Comment Re:Wrong name (Score 1) 201
You can't rely on that for printf() or other varargs functions. It'll often work on many implementations but it is not valid.
Comment Re:Or, if we are about the open source, (Score 5, Insightful) 328
If someone else tries to make profit off of Apples product without license from Apple, then Apple is absolutely within their rights to prevent it.
It's perfectly legitimate to resell products at a profit without permission or "license" from the manufacturer. That's exactly what any retail store does to make money (in the case where they buy from a distributor and aren't the original manufacturer).
Comment Re:In other news (Score 1) 567
That's easy. Just do it outside!
Comment Re:Windows Installation Game (Score 2, Informative) 460
It's on Microsoft's FTP servers now:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/Hover.EXE
(Usual disclaimers about running random binaries go here...)
Comment Re:What about other keyboard manufacturers? (Score 1) 275
The only way to solve this (partially) with existing hardware would be to block access to hardware devices from applications running as non-root users, which is fundamentally contrary to the desire to get device drivers out of the kernel for stability.
Note that the root user account and the special priviledges usually given to it have nothing to do with kernel mode. Code running as root may be able to get code to run in kernel mode, such as by loading a kernel module (and in theory this priviledge could be given to other accounts as well), but is still running in regular user mode.
Comment Re:ISO Mounting? (Score 1) 509
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx
Look for "Microsoft Virtual CD Control Tool". They have had that on their site for years...
Comment Re:First Step (Score 1) 216
As I've said here before, no, you don't need Microsoft Windows to develop (near-) native applications for Windows Mobile. You can do so with Mono on Linux (or FreeBSD, or Mac OS X...) by copying the
Comment Re:Developer Friendly...Apple?!? Joking, Right? (Score 1) 617
As for having to buy a Mac - do you think it's possible to develop for windows mobile without having a windows-based PC?
Yes, it is; you can develop for WM with Mono on Linux. All you need to do is copy the
Comment Re:Ooh, a new color! (Score 1) 419
Anyone else find it amusing that Microsoft names their "cloud-based OS" on what the sky looks like when it's, well, cloudless?
Submission + - Black screen of darkness to haunt Vista pirates (computerworld.com)
jcatcw writes: Microsoft's Reduced Functionality mode was explained in an email to OEMs as the consequence of Vista piracy. It includes a black screen after 1 hour of browsing, no start menu or task bar, and no desktop. Using fear as a motivator, the email warns resellers to 'make sure your customers always get genuine Windows Vista preinstalled.'
Microsoft's Consent-or-Die Patent 179
theodp writes "Maybe you shouldn't get too attached to those new Windows Live services. On Tuesday, the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent for privacy policy change notification, which describes how to threaten users with the loss of their accounts and access to web sites and services should they refuse to consent to changes in a privacy policy. This includes the case where a user might object to allowing personal information, collected earlier with a promise of confidentiality, to be shared in the future with third parties. Also described is a 'Never Notify Me' option so you won't have to 'worry' over privacy policy changes."
RIAA Trying To Avoid a Jury Trial 183
Joe Elliot writes "Faced with a jury trial set to begin on October 1, the RIAA has filed a motion for summary adjudication of specific facts: that the RIAA owns the copyrights to the songs in a file-sharing case; that the registration is proper; and that the defendant wasn't authorized to copy or distribute the recordings. If the judge rules in their favor, Ars notes that it may turn into a Novell v SCO situation where the only thing left to be decided are the damages. There are some significant problems with the copyright registrations — they don't match up. 'Thomas argues that since she lacks the financial means to conduct a thorough examination of the ownership history (e.g., track the ownership of "Hysteria" from Mercury to UMG) for the songs she is accused of infringing the copyright to, her only opportunity to determine their true ownership is either via discovery or cross-examination at trial.' Ars also notes that the RIAA's biggest fear is of losing a case. 'A loss at trial would be catastrophic for the RIAA. It would give other defense attorneys a winning template while exposing the weaknesses of the RIAA's arguments. It would also prove costly from a financial standpoint, as the RIAA would have to foot the legal expenses for both itself and the defendant. Most of all, it would set an unwelcomed precedent: over 20,000 lawsuits filed and the RIAA loses the first one to go to a jury.'"
Submission + - Reshaping the Architecture of Memory
Nrbelex writes: Stuart S. P. Parkin, an I.B.M. research fellow largely unknown outside a small fraternity of physicists, thinks he is poised to bring about a breakthrough that could increase the amount of data stored on a chip or a hard drive by a factor of a hundred. If he proves successful in his quest, he will create a "universal" computer memory, one that can potentially replace dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and flash memory chips, and even make a "disk drive on a chip" possible. It could begin to replace flash memory in three to five years, scientists say.
Submission + - Eavesdropping Helpful Against Terrorist Plot (nytimes.com)
AcidPenguin9873 writes: The New York Times reports that the U.S. government's ability to eavesdrop on personal communications helped break up a terrorist plot in Germany. The intercepted phone calls and emails revealed a connection between the plotters and a breakaway cell of the terrorist group Islamic Jihad Union. What does this mean for the future of privacy in personal communications? From the article:
[McConnell's] remarks also represent part of intensifying effort by Bush administration officials to make permanent a law that is scheduled to expire in about five months. Without the law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Mr. McConnell said the nation would lose "50 percent of our ability to track, understand and know about these terrorists, what they're doing to train, what they're doing to recruit and what they're doing to try to get into this country."
Submission + - RIAA trying to avoid trial by jury next month (arstechnica.com)
Joe Elliot writes: Faced with a jury trial set to begin on October 1, the RIAA has filed a motion for summary adjudication of specific facts: that the RIAA owns the copyrights to the songs in a file-sharing case, that the registration is proper, and that the defendant wasn't authorized to copy or distribute the recordings. If the judge rules in their favor, Ars notes that it may turn into a Novell v SCO situation where the only thing left to be decided are the damages. There are some significant problems with the copyright registrations — they don't match up. 'Thomas argues that since she lacks the financial means to conduct a thorough examination of the ownership history (e.g., track the ownership of "Hysteria" from Mercury to UMG) for the songs she is accused of infringing the copyright to, her only opportunity to determine their true ownership is either via discovery or cross-examination at trial.' Ars also notes that the RIAA's biggest fear is that of losing a case. 'A loss at trial would be catastrophic for the RIAA. It would give other defense attorneys a winning template while exposing the weaknesses of the RIAA's arguments. It would also prove costly from a financial standpoint, as the RIAA would have to foot the legal expenses for both itself and the defendant. Most of all, it would set an unwelcomed precedent: over 20,000 lawsuits filed and the RIAA loses the first one to go to a jury.'
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