From the Report: "Confusion over OSS license terms is a major issue, as ISVs and customers of open source do not fully understand license obligations."
"The sheer number of OSI-approved licenses was not a major concern to most participants."
"Incompatibility of licenses--specifically that software distributed under the GPL often cannot be used with software distributed under MPL, Eclipse or Apache licenses--was a serious concern for everyone."
"Think Tank participants bemoaned the lack of a business-friendly license that adequately addresses issues such as copyright, patents, attribution and indemnification."
"These licensing issues have led to higher-than-expected legal costs for opensource vendors vs. proprietary vendors of comparable size."
"GPLv3(Draft2)was a subject of much concern at the Think Tank....Fears included the potential for a fork in Linux...The anti-DRM provision was universally disliked,as it was viewed as social policy masquerading as a software license. Overall, participants generally felt that businesses would manage to reduce their exposure to GPLv3, mainly through policies restricting the procurement or use of GPLv3 software. This could have serious repercussions on the future of opensource if many open source projects are license their software under GPLv3, forcing customers to make hard decisions on whether or not they should continue using GPL software, including Linux."
It is a little more complicated than that. From judiasm.about.com, a known chalachic authority: "Organ donation is permitted in the case when an organ is needed for a specific, immediate transplant. In such a case, it is a great mitzvah for a Jew to donate organs to save another person's life. Organ donation is not necessarily limited to dead people: Someone who can afford to spare a kidney, for example, may donate one to someone in need.
Yet in consideration of the prohibition against desecrating the body, it is forbidden to simply donate to an "organ bank," where there is no specific, immediate recipient. Furthermore, for general medical research or for students to practice in medical school, a Jew is not permitted to donate organs.
Even when there is a specific, immediate transplant, you need to be careful, because oftentimes in order to obtain organs as fresh as possible, a doctor will remove the organ before the patient is actually "dead" according to Jewish law. The doctor is therefore effectively killing the patient, which is of course forbidden.
The bottom line is that each case comes with its own myriad of detailed halachic factors. So before gong ahead with any procedure, you need to consult with a rabbi well-versed in Talmud and Jewish law. It is clearly not as simple as blankly signing an organ donation card."
And to the parent of the post who accuses the bartender of "religiously profiling" a jewish kid who was using a fake id and giving him an earful...I would have too. Thats why Jewish people do, look after each other, and make sure that each member of the tribe know that stepping out of line is a shame to the whole community.
Looks slick and professional on first glance. No ads. Nice color scheme. Mail isn't automatically saved to the sent mail folder. Attaching a file to an email requires two clicks, one to browse for the attachment, and one to upload it. The interface seems fast. I tried using the gmail hotkeys, like f, c, and it didn't work. bummer. Only 2 gigs of storage space. Overall rating: 78/100
Well, I think that Verizon is incorrectly interpreting "petition to redress grievances" broadly as the "ability to communicate and express whatever is on the corporations mind" to the government. In general, a person or corporation can do this, and may not be penalized by the government for doing so. However, if you have an agreement to keep information private, you can still release the information to the government, but you will be liable for contract damages to your customers.
They can and do have that right. If someone hacks into a Thai server, steals millions of dollars in credit card information, and the Thai government wants to prosecute the offender, I am sure that the US would gladly hand the criminal mastermind over to Thai authorities. We all agree that stealing is bad. Not all of us agree that criticizing the government is criminal however, and the US would never extradite someone for this "offense". It is a public policy exception to the general extradition rule.
I do not think that anyone in a Western Style democracy will be handed over to the Thai authorities to be prosecuted for this type of thought crime, because it goes against numerous public policies, such as freedom of speech. Egad, the USA was founded on the concept of being able to criticize and make fun of royalty.
I am surprised that the usual smart people on slashdot can't get their heads around the concept that "physical presence" in a country is only one of many ways to subject yourselves to that countries laws. Doing business with a country's citizens, through the mail or over the telephone, or over the internet is enough of a contact. And even if there are extensive contacts, there are very strong overriding public policies which would prohibit such an extradition.
That being said, If I was a YouTube executive or employee, I wouldn't travel to Thailand, because then they could arrest you physically there, and there would be very little that your government could do about your prosecution.
The DMCA is unconstitional, and regardless of what Congress, the Supreme Court, the President, or any company says, it is non-binding in terms of the moral realization that Congress, and honestly no State organization, can prevent you from freely airing your opinions. You are free to talk, but no one has to listen.
