...nor do we believe we are being used to our fullest potential. We certainly didn't sign up for this program in order to be cheap labor...
But that's what companies want. The last thing
they want to do is to become dependent upon you.
You'll be leaving in a few months, so it would
be a waste of time on their part. It's easiest
for them to use you on small, simple projects,
which usually translate into something mundane.
What can we do as students to improve our experience?
Two things:
First, do everything they ask of you. Do it quickly, and do it well. This shows responsibility. Acting like you are above this
sort of work will not endear you to the people
who normally have to do that job when you're not
around.
Second, since you've done the assigned tasks
quickly, you should have some time left. Show
initiative and ask for some more complicated,
additional projects.
This worked for me. I was able to turn a snoozer
of a summer job into something pretty interesting.
The termination clause is not present in the later versions of the APSL, a fact that RMS conveniently ignores.
And what version are you reading?
The latest one I can find is APSL v1.2, which has a termination clause:
12. Termination.
12.1 Termination. This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate:
(a) automatically without notice from Apple if You fail to comply with any term(s) of this License and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of such breach;
(b) immediately in the event of the circumstances described in Section 13.5(b); or
(c) automatically without notice from Apple if You, at any time during the term of this License, commence an action for patent infringement against Apple.
12.2 Effect of Termination. Upon termination, You agree to immediately stop any further use, reproduction, modification, sublicensing and distribution of the Covered Code and to destroy all copies of the Covered Code that are in your possession or control. All sublicenses to the Covered Code which have been properly granted prior to termination shall survive any termination of this License. Provisions which, by their nature, should remain in effect beyond the termination of this License shall survive, including but not limited to Sections 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.2 and 13. No party will be liable to any other for compensation, indemnity or damages of any sort solely as a result of terminating this License in accordance with its terms, and termination of this License will be without prejudice to any other right or remedy of any party.
RMS has done a good job of reading over these licenses and determining if they restrict freedom. He is not simply saying it isn't free because he doesn't like it. Indeed, he has stated that he doesn't like the Netscape Public License, but still admits that it is a free license.
...using standard library template classes (not the same thing as the STL, which is a specific implementation)...
The STL is simply a subset of the C++ Standard
Library. It is not a specific implementation.
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...how much money would Apple actually make selling hardware, if that hardware didn't come with the Mac OS attached to it? ...
If your answer is no (as I suspect it is) then the reason you buy Apples is primarily because of the software and OS...
Let me turn your question around.
How much money would Apple actually make if they
only sold the software? The answer: $0. The
combination of Microsoft and Linux would run them
out of business.
If it makes you feel any better, you can say that
Apple is a systems company. But the
hardware is what keeps that company afloat.
Some people might hate Steve Jobs for squashing
the Mac clone market, but he simply realized that
the hardware is what drives the company's revenue.
I always thought that DDJ was a more high-tech
publication, but this article appears to be
written for a lowest-common denominator
audience.
Linux kernel development is dominated by a hacker ethos, in which external documentation is held in contempt, and even code comments are viewed with suspicion. In such an environment, quick code modification is the top priority...
I know that the linux kernel is not documented as
well as it should be, but for starters, there is
a Documentation directory right there in the
source code! I know I've seen some HOWTO's about
writing device drivers. And looking at various
files, I see plenty of comments.
So, let's take a look at Hurd and see how it compares. Looking at a few files,
I see some comments, but not nearly as many as in
the Linux source code tree. And do you see any
documentation, other than TODO and CHANGES? I
think Linux wins the documentation battle hands-down.
Full multithreading has only been possible in Linux since the fairly recent widespread use of the glibc C library, while multiprocessing is an ongoing effort that is not yet complete.
Ummm... Ok.... I think this person was confusing multiprocessing with Multiple Processors. And this is a guy who writes
software for medical devices. Sheesh.
Oh well. I guess it's still nice that The Hurd is
getting some publicity.
Because, if they could, the providers would jack up the price in remote areas where they may be the only service available.
With the recent growth of satellite-based services, I think there will still be competition.
And did it ever occur to you that remote areas should pay more because it costs these companies a lot more to run cables & supporting equipment into areas with very few people?
So if they can't charge rural customers enough to cover their costs, then the company has to make up the revenue elsewhere. So they'll end up charging the city customers more to make up for the difference.
Very nice for the rural customer. Sucks for the city customer.
It's not like we create a beuro of price-fixing at the CRTC. They just say you can't charge more than 50$ Cdn. It doesn't mean they can't charge less as competition works, it just means they can't go and put a gun to your head and charge you a lot.
