People, Art, Music, and Literature are hip. Business's trying to appear hip just to get my money are phoney. I just want to spend less of my hard earned money.
Give me K-Mart/Wal-Mart anytime. Let me take that 25% savings and use it for somehting important like uh... uh oh, I was gonna say PCs, but my wife just reminded me about fixing the garage door.:)
I hope they do port Delphi and C++ Builder over. But lets not forget one very important point.
Aside from JBuilder, Delphi and Borland C++ are Intel only compilers. If they are going to port to Linux they should port to the other prevailing CPU architectures (Alpha and PowerPC). Because of their limited finances they may not. If they don't port, at best they are offering only a partial solution. (Or not one at all).
On the other hand....They may if someone from Compaq and Motorola is paying attention and is willing to finance the project.
For those of you who are excited about Borland tools on Linux, add the request to port to other CPU's in any available comment fields in the poll.
The anual Siggraph show is starting next week (or is it this week) in Los Angeles. In addition to all the 3D stuff, there are lots of booths with Video editing and serving in mind. I think the cost for the 3day show is $89.00 US. Go to www.siggraph.org to find out more.
I was there last year at the show in orlando. There were over 12 vendors demonstrating media serving technologies.
the same can be said for the MS Media player. It is a wrapper around what ever codecs you have installed (including the mp4 format from MS). It seems that Xanim and others could do the same. Wouldn't need Quicktime or MS mediaplayer.
Actually there is the MEGIDO project being done by some programmers in Isreal. Sorry, I forgot the web address.
They are basing it on FreePascal and hope to be Delph2 (or 3) Object Pascal complient, not counting the Win32 stuff. How they would run the VCL is anybodys guess.
Microsfot paid Borland a lot of money to keep form getting the hell sued out of them. The got caught using Borland tools for Windows development. (Basically using Borlands tools against them). MS realizes that Borlands' development tools are better than theirs. MS also paid for the rights to use Inprises n-tier tools (MIDAS) since they support multiplatform OSs already.
Borland/Inprise is still very much an independent company. MS did not purchase any voting stock, just common.
I recently talked to an area sales rep for Inprise. His statement was to the effect,"There is nothing like making your arch enemy give you a lot of money".
C++ Builder and Delphi allow you to install your own editor and integrate into the IDE. A popular one is CodeRush from eagle software.
www.eagle-software.com
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Unionization is also the reason many in the production side of the entertainment industry have lost their jobs to cheaper foreign competition(mainly to Canada, which subsidizes film production via a loophole in the NAFTA agreement, hiding it as a tax break).
And I'm not just talking about Gaffers, Lighting specialists, or other behind the scenes people. I'm also talking about highly qualified/computer savy 3D/2D artists and programmers. People who have spent years perfecting their craft and learning using the latest software.
The only people getting well paid are the actors , directors and producers.
Good point, I got my present job precisely because I'm over 40 and considered mature and experienced. Having a productive work history helped.
But to be honest, there were several local companies that suddenly lost interest after I showed up for the interview with gray hair on my temples. They also have a reputation as sweat shops so I didn't mind.
Thanks for the explanation. I can see what they are saying, though I disagree with it. It sounds like they are intentionally ignoring the obvious fact that the music is coming from somewhere else. In effect, charging someone a royalty just over the look and feel of their site. The concept of Web rings (at least as far as music related ones) would be shut down. Effectively killing the free advertising they provide. Only 'Portal sites' would have the money necessary to link to sites(maybe thats the real long term goal). Strike another blow against net freedom.
Lets say I have a link to a music site. When you click on the link, it automatically launches a new browser window (effectively taking you from my site to another that actually has the music). Does this mean I am supposed to pay a royalty?
Wouldn't that be akin to charging royalties from people for putting bumper stickers on their cars displaying their favorite radio station?
This is a free open source Web server for Win98/NT/Linux/Solaris and others. Very easy to use and setup (at least in Win9x and NT). It includes support for ISAPI/FastCGI/WinCGI/CGI, has a embedded pearl extension and an Apache like parsing engine. As far as I can tell, it's the only web server offering support for FastCGI on windows.
I use it on win98 for development work. It's free for both comercial and non-comercial use. Source available for download too. Blows MS personal Web server out of the water. No ten user connection limit.
Available at http://www.pi3.org
Just so MS can't claim to be the only one doing it.
You hit the nail on the head. I've been using and programming for Windows for several years. And one of the reasons I won't do anything on a Mac (or use and/or own one) is the constant stream of insults and put downs from the holier than thou Mac community. I simply don't want to be identified with people who have turned a computer into a religion.
Not only do they rag me for using Windows, but when they find out I write sofware I suddenly become one of "them", i.e. someone with a degree of technical competance, the very antithesis of the proud to be untechnical Mac crowd.
Please all, lets not let Linux turn into that. The more I use and learn about Linux, the more I like it. It doesn't mean I'm going to put down someone elses decision to not use it.
Okay, try Interbase. I'ts much faster, and works on Linux/NT and others.
What redhat had to say about benchmarks.
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Last night at the Miami Redhat roadshow, questions were asked about the Mindcraft benchmarks.
