No, @home in Canada is used for it's content and some of the backbone services, but, Shaw, rogers, etc own their own networks. @home doesn't own them. Think of it as a partnership for content and some, but not many services. (Shaw has actually been getting away from using @home services directly anyway).
The problem wasn't IBM giving away their OS. The problem was adding useless instructions to the OS and the hardware so the operating system or applications (from IBM) couldn't run on other hardware.
They were able to do this since they released micro-code patches which included additional low-level instructions. Which is some cases were nothing but NOP (equivilent) instructions.
By dividing the OS group from the Hardware group it becomes difficult to tie two products together to that degree.
I hate to argue with you, but do you know for a fact the software was proprietary?
They may very well have the full source code to it. They may have the right to make changes to it as well.
I work with a product which inherently is more usable when the source code is supplied (not providing source makes things much more complicated, even if the customer has no intention of ever making any changes).
The customer may pay extra for the privledge (depends on the requirements) but they can often get the source code.
I'm often hired to make changes to software I didn't write. Software that the company I work for didn't write either.
The only restriction on the software is the customer doesn't have the right to redistribute it. (On the other hand, there are many groups within the comunity which exchange code snippets and patches freely without concern.).
While none of this software would qualify under the Open Source/Free Software description (not in the general sense anyway) it actually does provide benefits to those who use it very similar to the Open Software movement.
Interestingly enough, the end users benefit in a similar fashion but some people actually get paid in a fashion that works consistantly.
They yanked the feature in a bloody POINT RELEASE.
They should have had a popup message informing the user the functionality would be depricated in the near future. Instead, they caused it to break. I'm not sure if Microsoft is so competent at crushing the competition, or they do it like a bumbling giant stepping on the little people while looking for the light switch.
As for the other half of your question, "programmer's rights," I certainly think programmers, like all users, have a right to all those freedoms I mention above. However, programmers don't deserve any "rights" that infringe on the freedoms of others. Often in society, we decide that the right to act a certain way should be limited because it infringes on the freedom of others. Combined with
Today, some argue that the "right to choose your own software license" is the greatest software freedom. By contrast, I think that, like slavery, it is an inappropriate power, not a freedom. The two situations both cause harm, and they differ only in the degree of harm that each causes.
Means he is against my right to choose how I wish software I produce is to be licensed.
I cannot, and will not take any action to support him in that. It is unethical in my opinion.
nothing syas they have to be in the same room, without the specifics of the hack why not assume that 50 PC's & 50 displays would work fine and that little data is tansfered between them.
Try and verify these assumptions and start a distributed project...
difference is, while Canadian companies want to make money, they don't quite seem to have the same level of GREED american companies have. The Canadian companies like to atleast offer a service when they empty your wallet. While the american companies suggest you be thankfull while they empty it.
By the way, there is no money is residential phone service. Hence, no competition, but there is some competition for business phone service (local and long distance).
Linux is hard to use as a hobby system with no *nix experience.
Ok, I'll accept that.
Linux isn't hard to use. It's a pain in the ass if you screw with it for fun. But it isn't hard for most users. They just need Email, a Word processor and solitair.
It is fair. why? Because the alternatives are all screwy too. The alternatives for 400 full windows machines is to have Terminal Services clients on all the desktops. So, compare it to that. Go out and buy 400 TSC capable systems and support them on however many machines are required.
You can compare these apples and oranges because, simply put, in the end the job they are to accomplish is the same. Supply the required office/administrative capabilities to 400 people in a work environment for the least amount of support headaches and cost.
There are a dozen of ways to try to accomplish it. This just happens to be one way that works well.
If you have a high-paid IT person, and that equates to a more reliable network/computer for your users then you have probably saved money, or, better yet, allowed the company to make -MORE- money.
People waiting for their computer to be fixed are not very productive.
EIther because they cannot work, or they cannot work in their usual fashion. (Even if they can do their job without the computer you have completely disrupted their usual method of working. Productivity will drop considerably in most cases).
Better yet, use a looping tape. So, the real question is, if you encoded the information onto a fibre-optic line, how long would the line have to be to hold enough data in-transit that youwould need no other storage medium. And, would all the data go past fast enough that you could display a new image every minute (or even second), or, would you have to interleve the data. Or, spread it out...
I need to borrow an ocsiliscope one day and run a comparison between $10 cables, and $150 cables. I have my doubts there is much difference between them. (with a fe price points between.). I'm sure at some point the result is: Spending more is not cost effective.
The voltage on serial ports (RS-232C) is +-12v. The amperage on the other hand is very low. note: not all devices do +-12v, many accept 12v but only fluctuate their output enough to meet the minimum. (Which, I think is about +-5v.) Everything between -3 and 3 is undetermined.
Since the Palm V is charged on the stand there is a slight possibility that putting the Palm V into the cradle wrong, or misaligned could cause larger current (from the wall adapter) onto a pin it shouldn't be. Personally I subscribe to the idea that it is mostly caused by static.
COurse, if someone was to send me a Palm Vx I'd be glad to test it for a couple of years.
So you sue the individual you lent your car to. As for being Stolen, I'm sure they would be more than happy to tear up the ticket if you file a police report claiming your car was stolen. I'm also sure that claiming it was returned by the thieves will result in an investigation that would like see you arrested for filing a false report.
You -are- responsible for whom you lend your car to. You can try and collect from the person, you know who it was.
Winnipeg will be getting Red-light cameras soon. I'm glad, way too many people run red-lights in this city. I see someone blatantly run a red light atleast once a week. (And I don't drive that much).
