If I may be so presumptious to summarize my understanding of "The Community", ONE of the goals is simply to produce the best software there is, with an open and free license. The fact that Linux *might* unseat Microsoft's is a side-effect.
That's correct. But Linux being a popular OS means better support and drivers from hardware companies (as they'd finally see linux as a considerable market). And how can we develop the best software there is without full support from the hardware side?
It also means more standarized software supporting linux. Yes, we can do it by ourselves, but wouldn't it be nice if we'd have a _legal_ linux DVD player instead of taking unnecessary actions that may lead to harmful situations?
All I'm saying is, a financial back to linux and the open-source world, and a wider users market - means more ways for linux to develop and become what you called "best software there is".
Children, I think it's time we learn an important lesson, about the difference between "evil! they are EVIL i tell you!!" and "a commercial company".
AOL is a commercial company, this was never a secret. Its purposes and targets are all commercial. They (normally) don't do stuff because it's good/bad for humanity, they do it because, well, they want the money.
You can't expect a company like that to allow Nullsoft, a company they OWN, to start an illegal service. Yes, illegal. I'm not happy about that either, but that's what the judge decided.
Opening a competetive service to Napster would probably end in dramatically shutting it down and lose all investments involved in the project. And that's bad for business.
Why, then, would AOL buying RHAT be a good thing? Well, for one, money. Money is good, and more money to Linux means public awareness to OSS and Linux, it means support from more commercial hardware & software companies, it means more users and more software (open-source and commercial). And that's all good. And there's also the breaking-the-MS-monopoly thingie.
Linux is an open-source operating system. No AOL will stop that. Mainstraming linux shouldn't worry you, simply because "blithering fools using linux" wouldn't stop you from using it as you do now, with no capitalism involved. All it could change is improve support from commercial software & hardware companies (that'd realize linux is a market that should come in consideration), and expand awareness to open-source and freedom of speach.
btw, "Open source and linux are about the most american things.."? And I thought USA is all about capitalism and OSS is more like communism...
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There is a suspicion that the organization responsable to the attack is a muslim pro-Palastine one.
The Palastenians always blamed USA for taking Israel' side in the middle-east conflict, and there is a good choice that it (US) was attacked today by groups of such people or supporters of such opinions.
To me, the movies weren't about romance. First and foremost they were action movies...
I guess that when you take the movies as action movies and nothing more, the shallow characterization and the cliched dialog is nothing to complain about. But when lots of other people consider Star Wars a way of life, CaptainCarrot here got a pretty good point.
I remember first playing Quake: it seemed to me like just another Doom clone, a "genre" that was very popular in the time.
Took me some time to realize that Quake was by id, then playing it again 'cause "if it's id, it's good".
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Quaker, but I agree - The original Quake wasn't a really big step from Doom.
Of course Cell phone radiation is harmless!
What, that third eye? that's.. that's nothing, really, emm.. yeah.
Brain damage, you say? well.. we got SMS..!
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
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Yeah, I guess so.
But they can always give the money for the poors (me):P
I was realy impressed by the graphics details that were presented at MacWorld in Tokyo, but I remember you mentioned that these animation loops were created using Maya.
Now, I know that you switched to Maya to get a better performance and quality, but what did you mean by "created" - was the presentation rendered real-time on the stage, or pre-rendered using Maya at your studios?
And, If pre-rendered, Is it possible to create such graphics level with a GeForce 3 and a 'standart' PC, as for today ?
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
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I think it should be more like: "a private U.S. group of rich guys that has nothing to do, said on Monday.......".
I mean.. what the hell are they trying to do.. Spend 4$ dollars to.. prove it's possible? follow they're favorite science fiction novel? feel cool?
Well, good luck.
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If I may be so presumptious to summarize my understanding of "The Community", ONE of the goals is simply to produce the best software there is, with an open and free license. The fact that Linux *might* unseat Microsoft's is a side-effect.
