SCO's case is very weak and I doubt even they think they can win this. Notice that their whole campaign is, on one hand, making as much noise as possible, and on the other hand, they drag their feet as much as possible to stretch it out.
Isn't it obvious? They are just Microsoft's puppet. Every day they get free publicity which is free negative publicity against Linux. Who benefits (not SCO, their name is mud with most people these days), but Microsoft.
Why would SCO do these things. Its obviously a pump and dump scheme with their own stock where their executives get rich.
They make crazy announcement, stock price bounces a little, Darl and the boys dump some more stock, Microsoft smiles, and Slashdotters get indignent. Rinse, then repeat.
Any chance they'll go to jail for it? Practically none given who is in the whitehouse. One call from Bill G and the justice department won't even prosecute the case.
Eventually, IBM and Red Hat will win, but by that time, Microsoft has taken a lot of wind out of Linux's sails. Darl and the boys will be laying on the beach in Tahiti with all the money they got from their pump n' dump scheme.
>>They claimed that OS X would work on all the G3s.
Wrong. I have a 10.1 disk right here. Let us look at the system requirements section, shall we?
(Direct quote from the "Read Before You Install.pdf" file:
"Supported Computers You can install this version of MacOS X on any of the following computers: - Power Mac G4 - Power Macintosh G3 - PowerBook G4 - PowerBook G3 (except the original PowerBook G3) - iMac - iBook
System requirements Your computer must have - at least 128 MB of RAM - a built-in display or display connected to an Apple-supplied video card - at least 1.5 GB of disk space available"
I don't see anything there about "all G3s". For example, the G3 All in One does not appear on the list. Systems with a G3 upgrade card do not appear on the list. The original PowerBook is explicitly exempted from the list.
I don't know what problems these people are having. Frankly, people should really be using 10.2. Its a vast improvement from 10.1 in terms of speed and reliability. I have an older iBook (the last clamshell model - it plays DVDs. Perfectly. Under 10.2).
I have the same model of iBook. Its always worked just fine. I have 10.2.6 installed on it. (I have a newer PowerBook with 10.3 installed that I got at WWDC.) The iBook plays DVDs just fine under Jaguar.
I'm not really sure I understand the issue that people are having.
>>That apparently meant "some G3 systems" even though no qualifiers were printed on any preview materials.
There were a million, jillion qualifiers on OS X support for G3 systems.
First, of all, there were certain PowerBook models (I think the original PowerBook G3), and the G3 All-In-One, and systems with G3 update cards, that OS X is not supported on. Apple explicitly calls out these models and always has.
However, your Lombard was on the supported list.
I'd be interested to know...Have you tried playing DVDs on 10.2 with your Lombard?
I have a iBook SE (Firewire+DVD) model. This was one of the last clamshell iBooks that they shipped. It has DVD playback and works just fine under 10.2. I don't remember if the DVD playback worked under 10.1 (in fact, I don't think it did.) However, it DOES work great under 10.2.
I think you are making an interesting point. If you don't believe what is reported on the news, how can you really know what happens in a case like this?
A lot of times, one news outlet will claim a government cover up, another news outlet disagrees or just reports something totally different. With all of the accounts of various stories, how is one to know what to believe?
That's where I see a lot of people starting to pick their news outlets based on their political prejudices. For example, if you are more liberal, you're more likely to get news from NPR, Salon, The Nation, etc. whereas a conservative is more likely to listen to Fox News, Clear Channel radio, etc.
So, even if we have that reaction, but we still want the truth and we still believe that "the Truth is out there". Getting to that truth becomes difficult and you never really know when you have arrived.
Since you get so many of these and the vast majority are without merit, here's an idea. Create a bot that responds to C&D letters by stating that the claims are without merit. Then CYA by stating that if they have actual evidence, they should call you.
>>Do you think the SCO execs would rather go to jail then lose a lawsuit?
If a corporation commits a crime, executives and/or employees do not normally go to jail. Employees? Almost never. Executives? They would have to be commiting a crime against the company, not for it.
Besides, with Bush in office, no corporate executive goes to jail for anything.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, your gut instinct is probably more reliable than a poll that is merely based on actual research data.
I think you were meant to read the headline literally. More WOMEN (not females in general) than BOYS(not MEN).
camps of korean chicks forced to play videogames to skew poll result
I think that's the ultimate fantasy of just about everyone here.
"It was only a dream. There's no such thing as 2."
- Phillip J. Fry
Then what happened?
They aren't a company.
There are lots of Mac only and Mac first products out there and have been for years.
ThinkFree Office is already out for Mac.
SCO's case is very weak and I doubt even they think they can win this. Notice that their whole campaign is, on one hand, making as much noise as possible, and on the other hand, they drag their feet as much as possible to stretch it out. Isn't it obvious? They are just Microsoft's puppet. Every day they get free publicity which is free negative publicity against Linux. Who benefits (not SCO, their name is mud with most people these days), but Microsoft. Why would SCO do these things. Its obviously a pump and dump scheme with their own stock where their executives get rich. They make crazy announcement, stock price bounces a little, Darl and the boys dump some more stock, Microsoft smiles, and Slashdotters get indignent. Rinse, then repeat. Any chance they'll go to jail for it? Practically none given who is in the whitehouse. One call from Bill G and the justice department won't even prosecute the case. Eventually, IBM and Red Hat will win, but by that time, Microsoft has taken a lot of wind out of Linux's sails. Darl and the boys will be laying on the beach in Tahiti with all the money they got from their pump n' dump scheme.
when game companies were game companies.
