And in a home environment, that's fine and I encourage you. After all, some of the best kit has come from end users pushing the limits.
But.
Don't ever let me catch you pulling that kind of crap in my data center. If anything breaks, I have to answer to managers, and "I read it on Slashdot, they said it was safe" is not an acceptable answer.
More importantly, if the suits at the movie studios see a drop in demand for DVD, they'll shuffle content to some new proprietary format. By keeping demand for DVDs up, we keep a proprietary format we can already access...at least for now.
It's like this...some feel the TimeWarnerAO[hel]L merger creates a 2nd 800lb gorilla, and the DoJ is now blocking MS's right to duke it out with that gorilla.
It's a complete crock, naturally. After all, have you seen AOL for Linux?
Their attempt to make the judicial branch interpret the legislative branchs' abomination (millenial copyright crap) such that reverse-engineering is forbidden strikes at the heart of software design.
Read the prior answer again. Nevermind, I'll tell you what it was.
PROFITS!
The markup on a desktop is very small.
The markup on Intel-based servers is much larger, and the parts remain in production longer.
VA Linux is (wisely) spending its' time certifying the expensive stuff, building up an in-house knowlege base (and staff) that later can be leveraged into high-end desktop.
It's all a question of planned growth, which should certainly satisfy any stockholders.
Meow
(I don't own any VA Linux stock..but I wish I did!)
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, warranty.
That's the part that lets my landsharks go after their landsharks if their card costs me money.
Doesn't really apply to home users...but not all Linux is in the home.
And in a home environment, that's fine and I encourage you. After all, some of the best kit has come from end users pushing the limits.
But.
Don't ever let me catch you pulling that kind of crap in my data center.
If anything breaks, I have to answer to managers, and "I read it on Slashdot, they said it was safe" is not an acceptable answer.
(drools over AST Manhattan P60 x ??? currently acting as doorstop)
Nope.
Go to the site, read the "why" section. Then you'll understand.
Meow
Market things to customers, then make outrageous demands of 'em? Sounds like Computer Associates!
They'd have to run HURD...
Such as why Katz always seems to veer to the left on issues of religion and politics.
Meow.
Which plays right into the whole independent, libertarian mindset Katz mentioned, eh?
Meow
One or two "big" conspiracy shows (with appearances by CSM) do not a season make.
What do they do with the rest of their time? Play Quake or browse Freshmeat?
Meow
Here's why.
First, X-Files are great.
More importantly, if the suits at the movie studios see a drop in demand for DVD, they'll shuffle content to some new proprietary format. By keeping demand for DVDs up, we keep a proprietary format we can already access...at least for now.
Meow
It's like this...some feel the TimeWarnerAO[hel]L merger creates a 2nd 800lb gorilla, and the DoJ is now blocking MS's right to duke it out with that gorilla.
It's a complete crock, naturally. After all, have you seen AOL for Linux?
Meow.
Restraint of trade.
Their attempt to make the judicial branch interpret the legislative branchs' abomination (millenial copyright crap) such that reverse-engineering is forbidden strikes at the heart of software design.
Of course, that's just a guess...
Pot. Kettle. Black.
Do the math.
Meow
(and yes, I am cute, by definition in fact)
You said Cat, The other white meat.
I take offense.
Meow
They tasked many employees with making sure Win2K was secure!
They had a server on the web!
Does this mean the service pack release date will be before the software release date? Hmmm.
Yahoo did just fine as a search engine before ads.
Read the prior answer again. Nevermind, I'll tell you what it was.
PROFITS!
The markup on a desktop is very small.
The markup on Intel-based servers is much larger, and the parts remain in production longer.
VA Linux is (wisely) spending its' time certifying the expensive stuff, building up an in-house knowlege base (and staff) that later can be leveraged into high-end desktop.
It's all a question of planned growth, which should certainly satisfy any stockholders.
Meow
(I don't own any VA Linux stock..but I wish I did!)
Repeat after me...DeCSS is for READING DVDs, not COPYING them!
Meow
I wonder what kind of better batteries...
But the cost of litigating the jin into poverty will be enormous...and the only ones winning are the laywers.
So let's say I mirror DeCSS, and get a "cease and desist". I, naturally, cease and desist and put up a copy of the letter.
That just cost 'em several thousand in legal fees. How much of their stockholders' money are they willing to throw at this?
Meow
IBM in the '70s had a problem...they could build more powerful processors, but had to keep compatability with previous ones.
Part of their solution was to rig the OS so it could "host" other more primitive OSes and make the appropriate calls to the new CPU as needed.
Looks like Transmeta just re-applied this, only at a much more silicon layer.
I guess those who don't study history (are you listening, Intel?) are doomed to be defeated by those who do...
Meow
He's a moron. Or worse, a DVD association troll.
Meow
We'd only be upset by Transmeta defending their patents against an equally cool company.
Conveniently, there's only one Linus, so the existence of such a company is technically impossible.
Therefore, your argument is invalid.
Meow
Hey, give Hemos a break!
There haven't been any good nano- or robo- stories for him to post, he's trying to take on a new hobby...patents!
If nothing else, it means less Katz!*
Meow
* By ratio of total stories. If total stories increase, then percentage of Katz stories must decrease.
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