Well, we're halfway there. I think Adobe's products will follow shortly.
Possibly not. From what I can see Adobe is going in totally the other direction. The latest versions of Premier Pro and Encore DVD (and possibly others) require win XP. Not even win 2000, the first and last vaguely usable version of windows, will do.
The users of MSN (search engine) are mostly those who have a windows box and dont know about the alternatives (microsoft customers). IE brings up msn as the default home page. These people are usually in the same demographic group as those who install GATOR and HotBar et al.
Usualy such windows software that spies, snoops or hijacks your browsing experience, to be legal, has to have a written disclaimer that you must click through. Gator for example, does warn you (if you read the microscopic print) that it will distort your browsing experience.
I would say that MSN is as much of a browser hijacker as that in terms of manipulating the sites you view, but without the legality of the click through agreement.
MSN's lack of any such statement or click through combined with it's default homepage status has to be ripe for an anti-trust suit I would say. You just can't get more incriminating evidence than this.
I think you'll find that there won't be too much produced by SCO in the 45 days. After they get their grubby mitts on AIX they will probably ask for six months to scrutinise the millions of lines of IBM code.
After all this is about time for the FUD, not code.
There needs to be a law prohibiting companies paying lawyers in shares for these type of pump and dump cases. In this crazy litigous world it's almost inviting every failing business to have a go.
Or at the very least a restriction that says the lawyers cannot take the shares or sell them before the case has ended and if that takes decades then so be it.
This is not the fault of the voters. this is the fault of the electoral rules that allow for unlimited financial contributions to political candidates so that they can _appear_ to be be representing the people when it's perfectly obvious they have to pander to their paymasters first. And their paymasters are of course big business.
Most European countries have strict limits on campaign contributions, so this type of large scale corruption is easily spotted. Why should anyone be suprised that while there is big money in politics there is no room for the interests of the little guy. Big business interests come first.
We can bitch and moan and wonder at the crazy decisions of our political leaders but they are mostly decided behind heavy panelled doors with a promise, a cigar, a handshake and a slap on the back.
When the system changes to restrict this ridiculous corruption then you'll start to see polititians who actually represent the people instead of this charade that exists now.
I was going to reply that there is no contintent called "America". There is "North America" and "South America". I was also going to point out that the English laugh at how the North Americans like to invent "English" words on the fly.
"If a software program is dominant for a long time, it's harmful for the development of the software industry," said Li Wuqiang of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
This is true to an extent, but I'd add that any government just like any corporation needs to reduced expenditure of its stakeholders.
For large organisations the cost of Linux scales very well. Given that the performance of linux matches or exceeds MS - duh, the cost issue is justafiably the only reason needed.
Looks like soon all you'll need to do is call the police and they'll be able to locate your laptop precisely using its imbedded RFID tag - and probably trace on a map everywhere it has been in the last six months too.
Is there anything wrong with that so long as somewhere in our future we make sure that information isn't accessed 'inappropriately'?
Unfortunately this approach is probably as naive as giving your details to a do-not-call list or 'unsubscribing' to spam.
In the not-too-distant future the only way to ensure your purchasing privacy will be to pay cash for everything. When the government succeeds in getting cash transactions banned we'll all look back at these debates and laugh at how easily we were suckered!
I don't think they need to advertise their competition, just unbundle all their own stuff from the OS. Maybe even asking during a post install routine if the user wants to download IE or Win Media Player would be acceptable.
That in itself would present the message that hey the computer will run without them and - you have a choice over this non essential stuff.
This is really what it's all about. An OS provides an interface between the hardware and the software and other low level functions (i/o, permissioning etc)
Windows is not just (even?) an operating system - it's a monopolized distribution method for all the associated media and proprietary file formats. Case in point, even though Internet Explorer is so lacking in security and features compared to any modern browser(tabs?), it is used by the massive majority of Windows users because they don't realise that a browser is NOT a part of the O/S and so don't seek an alternative.
The european governments don't have cosy relationships with Redmond. Et voila!
it's a plush head containing fake vomit, bugs, moldy cheese, rats and worms. -- you just never know which disgusting, vile thing will pop out of his mouth, ears or nostrils next!
Watch out for the lawyers. This is a direct infringement of SCO's business strategy.
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Well, we're halfway there. I think Adobe's products will follow shortly.
Possibly not. From what I can see Adobe is going in totally the other direction. The latest versions of Premier Pro and Encore DVD (and possibly others) require win XP. Not even win 2000, the first and last vaguely usable version of windows, will do.
Ooooooh SCO.
You are so in the shit.
Oh come on, this is SPORTS for geeks.
Ban???
I hope you aren't implying that microsnot would ever try and censor us.
search msn for linux - get 414 results
search google for linux get 12.5 MILLION
I'm sure theres an innocent explaination.
NOT!
The users of MSN (search engine) are mostly those who have a windows box and dont know about the alternatives (microsoft customers). IE brings up msn as the default home page. These people are usually in the same demographic group as those who install GATOR and HotBar et al.
