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Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

jedisp...@gmail.com (Spork) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:23:17 UT

The larger the display the more noticeable also. I have a 100" screen
with a hd projector. Even at 720p you feel like you are there. I will
most likely continue to be a bluray customer even though at times I
would like to boycott. They will be purchased in extreme moderation
and when on sale.
Ignoring politics x264 is awesome. You can already take a full length

Re: Ping Hadron/Snit - Views on Lopez

tommy.bongae...@gmail.com (TomB) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:18:41 UT

On 2010-03-18, the following emerged from the brain of Snit:
It's really funny to see you defending one of the most stupid trolls
in this newsgroup. Let's keep this up.
His 'view' (I have a hard time calling it that) is that Linux is
closed source. How he comes to that conclusion is irrelevant. The
interesting thing is that you call me a liar for saying that this

Linux not true open source (again) - original article here

raylope...@gmail.com (RayLopez99) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:17:56 UT

Read it for yourself below.
Look at the huge influence a handful of programmers have--and the
inordinate influence Red Hat has in the 'signing off' process--36.4%
of the total.
De facto, Linux is not open source. Sure, anybody can read the source
code, but corporate policy forbids Microsoft employees from commenting

A place where Gimp beats Photoshop

use...@gallopinginsanity.com (Snit) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:14:57 UT

OK, been playing with both and have to say, GIMP is far ahead in the area of
making favicons. Easy to make multi-sized ones... I assume it can be done
in Photoshop with some plugin or whatever but cannot find how. Heck,
without a plugin Photoshop cannot even make a single-sized favicon.
Photoshop comes as part of the web design suites... it *should* have this.

Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

z...@fake.invalid (ZnU) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:11:02 UT

In article
<06c3b734-f73a-4390-a53a-76255 6c8f...@d27g2000yqf.googlegrou ps.com>,
Well, it will be annoying for web developers to have to deliver video
both ways, and Firefox users won't benefit from HTML5 video.
But this does reveal the absurdity of the Mozilla Foundation's position.
Merely not supporting H.264 video via HTML5 won't actually prevent H.264

Re: 3 things you did not know about Linux (three strikes and you're ??out)

raylope...@gmail.com (RayLopez99) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:10:29 UT

Wrong. Either you have security, or you don't. Microsoft updates,
sometimes weekly patches. Linux apparently waits until a 'concensus'
forms, with who knows how many programmers, but primarily Red Hat (see
the OP) leading the way, and then issues a patch. Which is more
secure--weekly patches or 'when consensus forms'? I vote for the

Re: Linux is not true open source--it's funded by Red Hat

raylope...@gmail.com (RayLopez99) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:06:06 UT

On Mar 18, 11:44 pm, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet.com >
wrote:
No. You misunderstood.
Incorrect. The original article stated 36% of the changes were
sponsored by Red Hat. But let's for the sake of argument take your
figure of 14%--that's still a big number.
There's no difference. Change in code = new code, always.

Re: So linux security not perfect but still better than windows?

m...@cumulus.com (GreyCloud) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 23:04:45 UT

You mean that there used to be a couple of viruses out there. The holes
were fixed... just like the viruses found for Linux, and the holes were
fixed.
Yet, I have yet to get one virus in the 6 years I've used OS X.
I think that speaks for itself.

Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

ahlstr...@launchmodem.com (Chris Ahlstrom) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:55:44 UT

ZnU pulled this Usenet boner:
Well, prove your case. Disk space is cheap. Dirt cheap, as the trolls
claim. Google gives away a couple Gigs/person.
Programming is costly, and you also have to make it work on at least three
platforms.
So is paying the royalty.
So you think the trend will always be in that direction, then.

Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

ahlstr...@launchmodem.com (Chris Ahlstrom) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:50:22 UT

ZnU pulled this Usenet boner:
What is your definition of "aggregate internet backbone bandwidth"?
Google comes up empty on that exact phrase.
So, are you claiming that if everyone now started streaming 1080p,
no one would notice any slowdowns? Whether via MPEG or H.624?
Whether on cable or DSL?

Re: Ping Hadron/Snit - Views on Lopez

use...@gallopinginsanity.com (Snit) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:49:55 UT

Rick stated in post CeqdnZO7tNlyMT_WnZ2dnUVZ_tidn. ..@supernews.com on
3/18/10 3:45 PM:
...
What spin? Read my response... you and TomB went out of your way to
misrepresent someone's views. You were called on it. You can, if you wish,
say you were truly ignorant and not just feigning... whatever. Even when

Re: Ping Hadron/Snit - Views on Lopez

n...@mail.invalid (Rick) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:45:03 UT

Be careful. You might get dizzy from the spin he's going to put on it.

Re: Ping Hadron/Snit - Views on Lopez

use...@gallopinginsanity.com (Snit) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:44:24 UT

TomB stated in post 20100318232751....@usenet.drum scum.be on 3/18/10 3:32
PM:
Form my quick skimming of the relevant thread, his point is that few people
are reviewing and working with the Linux code... and thus the benefits of
its open source nature are not really there - making it, effectively, like

Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

z...@fake.invalid (ZnU) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:43:20 UT

In article <hnu4fb$21...@news.eternal-sep tember.org>,
Err... you really think it cost Google as much to implement Theora
decoding as it would cost to transcode and store Theora versions of
everything on YouTube? That seems pretty unlikely.
The change thus far has been in the opposite direction, with more and

Re: Microsoft backs HTML5/H.264 and SVG in IE9

z...@fake.invalid (ZnU) — Thu, 18 Mrz. 2010 22:40:28 UT

In article <9g45q5t8h3d0dm8l1bbtfrg6k206v kj...@4ax.com>,
The difference is really, really obvious on correctly configured home
theater setups. It is, however, true that probably less than 5% of homes
actually have correctly configured home theater setups.
That's a scare story ISPs tell to justify discriminatory bandwidth