And your point is...? good that you use Dillo, hopefully you'll contribute, I've heard they're kinda short on devs. Ohh, and if you want a more modern browser that's still fast, you should try Midori.
There are options for every performance/features ratio you may prefer, its just that Firefox ain't on your particular favorite. The sky isn't falling.
Not to mention you can be certain that at least 90% of PSP and DS owners are gamers and as such part of your potential consumer base, something that doesn't translate over to the iPhone.
Well, when the fanboys start praising Apple for the "long lifetime" of their products and "vibrant second-hand market", they always neglect to mention you're still stuck in the upgrade treadmill if you want your computer secure.
So yes, the fact that they don't have a patch for his OSX 10.1 machine *is* a problem and a big reason why I recommend Debian PPC for old Macs instead of crusty versions of OSX. Updates are faster to come, its still supported, and OS upgrades are free.
If we never allow it to become a standard part of our software base and build no major hard to replace flagship applications upon it the odds are Microsoft will never launch an attack.
Chances are, if we *do* allow it to become a standard part of our software base and build major hard to replace flagship applications upon it, Microsoft will *still* never launch an attack. Patent-based FUD is an incredibly ineffective form of "warfare", as the Linux incident proved a while back, not to mention very limited geographically speaking.
But I hope you're using NetBSD, you know, in case Microsoft *does* have patents over the Linux kernel. Just think of the potential costs.
The state of play today: QT is Free, Gnome aims for a different purpose than just being a KDE substitute, Mono is still GPL, and Tomboy still doesn't require MS.NET.
The state of things to come: QT sure to continue being Free, Gnome likely continuing to aim at its particular niche, Mono almost certain to continue being GPL, and Tomboy almost surely continuing to run without needing MS.NET.
Now let's compare functionality! because the Mono runtime is around 15 MBs big so I *guess* Microsoft's framework includes more than just the basic.NET runtime.
Also, IIRC 3.5 will run any code compiled for 2.0 or above, its just 1.0 stuff you need the older runtime for.
You see, Linux/Unix/BSD don't need Mono! What can you achieve using Mono which you wouldn't achieve with Perl, Python, C++ or Java?
Same thing you can achieve with Python that you can't with Perl: absolutely nothing. Turing completeness and all that. But I'm sure you understand the idiocy of "one language to rule them all"-style arguments, seeing as you mentioned more than one yourself so why the hatred on C# in particular?
Ohhh I get it, it's because it's from *Microsoft*! save your FUD for when you've actually tried it, boy, because if you think C# and the.NET enviroment bring nothing new to the table its clear you haven't done so yet.
Doesn't it chill your blood to imagine that you could very suddenly be in a situation where every single person you know who gets a new computer is going to need you to set it up?
Not really. My bank account could *certainly* use the extra boost;)
Too bad, then, that OEMs will do that work for me as well, as per RTFS.
You know how sometimes in the mornings, before you're completely awake, you get the weirdest ideas that in retrospect made no sense at all? Well, I just had one when reading your comment.
If I had to look to the content creator in the eye every time I "pirated" something, I'd download the entire Metallica discography on a weekly basis and I don't even *like* Metallica.
Let's face it, pretty much everybody who downloads and quite a few of us who don't despise the RIAA and their so-called "artists", so appealing to people's consciences ain't gonna do much.
Don't say "BS" just because you don't experience it. I get the same bug as the GP on both Firefox and Opera running on the latest Ubuntu on my laptop, yet things work fine on the same browsers & OS on my desktop PC, and no issues with Midori on either computer. Why? beats me, someday I may care enough to debug it but today ain't that day.
First off, you can switch hands, it's not hard to use a mouse with your left hand if you don't require perfect accuracy. Freecell ain't an FPS y'know.
And secondly, most slashdotters already have well-developed right biceps due to other... err... forms of entertainment, so if anything it'd help balance things out.
Lifting weights with one hand + playing Freecell or Peggle on the other > Wii Fit. Cheaper, too, and I can always change the game to something like Sudoku or even play a movie and *still* excercise.
