I have frequently seen that argument: "The less expensive option is Linux, they can reuse existing hardware (PC's) to run it."
Obviously they have no intention of reusing existing hardware: they wouldn't consider OS X. Existing hardware is reused occasionally.
Big firms generally love to be "locked" with one vendor. They don't buy hardware, then software. they buy solutions, and they love to deal with one partner. Why risk, when you have a problem, to have your hardware vendor saying: No, we can't do anything, see with your software provider, and the latter saying: Oh no, it's obviously a hardware problem? (this is a little caricatural, but you got the idea)
Wooden houses have no problem resisting to hurricanes. In fact, they may well resist better than concrete houses, because wood is more elastic. In countries where there are anti-cyclonic norms in construction (in either wood or concrete), few or no houses are blown by the wind, for example, in the French Carribean.
No more violations of any constitutional right. Now we have the "protest zone", the last American contribution to benefit society. In these zones, you can protest at will, not fearing to disturb anybody or disrupt anything, not even those or what you're protesting against. This fantastic invention, ueful for democracies and dictatures alike, is going to be made permanent, and soon we will export it in the whole world. Once we are elected, we intend to have the biggest protest zone in the world in the middle of the desert (we have yet to chose which one). All dissenters will have to go there to protest (security guaranteed), and you'll be the first if you dare protest against it, or against this post.
By switching to the BSD license, Microsoft could release their own closed and proprietary version of Linux. For example, they could use the Linux code to enhance Windows and make it able to run any and all Linux programs available.
If I understand well, the present BSD code is so bad, ugly and useless that Microsoft doesn't want it to make any closed and proprietary OS able to run any one of the tons of programs Linux only can run, which are all so superior to anything already running on MS Windows, with or without cygwin (like for example Apache, Postgres, Mysql, Open Office, Gimp, etc.)?
Hey! 2 weeks ago they wouldn't even let you access the store with IE5.2. You just had an alert asking you to download the last version of IE for Mac (even if you went there with the said last version: IE 5.2.3).
The spoof is not perfect (but it would generally be effective) on OSX: I have the normal Mac menubar at the top of the screen, and a second one (without menus) at the top of the Firefox window.
While I agree with you about France, the Mobilix/Obelix lawsuit was German (Munich's court of appeal for the last decision), even if the plaintiff was French.
Seriously, Fourtou is a name with roots in the south of France (Provence, Cote d'Azur, Dauphine...) but there is quite a bunch in the north (Lille). Fourt, Fortou, Fourtouil are some variations. It has nothing to do with "fourrer" (to stuff, to cram, to put, or in good french to cover with fur), and derives from "fort", strong.
Not only 70% of Americans thought there was a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11, but 98% now think it is normal to ask to prove a negative (rarely possible).
What happens when you no longer have floppy drives? I have never flashed any of my Macs but now I'm wondering how I would do it.
Done it recently. Downloaded the Open Firmware update with Software Update, clicked on it to install. It asked for my password, shut all applications, then advised that it would reboot the machine, that I would see various progress bars, then be welcome with a dialog box advising of the success of the operation. If not, reboot the computer.
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I have frequently seen that argument: "The less expensive option is Linux, they can reuse existing hardware (PC's) to run it." Obviously they have no intention of reusing existing hardware: they wouldn't consider OS X. Existing hardware is reused occasionally. Big firms generally love to be "locked" with one vendor. They don't buy hardware, then software. they buy solutions, and they love to deal with one partner. Why risk, when you have a problem, to have your hardware vendor saying: No, we can't do anything, see with your software provider, and the latter saying: Oh no, it's obviously a hardware problem? (this is a little caricatural, but you got the idea)
Wooden houses have no problem resisting to hurricanes. In fact, they may well resist better than concrete houses, because wood is more elastic. In countries where there are anti-cyclonic norms in construction (in either wood or concrete), few or no houses are blown by the wind, for example, in the French Carribean.
Mod parent funny! Fox News is remotely right wing! Wow! If Fow is centrist I wonder what is right wing!
No more violations of any constitutional right. Now we have the "protest zone", the last American contribution to benefit society. In these zones, you can protest at will, not fearing to disturb anybody or disrupt anything, not even those or what you're protesting against. This fantastic invention, ueful for democracies and dictatures alike, is going to be made permanent, and soon we will export it in the whole world. Once we are elected, we intend to have the biggest protest zone in the world in the middle of the desert (we have yet to chose which one). All dissenters will have to go there to protest (security guaranteed), and you'll be the first if you dare protest against it, or against this post.
If I understand well, the present BSD code is so bad, ugly and useless that Microsoft doesn't want it to make any closed and proprietary OS able to run any one of the tons of programs Linux only can run, which are all so superior to anything already running on MS Windows, with or without cygwin (like for example Apache, Postgres, Mysql, Open Office, Gimp, etc.)?
When I say "just allow to do that", I mean it allows to do just that, among a ton of other things.
I believe Studio Artist, a graphic synthetizer that runs only on Mac for the moment just allow to do that.
Just installed it. Automatically changed my monitor's resolution from 1280 x 1024 to 1600 x 1200! I decided to trust it.
Hey! 2 weeks ago they wouldn't even let you access the store with IE5.2. You just had an alert asking you to download the last version of IE for Mac (even if you went there with the said last version: IE 5.2.3).
The spoof is not perfect (but it would generally be effective) on OSX: I have the normal Mac menubar at the top of the screen, and a second one (without menus) at the top of the Firefox window.
So what? Those damned froggies already needed American help to win a war.
Not everywhere for crying out loud!
Yes, it is (HotDog): http://www.sausage.com
Now at version 7.03. With HomeSite, the best tool I ever used
Real baboons are tough, you banana-eating surrender monkey!
While I agree with you about France, the Mobilix/Obelix lawsuit was German (Munich's court of appeal for the last decision), even if the plaintiff was French.
Seriously, Fourtou is a name with roots in the south of France (Provence, Cote d'Azur, Dauphine...) but there is quite a bunch in the north (Lille). Fourt, Fortou, Fourtouil are some variations. It has nothing to do with "fourrer" (to stuff, to cram, to put, or in good french to cover with fur), and derives from "fort", strong.
You're not a maths fundamentalist either!
Not only 70% of Americans thought there was a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11, but 98% now think it is normal to ask to prove a negative (rarely possible).
Doesn't even start here (G5, 10.3.2). The little brown fox cannot jump where the panther strolls!
Women have 50 pairs of shoes/handbags etc. because those are not meant to be used more than once! I know. I have been married.
To make it short:
- Linux users don't know BSD because they don't need to know BSD, BSD having nothing that can interest them (how do they know?)
- BSD users know Linux because they absolutely need it to make something out of their systems, unusable without the software built for Linux
That said by somebody confessing he knows nothing about BSDFunny...
Not sure they were first. I have used iRider (Windows XP, IE5) some time ago. Something like that was one of the two things I was missing on OS X.
Done it recently. Downloaded the Open Firmware update with Software Update, clicked on it to install. It asked for my password, shut all applications, then advised that it would reboot the machine, that I would see various progress bars, then be welcome with a dialog box advising of the success of the operation. If not, reboot the computer.
For RTL text entry in OS X, try Devalipi. Take a look at Mellel too.
It seems that you can even change keyboards on the fly with OS X (I did it).
Are you sure of your portuguese?
Vigesima quarta is a feminine ordinal form, and would be 24th. 24 is vinte quatro.