WarpCharge from Theta Band Software is currently not open source, but the developers are working on making it so. You might want to email them to ask them when they will actually release it.
WarpCharge is a credit card transaction processing system. It receives requests from the web server to do CC validation and charges, and it uses a third-party (in this case, Electronic Clearing House) to perform the actual validation/charge, so you'll need an account with ECHO. --
That's not a valid comparison. You can't deny that you didn't know that murder is illegal. No one is going to believe that. But it's very plausible that what the teacher told him was true. --
The Low Power Radio Coalition has made it easy for you to send letters to your Congressmen. Just click on http://congress.nw.dc.us/lpr/, fill in your zip code, and then click on a few buttons. Text for letters will be generated for you. I recommend that you cut/paste the text into a real word processor and print from there, since it will look more professional. It'll only cost you $1 in stamps to mail the letters, or you can have them emailed. --
A better idea: if the auto-forward URL is the same as the URL you were just at (i.e. the browser knows when you hit the Back button), the auto-forward is ignored.
All of your other ideas are excellent. Hopefully, they'll be added to Mozilla. --
... there's one key source: http://www.edm2.com/links/index.html. It contains pointers to every other OS/2 development web site and resource on the Internet. --
The person who moderated the above as "funny" is a moron. There is little that's more serious than the prevention of lifetime ailments like carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetes. To all the other moderators, please mod this post up as Insightful or Informative. And to those who get the opportunity to meta-moderate this moderation, please mark it as "unfair". --
I think the deciding factor is whether the place you play your tapes is publicly accessible or not.
Of course, I was never able to figure out why some electronics stores are allowed to point all their TV's out the window and show movies.
As for not being allowed to read it to a large group, that particular text is in the public domain. There's no way they can restrict public readings of that text. Since they don't own the copyright to the text (no one does), they can't possible impose any restrictions on it.
Look, they're never going to take anyone to court over this, so the whole thing is stupid. Let's just ignore it, okay? --
WINE is not a fair comparison, because it is not a Windows application. It tries to be a clone of Windows itself (more or less).
My point was that for a person trying to write a Windows driver or application, the documentation that he needs is much better than the documentation a Linux driver/application programmer would need. In fact, practically every OS is better than Linux in this regard. --
You're better off without the "/=dnc" in the URL. That URL gives you the "classic deja interface" which is missing features, such as the ability to jump to a newsgroup directly from a message posted in that newsgroup. Very handy if you need to search for some topic but don't know what newsgroup covers that topic. --
A clearly defined and documented interface provides the integral part of any software
project. With out them all the diagrams and quality control will not help when it comes to
maintenance and new development.
Ironically, Linux gets an "F" in this regard, or at best a "D", and Windows gets an "A". The API documentation in Linux is effectively absent. I know I'd be a whole lot more productive if I had as good documentation as what Windows programmers take for granted. --
... is something you didn't know you wanted. I make up a gift lift for people who just don't know me well enough to know what I want. However, I'd rather have one unique gift that I never expected but really like, than 10 gifts from my list.
In fact, when it comes time to open gifts with my family, it's those unexpected gifts - the ones I get and the ones I give - that I enjoy opening (or watch being opened) the most. --
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I know plenty of Muslims who don't celebrate Christmas at all. No tree, no fancy dinner, no gifts, no cards, nada. And yes, they live in the United States and have Christain friends. --
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I second the opinion that Settlers of Catan is an awesome gift idea, especially for people who are bored with games like Monopoly or Life. It is the only board game that I play. In fact, even non-geeks can appreciate it. The only people who don't like it are people who don't like to think or have some perverse fear of anything with numbers in it, and these people shouldn't be your friends anyway.
What makes this game even more fun is, after you've played the standard variations, you can search the Internet for even more variations - dozens of them. There are even expansion kits you can get. The latest, Cities and Knights, will become available this week. That's for the English version - the game is originally from Germany so the German version has been out for a while. --
You use the ISP's smtp server, not your own. Port 25 is blocked only for connections leaving the ISP. That is, you can connect on port 25 to only ONE machine, and that machine is the ISP's official SMTP server. --
It could be a number of things. I heard that it was the ELF file format that made Linux load apps so slowly. It could also be XFree86.
BTW, IBM is releasing a new version of OS/2 next year, and there will also be a OEM version that's somewhat different. Maybe it's time to switch back? --
Others here have said it, but I want to echo the sentiment. The #1 problem with most open source projects is the lack of documentation of the source code itself!
