That is funny because I have a computer engineering degree and I learned about state machines, compilers (besides lexer and parser theory we had to write two of them during the course), programming languages, parallel algorithms. I also learned lambda calculus, semantic tableaux, first order logic, modal logic, operator algebra, propositional calculus, etc. In fact many of our classes were held jointly with the students of the maths department and the exams were the same.
IMO a visual editor is a mistake. There are enough morons on Wikipedia as it is. If they lower the barrier for entry further who knows what drivel will show up...
Oh, and then the Al-Aqsa mosque will be torn down and Solomon's Temple re-erected in its place, marking the end of Islamic claim to the site.
If I was the Jews I would do the same thing the Muslims did to the Cathedral in Constantinople and build a gigantic Temple of Solomon surrounding the mosque in a way it can't be seen and paint over their scribblings in the interior with stars of David. Heck I would even chip in for its construction.
Which is the larger body of code? The Linux kernel or the SCSI subsystem? So you think they are entitled a free ride to sell closed Linux kernel copies because they contributed a driver subsystem? Give me a break. The GPL exists to stop this behavior to begin with. If they wanted to do this sort of crap they could have used FreeBSD or whatever but they chose Linux because it gave them a business advantage.
Their defense seems to be that they are somehow exempt from the requirements under GPLv2 because they ship their modifications as a module, but I'm a bit skeptical whether this would actually hold up in court.
Doubtful. If this was true the GPL would be effectively the same as the LGPL.
You don't need evidence to file a lawsuit. Just a strong suspicion of it. The evidence is supposed to show up during the discovery phase which includes the court forcing the 3rd party to release access to their source code to prove they aren't doing anything wrong.
I wouldn't get rid of an Android phone. This could just be the Zune redux. MS has learned a new trick where they break backwards compatibility with the old platform (e.g. Windows Phone 6.5, 7) once they start selling a new platform (e.g. Windows Phone 7, 8). In addition they are hamstringing developers for the platform so much there will probably be little 3rd party software developed for it. MS forgot what made them the behemoth they are today and they will pay a steep price for it.
It is a load of bull and you know it. If they wanted to keep the prices of their flagship high they could just segment their product line and manufacture a lower end model. Yet they don't do it despite having done this for the iPod. This is going to bite them in the future when they lose control of the segment just like they only have 10% of desktop sales, they may only have 10% of smartphone sales going forward. The interesting thing is their desktops have less of a price premium than their smartphones so their market share could get even lower once people realize the brand is effectively worthless.
To me this just smacks of utter stupidity for the Apple leadership. At least they were smart enough to segment their tablet offerings but it is too late. The software and hardware isn't good enough for it to matter.
Even the NVIDIA drivers are a nebulous proposition. Some people claim if the code was written originally for another platform and doesn't use kernel source you are fine but the GPL is not the LGPL.
Yeah figures. I haven't used Fedora or Red Hat for a long time so I can't comment on those anymore but I don't have issues with the Ubuntu package manager or that of any other distros based on Debian and apt-get.
Why? They all are better specced than the iPhone 5. If you can't have those with US local versions get the global version instead. The iPhone is the one which isn't high end enough.
For all the claims that MRAM was going to be as fast as SRAM and have the same capacity as Flash with non-volatility this is what we get... 35 ns isn't bad but its competing with regular DRAM. SRAM is in the single digits of latency. 64 Mb is pathetic. This is only useable in embedded applications.
1) Your finger is larger than a stylus tip so you lose input precision.
2) The higher end Android phones cost the same or more than an iPhone yet they sell remarkably well. The Samsung Galaxy S III is one example.
3) Apple makes money on the device AND on ads (iAd), selling you content on iTunes, etc. It's like having an Amazon device at many times the price. Have fun getting price gauged.
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NS had the blink tag and IE had the marquee tag both were obnoxious and overused.
