MS are obviously trying to head off a wholesale take up of Linux based systems. Also probably trying to head off piracy - or at least laying the groundwork for that.
Wonder if they'll sell a special "light" version of windows.
The major strength of VS.NET is in its integrated debugging tools (C++, SQL, ASP(X), JS etc.). Merely converting the bytecode does 10% of the work, debugging (w/other tools) will take the other 90%.
Well, I think that the idea is to develop/debug in VS.NET and deploy to a Java container.
In other words, this plugin opens up the possibility of deploying on the other major web platform. This just gives the option of using a Java platform if, for whatever reason, being tied to IIS is unfeasible.
After all, it's already possible to import java code (targetted at Java web containers) into VS.NET for deployment on the Microsoft platform.
You're at least 10 years behind the times, old chap.
There's a service directly from Reading to Gatwick. It goes via Blackwater, Sandhurst, and Guildford. I know this cos I used to work in Guildford and sometimes travelled there from Bristol (Bristol-Reading-Guildford).
Lovely service, drunk toffs when the Royal Ascot is on etc.
I thought this was a discussion about Hibernate, not the Slashdot Urban Myth about Java performance. And in some cases, you'd have to make sure that hat was edible..
ey try to tell you exactly how you should develop your software, and then they enforce their view of how development should be done by making it incredibly difficult to work any other way
Sounds like that other famous GNU gift to the world,the GPL...
Thanks for replying Jen. Given that you've taken the trouble to register as a/. user and reply, I take it that you've read all of this (very short) thread about Senator Clinton winning the rights to HilaryClinton.com. If you have, I hope that you appreciate the context in which I posed my question.
If you're new to/. I should point out that it's primarily a geek news site. One of the topics which are hotly pursued around here is the on-line rights of the individual, usually versus the rights of corporations. Domain squatting and the circumstances under which domains are acquired and used frequently features.
I am not, and never have been, affiliated with the ICC in any way. I'm not at all interested in how great/little financial reward there is in running KipMcKean.com and neither, as a bystander, do I care about your particular aims. I have no agenda.
Simply put, I'm curious as to whether Mckean could legitimately claim and legally win the kipmckean.com domain name.
Therefore, when a story with a similar bent appeared here on/. I posed the question.
The site is www.kipmckean.com isn't run by the Kip McKean who's featured on the site, but is actually a thinly veiled rebuttal of the church/alleged "cult" he used to head.
I needed to succinctly acquaint any readers with the background to my off-topic question, which is why I used this line. I wouldn't expect the ordinary/. reader to read anything into that.
Finally, you wrote: Interesting that you would bring up an obscure religious figure such as Kip
Well, the fact that you've found this discussion and that you are the only person to actually respond to my question amply demonstrates how small the web is and how even the most obscure, insignificant facts and figures are easily discoverable!
OK, in this case, it seems that the domain was fairly transparently squatted by a link farmer/spammer.
What about cases where someone uses the name of a person who's political or religious stance angers them, in order to publish information which may be damaging to that person?
The site is www.kipmckean.com isn't run by the Kip McKean who's featured on the site, but is actually a thinly veiled rebuttal of the church/alleged "cult" he used to head.
Wonder if he'd win if he sued for ownership of the domain?
A customer is somebody who BUYS a good or service that's offered for use. That's the difference.
RedHat. Novell. Sun. IBM. SUsE. Big names recognisable to a typical slashdotter. All customers of the GNOME project.
Thousands of smaller companies, world wide. Influenced by employees, who also happen to be GNOME fans, to buy GNOME based linux systems. All customers of the GNOME project via RedHat et al.
have this feeling that the "OSS will rule the world" crowd are not the ones actually developing the software.In fact, I am not sure where they came from...
Linus Torvalds has repeated stated "World Domination" as a goal of Linux based systems. There's a start for you.
or must pay one, what is so difficult to understand about it?
Nothing, except that the project is already being massively funded by Novell, IBM, RedHat and in the past Sun.
It's received this level of sponsorship because people (users) want to use it. That's the entire point, GNOME has moved beyond an enthusiast/hacker project and the antisocial devs need to catch up with the reality. So do you.
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MS are obviously trying to head off a wholesale take up of Linux based systems. Also probably trying to head off piracy - or at least laying the groundwork for that.
Wonder if they'll sell a special "light" version of windows.
Did you bother to look at their website? It's at http://www.owtanet.net./ They registered PSP a long time ago.
The major strength of VS.NET is in its integrated debugging tools (C++, SQL, ASP(X), JS etc.). Merely converting the bytecode does 10% of the work, debugging (w/other tools) will take the other 90%.
Well, I think that the idea is to develop/debug in VS.NET and deploy to a Java container. In other words, this plugin opens up the possibility of deploying on the other major web platform. This just gives the option of using a Java platform if, for whatever reason, being tied to IIS is unfeasible.
