And they run nicely sandboxed and can't interact with the rest of your system (create/view files, remain resident, etc) unless you click yes on the warning.
NoScript is extremely annoying. I've found that I have to enable it on almost every site I browse to, such that it's no longer worth my time for the perceived protection I gain. Blocking scripts that are able to do this sort of thing, though, should be added to the standard pop-up blocking capability.
AFAIK, both of these require JAVA in order to work. One of the demos is launched by a JAVA applet and the other is launched by a JAVASCRIPT function of some sort, but I believe the full screen window that appears is JAVA regardless of which you use. I come to that conclusion because on WinXP, (where the Javascript launched one works) the Java icon appears as the icon when I Alt+Tab and because both of these use LiveConnect, according to the Maone's website, which is a technology that allows interoperability between Java and Javascript.
Also, on the "Applet" page, it says "Works in any Java-enabled browser" whereas the "Javascript" page states it works only if both "Java and JavaScript are enabled"
Note that the link for the Javascript launched method is broken. You have to add the l to html. Here's a direct link. Remember, alt tab to close.
So merely offering to send you the source if you ask (not even necessarily through steam, they could require you to mail a request with a small shipping fee and then they mail you a CD with the source on it) would be sufficient. But practically speaking, since compared to the games your downloading the source to dosbox is most likely very small, it's just easier for them to comply by giving you the binaries and source at the same time. Thanks for that. Read my full comment, as I already stated that.
Well aside from the fact that this is what Valve is doing (distributing the source) My comment was in a thread discussing whether or not it was a violation to begin with since the code had not even change. The crux of my comment was the GPL applies to any distribution, even if what you've not made changes before the distribution. That Valve/ID is no longer violating has no bearing to the conversation.
Computer illiterate people aren't stupid, you know, just computer illiterate. Many of them would probably be able to patronize you in a similar manner if you were to encounter a trivial problem you were unable to solve in their field of study. Some of the most computer literate people I've met are not from my field of study (Electrical Engineering). I've met guys who can easily match my coding skills from Chemistry, English, Music, Math, and Industrial Engineering. Many of them, for whatever reason, had to use the campus super computer as part of their research and were at least attempting to write massively parallel applications, something I've never stepped anywhere near. The English guy was just a straight up geek, and the Musician was coding his own audio filter plug ins to improve his desktop audio software.
That said, I've met many in fields directly relating to computing (CS, Computer Engineering, etc) who were basically computer illiterate. I'd contend they didn't have brains, as they weren't useful for much outside their field from my observations either... (I worked tech support in college, so I was all over campus working on computers.)
The Javascript launched one can't be closed by clicking. You have to alt+tab to the main browser window and click the close link. That said, I didn't get the Javascript launched one working on my GNU/Linux box, just the windows machine at work.
Yes, it's a violation because the GPL states that if you distribute the binaries you must distribute the source and license as well. It does not matter if someone else is also distributing the source and license for the same product because you have no guarantee they will still be doing such a year from now, week from now, or even tomorrow.
For the source, it's acceptable to providing a snail mail or e-mail address users can write to and request the source. You can also provide a URL that allows one to download it.
FF on Ubuntu 7.04 using Sun's Java (1.5 I believe). The Java one works wonderfully(?) not only filling my full dual monitor setup, but preventing me from clearing it using any method I tried, including hitting the hotkey to change Gnome workspaces. The only thing that did work was switching to a virtual console at which point I could kill firefox-bin.
A vaccuum in space will have far less radiation in it than say a vaccuum in a research lab.
The only response to this I can muster is, "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college." Go ahead and re-read the article as well as other comments within this thread to find out why one wouldn't loose heat very quickly in space, even when not in the sunlight.
Hence why the astronauts in Sunshine wrapped themselves before exiting the spacecraft.
That was a movie and in no way represents reality.
Read my post again. I'm not a Mac user. I am and always have been a PC user. In fact, for the past couple of years I've been strictly a GNU/Linux user. Supporting Macs was just one of the tasks I had at a previous employer.
