but because it costs a fortune to get development licenses with the software vendors
That's a totally false statement regarding symbian. I downloaded their sdk yesterday from Nokia's site. Free as in beer, but it's easy to get. There are quite a few apps for symbian already and the sdk looks pretty well documented. I think there's an OPL runtime for symbian too.
and distribution licenses with the carriers. In symbian's case, you don't need to go to the carrier. It's possible to imagine the carriers aren't very thrilled with this feature.
If there was a truly open phone, with an SDK that allowed full network and display access, and users could install and run these apps without a carrier distribution aggrements,
Symbian's OS is arguably the best in the field, so I can understand why this guy is pissed. Maybe his business plan has other problems, but you are all missing out on a great phone OS that you CAN ACTUALLY WRITE NEW APPS WITHOUT THE CARRIERS INTERFERING. --
The major problem I have with distro installation CD's is there's no method of doing a system restore. Procedurally, it seems to me the process should go something like:
1. Delete everything in/usr and/bin 2. Reinstall everything in/usr/bin and 3. return apt to it's installation default 4. Do a diff on/etc and copy over the changed conf files to conf.old and then overwrite everything in/etc. modprobe.d needs to be moved before the new one goes in.
This is definitely one of those situations where it looks easy. I have no idea how much room would be needed on an install disk to do something like this. Much less if there's enough RAM disk to do the job.
but because it costs a fortune to get development licenses with the software vendors
That's a totally false statement regarding symbian. I downloaded their sdk yesterday from Nokia's site. Free as in beer, but it's easy to get. There are quite a few apps for symbian already and the sdk looks pretty well documented. I think there's an OPL runtime for symbian too.
and distribution licenses with the carriers. In symbian's case, you don't need to go to the carrier. It's another reason why their OS is years ahead of the game.
If there was a truly open phone, with an SDK that allowed full network and display access, and users could install and run these apps without a carrier distribution aggrements,
Symbian is in a sh!t storm right now. Microsoft is using their usual tricks resources to screw the better OS out of the market. Apple's out-shouting symbian with their platform. Nokia has all kinds of Linux initiatives going on but two products actually using it, and BREW definitely is not a "compile once run everywhere" solution.
Symbian's OS is arguably the best in the field, so I can understand why this guy is pissed. Maybe his business plan has other problems, but you are all missing out on a great phone OS that you CAN ACTUALLY WRITE NEW APPS WITHOUT THE CARRIERS BOTHERING YOU if you don't have one.
Efficient? Our cars gets great mileage! It's those damn terrists who are to blame for high gas prices!
Parking? That's why God invented valets!
What is it with these liberals who think we need all this socialized transportation? Next thing you know they'll have affordable personal computers for impoverished nations. Which will only help the terrorists win!
Shame I couldn't go as the arsenal is a great spot with many memories. Back in the eighties/early nineties it was NOT a cool place to go. Back then the walls were **covered** in weapons of all kinds like swords, hand grenades, maces, halberds, etc. (hence the name...) Are they still there or are the pictures in another area?
When switching to battery power,/etc/acpi/power.sh issues the command hdparm -B 1 to all block devices. This leads to extremely frequent load cycles. For example, my new thinkpad has already done well over 7000 load cycles -- in only 100 hours. That's at least one unloading per minute. Googling for "load unload cycles notebook OR laptop" shows that most laptop drives handle up to 600,000 such cycles. As these values clearly show, this issue is of high importance and should be fixed sooner rather than later.
The command hdparm -b 255 turn off completely APM.
Here is how I permanently fixed it:
1) make a file named "99-hdd-spin-fix.sh". The important thing is starting with "99". 2) make sure the file contains the following 2 lines (fix it if you have PATA HDD): #!/bin/sh hdparm -B 255/dev/sda 3) copy this file to 3 locations:/etc/acpi/suspend.d//etc/acpi/resume.d//etc/acpi/start.d/
Voila! After that the HDD never spins down on power (looks like it actually spins down on battery at modest rate). Sorry if the instruction is too detailed, no offense.
An alternative to the "99-hdd-spin-fix.sh" fix is to install and enable the package laptop-mode-tools, then customize/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf, setting
While I agree with the idea the article is extrapolating one data point, the rest of the rant is nonsense.
Here's a little dose of reality: Your source is Bill Gates at WINHEC. You are the pot calling the kettle black. You are as guilty of spinning as the summary's author.
