No, but it makes for a nice headline, eh? I think it more likely they believe their users will mis-identify software issues as hardware issues and request replacement hardware. Further, it would also cost them extra to have personell on hand (familiar enough with the OS) to help RESOLVE hardware issues. Either way, it costs them more.
Just a thought, but is this an area that might be keeping Linus back in the consumer market? What has Lindows done about this sort of thing?
Why do people insist on adding in this little factoid? It has absolutely no relevancy to the case. Certainly the RIAA has their heads up their ass, but if or not this woman or her child are "handicaped" has nothing at all to do with if she or her child are "guilty" as charged or whether she should or should not be pursued for breaking some law someplace. Anymore than this:
Harassing a single mother with enormous breasts, her child and disrupting the child's so called birthday party...
if the DJ's only spin songs they've been payed to play, the those who can't pay won't get paid.
So, how is that much different than Clear Channel or the majority of stations out there today? DJs - where there still are any - don't pick the songs anymore.
How so? Into thinking they like a song when "really" they don't? It's hard for most Slashdotters to accept that a great many people actually like "pop", but it's true.
Just more wishy-washy leberal blathering. The head of NASA says that Global Warming doesn't exist - and if it does, it's Gods will. Maybe it's time to get Baptized, eh?
"You must be new here"
"In Soviet Russia, Vista trolls YOU!"
"Vista? Imagine a Beowulf of those!"
"Netcraft reports Microsoft Vista DIEING!"
I'll take the Cowboy Neal Option...
What the fuck was this guy thinking, to make the same kind of deal despite seeing Novell get blackballed by the community?
The difference is that Xandros is a dieing company and a little cashola from Microsoft keeps them afloat a little longer. And too bad for Xandros, Microsoft doesn't own Linux, SCO does...;)
As others have said, this is part of Microsoft's FUD program to convince people that Linux venders believe Linux does have major patent vulnerabilities, and are bowing to Microsoft's ownership (although, I thought SCO owned Linux, why isn't Microsoft going after them?).
But the real Enterprise Linux players will never fall for this. Red Hat might, but Oracle probably will not, given how much Larry hates Bill. Mandrivel and all the rest are not US based, and probably don't see much threat.
According to THIS story, patents are not involved.
Unlike the Novell deal, Microsoft isn't licensing any patent rights from New York-based Xandros, according to the company. Nor does the Xandros deal focus on virtualization
Odd. I asked my dad about that once. He was an oceanography professor for 30 years at a well known school on the West Coast. He's published a few papers... Said he used WordPerfect until switching to Word. But he's probably the exception.
There is no reason to expect a company to support old formats forever. There are many rational reasons to prefer Word over OpenOffice, which is why many people do. Someday, that may change, but that day has not arrived.
I'm guessing that your journal isn't in the field of science or mathematics.
People in math and many other sciences are not automatically computer savvy. For many people in science, the PC is more or less just for writing papers. Word has the wides acceptability because everyone has it. Many scientists don't care about the politics surrounding Microsoft, they are not computer scientists, and they have other things to care about. I know, shocking, but true.
And software "plugins" have been obvious for decades. No matter what context they're used in.
There is a lot more to it than just the concepts of a software plug-in. There is even more to it than the very general description that gets bandied around here at Slashdot.
It's pretty standard here to take the title or first paragraph or so of the patent description and jump to the assumption that this is all they have. But this is almost always wrong.
The MS project manager goes on about working with Jamie to clear up the Express situation, but doesn't explain their reasoning beyond calling what he did "illegal."
Yes he does. He makes it clear that add-on functionality is something you get when you buy the Professional version. The FREE version is, like many free versions on many other applications, a "taste" of what you can expect with the full version. If this wasn't Microsoft, this wouldn't be an issue here.
First, that's not the way to treat your community. Either explain to him and to us exactly what he did that was wrong, beyond the vague wording at the beginning of not being in the "spirit" of Express editions. Second, when can Microsoft unilaterally declare breach of contract "illegal?"
Did you even read Dan Fernandez's blog? He makes it clear: It is contrary to the license, most users aren't asking for it, and Microsoft, a commercial software company, has made a business decision to require users to upgrade to the full version for this functionality. You see, Palladiate, Microsoft sells software.
This is not about updates to Firefox - it's about updates for user-supplied add-ons.
