The usual reason these days seems to be that some boss hears that his solution should involve items from this buzz word check list. On that lies Windows 2003, 64 bit computing (oops can't do that yet) and.net!
If you play various games in which you can script your units behaviour you quickly accept you have more power over what you can do and normally more choices of what you can do if you learn the scripting rather than rely upon the course grained GUI options for behaviour selection.
To me it seems every post I have read is missing the point. If you can only operate something using the GUI (or as some posters mention the VCR) you can only do the things that someone else gives you power over.
Take the VCR and video plus recording. If you can only operate the video that way you can only tape programs by numbers. That means you will regularly miss the end of programs. You have to learn a bit more, ie. how to tweak the end time manually, in order to ensure with very high probability that you will get the whole program.
But because people don't get it might be because they didn't understand it.
I really liked these films. I think they are very intelligently made. The biggest let down for me was in the many Smiths fight scenen in Reloaded. They just looked like lots of guys with rubber masks on.
You can get it and not like it. You can not like it and not get it. (and other permutations) I won't pretend to get it nor that there is anything to get. I just think they are very intelligently made and anyone who goes along just for the kick ass fights is missing out a lot on life. That whole thing that is called thinking.
This film kept me immersed. I looked around once in the film at the audience and was startled to discover I was in a place with hundreds of others.
Most of the gripes I hear are along the lines or it doesn't say this, OR why did they have to include that OR religous metaphor pah!"
News for those people: There is nothing uniquely new. What we are builds on what there is and what we know.
I like that it is so expensive so that people aren't tempted to buy it. I don't want to be tempted.
On the other hand, if it meant people could more easily be weened off the Outlook dependency make it cheaper. Things are always so much more complex than they first seam!
If it makes a profit of course they shouldn't open source it. They should carry on making the profit that ultimately subsidises the things that most of us might find useful like Mono.
50 well that's 0.5c (obivously where C is century)
100 that's c.
65 is just not a pleasant fraction of the whole bigger unit. We might as well celebrate its 66, 67, 68, ok you can guess this sequence...
I think I'm clear now but there is still that duality to how you could mean GOOD. Either the quality of the BSD code is good (no one doubts it unless they're a fool) or it is good that it is licensed BSD style. (Or both of course).
It did read to me like you were annoyed that Linux takes code and uses it.
"Don't even get me started about all the BSD work that has found it's way into linux - the BSD license has made this possible, and easy."
Makes you sound annoyed that Linux takes in stuff to use. If that's a problem to you why use the FreeBSD license that allows it? You must be really annoyed by companies taking in your work and it helping them make billions of dollars? Then again as annoyed by that as Linux because in most cases you won't know about it.
Of course effort goes into production of it. That effort has already been expended and is not recoverable. But if you were picky about balancing equations even those who have contributed the most have probably got more out than they put in. Therefore you might argue on balance that even in terms of their efforts it is better than free.
That effort (arguably making it unfree) has gone into its creation doesn't mean it is not free at point of obtainment. Practically it isn't because to obtain it has cost something.
The last two are always tossed about incorrectly unless you are RMS.
The tiniest number might do it just for fun. Linus didn't start it just for fun, he wanted a specific product that was unavailable. That it was fun and had more success than might have been expected are what have allowed him to continue but it wasn't "just for fun".
In a similar way I don't believe any other projects in the majority are "just for fun". They are all a mutual pooling of resources where people know if they provide this they encourage others and in the end every one wins with high quality products for a lot less effort.
At risk of needing asbestos pants... It reminds me (I'm not a regular bible reader and not part of any organised religion) of the feeding of the 5000. It's a principle used by Jesus. Wonder if he would be a Free Software developer if he were born now?
Who ever says we are naturally selfish misses that we are also smart enough to recognise that something that benefits many can benefit us more than not participating. In fact the reward of contributing to Free Software might have a better risk:benefit ratio than the gamble of hogging your development but being unable to capitalise on it, especially with how easily large corporations can wrest your control form you (despite the protection of patents - tongue firmly in cheek with that last comment.
Most geeks I know reach for the right tool for the job. There are not many jobs for which a fuel hungry SUV is the right tool for when picked from the available range!
