It's not like Microsoft don't want you to use.NET anyway.
All Microsoft need to do is support the CLR runtime and framework under the new version and anything running on.NET that doesn't call unmanaged code will work straight away.
Same for anything running on Java, and it's not like that doesn't run on other architectures already. That means productivity apps like OpenOffice/etc will also work.
It's not all doom and gloom!
I would have thought the monitoring companies would have loved the NBN, it means they can ditch large, space and power consuming analog PSTN gear with power and space efficient routers.
As far as saying theres no monitoring, thats BS. If you're offering a Layer 2 wholesale product, you can see whether or not there are tunnels established for that client, and if the tunnel is up - you can poll to see if the device is reachable.
Also a win for alarm system companies, who now get a chance to make ludicrous profits on installing entirely new alarm systems country-wide.
Sounds like a knee-jerk reaction that if given attention might actually do these parties more harm than good...
It will be interesting to see if the studios take up a campaign of harassment lawsuits against individuals in AU. At least ISPs won't be foisted with another short-sighted compliance issue - now all us Aussies need to do is avoid Stephen Conroy's mandatory internet filtering debacle.... In either case, this is a great thing for industry: well done iiNet!
You need to look at the trends for IE7 and IE8, it looks like the market share is trending towards upgrades from IE7 to IE8, just like how Firefox 3 lost share at around the same rate as Firefox 3.5 gained share. Going by this, you'll see that IE8 is going to head straight back up to around the 40% mark.
Which, all things considered is GREAT news - IE8 is a much better browser as far as standards-compliancy is concerned and it means the web is on it's way to being a much more stable platform, rah rah rah.
Also interesting, check the decline in IE6 also - I wonder if IE6 users are flocking to IE8 also - maybe IE8 will end up with ~60% market share?
No matter what happens, less IE7 and IE6 = WIN.
My understanding of console games markets is that most consoles are sold as a loss-leader, and the profit is made by the manufacturers by what's known as an 'attach rate', the number of licensed accessories and games released for the platform. If Nintendo wanted to push out an open platform for unlicensed content (not under the Nintendo seal and guaranteed to work on the console), then the business analysts at Nintendo would be forced to put a bigger price sticker on the unit - which is already a stretch for what is seen as an underpowered console. From this point of view, I can understand exactly why controls like this are put into place.
That being said, if they made a readily available 'community' developers kit available that allowed you to mess with the platform but not commercially release anything - this could actually work in their favour. They could encourage indies and whatnot to get familiar with the platform and do the groundwork on their product before needing to buy a commercial license. This could lead to an INCREASE in titles for the device, increase attach rates and be win-win for everyone.
So it sounds to me like indies are having trouble getting what they want, and this should be the issue!
"More important, 70 percent of respondents who have used Windows 7 say they like it, which is a sign that Windows 7 stands a chance of being what Vista never was: an upgrade good enough to convince most XP users to switch."
I'm betting that's not 70% of people who are currently using XP (versus Vista & XP combined)! I've literally just reinstalled XP from giving our Technet Win 7 (RTM) a go for a while, if they could make the interface more consistant and allow the old start menu behaviour - I could probably bear it permanently.
I was recently looking into this using the concept of dual-licensed GPL/LPGL 'glue' connectors.
This is the response I got back from the Free Software Foundation:
You are correct. The answer is no. If the LGPLed library dynamically calls the GPLed library, then it is the FSF's position that the LGPLed library is a derivative of the GPLed library, and thus the work as a whole may only be distributed under the GPL. Please see this section of the FAQ:http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLWrapper.
For your specific requirements, I'd advise touching base with them - they have an advice service for these types of questions.
What a pointless move. Internet Explorer is not much more than a thin interface between the user and the system libraries that render HTML and would need to remain in place for the system to function properly (note: a number of menus and dialogs, as well as folder views and some other bits of the Windows UI are actually rendered fragments of HTML).
This means that any attempt to remove IE from the system will result in the iexplore binary not being installed with a system (currently the Add/Remove features only removes shortcuts to it).
I'm all for seeing IE being able to be completely removed from a computer, but by default it should install so you can download software on your new system.
But the point is moot anyway, because the lock-in caused by proprietary extensions and non-standard rendering models already exists, and there are a lot of applications out there that target that and will simply choose to make IE a prerequisite anyway.
The more Microsoft does to adhere to standards (read: IE8) will help going forwards, but until they do and enough time has passed - nothing is really going to change.
Don't be concerned about someone's PC being stolen, I'd be more worried about their wallets, mobile phones and likewise - things that fit nicely into a bag and that can't reasonably be checked.
Over at WALAN we use stickers that uniquely tag the user's gear to the person's wristband. We then check people's gear on the way out. It helps stop the theft of PC gear, and helps give the patrons peace of mind, but again - your main concern should be small gear.
