One of the best decisions AOL has ever made. Their users are stupid enough to use AOL software, so they definitely don't know what the Services panel is. Disabling something that can only annoy them left on is a Good Thing.
If the 2010 experiment is very successful, this could greatly improve areas like Antarctica's livability. Easy to pass the red tape where not many people live... yet.
The article linked here describes a Doomsday scenario in which Microsoft makes some change that is too technical for most to understand, but completely eliminates all Mono-based software - barring a fee to Microsoft.
This isn't likely. There would be no popular revolt, but the DoJ already has Microsoft blacklisted, and they'd greatly suffer for such a move.
The real possibility of danger is the swing Microsoft would now hold over Mono developers, able to push them one way when it's better for Open Source to go another. Heavy Mono implementation would offer Microsoft the chance to make the only easy option their way. Open Source continues but more and moreso with a fee to Microsoft.
For example, Microsoft could let Mono continue to work just fine, but tweak things in a way that makes StarOffice a terribly difficult option while MS Office an extremely easy one.
On one hand, private industry can definitely do better than NASA today - because the "I wanna be an astronaut" types aren't around anymore with no JFK to push them forward. They would need a lot of regulation that does not exist though if we want to keep breathing air for free.
On the other hand, killing NASA wouldn't mean the elimination of the national space program. It would eliminate a public space program, and the military would take over and keep secretly launching satellites, as they do now. I'm not sure I rather my taxes paying for space launches I'm never allowed to know about.
In the end though, private industry would surpass NASA and the military's dated technology, and the Dept of Defense would, hopefully, have to more openly state interest in space as they pursue contracts with advanced private entities. At least this would give us some clue as to just how the military intends to waste our money... .
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One of the best decisions AOL has ever made. Their users are stupid enough to use AOL software, so they definitely don't know what the Services panel is. Disabling something that can only annoy them left on is a Good Thing.
If the 2010 experiment is very successful, this could greatly improve areas like Antarctica's livability. Easy to pass the red tape where not many people live... yet.
Sorry meant this for the Mono thread obviously.
The article linked here describes a Doomsday scenario in which Microsoft makes some change that is too technical for most to understand, but completely eliminates all Mono-based software - barring a fee to Microsoft.
This isn't likely. There would be no popular revolt, but the DoJ already has Microsoft blacklisted, and they'd greatly suffer for such a move.
The real possibility of danger is the swing Microsoft would now hold over Mono developers, able to push them one way when it's better for Open Source to go another. Heavy Mono implementation would offer Microsoft the chance to make the only easy option their way. Open Source continues but more and moreso with a fee to Microsoft.
For example, Microsoft could let Mono continue to work just fine, but tweak things in a way that makes StarOffice a terribly difficult option while MS Office an extremely easy one.
That is the infection they're set to unleash.
On one hand, private industry can definitely do better than NASA today - because the "I wanna be an astronaut" types aren't around anymore with no JFK to push them forward. They would need a lot of regulation that does not exist though if we want to keep breathing air for free. On the other hand, killing NASA wouldn't mean the elimination of the national space program. It would eliminate a public space program, and the military would take over and keep secretly launching satellites, as they do now. I'm not sure I rather my taxes paying for space launches I'm never allowed to know about. In the end though, private industry would surpass NASA and the military's dated technology, and the Dept of Defense would, hopefully, have to more openly state interest in space as they pursue contracts with advanced private entities. At least this would give us some clue as to just how the military intends to waste our money... .