a trained operater can almost run at full speed without motion in the camera... the home brew units can not do anytihng like that.
His first example video is him sprinting down a hallway around corners, holding the rig with one hand. Looks pretty smooth to me.
I really don't think this is going to lead to any revolution or massive change in how various distros are put together, despite all the paranoia exhibited in the forums.
Look, the Xfree86 people know they have a great product, and they're trying to capitalize on that popularity now. That's fine, but they way they're doing it doesn't sit well with...well, with the rest of the Linux community, pretty much. So, seeing that, they'll just revert to their old license, and life will go on. The Xfree people have nowhere to go - Xfree86 is their product. The distros, on the other hand, have a virtual buffet line to select from (all arguments of some of the varying quality aside). I highly doubt that the leader of such an obviously influential project would toss it all away on a trivial licensing requirement.
I really don't think Xfree86 is going anywhere...they're very popular, and they know it. After they see the uprising they're causing - and realize that none of the major distros are going to play ball - they'll revert to their old license, tail between their legs, and life will go on.
Something I just thought of (that may have been discussed previously, but I had been avoiding SCO stories to prevent ulcers;))-- if SCO was, by some miracle, successful in their attempts to get the court to compel IBM to release all the source code they're demanding, couldn't that have a negative impact on IBM whether SCO wins or loses the suit? I mean, they will have just been given IBM trade secrets to a successful operating system.
Subject: Dell's new policy on ad and spyware. From: "Kevin O'Connor" Date: Thu, December 4, 2003 9:15 To: Priority: Normal
Ms. Dempsey,
If this is the wrong place to send a complaint of this nature, I apologize, and ask that you forward it to the appropriate division.
I was disturbed to learn that Dell has instituted a new policy forbidding technical support staff from aiding paying customers in the removal of certain types of software, known as adware or spyware. As Dell, Inc. should know, these types of software provide nothing but countless hours of frustration that can and should be avoided by a call to tech support - tech support that your customers are paying you for. I believe that it is inappropriate for such requests for support be directed to the customer's own internet service provider (ISP), as this is an issue that clearly falls within the realm of Dell's technical support. While I understand that Dell has taken issue with the possibility of violating end user license agreements (EULAs) of other pieces of software by aiding in the removal of ad or spyware, I don't believe that such a hypothetical situation warrants such an extreme lack of support.
For further clarification of my, and other's, stance on this issue, I point you to this website, http://216.180.233.153/~swidotcom/suppor t_letter.p hp, the text of which will follow at the end of this email. I thank you in advance for your time and consideration. As a Dell customer, I greatly appreciate the otherwise high quality of your products, and sincerely hope that this blemish in your policies can be reversed.
Am I the only one who finds it frightening that MS is going to offer a beta of a service pack?
(Notwithstanding all the arguments stating all MS software is in a perpetual state of beta, anyway.:) )
I think that if they've gotten to the point where they can take in-game footage, they're pretty close to a release. I wouldn't call that vaporware...there's actually progress being made. (Unlike certain other quake engine games...Duke Nukem Forever, anyone?)
And you think that filesharing is going to continue because people do it? Get real.
Of course it is...just as pot smoking continues because people do it, filesharing will continue because people do it. Just because it's illegal doesn't mean it will stop. YOU need to get real.
I really hate it when different "groups" start lobbying for a new tax to solve all their woes. I will be outraged if I have to start paying a special tax on a new cd burner or internet access to offset the RIAA's losses. It's not MY fault they have an antiquated business model. And not everyone has internet access solely for the purpose of filesharing...hell, I bet nearly NO ONE does. Why am I going to pay the RIAA so I can read slashdot and backup my harddrive? This has all been said before, so mod me down if you will, but come on...now even the filesharing companies, who are supposed to be on "our" side, are showing their true colors...it's all about the benjamins.
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Robin Williams talked about it far longer ago than that.
a trained operater can almost run at full speed without motion in the camera... the home brew units can not do anytihng like that. His first example video is him sprinting down a hallway around corners, holding the rig with one hand. Looks pretty smooth to me.
You mean this guy?
I really don't think this is going to lead to any revolution or massive change in how various distros are put together, despite all the paranoia exhibited in the forums.
