I am looking for an open source versions of some obscure expensive niche software
Actually, the only app I've had real problems replacing is MS Project, ironically I need it for my Software engineering degree; You'd think developers had no need for project management tools. Maybe I should submit an ask slashdot?;)
Scotland is in the UK, and has been since the Act of Union and has been since 1707 when it merged the parlimets of Scotland & England (Which had between 1536 and 1543 annexed Wales by previous Acts of Union). Later acts of Union annexed Ireland, now only Northern Ireland is part of the UK, along with England, Scotland and Wales; All of whom are fiercly indipendant, and remain seperate nations with different laws and legal systems.
Thanks for that (I'd never heard of Damn Small Linux before), I know a couple of netwoks (including my uni one) that alow me to boot from alternate devices, a small distro is a great Idea, it'll eaisly fit on my old pen drive, giving it a new lease of life.
To be put on remand, they have to be charged first, that is the crux of the matter here, the police wanted detention without charge, wich IMO is wrong.
Indeed, you have totally faied to understand the sarcasm in my post (you deside wheather that makes you stupid or not). Of course I know people, myself included, are stupid; that was the point I was making.
I'm also in the UK, and was thinking exactly the same thing, after I finish my degree* I really need to emigrate and having been to canada, and knowing people who live or have lived there, it's my chosen destination (if they let me in).
Where? Contest is open to residents of the US, Canada (excluding Quebec), and the European Union. Void where prohibited. So the issue seems confused the official rules don't say anything about location, but the announcement does.
Here in the UK AFAIK no bank charges for online access, also no fees for credit\debit cards are charged to the customer (although many shops have a minimum purchase before they'll let you use it to buy somthing; usually ~£5) and the only ATMs that charge are indipendant ones, only a few (so I'm told, I've never run into one) that are maintained by Banks do.
I don't see why not, we get American and Canadian shows on satalite here in the UK, mostly scifi and sitcoms though (FRIENDS and Stargate SG1 for example).
The broadcast flag is only really a US issue AFAIK we here in Europe (and the rest of the world) don't have anything like the broadcast flag*, there's still a large market too be had even excluding the USA.
* It's so obscure here I had to remind myself what it was with a quick glance at wikipedia.
You didn't mention if you were a resident of the US or not
From my post: "I'm not even an American citizen" and "here in the UK", so no, I'm not resident of the US, but slashdot is an American site, and what's to stop anyone contributing to a "slashdot fund" the proceeds of which go into lobbying American senators. IANAL but A nice loophole in the law it seems.
/. readers comined could raise more than that we should start a/. fund for converting seaneors to f(o)ss. I'm not even an American citizen, and I'd donate; as where the US leads the rest of the world usually follows, if bussiness & government here in the UK found it eaiser to use open formats and standards to deal with US companies and governmet they'd soon switch.
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I am looking for an open source versions of some obscure expensive niche software
;)
Actually, the only app I've had real problems replacing is MS Project, ironically I need it for my Software engineering degree; You'd think developers had no need for project management tools. Maybe I should submit an ask slashdot?
This is largely true, however Wales relatively recently got an 'assembley' which has law-making powers indipendant of the UK parliment.
UK/SCotland
Scotland is in the UK, and has been since the Act of Union and has been since 1707 when it merged the parlimets of Scotland & England (Which had between 1536 and 1543 annexed Wales by previous Acts of Union). Later acts of Union annexed Ireland, now only Northern Ireland is part of the UK, along with England, Scotland and Wales; All of whom are fiercly indipendant, and remain seperate nations with different laws and legal systems.
Thanks for that (I'd never heard of Damn Small Linux before), I know a couple of netwoks (including my uni one) that alow me to boot from alternate devices, a small distro is a great Idea, it'll eaisly fit on my old pen drive, giving it a new lease of life.
Of course, then the spyware firms would add a clause that forbids anti-anti-anti spyware research...
Or even an SD\MMC card, that's small enough to swallow, then they'd never get the data...
To be put on remand, they have to be charged first, that is the crux of the matter here, the police wanted detention without charge, wich IMO is wrong.
Indeed, you have totally faied to understand the sarcasm in my post (you deside wheather that makes you stupid or not). Of course I know people, myself included, are stupid; that was the point I was making.
I can se that being a problem if everyone is using the same frequency, but people arn't that stupid...;)
To us brits AJAX is known for been a cleaning product
I'm a Brit aswell, but I always link AJAX to the Dutch football team
There's a Video of the launch on the BBC
^w works just aswell and is faster you know.
I'm also in the UK, and was thinking exactly the same thing, after I finish my degree* I really need to emigrate and having been to canada, and knowing people who live or have lived there, it's my chosen destination (if they let me in).
*I hope they need software engineers.
It's a cliche, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Personally, I think the that Google's doing this is not an inherently bad thing, afterall if not them, it would have been Yahoo! or Microsoft.
Even I heard it before 1994, and I was only 11 then.
Have you tried the web developer toolbar
I'm sick of "The People versus" cases.
I think you'll find here in the UK criminal prosections are brought in the name of the crown, not the people.
That's what I thought at first too, then I looked closer:o x/
http://developer.mozilla.org/contests/extendfiref
Where? Contest is open to residents of the US, Canada (excluding Quebec), and the European Union. Void where prohibited.
So the issue seems confused the official rules don't say anything about location, but the announcement does.
Try using the 'Preview' button next time.
Here in the UK AFAIK no bank charges for online access, also no fees for credit\debit cards are charged to the customer (although many shops have a minimum purchase before they'll let you use it to buy somthing; usually ~£5) and the only ATMs that charge are indipendant ones, only a few (so I'm told, I've never run into one) that are maintained by Banks do.
I don't see why not, we get American and Canadian shows on satalite here in the UK, mostly scifi and sitcoms though (FRIENDS and Stargate SG1 for example).
The broadcast flag is only really a US issue AFAIK we here in Europe (and the rest of the world) don't have anything like the broadcast flag*, there's still a large market too be had even excluding the USA.
* It's so obscure here I had to remind myself what it was with a quick glance at wikipedia.
You didn't mention if you were a resident of the US or not
From my post: "I'm not even an American citizen" and "here in the UK", so no, I'm not resident of the US, but slashdot is an American site, and what's to stop anyone contributing to a "slashdot fund" the proceeds of which go into lobbying American senators. IANAL but A nice loophole in the law it seems.
Some of them are really funny.
;)
Ah, a reason not to use adblock on google ads; it's depriving me of a good laugh.
/. readers comined could raise more than that we should start a /. fund for converting seaneors to f(o)ss.
I'm not even an American citizen, and I'd donate; as where the US leads the rest of the world usually follows, if bussiness & government here in the UK found it eaiser to use open formats and standards to deal with US companies and governmet they'd soon switch.