Here in the UK I rather like PC Zone (have subscribed to it since about 2000, still have a couple of issues from about '98 I think). Has a bit of a price tag (can't remember how much as money just vanishes from my bank as they renew my subscription), but it's rare that I disagree with a review when I buy the game.
You expect organizations that STILL have not gotten rid of Notes to ditch Windows????
Believe it or not, there are organisations who have recently spent large sums of money moving to Notes - all 4 of the main financial services organisations use it as far as I know (E&Y, KPMG, PWC and Deloitte).
We use it here (only 40 users) and it seems OK. Has some funny quirks, like any software does. Still wouldn't want Exchange, personally, from an admin POV.
This came in, I think, because those countries governments were toying with the idea of implementing open source solutions as a cost saving exercise. Microsoft obviously didn't like this plan and has produced this limping turd as a solution.
The hook is not to get the populace to pay (I suspect) but legitimate businesses and government agencies, where running a pirated system is a smidgen harder. They then get caught in the upgrade/proprietary file format/licensing trap and are there for (almost) life.
"In order to protect the competitive nature of the privately-owned media, direct NWS participation with the radio and television media should be limited to those situations requiring urgent public action as in the case of severe or extreme weather and flooding or education and preparedness activities." [Proposed for repeal by the NWS].
I assume this means the NWS is allowed to tell people about impending doom, but nothing else. It follows, I suppose, that the proposed for repeal bit means they want to be allowed to tell people more than this. I have to admit I don't really understand the situation, not being in the US.
Besides, much simpler in England. If it's not already raining, it soon will be. Prepare accordingly.
I wouldn't be too surprised if Bill Gates did the same once he grows up and becomes a mature and responsible member of our society.
I'd b very surprised, at least in the short to medium terms, given that the majority of the MS business model is based on proprietary interfaces, data formats etc, and they are backing that up with defensive patents (double-clicking with a mouse, XML as a storage format etc).
I certainly don't disagree that the open source model should be the way forward, but I wouldn't count on too much help from Billy boy just yet;)
Interesting scenario, but I'm not sure internal government memos are generally copyrighted. Official secrets, maybe.
Either way, the morality argument is a tricky one and relies on a sort of Robin Hood mentality - "It's OK to steal it, the victims are wealthy."
I might have missed something here, but I read an article by someone saying that open sourcing Java under the GPL would actually protect it from Microsoft encroachment because anything MS added would have to be open as well, and wouldn't necessarily be accepted anyway.
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Here in the UK I rather like PC Zone (have subscribed to it since about 2000, still have a couple of issues from about '98 I think). Has a bit of a price tag (can't remember how much as money just vanishes from my bank as they renew my subscription), but it's rare that I disagree with a review when I buy the game.
Believe it or not, there are organisations who have recently spent large sums of money moving to Notes - all 4 of the main financial services organisations use it as far as I know (E&Y, KPMG, PWC and Deloitte).
We use it here (only 40 users) and it seems OK. Has some funny quirks, like any software does. Still wouldn't want Exchange, personally, from an admin POV.
This came in, I think, because those countries governments were toying with the idea of implementing open source solutions as a cost saving exercise. Microsoft obviously didn't like this plan and has produced this limping turd as a solution.
The hook is not to get the populace to pay (I suspect) but legitimate businesses and government agencies, where running a pirated system is a smidgen harder. They then get caught in the upgrade/proprietary file format/licensing trap and are there for (almost) life.
"In order to protect the competitive nature of the privately-owned media, direct NWS participation with the radio and television media should be limited to those situations requiring urgent public action as in the case of severe or extreme weather and flooding or education and preparedness activities." [Proposed for repeal by the NWS].
I assume this means the NWS is allowed to tell people about impending doom, but nothing else. It follows, I suppose, that the proposed for repeal bit means they want to be allowed to tell people more than this. I have to admit I don't really understand the situation, not being in the US.
Besides, much simpler in England. If it's not already raining, it soon will be. Prepare accordingly.
I wouldn't be too surprised if Bill Gates did the same once he grows up and becomes a mature and responsible member of our society.
;)
I'd b very surprised, at least in the short to medium terms, given that the majority of the MS business model is based on proprietary interfaces, data formats etc, and they are backing that up with defensive patents (double-clicking with a mouse, XML as a storage format etc).
I certainly don't disagree that the open source model should be the way forward, but I wouldn't count on too much help from Billy boy just yet
Interesting scenario, but I'm not sure internal government memos are generally copyrighted. Official secrets, maybe.
Either way, the morality argument is a tricky one and relies on a sort of Robin Hood mentality - "It's OK to steal it, the victims are wealthy."
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They are doing almost exactly that, reimplementing DX9 to Linux, with a fair degree of success. KOTOR, Max Payne to name 2.
I might have missed something here, but I read an article by someone saying that open sourcing Java under the GPL would actually protect it from Microsoft encroachment because anything MS added would have to be open as well, and wouldn't necessarily be accepted anyway.