Until you establish a regular, familiar crowd - you should consider discouraging spectators, this will reduce foot traffic and the chance of small items being stolen.
Additionally, I think the responsibility for keeping trade secrets secure falls on the company that owns them.
What legal recourse does MPAA have? Probably something under the DMCA, but if it ever reached court I'm sure there are a number of arguments that could be made in the public's defense.
Whilst IANAL, it's amusing to realise that the YouTube videos and works containing the key are now protected by copyright.
Citing the above video as an example, as the original author of the work has sanctioned the sharing of the video on YouTube, there is no real recourse for MPAA to get it removed...
Here in Western Australia, they're slowly migrating all the above-ground utilities (power and phone) to underground facilities - and I'm quite sure all new installations are underground. We have a lot of issues with poletop fires and storms, but we're hardly a tropical climate, you'd think somewhere like Florida might invest in that kind of thing.
I'm not sure, but I think they might also be running cable TV services as part of the conversion. It would suprise me if they weren't, as it's a pretty good way of subsidising the cost.
Whilst some things like your AGP graphics card you will want to keep from your old system, you should consider some of the onboard alternatives.
For example, a PCI gigabit ethernet interface will be running off the PCI bus, meaning its limited to the shared 133mbit. Most onboard gigabit controllers communicate with the Northbridge directly, which means that you can utilise gigabit fully.
The same goes for things like SATA controllers, extra IDE controllers, and other controllers, though some of these may actually be running off the PCI bus when they're integrated.
You will want to check out the block diagram for any motherboard you look to purchase to see where the bottlenecks are.
That said, the quality of Video/Audio onboard are not cutting-edge, so you will want disable these (and any other integrated features you dont use) on the motherboard's BIOS.
For my P4 2.8 system, I run it all on an Abit IC7-MAX3, which I can highly recommend for desktop systems. Milage may vary on your requirements.
Happy Hunting!
We are quickly reaching the limits of silicon based technology. You can only push data so fast through the circuits we are currently using, and we're in a mind state at the moment where we are trying to push lots of data faster and faster. I beleive that RISC instruction sets don't suffer this problem as badly, as they don't do as much work per instruction anyway? Not quite sure how that works.
Also, with using individual atoms for computing, whilst it would be nice, it's also impossible(?) - given that the more accurately you try to measure one property of an atom, the less accurately you can measure it's other properties. There's a name for this, but I can't remember.
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It's not like Microsoft don't want you to use .NET anyway.
All Microsoft need to do is support the CLR runtime and framework under the new version and anything running on .NET that doesn't call unmanaged code will work straight away.
Same for anything running on Java, and it's not like that doesn't run on other architectures already. That means productivity apps like OpenOffice/etc will also work.
It's not all doom and gloom!
I would have thought the monitoring companies would have loved the NBN, it means they can ditch large, space and power consuming analog PSTN gear with power and space efficient routers. As far as saying theres no monitoring, thats BS. If you're offering a Layer 2 wholesale product, you can see whether or not there are tunnels established for that client, and if the tunnel is up - you can poll to see if the device is reachable. Also a win for alarm system companies, who now get a chance to make ludicrous profits on installing entirely new alarm systems country-wide. Sounds like a knee-jerk reaction that if given attention might actually do these parties more harm than good...
It will be interesting to see if the studios take up a campaign of harassment lawsuits against individuals in AU. At least ISPs won't be foisted with another short-sighted compliance issue - now all us Aussies need to do is avoid Stephen Conroy's mandatory internet filtering debacle.... In either case, this is a great thing for industry: well done iiNet!
You need to look at the trends for IE7 and IE8, it looks like the market share is trending towards upgrades from IE7 to IE8, just like how Firefox 3 lost share at around the same rate as Firefox 3.5 gained share. Going by this, you'll see that IE8 is going to head straight back up to around the 40% mark. Which, all things considered is GREAT news - IE8 is a much better browser as far as standards-compliancy is concerned and it means the web is on it's way to being a much more stable platform, rah rah rah. Also interesting, check the decline in IE6 also - I wonder if IE6 users are flocking to IE8 also - maybe IE8 will end up with ~60% market share? No matter what happens, less IE7 and IE6 = WIN.
My understanding of console games markets is that most consoles are sold as a loss-leader, and the profit is made by the manufacturers by what's known as an 'attach rate', the number of licensed accessories and games released for the platform. If Nintendo wanted to push out an open platform for unlicensed content (not under the Nintendo seal and guaranteed to work on the console), then the business analysts at Nintendo would be forced to put a bigger price sticker on the unit - which is already a stretch for what is seen as an underpowered console. From this point of view, I can understand exactly why controls like this are put into place. That being said, if they made a readily available 'community' developers kit available that allowed you to mess with the platform but not commercially release anything - this could actually work in their favour. They could encourage indies and whatnot to get familiar with the platform and do the groundwork on their product before needing to buy a commercial license. This could lead to an INCREASE in titles for the device, increase attach rates and be win-win for everyone. So it sounds to me like indies are having trouble getting what they want, and this should be the issue!