After all, it's already possible to import java code (targetted at Java web containers) into VS.NET for deployment on the Microsoft platform.
I work in IT. My wife teaches nursing. Does this mean we'll have a boy and a girl (please)? :)
Best laugh I've had all day. Thank you , sir!
HA HA HA!! That was funny.
You're at least 10 years behind the times, old chap.
There's a service directly from Reading to Gatwick. It goes via Blackwater, Sandhurst, and Guildford. I know this cos I used to work in Guildford and sometimes travelled there from Bristol (Bristol-Reading-Guildford).
Lovely service, drunk toffs when the Royal Ascot is on etc.
... you forgot, Al Gore invented it!
Is it Adobes own GUI toolkit, or is it QT? I can't tell. In Ubuntu, under Gnome the main window and menus look GTKish, but under KDE it looks very QT.
Didn't Adobe licence QT for use in one of their products - think it was Photoshop Album.
Just proving there are some trolls on the other side of the argument...
I thought this was a discussion about Hibernate, not the Slashdot Urban Myth about Java performance. And in some cases, you'd have to make sure that hat was edible..
ey try to tell you exactly how you should develop your software, and then they enforce their view of how development should be done by making it incredibly difficult to work any other way
Sounds like that other famous GNU gift to the world,the GPL...
As per subject.
Having looked at the site, I think this could be the first of many more fools.
It's now April 1st in a large portion of the world...
And, possibly where you are too!
Thanks for replying Jen. Given that you've taken the trouble to register as a /. user and reply, I take it that you've read all of this (very short) thread about Senator Clinton winning the rights to HilaryClinton.com. If you have, I hope that you appreciate the context in which I posed my question.
/. I should point out that it's primarily a geek news site. One of the topics which are hotly pursued around here is the on-line rights of the individual, usually versus the rights of corporations. Domain squatting and the circumstances under which domains are acquired and used frequently features.
/. I posed the question.
/. reader to read anything into that.
If you're new to
I am not, and never have been, affiliated with the ICC in any way. I'm not at all interested in how great/little financial reward there is in running KipMcKean.com and neither, as a bystander, do I care about your particular aims. I have no agenda.
Simply put, I'm curious as to whether Mckean could legitimately claim and legally win the kipmckean.com domain name.
Therefore, when a story with a similar bent appeared here on
The site is www.kipmckean.com isn't run by the Kip McKean who's featured on the site, but is actually a thinly veiled rebuttal of the church/alleged "cult" he used to head.
I needed to succinctly acquaint any readers with the background to my off-topic question, which is why I used this line. I wouldn't expect the ordinary
Finally, you wrote:
Interesting that you would bring up an obscure religious figure such as Kip
Well, the fact that you've found this discussion and that you are the only person to actually respond to my question amply demonstrates how small the web is and how even the most obscure, insignificant facts and figures are easily discoverable!
OK, in this case, it seems that the domain was fairly transparently squatted by a link farmer/spammer.
What about cases where someone uses the name of a person who's political or religious stance angers them, in order to publish information which may be damaging to that person?
The site is www.kipmckean.com isn't run by the Kip McKean who's featured on the site, but is actually a thinly veiled rebuttal of the church/alleged "cult" he used to head.
Wonder if he'd win if he sued for ownership of the domain?
You've done this before, haven't you? Go on, admit it! :)
The EC said the license excluded open-source vendors and charged unjustifiably high royalty fees -- all bad for business
Hmm. If the royalty fees were not "unjustifiably high" would this still be found to be "bad for business"?
"I know you are, but what am I?"
I think not. You've given the game away completely.
Agreed. The point is that GNOME is now a commercial concern - a fact that scratch-an-itch developers often overlook.
Linus has a great sense of humor. It's a shame more people don't.
Indeed, and you're a prime example.
A customer is somebody who BUYS a good or service that's offered for use. That's the difference.
RedHat. Novell. Sun. IBM. SUsE. Big names recognisable to a typical slashdotter. All customers of the GNOME project.
Thousands of smaller companies, world wide. Influenced by employees, who also happen to be GNOME fans, to buy GNOME based linux systems. All customers of the GNOME project via RedHat et al.
have this feeling that the "OSS will rule the world" crowd are not the ones actually developing the software.In fact, I am not sure where they came from...
Linus Torvalds has repeated stated "World Domination" as a goal of Linux based systems. There's a start for you.
or must pay one, what is so difficult to understand about it?
Nothing, except that the project is already being massively funded by Novell, IBM, RedHat and in the past Sun.
It's received this level of sponsorship because people (users) want to use it. That's the entire point, GNOME has moved beyond an enthusiast/hacker project and the antisocial devs need to catch up with the reality. So do you.
Maybe MS should buy 3drealms, then Duke Nukem Forever might get released.
Yeah, offtopic, but no one else seems interested.