There was a posting here some while ago about a study that concluded that for people with no previous PC experience, Windows GUI was harder to learn and work with than Linux (+Gnome I think).
Its VERY obvious that where I live, the police spend all their time going after normally law-abiding people who transgress some law in a very minor way (e.g. speeding) rather than the real 'criminal element' such as drug dealers etc. Presumably because they can make money for the system through fines and dont risk being shot at.
>> What would you say to the fact that if someone has a problem >> with a Microsoft product, they can go straight to the source
No they can't. Have you ever tried getting a sensible answer out of MS tech. support? furthermore, have you ever tried getting source code out of them?
if someone has a problem with any OpenSource products they can go straight to the REAL source. The source-code that is.
Furthermore, there are MANY companies offering good support for Opensource products (RedHat etc.).
I wonder just how many of these reported virusses are either: 1) Developed and released by anti-virus companies themelves to sell more product 2) Non-existent myhts propagated by anti-virus companies to sell more product 3) Other software intentionally miscategorised as virusses by antivirus comapnies to sell more product.
actually yes;-) but my point is that its wrong that the RIAA/MPAA/whoever have now made me a criminal because I've taken the only measures possible to continue to use my own legally-purchased property.
Its REALLY disturbing that the US government can be so corrupted by the mega-corps that they openly flout their own constitution and morality in order to pass such laws.
You're not buying the CD, you're buying the rights to play the music. Furthermore their mechanisms DO prevent you from copying CDs (unlike their argument goes). See the Sony case. Therefore: If you're not allowed to make your own backups then the music industry should accept that providing you have proof of original purchase they have to provide you with replacments on demand when the original gets lost, scratched or whatever.
Lets not even get into what happens if (like me) you emigrate to a different country and your whole DVD collection (hundreds) won't play anymore because of the purely artificial restriction enforced by region code.
>> They (prostitutes) note that the games are a bad influence on children...
Thats funny... prostitutes moralizing about software being a bad influence on kids... Of course, conducting their own profession in front of kids is just fine, right?
I have to disagree. What we need is well-engineered software, which comes from having a solid foundation i.e. your neat C++ framework. This is not vanity code, as you so ignorantly put it.
There are already too many software managers who think like you.(unfortunately I work for one). They value and reward quickly hacked-in features over quality engineering. It is a very short-term view. Its why Microsoft's strategy for years is now bithing them back: their products are massively bloated and full of security holes, and Open Source code generally isn't.
This approach is being favoured by games companies as a back-door way of making sure that you're not running a pirate copy by having the game authenticate over the net every time you run it.
This means you won't be able to play unless you're connected to the net.
Unfortunately MS Windows sucks so bad it needs reinstalling every few months otherwise it gets bloated. So now imagine the additional pain of having to download several gigabytes per game every time you reinstall windows.
And now what about if the company goes bust or decides not to host your purchased game any more? You can't play it any more.
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Boy, you REALLY missed the point of my earlier post.
Why doesn't he use a driver?
There was a posting here some while ago about a study that concluded that for people with no previous PC experience, Windows GUI was harder to learn and work with than Linux (+Gnome I think).
Its VERY obvious that where I live, the police spend all their time going after normally law-abiding people who transgress some law in a very minor way (e.g. speeding) rather than the real 'criminal element' such as drug dealers etc. Presumably because they can make money for the system through fines and dont risk being shot at.
>> What would you say to the fact that if someone has a problem
>> with a Microsoft product, they can go straight to the source
No they can't. Have you ever tried getting a sensible answer out of MS tech. support? furthermore, have you ever tried getting source code out of them?
if someone has a problem with any OpenSource products they can go straight to the REAL source. The source-code that is.
Furthermore, there are MANY companies offering good support for Opensource products (RedHat etc.).
>> Microsoft produces some damn fine products and the Exchange/Outlook pair is a perfect example of that
No they don't and no they're not. Exchange and Outlook are both really nasty compared to many non-MS equivalents.
Interesting how they allow usama (Bin Laden's REAL name) but not osama (the common mis-spelling).
D-Damn.. that things UGLY
>> .. just absolutely loves the BSD license
Is that the EULA that comes with windows Blue Screen of Death?
would all get filtered out by the headphones anyway, because their frequency response starts way too high.
I wonder just how many of these reported virusses are either:
1) Developed and released by anti-virus companies themelves to sell more product
2) Non-existent myhts propagated by anti-virus companies to sell more product
3) Other software intentionally miscategorised as virusses by antivirus comapnies to sell more product.
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actually yes ;-) but my point is that its wrong that the RIAA/MPAA/whoever have now made me a criminal because I've taken the only measures possible to continue to use my own legally-purchased property.
Its REALLY disturbing that the US government can be so corrupted by the mega-corps that they openly flout their own constitution and morality in order to pass such laws.
why?
It seems to me that the only good reason to pay those bloated prices for Apple hardware is that you get to run OS/X.
You're not buying the CD, you're buying the rights to play the music. Furthermore their mechanisms DO prevent you from copying CDs (unlike their argument goes). See the Sony case.
Therefore:
If you're not allowed to make your own backups then the music industry should accept that providing you have proof of original purchase they have to provide you with replacments on demand when the original gets lost, scratched or whatever.
Lets not even get into what happens if (like me) you emigrate to a different country and your whole DVD collection (hundreds) won't play anymore because of the purely artificial restriction enforced by region code.
>> They (prostitutes) note that the games are a bad influence on children...
Thats funny... prostitutes moralizing about software being a bad influence on kids... Of course, conducting their own profession in front of kids is just fine, right?
Car thieves, drug dealers and gang-bangers are outraged at their portayal as criminals in the game GTA...
All their web servers run on Sun boxes (or used to at least).
I have to disagree. What we need is well-engineered software, which comes from having a solid foundation i.e. your neat C++ framework. This is not vanity code, as you so ignorantly put it.
There are already too many software managers who think like you.(unfortunately I work for one). They value and reward quickly hacked-in features over quality engineering. It is a very short-term view. Its why Microsoft's strategy for years is now bithing them back: their products are massively bloated and full of security holes, and Open Source code generally isn't.
My point is not that it isn't potentially beneficial, just that marketing it as safe is ridiculous.
Now THAT would be a keychain toy worth buying.
Yeah beacuse everyone knows being continuously bombarded with X-Rays is safe.
>> Is mainstream adoption something we really need to be pushing for?
Just getting my wife to understand would be enough for me!
This approach is being favoured by games companies as a back-door way of making sure that you're not running a pirate copy by having the game authenticate over the net every time you run it.
This means you won't be able to play unless you're connected to the net.
Unfortunately MS Windows sucks so bad it needs reinstalling every few months otherwise it gets bloated. So now imagine the additional pain of having to download several gigabytes per game every time you reinstall windows.
And now what about if the company goes bust or decides not to host your purchased game any more? You can't play it any more.
>> Intelligence in the business world, related to Microsoft Technologies
Boy, I bet thats a small book.