This is especially true for projects that export an API, like the Linux kernel. Practically every other OS comes with documentation (in many cases, in print) that describes all the APIs, structures, constants, and so on, so that the programmer can know what's available to him and how it's supposed to work.
Anyone who claims that the source code is enough documentation for any programmer is really fooling himself and doing more harm than good. If I had a choice between source code and documentation, I would pick source code, because at least it's possible to glean the documentaion from the source, but not the other way around. However, why should I have to choose?
By providing documenation, you do the following:
Learn about the project without inadvertently adding "bad code".
Improve your own skills by carefully studying what more experienced programmers have done.
Provide a valuable service that other programmers are either unable or unwilling to provide
One caveat, though: check your English! Most programmers have horrible language abilities (which I think is really ironic). Bad spelling, bad grammar, and just plain poor writing skills are a serious problem in the tech community. However, good writing skills can be incredibly useful for an engineer. You'd be surprised how much good it can do to be able to write something that other people want to read. I've heard plenty of stories of engineers who have taken writing classes, and then find out that their reports are the only ones that management bothers to read because the other engineers just can't write well! So perhaps we should add a fourth benefit:
You'll learn how to write better
Frankly, I think it's a win-win situation for everyone. --
Germans with decent English weren't my problem. Like I said, it's one thing to visit the country and talk to people, it's quite another to actually live there and try to integrate with society. --
First, I said I was almost. I have a distinct non-German accent, but I can still party with the natives at the local beer hall (I miss those days!).
Second, you're right about missing things - I missed be able to shop for food after 6pm. I missed being able to watch TV shows I liked. On the other hand, I didn't miss the bad beer and stupid 15% tips.
Third, where do you get off calling me ignorant? I know a whole lot more about living/working in a foreign country than 99% of Americans do, so the last thing I am is ignorant. --
I was a student in Germany a few years back, and I wanted to work in computer lab. I ran into a whole bunch of problems.
First, European countries have strict regulations against employment of foreigners (i.e. non European Union citizens). I was only allowed to work 20 hours. Apparently, there were other problems as well, since I never actually got around to working.
Second, don't kid yourself into thinking you'll pick up the language. I speak almost fluent German, but even I had a hard time. My German hardly improved the time I was there. It's one thing to be able to hold conversations with people when you're a tourist, but you know nothing about what it's like to actually live in the country. Do you know how to hook up phone service? Did you know you need to pay a license to watch TV? What about car insurance? Or going to the doctor? If you don't bring your significant other with you, will you be able to have a meaningful conversation with someone you meet there? --
There's a web site that tells you how to patch some of the more recent Apex models to regain that menu. I'm not sure if it applies to your particular Apex, though. Sorry, I don't remember the URL, but a web search will find it easily. --
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WarpCharge is a credit card transaction processing system. It receives requests from the web server to do CC validation and charges, and it uses a third-party (in this case, Electronic Clearing House) to perform the actual validation/charge, so you'll need an account with ECHO.
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That's not a valid comparison. You can't deny that you didn't know that murder is illegal. No one is going to believe that. But it's very plausible that what the teacher told him was true.
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The Low Power Radio Coalition has made it easy for you to send letters to your Congressmen. Just click on http://congress.nw.dc.us/lpr/, fill in your zip code, and then click on a few buttons. Text for letters will be generated for you. I recommend that you cut/paste the text into a real word processor and print from there, since it will look more professional. It'll only cost you $1 in stamps to mail the letters, or you can have them emailed.
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A better idea: if the auto-forward URL is the same as the URL you were just at (i.e. the browser knows when you hit the Back button), the auto-forward is ignored.
All of your other ideas are excellent. Hopefully, they'll be added to Mozilla.
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... there's one key source: http://www.edm2.com/links/index.html. It contains pointers to every other OS/2 development web site and resource on the Internet.
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The person who moderated the above as "funny" is a moron. There is little that's more serious than the prevention of lifetime ailments like carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetes. To all the other moderators, please mod this post up as Insightful or Informative. And to those who get the opportunity to meta-moderate this moderation, please mark it as "unfair".
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OS/2 also has a multithreaded multimedia subsystem, which was released in the early 1990's (I can't remember if it was 1990 or 1992).
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Of course, I was never able to figure out why some electronics stores are allowed to point all their TV's out the window and show movies.
