"There are still soft spots for Linux, however. For example, there are no name-brand desktop productivity applications available for it yet, though Lotus is considering a port of SmartSuite."
That article is not about standards compliance in the way we normally think of it. It's about the government controlling the way websites present the information. Sounds pretty close to censorship to me. One thing I don't get... the government doesn't tell book publishers that they have to conform to a specific guidline (font size, line spacing, etc...). So why do they have the right to tell me how my page looks. Granted it makes sense to make a page accessible to as many people as possible even from a business point of view. But it's my page, it's my information, and I'll damn well make it look anyway I want. If I want to enclose the entire page in a blink tag I will.
You seem to think his motives are honorable. I tend to think he knows that "Open Source" is a buzzword and will get him extra publicity. What does he know or care about the open source philosophy? Nada. Soliciting volunteers is fine. Everybody does it and it's to be expected. What agravates me is that he is asking people to submit 10 email addresses when they sign up to volunteer. I sure hope none of my "friends" do me the favor. Steve
I seem to remember reading a few months ago that Intel is considering Merced as a test platform for their future IA64 chips and is not really intending to market it very strongly.
Also, aren't there many people out there who know more about compilers than Carmack?
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"Rebel.com, whose corporate philosophy is technology with attitude..." I think that says it all 8)
"There are still soft spots for Linux, however. For example, there are no name-brand desktop productivity applications available for it yet, though Lotus is considering a port of SmartSuite."
That article is not about standards compliance in the way we normally think of it. It's about the government controlling the way websites present the information. Sounds pretty close to censorship to me. One thing I don't get... the government doesn't tell book publishers that they have to conform to a specific guidline (font size, line spacing, etc...). So why do they have the right to tell me how my page looks. Granted it makes sense to make a page accessible to as many people as possible even from a business point of view. But it's my page, it's my information, and I'll damn well make it look anyway I want. If I want to enclose the entire page in a blink tag I will.
You seem to think his motives are honorable. I tend to think he knows that "Open Source" is a buzzword and will get him extra publicity. What does he know or care about the open source philosophy? Nada. Soliciting volunteers is fine. Everybody does it and it's to be expected. What agravates me is that he is asking people to submit 10 email addresses when they sign up to volunteer. I sure hope none of my "friends" do me the favor. Steve
So what else besides clock speed do you need to match? I was thinking of doing the same thing for my next computer.
Steve
I seem to remember reading a few months ago that Intel is considering Merced as a test platform for their future IA64 chips and is not really intending to market it very strongly.
Also, aren't there many people out there who know more about compilers than Carmack?
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