So, who gets to decide what is constitutional? You? My grandmother? Who put them in charge? Last I checked, the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what is constitutional in the US.
Even under your natural rights theory, you are not free to publish libelous or defamatory statements, nor information which is a trade secret or covered under the DMCA. Copyright law has nothing to do with this issue.
I hate these AACS asshats as much as you do, but at least realize that our country is governed by laws, and not men.
BTW, I think that there is a strong argument that this is a freedom of speech issue, if people are using the code in music, tattoos, and other forms of artistic expression. Who knows how a judge would rule on that though.
I wish I had mod points to mod you up, but I don't, so I added you as a friend. That being said, this is the first time that I have seen the court release a video on the internet that was relevant to the case. This is sort of huge, since we now know that the court has the capability to make and publish videos. I hope live broadcasts of oral arguments are next!
Mod Parent Troll??? "Digg is the wasteland of the internet a collection of myspace level users posting stupid content."
I use both digg and reddit on a daily basis using RSS feeds on my pageflakes. It provides me with lots of good internet content. I prefer digg over reddit for a variety of reasons. Primarily because I can block users who I disagree with, who are abusive, and who are trolls. Luckily, Slashdot has similar features, and I am thinking about putting Minter92 on my Foe list. Hehe.
"as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first CG shooting,"
"Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b..., puke. So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P 90s and started shooting everyone, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did."
This kid was correctly removed from the classroom. He should be examined by psychiatrists and a judgment should be made as to his mental health and well-being. If he is not a danger to anyone, he should be allowed back. This decision shouldn't be left to school officials, but to qualified medical professions.
That being said, this kid sounds like a fuckin nut job.
I'd love to switch to Vista, but I can't because Q-media, the company in charge of shipping Vista CDs for XP upgrades for Cyberpower, has taken my $10 shipping fee, and has not shipped Vista to me, despite a phone call and a promise to do so. What gives? Has anyone else tried to upgrade to Vista, but been stymied by 3rd party companies who aren't shipping disks?
Can you please provide a citation to some case law or a statute that says that you can't threaten immediate legal action for a legitimate complaint about someone's behavior in the United States?
Of course you can't...because there is no such law. There is no law which states that in order for a lawsuit to be legit that it has to be the last resort. There is no law which states that you can't threaten to sue somebody for a wrong done to you. Or that there has to be a step by step escalation.
Sorry to tell ya buddy, but your right to sue accrues whenever your rights have been violated. If someone punches you in the face, or someone infringes on your copyright, or someone defames you, you don't have to "try to work it out" - you can get in front of a judge immediately. Provided, of course, that you have an arguably legitimate cause of action, which as we all know, is a very very low threshold. [Lots of conservatives believe (wrongly) that when you have a right, you don't necessarily have a remedy, but thats another conversation]
However, as a general rule of life in general, your absolutely correct...you shouldn't sue right away and you should try to work things out privately before going to the lawyer.
"....fail to take into account that these laws have no juristriction in other countries"
Well, that is because most of the lawmakers are also lawyers, and are familiar with a legal concept called "Long Arm Jurisdiction" which allows a Federal Court to use the most relevant state's long arm statute to pursue foreign states. For example: "LOCAL INJURY; FOREIGN ACT. In any action claiming injury to person or property within this state arising out of an act or omission outside this state by the defendant, provided in addition that at the time of the injury, either: (a) Solicitation or service activities were carried on within this state by or on behalf of the defendant; or (b) Products, materials or things processed, serviced or manufactured by the defendant were used or consumed within this state in the ordinary course of trade."
The use of a long arm statute is usually constitutional where the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state and there has been reasonable notice of the action against him or her. Courts look at 3 factors: purposeful availment of an individual or entity to another jurisdiction, whether an act was done in another jurisdiction, and whether the jurisdiction is reasonable for the defendant to expect to defend himself there.
So, if a judgment is obtained in a US Court, there is a process, by treaty or letters rogatory, to execute and enforce the judgment in the foreign country.
My computer was up and running with the default install. However, it was running at a less than optimum resolution. So, I used a Ubuntu's new tool to install the proprietary NVIDIA drivers.
So, of course, my 8800GTS does not work with Ubuntu's version of NVIDIAs drivers and xorg crashed. Which is total BS since Nvidia's latest drivers (which have been around for at least a month) work with the 8800GTS.