As for not being allowed to read it to a large group, that particular text is in the public domain. There's no way they can restrict public readings of that text. Since they don't own the copyright to the text (no one does), they can't possible impose any restrictions on it.
Look, they're never going to take anyone to court over this, so the whole thing is stupid. Let's just ignore it, okay?
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My point was that for a person trying to write a Windows driver or application, the documentation that he needs is much better than the documentation a Linux driver/application programmer would need. In fact, practically every OS is better than Linux in this regard.
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You're better off without the "/=dnc" in the URL. That URL gives you the "classic deja interface" which is missing features, such as the ability to jump to a newsgroup directly from a message posted in that newsgroup. Very handy if you need to search for some topic but don't know what newsgroup covers that topic.
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Ironically, Linux gets an "F" in this regard, or at best a "D", and Windows gets an "A". The API documentation in Linux is effectively absent. I know I'd be a whole lot more productive if I had as good documentation as what Windows programmers take for granted.
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In fact, when it comes time to open gifts with my family, it's those unexpected gifts - the ones I get and the ones I give - that I enjoy opening (or watch being opened) the most.
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I know plenty of Muslims who don't celebrate Christmas at all. No tree, no fancy dinner, no gifts, no cards, nada. And yes, they live in the United States and have Christain friends.
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What makes this game even more fun is, after you've played the standard variations, you can search the Internet for even more variations - dozens of them. There are even expansion kits you can get. The latest, Cities and Knights, will become available this week. That's for the English version - the game is originally from Germany so the German version has been out for a while.
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You use the ISP's smtp server, not your own. Port 25 is blocked only for connections leaving the ISP. That is, you can connect on port 25 to only ONE machine, and that machine is the ISP's official SMTP server.
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My cell phone can be turned off when I don't want to receive phone calls.
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BTW, IBM is releasing a new version of OS/2 next year, and there will also be a OEM version that's somewhat different. Maybe it's time to switch back?
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This is especially true for projects that export an API, like the Linux kernel. Practically every other OS comes with documentation (in many cases, in print) that describes all the APIs, structures, constants, and so on, so that the programmer can know what's available to him and how it's supposed to work.
Anyone who claims that the source code is enough documentation for any programmer is really fooling himself and doing more harm than good. If I had a choice between source code and documentation, I would pick source code, because at least it's possible to glean the documentaion from the source, but not the other way around. However, why should I have to choose?
By providing documenation, you do the following:
One caveat, though: check your English! Most programmers have horrible language abilities (which I think is really ironic). Bad spelling, bad grammar, and just plain poor writing skills are a serious problem in the tech community. However, good writing skills can be incredibly useful for an engineer. You'd be surprised how much good it can do to be able to write something that other people want to read. I've heard plenty of stories of engineers who have taken writing classes, and then find out that their reports are the only ones that management bothers to read because the other engineers just can't write well! So perhaps we should add a fourth benefit:
Frankly, I think it's a win-win situation for everyone.
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Or, a project that lets you run X apps (need to be recompiled for now) under OS/2: Project EverBlue.
Add ELF support to Odin and combine it with EverBlue, and OS/2 will be able to run:
Sounds like the ultimate desktop OS to me!
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Damn, I hadn't realized that.
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Germans with decent English weren't my problem. Like I said, it's one thing to visit the country and talk to people, it's quite another to actually live there and try to integrate with society.
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Second, you're right about missing things - I missed be able to shop for food after 6pm. I missed being able to watch TV shows I liked. On the other hand, I didn't miss the bad beer and stupid 15% tips.
Third, where do you get off calling me ignorant? I know a whole lot more about living/working in a foreign country than 99% of Americans do, so the last thing I am is ignorant.
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First, European countries have strict regulations against employment of foreigners (i.e. non European Union citizens). I was only allowed to work 20 hours. Apparently, there were other problems as well, since I never actually got around to working.
Second, don't kid yourself into thinking you'll pick up the language. I speak almost fluent German, but even I had a hard time. My German hardly improved the time I was there. It's one thing to be able to hold conversations with people when you're a tourist, but you know nothing about what it's like to actually live in the country. Do you know how to hook up phone service? Did you know you need to pay a license to watch TV? What about car insurance? Or going to the doctor? If you don't bring your significant other with you, will you be able to have a meaningful conversation with someone you meet there?
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There's a web site that tells you how to patch some of the more recent Apex models to regain that menu. I'm not sure if it applies to your particular Apex, though. Sorry, I don't remember the URL, but a web search will find it easily.
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