Beyold the power of the BSD license, aka. the "please steal this open source code and put it in proprietary software" license. I laugh my ass off everytime a BSD zealot claims it is "superior" to the GNU licenses.
(But seriously, as it was repeated countless times on slashdot, Darwin/MacOSX only contains very small bits of FreeBSD, namely the networking layer and a few userspace programs. Darwin/MacOSX is NOT, I repeat, NOT based on FreeBSD.)
They're just trying to sell what they have right now so they can get their sales bonuses. They're not here to actually give insightful advice to customers, silly.
Being "conscious" about it doesn't do jack and shit. Windows security is going nowhere. Microsoft is trying to fix decades of bad security design decisions and failing at it. The fact that most recent Windows software right now STILL won't run correctly without elevated privileges (including games, which are the LAST thing that should need them for fuck's sake) speaks for itself.
Microsoft has always encouraged both developpers and users to ignore basic security measures. That alone is almost impossible to fix.
Note that I'm NOT saying non-Windows systems (ie. OSX, Linux) have flawless security. Far from it! But the general concern for security is there, and has always been. Microsoft has some serious cleaning up to do if they want to reach that level.
Yup, I just KNEW you were going to reply w/ that one, lol... the point's still there, web-based apps ARE 'platform independent', period. They run in the browser environs (and they run on ANY browser because they're rendered & managed server-side) & do the job (the bottom line), on ANY platform as long as web-browsers exists that run them (and ones I have done work in Opera, Netscape, FireFox/Mozilla, & IE (up to 7 even)).
Now, isn't THAT 'cross-platform' if they run on diff. OS', even via browsers & do the job requested of them?
Yes, or no??
No. You're pretending the Windows server that runs the web app in the first place doesn't exist.
Web-based apps don't count as crossplatform. They have to run server-side on a Windows server (yuck).
And you say it's great and all compared to using something else, but don't actually compare it to anything ("other toolsets"?). I'm a bit confused trying to understand what you say, all I read is typical regurgitated ".NET is so fast and easy" PR.
At the end of the day - C#/.Net works. No it doesn't. On non-Microsoft-owned platforms that is. Java works just as well AND doesn't lock you down to a single vendor.
I just got a 2G nano on my birthday this weekend, and so far I must say I'm very dissapointed by the support under Linux. There are many iPod managing apps, but none of them really work well.
For example, amaroK has iPod management support, but it sucks because 1) It is hardcoded to/mnt/ipod (what the hell?!). 2) It doesn't actually set track numbers. 3) It doesn't copy covers. 4) It blindly imports all files you send to the iPod as mp3. All CDs I ripped myself are FLAC, and amaroK doesn't even tells me "the iPod can't read that", it just copies it as if it were a MP3, without any transcoding.
Also, I've yet to find something to manage photos (not a big deal, but it would be nice...)
Now I'm actually considering using iTunes, since I own a Crossover Office license and iPod/iTunes integration is officially supported.
Scratching isn't just about looks. What if it gets really damaged and stops working? Or what if you want to resell it someday? Granted I'll probably never buy a case for my iPod Nano, but I can understand the use.
I don't see any circular logic here. The point of putting your iPod in a case or putting a "bra" on your car's front bumper is that when that gets badly damaged, you can easily trash it (the case or "bra", that is) and buy another one.
Please get a clue. A computer costs more than a console, but it DOES MORE THAN JUST PLAY GAMES. The money I spend on my computer is also put to use on actually do productive things, not just games. For me, a console is a complete waste of money because it is only used for games, which is a luxury I can perfectly do without. Will you console zealots ever grasp this concept? (I guess not)
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Beyold the power of the BSD license, aka. the "please steal this open source code and put it in proprietary software" license. I laugh my ass off everytime a BSD zealot claims it is "superior" to the GNU licenses.
(But seriously, as it was repeated countless times on slashdot, Darwin/MacOSX only contains very small bits of FreeBSD, namely the networking layer and a few userspace programs. Darwin/MacOSX is NOT, I repeat, NOT based on FreeBSD.)
Nice try. That's a single license, for the computer that came with it only.
You liked the sound produced when the machine wouldn't boot? You sick bastard.
They're just trying to sell what they have right now so they can get their sales bonuses. They're not here to actually give insightful advice to customers, silly.
