"There usually isn't any way for the OS to tell if you have anything plugged into an analog audio out."
OS X can dynamically adjust the output volume based on whether you have headphones plugged in. However, I don't know whether this is specific to the Mac hardware or whether most sound cards/onboards could do it.
The Intel Mac work for Firefox, Thunderbird, and Camino is largely done. All fixes are checked in, and you can build for Intel Macs right out of CVS. We have 2 more tasks:
make a universal binary packaging system set up an Intel Mac tinderbox
It didn't last time I tried it. The price didn't update when you added or removed BTO options, and it would throw an error if you tried to make a second change (it asked for you to wait for the first change to take place before making a second one).
I predict we start seeing more of this. (i.e. no more full-blown office-on-mac - just converter software)
Apple and Microsoft have just entered into an agreement where Microsoft will continue to make Mac versions of Office for at least five years. They have announced some sort of converter for the latest Windows version (XML or something - not sure, I don't follow Windows) but will continue to make the full suite for at least five years.
If you're having stability issues under QuickTime 7.0.4, try updating to Flip 2.0.1. I haven't done any exhaustive tests, but it hasn't crashed once since updating:)
I know the "don't copy" video you're talking about, I've seen it on some rentals. I haven't had the "pleasure" of buying a DVD with that video though. If I do end up getting one, I know what I'm going to do - take it back to the place I bought it and say that I think it's pirated. After all, if you were an average (honest) consumer, and you just bought a movie that says "STOP PIRATING MOVIES!!!!11" then wouldn't you think you'd just bought a pirated movie?
OK, so 90 percent support Blu-Ray, but what percentage support HD-DVD? It won't be 10 % because some companies (eg. Apple) support both formats, and others probably don't support either of them.
So, in the US, are the ratings actually rules rather than recommendations? If they're just recommendations then you can't try to stop people from buying a game if they're not old enough.
In my country, most games aren't rated at all, unless they're pretty bad. They still have the US ratings on them, but they're ignored. And I still can't figure out why my Australian import of Halo has been rated MA 15+ for sexual references.
Something I've seen in the past (with Ubuntu, actually) is that packages will sometimes appear to be corrupt if the system is using SpeedStep or similar, to dynamically change the speed of the CPU. At least, that appeared to be what was causing my "corrupt package" errors.
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"The GPL only applies if you try to distribute GCC or distribute versions of the GCC that you have modified your self."
Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks:)
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OK, I understand now, but I have one more thing to ask.
"Sun's JRE is free IF: you can agree to their license agreement" - isn't GCC the same? You still need to agree to GCC's licence (the GPL), do you not?
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I'm still not following:(
You say that JREs are not free, but, as jofi points out below, Sun's JRE seems to be free.
I actually agree with this. I have broadband on my Mac, but to download software for non-broadband friends from Microsoft's site, I need to load up virtual PC to "prove" that I have a licensed copy of Windows. Just another example of copy-protection getting in the way.
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"There usually isn't any way for the OS to tell if you have anything plugged into an analog audio out."
OS X can dynamically adjust the output volume based on whether you have headphones plugged in. However, I don't know whether this is specific to the Mac hardware or whether most sound cards/onboards could do it.
That doesn't meet the "non-desrtuctive" criterion :)
Yep, I used to have one of those, no idea what happened to it though.
Aaaand, just to reply to my own pseudo-question, the previous survey question asks whether it's for your desktop or data centre.
Which actually makes me wonder why iTunes and World of Warcraft are in the list.
Three more words: International Data Allowance.
From the Mozilla wiki:
The Intel Mac work for Firefox, Thunderbird, and Camino is largely done. All fixes are checked in, and you can build for Intel Macs right out of CVS. We have 2 more tasks:
make a universal binary packaging system
set up an Intel Mac tinderbox
It didn't last time I tried it. The price didn't update when you added or removed BTO options, and it would throw an error if you tried to make a second change (it asked for you to wait for the first change to take place before making a second one).
Yeah, probably.
I predict we start seeing more of this. (i.e. no more full-blown office-on-mac - just converter software)
Apple and Microsoft have just entered into an agreement where Microsoft will continue to make Mac versions of Office for at least five years. They have announced some sort of converter for the latest Windows version (XML or something - not sure, I don't follow Windows) but will continue to make the full suite for at least five years.
If you're having stability issues under QuickTime 7.0.4, try updating to Flip 2.0.1. I haven't done any exhaustive tests, but it hasn't crashed once since updating :)
They might think that the message comes from the player, rather than the disc.
I know the "don't copy" video you're talking about, I've seen it on some rentals. I haven't had the "pleasure" of buying a DVD with that video though. If I do end up getting one, I know what I'm going to do - take it back to the place I bought it and say that I think it's pirated. After all, if you were an average (honest) consumer, and you just bought a movie that says "STOP PIRATING MOVIES!!!!11" then wouldn't you think you'd just bought a pirated movie?
Apple somehow gets away with it. I couldn't complain with my US-purchased iBook, but my NZ-purchased Power Mac and iMac are both region locked :(
OK, so 90 percent support Blu-Ray, but what percentage support HD-DVD? It won't be 10 % because some companies (eg. Apple) support both formats, and others probably don't support either of them.
Works fine here. Safari 2.0.2 (416.13) on OS 10.4.3.
So, in the US, are the ratings actually rules rather than recommendations? If they're just recommendations then you can't try to stop people from buying a game if they're not old enough.
In my country, most games aren't rated at all, unless they're pretty bad. They still have the US ratings on them, but they're ignored. And I still can't figure out why my Australian import of Halo has been rated MA 15+ for sexual references.
Something I've seen in the past (with Ubuntu, actually) is that packages will sometimes appear to be corrupt if the system is using SpeedStep or similar, to dynamically change the speed of the CPU. At least, that appeared to be what was causing my "corrupt package" errors.
"The GPL only applies if you try to distribute GCC or distribute versions of the GCC that you have modified your self."
:)
Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks
OK, I understand now, but I have one more thing to ask.
"Sun's JRE is free IF: you can agree to their license agreement" - isn't GCC the same? You still need to agree to GCC's licence (the GPL), do you not?
I'm still not following :(
You say that JREs are not free, but, as jofi points out below, Sun's JRE seems to be free.
Azureus can now be used in a 100% Free-Software system.
:) what was wrong with Azureus before?
For those of us who aren't Linux geeks
Actually, the next release will be 6.04 :)
But those 20000000000000 CDs weren't all sold in Texas.
I actually agree with this. I have broadband on my Mac, but to download software for non-broadband friends from Microsoft's site, I need to load up virtual PC to "prove" that I have a licensed copy of Windows. Just another example of copy-protection getting in the way.