Please read (at least) the summary again. Mr. Zemlin stated clearly, that the Linux Foundation would like to work with Microsoft but in a way which is "[...]not tied to any specific marketing agreement, that's not tied to any specific contract, that is an open process that can be participated in by anyone in the community." i.e. completely on the Foundation's terms.
The IP infringement FUD is what drives potential business users to Novell and Microsoft. Nobody in the Linux camp believes that FUD but it costs everyone in the Linux business.
I could spend a few hundred bucks on a super-efficient water heater, or I could take shorter showers. I could invest in a fuel efficient car, or I could just drive less.
You could also do both: buy an efficient appliance and use it less. You'd have to wait longer for the investment to pay off because your using them less. But a little number crunching never hurt anyone (except the numbers in question).
I remember a blog by someone on the Microsoft dev-team saying that they have learned to redo the GUI every release when they've reimplemented the windows calculator. The early version had pretty weak floating point math and users were constantly complaining about it. They rewrote it and nobody seemed to notice because they didn't change the GUI.
I don't know about you but I'm all for replacing SMTP with XMPP. XMPP has almost everything you'd need to get rid of spam: encryption and authorization. Also it would be easy to write a Jabber-SMTP gateway if there isn't one already.
If you'd click the second link in the summary you'd see how Slashdot "gave in".
The story posted after the comment was removed had a full disclosure, included the text of that comment and had _lots_ of anti-Scientology links, including Operation Clambake. That was the best Slashdot could do, considering the threat of legal action.
I think Microsoft expects that if they announce a change to strict standards compliance in IE8 by default, then they would immediately start losing market share to other browsers. Browser which have strict standards compliance _now_ and can be used by web developers for testing right now.
PS.(OT) If they were able to get away with an "inconvenience" such as Vista (DRM, cutting of XP etc.) then they can get away with forcing strict standards compliance in IE8.
We shouldn't get into this mess. We've already seen what happened in the US and I think we can do better. A standard for DRM may be a good thing but anything like the DMCA is trouble.
I didn't mention manned missions but development and engineering practices.
Take the example of the rocket engines developed independently by both sides . The American F-1 design didn't use staged combustion cycle because it was deemed unstable and unpredictable denying their engine a the vast performance boost. At the same time, Russians developed and tested the RD-170 using the staged combustion cycle. The development ended in 1976(!) and proved to be more powerful than the F-1A (Saturn V 1st stage) engines. All the RD-170 engines were to be scrapped but were preserved by the Russian engineering team. About 20 years later they were sold to the west which still didn't have engines as efficient.
The Atlas IIIA flew in 2000 using RD-180 engines - a scaled down version of the RD-170.
From what I recall, this mindset was the reason why the ol' Russkies were ahead of the US space program in terms of technology. Development of rocket engines and Buran come to mind as an example.
I think it's a trade-off between safety and predictability on one side and efficiency and progress on the other.
Disclaimer: IANA Rocket Scientist or Historian.
Doing something legal does not equal doing something right.
The fault is on the side of whoever set up the entry rules for the vote but such strategy on the part of Microsoft should be condemned.
I'd have them walk the plank, if you know what I mean.
I really hope somebody in Sweden will raise hell because of this. The votes of those companies clearly should be invalidated at least on the premise of insufficient participation in working group.
Because the problem was not in the design of any of those. DRM is a relatively new technology and is bound to cause problems. Especially when you want the OS to check it's every damn operation for dealing with protected content.
It's the sign of our time. Not so long ago kids were expected to come up with stories and lie to adults constantly. Nobody expected kids to tell the truth. Fast-forward to the end of the 20th century and suddenly, everything a kid says is truth by default.
I made exploding pens out of the stuff. Two wires sticking out of a pen tube, connected inside with pencil graphite (the thicker the better). Stick it in a socket (don't stand on the other end) and watch the sparks and thick black smoke.
The maintenance man had to carry around a lot of replacement breakers when I was in primary school.
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Please read (at least) the summary again. Mr. Zemlin stated clearly, that the Linux Foundation would like to work with Microsoft but in a way which is "[...]not tied to any specific marketing agreement, that's not tied to any specific contract, that is an open process that can be participated in by anyone in the community." i.e. completely on the Foundation's terms. The IP infringement FUD is what drives potential business users to Novell and Microsoft. Nobody in the Linux camp believes that FUD but it costs everyone in the Linux business.
Maybe "Space Hulk". Maintenance will be bitch though, with all those gene stealers running around in tight corridors.
