Let the market get even more monopolistic and less profitable for artists. Despite what's been said here on Slashdot, the industry is still clinging on to its old models for royalties. Perhaps the industry needs a revolution rather than a slow evolution?
They developed a product many, many people actually want. Software for "sale" requires many customers to make its ROI worthwhile. Many OSS projects don't.
Donnie: Life isn't that simple. I mean who cares if Ling Ling returns the wallet and keeps the money? It has nothing to do with either fear or love.
Kitty Farmer: Fear and love are the deepest of human emotions.
Donnie: Okay. But you're not listening to me. There are other things that need to be taken into account here. Like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else!
Sounds like quantitative analysis of nonsense
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Geez, you could make 2x2 matrixes of anything and make it sound like you're accomplishing something. How do you guard against backfitting a matrix to agree with a preferred solution? I didn't expect the review to give a complete understanding of this method, but I wish it were just a little more informative.
Could you imagine the whitelist needed for Internet Explorer? If Mozilla/Firefox became as popular as IE, the whitelist would soon be a hinderance, not a solution. Oh, and wait until some semi-spyware company sues to have their site put on the whitelist.
The shell: vulnerability is a bad example. Other things like buffer overflows are pertinant, but will not support the idea that open source is any more or less prone to attack. Bugs occur in any software.
What has not yet occured is a plug-in or extension for Mozilla/Firefox that is similar to the kinds of spyware/malware that has been developed for IE. If the "AOL crowd" starts dumpping IE for Mozilla/Firefox, spyware/malware authors will have a reason to invest their time and money into developing such applications. Seriously, how will the Mozilla team ensure somone doesn't intentionally install an extension because some website told the user that it will "accelerate their web experience for free?"
I'd say you were a scumbag for not giving them the soda when they were entitled to it. If someone orders a pie with a topping, do you not give it to them unless they check?
Yes, I tried that. I got the infamous WRT54G router and attempted to use a WET54G to network my X-Box located on the opposite end of my house. After hours of trying, I couldn't get it to connect reliably. I found out that other people were also having major issues with the WET54G. I even tried upgrading my WRT54G with the Sveasoft firmware that allowed me to boost the output signal three times its default power. I ended up using a Netgear WGE101 with complete success. I still had to boost the output of the WRT54G to get it to work, but I don't have any dropped conenctions anymore. Oh, and I had to upgrade the WGE101's firmware to the latest version on the website. The reason? It includes fixes so that it will work with other manufacturer's equipment.
A long-term contract doesn't mean they should have the right to not provide proper service or customer support during that time. It's as if you rented an apartment and the apartment became inhabitable. The landlord can't force you to stay, nor could he/she force you to pay rent for the rest of the contract (i.e., lease).
Guess how fast the person who certifies the anonymous contributor will flip when he/she gets a subpoena from SCO? Like I said, it's the end of anonymous contributions.
I just did this very thing. Target has a classic PSX controller for $4.99 you can take apart. All you need to do is drill holes near the copper test points and wire it up. PSX controllers are perfect because they'll work on a PSX, PS2, XBOX, PC, and Gamecube (with adapters). One tip: Hot glue the wires to the PSX controller after you solder them so they don't get ripped off when tugged.
SUVs are a *status symbol* which means, like perfume, the more it costs the more desirable it is.
A Hummer, BMW X5, Land Rover, etc. Those are status symbols. Honda CR-V, Honda Pilot, etc. are not. They're SUVs for people who can appreciate the extra carrying capacity. Sportscars are status symbols that get low milage, but you don't see a holier-than-thou attitude about those. Curious.
The story is a little light on the details. The change management system they use (I remember hearing it was BitKeeper) ought to log the users who contributed the code automatically. What I'm wondering is if Linus is talking about validating the identity of the contributers. If so, this will prevent any anonymous code contribution. I wonder how many people who work for companies that signed NDAs are contributing code that will no longer be able to do so?
You got it backwards. The toolbar came first, and it was for Windows/IE only. Mozilla, Opera, etc. duplicated the features because they gave up waiting for Google to provide one for other OSes or browsers.
I'm curious as to why diesel powered cars aren't more popular in the US, they can be much more efficient, and with recent advances in catalytic converters, and technology, these new diesel engines run very clean and very quietly.
Blame GM for putting diesel engines in a VERY poor light back in the 80s. They made a diesel Cadillac engine that was hacked from a regular gasoline engine block. It was a disaster! I think 20/20 did a report about how poor those diesel cars were. None of the American car companies gave a damn about gas efficiency back then, so diesel was just a novelty to the consumer.
Anyone with a diesel engine want to comment on overall engine reliability and cold weather starts? Could someone who lives in Minnesota expect to start their diesel powered car in under 10 seconds?
The MetroCard Vending Machines were originally based on NT 4.0. From what I recall, the beta for IE 4.0 was released in the middle of the specification process.
Even so, there was no way to base a multi-million dollar project on an emerging technology
like a web-browser. Granted, if they had to do it today, that's exactly what they would do.
BTW, the company that built the hardware and software was just weaning themselves off of
IBM's OS/2 and onto NT. Linux wasn't even a consideration. The design
company we hired to come up with the screen designs used Macromedia Flash to do
all the demo work. It would have been great to just port the whole darn
thing over. Too bad.
No, he doesn't get it. You don't send the data until the key has been received and verified. There's no reason to send the key and data simultaneously.
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Let the market get even more monopolistic and less profitable for artists. Despite what's been said here on Slashdot, the industry is still clinging on to its old models for royalties. Perhaps the industry needs a revolution rather than a slow evolution?
Uhm.. So just because guns can kill people, you dont see anyone outlawing those... do you? Atleast here in the states.
