Ironicly, you just provided the right and easy answer... the guys from Sysinternals, the ones who did the Sony Drm analisys have a RootkitRevealer that may give a partial answer (it's the screenshot in the Sony article):
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RootkitRevea ler.html
Problem is, if it's based in Montreal, it's covered by Quebec law so it's likely different... (for no other reason than because it's in Quebec... We like to do things different around here...)
But I bet the ex-Montreal employees could counter-sue the guy saying they quit because the envirronement wasn't 70% or more French-speaking...
I believe the entire Patent idea should be reviewed... Too many stupid ideas can be patented and too many Patent are only issued and never used (like the tabaco companies getting patent on making cigarette less addictive...)
I, personnaly, don't want to have to go trough several thousand patents just to see if I can run a computer buiness...
The entire system is on the verge of collape from the sheer volume...
Very interesting read, Between this and the article I read on the engineer's excellent job during the Apollo 13 incident, you do get the impression that NASA has some of the most intelligent people, but that they are plaged with unresonnable timeline and politics (not to mention management)...
From the report
Official management, on the other hand, claims to believe the
probability of failure is a thousand times less. One reason for this
may be an attempt to assure the government of NASA perfection and
success in order to ensure the supply of funds. The other may be that
they sincerely believed it to be true, demonstrating an almost
incredible lack of communication between themselves and their working
engineers.
Because they can rip off Linux/UNIX shells that have been developed, tested and improved by hundreds (thousands?) of people over the course of more than 20 years?
Then check don't out http://elektra.sourceforge.net/
it's basicly the monstrosities you are talking about. (as-in-changing every file in/etc to an XML database format)
I doesn't suprise me at all. Videotron is owned by Quebecor Media Inc.
which also own (Suprise!) Archambault stores that sells CD and books... AND 'Le SuperClub Vidéotron' (DVD and VHS movie rental stores)
My thoughts exactly. When was the last time you viewed a PDF while playing Quake? Even if half of the new apps gets hardware support, it's kind of a good thing: the GPU was MADE for this very reason...
I can already see the future spec for cards:
"Get 2356FPS for rfc2616.pdf! "
I got old servers from my Uni. It was a take it or it's trash-time kind of offer.
The good news is that I now have a couple of old sparc machine that make nice little servers (the Sparcstion LX is particularily cute)
The bad news is that an old HP Appollo 300 is a more usefull as a REALLY big paper weigh that as a computer... My old 486 is faster that this monstriosity...
So, Yes, Quebec is an preferred location for French companies because they can easely ask for bilingual candidates(No suprise here) and can get Tax breaks from both the provincial and Federal Gouv.
The same reasons why EA games also has a developpement house here, so it's not just French companies...
Read this: http://free-culture.org/ and it will all become clear WHY copyrights are 70 years after the death of the Author.
It's all about money and control. Nothing else.
The irony is that since you can't publish without signing a big contract, only the big publish comporation are making big profits on copyrighted work, not the artist. (whom the Copyright is supposed to protect...)
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Doesnt sony own both record companies AND movie companies? would one division have to sue the other?
To paraphrase Warcraft II:
-Burrp!
-He did it!
-No he did it!
Ironicly, you just provided the right and easy answer... the guys from Sysinternals, the ones who did the Sony Drm analisys have a RootkitRevealer that may give a partial answer (it's the screenshot in the Sony article): http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RootkitRevea ler.html
With flying moon cars...
You mean something like: http://music.podshow.com/
Problem is, if it's based in Montreal, it's covered by Quebec law so it's likely different... (for no other reason than because it's in Quebec... We like to do things different around here...)
But I bet the ex-Montreal employees could counter-sue the guy saying they quit because the envirronement wasn't 70% or more French-speaking...
62,000 miles?!?
Or 17 times the distance between Paris and New York....
Orbit is a WAY up there....
Slashdot is a place for people to make comments about people who makes comments that have nothing to do with the original article.
With superfluous robot crew and robot stewardesses with creepy hands.
Running on Bistromathics?
I was thinking more of Austin Power's "Ho my god, it look like a huge..." quotes.
including everybody forgetting this conversation ever happened.
Or that computer without DRM ever existed..
Giving the whort attention span people have these days, we will probably forget this whole ordeal in a day or two...
A fundamental change will be required
I believe the entire Patent idea should be reviewed... Too many stupid ideas can be patented and too many Patent are only issued and never used (like the tabaco companies getting patent on making cigarette less addictive...)
I, personnaly, don't want to have to go trough several thousand patents just to see if I can run a computer buiness...
The entire system is on the verge of collape from the sheer volume...
From the report
Somethings will never change I guess...
I speak Latin, and I think you said, "The world is ended. The Canadians wonder why to go on?"
...Something along that line...
Actually it says something along the lines of:"The end world. The Canadiens says what is continue, eh?"
Le monde finit. Les Canadiens disent ce qui continue, eh?
It's actually funnier if you can speak french...
(It's so badly translated, it doesn't make sense...)
Because they can rip off Linux/UNIX shells that have been developed, tested and improved by hundreds (thousands?) of people over the course of more than 20 years?
It's called the BSD licence.
Then check don't out http://elektra.sourceforge.net/ /etc to an XML database format)
it's basicly the monstrosities you are talking about. (as-in-changing every file in
I doesn't suprise me at all. Videotron is owned by Quebecor Media Inc. which also own (Suprise!) Archambault stores that sells CD and books... AND 'Le SuperClub Vidéotron' (DVD and VHS movie rental stores)
Summary: Nothing to see here, move along...
I truly wished that they would at least check if the CSS is valid first...
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http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=
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* Line: 97 Context :
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Property m rgin doesn't exist : 2em
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My thoughts exactly. When was the last time you viewed a PDF while playing Quake?
Even if half of the new apps gets hardware support, it's kind of a good thing: the GPU was MADE for this very reason...
I can already see the future spec for cards:
"Get 2356FPS for rfc2616.pdf! "
If by fat lady you mean Steve Ballmer, then I can't wait either.
If you are that impatient, you can always watch the trailer
I see that someone else had the same idea... http://www.heise.de/ct/machflott/projekte/55850
I've been doing this since I had a broken piece... years ago...
I still have about 15 30pins Simms (Goldstar) left... Anyone want a keychain?
It doesn't work with all hardware..
I got old servers from my Uni. It was a take it or it's trash-time kind of offer.
The good news is that I now have a couple of old sparc machine that make nice little servers (the Sparcstion LX is particularily cute)
The bad news is that an old HP Appollo 300 is a more usefull as a REALLY big paper weigh that as a computer... My old 486 is faster that this monstriosity...
It's a trend that has been going on for at least 10 years.
The Ubisoft Studio in Montreal date back to 1997. They are the ones made Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, Myst IV Revelation and the Splinter Cell games.
So, Yes, Quebec is an preferred location for French companies because they can easely ask for bilingual candidates(No suprise here) and can get Tax breaks from both the provincial and Federal Gouv.
The same reasons why EA games also has a developpement house here, so it's not just French companies...
They aren't GIVING any money... It's called a Tax Break.
Read this: http://free-culture.org/ and it will all become clear WHY copyrights are 70 years after the death of the Author.
It's all about money and control. Nothing else.
The irony is that since you can't publish without signing a big contract, only the big publish comporation are making big profits on copyrighted work, not the artist. (whom the Copyright is supposed to protect...)