That is funny because I have a computer engineering degree and I learned about state machines, compilers (besides lexer and parser theory we had to write two of them during the course), programming languages, parallel algorithms. I also learned lambda calculus, semantic tableaux, first order logic, modal logic, operator algebra, propositional calculus, etc. In fact many of our classes were held jointly with the students of the maths department and the exams were the same.
Who designed and constructed the Colossus decoding machine? Hint: it wasn't Turing.
That's pretty funny considering you just had to type markup to reply to the post. You did add a paragraph after all.
IMO a visual editor is a mistake. There are enough morons on Wikipedia as it is. If they lower the barrier for entry further who knows what drivel will show up...
If I was the Jews I would do the same thing the Muslims did to the Cathedral in Constantinople and build a gigantic Temple of Solomon surrounding the mosque in a way it can't be seen and paint over their scribblings in the interior with stars of David. Heck I would even chip in for its construction.
There are KiRF Samsung Galaxy SIII phones as well. So what?
Yes I would much rather hear a business argument based on emotion and feelings. Not!
They never have done it this way? iPod Classic, iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod touch, let me count the ways.
Which is the larger body of code? The Linux kernel or the SCSI subsystem? So you think they are entitled a free ride to sell closed Linux kernel copies because they contributed a driver subsystem? Give me a break. The GPL exists to stop this behavior to begin with. If they wanted to do this sort of crap they could have used FreeBSD or whatever but they chose Linux because it gave them a business advantage.
Their defense seems to be that they are somehow exempt from the requirements under GPLv2 because they ship their modifications as a module, but I'm a bit skeptical whether this would actually hold up in court.
Doubtful. If this was true the GPL would be effectively the same as the LGPL.
Not really. They can sue regardless and even claim damages. Remember that guy some time back who used to get his kicks suing GPL infringers?
You don't need evidence to file a lawsuit. Just a strong suspicion of it. The evidence is supposed to show up during the discovery phase which includes the court forcing the 3rd party to release access to their source code to prove they aren't doing anything wrong.
I wouldn't get rid of an Android phone. This could just be the Zune redux. MS has learned a new trick where they break backwards compatibility with the old platform (e.g. Windows Phone 6.5, 7) once they start selling a new platform (e.g. Windows Phone 7, 8). In addition they are hamstringing developers for the platform so much there will probably be little 3rd party software developed for it. MS forgot what made them the behemoth they are today and they will pay a steep price for it.
To me this just smacks of utter stupidity for the Apple leadership. At least they were smart enough to segment their tablet offerings but it is too late. The software and hardware isn't good enough for it to matter.
Even the NVIDIA drivers are a nebulous proposition. Some people claim if the code was written originally for another platform and doesn't use kernel source you are fine but the GPL is not the LGPL.
The US Army has drones as well. For example the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS. However I doubt they send them over to Pakistan.
Yeah figures. I haven't used Fedora or Red Hat for a long time so I can't comment on those anymore but I don't have issues with the Ubuntu package manager or that of any other distros based on Debian and apt-get.
Why? They all are better specced than the iPhone 5. If you can't have those with US local versions get the global version instead. The iPhone is the one which isn't high end enough.
They need to increase the density. 64 Mb is pathetic even by DRAM standards.
For all the claims that MRAM was going to be as fast as SRAM and have the same capacity as Flash with non-volatility this is what we get... 35 ns isn't bad but its competing with regular DRAM. SRAM is in the single digits of latency. 64 Mb is pathetic. This is only useable in embedded applications.
Cooling. That was the problem they had with the Cray-3 which curiously used vertically stacked modules.
Do Microsoft's partners ever make money? I thought that was a myth.
Not for long. Chrome is probably going to top it soon.
1) Your finger is larger than a stylus tip so you lose input precision. 2) The higher end Android phones cost the same or more than an iPhone yet they sell remarkably well. The Samsung Galaxy S III is one example. 3) Apple makes money on the device AND on ads (iAd), selling you content on iTunes, etc. It's like having an Amazon device at many times the price. Have fun getting price gauged.