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  1. sad on Lutris Closes Enhydra Source · · Score: 1

    It's sad that a developers choice of language/tools can make him lose control over his own licensing policy.

    Send your complaints to Sun. We have seen the same with eg. Microsofts Mobile something developers kit, and it is very sad.

  2. Re:It's not just the act of voting, it's those aro on Caltech & MIT Urge Wait On Net Voting · · Score: 1
    One thing is part of the election process, the other is called bribery.

    Of course, if those promises were actually kept, then the election process would be less of a farce than it is today.

  3. Re:It's not just the act of voting, it's those aro on Caltech & MIT Urge Wait On Net Voting · · Score: 1

    Nice to have a proof of vote. - That means you can get busted for selling your vote.
    - Which I do hope is very illegal, even in the US.

  4. XML and XSLT on Large Scale, Professional, Mail Merge Apps? · · Score: 1

    The subject basically says it all. Wouldn't you be able to do that with only those two technologies, and a format that can parse those?

  5. us-centric on Duke's All Out of Gum · · Score: 4

    Never mind the /. story being us-centric. What sucks are the contest conditions:
    "12. Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of the United States, excluding Florida, New York, and Rhode Island".

  6. real local (Denmark / .dk) on Searching for Real Estate Using the 'Net? · · Score: 1

    This site www.robinhus.dk allows buyers and sellers to establish contact without the realtor middle-man. This means both parties save money on the deal.

  7. You can't even reply to a google post on Google Owns Your UseNet Post · · Score: 3
    On their posting terms page, they permit you to view and download a single copy of the posts for personal use. - That's fine.
    However, then they continue to say you can't reproduce or distribute the "Materials" for public purpose without the written permission of Google.
    This means you can't reply to a post if you include anything from the post you are replying to.
    I wonder if it also applies if you are not replying to a Google post through Google, but with your own news-agent...

    I would have included the relevant part from the posting terms page, but I am afraid to, because I havent't got their written permission.

  8. Re:so whats the problem? on Big Ugly Dishes Grab Primetime Shows Early · · Score: 1

    The problem is probably that if this becomes common, the networks will not have as many viewers, and thus not get as much ad revenue.

    You and I might not care about the networks' funds (especially because it seems like they have enough already), but they certainly do.

  9. Re:Prediction on Regulator Challenges DVD Zoning · · Score: 1

    A week or two will pass. The ACCC will announce they've had a meeting with representatives from the major film distributors and now that they understand the purpose of zoning, they find no threat to consumers. They will not repeat the explanation given them by the studios
    Ahh, the old Jedi Mind Trick... ($$$)

  10. basis for a frivolous law-suit on Interplanetary Internet (IPN) · · Score: 2

    from the draft:
    3.4. Bandwidth Allocation via Market Mechanisms: "Starbucks"
    I didn't realise that coffee was actually used for the protocols as well, I thought only us sysadmins needed the fix.

  11. Re:price seems a bit whacky on Wireless Controllers for Consoles · · Score: 3

    You're absolutely right. The company I work for recently got a quote for $2 for a Bluetooth chip containing up to the HCI layer. Obviously this is in mass quantities.
    $100 must be for a completely integrated solution with every profile built-in and everything. That is not the normal way to go. - Either that, or he means a development kit of some kind.
    Either way, it would be nice to know where he got those numbers from.

  12. still waiting for ipv6 on The Tenth Birthday Of The World Wide Web · · Score: 1

    Imagine where we'll be at 20!
    Still waiting for ipv6 to bring more IP adresses :-)

  13. using it for good, or just using it on The Tenth Birthday Of The World Wide Web · · Score: 4

    10 years, and only 1% of all users have found out how to do something proper with it.