Your speeding vehicle is a serious threat to anybody else on the road. People die from being hit by cars. Those are facts.
Going into a lab won't help. I believe I have seen the effect this -NUT- is talking about. It is possible to induce a magnetic field into an aluminum ring which causes the ring to jump away from the electromagnet.
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No, @home in Canada is used for it's content and some of the backbone services, but, Shaw, rogers, etc own their own networks. @home doesn't own them. Think of it as a partnership for content and some, but not many services. (Shaw has actually been getting away from using @home services directly anyway).
They were able to do this since they released micro-code patches which included additional low-level instructions. Which is some cases were nothing but NOP (equivilent) instructions.
By dividing the OS group from the Hardware group it becomes difficult to tie two products together to that degree.
They may very well have the full source code to it. They may have the right to make changes to it as well.
I work with a product which inherently is more usable when the source code is supplied (not providing source makes things much more complicated, even if the customer has no intention of ever making any changes).
The customer may pay extra for the privledge (depends on the requirements) but they can often get the source code.
I'm often hired to make changes to software I didn't write. Software that the company I work for didn't write either.
The only restriction on the software is the customer doesn't have the right to redistribute it. (On the other hand, there are many groups within the comunity which exchange code snippets and patches freely without concern.).
While none of this software would qualify under the Open Source/Free Software description (not in the general sense anyway) it actually does provide benefits to those who use it very similar to the Open Software movement.
Interestingly enough, the end users benefit in a similar fashion but some people actually get paid in a fashion that works consistantly.
Don't know about you, but my free time is mostly on the weekends. Which means thats when Ishould be using slashdot the most.
They should have had a popup message informing the user the functionality would be depricated in the near future. Instead, they caused it to break. I'm not sure if Microsoft is so competent at crushing the competition, or they do it like a bumbling giant stepping on the little people while looking for the light switch.
Combined with
Today, some argue that the "right to choose your own software license" is the greatest software freedom. By contrast, I think that, like slavery, it is an inappropriate power, not a freedom. The two situations both cause harm, and they differ only in the degree of harm that each causes.
Means he is against my right to choose how I wish software I produce is to be licensed.
I cannot, and will not take any action to support him in that. It is unethical in my opinion.
Sell parts of Hubble on eBay. I bet they could recover a substantial amount of the cost. Ok, maybe 10%.
And it was all counted by hand.
And forget arguing about population/voter size. It scales almost linearly.
Theoretically I suppose you could just cut them down... but you might have a problem if the laser moves past the edge.
Try and verify these assumptions and start a distributed project...
(Even if it only takes 4pcs, 50 devices and 2 weeks for a genius to hack; it is meer opinion that a professional could do it.
It isn't opinion whether the key is between "How about 83A20000 and 83A2FFFF?". Assuming you knew the key it would be fact, not speculation.
And definitly not opinion.
By the way, there is no money is residential phone service. Hence, no competition, but there is some competition for business phone service (local and long distance).
Looks like a GPL Patent. ALl Future Patents related to First Patent are free for us to use. (Us being Xerox). Seems reasonable to me.
ATI Makes decent cards, but lousy drivers. Never, EVER expect your spiffy new ATI card to work in an OS delivered 6 months from now. Likely it won't.
Ok, I'll accept that.
Linux isn't hard to use. It's a pain in the ass if you screw with it for fun. But it isn't hard for most users. They just need Email, a Word processor and solitair.
And those run just fine.
Install the damn service packs or get off the net....
Ok, a little harsh; SInce I have W2K running without any either... but my Linux firewall keeps the idiots out.
You can compare these apples and oranges because, simply put, in the end the job they are to accomplish is the same. Supply the required office/administrative capabilities to 400 people in a work environment for the least amount of support headaches and cost.
There are a dozen of ways to try to accomplish it. This just happens to be one way that works well.
If you have a high-paid IT person, and that equates to a more reliable network/computer for your users then you have probably saved money, or, better yet, allowed the company to make -MORE- money.
People waiting for their computer to be fixed are not very productive.
EIther because they cannot work, or they cannot work in their usual fashion. (Even if they can do their job without the computer you have completely disrupted their usual method of working. Productivity will drop considerably in most cases).
Better yet, use a looping tape. So, the real question is, if you encoded the information onto a fibre-optic line, how long would the line have to be to hold enough data in-transit that youwould need no other storage medium. And, would all the data go past fast enough that you could display a new image every minute (or even second), or, would you have to interleve the data. Or, spread it out...
Since the Palm V is charged on the stand there is a slight possibility that putting the Palm V into the cradle wrong, or misaligned could cause larger current (from the wall adapter) onto a pin it shouldn't be. Personally I subscribe to the idea that it is mostly caused by static.
COurse, if someone was to send me a Palm Vx I'd be glad to test it for a couple of years.
You -are- responsible for whom you lend your car to. You can try and collect from the person, you know who it was.
Winnipeg will be getting Red-light cameras soon. I'm glad, way too many people run red-lights in this city. I see someone blatantly run a red light atleast once a week. (And I don't drive that much).
Your speeding vehicle is a serious threat to anybody else on the road. People die from being hit by cars. Those are facts.
When it comes to the .com I bet most employees were being paid far more than their true worth to the company.
No offence.
A web designer is only worth $50000/year if they bring in atleast $150000/year.
And I don't mean as a team.
I've seen it. It is very cool, but it isn't new.
And it has NOTHING to do with gravity.