Based on the claims listed in the patent application, Half.com would probably be affected, but eBay.com would not. The claims imply navigating to a page containing the item decription and finding a link to sell a unit of that product. Half.com works like this, but eBay.com only shows listings that sellers create... there's no predefined "product pages" that link to forms to create a new listing.
In that case, though, one has to wonder who started doing this first... eBay or Amazon.com?
Of course, if the design and requirements shift with the wind, you've got another problem entirely. It wasn't too long ago that the company I work for couldn't lock down a set of requirements for the design and code to be built from.
Letsee... if it can be thought of that the death of a company is the same as the death of an author, then the copyright should expire in 50... no, 75... no, 100... no, 200... no...
True in respect to which one? Altavista or Google?
From Google's own search tips documentation:
Since Google only returns web pages that contain all the words in your query, refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered.
Of course, I'll tend to see some matches that don't contain all of the search terms I specify, but ususally contain most of them.
My point was to counter the comment that I was replying to, which tried to differentiate between RSS and a subscription-based system. RSS is subscription based... I'd have a hard time not thinking of it that way. What he had in mind was an email or IM broadcast to subscribers. The only difference at all is push vs. pull technologies... it's all subscription based.
Depending on the frequency of newsletter issues, it's entirely possible for that to work. Less of a problem if you just post short summaries and provide the full text on a site somewhere (with a link in the RSS entry).
"Publish" by presenting a publicly accessible RSS feed "Subscribe" by using an aggregator program or something else that polls that RSS feed
I personally keep up with/. by using the RSS plugin for Trillian, and usually tend to look only at stories that look interesting from the titles that are displayed in its main window. How is that having "to pull a stack of books off the shelf just to read the last page"? If I see a link to a story that looks interesting, I can go straight to it, or I can go to the/. home page and look through everything.
RSS = Really Simple Syndication (or some variation of that)
What is syndication, but a "subscription" to something that is available to the public (or a limited subset thereof)? Pull or push (as in email) mechanism, doesn't really matter.
How about a more recent development tool? eVC++ 4.0 SP2 has problems talking with emulated CE.NET devices, where earlier versions did not. Transferring files to the emulator is kind of necessary if you want to debug something w/o destroying an actual device. I ran into this just last week.
And, oh yeah, this is on XP with all relevant updates applied (by relevant, I exclude things like fax and game related patches, which mean nothing on this machine).
On the other hand, you could have the camp that likes Linux because it's free (or close to it, depending on which way you go). Having insane licensing fees now attached to it will likely alienate those guys as well. Of course, those will probably be the first to be rejected by SCO's lawyers.
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I think locking down SMTP servers and requiring verified & correct return addresses would go a long way toward curbing spam. Then when you disallow someone to send you mail, it could really work.
In that case, who would define "correct" addresses, the ISP? And how would they be defined? I have at least 1-2 email accounts that I retrieve mail from with POP3, but send outgoing mail with the same domain through my ISPs mail server because there is currently no other way. I own (or, more correctly, lease) the domains myself, so no one can legally tell me tell me that I can't send email using those domains. The fact that I send outgoing mail through my ISPs mail server happens to be a necessary evil.
On the other hand, my mail server is definitely locked down. The failed open relay probe that someone tried last night proves that. That's the part that needs to (and can easily) be done, but the few that I've contacted about open relays won't respond or do anything with that information.
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It means that any holes in it will not just crash the browser, but make your computer go "huh?" and shit itself.
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Kick ass, indeed
Yeah... Amazon.com
But they don't from security patches...
Doh! Shouldn't give them ideas.
Not to mention blue-screened servers everywhere. Man, I can't wait.
Especially in Florida.
Based on the claims listed in the patent application, Half.com would probably be affected, but eBay.com would not. The claims imply navigating to a page containing the item decription and finding a link to sell a unit of that product. Half.com works like this, but eBay.com only shows listings that sellers create... there's no predefined "product pages" that link to forms to create a new listing.
