The one that complies with the ECMA and soon to be ISO standard. As chic as it is to bash Microsoft, Microsoft did the right thing and standardized C# and other parts of.NET. Sun did not want to relinquish control and used window dressing that is called the Java Community Process.
I am glad you brought this up. Microsoft submitted their current C# spec to ECMA and *hooray* it got called a standard. But Microsoft did not give up the authority to change C# in any way they want in the future. They can add to it whatever they want without consulting anyone as long as it still minimally adheres to the ECMA standard.
Sun, on the other hand, did give up significant power over the future development of Java. They are one voice in many in the JCP. They cannot dictate the direction of Java.
So, as chic as it is to write what you just wrote (I have seen it many times), it is still based on faulty reasoning.
Monoculture (or, the problems associated with it) are not a new concept. When I was studying at U of Mi in 1992-93 (or thereabouts) we discussed the internet worm in my system administration class. The instructor pointed out that U of M was only moderately affected because of the variety of Unix systems comprising the network. The lesson was that a diverse network makes one less succeptible to attack affecting a single platform.
Veto != control Otherwise one could argue that the president controls the legislature.
And it's really funny that when I got to the article we are discussing I cannot find the terms "reference", "implementation", "license", or "J2SE" anywhere to be found. So, really, what the hell are you talking about?
1. In a computer system that includes one or more scripts that can be selected for execution by a user, a method for facilitating the identification and selection of the one or more scripts for execution, the method comprising the acts of:
incorporating the one or more scripts into a file, wherein the file is formatted in such a manner as to enable the one or more scripts to be associated with different scripting languages;
presenting a list of scripts to a user for selection, wherein the list includes an identifier for each of the one or more scripts, the identifier comprising a descriptive name and functional description of each corresponding script; and
upon receiving a user selection of a particular identifier that is associated with a script from the list, executing the script that is associated with the particular identifier.
How many of us here haven't written HTML pages that perform that function? Claims are supposed to be read with the broadest possible interpretation and if *any* of prior art applies anywhere within that range the claim should be rejected.
I think the problem is that examiners seem to be listed to publications whereas much of what goes on in the computer world is not published - just used. And you would have to literally be an expert in the field to understand the ramifications of claims.
The term apple, as it relates to computers, does not have a meaning independant of Apple computer. If I say, "I was using my Apple the other day" or "while working on my Macintosh" it can only mean one thing, namely that I was using a product supplied by Apple Computer Inc.
On the other hand, if I said, "I was working on my computer and had lots of windows open" it would not be true that I could only have been using a Microsoft product.
Do you similarly believe that X Windows is meant to confuse buyers and, as such, should be legally required to be renamed? Wouldn't the same logic also apply to every single application with Windows or Win in their name?
Trademarks like Apple and Macintosh make more sense because prior to their introduction as a company/product no one would have associated them with a computer (or its function).
But since Word is a common noun Microsoft can't sue someone who comes out with another product like (just pretend the order of release was different) WordPerfect claiming they are violating the trademark on Word for computer software. The term "word" is common and Microsoft can't trademark everything that includes or is derived from that term.
And that's why Microsoft is going to lose - "window" was a common term before the release of Microsoft Windows. Lindows couldn't come out with a product called Windows because that name is trademarked. However, there is nothing to prevent them from coming out with another product based around the common nouns "window" or "windows"
Even with today's higher level languages it is still sometimes necessary to know assembly or, at least, how high level code gets compiled into smaller instructions.
The best example of this is the famous "Double-Checked Locking is Broken" situation with Java. If you don't understand how the language is compiled you can run into trouble.
Well apparently SBC in northern Detroit isn't "the telephone company" then because by the time I got home (1 hour after the blackout began) my entire area had no dial tone.
It's funny how many people refuse to believe what I am saying and instead assume that I am an idiot who tried to use a phone that needs an AC adapter during the power outage.
