In my Office 2004 install on my Mac the Microsoft Word file is 17069566. That's about 16 MB. This means that at worst, Word will use about 16 more MB on disc. Not RAM mind you.
In fact, the size is probably smaller since only the TEXT segment is going to be duplicated. However, I'm not sure how to check this for a PEF executable.
I can see several uses: Future portable products (video player?) and spare parts. There will still be PowerBooks under AppleCare service contracts in 2008.
Play the tournaments! It's much harder to win big, since you can't simply wait for new players with fresh money to take. That's why the bots don't play them. It's also much more fun.
Actually, the ISS orbit decays because it's so low. It loses speed thanks to atmospheric drag
I don't think most people realise just how low the ISS flies. It flies at an altitude of up to 354.1 km. As a comparison, the diameter of the earth is about 12700 km. Look at those numbers again. It so low that you'd be hard-pressed to even call it "space".
The reason for this very low orbit is that the space shuttle is unable to travel any further out. It a rocket-boosted aircraft that just happens to be able to reach orbit altitude. Well, orbit altitude as long as you boost the altitude once in a while. Remember that the ISS loses 100 metres of altitude every day.
The OP's idea sounds a bit wild, but I just needed to correct you on the orbit decay thing.
no support for automatic versioning in the filesystem
SCO OpenServer (yes, that operating system) had versioning in the file system back in the 90's. I suppose other UNIX versions does too. You don't need to replace the entire OS just to add such a feature.
The same goes for all the other features you requested. All of those fits very well into UNIX if you really want them. The reason they aren't there is not because it can't be done, it's because people hasn't cared enough to implement it.
The GPL is a contract just like any other. If I enter a contract with you then I cannot just exit that contract unless you broke some of its terms, or the contract explicitly states that I may exit the contract at any time. Whether you broke a different contract with a different person has nothing to do with it.
According to what I have read on groklaw, it is very questionable whether the copyright holder of one GPL application can revoke the redistributing rights of a licensee because of its GPL violations concerning a different piece of software.
In the ongoing court battle, IBM has accused SCO of violating the GPL with regard to Linux, but no other applications has been mentioned.
Ping is not a measure of latency, it's an application which is used to measure latency.
I know full well how the gaming crowd use the word. It's still wrong, which is what I pointed out.
There is no way any of these posts is going to get modded up so why don't you read at +3 if you don't want rants like mine. Besides, I don't rant that often.
I think it's interesting how the gaming community have their own terminology when referring to traditional things.
My pet peeve is "ping". What the hell is a "great ping"? Is it a new implementation that allows more control over what packets are sent? Nope, apparently they are referring to "low latency".
Another one is "router". When the gamers refers toa router, they really mean either a "firewall" or something that provides a NAT service, and usually both.
I've given up on pointing out the mistakes when I read gaming forums, but this is Slashdot so I'm allowed to rant.
Ah yes, I hadn't thought of encrypting the OS image because I do not see how it is feasible to distribute to end-users with host-specific encryption keys. You'd really have to do something evil like a networked install agent that gets a personally encrypted (and watermarked?) image from the vendor for your authenticated, genuine host.
Yes. This is possible. However, at this point I don't believe they will do this. It really is more pain than it's worth. And after all, why would Apple want to do it? No other PC manufacturers will be allowed to make OSX machines anyway, and if people want to create a hack, well they most likely wouldn't lose a sale anyway and they may actually gain another user.
And even then, I do not see anything like encrypted RAM being used in the near future, so the plaintext will be available somewhere on the hardware, e.g. vulnerable to logic analyzers on the memory bus. We'll probably see tamper-resistent, ROM+RAM+CPU distribution "cartridges" becoming economically viable before anybody makes a truly secure general-purpose PC!
There is really little need to create a fully encrypted system at this point. Practically the only driving force is the **AA lobby. However, as the network becomes more and more ubiquitous the demands for secure computing will go up, at which time we may very well see a fully encrypted system. When this arrives, it will hopefully be for the benefit of the user, not some almighty big brother. I'm not holding my breath though. However, in the near future (a few years ahead) I don't see much to worry about.
and there might be interesting legal battles in this area in the future based on interop and/or anti-monopoly principles.
Yes, I agree here. The **AA lobby is pushing DRM through legislation. The other side will have to do the same in order to keep everything balanced.
What you say is true as long as the OS image isn't encrypted.
Whether it's technically feasible to do so depends on the performance of the DRM hardware.
I do agree, however, that at this point it seems unlikely that it will be. However, some key parts might be. The obvious part will be the "media authorisation code", but other parts of the OS may also be encrypted. We really don't know exactly what the implementation will look like.
I just read the article. Ignoring the fact that since it is about the PowerPC, some of the information in it may not be applicable, it contains the following paragraph:
Make the original function writable. By default, the page containing the original function's code will not be writable. Attempting to overwrite the instruction would result in process termination. The solution is straight-forward: use Mach's vm_protect() routine to mark the page writable.
It is quite possible that in a DRM'ed OS you won't be able to call vm_protect() to control the protection status of certain memory pages. Certainly not the ones containing the DRM code.
