Jeez, that is the stupidest argument against Linux i have EVER heard. "Sure, we can check the source code but we don't and therefor we use code we cannot check."
Besides 1): what foreign national is doing nasty stuff with the kernel, Linus?
Besides 2): uhm, any idea how many foreigners are working in American software sweatshop nowadays?
Besides 3): What the fcsking hell is wrong with using older kernels if you got a problem with new ones?
Looks to me like an very clueless guy from Lockheed or a inaccurate listener.
Hmm, you probably never saw the photo of the window of that space station (really can't be othered to find it) with that little-little paint fleck inbedded IN it. Remember, in space, it is not really size that matters but speed! The Saturn V i.e. had a top speed of some 40.000 km/h, makes ya think, eh?
Sure, i (still) have a Palm IIIC, but a baby of a friend of mine spilled beer on it (this friend was drinking the beer, not the baby). Of course it was just a little bit too old and the insurance gave me what they tought it was still worth (a pathetic amount of money, the bastards). It used to be my agenda, clock, well.. the works. I still miss it very much:(
So what do you want? Someone to read all the articles YOU might be interested in, make a nice article (but much shorter so it won't take too much time to read) for YOU, and then form a nice opinion on the subject for YOU...
Fcsking grap a brain and read the article yourself, form your own opinion, and then DISCUSS it here, on/. Oh-yeah, and open an account.
I'm so sick and tired of people nagging behind their safe A-C 'bout the quality of/. Go somewhere else if you got a problem with what happens here.
Oh sure, EVENTUALLY. And in the mean time, you're just going to wait and feel slightly silly. But at least you are in a free market (or should i spell it with capitals as well?).
Sarcasm mode OFF...
Aaah, love it
Or we're you sarcastic youself? It's difficult to tell nowadays.
"Slashdotter assumes there must be some GW Bush conspiracy going on"
Never read the Bush link, eh? Well here's a quote from the article: " Anthony G. Laos, president and chief executive of ProdiGene, Inc. was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD). Mr. Laos will serve a four-year term, expiring on July 28, 2005.".
This is not about conspiracys (for crying out loud), this is about the nasty GW habit of appointing the wrong people for the wrong jobs (Admiral John M. Poindexter, anyone?). Would we now expect to see the BIFAD to take actions against ProdiGene? Well, it would suprise me.
Really? I did know (this has probably nothing to do with the fact that i have used XP only once, it really cannot interest me).
"Either way, this is what they are using I'm sure", i'm sure you're right.
Well, you'll always need a lot of bandwidth to show _images_, but showing the structure and locations of icons and stuff is where you can find your speed.
The article shows a bit of "clue" by writing "How it works is fairly simple. The computer sends the data needed to create the icons and pictures for display using Wi-Fi." Of course the fact that it uses Wi-Fi is fairly uninteresting, that our friends from Redmond have made something (well, very much) like VNC is more interesting. It is a thin-client protocol of course.
Maybe, the VNC people _should_ have a look at this. I can't seem to quickly find the VNC license, is it GPL or something else?
"they don't want their money pissed away by more liberal politicians"
Pissed away? Spending money on ensuring that everyone can go to a hospital when they need it, HOW IS THAT PISSING AWAY MONEY?? You cold hearted bastard!!!!!
"a state that gradually declines into communism through over-taxation"
Uhm, do you actually know what communism is? Ah, of course, silly me. YOU are one of those conservative youngsters.
No-no, wait.. i know an even better one: let's lower taxes and raise militairy expenses!!! We can always blame liberals for overspending (a couple of decades ago).
Oh, don't be pathetic. It was an honest question. Besides, with the USA being the biggest and badest country and all that, sometimes foreigners DO worry about what goes around 'cross the Atlantic. Cheap and hypocritical jabs, right!
Sir, you are a rambling idiot. Comparing The Register to the Pravda??? That is just _plain_ stupid. Sure, TR journalists will not ditch any good story if they can. Absolutely, TR does NOT like MS. But your comparison is as off as... well very very off:-)
You are sure it wasn't a really-really stupid thing you said? I think it's a bit of a Northern European thing to be this way: to be uhm... spot on. And yes, i know, it's is something North Americans can't really deal with.
Lots of people do not seem to understand what Nintendo has been doing. And of course, if they would have actually read the story...
Nintendo is charging different prices in the different EU countries, that is of course perfectly legal. But... Nintendo also used it's reseller cloud to make sure nobody could sell an English console in i.e. The Netherland. They did that by blacklisting resellers who tried this, and thus they kept the prices in a couple of countries artificially high. And THAT is illegal, at least in Europe.
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Besides 1): what foreign national is doing nasty stuff with the kernel, Linus?
Besides 2): uhm, any idea how many foreigners are working in American software sweatshop nowadays?
Besides 3): What the fcsking hell is wrong with using older kernels if you got a problem with new ones?
