Developing cars requires significant capital investment, so open source works fine for software or things that can be built like race cars/one offs. It would be very, very hard to make it work on a wider scale.
Never mind the fact that, at one point, 70% of Mercedes warranty problems were due to electronics integration issues. And if there is one area where open source has been shown to be poor, it's integration between complex, high-level systems.
However, Linux and open source will be the standard for telematics, there is no doubt about that. Both Android and Genivi are providing good base platforms for this, but that's just a very small portion of the overall car.
On the ECU side, Ford's ECC has been modified extensively by third-parties, so it's not like there are huge barriers to accessing existing systems at some manufacturers.
In the end, what is probably going to happen is that open source will be used in telematics to provide an open platform for third parties to develop on, while the rest of the computing systems will have open interfaces to mitigate integration issues.
Not in my experience. DeadHeads were among the first to adopt portable digital recordings and many of those were later made available in FLAC format. And, even before digital, people would have portable reel-to-reel deck. As someone else pointed out, you could often plug into the soundboard, as close to a first-generation source as you could ever get for a live recording.
So, between FLAC, MiniDisc, DAT and other high-quality portable recording gear, Grateful Dead tapes were among the best live recordings out there, often better than official live recordings from other bands.
OTOH, what it did do is create a rabid fan base and was a strategy followed by other Dead-tribute bands like Phish.
Having spent many years working with open source...
... I think I can say there is a world of difference between using free software and using it for free. Most (all?) large organizations have support contracts with companies like Open Logic, Red Hat, IBM and Oracle, effectively displacing the cost of upfront licensing to support and maintenance. Yes, the overall costs might be down a bit, but costs have also moved from capex to opex, something which is going to cause lots of pain in the longer term.
It's worthwhile to remember that no middle manager will risk their career on a piece of unsupported software (or at least, not supported by a commercial contract), something which is a key dynamic in enabling commercial open source businesses.
And, in the end, I don't see a lot of IT budgets being substantially reduced, it's just a lot of cost displacement. CIO have a schizophrenic task of both reducing costs and increasing their budgets, open source and 'free' software accomplishes both admirably well...
I think what most people are missing is that NetFlix streaming is likely tied to the amount of DVDs NetFlix owns of each movie, ie. streaming is the same as getting the physical copy. So, when a movie comes out, it's both volume constrained and more expensive.
By delaying for a little bit, they are giving up some viewership that they would have lost anyway by not having enough DVD stock (either for physical delivery or for streaming), but they are also able to get the DVDs at a lower price.
It seems to be that a large part of bar association rules are aimed at preventing true competition among lawyers, thus keeping fees high.
The US is pretty interesting as there is one group of people who have basically completely gamed the political system - the lawyers. Because of this, it's likely that there will never be any attempts at breaking the bar association monopolies or creating laws that are more open and friendly to the public....
The Israeli system works because of heavy surveillance...
The Israeli system only works because of extremely heavy internal surveillance. I'll give you a small example of my wife traveling there on business several years ago.
When she went to leave, she was stopped and questioned at the airport about why she had not spent one night in here hotel. She had actually spent the night at an old college roommate's house, who they then called to verify. The questioning continued and it was very obvious that she had been followed the whole time she was there. BTW, she is Dutch, lives in the US and was working for Accenture at the time.
Luckily for my wife, her old roommate was an investigative reporter for one of the TV networks and showed up 20 min later with a full crew asking awkward questions about why my wife was being detained. Which was probably a good thing as they were busy tearing apart her luggage and it was increasingly looking like she was going to spend more time in Israel as a guest of the state....
Bottom line, it's not airport security that's effective in Israel, it's the heavy internal surveillance. As to whether Americans would tolerate this level of surveillance, I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.
... it's one of my pet theories that the cost of producing sophisticated stuff has gone through the floor in the past 5 years and a lot more technology to 'make stuff' is available to average people.
Everything from on-demand parts manufacture (eMachineShop & Shapeways) to sophisticated electronics and communications hardware (SparkFun) to low cost microcontroller platforms (Arduino). All this has lead to some crazy attempts at creating insanely complicated things like UAVs and cars through variants of crowdsourcing (DIY Drones and Local-Motors).
And I think we ain't seen nothing yet. Talk about an industrial revolution...
"Doug Kaye, who had been publishing MP3 recordings of his interviews at IT Conversations since June, created an RSS feed with enclosures.[17] IT Conversations, now part of the nonprofit Conversations Network, remains the oldest still-running podcast."
I would say that that comment could only come from someone that has NEVER learned another language. Static video of any kind is a fantastic way of improving/learning a language and interactive video is even better.
