There may be a scandal but politicians can handle that so long as they've been paid.
OTOH how can Sweden be punished as a country if they've followed the law?
Maybe the US Secretary of state's visit to Sweden last week was a coincidence (it's the first such visit in 36 years). Maybe she didn't mind Assanges's revelations about her involvement in illegal activities and his call for her resignation.
Let's wait and see who's wrong about this. I think the public in general is ignorant enough about the affair for politicians to not worry too much, especially after the "rapist" smear campaign - who'd want to protect a rapist anyway?
a) It was right there in a prominent position on the desktop of every PC.
b) Netscape totally screwed up right about the same time by deciding to start over. It wasn't that IE was a super-duper browser, it's that the competition was busy shooting itself in the foot.
Not like Sweden. Sweden has an arrangement with the USA which allows them to temporarily transfer somebody in their custody to the USA for questioning on charges not related to crimes committed in Sweden. This "temporary surrender" bypasses the normal legal processes needed for extradition.
Bottom line: The easiest way for the USA needs to get their hands on him is to get him into Sweden. After that he can vanish. And it's all perfectly legal.
To be really fair to microsoft, IE4 was the best browser of its time, by such a wide margin it just annihilated the competition for about 5 years. IE3 was also about equivalent to Netscape 3 if a little inferior.
Not true. They forced installation by tying it to everything possible. It came with all Microsft apps, of course, but they also tied comctl32.dll to it so if you wanted to use new GUI controls in your app you ended up having to install Internet Explorer in the end user's machine as a requirement of your app. eg. I remember installing Autocad and being forced to install IE at the same time.
See how many versions of the dll have "Internet Explorer" associated with them.
Since then, it's been downhill, and then catch up. Still not there yet, but thing actually do improve.
They didn't upgrade IE for about ten years. Their OS monopoly, dirty tricks (above) and OEM license deals meant they didn't need to make any effort to get it onto machines. It was pretty hard to avoid it, and impossible for OEMs to install anything else by default.
The laptop don't have to be indestructible to survive being handled by a child. My old EEEPC is an example of a reasonably rugged device that has seen quite some abuse including drops, and still works.
I didn't mean to imply that rugged/cheap are totally incompatible. I meant some of the premium machines are no better than the cheap ones.
The original EeePC is a good example of cheap/rugged (mine's still going strong too). EeePC keyboards, etc. are also very easy to get hold of. I'd say they're ideal machines for schools. They don't look much like MacBook Airs though so I guess they're out.
Call Dell, Call IBM, Call them all and tell them you want Linux Laptops for a whole school what can they do for you.
Also find out exactly how easy it is to purchase/replace keyboards. Get a salesmen to demonstrate the process with any machine they try to sell to you.
Before buying anything find out exactly how easy it is to get hold of and fit a new keyboard. Some brands sell keyboards online directly to consumers and they pop right out if you know exactly where to press, others need you to disassemble the entire machine and put together a purchase order before they'll even bother to find somebody to talk to who knows the correct order code.
PS: I've been through the mill on this one. I usually replace laptop keyboards right after purchase to get rid of the icky local keyboard layout.
We have Excel Books here that allow sales to create quotes for customers automatically. they do a lot of serious number crunching. Everyone in Accounting does this, as well as all of enginering.
I don't think your definition of "serious number crunching" is the industry standard.
I think a device which can do the physics simulation for Angry Birds can probably handle a sales quote...
If you have a contract that actually makes you provide free bug fixes forever, then you signed a shitty contract. Software always has defects, this is simply a fact of life. Extremely rare defects, by definition, do not make themselves visible very often. The reason rare defects are not found during testing is precisely because of this. More comprehensive testing does not ensure zero defects -- it only ensures that whatever defects do remain happen exceedingly rarely, or under exceedingly improbable circumstances.
That assumes good code with relatively few bugs.
What if the code is a steaming pile of crap, barely functional? A customer has a right to a certain level of bug fixing without paying extra.
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There may be a scandal but politicians can handle that so long as they've been paid.
OTOH how can Sweden be punished as a country if they've followed the law?
Maybe the US Secretary of state's visit to Sweden last week was a coincidence (it's the first such visit in 36 years). Maybe she didn't mind Assanges's revelations about her involvement in illegal activities and his call for her resignation.
Let's wait and see who's wrong about this. I think the public in general is ignorant enough about the affair for politicians to not worry too much, especially after the "rapist" smear campaign - who'd want to protect a rapist anyway?
Remember the golden rule of Windows: "Skip every other version - because it's crap"
95 Good ...?
98/Me Bad
XP/2000 Good
Vista Bad
7 Good
8 bad
9
They used it because:
a) It was right there in a prominent position on the desktop of every PC.
b) Netscape totally screwed up right about the same time by deciding to start over. It wasn't that IE was a super-duper browser, it's that the competition was busy shooting itself in the foot.
We all remember how well their iPod/iTunes clones worked out for the people unlucky enough to buy into them.
There's no reason to think their clone of the iPhone will be any better.
