After Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE3) there where several releases with many issues because of the transition to KDE4. I don't have two monitors or digital audio, so I don't know about this. Also I usually don't use the graphical tool for partitioning. The audio issues could have something to do with the new PulseAudio.
I would rather recommend Kubuntu (KDE4 desktop) instead of Ubuntu (GNOME desktop). As far as I know KDE4 is mature now. Regardless whether you choose GNOME or KDE4, I would definitely recommend to get the desktop effects (Compiz) working.
The question is where does the manufacturer's choice stop and where does the customer's choice start.
Don't forget the monopoly/antitrust issue. If you have over 90% of the market, you have to live by different rules.
Yes. Rules like this probably reflect the difficulty of the issue. And when Microsoft was under scrutiny in the US, they claimed that the "browser is an integral part of the operating system". I.e. they put technical reasons forward.
OEM deals, pre-installed Windows Vista on a PC (without installation media, with backup partitions taking up the whole hard disk)
That's a decision by the individual PC maker - its not impossible to buy a PC without Windows.
But the decision is artificially constrained by the exclusivity of the deal. It's anti-competitive.
Pre-installed MacOS on Apple computers
Well, it was established in the Psystar case that Apple having a monopoly on Apple computers wasn't an antitrust issue. Meanwhile, Apple even bundle a utility to let you install Windows on your Mac...
Yes. Under current law they can argue that they don't have monopoly on the computer market. If they ever achieve monopoly, I bet we will see them arguing "MacOS is an integral part of the Apple computer".
Apple iTunes tying music and books to a certain device
Well, that's history with music, since Apple went over to DRM-free iTunes Plus and Amazon, Play.com etc. started selling DRM-free MP3s (and remember - iPods might not do.ogg but they can play.mp3 and unencrypted.aac from any source).
With books, true, but it needs sorting out for every DRM-encumbered ebook format, not just Apple. My solution: don't buy ebooks until they are (a) DRM-free and (b) somewhat cheaper (esp. for older books).
There are still major restrictions such as the AppStore. My solution is to use free software (i.e. GNU/Linux, Amarok, Okular, Gwenview,...). This also allows you to be creative without getting taxed for it (e.g. LaTeX, Gimp, recordmydesktop, VIM, GCC, Ruby,...).
The question is where does the manufacturer's choice stop and where does the customer's choice start. But there are many more examples which clearly don't have a technical justification:
OEM deals, pre-installed Windows Vista on a PC (without installation media, with backup partitions taking up the whole hard disk)
Microsoft site-license and campus-license
Pre-installed MacOS on Apple computers
Contract phones (and netbooks), SIM-locks
Apple iTunes tying music and books to a certain device
So, it's your turn: write a 3,000 page report with dozens of claims per page without a single error...
Disproving a theory doesn't require coming up with an alternate one. You just need to show that the theory fails to explain reality. Furthermore there is in fact an independent scientific report and it is called the Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change Report.
Everytime the summer is hot or a storm hits the coast it is blamed on anthropogenic global warming (AGW). But when it gets cold, suddenly "wheather is not climate". When the satellites are showing no warming for the last 10 years we are told that "there is inter-decadal variability".
If we ignore the science (greenhouse fingerprint, solar forcing,...) and just have a look at popular beliefs: Just 40 years ago the "discussion" was tilted the other way and we were anticipating the beginning of the next ice age.
He! You have to wait for the movie to come out before submitting your contribution to The Editing Room!
For the uninformed. Here's an excerpt of the Avatar contribution:
SAM and ZOE fly around for a while so that the AUDIENCE MEMBERS WEARING UNCOMFORTABLE 3D GLASSES feel they got their money’s worth.
BLUE SAM WORTHINGTON: What the fuck? Floating mountains? How did “floating mountains” make it all the way from script to storyboard to rendering without anyone asking how mountains can float while people just walk around?
BLUE ZOE SALDANA: The best part is that the floating mountains have waterfalls. Where is the water coming from?
BLUE SAM WORTHINGTON: Holy shit, you’re right! I think I’m in love with you!
Stealth fighters can be detected by the characteristic pattern of reduced precipitation below the body of the aircraft: http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jkd/stealth.jpg
Great idea. Reducing CO2, which has a negligible impact on the non-problem of global warming, instead of developing space science. And what's even more ridiculous: Satellites have been monitoring the temperature of the troposphere for about two decades showing that there has been no warming since the last 14 years. And the guy who's heading the program recently gave a lecture with the title: Nature, not human activity, rules the climate. I think Obama is just annoyed that he didn't get his way in Carbonhagen.
And now please mod me down and bomb me with rebuttals because I am a climate denier.
US censorship is yet another reason to use distributed version control systems! If the US or your own country blocks access, just push your changes some place else.
According to the Wikileaks 1.0 presentation Iceland could pass a bill which will provide a last resort for information which is suppressed in other European countries (currently on the Wikileaks website with a call for donations).
I thought the Space Shuttle is going to be retired. So only the Russian Soyuz can make manned flights to the ISS. It's a bit strange though to imagine that in five years there might not be any more manned space flights.
The Chinese government should understand that basic courtesy demands suspecting someone of terrorism and issuing a subpoena before reading their GMail.
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I disagree. The basic physics is this:
Citing Anthony Watts:
You can bet he’d be making the same claim if we had a below normal snowfall records too.
After Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE3) there where several releases with many issues because of the transition to KDE4. I don't have two monitors or digital audio, so I don't know about this. Also I usually don't use the graphical tool for partitioning. The audio issues could have something to do with the new PulseAudio.
