Despite Linus's comments, CVS or other version control would make sense. *However*, Linus should be the only one with write permission. Being able to review the history of file changes or to obtain the source from a particular date or release is useful in and of itself.
It would also be useful if a split like Linus suggests might be done (modularizing things and then a "Linus" for each mode), as the "Linii" would each only have check-in permissions for their own module.
I guess it's the good time to report all bugs we don't want to see in the final version.
Are you suggesting there are bugs we *do* want to see in the final version?
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Mars has about 1/10th the amount of air earth does. That means you have to travel at multiples of whatever your takeoff speed is on earth to generate enough lift.
Couldn't you "fly" by expelling particles (like a rocket or an ion engine) rather than wing surfaces? In that case, the weaker Martian gravity would make it easier than earth.
Okay everybody, let's all get upset, and write 450 comments saying how evil Comcast is, on the basis of an unverified, unverifiable claim, with no technical details.
Note that Comcast's TOS is online. In my quick lookthru, I didn't see anything explicitly prohibiting multiple connections.
FLAC I use for things that require some compression but not lossless. I use it mainly for trading concerts, though the standard seems to be shorten (shn)
Why is that, anyway?
DMB concerts get distributed as SHNs, even though DMB doesn't allow direct soundboard connects, so it's always a crowd mike anyway. So it's not like the absolute highest fidelity of a studio master is needed. (I end up converting to wav and then MP3, but it's a pain in the patootie.)
If I pay for code to be developed, but someone else gets to charge licensing fees for it, with no benefit accruing to me (or the others who have paid for the project), then I have been stolen from.
The way research funding currently really works is you make a partial payment; licensing, etc. of the research results pays the rest. So you don't have to pay as much to have it developed, but you don't get full access immediately.
Realistically, copyright isn't much of a block. Research code usually isn't particularly robust or easy-to-use, it's targeted at demonstrating what the researcher needs demonstrating. So a rewrite from scratch usually is a good idea anyway. The only thing that really hinders developing a decent open-source solution is generally patents, which are at least the shortest lasting form of IP.
The real question is whether we as research funders should pay the full cost to get IP-free results, or stick with the current system where we don't pay full price but the IP isn't free.
Who or what does "they" refer to in your sentence? Taxes are paid by both corporate entities *and* the individuals who make up the corporation. So, taxes are collected twice. Ultimately, though, it's only the latter who actually benefit.
If that were true, why would anyone ever incorporate?
It'll be two decades before we fully recover from the harm Clinton did to this country and to the world.
Yeah, I mean the DJIA was 3000 when Clinton took office, ~10500 when he left. It'll take a whole bunch of Enrons to undo that damage. And our military? So crippled we've actually lost a couple of soldiers in our recent conflicts, one or two even to enemy fire!
I didn't vote for Clinton either time, but this "damage he's done" crap is just...
Besides that, media, for any of the standards, is still insanely expensive, is it not?
Apple sells DVD-Rs for $25 for a five-pack. While high compared to bulk buys of CD-Rs, it no longer costs more to copy a movie than to buy the original. Now i just need an in-dash DVD MP3 player...
Actually, I prefer a longer copyright term to help protect the families of artists.
Why shouldn't you do what the rest of us do, and invest some of your earnings? 10 years should be more than enough to accumulate a pretty nice nest egg.
the problem about the free apps is that they must be downloaded.
If the gov't is giving away the computers, then the most common good software should be pre-loaded. CDs of other good stuff could be made available at libraries. Since it could all be optimized for a single platform, you avoid a lot of otherwise troublesome issues.
I use Mozilla almost exclusively, but only because I'm trying to help improve it (by submitting talkbacks, etc.) As-is, it crashes too often to deserve that crown.
Ideally, I'd like to see an optional flash/shockwave player built-in to Mozilla too, but that may be just wishful thinking.
Hmm. I wonder if Julia Louis-Dreyfus' show will be cancelled before it starts.
During a stand-up performance, Jerry Seinfeld said that they might work together again if their individual efforts flop, and Michael and Jason already had theirs, so...
I for one shall miss the Tick, I was starting to like the cut of that man's jibberish. Are DivXs available online somewhere?
Yup - the moviegoing public has limited patience for 4 hour films.
...as do movie theater owners. The longer the flick, the fewer showings (and thus less revenue) you can have in a day. And even if they raised the ticket price, you probably wouldn't buy much more in the way of snacks.
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I must mention that the Grammar Fascist nearly threw up when he read that.
'Twas a joke, son...
"Linii?" Huh?
Plural form of Linus, at least for people who pluralize virus as "virii".
Despite Linus's comments, CVS or other version control would make sense. *However*, Linus should be the only one with write permission. Being able to review the history of file changes or to obtain the source from a particular date or release is useful in and of itself.
It would also be useful if a split like Linus suggests might be done (modularizing things and then a "Linus" for each mode), as the "Linii" would each only have check-in permissions for their own module.
Isn't that what Ximian Evolution is all about?
I guess it's the good time to report all bugs we don't want to see in the final version.
Are you suggesting there are bugs we *do* want to see in the final version?
Mars has about 1/10th the amount of air earth does. That means you have to travel at multiples of whatever your takeoff speed is on earth to generate enough lift.
