People didn't want Linux netbooks, because they couldn't run the applications that they wanted on them. That's why so many were returned, and Linux quickly disappeared from the netbook scene. Why would you think it would be different this time around?

Okay, but am I still okay to wear my smartphone jockstrap? Not as convenient as a belt clip I'll agree...

That's a "famous last words" just waiting to happen. Yes, it's arguably more unlikely. But to say it won't ever happen is just dumb.

Years ago I created an alias for rm -rf called "nuke". I've been using it for so long that I just type it automatically whenever I need to use rm -rf. I've never created the alias under root though, so if I ever type it without thinking I'll save myself some potential heartache. It's not happened yet though.

I agree with your sentiment too. If I'm logged into a server, it's as root. I wouldn't be logged into the server if I didn't need to do something that wasn't as root, so what the hell would be the point?!

10 years support for a phone is never going to happen, and it shouldn't. A ten year old device like that would be hopelessly outdated. Even something 2 years old looks pretty pathetic nowadays. They should however be forced to provide updates for the duration of your contract. I know mobile contracts over in the US are pretty fucked up, but here in the UK my current phone is on a two year contract. I just got the update to 2.2 yesterday, but I've still got another 20+ months of contract to run. That's certainly going to cover 2.3, and probably the next version too. I really would like to know that I can have those updates when they're made available.

They go up!

How about DUFAOATGOTSIOAIISAUPTTDARGOMT (Don't Use Fucking Acronyms Once And Then Go On To Spell It Out As It Is An Utterly Pointless Thing To Do And Really Gets On My Tits!)

No I'm not, and I didn't say they wouldn't be successful. They may well be, and I hope they are. The question posed was whether this was the future of TV. I can't see it, there just isn't enough security in it for all those people working in TV to bet their working lives on.

I think there's certainly room for projects like these, and I hope to see more of it. But it's not going to replace regular TV making, much as we may wish it to be so.

"This production was possible due in no small part to the willingness of talented, professional people working for free"

I would have to concur.

Suddenly I'm proud to be British. God save the Queen!

What about just upgrading because you want to? Because you'd like to try it out. Because you have an interest in playing with the new toys? Obviously I'm not talking about doing this on a production server, but on a (spare, or virtual if required) home computer, why not?

I understand what you're getting at, and obviously you're using an extreme example, but if you have somone "working" for you who is spending that much time not working, you're drastically underusing your resources. Either that or you have too many people for the workload.