Wrong. Jabber is a instant messaging protocol (a great one, by the way). If you are talking about the chat application, then you should call it a jabber client.
Finally an open match between two independent groups who compete to prove who has the best product available and competing in a leve where the rules are set and the process is (at least somewhat) clear.
This is what has been missing in the benchmark field. I hope that this trend picks up and that from now on we see the companies battling it out on the technical field instead of the marketing field.
P.S.:yes I know. This is marketing too. But still, it is a lot better than obscure references and funny and dubious charts which show vage and misleading numbers.
iTunes for television shows? This is the next logic step. And, because of this, the viewer isn't forced-fed the shows the networks choose.
Maybe this means that excellent shows like futurama will not get canceled just because the network doesn't want to pay for them.
Mandrake and Connectiva merged (well... mandrakesoft bought them) and the name that was choosen that would simbolize the joining of the two companies was Mandriva (mandrake, connectiva...)
The name isn't bad and it makes more sence after it's origins are explained.
flamebait?? You got to be kidding me! That is the truth and, if the mod knew something about the real world, he would know that there are a lot of countries which have mandatory ID cards for it's citizens. The parent isn't flame-baiting. He is stating a fact.
The Acer Aspire 1524 comes with a Athlon64 34000+, 15,4'' WXGA TFT LCD 1280x800, NVidia GeForce FX Go 5700 64MB, 80GB HD, DVD-+RW, 512MB RAM, 802.11 b/g wireless LAN and, to top things out, a PCMCIA 5 in 1 memory card reader. I bought one a couple of months ago for 1200 and I have to say, it rocks. It is a shame it isn't listed on the article.
The only thing which is a downer is the wireless modem. It is only supported under windows. To make matters worse, the windows drivers are only 32bits. So, I am forced to run 32bit linux and running ndiswrapper just because of the lack of linux support. When will they learn??
Besides that problem, it is a great machine and, compared with the other laptops in the article, a great product and a great price.
Nice site design, offers tutorials on mozilla and non-mozilla technologies, it's content is completely wikified... This is great news. It seems that this will be the kickstart for some non-mozilla developers to join the project and give the mozilla foundation their 0.02$. Very nice indeed.
Mozilla foundation, keep up the excellent work. The open source comunity (and other users too) are extremely thankfull. Kudos!
However, if your running a 32bit OS on a 64bit machine, something is not right.
And usually something isn't right, unfortunately.
Just like in the jump from 16 to 32bits, there is a lot of hardware that right now doesn't have 64bit drivers. That halts a lot of x86 to x86-64 switches. Personally, right now I have a AMD Athlon64 that I run kubuntu x86 because there isn't x86-64 drivers out there for the wireless modem, which is a damn shame. If they existed, I wouldn't hesitate in upgrading the OS.
Not very impressive at all. And also not an unique case.
One other problem is the way kubuntu deals with multiple soundcards. It refuses to deal correctly with them. If you have an onboard soundcard and another soundcard installed, kubuntu detects and selects the onboard sound as the default sound, even if it is disabled in the BIOS. That same problem used to plage Mandrake but they worked that out way back in the 9.2 release. Yet, in mandrake, that problem could be solved with a quick vim session but in kubuntu.... It still isn't possible to solve it, which is a shame.
I dont' see why anyone would use a download service that's not bittorrent anymore.
In certain countries, the ISPs have imposed a limit on "foreigh" bandwidth, which is obviously paid at a premium. Using bittorrent instead of domestic proxies result in an increase of the internet bill. That is a good reason for some folks not to use bittorrent, at least all the time.
I'm no AI pro here but I believe that "animation" is a good name to the scripted AI approach. Or even "reactive animation", if the script varies according to a certain action.
Why would the (lack of) avilability of a media player influence my OS decision?
People in this thread seem to be missing the XP-N point entirely. The problem microsoft had with the european union wasn't about the existance or not of MS's media player. The problem was that media player was installed in such a way that it obstructed the installation of 3rd party applications. Because of that the european union declared that they should strip MSs media player out of XP.
