They damn well better care. If this software is used somewhere on the Web as opposed to an intranet, their direct customers losing 50% of THEIR potential customers is a big deal.
do_something() unless($did_it_already); obfuscates the instruction order. It can also be problematic if you're working in a text editor on a heavily indented set of instructions and it looks like this:
$default = DEFAUL_ORD...
where... is where the text editor scrolls the text off the screen. If I'm skimming a file, I'm probably not going to scroll to the right because I'll assume DEFAULT_ORD is DEFAULT_ORDER, defined near the top of the file like so:
Oops, I just created a condition where $default is never set to DEFAULT_ORDER.
Yes, this example is contrived, as no one in there right mind would use if ($use_default == 'true') and unless ($use_default == 'false') instead of just if ($use_default) and unless ($use_default), but I believe it does demonstrates my point.
You think that's bad, using "->" will throw an error in Perl 6, reminding you to use ".". "->" has no other purpose in Perl6 than to throw that error...
Oh, and I mentioned this in response to the grandparent, but the concatention operator changed again during Perl6's development, this time to "~".
I agree with your sentiments, though. Since Perl6 is like learning a whole new language, why not just learn something else instead?
P.S. I like Perl 5.6 or 5.8 myself. 5.6 added the "our" operator to use instead of "use vars". 5.8 added utf8 support to perl's internals. btw, Perl changed numbering schemes and went from 5_005 to 5.6 (which is really 5_006) in its documentation.
The problem I have with Perl 6 is that they plan on changing core operators. A lot of Perl 4 code will run on Perl 5. Perl 5 code will run on Perl 6... in compatibility mode.
The catch is this: Perl 6 code can't be mixed with Perl 5 code. There are differences even in basic syntax and operators.
I believe he was pointing out the shortsightedness of the company that designed said system. I don't know about anyone else's site, but between Firefox 2 and IE7, that's just under half my site's visitors right there (49.48% for the month of January as of 6am this morning).
Yes, but it's an sssumption based on the evidence. Otherwise you'd need, at minumum, a 4-column primary key (first name, last name, address, and either state/province or postal code).
That and 12 appears before the more important details, such as first name and last name.
Yes, these are just anecdotal evidence, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
IANAL I'm assuming we're talking about US Courts here since the RIAA was mentioned.
When you create a new file with a one time pad key from, say, a music file, the new file would be a derivative work of the original music file (which may in turn be a derivative work of a CD if you ripped it from a CD). While fair gives us the right to make such copies, the new file inherits the original owner's copyright.
As for OFF, if the RIAA can actually prove that a specific person added a music file to the filesystem, the judge could find the person who inserted the file into the filesystem guilty of copyright infringement. There's also the possibility of secondary infringement for everyone hosting a piece of the original file, although from the sound of it, they don't do so intentionally. However, since part of the intent behind OFF is to store copyrighted files (see quote from their FAQ below), the court may think otherwise.
Why are you doing this?
Good questions. The reasons are as varied as the people who came together here. Some of us find the overwhelming legal presence of the copyright industry a distinct and severe threat to technical innovation. Some of us find the paradigm-shifting concept of a brightnet fascinating. Still, others will back anything that can fight the copyright industrys toe-hold on the free flow of information. Most of us are just insane, though.
I haven't actually tried this, but doesn't the Windows Update Service just throw the notice at whichever user is logged in, since it already runs as a privileged user?
This also doesn't apply to businesses that use a [url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx]WSUS[/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_Update_Services]setup[/url].
I hate to say it, but I think locking into a license he liked is a better idea than locking into a license that can be arbitrarily changed by another group of people.
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They damn well better care. If this software is used somewhere on the Web as opposed to an intranet, their direct customers losing 50% of THEIR potential customers is a big deal.
obfuscates the instruction order. It can also be problematic if you're working in a text editor on a heavily indented set of instructions and it looks like this: where
Oops, I just created a condition where $default is never set to DEFAULT_ORDER.
Yes, this example is contrived, as no one in there right mind would use if ($use_default == 'true') and unless ($use_default == 'false') instead of just if ($use_default) and unless ($use_default), but I believe it does demonstrates my point.
