is the screen still made of glass that will shatter if you drop it to the ground? If glass, I hope they have managed to hardend it. Also I dont want those silly bands/rubber rings around the phone.
"This is where Scheme
really won. Because of its extremely algorithmic---almost
mathematical---nature, Scheme can be easily manipulated in a sort of
algebraic style. One can follow a series of rewrite rules (just about
blindly) to transform a program into another form with some desirable
property. This was exactly what I needed."
Can anyone explain this with an example? I have been pondering what he meant with this for a long time.
" 'One can follow a series of rewrite rules (just about blindly) to transform a program into another form with some desirable property. This was exactly what I needed.'
Can anyone explain this with an example? I have been pondering what he meant with this for a long time. "
see the cps-transform rewrite rules in "Essentials of Programming Languages". The first edition has the densest and most extensive explanation. The third edition has the clearest, but a relatively attenuated exposition.
it has. But I think its important to point out that freebsd and the bsd-stack is not in any way in competition with osx. Apple develops products, and earns money by creating products that average joe can operate with ease. This means that Apple is able to commoditize off open source, by taking and contributing back to their projects of interest. Free Software Foundation have their understanding of what freedom is. Unfortunately the fight for freedom has resulted in a rather complicated GPL v3 opposed to BSD-licenses which demand that your respect copyright and by that restricts you less than the GPLish licenses. It's ironic, but BSD offers more freedom than GPL. Also, it's a shame that VLC - being the most kick-ass videoplayer today - is hindered by legal issues.
As a funny sidenote, one could say that if you choose GPL you need to consult your legal-department. But if you choose BSD you don't even need a legal-department.
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