Re:Resolved: NeXTStep was More Advanced than BeOS.
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LOL, that's a funny joke!
Re:Resolved: NeXTStep was More Advanced than BeOS.
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NeXTSTEP was indeed far more advanced where it came to networking and enterprise-related functionality. But BeOS was the supreme leader when it came to multimedia applications on the PC. While NeXTSTEP provided an excellent platform for Apple to build multimedia capabilities onto, BeOS already had them working and optimized.
Re:Will they just give a straight answer
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Indeed. That's all I'm asking for: a straight answer. I will not spend money on a product that may be illegal in my jurisdiction.
How do the religious fundamentalist zealots who wish to remove proven scientific theory, such as that of evolution, from textbooks react to a discovery such as this? Will its veracity be completely denied?
Beta reviews at OSNews.com
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Check OSNews.com. There were many reviews of the betas posted there. Some were positive, but some were also quite negative.
Re:Do they or do they not have the source legally?
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It doesn't necessarily mean that they _had_ to have licenced it legally from someone. There were reports that the source code to what would have become BeOS 6 was leaked onto the Internet at one time. Not that I'm suggesting that they used such source code, but their lack of a clear statement has lead to much doubt as to the legality of their software (ie. see OSNews for such discussion).
What app support is missing?
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What specific app support is missing? There are ports of most of the Linux-centric desktop apps such as Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, AbiWord, etc.
Memory is _STILL_ a scarce resource!
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Even in the days of low-end desktops with 512MB of RAM, memory is still a relatively scare resource. As such, good software takes care not to waste memory. Indeed, it is therefore quite responsible of them to make note of the fact that their microkernel consumes very little RAM for what it offers (very much, in fact!).
Who are the people in that picture?
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Who are the people in the picture at the top of the supported hardware list page? I sure hope those people are not the developers or tech support agents. That one boy whose face is visible looks to be about 14! I just hope that's a stock picture that was altered to add BeOS/Zeta to the two depicted computers.
Do they or do they not have the source legally?
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I remember hearing that there was some speculation that they did not legally have the BeOS source code. While they would never comment on it, some people suggested that they must have had access to the code in order to perform some of the modifications they have done. Other people have suggested that they have merely patched previous binary releases. Now, my question is: do they or do they not have the source code to BeOS? If so, is it legal or illegal?
There has been much speculation that Apple will use the inherent DRM built into Intel processors to control where Mac OS X runs. DRM does not only manage the "rights" of music and movies: it also can be used to limit where software runs.
But they don't need the "fat pipes" to supply everyone who wants to download a given file. That's the very nature of BitTorrent! Indeed, the decentralized nature of BitTorrent allows for individuals or non-profit projects (ie. Slackware) to distribute massive files at neglible cost.
Such networks thrive because individuals can find the content they want. Searches will help improve that much as has happened with the World Wide Web. Remember, it didn't become explosively popular until the early search engines like Yahoo!, Altavista and Magellan came about.
Well, it will be interesting to see what happens when the first major disaster (ie. a crash of an airplane or the meltdown of a nuclear power plant) occurs because of Microsoft's inept software.
People come, and people go. He's made his contributions, but his time in the spotlight is now up. Younger people, such as those behind the Firefox project, have taken the limelight. Soon enough we'll be hearing about how they've switched OSes, and the cycle of open source celebrity popularity will continue.
Incidents like this are why blogs are rapidly overtaking Big Media as the average individual's main source of news. It's a type of natural selection, perhaps. A news organization that fails to deliver truthful news will be usurped by individuals or organizations who will.
While it's often said that the quality of blog content can't be guaranteed, events such as this show that the very same holds true for Big Media. Quality is not guaranteed by any media source.
An upcoming shift of the magnetic poles?
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Several writers have suggested that a "polar shift" may occur in the near future. While I'm not a geophysicist myself, perhaps that is what we are seeing: a reverse in polarity of the north and south magnetic poles.
That's a very interesting piece of group social commentary. You can see the effect of the announcement on literally hundreds of people at once. I don't think I've ever seen such an astounding sight before. You can almost simultaneously see everyone's jaw drop. Literally.
What about the freedom Microsoft has to run (or not run) whatever content they wish on their web site? You can't have true freedom if you force people to extoll freedom and democracy.
Real has proven time and time again that they're the unsung hero of the open source movement. While companies like Sun promise to open their software time and time again (thankfully they actually do), and then others like Borland release theirs but quickly make it proprietary again, Real has proven they are serious. They release a massive amount of code back to the community, but never earn the respect that other companies do. That's why I'd just like to give a big Thanks! to real, for all they have given to the open source community.
You may get increased funding for making wild claims, but unless such claims are backed up with real improvements, you will do nothing but lose trust. Trust of the investors, customers, and even your peers. Hollow claims are no match for delivering results.
Every decade we hear that robots will be commonly used within the house within the next decade. And then another decade passes, and we're still not using robots. I'm sure the technology will eventually arive, but maybe we should let things run their course. Instead of promising that they'll be popular within x many years or decades, let's just say they will be popular someday.