Impossible, sweden cannot extradite him without UK consent. (illegal to extradite after you been extradited from different country in european law)
Nope. Sweden has a special treaty with the USA which allows them to hand him over with almost no legal process: http://justice4assange.com/US-Extradition.html
So does the UK...
Not like Sweden. Sweden has an arrangement with the USA which allows them to temporarily transfer somebody in their custody to the USA for questioning on charges not related to crimes committed in Sweden. This "temporary surrender" bypasses the normal legal processes needed for extradition.
Cites: http://justice4assange.com/US-Extradition.html
Bottom line: The easiest way for the USA needs to get their hands on him is to get him into Sweden. After that he can vanish. And it's all perfectly legal.
To be really fair to microsoft, IE4 was the best browser of its time, by such a wide margin it just annihilated the competition for about 5 years. IE3 was also about equivalent to Netscape 3 if a little inferior.
Not true. They forced installation by tying it to everything possible. It came with all Microsft apps, of course, but they also tied comctl32.dll to it so if you wanted to use new GUI controls in your app you ended up having to install Internet Explorer in the end user's machine as a requirement of your app. eg. I remember installing Autocad and being forced to install IE at the same time.
Reff: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh298349(v=vs.85).aspx
See how many versions of the dll have "Internet Explorer" associated with them.
Since then, it's been downhill, and then catch up. Still not there yet, but thing actually do improve.
They didn't upgrade IE for about ten years. Their OS monopoly, dirty tricks (above) and OEM license deals meant they didn't need to make any effort to get it onto machines. It was pretty hard to avoid it, and impossible for OEMs to install anything else by default.
That's what I read somewhat in your remark before: "just get something that's cheap to replace", implying "why bother about ruggedness".
My bad. I meant that laptop price is more related to CPU clock speed than how long it will last in the hands of a child.
(unless you're buying a Panasonic Toughbook, obviously...)
The laptop don't have to be indestructible to survive being handled by a child. My old EEEPC is an example of a reasonably rugged device that has seen quite some abuse including drops, and still works.
I didn't mean to imply that rugged/cheap are totally incompatible. I meant some of the premium machines are no better than the cheap ones.
The original EeePC is a good example of cheap/rugged (mine's still going strong too). EeePC keyboards, etc. are also very easy to get hold of. I'd say they're ideal machines for schools. They don't look much like MacBook Airs though so I guess they're out.
Amazon Kindle comes with free Wikipedia. I'd buy one for that alone. It's way cheaper than an iPad.
Call Dell, Call IBM, Call them all and tell them you want Linux Laptops for a whole school what can they do for you.
Also find out exactly how easy it is to purchase/replace keyboards. Get a salesmen to demonstrate the process with any machine they try to sell to you.
Kids and keyboards, eh? Who'd have thought it.
As a geek I often get asked where the best place to buy a new computer is.
I always answer "the place nearest to where you live" for exactly this reason. It applies whether you live in a trailer park or not.
...especially keyboards.
Before buying anything find out exactly how easy it is to get hold of and fit a new keyboard. Some brands sell keyboards online directly to consumers and they pop right out if you know exactly where to press, others need you to disassemble the entire machine and put together a purchase order before they'll even bother to find somebody to talk to who knows the correct order code.
PS: I've been through the mill on this one. I usually replace laptop keyboards right after purchase to get rid of the icky local keyboard layout.
Children can break anything. Why not get something that's cheap to replace?
I don't believe the lawmakers could really be this retarded;
I think you overestimate the common gang-banging criminal.
Well done! You managed to see the joke hidden in the summary.
This actually happens all the time. Happened to a friend of mine more than once even.
Your friend should try a different lawyer. Just sayin'...
Did you know you can type "file:" instead of "http:" in a URL...?
They launched anyway ... if thats not a facepalm i dont know what is
a) There's things called "launch windows" which only come around every few years.
b) If they wait for 100% perfection the thing will never take off. Ever.
Viking was the first Mars lander. By no means was it planned to be the last.
Viking was looking for big stuff, not microscopic traces. When Viking landed they still thought Mars might have plant life.
PS: I think I was more offended by the vertical iPhone recording than the content.
At least they had the good sense not to Streisand it.
We have Excel Books here that allow sales to create quotes for customers automatically. they do a lot of serious number crunching. Everyone in Accounting does this, as well as all of enginering.
I don't think your definition of "serious number crunching" is the industry standard.
I think a device which can do the physics simulation for Angry Birds can probably handle a sales quote...
Wouldn't a better idea be just *not* *electing* baby-eaters to Parliament?
The problem is that only baby eaters are standing for election...
If you have a contract that actually makes you provide free bug fixes forever, then you signed a shitty contract. Software always has defects, this is simply a fact of life. Extremely rare defects, by definition, do not make themselves visible very often. The reason rare defects are not found during testing is precisely because of this. More comprehensive testing does not ensure zero defects -- it only ensures that whatever defects do remain happen exceedingly rarely, or under exceedingly improbable circumstances.
That assumes good code with relatively few bugs.
What if the code is a steaming pile of crap, barely functional? A customer has a right to a certain level of bug fixing without paying extra.