I agree, the software [Napster] is totally offensive. It's designed in such a way that it practically prevents you from controlling who and what is downloaded from your machine.
First off, you cannot turnoff downloads from your machice when you are connected, you MUST by design allow people to download. The best you can do is allow 1 download connection at a time.
Second, there are no tools that allow you to manage your library of files for download. Your only tool is to include a directory, or exclude a directory. If you have all of your MP3's under a common directory, you are pretty much shit out of luck, unless you want to compensate for the lame software by changing you filesystem layout.
Third, search for virtually any copyrighted material on Napster and you WILL find it available for download. This software was created for one thing and that is copying software illegally. The only other explanation is that the programmers of the software put such little thought and effort into creating a true program for sharing music that the pirates all flocked to this piece of trash.
I have no problem with Universities banning the use of software like this. To claim that it's a right you have and this is censorship is crazy.
The product never made it. They dropped it shortly after the 2nd Annual JavaONE. It was a pretty cool idea -- it's too bad they never followed through on it.
I doubt that NN would be that much better -- even when they had virtually unlimited funds in the beginning they couldn't make a good product. Without IE, NN it wouldn't even be free -- thanks MS. I can't remeber a single version of NN that worked well, and the original code it was based on was hopeless.
The real looser in this whole battle was the company that MS bought the original version of IE from. MS didn't build the first IE from the ground up they liscensed it from (looking glass/spry??? -- can't remember anymore). What I do remember is that MS signed an agreement to pay royalties for each copy of IE they sold and then turned around and gave it away for free, really screwing the original authors.
Netscape does not dominate the market. Just get an agentlog report of any popular website. Most people use IE. I would be suprised if a majority of slashdot readers use netscape. Netscape DOES crash a lot. I wish IE existed for Linux because it is so much more stable than Netscape. There ARE java apps that DO crash Netscape.
Linux will have a huge setback if Netscape dies a slow silent death. Even if Mozilla is ever released, there are still all of the other problems that make it hard for linux users to browse leading edge websites. Lack of a stable RealPlay G2, No active Movie, no quicktime, limited and unstable plugins. I think you are being blind here.
Seeing that Visor uses the Palm OS, it seems unlikely that Palm will go the way of Amiga if the Visor is more successful that the Palm hardware. Palm is trying to build a viable OS that is used by many hardware platforms. There are several other devices running Palm OS, including a phone by Qualcomm, the WorkPad by IBM, and the Visor. Hell, MindSpring was probably encouraged by 3com to bring this product to market.
You (and other) ask "What makes you think this journalist has installed Windows?". First off, what does this have to do with anything? Second, I didn't see anything is the article saying "I have never installed windows" Your assumption is just as bad *and* off topic. The article isn't called "Linux harder to install than Windows" it's called "Can you install Linux? I think I can"
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Buzzz... That the WorkPad which is the Palm OEM. The article is abouth the WorkPadz50 which is completely differentp
First off, you cannot turnoff downloads from your machice when you are connected, you MUST by design allow people to download. The best you can do is allow 1 download connection at a time.
Second, there are no tools that allow you to manage your library of files for download. Your only tool is to include a directory, or exclude a directory. If you have all of your MP3's under a common directory, you are pretty much shit out of luck, unless you want to compensate for the lame software by changing you filesystem layout.
Third, search for virtually any copyrighted material on Napster and you WILL find it available for download. This software was created for one thing and that is copying software illegally. The only other explanation is that the programmers of the software put such little thought and effort into creating a true program for sharing music that the pirates all flocked to this piece of trash.
I have no problem with Universities banning the use of software like this. To claim that it's a right you have and this is censorship is crazy.
The product never made it. They dropped it shortly after the 2nd Annual JavaONE. It was a pretty cool idea -- it's too bad they never followed through on it.
I doubt that NN would be that much better -- even when they had virtually unlimited funds in the beginning they couldn't make a good product. Without IE, NN it wouldn't even be free -- thanks MS. I can't remeber a single version of NN that worked well, and the original code it was based on was hopeless.
The real looser in this whole battle was the company that MS bought the original version of IE from. MS didn't build the first IE from the ground up they liscensed it from (looking glass/spry??? -- can't remember anymore). What I do remember is that MS signed an agreement to pay royalties for each copy of IE they sold and then turned around and gave it away for free, really screwing the original authors.
daVinci1980,
Netscape does not dominate the market. Just get an agentlog report of any popular website. Most people use IE. I would be suprised if a majority of slashdot readers use netscape. Netscape DOES crash a lot. I wish IE existed for Linux because it is so much more stable than Netscape. There ARE java apps that DO crash Netscape.
Linux will have a huge setback if Netscape dies a slow silent death. Even if Mozilla is ever released, there are still all of the other problems that make it hard for linux users to browse leading edge websites. Lack of a stable RealPlay G2, No active Movie, no quicktime, limited and unstable plugins. I think you are being blind here.
Palm is being spun off my 3COM shortly. The IIIe can be bought at Frys for $179 US which isn't so far off the mark.
Seeing that Visor uses the Palm OS, it seems unlikely that Palm will go the way of Amiga if the Visor is more successful that the Palm hardware. Palm is trying to build a viable OS that is used by many hardware platforms. There are several other devices running Palm OS, including a phone by Qualcomm, the WorkPad by IBM, and the Visor. Hell, MindSpring was probably encouraged by 3com to bring this product to market.
You (and other) ask "What makes you think this journalist has installed Windows?". First off, what does this have to do with anything? Second, I didn't see anything is the article saying "I have never installed windows" Your assumption is just as bad *and* off topic. The article isn't called "Linux harder to install than Windows" it's called "Can you install Linux? I think I can"