Ecuador does not need food. It is the largest banana exporter [transnationale.org] in the world.
Yes, Ecuador is the largest EXPORTER of bananas. Then again, most about anything produced is EXPORTED, and thus most people never even benefit from this (except the 2-3 companies that have control over the export business).
Indeed, Ecuador is extremely fertile, but most of that bounty never stays in the country. (ps: I am Ecuadorian and I lived there for seven years)
..300 computers that are being shipped to Ecuador will stay there; some will be used in Quito, the capital city, where activists will also set up a citywide wireless network, but many will be sent to various towns and villages all over the region. "It's interesting because on some level you might say these people don't need computers -- they need clean water, housing and some sort of economic base that's not exploited," Henshaw-Plath says. "But we're saying that giving computers to the right people, that's the tool to get that social change."
I can tell you for a fact (I come from Ecuador) that the people there DO need clean water and housing, along with EDUCATION in order to actually USE these computers and the wireless network. Without this knowledge, the people who they'd like to help won't know and eventually won't CARE about the computers.
I'm sorry but I really believe that these people are out of touch with the common person in Ecuador..
Is to be hooked up to a small company. The large ones a profit-hungry and won't ever drop their prices, while some of the smaller ones are giving out decent service at decent prices. Heck, I'm paying about US$25/month for my broadband connection and they just came out with a "lite" service for US$17/month (light = ~96-128Kb connection). I mean come on, this is cheaper than some dial-up services out there!
What you really need is: 1. A Radio Engineer for the technical stuff, such as maintenace of the transmitter, making sure your output is clean, etc.(believe me, you WILL need one) 2. A lawyer to consult on legal issues, frequency, power output legal limits, etc. 3. Staff for DJ-ing, talk show hosts, etc.
I'm not a radio transmitter expert, but I'd say you need the above just to get the idea going...
but usually Microsoft hardware isn't bad at all. I like their USB mice quite a bit, and their natural ergonomic keyboard is pretty cool. So as far as their hardware record, they've had a good reputation (IMHO).
I'd predict that their wireless networking hardware may turn up to be a good quality product.
Is this possibly the worse fit for an actor in a superhero role since Michael Keaton in Batman?
Personally I found Michael Keaton to be the better of the movie version Batmans. The rest were pretty wussy and really didn't fit into the role. Keanu Reeves as Superman, now that's another story all together...
Why didn't they count the often neglected North American country, Mexico, into these figures? It would seem to me that if Mexico were included into the North American user base figures that perhaps North America would still have more users.
And let's not forget that Mexico is also a "growing" market...
Statement from Thomson Multimedia, mp3 Licensing
Aug 29, 2002
In a posting appearing Tuesday August 27, 2002 on the Web site 'slashdot.org,' an individual cited a change in the mp3 license fee structure of Thomson and Fraunhofer. The writer of the post apparently misread the mp3 licensing conditions, as Thomson's mp3 licensing policy has not experienced any change.
To clarify, since the beginning of our mp3 licensing program in 1995, Thomson has never charged a per unit royalty for freely distributed software decoders. For commercially sold decoders - primarily hardware mp3 players - the per-unit royalty has always been in place since the beginning of the program.
Therefore, there is no change in our licensing policy and we continue to believe that the royalty fees of.75 cents per mp3 player (on average selling over $200 dollars) has no measurable impact on the consumer experience.
Stefan Geyersberger
Business Manager - Audio & Multimedia
Several South American countries have already used a national ID system for decades..it's called "Cedula de Identidad" which basically translates to "Identification Card". As far as I know, no one seems to think these ID cards are a threat or problem.
The article seems to be focusing on the guy selling the mod chips, but I believe the larger crime would have been the 400+ pirated video games he was selling.
I've seen people around town actually advertise about installing and selling mod chips (in Canada), so I don't think it the conviction would've gone thru if he were only installing mod chips.
On the other hand, charging $30 for the installation sounds criminal..
That they're dropping MS all together? Or are they dropping the "exclusiveness" that they had with MS only?
The difference being that in the first case they're agreeing to stop using MS completely, while the second case would mean that they could continue using MS products, but would open the door for using other alternatives (Apple, Linux, etc)..
Anyone to clarify?
Wouldn't it be PS2 as in Playstation2 and not PS/2 as in the computer port?
Has anyone ever tried..
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various alternatives to RPM packaging? I don't know much about this, but I've found QNX's Package Installer to be quite efficient and trouble-free (at least in 6.1, can't say much on the new one in 6.2NC) compared to what many experience with RPMs.. Then again, RPMs would work better if more distributions were a little more uniform in their cores (UnitedLinux might solve this?)
What would prevent me from buying GPL'ed software and placing the binaries and/or source on some website making them available for free (gratis)? If nothing would prevent me from doing that, just how many copies of that software would be potentially NOT sold?
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Ecuador does not need food. It is the largest banana exporter [transnationale.org] in the world.
Yes, Ecuador is the largest EXPORTER of bananas. Then again, most about anything produced is EXPORTED, and thus most people never even benefit from this (except the 2-3 companies that have control over the export business).