Then again, considering I *have* had some sunshine during the past two weeks, I'm probably outside of the Wii Fit's market segment anyways.
Who modded the parent Funny? I forgot about it, but I used to do that all the time when I was a kid. Old hardware and some food, the easiest and cheapest way to bribe young geeks into doing whatever you want;)
Why would it pain the Free Software crowd? helping people develop Windows apps on C++ is most definitely *NOT* the focus of the Free Software movement, and the fact that there are Free tools specialized for that at all surprises me.
Still, I do agree with you that VisualStudio is an excellent tool. Microsoft may produce some of the world's worst applications sometimes, but when they focus on a "by developers for developers" mentality they're nothing short of brilliant.
I'd say that learning how to put a computer together is as important to use a computer as knowing how to change a wheel is to driving a car, and it's not hard either.
But hey, if you prefer to pay rather than learn, you can get it for far less than $1000 anyways. Your local friendly neighbor geek wouldn't charge you more than $50 for it, and it's possible he'd still do it for half that amount.
Not really, just rip them to disc and store the spares in a closet. It's not really that hard. Personally, I'm skeptical of any business that claims to allow downloads at a later date. I wonder how much longer downloads are going to be available from the 3drealms store and what arrangements are being made otherwise.
Then download them, burn them to a DVD and store it in a closet. That's just one of the benefits of DRM-free technology, is no worse than your rip-and-store method, and actually lets people buy the content without having the creator sign expensive distribution contracts with companies worldwide.
Half of my PS2 games collection is "pirated", because half of my PS2 games collection is made up of games I wanted to play that weren't being sold in my country. Sony wants my money? then sell me the fucking product.
Rupert Murdoch and this Sony CEO are the same type of person. People like them don't get to become high up in corporations without being power seeking control freaks.
There are exceptions, however. This interview posted on the last story, for instance, with somebody who seems to be far above the management chain as this story's clown is far more level-headed and he actually seems to have a clue about what the Internet is all about.
I believe, however, that it's just that power seeking control freaks get noticed more. For instance, what is the name of IBM's CEO? yet we all know who Ballmer and Jobs are, same thing with Murdoch and, despite being merely the CEO of their movies division, it was this guy Lynton whose interview got posted on Slashdot (twice!) instead of that with Mr. Stringer. Controversy and stupidity sells and that's as true for businesses as it is for movie celebrities.
Right, so replace it with "the entire Prince of Persia series that is applicable to the discussion at hand", meaning PoP3D, the Sands of Time trilogy, as well as the newest reboot. Happy now?
Not only that but even games like Rayman 2, Jak 3, the entire Prince of Persia series and even (if it can be considered one) Assassin's Creed have done brilliant things that truly take advantage of 3D to create an experience far beyond what would be possible with just 2D.
Of course, the opposite is also true as every 3D Castlevania is a lamentable testament to. So yeah, why choose one or the other? both have their advantages, and while I *would* like 2D platformers to have a bigger emphasis in today's "OMG shinies!" gaming, I wouldn't want 3D platformers to go away entirely either.
When faced with the typical open source basher, who pretends the entire world shares their need and, therefore, anyone who does not is a delusional fanboy still living in the '80s, I don't blame him.
Fact: most of the world is happy with text conversation. Fact: a non-trivial percentage of the world is *better off* with text conversation (for instance, anyone with more than one friend and/or discusses code over IM).
Yeah, lack of support for video chat in other clients is a problem, but nowhere near as big as the GGP makes it look like.
Good thing then that those dedicated souls who give time and effort for free to develop the software aren't requiring manufacturers to build anything themselves, and in fact have been very clear from day one that all they want are open specifications for the hardware. And that only requires a change of mindset, no need to hire new people to cope with extra work.
Why would the home user market be more important than the business one? I'm sorry, but that makes absolutely no sense.
To me, it's like trying to predict the results of the World Cup by comparing the amount of fans rather than the skill of the players. A complete waste of time, unless your only interest is to be with the most 'popular' stuff.
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And your point is...? good that you use Dillo, hopefully you'll contribute, I've heard they're kinda short on devs. Ohh, and if you want a more modern browser that's still fast, you should try Midori.
