Speak for yourself, I value my professional membership (ACS) above any of my certificates or qualifications.
I've told managers that I won't be doing X because is contravenes section X.XX of the ACS code of conduct and I am bound to report such behaviour if I see it. They back down right quick.
Yes, I know MS has the right to do this, I believe I made that point.
Looking after only 3% of your customer base that cost money and performance is plain stupid.
Well that isn't what I suggested either, but the Xbox's target market are hardcore gamers. These people are well informed about the industry, and WILL hear about this.
Most of them won't care, but a MUCH more significant value then 3% will - and may even re-think their next console purchase. This could not have come at a worse time - Xbox sales in Japan are down 70% while PS3 sales are up 707% after the latest price adjustments.
I actually think that bricking these Xboxes would have been less of a publicity nightmare then this - modding is risky and everyone knows they risk a brick doing it. This situation white-ants the XBL service even for people who would never mod their box. Not smart.
He wasn't entitled to the games, but that was not what was taken away - if MS pushed an update that disabled modifications then that would have been tough, but suck shit pirate.
However he WAS entitled to XBL as he was paying for it.
Taking this approach seems a bit off. Its legal sure - but it comes across as vindictive rather then fair.
Either way, pissing of 3% of your customer base is not to be taken lightly.
Really? Damn. It is pretty fresh TBH, might need some refinement - probability of.95 maybe. I'll count the posts in this discussion but am on a phone right now.
Anyway you should look into BSD. It really is very good and "free" as in "I don't give a fuck what you do with the code", you'll probably like it. Just do us a favour and drop the GPL baiting.
Apparently it's better that we keep sending hundreds of billions of dollars overseas than it would be to exploit our own resources and keep some of that money within our borders.
The nation that runs out of oil last will wield incredible power - "100 years of global hegemony" as the PNAC put it. Don't worry, all that lovely domestic oil will be used up. Once everyone else has run out.
And here is the other thing. Many of the Big Oil companies are incorporated in the US, no? America may be a net importer of energy, but those billions of dollars are funnelled through American companies, and they sure know how to buy low and sell high - sometimes to the point of piracy.
You may choose to define "free" however you like (this is an acknowledged problem with the term), however when the context is free software, the Free Software Definition is fairly well established.
run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0)
study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1)
redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2)
improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3)
You are, of course, also free NOT to release your own work under the GPL. Meanwhile, imposing your sense of freedom on others reduces their freedoms no matter which license you choose.
Now you did not actually reveal what your ideal "free" licence is, but I will share with you Rennt's Law: "The probability that anyone arguing that the GPL is not "free" is really just pissed that BSD is not as popular is exactly 1".
I wonder how well 2.0 will run on say a G1, HTC Hero,,Moto Clik or the Samsung Moment.
Me too, everything indicates better performance than 1.6, but we don't really know yet.
And will updates be made available?
The freaking SOURCE CODE is made available, you don't have to wait for updates from the networks. I had 1.5 and 1.6 on my G1 before any phones running them were released - I don't expect 2.0 will be different.
Mad props go out to Cyanogen BTW - Android's first rockstar!
The story is about everyone being at home, not just the sick.
In a real pandemic (not a "media" outbreak) the sensible thing to do would be to get people to telecommute. Public transport and access things like office buildings can be shut down if the situation calls for it. This plan is supposed to reduce the death toll, while preventing the economy going into hibernation.
In that case I imagine a pretty huge jump in network traffic. Suddenly all that local traffic going over private networks will be pushed on to the internet.
The thing is the whole the situation sounds to much like bad survival-fiction to be taken seriously. I'm honestly more worried about the inevitable zombie uprising.
Or maybe Intel refusing to upgrade the graphics on many of their platforms to comply with the "Vista ready" status, just so they could make a couple extra bucks while screwing MS.
I was in the middle of preparing this huge response with background, citations, the lot. But then it dawned on me that you are a crazy person. Good luck with that.
It' is better for one programmer to spend 100 hours implementing a.pst import function for Thunderbird than for 10,000 users to spend 2+ hours each figuring out how to import their data.
Better for who? Not for Mozilla, their current users, or most of their potential users either. This wizard will be run (only once!) by a small fraction of users that Mozilla don't actually have yet.
Consider first that you now have to maintain a backwards-engineered MS file format(!!DANGER!!), then consider the opportunity cost.
I don't know what your class taught you but I'm pretty sure most schools teach that it's better to spend 1 hour of programmer time than 100 hours of user time.
Business schools do, but ONLY when you are actually paying users to use the programs you develop.
You use "similarly narrow-minded people who put in cheap shots at Microsoft because they've nothing constructive to say" as a term for "user", I guess?
"Windows will NEVER be ready for the desktop until you can remove a plugin without hacking the registry. If a user has to open regedit.exe MS has already failed."
But the argument here is that we will hit hard limit much sooner then the theoretical limit, not the other way around.
To use your FTL example, not only do I acknowledge the theoretic limit of C, I don't believe we could even achieve HALF that. That IS healthy scepticism.
Yes, a hardened single-purpose Windows machine is almost as resilient as a Live CD. Almost. It is also infinitely harder to set up correctly and significantly less useful all those times you aren't banking. It is understandable why it is not the solution recommended for non-technical users or people who only want one computer.
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Speak for yourself, I value my professional membership (ACS) above any of my certificates or qualifications.
I've told managers that I won't be doing X because is contravenes section X.XX of the ACS code of conduct and I am bound to report such behaviour if I see it. They back down right quick.
And why smart web surfers block them.
Firefox will install|run|update just fine using a limited account if you put it in "\Documents and Settings\User Directory\Firefox".
