In the short term: not much will change. The JDK will continue to be available. The developers will keep working on Tomcat, Hibernate, Spring and so on.
In the medium term, things might get weird. Apache will release Harmony with or without Larry's blessing, the only question is how compatible it will be with Oracle Java. Larry might decide to start charging money for Java. Java will definitely be around, but it's hard to tell in what form.
I'm wondering what Oracle's angle is on this. They haven't been particularly concerned with developers walking out in a mass exodus. Or is it just a matter of it looking really bad for them to lose that support?
And they're still not particularly concerned. It doesn't cost them anything to say "please come back". If they really wanted Apache back, they'd give them what they want, which is the compatibility kit licensing.
There's nothing wrong with AJAX per se, it's just that most developers (including the ones at Slashdot) don't know how to use it properly. One of the very few sites that does it right is StackOverflow.
We're already part of the way there: HTML 5 includes its own local storage scheme. If this was around (and widely supported) when Flash was first being developed, I'm sure they wouldn't have bothered to concoct their own local storage, because there'd be no need.
All we need to do is encourage Adobe and other plugin developers to use the new standard instead of making up their own custom schemes. Which shouldn't be that hard, since in the long run it makes the developers' jobs easier.
Not directly related. But the point is: the government wants to mandate an expensive, error-prone device to eliminate a tiny percentage of accidents, and at the same time they're not allowing a cheap and simple device that could have a much bigger impact.
I don't buy the "distortion" argument. If that was such a problem, why do they have convex mirrors on the passenger side?
1. It's unenforceable. 2. The Republicans would never allow it, since:
a. It's proposed by Obama's people, and
b. It might restrict some business' God-given right to make a profit.
Did you know that in the Polish language, the word for "free" also means "slow"? I wonder if there are any Polish developers on the Freenet project. It would explain a lot.
Right now, the site is still up, so obviously they're already able to deal with a DDOS. And don't believe for a second that the US government is behind the attack; this is obviously the work of the Slowmasons.
The UK Ministry of Defence has urged newspaper editors to "bear in mind" the national security implications of publishing the information.
You can make a plausible case that the leaks will put lives at risk. But warning the media about publishing excerpts after the stuff is already made public? That's got fuck all to do with national security, that's politicians worrying about public relations.
Slashdot Mirror
Protecting our Second Commandment rights?
The invisible baby horses under the hood love sugar. You can feed them through that special tube on the side of the car, just behind the doors.
Fear and surprise.
What's Twombly without Iqbal?
"When Twombly Met Iqbal".
In the short term: not much will change. The JDK will continue to be available. The developers will keep working on Tomcat, Hibernate, Spring and so on.
In the medium term, things might get weird. Apache will release Harmony with or without Larry's blessing, the only question is how compatible it will be with Oracle Java. Larry might decide to start charging money for Java. Java will definitely be around, but it's hard to tell in what form.
In the long term, we all die.
You want actions? Just off the top of my head, there was the Google lawsuit, and the killing of OpenSolaris.
I'm wondering what Oracle's angle is on this. They haven't been particularly concerned with developers walking out in a mass exodus. Or is it just a matter of it looking really bad for them to lose that support?
And they're still not particularly concerned. It doesn't cost them anything to say "please come back". If they really wanted Apache back, they'd give them what they want, which is the compatibility kit licensing.
The accompanying picture shows two blurry guys shaking hands. I don't think it suggests much of anything.
No, I don't. Next question?
Well Apple already has all of that data
Apple has a legitimate need for the data; how are they gonna charge you if you don't give them your CC?
telling me I have to put on pants to program: "It's not happening"
Amen, brother Stregano.
There's nothing wrong with AJAX per se, it's just that most developers (including the ones at Slashdot) don't know how to use it properly. One of the very few sites that does it right is StackOverflow.
We're already part of the way there: HTML 5 includes its own local storage scheme. If this was around (and widely supported) when Flash was first being developed, I'm sure they wouldn't have bothered to concoct their own local storage, because there'd be no need.
All we need to do is encourage Adobe and other plugin developers to use the new standard instead of making up their own custom schemes. Which shouldn't be that hard, since in the long run it makes the developers' jobs easier.
After "Aa" we'd go to "Ab" (Aborted Abalone?). By the time we need to deal with "Bb", Hurd should be a viable competitor to Linux.
It's the first alpha release. What did you expect?
Not directly related. But the point is: the government wants to mandate an expensive, error-prone device to eliminate a tiny percentage of accidents, and at the same time they're not allowing a cheap and simple device that could have a much bigger impact.
I don't buy the "distortion" argument. If that was such a problem, why do they have convex mirrors on the passenger side?
I'd be more concerned by advertisers/audience tracker types than spammers
There's a difference?
It should be opt-in.
Yes, it should. But that doesn't matter, because:
1. It's unenforceable.
2. The Republicans would never allow it, since:
a. It's proposed by Obama's people, and
b. It might restrict some business' God-given right to make a profit.
Mostly the latter. If a Republican administration did the same thing, then a few of them would complain, but they'd go along with it.
And Ecuador, too.
Did you know that in the Polish language, the word for "free" also means "slow"? I wonder if there are any Polish developers on the Freenet project. It would explain a lot.
Right now, the site is still up, so obviously they're already able to deal with a DDOS. And don't believe for a second that the US government is behind the attack; this is obviously the work of the Slowmasons.
This is what I thought too. The government gains nothing from the DDOS.
Who cares? Arrest both of em!
Airplane! gave a lot of dramatic actors the chance to do comedy.
Like Kareem Abdul Jabar.
Quoth the BBC:
The UK Ministry of Defence has urged newspaper editors to "bear in mind" the national security implications of publishing the information.
You can make a plausible case that the leaks will put lives at risk. But warning the media about publishing excerpts after the stuff is already made public? That's got fuck all to do with national security, that's politicians worrying about public relations.