If you don't want Apple to take YOUR stuff and either 1) release it closed-source or 2) release it under the APSL, then I suggest you choose to release your code under a license that won't permit Apple to do those things (e.g. GPL). If you DO want Apple to do those things, then choose a license that will permit that (e.g. BSD). If you don't actually write software yourself, why are you so upset that Apple is using code in a way they have been legally authorized by the original developers to use it?
Notice that Apple releases source code for many projects under licenses other than the APSL - for example, WebCore (Safari's rendering engine, also used by many other apps) is LGPL.
How does this tie in with Mach? I heard something about OSX running the Java Virtual Machine directly on top of Mach for better performance, but I don't really understand how any of this stuff works....
My Gmail account has also been hit by these dictionary attacks in the last month. However, if you look at the "original" with headers and all, you'll find most, if not all, are being sent to addresses other than your own. It seems to me if Gmail recieves a bogus email, it just finds the address closest to it, and sends the email to them. I might be wrong of course, but from what I can see, that's what is happening to me.
Yep, you're wrong - my guess is, spammers make it look like the recipient's address is similar to yours but not quite, so you'll think you received the message by mistake, and maybe you'll even try to contact the sender to inform them of the problem. That's just a guess, but I've seen exactly what you describe before, nothing to do with Google.
..But the big corps too. Coincidentally, I tried to remove myself from the iTunes list (which I had accidentally enlisted for when downloading QT) only the find that the unsubscribe-URL "contained no data". Hmm. Double hmm.
I have occasionally seen this error when trying to load other pages. It's some sort of technical glitch - I'm not sure if it's a bug in the web server, the CGI they're running, my proxy server, something weird in the TCP connection between here and there, or what, but I don't think I've ever seen the error repeated when I click Reload.
I've never had a problem with a legitimate company not removing me from a mailing list upon request, signing me up for another list when I've done so, or selling my e-mail address to spammers. Try unsubscribing again; I'd be surprised if you have any trouble.
will it run on the next generation of Xbox? It's going to be coming out sometime in the near future, and when it does, what will it matter if you can run this OS on the original xbox? This has plenty of potential, but will it be able to keep up?
According to rumor, the next-generation XBox will be PowerPC-based, not x86, and development systems are PowerMac G5s running a PowerPC port of WinXP.
I ditched it as soon as I discovered Camino (fka Chimera).
Of course people don't still use IE on Mac OS X, because everyone knows it sucks ass. That has nothing to do with millions of Windows users who DON'T know any better.
There's a reason we have an entire "English" department to teach kids to read and write. It's too bad so few students use that resource or take it seriously.
The subject is confined to that English department - in other classes, students are taught that it doesn't matter (by teachers who won't take off points for bad spelling and grammar, and who in some cases aren't good at spelling and grammar themselves).
Remember all the hype about "push" technology back in the mid-nineties? Nobody was interested, but RSS feeds are being used in much the same way now. I'm thinking there are two significant differences: 1) with RSS, the user feels like they're in control of what's going on; with push, users felt like they were at the mercy of whatever money-grabbing corporations wanted to throw at them, and 2) a hell of a lot of people now have an always-on Internet connection with plenty of bandwidth to spare. When you've got a 33.6kbps dialup connection, you use the Internet differently than when you've got DSL or cable.
How much bandwidth does Slashdot's RSS feed use?
It looks like the RSS feed on my home page has a small handful of subscribers. Neat.
The concept of security is so absent as to be unknown. Almost every person I used to talk to about security always said the same thing: "Why would anyone break into my computer? There's nothing important on it!"
Exactly right.
People used to think that the reason someone would hack into a computer is because they wanted access to what was on that computer - either to retrieve confidential information or to cause damage (e.g. deface a web site). The general public is understandably not too concerned about this, until the spyware popups get too thick and they finally get fed up with it. Even still, people simply don't comprehend the real issue - people are hacking into their PC so they can use that PC as part of a botnet, not because they're interested in the data on the PC itself.
If the public could be educated about botnets, a lot of problems would go away, because people would really understand why security is important. In the mean time, spyware that pops up porn ads and crashes frequently is actually helping.
And if God tells you to strap on a belt of explosives and slaughter the infidels, well, that's His will and you'd better obey, right?
Fortunately, we have God's word in writing, and if we somehow get the idea that God is telling us to do something inconsistent with His Word, we can know that somehow we're being deceived, so no, we don't have to obey. Strapping on a belt of explosives to slaughter the infidels is inconsistent with God's Word.
But that's breaking the rules! It isn't JUST to punish one person for the crimes of others. What you're saying is that God breaks the rules for EVERYONE.
Technically the rules weren't broken, but a loophole was created. The penalty for sin is still going to Hell, but Jesus Christ went to Hell so that, if you choose to accept the deal, you won't have to. However, being the Son of God, He had the power to come back three days later - a power we mortals lack, but not a violation of the rules.
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Safari on OSX passed with flying colors as well.
The APSL is also not compatible with the GPL.
If you don't want Apple to take YOUR stuff and either 1) release it closed-source or 2) release it under the APSL, then I suggest you choose to release your code under a license that won't permit Apple to do those things (e.g. GPL). If you DO want Apple to do those things, then choose a license that will permit that (e.g. BSD). If you don't actually write software yourself, why are you so upset that Apple is using code in a way they have been legally authorized by the original developers to use it?
Notice that Apple releases source code for many projects under licenses other than the APSL - for example, WebCore (Safari's rendering engine, also used by many other apps) is LGPL.
Maybe you're just trolling, but do you have any idea how many companies have been selling portable DVD players for several years now?
