As a web developer this sounds great in concept, the ability to use any fontset that will work with any browser sounds great. I'm fearful that this will mean yet ANOTHER plug-in required to view a page. Flash, java, quicktime, real, etc, etc.
I work for a large news site in Michigan (www.mlive.com) that receives stories from 8 papers throughout the state, and we receive national news also. We experienced a few hours of downtime and extremely dragged servers during 9-11. We've since learned our lesson, as I'm sure CNN, NEWS.com,/., and all the others as well.
Drop the images, cut out server side operations... if you would have asked this question 2 years ago, I'd say no, we weren't ready. It takes hindsight to gain foresight; we're ready now, only because we've learned our lesson once.
Absolutely nothing is wrong with this, but slashcode is 100% free, donations to the slash project would be nice. Opensource is a great thing, but it's gotta be funded somehow. If "some guy" (TM) writes a book based on free content and makes a few $$ it doesn't help the movement at all.
I have no problem with the book, I do, however, have a problem with someone making money off someone elses idea. Musicians who do covers give royalty to the original artist, this should be the same IMHO.
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As a web developer this sounds great in concept, the ability to use any fontset that will work with any browser sounds great. I'm fearful that this will mean yet ANOTHER plug-in required to view a page. Flash, java, quicktime, real, etc, etc.
Drop the images, cut out server side operations... if you would have asked this question 2 years ago, I'd say no, we weren't ready. It takes hindsight to gain foresight; we're ready now, only because we've learned our lesson once.
"Control the pedophiles, and you have a happier/cleaner society."
I said that.
blocking kiddie porn i understand, but come one... goatse.cx should be LONG gone. (no pun intended) *shudder*
Absolutely nothing is wrong with this, but slashcode is 100% free, donations to the slash project would be nice. Opensource is a great thing, but it's gotta be funded somehow. If "some guy" (TM) writes a book based on free content and makes a few $$ it doesn't help the movement at all. I have no problem with the book, I do, however, have a problem with someone making money off someone elses idea. Musicians who do covers give royalty to the original artist, this should be the same IMHO.
Gotta love people making money off something free.
I'll wait for the SBC 2CD AC3 5.1 DivX thank you very much.