Re:$1550 just to use it? No thanks.
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Where the hell do you get $1550 from? That's for ONE platform.
If you're using QT, you're doing multiplatform, or WTF are you using it for? If you want Windows, Linux and MacOS licenses you're in for $4660 + $1450/yr for support. That's NOT chump change.
If I could pay under a grand for commercial access to all versions, I'd buy it. $4660+ is just too much money.
IIS for Windows assigns all clients an ASP session cookie by default. I'm not even sure how you turn that off. I'm sure other web servers on other OSs must do similar things too.
Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Services Manager
Right Click Website -> Properties -> Home Directory -> Configuration -> App Options
Bittorrent isn't going anywhere, and it's a great way to download legitimate works.
For example, the Animatrix shorts (the 4 free ones) or the Red vs Blue movies were valid uses that would have recently been crushed by slashdotting.
Bittorrent is the kind of enabling technology that can keep artists like the guys behind RvB from going under when they get popular... to suggest that nailing pirate sites is going to kill this great technology is just dumb.
The difference here is that the copyright holder doesn't lose his rights. His exclusivity is infringed upon, but nothing is taken.
Once you've violated his copyright, which other rights does he have to lose [that are related to his work]? Not speaking in favor of granting him any, mind you... there are other ways to earn a buck, just saying lets recognize that once we take that away, he's left with none.
No longer does IE have to be the best - it just has to be good enough.
Thing is, users don't decide if it's good enough. We (the developers [and our employers]) are the ones that determine if it is good enough. If we use features that IE doesn't support in our websites, IE is not good enough.
If [phoenix|firebird|???] realizes it's potential quickly enough, it's unlikely that it will fail to gain market share, particularly since it's open source nature would make it ideally suited as a vehicle for OEMs to make a mark on the users desktop.
For example, I could see HP rebadging [phoenix|firebird|???] and making it the default browser for their systems, particularly if their experiments with Mandrake go well... they could support the same browser on Linux and Mac and reduce training costs in their call centers, a pretty good incentive if you ask me.
Besides all this, IE is likely to continue to be a vehicle for virii, and Microsoft are unlikely to take any steps against intrusive advertisers, which means those will remain two areas where another browser can offer real added value to the consumer and motivate them to switch on their own. Lets be realistic, installing another browser is not exactly rocket science, is it?
It'll happen soon after the Euro becomes an acceptable currency for oil purchases. The moment that happens, all those US dollars will start coming home like so many bad cheques, the US economy will fall to pieces, and either the US will fall, or they will become the next Axis and (hopefully) be pulled down.
The war against Iraq was all about preventing this from happening. Right now, the only currency that countries can buy oil with are US dollars, so countries all around the world hoard them and trade them with each other, rather than trading them in for US goods. Iraq decided to start accepting Euros in exchange for oil, and suddenly, the bombs are falling and the US has control over the Iraqi oil fields.
The government decision makers know all this. The writing is on the wall. Preparations for this inevitibility are obviously being made, and US dominance is more important than the freedom of US citizens in the eyes of those that hold the reins.
Bottom line: your world is a great deal less secure than you think it is. The sooner you internalize this fact, the less it's going to hurt later.
People in the open-source community should also not accept software under the Microsoft Shared Source license as they could become "contaminated" and should also not sign non-disclosure agreements and should not use software that could restrict what they can do with it. "If you don't accept trade secrets, you can never be sued for having them," he said.
That's a bit funny... it's what people say about the GPL too. Not to say that the GPL is bad, but it's far from being without restrictions.
If you don't want restrictions, you should be using BSD or writing from scratch. You sure as hell shouldn't be using GPL'd code.
I believe this (the "ASP loophole") is one of the things being addressed by version 3 of the GPL (the current version dates to 1991, before the birth of the web). If the GPL does change to define, say, execution of programs via CGI interface, as distribution, it's hard to fully imagine what the repercussions will be.
Most developers roll over for new features 10x quicker than your average salesman
I think you mean bad developers roll over.
Salespeople are all about saying yes. They are motivated by their contracts to say anything so they can get a signature and a commission. Once the job is signed, it's not their problem anymore.
Developers, assuming they are interested in completing the project successfully and not dragging it out to keep the paychecks coming, will be motivated to make their requirements clear and realistic.
At any rate, the developer shouldn't actually present the pitch to the client. They should develop the requirements document, and leave the selling of it to the pros.
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Where the hell do you get $1550 from? That's for ONE platform.
If you're using QT, you're doing multiplatform, or WTF are you using it for? If you want Windows, Linux and MacOS licenses you're in for $4660 + $1450/yr for support. That's NOT chump change.
If I could pay under a grand for commercial access to all versions, I'd buy it. $4660+ is just too much money.
IIS for Windows assigns all clients an ASP session cookie by default. I'm not even sure how you turn that off. I'm sure other web servers on other OSs must do similar things too.
Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Services Manager
Right Click Website -> Properties -> Home Directory -> Configuration -> App Options
Uncheck "Enable Session State" and hit OK.
Wow, you're legit!
I suppose I could have said that Canada is to C++ as America is to C, but I was busy coding, so I just threw up the first thing to come to mind...