To answer your question, the stripping of MS's media player out of XP means that now you can install the media apps you like without having MS's media player buggering your plans and stepping on your toes.
If the hability to install whatever software you wish to install in your own computer doesn't influence your decision, I don't know what will.
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Would you rather have a free Microsoft media player, or a free RealPlayer that's going to remind you what a better experience you could be getting with the upgrade player every time you want to play some media?
I prefer to NOT HAVE a non-removable, pre-installed microsoft's media player and be able to install the software I like without having to worry about software I don't use acting up on me behind my back and doing stuff like stopping other software to work right
I think ICQ is better, but if nobody I know is on it there's not much point, is there?
There is a superior messaging protocol which is totally open, which has a pile of quality free(freedom and better) client applications, which is not dependent of private servers and that, depending on the servers the client connects, it can also connect with ICQ, AIM, MSN, IRC, etc. I'm talking about jabber
MSN is *by far* the most user-friendly IM I've used
You don't go out much, don't you?
First of all, MSN isn't the instant messenger/client application. MSN is the network and (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the communication protocol. Second, there are quite a few instant messenger applications which are more user-friendly than MSN Messenger. The only thing that makes MSN Messenger appear more user friendly is the habit people gather after using it for long periods of time. And third, the client is badly written and the protocol is an ever-changing mess.
With all that in mind, why do people keep using a product/service which is extremelly inferior compared with others that are freely available?
Still, Ubuntu isn't the cleanest distro out there. I switched from Mandrake 10.1 and while Mandrake handled everything out of the box without a hitch (even that damned genius mouse that even the genius people didn't knew it was supported under linux), Ubuntu couldn't even automatically sort out multiple soundcards and they even can't sort out that problem in their support forums, which is a shame. All the other relevant distros out there do that easily and automatically.
Maybe in the future Ubuntu is cleaner. Still, stability-wise, it leaves a lot to wish for.
Likewise, I may very well have the mental capacity to solve all sorts of complex, abstract problems. I've an IQ of 148, my range of knowledge in science and technology is extensive, but I've never really put that intelligence to the kind of use that it is theoretically capable of.
Don't forget that IQ is meaningless. First of all, it is a quotient between two numbers that are supposed to measure inteligence (how do you measure something which isn't even defined?). Second, the IQ test was designed with children in mind (the IQ compares the subject's test score with the supposed normal score for the kid's age), to be able to filter the supposedly more advanced kids. And third, it is shown again and again that the test is absolutely meaningless. It is even not supposed to be applied to people over 18. The only practical use that is given to IQ tests is from those that are tested and have a high score. They use it again and again to try to elevate oneself above the others and to try to justify the unjustifiable: a supposedly higher inteligence.
P.S.: Boy, you are just full of yourself, aren't you?
The point is that stealing something allegedly has a cost associated with it, and so does copying a file. And both are illegal.
The cost associated with something being stolen is related to the loss of property. That isn't the case when we are dealing with uploading/downloading a file. When someone downloads/uploads a file, no one loses property or even money. So, how do you measure the loss associated with it? You don't. You can only make wild speculations under some whacky premisses and ignoring facts in the process.
I'm sick and tired of listening to people calling filesharing "stealing". It never was, it will never be and it doesn't have nothing to do with logic. It is only a tribute to a marketing campaign which is becoming rather efficient. It is only sad that it is replicated around mindlessly, which is a shame.
That doesn't seem to be a matter of freedom of speech. If you had someone slandering you in the public press, wouldn't you sue him? At least I would . Why shouldn't Aznar do the same thing? Even more, his "job" depended on public opinion and his image, which brings more weight to it's credibility.
A certification is, theoretically, a proof and a guarantee that a certain individual possesses a certain level of knowledge and competence on a certain field. Therefore, certifications, whether it be highscool diplomas, college degrees, MSCEs or LPICs are a good way to provide the PHBs everywhere information of what a candidate can/cannot do.
