... but most people will take that tradeoff. I know I sure will. "Give me Liberty or give me Death" is not just a cute sound bite to me.
Unfortunately, some people won't. I was with my mother in Gatwick Airport at the height of the liquids scare in the summer, and we were discussing whether the security measures were actually either worth it or effective. I told her the famous quote:
"Those who would give up Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
And she replied "Are you sure you remembered that quote right? Surely that's the wrong way round?"
As far as I've seen, there isn't that much actually new in RoR. But it's obvious that someone has had a great idea how a whole bunch of known stuff should fit together
Am I the only one who was reminded of Ajax at this point? Old technologies put together, lots of hype...
> *IE needs Netscape uninstalled to work.*/me runs out to install Netscape 8.
Or, more productively:/me runs out to install Netscape 8 on the machines of all the people who I'm the support tech for and who say "Firefox doesn't look like what I'm used to."/me rubs hands in anticipation...;)
> At 6pm localtime, bonjourd is automatically kill -9'd by bonsoird.
Not on Windows it isn't. On Windows XP, bonjourd is automatically hacked and "We-apologize-for-the-inconvenience-but-bonjourd-h as-encountered-a-problem-and-needs-to-close-now-le t's-get-back-to-MSHQ-before-this-fake-smile-cracks -my-face". (Sorry for the cheesiness, but that's what I imagine the developer was thinking when he wrote that...) On Windows before XP... just don't ask.
Tech support is given by user forums (if you can be bothered to seek them out, but usually they are friendlier, more helpful and more knowledgable than many commercial tech support staff) or Sun Microsystems (I haven't actually sought them out, but I assume it's for a fee)
Unfortunately, compatibility is an issue, but this is the fault of M$ because it keeps its file format specifications secret. Lawyers!
> There are benefits to using industry standard programs.
Isn't the whole point of this to make OOo an "industry standard program" so more people can enjoy the freedom, ease of use, and extra features offered by OOo?
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More examples:
Feta cheese has to come from Greece, otherwise has to be called "Greek-Feta-style cheese"
Champagne has to come from the Champagne area, if not has to be called "Sparkling wine, Champagne style"
Oddly though, it seems that it's only those people who make a fuss about it who get special treatment. For example, all the other cheeses named after places (e.g. Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, etc) don't get enforced. Whatever happened to articles 20 and 21 of the EU's (horribly bureaucratic, I know, but well intentioned) Charter: "Everyone is equal before the law" and "This Union shall not discriminate"?
And the answer to your question is... no, not a single one.
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Unfortunately, some people won't. I was with my mother in Gatwick Airport at the height of the liquids scare in the summer, and we were discussing whether the security measures were actually either worth it or effective. I told her the famous quote:
"Those who would give up Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
And she replied "Are you sure you remembered that quote right? Surely that's the wrong way round?"
I couldn't believe my ears.
Can anyone say antitrust?
Am I the only one who was reminded of Ajax at this point? Old technologies put together, lots of hype...
wxWidgets, on Linux at least, is simply a wrapper around GTK+...
Innocent until proven guilty... but only if you're a corporation.
Perhaps someone's trying to match digg...
;) )
(No insult to either side intended...
Yeah, UK government computer systems have always failed because of two reasons:
o Incompetence
o Compulsory use of Microsoft products
If they run their central ID database on SQL Server... then the deity of their choice* help them.
*Add political correctness to the list too...
> *IE needs Netscape uninstalled to work.* /me runs out to install Netscape 8.
/me runs out to install Netscape 8 on the machines of all the people who I'm the support tech for and who say "Firefox doesn't look like what I'm used to." /me rubs hands in anticipation... ;)
Or, more productively:
> At 6pm localtime, bonjourd is automatically kill -9'd by bonsoird.
h as-encountered-a-problem-and-needs-to-close-now-le t's-get-back-to-MSHQ-before-this-fake-smile-cracks -my-face". (Sorry for the cheesiness, but that's what I imagine the developer was thinking when he wrote that...) On Windows before XP... just don't ask.
Not on Windows it isn't. On Windows XP, bonjourd is automatically hacked and "We-apologize-for-the-inconvenience-but-bonjourd-
> There are benefits to using industry standard programs.
Isn't the whole point of this to make OOo an "industry standard program" so more people can enjoy the freedom, ease of use, and extra features offered by OOo?
More examples:
- Feta cheese has to come from Greece, otherwise has to be called "Greek-Feta-style cheese"
- Champagne has to come from the Champagne area, if not has to be called "Sparkling wine, Champagne style"
Oddly though, it seems that it's only those people who make a fuss about it who get special treatment. For example, all the other cheeses named after places (e.g. Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, etc) don't get enforced. Whatever happened to articles 20 and 21 of the EU's (horribly bureaucratic, I know, but well intentioned) Charter: "Everyone is equal before the law" and "This Union shall not discriminate"?And the answer to your question is... no, not a single one.
They have, at least 'officially'. Now all we need to do is to wait for them to actually merge their interfaces/services and stuff...