IANAGL (I am not a GPL lawyer) but presumably you can re-distribute whatever bits are under the GPL but as there are no re-distribution rights granted for the proprietary parts then they would have to be removed. So effectively no then.
Technically the GP32 from Gamepark ( http://www.gamepark.com/ ) and the GP2X from Gamepark Holdings (split off company) ( http://www.gp2x.com/ ) encourage homebrew, though the XGP due from Gamepark will be closed source.
"I'm sure many home users would love to have the power of MythTV, but until we can build a MythTV box for $300 and make it plug-and-play and config-free, it simply won't take off in the mainstream."
And it has to be the same form factor as the rest of our AV gear. Some of the so-called HTPC cases out there are a joke. Traditional sized desktops with a shiny finish and some extra flashing lights. Not what I want to be setting onto my AMP, under my amp, where the hell do I put it??
Your point about Mac piracy applies more so to Linux. Honestly, why make your game available on Linux when all you're doing is increasing the number of people pirating it? The subset of people paying for games is primarily those who don't care about the expense and those who're too dumb to warez it. With linux you almost guarantee getting rid of that last category.
Don't get me wrong I'd love to see more games on Linux and it's the only thing keeping me from switching from Windows altogether but right now I'm concerned about the viability of Windows gaming never mind Linux gaming.
Ian McDonalds "River of Gods" has plenty about virtual actors - thing is though in order to make them feel more real to the viewers they also have their own backstories to generate interest. So they appear to have their own love lives etc going on outside the soaps they appear in. Arguably without the hype around "movie stars" there wouldn't be "movie stars" there'd just be actors. But actors don't sell tickets stars do. So in reality that bad-boy virtual actor is going to be getting thrown out of virtual clubs after a virtual fracas just to give the media something to report on.
Cars kill more people than bombs do but a sensor to detect bombs is a good thing but speed cameras are evil. Guess which potentially saves more lives? And hey yeah they do both make life more difficult for innocent people but a quit-stuffing-your-face-with-shit sensor is going to save the most lives every year so where's the research for that?
"I can't really think of any compelling party-leaning science fiction stories at the moment. "
There's loads (think Star Wars fiction, Warhammer 40K fiction etc.) just like there are loads of fantasy books with lone protagonists (Kane, Elric, Conan - none of them exclusively solo but often).
"There exists a software development process in my organization, but it is extremely heavy-weight -- over two-dozen documents totaling 200 pages each! "
I've no experience of ISO9000 in a software development environment but I just ditched it last year at the engineering company I work for, having run the quality system since BS5750 days (UK).
If you have a few thousand pages of software development processes to be picked over by an ISO auditor then your life is going to be a living hell. Ditch them and try to condense the philosophy down to something that will fit on one side of a single piece of paper. With double line-spacing.
Simutronics did one years ago as a subscription based MUD but the license must have lapsed because they no longer mention Hercules or Xena though the game is still there under a different name.
I've got a theory on why it's not doing well in Europe - HD television hasn't really taken off here yet. So most European buyers are getting a console which has games designed for HD screens that they're only actually seeing in a qtr of this resolution. On a standard PAL/Secam TV the 360 is just ticking over. Not exactly value for money.
I was going to write that I didn't think Alzheimer's affected that big a proportion of the elderly but then I actually googled the numbers and apparently it affects 10% of the over 65s and 50% of the over 85s (found here: http://www.alz.org/maintainyourbrain/overview.asp )
Those are actually pretty serious numbers and far higher than I thought.
Baen ( http://www.baen.com/ ) sell their ebooks without DRM. Plus their "library" has a lot of free samples to get your interest up. Big fan of these guys but their SF&F focus won't be everyone's cup of tea.
Thanks for that! I've had RSI problems for about a year now and use a combination of a handheld trackball (Trust Ami Hand Track Pro) and a vertical mouse (for gaming mainly, can't remember the make but it was an expensive piece of crap. Bad sign when you have to resolder connections on a new ninety quid mouse.)
I would never have thought about regularly using a tablet even though I used them years ago for some simple graphical work. I believe there are even large-ish touchscreen TFT screens now but probably outside my price range just yet.
I think this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477457/ (not safe for work, maybe) is what you're looking for. Some day I will figure out this HTML malarkey.
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Things that last and are worth buying top quality - motherboards, hard disks, memory (especially memory)
Things that aren't worth buying top quality - CPUs and grafix cards. The upgrade cycle is too intense and the price/performance doesn't scale linearly. Buy one step below top of the range because you're going to be upgrading both long before 2-3 years.
I think the point of this "blog" entry is to redirect a Slashdot mob to the online store selling the parts you need (which I'm not going to pimp). Pernicious advertising no less.
Meh, digital perfection is grand and all but since the source is "full fidelity" just running a stereo lead to a second PC running WAV capture or realtime MP3 convert is going to give you an OK copy, considering taping off the radio used to be OK. But this is just being petty about the DRM and using the good ole analog hole to defeat it. 10x easier just to pirate if that's your thing.
