It already has. Large portions of it, in fact. Where do you think Linux implementation of JFS came from? It was in OS/2 before it was even in AIX or Linux. The SMP and some of the NUMA stuff it bought from Sequent I think was also in OS/2 at one point or another. That stuff is also open sourced and part of Linux.
So, yeah, large parts of OS/2 code are alive and well and already open sourced -- in Linux
You realize that the article you linked ends by saying that he did say Israel should be wiped off the map, right?
How is this different from, say, George W. Bush declaring that China is part of the 'Axis of Evil' and therefore is considered an enemy combatant in the 'War on Terror'. It's perhaps not as superlative, but the intent is clearly the same.
Indians don't go around chanting "Death to America" for starters
How do you know? Have you been to India? Just because the press shows some propoganda about Iran and none for India doesn't mean it doesn't happen in India.
And Pakistan might just get the same treatment India just got, actually. After all, without their help militarily, fighting wars in Afghanistan would be much more difficult.
As a U.S. citizen, I must say that I am utterly embarrased at the actions of my government. On the one hand, there's no way that they'll let Iran or North Korea even so much as attempt to build a reactor, but as soon as India wants on the scene, oh well, no problem. After all, we wouldn't want them to cut us off from that practically free labor force, right?
We should find a way to see how they taste and smell..
Not recommended. Fundamentalist Islamic terrorists, I'm told, only bathe after sex. Which, come to think of it, probably explains why they aren't getting any.
Munitions export laws. You guys are poised to attack us. Look, you've even amassed all your population along our border. And you don't even pronounce the letter 'o' correctly in 'about'. And don't even get me started on about the beer....
And, strangely enough, a strange quark has a strangeness of -1, which to my feeble computer science-trained mind, would seem to indicate that it is not strange! (It actually makes sense when you realize that 'strange quarks' were named before quarks were discovered and that, by definition, the strangeness of a strange anti-particle is +1)
Actually, they're typically written by electricians, not by electrical engineers. Really. You'd be surprised at how much electrical engineering knowledge you need to be an electrician. It's quite a bit.
Sure. Quarks are one of the two basic building blocks of matter, the other being the lepton. This particular particle -- a baryon, since it is comprised of three quarks -- consists of two strange quarks and one bottom quark. Strange quarks and bottom quarks are both very unstable. Another example of a baryon is the proton, which contains two up quarks and and a down quark. Up and down quarks are generally, by comparison, very stable. The instability of the quarks make this particular baryon difficult to detect.
It's even more obvious than that...for the reasons you mentioned, companies have them written by their lawyers. The lawyers may have their paralegals write them, but still, whether your lawyer or a paralegal, you have a college eductation -- juris doctorates for lawyers and bachelor's degrees for paras (at least in most states).
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It already has. Large portions of it, in fact. Where do you think Linux implementation of JFS came from? It was in OS/2 before it was even in AIX or Linux. The SMP and some of the NUMA stuff it bought from Sequent I think was also in OS/2 at one point or another. That stuff is also open sourced and part of Linux.
So, yeah, large parts of OS/2 code are alive and well and already open sourced -- in Linux
You realize that the article you linked ends by saying that he did say Israel should be wiped off the map, right?
How is this different from, say, George W. Bush declaring that China is part of the 'Axis of Evil' and therefore is considered an enemy combatant in the 'War on Terror'. It's perhaps not as superlative, but the intent is clearly the same.
Indians don't go around chanting "Death to America" for starters
How do you know? Have you been to India? Just because the press shows some propoganda about Iran and none for India doesn't mean it doesn't happen in India.
And Pakistan might just get the same treatment India just got, actually. After all, without their help militarily, fighting wars in Afghanistan would be much more difficult.
As a U.S. citizen, I must say that I am utterly embarrased at the actions of my government. On the one hand, there's no way that they'll let Iran or North Korea even so much as attempt to build a reactor, but as soon as India wants on the scene, oh well, no problem. After all, we wouldn't want them to cut us off from that practically free labor force, right?
We should find a way to see how they taste and smell..
Not recommended. Fundamentalist Islamic terrorists, I'm told, only bathe after sex. Which, come to think of it, probably explains why they aren't getting any.
everyone have their 6-pack strapped on?
*belch* Sorry, I drank mine.
Munitions export laws. You guys are poised to attack us. Look, you've even amassed all your population along our border. And you don't even pronounce the letter 'o' correctly in 'about'. And don't even get me started on about the beer....
Errrm....but Missouri is a state.
Um. Actually, yes, yes I am.
Yeah, well I still listen to my music on Victrola. You kids and your "vinyl". Huh. Now get off my lawn!
DVDs came out *before* MP3s and flash players. And it was the annointed successor of the CD.
Now get off my lawn!
he is with the Department of Entomology at Oregon State University. He is (like I am now) making claims he does not have the credentials for.
No kidding. Stupid fscking English majors! Go conjugate some verbs or something!
Hell, the PS4 isn't future proof. And it doesn't even exist yet.
The speed of the development of flash drives will make the optical drives obsolete.
Provided that, within 5 years, the cost of that flash memory is competitive (or better than competitive) with optical drives.
Until that happens optical drives will be here to stay.
And, BTW, DVD was supposed to have superseded CD by now.
And, strangely enough, a strange quark has a strangeness of -1, which to my feeble computer science-trained mind, would seem to indicate that it is not strange! (It actually makes sense when you realize that 'strange quarks' were named before quarks were discovered and that, by definition, the strangeness of a strange anti-particle is +1)
So they really were Indians?
Yeah. Actually I heard they came here on H1-B visas and actually replaced the native peoples that came here from North Asia.
You mean almost everyone. I'm from Florida and am certainly not a creationist of any sort.
And, sadly, that would be funny if it weren't also true.
they are written by a local code board which may CONTAIN electricians, but in most cases is controlled by the local inspector force.
And who makes up most of the inspector force? Electricians. (I worked in a related industry)
I was thinking about this the other day. I'm almost 30. The internet came about in my generation.
Uh, no. The Internet came about before you were born. Do the math.
Which is exactly why electrical engineers most certainly DO NOT write electrical codes. They're written by electrians. Really.
Who do you suppose writes those codes?
Actually, they're typically written by electricians, not by electrical engineers. Really. You'd be surprised at how much electrical engineering knowledge you need to be an electrician. It's quite a bit.
Sure. Quarks are one of the two basic building blocks of matter, the other being the lepton. This particular particle -- a baryon, since it is comprised of three quarks -- consists of two strange quarks and one bottom quark. Strange quarks and bottom quarks are both very unstable. Another example of a baryon is the proton, which contains two up quarks and and a down quark. Up and down quarks are generally, by comparison, very stable. The instability of the quarks make this particular baryon difficult to detect.
It's even more obvious than that...for the reasons you mentioned, companies have them written by their lawyers. The lawyers may have their paralegals write them, but still, whether your lawyer or a paralegal, you have a college eductation -- juris doctorates for lawyers and bachelor's degrees for paras (at least in most states).
Except by not giving it to them, by never using the Internet.
You're right. I'm disconnecting right now. In fact, I'm not even going to finish this post, so Google can't own it!