Why alienate users?! They should have delayed the release.
(Also, where is the Fiesty Install Guide? The only one I can find is the 6.10 Install/Help Guide. Why isn't documentation released the same day as the binaries. WTF!?!)
(And...where is support for my Creative X-Fi Sound Card?!!? This isn't Ubuntu's fault, it is Creative's and ALSA's fault for not getting their asses in gear. I don't want to wait till 3rd Q of 2007 for support!!!)
...with non-attorneys. Filing any type of case, especially in small claims court, is full of legal booby-traps and pitfalls. If you are going to go to court, any court, bring a lawyer. A judge will typically deal with a lawyer differently than with someone who is representing themselves "pro-se". A layperson trying to make a legal argument will often be ignored for the same reason why a judge would ignore a layperson trying to make a medical or scientific argument. You're not believable and You're not an expert and You're not trained. Plus, lawyers generally know how to behave themselves and represent others in court. And they know how the judges behave and can tailor arguments. Laypeople often make total asses out of themselves in small claims court, and lots of cases are junked for that reason.
Trying to file a brief with a small claims judge is an exercise in futility. The rules allow it, but the judges and clerks frown on it, typically. Filing a brief...is equivalent to setting yourself up for failure. Just my humble non-legal opinion.
Got a link to that study? I found some studies on PubMed from the 70s and early 80s with mixed findings that Sodium Nitrate causes certain kinds of cancer...I mean, come on, isn't this stuff found naturally all over the place, including our saliva?
If you don't believe that man has certain inalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, what the fuck are you doing in my country?
PS - I am a flaming liberal and I understand that we can disagree on the extent and range of what free speech (and other rights) should be protected from government inference. But if you don't believe that people should have a right to a trial and a grand jury, or should be justly compensated for a governmental taking, or should be treated equally under the law, then you should leave this country and go to Burma. 'Nuff said.
You have identified the flaw in the logic of most of the/. posters today: They don't understand how the income tax system works. In general, gross income is income from any source derived. So, what exactly is income? According to the IRS, income is an accession to wealth and is taxable as gross income only if it results from a realization event. Realization occurs when "complete dominion" is asserted over the property. Taxing unrealized appreciation would cause too many administrative problems and people may lack the money to pay the tax. This is primarily a timing question.
So, if you buy a "Vorpal Sword +5" for $1 on Ebay and then sell it a year later on Ebay for $100, you will get taxed for $99 when you sell it...not while you are using it during the game.
Get it? To see if you understand the concept, answer these two question: 1) You find a diamond ring on the beach in real life. Is the value of the ring gross income? 2) You buy a a stock at $1 a share,and it rises to $20 a share. Is the $19 taxable? (Answers: 1) yes, u exercise complete dominion over it 2) no, you haven't sold it yet) Bonus: You find a copy of the declaration of independence in the back of a painting. Is the value of the document gross income? Why? How much tax will you have to pay if you sell it for $1 million if you bought the painting for a dollar?
Are there any that will upload your co-ordinates to google maps? Or is there a way to hack this using certain gps units? Can I download a data file from my gps to my computer and then upload it at home? Help out the newb with some links!
I would have been an early adopter of Vista -- Unfortunately, my upgrade from XP to Vista hasn't arrived yet from Q-Media, the corporation which Cyberpower and Microsoft outsourced the dirty work of distributing the upgrade CDs. So, I've been screwed out of $10 Shipping and Handling for a product I haven't seen or that has been delivered, for over 2 months.
Nonsense. Say I attend a convention (let's say its a Linux convention) and hear a great presentation by a Linux guru, full of great tips and insights. He gives me a usb key with a 'tape' of his lecture in ogg format, with the expectation that I will pass around the USB to my friends and let them listen to the great one's insights on GNU/Linux. I did not enter into any contract in obtaining this USB key. Does this mean that I can make a copy of the ogg file and put it up on my web site? I think that it is IMPLIED that the answer is YES!
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From the Report:
"Confusion over OSS license terms is a major issue, as ISVs and customers of open source do not fully understand license obligations."
"The sheer number of OSI-approved licenses was not a major concern to most participants."
"Incompatibility of licenses--specifically that software distributed under the GPL often cannot be used with
software distributed under MPL, Eclipse or Apache licenses--was a serious concern for everyone."
