Here's why it matters what other people are using: support. A very good reason to not use something popular is that it makes you free from being asked to support it. "Gosh, I don't know anything about windows because I use linux" -- it may be an outright lie, but it's a damned good way to dismiss people who keep wanting to ask you "Hey, I've got this wierd problem with Outlook..."
I may be reading this thread incorrectly, but I'm guessing that the "Intelligent self-criticism is not mudslinging" comment was directed at including Miguel amongst the mud-slingers. His criticisms of unix were directed at his platform-of-choice, not over the fence at a neighbor.
The criticism du jour for the PowerPC line of CPUs is that Intel is so far ahead with regards to clockrate. Who wants a mere 500Mhz G4, they say, when the intel world is in the 1 Ghz range. Does this news regarding stability problems imply that the PPC is not so far behind as we were led to believe?
I have just begun to consider replacing my bumperless rustbucket with a Prius. It's classified as a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle), and it has a design that frees it from the infrastructure problems inherent in a non-gasoline-powered vehicle. The specs are pretty interesting (my favorite is the continuously-variable transmission), and the battery system has an 8-year/100Kmile warranty to back up what is probably the weak link in the chain.
I test-drove one about a week ago. When you pull up to an intersection it is dead quiet. It has plenty of passing power on the interstate, and good acceleration on the low-end. You can tell that you're sitting inside some difficult design compromises, but I think they did an excellent job. Has anybody else experience a Prius?
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A large part of the problem is that this zine is propagating the tired old techniques of the industry rags of yore that turned every competing product into a Marketshare War(tm), often fallaciously polarizing the debate in a world with more than two competitors. "Foo Strikes Back", blah blah blah. The debate is deliberately warmed-over to keep us from getting bored.
I agree with you about the religious issues and flames surrounding licenses. But I found one point you made curious: "They...cause resources to be squandered in duplicate efforts" Are you suggesting that duplicate efforts like gnustep, gnome, and the host of other desktop projects wouldn't exist without the debates? Don't you think that the hackers behind these projects have better motivation than that? And what, exactly, is wrong with the choice afforded by the diversity that this "duplicate effort" brings?
A pox upon your house for teasing me like that...I went to freshmeat and looked up "fiasco"...the only thing that came up was "L4-compatible real-time microkernel capable of running Linux in usermode"...does anybody have a better pointer?
It may be a joke, but it's not a vacuous one...there was some irony intended (maybe you're not "getting it"?) and it's fairly inightful irony at that. I thought it was bouth amusing and insightful.
I can see the argument for "not now", but I don't understand where the "not ever" comes from. It's my understanding that the universe is a dynamic system...with things being in a constant state of flux, especially artifacts of human endeavors, it's not reasonable to say "not ever".
I'm one of the "they" that you speak of: a java programmer in corporate america. I did not choose to aquire that skill because it is "owned", nor would I advocate it on such grounds. Rather, I chose that route because it offered me the freedom to use a non-windows platform while retaining the ability to deliver product on that platform. The result is that I am far more employable than I was prior to learning java (in the middle of Nebraska, no less!) But, more importantly, I am free to live in my debian environment whilst doing so, where I program in C, TOM, Haskell, Python, and Scheme for fun. (Not very well yet, but that's besides the point.) Corporate ownership of Java was, in fact, a source of irritation because Sun managed to drag their feet on blessing blackdown's releases for 6 months each iteration (until recently, where things got much better). I don't pretend that I am representitive of the motivations of other java programmers, but I wanted you to know that your assertion is far from universal.
Those releases are for shaking-out the installer-specific bugs -- something that nightlies and milestones do not accomplish. I'm sorry that you find them tiresome, but they're really not avoidable.
You couldn't have come up with anything less relevant. The FCC doesn't regulate web sites, and being "responsible" doesn't imply squelching your own opinions in a forum where you have editorial control. Sheesh.
By your reasoning, he should never say anything controversial all, lest he be accused of trying to get hits. Same goes for Moody. The solution is to stop yelling "Shame! Shame!" in the first place. Problem solved -- no double standard.