And, yes, power-users are often pricks and becoming one requires you spend more than 10 minutes to learn how the operating system works. Stating "Apple sucks cause they don't give you any room to fix things on your own" is, simply put, ignorant. I'm sorry I offended some people, but Mac problems really are no more difficult to fix than Windows or *nix problems. The best thing you can do is pretend you haven't used Windows before and stop trying to attacking the problem with the assumption that you know how it works because you know how Windows works. They are completely different animals.
Wine doesn't really emulate Windows libraries, it runs them directly. Wine implements the Windows API. Wine does not use any software from Microsoft. Windows programs are just run with the Wine implementation instead of the Microsoft implementation. Wine is both an environment for running native Windows DLLs and a collection of OSS clones of native Windows DLLs. If a program doesn't run on Wine, one can often copy the appropriate DLLs from a Windows machine into the.wine/drive_c/Windows/System folder to make said program work.
So, no, Wine does not SHIP with any software from Microsoft, but nothing the OP said is false, either.
For example, if it is assumed that the wireless subsystem will automatically pick the best access point, why bother putting an access point preference selector in the wireless device configuration UI? It's nice that you found an example that doesn't exist. There is an access point selector...
You're an idiot. While I've always owned PCs, I did a lot of work on OS7.5-OS9 way back before OSX came out. I never had any trouble diagnosing hardware. No, I could pop into the local computer shop and buy replacement hardware, but fortunately Apple was always willing to sell us extras of what wasn't standard. Now a days, the only thing non-standard in a Mac is the mobo, which requires a special TCM or the OS won't run.
But I digress. The fact that you didn't know how to diagnose software problems isn't my fault. If you didn't know what Mac bomb code 92 was, well, you must have thrown out the manual. It was different, for sure, and I didn't prefer it for a number of reasons, but that's it. Different.
OSX is unix, and if you can't handle that then it's obvious why you had problems with OS =9. Windows power users are used to windows. You've spent years transforming from noob to where you are now. Mac power users did the same thing. To be certain, noobs on any system can't troubleshoot shit, just ask your parents/grandparents/whoever.
A 201mhz smartphone running Windows Mobile? No thanks. I'll take a 600mhz smartphone running a unix os anyday, even if that means 3rd parties have to use an unofficial toolkit to develop for it.
The real problem with ATI's Linux drivers is that they are rather picky about your xorg.conf. I use Kubuntu, and I had to manually rip my xorg.conf to pieces and back to get it to the state it is in now. But earlier you said
I must be the only person on Earth who hasn't had much problems with ATI's Linux drivers. It's certain you aren't trolling anymore and perhaps you didn't intend to troll originally, but these two comments are worlds apart... This is the difference between "STFU, Works for me!" and "It *works*, but you have to fuss with it a lot to get it going."
He's not so much a troll as flamebait. The AC's comment really isn't very helpful. A) It's only marginally on topic. B) It was an AC comment. These are invariably treated more harshly. C) Most of his comment waxes ATI fanboy. This is given away by comments like "It easily beats my nVidia card." D) He mentions a whole bunch of stuff that runs once GLX is working regardless of which vendor is providing GLX. Games and Beryl don't depend on nVidia, Intel, or ATI drivers present, they depend on the accelerated OpenGL interface provided by these drivers. E) The comment starts out "Am I the only one having problems..." People running Beryl don't live in a box. They're running Beryl, more likely than not, with the help of information found on their chosen distribution's discussion forums. He's neither blind to the problems encountered nor the general sentiment. Knowing that lots of people are having difficulty and then simply stating "Works for me!" (which is all he did) is not interesting, insightful, or informative. It is, however, quite baiting.
You can get them with Virgin Mobile, USA. Their payment plans, largely prepaid, would probably fit your mother better anyway as they don't lock you into any sort of contract what-so-ever.
Otherwise, any carrier will give you a barebones phone, but they won't advertise it. You have to specifically ask and let them know you aren't willing to be a customer with a complicated phone.