Pass me the screw driver dear I want to hammer this nail in!
I have an SL5500. It's great but in terms of usefulness it's low. As a PDA that is. I'm not a PDA person though. I previously had a Psion Revo but the hassles of using that with Linux and the geek factor made me go for the Zaurus.
I might use it more if I had it integrated to my phone but my old mobile doesn't have the facilites to connect and I don't use that enough to justify a new one really.
I'd prefer the Revo still because of its keyboard.
The question on usefulness can only be answered if you have a clear idea of what you would use it for. The Revo for example with its ace keyboard made writing up ideas, notes, diary comments etc... really quick, easy and pleasant. Once I switched fully from Windows to Linux though connections became an issue.
Summary:
If you have a clear use as useful as any PDA just maybe not as good. But you can have a terminal:-). If you don't have a clear use then save your money.
I'm currently studying land law in the UK. Interesting parallels have leapt to mind from how it was in England in the 14th Century. You didn't own land (you still technically don't it's all the Crowns land) you had a tenure on the land and paid rent (some simplification here).
So we don't have to worry about this leasing/licensing everything, over the next 600 years it will probably drift back to actual ownership by people. As the feudal lords lose their grip.
And in a follow up action they are suing the postal service for conspiracy to distribute illegal copies of copyrighted works.
The transport union has called out all its workers as they are at risk of being involved in the transport of illegal and/or prohibited materials. One worker has been heard to mutter "My god I could have been helping the spread of poor quality pre-release knock offs of massive blockbuster movies! I'll never haul again".
I'm not accusing you but your mention of XP made me smirk. Most people who have it on none work machines didn't pay for it (I use Gnu/Linux). There are lots of people who use it illegally and probably use it in ways for which they are not licensed with the license they have (in the instances they have one).
Where is the difference between the crimes in that through the action of things like DOS attacks against the likes of SCO the measurably harm is to a company finances and so it is with the illegal use of XP, Office, etc...
Is it that we justly fear those driven by motives beyond our own apathy?
I've been using Mandrake 9.x since each has become available (and others before that). One release had a habit of sometimes kicking me out and back to the log in (under X).
I find my Tombow fat pen is very very good. People look at it funnily when I hand it them to use but they almost always comment about how nice it is to hold once they are finished.
I do love my Mont Blanc (the fattest in the range) though. It's also much cheaper to run than the Tombow, which is a roller ball and the Tombow refills are expensive.
Software is a product
Software is propery (according to IP law)
Software can be a complex system, inviting best practice to be used. That at least is what happens in the automotive sector. Software paranoid process.
Why shouldn't it be treated in all those respects as just the same as any other goods that are sold. Companies under contract law can still disclaim most things except where negligence causes harm or death.
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The usual reason these days seems to be that some boss hears that his solution should involve items from this buzz word check list. On that lies Windows 2003, 64 bit computing (oops can't do that yet) and .net!
If you play various games in which you can script your units behaviour you quickly accept you have more power over what you can do and normally more choices of what you can do if you learn the scripting rather than rely upon the course grained GUI options for behaviour selection.
Take the VCR and video plus recording. If you can only operate the video that way you can only tape programs by numbers. That means you will regularly miss the end of programs. You have to learn a bit more, ie. how to tweak the end time manually, in order to ensure with very high probability that you will get the whole program.
Surely this must qualify.
I really liked these films. I think they are very intelligently made. The biggest let down for me was in the many Smiths fight scenen in Reloaded. They just looked like lots of guys with rubber masks on.
You can get it and not like it. You can not like it and not get it. (and other permutations) I won't pretend to get it nor that there is anything to get. I just think they are very intelligently made and anyone who goes along just for the kick ass fights is missing out a lot on life. That whole thing that is called thinking.
This film kept me immersed. I looked around once in the film at the audience and was startled to discover I was in a place with hundreds of others.
Most of the gripes I hear are along the lines or it doesn't say this, OR why did they have to include that OR religous metaphor pah!"
News for those people: There is nothing uniquely new. What we are builds on what there is and what we know.
So shut up and let it just be a film
On the other hand, if it meant people could more easily be weened off the Outlook dependency make it cheaper. Things are always so much more complex than they first seam!
