The policy (afaik) does not specify Linux. This in no way prevents Microsoft from participating. All they need to do is open up their source and use open standards.
No one is forcing MS to open their source or comply with standards. It's their choice. If Massachusetts requires Open Source/Open Standards, even SCO can bid on projects. All they need to do is open up their source.
Where in Mexico are you located? Mexico City? I am thinking of spending some time in Mexico (6 months to a year? maybe longer if I like it) and I am curious about the infrastructure in different areas. One of my choices is San Luis Potosi. Is broadband cheap and easily available there?
But someone could make KDE support Hindi by either doing it themselves or paying someone to do it themselves. It's Open Source.
In the case of Israel, MS was offered money to add the support. Since it's proprietary SW, there is no way for anyone to do it his or herself. MS turned down the bespoke project. AFAIK, they never said, "Sorry, we'd need more money." They basically said fsck off, we're busy.
I'm a long time Apple user, and I LOVE Alienware. If I was going to get a high powered x86 box, I'd go with Alienware. Yes, it's the cute case. But more than that, it's the attention to detail and design. Alienware is the most Apple-like of the x86 vendors.
Generally, macs are easy to upgrade. Howeverm because of the really radically new architecture that the G5 uses (as compared to the arch of the G4 and earlier macs), I don't think there will be G5 upgrades for the G4s. But who knows? These upgrade companies are pretty clever.
You are 100% correct. Avid is the professional standard. Personally, I use and love FCP, and FCP has taken away a major segment of the mac market from Avid.
OT: I hear really good things about Vegas; I'd really like to try it one of these days. I loathe Premiere.
I'll try not to be too sarcastic, since you seem a good sort.
" I don't buy their whole ergonomics and usability thing. The reason? The 1-button mouse. I can overlook it on a desktop system, because I can just buy another mouse and set it up to right-click for context menus. However, the pointing device is built into their laptop -- an external mouse shouldn't be necessary. If the 2-button mouse wasn't necessary, why is Apple still putting context menus everywhere? I guess that it's part of the OS war/marketing rhetoric -- but I don't think that I'll ever get over this point."
It's called a tap click on a trackpad. You should look into it.
You're thinking of Mac Eye for the PC Guy? Steve Jobs gets Bill Gates to wear black turtleneck sweaters? Jobs gets Balmer on a vegetarian diet? That would be, uh, da bomb!
Yet, you still insist on calling Premiere an "industry standard"? You could be right. I've never worked in the Weddings, Bar Mitvah, and Children's Birthday Party field.
You're right. I forget how lucky I am having two Apple Stores within a couple of miles of me. One in a high traffic mall (Glendale), one in a high traffic trendy shopping area (Pasadena).
So, it's easy for people in my area with even MILD curiousity, but obviously it's more difficult for others.
Reeeeally bad analogy, comparing Open Source to Meth. Accproding to the RFC, you should compare Open Source to Medical Mariajuana.
This analogy is bad on so many levels. Crystal Meth is not released under any sort of license. The Crystal Meth Foundation won't come after you for failing to abide by this non-existant license.
If you begin to include "Free Crystal Meth" with rental or purchase of your property. . ..Well, I guess that would be OK with proprietary Meth.
A person buys up properties that are documented to house meth labs If they don't remove those meth labs right away, you don't think they bear any responsibility?
>Actually, they paid a fair amount ($500 million from what I understand) for a company with a range of hardware products containing embedded software, so yes, they did pay for this software, and they paid for it with the understanding that it wasn't in violation of any licenses.
Linksys didn't OWN the software. Thus not one penny of Cisco's money went to paying for the software. And I don't believe that Linksys lied to them about using embedded linux. It was common knowledge.
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"I never really followed up with him about it, but it always stuck in my mind."
Didn't have a tinfoil hat back then?
The policy (afaik) does not specify Linux. This in no way prevents Microsoft from participating. All they need to do is open up their source and use open standards.
No one is forcing MS to open their source or comply with standards. It's their choice. If Massachusetts requires Open Source/Open Standards, even SCO can bid on projects. All they need to do is open up their source.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the word you want is nerditry.
Hey Bob. Nice to see a dealmac face over here.