"Think Tank participants bemoaned the lack of a business-friendly license that adequately addresses issues such as copyright, patents, attribution and indemnification."
"These licensing issues have led to higher-than-expected legal costs for opensource vendors vs. proprietary vendors of comparable size."
"GPLv3(Draft2)was a subject of much concern at the Think Tank....Fears included the potential for a fork in Linux...The anti-DRM provision was universally disliked,as it was viewed as social policy masquerading as a software license. Overall,
participants generally felt that businesses would manage to reduce their exposure to GPLv3, mainly through policies restricting the procurement or use of GPLv3 software. This could have serious repercussions on the future of opensource if many open source projects are license their software under GPLv3, forcing customers to make hard decisions on whether or not they should continue using GPL software, including Linux."
It is a little more complicated than that. From judiasm.about.com, a known chalachic authority:
"Organ donation is permitted in the case when an organ is needed for a specific, immediate transplant. In such a case, it is a great mitzvah for a Jew to donate organs to save another person's life. Organ donation is not necessarily limited to dead people: Someone who can afford to spare a kidney, for example, may donate one to someone in need.
Yet in consideration of the prohibition against desecrating the body, it is forbidden to simply donate to an "organ bank," where there is no specific, immediate recipient. Furthermore, for general medical research or for students to practice in medical school, a Jew is not permitted to donate organs.
Even when there is a specific, immediate transplant, you need to be careful, because oftentimes in order to obtain organs as fresh as possible, a doctor will remove the organ before the patient is actually "dead" according to Jewish law. The doctor is therefore effectively killing the patient, which is of course forbidden.
The bottom line is that each case comes with its own myriad of detailed halachic factors. So before gong ahead with any procedure, you need to consult with a rabbi well-versed in Talmud and Jewish law. It is clearly not as simple as blankly signing an organ donation card."
And to the parent of the post who accuses the bartender of "religiously profiling" a jewish kid who was using a fake id and giving him an earful...I would have too. Thats why Jewish people do, look after each other, and make sure that each member of the tribe know that stepping out of line is a shame to the whole community.
Looks slick and professional on first glance. No ads. Nice color scheme. Mail isn't automatically saved to the sent mail folder. Attaching a file to an email requires two clicks, one to browse for the attachment, and one to upload it. The interface seems fast. I tried using the gmail hotkeys, like f, c, and it didn't work. bummer. Only 2 gigs of storage space. Overall rating: 78/100
Well, I think that Verizon is incorrectly interpreting "petition to redress grievances" broadly as the "ability to communicate and express whatever is on the corporations mind" to the government. In general, a person or corporation can do this, and may not be penalized by the government for doing so. However, if you have an agreement to keep information private, you can still release the information to the government, but you will be liable for contract damages to your customers.
They can and do have that right. If someone hacks into a Thai server, steals millions of dollars in credit card information, and the Thai government wants to prosecute the offender, I am sure that the US would gladly hand the criminal mastermind over to Thai authorities. We all agree that stealing is bad. Not all of us agree that criticizing the government is criminal however, and the US would never extradite someone for this "offense". It is a public policy exception to the general extradition rule.
I do not think that anyone in a Western Style democracy will be handed over to the Thai authorities to be prosecuted for this type of thought crime, because it goes against numerous public policies, such as freedom of speech. Egad, the USA was founded on the concept of being able to criticize and make fun of royalty.
I am surprised that the usual smart people on slashdot can't get their heads around the concept that "physical presence" in a country is only one of many ways to subject yourselves to that countries laws. Doing business with a country's citizens, through the mail or over the telephone, or over the internet is enough of a contact. And even if there are extensive contacts, there are very strong overriding public policies which would prohibit such an extradition.
That being said, If I was a YouTube executive or employee, I wouldn't travel to Thailand, because then they could arrest you physically there, and there would be very little that your government could do about your prosecution.
The DMCA is unconstitional, and regardless of what Congress, the Supreme Court, the President, or any company says, it is non-binding in terms of the moral realization that Congress, and honestly no State organization, can prevent you from freely airing your opinions. You are free to talk, but no one has to listen.
So, who gets to decide what is constitutional? You? My grandmother? Who put them in charge? Last I checked, the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what is constitutional in the US.
Even under your natural rights theory, you are not free to publish libelous or defamatory statements, nor information which is a trade secret or covered under the DMCA. Copyright law has nothing to do with this issue.
