Does anyone have an idea how fast a blackhole 'finishes' a planet?
I mean, we have a blackhole closing in the Solar System, do we, the puny human, have time to feel anything? And if we do, what kind of thing will be happening on Earth?
Seeing Pixar (Steve is the boss) just left Disney, and the steadiness (i.e. hardly any price drops) in Apple's product lines, it's obvious they're very confident, and most of the time, more money = more confidence.
(BIG)Assuming SCO does own some codes in Linux, and from I can read recently, Linux users seem to claim they can quickly identify those infringing codes, issue a patch and get those codes out of Linux.
This is all fine, but I want to know if SCO can still sue for past damages? E.g. the time span that those unlicensed codes were being abused?
P.S. This is just a question based on the worst case scenario.
Fairly soon we'll have a Can-Call Act 2004 which allows telemarketers to call anyone as long as they identify themselves (hi, this is Mike) at the beginning of the call, and allows callees to opt-out (hang up the phone).
Is it possible for MS to use OpenOffice source, and come out with MS-OpenOffice, which of course is also an OSS.
However, they also package this MSOO with a 3-year support and some other candies. So they can have the very same MS-branded OpenOffice which they can sell at the same retail price as MS Office.
The only difference is the support, and MS brand is so well-known, most people and companies are likely to buy into it since it is now (1)OSS, (2)Very secure because of OSS and (3)With excellent support.
Pretty much like what RedHat and Mandrake do to Linux, but MS brand is a lot more recognizable.
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How about Brown Dwarf, White Dwarf and Yellow Dwarf?
Does anyone have an idea how fast a blackhole 'finishes' a planet?
I mean, we have a blackhole closing in the Solar System, do we, the puny human, have time to feel anything? And if we do, what kind of thing will be happening on Earth?
Has OSS reached a stage in the lifecycle that few siblings are big enough to branch out now?
In the early days, all everyone cared about is making OSS, and the whole model is the production of best software based on peer-review.
Nowadays, some OSS distributors are gaining enough cash reserve, support and momentum and it's sad to see other agendas come into play.
These few weeks we have seen enough incidents already.
Seeing Pixar (Steve is the boss) just left Disney, and the steadiness (i.e. hardly any price drops) in Apple's product lines, it's obvious they're very confident, and most of the time, more money = more confidence.
then yesterday's SCO story must be truer :)
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(BIG)Assuming SCO does own some codes in Linux, and from I can read recently, Linux users seem to claim they can quickly identify those infringing codes, issue a patch and get those codes out of Linux.
This is all fine, but I want to know if SCO can still sue for past damages? E.g. the time span that those unlicensed codes were being abused?
P.S. This is just a question based on the worst case scenario.
Will any of these "laws" work? By the look of all these Anti-Spam efforts, nothing seems to work, so how does this differ?
Fairly soon we'll have a Can-Call Act 2004 which allows telemarketers to call anyone as long as they identify themselves (hi, this is Mike) at the beginning of the call, and allows callees to opt-out (hang up the phone).
In the article In this case, the best guess is that the bits of debris were a bolt and a washer from a Russian-built solar panel..
I think for any future international effort, things should be built together instead of modularly built.
Can the use of dashes stand in court? Imagine people start using "-indows" (Dashindows) or "l-nux".
Is it possible for MS to use OpenOffice source, and come out with MS-OpenOffice, which of course is also an OSS.
However, they also package this MSOO with a 3-year support and some other candies. So they can have the very same MS-branded OpenOffice which they can sell at the same retail price as MS Office.
The only difference is the support, and MS brand is so well-known, most people and companies are likely to buy into it since it is now (1)OSS, (2)Very secure because of OSS and (3)With excellent support.
Pretty much like what RedHat and Mandrake do to Linux, but MS brand is a lot more recognizable.
So how big is the size of these niche markets? Maybe mainstream companies aren't interested in them in the first place.
And when these niche markets become mainstream, I am sure big companies like MS can easily enter these markets either by buying out or squeezing out.