I recall a (longish) while ago that someone had developed a system for doing a partial translation of text to an grammatically strict 'intermediate' format.
The idea (IIRC) was to allow translation to a different language using an essential subset of the vocabulary (i.e. no fancy language) -- and you could check the accuracy of the meaning of the 'intermediate' format by translating the document back to your own language, correcting it, and going round again (and once you have a proper round trip you are done.)
Such an idea would allow (given language 'generators') for documentation to be put into a language neutral format, and (in the absence of a 'properly' translated version) translate that into the language of the reader.
The themability of the widget set is poorly done, and in any case only allows you to redefine some of the drawing routines.
E can do its own internal widgets, but these appear to be a little simple and slow. That said, moving dialog layout logic into the window manager is IMHO a very good idea, since this makes consistency between widgets and decorations much much simpler
could anybody detail where these assembly statements are -- I haven't got myself KDE 1.1.2 yet, not gcc 2.95, since I'm on a 56.6k modem with metered phonecalls, and go back to uni. in 2 weeks (so I'll wait...).
Also, how does it compile on non x86? If there are C alternatives, then can you simply tell the system to use those?
John
The biggest problem with RPM...
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Is that you can't tell it to install 'this' package in 'this' location.
It is apparently possible to make things relocatable, but no-one ever does.
(It is high time that the packaging systems, build systems etc. were put closer together.)
If you think that committing crime is bad, then talking about crime being committed is equally bad.
Sorry. Doesn't follow that easily
If I, for example, say that such and such a record is good, then that is akin to linking to it -- it is up to the other person to ensure that they obtain their version legally. If that weren't the case, then advertising would encourage stealing (since seeing an advert on a wall could be construed as inviting someone to walk into a store and steal whatever is advertised)
The responsibility for the infringement lies with the person who uploads the files (for distributing) and the person who downloads (for illegally obtaining)
M$ tried ages ago with the MSX. They tried again with the MSX2, with a 16bit enhanced Z80!!??
I imagine that they've hired brains this time around (so bill's just raking in the money -- not doing the thinking), so I'd expect some slightly better innovations
Though by innovation, I mean in the normal sense, not the M$ sense (as in "innovate 'em with a rocket up the backside"
If anybody owns it, then it is the original author. If anybody is able to own it thenit should be the original author.
The problem is that they appear to be claiming copyright to it
Most of the posters believe in I.F. (Intellectual Freedom) -- Where I.P. (Intellectual Property) ideas agree, then we agree with I.P., and where those ideas differe, we are for I.F. and against I.P.
In general, any discipline that teaches you to think clearly and generally is useful. Physics, like maths and a number of other subjects, teaches you to approach problems with a clear mind, and to try to use some original thought -- everything else has probably already been thought of:-) John
<document>
<title> A document </title> <mainbody> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. </mainbody> </document>
The point is not that it uses XML as a document format. XML can be used to serialise ANY object.
The question is,
Will it be easy to interpret the XML DTD that Word 2000 uses.
M$ could use a completely unintelligable DTD so as to make understanding the document structure as easy as trudging through the Word '97.doc files. John
In practice, if all the copyright holders consent, then the license can be changed. (Since you are not ORDERED to comply -- you are given the permission to distribute software for which UCB is the sole (c) holder without the clause (note agian that they do not DEMAND that you remove it -- this is the main difference between this, and retroactively trying to claim rights over someone else's software)
I wouldn't expect that any other BSD authors would complain...
The pin that controls SMP operations cannot just be cut. (Remember that this is basically a PPro/PII die, and they never planned to make a SMP disabled version). If the pin is cut, then the processor is deactivated from the SMP cluster (in the case of the uniprocessor situation, this reduces the CPU count from 1 to 0 -- which isn't very useful:-).
In short, intel has to do some redesigning of the die, or add an extra bit to the package to supply an erroneous signal, so that SMP celerons would just get confused (and hence not work). I think that Intel's main aim however, is to get rid of dual S370 boards (which can't even be upgraded to PIII's)
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Like letting RMS and friends develop it, then telling them to P*** off. (See the RMS talk in Stockholm)
John
I recall a (longish) while ago that someone had developed a system for doing a partial translation of text to an grammatically strict 'intermediate' format.
The idea (IIRC) was to allow translation to a different language using an essential subset of the vocabulary (i.e. no fancy language) -- and you could check the accuracy of the meaning of the 'intermediate' format by translating the document back to your own language, correcting it, and going round again (and once you have a proper round trip you are done.)
Such an idea would allow (given language 'generators') for documentation to be put into a language neutral format, and (in the absence of a 'properly' translated version) translate that into the language of the reader.
John
The beautiful looks of GNOME come mainly from E.
The themability of the widget set is poorly done, and in any case only allows you to redefine some of the drawing routines.
