__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 18:18 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 11:00 \__
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> __/ [ Jim Richardson ] on Tuesday 08 August 2006 03:58 \__
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>>>>> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:51:31 GMT,
>>>>> yttrx <yttrx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://kernel.macosforge.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Told ya.
>>>>>
>>>>> Excellent! that's good to know, thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe they felt the pinch of Linux? Closing of the kernel cost them a
>>>> few people and even resulted in some Ubuntu defections that influenced
>>>> people's minds (readers). Of course, there were other factors too:
>>>> proprietary software (lockins), DRM, etc. Some thought that closing of
>>>> the kernel was an indication of an ongoing new trend..
>>>>
>>>
>>> I suspect that it's much too little and much too late. As they've
>>> pulled out once, why not again, say, next year?
>>
>> Let them just open it, wait a few months and then behold some shocking
>> videos... (warning: do not follow link if you cannot stand the sight of OS
>> X used on professional hardware, rather than white and beige toys)
>>
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7540321621291755467
>>
>> So they can either accept it and face reality, or close the kernel again,
>> declare a freeze on further development of forks (people could probably
>> make Leopard available for your AMD). With Intel processors, Mac OS X
>> piracy is here to stay and most probably extend. So Apple will probably
>> call some legal bodies to start a new reign of terror.
>>
>> The only thing to prevent this is probably the advancement of Linux with
>> stunning technologies like Compiz/XGL. After all, people liked OS X for
>> its eye candy. At the time (when the kernel was open), XGL was not yet
>> ready. The wobbling menus were an experimental feature in Red Hat's lab
>> while Novell extended some things further. But it's still in testing...
>> almost ready for prime time on a production- or server-type environment.
>> I'm not sure if you have already seen it demonstrated on dual-head:
>>
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3085800747013767131&hl=en
>>
>
> No wonder Microsoft have been holding up Vista. That is a truly
> impressive demo. I'm not sure what the practical usage would be of
> this, but perhaps it could be useful for data-mining applications, with
> an n-sided object offering different ways into data structures, each
> underlying layer having another n-sides. For visualisation of
> relational database information, it could be good; also, it could be
> useful for exploring highly layered environments, like networks.
Interesting point. The revolving cube is often said to be useless (depends
who you ask). I never thought about it before, but one could rotate cube
(it's not strictly a cube, nor is it a box... it can have 8 sides, or more)
to explore rows and columns, as well as view a collection of nodes in
applications that embed and support a Z-axis/buffer. This would be wonderful
for modelling (modellers have view-point in a windows, which is not the
same). This could also convince software makers to port their application to
GNU/Linux where they have more versatility, for productivity. Useless 3-D?
That's 'flip mode' in Vista. Bloody impractical. Windows are cascaded such
that they conceal one another.
Best wishes,
Rou
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