I believe default homepages are evil as well and should just be [blank.html], but that's a different topic.
Why so? I used the free web hosting space to make up a little gateway site for myself (some notes and bookmarks and stuff) and use that as my default page. I quite like it.
It's titled "Damien's Gateway to the Internet, If you're not Damien, why are you here?".
Also, I work at a Teaching Hospital, and my work browser defaults to the University web page. Once the hospital intranet is complete, I'll change to that.
I've been reading some of the other posts in this discussion and would like to ask a general question to anyone out there who actually knows the details/implications of the GPL.
I always thought that the way the GPL was designed was that you did not HAVE to give the source code to ANYONE, not even the original authors you may have borrowed from, except the people to whomb you distribute the resulting product. You may redistribute the software in binary or source form to anyone you choose in any fashion (including traditional sale), BUT to anyone you distribute it to you MUST include the source code, or provide the source code on demand and that you must give the recipient of the source code the same rights.
Thus it could be that I could write a GPLed word processor (call it WordLin say). I could charge $30 for the software. Even though it is GPLed I don't have to provide the source code to ANYONE unless they have bought the software. If anyone DOES buy the software, I must provide the source code on demand (and presumeably I must provide indications of the lisence somewhere in/around the software) and they are then free, under the GPL, to redistribute the software as they see fit (or do they have to alter it first?).
Now does anyone who actually knows about the GPL reply to this description, preferebly with supporting quotations/URLs.
Also, for Snocone, could you perhaps put the code that implements the FAI protocols into a closed source module, and LGPL the rest of the project. Wouldn't that allow your actual project (with the GPL code snipets) to be open source(ish) but still keep the FAI protocols closed? Or maybe have a closed source communication back end that the GPL frontend calls to do the actual transfer (like a GPL mail program contacting a closed source mail server), thus allowing the frontend to use the GPL graphing libraries? Just some ideas.
I got a Hotmail account a few months ago to receive a specific mailing list that I didn't want to invade my regular email. I didn't end up signing up for the ML and subsequently never used the hotmail account.
Never sent to it, from it or even log into the account more than once to check it was working. After reading the article I thought I'd check it just to see what was there. Here's the subject list in the inbox:
Welcome New Hotmail User!
DO YOU LIKE HOT SEX?
ACNE CURE* & PENNY STOCK PICK!
DO YOU LIKE HOT SEX?
DO YOU LIKE HOT WOMEN?
ALERT - $50 FREE GROCERY COUPONS!
ARE YOU HORNY?
INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
Holiday Specials for Hotmail Members
GET VIAGRA ONLINE NOW AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
DO YOU LIKE SEX?
STOP SMOKING IN 7 DAYS GUARANTEED
HORNY TONIGHT?
What's New from Hotmail and MSN in the New Ye...
Now you tell me if hotmail "protects" it users from spam! I think not!
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How exactly do you know that it's an x86? GNOME does run on PPCLinux.
Also you don't need to be running Solaris on Sun hardware to look at Solaris code. Text editors tend to work cross platform when viewing code.
I understand the unix philosophy of 'doing one thing & doing it well'.
The "UNIX philosophy" does not nessicarilly apply to end user applications IMO. You can have a seamless end user PIM app that is made up of a number of individual components that all interact, doing their own thing well but the user just sees a seamless, intergrated frontend.
I've seen this type of comment quite a lot recently on a few mailing lists. Look at the quote:
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widely expected that Corel, which received a critical $135 million infusion in cash from Microsoft (stock: MSFT) in October, will dump its Linux line of products, such as its WordPerfect suite for Linux, to focus on Microsoft's.Net initiative.
AFAIK there has been no official announcement from either company, nor any "insider information" leeked from either company that indicates that Corel is actually dropping the Linux range. In fact I understood that they may also be looking for companies to aquire to bolster their Linux activities and failing that to sell off their Linux division (thus even though they would no longer be developing it, someone else would). All of the stories I have read regarding Corel dropping Linux support due to MS investment is at the moment simply the tech media's assumptions.
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That's interesting. From Dictionary.com I get:
IT \It\, pron. [OE. it, hit, AS. hit; cf. D. het. [root]181. See He.] The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural (they, their or theirs, them).
