1. Can I do it with Linux today (GPL2) and tomorrow (GPL3)? Yup, since you're developing your own application. The base Linux system you would have to distribute source for, but since it will be vanilla code that shouldn't be a problem.
2. Can I statically link the code with Linux libraries? Only if it's LGPL, otherwise no if you want to stay closed. Unless it's BSD then see #5.
3. Can I obfuscate my code (e.g. encode it)? Dont see a purpose for this but it wont change anything.
4. Could I be forced to publish this code by some 3-d party? Only if you're linking to GPL code. If it's LGPL or BSD you're fine
5. Am I correct that programming in and selling BSD-based boxes won't raise any of the above problems? From my understanding yes. BSD is more or less public domain + copyright notice.
Obligatory Note: IANAL, so take it with a grain of salt, but I've been a dev for 11 years dealing mostly with FOSS
Define repression? Talking about people who are homeless and hungry, or children in the street hungry, sick, dieing, living off scraps found in dumpsters, people rummaging through landfills, eating fish from polluted streams/ponds/rivers because they can't afford otherwise? Where does this sound like? Try West Virginia, that's where I grew up and I've seen all of this.
So it's not just isolated to China. I agree some of the things going on in China are horrible. But I'm tired of people being elitist (not you btw) criticizing China, yet act like the same crap doesn't happen at home. We need to fix our problems before we can try and help other countries.
My original post wasn't really to get a black/white answer. More to spark discussion. Because over the past 2 years I've read countless "China Filter" posts. It's a fact, so what's next? What I find more interesting is what are the real pro's con's of China. I'm a realist, and I know just like many countries tried to cut deals with the US because we were the superpower, China is quickly replacing us. Is it really true, it could be useful to learn Chinese, especially if you're in a technology or business related field? Things like that I find interesting.
So to end on a funny note, I want to know more about our new china overloard, so when the time comes at least I'm equipped with the knowledge to know what I'm dealing with.
I keep hearing to many Pro's Con's about China. On one side you have the people bashing the government for it's internet filter system. Then on the other side I hear about how China is the new super power, with the greatest economy growth and potential. Even where I live (semi-major city) the news is ridden with (Businesses start deals with China, China Buying out more than Japan during hte 80's, China best business partner, Outsource to China, China Could Save local economy, etc, etc). Even the local college have signs "China #1 growth market, succeed in the future take Chinese 1 this semester"
So is China Evil or Not?
I dont think it's designed for people who as you put it are too lazy to put the card in a reader. Even in that respect though, I've had 1 microSD card go bad because I use it for storage on a development machine. So I'm pulling/pushing 20-30x each session (testing, unplug, put back on puter to change software, unmount, put back on dev board). After a while the connectors just get borked.
Besides that, what if you're at a cafe with friends and want to do a live blog update? Or if you're a reporter and want to get that scoop back to the office even quicker, just go to a cafe or McD's and upload to the office. There are many many applications like this.
My vote would probably be Alan Cox. In the even that happened I would expect there to be a vote among the top kernel developers/maintainers. Question is, there does need to be a defined "congress" of sorts for the kernel.
This seems like a odd union. WETA is a great company for massive parallel computing. Since when have they been in the hardware/robotics biz?
Could see this being more appropriate if the had requested some kind of simulation software to be run, but not to create a robotic lizard.
To me this is like asking Oracle to make an iPoodle.
Windows needed another browser to give IE a run for its money, and this is it.
There is one Firefox, everyone I know uses it now. Can't remember the last time I saw IE or someone using it at home. Even the libraries around here use Firefox on their terminals.
I use to run OS X on a dual G4. Safari wasn't a great browser, even then I used mozilla. It was sluggish at times and the way it displayed some sites was wrong (especially ones high in js). Not sure why they would want to port it to Windows. It doesn't offer any added benefits over Firefox or IE.
While I may not agree, more power to them. Hope whatever angle they're shooting for works out for them.
Your view seems 1/2 true. No person in a single lifetime can make the journey. The goal would be to create a ship large enough to sustain many families, and the resulting offspring of a couple generations would make it.
It *could* be an open source movie if they release in addition to the AVI, the actual source files used to render the video. This way other people can take the characters or objects and reuse them in other videos.
Shouldn't be a problem. Keep in mind libc, bash, etc all make system calls to the kernel. The whole argument of linking basically come about lower down the chain you go. You might write programs that link to libc, but even libc is making system calls to the kernel. BTW big fan of int 0x80h:)
"if Sun really _is_ going to release OpenSolaris under GPLv3, that _may_ be a good reason. I don't think the GPLv3 is as good a license as v2, but on the other hand, I'm pragmatic, and if we can avoid having two kernels with two different licenses and the friction that causes, I at least see the _reason_ for GPLv3."
I wasn't even aware Sun was considering GPLv3 for OpenSolaris. So it'll be interesting to see how that pans out. Remember GPL isn't just for gnu/linux, but MANY projects on many platforms and operating systems.
to whomever wishes to use it. Remember we're all free to choose our license, having another just adds another path a developer can use but not limiting what's already out there.
Anyone recommend a good external antennae for use with a Linksys WRT54GS model 4? I've been wanting to increase my range. I recently reflashed it with DD-WRT instead of the stock firmware. Have been impressed so far, and noticed I can increase the signal power from the default 28mW to 251mW. I only tried 251mW for testing. Anyone know how safe that is?
I bought a Canon PowerShot A20 a long time ago (6-8 years?) anyway even at 2 megapixel with the highest settings I still love the quality. Plus it has optical zoom, (can't stand digital zoom). Even though it's old and 5-6+ megapixel cameras are out I just haven't found a need to upgrade. I'm still happy with 1600x1200 images that are crisp. Some newer cameras I've checked out with 6 megapixels when compared look grainy and just horrible. Almost like you took 35mm, printed and scanned at high res. Might have just been the camera I was comparing it to. But anyway, rant over. Just wanted to agree the A20 kicks ass.
