Wonderful, more incorrect use of XML... I wonder, why not XML up the XML so you can have an tag which contains even more XML? Sounds insane doesn't it.. but that is what XML does in general... Why oh Why would you write a communications protocol using XML as your base?!
I doubt this will be as popular as they think, with people designing it like this it limits it to platforms with an XML interpreter and also makes it extremely inefficient (compared to normal tags).
I think these colleges have got the wrong idea completely.. instead of blocking students activities they need to be protecting students by blocking the people that want to sue them:D
If I was admin, I would dump a list of MPAA etc onto my filter and see if they can cause problems then?! Thing is, it is not illegal at all.. a organization is quiet legally able to block these people that are scanning traffic from your network. I would also consider it if I where an ISP.
Most of the illegal films on the internet are from within the movie industry it's self, although this will help reduce the number of 'cam' films being shared around, it will not help reduce over-all piracy.
Honestly, I have no good suggestions beyond giving up on cinemas and just release everything on DVD ASAP to reduce piracy. Thing is, people want the media, and they want it right now... and until the industry catches up with what people want this is going to continue.
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What i think would be a good start(TM) would be a program that interprets config files and turns them into GUI menus when possible, turning integers into fields, lists of commented out options into checklists/dropdown menus, etc. I know it wouldn't be perfect but it would make editing a config file less scary for less experienced users
Wow. You really don't get it do you. That IS the problem. Instead of programmers creating easy to use, for the job GUI's they are trying to get creative.. trying to make things easy.. trying to take the short route.
Sounds a lot like the days when you would insert punch-cards into a terminal.. had to re-write everything back then too, was a living hell.:)
I must admit, it would be interesting if the/. admin's had to re-write the main page in HTML, from scratch each and every time someone submitted something.;)
They said they wanted to respect bluh bluh, but if they wanted to these types of blocks can by bypassed by opening a new browser window using JavaScript and going to the site in those. Slashdot should also be taking note of this, I relised this could happen a few months ago.
I personally don't like Microsoft... but you have to ask yourself if Media Player is removed who is affected by this in a negative way?
I think the 'normal users' will be hit hardest, a lot of them just want their media to play and in my opinion it is the place of the Operating System to provide the functionality. We might install something better, but it doesn't hurt us to have it there even if we don't use it. I think the same is true with IE.. it has helped the new users a great deal even if it is bug ridden and crappy.
This has been on many many sites for a long time... I really wish the/. editors would read some other news sites before posting this out-of-date information.....
I am not pro-SCO, but this sets a very bad president. I, for one didn't realise that owners could block companies from using their code and don't like it one little bit. This is fine when used correctly, but wait until the time when it is misused and one distro is blocking another etc
We are at the top of the moral hill, don't let us slide down it!
Does anyone else read this and think she is advising use of VB?:)
I would like to add that MS VB is crap, but someone could make a good version (they they wanted).
They have not BANNED the word, that means one thing. Not allowed by law, that is not the case at all. Maybe someone should check their facts and try not to hype up stories like this!
I don't understand why the teenagers and the teen's in the columbine case had guns *at all* I live in the UK so guns are not available but if they where and I needed a fire-arm for some reason I would keep it in a locked cabinet and not give my teenager access without supervision... that is the issue.. if they didn't have guns the worst they could have done was go out and shoot people with water pistols
When you drive you put yourself and everyone else around you in danger, by forcing people to train you reduce the danger to everyone else. You don't take a driving test to keep yourself safe (or if you do it is a secondary objective) you take it to keep the other drivers safe from you.
This taken into account, because with a computer you don't normally put anyone else in danger I doubt very much some kind of mandatory training program would be helpful or productive in this situation.
I personally like the windows enviroment and many people (secretly) do. I wouldn't 'get' at people for copying something that is good. When I last used a linux GUI I found it to have a slow interface and hated its appearence. I like a nice speedy slick interface.
Oh and last time I checked m$ hadn't copied this design of interface and proberbly stole it off someone else anyway so before you go "Your copying windows wa wa wa" maybe you should be saying "Your copying Mac wa wa wa"
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Wonderful, more incorrect use of XML... I wonder, why not XML up the XML so you can have an tag which contains even more XML? Sounds insane doesn't it.. but that is what XML does in general... Why oh Why would you write a communications protocol using XML as your base?!
