"Creating a compatible interpreter is not the same as pirating software"
Indeed, creating compatible interpreters is at the very foundation of the PC industry as we know it. For example, when the IBM PC came out with its proprietary BIOS, Compaq created a clean room implementation (one in which one team of engineers reverse engineers and writes a specification for the technology, and a second team is then given the specification to implement) and manufactured the first ever IBM-compatible PC. Where would we be today if IBM was still the only maker of the PC?
Other examples include Kaffe, the clean room implementation of the Java virtual machine and related classes, AMD's x86 compatible line, a clean room implementation of Intel's, GNU, among other things a clean-room implementation of UNIX, Samba, Freetype, etc. etc. etc...
Uh, never? WalMart mainly targets the general public. Solaris is mainly developed as a workstation and server OS for use by businesses and organizations. So unless the general public starts wanting to set up and configure their own workstation and server environments...
Point to the MS.NET advertisement. See how the domain name is doubleclick.net? In case you didn't know, they are an advertising company that offers banner ads in exchange for money. Slashdot runs a mix of Doubleclick and OSDN ads. They don't get to pick what Doubleclick ads they get, just what topics they should cover. Microsoft buys commercial coverage from Doubleclick, not Slashdot. So it's pretty inevitable you will see their ads, as you would on any computer site using Doubleclick's banner ads. Nice troll though.
He wasn't replying to the post with the joke about the mother-in-law, rather he was replying to the one of the Anonymous Coward which speaks for itself.
You're right, it's not, but that's not what's happening here. The modchips that were being sold plagiarize large portions of the existing X-box BIOS bit for bit, and THAT is what Microsoft is upset about. If they had written their own from scratch, there wouldn't have been a problem.
Apple is a hardware company. For Apple to become anything else WOULD be to shoot themselves in the foot. If Apple's the ones that are too stupid and arrogant, I guess that explains why Apple still continues to be profitable, and has been for a while now. Arrogant I will give you, but stupid, no.
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What does that say about how well run it its? Hmmmmmm?
Absolutely nothing. It just says how much access they have to the internal workings of ICANN.
"Creating a compatible interpreter is not the same as pirating software"
Indeed, creating compatible interpreters is at the very foundation of the PC industry as we know it. For example, when the IBM PC came out with its proprietary BIOS, Compaq created a clean room implementation (one in which one team of engineers reverse engineers and writes a specification for the technology, and a second team is then given the specification to implement) and manufactured the first ever IBM-compatible PC. Where would we be today if IBM was still the only maker of the PC?
Other examples include Kaffe, the clean room implementation of the Java virtual machine and related classes, AMD's x86 compatible line, a clean room implementation of Intel's, GNU, among other things a clean-room implementation of UNIX, Samba, Freetype, etc. etc. etc...
My guess is people read his comment and his sig in one.. it is kind of insightful if you add his sig to it, since it's very appropriate.
yes patches are free...for the sparc version of Solaris.
Huh? What's that supposed to imply? They are free for the x86 version too.
Maybe you should do two seconds of research before you try to spread your FUD.
Uh, never? WalMart mainly targets the general public. Solaris is mainly developed as a workstation and server OS for use by businesses and organizations. So unless the general public starts wanting to set up and configure their own workstation and server environments...
Point to the MS.NET advertisement. See how the domain name is doubleclick.net? In case you didn't know, they are an advertising company that offers banner ads in exchange for money. Slashdot runs a mix of Doubleclick and OSDN ads. They don't get to pick what Doubleclick ads they get, just what topics they should cover. Microsoft buys commercial coverage from Doubleclick, not Slashdot. So it's pretty inevitable you will see their ads, as you would on any computer site using Doubleclick's banner ads. Nice troll though.
Heh.
Can you say (-1, Flamebait), kids?
I knew you could.
Funny how we never see stories like this about Linux.
He wasn't replying to the post with the joke about the mother-in-law, rather he was replying to the one of the Anonymous Coward which speaks for itself.
Uh, maybe because .NET sucks less than other Windows development environments?
Microsoft buys adspace on Doubleclick. Slashdot, among other websites, uses Doubleclick for some ads.
I live out in the countryside... it is very nice and peaceful.
Uh.. have you ever gone movie searching with any major P2P app? There are TONS of camcorder rips.
Nice personal insult you added in, by the way. It added a lot of credibility to your argument.
I am getting 397.9KB/s =D
Er, what CAN you do for 86 hours and not die? I don't think the fact that it was games made it anything special..
Amiga is dead? *plugs ears* lalalala I can't hear you
Hell comes in bags now? Spoiled youngsters.
How does it feel to be an elitist pig?
You're right, it's not, but that's not what's happening here. The modchips that were being sold plagiarize large portions of the existing X-box BIOS bit for bit, and THAT is what Microsoft is upset about. If they had written their own from scratch, there wouldn't have been a problem.
*coughs* Anyone remember the Apple clones?
Apple is a hardware company. For Apple to become anything else WOULD be to shoot themselves in the foot. If Apple's the ones that are too stupid and arrogant, I guess that explains why Apple still continues to be profitable, and has been for a while now. Arrogant I will give you, but stupid, no.
I certainly hope you meant "hpoe yuo ment".
Can't forget Quicktime media keys! :P
Do you only troll on Mondays, or do you troll all week?
You suck at trolling.
Anyway, for anyone who wants the history of aerogels, click here.
Macs are now unix BASED. There's more on top. :)