Nexus one has the same screen as the Desire. The sound will be better on the Nexus One as it has a noise cancelling mic the desire does not have. Also the Nexus One has a physical trackpad not an optical sensor. But I highly doubt HTC, Google or Apple would suggest you use your phone in any rain.
Have you ever realised how useless Windows was without 3rd party apps. (actually windows stops being useless and starts being frustrating after you add them). Every complaint you have can be fixed with a third party applications. Check out palmgear and see what I mean.
Sun are just making fools of themselves - they haven't had any clear direction since the dotcom bubble burst. I propose that the icon for a Sun story becomes a massive ass. And the headlines should all read "Sun are complete asshats".
Don't comment on what you don't know. I have used almost all PDA platforms. I am currently using symbian. But the latest crop of Palms can match pocket PC devices spec for spec, and they do everything faster. Not because they have a faster processor, both use different types of Strong ARM processors, but they are more useable, and the software is faster. There screens are beautiful with great resolution. And the are typically cheaper. Many come with a web browser, and for those that don't it is easily added.
Yes. But these are not cheap, and they will not sync with anything properly but Windows. For Linux support, (and mac for that matter) palm is probably the best option
I agree. The story should be updated. Slashdot is running a story which states that SCO has been attacked, this is clearly unfounded. For the sake of accuracy and editorial integrity the story needs to be updated.
>I want something that works, not something to > make a political stand.
Agreed. I use Palm OS. But at some point you have to make the decision between a moral/political stand and convenience. I believe in open source. I don't like Microsoft Ethics - therefore I refuse to use MS products.
> why is Linux (a server based OS) on something > that should be totally embedded?
Linux in the enterprise is actually a fairly new concept. Linus never wrote it for any other machine than his own desktop. But of course it does run well as a server. But the same argument could be said of PocketPC. Why use a desktop OS on a PDA - and furthermore - why use a desktop OS on a server. In fact I imagine linux is more suited than windows ever was, as all they have really ported is the Kernel, the rest is rebuilt, and the kernel is shrunk and tailored to a PDA anyway.
And you are right, it is a mini laptop - which is why I want it. I work 24x7 support, and the idea of pulling out a linux machine with a useable keyboard from my pocket, logging in and doing my work, is very enticing.
And the XScale and the Crusoe are in completely different classes, please don't trust MHz ratings.
Give us some real proof to this fantastic stat dick wad. "Did you know 38% of all statistics are made up". Where did you read this? Who did the research? and how vulnerable does the flaw make the system.
Assuming for a second that this article is correct, which I doubt, there is still a major problem.
I live in a fairly good area, houses rarely get broken into, but my doors still have locks - and I still use them. Just because a whole is unexploited, doesn't mean it is not a concern - and it doesn't mean it should not be fixed.
I was at a recent Sun Developer night (in Sydney). It was announced there that sun now giving away iplanet for free. So if you want an industry strength solution I would choose that over BEA.
Why must every peice of crap you write try and draw parallels between whatever this rediculous toss you call a geek culture is, and whatever the hell it is you are reviewing.
Stay tuned next week for Katz review of Peter Pan where he is sure to convince us that the lost boys are hackers.
Katz has never written a decent bit of code in his life but feels qualified to make comments on a social group he is not part of. And personally I am not even sure there is a culture. The only thing many "geeks" have in common is a love for technology, but this surely doesn't make us a cohesive sub-culture.
I don't think so. For a start it isn't $75 for a student. They simply pay media costs... whatever that may be. It is well udner half what is paid for MS Office, and there a bulk discounts, bringing the price down to about $20-30, depending on the amount of licences purchased.
Thats right. China could take over the world once we give their children access to a decent productivity suite.....
China are becoming more capatalist everyday, and as they join the WTO, more and more companies can move in to one of the largest untouched consumer groups in the World. Any tech company in there right mind would want to get a foot hold there.
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The LGPL. Will please please read the licenses they advocate. The LesserGPL allows Sun to take openoffice, use it and add closed source code. All the stuff they take from OpenOffice must have it's sorce readily available - and it does. But closed code can exist in the same project as LGPL code.
But AOL didn't open it with a GPL - any code released under the GPL according to the licensing suystem must remain open - it is why a lot of companies refuse to use the GPL. New code could be under a different license - I would actually exepect Sun to licence some good Office file format decoders or something for their version. By adding value sun will distinguish the 2 products.
This makes no sense - have you a URL to the article on CNet. Sun has employees working on OpenOffice - so a cease and desist makes no sense. And openOffice is under the GPL - you cannot get that code back now it has been licensed this way. You can change the license of any further development - but Sun made OpenOffice GPL, and the current code base has to stay that way.
There won't be any duplication as fdar as I see it. OpenOffice is licensed under the LGPL. StarOffice 6.0 will be based on this code, and will come with all the source code (or at least make it available) from OpenOffice. But the LPGL lets non-free code link to free code. So my guess is Sun will add components to OpenOffice, and in affectyou will be paying for those components, the packaging, books and support. But because of this license, there should be no dual maintainence.
Check out Shockwave Rider, by John Brummer. He had some amazing insights into the internet, computer viruses, network appliances, and laser printers, before any of these things were.
I always wanted to write a platformer in the sonic tradition, "Angus the Gerbil". Angus would run around wearing a kilt, fighting thissles, hagus and bag pipes. Of course, watch out for those pipes, angus get sucked into any small holes he passed.
Actually, I am sick of tux, I think a linux distro should use a gerbil for a mascot.
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Nexus one has the same screen as the Desire. The sound will be better on the Nexus One as it has a noise cancelling mic the desire does not have. Also the Nexus One has a physical trackpad not an optical sensor. But I highly doubt HTC, Google or Apple would suggest you use your phone in any rain.
huh? Novell are copping some flack, but they just posted a profit, and Redhat has never been more profitable. Again, I say huh?
