I don't know. Is Firefox on MSWindows useless? At some point they'll have to call a proprietary library.
The nice thing is that they can put wrappers around the proprietary function call bits and potentially make the software run on multiple OSs. (As Firefox does.)
I think that syncing release cycles make sense for RHEL and other distributions that don't release often.
With Ubuntu, who cares? They release twice a year and have backports for things they miss.
Also, with the Ubuntu LTS releases patches are made to deal with security issues. You don't necessarily want an application that was just released a month earlier.
In this age, anyone can wrap up packages together and come up with a distribution.
The big question is, What are the goals of the distribution, and What sets it apart from the thousands of other distros out there? Also, can the work in this distro be easily ported to other distros (If so, why not work on an already established distribution)?
I never had a problem installing Windows 2K or XP on my machine either.
That being said, I *always* had a problem getting them into a usable state once they were installed.
Problems include: 1. Having to install multiple service packs and other packages, often with multiple reboots.
2. Searching for the right version of drivers for my hardware on the internet. (Why can't they just use repositories like debian?)
3. Installing all the applications I generally use. (Again, central repositories make it much easier. They can even be used by proprietary applications with a validation on first run.)
They now have to differentiate themselves from other office suites on the Mac that are free and can read/write.doc files (not to mention much cheaper than Office:Mac).
Just as a couple data points, that is how my freinds & family and I changed over. Firefox and openoffice.org were step one. Ubuntu or Mac OSX were step two.
How about Humanity being defined as having brain activity that allows them to respond to stimuli in a non-reflexive manner?
If someone has no brain activity, they are often declared dead. That being said, they may still have some nerve reflexed (as do detached muscle cells).
In the medical profession, some of the subspecialty boards are more of a money-grab by the professional societies rather than any indication of the abilities of the practitioners.
In the field of cardiology, there are a number of subspecialty board examinations. Some of them are necessary (ie: Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology), and some of them are simple money grabs (Echocardiography, Nuclear Medicine, Peripheral Vascular Disease).
Unfortunately, it all sounds impressive when you are a patient.:-(
I believe the wine developers have already stated that they are not creating a long-lived 1.0.x branch, and instead continue their new versions every 2 weeks.
I think it's reasonable at this point, given how many bugs they fix every two weeks.
I buy movies when the run $5-15 at the local store. I like having the physical disc. I may watch a movie just once, but good ones I'll watch at least a few times or more.
There's nothing better than to sit down with the wife one evening and use the remote and flip through the DVD collection on the TV and start the movie without having to get up and figure out what to watch.
It also means we're more likely to watch something we both enjoy rather than whatever happens to be on the TV at that time.
Save the energy you want to spend on protests and lawsuits and direct it towards building a better product. See, the problem is, we tried that, and it didn't work. Actually, we tried that and it wasn't enough.
I personally have a few files on my system that are password-encrypted. Most (including my email accounts) my wife knows the password. There are a couple that she doesn't know the password to, for a very good reason. I would not want those files opened if I were to pass on. Hence the ethically gray area, I guess.:-)
Legally he is in the right to break the passwords on behalf of the next of kin.
Ethically it seems fine by me, but I can understand how others feel it's a gray area.
I personally have a few files on my system that are password-encrypted. Most (including my email accounts) my wife knows the password. There are a couple that she doesn't know the password to, for a very good reason. I would not want those files opened if I were to pass on.
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Wow. Switch to decaf. :-)
If it wasn't for firefox, I would never have switched from WinXP to Ubuntu.
If there are no similar apps between free OSs and proprietary ones, how would you expect anyone to switch?
I don't know. Is Firefox on MSWindows useless? At some point they'll have to call a proprietary library.
The nice thing is that they can put wrappers around the proprietary function call bits and potentially make the software run on multiple OSs. (As Firefox does.)
If he wanted more, he should have written it into his contract to get a percentage of the gross/net.
Maybe he can use his leverage to get other voice acting jobs?
I think that syncing release cycles make sense for RHEL and other distributions that don't release often.
With Ubuntu, who cares? They release twice a year and have backports for things they miss.
Also, with the Ubuntu LTS releases patches are made to deal with security issues. You don't necessarily want an application that was just released a month earlier.
In this age, anyone can wrap up packages together and come up with a distribution.
The big question is, What are the goals of the distribution, and What sets it apart from the thousands of other distros out there? Also, can the work in this distro be easily ported to other distros (If so, why not work on an already established distribution)?
Anyone care to host a mirror?
.pjg from the front page of /. for a code. That website never had a chance.)
(Really. Direct linking to a 4MB
Agreed. It's considered good form to give the developers at least some notice prior to releasing a security exploit into the wild.
Bash. /bin/sh is the only common way to fly.
I never had a problem installing Windows 2K or XP on my machine either.
That being said, I *always* had a problem getting them into a usable state once they were installed.
Problems include:
1. Having to install multiple service packs and other packages, often with multiple reboots.
2. Searching for the right version of drivers for my hardware on the internet. (Why can't they just use repositories like debian?)
3. Installing all the applications I generally use. (Again, central repositories make it much easier. They can even be used by proprietary applications with a validation on first run.)
They now have to differentiate themselves from other office suites on the Mac that are free and can read/write .doc files (not to mention much cheaper than Office:Mac).
Just as a couple data points, that is how my freinds & family and I changed over. Firefox and openoffice.org were step one. Ubuntu or Mac OSX were step two.
How about Humanity being defined as having brain activity that allows them to respond to stimuli in a non-reflexive manner?
If someone has no brain activity, they are often declared dead. That being said, they may still have some nerve reflexed (as do detached muscle cells).
In the medical profession, some of the subspecialty boards are more of a money-grab by the professional societies rather than any indication of the abilities of the practitioners.
:-(
In the field of cardiology, there are a number of subspecialty board examinations. Some of them are necessary (ie: Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology), and some of them are simple money grabs (Echocardiography, Nuclear Medicine, Peripheral Vascular Disease).
Unfortunately, it all sounds impressive when you are a patient.
I think you are confusing open source and Open Source.
I agree that they should go back to cell phone authentication.
While everyone doesn't have a cell, it really fits into the demographic of people using gmail.
I believe the wine developers have already stated that they are not creating a long-lived 1.0.x branch, and instead continue their new versions every 2 weeks.
I think it's reasonable at this point, given how many bugs they fix every two weeks.
Different flavoured cheese?
Handbrake is one, but there is no UI frontend to the linux version. So I'm not sure if that really counts.
I buy movies when the run $5-15 at the local store. I like having the physical disc. I may watch a movie just once, but good ones I'll watch at least a few times or more.
There's nothing better than to sit down with the wife one evening and use the remote and flip through the DVD collection on the TV and start the movie without having to get up and figure out what to watch.
It also means we're more likely to watch something we both enjoy rather than whatever happens to be on the TV at that time.
Err... Maybe you want to cut down on the mind-altering drugs before posting.
Is there any proprietary video delivery mechanism for the internet more popular than flash?
This announcement sound more unexpected than anything else.
Adobe should be applauded for making the formats open. I hope the license will be compatible so that open source versions such as gnash can benefit.
Legally he is in the right to break the passwords on behalf of the next of kin.
Ethically it seems fine by me, but I can understand how others feel it's a gray area.
I personally have a few files on my system that are password-encrypted. Most (including my email accounts) my wife knows the password. There are a couple that she doesn't know the password to, for a very good reason. I would not want those files opened if I were to pass on.
To paraphrase Colbert, the liberal news outlets have a bias towards reality.
This is already built into Ubuntu: http://xkcd.com/416/