Some of us don't want to have to reread or needlessly scroll through the entirety of multiple emails to get to the most recent response(s).
And you shouldn't have to. It is the responsibility of the sender to edit the thread down to just the parts that he is replying to so that he can respond to them in-line. In this fashion, they can respond to each point just like a real conversation. Top-posting pretty much limits you to replying to a single point in the entire email you're responding to which ruins email as a means to actually discus anything more complicated than lunch plans.
But I guess that depends on if you're just a reader or if you're also a responder. People sending me email tend to want a response, so I prefer top-posting.
If a one-line response is all that's required, then top-posting works (although it's still evil). Anything more complicated than that requires a more sensible format method.
I can order my bookmarks by hand in FF. It might be a function of the All-in-One Sidebar extension that I use (without that extension, I would still be using Opera).
I'm using FF 2.0.0.3 with All-in-One Sidebar v0.7.1.
If bookmark ordering is your primary grievance, give this extension a shot and see if it fixes it for you.
So you're saying that the source for my app could have any license I want, but the compiled version of it, if it's compiled against an LGPL library, must be LGPL?
That's inconsistent with my understanding of the purpose of the LGPL.
One thing that you've ignored is that if Vista uptake is slow, then that increases the window of opportunity for other platforms to convert windows users.
If someone is looking to upgrade, they are far more likely to investigate their options if it looks like other people are seriously considering the options, too. Even if they don't choose an alternative platform, they are now more informed about their choices. Since one of MS's biggest strengths is people who don't know or don't care about the OS that comes on their new machine, this can only be bad for MS.
That's not true. If it's published before you file, then you can't patent it. All that's changing is that if two people who up until filing have kept their inventions secret, the first one to file is the one that gets patent protection.
Only things that are public can be used as prior art.
If the idea is public before you patent it, then unless you were the inventor (and can back that up with lab notes or something), you aren't allowed to patent it.
This changes nothing. Open Source still has all the same protections that it always has.
That's a real bad comparison. Positions on your map might be 60 seconds delayed, but your view of the battlefield and communication channels are still real-time.
To my knowledge the PS3 is not powerful enough to even take minimal advantage of the huge amount of space provided by blu-ray
It is nonsensical to say that something isn't "powerful enough" to use storage space, so I guess I don't know what you really meant to say.
However, I'd like to point out that there were games for the PS2 that spanned multiple DVDs, so the demand for media bigger than a single DVD already existed with the previous generation of consoles.
You've got it wrong. The typical new user doesn't initially turn to the net for support, they turn to the person who introduced them to Linux in the first place. The distro they install is almost always the distro that their "tech support" recommends for them.
People who are savvy enough to discover Linux on their own have no trouble choosing a distro to start with (usually it's the one with the most comprehensible online documentation).
There's nothing wrong with your idea of a 3rd party evaluating distros and making recommendations of their merit and target audience, but it seems unlikely that a new user would take advantage of such a resource. That's just not how new users are introduced to Linux.
Every successful distro has a target audience that it caters to. It's okay to cater to other audiences too, but not at the expense or alienation of your target audience.
This is why it's a good thing to have a healthy ecosystem of both general and niche distros.
How can I decide that an argument isn't compelling if nobody actually attempts to make an argument?
Your post, for example, doesn't try to convince me that man-made climate change is real. Instead, you insult my objectivity by claiming that there must be something wrong with me since I'm not already converted.
Over the years I've learned that when people try to make me believe something without showing evidence for/against it, they're either trying to sell me something or they're trying to validate their own belief by making a new convert.
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Some of us don't want to have to reread or needlessly scroll through the entirety of multiple emails to get to the most recent response(s).
And you shouldn't have to. It is the responsibility of the sender to edit the thread down to just the parts that he is replying to so that he can respond to them in-line. In this fashion, they can respond to each point just like a real conversation. Top-posting pretty much limits you to replying to a single point in the entire email you're responding to which ruins email as a means to actually discus anything more complicated than lunch plans.
But I guess that depends on if you're just a reader or if you're also a responder. People sending me email tend to want a response, so I prefer top-posting.
If a one-line response is all that's required, then top-posting works (although it's still evil). Anything more complicated than that requires a more sensible format method.
I can order my bookmarks by hand in FF. It might be a function of the All-in-One Sidebar extension that I use (without that extension, I would still be using Opera).