There is no responsibility to be unbiased in the world of journalism. Rather, being "unbiased" (an illusion in the firsst place) is a property that the consumer either favors or disfavors. If it's not what you want to drink, stop comming back to the well.
I think, in this context, "innovation" means theTOM programming language uses xml tags for its documentation, in-line with the code, but TOM's not famous enough so they can get away with claiming the innovation.
I remember that NeXT had a digital video product called NeXTtime, with pluggable codecs -- their own codec was wavelet-based, I believe. That work could have been folded into Quicktime already, perhaps. Does anybody know?
The many eyes mantra only applies when many eyes are actually looking at the code. In most cases there are about two people (the programmers) who actually look through the code to fix it...This is an area in which there is so much FUD, from both sides, that a reasoned debate is next to impossible.
If what you want is reasoned, FUD-free debate, you should start with yourself. Cynical hyperbole about who reads the code is an anti-contribution to what you say you desire. You say you want reason, yet you troll so unreasonably.
Natural selection, and they're transported around the world by the propagation of culture. They weren't floating around earth before the brains existed...they are a product of the brains as much as the brain is an organ for "sensing" them. Or maybe they're being transmitted here from another planet over a subspace channel.
I had read that article yesterday, and it left me wondering why they seemed to only focus on the cube as a rebirth of a defunct machine? Why not spin the dual-processor G4 as a rebirth of the NeXT Risc Workstation that was in development before they dropped hardware?
What were your thoughts back when Microsoft was declared a monopoly?
Woz: I totally agreed with the thinking. I was asked back in the early days of the lawsuit to write an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, but they didn't print it. I got a letter back from the editor months later saying that maybe they'd run it, but it needed a little fixing. So, [I said] re-write it. I wrote 'Microsoft's a monopolist' and the Times wanted to edit it to say, 'Microsoft is innovative.' The funny thing is that I had started out in my own head without having a bias. I thought Microsoft did a lot of things that were good and right building parts of the browser into the operating system. Then I thought it out and came up with reasons why it was a monopoly. I specified the strong penalties they should undergo. Eventually I found out that the New York Times had tight friendship ties with Microsoft and that one of Microsoft's key people had an editorial column in the Times. They were trying to use me. But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it's a lie and they're protected if the person's famous or it's a company.
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Your suggestion, while amusing, carries the price that you have to be willing to be a prick. Mine doesn't.
Here's why it matters what other people are using: support. A very good reason to not use something popular is that it makes you free from being asked to support it. "Gosh, I don't know anything about windows because I use linux" -- it may be an outright lie, but it's a damned good way to dismiss people who keep wanting to ask you "Hey, I've got this wierd problem with Outlook..."
I may be reading this thread incorrectly, but I'm guessing that the "Intelligent self-criticism is not mudslinging" comment was directed at including Miguel amongst the mud-slingers. His criticisms of unix were directed at his platform-of-choice, not over the fence at a neighbor.
The criticism du jour for the PowerPC line of CPUs is that Intel is so far ahead with regards to clockrate. Who wants a mere 500Mhz G4, they say, when the intel world is in the 1 Ghz range. Does this news regarding stability problems imply that the PPC is not so far behind as we were led to believe?
I test-drove one about a week ago. When you pull up to an intersection it is dead quiet. It has plenty of passing power on the interstate, and good acceleration on the low-end. You can tell that you're sitting inside some difficult design compromises, but I think they did an excellent job. Has anybody else experience a Prius?
I agree with you about the religious issues and flames surrounding licenses. But I found one point you made curious: "They...cause resources to be squandered in duplicate efforts" Are you suggesting that duplicate efforts like gnustep, gnome, and the host of other desktop projects wouldn't exist without the debates? Don't you think that the hackers behind these projects have better motivation than that? And what, exactly, is wrong with the choice afforded by the diversity that this "duplicate effort" brings?
A pox upon your house for teasing me like that...I went to freshmeat and looked up "fiasco"...the only thing that came up was "L4-compatible real-time microkernel capable of running Linux in usermode"...does anybody have a better pointer?