I'm not saying that a Palladium-style DRM OS can't be defeated, but it will be done in a way similar to the way game consoles DRM is broken: usually by exploiting bugs in the code. The alloying thing about that is that the crackers need to play catchup with an endless stream of OS updates that plugs these holes.
The other solution is a hardware patch. I'm sure these will appear too, but it may take time. How long did it take for the Game Cube? 3 years? A personal computer typically has a shorter life time than that.
I saw a show on Discovery a few days ago where they presented the theories on the development of the feathers. It is obvious that feathers developed before the ability of flight so what were they used for? According to the show feathers could be used to protect (and keep warm) the eggs when nesting. In my mind, it is a short step from nesting to nurturing the young, so perhaps the development of feathers and the bird-like behaviour of nurturing the young did evolve at the same time?
Note that I'm not by any means an expert in this field so feel free to point out where I'm wrong.
I used my Powerbook all the time in Singapore, even inside without AC. I can't say it behaved any differently compared to when running it in an air conditioned office. The fans weren't running more than usual etc.
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But the best thing to come otu of this will most likely by that MS Office will finally support a real open format.
In fact, the size is probably smaller since only the TEXT segment is going to be duplicated. However, I'm not sure how to check this for a PEF executable.
I can see several uses: Future portable products (video player?) and spare parts. There will still be PowerBooks under AppleCare service contracts in 2008.
Play the tournaments! It's much harder to win big, since you can't simply wait for new players with fresh money to take. That's why the bots don't play them. It's also much more fun.
Especially since they didn't even which country was visited. :-) In all likelyhood it was probably somewhere in Europe.
I don't think most people realise just how low the ISS flies. It flies at an altitude of up to 354.1 km. As a comparison, the diameter of the earth is about 12700 km. Look at those numbers again. It so low that you'd be hard-pressed to even call it "space".
The reason for this very low orbit is that the space shuttle is unable to travel any further out. It a rocket-boosted aircraft that just happens to be able to reach orbit altitude. Well, orbit altitude as long as you boost the altitude once in a while. Remember that the ISS loses 100 metres of altitude every day.
The OP's idea sounds a bit wild, but I just needed to correct you on the orbit decay thing.
The same goes for all the other features you requested. All of those fits very well into UNIX if you really want them. The reason they aren't there is not because it can't be done, it's because people hasn't cared enough to implement it.
Granted, this particular piece of information is new, but neither me nor I believe any other regular readers of that site are surprised.
The GPL is a contract just like any other. If I enter a contract with you then I cannot just exit that contract unless you broke some of its terms, or the contract explicitly states that I may exit the contract at any time. Whether you broke a different contract with a different person has nothing to do with it.
In the ongoing court battle, IBM has accused SCO of violating the GPL with regard to Linux, but no other applications has been mentioned.
I know full well how the gaming crowd use the word. It's still wrong, which is what I pointed out.
There is no way any of these posts is going to get modded up so why don't you read at +3 if you don't want rants like mine. Besides, I don't rant that often.
My pet peeve is "ping". What the hell is a "great ping"? Is it a new implementation that allows more control over what packets are sent? Nope, apparently they are referring to "low latency".
Another one is "router". When the gamers refers toa router, they really mean either a "firewall" or something that provides a NAT service, and usually both.
I've given up on pointing out the mistakes when I read gaming forums, but this is Slashdot so I'm allowed to rant.
Whether it's technically feasible to do so depends on the performance of the DRM hardware.
I do agree, however, that at this point it seems unlikely that it will be. However, some key parts might be. The obvious part will be the "media authorisation code", but other parts of the OS may also be encrypted. We really don't know exactly what the implementation will look like.
I'm not saying that a Palladium-style DRM OS can't be defeated, but it will be done in a way similar to the way game consoles DRM is broken: usually by exploiting bugs in the code. The alloying thing about that is that the crackers need to play catchup with an endless stream of OS updates that plugs these holes.
The other solution is a hardware patch. I'm sure these will appear too, but it may take time. How long did it take for the Game Cube? 3 years? A personal computer typically has a shorter life time than that.
I saw a show on Discovery a few days ago where they presented the theories on the development of the feathers. It is obvious that feathers developed before the ability of flight so what were they used for? According to the show feathers could be used to protect (and keep warm) the eggs when nesting. In my mind, it is a short step from nesting to nurturing the young, so perhaps the development of feathers and the bird-like behaviour of nurturing the young did evolve at the same time?
Note that I'm not by any means an expert in this field so feel free to point out where I'm wrong.
15" 1.5 GHz. I'm going down there in a month again, and I'll take better note of the fan activity this time. :-)
The people who complain probably just wrote: "your crappy software doesn't work! you sukc(/"(/!#"
I used my Powerbook all the time in Singapore, even inside without AC. I can't say it behaved any differently compared to when running it in an air conditioned office. The fans weren't running more than usual etc.
Then just type another letter. It automatically restarts the search with the new string. I never have it pause even for a second when doing that.
Better than google maps who doesn't have maps for your area at all. :-)
The cooperation is that you get a map24 link when you search for a city on google.
I find http://www.map24.com/ to be superior to google maps. Even for the areas which google maps do have map data.
That said, it still is nowhere near a nice player on OSX, but it's the best you can get unless you want to pay for MS Office or Pages.