Why? Just because the XFree86 people decided to make their license terms incompatible doesn't mean that we can't use their older versions. Heck, we can even fork their last good version. That's the _entire_ point of using open source. Had XFree86 been propriatary, we'd be screwed in this case, but now it's just an inconvenience.
I noticed in the first link that they specified that they were remvoing Japanese fonts from Mandrake 10rc1. I happen to use Mandrake because I was impressed with their foreign language support, specifically Japanese. Does anybody know why they are removing Japanese fonts and if there is anything that can be done about it?
Why stop there? Google should also block any subversive searches. It could even flag the IP addresses of people making such evil searches and forward them on to the proper authorities!
I believe the reason this tactic is considered anti-competitive is that Microsoft is using its monopoly on desktop operating systems to reduce user choice. Regardless of your beliefs on this, I think it would be hard to argue that either Linux or any specific distro has a monopoly on anything.
Secondly, to pick a specific example, Red Hat does not make Mozilla in the way that MS makes IE. For that matter, I think it would be hard to find a fully featured distro that doesn't ship with a minimum of 2 different browsers, media players, terminals, kitchen sinks, etc.
The argument is not that freely bundling software is inherently illegal--the argument is that a specific application of such a strategy is anti-competitive.
This game was so much fun when it came out in Japan. Me and my friends saw it in the very front of Round One arcade by Sanjo-eki in Kyoto and we had to play it. There's very little in this world as satisfying as being able to whack a drum to the tune of the opening theme for Neon Genesis Evangelion. =)
Where is this list from and how can we ascertain its accuracy? One of the machines in question is a Unix server in the Center for Materials Research here at Stanford Univ...
Yeah, this seems like a bit of an odd strategy for them. With 90-some-odd-percent of the market, they don't exactly need Linux users to switch over. All this survey seems to be doing is acknowledging to the world that Linux actually is a credible threat to them. The more mainstream this survey goes, the more of a PR boost it is for Linux.
This is absolutely not true. While code can give you a good idea of them implementation of something, that's really just the "how" of it. A good paper will discuss the "why". Too many people come into CS these days only for the programming and are shocked when they take their first theory class and realize that they need to know math and logic as well. There's so much more to CS than just the code.
Yeah, I'm really not looking forward to telling the students in the compilers class I TA that they have to use the Latest Online Annoyance to test their codegen. =)
Except that in this case, the point is that they're using hacked machines for webhosting, which requires a server to be visible from the rest of the internet.
Yeah, I can't say I've heard of anybody who is happy with peopelsoft. They accidentally made the phonenumbers and addresses of everybody in our system public, including everybody who marked themselves as private. My friend complained and all she got was an "oops... we'll try to have that fixed sometime within the month." The problem is that most people are resigned to it. Only the CS department _really_ knows that's not how it has to be.
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Oh, I thought it was a sign of the beginning of the end of the world. My bad.
A hour from now, you might see your mistake.
No wonder there are fewer women in computer science!
Why must this be an either/or?
Why? Just because the XFree86 people decided to make their license terms incompatible doesn't mean that we can't use their older versions. Heck, we can even fork their last good version. That's the _entire_ point of using open source. Had XFree86 been propriatary, we'd be screwed in this case, but now it's just an inconvenience.
I noticed in the first link that they specified that they were remvoing Japanese fonts from Mandrake 10rc1. I happen to use Mandrake because I was impressed with their foreign language support, specifically Japanese. Does anybody know why they are removing Japanese fonts and if there is anything that can be done about it?
Why stop there? Google should also block any subversive searches. It could even flag the IP addresses of people making such evil searches and forward them on to the proper authorities!
411 is the number for information. So calling 314-411 will get you information in whatever area-code 314 is.
Personally, I use the 2-time pad. Twice as effective as the 1-time pad!
I'd heard the GPL was viral, but this is taking it a little too far! =)
Which is of course a class special, not a spell. =)
Secondly, to pick a specific example, Red Hat does not make Mozilla in the way that MS makes IE. For that matter, I think it would be hard to find a fully featured distro that doesn't ship with a minimum of 2 different browsers, media players, terminals, kitchen sinks, etc.
The argument is not that freely bundling software is inherently illegal--the argument is that a specific application of such a strategy is anti-competitive.
This game was so much fun when it came out in Japan. Me and my friends saw it in the very front of Round One arcade by Sanjo-eki in Kyoto and we had to play it. There's very little in this world as satisfying as being able to whack a drum to the tune of the opening theme for Neon Genesis Evangelion. =)
Yup, that's why you want to rely on a cryptographic hash, not just a lousy checksum.
Where is this list from and how can we ascertain its accuracy? One of the machines in question is a Unix server in the Center for Materials Research here at Stanford Univ...
Yeah, this seems like a bit of an odd strategy for them. With 90-some-odd-percent of the market, they don't exactly need Linux users to switch over. All this survey seems to be doing is acknowledging to the world that Linux actually is a credible threat to them. The more mainstream this survey goes, the more of a PR boost it is for Linux.
I highly doubt those types of publications are what anybody here is talking about.
Forgive me for asking, but what is a "monopoly science"?
If you want a mind bender, there is always On the Duality of Operating System Structures. But if you want something a little more practical, I'd recommend Eliminating Receive Livelock in an Interrupt-Driven Kernel or The End to End Argument in System Design.
This is absolutely not true. While code can give you a good idea of them implementation of something, that's really just the "how" of it. A good paper will discuss the "why". Too many people come into CS these days only for the programming and are shocked when they take their first theory class and realize that they need to know math and logic as well. There's so much more to CS than just the code.
Yeah, I'm really not looking forward to telling the students in the compilers class I TA that they have to use the Latest Online Annoyance to test their codegen. =)
It works better on japanese? _Sweet_! That's my one main gripe with 9.1. I will definitely be installing 9.2 very soon.
Except that in this case, the point is that they're using hacked machines for webhosting, which requires a server to be visible from the rest of the internet.
Unless I'm mistaken ZWrite has a feature where you can tell when someone is zwriting you.
Yeah, I can't say I've heard of anybody who is happy with peopelsoft. They accidentally made the phonenumbers and addresses of everybody in our system public, including everybody who marked themselves as private. My friend complained and all she got was an "oops... we'll try to have that fixed sometime within the month." The problem is that most people are resigned to it. Only the CS department _really_ knows that's not how it has to be.