And this chip is preventing you from doing exactly what again?
Right now, nothing. But what tells us Apple won't abuse it in the future?
Huh?? Warcraft III != World of Warcraft
From what I can gather this requires no firmware (EFI) modification whatsoever, so it's perfectly safe.
Being "conscious" about it doesn't do jack and shit. Windows security is going nowhere. Microsoft is trying to fix decades of bad security design decisions and failing at it. The fact that most recent Windows software right now STILL won't run correctly without elevated privileges (including games, which are the LAST thing that should need them for fuck's sake) speaks for itself.
Microsoft has always encouraged both developpers and users to ignore basic security measures. That alone is almost impossible to fix.
Note that I'm NOT saying non-Windows systems (ie. OSX, Linux) have flawless security. Far from it! But the general concern for security is there, and has always been. Microsoft has some serious cleaning up to do if they want to reach that level.
I completely agree. I just can't understand what Apple is trying to accomplish with this. This message reads more like an insult than a selling point.
I give up. I feel like talking to an automated Microsoft PR robot. You're just repeating the same shit all over again.
Yup, I just KNEW you were going to reply w/ that one, lol... the point's still there, web-based apps ARE 'platform independent', period. They run in the browser environs (and they run on ANY browser because they're rendered & managed server-side) & do the job (the bottom line), on ANY platform as long as web-browsers exists that run them (and ones I have done work in Opera, Netscape, FireFox/Mozilla, & IE (up to 7 even)).
Now, isn't THAT 'cross-platform' if they run on diff. OS', even via browsers & do the job requested of them?
Yes, or no??
No. You're pretending the Windows server that runs the web app in the first place doesn't exist.
Web-based apps don't count as crossplatform. They have to run server-side on a Windows server (yuck).
And you say it's great and all compared to using something else, but don't actually compare it to anything ("other toolsets"?). I'm a bit confused trying to understand what you say, all I read is typical regurgitated ".NET is so fast and easy" PR.
Thanks for the info! I've known about rockbox for a long time, but didn't know they now have iPod support!
At the end of the day - C#/ .Net works.
No it doesn't. On non-Microsoft-owned platforms that is. Java works just as well AND doesn't lock you down to a single vendor.
use apt-get to manage contact details is fairly tedious
The Debian Troll's Best would disagree with you.
I just got a 2G nano on my birthday this weekend, and so far I must say I'm very dissapointed by the support under Linux. There are many iPod managing apps, but none of them really work well.
/mnt/ipod (what the hell?!).
For example, amaroK has iPod management support, but it sucks because
1) It is hardcoded to
2) It doesn't actually set track numbers.
3) It doesn't copy covers.
4) It blindly imports all files you send to the iPod as mp3. All CDs I ripped myself are FLAC, and amaroK doesn't even tells me "the iPod can't read that", it just copies it as if it were a MP3, without any transcoding.
Also, I've yet to find something to manage photos (not a big deal, but it would be nice...)
Now I'm actually considering using iTunes, since I own a Crossover Office license and iPod/iTunes integration is officially supported.
...but nothing in the article said IBM could sell those miraculous CPUs at a price affordable enough for consumer computers.
It goes to 11.
I take back what I said. I want one NOW.
Scratching isn't just about looks. What if it gets really damaged and stops working? Or what if you want to resell it someday? Granted I'll probably never buy a case for my iPod Nano, but I can understand the use.
Many don't give a damn about the iPod's look. They just don't want to scratch it.
They sell it for 45$? That's just a fucking knob. I know knobs are cool and all, but why would you buy a knob for 45$?
I don't see any circular logic here. The point of putting your iPod in a case or putting a "bra" on your car's front bumper is that when that gets badly damaged, you can easily trash it (the case or "bra", that is) and buy another one.
What about Java? What's the situation on Java with x86-64 Linux?
TPM chips don't do anything when not actually used by the OS, so it doesn't matter.
Please get a clue. A computer costs more than a console, but it DOES MORE THAN JUST PLAY GAMES. The money I spend on my computer is also put to use on actually do productive things, not just games. For me, a console is a complete waste of money because it is only used for games, which is a luxury I can perfectly do without. Will you console zealots ever grasp this concept? (I guess not)