Qt is released under GPL, and so Novell has every right to sell the desktop. Of course, everyone who purchases the software also has their GPL rights.
Persons who develop GPL-incompatible software for the new desktop will probably have to GPL their code or purchase both a Qt license and a separate Novell license. Not cheap, but other than that, definitely fun.
...if the government provides the broadband, then they have more power to dicatate what goes over that broadband. You know, for "the good of the people," just like they do with radio.
Another opportunity for false positives and political agendas to wreak havoc on the American citizen.
"Well Ms. Jones, you're a very strong candidate and we'd like to hire you, but Homeland Security says you gave money to Earth First! at a fundraiser in 1992. We've offered the position to somebody else. Good luck."
Making large projects work should technically not even be in Computer Science. Its mostly a management skill ( soft-skill ), so put that in "Information Management", "Software Engineering", "Information Technology" or several other related ( but different ) majors. Leave the science ie. algorithms, in computer science.
Absolutely. However, while this makes for good computer scientists, it also makes for underqualified software engineers. Knowing how to design a good algorithm doesn't guarantee that one knows how to design, document, and test a production system. A lot of undergraduates don't even do unit testing until they hit the job market. And you can forget about knowing the difference between waterfall vs. incremental development.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not dismissing algorithm development at all. I'm saying that one has to be both a strong computer scientist and a strong software engineer to compete in today's job market. And frankly, I just don't see a lot of that in our schools.
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Joining a "social networking" site doesn't teach you how to deal with people. In fact, chances are very good it just gives you a lot more people to annoy.
the music is owned by its copyright holder. if they don't want to offer it to you, you can't get it legally.
This is exactly right. There's no "electronic" fair use in most nations. If you want to listen to this music electronically, return your iPod to the store and find a music player that's WMA compatible. Or, just buy a CD player.
Alternatively, create a business where European consumers can purchase electronic music.
Q: What's to stop Sun and IBM from open-sourcing the JDKs they have now?
A: Third-party IP. Odds are, both Sun's and IBM's JDKs are chock full of third-party IP. Even the stuff that IBM implements in a "clean room way" probably contains IP that IBM licensed from somebody else. One could interpret IBM's gesture as offering to produce parts of the JDK that are free from IP encumbrances.
Do you say, "Only certain government approved facilities can deal with this sort of information?" Seriously, should I feel that someone "government sponsored" is better off with my information than an outsourced programmer in India? Who gets to play Big Brother? And what will they do with what they know?
The difference is that a government employee is easier to discipline. Both can be fired, but the regular employee can be prosecuted more easily than an off-site subcontractor who may be out of state (or country).
It is also easier to train and mentor such an employee versus an off-site contractor, and thus easier to enforce data security.
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Have you ever heard of the term "Return on Investment"? Apparently it is quite useful.
Your return on your investment of $0 for GPL Qt is experience and (if you're good and lucky) recognition for an open-source project, plus whatever you can sell from packaging, documentation, support, etc.
If you're looking to make money on your closed-source application, then buy a license from TrollTech. Or use another package besides Qt. Trolltech seems to be making enough money in this economy, so someone out there must believe that the steep per-seat costs are worth it.
The main problem with Swing is that the resulting code is S L O W and bloated. I definitely notice the difference between Swing and SWT even on my P4 2GHz box with a half-gig of RAM.
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Persons who develop GPL-incompatible software for the new desktop will probably have to GPL their code or purchase both a Qt license and a separate Novell license. Not cheap, but other than that, definitely fun.
That'll put an end to DailyKos and the rest.
"Well Ms. Jones, you're a very strong candidate and we'd like to hire you, but Homeland Security says you gave money to Earth First! at a fundraiser in 1992. We've offered the position to somebody else. Good luck."
Absolutely. However, while this makes for good computer scientists, it also makes for underqualified software engineers. Knowing how to design a good algorithm doesn't guarantee that one knows how to design, document, and test a production system. A lot of undergraduates don't even do unit testing until they hit the job market. And you can forget about knowing the difference between waterfall vs. incremental development.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not dismissing algorithm development at all. I'm saying that one has to be both a strong computer scientist and a strong software engineer to compete in today's job market. And frankly, I just don't see a lot of that in our schools.
Thanks.
Joining a "social networking" site doesn't teach you how to deal with people. In fact, chances are very good it just gives you a lot more people to annoy.
This is exactly right. There's no "electronic" fair use in most nations. If you want to listen to this music electronically, return your iPod to the store and find a music player that's WMA compatible. Or, just buy a CD player.
Alternatively, create a business where European consumers can purchase electronic music.
Where is there a list of all the languages KDE supports?
I think I'd rather put spam filters on backbone routers. That sounds a lot cheaper for everyone.
My religion can, but it depends on entirely different myths.
This would be great news for the space program, as Bush would make the invasion and conquest of Mars a national priority.
India is already starting to hemmorage jobs to China and Malaysia, which are cheaper.
Any way you cut it, the data all point to a race to the bottom.
Q: What's to stop Sun and IBM from open-sourcing the JDKs they have now? A: Third-party IP. Odds are, both Sun's and IBM's JDKs are chock full of third-party IP. Even the stuff that IBM implements in a "clean room way" probably contains IP that IBM licensed from somebody else. One could interpret IBM's gesture as offering to produce parts of the JDK that are free from IP encumbrances.
"I invented the asteriod." --Al Gore
My understanding of this is that "free" means "compatible with GPL" in this context, and not just Open-Source.
Which also means: you can't use KDE or GPL'd Qt on XFree86 4.4. This is a fairly big deal for Mandrake.
The difference is that a government employee is easier to discipline. Both can be fired, but the regular employee can be prosecuted more easily than an off-site subcontractor who may be out of state (or country).
It is also easier to train and mentor such an employee versus an off-site contractor, and thus easier to enforce data security.
Your return on your investment of $0 for GPL Qt is experience and (if you're good and lucky) recognition for an open-source project, plus whatever you can sell from packaging, documentation, support, etc.
If you're looking to make money on your closed-source application, then buy a license from TrollTech. Or use another package besides Qt. Trolltech seems to be making enough money in this economy, so someone out there must believe that the steep per-seat costs are worth it.
You needed to know that, right?
KDE is extremely expensive to develop for, unless you intend to produce GPL software.
As far as I know, this statement is true.
The main problem with Swing is that the resulting code is S L O W and bloated. I definitely notice the difference between Swing and SWT even on my P4 2GHz box with a half-gig of RAM.
Part of Java 1.2
Don't kid yourself. You're a politically expedient piece of legislation away from getting downsized.
There's plenty about RPMs that are good. There's just one, big, bad side: dependency creep.
Clinton was behind in NH by similar margins in 1992. Guess who won?