I doubt this will be as popular as they think, with people designing it like this it limits it to platforms with an XML interpreter and also makes it extremely inefficient (compared to normal tags).
I think these colleges have got the wrong idea completely.. instead of blocking students activities they need to be protecting students by blocking the people that want to sue them :D
If I was admin, I would dump a list of MPAA etc onto my filter and see if they can cause problems then?! Thing is, it is not illegal at all.. a organization is quiet legally able to block these people that are scanning traffic from your network. I would also consider it if I where an ISP.
Most of the illegal films on the internet are from within the movie industry it's self, although this will help reduce the number of 'cam' films being shared around, it will not help reduce over-all piracy.
Honestly, I have no good suggestions beyond giving up on cinemas and just release everything on DVD ASAP to reduce piracy. Thing is, people want the media, and they want it right now... and until the industry catches up with what people want this is going to continue.
200 rounds of ammo: $70 Two ski masks: $24 Two black trench coats: $260 Seeing the expression on your classmates' faces right before you blow their heads off -- priceless. There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's MasterCard.
It is like Linus pulling Linux and posting that it is illegal.. doesn't make it true, it is under the GPL and there is no controlling it now.
Wow. You really don't get it do you. That IS the problem. Instead of programmers creating easy to use, for the job GUI's they are trying to get creative.. trying to make things easy.. trying to take the short route.
Sounds a lot like the days when you would insert punch-cards into a terminal.. had to re-write everything back then too, was a living hell. :)
/. admin's had to re-write the main page in HTML, from scratch each and every time someone submitted something. ;)
I must admit, it would be interesting if the
Is he insane? He is posting a link with more images to
They said they wanted to respect bluh bluh, but if they wanted to these types of blocks can by bypassed by opening a new browser window using JavaScript and going to the site in those.
Slashdot should also be taking note of this, I relised this could happen a few months ago.
I personally don't like Microsoft... but you have to ask yourself if Media Player is removed who is affected by this in a negative way?
I think the 'normal users' will be hit hardest, a lot of them just want their media to play and in my opinion it is the place of the Operating System to provide the functionality. We might install something better, but it doesn't hurt us to have it there even if we don't use it. I think the same is true with IE.. it has helped the new users a great deal even if it is bug ridden and crappy.
MySQL is the best database around for the price actually!
This has been on many many sites for a long time... I really wish the /. editors would read some other news sites before posting this out-of-date information.....
:)
Also I only use MySQL
I am not pro-SCO, but this sets a very bad president. I, for one didn't realise that owners could block companies from using their code and don't like it one little bit. This is fine when used correctly, but wait until the time when it is misused and one distro is blocking another etc
We are at the top of the moral hill, don't let us slide down it!
Does anyone else read this and think she is advising use of VB? :)
I would like to add that MS VB is crap, but someone could make a good version (they they wanted).
GPL != OpenSource either, things can be open without being GPL. GPL != Freedom.
Why not buy some new handheld walki-talkies that have built in encryption (digital), wouldn't that be cheaper/easier than any computer network?
This is complete rubish and should not be on slashdot. Is slashdot moderated at all anymore?!
They have not BANNED the word, that means one thing. Not allowed by law, that is not the case at all. Maybe someone should check their facts and try not to hype up stories like this!
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I don't understand why the teenagers and the teen's in the columbine case had guns *at all* I live in the UK so guns are not available but if they where and I needed a fire-arm for some reason I would keep it in a locked cabinet and not give my teenager access without supervision... that is the issue.. if they didn't have guns the worst they could have done was go out and shoot people with water pistols
When you drive you put yourself and everyone else around you in danger, by forcing people to train you reduce the danger to everyone else. You don't take a driving test to keep yourself safe (or if you do it is a secondary objective) you take it to keep the other drivers safe from you.
This taken into account, because with a computer you don't normally put anyone else in danger I doubt very much some kind of mandatory training program would be helpful or productive in this situation.
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I personally like the windows enviroment and many people (secretly) do. I wouldn't 'get' at people for copying something that is good. When I last used a linux GUI I found it to have a slow interface and hated its appearence. I like a nice speedy slick interface.
Oh and last time I checked m$ hadn't copied this design of interface and proberbly stole it off someone else anyway so before you go "Your copying windows wa wa wa" maybe you should be saying "Your copying Mac wa wa wa"
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