Comment Re:So marked for Corporations. (Score 1) 443
Oh god, you've just triggered some old unpleasant memories, and you're completely right: ICANN has just reinvented AOL Keywords, and similarly Netscape 4's Internet Keywords.
Oh god, you've just triggered some old unpleasant memories, and you're completely right: ICANN has just reinvented AOL Keywords, and similarly Netscape 4's Internet Keywords.
The only problem then is the hassle of convincing the PRS that such a thing as "Royalty Free Music" exists.
From time to time when they telephone here I consider screwing with them... trying the royalty free line... but I always end up thinking better of it and just tell them (the truth!) that we don't play any music here.
Intel licensed x86 to AMD originally because Intel was unable to keep up with demand.
It wasn't so much that Intel couldn't keep up with demand, more that IBM's policy required that a second source be available just in case they couldn't.
AMD has now breached the license. Intel has no responsibility to keep AMD in business. Intel can get another foundry to make x86 CPUs. There's no law against being a monopoly.
No, there is no law against being a monopoly. There are laws against being an abusive monopoly however. Intel has been convicted of abusing it's monopoly status in Japan, has at least been accused of doing so in the EU. Maybe AMD could file a complaint in the USA also and have it successfully investigated. Once convicted of being an abusive monopoly the rules change.
Natural law is against being a failure like AMD.
In theory the UK monarch can veto any law parliament puts before him or her. In practice, vetoing rarely happens as it can lead to the removal of the monarchs head. Intel should be careful just how far they push this as states could just decide they are abusing their position and remove their right to x86 all together.
XPIs can contain native binaries, but by default XPI installation is only allowed from a few whitelisted addresses (both subdomains of mozilla.org).
Trying to install an XPI from an an online source that isn't in the whitelist fails, but you are asked if you would like to add the source as an exception. It's also made pretty clear you should only do this if you have absolute trust in the source.
IIRC the main difference is that the only way to trigger an XPI install request is if you actually click on an XPI link. If a page requests an ActiveX control, the install request is triggered automatically.
I've noticed several design suggestions in your code.