There are several things lacking in todays MMORPG's. The main issue is AI; you won't get any sense of realism with script-based npc's. Another problem is that for every mystery/quest the designers create a FAQ always pops up on the net. Thus every single mystery/quest needs to be totally unique. This can only be accomplished if they are created by the previous mentioned npc AI's (some npc's create problems, other npc's pays you to solve them). But of course these types of things require immense amounts of cpu and memory, making it unlikely that any company will spend money in this way until the MMORPG industry thoroughly collapses (which it probably will in 5-10 years when we will have too many mindless ladder-MMORPG's to choose between).
Windows got the Internet out of the little Telnet, Gopher and FTP land that it used to be and made it one of the most valuable resources created, ever
Christ, seems like you have been brainwashed as well. Microsoft came in way too late to have any impact, windows and netscape is what drove this revolution. Instead we have a late-coming Microsoft that tries (and succeeds) in owning what they didn't create (destroying netscape and java, spreading FUD, etc).
Actually, the real problem, at least in Europe, is that the music industry tries to control the whole sales-chain. That way they makes sure there can be no competition with lower prices. Also, the stores themselves pay exorbant prices just to get the CD's in store.
Unfortunately there hasn't been much political will to break up this monopoly.
Nah, no bullshit. Just imagine, with 158 drives, wouldn't one of them have a high probability of coming from some CC cracker? CC's are common "hacker" currency...
Nope, writing over it with all zeros doesn't make it safe at all. You need to use random numbers, or tricks of magnetism makes it possible to see what other values than 0 has been stored recently.
Forget about utilities, the are so well covered with free and commercial solutions that squeezing in shareware would be rather difficult. If this is to be attempted, focus should be on previous windows users used to simple point & click software.
However, for games there is no commercial market. Maybe a shareware segment could fit in here. I would love seeing some of the PC shareware games ported to unix.
Compare with this article at Japantoday.com.
It seems that whenever some government agency says that they want open-source alternatives to Micro$oft, the marketing droids come up with this limited glimpse + NDA scheme.
Also have a look at this comment from Bruce Perens and this comment from Eric S. Raymond from when the same thing happened in USA nearly two years ago.
But you can expand X, or rather xlib, to have a method of communicating directly to the framebuffer instead of using the client/server model, when it detects that the DISPLAY is set to localhost, and optimize this code heavily (like DirectX) for the various graphic cards. Yes I know that it doesn't really use the network layer, but still, there are endless optimization possibilities... That way we wouldn't have to port any application. But, this is a gigantic mind-numbing project that no single soul will have the nerve to even start thinking about...and it would need some serious funding from companies like IBM and SUN.
Does anyone know the status of the XFree86 and X-Consortium groups? Do they have any funding and resources?
...because it could just as easily happen to proprietary programs maybe?
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Hah! Skynets computers run on electricity, whereas I run on icecream. Uhm, wait a min... -Filik
-Filik.
Christ, seems like you have been brainwashed as well. Microsoft came in way too late to have any impact, windows and netscape is what drove this revolution. Instead we have a late-coming Microsoft that tries (and succeeds) in owning what they didn't create (destroying netscape and java, spreading FUD, etc).
-Filik.
Just keep your stereo at full blast 24/7, looping through some death metal mp3's. Should keep all pests away, neighbours and spouses included.
-Filik.
Actually, if you live anywhere else than US, what other choice is there than to do it yourself? Or has TIVO expanded to any other countries lately?
Oh, finally someone who understands that hacking is like sex for the geeks 8)
You only need one user using suspend, and all is lost...
Actually, the real problem, at least in Europe, is that the music industry tries to control the whole sales-chain. That way they makes sure there can be no competition with lower prices. Also, the stores themselves pay exorbant prices just to get the CD's in store. Unfortunately there hasn't been much political will to break up this monopoly.
Nah, no bullshit. Just imagine, with 158 drives, wouldn't one of them have a high probability of coming from some CC cracker? CC's are common "hacker" currency...
Nope, writing over it with all zeros doesn't make it safe at all. You need to use random numbers, or tricks of magnetism makes it possible to see what other values than 0 has been stored recently.
Nope, even broken ones can be read with the right equipment.
However, for games there is no commercial market. Maybe a shareware segment could fit in here. I would love seeing some of the PC shareware games ported to unix.
Also have a look at this comment from Bruce Perens and this comment from Eric S. Raymond from when the same thing happened in USA nearly two years ago.
-Filik.
Sue? You think anyone can sue Microsoft, with that 100-page disclaimer you have to agree to before installing any of their products?
Anyway, it is easy to get support deals for the most popular Open Source products nowadays.
But you can expand X, or rather xlib, to have a method of communicating directly to the framebuffer instead of using the client/server model, when it detects that the DISPLAY is set to localhost, and optimize this code heavily (like DirectX) for the various graphic cards. Yes I know that it doesn't really use the network layer, but still, there are endless optimization possibilities... That way we wouldn't have to port any application. But, this is a gigantic mind-numbing project that no single soul will have the nerve to even start thinking about...and it would need some serious funding from companies like IBM and SUN. Does anyone know the status of the XFree86 and X-Consortium groups? Do they have any funding and resources?
...because it could just as easily happen to proprietary programs maybe?
Having your smilies upside down is just a way of communicating that you are at the other side of equator, thus..upside down (relative to any globuses I've ever seen anyway).
Uhm, if Mononoke Hime made you feel underwhelmed, then just forget about this Anime thing and go back to watching college movies...
This reminds me of the start of Contact. Although it stops halfway, it had a _much_ higher resolution, especially if viewed at a 70mm theater.
This is however assuming that the format is Open and usable by any thirdpart. I have a bad vibe telling me that this is probably not the case...