"A quarterback who can gauge how the field looks at a given moment and decide upon a particular action is just as intelligent (in a different way) as someone who is excellent at arithmetic."
It would be interesting to see how well those quarterback qualities correlate with IQ scores, I would assume there's a good correlation...
"It implies what you should be able to do with it." -- "open" is an attribute that explains how a thing is, not what you can do with it (at least this is my understanding of non-native speaker of English)
It's not only this but Apple provides this way consistent experience to people who will buy iPhone but don't have a Mac, those people will be able to use the same browser across their platforms... what's so hard to see that this is the main objective?
It's not like people left Novell and started to use Microsoft products, there are plenty of good choice of distributions that didn't sign a pact with the devil: Ubuntu and Debian come to mind...
"Novell and MS are perfectly entitled to collaborate in any fashion they like"
We are also free to use whatever products we like. We are free to choose against a product only that we don't like the chairman (or should I say "chair man") of the company, or if we don't like what companies they make deals with. I personally don't like Microsoft so much, therefore I won't use Suse and any product that come from Novell as long as they make deals with Microsoft.
We can't just ignore it because "software patents are wrong". Until the courts agree, we have to live with it.
The problems is that the democratic system fails here, general public doesn't care about the issue, or doesn't have any idea, or can be swayed by any ad on TV (see the "network neutrality" ads and how that will make cable more expensive for regular Joe) politicians do what companies tell them to do, this result in a disaster administered by companies that have more money to lobby. laws.
I've never seen a Japanese, or a human being bend his/her eyes in a triangle shape when smiling. Could it possibly something else?
While I agree with you in general, the point here is not the eyes, but the smile (mouth, teeth), not everybody in any culture smiles "with teeth" like Americans do, for example in my country when people smile they raise the corners of their mouth, they rarely show their teeth (unless they are laughing), it's not inconceivable that Japanese move their lips less then Americans when they smile.
Windows fans should cheer Linux and Apple, that's their best chance to get better prices from Microsoft and potentially better support while Linux and Apple fans want more people to use their systems in order to have more 3rd parties support their favorite OS (it's not like Microsoft fans are afraid that vendors and manufacturers will stop supporting Windows anytime soon)
So it's different interest for different groups of people, nothing more, nothing less.
It's also very tricky for Microsoft, Vista monster would not run on that laptop while XP will cease to be "manufactured" at the end of this year.... what Windows do they intend to use? CE?
That's basically a password, if a password was revealed on 100,000 sites an I use it in my post to comment the situation not to circumvent anything I frankly doubt they can sue me for trafficking, trafficking what, common knowledge (which by now that key has become)?
Hmm, that would be an image, in addition to being a number, this is just a number that doesn't mean anything in particular and it's not copyrighted. And a really long number is different in the sense that it cannot be easily hidden, I meant that normally a short number not only that it probably shouldn't be banned it just can't be banned -- and this episode kind of proves my point, it doesn't matter how many sites they take down, the number was set free to the world.
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Do you think that addressing somebody with "sir" allows you to call him "idiot" in the same sentence, and still pass as a civilized person?
The only problem... Ubuntu Dells are not available for enterprise....
"A quarterback who can gauge how the field looks at a given moment and decide upon a particular action is just as intelligent (in a different way) as someone who is excellent at arithmetic."
It would be interesting to see how well those quarterback qualities correlate with IQ scores, I would assume there's a good correlation...
"It implies what you should be able to do with it." -- "open" is an attribute that explains how a thing is, not what you can do with it (at least this is my understanding of non-native speaker of English)
It's not only this but Apple provides this way consistent experience to people who will buy iPhone but don't have a Mac, those people will be able to use the same browser across their platforms... what's so hard to see that this is the main objective?
Great, now the mercury in those flourescent bulbs will poison Venezuela...
Nobody is stopping you to use a sludge hammer on the Windows CD (I even encourage you)
It's not like people left Novell and started to use Microsoft products, there are plenty of good choice of distributions that didn't sign a pact with the devil: Ubuntu and Debian come to mind...
You mean trademark? Well I'm sure they can name the guns something else. What do you mean exactly by IP?
Come and get them.
Now seriously that gun was first tested in 1947, we are in 2007 isn't any patent of that supposed to expire by now?
"Novell and MS are perfectly entitled to collaborate in any fashion they like"
We are also free to use whatever products we like. We are free to choose against a product only that we don't like the chairman (or should I say "chair man") of the company, or if we don't like what companies they make deals with. I personally don't like Microsoft so much, therefore I won't use Suse and any product that come from Novell as long as they make deals with Microsoft.
I call him Ballmer FUDD
What makes you think that they can't install crapware and ads on Linux?
One question remains what are Russians doing in Estonia, why don't the go back were they came from?
Is this valid for GPLv2 too? I thought GPLv3 will bring a special clarification for this case.
We can't just ignore it because "software patents are wrong". Until the courts agree, we have to live with it.
The problems is that the democratic system fails here, general public doesn't care about the issue, or doesn't have any idea, or can be swayed by any ad on TV (see the "network neutrality" ads and how that will make cable more expensive for regular Joe) politicians do what companies tell them to do, this result in a disaster administered by companies that have more money to lobby. laws.
I've never seen a Japanese, or a human being bend his/her eyes in a triangle shape when smiling.
Could it possibly something else?
While I agree with you in general, the point here is not the eyes, but the smile (mouth, teeth), not everybody in any culture smiles "with teeth" like Americans do, for example in my country when people smile they raise the corners of their mouth, they rarely show their teeth (unless they are laughing), it's not inconceivable that Japanese move their lips less then Americans when they smile.
Windows fans should cheer Linux and Apple, that's their best chance to get better prices from Microsoft and potentially better support while Linux and Apple fans want more people to use their systems in order to have more 3rd parties support their favorite OS (it's not like Microsoft fans are afraid that vendors and manufacturers will stop supporting Windows anytime soon)
So it's different interest for different groups of people, nothing more, nothing less.
I'm 10 months into a 2 year contract with Verizon. I'm cancelling as soon as possible.
Me too. I will feel so much secure with AT&T *rolls eyes*
Yes. It's a virtual crime.
'nough said.
It's also very tricky for Microsoft, Vista monster would not run on that laptop while XP will cease to be "manufactured" at the end of this year.... what Windows do they intend to use? CE?
No, I didn't... it's called "Free Speech Flag": http://www.badmouth.net/free-speech-flag/ and I already posted a link to it.
I know that. Please explain how can you technically ban a number from the Internet.
That's basically a password, if a password was revealed on 100,000 sites an I use it in my post to comment the situation not to circumvent anything I frankly doubt they can sue me for trafficking, trafficking what, common knowledge (which by now that key has become)?
Hmm, that would be an image, in addition to being a number, this is just a number that doesn't mean anything in particular and it's not copyrighted. And a really long number is different in the sense that it cannot be easily hidden, I meant that normally a short number not only that it probably shouldn't be banned it just can't be banned -- and this episode kind of proves my point, it doesn't matter how many sites they take down, the number was set free to the world.