Usualy such windows software that spies, snoops or hijacks your browsing experience, to be legal, has to have a written disclaimer that you must click through. Gator for example, does warn you (if you read the microscopic print) that it will distort your browsing experience.
I would say that MSN is as much of a browser hijacker as that in terms of manipulating the sites you view, but without the legality of the click through agreement.
MSN's lack of any such statement or click through combined with it's default homepage status has to be ripe for an anti-trust suit I would say. You just can't get more incriminating evidence than this.
I think you'll find that there won't be too much produced by SCO in the 45 days. After they get their grubby mitts on AIX they will probably ask for six months to scrutinise the millions of lines of IBM code.
After all this is about time for the FUD, not code.
There needs to be a law prohibiting companies paying lawyers in shares for these type of pump and dump cases. In this crazy litigous world it's almost inviting every failing business to have a go.
Or at the very least a restriction that says the lawyers cannot take the shares or sell them before the case has ended and if that takes decades then so be it.
This is why you would want to be choosy about which nations you go into space with. Some just plain stink.
There used to be this french guy at work. Everybody called him "Camembert". To this day he thinks it's because he's french.
thats not the holy court brief of antioch is it by any chance:))))
This is not the fault of the voters. this is the fault of the electoral rules that allow for unlimited financial contributions to political candidates so that they can _appear_ to be be representing the people when it's perfectly obvious they have to pander to their paymasters first. And their paymasters are of course big business.
Most European countries have strict limits on campaign contributions, so this type of large scale corruption is easily spotted. Why should anyone be suprised that while there is big money in politics there is no room for the interests of the little guy. Big business interests come first.
We can bitch and moan and wonder at the crazy decisions of our political leaders but they are mostly decided behind heavy panelled doors with a promise, a cigar, a handshake and a slap on the back.
When the system changes to restrict this ridiculous corruption then you'll start to see polititians who actually represent the people instead of this charade that exists now.
He's a crackpot who can be safely ignored.
He's a nobody.
I was going to reply that there is no contintent called "America". There is "North America" and "South America". I was also going to point out that the English laugh at how the North Americans like to invent "English" words on the fly.
But I couldn't be bothered. So carry on.
"If a software program is dominant for a long time, it's harmful for the development of the software industry," said Li Wuqiang of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
You my friend get +5 Insightful from me.
This is true to an extent, but I'd add that any government just like any corporation needs to reduced expenditure of its stakeholders.
For large organisations the cost of Linux scales very well.
Given that the performance of linux matches or exceeds MS - duh, the cost issue is justafiably the only reason needed.
Looks like soon all you'll need to do is call the police and they'll be able to locate your laptop precisely using its imbedded RFID tag - and probably trace on a map everywhere it has been in the last six months too.
Then all they do is insert a tag under our skin like a dog.
We'll be equally as 0wn3D !
Is there anything wrong with that so long as somewhere in our future we make sure that information isn't accessed 'inappropriately'?
Unfortunately this approach is probably as naive as giving your details to a do-not-call list or 'unsubscribing' to spam.
In the not-too-distant future the only way to ensure your purchasing privacy will be to pay cash for everything. When the government succeeds in getting cash transactions banned we'll all look back at these debates and laugh at how easily we were suckered!
I don't think they need to advertise their competition, just unbundle all their own stuff from the OS. Maybe even asking during a post install routine if the user wants to download IE or Win Media Player would be acceptable.
That in itself would present the message that hey the computer will run without them and - you have a choice over this non essential stuff.
This is really what it's all about. An OS provides an interface between the hardware and the software and other low level functions (i/o, permissioning etc)
Windows is not just (even?) an operating system - it's a monopolized distribution method for all the associated media and proprietary file formats.
Case in point, even though Internet Explorer is so lacking in security and features compared to any modern browser(tabs?), it is used by the massive majority of Windows users because they don't realise that a browser is NOT a part of the O/S and so don't seek an alternative.
The european governments don't have cosy relationships with Redmond. Et voila!
Beta test it here
t iv e/windows_rg.swf
http://www.flamingmailbox.com/maccomedy/interac
OpenBSD $0.00 / server
100,000 CPU licence $0.00
Updates $0.00
More stable and secure than any Linux or Windows. In short it does what a server OS should do and costs zero.
Someone is missing something. Is it you or is it me?
it's a plush head containing fake vomit, bugs, moldy cheese, rats and worms. -- you just never know which disgusting, vile thing will pop out of his mouth, ears or nostrils next!
Watch out for the lawyers. This is a direct infringement of SCO's business strategy.
Oxymoron
So either the government can reduce the support staff, or keep around redundant people.
You're right. I was thinking about devices like the one little John Connor used in Terminator 1 ;)
Terminator 2
From my chair it seems to offer the chance to not be sued.
Like a protection scheme from a gangster movie. Racketeering in the 21st century.