It may be a joke, but it's not a vacuous one...there was some irony intended (maybe you're not "getting it"?) and it's fairly inightful irony at that. I thought it was bouth amusing and insightful.
I can see the argument for "not now", but I don't understand where the "not ever" comes from. It's my understanding that the universe is a dynamic system...with things being in a constant state of flux, especially artifacts of human endeavors, it's not reasonable to say "not ever".
I swear, nobody learns to pool connection objects.
I'm one of the "they" that you speak of: a java programmer in corporate america. I did not choose to aquire that skill because it is "owned", nor would I advocate it on such grounds. Rather, I chose that route because it offered me the freedom to use a non-windows platform while retaining the ability to deliver product on that platform. The result is that I am far more employable than I was prior to learning java (in the middle of Nebraska, no less!) But, more importantly, I am free to live in my debian environment whilst doing so, where I program in C, TOM, Haskell, Python, and Scheme for fun. (Not very well yet, but that's besides the point.) Corporate ownership of Java was, in fact, a source of irritation because Sun managed to drag their feet on blessing blackdown's releases for 6 months each iteration (until recently, where things got much better). I don't pretend that I am representitive of the motivations of other java programmers, but I wanted you to know that your assertion is far from universal.
Those releases are for shaking-out the installer-specific bugs -- something that nightlies and milestones do not accomplish. I'm sorry that you find them tiresome, but they're really not avoidable.
Shouldn't that be "got root"?
You couldn't have come up with anything less relevant. The FCC doesn't regulate web sites, and being "responsible" doesn't imply squelching your own opinions in a forum where you have editorial control. Sheesh.
You got me there, each citizen is allowed at most one "website". Totally forgot about that limit on expression. As if.
Are you aware of the terms of the contract between Malda and VA? I believe he retained editorial control. Guess what that implies.
There is no responsibility to be unbiased in the world of journalism. Rather, being "unbiased" (an illusion in the firsst place) is a property that the consumer either favors or disfavors. If it's not what you want to drink, stop comming back to the well.
Where should Rob publish his opinions if not on his own damned website!? Rock on, Rob. Keep the First Amendment alive.
I think, in this context, "innovation" means theTOM programming language uses xml tags for its documentation, in-line with the code, but TOM's not famous enough so they can get away with claiming the innovation.
I remember that NeXT had a digital video product called NeXTtime, with pluggable codecs -- their own codec was wavelet-based, I believe. That work could have been folded into Quicktime already, perhaps. Does anybody know?
If what you want is reasoned, FUD-free debate, you should start with yourself. Cynical hyperbole about who reads the code is an anti-contribution to what you say you desire. You say you want reason, yet you troll so unreasonably.
Natural selection, and they're transported around the world by the propagation of culture. They weren't floating around earth before the brains existed...they are a product of the brains as much as the brain is an organ for "sensing" them. Or maybe they're being transmitted here from another planet over a subspace channel.
You buy a house, the doors and windows come with locks, but it's still your responsibility to lock the door when you go to the grocery store.
I had read that article yesterday, and it left me wondering why they seemed to only focus on the cube as a rebirth of a defunct machine? Why not spin the dual-processor G4 as a rebirth of the NeXT Risc Workstation that was in development before they dropped hardware?
Woz: I totally agreed with the thinking. I was asked back in the early days of the lawsuit to write an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, but they didn't print it. I got a letter back from the editor months later saying that maybe they'd run it, but it needed a little fixing. So, [I said] re-write it. I wrote 'Microsoft's a monopolist' and the Times wanted to edit it to say, 'Microsoft is innovative.' The funny thing is that I had started out in my own head without having a bias. I thought Microsoft did a lot of things that were good and right building parts of the browser into the operating system. Then I thought it out and came up with reasons why it was a monopoly. I specified the strong penalties they should undergo. Eventually I found out that the New York Times had tight friendship ties with Microsoft and that one of Microsoft's key people had an editorial column in the Times. They were trying to use me. But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it's a lie and they're protected if the person's famous or it's a company.
Exactly. And that power is given when the ants like the sugar and keep comming back for more...and here we are. 8^)