A lot of people say that speed kills. True. It does. But lets also consider another factor that kills, other than drinking. Slow drivers. You may not think about it but really... You are going down the road at around 55-58 in a 55 zone. There is some idiot in front of you going 35-40, and there is only one lane, and you can't pass him without having a head-on with another car. People get real aggitated at this. I guess you could call it 'natural road-rage'. You get pissed, you try to pass him, BOOM, a Mac Truck takes you through its radiator.
Are you really that big an idiot? Slow drivers kill? The roads are a danger because of all the drivers like YOU, yes YOU!
Did it ever occour to you that some people understand the limits of their driving skill and drive at an apropriate speed? Not everyone has the stupid obsession of driving at the fastest possible speed they think they can get away with.
You're probably the sort of person that thinks that speed cammeras location should be disclosed so you can slow down to avoid a ticket. It's not deceitful to hide a speed cammera, if you don't want a ticket, don't speed, it's that simple.
Try and have a little more respect for other drivers and other driving style. If you really need to get somewhere ontime, LEAVE EARLY. Don't be a complete dickhead, excessive speed kills, simple as that!
Gotta go, or I'd berrate you some more! Minimum speed indeed!
Think of the operating system in terms of a big new building.
Most people like knowing that the building has a solid foundation, strong supporting beams (or iron girders) a good, well planned ducting system, good electrical wireing and fire/security systems.
But they don't want to see them every time they walk in the building. They want to see nice paintings, nice smooth walls and shinny floors (or whatever). They want the nice air conditioning to magically appear from the walls with no apparent vents.
People want the solid foundation and quality rigging, but they also expect the professional polish on top.
Only the car ENTHUSIST wants to see the manifold out the top of the car hood.
The present invention relates generally to the manipulation of genetic materials and particularly to the
manufacture and use of specific DNA sequences useful in recombinant procedures to secure the production of
peptides having one or more properties of nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase.
Would anyone else know of a patent that actually patents a part of the genome (or know of any other patent relating to ColorMax/MCW)?
Am I the only one who noticed that their site ROUTINELY crashes Netscape for Linux? I tried it under Netscape 4.76 for Linux and was unable to get the main page (the one past the spiffy little splash screen) to display; the browser kept hanging.
I'm at work on a Win95 box at the mo, and Netscape 4.76 keeps hanging here too. Internet Explorer (eeeuuuggghhhh!!!!!!) seem to work fine though.
Several other innovators in the computer world contributed to the film, particularly several big names from the open-source software movement - which advocates free access to the codes for all computer programs. The consultants include Linus Torvalds from Finland, creator of Linux, the most established name in open source software; John "Mad Dog" Hall of Linux International; and Miguel de Icaza from Mexico, originator of Gnome, another open source operating system.
Several key industry figures also make brief appearances in Antitrust. Scott McNealey, C.E.O. of Sun Microsystems, presents an award to a young software programmer played by Yee Jee Tso. Tim Lindholm appears as a programmer whose work is pirated. And Miguel de Icaza presents the Grace Hopper Award, an actual programmer's award, to Ryan Phillippe.
Tim Robbins was great in The Shawshank Redemption and all, but I have a hard time believing that idiot could run a neighborhood reading group, let alone be an Evil Corporate Execitive.
I don't know... Bill Gates doesn't exactly look much more than a schmuck either.
Specifically, if you look at www.antitrustthemovie.com/special/special.html, you find that they mention linux quite frequently. The would seem to lead to the conclusion that it is, in fact, linux underneath.
Of course, this doesn't prove it, but it does supply fairly strong evidence to that end.
More to the point, the link you gave goes to biographies and video interviews of Jon 'maddog' Hall and Miguel de Icaza (UNIX Sucks, tee hee) talking about Linux and Open Source (Free - RMS) Software. Although once again the've used quicktime for the video format.:(
So even if Linux was not used for anything in the film, information of this type on a major movie's promotional web site is just a good thing to see (especially since they seem to have given Open Source (Free - RMS) Software a good rap (wrap??).
The French don't like "Chunnel" because they call the body of water la Manche, and not the English Channel.
True, but most of the rest of the world tend to use the Pommie version. Personally I call it the Subnnel, for Subaquatic Tunnel, but that's because I'm an annoying prat!;)
Most of it seems like your typical "in case we need them" clauses, but a few made me think a bit more:
7.1.4 post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software or other material obtained through Services for commercial purposes;
7.1.20 engage in any commercial or business activities using a residential account without prior express written consent from Sprint;
Now do these clauses mean that you could not email a document from work to yourself without prior permission, or to access your work FTP server to get some development notes to read while on holiday, etc (also if you wanted to telecomute with their service)?