I could spend a few hundred bucks on a super-efficient water heater, or I could take shorter showers. I could invest in a fuel efficient car, or I could just drive less.
You could also do both: buy an efficient appliance and use it less. You'd have to wait longer for the investment to pay off because your using them less. But a little number crunching never hurt anyone (except the numbers in question).
I remember a blog by someone on the Microsoft dev-team saying that they have learned to redo the GUI every release when they've reimplemented the windows calculator.
The early version had pretty weak floating point math and users were constantly complaining about it. They rewrote it and nobody seemed to notice because they didn't change the GUI.
Talk about learning the wrong lesson.
I don't know about you but I'm all for replacing SMTP with XMPP. XMPP has almost everything you'd need to get rid of spam: encryption and authorization. Also it would be easy to write a Jabber-SMTP gateway if there isn't one already.
And they tell us horses can't say "no" when they don't want sex.
I wanted to make a snarky comment implying something between you and Mr.Hands' but a view of your homepage removed all doubt.
If you'd click the second link in the summary you'd see how Slashdot "gave in".
The story posted after the comment was removed had a full disclosure, included the text of that comment and had _lots_ of anti-Scientology links, including Operation Clambake. That was the best Slashdot could do, considering the threat of legal action.
I think Microsoft expects that if they announce a change to strict standards compliance in IE8 by default, then they would immediately start losing market share to other browsers. Browser which have strict standards compliance _now_ and can be used by web developers for testing right now.
PS.(OT) If they were able to get away with an "inconvenience" such as Vista (DRM, cutting of XP etc.) then they can get away with forcing strict standards compliance in IE8.
No. The solution is to keep the liquid between the inner walls of a helical structure. Picture from the article.
I guess he calculated in base 3 and forgot to type the 0.
No, better.
A once-in-a-lifetime experience. Of course, you won't get a chance to experience anything after the first one.
Then who should we ask, if not the people with the most knowledge in the subject?
We shouldn't get into this mess. We've already seen what happened in the US and I think we can do better. A standard for DRM may be a good thing but anything like the DMCA is trouble.
I hasn't been "rust" for a long time now.
Just like those semiconductors don't amount to tiny, rapidly electrocuted bits of "sand".
Oh! So it runs on ethanol? I hear it's all the rage lately with the green folks.
I didn't mention manned missions but development and engineering practices.
Take the example of the rocket engines developed independently by both sides . The American F-1 design didn't use staged combustion cycle because it was deemed unstable and unpredictable denying their engine a the vast performance boost. At the same time, Russians developed and tested the RD-170 using the staged combustion cycle. The development ended in 1976(!) and proved to be more powerful than the F-1A (Saturn V 1st stage) engines. All the RD-170 engines were to be scrapped but were preserved by the Russian engineering team. About 20 years later they were sold to the west which still didn't have engines as efficient.
The Atlas IIIA flew in 2000 using RD-180 engines - a scaled down version of the RD-170.
From what I recall, this mindset was the reason why the ol' Russkies were ahead of the US space program in terms of technology. Development of rocket engines and Buran come to mind as an example. I think it's a trade-off between safety and predictability on one side and efficiency and progress on the other. Disclaimer: IANA Rocket Scientist or Historian.
You're missing the context: 20 companies with MS Gold Certificates voting "Yes" and none with Google partnership voting "No".
Doing something legal does not equal doing something right. The fault is on the side of whoever set up the entry rules for the vote but such strategy on the part of Microsoft should be condemned.
I'd have them walk the plank, if you know what I mean.
I really hope somebody in Sweden will raise hell because of this. The votes of those companies clearly should be invalidated at least on the premise of insufficient participation in working group.
Because the problem was not in the design of any of those.
DRM is a relatively new technology and is bound to cause problems. Especially when you want the OS to check it's every damn operation for dealing with protected content.
It's the sign of our time. Not so long ago kids were expected to come up with stories and lie to adults constantly. Nobody expected kids to tell the truth. Fast-forward to the end of the 20th century and suddenly, everything a kid says is truth by default.
Stick a probe on it while you're at it.
Women don't go into IT because they are too smart to fall for it.
You've either got a bad case of the ol' ball and chain or ol' Ms. Chuyler.
I made exploding pens out of the stuff. Two wires sticking out of a pen tube, connected inside with pencil graphite (the thicker the better). Stick it in a socket (don't stand on the other end) and watch the sparks and thick black smoke.
The maintenance man had to carry around a lot of replacement breakers when I was in primary school.