"More important, 70 percent of respondents who have used Windows 7 say they like it, which is a sign that Windows 7 stands a chance of being what Vista never was: an upgrade good enough to convince most XP users to switch." I'm betting that's not 70% of people who are currently using XP (versus Vista & XP combined)! I've literally just reinstalled XP from giving our Technet Win 7 (RTM) a go for a while, if they could make the interface more consistant and allow the old start menu behaviour - I could probably bear it permanently.
You are correct. The answer is no. If the LGPLed library dynamically calls the GPLed library, then it is the FSF's position that the LGPLed library is a derivative of the GPLed library, and thus the work as a whole may only be distributed under the GPL. Please see this section of the FAQ:http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLWrapper.
For your specific requirements, I'd advise touching base with them - they have an advice service for these types of questions.
What a pointless move. Internet Explorer is not much more than a thin interface between the user and the system libraries that render HTML and would need to remain in place for the system to function properly (note: a number of menus and dialogs, as well as folder views and some other bits of the Windows UI are actually rendered fragments of HTML). This means that any attempt to remove IE from the system will result in the iexplore binary not being installed with a system (currently the Add/Remove features only removes shortcuts to it). I'm all for seeing IE being able to be completely removed from a computer, but by default it should install so you can download software on your new system. But the point is moot anyway, because the lock-in caused by proprietary extensions and non-standard rendering models already exists, and there are a lot of applications out there that target that and will simply choose to make IE a prerequisite anyway. The more Microsoft does to adhere to standards (read: IE8) will help going forwards, but until they do and enough time has passed - nothing is really going to change.
Don't be concerned about someone's PC being stolen, I'd be more worried about their wallets, mobile phones and likewise - things that fit nicely into a bag and that can't reasonably be checked. Over at WALAN we use stickers that uniquely tag the user's gear to the person's wristband. We then check people's gear on the way out. It helps stop the theft of PC gear, and helps give the patrons peace of mind, but again - your main concern should be small gear. Until you establish a regular, familiar crowd - you should consider discouraging spectators, this will reduce foot traffic and the chance of small items being stolen.
Additionally, I think the responsibility for keeping trade secrets secure falls on the company that owns them. What legal recourse does MPAA have? Probably something under the DMCA, but if it ever reached court I'm sure there are a number of arguments that could be made in the public's defense.
Whilst IANAL, it's amusing to realise that the YouTube videos and works containing the key are now protected by copyright. Citing the above video as an example, as the original author of the work has sanctioned the sharing of the video on YouTube, there is no real recourse for MPAA to get it removed...
Here in Western Australia, they're slowly migrating all the above-ground utilities (power and phone) to underground facilities - and I'm quite sure all new installations are underground. We have a lot of issues with poletop fires and storms, but we're hardly a tropical climate, you'd think somewhere like Florida might invest in that kind of thing.
I'm not sure, but I think they might also be running cable TV services as part of the conversion. It would suprise me if they weren't, as it's a pretty good way of subsidising the cost.
Whilst some things like your AGP graphics card you will want to keep from your old system, you should consider some of the onboard alternatives. For example, a PCI gigabit ethernet interface will be running off the PCI bus, meaning its limited to the shared 133mbit. Most onboard gigabit controllers communicate with the Northbridge directly, which means that you can utilise gigabit fully. The same goes for things like SATA controllers, extra IDE controllers, and other controllers, though some of these may actually be running off the PCI bus when they're integrated. You will want to check out the block diagram for any motherboard you look to purchase to see where the bottlenecks are. That said, the quality of Video/Audio onboard are not cutting-edge, so you will want disable these (and any other integrated features you dont use) on the motherboard's BIOS. For my P4 2.8 system, I run it all on an Abit IC7-MAX3, which I can highly recommend for desktop systems. Milage may vary on your requirements. Happy Hunting!
We are quickly reaching the limits of silicon based technology. You can only push data so fast through the circuits we are currently using, and we're in a mind state at the moment where we are trying to push lots of data faster and faster. I beleive that RISC instruction sets don't suffer this problem as badly, as they don't do as much work per instruction anyway? Not quite sure how that works.
Also, with using individual atoms for computing, whilst it would be nice, it's also impossible(?) - given that the more accurately you try to measure one property of an atom, the less accurately you can measure it's other properties. There's a name for this, but I can't remember.
Lucky Australians my ass. *grumbles about Telstra and broadband*