Where in Mexico are you located? Mexico City? I am thinking of spending some time in Mexico (6 months to a year? maybe longer if I like it) and I am curious about the infrastructure in different areas. One of my choices is San Luis Potosi. Is broadband cheap and easily available there?
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Check to see if his lips are moving.
This goes double for politicians.
I like it just fine, as it gives me evidence that you are an idiot.
But someone could make KDE support Hindi by either doing it themselves or paying someone to do it themselves. It's Open Source.
In the case of Israel, MS was offered money to add the support. Since it's proprietary SW, there is no way for anyone to do it his or herself. MS turned down the bespoke project. AFAIK, they never said, "Sorry, we'd need more money." They basically said fsck off, we're busy.
Now it's your turn to be sarcastic. =) I just checked my system prefs, and you can tap on the pad for a click, but not a control click.
Thing is, I know I saw someone doing this on a powerbook, so they must have had some third party utility to do it.
I'm a long time Apple user, and I LOVE Alienware. If I was going to get a high powered x86 box, I'd go with Alienware. Yes, it's the cute case. But more than that, it's the attention to detail and design. Alienware is the most Apple-like of the x86 vendors.
Generally, macs are easy to upgrade. Howeverm because of the really radically new architecture that the G5 uses (as compared to the arch of the G4 and earlier macs), I don't think there will be G5 upgrades for the G4s. But who knows? These upgrade companies are pretty clever.
But only Alienware has the coolness factor as well as the attention to detail that Macs have, IMO. Alienware gets it.
But you can't benchmark taste.
What, only Firewire 400? How quaintly 2000!
You are 100% correct. Avid is the professional standard. Personally, I use and love FCP, and FCP has taken away a major segment of the mac market from Avid.
OT: I hear really good things about Vegas; I'd really like to try it one of these days. I loathe Premiere.
I'll try not to be too sarcastic, since you seem a good sort.
" I don't buy their whole ergonomics and usability thing. The reason? The 1-button mouse. I can overlook it on a desktop system, because I can just buy another mouse and set it up to right-click for context menus. However, the pointing device is built into their laptop -- an external mouse shouldn't be necessary. If the 2-button mouse wasn't necessary, why is Apple still putting context menus everywhere? I guess that it's part of the OS war/marketing rhetoric -- but I don't think that I'll ever get over this point."
It's called a tap click on a trackpad. You should look into it.
Fair enough. But didn't anyone outside of Linksys think to compile the code and load it onto a router before March/April 2003?
You're thinking of Mac Eye for the PC Guy? Steve Jobs gets Bill Gates to wear black turtleneck sweaters? Jobs gets Balmer on a vegetarian diet? That would be, uh, da bomb!
Are we talking base10 or base2 dollars?
The Register issued the correction that it really was the Inquirer all these years. The editors apologize for the error.
I've got THOUSANDS of songs. . . .up my butt!
Yet, you still insist on calling Premiere an "industry standard"? You could be right. I've never worked in the Weddings, Bar Mitvah, and Children's Birthday Party field.
You're right. I forget how lucky I am having two Apple Stores within a couple of miles of me. One in a high traffic mall (Glendale), one in a high traffic trendy shopping area (Pasadena).
So, it's easy for people in my area with even MILD curiousity, but obviously it's more difficult for others.
Reeeeally bad analogy, comparing Open Source to Meth. Accproding to the RFC, you should compare Open Source to Medical Mariajuana.
.Well, I guess that would be OK with proprietary Meth.
This analogy is bad on so many levels. Crystal Meth is not released under any sort of license. The Crystal Meth Foundation won't come after you for failing to abide by this non-existant license.
If you begin to include "Free Crystal Meth" with rental or purchase of your property. . .
A person buys up properties that are documented to house meth labs If they don't remove those meth labs right away, you don't think they bear any responsibility?
You're just silly.
>Actually, they paid a fair amount ($500 million from what I understand) for a company with a range of hardware products containing embedded software, so yes, they did pay for this software, and they paid for it with the understanding that it wasn't in violation of any licenses.
Linksys didn't OWN the software. Thus not one penny of Cisco's money went to paying for the software. And I don't believe that Linksys lied to them about using embedded linux. It was common knowledge.
Can I get a copy of your retina right after you see "Kill Bill"?