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LOL, that's a funny joke!
NeXTSTEP was indeed far more advanced where it came to networking and enterprise-related functionality. But BeOS was the supreme leader when it came to multimedia applications on the PC. While NeXTSTEP provided an excellent platform for Apple to build multimedia capabilities onto, BeOS already had them working and optimized.
Indeed. That's all I'm asking for: a straight answer. I will not spend money on a product that may be illegal in my jurisdiction.
How do the religious fundamentalist zealots who wish to remove proven scientific theory, such as that of evolution, from textbooks react to a discovery such as this? Will its veracity be completely denied?
Check OSNews.com. There were many reviews of the betas posted there. Some were positive, but some were also quite negative.
It doesn't necessarily mean that they _had_ to have licenced it legally from someone. There were reports that the source code to what would have become BeOS 6 was leaked onto the Internet at one time. Not that I'm suggesting that they used such source code, but their lack of a clear statement has lead to much doubt as to the legality of their software (ie. see OSNews for such discussion).
What specific app support is missing? There are ports of most of the Linux-centric desktop apps such as Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, AbiWord, etc.
Please see this comment:
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http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=152628&cid=12
Even in the days of low-end desktops with 512MB of RAM, memory is still a relatively scare resource. As such, good software takes care not to waste memory. Indeed, it is therefore quite responsible of them to make note of the fact that their microkernel consumes very little RAM for what it offers (very much, in fact!).
Who are the people in the picture at the top of the supported hardware list page? I sure hope those people are not the developers or tech support agents. That one boy whose face is visible looks to be about 14! I just hope that's a stock picture that was altered to add BeOS/Zeta to the two depicted computers.
I remember hearing that there was some speculation that they did not legally have the BeOS source code. While they would never comment on it, some people suggested that they must have had access to the code in order to perform some of the modifications they have done. Other people have suggested that they have merely patched previous binary releases. Now, my question is: do they or do they not have the source code to BeOS? If so, is it legal or illegal?
There has been much speculation that Apple will use the inherent DRM built into Intel processors to control where Mac OS X runs. DRM does not only manage the "rights" of music and movies: it also can be used to limit where software runs.
But they don't need the "fat pipes" to supply everyone who wants to download a given file. That's the very nature of BitTorrent! Indeed, the decentralized nature of BitTorrent allows for individuals or non-profit projects (ie. Slackware) to distribute massive files at neglible cost.
Such networks thrive because individuals can find the content they want. Searches will help improve that much as has happened with the World Wide Web. Remember, it didn't become explosively popular until the early search engines like Yahoo!, Altavista and Magellan came about.
No. Did you post that before reading my post?
Well, it will be interesting to see what happens when the first major disaster (ie. a crash of an airplane or the meltdown of a nuclear power plant) occurs because of Microsoft's inept software.
People come, and people go. He's made his contributions, but his time in the spotlight is now up. Younger people, such as those behind the Firefox project, have taken the limelight. Soon enough we'll be hearing about how they've switched OSes, and the cycle of open source celebrity popularity will continue.
Incidents like this are why blogs are rapidly overtaking Big Media as the average individual's main source of news. It's a type of natural selection, perhaps. A news organization that fails to deliver truthful news will be usurped by individuals or organizations who will.
While it's often said that the quality of blog content can't be guaranteed, events such as this show that the very same holds true for Big Media. Quality is not guaranteed by any media source.
Several writers have suggested that a "polar shift" may occur in the near future. While I'm not a geophysicist myself, perhaps that is what we are seeing: a reverse in polarity of the north and south magnetic poles.
That's a very interesting piece of group social commentary. You can see the effect of the announcement on literally hundreds of people at once. I don't think I've ever seen such an astounding sight before. You can almost simultaneously see everyone's jaw drop. Literally.
What about the freedom Microsoft has to run (or not run) whatever content they wish on their web site? You can't have true freedom if you force people to extoll freedom and democracy.
LOL, I think you made a typo. You probably meant to say "source", not "sores". Next time you should try to use the Slashdot spellchecker.
Real has proven time and time again that they're the unsung hero of the open source movement. While companies like Sun promise to open their software time and time again (thankfully they actually do), and then others like Borland release theirs but quickly make it proprietary again, Real has proven they are serious. They release a massive amount of code back to the community, but never earn the respect that other companies do. That's why I'd just like to give a big Thanks! to real, for all they have given to the open source community.
You may get increased funding for making wild claims, but unless such claims are backed up with real improvements, you will do nothing but lose trust. Trust of the investors, customers, and even your peers. Hollow claims are no match for delivering results.
Every decade we hear that robots will be commonly used within the house within the next decade. And then another decade passes, and we're still not using robots. I'm sure the technology will eventually arive, but maybe we should let things run their course. Instead of promising that they'll be popular within x many years or decades, let's just say they will be popular someday.