Indeed, Ecuador is extremely fertile, but most of that bounty never stays in the country. (ps: I am Ecuadorian and I lived there for seven years)
From the article:
..300 computers that are being shipped to Ecuador will stay there; some will be used in Quito, the capital city, where activists will also set up a citywide wireless network, but many will be sent to various towns and villages all over the region. "It's interesting because on some level you might say these people don't need computers -- they need clean water, housing and some sort of economic base that's not exploited," Henshaw-Plath says. "But we're saying that giving computers to the right people, that's the tool to get that social change."
I can tell you for a fact (I come from Ecuador) that the people there DO need clean water and housing, along with EDUCATION in order to actually USE these computers and the wireless network.
Without this knowledge, the people who they'd like to help won't know and eventually won't CARE about the computers.
I'm sorry but I really believe that these people are out of touch with the common person in Ecuador..
Interesting to note that their news service is done without human intervention (or so they claim.)
Is to be hooked up to a small company. The large ones a profit-hungry and won't ever drop their prices, while some of the smaller ones are giving out decent service at decent prices.
Heck, I'm paying about US$25/month for my broadband connection and they just came out with a "lite" service for US$17/month (light = ~96-128Kb connection). I mean come on, this is cheaper than some dial-up services out there!
What you really need is:
1. A Radio Engineer for the technical stuff, such as maintenace of the transmitter, making sure your output is clean, etc.(believe me, you WILL need one)
2. A lawyer to consult on legal issues, frequency, power output legal limits, etc.
3. Staff for DJ-ing, talk show hosts, etc.
I'm not a radio transmitter expert, but I'd say you need the above just to get the idea going...
but usually Microsoft hardware isn't bad at all. I like their USB mice quite a bit, and their natural ergonomic keyboard is pretty cool. So as far as their hardware record, they've had a good reputation (IMHO).
I'd predict that their wireless networking hardware may turn up to be a good quality product.
Is this possibly the worse fit for an actor in a superhero role since Michael Keaton in Batman?
Personally I found Michael Keaton to be the better of the movie version Batmans. The rest were pretty wussy and really didn't fit into the role.
Keanu Reeves as Superman, now that's another story all together...
Why didn't they count the often neglected North American country, Mexico, into these figures? It would seem to me that if Mexico were included into the North American user base figures that perhaps North America would still have more users.
And let's not forget that Mexico is also a "growing" market...
Taken from the XMMS website:
.75 cents per mp3 player (on average selling over $200 dollars) has no measurable impact on the consumer experience.
Statement from Thomson Multimedia, mp3 Licensing Aug 29, 2002
In a posting appearing Tuesday August 27, 2002 on the Web site 'slashdot.org,' an individual cited a change in the mp3 license fee structure of Thomson and Fraunhofer. The writer of the post apparently misread the mp3 licensing conditions, as Thomson's mp3 licensing policy has not experienced any change.
To clarify, since the beginning of our mp3 licensing program in 1995, Thomson has never charged a per unit royalty for freely distributed software decoders. For commercially sold decoders - primarily hardware mp3 players - the per-unit royalty has always been in place since the beginning of the program.
Therefore, there is no change in our licensing policy and we continue to believe that the royalty fees of
Stefan Geyersberger Business Manager - Audio & Multimedia
Several South American countries have already used a national ID system for decades..it's called "Cedula de Identidad" which basically translates to "Identification Card". As far as I know, no one seems to think these ID cards are a threat or problem.
The article seems to be focusing on the guy selling the mod chips, but I believe the larger crime would have been the 400+ pirated video games he was selling.
I've seen people around town actually advertise about installing and selling mod chips (in Canada), so I don't think it the conviction would've gone thru if he were only installing mod chips.
On the other hand, charging $30 for the installation sounds criminal..
That they're dropping MS all together? Or are they dropping the "exclusiveness" that they had with MS only?
The difference being that in the first case they're agreeing to stop using MS completely, while the second case would mean that they could continue using MS products, but would open the door for using other alternatives (Apple, Linux, etc)..
Anyone to clarify?
Wouldn't it be PS2 as in Playstation2 and not PS/2 as in the computer port?
various alternatives to RPM packaging? I don't know much about this, but I've found QNX's Package Installer to be quite efficient and trouble-free (at least in 6.1, can't say much on the new one in 6.2NC) compared to what many experience with RPMs..
Then again, RPMs would work better if more distributions were a little more uniform in their cores (UnitedLinux might solve this?)
should also remove all books from libraries because of the same threat they pose to national security.
Didn't they do something like this after the Sept. terrorist attacks? I thought they took maps and blueprints out of public libraries in the U.S.
Actually, I believe Microsoft dislikes Free Software, not open source as a whole (dislikes GPL as opposed to BSD licenses)
What would prevent me from buying GPL'ed software and placing the binaries and/or source on some website making them available for free (gratis)?
If nothing would prevent me from doing that, just how many copies of that software would be potentially NOT sold?
For those in Canada, Future Shop sells systems as follows:
GameCube: $299
Playstation2: $299
XBox: $299
Now's a good time for buying a system..
Don't quote me on this, but under certain conditions, some (small) companies can apply for PST exemption. Would make things a little better, eh?
CPU speed won't matter squat if bus speeds remain as slow as they are today.