The iPhone ought to be enough for anybody.
IP == imaginary property
I would rather recommend Kubuntu (KDE4 desktop) instead of Ubuntu (GNOME desktop). As far as I know KDE4 is mature now. Regardless whether you choose GNOME or KDE4, I would definitely recommend to get the desktop effects (Compiz) working.
The question is where does the manufacturer's choice stop and where does the customer's choice start.
Don't forget the monopoly/antitrust issue. If you have over 90% of the market, you have to live by different rules.
Yes. Rules like this probably reflect the difficulty of the issue. And when Microsoft was under scrutiny in the US, they claimed that the "browser is an integral part of the operating system". I.e. they put technical reasons forward.
That's a decision by the individual PC maker - its not impossible to buy a PC without Windows.
But the decision is artificially constrained by the exclusivity of the deal. It's anti-competitive.
Well, it was established in the Psystar case that Apple having a monopoly on Apple computers wasn't an antitrust issue. Meanwhile, Apple even bundle a utility to let you install Windows on your Mac...
Yes. Under current law they can argue that they don't have monopoly on the computer market. If they ever achieve monopoly, I bet we will see them arguing "MacOS is an integral part of the Apple computer".
Apple iTunes tying music and books to a certain device
Well, that's history with music, since Apple went over to DRM-free iTunes Plus and Amazon, Play.com etc. started selling DRM-free MP3s (and remember - iPods might not do .ogg but they can play .mp3 and unencrypted .aac from any source).
With books, true, but it needs sorting out for every DRM-encumbered ebook format, not just Apple. My solution: don't buy ebooks until they are (a) DRM-free and (b) somewhat cheaper (esp. for older books).
There are still major restrictions such as the AppStore. My solution is to use free software (i.e. GNU/Linux, Amarok, Okular, Gwenview, ...). This also allows you to be creative without getting taxed for it (e.g. LaTeX, Gimp, recordmydesktop, VIM, GCC, Ruby, ...).
The question is where does the manufacturer's choice stop and where does the customer's choice start. But there are many more examples which clearly don't have a technical justification:
There are Flash games and soon there will be HTML5 games and then they will be discussing the introduction of internet censorship.
I can recommend to check out the E-Book reader matrix. Myself I bought a Bookeen Cybook Gen3. The specification is similar to the well known Sony reader (800x600 resolution). In contrast to Sony they make the GPL source code of the non-proprietary parts available. I didn't try to build from source though.
So, it's your turn: write a 3,000 page report with dozens of claims per page without a single error ...
Disproving a theory doesn't require coming up with an alternate one. You just need to show that the theory fails to explain reality. Furthermore there is in fact an independent scientific report and it is called the Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change Report.
Everytime the summer is hot or a storm hits the coast it is blamed on anthropogenic global warming (AGW). But when it gets cold, suddenly "wheather is not climate". When the satellites are showing no warming for the last 10 years we are told that "there is inter-decadal variability".
If we ignore the science (greenhouse fingerprint, solar forcing, ...) and just have a look at popular beliefs: Just 40 years ago the "discussion" was tilted the other way and we were anticipating the beginning of the next ice age.
He! You have to wait for the movie to come out before submitting your contribution to The Editing Room!
For the uninformed. Here's an excerpt of the Avatar contribution:
SAM and ZOE fly around for a while so that the AUDIENCE MEMBERS WEARING UNCOMFORTABLE 3D GLASSES feel they got their money’s worth.
BLUE SAM WORTHINGTON: What the fuck? Floating mountains? How did “floating mountains” make it all the way from script to storyboard to rendering without anyone asking how mountains can float while people just walk around?
BLUE ZOE SALDANA: The best part is that the floating mountains have waterfalls. Where is the water coming from?
BLUE SAM WORTHINGTON: Holy shit, you’re right! I think I’m in love with you!
SAM and ZOE have sex.
Stealth fighters can be detected by the characteristic pattern of reduced precipitation below the body of the aircraft:
http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jkd/stealth.jpg
Great idea. Reducing CO2, which has a negligible impact on the non-problem of global warming, instead of developing space science. And what's even more ridiculous: Satellites have been monitoring the temperature of the troposphere for about two decades showing that there has been no warming since the last 14 years. And the guy who's heading the program recently gave a lecture with the title: Nature, not human activity, rules the climate. I think Obama is just annoyed that he didn't get his way in Carbonhagen.
And now please mod me down and bomb me with rebuttals because I am a climate denier.
You want us to wait till March?
In China there is freedom of speech. Nobody who lives there would disclaim that.
US censorship is yet another reason to use distributed version control systems! If the US or your own country blocks access, just push your changes some place else.
... beginning with tomorrow!
According to the Wikileaks 1.0 presentation Iceland could pass a bill which will provide a last resort for information which is suppressed in other European countries (currently on the Wikileaks website with a call for donations).
I am just reading up on ACTA. Makes you wonder what "international agreements" means.
This is crazy. It is as if a software engineer instead of implementing a new algorithm would wrap old LAPACK functions written in Fortran, oh wait ...
Well, do as you please. You use your font and I use mine.
Ok, thanks. I only was aware of the Constellation Program for going to the Moon.
I thought the Space Shuttle is going to be retired. So only the Russian Soyuz can make manned flights to the ISS. It's a bit strange though to imagine that in five years there might not be any more manned space flights.
The Chinese government should understand that basic courtesy demands suspecting someone of terrorism and issuing a subpoena before reading their GMail.