Many of you are missing the point. My phone does not need power to operate. I have used it during power outages before many times. But if the phone company (or something in between my apartment and the phone company) doesn't have power then none of the phones will work. This is what happened in Detroit. No one in my apartment complex could get a dial tone. No one I knew could get a dial tone.
So, yes, I know that my apartment does not need power for my phone to work. And, no, my phone did not need power to work. But the power outage hit everything around here except for some of the cell towers.
And then there was the blackout last summer where my analog phone was a paperweight but my cell phone kept on going (although the signal got pretty week as towers started going down).
The smaller size does not appeal to me, although i realize that some people will be interested in them because of dumb things like color (women)
Yeah. All those cars on the road that aren't white must be driven by dumb women too! Guys would never fall for that crap. Heck, some colors even cost MORE than others and they still sell! It must be the women....
Maybe the technology is better now but this is at least a decade old. I can't wait until they get this cheap enough for "normal people" to have them in their house though.
The first sentence was fact. The second sentence was meant to explain the basis behind it.
And, yes, I have used classic.
And, no, I think Apple has better things to spend my money on (I'm a shareholder) than implementing an alternate interface. I could go on about why it's stupid to have two interfaces but it took me forever to get home due to there being 8" of snow here and I am very, very hungry.
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Enron must be rolling over in its grave!
The one that complies with the ECMA and soon to be ISO standard. As chic as it is to bash Microsoft, Microsoft did the right thing and standardized C# and other parts of .NET. Sun did not want to relinquish control and used window dressing that is called the Java Community Process.
I am glad you brought this up. Microsoft submitted their current C# spec to ECMA and *hooray* it got called a standard. But Microsoft did not give up the authority to change C# in any way they want in the future. They can add to it whatever they want without consulting anyone as long as it still minimally adheres to the ECMA standard.
Sun, on the other hand, did give up significant power over the future development of Java. They are one voice in many in the JCP. They cannot dictate the direction of Java.
So, as chic as it is to write what you just wrote (I have seen it many times), it is still based on faulty reasoning.
No, at most, he should have simply said "we have a fundamental disagreement in our philosophies" and left it at that.
Which would be interpreted to mean "everything ESR said was correct but we're making decisions for profit reasons."
No, a comment like that wouldn't have helped.
The thing is, the phone number cannot be sold alone.
Says who? If I can legally transfer the number to someone else for free why can't I ask them to pay me to do it? Or is this like sex?
Monoculture (or, the problems associated with it) are not a new concept. When I was studying at U of Mi in 1992-93 (or thereabouts) we discussed the internet worm in my system administration class. The instructor pointed out that U of M was only moderately affected because of the variety of Unix systems comprising the network. The lesson was that a diverse network makes one less succeptible to attack affecting a single platform.
Veto != control
Otherwise one could argue that the president controls the legislature.
And it's really funny that when I got to the article we are discussing I cannot find the terms "reference", "implementation", "license", or "J2SE" anywhere to be found. So, really, what the hell are you talking about?
Has this guy not heard of the Java Community Process or am I just really mistaken about how it works?
Ugh
Even with preview I didn't catch:
listed = limited
The first claim reads:
1. In a computer system that includes one or more scripts that can be selected for execution by a user, a method for facilitating the identification and selection of the one or more scripts for execution, the method comprising the acts of:
incorporating the one or more scripts into a file, wherein the file is formatted in such a manner as to enable the one or more scripts to be associated with different scripting languages;
presenting a list of scripts to a user for selection, wherein the list includes an identifier for each of the one or more scripts, the identifier comprising a descriptive name and functional description of each corresponding script; and
upon receiving a user selection of a particular identifier that is associated with a script from the list, executing the script that is associated with the particular identifier.
How many of us here haven't written HTML pages that perform that function? Claims are supposed to be read with the broadest possible interpretation and if *any* of prior art applies anywhere within that range the claim should be rejected.
I think the problem is that examiners seem to be listed to publications whereas much of what goes on in the computer world is not published - just used. And you would have to literally be an expert in the field to understand the ramifications of claims.
