Wow, I have to stretch my memory back a while, but you are incorrect about Doom's storyline. Doom actually does have a written storyline to it. I remember after buying the Doom demo at EB on two floppies, it asked if you if you wanted to print out the story line before playing.
I made the mistake of saying yes, and many many pages kept rolling out of my printer. I never got around to reading all of it, but there was a fairly in depth storyline outside of the game.
That is how a code split should be done! The idea is to have the most effective code (for both projects) while still moving in the direction that each project wants. If you don't borrow code, you are not being effective.
Take Wine and WineX for example. Eventually, the changes in WineX are put back into Wine (at least some, I'm not sure of the detail).
The first two comments in a row I read were saying how "My linux never crashes, I never reboot, etc etc". That's great. You have to keep in mind that the average/. reader is not the average computer user!
Most people turn off their computer when they are not using it, and actually turn it on when they need it. For the average computer user, boot times mean quite a bit more since they see it more. Don't be ignorant and think that just because it means little to you, it is unimportant to improve.
I'm not sure I understand the point of this "experiment". People with steam accounts that can play the game already own it regardless of where they downloaded it from.
If you already own the game on Steam, that's probably the one case when downloading the game from bittorrent (for whatever reason) is legal. So, banning their accounts would just be canceling accounts of people who did buy the game, but letting people who didn't play as much as they want.
That is incorrect. The server is a seperate program, and can not host files. (It is possible that someone might make a server that has a virtual user on it that has files, but AFAIK none do).
I'm not sure what to think about these raids. For those of you who don't know what direct connect is, it's not like KaZaA.
The client connects to a server (there are many), and then can share files and chat with people on that server. The server does not actually have any files; they come from the clients.
In essence, each server acts like a mini-KaZaA, and judging from the recent Grokster rulings, would mean that they aren't liable for anything. So, basically it means this is just more FUD coming from Ashcroft.
Although the operators weren't arrested, they probably won't see their equipment back for a long time. I guess that is the Justice Dept.'s way of dishing out justice when the law doesn't fit whoever is paying them off's will.
It is not the programmer's responsibility to be aware of these things. Public relations people should be there to supply them with information as well as check products before they are done. Programmers are paid to program, not be familiar with customs of other countries.
Now not only do you have to worry about why your program is not working, you have to worry about why the debugger's english parsing isn't working right!
One time we had to set up a wireless connection between two high rise buildings. Anyway, our team got done installing our antenna first so I decided to test it while on top of the building (by reading/., what else!)
I think this is a mistake on the part of Linus, but anyway...
As Linus no longer sees the need to provide us with a stable kernel, a group of developers need to come forward and establish a credible project to maintain a stable branch.
While branches are ok for some things, I think the objective of small groups (from distributions) making the kernel stable is quite scary, and will be bad for Linux's reputation in general.
Copying a copyrighted work is not a crime, although the RIAA/MPAA would sure like you to think it is. Take a look at the fair use part of copyright law.
Because it uses protocol specific compression and caches, it's much faster than using simply ssh compression (which knows nothing about what it's carrying).
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Wow, I have to stretch my memory back a while, but you are incorrect about Doom's storyline. Doom actually does have a written storyline to it. I remember after buying the Doom demo at EB on two floppies, it asked if you if you wanted to print out the story line before playing.
I made the mistake of saying yes, and many many pages kept rolling out of my printer. I never got around to reading all of it, but there was a fairly in depth storyline outside of the game.
No, I don't think so. It sounds like he is getting a special one.
100 mbit/sec for $200 a month? Where do you live?
Speakeasy even has a plan to allow this.
That is how a code split should be done! The idea is to have the most effective code (for both projects) while still moving in the direction that each project wants. If you don't borrow code, you are not being effective.
Take Wine and WineX for example. Eventually, the changes in WineX are put back into Wine (at least some, I'm not sure of the detail).
You can't do this with just any burner. It also sounds like you might need special disks.
Your LightScribe-enabled CD/DVD disc drive contains a special laser that pumps light energy into a thin dye coating on the label side of the disc.
The first two comments in a row I read were saying how "My linux never crashes, I never reboot, etc etc". That's great. You have to keep in mind that the average /. reader is not the average computer user!
Most people turn off their computer when they are not using it, and actually turn it on when they need it. For the average computer user, boot times mean quite a bit more since they see it more. Don't be ignorant and think that just because it means little to you, it is unimportant to improve.
Media Portal is not new, and has been posted on /. before (that's how I read about it first).
Furthermore, it's not at version 1.0 like the article claims. Read the snip on the website about rumors.
I'm not sure I understand the point of this "experiment". People with steam accounts that can play the game already own it regardless of where they downloaded it from.
If you already own the game on Steam, that's probably the one case when downloading the game from bittorrent (for whatever reason) is legal. So, banning their accounts would just be canceling accounts of people who did buy the game, but letting people who didn't play as much as they want.
I had met a girl at the beach that used AIM, and I had no way to talk to her, so, I joined the project to help development.
That is incorrect. The server is a seperate program, and can not host files. (It is possible that someone might make a server that has a virtual user on it that has files, but AFAIK none do).
You may be thinking of something akin to hotline.
Search warrants. As far as I know, there are no time limits on returning the property.
I'm not sure what to think about these raids. For those of you who don't know what direct connect is, it's not like KaZaA.
The client connects to a server (there are many), and then can share files and chat with people on that server. The server does not actually have any files; they come from the clients.
In essence, each server acts like a mini-KaZaA, and judging from the recent Grokster rulings, would mean that they aren't liable for anything. So, basically it means this is just more FUD coming from Ashcroft.
Although the operators weren't arrested, they probably won't see their equipment back for a long time. I guess that is the Justice Dept.'s way of dishing out justice when the law doesn't fit whoever is paying them off's will.
I think I read that Bond was the longest, followed by Star Trek.
It is not the programmer's responsibility to be aware of these things. Public relations people should be there to supply them with information as well as check products before they are done. Programmers are paid to program, not be familiar with customs of other countries.
What happens when spammers do a "fake" spam run to try to get a (non-spamming) competitor's website removed?
The cd is offered for free by MS. If you don't want to download it, order it for free.
Also, Microsoft has updated their background downloading, so supposedly modem users can download this in the background (over a long period of time).
http://freecache.org/http://cable.pchome.net/syste m/patch/WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe
This is working as of now.
Now not only do you have to worry about why your program is not working, you have to worry about why the debugger's english parsing isn't working right!
One time we had to set up a wireless connection between two high rise buildings. Anyway, our team got done installing our antenna first so I decided to test it while on top of the building (by reading /., what else!)
I think this is a mistake on the part of Linus, but anyway...
As Linus no longer sees the need to provide us with a stable kernel, a group of developers need to come forward and establish a credible project to maintain a stable branch.
While branches are ok for some things, I think the objective of small groups (from distributions) making the kernel stable is quite scary, and will be bad for Linux's reputation in general.
Once the firmware is distributed in binary or source form, whether privately or publicly, the GPL comes into effect.
This means that if they release the binary firmware only, they must provide the source code.
The GPL allows for a media cost for the source code. Most likely the FSF will decide that $50 is excessive for media/shipping costs.
Copying a copyrighted work is not a crime, although the RIAA/MPAA would sure like you to think it is. Take a look at the fair use part of copyright law.
Or they could just turn automatic focus off, since they are unlikely to be moving around a lot..
Because it uses protocol specific compression and caches, it's much faster than using simply ssh compression (which knows nothing about what it's carrying).
You can read about it on the NX website.