There is no offline mode. You can open a document, but if you try to edit it, the app will try to open the document in online mode. This is one of the most requested features, offline editing, so naturally Google ignores it.
Haven't been there in a while. The accuracy in my area (NEPA) was terrible. I had made some improvements, but became discouraged when someone reverted them to mimic what was on Google Maps. Google Maps in horrific in the NEPA area, so I was upset that my work was destroyed by someone who would just blatantly copy. After visiting today, it was nice to see that the NEPA area has been significantly improved. It is much more up to date than my Garmin at this point. It would be nice to get OSM on the thing if the accuracy is improving the way that it has for me. An encouraging project, I just hope that it doesn't get killed by the complaints that routinely get leveraged against Wikipedia.
Never heard of it, which is a problem with FLOSS software, it doesn't get the same marketing.
> Font Forge
Fontlab Studio. Never tried it, but it came up in Google on my first search.
> Pidgin
Pidgin is crap for one, but not the question. Trillian is much better, and both free and non-free.
> Firefox
Slow but not the question (Chrome or Iron are great). There are no non-free browsers of significance.
> Apache (Duh, IIS isn't)
That's your opinion, which is worthless. Apache can't do ASP.NET so it doesn't compare to IIS. IIS7 is excellent by the way, try it. I prefer Apache for some things, IIS for another, as each has its strengths (IIS being great internally where it's less open).
> SQLite
Using SQLite will prevent a company from getting government contracts. Government agencies want SQL Server because it is remote (SQLite is machine local), and is in fact highly secure for their purposes (my company has a lot of experience in this department).
> Windows as a server OS?
Windows Server 2003 and 2008/R2 are fine if you know how to set them up (same as Linux/UNIX/Solaris). You need Windows Server for Exchange and AD, Samba simply isn't there yet for large organizations with multi-domain setups and integrated Exchange (again, my company's experience is here). I do hope Samba gets there someday and for a free Exchange alternative that does email, calendar, meetings, scheduling, etc.
> Without LVM and software RAID?
Don't do software RAID. Do hardware RAID with SAS. I don't bother with LVM, it isn't necessary in any setup I've ever seen.
> Solaris with ZFS...
Is dying, and can't support a Windows network setup. I only use Solaris in Windows environments for DNS and routing.
> I'm a troll today
That's fine, just take it easy and remember that Linux and FLOSS are not the solution to every problem and simply never will be.
Sorry, but I must disagree with you. I program daily with.NET at work, and the number of times a P/Invoke is required to get advanced functionality is simply shocking. Not to mention the fact that despite the claim of being purely an object oriented framework, many parts of its design spit in the face of OO. I'm not talking about rarely used classes either. File, Directory, Math, Convert, Encoding, to name a few major players, cannot be instanced as they are declared static. How this is different from a simple function in C is beyond me..NET might have a few things going for it (though the more I use it the harder they are to remember), but slickness is not one of them. Microsoft dropped the ball with.NET.
If you have the know how. Comments like yours, while they do point out a nice feature of open source software, are not attractive to averages users. Most people will never compile anything themselves, and don't want to.
I poked around their web site and could not find anything about the performance of the protocol. We do a lot of XML based communications at work and even for simple messaging, we find that there is definitely a drop off in speed compared to less verbose techniques. Not just in terms of transmission speed, but a lot of time is spent in the XML parsers. Perhaps this is a by-product of using the XML classes in.NET, but that's the technology we're stuck with. If anyone has some simple benchmarks or tests of XMPP, that would be interesting to see.
Dude, I totally agree with everything you just said, but I'd still take the money. College loans are stacking up, car insurance blows in New Jersey, gas prices are still tough, food costs money, etc. For me, I'd sell at $1 million simply to get out of the debt I have. I definitely agree that money is not everything, but life is very hard without it.
"Automakers and energy companies view hydrogen fuel cells as a promising technology that could wean the world from its addiction to crude oil. But it's expensive and technological hurdles remain despite billions of dollars that have been poured into research."
