This is a case of government telling business how the government will operate though.
Massachusetts is saying "we want open file formats, deliver or we won't use your product." And Massachusetts being a goverment entitity has a little weight to throw around.
Currently, it's still one single language with many dialects, but it might soon reach a point where these dialects will be recognized as different languages of their own right, with different grammars.
It may have, if we were still hundreds of years ago. I think with the internet and ease of international travel, the various dialects may actually merge more. I already hear certain "britishisms" (look ma, I created a new word!) being used in the US (across the pond, 'bloody', etc.). IMHO the more the world communicates, the more we'll converge on a single language with 'minor' variations.
As someone who has little knowledge in this area, what is "too much", "too little", and "decent?"
Lots of people here are talking in relative terms like this without giving anything concrete. I assume the answers are "depends on your setup," but some examples would be nice. Or at least factors which effect ones decisions (length of cable? power output of amp? etc.) and how they effect it (longer cable needs less impedance?).
Further more, Gentoo doesn't automatically download Sun's JRE. They make you download it because Sun's EULA requires that you agree to the license terms.
That's not fragmentation, that's end-of-lifeing. Different generations of OS..
Not when they co-exist for some time. Remember when '98 and NT were both the 'latest'? Drivers from one would not work in the other. NT was a fork. At least with Linux all the drivers tend to be in the kernel so this isn't as big an issue.
Also, the change from XFree86 to Xorg thus far has been very minimal. I wonder if there's some other strange reason you had issues with X...
Practically, forking is not as big an issue. Theoretically it could be catastrophic! Every linux kernel developer could fork their own version off! Oh no! But wait, it doesn't happen. It's not practical. There are minor forks (different dev trees, distro patches, etc), but they all play in the same pool. And with the GPL everything worth keeping tends to be accepted back into the 'main' tree.
Even the Xorg fork is a non-issue. The Xorg folks made their case, and have effectively won. XFree will die, long live Xorg! At least until the Xorg folks screw up.:-)
You were personally put out by the Xorg fork? How? I find this difficult to believe. The Xorg folks are finally going to carry the X11 ball further, and with a more open process. This is a *wonderful* thing.
Fragmentation... Like DOS->WinNT? Like WinNT->WinXP? Etc.?
If people like these myopic morons and yourself ran things, we'd never see progress. Change is generally *good*. Deciding to do things the same simply to avoid change is typically *bad*.
Some forks fail, that is true. But how would you know they would fail until you try?
Company 'foo' offers new product isn't news? Okay, no more "Apple farts, smells like roses" articles, "Intel releases newest chip" articles, or any new products what-so-ever...
Do you really want to be stuck with stories only about "I got my X to run Linux!" articles and "How do I search the internet" ask slashdot posts?
Drag isn't a function of weight, but you do need more lift to carry a heavy load, that is true.
The airlines I believe "assume" an average weight per seat, and price accordingly. Human 'size', on the other hand, is a function of weight. So I think it all works out.:-)
The airlines aren't charging you by weight, they are charging by space. Know why the 1st class seats cost more? Because you're taking more space (they can carry less passengers).
If you're such a fat bastard that you can't squeeze into a single seat, they lose money by you taking a second seat (for the airfare lost).
I'm not sure you know what depression really is. Nobody is ever *depressed* about Bush/Clinton/etc. being elected, or IP laws and/. trolls. Depression is a much more personal thing.
"Ready for the desktop" is in the eye of the beholder anyway. I prefere X11/ratpoison to WinXP for instance. You can keep your pop-ups, I'll get some work done.
Oh, and "Linux" isn't a desktop solution, it's a kernel. Have you been using very user-friendly distros (xandros, SuSe, Novell Linux Desktop)? Or are you whining about how no newbies will ever install slackware? My guess is you're trolling actually.
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apt-get isn't a package format. What's to stop it (or emerge, etc.) from fetching an 'autopackage' package and installing it?
That only makes sense if you believe that unrestricted monitoring of private communications between U.S. citizens is legitimate.
Then it's a good thing that we don't. Read up.
This is a case of government telling business how the government will operate though.
Massachusetts is saying "we want open file formats, deliver or we won't use your product." And Massachusetts being a goverment entitity has a little weight to throw around.
Thank god. I was just about to send them an e-mail
Yes, tragedy was definitely averted.
*grin*
Currently, it's still one single language with many dialects, but it might soon reach a point where these dialects will be recognized as different languages of their own right, with different grammars.