They said one very important thing. Mindcraft was not able to duplicate their results.
About the the ZDnet benchmarks. They happen to agree with them, but not in a negative way.
They reminded us to be like Linus who has kept a sence of humor and perspective about all this.
Accoring to the folks at redhat, Linus said....
"Mirosoft is just being a good Linux user and reporting bugs. You can say the same about ZDNet."
I beleive that ZDnet was trying to be as fair as possible. They firmly believe in the future of Linux, and have stated that publicly several times. They are doing their part in helping it to become a better OS through constructive critisism.
IMHO MS is going to lose out in the long run as long as the Linux community remains honest about it's shortcomings. No multimillion dollar spin masters to hide the warts. No FUD. Just keep getting better and better, and Linux will win.
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Many of us met and listened to Redhat last night at the Miami roadshow. They accepted the benchmarks as accurate. They also reminded us to be like Linus and keep a sense of humor and pespective about the whole thing.
To paraphrase Mr. Torvalds....
Microsoft is just being a good Linux user and reporting bugs. The same can be said about ZDnet.
Getting your butt kicked every once in awhile (metaphorically speaking) can be a good thing. It keeps one from becoming arrogant and complacent. It can motivate you to do better and try harder.
Just think how bad American cars would still be if the Japanese hadn't come into the market. (Not to say they are the best, but they are a hell of a lot better than they were 10 years ago).
I noticed in the article, there was a lot of reactionary language because of the Littleton Massacre.
30 years ago Charles Mansion (and his followers) murdered several famous hollywood people(Sharon Tate.. the La Bianca's...). He painted slogans from the Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' in blood all over the walls.
If that happened today, the gov would be calling for the banning of the sale and broadcast of Beatles music since they incite people to murder. And all the talk shows would have Paul McCartney on, raking him over the coals, since it was obviously, at least partially 'his' fault for releasing such an 'irresponsible song'.
Just some perspective on how ridiculous our elected officials and the mainstream press have become.
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People, Art, Music, and Literature are hip. Business's trying to appear hip just to get my money are phoney. I just want to spend less of my hard earned money.
Give me K-Mart/Wal-Mart anytime. Let me take that 25% savings and use it for somehting important like uh... uh oh, I was gonna say PCs, but my wife just reminded me about fixing the garage door.:)
I hope they do port Delphi and C++ Builder over. But lets not forget one very important point.
Aside from JBuilder, Delphi and Borland C++ are Intel only compilers. If they are going to port to Linux they should port to the other prevailing CPU architectures (Alpha and PowerPC). Because of their limited finances they may not. If they don't port, at best they are offering only a partial solution. (Or not one at all).
On the other hand....They may if someone from Compaq and Motorola is paying attention and is willing to finance the project.
For those of you who are excited about Borland tools on Linux, add the request to port to other CPU's in any available comment fields in the poll.
You are right, here's a thought.
Wouldn't be a kicker if Inprise/Borland uses the money from MS to finance their Linux development?:).
Check out "The Gimp", Graphics Image Manipulation Program. It's free, and the latest version has added support for the Filter Factory plug-ins.
2 web references.
Home site:
www.gimp.org
excellent companion site
www.thegimp.com
thegimp.com has some excellent tutorials.
The anual Siggraph show is starting next week (or is it this week) in Los Angeles. In addition to all the 3D stuff, there are lots of booths with Video editing and serving in mind. I think the cost for the 3day show is $89.00 US. Go to
www.siggraph.org to find out more.
I was there last year at the show in orlando. There were over 12 vendors demonstrating media serving technologies.
the same can be said for the MS Media player. It is a wrapper around what ever codecs you have installed (including the mp4 format from MS). It seems that Xanim and others could do the same. Wouldn't need Quicktime or MS mediaplayer.
>>is Gnu Pascal still being actively developed?
Actually there is the MEGIDO project being done by some programmers in Isreal. Sorry, I forgot the web address.
They are basing it on FreePascal and hope to be Delph2 (or 3) Object Pascal complient, not counting the Win32 stuff. How they would run the VCL is anybodys guess.
Yeah!!!! Go Borland Go!!! Geiben zie mir meine Delphi!
Microsfot paid Borland a lot of money to keep form getting the hell sued out of them. The got caught using Borland tools for Windows development. (Basically using Borlands tools against them). MS realizes that Borlands' development tools are better than theirs. MS also paid for the rights to use Inprises n-tier tools (MIDAS) since they support multiplatform OSs already.
Borland/Inprise is still very much an independent company. MS did not purchase any voting stock, just common.
I recently talked to an area sales rep for Inprise. His statement was to the effect,"There is nothing like making your arch enemy give you a lot of money".
Yes, in a heart beat!
C++ Builder and Delphi allow you to install your own editor and integrate into the IDE. A popular one is CodeRush from eagle software.
www.eagle-software.com
Unionization is also the reason many in the production side of the entertainment industry have lost their jobs to cheaper foreign competition(mainly to Canada, which subsidizes film production via a loophole in the NAFTA agreement, hiding it as a tax break).