Couldn't you "fly" by expelling particles (like a rocket or an ion engine) rather than wing surfaces? In that case, the weaker Martian gravity would make it easier than earth.
Okay everybody, let's all get upset, and write 450 comments saying how evil Comcast is, on the basis of an unverified, unverifiable claim, with no technical details.
Note that Comcast's TOS is online. In my quick lookthru, I didn't see anything explicitly prohibiting multiple connections.
I emerged from school with much less debt than my coastal peers and, for the most part, with much more willingness to bust my ass to succeed.
:-)
And yet here you are, during U.S. working hours, reading and posting to Slashdot...
Its more possible that the series will end with a fade of Ford's curreer.
Thanks to CGI, that'll never happen...
"Indiana Jones: I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up"
FLAC I use for things that require some compression but not lossless. I use it mainly for trading concerts, though the standard seems to be shorten (shn)
Why is that, anyway?
DMB concerts get distributed as SHNs, even though DMB doesn't allow direct soundboard connects, so it's always a crowd mike anyway. So it's not like the absolute highest fidelity of a studio master is needed. (I end up converting to wav and then MP3, but it's a pain in the patootie.)
...or to hear, "You've got root!"(TM)
If I pay for code to be developed, but someone else gets to charge licensing fees for it, with no benefit accruing to me (or the others who have paid for the project), then I have been stolen from.
The way research funding currently really works is you make a partial payment; licensing, etc. of the research results pays the rest. So you don't have to pay as much to have it developed, but you don't get full access immediately.
Realistically, copyright isn't much of a block. Research code usually isn't particularly robust or easy-to-use, it's targeted at demonstrating what the researcher needs demonstrating. So a rewrite from scratch usually is a good idea anyway. The only thing that really hinders developing a decent open-source solution is generally patents, which are at least the shortest lasting form of IP.
The real question is whether we as research funders should pay the full cost to get IP-free results, or stick with the current system where we don't pay full price but the IP isn't free.
Who or what does "they" refer to in your sentence? Taxes are paid by both corporate entities *and* the individuals who make up the corporation. So, taxes are collected twice. Ultimately, though, it's only the latter who actually benefit.
If that were true, why would anyone ever incorporate?
It'll be two decades before we fully recover from the harm Clinton did to this country and to the world.
Yeah, I mean the DJIA was 3000 when Clinton took office, ~10500 when he left. It'll take a whole bunch of Enrons to undo that damage. And our military? So crippled we've actually lost a couple of soldiers in our recent conflicts, one or two even to enemy fire!
I didn't vote for Clinton either time, but this "damage he's done" crap is just...
Besides that, media, for any of the standards, is still insanely expensive, is it not?
Apple sells DVD-Rs for $25 for a five-pack. While high compared to bulk buys of CD-Rs, it no longer costs more to copy a movie than to buy the original. Now i just need an in-dash DVD MP3 player...
Actually, I prefer a longer copyright term to help protect the families of artists.
Why shouldn't you do what the rest of us do, and invest some of your earnings? 10 years should be more than enough to accumulate a pretty nice nest egg.
I guess we're both dating ourselves here.
Hey, it's not like anyone else would date you.
(You put a straight line like that up and you expect me to resist?)
the problem about the free apps is that they must be downloaded.
If the gov't is giving away the computers, then the most common good software should be pre-loaded. CDs of other good stuff could be made available at libraries. Since it could all be optimized for a single platform, you avoid a lot of otherwise troublesome issues.
Linux has the best web browser ever made.
I use Mozilla almost exclusively, but only because I'm trying to help improve it (by submitting talkbacks, etc.) As-is, it crashes too often to deserve that crown.
Ideally, I'd like to see an optional flash/shockwave player built-in to Mozilla too, but that may be just wishful thinking.
Hmm. I wonder if Julia Louis-Dreyfus' show will be cancelled before it starts.
During a stand-up performance, Jerry Seinfeld said that they might work together again if their individual efforts flop, and Michael and Jason already had theirs, so...
I for one shall miss the Tick, I was starting to like the cut of that man's jibberish. Are DivXs available online somewhere?
My suspicion is that this lawsuit is one last feeble attempt by Uderzo to make more money.
More likely, some PHB in the publishing company.
But Goscinny gets several mentions in the interview with Uderzo, and Uderzo represents him as equal partner in most of the A&O work in that interview.
A GUI development environment... WHERE ARE THE SCREENSHOTS?!?!?!
Hiding until the slashdotting is done?
sorry, i'm a non techy, but how much can a dvd hold, and would it be physically possible to get all three movies on one disk?
Possibly, but most fanboys would just spring for the multiple disk player anyway. Bring on the bedpans! (or should that be La-Z-Boy pans?)
Yup - the moviegoing public has limited patience for 4 hour films.
...as do movie theater owners. The longer the flick, the fewer showings (and thus less revenue) you can have in a day. And even if they raised the ticket price, you probably wouldn't buy much more in the way of snacks.
I mean, these are kids who are potentially as young as 6 years old, maybe they're with their parents, maybe an older sibling, maybe not.
If you're a parent of a six year old and you aren't damned sure that kid has reasonable supervision in such a situation, you shouldn't be a parent.
(I say this as a parent.)