You have missed what I consider my all time favorite Brooks film, The History of the World Part I.
One of my favorite scene's from a brooks film is still when Moses comes to deliver the "15..[drops stone tablet].. 10, 10 commandments for all to obey"!
So wasn't this same thing tried with OS/2? Better multitasking and the ability to run Win32 apps just as if you were on Windows? Only the apps never worked as well as they did on Windows and while some things were better - it was basically just a waste of time. I think there are enough Office Like apps that copy Office enough for usability, the focus should be on interop with file formats - I see that as what is really holding adoption back.
Funny thing is though that Microsoft doesnt care about controlling the look - it is the OEM's (Dell, Compaq, Sony, etc.) that want easy branding throughout Help so everything can be redirected to their sites w/ their look.
No we are not COMPLETELY paperless at Microsoft but a good portion (I would say 95%+) is online in some form even if that means you have to print something out, sign it and then mail it in.
We all still print things out though for doing spec/doc reviews.. Depends on the group though I am sure. I personally prefer to review through online with my laptop and doing markups/notes in office. Just find it easier - plus my writing sucks.
It would provide the control that you want by like the parent mentioned (although only half correct) the upstream router would have to be configured to accept this. Probably something this guys ISP wouldnt be willing to do.
And even then you still NEVER have to go online for updates. There are corp update methods where you can que/download all the patches and push them out to machines. There are also MANY published ways of disabling the automatic update features of Windows if you dont want/need them in your enviorment. The guy is just a troll bashing what he doesnt understand
With people complaining about the EULA and questioning how they have to abide by something they dont sign, how is this differnt then something like the GPL or any other license just included with software trying to confer rights/etc.?
Actually you are wrong. In the US you are required to always carry some proof of ID with you. Any police officer has the right to stop you and ask for ID and if you can produce it they have the right to arrest you. Not that any officer would ever do this, but the law is there.
The same holds true for Americans males even more as we must carry our draft papers with us at all times. And as I udnerstand it any MP is allowed to stop us at anytime and ask for them. Not sure what happens if we dont have them, but again this is just soemthing that never happens.
Netscape didnt follow standards either and tried to "enhance" the world by embrace/extend. Do you have any idea how long it takes to get things through a standards body? What would you do if customers called you up and said "We would like feature xyz added on top of this or we wont buy 200,000 copies of your product". Are you going to reply with "Well we could do that but you will need to wait for a year or two for the standard to be approved."
Yeah right.
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Bah! Until they deliver the flying car I was promised in the year 2000 I dont care about robo taxi!
And no that pseudo airplane/flying car thingy that guy made years ago (which still isnt at my local dealership either) doesnt count.
Could there be a problem with listing OSS on the resume? Would an employer be turned off by the chance somebody might accidently re-use GPL/etc. code in their closed source app and thus not want to hire a person?
I am not sure I would list the software specificly as OSS but maybe just say you worked on a software project with frinds/etc..
I think you made the best point with your topic - they seriously need to get a hybrid out there so ISV's will even start thinking about making 64bit consumer apps.
When you talk about "64 bit computing is the rage now" I have to ask exactly who is it the rage for? The million of desktop users out there needing a 64bit version of solitair? Or the ~150 odd companies out there looking to get rid of those bulky super computers? Who do you think is driving the industry?
What backwards compat issue would you be talking about? When is the last time you tried to use a IA64 machine with a "built for 32bit" application and had problems?
As you said this isnt a AMD vs Intel issue however it is also not a Linux vs Windows issue (although I am sure most will try and turn it into that). This is a "Who is going to make 64bit specific apps that their customers are *cough* demanding" issue.
This is getting out of control. Microsoft never claimed that the compiler feature would do what Cigital is blabbing about in that article. Check out the Microsoft Response or better yet go read the documentation.
It should be noted that you just cant apply a blanket statement and say "Code Audits by somebody else can help reduce security vulnerabilities". We need to have people looking at the code who understand the security problems, understand the code and understand the underlying protocols (if any). I might be able to do a great security specific code review on a "Hello World" app but point me at the Kernel and I am lost (I think a lot of us would fall in this category).
This is not true (re terminal services). On a Professional machine TS (Or Remote Desktop) can only accept one, however.NET Server and above all work as they did before.
There was never a TS on Professional so there has been no regression.
You could also use Windows XP to do this with two wireless cards in Ad-Hoc mode (dont really need an AP in a small office/home/apt.) as XP will bridge the wired/wireless networks together.
By default if the Internet Connection Firewall (part of the OS and enabled on almost all scenarios by default) is enabled it will block outbound connections with a spoofed source. Problem solved. No end of the world.
By default with the Internet Connection Firewall in XP enabled (which it is in tons of common install scenarios) it will block outgoing connections with a spoofed source addr.
This is not true. If users run the built in Internet Connection Firewall that comes with XP (which is enabled by default in tons of situations) then it will block outgoing connection attempts that try to spoof the source IP.
Maybe not for normal everyday use for the average Joe but this is pretty sweet for business customers who constantly have to go out and take pictures of things for clients or whatever. It would be incredible to instantly send the picture back to the office or to a client if you needed to.
Also digital cameras have advanced a ton since your friends. I recently purchased a Canon w/ a 64meg memory card and that thing is amazing. Nice little USB reader and things are down to my computer in seconds!
Depending on what your software does you might want to take a look at UPnP.org and see if their is a DSP template for your software yet. This is mostly for devices but, again, if your software can be shown as a device (might consider a streaming media server a device) this would be where you would want to go.
Thanks,
Kyle
I think your comments about this hurting other US Companies is exrtemly valid and I'm surprised nobody has commented on this yet. It was my uderstanding that once contractors win in this case it opens up the arena for contractors working in other companies to say "Hey look what happened at Microsoft! Wow now we can sue XYZ company since I worked there for a year and a half as a contractor!"