If it makes a profit of course they shouldn't open source it. They should carry on making the profit that ultimately subsidises the things that most of us might find useful like Mono.
50 well that's 0.5c (obivously where C is century)
100 that's c.
65 is just not a pleasant fraction of the whole bigger unit. We might as well celebrate its 66, 67, 68, ok you can guess this sequence...
It did read to me like you were annoyed that Linux takes code and uses it.
Makes you sound annoyed that Linux takes in stuff to use. If that's a problem to you why use the FreeBSD license that allows it? You must be really annoyed by companies taking in your work and it helping them make billions of dollars? Then again as annoyed by that as Linux because in most cases you won't know about it.
I have to ask. Given the intent of the GPL what don't you like about it?
Effort to create
Cost to obtain (not merely monetary)
Free as in freedom
Free as in cost
Of course effort goes into production of it. That effort has already been expended and is not recoverable. But if you were picky about balancing equations even those who have contributed the most have probably got more out than they put in. Therefore you might argue on balance that even in terms of their efforts it is better than free.
That effort (arguably making it unfree) has gone into its creation doesn't mean it is not free at point of obtainment. Practically it isn't because to obtain it has cost something.
The last two are always tossed about incorrectly unless you are RMS.
In a similar way I don't believe any other projects in the majority are "just for fun". They are all a mutual pooling of resources where people know if they provide this they encourage others and in the end every one wins with high quality products for a lot less effort.
At risk of needing asbestos pants... It reminds me (I'm not a regular bible reader and not part of any organised religion) of the feeding of the 5000. It's a principle used by Jesus. Wonder if he would be a Free Software developer if he were born now?
Who ever says we are naturally selfish misses that we are also smart enough to recognise that something that benefits many can benefit us more than not participating. In fact the reward of contributing to Free Software might have a better risk:benefit ratio than the gamble of hogging your development but being unable to capitalise on it, especially with how easily large corporations can wrest your control form you (despite the protection of patents - tongue firmly in cheek with that last comment.
Pass me the screw driver dear I want to hammer this nail in !
I might use it more if I had it integrated to my phone but my old mobile doesn't have the facilites to connect and I don't use that enough to justify a new one really.
I'd prefer the Revo still because of its keyboard.
The question on usefulness can only be answered if you have a clear idea of what you would use it for. The Revo for example with its ace keyboard made writing up ideas, notes, diary comments etc... really quick, easy and pleasant. Once I switched fully from Windows to Linux though connections became an issue.
Summary:
If you have a clear use as useful as any PDA just maybe not as good. But you can have a terminal:-). If you don't have a clear use then save your money.
Golly I ramble.
So we don't have to worry about this leasing/licensing everything, over the next 600 years it will probably drift back to actual ownership by people. As the feudal lords lose their grip.
The transport union has called out all its workers as they are at risk of being involved in the transport of illegal and/or prohibited materials. One worker has been heard to mutter "My god I could have been helping the spread of poor quality pre-release knock offs of massive blockbuster movies! I'll never haul again".
Where is the difference between the crimes in that through the action of things like DOS attacks against the likes of SCO the measurably harm is to a company finances and so it is with the illegal use of XP, Office, etc...
Is it that we justly fear those driven by motives beyond our own apathy?
Like the book collection mentioned. I don't seem to be able to find any of them to order them do you have the ISBNs? :-)
I suspect the George Dubya book would make an hilarious read provided he wasn't allowed a real authors help.
Except many people like to use Free/Libre Software and not act as unpaid devlopers for commercial enterprises.
9.1 has been utterly trouble free.
Just what I was thinking.
"and understand the problem"
Isn't the only way to lose US citizenship (except perhaps death) through the Patriot Act II, where you can be stripped of it?
I do love my Mont Blanc (the fattest in the range) though. It's also much cheaper to run than the Tombow, which is a roller ball and the Tombow refills are expensive.
Software is propery (according to IP law)
Software can be a complex system, inviting best practice to be used. That at least is what happens in the automotive sector. Software paranoid process.
Why shouldn't it be treated in all those respects as just the same as any other goods that are sold. Companies under contract law can still disclaim most things except where negligence causes harm or death.
There's better protection for consumers though.