Steve wozniak looks at this case from the oldskool hacker perspective. He didnt start for profit but for fun.
His hobby however turened into a billion dollar company and A company's attitude towards the release of Alpha stage software is different then that of an 80's hacker
The question should be WHEN wll they have built it and against WHO will it be used(america most likely)
America should stop medling in the middle east,They know nothing of the culture and religion there.
ANY attempt of bringing any form of ANGLO SAXON culture there is futile.
If for some odd reason Iran would takeover the USA you wouldnt like it if someone forced some weird culture on you, now do you
dont immidiatly label me as flamebait, but try to imagine it. Instead of seeing ourselves as cultural elitists we should take in account that we have sdifferent standards then others.
I might not be running WINE, but i too am running the windows xp pro reduced cost edition.
I did get a proper license for my XP home edition, but after my harddrive got killed i lost my backup partition. Since OEM cds arent given out anymore its hard for PAYING customers to get their OS back.
Does this mean I too will lose my ability to update?
If so microsoft has once again screwed over their clients.
The thin line between me and linux at the moment is my unsupported wireless card.
The reason why firefox caught on was beacuse of 2 simple things.
it was free ande it was better then other available products in its price range(IE).
Sure, Opera and Mozilla itself were competing for the browser throne, But they were too complicated for the average soccermom to use when browsing for cooking recipes.(not to mention the fact that you had to PAY for opera)
It isnt very surprising that a lot of companies are switching from expensive propietary software to freely distributable OS software.
A good example why, are companies that use photoshop for some basic image editing. They are paying huge license fees for software that isn't even used for its full potental.
For them it doesnt matter that GIMP has "less" features, since most of them aren't needed.
Its a great concept, but if the cc/mediacentre really wants to become part of the living room interrior, then they will have to take alot more things in account then just the features.
No matter how fancy the hardware specs will be, It Will need a slick design (eg mac mini-ish) And most im portant of all it needs to be affordable.
Most current Media Centres are too ugley, too big and too expensive. noone wants too pay a $1000 for another complicated bulky piece of plastic, that doesnt fit in their interior.
Sometimes it seems like Kim Jong Ill II didnt get enough love as a child.
N.K. has been threatening the world with their nukes for quite some time allready and it seems like theyre just seeking out for attention. Kim isnt really a pschyco dictater unlike some of you might think, but more the leader of a dirt poor country desperately seeking for funds.
id compare it more with a small child causing a ruckus in a supermarket because it doesnt get candy.
Also i Doubt that he will actually use those nukes as as an act of retalliation the US WILL intervene , which at the least put an end to Kim Jong Ill's
leadership.
The use of nukes will only end in a huge disaster for him, so it is highly doubtable that whe should fear this tiny country.
Windows Xp has been focussing a lot on making windows easier to use for novice users.
Lots of extra features and visual enhancements have been implemented.
For more advanced users some of those features can be considered a nuissance or even a obstacle.
Is it possible that windows longhorn could include a advanced users mode in which there a few wizards and a stripped down GUI?
I dont think desktop sizes shall see a sudden change soon. Small cases have been available for years but for the avarege workstation the ease of upgrading is more important then the slim design.
besides, most designs have liked like big ugley pieces of shiny plastic.
1.produce horrible os with plenty of security holes
2.sell extra software to cover them up
3.profit
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In no other business except for IT can people make money by making products which are crap.If your car kept breaking down, youd never buy that manufacturers car again, but nowadays it seems that all roads are only compatible whith faulty gass guzling windowsmobiles.
Be glad you werent one of them. The party people are the ones that will remember highschool as the best time of their life, but by the time they graduated, most of them were a bunch of washups.
they wasted their life partying, and had to face the consequence of getting drunk instead of getting educated.
for that kind of money people can just get a domain name and a webhost.
it allows nearly an endless suplly of user@mygreatdomainbetterthenhotmail.com email adresses.
hey you can even make a horrible personal page attached too it
Slashdot Mirror
I want a refurbished Amiga 500
i hereby patent JMP,TEST,CMP,PUSH
Any infringing individuals or organisations will be sued Under the DMCA
software licenses don't make sense in any form.
If i had patented the technique of "fire". i could sue every company utilizing its benefits such as people who produce stoves.
Protecting a line of code GNU/GPL/whatever is fine with me, but patenting a function doesnt make sense.
Whatif for some reason someone would patent the ASCII chart. we'd bescrewed.
Steve wozniak looks at this case from the oldskool hacker perspective. He didnt start for profit but for fun.
His hobby however turened into a billion dollar company and A company's attitude towards the release of Alpha stage software is different then that of an 80's hacker
A teen's brain is chemically underdevelloped compared to an adult's.
Therefore they perceive things in a different manner and have a hard time asessing rights from wrongs and foreseeing the cosequences of their actions.
There is a reason why teens aren't trialed as an adult (at least not in europe)
Bet the EULA didnt say anything about MS raping my box.