There are options for every performance/features ratio you may prefer, its just that Firefox ain't on your particular favorite. The sky isn't falling.
Not to mention you can be certain that at least 90% of PSP and DS owners are gamers and as such part of your potential consumer base, something that doesn't translate over to the iPhone.
Well, when the fanboys start praising Apple for the "long lifetime" of their products and "vibrant second-hand market", they always neglect to mention you're still stuck in the upgrade treadmill if you want your computer secure.
So yes, the fact that they don't have a patch for his OSX 10.1 machine *is* a problem and a big reason why I recommend Debian PPC for old Macs instead of crusty versions of OSX. Updates are faster to come, its still supported, and OS upgrades are free.
If we never allow it to become a standard part of our software base and build no major hard to replace flagship applications upon it the odds are Microsoft will never launch an attack.
Chances are, if we *do* allow it to become a standard part of our software base and build major hard to replace flagship applications upon it, Microsoft will *still* never launch an attack. Patent-based FUD is an incredibly ineffective form of "warfare", as the Linux incident proved a while back, not to mention very limited geographically speaking.
But I hope you're using NetBSD, you know, in case Microsoft *does* have patents over the Linux kernel. Just think of the potential costs.
The state of play today: QT is Free, Gnome aims for a different purpose than just being a KDE substitute, Mono is still GPL, and Tomboy still doesn't require MS.NET.
The state of things to come: QT sure to continue being Free, Gnome likely continuing to aim at its particular niche, Mono almost certain to continue being GPL, and Tomboy almost surely continuing to run without needing MS.NET.
Your point?
Now let's compare functionality! because the Mono runtime is around 15 MBs big so I *guess* Microsoft's framework includes more than just the basic .NET runtime.
Also, IIRC 3.5 will run any code compiled for 2.0 or above, its just 1.0 stuff you need the older runtime for.
You see, Linux/Unix/BSD don't need Mono! What can you achieve using Mono which you wouldn't achieve with Perl, Python, C++ or Java?
Same thing you can achieve with Python that you can't with Perl: absolutely nothing. Turing completeness and all that. But I'm sure you understand the idiocy of "one language to rule them all"-style arguments, seeing as you mentioned more than one yourself so why the hatred on C# in particular?
Ohhh I get it, it's because it's from *Microsoft*! save your FUD for when you've actually tried it, boy, because if you think C# and the .NET enviroment bring nothing new to the table its clear you haven't done so yet.
Doesn't it chill your blood to imagine that you could very suddenly be in a situation where every single person you know who gets a new computer is going to need you to set it up?
Not really. My bank account could *certainly* use the extra boost ;)
Too bad, then, that OEMs will do that work for me as well, as per RTFS.
You know how sometimes in the mornings, before you're completely awake, you get the weirdest ideas that in retrospect made no sense at all? Well, I just had one when reading your comment.
I wondered how a black hole's gas smells like.
If I had to look to the content creator in the eye every time I "pirated" something, I'd download the entire Metallica discography on a weekly basis and I don't even *like* Metallica.
Let's face it, pretty much everybody who downloads and quite a few of us who don't despise the RIAA and their so-called "artists", so appealing to people's consciences ain't gonna do much.
To be fair, the same could be (and was) said of Quantum Physics as well. Reality *is* fucked up after all.
Pity, Newton's equations were *so* much easier...
Don't say "BS" just because you don't experience it. I get the same bug as the GP on both Firefox and Opera running on the latest Ubuntu on my laptop, yet things work fine on the same browsers & OS on my desktop PC, and no issues with Midori on either computer. Why? beats me, someday I may care enough to debug it but today ain't that day.
First off, you can switch hands, it's not hard to use a mouse with your left hand if you don't require perfect accuracy. Freecell ain't an FPS y'know.
And secondly, most slashdotters already have well-developed right biceps due to other... err... forms of entertainment, so if anything it'd help balance things out.
Lifting weights with one hand + playing Freecell or Peggle on the other > Wii Fit. Cheaper, too, and I can always change the game to something like Sudoku or even play a movie and *still* excercise.
