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Windows 10 Will Use the Cloud To Free Up Disk Space (arstechnica.com) 204

Posted by BeauHD from the behind-the-scenes dept.
The next update to Windows 10, due to be released in October, will be smarter about how it frees up disk space and cleans up temporary files. Ars Technica reports: As part of its Storage Sense feature, Windows will be able to automatically remove the local copies of OneDrive files (unless they've been set as always available offline). The operating system will determine which files to remove based on when they were opened: files used more recently than a certain number of days will be retained locally, while those that haven't been used will be replaced with placeholders. The system will remove files until the operating system reckons it has enough free space for normal operation.

Storage Sense will also be able to remove temporary or otherwise unneeded files such as system logs and image thumbnails. It will also be able to remove old files from the download directory. The temporary-file cleanup (which can also remove certain cache files, driver packages, old anti-virus definitions, and more) was previously handled by the Disk Cleanup tool. That tool is now deprecated, as Storage Sense does everything it used to do and more. Storage Sense can perform its cleanup process periodically (every day, week, or month) or automatically whenever the system is low on disk space.

Comment Re:Just what IT needs... (Score 1) 70

by espenskaufel (#57069296) Attached to: Microsoft Announces TypeScript 3.0
There is nothing inherently wrong with more programming languages. Following your logic, we should stop improving languages, and I disagree. The current state of languages is far better than just 5 years ago, but they are nowhere close to where they should be. There should be no need for highly specialized workers to make simple CRUD applications. The logic and ideas are not hard, it is understanding how to make then understandable for a machine that is.

Comment Re:Instead of extending JavaScript... (Score 1) 70

by espenskaufel (#57068986) Attached to: Microsoft Announces TypeScript 3.0
I really believe what Microsoft is doing with Blazor is the future. The requirements for different solutions and the preference of developers vary so much that trying to find a consensus is meaningless. Over time more languages will be able to run semi-native in a run-time environment so that projects can be developed using the best technology and language for the problem considering the skillset available.

Comment Re: I dislike Microsoft, too, but... (Score 1) 256

I agree with your comment about emotional attachment but remember that Microsoft are the ones that have official *Evangelists* singing the praise of their products. I take emotional attachment over religious zealots any day!

Why would you accept either? You should have a higher standard!
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US Navy Under Fire In Mass Software Piracy Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com) 121

Posted by BeauHD from the permission-granted dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In 2011 and 2012, the U.S. Navy began using BS Contact Geo, a 3D virtual reality application developed by German company Bitmanagement. The Navy reportedly agreed to purchase licenses for use on 38 computers, but things began to escalate. While Bitmanagement was hopeful that it could sell additional licenses to the Navy, the software vendor soon discovered the U.S. Government had already installed it on 100,000 computers without extra compensation. In a Federal Claims Court complaint filed by Bitmanagement two years ago, that figure later increased to hundreds of thousands of computers. Because of the alleged infringement, Bitmanagement demanded damages totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. In the months that followed both parties conducted discovery and a few days ago the software company filed a motion for partial summary judgment, asking the court to rule that the U.S. Government is liable for copyright infringement. According to the software company, it's clear that the U.S. Government crossed a line. In its defense, the U.S. Government had argued that it bought concurrent-use licenses, which permitted the software to be installed across the Navy network. However, Bitmanagement argues that it is impossible as the reseller that sold the software was only authorized to sell PC licenses. In addition, the software company points out that the word "concurrent" doesn't appear in the contracts, nor was there any mention of mass installations. The full motion brings up a wide range of other arguments as well which, according to Bitmanagement, make it clear that the U.S. Government is liable for copyright infringement.

Comment Re:Windows is easier for the average person to use (Score 1) 117

by espenskaufel (#53981425) Attached to: The City of Munich Might Stick With Linux
I agree with you. Most of the answers I see under here are from the same people you address in your post. Most people do not care about the operating system, and they never will, and they should be free not to care. They do not want configurability, package repositories, terminal windows and a GUI that changes fundamentally every few years (that is why Windows 8 was a disaster). They just want to do what they are required to and then go and live their normal lives.

Comment Re:FINALLY! (Score 1) 167

When did "Doing exactly what you want in an intuitive way is a basic function of any software.”? I thought that was the holy grail of software. I have still not used one source control system that I found hard to use and in my experience git-repos get messed-up more often than others (might be because they are the most common). Some devs seems to have problem understanding remotes and rebase.

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