You think that's bad, using "->" will throw an error in Perl 6, reminding you to use ".". "->" has no other purpose in Perl6 than to throw that error...
Oh, and I mentioned this in response to the grandparent, but the concatention operator changed again during Perl6's development, this time to "~".
I agree with your sentiments, though. Since Perl6 is like learning a whole new language, why not just learn something else instead?
P.S. I like Perl 5.6 or 5.8 myself. 5.6 added the "our" operator to use instead of "use vars". 5.8 added utf8 support to perl's internals. btw, Perl changed numbering schemes and went from 5_005 to 5.6 (which is really 5_006) in its documentation.
Actually, somewhere along the line, concatenation changed again, to "~"
So, now, variable binding with RegExs are done with "~~" instead of "=~".
I hate to break it to you, but Perl 6 is one of the "latest Web2.0 gizzmo language thingies."
It's Perl 5 trying on Ruby's clothes.
The problem I have with Perl 6 is that they plan on changing core operators. A lot of Perl 4 code will run on Perl 5. Perl 5 code will run on Perl 6... in compatibility mode.
The catch is this: Perl 6 code can't be mixed with Perl 5 code. There are differences even in basic syntax and operators.
I disagree. It should be on the OUTPUT chain, and have the source changed to the destination. ;)
I believe he was pointing out the shortsightedness of the company that designed said system. I don't know about anyone else's site, but between Firefox 2 and IE7, that's just under half my site's visitors right there (49.48% for the month of January as of 6am this morning).
Except for Desktops, which has the Mac Mini as a budget computer. For that matter, in certain respects, the iMac is also a budget computer.
Everyone knows BOFHs visit the pub during downtimes!
Particularly if the BOFHs created said downtime so that they could go to the pub.
Yes, but it's an sssumption based on the evidence. Otherwise you'd need, at minumum, a 4-column primary key (first name, last name, address, and either state/province or postal code).
That and 12 appears before the more important details, such as first name and last name.
Yes, these are just anecdotal evidence, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
How is that describing a point in 7-dimensional space? I don't need 7 coordinates to find that point, I need one: 12.
I don't think they had paper yet when Cain murdered 1/4 of the human population.
I'm still not sure how downloaders could be held liable, except on p2p networks.
In order to create a copy, I need to already have a copy in my possession. As an uploader, I do. As a downloader, I don't.
If the articles I've been reading are right, the RIAA has been going after people who have files in their p2p shares.
I'm assuming we're talking about US Courts here since the RIAA was mentioned.
When you create a new file with a one time pad key from, say, a music file, the new file would be a derivative work of the original music file (which may in turn be a derivative work of a CD if you ripped it from a CD). While fair gives us the right to make such copies, the new file inherits the original owner's copyright.
As for OFF, if the RIAA can actually prove that a specific person added a music file to the filesystem, the judge could find the person who inserted the file into the filesystem guilty of copyright infringement. There's also the possibility of secondary infringement for everyone hosting a piece of the original file, although from the sound of it, they don't do so intentionally. However, since part of the intent behind OFF is to store copyrighted files (see quote from their FAQ below), the court may think otherwise.
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS
As I recall, the Windows Update balloon goes away on its own if you ignore it.
Also, the grandparent was talking just about system updates that he forces down to users with WSUS.
Mac users don't get annoyed by the bouncing icon?
Ubuntu users don't get annoyed by the yellow box that pops up about system updates?
You'd think that update systems that get on people nerves would actually make them update...
I haven't actually tried this, but doesn't the Windows Update Service just throw the notice at whichever user is logged in, since it already runs as a privileged user?
This also doesn't apply to businesses that use a [url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx]WSUS[/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_Update_Services]setup[/url].
I third that.
I noticed Slashdot editors tend to favor certain posters stories. Beats me as to why.
From the other guy's perspective:
In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny: "Ain't I a stinker?"
Might I recommend a virtual machine to play DOS games?
or the DOSBox emulator.
That way you don't have to figure out how to get sound working in DOS on anything made after 1997 or so.
As a reminder, Network Solutions owns the central registry for .com and .net. If you want to cost them money, use a different TLD.
I hate to say it, but I think locking into a license he liked is a better idea than locking into a license that can be arbitrarily changed by another group of people.