E can do its own internal widgets, but these appear to be a little simple and slow. That said, moving dialog layout logic into the window manager is IMHO a very good idea, since this makes consistency between widgets and decorations much much simpler
John
could anybody detail where these assembly statements are -- I haven't got myself KDE 1.1.2 yet, not gcc 2.95, since I'm on a 56.6k modem with metered phonecalls, and go back to uni. in 2 weeks (so I'll wait...).
Also, how does it compile on non x86? If there are C alternatives, then can you simply tell the system to use those?
John
Is that you can't tell it to install 'this' package in 'this' location.
It is apparently possible to make things relocatable, but no-one ever does.
(It is high time that the packaging systems, build systems etc. were put closer together.)
John
If you think that committing crime is bad, then talking about crime being committed is equally bad.
Sorry. Doesn't follow that easily
If I, for example, say that such and such a record is good, then that is akin to linking to it -- it is up to the other person to ensure that they obtain their version legally. If that weren't the case, then advertising would encourage stealing (since seeing an advert on a wall could be construed as inviting someone to walk into a store and steal whatever is advertised)
The responsibility for the infringement lies with the person who uploads the files (for distributing) and the person who downloads (for illegally obtaining)
John
That would put it in direct competition with Paint Shop Pro 6.
GIMP needs to be faster with large images (not that PSP is fast with them), and, most importantly, allow for effect/transformation layers etc.
What would be useful is something like Adamation's ImageElements where you have diagramatically represented effects applied to layer objects.
John
Then, a little later, Apple Inc. will become iMac inc., later release the 'iMac iMac', and the recursion will continue :-)
John
M$ tried ages ago with the MSX. They tried again with the MSX2, with a 16bit enhanced Z80!!??
I imagine that they've hired brains this time around (so bill's just raking in the money -- not doing the thinking), so I'd expect some slightly better innovations
Though by innovation, I mean in the normal sense, not the M$ sense (as in "innovate 'em with a rocket up the backside"
John
> Eliminating intellectual property altogether would invalidate the GPL, a nice little paradox :-)
It would also remove the need for them.
John
That is the question
If anybody owns it, then it is the original author. If anybody is able to own it thenit should be the original author.
The problem is that they appear to be claiming copyright to it
Most of the posters believe in I.F. (Intellectual Freedom) -- Where I.P. (Intellectual Property) ideas agree, then we agree with I.P., and where those ideas differe, we are for I.F. and against I.P.
John
You would need to define 'remains intact' better.
Also, if it ends up appearing to apply in an invalid way, then it may be invalidated (i.e. the condition would be 'non-enforceable')
But IANAL
John
The only compatibility guaruntee is at source level. So we aren't really talking binary only drivers -- nor will preprocessed 'C' do.
John
If the source level API relies on preprocessor symbols, then how does one implement drivers in, say, assembly?
The spec needs to be an ld level ABI/API, such that the symbol names are garunteed to line up.
John
John
What is X10?
I though it was a device intercommunication spec.
John
Try painting a picture from the bash command line. :-)
Or are you just not competent enough??
John
In general, any discipline that teaches you to think clearly and generally is useful. Physics, like maths and a number of other subjects, teaches you to approach problems with a clear mind, and to try to use some original thought -- everything else has probably already been thought of :-)
John
Double infinity a finite number of times and you hit infinity...
And it doesn't even need the Axiom of Choice to prove... (If you take AC, then you simply observe that there is a limit ordinal less than or equal :-)
Alternatively, do anything with a set that doesn't prevent it being a set and you can never hit 'Absolute Infinity'.
So there...
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John
One way of 'extending' is...
whereas another isOne is understandable -- the other is not.
John
The point is not that it uses XML as a document format. XML can be used to serialise ANY object.
The question is,
M$ could use a completely unintelligable DTD so as to make understanding the document structure as easy as trudging through the Word '97John
In practice, if all the copyright holders consent, then the license can be changed. (Since you are not ORDERED to comply -- you are given the permission to distribute software for which UCB is the sole (c) holder without the clause (note agian that they do not DEMAND that you remove it -- this is the main difference between this, and retroactively trying to claim rights over someone else's software)
I wouldn't expect that any other BSD authors would complain...
John
Not really.
The current version stable version is 3.22, and the development version is 3.23.
Essentially, this is like the ghostscript licensing where 1-2 year old versions get GPL'd, and the current one is under a different license.
That said, it is a good thing, especially since there ARE GPL'd SQL server projects that could make good use of it
John
Office '97, however, is SLOW.
John
Apparently...
The pin that controls SMP operations cannot just be cut. (Remember that this is basically a PPro/PII die, and they never planned to make a SMP disabled version). If the pin is cut, then the processor is deactivated from the SMP cluster (in the case of the uniprocessor situation, this reduces the CPU count from 1 to 0 -- which isn't very useful :-).
In short, intel has to do some redesigning of the die, or add an extra bit to the package to supply an erroneous signal, so that SMP celerons would just get confused (and hence not work). I think that Intel's main aim however, is to get rid of dual S370 boards (which can't even be upgraded to PIII's)
In short, it could go either way
John