I use Vitelity.net with asterisk on a home server. $3/mo phone+ ~$0.01/min. I have a Nokia N800 internet tablet that I run a SIP phone client on, so whenever I'm at wifi my PDA rings and I can answer that. If I don't pick up one of the extensions I transfer to my cellular phone, which is a Virgin Mobile prepaid phone. As I'm usually either at home or around wifi, the cellphone really only gets answered when I'm in my car and even then I may not answer it (I'm driving home, damnit, leave me alone;), so I don't use it much. All totaled I end up spending about $8-10/mo on the cellphone and $9-15/mo on Vitelity.
Does it come with a get-out-of-jail free card? Overzealous cops won't know you're using the coffee shop wifi. Laptops are obvious, phones aren't. Also, since T-Mobile seamlessly hands off the call to cellular when the wifi signal dries up AND bills for the call based on place of origin, you only need the wifi to initiate the call. Walk/drive away and the call continues to incur 0 added costs.
Regardless, $40, let alone $50, is more than I pay for my home and cellular phones combined anyway.
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And they run nicely sandboxed and can't interact with the rest of your system (create/view files, remain resident, etc) unless you click yes on the warning.
I wish my desktop apps did that!
NoScript is extremely annoying. I've found that I have to enable it on almost every site I browse to, such that it's no longer worth my time for the perceived protection I gain. Blocking scripts that are able to do this sort of thing, though, should be added to the standard pop-up blocking capability.
AFAIK, both of these require JAVA in order to work. One of the demos is launched by a JAVA applet and the other is launched by a JAVASCRIPT function of some sort, but I believe the full screen window that appears is JAVA regardless of which you use. I come to that conclusion because on WinXP, (where the Javascript launched one works) the Java icon appears as the icon when I Alt+Tab and because both of these use LiveConnect, according to the Maone's website, which is a technology that allows interoperability between Java and Javascript.
Also, on the "Applet" page, it says "Works in any Java-enabled browser" whereas the "Javascript" page states it works only if both "Java and JavaScript are enabled"
Note that the link for the Javascript launched method is broken. You have to add the l to html. Here's a direct link. Remember, alt tab to close.
Thanks for playing!
That said, I've met many in fields directly relating to computing (CS, Computer Engineering, etc) who were basically computer illiterate. I'd contend they didn't have brains, as they weren't useful for much outside their field from my observations either... (I worked tech support in college, so I was all over campus working on computers.)
The Javascript launched one can't be closed by clicking. You have to alt+tab to the main browser window and click the close link. That said, I didn't get the Javascript launched one working on my GNU/Linux box, just the windows machine at work.
There are two links in the summary. It's probably one of those. Just a wild guess.
Yes, it's a violation because the GPL states that if you distribute the binaries you must distribute the source and license as well. It does not matter if someone else is also distributing the source and license for the same product because you have no guarantee they will still be doing such a year from now, week from now, or even tomorrow.
For the source, it's acceptable to providing a snail mail or e-mail address users can write to and request the source. You can also provide a URL that allows one to download it.
FF on Ubuntu 7.04 using Sun's Java (1.5 I believe). The Java one works wonderfully(?) not only filling my full dual monitor setup, but preventing me from clearing it using any method I tried, including hitting the hotkey to change Gnome workspaces. The only thing that did work was switching to a virtual console at which point I could kill firefox-bin.
The temperature of the person in the vaccuum.
98.6 F.
A vaccuum in space will have far less radiation in it than say a vaccuum in a research lab.
The only response to this I can muster is, "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college." Go ahead and re-read the article as well as other comments within this thread to find out why one wouldn't loose heat very quickly in space, even when not in the sunlight.
Hence why the astronauts in Sunshine wrapped themselves before exiting the spacecraft.
That was a movie and in no way represents reality.
I'd be surprised if a lot of NASA geeks aren't Slashdotters, even some of the astronauts.
The temperature of what?