I'm using FF 2.0.0.3 with All-in-One Sidebar v0.7.1.
If bookmark ordering is your primary grievance, give this extension a shot and see if it fixes it for you.
So you're saying that the source for my app could have any license I want, but the compiled version of it, if it's compiled against an LGPL library, must be LGPL?
That's inconsistent with my understanding of the purpose of the LGPL.
That's talking about the GPL, not the LGPL.
My statement stands.
One thing that you've ignored is that if Vista uptake is slow, then that increases the window of opportunity for other platforms to convert windows users.
If someone is looking to upgrade, they are far more likely to investigate their options if it looks like other people are seriously considering the options, too. Even if they don't choose an alternative platform, they are now more informed about their choices. Since one of MS's biggest strengths is people who don't know or don't care about the OS that comes on their new machine, this can only be bad for MS.
Do not use GPL libraries, only BSD-licensed ones, or you cannot relicense your work.
LGPL libraries are also safe to use unless you make changes to them and don't want to share those changes.
HP printers are almost universally supported under Linux.
I don't think any other brand of printer can say the same.
Don't ask, don't tell (until you're elected).
If you filed first, screw prior art. It's yours.
That's not true. If it's published before you file, then you can't patent it.
All that's changing is that if two people who up until filing have kept their inventions secret, the first one to file is the one that gets patent protection.
Only things that are public can be used as prior art.
If the idea is public before you patent it, then unless you were the inventor (and can back that up with lab notes or something), you aren't allowed to patent it.
This changes nothing. Open Source still has all the same protections that it always has.
From the stats I've seen, Linux seems to be stuck between 3-4% market share and has been for some time now.
Has Linux adoption suddenly increased and I missed it?
Is there some reason you can't use a bluetooth USB fob?
That's a real bad comparison. Positions on your map might be 60 seconds delayed, but your view of the battlefield and communication channels are still real-time.
Thunderstorms shouldn't be a problem. These things will be placed high enough to be above such weather systems.
In Memphis, they've passed a law making it legal for motorcycles to drive through red lights when they can't trip the sensor.
I'm sure Memphis isn't the only place to make special considerations for smaller vehicles.
Doesn't that defeat the whole point of having the yellow light between the green and red?
To my knowledge the PS3 is not powerful enough to even take minimal advantage of the huge amount of space provided by blu-ray
It is nonsensical to say that something isn't "powerful enough" to use storage space, so I guess I don't know what you really meant to say.
However, I'd like to point out that there were games for the PS2 that spanned multiple DVDs, so the demand for media bigger than a single DVD already existed with the previous generation of consoles.
IE usage share is currently less than 80% (at least according to http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid= 3).
At what point to web designers decide that they need to cater to the remaining 20%?
(making a black hole is not as easy as you might think)
Legal departments do, however, offer a close approximation.
You've got it wrong. The typical new user doesn't initially turn to the net for support, they turn to the person who introduced them to Linux in the first place. The distro they install is almost always the distro that their "tech support" recommends for them.
People who are savvy enough to discover Linux on their own have no trouble choosing a distro to start with (usually it's the one with the most comprehensible online documentation).
There's nothing wrong with your idea of a 3rd party evaluating distros and making recommendations of their merit and target audience, but it seems unlikely that a new user would take advantage of such a resource. That's just not how new users are introduced to Linux.
Well put. Too bad I don't have mod points today.
Every successful distro has a target audience that it caters to. It's okay to cater to other audiences too, but not at the expense or alienation of your target audience.
This is why it's a good thing to have a healthy ecosystem of both general and niche distros.
As far as I know, there's now way to harness usable energy from static electricity.
If you know of such a way, please share it.
As per Carnot, theoretical efficiency is low
The Carnot theorem does not apply to these generators since they are not heat engines.
How can I decide that an argument isn't compelling if nobody actually attempts to make an argument?
Your post, for example, doesn't try to convince me that man-made climate change is real.
Instead, you insult my objectivity by claiming that there must be something wrong with me since
I'm not already converted.
Over the years I've learned that when people try to make me believe something without showing
evidence for/against it, they're either trying to sell me something or they're trying to validate
their own belief by making a new convert.
Which are you?
Evolution can do this with its Exchange connector (or whatever it's called now). Is there some reason that other clients can't do the same thing?