Also:
7.1.21. run programs or servers that provide network services to others through the Services which includes, but is not limited to,... operating an internal mail... server to serve external connections...
Would that include using my version of Sendmail to send email to the internet rather than their outgoing SMTP server?
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Why so? I used the free web hosting space to make up a little gateway site for myself (some notes and bookmarks and stuff) and use that as my default page. I quite like it.
It's titled "Damien's Gateway to the Internet, If you're not Damien, why are you here?".
Also, I work at a Teaching Hospital, and my work browser defaults to the University web page. Once the hospital intranet is complete, I'll change to that.
So what's evil about that??
I've been reading some of the other posts in this discussion and would like to ask a general question to anyone out there who actually knows the details/implications of the GPL.
I always thought that the way the GPL was designed was that you did not HAVE to give the source code to ANYONE, not even the original authors you may have borrowed from, except the people to whomb you distribute the resulting product. You may redistribute the software in binary or source form to anyone you choose in any fashion (including traditional sale), BUT to anyone you distribute it to you MUST include the source code, or provide the source code on demand and that you must give the recipient of the source code the same rights.
Thus it could be that I could write a GPLed word processor (call it WordLin say). I could charge $30 for the software. Even though it is GPLed I don't have to provide the source code to ANYONE unless they have bought the software. If anyone DOES buy the software, I must provide the source code on demand (and presumeably I must provide indications of the lisence somewhere in/around the software) and they are then free, under the GPL, to redistribute the software as they see fit (or do they have to alter it first?).
Now does anyone who actually knows about the GPL reply to this description, preferebly with supporting quotations/URLs.
Also, for Snocone, could you perhaps put the code that implements the FAI protocols into a closed source module, and LGPL the rest of the project. Wouldn't that allow your actual project (with the GPL code snipets) to be open source(ish) but still keep the FAI protocols closed? Or maybe have a closed source communication back end that the GPL frontend calls to do the actual transfer (like a GPL mail program contacting a closed source mail server), thus allowing the frontend to use the GPL graphing libraries? Just some ideas.
I got a Hotmail account a few months ago to receive a specific mailing list that I didn't want to invade my regular email. I didn't end up signing up for the ML and subsequently never used the hotmail account.
Never sent to it, from it or even log into the account more than once to check it was working. After reading the article I thought I'd check it just to see what was there. Here's the subject list in the inbox:
- Welcome New Hotmail User!
- DO YOU LIKE HOT SEX?
- ACNE CURE* & PENNY STOCK PICK!
- DO YOU LIKE HOT SEX?
- DO YOU LIKE HOT WOMEN?
- ALERT - $50 FREE GROCERY COUPONS!
- ARE YOU HORNY?
- INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
- Holiday Specials for Hotmail Members
- GET VIAGRA ONLINE NOW AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
- DO YOU LIKE SEX?
- STOP SMOKING IN 7 DAYS GUARANTEED
- HORNY TONIGHT?
- What's New from Hotmail and MSN in the New Ye...
Now you tell me if hotmail "protects" it users from spam! I think not!Also you don't need to be running Solaris on Sun hardware to look at Solaris code. Text editors tend to work cross platform when viewing code.
I now refer you to my previous post on this subject.
The "UNIX philosophy" does not nessicarilly apply to end user applications IMO. You can have a seamless end user PIM app that is made up of a number of individual components that all interact, doing their own thing well but the user just sees a seamless, intergrated frontend.
Sí. Esto es verdad. Pero estoy estudiande español y como para practicar siempre que pueda.
Some tips in there for others who wish to try. (Oh and it's a different Netcraft.)
AFAIK there has been no official announcement from either company, nor any "insider information" leeked from either company that indicates that Corel is actually dropping the Linux range. In fact I understood that they may also be looking for companies to aquire to bolster their Linux activities and failing that to sell off their Linux division (thus even though they would no longer be developing it, someone else would). All of the stories I have read regarding Corel dropping Linux support due to MS investment is at the moment simply the tech media's assumptions.
I like mine better.