I know someone who has a perfect command of English and, more importantly, American idioms, almost solely through watching television... They are too old to have extensively played video games, but had they been younger, I have no doubt it would have played a huge part in their learning.
Er, I lived in Europe for almost 20 years. Bottled water was FAR more popular in Europe and existed way before it ever appeared in the US. I was always surprised at the lack of bottled water in the US in the 1970's and 1980's. Just look up brands like Spa, Vittle, Evian and, as someone else mentioned, Perrier. They've been around for a century or more.
I would actually go so far as to say that bottled water, the kind that is portable, not in 3 gallon jugs, was almost invited in Europe it's such a common staple. In fact, to this day if you go a restaurant, they will ask you if you want a bottle of water, something I've never even encountered in the US.
There are at least three other open source voting systems, all of which have been proven in national elections, one of which was at least 4x the size of any USA election.
Seem redundant to me. Now, if they had announced an open hardware platform for running existing open source voting software, that might have been interesting. But, while this might have been interesting 3-5 years ago, now it just smacks of desperation.
+! for good content. Among the many gems that are being lost:
- how to deal with SmartStart on Compaq servers
- how to fix your broken Nakamichi Soundspace 3
- Datsun workshop 240Z brake conversion howto
- casting plastics howto
- how to fix your broken dash on a '66 Alfa Romeo Giulia
- flooded battery specs
- homemade cnc router howto
- Jensen FF info page
- detailed parts drawings from several AWD vehicles
And that's just what I had bookmarked. I've saved all of it to PDF...
On the post: As Cars Get More Complicated, Maybe Open Source Is The Way
Open source is not a solution to everything...
Never mind the fact that, at one point, 70% of Mercedes warranty problems were due to electronics integration issues. And if there is one area where open source has been shown to be poor, it's integration between complex, high-level systems.
However, Linux and open source will be the standard for telematics, there is no doubt about that. Both Android and Genivi are providing good base platforms for this, but that's just a very small portion of the overall car.
On the ECU side, Ford's ECC has been modified extensively by third-parties, so it's not like there are huge barriers to accessing existing systems at some manufacturers.
In the end, what is probably going to happen is that open source will be used in telematics to provide an open platform for third parties to develop on, while the rest of the computing systems will have open interfaces to mitigate integration issues.
Chris.
On the post: French Government Looking To Set Up The Great Firewall Of France?
In typical French fashion...
You see, it's a French game to avoid laws you don't like, I don't think this will be any different.
Chris.
On the post: Grateful Dead Always Knew How To Connect With Fans
Re: Lasnick�s Maw
On the post: Grateful Dead Always Knew How To Connect With Fans
Re:
Not in my experience. DeadHeads were among the first to adopt portable digital recordings and many of those were later made available in FLAC format. And, even before digital, people would have portable reel-to-reel deck. As someone else pointed out, you could often plug into the soundboard, as close to a first-generation source as you could ever get for a live recording.
So, between FLAC, MiniDisc, DAT and other high-quality portable recording gear, Grateful Dead tapes were among the best live recordings out there, often better than official live recordings from other bands.
OTOH, what it did do is create a rabid fan base and was a strategy followed by other Dead-tribute bands like Phish.
On the post: CIOs Jumping On The Free Software Bandwagon
Re:
In case you are interested...
On the post: CIOs Jumping On The Free Software Bandwagon
Re:
On top of that, Apache comes as part of RHEL, so if you have RHEL support, Apache is supported.
Yes, I know it doesn't seem to make sense, but no middle manager is just downloading and installing Apache in a vacuum....
On the post: CIOs Jumping On The Free Software Bandwagon
Having spent many years working with open source...
It's worthwhile to remember that no middle manager will risk their career on a piece of unsupported software (or at least, not supported by a commercial contract), something which is a key dynamic in enabling commercial open source businesses.
And, in the end, I don't see a lot of IT budgets being substantially reduced, it's just a lot of cost displacement. CIO have a schizophrenic task of both reducing costs and increasing their budgets, open source and 'free' software accomplishes both admirably well...
On the post: Obama's Director Of Citizen Participation Patents Displaying News With Financial Info
Er, Bloomberg?
http://www.moaf.org/exhibits/financial_markets/exhibit_pics/Bloombergterminalweb.jpg
ht tp://www.kalliwoda.net/bilder/TMY_04_09_2006_sg550053.gif
And this classic
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/files/bank_jamaica.JPG
On the post: Netflix Exec Claims That Delaying Movie Rentals For A Month Benefits Customers
Streams tied to actual DVDs
By delaying for a little bit, they are giving up some viewership that they would have lost anyway by not having enough DVD stock (either for physical delivery or for streaming), but they are also able to get the DVDs at a lower price.