This could be solved in a single day if the world's major oil corporations would embrace this new technology instead of relying on a fuel system that will one day be depleted. Imagine the energy problems that could be solved if these companies would simply get a clue instead of being blind to the changing times. Unfortunately there is more money in forcing people to deal with and dated and often poorly implemented technology than in the new stuff, or so they think. Reminds me of groups that have two AA's in their names.
I would like to see a breakdown of open source software across operating systems. I would bet that out of that 56.2% a large majority of the development still occurs on Windows. It would be interesting to see.
At one point, researcher Matt Conover was talking about a fairly obscure type of problem called a "heap overflow." When he asked the crowd, made up mostly of vice presidents, whether they knew about this type of issue, 18 of 20 hands went up.
"I doubt that there is another large company on this planet that has that level of technical competency in management roles," Moore said.
So what? Maybe they read some document informing them of what a heap overflow is. It's more important that these managers understand what goes into the code and the technical details that make the system operate, not what an "obscure" problem like a heap overflow is. Microsoft's managers can only claim technical know how if they have experience working as developers, because otherwise it's simply too hard to understand the real issues that the engineers have to face.
1. How will this work on a Linux machine?
With the security that is the hallmark of a Linux box, how do law enforcement officials expect to tap into someone's computer if they are running Linux? At best they could only monitor the user account they installed the software for.
2. Will this software work around firewalls?
This probably isn't really an issue, but it came to mind.
3. What if the user removes the software?
The article only said it was illegal to publish the existence of the software, not to remove it or tell your friends about it.
4. What if the user reinstalls their operating system?
An easy way around the problem. Just remove everything, and you're good to go. If the hard drive is cleaned out completely, there would be no way for the software to survive.
Obviously they have some serious work to do engineering wise. I'm interested in how they plan on executing this. Also, I do so hope that this law doesn't catch on anywhere else, and for the sake of my Australian friends, is revoked in their country.
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There is no offline mode. You can open a document, but if you try to edit it, the app will try to open the document in online mode. This is one of the most requested features, offline editing, so naturally Google ignores it.
Haven't been there in a while. The accuracy in my area (NEPA) was terrible. I had made some improvements, but became discouraged when someone reverted them to mimic what was on Google Maps. Google Maps in horrific in the NEPA area, so I was upset that my work was destroyed by someone who would just blatantly copy. After visiting today, it was nice to see that the NEPA area has been significantly improved. It is much more up to date than my Garmin at this point. It would be nice to get OSM on the thing if the accuracy is improving the way that it has for me. An encouraging project, I just hope that it doesn't get killed by the complaints that routinely get leveraged against Wikipedia.
I've found that those kinds of people get replaced at decent companies.
Tongue in cheek by the way. I've got to go read my APUE book.
Worthless.
> ZinePaint
Never heard of it, which is a problem with FLOSS software, it doesn't get the same marketing.
> Font Forge
Fontlab Studio. Never tried it, but it came up in Google on my first search.
> Pidgin
Pidgin is crap for one, but not the question. Trillian is much better, and both free and non-free.
> Firefox
Slow but not the question (Chrome or Iron are great). There are no non-free browsers of significance.
> Apache (Duh, IIS isn't)
That's your opinion, which is worthless. Apache can't do ASP.NET so it doesn't compare to IIS. IIS7 is excellent by the way, try it. I prefer Apache for some things, IIS for another, as each has its strengths (IIS being great internally where it's less open).
> SQLite
Using SQLite will prevent a company from getting government contracts. Government agencies want SQL Server because it is remote (SQLite is machine local), and is in fact highly secure for their purposes (my company has a lot of experience in this department).
> Windows as a server OS?
Windows Server 2003 and 2008/R2 are fine if you know how to set them up (same as Linux/UNIX/Solaris). You need Windows Server for Exchange and AD, Samba simply isn't there yet for large organizations with multi-domain setups and integrated Exchange (again, my company's experience is here). I do hope Samba gets there someday and for a free Exchange alternative that does email, calendar, meetings, scheduling, etc.
> Without LVM and software RAID?
Don't do software RAID. Do hardware RAID with SAS. I don't bother with LVM, it isn't necessary in any setup I've ever seen.