In that case, though, one has to wonder who started doing this first... eBay or Amazon.com?
Of course, if the design and requirements shift with the wind, you've got another problem entirely. It wasn't too long ago that the company I work for couldn't lock down a set of requirements for the design and code to be built from.
Letsee... if it can be thought of that the death of a company is the same as the death of an author, then the copyright should expire in 50... no, 75... no, 100... no, 200... no...
True in respect to which one? Altavista or Google?
From Google's own search tips documentation:
Since Google only returns web pages that contain all the words in your query, refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered.
Of course, I'll tend to see some matches that don't contain all of the search terms I specify, but ususally contain most of them.
Socialism is just a red herring. ...or maybe that's Communism.
:-)
Oh crap, now I'm confusing Clue quotes... heh
Um, yes, I know... I followed one BTTF reference with another. What I said was a Marty McFly quote.
:-)
Next time you watch it, pay more attention
Oh, and it was 1.21.
What the hell's a jiggawatt?
What? Microsoft breaking the law?
Never mind...
My point was to counter the comment that I was replying to, which tried to differentiate between RSS and a subscription-based system. RSS is subscription based... I'd have a hard time not thinking of it that way. What he had in mind was an email or IM broadcast to subscribers. The only difference at all is push vs. pull technologies... it's all subscription based.
And, if N = 1?
Depending on the frequency of newsletter issues, it's entirely possible for that to work. Less of a problem if you just post short summaries and provide the full text on a site somewhere (with a link in the RSS entry).
"Publish" by presenting a publicly accessible RSS feed
/. by using the RSS plugin for Trillian, and usually tend to look only at stories that look interesting from the titles that are displayed in its main window. How is that having "to pull a stack of books off the shelf just to read the last page"? If I see a link to a story that looks interesting, I can go straight to it, or I can go to the /. home page and look through everything.
"Subscribe" by using an aggregator program or something else that polls that RSS feed
I personally keep up with
RSS = Really Simple Syndication (or some variation of that)
What is syndication, but a "subscription" to something that is available to the public (or a limited subset thereof)? Pull or push (as in email) mechanism, doesn't really matter.
Ah, but they are dealing with it, in the only way they know how to do anything. Buying legislation.
Indeed. After all, it's been done with ICQ repeatedly, despite all of their best efforts ot obfuscate the protocol.
How about a more recent development tool? eVC++ 4.0 SP2 has problems talking with emulated CE.NET devices, where earlier versions did not. Transferring files to the emulator is kind of necessary if you want to debug something w/o destroying an actual device. I ran into this just last week.
And, oh yeah, this is on XP with all relevant updates applied (by relevant, I exclude things like fax and game related patches, which mean nothing on this machine).
So, now we can refer to them collectively as Palm* ?
On 2nd thought, we could already, but it makes more sense now.
"You didn't really want to make that choice, did you? Of course not... let me fix it."
On the other hand, you could have the camp that likes Linux because it's free (or close to it, depending on which way you go). Having insane licensing fees now attached to it will likely alienate those guys as well. Of course, those will probably be the first to be rejected by SCO's lawyers.
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I think locking down SMTP servers and requiring verified & correct return addresses would go a long way toward curbing spam. Then when you disallow someone to send you mail, it could really work.
In that case, who would define "correct" addresses, the ISP? And how would they be defined? I have at least 1-2 email accounts that I retrieve mail from with POP3, but send outgoing mail with the same domain through my ISPs mail server because there is currently no other way. I own (or, more correctly, lease) the domains myself, so no one can legally tell me tell me that I can't send email using those domains. The fact that I send outgoing mail through my ISPs mail server happens to be a necessary evil.
On the other hand, my mail server is definitely locked down. The failed open relay probe that someone tried last night proves that. That's the part that needs to (and can easily) be done, but the few that I've contacted about open relays won't respond or do anything with that information.