10.5.2 is what 10.5 should've been in Apple didn't rush it at the expense of QA.
Rush? Leopard was originally targeted for June '07. They did anything but rush, but you've got to ship at some point and users are always a bit better at finding bugs.
Unfortunately, whatever magic allows Time Capsule to backup to plugged in drives most likely relates to Time Capsule firmware, and has little to do with Mac OS X.
If not, just stop. I don't care WHY not. I don't care about whining about the genetic licensing purity of an operating system. If it doesn't work, completely, out of the box, then this is of no use at all. OK, I'll even give it a pass on the "out of the box" thing and say this. It's gotta work with no more than 1 trip to NVidia.com to get the latest driver package. I call bullshit. I've installed both windows and ubuntu on my current computer, a two year old Dell. Ubuntu did not require a download to display at the full resolution I needed and to get the binary driver I didn't have to go find some random manufacturer's site on the internet, I just did it through an application that came with my OS.
As for windows? Started up at 640x480, and, get this, DIDN'T HAVE DRIVERS FOR MY ETHERNET CARD. Microsoft is really going to have to work on this shit if they're going to make any progress in the desktop arena. If they can't get this right, just stop, I don't want to here your whiny MS-zealot crap, I don't have time for it.
Often upon seeing my solutions to the labs in my first programming class, the Professor would let out a shriek that caused hearing damage to virtually everyone within a 3 mile radius and killed several Koi fish in a nearby pond.
I happen to work at Staples, and I do know that they sell the Student & Teacher edition for several hundred dollars less than the STD. edition (S&T is usually around $120 while standard edition is around $399)...
However, we also sell StarOffice for $69. an extra $50 off even the student and teacher edition of word.
it kills me when local small business owners come in and buy three copies of MS Word for full price. I really don't think there'd be any reason why your average business couldn't get along with OpenOffice considering if a business needs to buy three licenses, they're going to be out $1200.
$1200 can convince a lot of people to do a lot of things, you'd think using a replacement word processor and spreadsheet to perform basic funtions would be among them.
I was listening to a morning show in LA when Quentin Tarantino was on, and I thought he made an interesting point. He basically said that it hasn't been all that long that people have been receiving dvd screeners. When they asked for a copy of Pulp Fiction he was greatly insulted. He said something to the effect of "Are you kidding me? IT'S STILL IN THE F-ING THEATRES. I don't want him sitting at home doing laundry and having his kids asking him to drive them to their friends house while John Trovolta's blowing some guys head off."
Please note that's a very rough translation from memory.
Are you ready to enter another world? Are you ready for an experience unlike any you've ever encountered before? Well get ready for the MetaGamex gaming system.
Please tell me the end of revolutions won't be some metacortechs engineer pulling a virtual reality helmet off of Thomas Anderson's head.
If you read the sidebar in the article, you'll notice that the "open-source" solution was:
"Solution: With two other animation studios, fund CodeWeavers' development of a plug-in that ports Photoshop to Linux"
So shelling out for Code Weavers is exactly what you'll have to do. Unless of course, the solution actually does "port photoshop to linux." In which case they're saying you can now run photoshop natively, without wine.
KitchenSync is the Synchronisation Framework for KDE 3.1. At present, one can synchronize directory, Todolist and Calendar. In the future it will be possible with KitchenSync to sync data with other computers, or also with Handys like the S45. to the fact comes that one can save konqueror directly on devices. So one will be able directly out konqueror files on CF, SD, to copy or RAM.
Since this is a qt portable related anouncement, I figure people would be interested in it's gtk equivalent.
GPE or the "GPE Palmtop Environment" aims to provide a Free Software GUI environment for palmtop/handheld computers running the GNU/Linux(TM) operating system. GPE uses the X Window System, and the GTK+-2.2 widget toolkit.
and if it was a game that involved raping and killing 3 year olds very accurately depicted?
At what point does "very accurately" come into play? I recently had to watch a movie called Pixote for a cinema class in which a ten year old boy is raped and killed by his peers just a few years older. I don't believe that games should be outlawed anymore than movies are.
The problem with this kind of law is that its completely arbitrary, there's no way to measure objectively the amount of video game violence that is harmful, and that kind of law should not be in the hands of law makers, which are subject to being over-zealous in laws that do not affect themselves.
Spyware is such a joke. The legality of most p2p networks is questionable, and yet they choose to include more software to make them seem even more dubious than they actually are. Then there are wannabe's like Kazaalite that get rid of the spyware, but keep the ads.
My suggestion for those of you who love your p2p, but hate the added junk?
WinMX: http://www.winmx.com/
No spyare and no ads. If only it were open-source...
This sounds like a job for the M$ EULA agreement. I could just see trying to buy a dvd and having the sales clerk whip out the MPAA EULA which reads
"By signing this agreement the user agrees that they will not edit this video in any way shape or form and that Windows will automatically be downloaded to your Tivo box."
PS - F1RST POST! w00t!!!
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Rush? Leopard was originally targeted for June '07. They did anything but rush, but you've got to ship at some point and users are always a bit better at finding bugs.
Unfortunately, whatever magic allows Time Capsule to backup to plugged in drives most likely relates to Time Capsule firmware, and has little to do with Mac OS X.
I agree this functionality would be quite nice.
Actually, he said their lawyers discouraged them from making an "official" release as a show of good faith.
I'm fairly certain he was referring to the reason Gaim 2.0 stayed in beta for so long, NOT hidden extra features.