While you personally may believe what you wrote, it's impossible to know what the motivation is. Microsoft rewards you for evangelizing their stuff? Or perhaps you enjoy living in a Microsoft jail. Or maybe you haven't been burned yet.
Please reconsider because it's time for a reality check.
If there was some actual change in the market share of Windows OS licensees who spend every month fighting for Microsoft's table scraps versus Apple (who remains in the top 3 brands) versus Linux you would see resellers changing their offerings in the marketplace. And that is exactly what's happening. Dell is shipping Ubuntu. Other resellers are sure to follow.
"Online application" is either a horrible corporate speak mangling of technical details (surprised?), or Bruce and Co. are so isolated from the mom-and-pop customer they really will make a horrible decision like this.
You are right on. They'll have a two-tier product. One that runs on the desktop and is essentially both client and server on the same machine. They will let this version be pirated just like they do now. The other a server to which you attach licensed clients.
FYI, the abomination called Crystal Reports runs similarly now.
I have a feeling that there's been a conversation where some go-getter is "maximizing the monetization" of their services.
A cable card that can plug into a PC probably won't ever fly because neither the card manufacturer nor the cable co. nor the entertainment conglomerates want it to happen. All of whom have great legislative access.
Let's see what happens when you call your cable provider and ask them to put a cablecard in a box you don't rent from them. At the gates of customer service hell that's called an "unsupported device."
I'm the inventory coordinator for a cable company. All of our new DVRs and Digital boxes run off of cable cards.
That would actually be a meaningfully more expensive box than just having everything mounted on a single board. Perhaps this is a legislated requirement. Very hard to say if this is true or not. Let's read on...
It works with our systemjust fine. Now we get at the meat of the problem. The point of the legislation was to open the system in question up to OTHERS. As it stands, it appears I can buy a tv with a cablecard, but that's it. Motorola and ScientificAtlanta certainly don't have a card and driver for my PC at Worst Buy or even Fry's.
In common sense terms, the few cable companies that command the industry are probably complying with the letter of law, but effectively maintaining their proprietary silos.
I know it's pretty cool and very popular to whip out the corruption/powerless/pointless rant. I used to do it too but decided my energy would be better spent other ways.
History is full of examples of more ordinary interest winning out over the more powerful. In every one of those examples there was a great deal of participation in the system we have by ordinary people.
In this situation it goes bad because there's no moderation. In the American situation goes bad because so few participate.
I'm all for people getting involved in their political system, but this kind of system is exactly what the authors of the American Constitution were trying to moderate because they understood a government that is strictly Democratic doesn't work.
Some non-political example is slashdot versus digg. Moderation is required.
I was trying to reinforce the idea that other readers should participate any way possible.
I used to express the same pessimism, but I decided one day that I'm not changing the situation for the better by expressing it.
Every opportunity I get, I throw out the idea that one can and should participate in their government with the hopes that it improves citizen participation in some small way. It won't cause any harm that's for sure.
Just because your operating system supports these formats doesn't mean that you're a proponent of non-open standards
Linspire and the rest of the distros that license proprietary media formats are validating/enabling the propagation of proprietary software. It is the functional equivalent of poisoning the well you drink from.
I think if we made Linux more accessible... It is already accessible. Moreover, Apple has already discovered that licensing proprietary formats from Microsoft hasn't meaningfully helped consumer adoption. Why do Linux distros need go down an already failed path?
The reality of the situation is his superiors see him as so valuable they did practically nothing. This is up there with "These are not the droids you are looking for."
If you could bottle whatever that is, I'd be first in line.
Why? Well, Trusted Platform Computing needs to start on the BIOS level in order to maintain a trusted environment. If motherboard manufacturers actually move to an always-on TPM, then OSS developers may be locked out of newer hardware.
The mobo manufacturers will love the price versus commercial tpm and thereby limiting tpm deployment.
That's why getting involved with these projects in particular is essential to everyone who understands the importance of computing Freedom and overall innovation.
Life is sometimes a lot better when you decide to work with the system other then fighting it all the time.
No! Commercial software is the equivalent of an innovation tar pit. You are pretending there is some kind of peaceful coexistence when no such thing exists in commercial software. They made an old movie with a fairy tale ending that illustrates the reality. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/
Unless you like paying more for communicating less with others, you will reconsider your position.