Then again, considering I *have* had some sunshine during the past two weeks, I'm probably outside of the Wii Fit's market segment anyways.
Who modded the parent Funny? I forgot about it, but I used to do that all the time when I was a kid. Old hardware and some food, the easiest and cheapest way to bribe young geeks into doing whatever you want ;)
Why would it pain the Free Software crowd? helping people develop Windows apps on C++ is most definitely *NOT* the focus of the Free Software movement, and the fact that there are Free tools specialized for that at all surprises me.
Still, I do agree with you that VisualStudio is an excellent tool. Microsoft may produce some of the world's worst applications sometimes, but when they focus on a "by developers for developers" mentality they're nothing short of brilliant.
I'd say that learning how to put a computer together is as important to use a computer as knowing how to change a wheel is to driving a car, and it's not hard either.
But hey, if you prefer to pay rather than learn, you can get it for far less than $1000 anyways. Your local friendly neighbor geek wouldn't charge you more than $50 for it, and it's possible he'd still do it for half that amount.
Not really, just rip them to disc and store the spares in a closet. It's not really that hard. Personally, I'm skeptical of any business that claims to allow downloads at a later date. I wonder how much longer downloads are going to be available from the 3drealms store and what arrangements are being made otherwise.
Then download them, burn them to a DVD and store it in a closet. That's just one of the benefits of DRM-free technology, is no worse than your rip-and-store method, and actually lets people buy the content without having the creator sign expensive distribution contracts with companies worldwide.
Half of my PS2 games collection is "pirated", because half of my PS2 games collection is made up of games I wanted to play that weren't being sold in my country. Sony wants my money? then sell me the fucking product.
Rupert Murdoch and this Sony CEO are the same type of person. People like them don't get to become high up in corporations without being power seeking control freaks.
There are exceptions, however. This interview posted on the last story, for instance, with somebody who seems to be far above the management chain as this story's clown is far more level-headed and he actually seems to have a clue about what the Internet is all about.
I believe, however, that it's just that power seeking control freaks get noticed more. For instance, what is the name of IBM's CEO? yet we all know who Ballmer and Jobs are, same thing with Murdoch and, despite being merely the CEO of their movies division, it was this guy Lynton whose interview got posted on Slashdot (twice!) instead of that with Mr. Stringer. Controversy and stupidity sells and that's as true for businesses as it is for movie celebrities.
Right, so replace it with "the entire Prince of Persia series that is applicable to the discussion at hand", meaning PoP3D, the Sands of Time trilogy, as well as the newest reboot. Happy now?
Not only that but even games like Rayman 2, Jak 3, the entire Prince of Persia series and even (if it can be considered one) Assassin's Creed have done brilliant things that truly take advantage of 3D to create an experience far beyond what would be possible with just 2D.
Of course, the opposite is also true as every 3D Castlevania is a lamentable testament to. So yeah, why choose one or the other? both have their advantages, and while I *would* like 2D platformers to have a bigger emphasis in today's "OMG shinies!" gaming, I wouldn't want 3D platformers to go away entirely either.
When faced with the typical open source basher, who pretends the entire world shares their need and, therefore, anyone who does not is a delusional fanboy still living in the '80s, I don't blame him.
Fact: most of the world is happy with text conversation. Fact: a non-trivial percentage of the world is *better off* with text conversation (for instance, anyone with more than one friend and/or discusses code over IM).
Yeah, lack of support for video chat in other clients is a problem, but nowhere near as big as the GGP makes it look like.
Good thing then that those dedicated souls who give time and effort for free to develop the software aren't requiring manufacturers to build anything themselves, and in fact have been very clear from day one that all they want are open specifications for the hardware. And that only requires a change of mindset, no need to hire new people to cope with extra work.
Why would the home user market be more important than the business one? I'm sorry, but that makes absolutely no sense.
To me, it's like trying to predict the results of the World Cup by comparing the amount of fans rather than the skill of the players. A complete waste of time, unless your only interest is to be with the most 'popular' stuff.
Enjoy.