"It's been an incredibly interesting journey that we've been on," said LoriJo Schepers, co-chair of Citizens Voting YES! to Protect Our Children, a committee that campaigned in favor of the ordinance.
"God has called us to this, and no matter what happens from this point forward, I think he would say to us now 'Well done, good and faithful servants,'" Schepers said. "This is a journey. This is not the end."
I don't have a problem with people having religious beliefs - as long as they don't try to inflict them on me. Religious fanatics (from any political bent) are the worst kind of fanatics since their status for eternity rests with doing the biding of an almighty power.
Of course, with AFA and the other groups involved, this was to be expected.
So for the 150th time, if the majority of people want it that way, what's the big deal?
"Democracy is three wolves and a sheep voting on what's for supper." I don't remember who said it first, but it applies here. The problem with "if the majority of people want it that way" is that it is easy to infringe on the rights of people who don't agree with the majority.
That's why the Bill of Rights exists and why referendums can pass the silliest of proposals.
Note: I like democracy, it's just that some stupid things are done in it's name.
No, it was Novell that bought WordPerfect, not Borland.
Oops, you're right. Borland had their own word processor that never really gained any market share.
But Borland did waste too much time and money trying to compete against Microsoft in too many areas (Dev tools, business apps, databases). If they would have stuck to those they were the strongest in, Borland would probably be a strong (independent) company today.
Considering that Inprise/Borland is luck to still be in business (and always seems to be on the verge of another crisis), it doesn't seem that strange.
Remember, Phillipe Kahn (sp?) almost drove Borland into the ground trying to be another Microsoft (buying WordPerfect and Ashton-Tate) instead of concentrating on Borland's key strengths. (Novell is another company that tried the same strategy and hasn't been as strong since).
Corel bought WordPerfect from Borland for a song; they're just picking up the rest of the company now.
I thought that Microsoft would have bought them (esp since they already owned part), but the anti-trust issues probably prevented that.
You can get your Newton fixed for $183 including tax. Apple is required by law to repair Newtons up to 7 years beyond the demise of the product line and will do any job, or combination of jobs, for a flat fee. Call 1-800-SOS-APPL, go directly to an operator (ignore the phone tree), and have them patch you threw to the area which repairs Newtons
Thanks! I was thinking about searching through the Newton newsgroups for repair information, but never got around to it. I stopped usinging it regularly when I stopped having to run around all day at work, but it would be really handy at my new job. I thought I'd have to buy a palm or a CE (ick).
Anyone have info on this? I thought the newtons died out awhiel back... this a gras-roots new newton model??
The Newton 2000 was the successor to the 130. Instead of the ARM chip it used a Strong-ARM, it had a backlit display, 2 PCMCIA slots, and a bunch of other goodies. Then Steve Jobs returned to Apple...
Apple was going to launch Newton, Inc. as a subsidary - to let it prosper or fail on its own without too much interferance from the mothership. Jobs killed this (IIRC) the day before it happened (and about the same time he was killing the MacClones).
The Newton survived for a while more (including an upgraded 2000, the 2100), but the handwriting was on the wall and Apple finally killed the Newton.
I have a 2000 (never upgraded it to a 2100), and need to find a place to get it fixed (doesn't recognize screen touches anymore). It was a very cool and useful PDA in its day.
I've been doing a little bit of motif programming (on Solaris) and was thinking about starting a moderate sized project using it (and lesstif on Linux).
Is the porting relatively easy, or should I think of writing for GTK initially? Since I won't have a Linux box for a couple of months, I'd have to install GTK on my Solaris box.
While the idea of having an OS to handle multitasking is nice, sometimes there is too much overhead in having a real OS layer. If multitasking is needed (and it isn't always) it is done directly in the embeded program. DOS is nice in this case since it gets out of the way and lets the program do whatever is needed.
remember, most embeded systems are memory and processor limited (there are a lot of new designs still being done with 16-bit chips - or less).
Heck Wumpus and Star Trek were my first computer games (back when 'computer == big iron'). I think I still have the source code somewhere (probably on yellow paper-tape punched on a teletype).
Those were the days - teletypes and 110 Baud modems. None of this fancy auto-dial crap either, you had to dial a real phone (with a dial) and then stick the handset into the cups on the modem.
Section 2B specifically says if you modify a GPL program, than you must make your modifications available to all third parties. That means if they modify the kernel, then they have to give all of their modifications back.