Linux is a Good OS not great but good, and technically not worth all the zealotry. As a sysadmin, Linux is heads and shoulders above windows. Transparent, logical, flexible while remaining secure. The same cannot be said for a Win32 server. Auditing? Very limited and cryptic. Logging? Cryptic and inflexible. Secure? Who knows! Flexible? Certainly not as delivered. Don't get me started on the when the myriad of license limits kick in.
Is Linux the best tool for every job? No. Please take this opportunity to establish a little more objectivity.
I'm being very kind to IBM when I say steer clear of Symphony.
Your personal information is fair game for whatever IBM sees fit to do with it. "Such information will be processed and used in connection with our business relationship, and may be provided to contractors, Business Partners, and assignees of IBM for uses consistent with their collective business activities, including communicating with You"
The software is not Free. * Read all about the "Proof of Entitlement" in the license. * You may not redistribute. * Authorization for Use on Home/Portable Computer: The Program may be stored on the primary machine and another machine, provided that the Program is not in active use on both machines at the same time
There are other terms that I found personally distasteful.
The many informative replies to this ridiculous post should make it clear that this post is not informative.
If the intent was a coordinated attempt to mislead, then mission accomplished.
If the parent has actually been lead to believe any of their statements, then please note, your claims are baseless and false.
If anyone wants to actually argue any of the baseless claims, then I have worked in banking IT and other high-availability environments. I have professional experience that refutes all of the false claims.
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but because it costs a fortune to get development licenses with the software vendors
That's a totally false statement regarding symbian. I downloaded their sdk yesterday from Nokia's site. Free as in beer, but it's easy to get. There are quite a few apps for symbian already and the sdk looks pretty well documented. I think there's an OPL runtime for symbian too.
and distribution licenses with the carriers.
In symbian's case, you don't need to go to the carrier. It's possible to imagine the carriers aren't very thrilled with this feature.
If there was a truly open phone, with an SDK that allowed full network and display access, and users could install and run these apps without a carrier distribution aggrements,
What are you waiting for? Right here: http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/05c63dfd-d6e9-4c0e-b185-d365e7001aeb/S60-SDK-0548-3.0-f.3.215f.zip.html
Symbian's OS is arguably the best in the field, so I can understand why this guy is pissed. Maybe his business plan has other problems, but you are all missing out on a great phone OS that you CAN ACTUALLY WRITE NEW APPS WITHOUT THE CARRIERS INTERFERING.
--
The major problem I have with distro installation CD's is there's no method of doing a system restore. Procedurally, it seems to me the process should go something like:
/usr and /bin /usr /bin and /etc and copy over the changed conf files to conf.old and then overwrite everything in /etc. modprobe.d needs to be moved before the new one goes in.
1. Delete everything in
2. Reinstall everything in
3. return apt to it's installation default
4. Do a diff on
This is definitely one of those situations where it looks easy. I have no idea how much room would be needed on an install disk to do something like this. Much less if there's enough RAM disk to do the job.
Feedback welcome!
but because it costs a fortune to get development licenses with the software vendors
That's a totally false statement regarding symbian. I downloaded their sdk yesterday from Nokia's site. Free as in beer, but it's easy to get. There are quite a few apps for symbian already and the sdk looks pretty well documented. I think there's an OPL runtime for symbian too.
and distribution licenses with the carriers.
In symbian's case, you don't need to go to the carrier. It's another reason why their OS is years ahead of the game.
If there was a truly open phone, with an SDK that allowed full network and display access, and users could install and run these apps without a carrier distribution aggrements,
What are you waiting for? Right here: http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/05c63dfd-d6e9-4c0e-b185-d365e7001aeb/S60-SDK-0548-3.0-f.3.215f.zip.html
Symbian is in a sh!t storm right now. Microsoft is using their usual tricks resources to screw the better OS out of the market. Apple's out-shouting symbian with their platform. Nokia has all kinds of Linux initiatives going on but two products actually using it, and BREW definitely is not a "compile once run everywhere" solution.
Symbian's OS is arguably the best in the field, so I can understand why this guy is pissed. Maybe his business plan has other problems, but you are all missing out on a great phone OS that you CAN ACTUALLY WRITE NEW APPS WITHOUT THE CARRIERS BOTHERING YOU if you don't have one.