The OSS version is opensuse
Have you ever realised how useless Windows was without 3rd party apps. (actually windows stops being useless and starts being frustrating after you add them). Every complaint you have can be fixed with a third party applications. Check out palmgear and see what I mean.
Sun are just making fools of themselves - they haven't had any clear direction since the dotcom bubble burst. I propose that the icon for a Sun story becomes a massive ass. And the headlines should all read "Sun are complete asshats".
> How about not using your Ipod when you're walking > around?
It's a PORTABLE music player. Why the f#$% else would you have it.
Don't comment on what you don't know. I have used almost all PDA platforms. I am currently using symbian. But the latest crop of Palms can match pocket PC devices spec for spec, and they do everything faster. Not because they have a faster processor, both use different types of Strong ARM processors, but they are more useable, and the software is faster. There screens are beautiful with great resolution. And the are typically cheaper. Many come with a web browser, and for those that don't it is easily added.
Yes. But these are not cheap, and they will not sync with anything properly but Windows. For Linux support, (and mac for that matter) palm is probably the best option
I agree. The story should be updated. Slashdot is running a story which states that SCO has been attacked, this is clearly unfounded. For the sake of accuracy and editorial integrity the story needs to be updated.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=200312101 63721614
If it is a DDoS attack, SCO are incompetent for not blocking it. Or it is just more FUD.
>I want something that works, not something to
> make a political stand.
Agreed. I use Palm OS. But at some point you have to make the decision between a moral/political stand and convenience. I believe in open source. I don't like Microsoft Ethics - therefore I refuse to use MS products.
> why is Linux (a server based OS) on something
> that should be totally embedded?
Linux in the enterprise is actually a fairly new concept. Linus never wrote it for any other machine than his own desktop. But of course it does run well as a server. But the same argument could be said of PocketPC. Why use a desktop OS on a PDA - and furthermore - why use a desktop OS on a server. In fact I imagine linux is more suited than windows ever was, as all they have really ported is the Kernel, the rest is rebuilt, and the kernel is shrunk and tailored to a PDA anyway.
And you are right, it is a mini laptop - which is why I want it. I work 24x7 support, and the idea of pulling out a linux machine with a useable keyboard from my pocket, logging in and doing my work, is very enticing.
And the XScale and the Crusoe are in completely different classes, please don't trust MHz ratings.
Give us some real proof to this fantastic stat dick wad. "Did you know 38% of all statistics are made up". Where did you read this? Who did the research? and how vulnerable does the flaw make the system.
Assuming for a second that this article is correct, which I doubt, there is still a major problem.
I live in a fairly good area, houses rarely get broken into, but my doors still have locks - and I still use them. Just because a whole is unexploited, doesn't mean it is not a concern - and it doesn't mean it should not be fixed.
I was at a recent Sun Developer night (in Sydney). It was announced there that sun now giving away iplanet for free. So if you want an industry strength solution I would choose that over BEA.
Why must every peice of crap you write try and draw parallels between whatever this rediculous toss you call a geek culture is, and whatever the hell it is you are reviewing.
Stay tuned next week for Katz review of Peter Pan where he is sure to convince us that the lost boys are hackers.
Katz has never written a decent bit of code in his life but feels qualified to make comments on a social group he is not part of. And personally I am not even sure there is a culture. The only thing many "geeks" have in common is a love for technology, but this surely doesn't make us a cohesive sub-culture.
F!@# - Now writing the same kind of crap he does.
I don't think so. For a start it isn't $75 for a student. They simply pay media costs ... whatever that may be. It is well udner half what is paid for MS Office, and there a bulk discounts, bringing the price down to about $20-30, depending on the amount of licences purchased.
Thats right. China could take over the world once we give their children access to a decent productivity suite.....
China are becoming more capatalist everyday, and as they join the WTO, more and more companies can move in to one of the largest untouched consumer groups in the World. Any tech company in there right mind would want to get a foot hold there.
The LGPL. Will please please read the licenses they advocate. The LesserGPL allows Sun to take openoffice, use it and add closed source code. All the stuff they take from OpenOffice must have it's sorce readily available - and it does. But closed code can exist in the same project as LGPL code.
But AOL didn't open it with a GPL - any code released under the GPL according to the licensing suystem must remain open - it is why a lot of companies refuse to use the GPL. New code could be under a different license - I would actually exepect Sun to licence some good Office file format decoders or something for their version. By adding value sun will distinguish the 2 products.
This makes no sense - have you a URL to the article on CNet. Sun has employees working on OpenOffice - so a cease and desist makes no sense. And openOffice is under the GPL - you cannot get that code back now it has been licensed this way. You can change the license of any further development - but Sun made OpenOffice GPL, and the current code base has to stay that way.
There won't be any duplication as fdar as I see it. OpenOffice is licensed under the LGPL. StarOffice 6.0 will be based on this code, and will come with all the source code (or at least make it available) from OpenOffice. But the LPGL lets non-free code link to free code. So my guess is Sun will add components to OpenOffice, and in affectyou will be paying for those components, the packaging, books and support. But because of this license, there should be no dual maintainence.
Check out Shockwave Rider, by John Brummer. He had some amazing insights into the internet, computer viruses, network appliances, and laser printers, before any of these things were.
Cheers,
I always wanted to write a platformer in the sonic tradition, "Angus the Gerbil". Angus would run around wearing a kilt, fighting thissles, hagus and bag pipes. Of course, watch out for those pipes, angus get sucked into any small holes he passed.
Actually, I am sick of tux, I think a linux distro should use a gerbil for a mascot.