Holy Crap! Excellent review, well written. Many people will complain, bacause they don't like your results. Read their comments for the rare valid point they may make so that you can be an excellent product reviewer by the time your, let's say, 15.
Make your parents get you a modem!
Just checking Compaq's site I discovered:
ALL OSes are optional, Linux is $35, MS's cheapest is $799. You can buy it without an OS. Linux does not appear to be preinstalled because it is the only one of the OS choices that says, "on CD". Compaq provides a comprehensive PDF document to help with installing almost any distribution of Linux.
Here's my quote of the day provided by fortune: You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.
-- Joseph E. Levine
It doesn't really matter that these "unwanted" (by the web page author) links look different. "Smart Tags" are still links placed on your website, thus associated with you. So, if the links are broken or link to site the user doesn't want to go to, you'll get the e-mail complaining.
It's like when a Windows crash occurs while browsing the web using Netscape. The user blames Netscape, but Windows has the bug. (I'm not saying all crashes while using Netscape are Windows, bugs, but all crashes while using Netscape are perceived to be Netscape's.)
I'll simplify for ya:
1. Felten and All were threatened.
2. Threat of legal action possible because DMCA allows it.
3. Paper not shown because of legal threat.
Thus, DMCA prevents scientific discussion of ideas in areas covered by DMCA. This violates basic Constitutional rights and makes the DMCA illegal.
They didn't steal Intellectual Property here, they proved that these pieces of "property" were not very good. They then wanted to show how they proved the poor quality of this IP. In no way do they reveal the IP itself, just how they cracked what the IP was protecting.
If I put my Olivia Newton John vinyl LP out on the lawn with a sign on it that says, "Break Me", and somebody does. I don't get to sue them for writing a story about how they beat the crap out of it with a baseball bat!
Eric S. Raymond wrote about "Homesteading the Noosphere", which is basically creating an Open-Source project and making it available to the world. If Microsoft controls how you see the Internet (browser), they then can easily control how it is displayed (web server), then they can easily limit who can display it (server OS). It's not a huge jump. These are big Open Source/Free Software projects that are threatened by Microsoft. Katz is simply responding like anyone that supports open or free software. He, as I do, feel that someone is trying to steal our homes.
No entity or person can truly be "above" the law. Really, they are just "unnoticed" by the law. If everybody (or at least a majority) of voters in the US see or believe that what Microsoft is doing is illegal, then they will pressure lawmakers, judges, etc. to act. If those government officials do not act, they will not get re-elected. If a majority of people are mad at you because you didn't do what they wanted, then that majority will probably vote for somebody else. Majority wins.
did you *ever* wrote a line of code? (I chose not to correct your syntax.)
I ask the same of you. I can do anything with code, given enough time. That includes altering parts of the API so it messes up for 1 application or all applications.
The worst part about MS's control of the API, is that to the user, Netscape/Mozilla crashed even though Windows/MS caused it to crash.
A) Windows 3.1 is not supported according to the post at the root of this thread.
B) Microsoft Download site returns no entries for IE5 and Windows 3.1. ('Course it wouldn't return a single IE for Windows 3.1 despite 4.0 supporting it.)
With all the things that "corporate" Microsoft does, it's very easy to dislike everything that is Microsoft. But then, you see a page like this and you realize that MS has some pretty cool geeks workin' for them, too.
Note: If in any way you might take from this note that I consider myself a cool geek, DON'T.
I just did an install of Win95 on some old computers at this place where I volunteer. Does anybody know what protocols this operating system that opened the Internet and the WWW to the public installs by default? I do. Net-frickin'-Beui and IPX/SPX. We're really surfin' now!
My point is, Microsoft missed the Internet and had to catch up. It was "tacked on" to Windows. I believe MORE people would be using the Internet and it would be a better experience if Windows were NOT the way 66% of users experienced it.
I'm one of those crazy people that tried 2000, but went back to NT.
Why?
Well, Applications crash all the time under 2000.
2000 does NOT clean up after these apps. Neither does NT, however.
PC slowly dies.
Reboot.
What's better? 1) NT 4 is so fast and the apps don't crash. So, I rarely have to reboot.