Often upon seeing my solutions to the labs in my first programming class, the Professor would let out a shriek that caused hearing damage to virtually everyone within a 3 mile radius and killed several Koi fish in a nearby pond.
I happen to work at Staples, and I do know that they sell the Student & Teacher edition for several hundred dollars less than the STD. edition (S&T is usually around $120 while standard edition is around $399)...
However, we also sell StarOffice for $69. an extra $50 off even the student and teacher edition of word.
it kills me when local small business owners come in and buy three copies of MS Word for full price. I really don't think there'd be any reason why your average business couldn't get along with OpenOffice considering if a business needs to buy three licenses, they're going to be out $1200.
$1200 can convince a lot of people to do a lot of things, you'd think using a replacement word processor and spreadsheet to perform basic funtions would be among them.
I'm SICK and TIRED of people asking for information things that would take just 1/2 a second of googling to find. This is the last time:
Yahoo
msn
I was listening to a morning show in LA when Quentin Tarantino was on, and I thought he made an interesting point. He basically said that it hasn't been all that long that people have been receiving dvd screeners. When they asked for a copy of Pulp Fiction he was greatly insulted. He said something to the effect of "Are you kidding me? IT'S STILL IN THE F-ING THEATRES. I don't want him sitting at home doing laundry and having his kids asking him to drive them to their friends house while John Trovolta's blowing some guys head off."
Please note that's a very rough translation from memory.
MetaGamex Console
Are you ready to enter another world? Are you ready for an experience unlike any you've ever encountered before? Well get ready for the MetaGamex gaming system.
Please tell me the end of revolutions won't be some metacortechs engineer pulling a virtual reality helmet off of Thomas Anderson's head.
I had a CS teacher who told us that you could figure out how long any programming project will take with the following algorithm.
1) Decide how long you think it SHOULD take (in this case 6 weeks)
2) Double the number you came up with in (1). (that would be 12 weeks.)
3) Move the number in (2) to the next order of magnitude of time. If you thought days, go to weeks, if you were thinking weeks, go to months.
Using this, I'm guessing the linux kernel version 2.6.0 will be out in 12 months, or August 27th, 2004.
If you read the sidebar in the article, you'll notice that the "open-source" solution was:
"Solution: With two other animation studios, fund CodeWeavers' development of a plug-in that ports Photoshop to Linux"
So shelling out for Code Weavers is exactly what you'll have to do. Unless of course, the solution actually does "port photoshop to linux." In which case they're saying you can now run photoshop natively, without wine.
From their website under "Sync Data With The Desktop" it says:
KitchenSync...
KitchenSync is the Synchronisation Framework for KDE 3.1. At present, one can synchronize directory, Todolist and Calendar. In the future it will be possible with KitchenSync to sync data with other computers, or also with Handys like the S45. to the fact comes that one can save konqueror directly on devices. So one will be able directly out konqueror files on CF, SD, to copy or RAM.
Qtopia Desktop
is Trolltech's sync software TrollTech ftp
IntelliSync
[there's nothing under IntelliSync]
Since this is a qt portable related anouncement, I figure people would be interested in it's gtk equivalent.
GPE or the "GPE Palmtop Environment" aims to provide a Free Software GUI environment for palmtop/handheld computers running the GNU/Linux(TM) operating system. GPE uses the X Window System, and the GTK+-2.2 widget toolkit.
They have their own nifty screenshots.
"A narrow car could or even travel between lanes, like a motorcycle." could it? sure. could it legally? uhh
A car could do it just as legal as a motorcycle can. It's fully legal to share lanes with any other vehicle(at least in California).
However, weaving in and out of lanes is not legal, technically motrocycles have to "pick a lane" though that usually doesn't happen...
In what movie do john stewart's hands turn into wires?
Slackware IS a commercial distro and in fact one of the oldest commercial distros.
However, your point is well taken. Just replace "Slackware" with Debian.
I'll be interested in what's on my tv even when its turned off!
Any relation to Howard?
If you're going to say something, attach your name to it.
A1miras
and if it was a game that involved raping and killing 3 year olds very accurately depicted?
At what point does "very accurately" come into play? I recently had to watch a movie called Pixote for a cinema class in which a ten year old boy is raped and killed by his peers just a few years older. I don't believe that games should be outlawed anymore than movies are.
The problem with this kind of law is that its completely arbitrary, there's no way to measure objectively the amount of video game violence that is harmful, and that kind of law should not be in the hands of law makers, which are subject to being over-zealous in laws that do not affect themselves.
"Or until 3.1 hold your peace..." Will Linux 3.1 finally becoming the development version, I just can't wait till they come out with Linux 95.
Spyware is such a joke. The legality of most p2p networks is questionable, and yet they choose to include more software to make them seem even more dubious than they actually are. Then there are wannabe's like Kazaalite that get rid of the spyware, but keep the ads.
My suggestion for those of you who love your p2p, but hate the added junk?
WinMX: http://www.winmx.com/
No spyare and no ads. If only it were open-source...
Heh heh. Rejected by Don...
www.bitterfilms.com
This man is a genius.
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My spoon... is too big!
This sounds like a job for the M$ EULA agreement. I could just see trying to buy a dvd and having the sales clerk whip out the MPAA EULA which reads "By signing this agreement the user agrees that they will not edit this video in any way shape or form and that Windows will automatically be downloaded to your Tivo box." PS - F1RST POST! w00t!!!