They have to give the source to the third party. The GPL refers to the 'third party' as those people you give the binary to, not the entire world. Even though most people release their GPL'd program/source to anyone who wants it, this isn't a requirement. You (or the NSA)could decide to not distribute your (their) binaries to a GPL'd program - therefore you don't have to give anyone the source.
If you give the binary to someone, you have to give/make available the source too. They (the people you gave it to) can distribute it however they see fit (you can't restrict them).
Under the GPL, you only have to distribute source to the people/company/etc that you distribute the binary to. You can make a fantastic modification to the Linux kernel, but you can keep it totally to yourself (or your company).
If you give this kernel to another person, you have to give/make available the source to them (but not necessarly anyone else). Besause of the GPL, you can't keep them from giving it to the world.
If the NSA keeps this as an 'in house' system, they don't have to give the source to anyone.
When a newspaper in a given country quotes officials in that country, it must be give at least a bit of credence.
I don't think the newspapers in this country (the US) get quotes from our officials right. Why should I think newspapers in other countries do any better? And when it's a US paper quoting a forign paper quoting their officials...
Selling software to the US Govt is a *real* nightmare. The GSA (General Services Administration) puts so many requirements on companies trying to sell directly to the government that it pays to team up with one of the companies founded to do this.
Red Hat will (probably) sell Linux to GTSI which will then turn around and sell it to the government (the same with service contracts, etc). That way Red Hat doesn't have to fill out the 100s of forms that poke into every nook and crany of their company (and GTSI already has them filled out).
At least that's how a software company I used to work for did it.
As many have already suspected, this is yet another 'Linux in China' hoax post. There is a story from Reuters (on my.netscape.com) about Microsoft Under New Media Attack in China that seems to clear this up.
It basically says that both Microsoft and the Govt of China both deny the story and that the newspaper (in China) that originally reported it has no evidence for the policy.
I've been using Best Book Buys for a few weeks. It looks at quite a few online book stores and shows you the prices (including shipping and availability).
Prices for this book range from $23.92 (Buy.com - out of stock) to $33.90 (Borders.com) (both are UPS ground prices).
From sitting in way too many long meetings with the IBM guys, I think they'd *like* to confuse their customers into buying an AS/400 instead of an RS/6000 (at least these guys would). Most of the AS/400 people I've met have the opinion that the RS/6000 is around to pacify the users of 'that inferior operating system'.
Thanks for the update on the UNIX branding. I need to get myself back up to date on a couple of things now that my new job uses Unix (instead of NT - wonderful!).
Linux is a Unix as far as I'm concerned (at the API level), but there are other ways to define what is/not Unix.
IIRC the 'Unix' trademark is now owned by Usenix (spelling?), Novell giving it to them when they sold off their Unix investments. Again, IIRC, Usenix set up a branding program so that Unix-like operating systems could call themselves 'Unix' if they met a series of compatability tests.
I remember dealing with a person from IBM technical sales who said that OS/400 (the AS/400's operating system) could pass the standards needed, but 'IBM doesn't want the AS/400 lowered to the status of a Unix box'.
Has Linux received this branding? I believe that *BSD got it by being grandfathered in, but I could be wrong...
Hopefully, VentureStar won't be as big a disappointment, although personally I still think they should have gone with the Delta Clipper (at least they had a working prototype in hardware).
The "VultureStar" is already a disappointment. The initial program (the X-33) keeps being scaled back in capabilities while the time to first flight keeps getting pushed out. The problems are multi-tiered but mainly caused by trying too many new technologies in one vehicle and having an old-line high-cost aerospace company build it.
Also remember that the final product won't be manned. There are a couple of concepts to put a passenger module in the cargo bay, but there won't be a pilot on board.
> Regardless of how you feel about Sun, you have to admit, they do one thing better than Microsoft: turn on a dime.
Microsoft does it just as well as Sun. Just look at the change in Microsoft toward the internet - their original policy was hostile toward it but one day Bill decides the internet is the 'next big thing' and suddenly *everything* Microsoft touches becomes 'internet aware'.
The main reason Microsoft, Sun and Oracle can do this is that they all have a strong 'visionary' leading the company. Without this, all three companies would be the lunbering hulk that most corporations are.