I'd have paid $20 for the Minerva Episodes and not felt gipped the way I did with Emergence.
But judging by the state of the site (nuked) it wasn't SUCH a good idea to put the link up here. All good in the long run if this mod gets more exposure.
"Power to these guys, who code games for the love of it, not the money."
That's not strictly true as the article says that Mad Minute Games was able to pay both men involved a salary while using volunteers for a lot of the work (didn't Ultima Online get into a lot of trouble for using volunteers?). I suspect they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't getting a return. But yeah, more power to the indies.
But what you need is an ebook reader. If you had an ebook reader you could reach for just as easily as your reference book but that weighed far less and was searchable, wouldn't you rather use that?
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IANAGL (I am not a GPL lawyer) but presumably you can re-distribute whatever bits are under the GPL but as there are no re-distribution rights granted for the proprietary parts then they would have to be removed. So effectively no then.
I like brackets.
The big PROPERTY OF SMERSH sticker on the bottom of the keyboard will be a giveaway anyway.
And it has to be the same form factor as the rest of our AV gear. Some of the so-called HTPC cases out there are a joke. Traditional sized desktops with a shiny finish and some extra flashing lights. Not what I want to be setting onto my AMP, under my amp, where the hell do I put it??
Don't get me wrong I'd love to see more games on Linux and it's the only thing keeping me from switching from Windows altogether but right now I'm concerned about the viability of Windows gaming never mind Linux gaming.
I haven't seen the full spec but it runs an AMD processor - are we sure these won't get flipped to run pirated versions of XP anyway?
Ian McDonalds "River of Gods" has plenty about virtual actors - thing is though in order to make them feel more real to the viewers they also have their own backstories to generate interest. So they appear to have their own love lives etc going on outside the soaps they appear in. Arguably without the hype around "movie stars" there wouldn't be "movie stars" there'd just be actors. But actors don't sell tickets stars do. So in reality that bad-boy virtual actor is going to be getting thrown out of virtual clubs after a virtual fracas just to give the media something to report on.
Cars kill more people than bombs do but a sensor to detect bombs is a good thing but speed cameras are evil. Guess which potentially saves more lives? And hey yeah they do both make life more difficult for innocent people but a quit-stuffing-your-face-with-shit sensor is going to save the most lives every year so where's the research for that?
There's loads (think Star Wars fiction, Warhammer 40K fiction etc.) just like there are loads of fantasy books with lone protagonists (Kane, Elric, Conan - none of them exclusively solo but often).
I've no experience of ISO9000 in a software development environment but I just ditched it last year at the engineering company I work for, having run the quality system since BS5750 days (UK).
If you have a few thousand pages of software development processes to be picked over by an ISO auditor then your life is going to be a living hell. Ditch them and try to condense the philosophy down to something that will fit on one side of a single piece of paper. With double line-spacing.
http://www.play.net/aoh/
I've got a theory on why it's not doing well in Europe - HD television hasn't really taken off here yet. So most European buyers are getting a console which has games designed for HD screens that they're only actually seeing in a qtr of this resolution. On a standard PAL/Secam TV the 360 is just ticking over. Not exactly value for money.
Because you're kinky?
Those are actually pretty serious numbers and far higher than I thought.
Baen ( http://www.baen.com/ ) sell their ebooks without DRM. Plus their "library" has a lot of free samples to get your interest up. Big fan of these guys but their SF&F focus won't be everyone's cup of tea.
I would never have thought about regularly using a tablet even though I used them years ago for some simple graphical work. I believe there are even large-ish touchscreen TFT screens now but probably outside my price range just yet.
I think this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477457/ (not safe for work, maybe) is what you're looking for. Some day I will figure out this HTML malarkey.
Things that aren't worth buying top quality - CPUs and grafix cards. The upgrade cycle is too intense and the price/performance doesn't scale linearly. Buy one step below top of the range because you're going to be upgrading both long before 2-3 years.
I think the point of this "blog" entry is to redirect a Slashdot mob to the online store selling the parts you need (which I'm not going to pimp). Pernicious advertising no less.
Meh, digital perfection is grand and all but since the source is "full fidelity" just running a stereo lead to a second PC running WAV capture or realtime MP3 convert is going to give you an OK copy, considering taping off the radio used to be OK. But this is just being petty about the DRM and using the good ole analog hole to defeat it. 10x easier just to pirate if that's your thing.
I'd have paid $20 for the Minerva Episodes and not felt gipped the way I did with Emergence. But judging by the state of the site (nuked) it wasn't SUCH a good idea to put the link up here. All good in the long run if this mod gets more exposure.
That's not strictly true as the article says that Mad Minute Games was able to pay both men involved a salary while using volunteers for a lot of the work (didn't Ultima Online get into a lot of trouble for using volunteers?). I suspect they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't getting a return. But yeah, more power to the indies.
Are you sure you work in film?
But no qualms about human breast milk? They even feed that to babies.
But what you need is an ebook reader. If you had an ebook reader you could reach for just as easily as your reference book but that weighed far less and was searchable, wouldn't you rather use that?