> This was to prevent unauthorized installation on non-Mac hardware. So yes, closed-source software does go a long way to prevent unauthorized installation on other hardware.
I read in a article that cited Microsoft sources that IE7 will be removing old things from Internet Explorer, things from the HTML1 spec such as pre tags etc.
Too bad it's a Mac application. Can't run it under windows or linux (at least if it were a Windows application, there would be some support under Wine).
Anyhow, I have to agree with you on the "Love it or leave it.". But really, columbine wasn't that big of a event. There have been worse shootings, more people than 13 get killed alone in the States a DAY.
I suppose the only reason why Columbine (and even the term for this word) exists today, is because Bill Clinton braught it up on national television on that day (perhaps to draw attention away from the big bombings he was doing?).
No, but that's because you have parents, cousins, children, grandparents and friends living under one small roof. Pulling together their money, resources etc.
You know, it's great that I find out when I spend money on Skype, doesn't benefit me, but rather, a nation far away that already has a lot of their telecommunications provided for free.
Yeah, maybe I shouldn't be so selfish, but then again, when a good paying wage for a fulltime job is 200USD, here. Not even enough to pay for a small apartment a month, in this country, I'm thinking more in terms of self preservation.
If connection costs to other telecommunication systems were really the issue, then they would allow people to call US numbers from Europe (and other places) for free.
A thought occured to me, I some how doubt AOL users will have problems placing calls to the US for free, since the IP ranges used in AOL ISPs are shared internationally.
Have you forgotten what happened each time Sony released the specs of their console? It turned out to be complete utter lies or some drastic changes in development.
If their competitors don't know how Nintendo is doing it exactly, they can't come up with a response in a timely matter either.
Imagine if Microsoft starts selling a way to play older games on the xbox 360. I don't doubt them being able to get companies who are willing to sell older games. I don't see much of a problem for them, adding a feature to buy games off xbox live either.
> PCs and Xbox consoles have never had the ability to purchase ROMs from Nintendo. Before Wii Virtual Console, people who wanted to use emulators lawfully had to build or buy a ROM dumper, and the only ROM dumpers generally available for sale on the Internet within the past several years have been for GBA format.
I completely agree with those statements, but my post was meant to be a joke, not taken seriously. I'm suprised someone even marked it 'insightful'.
> Do you have a screen shot of that? I've used xine with the win32 codecs to play content that doesn't have Linux support but I've not had success when a website searches for a specific plugin.
It works here, unfortunately in snapshots I tried to take, it's comming out as a black box where the movie is.
It's a hardware acceleration trick which overlays a specific color. Many players use this trick, even Windows Media Player does it.
Theres another alternative if you can't get it working. You could try VLC's mozilla plugin, but I honestly haven't tried it under Linux yet.
> So there is a free license that allows the playing of DVDs available? I'm not arguing on the side of encryption on DVDs, I hate the MPAA and the RIAA. I am asking questions about the legality of what you are proposing.
I don't think there is in the States, but in other countries it is legal.
In theory, one could run windows licensed DVD software under Wine. That would be legal.
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Technically, if you buy the OS, add patches so that it works under 'generic' x86 hardware, run it under such hardware... It isn't piracy.
They just don't want people running it on 'generic' x86 hardware.
You must be new here, Apple can do no wrong.
Argh, replying to wrong posts (I think I'll goto bed). Ignore my previous post.
It wouldn't. It'll be cracked too.
> This was to prevent unauthorized installation on non-Mac hardware. So yes, closed-source software does go a long way to prevent unauthorized installation on other hardware.
It's not going to stop that either.
I don't mean to flame, but I wasn't particulary impressed with the code availible already.
Because as we all know, closed source software prevents piracy!
> And what the hell do you mean?
I read in a article that cited Microsoft sources that IE7 will be removing old things from Internet Explorer, things from the HTML1 spec such as pre tags etc.
I thought Konqueror was, since Safari is based on Konqueror's khtml. Which Apple has to contribute changes back to.