Even worse, it took forever for the crappy ports to come out. Bite me, Microsoft!
It's just a company; let's not get emotional about it.
Of course, how long before the cease and desist letter was mailed?
Mailed to where, exactly?
...the second Foundation - I mean Wikipedia - on the other edge of the galaxy shall prevail.
;-)
What exactly do you mean by "edge"?
How does this tie in with Mach? I heard something about OSX running the Java Virtual Machine directly on top of Mach for better performance, but I don't really understand how any of this stuff works....
For some reason that gives me the willies.
Yeah, I think it gives just about everyone the willies.
My Gmail account has also been hit by these dictionary attacks in the last month. However, if you look at the "original" with headers and all, you'll find most, if not all, are being sent to addresses other than your own. It seems to me if Gmail recieves a bogus email, it just finds the address closest to it, and sends the email to them. I might be wrong of course, but from what I can see, that's what is happening to me.
Yep, you're wrong - my guess is, spammers make it look like the recipient's address is similar to yours but not quite, so you'll think you received the message by mistake, and maybe you'll even try to contact the sender to inform them of the problem. That's just a guess, but I've seen exactly what you describe before, nothing to do with Google.
..But the big corps too. Coincidentally, I tried to remove myself from the iTunes list (which I had accidentally enlisted for when downloading QT) only the find that the unsubscribe-URL "contained no data". Hmm. Double hmm.
I have occasionally seen this error when trying to load other pages. It's some sort of technical glitch - I'm not sure if it's a bug in the web server, the CGI they're running, my proxy server, something weird in the TCP connection between here and there, or what, but I don't think I've ever seen the error repeated when I click Reload.
I've never had a problem with a legitimate company not removing me from a mailing list upon request, signing me up for another list when I've done so, or selling my e-mail address to spammers. Try unsubscribing again; I'd be surprised if you have any trouble.
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will it run on the next generation of Xbox? It's going to be coming out sometime in the near future, and when it does, what will it matter if you can run this OS on the original xbox? This has plenty of potential, but will it be able to keep up?
According to rumor, the next-generation XBox will be PowerPC-based, not x86, and development systems are PowerMac G5s running a PowerPC port of WinXP.
Or one of the other Internets GW Bush mentioned.
Works fine in Safari. Edit -> Spelling -> Check Spelling as You Type
I ditched it as soon as I discovered Camino (fka Chimera).
Of course people don't still use IE on Mac OS X, because everyone knows it sucks ass. That has nothing to do with millions of Windows users who DON'T know any better.
And don't forget "Plain text - rendered on the fly by your brain"
Why render it in your brain, when there's a nice Java applet to render it for you?
What if they held a format war, and no one bought anything?
They'll blame piracy, and sue even more people.
There's a reason we have an entire "English" department to teach kids to read and write. It's too bad so few students use that resource or take it seriously.
The subject is confined to that English department - in other classes, students are taught that it doesn't matter (by teachers who won't take off points for bad spelling and grammar, and who in some cases aren't good at spelling and grammar themselves).
Remember all the hype about "push" technology back in the mid-nineties? Nobody was interested, but RSS feeds are being used in much the same way now. I'm thinking there are two significant differences: 1) with RSS, the user feels like they're in control of what's going on; with push, users felt like they were at the mercy of whatever money-grabbing corporations wanted to throw at them, and 2) a hell of a lot of people now have an always-on Internet connection with plenty of bandwidth to spare. When you've got a 33.6kbps dialup connection, you use the Internet differently than when you've got DSL or cable.
How much bandwidth does Slashdot's RSS feed use?
It looks like the RSS feed on my home page has a small handful of subscribers. Neat.
Once they get into the workforce, there is a prevailing myth among the plebes that spelling and grammar don't matter, as long as the message is right.
This myth prevails because it's what students are taught in school.
The concept of security is so absent as to be unknown. Almost every person I used to talk to about security always said the same thing: "Why would anyone break into my computer? There's nothing important on it!"
Exactly right.
People used to think that the reason someone would hack into a computer is because they wanted access to what was on that computer - either to retrieve confidential information or to cause damage (e.g. deface a web site). The general public is understandably not too concerned about this, until the spyware popups get too thick and they finally get fed up with it. Even still, people simply don't comprehend the real issue - people are hacking into their PC so they can use that PC as part of a botnet, not because they're interested in the data on the PC itself.
If the public could be educated about botnets, a lot of problems would go away, because people would really understand why security is important. In the mean time, spyware that pops up porn ads and crashes frequently is actually helping.
don't you have to believe in sin before you can commit it?
No. That's sort of the point.
And if God tells you to strap on a belt of explosives and slaughter the infidels, well, that's His will and you'd better obey, right?
Fortunately, we have God's word in writing, and if we somehow get the idea that God is telling us to do something inconsistent with His Word, we can know that somehow we're being deceived, so no, we don't have to obey. Strapping on a belt of explosives to slaughter the infidels is inconsistent with God's Word.
But that's breaking the rules! It isn't JUST to punish one person for the crimes of others. What you're saying is that God breaks the rules for EVERYONE.
Technically the rules weren't broken, but a loophole was created. The penalty for sin is still going to Hell, but Jesus Christ went to Hell so that, if you choose to accept the deal, you won't have to. However, being the Son of God, He had the power to come back three days later - a power we mortals lack, but not a violation of the rules.
Sounds like B.S. to me. If god cared at all, why all the murder, rape, torture, etc.
Someone chose to commit those acts. Are you suggesting God should take away our freedom to make those choices?