I'm sorry, but government doesn't just "say" you must charge under $50. Government backs it up with enforcement. They pay people (using tax dollars) to go to these companies and make sure that they're in compliance. And if the company is not in compliance, they will put a gun to their heads!
A company does not have the ability to put a gun to my head! I can always simply refuse to pay them and do without the service. Sorry Inoshiro, but to say that a company can put a gun to your head is disingenuous.
Anyways, in Saskatchewan, there are two broadband providers: Sasktel, and Shaw cable service. Shaw started and stayed as 40$/month. Sasktel started as 90$/month. They also forced you into service contracts. Essentially, everyone jumped ship to Shaw. Their prices remained at 90$/month. Then about 6-10 months ago, their prices dropped to 44.95$/month.
Are you telling me that the only reason their prices dropped was due to this law? You said above that people left Sasktel and joined Shaw, who was charging $40. Wouldn't the huge loss of
customers be enough by itself to convince them to
drop their prices??? Are you telling me that if
it wasn't for the law, Sasktel would have stayed
at $90 for eternity, ignoring the fact that they
had no customers?????
I think too often you Americans are blinded to "changes which mean to grow the Social environment" and consider it pure "unnecessary bureaucracy."
Oh please. It's not as if all Canadians believe in this social engineering by the government. And it's not as if all Americans believe as I do. We aren't worlds apart as societies, but as individuals we can and will have differences of opinion.
Comapre sapples with apples my American friend...that's $50 Canadian. That's about $33 US.
Ummm... I was comparing apples to apples. I converted everything to Canadian currency, while you converted everything to American currency.
My Rogers@home costs me $36 Canadian (about $24 US) because I also happened to be one of their cable subscribers. The average price for DSL/cable internet is around $35-40 Canadian (as advertised in most of the local computer newspapers here in Ottawa).
Glad to hear it! I wish I could get it for that kind of a price!
But if the market itself is pricing it that low, then why would you need a government regulation stipulating that it's below $50? It would seem to be creating an unnecessary bureaucracy
Before our American cousins to the south start on government intervention remember that it's because of the CRTC that no high-speed internet company in Canada is able to charge residential customer more than CAD$50 per month. (I'm told that dirt cheap compared to the US.)
Down south here in Pennsylvania, cable modem
service is only $40/mo. Given the current exchange rate, that's roughly $62 Canadian. I would hardly consider the $50 you're paying
*dirt cheap* in comparison.
What will happen now is that in 10 years, Canadians will still be paying $50, while unregulated U.S. service will continue to drop
in price.
I would imagine that some of these companies
<cough>Intel</cough> have
pretty decent patent portfolios themselves.
But other companies tend to keep them for
defensive purposes only. I'm willing to bet that
Intel probably has a handful of patents that
Rambus is violating.
At the very least, Intel can probably dig up a
couple of patents that Rambus appears
to be violating, and take Rambus to court over
them, and drive Rambus into the ground due to
court costs alone.
The agument that you personally pay taxes so you personally have to gain a direct benefit is equally specious.
Please re-read. What I said was that a tax-payer
has direct interest. I am not
saying that this interest automatically translates into a right to access all of that information.
The original post implied that since his kids did not attend public school, that there was no legitimate reason for him to be interested in this information.
Wow, I can't believe that entire novella you wrote was due entirely to this simple misunderstanding!
By using special materials that change the angle of refraction so that refracted light is actually reflected through the surface onto the other side, instead of bounced off...
Hey, I've heard of this!
I think it's called _glass_!
Different technologies, different failure cases
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Election results for one county in Michigan were held up for two hours because some volunteers with ballots were barricaded in the building by a bear. A bear! What century is this?
Apparently, you believe that it's a century in which bears are extinct.
Now think of all of the new failure scenarios that arrive due to a more technologically-advanced voting scheme. Backhoes breaking cables? Power outages? Perhaps even a bear in the room with the secure voting server?
The plaintiff has no direct interest other than a vague legal interest public policy, because, and this is important to understand, his own children are not in the public schools...
First of all, you are wrong. The very first sentence of the article says:
In what could be a landmark decision in the area of online privacy rights, a New Hampshire court granted the father of a
public school student the right to obtain Internet usage records of all students who used computers...
Secondly, even if you were correct, I would say that the fact that he is required to pay property taxes to support that school (which he must do even if his own children don't attend that school!) gives him all the direct interest he needs.