That's correct. But Linux being a popular OS means better support and drivers from hardware companies (as they'd finally see linux as a considerable market). And how can we develop the best software there is without full support from the hardware side?
It also means more standarized software supporting linux. Yes, we can do it by ourselves, but wouldn't it be nice if we'd have a _legal_ linux DVD player instead of taking unnecessary actions that may lead to harmful situations?
All I'm saying is, a financial back to linux and the open-source world, and a wider users market - means more ways for linux to develop and become what you called "best software there is".
Children, I think it's time we learn an important lesson, about the difference between "evil! they are EVIL i tell you!!" and "a commercial company".
AOL is a commercial company, this was never a secret. Its purposes and targets are all commercial. They (normally) don't do stuff because it's good/bad for humanity, they do it because, well, they want the money.
You can't expect a company like that to allow Nullsoft, a company they OWN, to start an illegal service. Yes, illegal. I'm not happy about that either, but that's what the judge decided.
Opening a competetive service to Napster would probably end in dramatically shutting it down and lose all investments involved in the project. And that's bad for business.
Why, then, would AOL buying RHAT be a good thing? Well, for one, money. Money is good, and more money to Linux means public awareness to OSS and Linux, it means support from more commercial hardware & software companies, it means more users and more software (open-source and commercial). And that's all good. And there's also the breaking-the-MS-monopoly thingie.
So there.
Linux is an open-source operating system. No AOL will stop that. Mainstraming linux shouldn't worry you, simply because "blithering fools using linux" wouldn't stop you from using it as you do now, with no capitalism involved. All it could change is improve support from commercial software & hardware companies (that'd realize linux is a market that should come in consideration), and expand awareness to open-source and freedom of speach.
btw, "Open source and linux are about the most american things.."? And I thought USA is all about capitalism and OSS is more like communism...
emm.. how about these?
VIM: http://www.iglu.org.il/faq/cache/101.html
Emacs: http://www.iglu.org.il/faq/cache/102.html
Pico: http://www.iglu.org.il/faq/cache/147.html
Other editors: http://www.iglu.org.il/faq/cache/145.html
Probably.
There is a suspicion that the organization responsable to the attack is a muslim pro-Palastine one.
The Palastenians always blamed USA for taking Israel' side in the middle-east conflict, and there is a good choice that it (US) was attacked today by groups of such people or supporters of such opinions.
To me, the movies weren't about romance. First and foremost they were action movies...
I guess that when you take the movies as action movies and nothing more, the shallow characterization and the cliched dialog is nothing to complain about. But when lots of other people consider Star Wars a way of life, CaptainCarrot here got a pretty good point.
I remember first playing Quake: it seemed to me like just another Doom clone, a "genre" that was very popular in the time.
Took me some time to realize that Quake was by id, then playing it again 'cause "if it's id, it's good".
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Quaker, but I agree - The original Quake wasn't a really big step from Doom.
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
Of course Cell phone radiation is harmless!
What, that third eye? that's.. that's nothing, really, emm.. yeah.
Brain damage, you say? well.. we got SMS..!
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
Yeah, I guess so. :P
But they can always give the money for the poors (me)
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
I was realy impressed by the graphics details that were presented at MacWorld in Tokyo, but I remember you mentioned that these animation loops were created using Maya.
Now, I know that you switched to Maya to get a better performance and quality, but what did you mean by "created" - was the presentation rendered real-time on the stage, or pre-rendered using Maya at your studios?
And, If pre-rendered, Is it possible to create such graphics level with a GeForce 3 and a 'standart' PC, as for today ?
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.
I think it should be more like: "a private U.S. group of rich guys that has nothing to do, said on Monday.......".
I mean.. what the hell are they trying to do.. Spend 4$ dollars to.. prove it's possible? follow they're favorite science fiction novel? feel cool?
Well, good luck.
I like work. I can sit and watch it for hours.