Remember, Firefox is supposed to fill the same role as IE - It's not just for geeks, the "masses" are invited to use it as well. These are the same masses that Slashdotters claim don't know the difference between Windows and the Interwaeb. Thus, this issue needs to be addressed in the design and code of FF in a was that the so-called masses can handle.
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Honestly, I don't mean this as a troll, but does anyone use Netscape? Even AOL doesn't use Netscape. What's the point?
No thanks, already got some.
Just a thought, but is this an area that might be keeping Linus back in the consumer market? What has Lindows done about this sort of thing?
Why do people insist on adding in this little factoid? It has absolutely no relevancy to the case. Certainly the RIAA has their heads up their ass, but if or not this woman or her child are "handicaped" has nothing at all to do with if she or her child are "guilty" as charged or whether she should or should not be pursued for breaking some law someplace. Anymore than this:
News Flash! Lot's of people *like* pop. Hard to believe, but true none the less.
So, how is that much different than Clear Channel or the majority of stations out there today? DJs - where there still are any - don't pick the songs anymore.
How so? Into thinking they like a song when "really" they don't? It's hard for most Slashdotters to accept that a great many people actually like "pop", but it's true.
Just more wishy-washy leberal blathering. The head of NASA says that Global Warming doesn't exist - and if it does, it's Gods will. Maybe it's time to get Baptized, eh?
"You must be new here" "In Soviet Russia, Vista trolls YOU!" "Vista? Imagine a Beowulf of those!" "Netcraft reports Microsoft Vista DIEING!" I'll take the Cowboy Neal Option...
The difference is that Xandros is a dieing company and a little cashola from Microsoft keeps them afloat a little longer. And too bad for Xandros, Microsoft doesn't own Linux, SCO does... ;)
As others have said, this is part of Microsoft's FUD program to convince people that Linux venders believe Linux does have major patent vulnerabilities, and are bowing to Microsoft's ownership (although, I thought SCO owned Linux, why isn't Microsoft going after them?). But the real Enterprise Linux players will never fall for this. Red Hat might, but Oracle probably will not, given how much Larry hates Bill. Mandrivel and all the rest are not US based, and probably don't see much threat.
Let's see some of these pro "IP rights" NATO and Western countries talk their way out of this. Good for the goose, good for the gander.
Obviously, YANAL.
Maybe. If you do it for cash, yes. Tab sites are commercial enterprises (note the banner ads). See this: http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp.
Odd. I asked my dad about that once. He was an oceanography professor for 30 years at a well known school on the West Coast. He's published a few papers... Said he used WordPerfect until switching to Word. But he's probably the exception.
There is no reason to expect a company to support old formats forever. There are many rational reasons to prefer Word over OpenOffice, which is why many people do. Someday, that may change, but that day has not arrived.
People in math and many other sciences are not automatically computer savvy. For many people in science, the PC is more or less just for writing papers. Word has the wides acceptability because everyone has it. Many scientists don't care about the politics surrounding Microsoft, they are not computer scientists, and they have other things to care about. I know, shocking, but true.
Two sentences per page with the rest being ads... Any decent story would be that long at least...
25 CPU coolers on your machine - that's got to be a chilly box... Add a beer compartment?
It's not a reset button, it's an anger management tool.
There is a lot more to it than just the concepts of a software plug-in. There is even more to it than the very general description that gets bandied around here at Slashdot.
It's pretty standard here to take the title or first paragraph or so of the patent description and jump to the assumption that this is all they have. But this is almost always wrong.
Yes he does. He makes it clear that add-on functionality is something you get when you buy the Professional version. The FREE version is, like many free versions on many other applications, a "taste" of what you can expect with the full version. If this wasn't Microsoft, this wouldn't be an issue here.
Did you even read Dan Fernandez's blog? He makes it clear: It is contrary to the license, most users aren't asking for it, and Microsoft, a commercial software company, has made a business decision to require users to upgrade to the full version for this functionality. You see, Palladiate, Microsoft sells software.
I'm not sure that SLAX really is a "lite" distro. I have a blank piece of paper and a pen thats a bit liter, but it takes a while to compile.
Remember, Firefox is supposed to fill the same role as IE - It's not just for geeks, the "masses" are invited to use it as well. These are the same masses that Slashdotters claim don't know the difference between Windows and the Interwaeb. Thus, this issue needs to be addressed in the design and code of FF in a was that the so-called masses can handle.