This is like opening a pandoras box... Nothing good will come of it
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I imagine the quick response had more to do with a smaller test/compatibility matrix than anything else.
You have missed what I consider my all time favorite Brooks film, The History of the World Part I.
..[drops stone tablet].. 10, 10 commandments for all to obey"!
One of my favorite scene's from a brooks film is still when Moses comes to deliver the "15
So wasn't this same thing tried with OS/2? Better multitasking and the ability to run Win32 apps just as if you were on Windows? Only the apps never worked as well as they did on Windows and while some things were better - it was basically just a waste of time. I think there are enough Office Like apps that copy Office enough for usability, the focus should be on interop with file formats - I see that as what is really holding adoption back.
Funny thing is though that Microsoft doesnt care about controlling the look - it is the OEM's (Dell, Compaq, Sony, etc.) that want easy branding throughout Help so everything can be redirected to their sites w/ their look.
No we are not COMPLETELY paperless at Microsoft but a good portion (I would say 95%+) is online in some form even if that means you have to print something out, sign it and then mail it in.
We all still print things out though for doing spec/doc reviews.. Depends on the group though I am sure. I personally prefer to review through online with my laptop and doing markups/notes in office. Just find it easier - plus my writing sucks.
It would provide the control that you want by like the parent mentioned (although only half correct) the upstream router would have to be configured to accept this. Probably something this guys ISP wouldnt be willing to do.
And even then you still NEVER have to go online for updates. There are corp update methods where you can que/download all the patches and push them out to machines. There are also MANY published ways of disabling the automatic update features of Windows if you dont want/need them in your enviorment. The guy is just a troll bashing what he doesnt understand
With people complaining about the EULA and questioning how they have to abide by something they dont sign, how is this differnt then something like the GPL or any other license just included with software trying to confer rights/etc.?
Actually you are wrong. In the US you are required to always carry some proof of ID with you. Any police officer has the right to stop you and ask for ID and if you can produce it they have the right to arrest you. Not that any officer would ever do this, but the law is there.
The same holds true for Americans males even more as we must carry our draft papers with us at all times. And as I udnerstand it any MP is allowed to stop us at anytime and ask for them. Not sure what happens if we dont have them, but again this is just soemthing that never happens.
Netscape didnt follow standards either and tried to "enhance" the world by embrace/extend. Do you have any idea how long it takes to get things through a standards body? What would you do if customers called you up and said "We would like feature xyz added on top of this or we wont buy 200,000 copies of your product". Are you going to reply with "Well we could do that but you will need to wait for a year or two for the standard to be approved."
Yeah right.
Bah! Until they deliver the flying car I was promised in the year 2000 I dont care about robo taxi!
And no that pseudo airplane/flying car thingy that guy made years ago (which still isnt at my local dealership either) doesnt count.
Could there be a problem with listing OSS on the resume? Would an employer be turned off by the chance somebody might accidently re-use GPL/etc. code in their closed source app and thus not want to hire a person?
I am not sure I would list the software specificly as OSS but maybe just say you worked on a software project with frinds/etc..
I think you made the best point with your topic - they seriously need to get a hybrid out there so ISV's will even start thinking about making 64bit consumer apps.
When you talk about "64 bit computing is the rage now" I have to ask exactly who is it the rage for? The million of desktop users out there needing a 64bit version of solitair? Or the ~150 odd companies out there looking to get rid of those bulky super computers? Who do you think is driving the industry?
What backwards compat issue would you be talking about? When is the last time you tried to use a IA64 machine with a "built for 32bit" application and had problems?
As you said this isnt a AMD vs Intel issue however it is also not a Linux vs Windows issue (although I am sure most will try and turn it into that). This is a "Who is going to make 64bit specific apps that their customers are *cough* demanding" issue.
Probably get modded down for this but..
This is getting out of control. Microsoft never claimed that the compiler feature would do what Cigital is blabbing about in that article. Check out the Microsoft Response or better yet go read the documentation.
It should be noted that you just cant apply a blanket statement and say "Code Audits by somebody else can help reduce security vulnerabilities". We need to have people looking at the code who understand the security problems, understand the code and understand the underlying protocols (if any). I might be able to do a great security specific code review on a "Hello World" app but point me at the Kernel and I am lost (I think a lot of us would fall in this category).
This is not true (re terminal services). On a Professional machine TS (Or Remote Desktop) can only accept one, however .NET Server and above all work as they did before.
There was never a TS on Professional so there has been no regression.
You could also use Windows XP to do this with two wireless cards in Ad-Hoc mode (dont really need an AP in a small office/home/apt.) as XP will bridge the wired/wireless networks together.
By default if the Internet Connection Firewall (part of the OS and enabled on almost all scenarios by default) is enabled it will block outbound connections with a spoofed source. Problem solved. No end of the world.
By default with the Internet Connection Firewall in XP enabled (which it is in tons of common install scenarios) it will block outgoing connections with a spoofed source addr.
This is not true. If users run the built in Internet Connection Firewall that comes with XP (which is enabled by default in tons of situations) then it will block outgoing connection attempts that try to spoof the source IP.
Also digital cameras have advanced a ton since your friends. I recently purchased a Canon w/ a 64meg memory card and that thing is amazing. Nice little USB reader and things are down to my computer in seconds!
Depending on what your software does you might want to take a look at UPnP.org and see if their is a DSP template for your software yet. This is mostly for devices but, again, if your software can be shown as a device (might consider a streaming media server a device) this would be where you would want to go. Thanks, Kyle
Yeah I'm sure that the Win2k camp is crying their eye's out today because the xxxxxxxx version of a dev release came out..
This is like opening a pandoras box... Nothing good will come of it