The Wealth of Nations might be a more appropriate work to point to as "the root of much modern economic theory," as opposed to that polemic, "Das Kapital."
In as much as Microsoft thinks they have a manifest destiny to conquer and subdue the entire computing industry, they certainly "believe" they have complied with an agreement they didn't want, fought against, and ignore whenever possible.
A Microsoft representative said they believe they have adhered to the agreement.
In as much as Microsoft thinks they have a manifest destiny to conquer and subdue the entire computing industry, they certainly "believe" they have complied with an agreement they didn't want, fought against, and ignore whenever possible.
1) PGP is open, standards-based, has implementations on most platforms, and does not mandate a particular host software package.
2) Outlook's new features are outlook only, only on Windows. Closed system, closed software, zero interoprability.
I guess since it is Microsoft, it has to be bad!
Doesn't have to be. Often is. Microsoft cannot be trusted. They've been teaching people that for decades, by their actions. C'mon, they even thought they could lie and present manufactured evidence to a federal judge in his own court.
Right, because (to OCG), grown-up professionals loooove Microsoft! And it's OK that MSFT libels and slanders Linux and its community ("Cancer! Pac-Man!"), that's grown-up too. It's all a matter of perspective. E.g., whether you share his perspective, or not.
Never mind that, when discussing Linux vs MSFT, only one of those is a repeatedly convicted but unrepentant criminal. And it's not the one that starts with an "L."
Closed source software suffers from those same problems, but on a much larger scale.
If we have to have electronic voting, open source is the only good solution -- it's the only OPEN system. Combine it with a signed build which can be verified by the local operators, and that's about as good as e-voting will get.
Of course, good old low-tech paper ballots are still better. You know, the kind where the voter draws a line between arrows with a permanent marker, rather than relying on a machine to correctly record his intentions.
I've got CID-capable modems, too. I've even written some CID software. But that's me, and requires a PC. I'm thinking about an enhanced stand-alone device. Maybe a XBox add-on, cable-box add-on, TV add-on, etc.
They're just mad they were found out to be dummies with a broken product, and that their share price dropped 20% when Wall Streeties discovered they were dummies. Solution: sue the guy who said, "the Emperor has no clothes!"
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Theres an API that loads you default virus scanner to examine the contents of the document after it has been decrypted.
So... I could write a "virus scanner" program, and have Word pipe me the text of the supposedly copy-proof document. Neat.
To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke, U.S. farm policy is a "uniquely American totalitaran fuckup."
The U.S. is definitely somewhat socialist.
Das Kapital? Free market? In the same breath?
The Wealth of Nations might be a more appropriate work to point to as "the root of much modern economic theory," as opposed to that polemic, "Das Kapital."
Unless you're an unrepentant Marxist, of course.
A Microsoft representative said they believe they have adhered to the agreement.
In as much as Microsoft thinks they have a manifest destiny to conquer and subdue the entire computing industry, they certainly "believe" they have complied with an agreement they didn't want, fought against, and ignore whenever possible.
1) PGP is open, standards-based, has implementations on most platforms, and does not mandate a particular host software package.
2) Outlook's new features are outlook only, only on Windows. Closed system, closed software, zero interoprability.
I guess since it is Microsoft, it has to be bad!
Doesn't have to be. Often is. Microsoft cannot be trusted. They've been teaching people that for decades, by their actions. C'mon, they even thought they could lie and present manufactured evidence to a federal judge in his own court.
Have you switched to this excellent, high-quality p2p file-sharing program [iTunes] or are you still leeching off of Kazaa?
I'm sure you're aware that iTunes is not a p2p file sharing program. Or perhaps you're not.
To answer you other question, Kazaa is shit, and I'm happy with iTMS -- but I wish there was more stuff in it.
Right, because (to OCG), grown-up professionals loooove Microsoft! And it's OK that MSFT libels and slanders Linux and its community ("Cancer! Pac-Man!"), that's grown-up too. It's all a matter of perspective. E.g., whether you share his perspective, or not.
Never mind that, when discussing Linux vs MSFT, only one of those is a repeatedly convicted but unrepentant criminal. And it's not the one that starts with an "L."
I wonder how the "shatter" attack will interact with "secure outlook messages"
Microsoft won't decrypt contect protected by the service unless a court order requires it.
Meaning they can decrypt it any time they want. Is it really "secure" if Microsoft has all your keys?
It *is* extremely hypocritical, but also typical, of Microsoft to make thiese kinds of statements. They're really upset that
I'd like to have mapping software for Mac OS X.
On Winders, I use Mappoint (aka "Streets & Trips"). Rand McNally's Streetfinder is dreck.
If anyone knows what Mappoint's data file format is, drop me a note.
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... maybe that should have been "MS apologists -- On your marks! Get set! Moderate!"
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"Get basic windows UI right?"
Heh. That's funny. Microsoft can't do that.
Wait until Microsoft starts reporting the crash-rate of iTunes, and other statistics gleaned by XP and reported back to Redmond.
Closed source software suffers from those same problems, but on a much larger scale.
If we have to have electronic voting, open source is the only good solution -- it's the only OPEN system. Combine it with a signed build which can be verified by the local operators, and that's about as good as e-voting will get.
Of course, good old low-tech paper ballots are still better. You know, the kind where the voter draws a line between arrows with a permanent marker, rather than relying on a machine to correctly record his intentions.
An open solution is the ONLY solution. With paper ballots, the system is open to inspection and review. With closed software OF ANY TYPE, it is not.
Like always, you're jumping the gun a little bit in favour of Commercial Software.
I'm wondering if the browser includedd in the "Netscape" client software will be "Internet Explorer." That would be a tragedy.
Having his companies be his legacy won't be much better than having his lawsuits be his legacy. Canopy is the Mormon technology mafia.
Trolltech seems worthwhile, though...
One day the U.S. will be running Microsoft software, and the rest of the world will not.
Or, Microsoft will stop being such a control freak.
I've got CID-capable modems, too. I've even written some CID software. But that's me, and requires a PC. I'm thinking about an enhanced stand-alone device. Maybe a XBox add-on, cable-box add-on, TV add-on, etc.
It would be nice of someone made a callerid gadget with an ethernet port, so it could do reverse lookups on incoming calls.
They're just mad they were found out to be dummies with a broken product, and that their share price dropped 20% when Wall Streeties discovered they were dummies. Solution: sue the guy who said, "the Emperor has no clothes!"
Stop the ride. I want off.
Did you mean "concludes" maybe?
Not really. There's no stopping him.