You missed the point BIG TIME.
The term apple, as it relates to computers, does not have a meaning independant of Apple computer. If I say, "I was using my Apple the other day" or "while working on my Macintosh" it can only mean one thing, namely that I was using a product supplied by Apple Computer Inc.
On the other hand, if I said, "I was working on my computer and had lots of windows open" it would not be true that I could only have been using a Microsoft product.
Do you similarly believe that X Windows is meant to confuse buyers and, as such, should be legally required to be renamed? Wouldn't the same logic also apply to every single application with Windows or Win in their name?
It looks like at least one of the patents issued within the last 2 years. So not only is the USPTO clueless, they are also slow.
Trademarks like Apple and Macintosh make more sense because prior to their introduction as a company/product no one would have associated them with a computer (or its function).
But since Word is a common noun Microsoft can't sue someone who comes out with another product like (just pretend the order of release was different) WordPerfect claiming they are violating the trademark on Word for computer software. The term "word" is common and Microsoft can't trademark everything that includes or is derived from that term.
And that's why Microsoft is going to lose - "window" was a common term before the release of Microsoft Windows. Lindows couldn't come out with a product called Windows because that name is trademarked. However, there is nothing to prevent them from coming out with another product based around the common nouns "window" or "windows"
Even with today's higher level languages it is still sometimes necessary to know assembly or, at least, how high level code gets compiled into smaller instructions.
The best example of this is the famous "Double-Checked Locking is Broken" situation with Java. If you don't understand how the language is compiled you can run into trouble.
Well apparently SBC in northern Detroit isn't "the telephone company" then because by the time I got home (1 hour after the blackout began) my entire area had no dial tone.
It's funny how many people refuse to believe what I am saying and instead assume that I am an idiot who tried to use a phone that needs an AC adapter during the power outage.
Many of you are missing the point. My phone does not need power to operate. I have used it during power outages before many times. But if the phone company (or something in between my apartment and the phone company) doesn't have power then none of the phones will work. This is what happened in Detroit. No one in my apartment complex could get a dial tone. No one I knew could get a dial tone.
So, yes, I know that my apartment does not need power for my phone to work. And, no, my phone did not need power to work. But the power outage hit everything around here except for some of the cell towers.
And then there was the blackout last summer where my analog phone was a paperweight but my cell phone kept on going (although the signal got pretty week as towers started going down).
When I first read the title I thought it was going to be some kind of robot pr0n.
What are they up to, No Man's Land 11???
The smaller size does not appeal to me, although i realize that some people will be interested in them because of dumb things like color (women)
Yeah. All those cars on the road that aren't white must be driven by dumb women too! Guys would never fall for that crap. Heck, some colors even cost MORE than others and they still sell! It must be the women....
Yes, "Belkin" and "sucks" should definitely be used in the same sentence when referring to the media reader.
Check out Mining the Sky
It talks a lot about this kind of thing.
Could they fit any more ads on that page? Actually, I think I saw a little space on the bottom right!
But, seriously, where are the trackballs??
Any woman who posts on slashdot is not normal.
And while the same theory does apply to guys to some degree.... a slashdot posting woman is much farther from the norm than a slashdot posting male.
Sorry ladies, but that's the truth and you know it.
This might be a surprise to those here but sometimes girls will buy stuff for guys.
A guy who buys a girl an electronic gift is being "insensitive".
A girl who buys a guy an electronic gift is a total babe.
So maybe all that extra spending is just gifts.
Maybe the technology is better now but this is at least a decade old. I can't wait until they get this cheap enough for "normal people" to have them in their house though.
The first sentence was fact. The second sentence was meant to explain the basis behind it.
And, yes, I have used classic.
And, no, I think Apple has better things to spend my money on (I'm a shareholder) than implementing an alternate interface. I could go on about why it's stupid to have two interfaces but it took me forever to get home due to there being 8" of snow here and I am very, very hungry.