On the post: Florida Not A Fan Of The Internet; Potentially Rules Out Lawyer Blogs
Preventing competition
The US is pretty interesting as there is one group of people who have basically completely gamed the political system - the lawyers. Because of this, it's likely that there will never be any attempts at breaking the bar association monopolies or creating laws that are more open and friendly to the public....
On the post: Time For 'Israelification' Of U.S. Airports?
The Israeli system works because of heavy surveillance...
When she went to leave, she was stopped and questioned at the airport about why she had not spent one night in here hotel. She had actually spent the night at an old college roommate's house, who they then called to verify. The questioning continued and it was very obvious that she had been followed the whole time she was there. BTW, she is Dutch, lives in the US and was working for Accenture at the time.
Luckily for my wife, her old roommate was an investigative reporter for one of the TV networks and showed up 20 min later with a full crew asking awkward questions about why my wife was being detained. Which was probably a good thing as they were busy tearing apart her luggage and it was increasingly looking like she was going to spend more time in Israel as a guest of the state....
Bottom line, it's not airport security that's effective in Israel, it's the heavy internal surveillance. As to whether Americans would tolerate this level of surveillance, I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.
On the post: Stop Wallowing And Start Doing Cool Stuff With Business Models, The Wil Wheaton Edition
Distributed light manufacturing...
Everything from on-demand parts manufacture (eMachineShop & Shapeways) to sophisticated electronics and communications hardware (SparkFun) to low cost microcontroller platforms (Arduino). All this has lead to some crazy attempts at creating insanely complicated things like UAVs and cars through variants of crowdsourcing (DIY Drones and Local-Motors).
And I think we ain't seen nothing yet. Talk about an industrial revolution...
Chris.
On the post: EFF Looks To Bust Bogus Podcasting Patent; Needs Prior Art
Re: Contact Doug Kaye
"Doug Kaye, who had been publishing MP3 recordings of his interviews at IT Conversations since June, created an RSS feed with enclosures.[17] IT Conversations, now part of the nonprofit Conversations Network, remains the oldest still-running podcast."
On the post: EFF Looks To Bust Bogus Podcasting Patent; Needs Prior Art
Contact Doug Kaye
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-kaye/0/24/a53
On the post: Venezuelan Government Blames Video Games For Violence, Implements Widespread Ban
Re: English as a video game language
I know someone who has a perfect command of English and, more importantly, American idioms, almost solely through watching television... They are too old to have extensively played video games, but had they been younger, I have no doubt it would have played a huge part in their learning.
On the post: Pepsi Told To Pay Over A Billion Dollars For 'Stealing' The Idea For Bottled Water
Re:
I would actually go so far as to say that bottled water, the kind that is portable, not in 3 gallon jugs, was almost invited in Europe it's such a common staple. In fact, to this day if you go a restaurant, they will ask you if you want a bottle of water, something I've never even encountered in the US.
On the post: Surprise: Sequoia To Open Source E-voting Code
Why do we need this?
Seem redundant to me. Now, if they had announced an open hardware platform for running existing open source voting software, that might have been interesting. But, while this might have been interesting 3-5 years ago, now it just smacks of desperation.
Chris.
On the post: Time To Take Down That Animated Under Construction GIF; GeoCities Goes Away
Re: I'll tell you whom
- how to deal with SmartStart on Compaq servers
- how to fix your broken Nakamichi Soundspace 3
- Datsun workshop 240Z brake conversion howto
- casting plastics howto
- how to fix your broken dash on a '66 Alfa Romeo Giulia
- flooded battery specs
- homemade cnc router howto
- Jensen FF info page
- detailed parts drawings from several AWD vehicles
And that's just what I had bookmarked. I've saved all of it to PDF...
On the post: Even The Open Source Community Gets Overly Restrictive At Times
Re: Re: Re: It's about user freedom, not developer control
-- Because the GPL enforces locking in all sorts sneaking ways, that creates a lot of commercial opportunity. --
Talks about unintended consequences.... And, believe you me, every corporate counsel in the US (and abroad) knows this very, very well.
On the post: Even The Open Source Community Gets Overly Restrictive At Times
Re: Re: Re: It's about user freedom, not developer control
-- Because the GPL enforces locking in all sorts sneaking ways, that creates a lot of commercial opportunity. --
Talks about unintended consequences.... And, believe you me, every corporate counsel in the US (and abroad) knows this very, very well.
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