Australia doesn't need faster broaband -- It needs cheaper broadband. The pollys are convinced they need to solve the coverage problem and that's it, but really it's only a small part of the problem. Technology to solve this problem is pretty much already available and just needs installing. The long term problem is getting data in to the country. The cost of getting bytes in to Australia is quite high (we're an isolated island afterall) and no-one is doing anything about this!
Recognizing this, Apple has made Java a core component of Mac OS X. Mac OS X includes the full version of Java 2, Standard Edition, version 1.4.2 -- meaning you have the Java Developer Kit (JDK) and the HotSpot virtual machine (VM) without downloading...
Java 1.5 has been out for over 6 months now, right? Have I just missed something?
The article says that Intergraph is suing HP et al. for selling products that contain a product that infringed upon the patent (Pentium Processors).
How about in other fields, such as food.
A farmer accidently grows patented/copywrited (GM?) corn in his field. Sells it to a cereal company that turns it into corn flakes. Can the corn seed patent owners sue the cereal company? How about the baker that is making stuff using the cereal company's product?
From the article: Family First admitted the cost of the filtering scheme could be prohibitive for small ISPs, but said the scheme should proceed regardless.
We wish to practice futility at the cost of other families' livelihood?
But seriously, is this possible? Is it even legal under current law?
'Excuse me sir, may I please leave my play a DVD?'
I would not be surprised at all if that's where Australia ends up.
What happens to remote administration tools? I use netbus to administer computers on my home network in windows, am I going to have to move completly over to Linux (which, in itself, is probably illegal because of its networking tools)?
How do you define virus? Netbus shows up as a virus with some virus scanners, but not with others. What happens when Quake III becomes a 'virus' because it supposedly 'infects' children with violence.
Games seem to have a way of spreading like viruses, when will our government tell me that I can't frag?
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Australia doesn't need faster broaband -- It needs cheaper broadband. The pollys are convinced they need to solve the coverage problem and that's it, but really it's only a small part of the problem. Technology to solve this problem is pretty much already available and just needs installing. The long term problem is getting data in to the country. The cost of getting bytes in to Australia is quite high (we're an isolated island afterall) and no-one is doing anything about this!
Recognizing this, Apple has made Java a core component of Mac OS X. Mac OS X includes the full version of Java 2, Standard Edition, version 1.4.2 -- meaning you have the Java Developer Kit (JDK) and the HotSpot virtual machine (VM) without downloading...
Java 1.5 has been out for over 6 months now, right? Have I just missed something?
Can I put a sticker on my car's bumper to make it use less fuel? =p
The article says that Intergraph is suing HP et al. for selling products that contain a product that infringed upon the patent (Pentium Processors).
How about in other fields, such as food.
A farmer accidently grows patented/copywrited (GM?) corn in his field. Sells it to a cereal company that turns it into corn flakes. Can the corn seed patent owners sue the cereal company? How about the baker that is making stuff using the cereal company's product?
From the article:
Family First admitted the cost of the filtering scheme could be prohibitive for small ISPs, but said the scheme should proceed regardless.
We wish to practice futility at the cost of other families' livelihood?
But seriously, is this possible? Is it even legal under current law?
What happens to remote administration tools? I use netbus to administer computers on my home network in windows, am I going to have to move completly over to Linux (which, in itself, is probably illegal because of its networking tools)?
How do you define virus? Netbus shows up as a virus with some virus scanners, but not with others. What happens when Quake III becomes a 'virus' because it supposedly 'infects' children with violence. Games seem to have a way of spreading like viruses, when will our government tell me that I can't frag?