In a heartbeat they would. That's why the FF made sure to make the second amendment. If the FF had the foresight to include hacking...
If the moon landing was real, how come they didn't find these guys?
They developed a product many, many people actually want. Software for "sale" requires many customers to make its ROI worthwhile. Many OSS projects don't.
Maybe the blind can't see the movie, but at least they can buy tickets! Thank you Accessible Od*on!
From the movie Donnie Darko:
Donnie: Life isn't that simple. I mean who cares if Ling Ling returns the wallet and keeps the money? It has nothing to do with either fear or love.
Kitty Farmer: Fear and love are the deepest of human emotions.
Donnie: Okay. But you're not listening to me. There are other things that need to be taken into account here. Like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else!
Geez, you could make 2x2 matrixes of anything and make it sound like you're accomplishing something. How do you guard against backfitting a matrix to agree with a preferred solution? I didn't expect the review to give a complete understanding of this method, but I wish it were just a little more informative.
Could you imagine the whitelist needed for Internet Explorer? If Mozilla/Firefox became as popular as IE, the whitelist would soon be a hinderance, not a solution. Oh, and wait until some semi-spyware company sues to have their site put on the whitelist.
Your phone is so advanced that it allows other people to use your phone line just by ringing your phone and having you answer it?
The shell: vulnerability is a bad example. Other things like buffer overflows are pertinant, but will not support the idea that open source is any more or less prone to attack. Bugs occur in any software.
What has not yet occured is a plug-in or extension for Mozilla/Firefox that is similar to the kinds of spyware/malware that has been developed for IE. If the "AOL crowd" starts dumpping IE for Mozilla/Firefox, spyware/malware authors will have a reason to invest their time and money into developing such applications. Seriously, how will the Mozilla team ensure somone doesn't intentionally install an extension because some website told the user that it will "accelerate their web experience for free?"
No mention of Linux pre-installed on the Sharp website.
I'd say you were a scumbag for not giving them the soda when they were entitled to it. If someone orders a pie with a topping, do you not give it to them unless they check?
Get the PDF file containing the instructions while the server has been slashdotted. Now that's a challenge!
Yes, I tried that. I got the infamous WRT54G router and attempted to use a WET54G to network my X-Box located on the opposite end of my house. After hours of trying, I couldn't get it to connect reliably. I found out that other people were also having major issues with the WET54G. I even tried upgrading my WRT54G with the Sveasoft firmware that allowed me to boost the output signal three times its default power. I ended up using a Netgear WGE101 with complete success. I still had to boost the output of the WRT54G to get it to work, but I don't have any dropped conenctions anymore. Oh, and I had to upgrade the WGE101's firmware to the latest version on the website. The reason? It includes fixes so that it will work with other manufacturer's equipment.
A long-term contract doesn't mean they should have the right to not provide proper service or customer support during that time. It's as if you rented an apartment and the apartment became inhabitable. The landlord can't force you to stay, nor could he/she force you to pay rent for the rest of the contract (i.e., lease).
Guess how fast the person who certifies the anonymous contributor will flip when he/she gets a subpoena from SCO? Like I said, it's the end of anonymous contributions.
I just did this very thing. Target has a classic PSX controller for $4.99 you can take apart. All you need to do is drill holes near the copper test points and wire it up. PSX controllers are perfect because they'll work on a PSX, PS2, XBOX, PC, and Gamecube (with adapters). One tip: Hot glue the wires to the PSX controller after you solder them so they don't get ripped off when tugged.
SUVs are a *status symbol* which means, like perfume, the more it costs the more desirable it is.
A Hummer, BMW X5, Land Rover, etc. Those are status symbols. Honda CR-V, Honda Pilot, etc. are not. They're SUVs for people who can appreciate the extra carrying capacity. Sportscars are status symbols that get low milage, but you don't see a holier-than-thou attitude about those. Curious.
The story is a little light on the details. The change management system they use (I remember hearing it was BitKeeper) ought to log the users who contributed the code automatically. What I'm wondering is if Linus is talking about validating the identity of the contributers. If so, this will prevent any anonymous code contribution. I wonder how many people who work for companies that signed NDAs are contributing code that will no longer be able to do so?
And I thought "Attack of the Clones" was a horrible title.
You got it backwards. The toolbar came first, and it was for Windows/IE only. Mozilla, Opera, etc. duplicated the features because they gave up waiting for Google to provide one for other OSes or browsers.
I'm curious as to why diesel powered cars aren't more popular in the US, they can be much more efficient, and with recent advances in catalytic converters, and technology, these new diesel engines run very clean and very quietly.
Blame GM for putting diesel engines in a VERY poor light back in the 80s. They made a diesel Cadillac engine that was hacked from a regular gasoline engine block. It was a disaster! I think 20/20 did a report about how poor those diesel cars were. None of the American car companies gave a damn about gas efficiency back then, so diesel was just a novelty to the consumer.
Anyone with a diesel engine want to comment on overall engine reliability and cold weather starts? Could someone who lives in Minnesota expect to start their diesel powered car in under 10 seconds?
The MetroCard Vending Machines were originally based on NT 4.0. From what I recall, the beta for IE 4.0 was released in the middle of the specification process. Even so, there was no way to base a multi-million dollar project on an emerging technology like a web-browser. Granted, if they had to do it today, that's exactly what they would do. BTW, the company that built the hardware and software was just weaning themselves off of IBM's OS/2 and onto NT. Linux wasn't even a consideration. The design company we hired to come up with the screen designs used Macromedia Flash to do all the demo work. It would have been great to just port the whole darn thing over. Too bad.
What a troll. You do not resend the keys encrypted in another channel! You should try reading your own post before replying anonymously.
No, he doesn't get it. You don't send the data until the key has been received and verified. There's no reason to send the key and data simultaneously.