What would be nice is if a high-end camera had a basic Palm-like OS where the user could use the preview screen as a touch screen with a virtual keyboard. That way when you're taking pictures metadata could be added on the fly. While I'm dreaming built-in wifi would be nice:)
I'm not big into the cell phone hype. My current phone is an LG freebie. But after seeing a iPhone demo, I just have to drool.
It's like a cell phone and a kick ass Palm but better.
I'm on the verge of getting one, but it's kinda of expensive so I'm indecisive. But if they do release a SDK, that will be the deciding factor.
Phone wise I don't care, but the PDA/computing options for it are just sweet.
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2. Can I statically link the code with Linux libraries? Only if it's LGPL, otherwise no if you want to stay closed. Unless it's BSD then see #5.
3. Can I obfuscate my code (e.g. encode it)? Dont see a purpose for this but it wont change anything.
4. Could I be forced to publish this code by some 3-d party? Only if you're linking to GPL code. If it's LGPL or BSD you're fine
5. Am I correct that programming in and selling BSD-based boxes won't raise any of the above problems? From my understanding yes. BSD is more or less public domain + copyright notice.
Obligatory Note: IANAL, so take it with a grain of salt, but I've been a dev for 11 years dealing mostly with FOSS
No need to link to a description. This is /. we all know! lol I can't wait till the new season of Futurama starts.
Bender is hilarious.
So it's not just isolated to China. I agree some of the things going on in China are horrible. But I'm tired of people being elitist (not you btw) criticizing China, yet act like the same crap doesn't happen at home. We need to fix our problems before we can try and help other countries.
So to end on a funny note, I want to know more about our new china overloard, so when the time comes at least I'm equipped with the knowledge to know what I'm dealing with.
I keep hearing to many Pro's Con's about China. On one side you have the people bashing the government for it's internet filter system. Then on the other side I hear about how China is the new super power, with the greatest economy growth and potential. Even where I live (semi-major city) the news is ridden with (Businesses start deals with China, China Buying out more than Japan during hte 80's, China best business partner, Outsource to China, China Could Save local economy, etc, etc). Even the local college have signs "China #1 growth market, succeed in the future take Chinese 1 this semester" So is China Evil or Not?
Besides that, what if you're at a cafe with friends and want to do a live blog update? Or if you're a reporter and want to get that scoop back to the office even quicker, just go to a cafe or McD's and upload to the office. There are many many applications like this.
Well said, wish I had mod points to +5 you. Agree
My vote would probably be Alan Cox. In the even that happened I would expect there to be a vote among the top kernel developers/maintainers. Question is, there does need to be a defined "congress" of sorts for the kernel.
To me this is like asking Oracle to make an iPoodle.
There is one Firefox, everyone I know uses it now. Can't remember the last time I saw IE or someone using it at home. Even the libraries around here use Firefox on their terminals.
While I may not agree, more power to them. Hope whatever angle they're shooting for works out for them.
Your view seems 1/2 true. No person in a single lifetime can make the journey. The goal would be to create a ship large enough to sustain many families, and the resulting offspring of a couple generations would make it.
Will this be sold in the states? I took a look and it's price is in *guessing* British pounds.
Sweet! where can I sign up. Seriously I'm anxiously awaiting the release.
It *could* be an open source movie if they release in addition to the AVI, the actual source files used to render the video. This way other people can take the characters or objects and reuse them in other videos.
Shouldn't be a problem. Keep in mind libc, bash, etc all make system calls to the kernel. The whole argument of linking basically come about lower down the chain you go. You might write programs that link to libc, but even libc is making system calls to the kernel. BTW big fan of int 0x80h :)
I wasn't even aware Sun was considering GPLv3 for OpenSolaris. So it'll be interesting to see how that pans out. Remember GPL isn't just for gnu/linux, but MANY projects on many platforms and operating systems.
to whomever wishes to use it. Remember we're all free to choose our license, having another just adds another path a developer can use but not limiting what's already out there.
Flashback, wow... actually by todays standards what would qualify as an embedded system.
Anyone recommend a good external antennae for use with a Linksys WRT54GS model 4? I've been wanting to increase my range. I recently reflashed it with DD-WRT instead of the stock firmware. Have been impressed so far, and noticed I can increase the signal power from the default 28mW to 251mW. I only tried 251mW for testing. Anyone know how safe that is?
I use to be in HWUG (Houston Wireless User Group) and there was a decent free mesh there. That was 4 years ago. Hear it's even better now.
Not really, if you read the article you'll see he won at least 10k during the preliminary contests before going on to the final round.
I bought a Canon PowerShot A20 a long time ago (6-8 years?) anyway even at 2 megapixel with the highest settings I still love the quality. Plus it has optical zoom, (can't stand digital zoom). Even though it's old and 5-6+ megapixel cameras are out I just haven't found a need to upgrade. I'm still happy with 1600x1200 images that are crisp. Some newer cameras I've checked out with 6 megapixels when compared look grainy and just horrible. Almost like you took 35mm, printed and scanned at high res. Might have just been the camera I was comparing it to. But anyway, rant over. Just wanted to agree the A20 kicks ass.
What would be nice is if a high-end camera had a basic Palm-like OS where the user could use the preview screen as a touch screen with a virtual keyboard. That way when you're taking pictures metadata could be added on the fly. While I'm dreaming built-in wifi would be nice :)
I'm on the verge of getting one, but it's kinda of expensive so I'm indecisive. But if they do release a SDK, that will be the deciding factor. Phone wise I don't care, but the PDA/computing options for it are just sweet.