A friend of mine grew up near Redmond and his father was on of the electricians that worked in the compound. He taged along a couple times, being a geek and all, to see what it was like and he was not impressed. He said that a lof othe people who worked there were either at one end of the human spectrum or the other. People were either 300 pounds or 120 pound weaklings.... lots of them worked on the floor because of karma, while others were high schoolers in a C++ class working on trival parts of the OS for 'experience.'
Thats not what I said. I admit that I could be wrong but from what I read it sounded like the OSI certification was something brand spanking new and that python signed on to it recently. I didn't say I was the first, I just said I have had it for at least a week and have seen other projects with the mark on it for a little while now.
I admit I could be wrong though... maybe pything has it had since the very start and it's just getting reported now.
I have seen a few other projects with the OSI Certification logo/notice. Heck, I've had it on my projects for at least a week (Modified BSD License and GPL).
"This, of course, is based on 1960's factory emission averages, and projecting them 50 years down the track. Think about the advances in pollution contorl, recycling etc etc in the last 10 years."
Don't forget the higher level of pollution that each person creates in these times. We might be able to reduce pollution 50% but that hardly helps when each person creates 70% more than they did 60 years ago.
I remember getting MP3's on Napster that would loop the chorus and/or would have 'Buy the CD' said over and over on top of the music. Not only was this anoying, it made me not want to to buy the CD (which I usually do if I like a song or two from the artist).
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There will always be software bugs as long as programmers are not perfect. The huge diffrence is the in a closed source environment you'll have to wait for patches from the vendor, or not at all. In the OSS you can patch it yourself, get the unoffical patches for your vendor, get diffrent up-to-date packages, or install the latest version from source.
TCWO is where I purchased my parts last time I did an upgrade (about 3 months ago). They had really good prices and great web/phone support. I had a problem with my order and emailed them (I put only 256MB RAM instead of 512MB) and they got right back to me and fixed it.
I had a problem with Tiger Direct about a year ago. While their prices are allright their service is terrible. Phone support is nonexistant unless you want to be on hold and then told to call back later when Mr. X is in and their products seem to be a bit diffrent than what they give. Heck, one time they didn't even send me the product!!!
It seems like most companies don't support Linux because of the 'driver problem.' Really it just boils down to laptop manufacturers not wanting to give out specifications or open the drivers up so non Windows drivers can be made.
Luckily, it seems that apple has a pretty good track record when it comes to laptop drivers and specs. Unfortunatly, their products cost a bit more.
If I stand on the border of a country and say things that are against the law in that bordering country (assuming someone heard me) did I do anything wrong?
I belive the same idea should be used with respect to net law and speech.
Since they have gone through a good amount of change in code and (I belive) network they have pulled the Linux version. No one was working on it really. If you'd like to see it come back email them via their responce form on kazaa.com
I had a hell of a time trying to install Solaris 8 on x86. Hardly anything I had was supported and it choked about 90% of the time. In spite of my bad run in I really hope that Sun will release Solaris 9 for x86. If they play their cards right and either write more drivers or incorporate Linux/BSD drivers for Solaris I think it could flurish as another OS to choose from.
Music is not where they make money. I worked for Best Buy for a few years and got to know how they do their buisness (and networks too...). CD's and movies (which are all lumped into the Media Dept.) are there to bring people into the store and browse at other items. According to my old manager, Best Buy actually looses some income because of the Media Dept. in theft and in unsold items.
Best Buy makes their money when the music lover checks out the mp3 players and decides to splurge, when the suburban family comes in for a PC, or when the teenage rapper guy comes in for a new sound system.
In a nutshell, Best Buy has always lost money due to CD's, why would they care now?
... as long as the money goes to the artists and not the record companies. I have no problem sending money to XYZ band for their album turned mp3 but I do have a problem giving the record comapany $8 and the band 75 cents.
I live in Florida and have found it extreamly hard to get my point across to represenitives, congressmen, or political minded people with power. I've written letters, sent faxes, tried emails, tried calling and nothing ever got responces or even a stock "Sorry, I am very busy" reply. Please bring this up as it both hurts the idea of a represinitive government and forces people to protest or have marches/rallies to be heard.
It's as simple as that. Just copy it with the copy protection on it via cd-burner or cd to cd copier machine just like people do with DVD's. If that doesn't work you can always use cd-player to wav tracks with a nice CD-player with a line into your sound card.
While this story is sad, there is a good chance it wasn't EQ that pushed him to suicide. Look at the medicine Accutaine (sp), they say it causes people to commit suicide because of one case in which a boy who lost his girlfriend during prom and had a history of depression killed himself. What it comes down to is this guy had some heavy mental problems that needed treatment and it really is his own fault. He was an adult; he chooses what to do for himself. His mother could have helped but not paying for EQ or Baker Acting him into a clinic getting him help if he wanted or not, but she didn't.
Also, why would anyone release information on an adult to another adult cause they want it? By law they can't anyways. I know when I turned 18 my mom couldn't ask for my college records to be trnasfered to another college because she had no right to do so (or even see what they were).
Actually any BSD can be called Unix. The original BSD system had some AT&T Unix code in it making it part of the Unix variant family. While there is no original Unix code in any BSD now it still can retain the Unix variant name.
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A friend of mine grew up near Redmond and his father was on of the electricians that worked in the compound. He taged along a couple times, being a geek and all, to see what it was like and he was not impressed. He said that a lof othe people who worked there were either at one end of the human spectrum or the other. People were either 300 pounds or 120 pound weaklings .... lots of them worked on the floor because of karma, while others were high schoolers in a C++ class working on trival parts of the OS for 'experience.'
