Ok, I'll take on the job of fixing some of the problems mentioned in the article.
(waves magic wand) *Poof* - there are now other SQL database programs available for Linux than Oracle. I have arbitrarily decided to call them "MySQL" and "PostgreSQL".
(waves again) *Poof* - the limit on how many items can be put in a shopping cart has been fixed in the Linux kernel! All you have to do now is fix the bug in the third-party application.
Let's see those Windows guys provide that kind of support!
I'll be that Apple will end up settling out of court...
Hey, you forgot the best part - according to the article, Apple Computer's board might finally get the critical computer industry insight and experience that only Paul McCartney can provide.
It's even older than that - Microsoft first started talking about this in 1994. It was called Object File System back then, and has been promised and subsequently removed from every operating system release since then.
Another response they've hinted at is that they believe the GPL is invalid but the code has been released publicly, therefore the code is now in the public domain.
Eventually the people there that seem to care will move on or be too rich to care any more. They'll be steadily replaced by folks that were not part of the history and early culture. Then as pressure mounts from the analysts, the markets, and Microsoft, then you start to see minor expediencies, then increasingly more questionable stuff.
It's easy to say "do no evil" when you're rolling in money, but when the pressure's on, that's when Google's real character will be seen. If they can maintain their stated ethics with a huge quarterly loss looming, then they'll be the first company ever to do so.
BSA guy #1: We at the BSA want a weasel with attitude. He's edgy, he's "in your face." You've heard the expression "let's get busy"? Well, this is a weasel who gets "biz-zay!" Consistently and thoroughly.
BSA guy #2: So he's proactive, huh?
BSA guy #1: Oh, God, yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm.
BSA guy #3: Excuse me, but "proactive" and "paradigm"? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that. [pause] I'm fired, aren't I?
Frank Miller did a deconstruction of the Batman myth in the graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns" which takes place when he's in his sixties and comes out of retirement because the crime in Gotham has gotten out of hand. The Batmobile looks very much like the one in the photo gallery - oh, and Robin is a girl.
When the Great Patent War commences next year, it won't be about getting checks - it will be about scaring people away from Open Source solutions to problems previously solved by proprietary products. The companies that will asserting the patents don't need and don't want the money - they want the products dead and customers scared off.
One of the problems they face is that Microsoft's primary source of "innovation" (other companies) has dried up because of the "chilling effect" of their dominance.
It's increasingly tough to get funding for anything truly innovative because the investment community understands that Microsoft will "innovate" the idea into their operating system franchise if it has the potential to be successful.
However, when I use Safari (which I thought was loosely based on the Mozilla project's browser engine), I see even more rendering problems than in the other two browsers.
They'll win because they'll integrate their search engine into every aspect of Windows and other MS products - IE, Office, the file explorer, Windows Media, etc. To use Google, you'll have to launch IE, and it will only work from there, not other applications.
The real tragedy is that people will use the MSN search, but still call it "googling" - as you said, it's become a generic term.
According to some people, the exploit can be passed through complex banner ads hosted by servers using IIS - if that's true, then any site including such ads in their pages, including those not using IIS themselves, could still be vectors.
Any prize money should come with a requirement that any technology that is developed that could be or is covered by patents must be made royalty-free to anyone or assigned to the public domain.
It makes no sense to have the government effectively subsidize the development of a proprietary technology.
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(waves magic wand) *Poof* - there are now other SQL database programs available for Linux than Oracle. I have arbitrarily decided to call them "MySQL" and "PostgreSQL".
(waves again) *Poof* - the limit on how many items can be put in a shopping cart has been fixed in the Linux kernel! All you have to do now is fix the bug in the third-party application.
Let's see those Windows guys provide that kind of support!
Unfortunately none of the doors have locks and all of the windows are wide open by default.
Imagine the publicity if an anti-virus software vendor were able to prove that a virus was produced by one of its competitors.
Here's the problem - what's a .dat file?
It's even older than that - Microsoft first started talking about this in 1994. It was called Object File System back then, and has been promised and subsequently removed from every operating system release since then.
It wasn't really 40 petabytes but rather the equivalent of 40 petabytes.
There were actually only 100 gigabytes, but they were high speed gigabytes.
Another response they've hinted at is that they believe the GPL is invalid but the code has been released publicly, therefore the code is now in the public domain.
Eventually the people there that seem to care will move on or be too rich to care any more. They'll be steadily replaced by folks that were not part of the history and early culture. Then as pressure mounts from the analysts, the markets, and Microsoft, then you start to see minor expediencies, then increasingly more questionable stuff.
It's easy to say "do no evil" when you're rolling in money, but when the pressure's on, that's when Google's real character will be seen. If they can maintain their stated ethics with a huge quarterly loss looming, then they'll be the first company ever to do so.
What makes the thumbnails?
I have a Tivo Series 2 - it has a feature to display JPEG photos.
BSA guy #2: So he's proactive, huh?
BSA guy #1: Oh, God, yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm.
BSA guy #3: Excuse me, but "proactive" and "paradigm"? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that. [pause] I'm fired, aren't I?
BSA guy #4: Oh, yes.
Apologies to The Simpsons...
So, what you're saying is that Microsoft is good for interoperability as long as you don't have to interoperate?
Frank Miller did a deconstruction of the Batman myth in the graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns" which takes place when he's in his sixties and comes out of retirement because the crime in Gotham has gotten out of hand. The Batmobile looks very much like the one in the photo gallery - oh, and Robin is a girl.
When the Great Patent War commences next year, it won't be about getting checks - it will be about scaring people away from Open Source solutions to problems previously solved by proprietary products. The companies that will asserting the patents don't need and don't want the money - they want the products dead and customers scared off.
Now apparently the story is that they *are* installing the OS and shipping the systems on behalf of Questar.
It's increasingly tough to get funding for anything truly innovative because the investment community understands that Microsoft will "innovate" the idea into their operating system franchise if it has the potential to be successful.
My suggestion is that you run the "problem" pages through the W3 Validator before suspecting a particular browser's implementation.
The real tragedy is that people will use the MSN search, but still call it "googling" - as you said, it's become a generic term.
I wonder if he's related to more famous David Boies .
According to some people, the exploit can be passed through complex banner ads hosted by servers using IIS - if that's true, then any site including such ads in their pages, including those not using IIS themselves, could still be vectors.
It makes no sense to have the government effectively subsidize the development of a proprietary technology.
If your name is Sarah Connor, it is highly recommended that you *not* visit this museum.
Hmmm, it looks like that site is down - try here instead.