When they started HURD the Linux kernel wasn't around yet. But after the Linux kernel appeared they sort of felt obliged to finish it, although Richard Stallman acknowledges they wouldn't have even bothered starting it's development if the Linux kernel had existed at that time.
On the GNU page linked above, Richard Stallman comes across as almost apathetic about it.
Agreed, people should welcome new projects. But stagnation? I think there is reason to be more optimistic than this.
My Linux desktop has never been so stable, productive or cool looking as it is today. In work, every server I connect to these days is running Linux. There was a time when I found I had to use a mix of closed/open tools to get the job done. These days everything I and my company does is powered by Open Source projects.
I don't see any stagnation. I see constant innovation at an ever increasing rate. And long may it continue!:)
I'm not a DRM lovely either, but I did hear a fairly convincing argument for DRM encumbered ebooks from libraries. With the move to ebooks in the future and the eventual demise of paper books how are libraries to function? DRM provides a mechanism whereby libraries could electronically lend a document for a limited amount of time. I'm guessing it would be pretty hard to convince a publisher to agree to place their book in a library which simply gave away DRM free versions of their ebooks.
Saying that, I've already jailbroken my Kindle (although that was only to get rid of the awful default screensavers).
Profit is definitely in there somewhere. M$ have been generating revenues from re-skinning their OS for years. The XP theme, the Vista theme, the Win7 theme...
Grabbing small amounts doesn't help you evade detection. Many people keep a close eye on their internet banking and notice pretty quickly if there's a transfer to another account which they didn't instigate. And that will have the victim on the phone to bank quicker than Zeus's thunderbolt.
If Lucas develops the techniques to convert 2D movies into 3D and it's successful, we'll soon have pretty much every other movie ever released [i]re[/i]-released in 3D.
My money's on the Matrix being first in line, they haven't done a re-release of that for a couple of weeks now...
Those who are inexperienced and inquisitive certainly won't find it funny when they kill their entire system by executing this command. Would it be funny if I linked a trojan to this post which formats your system. No.
You're the sort of guy who leaves mains electrical cables exposed so he can laugh at his kids when they touch them. They should have known better right?
Isn't this just a cynical way of describing ones "perspective"? Every mind perceives the world from it's own perspective, has it's own world view coloured by it's experiences.
Sure you can compare perspective to "blinders" and call those people "dumb asses" but they are the same blinders worn by your dumb ass.
Your analogy is erroneous. It's more like a car manufacturer telling you that you MUST buy ONLY Exxon brand petrol, no other brand.
It's got nothing to do with Apple "supporting" Linux. The community doesn't need Apple's support, they can support themselves. But Apple actively go out of their way to make sure their product is locked down and can only be used on the platforms on which they give their permission.
I'm fed up of Apple's restrictive and prescriptive dictating of how I can and can't use my own products. I like my iPod Classic and I like my iPhone, but I can't use iTunes because I run Linux, and Apple of course say that is forbidden.
I've been using gtkpod to transfer music to the iPod Classic, but Apple have gone one extra step to ensure I can't use my iPhone that way under Linux. So if I use an OS Apple haven't rubber stamped I can't transfer music to my own phone. Thanks.
I'm looking forward to the day when Google pull all this together into an open Android device capable of replacing the iPhone/iPod.
InfoWorld are running an online petition to extend the life of XP, with (at the time of writing) several hundred thousand signatures.
Sign the petition here
Would it really "unify the people of Earth" ? Perhaps it may excite the Western First World nations but how would the US feel if an Iran/China coalition raced to Mars leaving the US looking on ? Rather than unification we would likely see mistrust and fear.
Let's look forward to the day when the international community actually works *together* on getting to Mars. We know it's possible. Taking any one counties flag into space won't unify, taking the human spirit into space will.
Where Does This Leave the Xbox? With rather an expensive, obsolete drive, lacking in film titles to play and games being produced on a media that now has no economy of scale
The XBox doesn't have a HD DVD drive built in, games are shipped on DVD. There's an optional external HD DVD drive available for the Xbox.
Send someone a "tool" that promises 20% more speed or ram, but since it has to hook deeply into the system, it will require root privileges.
Yes, you won't fall for it. But the average clueless user?
I just asked one of the girls in sales, "Would you like a tool that promises 20% more speed and ram?" She stared blankly for a moment before exclaiming, "Don't be so disgusting!".
After all, this thingamajig is gonna do something with your system to make it run faster, so it's kinda logic that it will need system privs.
If only all our clueless users were as logical and informed as yours.
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When they started HURD the Linux kernel wasn't around yet. But after the Linux kernel appeared they sort of felt obliged to finish it, although Richard Stallman acknowledges they wouldn't have even bothered starting it's development if the Linux kernel had existed at that time.
