Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Feb 2009 21:23 UTC
Windows Vista has never exactly been a favourite subject among company IT people. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows Vista isn't exactly a worry-free process, and machines that run Windows XP comfortably may have trouble powering Windows vista. As such, adoption of Vista has been slow. Two years after Vista's release, the OS is still struggling in the enterprise sector, according to a Forrester report.
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RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by ssa2204 on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 06:55
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RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by ggeldenhuys on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 07:14
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The thing is ... I am the owner of the machine, and the one who paid for it, I am the one who defines what the machine should be used for, I am the one who would pay for any software it needs to achieve that, and hence I am the one who should be able to say what software I want to run on said machine.
Hey, you sound like me some 6 years ago. Since then I switched to Linux and have never been happier. I tried various distros, but found Ubuntu to be a good balance of what I need and install size. Linux give the user all the control - just the way I like it. Not to mention that my company's IT depart is just too happy. They never hear any issue from me - I never have viruses, my system never crashes etc...
RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by Soulbender on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 11:18
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RE[3]: Enough with the DRM.
by lemur2 on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 12:01
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"I am the owner of the machine, and the one who paid for it, I am the one who defines what the machine should be used for,
And you have that choice. It's as simple as not running an OS that conflicts with what you want. "
Indeed, that is the ideal solution ... for me. Now.
However, in and of itself, it is insufficient. If Microsoft gets away with Windows-DRM on the majority of hardware in the future, then it is possibly that content providers will decide then to supply only Windows-DRM content.
If that happens, then I will become disenfranchised out of being able to enjoy media content where and when I want, even if I am willing to pay for it. This will happen through no fault of my own, but rather through the laziness of many others (sheeple). That is not a good potential outcome ... for anyone (other than perhaps big media).
Better for me to point out the pitfalls (for the average consumer) of DRM and lock-in right now, in the hope that the "there is no harm in Vista DRM" propagandist myth might die an immediate death right away.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 22:23 UTC
"Sony gave the PS4 50% more raw shader performance, plain and simple (768 SPs @ 800MHz vs. 1152 SPs & 800MHz). Unlike last generation, you don't need to be some sort of Jedi to extract the PS4's potential here. The Xbox One and PS4 architectures are quite similar, Sony just has more hardware under the hood. Weâll have to wait and see how this hardware delta gets exposed in games over time, but the gap is definitely there. The funny thing about game consoles is that itâs usually the lowest common denominator that determines the bulk of the experience across all platforms. On the plus side, the Xbox One should enjoy better power/thermal characteristics compared to the PlayStation 4. Even compared to the Xbox 360 we should see improvement in many use cases thanks to modern power management techniques." AnandTech does its usual in-depth thing.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:38 UTC
"The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One. It's not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has lost a number of employees in rapid succession." I really hope HTC pulls it together.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:30 UTC, submitted by JRepin
"It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013. This is a snapshot of Debian 'sid' at the time of the Debian 'wheezy' release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is not an official Debian release, but it is an official Debian GNU/Hurd port release." Important note: 75% of Debian packages are supported bu Debian GNU/Hurd. Impressive.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 22:06 UTC
"The first killer app was VisiCalc. This early spreadsheet turned the Apple II from a hobbyist toy to a business computer. VisiCalc came with room for improvement, though. In addition, a new architecture and operating system, the Intel-based IBM PC and MS-DOS, also needed a spreadsheet to be taken seriously. That spreadsheet, released in early 1983, would be Lotus 1-2-3, and it would change the world. It became the PC's killer app, and the world would never be the same. On May 14, IBM quietly announced the end of the road for 1-2-3, along with Lotus Organizer and the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. Lotus 1-2-3's day is done." Impressive 30 year run.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:45 UTC
"There's a disconnect between how Apple CEO Tim Cook sees his company's tax strategies and how some members of the US Senate view it. That became clearer than ever today after Cook and two other Apple executives testified before Congress, explaining why they're holding most of their international income in Irish subsidiaries like Apple Operations International, which declare no tax residency anywhere in the world. AOI hasn't filed a tax return anywhere in the world for the last five years, yet it earned $30 billion in income from 2009 to 2012, according to a Senate report released yesterday." Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's just. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many more - these companies might not be breaking any laws, but it's obvious to anyone that what they are doing is scummy.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 15:53 UTC
The new WebKit Opera for Android has been released. "Opera 14 for Android is built on top of Chromium 26, with a total overhaul of the UI in native code, making it fit well with the latest Android design guidelines. Go get the build from Google Play or point your browser to m.opera.com, and give it a spin!"
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 22:43 UTC
The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web and interact with your computer just by moving your hands and fingers in the air. With Leap Motion technology and Windows, you can do everything that's possible with multi-touch inputs - without actually touching anything. This also means that existing applications in Windows 7 and 8 will respond to your natural hand and finger movements. Soon, we'll show you how Leap Motion will work with Mac OS X." Quite cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 21:50 UTC
PocketNow interviews Marc Dillon, and there's an interesting note about why Jolla is keeping the display properties under wraps: "We're leaving some of those details out because we do understand that there are a lot of really big players in the market and they tend to take certain components in the market and dominate them. We created the ability to actually be able to run Sailfish on multiple hardware displays and be able to swap components, so this is part of the demand and supply planning phase. We are committed to this industrial design which is a 4.5-inch display, an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera at the front, and the exact specs of the display we'll provide when we're close to delivery." Something you rarely hear anything about.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:15 UTC
"This is my NeXTstation Turbo Color booting the Mac System 7.1 Operating System using a hardware add-on called 'Daydream'. The Daydream has a Mac ROM and a few custom ICs in it and hooked up to the NeXTs DSP port. Turns your NeXT into a full fledged 68k powered Mac." So cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:11 UTC, submitted by Drumhellar
"The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Please note that all fixes in the prior security/bugfix updates (NetBSD 6.0.1 and 6.0.2) are also in 6.1."More News »
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DRM is some unremoveable software on a Windows Vista machine that is put there at the behest of the media owner. You said so yourself.
The thing is ... I am the owner of the machine, and the one who paid for it, I am the one who defines what the machine should be used for, I am the one who would pay for any software it needs to achieve that, and hence I am the one who should be able to say what software I want to run on said machine.
Likewise, I am the one who would purchase any content. I should be the one who gets to say where and when I enjoy that content.
If media owners and software providers believe they have any right to use my resources (my machine) to their ends ... they have another think coming. Guess again.
I'm not putting up with shoddy, slow-as-molasses Vista on my machine because some idiot American media mogul and his equally crass software company executive crony thinks I should.
Vista is not an upgrade. Of anything.
If one is going to take the trouble to migrate, then anyone with an ounce of sanity would move as far away from the clearly-not-built-for-my-purposes Vista as they possibly could.
Edited 2009-02-03 04:05 UTC