The only thing I can think of that makes sense in light of these new objects being discovered in the outer solar system is that the object must dominate its orbit.
IMHO, we should call such objects a planet only if there are inhabitants. This is why the moon is not a planet but Pluto is (check the litterature about the light red Plutonians). That said, no one knows if there are inhabitants on UB313, even less how to call them.
These services are great but once you found new music, you can't listen it. You first have to go to the shop and if you're lucky, you will find it (but more probably you won't). OTOH, there is plenty of legal free music on the internet, distributed by artists and labels. So why not to pick it?
DJRate just implements this idea. Still alpha but it works. You can find music by tags or by profile comparaison. Simple but efficient. And each time one adds a link, every one benefits. (end yes, more info about the artists will be added)
But this is not a little link, this is a whole paragraph + picture + competitors. I don't say it is good or bad but it is not simple to answer without the stats.
I believe the GPL should protect user rights.
I believe every user should have access to the code source of the application he uses.
I believe the GPLv3 draft does not enforce it (*)
I think an oline application built on GPL2'd code is an application that does not enforce Freedom.
I think the GPLv3 should deal with online applications (webapps).
(*) the GPLv2 doesn't enforce freedom too for webapps but it was written long before webapps exist.
Not really. There is a difference between something free and something cheaper. Some will look at the licensing cost (Free) when others will look at the TCO (cheaper). The second point of view is IMHO much better both for the user and for FOSS. It implies a much higher participation in the movement. Sun is oscillating between the two points of view, depending on the product they 'sell'.
Will it improve the quality of US anime?
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Disney anime is not bad but very childish. Pixar is a bit better but still far from japanese and french anime. Disney and Pixar today are for anime what Holliwood is for movies. That means not so much...
According to Optaros, cost savings is one of the most significant factors.
Quite a few people could have told you that for over a decade.
No, few people would have told that because it was not true. Ten years ago, FOSS was more expensive than propietary software in most situations. And in fact, this is still the case sometimes.
I wonder why it took so long for OSS to catch on in the business world?
The question is not if they can identify (reconize) a meaning but if they can create one. So if Google is more or less able to classify pages, it can yet create content (write something new).
I don't know the whole story but has she been found guilty at least once?
I detect a certain sensitivity in your response...
Right. But this is not about this particular person but about the black ship process, often used in politics. She has been unpopular, for different reasons but also because of french and foreign politicians. She was opposed to some of the US interests but is it something bad? I just don't like people bashing when in fact they are pushing their own agenda. Why such a small affair would be related in major US newspapers?
and regarding your mention of GWB; I'm not American, I'm Irish. So the GWB example means little to me.
It was more meant as a joke but also a parallel. Foreign points of view may sometimes be distorded. After all, even if I agree with you, GWB is still quite popular. Incredible but true.
To quote you: Let's see... GWB, not very popular in France when still in office, sent to Washington, appointed his friends and other cronies as advisers in areas in which they weren't qualified...
More seriously, she wasn't popular. Different reasons for that but two of them are she was the first woman to be a prime ministry and it was a difficult period economicaly. You're not sent to Brussels but you can candidate or be appointed for a job. Finally, I wasn't aware of this dentist affair, but googling shows that charges have been dropped meaning she was never found guilty (so it is in a republic).
And that's the bad thing about the missed opportunity of the constitution, it's that the constitution was giving more power to the parliament and the elected institutions of Europe...
I agree. While this 'constitution' was not perfect, it was better than the current situation and would have been good. We really missed an opportunity.
oh, I can't stand those frenchies;)...joking of course
;) The fact is most countries would have voted NO if people were asked. But people are not to be blamed (this is democraty after all). Instead I think national governments (present and past) are for the most part responsibles. Just look at software patents (a topic we know well here).
In summary, some people voted NO because they wanted the situation to change, some people voted YES because they wanted the situation to change...
Not really. The parlement is quite representative, the commission is not. But the first one, that has not so much power, seems quite independant from the second. That said, the parlement has of course politicians from all parties so some may agree sometimes with the commission. Nothing wrong. The problem is really the commission that is 1) not elected 2) hos most of the decision power 3) is widely subject of influence and lobbying.