> Solaris with ZFS...
Is dying, and can't support a Windows network setup. I only use Solaris in Windows environments for DNS and routing.
> I'm a troll today
That's fine, just take it easy and remember that Linux and FLOSS are not the solution to every problem and simply never will be.
I'm using Chrome 2.0.180.0 with the Adsweep extension. You can become a fanboy now.
Stop asking questions! The technology works perfectly. You should have no reason to hide your biometric readings if you're not a terrorist anyway.
Indeed, your CPU cycles are not for sale to the US Government. But perhaps you did not notice that they want "unwitting participatory computers".
Sorry, but I must disagree with you. I program daily with .NET at work, and the number of times a P/Invoke is required to get advanced functionality is simply shocking. Not to mention the fact that despite the claim of being purely an object oriented framework, many parts of its design spit in the face of OO. I'm not talking about rarely used classes either. File, Directory, Math, Convert, Encoding, to name a few major players, cannot be instanced as they are declared static. How this is different from a simple function in C is beyond me. .NET might have a few things going for it (though the more I use it the harder they are to remember), but slickness is not one of them. Microsoft dropped the ball with .NET.
Ooooh. You just posted the URL. Prepare for a cease and desist letter.
I dare say, ignorance and instant gratification have been working quite successfully for thousands of years. Take that long term.
If you have the know how. Comments like yours, while they do point out a nice feature of open source software, are not attractive to averages users. Most people will never compile anything themselves, and don't want to.
I poked around their web site and could not find anything about the performance of the protocol. We do a lot of XML based communications at work and even for simple messaging, we find that there is definitely a drop off in speed compared to less verbose techniques. Not just in terms of transmission speed, but a lot of time is spent in the XML parsers. Perhaps this is a by-product of using the XML classes in .NET, but that's the technology we're stuck with. If anyone has some simple benchmarks or tests of XMPP, that would be interesting to see.
All stocks have been sliding down since the middle of November. That doesn't indicate lack of innovation, but of economic recession.
Governments will never be "2.0 ready" as you claim. They are already "follow the money ready" and this will never change.
Dude, I totally agree with everything you just said, but I'd still take the money. College loans are stacking up, car insurance blows in New Jersey, gas prices are still tough, food costs money, etc. For me, I'd sell at $1 million simply to get out of the debt I have. I definitely agree that money is not everything, but life is very hard without it.
I would like to see a breakdown of open source software across operating systems. I would bet that out of that 56.2% a large majority of the development still occurs on Windows. It would be interesting to see.
Damn. I must have missed that part. Did the article describe him as being pointy haired?
So what? Maybe they read some document informing them of what a heap overflow is. It's more important that these managers understand what goes into the code and the technical details that make the system operate, not what an "obscure" problem like a heap overflow is. Microsoft's managers can only claim technical know how if they have experience working as developers, because otherwise it's simply too hard to understand the real issues that the engineers have to face.
from the 'not-going-to-happen-in-this-lifetime dept.'
"Mandriva announced today that they are purchasing the majority of shares in Microsoft Corporation. What does this signify to the Linux community?"
He went against everyone's beliefs and had radical ideas. Doesn't that make him a terrorist? About time Scientific American disassociated from him.
Several things come to mind right away.
1. How will this work on a Linux machine?
With the security that is the hallmark of a Linux box, how do law enforcement officials expect to tap into someone's computer if they are running Linux? At best they could only monitor the user account they installed the software for.
2. Will this software work around firewalls?
This probably isn't really an issue, but it came to mind.
3. What if the user removes the software?
The article only said it was illegal to publish the existence of the software, not to remove it or tell your friends about it.
4. What if the user reinstalls their operating system?
An easy way around the problem. Just remove everything, and you're good to go. If the hard drive is cleaned out completely, there would be no way for the software to survive.
Obviously they have some serious work to do engineering wise. I'm interested in how they plan on executing this. Also, I do so hope that this law doesn't catch on anywhere else, and for the sake of my Australian friends, is revoked in their country.
On that note, someone should attempt to use the Steel Battalion controller with this.