marketing types would like to make you believe so.
I don't want to lose both capabilities when the device dies. I want to have as many options as possible when I need to change phone OR PDA (I don;t want to be forced to change both at the same time.
The fact that you don't understand the difference between censorship and copyright infringement and protection of minors (even against themselves) shows clearly you are one of the many people that will not and can not defend effectively their rights.
In a day where the world is discussing sustainable development in South Africa, Buffy gets the headlines in/.
I don't care if some people watch that rubish, but I believe discussions about such non issues should be kept in the appropriate fora (idiotic TV and gossip magazines) and not in a place where "Stuff that matters" is used as a motto.
All what you say is highly debatable. Minimum wages have existed in Mexico since the 30s and inflation has varied widly since then (would it be that incompetent basic administration of the treasury was to belame instead?).
Any way, even unpalatable types can do things that in the long term benefit the people they govern.
This is such a move. It is a pitty that it comes form somebody like Chavez and not from somebody else with more democratic credentials.
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-Shops run UNIX.
-Some %@$#&!^&#@ bofin cinvinces a manager to run Windows.
-Critical services become unreliabale.
-UNIX is brought back.
All competent people have Linux at home.
Only trolls like you see the UN as a wate of time.
If it was not for it new barbarians like Hussein and Bush would do pretty much whatever they wanted.
Please moderate the parent as funny.
Do Enron, Worldcom, Xerox, dot bomb ring any bells?
There are good private companies and there are many inneficient ones. Actually I believe most companies go bust.
The efficency of the private sector is a myth. If there were not inefficient companies the free market would not work...
This thread could have done with less of it...
That is why you hide your cowardice behind a bit more of anonimity.
You may not be paying for winamp or iTunes, the companies that provide the software did or may have to do in the future. No issue with Ogg.
I have no MP3 collection, not for lack of CDs (my collection includes around 200 CDs) but because MP3 licensing was bound to be an issue. I did not want to build a collection around something that would probe troublesome in the future.
As soon as the first Ogg players appear then I can do my collection with the confidence that I am the owner of the data and that I will never face patent bullshit when the only thing I want is to listen to my own music using the means of my liking.
You don't know what you are talking about.... at least regarding UNIX....
Several of the players out there (Sony is particularly guilty of this) are using other even more propietary formats and most people do not notice the difference.
Most players can play at least another format along MP3. New players could play both MP3 and Ogg with view to acustom their customers to the new format before dumping MP3 for good.
The "I did it then you can do it" is BS IMNSVHO.
And your restaurant solution is duboius: if you are not going to eat it then ask for half the normal portion (ask how big the portions are).
To all the bofings salivating for Ipod: NEX II does not have any copyright idiocity.
It can be connected as an external USB hard drive, you can put pretty much whatever you want in the CF card (up to 1GB if you use IBM's microdisk). No movable parts if you use memory cards. Ideal as a replacement for ZIP drives if what you need is to transport moderate ammounts (64MB,128MB!) of data.
Then get yourself a camera that uses CF and you can use the same cards for it as well.
Sign agreements that later own get them voted out of office because their electors are too lazy to be arsed to care about sustainable development....
Mobile phone calls are too expensive if you don;t need the thing extensively (cheapest line rental is around 7 US$/month, which is what I use in calls only. Why should I pay rental?) thus I use a cheap almost throw away, non-bulky, minuscule phone with a "pay as you go" service.
Mobile phone is not a must, no matter how much marketing types would like to make you believe so.
I want not phone in my PDA.
I don't want to lose both capabilities when the device dies. I want to have as many options as possible when I need to change phone OR PDA (I don;t want to be forced to change both at the same time.
Lets define technical merit basing our opinions in something objective like aesthetic beauty.
Goodness gracious me, I thought good technical judgment was dead and buried.
If it is published in their in-flight magazines there is no danger of libel, defamation or whatever.
You finance MS but that means you cost them cash.
Lets see, situation 1, you buy a Xbox,
MS invests around 350 in each Xbox: -350
You buy an Xbox: +200
Total for MS: -150 (plus the potential to recoup money via games, because you will buy games once the box is gathering dust there).
Situation 2, you don't buy a Xbox,
MS invests around 350US$ in each Xbox: -350
Total for MS: -350. Full stop, you will not buy games even if you were tempted to.
Now tell me, what costs MS more?
Not funny.
The money is lost no matter what, by buying 26 million machines MS would have extra 5200 millions extra of cash...(assuming 1Xbox=200US$).
The fact that you don't understand the difference between censorship and copyright infringement and protection of minors (even against themselves) shows clearly you are one of the many people that will not and can not defend effectively their rights.
Somewhere they can't and they will not reach ;-)
In a day where the world is discussing sustainable development in South Africa, Buffy gets the headlines in /.
I don't care if some people watch that rubish, but I believe discussions about such non issues should be kept in the appropriate fora (idiotic TV and gossip magazines) and not in a place where "Stuff that matters" is used as a motto.
All what you say is highly debatable. Minimum wages have existed in Mexico since the 30s and inflation has varied widly since then (would it be that incompetent basic administration of the treasury was to belame instead?).
Any way, even unpalatable types can do things that in the long term benefit the people they govern.
This is such a move. It is a pitty that it comes form somebody like Chavez and not from somebody else with more democratic credentials.
Some of the most talented Solaris people I have met leave and work in Venezuela.
Venezuela is an oil exporter, this means loads of UNIX workstations and servers with loads of UNIX SAs to maintain them.
Then tell us how do we find causation ?
If coupled events happen always together, one first, the other following, how the hell do you call that?
Jeez.
People like you (the 21 of you ;-) ) should rush to get the latest Word or Office copy.
People like me (the other 20000000) should sit down for half an hour and evaluate other options. Most people don't do that and simply follow the herd.
Then companies have no right to call us out of hours or making us work overtime with no pay, no matter what the situation is.
:-P
Most sensible people know they have to be flexible to meet work requirements, I expect a sensible company to do likewise.
BTW all my posts are made mainly from my office during idle moments