Of course there isn't a good substitute to good old hands-on experience but having experience and having a certification isn't mutually exclusive. Still, a PHB is better off relying on a certification than simply on the word of an applicant.
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Wrong. Jabber is a instant messaging protocol (a great one, by the way). If you are talking about the chat application, then you should call it a jabber client.
For more information check out jabber's site
Finally an open match between two independent groups who compete to prove who has the best product available and competing in a leve where the rules are set and the process is (at least somewhat) clear.
This is what has been missing in the benchmark field. I hope that this trend picks up and that from now on we see the companies battling it out on the technical field instead of the marketing field.
P.S.:yes I know. This is marketing too. But still, it is a lot better than obscure references and funny and dubious charts which show vage and misleading numbers.
I must be old. I remember the time where calculators were used to do calculations and even plotting a nice graphic of a function.
I hope you aren't evaluating languages and giving them absolute ratings based on the libraries which are available to them.
iTunes for television shows? This is the next logic step. And, because of this, the viewer isn't forced-fed the shows the networks choose. Maybe this means that excellent shows like futurama will not get canceled just because the network doesn't want to pay for them.
The name isn't bad and it makes more sence after it's origins are explained.
this si graet news!!
flamebait?? You got to be kidding me! That is the truth and, if the mod knew something about the real world, he would know that there are a lot of countries which have mandatory ID cards for it's citizens. The parent isn't flame-baiting. He is stating a fact.
The Acer Aspire 1524 comes with a Athlon64 34000+, 15,4'' WXGA TFT LCD 1280x800, NVidia GeForce FX Go 5700 64MB, 80GB HD, DVD-+RW, 512MB RAM, 802.11 b/g wireless LAN and, to top things out, a PCMCIA 5 in 1 memory card reader. I bought one a couple of months ago for 1200 and I have to say, it rocks. It is a shame it isn't listed on the article. The only thing which is a downer is the wireless modem. It is only supported under windows. To make matters worse, the windows drivers are only 32bits. So, I am forced to run 32bit linux and running ndiswrapper just because of the lack of linux support. When will they learn?? Besides that problem, it is a great machine and, compared with the other laptops in the article, a great product and a great price.
Nice site design, offers tutorials on mozilla and non-mozilla technologies, it's content is completely wikified... This is great news. It seems that this will be the kickstart for some non-mozilla developers to join the project and give the mozilla foundation their 0.02$. Very nice indeed.
Mozilla foundation, keep up the excellent work. The open source comunity (and other users too) are extremely thankfull. Kudos!
And usually something isn't right, unfortunately.
Just like in the jump from 16 to 32bits, there is a lot of hardware that right now doesn't have 64bit drivers. That halts a lot of x86 to x86-64 switches. Personally, right now I have a AMD Athlon64 that I run kubuntu x86 because there isn't x86-64 drivers out there for the wireless modem, which is a damn shame. If they existed, I wouldn't hesitate in upgrading the OS.
Not very impressive at all. And also not an unique case.
One other problem is the way kubuntu deals with multiple soundcards. It refuses to deal correctly with them. If you have an onboard soundcard and another soundcard installed, kubuntu detects and selects the onboard sound as the default sound, even if it is disabled in the BIOS. That same problem used to plage Mandrake but they worked that out way back in the 9.2 release. Yet, in mandrake, that problem could be solved with a quick vim session but in kubuntu.... It still isn't possible to solve it, which is a shame.
In certain countries, the ISPs have imposed a limit on "foreigh" bandwidth, which is obviously paid at a premium. Using bittorrent instead of domestic proxies result in an increase of the internet bill. That is a good reason for some folks not to use bittorrent, at least all the time.
I'm no AI pro here but I believe that "animation" is a good name to the scripted AI approach. Or even "reactive animation", if the script varies according to a certain action.