Americans still suck the sweat off a dead mans bag, though...
So how much is the surgery?
Can you put it in a kid, or do you need to wait for them to stop growing first?
ALERT!! ALERT!! Your daughter is back at that lowlife-she-calls-a-boyfriends house again!!
Computer, locate shotgun...
== America++
'will allow users of the open-source operating system to run Linux without fear of litigation.'
... is that you can freely share your mp3s from your linux box, and SCO will cover your ass!
Not if you work at AOL its not
fool
Bittorrent isn't going anywhere, and it's a great way to download legitimate works.
For example, the Animatrix shorts (the 4 free ones) or the Red vs Blue movies were valid uses that would have recently been crushed by slashdotting.
Bittorrent is the kind of enabling technology that can keep artists like the guys behind RvB from going under when they get popular... to suggest that nailing pirate sites is going to kill this great technology is just dumb.
I'm game... post a link to the source?
Microsoft are successful.
Do they treat us in a fashion that leads you to think they like us?
So that would make Linux Mario?
Look out for the flaming barrels!!
The difference here is that the copyright holder doesn't lose his rights. His exclusivity is infringed upon, but nothing is taken.
Once you've violated his copyright, which other rights does he have to lose [that are related to his work]? Not speaking in favor of granting him any, mind you... there are other ways to earn a buck, just saying lets recognize that once we take that away, he's left with none.
Next weeks article:
File sharing on p2p networks rises 15% despite RIAA threats; ShieldW0lf buys new hard drive; has more space to download; reconnects to network.
No longer does IE have to be the best - it just has to be good enough.
Thing is, users don't decide if it's good enough. We (the developers [and our employers]) are the ones that determine if it is good enough. If we use features that IE doesn't support in our websites, IE is not good enough.
If [phoenix|firebird|???] realizes it's potential quickly enough, it's unlikely that it will fail to gain market share, particularly since it's open source nature would make it ideally suited as a vehicle for OEMs to make a mark on the users desktop.
For example, I could see HP rebadging [phoenix|firebird|???] and making it the default browser for their systems, particularly if their experiments with Mandrake go well... they could support the same browser on Linux and Mac and reduce training costs in their call centers, a pretty good incentive if you ask me.
Besides all this, IE is likely to continue to be a vehicle for virii, and Microsoft are unlikely to take any steps against intrusive advertisers, which means those will remain two areas where another browser can offer real added value to the consumer and motivate them to switch on their own. Lets be realistic, installing another browser is not exactly rocket science, is it?
It'll happen soon after the Euro becomes an acceptable currency for oil purchases. The moment that happens, all those US dollars will start coming home like so many bad cheques, the US economy will fall to pieces, and either the US will fall, or they will become the next Axis and (hopefully) be pulled down.
The war against Iraq was all about preventing this from happening. Right now, the only currency that countries can buy oil with are US dollars, so countries all around the world hoard them and trade them with each other, rather than trading them in for US goods. Iraq decided to start accepting Euros in exchange for oil, and suddenly, the bombs are falling and the US has control over the Iraqi oil fields.
The government decision makers know all this. The writing is on the wall. Preparations for this inevitibility are obviously being made, and US dominance is more important than the freedom of US citizens in the eyes of those that hold the reins.
Bottom line: your world is a great deal less secure than you think it is. The sooner you internalize this fact, the less it's going to hurt later.
Just remember, when my kid kicks your kids ass, it's gonna be YOUR fault.
People in the open-source community should also not accept software under the Microsoft Shared Source license as they could become "contaminated" and should also not sign non-disclosure agreements and should not use software that could restrict what they can do with it. "If you don't accept trade secrets, you can never be sued for having them," he said.
That's a bit funny... it's what people say about the GPL too. Not to say that the GPL is bad, but it's far from being without restrictions.
If you don't want restrictions, you should be using BSD or writing from scratch. You sure as hell shouldn't be using GPL'd code.
You don't see EMP effects caused by those Ionic Breeze devices, do you? They appear to use the same principle as these lifters.
ROTFLMFAO
I've wanted an army of Zombies ever since playing a Necromancer in junior high.
Thank you, thank you, thank you... you've given me the tools to make my dreams come true.
You call that a troll?
You moderators need to get out of the house a bit too... watch that sunlight, it'll do your head in if you're not expecting it.
You sound like someone pimping Palladium. Do you work for Microsoft?
You need to get out a bit...
I believe this (the "ASP loophole") is one of the things being addressed by version 3 of the GPL (the current version dates to 1991, before the birth of the web). If the GPL does change to define, say, execution of programs via CGI interface, as distribution, it's hard to fully imagine what the repercussions will be.
Um, lack of upgrades followed by GPL2 forks?
Most developers roll over for new features 10x quicker than your average salesman
I think you mean bad developers roll over.
Salespeople are all about saying yes. They are motivated by their contracts to say anything so they can get a signature and a commission. Once the job is signed, it's not their problem anymore.
Developers, assuming they are interested in completing the project successfully and not dragging it out to keep the paychecks coming, will be motivated to make their requirements clear and realistic.
At any rate, the developer shouldn't actually present the pitch to the client. They should develop the requirements document, and leave the selling of it to the pros.