According to Orvetti, Buchanan(-hole) has just conceded that the 3400 votes are "properly Gore's".
And has it ever occurred to anybody, that given Buchanan(-hole)'s recent divorce from the Republican party, that he would happily jump at this opportunity to screw them over?
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Here, let me spell it out for you:
<duck>
First, do everything they ask of you. Do it quickly, and do it well. This shows responsibility. Acting like you are above this sort of work will not endear you to the people who normally have to do that job when you're not around.
Second, since you've done the assigned tasks quickly, you should have some time left. Show initiative and ask for some more complicated, additional projects.
This worked for me. I was able to turn a snoozer of a summer job into something pretty interesting.
Good luck!
However, even for GPL libraries, you are permitted to dynamically link to them without GPL'ing your code.
Why are you spreading FUD?
It's a shame that so many people are willing to moderate your post up without checking the facts for themselves.
The latest one I can find is APSL v1.2, which has a termination clause:
RMS has done a good job of reading over these licenses and determining if they restrict freedom. He is not simply saying it isn't free because he doesn't like it. Indeed, he has stated that he doesn't like the Netscape Public License, but still admits that it is a free license.Thanks for the chuckle!
How much money would Apple actually make if they only sold the software? The answer: $0. The combination of Microsoft and Linux would run them out of business.
If it makes you feel any better, you can say that Apple is a systems company. But the hardware is what keeps that company afloat. Some people might hate Steve Jobs for squashing the Mac clone market, but he simply realized that the hardware is what drives the company's revenue.
(audience: "Boo!!! Hiss!!! Don't quit your day job!")
The Director's cut cleared up all of the confusion (and probably added at least 45 minutes to the running time).
So, let's take a look at Hurd and see how it compares. Looking at a few files, I see some comments, but not nearly as many as in the Linux source code tree. And do you see any documentation, other than TODO and CHANGES? I think Linux wins the documentation battle hands-down.
Ummm... Ok.... I think this person was confusing multiprocessing with Multiple Processors. And this is a guy who writes software for medical devices. Sheesh.Oh well. I guess it's still nice that The Hurd is getting some publicity.
Hey, you never know what people will try to do.
Intel had a lot of problems with these things overheating. I am NOT talking about the 486DX2-50, I mean the one without the clock-doubling.
And did it ever occur to you that remote areas should pay more because it costs these companies a lot more to run cables & supporting equipment into areas with very few people?
So if they can't charge rural customers enough to cover their costs, then the company has to make up the revenue elsewhere. So they'll end up charging the city customers more to make up for the difference.
Very nice for the rural customer. Sucks for the city customer.
A company does not have the ability to put a gun to my head! I can always simply refuse to pay them and do without the service. Sorry Inoshiro, but to say that a company can put a gun to your head is disingenuous.
Are you telling me that the only reason their prices dropped was due to this law? You said above that people left Sasktel and joined Shaw, who was charging $40. Wouldn't the huge loss of customers be enough by itself to convince them to drop their prices??? Are you telling me that if it wasn't for the law, Sasktel would have stayed at $90 for eternity, ignoring the fact that they had no customers????? Oh please. It's not as if all Canadians believe in this social engineering by the government. And it's not as if all Americans believe as I do. We aren't worlds apart as societies, but as individuals we can and will have differences of opinion.But if the market itself is pricing it that low, then why would you need a government regulation stipulating that it's below $50? It would seem to be creating an unnecessary bureaucracy
What will happen now is that in 10 years, Canadians will still be paying $50, while unregulated U.S. service will continue to drop in price.
I would imagine that some of these companies <cough>Intel</cough> have pretty decent patent portfolios themselves. But other companies tend to keep them for defensive purposes only. I'm willing to bet that Intel probably has a handful of patents that Rambus is violating.
At the very least, Intel can probably dig up a couple of patents that Rambus appears to be violating, and take Rambus to court over them, and drive Rambus into the ground due to court costs alone.
The original post implied that since his kids did not attend public school, that there was no legitimate reason for him to be interested in this information.
Wow, I can't believe that entire novella you wrote was due entirely to this simple misunderstanding!
I think it's called _glass_!
Now think of all of the new failure scenarios that arrive due to a more technologically-advanced voting scheme. Backhoes breaking cables? Power outages? Perhaps even a bear in the room with the secure voting server?
Secondly, even if you were correct, I would say that the fact that he is required to pay property taxes to support that school (which he must do even if his own children don't attend that school!) gives him all the direct interest he needs.