It may have, if we were still hundreds of years ago. I think with the internet and ease of international travel, the various dialects may actually merge more. I already hear certain "britishisms" (look ma, I created a new word!) being used in the US (across the pond, 'bloody', etc.). IMHO the more the world communicates, the more we'll converge on a single language with 'minor' variations.
You consider it a Good Thing(tm) that he enjoys technology so much that NDA's mean nothing to him?
In my business it's career suicide to disregard an NDA like this twerp did.
As someone who has little knowledge in this area, what is "too much", "too little", and "decent?"
Lots of people here are talking in relative terms like this without giving anything concrete. I assume the answers are "depends on your setup," but some examples would be nice. Or at least factors which effect ones decisions (length of cable? power output of amp? etc.) and how they effect it (longer cable needs less impedance?).
What in the world don't you get? This guy screwed up one movie based on a book previously, and now he's going to do another one. That's *bad*.
And the movie "Troy" did suck. I just saw it recently with my fiancee, and even she hated the thing.
STOP!!!!
What the hell's the matter with you people?!?! Get a FRIGGIN' LIFE!
Further more, Gentoo doesn't automatically download Sun's JRE. They make you download it because Sun's EULA requires that you agree to the license terms.
That's not fragmentation, that's end-of-lifeing. Different generations of OS..
Not when they co-exist for some time. Remember when '98 and NT were both the 'latest'? Drivers from one would not work in the other. NT was a fork. At least with Linux all the drivers tend to be in the kernel so this isn't as big an issue.
Also, the change from XFree86 to Xorg thus far has been very minimal. I wonder if there's some other strange reason you had issues with X...
And this happened where?
:-)
Practically, forking is not as big an issue. Theoretically it could be catastrophic! Every linux kernel developer could fork their own version off! Oh no! But wait, it doesn't happen. It's not practical. There are minor forks (different dev trees, distro patches, etc), but they all play in the same pool. And with the GPL everything worth keeping tends to be accepted back into the 'main' tree.
Even the Xorg fork is a non-issue. The Xorg folks made their case, and have effectively won. XFree will die, long live Xorg! At least until the Xorg folks screw up.
You were personally put out by the Xorg fork? How? I find this difficult to believe. The Xorg folks are finally going to carry the X11 ball further, and with a more open process. This is a *wonderful* thing.
Fragmentation... Like DOS->WinNT? Like WinNT->WinXP? Etc.?
If people like these myopic morons and yourself ran things, we'd never see progress. Change is generally *good*. Deciding to do things the same simply to avoid change is typically *bad*.
Some forks fail, that is true. But how would you know they would fail until you try?
*rofl*
I thought the same exact thing. But I think I missed the part about Katz actually stealing puppies. He wrote about others doing it...
semantic acrobatics about how it's not really "stealing"
/. Hope you don't mind if I borrow that one (it's not stealing, honest!). :-)
One of the best statements I've seen on
They're using an FPGA. It's a programable chip, and typically much slower than dedicated hardware.
Bingo. Wish I had mod points for this.
It may be that they truly want the rules to change, but until the rules *do* change, they have to play within them.
Hm. I rather agree with the AC who has replied before me. Maybe it's time for other nations to ask why their government doesn't do the same for them?
Press Release == News though. News for Nerds. Not Journalism for Nerds.
Company 'foo' offers new product isn't news? Okay, no more "Apple farts, smells like roses" articles, "Intel releases newest chip" articles, or any new products what-so-ever...
Do you really want to be stuck with stories only about "I got my X to run Linux!" articles and "How do I search the internet" ask slashdot posts?
Drag isn't a function of weight, but you do need more lift to carry a heavy load, that is true.
:-)
The airlines I believe "assume" an average weight per seat, and price accordingly. Human 'size', on the other hand, is a function of weight. So I think it all works out.
Seriously. How *dare* they question the Gospel of Jobs?
The airlines aren't charging you by weight, they are charging by space. Know why the 1st class seats cost more? Because you're taking more space (they can carry less passengers).
If you're such a fat bastard that you can't squeeze into a single seat, they lose money by you taking a second seat (for the airfare lost).
I'm not sure you know what depression really is. Nobody is ever *depressed* about Bush/Clinton/etc. being elected, or IP laws and /. trolls. Depression is a much more personal thing.
Experience doesn't make you any more correct.
"Ready for the desktop" is in the eye of the beholder anyway. I prefere X11/ratpoison to WinXP for instance. You can keep your pop-ups, I'll get some work done.
Oh, and "Linux" isn't a desktop solution, it's a kernel. Have you been using very user-friendly distros (xandros, SuSe, Novell Linux Desktop)? Or are you whining about how no newbies will ever install slackware? My guess is you're trolling actually.