Nothing new, every webmaster knows the tip. You just add one or two subliminal pages just before displaying your main page. I did it for my own website and the visitors are now blogging about it like crazy, leading to huge traffic. What you put in your sublimal pages is up to you but remember it must load fast and be displayed only for 25-40ms.
No, it is an association of companies. Same for OASIS (that also includes non-for-profit organizations). OTOH, ISO is the standard organization. By definition, standards are supported by governments, nationaly (national standard organization) or internationaly (by delegation).
You think JCP is a standard organization? JCP is owned and operated by Sun. ECMA is a standards body. ISO is also a standards body.
No I don't think the JCP is a standard organization. But ISO is. There is a big difference between an auto-proclaimed association of companies and an official organization supported by governements.
As you wrote, a lot of.NET APIs are not "standardized". OTOH, the whole Java APIs are open -- but not their implementation and not their tests:(.
Concerning the changes in 1.5, I dislike most of them (in their current form). But you're probably right about the motivation
I apologize. It seems they have progressed a lot since I checked. At that time, a lot was missing but more important, there was no intention to implement the part out of the standard. Things have changed and it is great. And you're right that the situations are comparable, in terms of implementation (according to the percentages reported, that may have a different signification).
"According to Ellison, this is all about providing users and developers with technology based on standards. But what standards is he talking about, and are those the standards that consumers care about? The availability of an open source.NET implementation based on ECMA standards certainly makes Java look more proprietary."
The whole JDK1.5 API is public and totaly available to be implemented by anyone (www.jcp.org). Also there is already a 98%-complete implementation of it (www.classpath.org). OTOH, only a small part of.NET has been proposed to the ECMA, which is not even a standard organization. Mono provides only a small subset of.NET.
(that said, the most used Java Platform (Sun) is still proprietary)
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The only thing I can think of that makes sense in light of these new objects being discovered in the outer solar system is that the object must dominate its orbit.
IMHO, we should call such objects a planet only if there are inhabitants. This is why the moon is not a planet but Pluto is (check the litterature about the light red Plutonians). That said, no one knows if there are inhabitants on UB313, even less how to call them.
These services are great but once you found new music, you can't listen it. You first have to go to the shop and if you're lucky, you will find it (but more probably you won't). OTOH, there is plenty of legal free music on the internet, distributed by artists and labels. So why not to pick it?
DJRate just implements this idea. Still alpha but it works. You can find music by tags or by profile comparaison. Simple but efficient. And each time one adds a link, every one benefits. (end yes, more info about the artists will be added)
I'll rmember that the next time I see an article in their papers that's almost verbatim to the Reuters or AP wire feed. Fucking hypocrites.
First, AFP more probably. Second, they bought the right to copy it so they are not hypocrites. Google didn't bought that right.
But this is not a little link, this is a whole paragraph + picture + competitors. I don't say it is good or bad but it is not simple to answer without the stats.
Mod the parent up. /.
His definition of the today US capitalism is really good and accurate. Sometimes you find jewels even on
I believe the GPL should protect user rights.
I believe every user should have access to the code source of the application he uses.
I believe the GPLv3 draft does not enforce it (*)
I think an oline application built on GPL2'd code is an application that does not enforce Freedom.
I think the GPLv3 should deal with online applications (webapps).
(*) the GPLv2 doesn't enforce freedom too for webapps but it was written long before webapps exist.
You're right. This ad has probably the lowest CPC.
Not really. There is a difference between something free and something cheaper. Some will look at the licensing cost (Free) when others will look at the TCO (cheaper). The second point of view is IMHO much better both for the user and for FOSS. It implies a much higher participation in the movement. Sun is oscillating between the two points of view, depending on the product they 'sell'.
Disney anime is not bad but very childish. Pixar is a bit better but still far from japanese and french anime. Disney and Pixar today are for anime what Holliwood is for movies. That means not so much...
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For two reasons:
1) FOSS took that long to catch on with proprietary software.
2) Inerty.
According to Optaros, cost savings is one of the most significant factors.
Quite a few people could have told you that for over a decade.
No, few people would have told that because it was not true. Ten years ago, FOSS was more expensive than propietary software in most situations. And in fact, this is still the case sometimes.
I wonder why it took so long for OSS to catch on in the business world?
2) Inerty.
You mean people like open source software because it's free? Duh! I could have told them that without the survey.