[most reviled conservative wind bag]
Efficient? Our cars gets great mileage! It's those damn terrists who are to blame for high gas prices!
Parking? That's why God invented valets!
What is it with these liberals who think we need all this socialized transportation? Next thing you know they'll have affordable personal computers for impoverished nations. Which will only help the terrorists win!
[/most reviled conservative wind bag]
Another post suggests it's this box: http://www.everex.com/products/gc2500/gc2500.htm
:(
No pci slot
Photos, (with girls no less!) http://medsocial.com/safe/viewprofile.aspx?show=101367
Shame I couldn't go as the arsenal is a great spot with many memories. Back in the eighties/early nineties it was NOT a cool place to go. Back then the walls were **covered** in weapons of all kinds like swords, hand grenades, maces, halberds, etc. (hence the name...) Are they still there or are the pictures in another area?
From Google's cache:
/etc/acpi/power.sh issues the command hdparm -B 1 to all block devices. This leads to extremely frequent load cycles. For example, my new thinkpad has already done well over 7000 load cycles -- in only 100 hours. That's at least one unloading per minute. Googling for "load unload cycles notebook OR laptop" shows that most laptop drives handle up to 600,000 such cycles. As these values clearly show, this issue is of high importance and should be fixed sooner rather than later.
/dev/sda /etc/acpi/suspend.d/ /etc/acpi/resume.d/ /etc/acpi/start.d/
/etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf, setting
When switching to battery power,
The command hdparm -b 255 turn off completely APM.
Here is how I permanently fixed it:
1) make a file named "99-hdd-spin-fix.sh". The important thing is starting with "99".
2) make sure the file contains the following 2 lines (fix it if you have PATA HDD):
#!/bin/sh
hdparm -B 255
3) copy this file to 3 locations:
Voila! After that the HDD never spins down on power (looks like it actually spins down on battery at modest rate).
Sorry if the instruction is too detailed, no offense.
An alternative to the "99-hdd-spin-fix.sh" fix is to install and enable the package laptop-mode-tools,
then customize
While I agree with the idea the article is extrapolating one data point, the rest of the rant is nonsense.
Here's a little dose of reality:
Your source is Bill Gates at WINHEC. You are the pot calling the kettle black. You are as guilty of spinning as the summary's author.
While you personally may believe what you wrote, it's impossible to know what the motivation is. Microsoft rewards you for evangelizing their stuff? Or perhaps you enjoy living in a Microsoft jail. Or maybe you haven't been burned yet.
Please reconsider because it's time for a reality check.
If there was some actual change in the market share of Windows OS licensees who spend every month fighting for Microsoft's table scraps versus Apple (who remains in the top 3 brands) versus Linux you would see resellers changing their offerings in the marketplace. And that is exactly what's happening. Dell is shipping Ubuntu. Other resellers are sure to follow.
All of the questions you ask highlight the myriad of limitations buried in this so-called settlement.
Your post should be modded interesting and the summary should be edited to include a healthy dose of scepticism.
Really.
"Online application" is either a horrible corporate speak mangling of technical details (surprised?), or Bruce and Co. are so isolated from the mom-and-pop customer they really will make a horrible decision like this.
You are right on. They'll have a two-tier product. One that runs on the desktop and is essentially both client and server on the same machine. They will let this version be pirated just like they do now. The other a server to which you attach licensed clients.
FYI, the abomination called Crystal Reports runs similarly now.
I got the "not supported" speech from time warner cable in my area.
I'll have to try again...
I have a feeling that there's been a conversation where some go-getter is "maximizing the monetization" of their services.
A cable card that can plug into a PC probably won't ever fly because neither the card manufacturer nor the cable co. nor the entertainment conglomerates want it to happen. All of whom have great legislative access.
you can't buy anything from anyone.
Let's see what happens when you call your cable provider and ask them to put a cablecard in a box you don't rent from them. At the gates of customer service hell that's called an "unsupported device."
Please, prove me wrong.
I'm the inventory coordinator for a cable company. All of our new DVRs and Digital boxes run off of cable cards.
That would actually be a meaningfully more expensive box than just having everything mounted on a single board. Perhaps this is a legislated requirement. Very hard to say if this is true or not. Let's read on...
It works with our system just fine.
Now we get at the meat of the problem. The point of the legislation was to open the system in question up to OTHERS. As it stands, it appears I can buy a tv with a cablecard, but that's it. Motorola and ScientificAtlanta certainly don't have a card and driver for my PC at Worst Buy or even Fry's.
