I have a friend who blew off the teacher in typing class and does hunt and peck with only his index and middle fingers and one thumb, and the guy consistantly beat the snot out of me on typing tests, and I was doing about 65wpm at the time.
My argument was not that windows machines actually do wear out faster than linux machines. My argument was simply that it is possible for linux (not even likely, but simply possible) to have a greater marketshare than the percent of computers sold with it every year. I was just making a hypothetical situation which could provide a counter-example to your claim.
It's a pedantic point, and I really didn't mean to start any argument with it.
I've gotta say, I don't see what the problem is here. The concept of morality does not need to be based in religion, or would you argue that atheists can't have a system of morality?
If everyone in the world replaced their PC each year then the share for Linux would only be 5%; it could not be more.
Not to be pedantic, but let's say that machines with windows break after 1 year, but machines with linux break after 5 years. Even though only 5% of computers purchased are running linux, it still would have greater than 5% marketshare.
On a serious note- do they separate legal from illegal downloads? Lots of movies/software is legal to download.
Seriously. Because if they're measuring bytes transfered, I've downloaded much more legal software (Linux ISOs) from bittorrent than I've downloaded music from anywhere in quite a long time.
The problem with this logic is that it assumes that 100% of all spam is being sent from desktops. I'd have to say I think some spammers are still using big servers out there...
Prof. Lawrence Lessig actually discusses this topic quite thoroughly in his book The Future of Ideas. For anybody interested, I would highly recommend that book.
likely the most complex operating system ever designed
A certain quote by Kernigan comes to mind here...
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
I'll tell you just one, a big one... when there is absolutely no reward for going into a technical, I.T. or engineering career then no one is going to go to school to learn these professions.
Have you forgotten that learning and working with what you like is reward in and of itself for many people? I think job prospects would have to get pretty darned bleak before I'd do something other than computer science...
Agreed, but the discussion was whether or not this could be used to enforce the GPL. Thus, the assumption is that I've released the code under the GPL already.
USing NGSCB it should be possible to totally control your own source code.
And this is exactly what you're not allowed to do by releasing something under the GPL! Once you release code under the GPL, you are explicitly agreeing to let _anybody_ use your code, provided they use it in accordance with the GPL.
Yeah. He coulda picked a much better analogy. It's really hard to take someone seriously when the best way he can describe software pirates is to insult potentially half of his readers.
Well, not that SCO normally takes pains to tell the truth or anything, but the article did say that the company they'd be suing was not a technology company. So that rules out RedHat, Oracle, and Google. I think they'll probably sue someone whose lawyers aren't as well equipped to deal with the technical nature of a code-related IP lawsuit. It would only help to spread FUD to large companies who use Linux but aren't directly technology companies.
The basic point of this article is that this technology is interesting because it can be done in realtime, unlike holography. Holograms have to be prepared in advance, while with a good connection, this can be streamed over the network so that the viewer of the projector can see what is going on where the remote camera is at the same time as it happens.
They then go on to explain a little more about the technology. They take video feed from 24 different angles and then feed that into their projection system which I think is a number of projectors inside a single machine. They then project it upwards onto some sort of rotating screen/plate.
They then talk some more about how it's automatic and works in realtime over a network.
Lastly they just talk about how a color projector like this is possible and what some of the uses might be (business, entertainment). Then at the bottom, they define the terms "holography" and "hitachi human iteraction lab".
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I have a friend who blew off the teacher in typing class and does hunt and peck with only his index and middle fingers and one thumb, and the guy consistantly beat the snot out of me on typing tests, and I was doing about 65wpm at the time.
Homer: Don't you like being a dude???
It's a pedantic point, and I really didn't mean to start any argument with it.
I've gotta say, I don't see what the problem is here. The concept of morality does not need to be based in religion, or would you argue that atheists can't have a system of morality?
Best simpsons reference I've seen all day!
Not to be pedantic, but let's say that machines with windows break after 1 year, but machines with linux break after 5 years. Even though only 5% of computers purchased are running linux, it still would have greater than 5% marketshare.
2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace.
I believe the technical term for Hiragana and Katakana would be "syllabary".
Seriously. Because if they're measuring bytes transfered, I've downloaded much more legal software (Linux ISOs) from bittorrent than I've downloaded music from anywhere in quite a long time.
Bear is driving!
The problem with this logic is that it assumes that 100% of all spam is being sent from desktops. I'd have to say I think some spammers are still using big servers out there...
Prof. Lawrence Lessig actually discusses this topic quite thoroughly in his book The Future of Ideas. For anybody interested, I would highly recommend that book.
A certain quote by Kernigan comes to mind here...
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
Stupidware... Just one more word for the list.
Have you forgotten that learning and working with what you like is reward in and of itself for many people? I think job prospects would have to get pretty darned bleak before I'd do something other than computer science...
Agreed, but the discussion was whether or not this could be used to enforce the GPL. Thus, the assumption is that I've released the code under the GPL already.
And this is exactly what you're not allowed to do by releasing something under the GPL! Once you release code under the GPL, you are explicitly agreeing to let _anybody_ use your code, provided they use it in accordance with the GPL.
Yeah. He coulda picked a much better analogy. It's really hard to take someone seriously when the best way he can describe software pirates is to insult potentially half of his readers.
Dude, best laugh I've had all day.
Sweet! Then we could play breakout, super breakout, and photoshop in Linux!
A- means not, as in amorphous. Thus "areal" must mean not real. =)
Well, not that SCO normally takes pains to tell the truth or anything, but the article did say that the company they'd be suing was not a technology company. So that rules out RedHat, Oracle, and Google. I think they'll probably sue someone whose lawyers aren't as well equipped to deal with the technical nature of a code-related IP lawsuit. It would only help to spread FUD to large companies who use Linux but aren't directly technology companies.
Depends... does a blog they don't ever post to anymore count as a web page?
Don't you mean "red alligators"? =)
They then go on to explain a little more about the technology. They take video feed from 24 different angles and then feed that into their projection system which I think is a number of projectors inside a single machine. They then project it upwards onto some sort of rotating screen/plate.
They then talk some more about how it's automatic and works in realtime over a network.
Lastly they just talk about how a color projector like this is possible and what some of the uses might be (business, entertainment). Then at the bottom, they define the terms "holography" and "hitachi human iteraction lab".