;)
RTFA: "Quality and flexibility (rather than cost savings) are driving open source adoption in Europe."
Only in the US
PIXR, no?
The question is not if they can identify (reconize) a meaning but if they can create one. So if Google is more or less able to classify pages, it can yet create content (write something new).
The dentist affair was only one of many.
I don't know the whole story but has she been found guilty at least once?
I detect a certain sensitivity in your response...
Right. But this is not about this particular person but about the black ship process, often used in politics. She has been unpopular, for different reasons but also because of french and foreign politicians. She was opposed to some of the US interests but is it something bad? I just don't like people bashing when in fact they are pushing their own agenda. Why such a small affair would be related in major US newspapers?
and regarding your mention of GWB; I'm not American, I'm Irish. So the GWB example means little to me.
It was more meant as a joke but also a parallel. Foreign points of view may sometimes be distorded. After all, even if I agree with you, GWB is still quite popular. Incredible but true.
To quote you:
Let's see... GWB, not very popular in France when still in office, sent to Washington, appointed his friends and other cronies as advisers in areas in which they weren't qualified...
More seriously, she wasn't popular. Different reasons for that but two of them are she was the first woman to be a prime ministry and it was a difficult period economicaly. You're not sent to Brussels but you can candidate or be appointed for a job. Finally, I wasn't aware of this dentist affair, but googling shows that charges have been dropped meaning she was never found guilty (so it is in a republic).
Thanks for the link
;)...joking of course
;) The fact is most countries would have voted NO if people were asked. But people are not to be blamed (this is democraty after all). Instead I think national governments (present and past) are for the most part responsibles. Just look at software patents (a topic we know well here).
And that's the bad thing about the missed opportunity of the constitution, it's that the constitution was giving more power to the parliament and the elected institutions of Europe...
I agree. While this 'constitution' was not perfect, it was better than the current situation and would have been good. We really missed an opportunity.
oh, I can't stand those frenchies
In summary, some people voted NO because they wanted the situation to change, some people voted YES because they wanted the situation to change...
Not really. The parlement is quite representative, the commission is not. But the first one, that has not so much power, seems quite independant from the second. That said, the parlement has of course politicians from all parties so some may agree sometimes with the commission. Nothing wrong. The problem is really the commission that is 1) not elected 2) hos most of the decision power 3) is widely subject of influence and lobbying.
What about Dear Edith?
Nothing new, every webmaster knows the tip. You just add one or two subliminal pages just before displaying your main page. I did it for my own website and the visitors are now blogging about it like crazy, leading to huge traffic. What you put in your sublimal pages is up to you but remember it must load fast and be displayed only for 25-40ms.
[ECMA] not a standard organization?
No, it is an association of companies. Same for OASIS (that also includes non-for-profit organizations). OTOH, ISO is the standard organization. By definition, standards are supported by governments, nationaly (national standard organization) or internationaly (by delegation).
You think JCP is a standard organization? JCP is owned and operated by Sun. ECMA is a standards body. ISO is also a standards body.
.NET APIs are not "standardized". OTOH, the whole Java APIs are open -- but not their implementation and not their tests :(.
No I don't think the JCP is a standard organization. But ISO is. There is a big difference between an auto-proclaimed association of companies and an official organization supported by governements.
As you wrote, a lot of
Concerning the changes in 1.5, I dislike most of them (in their current form). But you're probably right about the motivation
Concerning your last paragraph, I totaly agree.
I apologize. It seems they have progressed a lot since I checked. At that time, a lot was missing but more important, there was no intention to implement the part out of the standard. Things have changed and it is great. And you're right that the situations are comparable, in terms of implementation (according to the percentages reported, that may have a different signification).
"According to Ellison, this is all about providing users and developers with technology based on standards. But what standards is he talking about, and are those the standards that consumers care about? The availability of an open source .NET implementation based on ECMA standards certainly makes Java look more proprietary."
.NET has been proposed to the ECMA, which is not even a standard organization. Mono provides only a small subset of .NET.
The whole JDK1.5 API is public and totaly available to be implemented by anyone (www.jcp.org). Also there is already a 98%-complete implementation of it (www.classpath.org). OTOH, only a small part of
(that said, the most used Java Platform (Sun) is still proprietary)
google ai ???? .... aioogle ?
No, GAIA. Google Artificial Intelligence for All.