Are you really that big an idiot? Slow drivers kill? The roads are a danger because of all the drivers like YOU, yes YOU!
Did it ever occour to you that some people understand the limits of their driving skill and drive at an apropriate speed? Not everyone has the stupid obsession of driving at the fastest possible speed they think they can get away with.
You're probably the sort of person that thinks that speed cammeras location should be disclosed so you can slow down to avoid a ticket. It's not deceitful to hide a speed cammera, if you don't want a ticket, don't speed, it's that simple.
Try and have a little more respect for other drivers and other driving style. If you really need to get somewhere ontime, LEAVE EARLY. Don't be a complete dickhead, excessive speed kills, simple as that!
Gotta go, or I'd berrate you some more! Minimum speed indeed!
Think of the operating system in terms of a big new building.
Most people like knowing that the building has a solid foundation, strong supporting beams (or iron girders) a good, well planned ducting system, good electrical wireing and fire/security systems.
But they don't want to see them every time they walk in the building. They want to see nice paintings, nice smooth walls and shinny floors (or whatever). They want the nice air conditioning to magically appear from the walls with no apparent vents.
People want the solid foundation and quality rigging, but they also expect the professional polish on top.
Only the car ENTHUSIST wants to see the manifold out the top of the car hood.
In fact I'm having trouble finding any patent that specifically patents genes themselves. About the closest is 5,986,080 - Cloned nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase and uses thereof, which describes itself thus:
Would anyone else know of a patent that actually patents a part of the genome (or know of any other patent relating to ColorMax/MCW)?I'm at work on a Win95 box at the mo, and Netscape 4.76 keeps hanging here too. Internet Explorer (eeeuuuggghhhh!!!!!!) seem to work fine though.
For those who still can't see where they all fit in, look at http://www.antitrustthemovie.com/production_synaps e2.html. For those who can't be bothered clicking:
Several other innovators in the computer world contributed to the film, particularly several big names from the open-source software movement - which advocates free access to the codes for all computer programs. The consultants include Linus Torvalds from Finland, creator of Linux, the most established name in open source software; John "Mad Dog" Hall of Linux International; and Miguel de Icaza from Mexico, originator of Gnome, another open source operating system.
Several key industry figures also make brief appearances in Antitrust. Scott McNealey, C.E.O. of Sun Microsystems, presents an award to a young software programmer played by Yee Jee Tso. Tim Lindholm appears as a programmer whose work is pirated. And Miguel de Icaza presents the Grace Hopper Award, an actual programmer's award, to Ryan Phillippe.
So there ya go.
I don't know ... Bill Gates doesn't exactly look much more than a schmuck either.
The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.4.0
The latest beta version of the Linux kernel is: 2.3.99-pre9
I'm so used to seeing the latest beta with a higher version number. Looks wrong for some reason.
Ok ... ... ... Done: Kernal 2.4.0 is out!!!!!
We must put a stop to this immediately. I propose that GNOME be renamed in order to clarify GNOME's role in the bid for world domination.
I propose the GNOME be renamed from: the GNU Network Object Model Enviroment
To: the GNAOS Network Object Model Enviroment
GNAOS will of course stand for: GNOME's Not An Operating System
Of course, this doesn't prove it, but it does supply fairly strong evidence to that end.
More to the point, the link you gave goes to biographies and video interviews of Jon 'maddog' Hall and Miguel de Icaza (UNIX Sucks, tee hee) talking about Linux and Open Source (Free - RMS) Software. Although once again the've used quicktime for the video format. :(
So even if Linux was not used for anything in the film, information of this type on a major movie's promotional web site is just a good thing to see (especially since they seem to have given Open Source (Free - RMS) Software a good rap (wrap??).
Cheers.
Actually it's more like dpkg vs rpm, or .deb vs .rpm, or apt-get vs urpmi (Mandrake).
True, but most of the rest of the world tend to use the Pommie version. Personally I call it the Subnnel, for Subaquatic Tunnel, but that's because I'm an annoying prat! ;)
Chunnel. As in CHannel tUNNEL, the tunnel that goes under the English Channel.
Also:
Would that include using my version of Sendmail to send email to the internet rather than their outgoing SMTP server?Actually that is quite incorrect. I am talking about Windows 98 (and now so are you), so "nobody" is quite wrong. You should have said "nobody else".
You can thank me later.