Look, the Xfree86 people know they have a great product, and they're trying to capitalize on that popularity now. That's fine, but they way they're doing it doesn't sit well with...well, with the rest of the Linux community, pretty much. So, seeing that, they'll just revert to their old license, and life will go on. The Xfree people have nowhere to go - Xfree86 is their product. The distros, on the other hand, have a virtual buffet line to select from (all arguments of some of the varying quality aside). I highly doubt that the leader of such an obviously influential project would toss it all away on a trivial licensing requirement.
I really don't think Xfree86 is going anywhere...they're very popular, and they know it. After they see the uprising they're causing - and realize that none of the major distros are going to play ball - they'll revert to their old license, tail between their legs, and life will go on.
Except....Linux isn't an acronym... You're thinking of GNU (Gnu's Not Unix).
I was taking a drink when I read that.
I was a fool to read a +4 Funny while doing so. :)
I don't even know where to begin, here...
Something I just thought of (that may have been discussed previously, but I had been avoiding SCO stories to prevent ulcers ;))-- if SCO was, by some miracle, successful in their attempts to get the court to compel IBM to release all the source code they're demanding, couldn't that have a negative impact on IBM whether SCO wins or loses the suit? I mean, they will have just been given IBM trade secrets to a successful operating system.
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Subject: Dell's new policy on ad and spyware.
From: "Kevin O'Connor"
Date: Thu, December 4, 2003 9:15
To:
Priority: Normal
Ms. Dempsey,
If this is the wrong place to send a complaint of this nature, I
apologize, and ask that you forward it to the appropriate division.
I was disturbed to learn that Dell has instituted a new policy
forbidding technical support staff from aiding paying customers in the
removal of certain types of software, known as adware or spyware. As
Dell, Inc. should know, these types of software provide nothing but
countless hours of frustration that can and should be avoided by a call
to tech support - tech support that your customers are paying you for.
I believe that it is inappropriate for such requests for support be
directed to the customer's own internet service provider (ISP), as this
is an issue that clearly falls within the realm of Dell's technical
support. While I understand that Dell has taken issue with the
possibility of violating end user license agreements (EULAs) of other
pieces of software by aiding in the removal of ad or spyware, I don't
believe that such a hypothetical situation warrants such an extreme lack
of support.
For further clarification of my, and other's, stance on this issue, I
point you to this website,
http://216.180.233.153/~swidotcom/suppo
will follow at the end of this email. I thank you in advance for your
time and consideration. As a Dell customer, I greatly appreciate the
otherwise high quality of your products, and sincerely hope that this
blemish in your policies can be reversed.
Very Truly Yours,
Kevin O'Connor
[text of open letter here]
Regardless of what YOU are doing, the parent post is correct...the subject of his post was building a fission reactor, not a fusion one.
Actually, one near the eye is assault, one in the eye is assault consummated by a battery. (any clever duracell jokes out there?)
Am I the only one who finds it frightening that MS is going to offer a beta of a service pack? (Notwithstanding all the arguments stating all MS software is in a perpetual state of beta, anyway. :) )
I doubt that a warrant is necessary in order to confiscate $10,000 worth of illegal "mix discs."
You shouldn't...it is.
...Practice makes perfect?
Since I am the Master of the Proxy (at my company, at least), I control ALL!! You miserable cretins! Bow before my awesome censorship power!!
The Xbox has already been clustered. While it's not $99, it shows that modern consoles have more functionality than they're perhaps designed for.
Ok, someone who allegedly was in the Army ought to know how to spell "Sergeant Major"
If they're going to court, the government IS involved. The judicial branch is part of the government.
I stand corrected! I stopped following it after it missed its first 3 deadlines. :)
*awaits Nintendo's lawyers*
I think that if they've gotten to the point where they can take in-game footage, they're pretty close to a release. I wouldn't call that vaporware...there's actually progress being made. (Unlike certain other quake engine games...Duke Nukem Forever, anyone?)
:) "fuckface". How intelligent, AC.
Of course it is...just as pot smoking continues because people do it, filesharing will continue because people do it. Just because it's illegal doesn't mean it will stop. YOU need to get real.
I really hate it when different "groups" start lobbying for a new tax to solve all their woes. I will be outraged if I have to start paying a special tax on a new cd burner or internet access to offset the RIAA's losses. It's not MY fault they have an antiquated business model. And not everyone has internet access solely for the purpose of filesharing...hell, I bet nearly NO ONE does. Why am I going to pay the RIAA so I can read slashdot and backup my harddrive? This has all been said before, so mod me down if you will, but come on...now even the filesharing companies, who are supposed to be on "our" side, are showing their true colors...it's all about the benjamins.