>>I want to find all documents matching $PATTERN In windows thats Right Click on the folder and select Search >>...program hangs and it has 50 children... In windows (XP & newer) the OS tracks parent child relationships. If you kill the parent, the children get killed too.
Now, after saying that, I must state that I use the command line and piping often. These arbitrary examples are just not very good examples. Im really not trying to be flamebate, its a serious comment. The command line is great for advanced things, but, these are not things that should be "advanced"
Or if we just convinced the RIAA that spam was affecting their music sales
hummm, I think your on to something here. how 'bout a peer to peer system that uses open relays. Pit the RIAA against the spammers and let them fight it out!
The point I was making with the link is that MS announced Windows in 1983. I don't know when they copywrited it or used it's name. In those days, I don't remember code names being thrown around like they are now, I suspect that they just said windows.
I thought windows 1.0 was cool, but, in those "text based" days the bar was pretty low except for those who had lisa kind of money. Oh, yeah, it ran on an 4.77Mhz 8088 just fine IIRC.
I found Windows 286/386 (windows 2) to be useful, windows 3.0 was pretty buggy and 3.1 was more stable.
This is not the slashdot effect, it's called a google bomb.
The slashdot effect is when the "Pygmys with 3 thumbs" support group gets 100k hits/minute because of a post on slashdot and the 486 web server on dial-up is unable to keep up with the load.
As a side note it worked Im not sure why google is returning caldara.com instead of sco.com, but, thumbs up (however many you have)
I personally think it's an excellent idea (at least in concept, as I understand it). The idea that someone wants to have something built and is willing to pay for it, but does not want to hire in-house developers is not so far fetched. In the current environment if you want something done, you can do it yourself, unless you are not a programmer.
I don't see a problem with building an infrastructure around the idea that a non-developer with money can play too. If a third party charges a transaction fee, I don't think it's a show stopper. I've seen these types of transactions in public forums, but on a case by case basis.
As far as the actual implementation and its impacts (legal and social), I'm not sure how things will play out.
Most of the scumbags that are spamming today are doing it mostly legally. What you are talking about is not even close to a fuzzy line of legal. These things are prosecuted.
Of those people who remember 1979, what would have happened if the current patent laws were around back then. Visicalc technology is used in almost everything financial, in fact the concept of using a command key (like "/") to get to a menu is pretty similar to using a "start" button.
I can't see Microsoft ever making any significant profit there.
You are probably right, since their is no money to be made there then by giving away licenses, they are not loosing the money that they would never get anyway. In addition, by getting people on windows they are keeping people off alternatives.
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>>I want to find all documents matching $PATTERN
In windows thats Right Click on the folder and select Search
>>...program hangs and it has 50 children...
In windows (XP & newer) the OS tracks parent child relationships. If you kill the parent, the children get killed too.
Now, after saying that, I must state that I use the command line and piping often. These arbitrary examples are just not very good examples. Im really not trying to be flamebate, its a serious comment. The command line is great for advanced things, but, these are not things that should be "advanced"
Hello! This is slashdot.
Keep your speling corrections to yourself!
Support the Evolution folks instead.
:)
What is evolution? Could you provide a link?
Google is useless for very common words
Let the ISP choose how much they keep and how much they pass on.
This allows for competition.
Or if we just convinced the RIAA that spam was affecting their music sales
;-)
hummm, I think your on to something here.
how 'bout a peer to peer system that uses open relays. Pit the RIAA against the spammers and let them fight it out!
Thats a fight that I would like to watch!
How come stamps can't stop all the spam I get through snail mail?
Because the price is not high enough to stop it. And because the money does not go to the right place.
The point I was making with the link is that MS announced Windows in 1983. I don't know when they copywrited it or used it's name. In those days, I don't remember code names being thrown around like they are now, I suspect that they just said windows.
I thought windows 1.0 was cool, but, in those "text based" days the bar was pretty low except for those who had lisa kind of money. Oh, yeah, it ran on an 4.77Mhz 8088 just fine IIRC.
I found Windows 286/386 (windows 2) to be useful, windows 3.0 was pretty buggy and 3.1 was more stable.
So Windows 3.1 was really the one that took off.
I worked in computer sales at the time.
but at least X clearly predates MS Windows.
How clearly?
Microsoft 1983
Xwindows 1984
Thats the point
I'm not sure they did say unlimited
Although they could have changed the policy.
I just found this link myself. I have not tried it yet.
except for your password
What about sticky notes?
The day's of learning things rote are over.
Why would anyone want to be anywhere that their computer could not go?:)
Firewire and Ethernet use different methods to measure speed.
Firewire can move data at 200 Mbps in each direction (200 Mbps Full Duplex).
Very rarely is spelling important in my book, but, in this case it is.
Litigious Bastards
This is not the slashdot effect, it's called a google bomb.
The slashdot effect is when the "Pygmys with 3 thumbs" support group gets 100k hits/minute because of a post on slashdot and the 486 web server on dial-up is unable to keep up with the load.
As a side note it worked Im not sure why google is returning caldara.com instead of sco.com, but, thumbs up (however many you have)
I personally think it's an excellent idea (at least in concept, as I understand it). The idea that someone wants to have something built and is willing to pay for it, but does not want to hire in-house developers is not so far fetched. In the current environment if you want something done, you can do it yourself, unless you are not a programmer.
I don't see a problem with building an infrastructure around the idea that a non-developer with money can play too. If a third party charges a transaction fee, I don't think it's a show stopper. I've seen these types of transactions in public forums, but on a case by case basis.
As far as the actual implementation and its impacts (legal and social), I'm not sure how things will play out.
He should have held out for way more
How do you know he didn't? Is the information that has been made public always the whole story?
Your math needs some help. They take a loss selling the Xbox at $179.
But I do agree that they got off really, really cheap (as far as we know)
Most of the scumbags that are spamming today are doing it mostly legally. What you are talking about is not even close to a fuzzy line of legal. These things are prosecuted.
Could you provide a link? Im not aware of anyone using an IR blaster (or serial control) with a PC based PVR.
Of those people who remember 1979, what would have happened if the current patent laws were around back then.
Visicalc technology is used in almost everything financial, in fact the concept of using a command key (like "/") to get to a menu is pretty similar to using a "start" button.
I can't see Microsoft ever making any significant profit there.
You are probably right, since their is no money to be made there then by giving away licenses, they are not loosing the money that they would never get anyway. In addition, by getting people on windows they are keeping people off alternatives.
I would take their generous offer
BTW - $1B / $199 ~ 5M (not 50M)
Use HTML and your links won't get corrupted
I wonder at what point this becomes over-kill.
When he started thinking about doing it, it became over-kill.
It's a hobby (very cool). Hobbies don't have to be practical or usefull.
And the term "Unfunded mandate" is used widely in the business community just as the poster used it.