Besides being an ad for the 'latest/greatest' Microsoft software, it came with Visio-lite and a game. I used that version of Visio for many years.
That disk was the first 3.5" disk that I saw that used Microsoft's non-standard (holds more then 1.44Mb) floppy formatting. The Advisor also only ran on Win 3.1, but you could copy the Visio-lite files by hand to get it running on 95/NT.
You've obviously been away from 'hobby' engines for awhile. Both Aerotech and Hypertech make hybrid rocket engines and many kit manufacturers make kits designed specifically for them. Current designs are for large ('I' and up) engines, but some people are working on smaller hybrids.
They're all cool and aren't regulated by the BATF like large solid engines.
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"It's been an incredibly interesting journey that we've been on," said LoriJo Schepers, co-chair of Citizens Voting YES! to Protect Our Children, a committee that campaigned in favor of the ordinance.
"God has called us to this, and no matter what happens from this point forward, I think he would say to us now 'Well done, good and faithful servants,'" Schepers said. "This is a journey. This is not the end."
I don't have a problem with people having religious beliefs - as long as they don't try to inflict them on me. Religious fanatics (from any political bent) are the worst kind of fanatics since their status for eternity rests with doing the biding of an almighty power.
Of course, with AFA and the other groups involved, this was to be expected.
"Democracy is three wolves and a sheep voting on what's for supper." I don't remember who said it first, but it applies here. The problem with "if the majority of people want it that way" is that it is easy to infringe on the rights of people who don't agree with the majority.
That's why the Bill of Rights exists and why referendums can pass the silliest of proposals.
Note: I like democracy, it's just that some stupid things are done in it's name.
Oops, you're right. Borland had their own word processor that never really gained any market share.
But Borland did waste too much time and money trying to compete against Microsoft in too many areas (Dev tools, business apps, databases). If they would have stuck to those they were the strongest in, Borland would probably be a strong (independent) company today.
Considering that Inprise/Borland is luck to still be in business (and always seems to be on the verge of another crisis), it doesn't seem that strange.
Remember, Phillipe Kahn (sp?) almost drove Borland into the ground trying to be another Microsoft (buying WordPerfect and Ashton-Tate) instead of concentrating on Borland's key strengths. (Novell is another company that tried the same strategy and hasn't been as strong since).
Corel bought WordPerfect from Borland for a song; they're just picking up the rest of the company now.
I thought that Microsoft would have bought them (esp since they already owned part), but the anti-trust issues probably prevented that.
Thanks! I was thinking about searching through the Newton newsgroups for repair information, but never got around to it. I stopped usinging it regularly when I stopped having to run around all day at work, but it would be really handy at my new job. I thought I'd have to buy a palm or a CE (ick).
The Newton 2000 was the successor to the 130. Instead of the ARM chip it used a Strong-ARM, it had a backlit display, 2 PCMCIA slots, and a bunch of other goodies. Then Steve Jobs returned to Apple...
Apple was going to launch Newton, Inc. as a subsidary - to let it prosper or fail on its own without too much interferance from the mothership. Jobs killed this (IIRC) the day before it happened (and about the same time he was killing the MacClones).
The Newton survived for a while more (including an upgraded 2000, the 2100), but the handwriting was on the wall and Apple finally killed the Newton.
I have a 2000 (never upgraded it to a 2100), and need to find a place to get it fixed (doesn't recognize screen touches anymore). It was a very cool and useful PDA in its day.
I've been doing a little bit of motif programming (on Solaris) and was thinking about starting a moderate sized project using it (and lesstif on Linux).
Is the porting relatively easy, or should I think of writing for GTK initially? Since I won't have a Linux box for a couple of months, I'd have to install GTK on my Solaris box.
remember, most embeded systems are memory and processor limited (there are a lot of new designs still being done with 16-bit chips - or less).
Those were the days - teletypes and 110 Baud modems. None of this fancy auto-dial crap either, you had to dial a real phone (with a dial) and then stick the handset into the cups on the modem.
Kids these days have it so easy...
They have to give the source to the third party. The GPL refers to the 'third party' as those people you give the binary to, not the entire world. Even though most people release their GPL'd program/source to anyone who wants it, this isn't a requirement. You (or the NSA)could decide to not distribute your (their) binaries to a GPL'd program - therefore you don't have to give anyone the source.