Read my post again. I'm not a Mac user. I am and always have been a PC user. In fact, for the past couple of years I've been strictly a GNU/Linux user. Supporting Macs was just one of the tasks I had at a previous employer.
And, yes, power-users are often pricks and becoming one requires you spend more than 10 minutes to learn how the operating system works. Stating "Apple sucks cause they don't give you any room to fix things on your own" is, simply put, ignorant. I'm sorry I offended some people, but Mac problems really are no more difficult to fix than Windows or *nix problems. The best thing you can do is pretend you haven't used Windows before and stop trying to attacking the problem with the assumption that you know how it works because you know how Windows works. They are completely different animals.
So, no, Wine does not SHIP with any software from Microsoft, but nothing the OP said is false, either.
You're an idiot. While I've always owned PCs, I did a lot of work on OS7.5-OS9 way back before OSX came out. I never had any trouble diagnosing hardware. No, I could pop into the local computer shop and buy replacement hardware, but fortunately Apple was always willing to sell us extras of what wasn't standard. Now a days, the only thing non-standard in a Mac is the mobo, which requires a special TCM or the OS won't run.
But I digress. The fact that you didn't know how to diagnose software problems isn't my fault. If you didn't know what Mac bomb code 92 was, well, you must have thrown out the manual. It was different, for sure, and I didn't prefer it for a number of reasons, but that's it. Different.
OSX is unix, and if you can't handle that then it's obvious why you had problems with OS =9. Windows power users are used to windows. You've spent years transforming from noob to where you are now. Mac power users did the same thing. To be certain, noobs on any system can't troubleshoot shit, just ask your parents/grandparents/whoever.
I'm sorry your such a Mac noob.
That'd be fine, too. Right now I won't buy either, as I get by just fine with my N800 and regular cellphone.
A 201mhz smartphone running Windows Mobile? No thanks. I'll take a 600mhz smartphone running a unix os anyday, even if that means 3rd parties have to use an unofficial toolkit to develop for it.
Fine, whatever... I was just answering his question. This time I won't suppress me karma bonus.
He's not so much a troll as flamebait. The AC's comment really isn't very helpful.
A) It's only marginally on topic.
B) It was an AC comment. These are invariably treated more harshly.
C) Most of his comment waxes ATI fanboy. This is given away by comments like "It easily beats my nVidia card."
D) He mentions a whole bunch of stuff that runs once GLX is working regardless of which vendor is providing GLX. Games and Beryl don't depend on nVidia, Intel, or ATI drivers present, they depend on the accelerated OpenGL interface provided by these drivers.
E) The comment starts out "Am I the only one having problems..." People running Beryl don't live in a box. They're running Beryl, more likely than not, with the help of information found on their chosen distribution's discussion forums. He's neither blind to the problems encountered nor the general sentiment. Knowing that lots of people are having difficulty and then simply stating "Works for me!" (which is all he did) is not interesting, insightful, or informative. It is, however, quite baiting.
You can get them with Virgin Mobile, USA. Their payment plans, largely prepaid, would probably fit your mother better anyway as they don't lock you into any sort of contract what-so-ever.
Otherwise, any carrier will give you a barebones phone, but they won't advertise it. You have to specifically ask and let them know you aren't willing to be a customer with a complicated phone.
I use Vitelity.net with asterisk on a home server. $3/mo phone+ ~$0.01/min. I have a Nokia N800 internet tablet that I run a SIP phone client on, so whenever I'm at wifi my PDA rings and I can answer that. If I don't pick up one of the extensions I transfer to my cellular phone, which is a Virgin Mobile prepaid phone. As I'm usually either at home or around wifi, the cellphone really only gets answered when I'm in my car and even then I may not answer it (I'm driving home, damnit, leave me alone ;), so I don't use it much. All totaled I end up spending about $8-10/mo on the cellphone and $9-15/mo on Vitelity.
Regardless, $40, let alone $50, is more than I pay for my home and cellular phones combined anyway.