No, no, no. It's the finnish pronunciation which is causing all the problem. Just as "Linus" is really pronounced "Leanus", "herring" is, in fact, "hearing". So the penguin, who obviously doesn't speak very good english, was merely asking if Linus had heard correctly.
Yes, there are plenty of other low-power architectures, many of them well-developed, supported, and mature. Some of them, like ARM, come in high-speed versions.
So why is Crusoe important? Because it can run x86 code, and hence Windows. That's the biggest reason.
Well, Intel don't exactly "own" StrongARM. They have a version of the ARM architecture called StrongARM, which they acquired from Digital.
As far as I know, StrongARM chips are not widely used. (I know only of a few PDA's.) The chips that are in most cell phones are other ARM implementations, which are manufactured by a variety of people under licence from ARM, which is purely an intellectual property/design company.
ARM is an independent company, though I would not be surprised to discover that Intel owns some stock.
Microsoft didn't ask Slashdot to remove comments which were critical of the company. They asked Slashdot to remove articles which violated Microsoft's legitimate copyright.
Yup. Much though I loathe Microsoft, it seems to me that they have a pretty clearcut case of copyright violation, at least as regards the postings of the original text. Arguments of ownership are irrelevant, as Slashdot are now knowingly distributing material in breach of copyright.
Slashdot should, following legal advice, remove those posts that violate the law most egregiously, but retain as many borderline posts as possible. At every step, Slashdot should be as obstructive as they can be and remain within the law.
This should not be seen as a loss to free speech, as Slashdot provides an open forum. There is nothing to stop people anomymously reposting the information. If the Microsoft legal department has each time to find the posts, and write to Slashdot, which then waits 48 hours to remove them, then this information will essentially remain in public view.
The great strength of the Internet is fundamentally not its lack of censorship, but in its sheer size and diversity. Once information escapes, it can be copied and permuted so far and so fast that there is really no chance of closing Pandora's Box.
It is irrelevant because the ability to retract or modify your works are orthagonal to the issue of ownership. Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech, the courts have ruled, belonged to him. He and now his heirs have the sole right to publish the speech and any derivative works. However, he can't take the words back. He can't eradicate them from the public memory, either in its intangible or tangible forms. If the courts found the speech slanderous, they could order the family to cease publishing it, but could they order the television networks to erase their tapes?
Whether or not a court would order the television networks to erase their tapes, they would surely order the networks not to broadcast them.
This is, in effect, what/. are doing. It seems clear to me, regrettably, that Microsoft have a pretty clear case of copyright violation, at least as regards the posts of the original text./. should, following their legal advice, remove those posts that violate the law most egregiously, but retain as many borderline posts as possible.
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No, no, no. It's the finnish pronunciation which is causing all the problem. Just as "Linus" is really pronounced "Leanus", "herring" is, in fact, "hearing". So the penguin, who obviously doesn't speak very good english, was merely asking if Linus had heard correctly.
Either that, or he was accusing him of whoring...
XOX DOM
Yes, there are plenty of other low-power architectures, many of them well-developed, supported, and mature. Some of them, like ARM, come in high-speed versions.
So why is Crusoe important? Because it can run x86 code, and hence Windows. That's the biggest reason.
And of course, Crusoe is just damn cool...
XOX DOM
Well, Intel don't exactly "own" StrongARM. They have a version of the ARM architecture called StrongARM, which they acquired from Digital.
As far as I know, StrongARM chips are not widely used. (I know only of a few PDA's.) The chips that are in most cell phones are other ARM implementations, which are manufactured by a variety of people under licence from ARM, which is purely an intellectual property/design company.
ARM is an independent company, though I would not be surprised to discover that Intel owns some stock.
XOX DOM
Yup. Much though I loathe Microsoft, it seems to me that they have a pretty clearcut case of copyright violation, at least as regards the postings of the original text. Arguments of ownership are irrelevant, as Slashdot are now knowingly distributing material in breach of copyright.
Slashdot should, following legal advice, remove those posts that violate the law most egregiously, but retain as many borderline posts as possible. At every step, Slashdot should be as obstructive as they can be and remain within the law.
This should not be seen as a loss to free speech, as Slashdot provides an open forum. There is nothing to stop people anomymously reposting the information. If the Microsoft legal department has each time to find the posts, and write to Slashdot, which then waits 48 hours to remove them, then this information will essentially remain in public view.
The great strength of the Internet is fundamentally not its lack of censorship, but in its sheer size and diversity. Once information escapes, it can be copied and permuted so far and so fast that there is really no chance of closing Pandora's Box.
XOX DOM
Whether or not a court would order the television networks to erase their tapes, they would surely order the networks not to broadcast them.
This is, in effect, what /. are doing. It seems clear to me, regrettably, that Microsoft have a pretty clear case of copyright violation, at least as regards the posts of the original text. /. should, following their legal advice, remove those posts that violate the law most egregiously, but retain as many borderline posts as possible.