2) 2000 takes 5 minutes to show me a context sensitive menu. My apps crash all the time. I reboot daily. (Give me a BSOD and put me out of my misery!)
Of course, there is a #3. Luckily all my PCs at home are running #3.
Have you had a good "out-of-box" experience with a typical Windows distro lately?
Windows ME doesn't install drivers for:
1) Voodoo3 3500 TV (VGA driver only)
2) SB Live (crashed on first attempt to install Creative's drivers, also)
3) Linksys "tulip" network card
These are the items that make my computer fun.
All of these are recognized and installed correctly on RH 6.2+, Mandrake 7+, Storm, Progeny, TurboLinux.
I use Debian Potato. I don't think it got the SBLive during install.
Windows offers a friendly environment that makes it easy to use software.
This seems to be the prevailing attitude among folks at Microsoft. How friendly is Dr. Watson, really?
In responding to this message, I just highlighted the quote I include above and then used my mousewheel to scroll down. The web page font grew to "Largest". That's what I call easy to use software. Who wants software that does what you want? I want software that does something random everytime I use it!
How does the copy protection work?
What if I ZIP up the file?
What if I ARJ it? Rename it? Updated the tags? Don't use their file format?
What if I write my own encryption/un-encryption file copying program?
What if I buy the hard driver/motherboard/CD-R driver that doesn't enforce their protection?
Hi, how ya doin'?
Just lookin' at your reply to the previous comment. It really looked like the quote to which you responded was about old Mac OSes, not OS X. Just a little FYI.
Have a great day and don't forget to try to understand the words you read. It really helps.
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Holy Crap! Excellent review, well written. Many people will complain, bacause they don't like your results. Read their comments for the rare valid point they may make so that you can be an excellent product reviewer by the time your, let's say, 15.
Make your parents get you a modem!
Opera allows the popup JavaScript function by itself to be disabled. Take a look.
Opera Home
Just checking Compaq's site I discovered:
ALL OSes are optional, Linux is $35, MS's cheapest is $799. You can buy it without an OS. Linux does not appear to be preinstalled because it is the only one of the OS choices that says, "on CD". Compaq provides a comprehensive PDF document to help with installing almost any distribution of Linux.
But they CAN always win.
.NET wrong for a decade, but eventually they will get it right and succeed AND still have $30 billion.
They can get
Here's my quote of the day provided by fortune:
You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.
-- Joseph E. Levine
It doesn't really matter that these "unwanted" (by the web page author) links look different. "Smart Tags" are still links placed on your website, thus associated with you. So, if the links are broken or link to site the user doesn't want to go to, you'll get the e-mail complaining.
It's like when a Windows crash occurs while browsing the web using Netscape. The user blames Netscape, but Windows has the bug. (I'm not saying all crashes while using Netscape are Windows, bugs, but all crashes while using Netscape are perceived to be Netscape's.)
Where will the word Linux link me to?
I'll simplify for ya: 1. Felten and All were threatened.
2. Threat of legal action possible because DMCA allows it.
3. Paper not shown because of legal threat.
Thus, DMCA prevents scientific discussion of ideas in areas covered by DMCA. This violates basic Constitutional rights and makes the DMCA illegal.
They didn't steal Intellectual Property here, they proved that these pieces of "property" were not very good. They then wanted to show how they proved the poor quality of this IP. In no way do they reveal the IP itself, just how they cracked what the IP was protecting.
If I put my Olivia Newton John vinyl LP out on the lawn with a sign on it that says, "Break Me", and somebody does. I don't get to sue them for writing a story about how they beat the crap out of it with a baseball bat!
Should U of U sue Google for still having the site in cache?
Previously referenced Google cache
Eric S. Raymond wrote about "Homesteading the Noosphere", which is basically creating an Open-Source project and making it available to the world. If Microsoft controls how you see the Internet (browser), they then can easily control how it is displayed (web server), then they can easily limit who can display it (server OS). It's not a huge jump. These are big Open Source/Free Software projects that are threatened by Microsoft. Katz is simply responding like anyone that supports open or free software. He, as I do, feel that someone is trying to steal our homes.