People in this thread seem to be missing the XP-N point entirely. The problem microsoft had with the european union wasn't about the existance or not of MS's media player. The problem was that media player was installed in such a way that it obstructed the installation of 3rd party applications. Because of that the european union declared that they should strip MSs media player out of XP.
To answer your question, the stripping of MS's media player out of XP means that now you can install the media apps you like without having MS's media player buggering your plans and stepping on your toes.
If the hability to install whatever software you wish to install in your own computer doesn't influence your decision, I don't know what will.
I prefer to NOT HAVE a non-removable, pre-installed microsoft's media player and be able to install the software I like without having to worry about software I don't use acting up on me behind my back and doing stuff like stopping other software to work right
There is a superior messaging protocol which is totally open, which has a pile of quality free(freedom and better) client applications, which is not dependent of private servers and that, depending on the servers the client connects, it can also connect with ICQ, AIM, MSN, IRC, etc. I'm talking about jabber
Have you tried it yet?
You don't go out much, don't you?
First of all, MSN isn't the instant messenger/client application. MSN is the network and (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the communication protocol. Second, there are quite a few instant messenger applications which are more user-friendly than MSN Messenger. The only thing that makes MSN Messenger appear more user friendly is the habit people gather after using it for long periods of time. And third, the client is badly written and the protocol is an ever-changing mess.
With all that in mind, why do people keep using a product/service which is extremelly inferior compared with others that are freely available?
Hmm... According to your explanation, if a hacker is a programmer and if a criminal hacker is a cracker, then a cracker is a criminal programmer.
...that or even you can't grasp the concept right.
Still, Ubuntu isn't the cleanest distro out there. I switched from Mandrake 10.1 and while Mandrake handled everything out of the box without a hitch (even that damned genius mouse that even the genius people didn't knew it was supported under linux), Ubuntu couldn't even automatically sort out multiple soundcards and they even can't sort out that problem in their support forums, which is a shame. All the other relevant distros out there do that easily and automatically.
Maybe in the future Ubuntu is cleaner. Still, stability-wise, it leaves a lot to wish for.
Don't forget that IQ is meaningless. First of all, it is a quotient between two numbers that are supposed to measure inteligence (how do you measure something which isn't even defined?). Second, the IQ test was designed with children in mind (the IQ compares the subject's test score with the supposed normal score for the kid's age), to be able to filter the supposedly more advanced kids. And third, it is shown again and again that the test is absolutely meaningless. It is even not supposed to be applied to people over 18. The only practical use that is given to IQ tests is from those that are tested and have a high score. They use it again and again to try to elevate oneself above the others and to try to justify the unjustifiable: a supposedly higher inteligence.
P.S.: Boy, you are just full of yourself, aren't you?
The cost associated with something being stolen is related to the loss of property. That isn't the case when we are dealing with uploading/downloading a file. When someone downloads/uploads a file, no one loses property or even money. So, how do you measure the loss associated with it? You don't. You can only make wild speculations under some whacky premisses and ignoring facts in the process.
I'm sick and tired of listening to people calling filesharing "stealing". It never was, it will never be and it doesn't have nothing to do with logic. It is only a tribute to a marketing campaign which is becoming rather efficient. It is only sad that it is replicated around mindlessly, which is a shame.
That doesn't seem to be a matter of freedom of speech. If you had someone slandering you in the public press, wouldn't you sue him? At least I would . Why shouldn't Aznar do the same thing? Even more, his "job" depended on public opinion and his image, which brings more weight to it's credibility.
A certification is, theoretically, a proof and a guarantee that a certain individual possesses a certain level of knowledge and competence on a certain field. Therefore, certifications, whether it be highscool diplomas, college degrees, MSCEs or LPICs are a good way to provide the PHBs everywhere information of what a candidate can/cannot do.
Of course there isn't a good substitute to good old hands-on experience but having experience and having a certification isn't mutually exclusive. Still, a PHB is better off relying on a certification than simply on the word of an applicant.
Completely correct? Since when stealing something is equivalent to uploading/downloading/copying a file?