Its not an unwanted update, Its surprise maintenanc.e
W3C standards are outdated, Html is too damn focussed on tabular data.
The internet isn't just for research anymore, its become party of commonday life.
People just care about pretty looks, not about proper presentation of the latest figures on german fish breeds.
Some may consider it dumbing down the web, but apealing visuals are importent to attract joe sixpack to your site.
remember, Lynx has been replaced by firefox
The question should be WHEN wll they have built it and against WHO will it be used(america most likely)
America should stop medling in the middle east,They know nothing of the culture and religion there.
ANY attempt of bringing any form of ANGLO SAXON culture there is futile.
If for some odd reason Iran would takeover the USA you wouldnt like it if someone forced some weird culture on you, now do you
dont immidiatly label me as flamebait, but try to imagine it. Instead of seeing ourselves as cultural elitists we should take in account that we have sdifferent standards then others.
I might not be running WINE, but i too am running the windows xp pro reduced cost edition.
I did get a proper license for my XP home edition, but after my harddrive got killed i lost my backup partition. Since OEM cds arent given out anymore its hard for PAYING customers to get their OS back.
Does this mean I too will lose my ability to update?
If so microsoft has once again screwed over their clients.
The thin line between me and linux at the moment is my unsupported wireless card.
The reason why firefox caught on was beacuse of 2 simple things.
it was free ande it was better then other available products in its price range(IE).
Sure, Opera and Mozilla itself were competing for the browser throne, But they were too complicated for the average soccermom to use when browsing for cooking recipes.(not to mention the fact that you had to PAY for opera)
The microsoft spyware killer whill have to versions.
There will be a expensive "pro", but but for regualr users there will be a free version too.
The freeversion however will be half its functionality and will be adsupported with 3rd party programs.
Ill assume that with "os" they mean free.
It isnt very surprising that a lot of companies are switching from expensive propietary software to freely distributable OS software.
A good example why, are companies that use photoshop for some basic image editing. They are paying huge license fees for software that isn't even used for its full potental.
For them it doesnt matter that GIMP has "less" features, since most of them aren't needed.
Server seems to be dying. Is the site hosted on a suitecase or something.
Its a great concept, but if the cc/mediacentre really wants to become part of the living room interrior, then they will have to take alot more things in account then just the features.
No matter how fancy the hardware specs will be, It Will need a slick design (eg mac mini-ish) And most im portant of all it needs to be affordable.
Most current Media Centres are too ugley, too big and too expensive. noone wants too pay a $1000 for another complicated bulky piece of plastic, that doesnt fit in their interior.
"We are going to be a nation of lawbreakers if this law is passed in its current form."
Don't worry about the new laws, it will be just like america's legislation regarding marijuana
Sometimes it seems like Kim Jong Ill II didnt get enough love as a child.
N.K. has been threatening the world with their nukes for quite some time allready and it seems like theyre just seeking out for attention. Kim isnt really a pschyco dictater unlike some of you might think, but more the leader of a dirt poor country desperately seeking for funds. id compare it more with a small child causing a ruckus in a supermarket because it doesnt get candy.
Also i Doubt that he will actually use those nukes as as an act of retalliation the US WILL intervene , which at the least put an end to Kim Jong Ill's leadership.
The use of nukes will only end in a huge disaster for him, so it is highly doubtable that whe should fear this tiny country.
Windows Xp has been focussing a lot on making windows easier to use for novice users.
Lots of extra features and visual enhancements have been implemented.
For more advanced users some of those features can be considered a nuissance or even a obstacle.
Is it possible that windows longhorn could include a advanced users mode in which there a few wizards and a stripped down GUI?
post a link on slashdot
Seems like most current holes come from the use of C and C++ code.
Arent there any safer alternatives?
DRM or no DRM., They still wont sell the music I like. The first only service which offers me the full give up the ghost album gets my cash.
Untill then i'll just stick to limewire
Sjeesh. Apple launches one small box and suddenly were being bombarded with mac articles.
I hereby demand more linux and less apple.
I dont think desktop sizes shall see a sudden change soon. Small cases have been available for years but for the avarege workstation the ease of upgrading is more important then the slim design.
besides, most designs have liked like big ugley pieces of shiny plastic.
i still prefer my good old matte black case
1.produce horrible os with plenty of security holes
2.sell extra software to cover them up
3.profit
br> In no other business except for IT can people make money by making products which are crap.If your car kept breaking down, youd never buy that manufacturers car again, but nowadays it seems that all roads are only compatible whith faulty gass guzling windowsmobiles.
Be glad you werent one of them. The party people are the ones that will remember highschool as the best time of their life, but by the time they graduated, most of them were a bunch of washups.
they wasted their life partying, and had to face the consequence of getting drunk instead of getting educated.
for that kind of money people can just get a domain name and a webhost.
it allows nearly an endless suplly of user@mygreatdomainbetterthenhotmail.com email adresses.
hey you can even make a horrible personal page attached too it