No entity or person can truly be "above" the law. Really, they are just "unnoticed" by the law. If everybody (or at least a majority) of voters in the US see or believe that what Microsoft is doing is illegal, then they will pressure lawmakers, judges, etc. to act. If those government officials do not act, they will not get re-elected. If a majority of people are mad at you because you didn't do what they wanted, then that majority will probably vote for somebody else. Majority wins.
did you *ever* wrote a line of code? (I chose not to correct your syntax.)
I ask the same of you. I can do anything with code, given enough time. That includes altering parts of the API so it messes up for 1 application or all applications.
The worst part about MS's control of the API, is that to the user, Netscape/Mozilla crashed even though Windows/MS caused it to crash.
A) Windows 3.1 is not supported according to the post at the root of this thread.
B) Microsoft Download site returns no entries for IE5 and Windows 3.1. ('Course it wouldn't return a single IE for Windows 3.1 despite 4.0 supporting it.)
Let's leave Microsoft alone to do as it pleases for two years. Then let's complain. OK?
I wonder what we'll be complaining about then...
With all the things that "corporate" Microsoft does, it's very easy to dislike everything that is Microsoft. But then, you see a page like this and you realize that MS has some pretty cool geeks workin' for them, too.
Note: If in any way you might take from this note that I consider myself a cool geek, DON'T.
I just did an install of Win95 on some old computers at this place where I volunteer. Does anybody know what protocols this operating system that opened the Internet and the WWW to the public installs by default?
I do.
Net-frickin'-Beui and IPX/SPX.
We're really surfin' now!
My point is, Microsoft missed the Internet and had to catch up. It was "tacked on" to Windows. I believe MORE people would be using the Internet and it would be a better experience if Windows were NOT the way 66% of users experienced it.
Konqueror's great, but it can't handle the Bugzilla query page.
I'm one of those crazy people that tried 2000, but went back to NT.
Why?
Well, Applications crash all the time under 2000.
2000 does NOT clean up after these apps. Neither does NT, however.
PC slowly dies.
Reboot.
What's better?
1) NT 4 is so fast and the apps don't crash. So, I rarely have to reboot.
2) 2000 takes 5 minutes to show me a context sensitive menu. My apps crash all the time. I reboot daily. (Give me a BSOD and put me out of my misery!)
Of course, there is a #3. Luckily all my PCs at home are running #3.
Peace, Love, Linux.
With RealJukebox, you can only rip CDs to CD quality files using Real Audio's file format. MP3s are limited to 96kbps.
Cmdr. Taco should be posting boring stories that his typical audience doesn't care about.
I hear that they're trying to bring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back. Discuss.
out-of-box experience of the typical Linux distro
Have you had a good "out-of-box" experience with a typical Windows distro lately?
Windows ME doesn't install drivers for:
1) Voodoo3 3500 TV (VGA driver only)
2) SB Live (crashed on first attempt to install Creative's drivers, also)
3) Linksys "tulip" network card
These are the items that make my computer fun.
All of these are recognized and installed correctly on RH 6.2+, Mandrake 7+, Storm, Progeny, TurboLinux.
I use Debian Potato. I don't think it got the SBLive during install.
I just pressed Shift+Scroll mouse and my browser started going back pages, so...
I DID release the shift key. Please try again.
However, this does prove my point, doesn't it.
Windows offers a friendly environment that makes it easy to use software.
This seems to be the prevailing attitude among folks at Microsoft. How friendly is Dr. Watson, really?
In responding to this message, I just highlighted the quote I include above and then used my mousewheel to scroll down. The web page font grew to "Largest". That's what I call easy to use software. Who wants software that does what you want? I want software that does something random everytime I use it!
How does the copy protection work?
What if I ZIP up the file?
What if I ARJ it? Rename it? Updated the tags? Don't use their file format?
What if I write my own encryption/un-encryption file copying program?
What if I buy the hard driver/motherboard/CD-R driver that doesn't enforce their protection?
Hi, how ya doin'?
Just lookin' at your reply to the previous comment. It really looked like the quote to which you responded was about old Mac OSes, not OS X. Just a little FYI.
Have a great day and don't forget to try to understand the words you read. It really helps.