Thats not what I said. I admit that I could be wrong but from what I read it sounded like the OSI certification was something brand spanking new and that python signed on to it recently. I didn't say I was the first, I just said I have had it for at least a week and have seen other projects with the mark on it for a little while now.
... maybe pything has it had since the very start and it's just getting reported now.
I admit I could be wrong though
I have seen a few other projects with the OSI Certification logo/notice. Heck, I've had it on my projects for at least a week (Modified BSD License and GPL).
"This, of course, is based on 1960's factory emission averages, and projecting them 50 years down the track. Think about the advances in pollution contorl, recycling etc etc in the last 10 years."
Don't forget the higher level of pollution that each person creates in these times. We might be able to reduce pollution 50% but that hardly helps when each person creates 70% more than they did 60 years ago.
I remember getting MP3's on Napster that would loop the chorus and/or would have 'Buy the CD' said over and over on top of the music. Not only was this anoying, it made me not want to to buy the CD (which I usually do if I like a song or two from the artist).
They call my cell phone at least 2 times a day. Funny how it's only Verizon telemarketers that call my Verizon cell phone.
... if you don't know who it is (or it's blocked) don't answer it.
Always check your caller ID
Now no one will ever do it!
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He's just full of stars.
Anyone have the links? I'd like to see what the whole fuss is about form the source.
There will always be software bugs as long as programmers are not perfect. The huge diffrence is the in a closed source environment you'll have to wait for patches from the vendor, or not at all. In the OSS you can patch it yourself, get the unoffical patches for your vendor, get diffrent up-to-date packages, or install the latest version from source.
TCWO is where I purchased my parts last time I did an upgrade (about 3 months ago). They had really good prices and great web/phone support. I had a problem with my order and emailed them (I put only 256MB RAM instead of 512MB) and they got right back to me and fixed it.
I had a problem with Tiger Direct about a year ago. While their prices are allright their service is terrible. Phone support is nonexistant unless you want to be on hold and then told to call back later when Mr. X is in and their products seem to be a bit diffrent than what they give. Heck, one time they didn't even send me the product!!!
It seems like most companies don't support Linux because of the 'driver problem.' Really it just boils down to laptop manufacturers not wanting to give out specifications or open the drivers up so non Windows drivers can be made.
Luckily, it seems that apple has a pretty good track record when it comes to laptop drivers and specs. Unfortunatly, their products cost a bit more.
If I stand on the border of a country and say things that are against the law in that bordering country (assuming someone heard me) did I do anything wrong?
I belive the same idea should be used with respect to net law and speech.
Since they have gone through a good amount of change in code and (I belive) network they have pulled the Linux version. No one was working on it really. If you'd like to see it come back email them via their responce form on kazaa.com
Not always. Look how far the hard drive that keeps tabs on you has done.
It was a joke. Go ahead and email them at the cDc and they'll tell you it themselves. The FBI and cDc are not exaclty on the best terms.
I had a hell of a time trying to install Solaris 8 on x86. Hardly anything I had was supported and it choked about 90% of the time. In spite of my bad run in I really hope that Sun will release Solaris 9 for x86. If they play their cards right and either write more drivers or incorporate Linux/BSD drivers for Solaris I think it could flurish as another OS to choose from.
Couldn't this be attacked using the DMCA?
Music is not where they make money. I worked for Best Buy for a few years and got to know how they do their buisness (and networks too ...). CD's and movies (which are all lumped into the Media Dept.) are there to bring people into the store and browse at other items. According to my old manager, Best Buy actually looses some income because of the Media Dept. in theft and in unsold items.
Best Buy makes their money when the music lover checks out the mp3 players and decides to splurge, when the suburban family comes in for a PC, or when the teenage rapper guy comes in for a new sound system.
In a nutshell, Best Buy has always lost money due to CD's, why would they care now?
... as long as the money goes to the artists and not the record companies. I have no problem sending money to XYZ band for their album turned mp3 but I do have a problem giving the record comapany $8 and the band 75 cents.
I live in Florida and have found it extreamly hard to get my point across to represenitives, congressmen, or political minded people with power. I've written letters, sent faxes, tried emails, tried calling and nothing ever got responces or even a stock "Sorry, I am very busy" reply. Please bring this up as it both hurts the idea of a represinitive government and forces people to protest or have marches/rallies to be heard.
It's as simple as that. Just copy it with the copy protection on it via cd-burner or cd to cd copier machine just like people do with DVD's. If that doesn't work you can always use cd-player to wav tracks with a nice CD-player with a line into your sound card.
While this story is sad, there is a good chance it wasn't EQ that pushed him to suicide. Look at the medicine Accutaine (sp), they say it causes people to commit suicide because of one case in which a boy who lost his girlfriend during prom and had a history of depression killed himself. What it comes down to is this guy had some heavy mental problems that needed treatment and it really is his own fault. He was an adult; he chooses what to do for himself. His mother could have helped but not paying for EQ or Baker Acting him into a clinic getting him help if he wanted or not, but she didn't.
Also, why would anyone release information on an adult to another adult cause they want it? By law they can't anyways. I know when I turned 18 my mom couldn't ask for my college records to be trnasfered to another college because she had no right to do so (or even see what they were).
Actually any BSD can be called Unix. The original BSD system had some AT&T Unix code in it making it part of the Unix variant family. While there is no original Unix code in any BSD now it still can retain the Unix variant name.