Looks to me like an very clueless guy from Lockheed or a inaccurate listener.
Sure, a free OS is great, but it's not for everyone.
Huh? Are you talking tax write-offs here, or inhouse politics or what? Do you have some interesting example why free software isn't for anyone?
Hmm, you probably never saw the photo of the window of that space station (really can't be othered to find it) with that little-little paint fleck inbedded IN it. Remember, in space, it is not really size that matters but speed! The Saturn V i.e. had a top speed of some 40.000 km/h, makes ya think, eh?
Sure, i (still) have a Palm IIIC, but a baby of a friend of mine spilled beer on it (this friend was drinking the beer, not the baby). Of course it was just a little bit too old and the insurance gave me what they tought it was still worth (a pathetic amount of money, the bastards). It used to be my agenda, clock, well.. the works. I still miss it very much :(
Fcsking grap a brain and read the article yourself, form your own opinion, and then DISCUSS it here, on /. Oh-yeah, and open an account.
I'm so sick and tired of people nagging behind their safe A-C 'bout the quality of /. Go somewhere else if you got a problem with what happens here.
Uhm, are you insane AND trying to insult people? Stop rambling and go play with yourself.
Let me give you a little advice: skip comparing apples and pears, it makes you look stupid.
That troll thing? He was probably talking of you.
*Sigh* some people need a lot of explaining.
Sarcasm mode ON...
Oh sure, EVENTUALLY. And in the mean time, you're just going to wait and feel slightly silly. But at least you are in a free market (or should i spell it with capitals as well?).
Sarcasm mode OFF...
Aaah, love it
Or we're you sarcastic youself? It's difficult to tell nowadays.
"Slashdotter assumes there must be some GW Bush conspiracy going on"
Never read the Bush link, eh? Well here's a quote from the article: " Anthony G. Laos, president and chief executive of ProdiGene, Inc. was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (BIFAD). Mr. Laos will serve a four-year term, expiring on July 28, 2005.".
This is not about conspiracys (for crying out loud), this is about the nasty GW habit of appointing the wrong people for the wrong jobs (Admiral John M. Poindexter, anyone?). Would we now expect to see the BIFAD to take actions against ProdiGene? Well, it would suprise me.
Really? I did know (this has probably nothing to do with the fact that i have used XP only once, it really cannot interest me). "Either way, this is what they are using I'm sure", i'm sure you're right.
Depends, depends. Maybe this protocol is transmitting the pics in a compressed graphics format. There a hell of a difference between TIFF or png!
Come on! It is nothing more than VNC over Wi-Fi! One calls this "embrace and extend" and this time VNC is the victim.
Oops, i tried replying to SexyKellyOsbourne, sorry.
Well, you'll always need a lot of bandwidth to show _images_, but showing the structure and locations of icons and stuff is where you can find your speed.
The article shows a bit of "clue" by writing "How it works is fairly simple. The computer sends the data needed to create the icons and pictures for display using Wi-Fi." Of course the fact that it uses Wi-Fi is fairly uninteresting, that our friends from Redmond have made something (well, very much) like VNC is more interesting. It is a thin-client protocol of course.
Maybe, the VNC people _should_ have a look at this. I can't seem to quickly find the VNC license, is it GPL or something else?
"they don't want their money pissed away by more liberal politicians" Pissed away? Spending money on ensuring that everyone can go to a hospital when they need it, HOW IS THAT PISSING AWAY MONEY?? You cold hearted bastard!!!!! "a state that gradually declines into communism through over-taxation" Uhm, do you actually know what communism is? Ah, of course, silly me. YOU are one of those conservative youngsters.
No-no, wait.. i know an even better one: let's lower taxes and raise militairy expenses!!! We can always blame liberals for overspending (a couple of decades ago).
Oh, don't be pathetic. It was an honest question. Besides, with the USA being the biggest and badest country and all that, sometimes foreigners DO worry about what goes around 'cross the Atlantic. Cheap and hypocritical jabs, right!
Sir, you are a rambling idiot. Comparing The Register to the Pravda??? That is just _plain_ stupid. Sure, TR journalists will not ditch any good story if they can. Absolutely, TR does NOT like MS. But your comparison is as off as... well very very off :-)
You are sure it wasn't a really-really stupid thing you said? I think it's a bit of a Northern European thing to be this way: to be uhm... spot on. And yes, i know, it's is something North Americans can't really deal with.
Lots of people do not seem to understand what Nintendo has been doing. And of course, if they would have actually read the story... Nintendo is charging different prices in the different EU countries, that is of course perfectly legal. But... Nintendo also used it's reseller cloud to make sure nobody could sell an English console in i.e. The Netherland. They did that by blacklisting resellers who tried this, and thus they kept the prices in a couple of countries artificially high. And THAT is illegal, at least in Europe.