> Browsers will render HTML 1 for ages to come, ...
Except IE7.
Too bad it's a Mac application. Can't run it under windows or linux (at least if it were a Windows application, there would be some support under Wine).
Here is my magical formula:
All of Nintendo's past consoles were sold at 200USD.
Hence, I assume that this console, will also be sold at, 200USD.
I'm curious, what would be more 'discusting' or more 'terrible'.
A game playing the soldiers liberating (the killing type liberation) Iraq
or...
A game playing the killers of Columbine
I feel that people in the States would be more outraged about the second game than the first one, thoughts on this?
> What makes it too soon to make a video game about it?
I have a feeling that most people will feel that, it's too soon when it's in the same generation.
You maybe interested to know, that the most famous psychological experiment related to this is called, the Milgram Experiment.
Hey Khyber, long time no chat :P
Anyhow, I have to agree with you on the "Love it or leave it.". But really, columbine wasn't that big of a event. There have been worse shootings, more people than 13 get killed alone in the States a DAY.
I suppose the only reason why Columbine (and even the term for this word) exists today, is because Bill Clinton braught it up on national television on that day (perhaps to draw attention away from the big bombings he was doing?).
You fool, this is Slashdot. Apple can do no harm!
Steve's reality distortion field is most strong here.
> is the majority of your country homeless?
No, but that's because you have parents, cousins, children, grandparents and friends living under one small roof. Pulling together their money, resources etc.
You know, it's great that I find out when I spend money on Skype, doesn't benefit me, but rather, a nation far away that already has a lot of their telecommunications provided for free.
Yeah, maybe I shouldn't be so selfish, but then again, when a good paying wage for a fulltime job is 200USD, here. Not even enough to pay for a small apartment a month, in this country, I'm thinking more in terms of self preservation.
If connection costs to other telecommunication systems were really the issue, then they would allow people to call US numbers from Europe (and other places) for free.
A thought occured to me, I some how doubt AOL users will have problems placing calls to the US for free, since the IP ranges used in AOL ISPs are shared internationally.
> Now, I realize that MS loses money with each console sold, but how many people wait to buy a console till a way comes out to play 'backup' games?
I know people who are still waiting for their preorders. So, I don't think Microsoft will have this issue for a bit of time.
Have you forgotten what happened each time Sony released the specs of their console? It turned out to be complete utter lies or some drastic changes in development.
If their competitors don't know how Nintendo is doing it exactly, they can't come up with a response in a timely matter either.
Imagine if Microsoft starts selling a way to play older games on the xbox 360. I don't doubt them being able to get companies who are willing to sell older games. I don't see much of a problem for them, adding a feature to buy games off xbox live either.
> PCs and Xbox consoles have never had the ability to purchase ROMs from Nintendo. Before Wii Virtual Console, people who wanted to use emulators lawfully had to build or buy a ROM dumper, and the only ROM dumpers generally available for sale on the Internet within the past several years have been for GBA format.
I completely agree with those statements, but my post was meant to be a joke, not taken seriously. I'm suprised someone even marked it 'insightful'.
> Do you have a screen shot of that? I've used xine with the win32 codecs to play content that doesn't have Linux support but I've not had success when a website searches for a specific plugin.
It works here, unfortunately in snapshots I tried to take, it's comming out as a black box where the movie is.
It's a hardware acceleration trick which overlays a specific color. Many players use this trick, even Windows Media Player does it.
Theres another alternative if you can't get it working. You could try VLC's mozilla plugin, but I honestly haven't tried it under Linux yet.
> So there is a free license that allows the playing of DVDs available? I'm not arguing on the side of encryption on DVDs, I hate the MPAA and the RIAA. I am asking questions about the legality of what you are proposing.
I don't think there is in the States, but in other countries it is legal.
In theory, one could run windows licensed DVD software under Wine. That would be legal.
> Yes, nothing says "install" like urpmi
You can do it graphically which is in clear English.