On the GNU page linked above, Richard Stallman comes across as almost apathetic about it.
They're really not selling it to me.
Agreed, people should welcome new projects. But stagnation? I think there is reason to be more optimistic than this.
My Linux desktop has never been so stable, productive or cool looking as it is today. In work, every server I connect to these days is running Linux. There was a time when I found I had to use a mix of closed/open tools to get the job done. These days everything I and my company does is powered by Open Source projects.
I don't see any stagnation. I see constant innovation at an ever increasing rate. And long may it continue! :)
I suspect inserting ads would kill the nascent ebook market.
We did jailbreak our Kindle's for some other reason than to replace the screensavers didn't we? AdBlock FTW!
I'm not a DRM lovely either, but I did hear a fairly convincing argument for DRM encumbered ebooks from libraries. With the move to ebooks in the future and the eventual demise of paper books how are libraries to function? DRM provides a mechanism whereby libraries could electronically lend a document for a limited amount of time. I'm guessing it would be pretty hard to convince a publisher to agree to place their book in a library which simply gave away DRM free versions of their ebooks.
Saying that, I've already jailbroken my Kindle (although that was only to get rid of the awful default screensavers).
Profit is definitely in there somewhere. M$ have been generating revenues from re-skinning their OS for years. The XP theme, the Vista theme, the Win7 theme...
Grabbing small amounts doesn't help you evade detection. Many people keep a close eye on their internet banking and notice pretty quickly if there's a transfer to another account which they didn't instigate. And that will have the victim on the phone to bank quicker than Zeus's thunderbolt.
If Lucas develops the techniques to convert 2D movies into 3D and it's successful, we'll soon have pretty much every other movie ever released [i]re[/i]-released in 3D. My money's on the Matrix being first in line, they haven't done a re-release of that for a couple of weeks now...
Hasn't this whole subject already been addressed by Truecrypt?
According to TFA this research was part sponsored by the Department of Defence.
Rumours suggest hardened "Warrior Mice" will be deployed in the field sometime in 2012, possibly as ground support for the Reaper drones.
Those of us who don't yet hate mice will learn to hate them when they, along with their Reaper brethren, descend upon us.
Don't alienate the geeks when making products suitable for end users.
Indeed. Particularly as end users frequency turn to the geeks for advice on technology products.
What happened here was [they] found something that everyone sort-of likes (Killing in the name of)
I think that may be going a bit far.
How is this modded +4 funny?
Those who are inexperienced and inquisitive certainly won't find it funny when they kill their entire system by executing this command. Would it be funny if I linked a trojan to this post which formats your system. No.
You're the sort of guy who leaves mains electrical cables exposed so he can laugh at his kids when they touch them. They should have known better right?
Isn't this just a cynical way of describing ones "perspective"? Every mind perceives the world from it's own perspective, has it's own world view coloured by it's experiences.
Sure you can compare perspective to "blinders" and call those people "dumb asses" but they are the same blinders worn by your dumb ass.
That looks awesome... but perhaps I should add a caveat, "that I can fit in my pocket" :)
I would need both hands to pick that beast up.
Your analogy is erroneous. It's more like a car manufacturer telling you that you MUST buy ONLY Exxon brand petrol, no other brand. It's got nothing to do with Apple "supporting" Linux. The community doesn't need Apple's support, they can support themselves. But Apple actively go out of their way to make sure their product is locked down and can only be used on the platforms on which they give their permission.
Correction: 36+ hours battery life
There was no other mp3 player I could find with 16+ hours battery life and 160GB capacity. :-/
I'm fed up of Apple's restrictive and prescriptive dictating of how I can and can't use my own products. I like my iPod Classic and I like my iPhone, but I can't use iTunes because I run Linux, and Apple of course say that is forbidden.
I've been using gtkpod to transfer music to the iPod Classic, but Apple have gone one extra step to ensure I can't use my iPhone that way under Linux. So if I use an OS Apple haven't rubber stamped I can't transfer music to my own phone. Thanks.
I'm looking forward to the day when Google pull all this together into an open Android device capable of replacing the iPhone/iPod.
I for one bow down before our new rat overlords.
Mysterious and unclear correlation between GCRs and increased growth? Spam for Galactic Cosmic Ray tablets coming to an inbox near you...
InfoWorld are running an online petition to extend the life of XP, with (at the time of writing) several hundred thousand signatures. Sign the petition here
Would it really "unify the people of Earth" ? Perhaps it may excite the Western First World nations but how would the US feel if an Iran/China coalition raced to Mars leaving the US looking on ? Rather than unification we would likely see mistrust and fear.
Let's look forward to the day when the international community actually works *together* on getting to Mars. We know it's possible. Taking any one counties flag into space won't unify, taking the human spirit into space will.