In common sense terms, the few cable companies that command the industry are probably complying with the letter of law, but effectively maintaining their proprietary silos.
I know it's pretty cool and very popular to whip out the corruption/powerless/pointless rant. I used to do it too but decided my energy would be better spent other ways.
History is full of examples of more ordinary interest winning out over the more powerful. In every one of those examples there was a great deal of participation in the system we have by ordinary people.
In this situation it goes bad because there's no moderation. In the American situation goes bad because so few participate.
I'm all for people getting involved in their political system, but this kind of system is exactly what the authors of the American Constitution were trying to moderate because they understood a government that is strictly Democratic doesn't work.
Some non-political example is slashdot versus digg. Moderation is required.
I was trying to reinforce the idea that other readers should participate any way possible.
I used to express the same pessimism, but I decided one day that I'm not changing the situation for the better by expressing it.
Every opportunity I get, I throw out the idea that one can and should participate in their government with the hopes that it improves citizen participation in some small way. It won't cause any harm that's for sure.
U.S. history has had a couple of times in history where the citizens re-take control of their government. How about helping start the next one?
Instead of complaining about it, how about setting up a wiki to document ways for citizens to become involved?
Just because your operating system supports these formats doesn't mean that you're a proponent of non-open standards
Linspire and the rest of the distros that license proprietary media formats are validating/enabling the propagation of proprietary software. It is the functional equivalent of poisoning the well you drink from.
I think if we made Linux more accessible...
It is already accessible. Moreover, Apple has already discovered that licensing proprietary formats from Microsoft hasn't meaningfully helped consumer adoption. Why do Linux distros need go down an already failed path?
The reality of the situation is his superiors see him as so valuable they did practically nothing. This is up there with "These are not the droids you are looking for."
If you could bottle whatever that is, I'd be first in line.
Why? Well, Trusted Platform Computing needs to start on the BIOS level in order to maintain a trusted environment. If motherboard manufacturers actually move to an always-on TPM, then OSS developers may be locked out of newer hardware.
The mobo manufacturers will love the price versus commercial tpm and thereby limiting tpm deployment.
That's why getting involved with these projects in particular is essential to everyone who understands the importance of computing Freedom and overall innovation.
Life is sometimes a lot better when you decide to work with the system other then fighting it all the time.
No! Commercial software is the equivalent of an innovation tar pit. You are pretending there is some kind of peaceful coexistence when no such thing exists in commercial software. They made an old movie with a fairy tale ending that illustrates the reality. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/
Unless you like paying more for communicating less with others, you will reconsider your position.
Linux is a Good OS not great but good, and technically not worth all the zealotry.
As a sysadmin, Linux is heads and shoulders above windows. Transparent, logical, flexible while remaining secure. The same cannot be said for a Win32 server. Auditing? Very limited and cryptic. Logging? Cryptic and inflexible. Secure? Who knows! Flexible? Certainly not as delivered. Don't get me started on the when the myriad of license limits kick in.
Is Linux the best tool for every job? No. Please take this opportunity to establish a little more objectivity.
I'm being very kind to IBM when I say steer clear of Symphony.
Your personal information is fair game for whatever IBM sees fit to do with it.
"Such information will be processed and used in connection with our business relationship, and may be provided to contractors, Business Partners, and assignees of IBM for uses consistent with their collective business activities, including communicating with You"
The software is not Free.
* Read all about the "Proof of Entitlement" in the license.
* You may not redistribute.
* Authorization for Use on Home/Portable Computer: The Program may be stored on the primary machine and another machine, provided that the Program is not in active use on both machines at the same time
There are other terms that I found personally distasteful.
Read it yourself: http://www14.software.ibm.com/cgi-bin/weblap/lap.pl?la_formnum=&li_formnum=L-DBTS-76CJJR&title=IBM+Lotus+Symphony+Beta&l=en
The many informative replies to this ridiculous post should make it clear that this post is not informative.
If the intent was a coordinated attempt to mislead, then mission accomplished.
If the parent has actually been lead to believe any of their statements, then please note, your claims are baseless and false.
If anyone wants to actually argue any of the baseless claims, then I have worked in banking IT and other high-availability environments. I have professional experience that refutes all of the false claims.