I've been reading Slashdot on a daily basis since 1999, and so this is a very sad day for me as it's become clear that Slashot is no longer worth being a part of my regular browsing cycle.
These types of "stories" are so blatant that it's an insult to the "nerds" that have made Slashdot what it is today. Maybe they will be successful in generating a little extra revenue in the short-term, but it's being done at a cost that will eventually ruin the site.
XP Home with multiple users simply sets up a local Terminal Services session. So, when you log on you are actually logging in with Terminal Services Client. In this environment, the physical machine is more like an "application server" that sends its screen/sound/etc commands to the client. This is analagous to the original intention of X11. Most applications should run fine in this environment, even if they are run under different users at the same time.
It is possible that some applications might run into problems if they are doing weird things with waitable thread/process objects (like Mutexes, etc) and multiple logons were never taken into account during an application's design.
I'm not too sure what the intent of this licensing is. However, Terminal Services IS a very stable and reliable product that is being used by thousands of users every day. RDesktop is also simply Terminal Services repackaged for "Home" use. I'm not sure if the license is intending on specifically squashing remote access competition, however Microsoft has made available (freely) a product that is far superior to all other similar products for Windows. Because of this, I would be worried if my business relied on a remote access product as a large percentage of income.
Well, I'm not too sure about them using GNOME as their desktop, but if they are, they must like developing Windows applications under Unix. See the "GetDlgItemText" in there?
While Micro$oft says that this may be a settlement for the antitrust case, this may actually have the opposite effect. Much of the new Linux userbase has been those that are sick of the close-sourced model of Windows. These people (who often don't know that much about it) see Linux as the alternative that will give them the freedom to change what they want to (although, often without the technical ability to do so). If Microsoft actually does release its source code under a decent license, although I can't imagine this happening, those people who might have chosen Linux would instead stay with Windows.
Now, I hate M$ as much as the next person, but this could be just the thing that would give them back the "good guy" label that would keep its more skeptical users content.
Women just don't have what it takes to be really excellent in the CS field, especially when it comes to programming and other more technical fields. Ms. Borg says something about it not being a matter of biological determination, but I think this is just not true. Women, as a whole, would be very reluctant to spend an entire night hacking away at some project just for the sheer pleasure of doing it. It just doesn't interest them. That's not to say they don't have the ability. Just no interest. The men that are attracted to computers are completely different in this aspect. To a true programmer, a sleepness night would be a very small price to pay for even the smallest amount of programming creation. And, of course, there are exceptions to everything - some men like to go out in public wearing dresses, so..:)
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I've been reading Slashdot on a daily basis since 1999, and so this is a very sad day for me as it's become clear that Slashot is no longer worth being a part of my regular browsing cycle.
These types of "stories" are so blatant that it's an insult to the "nerds" that have made Slashdot what it is today. Maybe they will be successful in generating a little extra revenue in the short-term, but it's being done at a cost that will eventually ruin the site.
Incorrect. One word: wicat (Amusement Park, anybody?)
It is very possible.
XP Home with multiple users simply sets up a local Terminal Services session. So, when you log on you are actually logging in with Terminal Services Client. In this environment, the physical machine is more like an "application server" that sends its screen/sound/etc commands to the client. This is analagous to the original intention of X11. Most applications should run fine in this environment, even if they are run under different users at the same time.
It is possible that some applications might run into problems if they are doing weird things with waitable thread/process objects (like Mutexes, etc) and multiple logons were never taken into account during an application's design.
I'm not too sure what the intent of this licensing is. However, Terminal Services IS a very stable and reliable product that is being used by thousands of users every day. RDesktop is also simply Terminal Services repackaged for "Home" use. I'm not sure if the license is intending on specifically squashing remote access competition, however Microsoft has made available (freely) a product that is far superior to all other similar products for Windows. Because of this, I would be worried if my business relied on a remote access product as a large percentage of income.
How the hell are you supposed to pronounce "Ng"????
Well, I'm not too sure about them using GNOME as their desktop, but if they are, they must like developing Windows applications under Unix. See the "GetDlgItemText" in there?
...for when you get frustrated with the encryption, to try and "reverse engineer" your monitor with a sledgehammer :)
While Micro$oft says that this may be a settlement for the antitrust case, this may actually have the opposite effect. Much of the new Linux userbase has been those that are sick of the close-sourced model of Windows. These people (who often don't know that much about it) see Linux as the alternative that will give them the freedom to change what they want to (although, often without the technical ability to do so). If Microsoft actually does release its source code under a decent license, although I can't imagine this happening, those people who might have chosen Linux would instead stay with Windows.
Now, I hate M$ as much as the next person, but this could be just the thing that would give them back the "good guy" label that would keep its more skeptical users content.
Women just don't have what it takes to be really excellent in the CS field, especially when it comes to programming and other more technical fields. Ms. Borg says something about it not being a matter of biological determination, but I think this is just not true. Women, as a whole, would be very reluctant to spend an entire night hacking away at some project just for the sheer pleasure of doing it. It just doesn't interest them. That's not to say they don't have the ability. Just no interest. The men that are attracted to computers are completely different in this aspect. To a true programmer, a sleepness night would be a very small price to pay for even the smallest amount of programming creation. And, of course, there are exceptions to everything - some men like to go out in public wearing dresses, so.. :)