No, it would be much worse. Think back to the bad old days of Basic, where each vendor had their own version of the language. Think pre-ANSI pre-stdlib C++.
That is a fantastic idea! I'd love to see that: open source the java.* packages, but leave control of the language and the actual specs in Sun's hands. The best of both worlds.
I think that when you compare incomes in terms of hours-worked per bags-of-groceries, that the $1 the average Chinese is paying, that it is equivalent to the $18 the average U.S. citizen is paying.
I'm not saying that the piracy is OK, but that the amount paid isn't so cheap as it sounds to us.
By migrating from a costly UNIX platform to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on its workstations, servers and at the hub site, the FAA was able to eliminate costs and ineffective systems, while creating a scalable architecture that met their high-demand environment today and for the future.
Why do CDs cost as much as vinyl LP albums did? The production costs for (digital) CDs are several of orders of magnitude less than they were for (analog) LPs, yet the price-point never moved.
Apple had a "bug-ridden" program, due to the (bad) "architecture", where the development process was a "mess" - so they fired the (whole) team responsible. Just a thought.
> At any rate, this should prompt the 30-something crowd here and elsewhere to reflect on just what the hell they've been doing with thir careers while this guy becomes the CEO of Sun...
Bill Gates is less than two months younger than I am.:-(
I could solve world hunger and I'd still be wearing my name in on oval on my shirt in comparison.
I like the notion that a law could have "unintended consequences" and that this is somehow a novel concept. All laws have unintended consequences, it's the nature of the beast.
Firefox caches a lot of pages in memory because studies show that the "back" button gets heavy use in average browsing situations. So cacheing recently visited pages improves performance.
> "Further, for every job outsourced from the U.S., nine new jobs are actually created in the U.S."
>> Translation: the tools will be created in Asia, while service jobs to implement the tool at a customer site will be done by US IT "consultants."
Translation: Figuring out what the customer really wanted and writing up the change requests.
Feh. That doesn't require a CS doctorate, just the listening and language skills that would have been used if the job hadn't been moved offshore in the first place.
> And what exactly are Microsoft going to do to someone who's running Linux or MacOS X?
Easy. They're going to make you buy Windows, whether you're planning on using it or not. By intimidating the people who build and sell PCs into including Windows on all models, they're doing exactly that.
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No, it would be much worse. Think back to the bad old days of Basic, where each vendor had their own version of the language. Think pre-ANSI pre-stdlib C++.
That is a fantastic idea! I'd love to see that: open source the java.* packages, but leave control of the language and the actual specs in Sun's hands. The best of both worlds.
Exactly. Especially if you're running multiple versions of Java. What really annoys me is RPMs that expect an RPM-installed Java.
Exactly! The rest is just a SMOP.
Locks are for honest people. If a pro really wants to steal your car, whether the key is physical or software won't matter much.
Err, no. The Big Mac index compares currencies. My question was "how many hours do you have to work (similar job) to get a Big Mac.
I'm not saying that the piracy is OK, but that the amount paid isn't so cheap as it sounds to us.
And what's that burning smell?
By migrating from a costly UNIX platform to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on its workstations, servers and at the hub site, the FAA was able to eliminate costs and ineffective systems, while creating a scalable architecture that met their high-demand environment today and for the future.
So, pick one: Solaris, HPUX or AIX.
Why do CDs cost as much as vinyl LP albums did? The production costs for (digital) CDs are several of orders of magnitude less than they were for (analog) LPs, yet the price-point never moved.
It says "Drink your Ovaltine".
Apple had a "bug-ridden" program, due to the (bad) "architecture", where the development process was a "mess" - so they fired the (whole) team responsible. Just a thought.
The BBC is reporting...
...Mr Justice Smith...
...a High Court case ...
In other words, this case is from Britain!
Hear that whooshing sound? It's your comment going over the moderator's heads. Besides, the modern equivalent would be to use barcodes.
Thank you! This looks like amazing software!
Bill Gates is less than two months younger than I am. :-(
I could solve world hunger and I'd still be wearing my name in on oval on my shirt in comparison.
Woo Hoo!!
Oracle doesn't want to buy Open Source, they want to buy installed bases.
I like the notion that a law could have "unintended consequences" and that this is somehow a novel concept. All laws have unintended consequences, it's the nature of the beast.
Congratulations!
Then where do you live?
Firefox caches a lot of pages in memory because studies show that the "back" button gets heavy use in average browsing situations. So cacheing recently visited pages improves performance.
>> Translation: the tools will be created in Asia, while service jobs to implement the tool at a customer site will be done by US IT "consultants."
Translation: Figuring out what the customer really wanted and writing up the change requests.
Feh. That doesn't require a CS doctorate, just the listening and language skills that would have been used if the job hadn't been moved offshore in the first place.
Easy. They're going to make you buy Windows, whether you're planning on using it or not. By intimidating the people who build and sell PCs into including Windows on all models, they're doing exactly that.
When Galileo was shown the instruments of torture and told to confess, he dropped to his knees and said, "Do with me as you will."