Like the COnnecticut LEather COmpany? (Coleco)
and don't forget the Magnovox Odyssey!
Real game companies just couldn't compete!
I can't imagine why this would be plus 4 interesting. -1 Troll is more like it.
I hear all the time from the republicans that the democratic party stands for nothing. But what does the republican party stand for? Big defecits?
Let's see who damages the economy more:
:-)
Ken Lay, Robert Smith, Carl Icahn, Nassar, or this guy, and which of the above is going to jail?
Come on! The Cure is a great band and has hardly damaged the economy at all.
"...so what did we just blow up?"
"The Hubble Telescope"
Gotta love Zapp Branagon. I think we should just him take care of this matter.
>>They claimed that OS X would work on all the G3s.
Wrong. I have a 10.1 disk right here. Let us look at the system requirements section, shall we?
(Direct quote from the "Read Before You Install.pdf" file:
"Supported Computers
You can install this version of MacOS X on any of the following computers:
- Power Mac G4
- Power Macintosh G3
- PowerBook G4
- PowerBook G3 (except the original PowerBook G3)
- iMac
- iBook
System requirements
Your computer must have
- at least 128 MB of RAM
- a built-in display or display connected to an Apple-supplied video card
- at least 1.5 GB of disk space available"
I don't see anything there about "all G3s". For example, the G3 All in One does not appear on the list. Systems with a G3 upgrade card do not appear on the list. The original PowerBook is explicitly exempted from the list.
I don't know what problems these people are having. Frankly, people should really be using 10.2. Its a vast improvement from 10.1 in terms of speed and reliability. I have an older iBook (the last clamshell model - it plays DVDs. Perfectly. Under 10.2).
I have the same model of iBook. Its always worked just fine. I have 10.2.6 installed on it. (I have a newer PowerBook with 10.3 installed that I got at WWDC.) The iBook plays DVDs just fine under Jaguar.
I'm not really sure I understand the issue that people are having.
>>That apparently meant "some G3 systems" even though no qualifiers were printed on any preview materials.
There were a million, jillion qualifiers on OS X support for G3 systems.
First, of all, there were certain PowerBook models (I think the original PowerBook G3), and the G3 All-In-One, and systems with G3 update cards, that OS X is not supported on. Apple explicitly calls out these models and always has.
However, your Lombard was on the supported list.
I'd be interested to know...Have you tried playing DVDs on 10.2 with your Lombard?
I have a iBook SE (Firewire+DVD) model. This was one of the last clamshell iBooks that they shipped. It has DVD playback and works just fine under 10.2. I don't remember if the DVD playback worked under 10.1 (in fact, I don't think it did.) However, it DOES work great under 10.2.
Might be worth a try.
Wouldn't a brick wall be terrible for scrambling eggs? You'd have small bits of clay in the eggs. Yuck.
I'll take my eggs over-easy and turned with a spachela instead of a brick wall.
I think you are making an interesting point. If you don't believe what is reported on the news, how can you really know what happens in a case like this?
A lot of times, one news outlet will claim a government cover up, another news outlet disagrees or just reports something totally different. With all of the accounts of various stories, how is one to know what to believe?
That's where I see a lot of people starting to pick their news outlets based on their political prejudices. For example, if you are more liberal, you're more likely to get news from NPR, Salon, The Nation, etc. whereas a conservative is more likely to listen to Fox News, Clear Channel radio, etc.
So, even if we have that reaction, but we still want the truth and we still believe that "the Truth is out there". Getting to that truth becomes difficult and you never really know when you have arrived.
I've got 100 gallons of fresh water, and a sword.
So, after you drink all 100 gallons of the fishes water, you can chop them up with the sword and have sushi?
...for all the pain and suffering they have to endure as a result of having Bill Gates's hand stuck so far up their ass.
Uh, the topic of the thread is text to speech, not the other way around...
Since you get so many of these and the vast majority are without merit, here's an idea. Create a bot that responds to C&D letters by stating that the claims are without merit. Then CYA by stating that if they have actual evidence, they should call you.
I have an even easier way to solve it. Nuke england out of existance.
>>Do you think the SCO execs would rather go to jail then lose a lawsuit?
If a corporation commits a crime, executives and/or employees do not normally go to jail. Employees? Almost never. Executives? They would have to be commiting a crime against the company, not for it.
Besides, with Bush in office, no corporate executive goes to jail for anything.
MVS.
IBM makes more on MVS liceses than just about anything else, even though they aren't selling any new MVS licenses - just renewals.
For new customers, yes Linux is what they are pushing.
Shareholder value . Not insider trading for the top executives to get rich via fraud and leave shareholders with nothing.