And I'm not just talking about Gaffers, Lighting specialists, or other behind the scenes people. I'm also talking about highly qualified/computer savy 3D/2D artists and programmers. People who have spent years perfecting their craft and learning using the latest software.
The only people getting well paid are the actors , directors and producers.
Good point, I got my present job precisely because I'm over 40 and considered mature and experienced. Having a productive work history helped.
But to be honest, there were several local companies that suddenly lost interest after I showed up for the interview with gray hair on my temples. They also have a reputation as sweat shops so I didn't mind.
Thanks for the explanation. I can see what they are saying, though I disagree with it. It sounds like they are intentionally ignoring the obvious fact that the music is coming from somewhere else. In effect, charging someone a royalty just over the look and feel of their site.
The concept of Web rings (at least as far as music related ones) would be shut down. Effectively killing the free advertising they provide. Only 'Portal sites' would have the money necessary to link to sites(maybe thats the real long term goal). Strike another blow against net freedom.
I hope they come to their senses.
So when ASCAP sues someone, how much is kept in attorney fees? How much goes to the Artist(s)?
I'm sure everyone can see where I'm leading.
Lets say I have a link to a music site. When you click on the link, it automatically launches a new browser window (effectively taking you from my site to another that actually has the music). Does this mean I am supposed to pay a royalty?
Wouldn't that be akin to charging royalties from people for putting bumper stickers on their cars displaying their favorite radio station?
Any answers from knowlegdeable people would help.
Check out Pi3Web by John Roy.
This is a free open source Web server for Win98/NT/Linux/Solaris and others. Very easy to use and setup (at least in Win9x and NT). It includes support for ISAPI/FastCGI/WinCGI/CGI, has a embedded pearl extension and an Apache like parsing engine. As far as I can tell, it's the only web server offering support for FastCGI on windows.
I use it on win98 for development work. It's free for both comercial and non-comercial use. Source available for download too. Blows MS personal Web server out of the water. No ten user connection limit.
Available at http://www.pi3.org
Just so MS can't claim to be the only one doing it.
You hit the nail on the head. I've been using and programming for Windows for several years. And one of the reasons I won't do anything on a Mac (or use and/or own one) is the constant stream of insults and put downs from the holier than thou Mac community. I simply don't want to be identified with people who have turned a computer into a religion.
Not only do they rag me for using Windows, but when they find out I write sofware I suddenly become one of "them", i.e. someone with a degree of technical competance, the very antithesis of the proud to be untechnical Mac crowd.
Please all, lets not let Linux turn into that. The more I use and learn about Linux, the more I like it. It doesn't mean I'm going to put down someone elses decision to not use it.
Once again, great article.
As a matter of fact they are. RedHat has already posted a patch. This according to what they said at the Miami roadshow last Friday.
Also, everybody remember...
MS was just being a good Linux user and reporting bugs! (Credit Linus Torvalds for that, not me).
Okay, try Interbase. I'ts much faster, and works on Linux/NT and others.
Last night at the Miami Redhat roadshow, questions were asked about the Mindcraft benchmarks.
They said one very important thing. Mindcraft was not able to duplicate their results.
About the the ZDnet benchmarks. They happen to agree with them, but not in a negative way.
They reminded us to be like Linus who has kept a sence of humor and perspective about all this.
Accoring to the folks at redhat, Linus said....
"Mirosoft is just being a good Linux user and reporting bugs. You can say the same about ZDNet."
I beleive that ZDnet was trying to be as fair as possible. They firmly believe in the future of Linux, and have stated that publicly several times. They are doing their part in helping it to become a better OS through constructive critisism.
IMHO MS is going to lose out in the long run as long as the Linux community remains honest about it's shortcomings. No multimillion dollar spin masters to hide the warts. No FUD. Just keep getting better and better, and Linux will win.
Many of us met and listened to Redhat last night at the Miami roadshow. They accepted the benchmarks as accurate. They also reminded us to be like Linus and keep a sense of humor and pespective about the whole thing.
To paraphrase Mr. Torvalds....
Microsoft is just being a good Linux user and reporting bugs. The same can be said about ZDnet.
Getting your butt kicked every once in awhile (metaphorically speaking) can be a good thing. It keeps one from becoming arrogant and complacent. It can motivate you to do better and try harder.
Just think how bad American cars would still be if the Japanese hadn't come into the market. (Not to say they are the best, but they are a hell of a lot better than they were 10 years ago).
Similar situation with Borland. MS was on the verge of even more legal trouble. So they bought their way out of it.
I noticed in the article, there was a lot of reactionary language because of the Littleton Massacre.
30 years ago Charles Mansion (and his followers) murdered several famous hollywood people(Sharon Tate.. the La Bianca's...). He painted slogans from the Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' in blood all over the walls.
If that happened today, the gov would be calling for the banning of the sale and broadcast of Beatles music since they incite people to murder. And all the talk shows would have Paul McCartney on, raking him over the coals, since it was obviously, at least partially 'his' fault for releasing such an 'irresponsible song'.
Just some perspective on how ridiculous our elected officials and the mainstream press have become.
Well you have a point. But if they are really any good they won't get caught. It's not as if they're breaking into the Pentagon or something.