This little trick works for quite a bit of software actually
Looking after only 3% of your customer base that cost money and performance is plain stupid.
Well that isn't what I suggested either, but the Xbox's target market are hardcore gamers. These people are well informed about the industry, and WILL hear about this.
Most of them won't care, but a MUCH more significant value then 3% will - and may even re-think their next console purchase. This could not have come at a worse time - Xbox sales in Japan are down 70% while PS3 sales are up 707% after the latest price adjustments.
I actually think that bricking these Xboxes would have been less of a publicity nightmare then this - modding is risky and everyone knows they risk a brick doing it. This situation white-ants the XBL service even for people who would never mod their box. Not smart.
He wasn't entitled to the games, but that was not what was taken away - if MS pushed an update that disabled modifications then that would have been tough, but suck shit pirate.
However he WAS entitled to XBL as he was paying for it.
Taking this approach seems a bit off. Its legal sure - but it comes across as vindictive rather then fair.
Either way, pissing of 3% of your customer base is not to be taken lightly.
Really? Damn. It is pretty fresh TBH, might need some refinement - probability of .95 maybe. I'll count the posts in this discussion but am on a phone right now.
Anyway you should look into BSD. It really is very good and "free" as in "I don't give a fuck what you do with the code", you'll probably like it. Just do us a favour and drop the GPL baiting.
Apparently it's better that we keep sending hundreds of billions of dollars overseas than it would be to exploit our own resources and keep some of that money within our borders.
The nation that runs out of oil last will wield incredible power - "100 years of global hegemony" as the PNAC put it. Don't worry, all that lovely domestic oil will be used up. Once everyone else has run out.
And here is the other thing. Many of the Big Oil companies are incorporated in the US, no? America may be a net importer of energy, but those billions of dollars are funnelled through American companies, and they sure know how to buy low and sell high - sometimes to the point of piracy.
You are, of course, also free NOT to release your own work under the GPL. Meanwhile, imposing your sense of freedom on others reduces their freedoms no matter which license you choose.
Now you did not actually reveal what your ideal "free" licence is, but I will share with you Rennt's Law: "The probability that anyone arguing that the GPL is not "free" is really just pissed that BSD is not as popular is exactly 1".
It's pretty bloody exciting is what it is - harbinger of a coming singularity.
I wonder how well 2.0 will run on say a G1, HTC Hero, ,Moto Clik or the Samsung Moment.
Me too, everything indicates better performance than 1.6, but we don't really know yet.
And will updates be made available?
The freaking SOURCE CODE is made available, you don't have to wait for updates from the networks. I had 1.5 and 1.6 on my G1 before any phones running them were released - I don't expect 2.0 will be different.
Mad props go out to Cyanogen BTW - Android's first rockstar!
The story is about everyone being at home, not just the sick.
In a real pandemic (not a "media" outbreak) the sensible thing to do would be to get people to telecommute. Public transport and access things like office buildings can be shut down if the situation calls for it. This plan is supposed to reduce the death toll, while preventing the economy going into hibernation.
In that case I imagine a pretty huge jump in network traffic. Suddenly all that local traffic going over private networks will be pushed on to the internet.
The thing is the whole the situation sounds to much like bad survival-fiction to be taken seriously. I'm honestly more worried about the inevitable zombie uprising.
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Or maybe Intel refusing to upgrade the graphics on many of their platforms to comply with the "Vista ready" status, just so they could make a couple extra bucks while screwing MS.
I was in the middle of preparing this huge response with background, citations, the lot. But then it dawned on me that you are a crazy person. Good luck with that.
It' is better for one programmer to spend 100 hours implementing a .pst import function for Thunderbird than for 10,000 users to spend 2+ hours each figuring out how to import their data.
Better for who? Not for Mozilla, their current users, or most of their potential users either. This wizard will be run (only once!) by a small fraction of users that Mozilla don't actually have yet.
Consider first that you now have to maintain a backwards-engineered MS file format(!!DANGER!!), then consider the opportunity cost.
I don't know what your class taught you but I'm pretty sure most schools teach that it's better to spend 1 hour of programmer time than 100 hours of user time.
Business schools do, but ONLY when you are actually paying users to use the programs you develop.
You use "similarly narrow-minded people who put in cheap shots at Microsoft because they've nothing constructive to say" as a term for "user", I guess?
I put it to you that any computer that fits on or under a desk is not "super".
Go with me on this one. *ahem*
"Windows will NEVER be ready for the desktop until you can remove a plugin without hacking the registry. If a user has to open regedit.exe MS has already failed."
Yeah, net neutrality goes right out the window. Spare a thought for our poor Martin pioneers. No bittorrent for you!
Huh? No no no, you're doing it wrong. Piracy IS stealing.
You are thinking of Copyright Infringement which is not stealing OR piracy.
I'm confused, are you supporting or disagreeing with my post?
May I recommend to you Cory Doctorow's "True Names".
Or, you know - lets just stick two of 'em in there!
But the argument here is that we will hit hard limit much sooner then the theoretical limit, not the other way around.
To use your FTL example, not only do I acknowledge the theoretic limit of C, I don't believe we could even achieve HALF that. That IS healthy scepticism.
...you might have a point.
Live CD's only exist because of the open (with a capital "O") nature of Linux.
I haven't really been keeping score recently, but this is still very much a case of "Linux 1 : Windows 0"
Yes, a hardened single-purpose Windows machine is almost as resilient as a Live CD. Almost. It is also infinitely harder to set up correctly and significantly less useful all those times you aren't banking. It is understandable why it is not the solution recommended for non-technical users or people who only want one computer.