If you give the binary to someone, you have to give/make available the source too. They (the people you gave it to) can distribute it however they see fit (you can't restrict them).
If you give this kernel to another person, you have to give/make available the source to them (but not necessarly anyone else). Besause of the GPL, you can't keep them from giving it to the world.
If the NSA keeps this as an 'in house' system, they don't have to give the source to anyone.
I don't think the newspapers in this country (the US) get quotes from our officials right. Why should I think newspapers in other countries do any better? And when it's a US paper quoting a forign paper quoting their officials...
Selling software to the US Govt is a *real* nightmare. The GSA (General Services Administration) puts so many requirements on companies trying to sell directly to the government that it pays to team up with one of the companies founded to do this.
Red Hat will (probably) sell Linux to GTSI which will then turn around and sell it to the government (the same with service contracts, etc). That way Red Hat doesn't have to fill out the 100s of forms that poke into every nook and crany of their company (and GTSI already has them filled out).
At least that's how a software company I used to work for did it.
It basically says that both Microsoft and the Govt of China both deny the story and that the newspaper (in China) that originally reported it has no evidence for the policy.
Prices for this book range from $23.92 (Buy.com - out of stock) to $33.90 (Borders.com) (both are UPS ground prices).
It's saved me a few dollars, now and then.
Jeff
From sitting in way too many long meetings with the IBM guys, I think they'd *like* to confuse their customers into buying an AS/400 instead of an RS/6000 (at least these guys would). Most of the AS/400 people I've met have the opinion that the RS/6000 is around to pacify the users of 'that inferior operating system'.
Thanks for the update on the UNIX branding. I need to get myself back up to date on a couple of things now that my new job uses Unix (instead of NT - wonderful!).
Jeff
Linux is a Unix as far as I'm concerned (at the API level), but there are other ways to define what is/not Unix.
IIRC the 'Unix' trademark is now owned by Usenix (spelling?), Novell giving it to them when they sold off their Unix investments. Again, IIRC, Usenix set up a branding program so that Unix-like operating systems could call themselves 'Unix' if they met a series of compatability tests.
I remember dealing with a person from IBM technical sales who said that OS/400 (the AS/400's operating system) could pass the standards needed, but 'IBM doesn't want the AS/400 lowered to the status of a Unix box'.
Has Linux received this branding? I believe that *BSD got it by being grandfathered in, but I could be wrong...
Jeff
The "VultureStar" is already a disappointment. The initial program (the X-33) keeps being scaled back in capabilities while the time to first flight keeps getting pushed out. The problems are multi-tiered but mainly caused by trying too many new technologies in one vehicle and having an old-line high-cost aerospace company build it.
Also remember that the final product won't be manned. There are a couple of concepts to put a passenger module in the cargo bay, but there won't be a pilot on board.
Jeff
> Regardless of how you feel about Sun, you have to admit, they do one thing better than Microsoft: turn on a dime.
Microsoft does it just as well as Sun. Just look at the change in Microsoft toward the internet - their original policy was hostile toward it but one day Bill decides the internet is the 'next big thing' and suddenly *everything* Microsoft touches becomes 'internet aware'.
The main reason Microsoft, Sun and Oracle can do this is that they all have a strong 'visionary' leading the company. Without this, all three companies would be the lunbering hulk that most corporations are.
It was the 'Microsoft Upgrade Advisor' disk.
Besides being an ad for the 'latest/greatest' Microsoft software, it came with Visio-lite and a game. I used that version of Visio for many years.
That disk was the first 3.5" disk that I saw that used Microsoft's non-standard (holds more then 1.44Mb) floppy formatting. The Advisor also only ran on Win 3.1, but you could copy the Visio-lite files by hand to get it running on 95/NT.
You've obviously been away from 'hobby' engines for awhile. Both Aerotech and Hypertech make hybrid rocket engines and many kit manufacturers make kits designed specifically for them. Current designs are for large ('I' and up) engines, but some people are working on smaller hybrids.
They're all cool and aren't regulated by the BATF like large solid engines.
some links:
Rocketry Online -- excellent rocketry site
Aerotech -- Motor (solid & hybrid) manuf.
R.A.T.T. Works -- Smaller Hybrids
Public Missiles -- Kit manuf.
NAR -- National Association of Rocketry
Well, the article says that it was the Gartner Group doing the estimating. I usually multiple their estimates by .1 to get a realistic amount...