I hate these AACS asshats as much as you do, but at least realize that our country is governed by laws, and not men.
BTW, I think that there is a strong argument that this is a freedom of speech issue, if people are using the code in music, tattoos, and other forms of artistic expression. Who knows how a judge would rule on that though.
I love using photobucket....it has almost limitless space. Or tinypic. There are so many good options out there. Any others?
I wish I had mod points to mod you up, but I don't, so I added you as a friend. That being said, this is the first time that I have seen the court release a video on the internet that was relevant to the case. This is sort of huge, since we now know that the court has the capability to make and publish videos. I hope live broadcasts of oral arguments are next!
Mod Parent Troll??? "Digg is the wasteland of the internet a collection of myspace level users posting stupid content."
I use both digg and reddit on a daily basis using RSS feeds on my pageflakes. It provides me with lots of good internet content. I prefer digg over reddit for a variety of reasons. Primarily because I can block users who I disagree with, who are abusive, and who are trolls. Luckily, Slashdot has similar features, and I am thinking about putting Minter92 on my Foe list. Hehe.
"as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first CG shooting,"
"Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b..., puke. So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P 90s and started shooting everyone, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did."
This kid was correctly removed from the classroom. He should be examined by psychiatrists and a judgment should be made as to his mental health and well-being. If he is not a danger to anyone, he should be allowed back. This decision shouldn't be left to school officials, but to qualified medical professions.
That being said, this kid sounds like a fuckin nut job.
Wowzah, I complain on slashdot, and wowzah, Vista arrives in the mail today. Go figure.
I'd love to switch to Vista, but I can't because Q-media, the company in charge of shipping Vista CDs for XP upgrades for Cyberpower, has taken my $10 shipping fee, and has not shipped Vista to me, despite a phone call and a promise to do so. What gives? Has anyone else tried to upgrade to Vista, but been stymied by 3rd party companies who aren't shipping disks?
Can you please provide a citation to some case law or a statute that says that you can't threaten immediate legal action for a legitimate complaint about someone's behavior in the United States?
Of course you can't...because there is no such law. There is no law which states that in order for a lawsuit to be legit that it has to be the last resort. There is no law which states that you can't threaten to sue somebody for a wrong done to you. Or that there has to be a step by step escalation.
Sorry to tell ya buddy, but your right to sue accrues whenever your rights have been violated. If someone punches you in the face, or someone infringes on your copyright, or someone defames you, you don't have to "try to work it out" - you can get in front of a judge immediately. Provided, of course, that you have an arguably legitimate cause of action, which as we all know, is a very very low threshold. [Lots of conservatives believe (wrongly) that when you have a right, you don't necessarily have a remedy, but thats another conversation]
However, as a general rule of life in general, your absolutely correct...you shouldn't sue right away and you should try to work things out privately before going to the lawyer.
"....fail to take into account that these laws have no juristriction in other countries"
Well, that is because most of the lawmakers are also lawyers, and are familiar with a legal concept called "Long Arm Jurisdiction" which allows a Federal Court to use the most relevant state's long arm statute to pursue foreign states. For example:
"LOCAL INJURY; FOREIGN ACT. In any action claiming injury to person or property within this state arising out of an act or omission outside this state by the defendant, provided in addition that at the time of the injury, either:
(a) Solicitation or service activities were carried on within this state by or on behalf of the defendant; or
(b) Products, materials or things processed, serviced or manufactured by the defendant were used or consumed within this
state in the ordinary course of trade."
The use of a long arm statute is usually constitutional where the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state and there has been reasonable notice of the action against him or her. Courts look at 3 factors: purposeful availment of an individual or entity to another jurisdiction, whether an act was done in another jurisdiction, and whether the jurisdiction is reasonable for the defendant to expect to defend himself there.
So, if a judgment is obtained in a US Court, there is a process, by treaty or letters rogatory, to execute and enforce the judgment in the foreign country.
This is how our global village works. Basically.
So, when I get to the command prompt, I should type sudo apt-get remove nvidia-glx, and then sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new ?
*Sigh* I am annoyed that this new tool didn't detect which version of the proprietary driver I needed!!!
My computer was up and running with the default install. However, it was running at a less than optimum resolution. So, I used a Ubuntu's new tool to install the proprietary NVIDIA drivers.
So, of course, my 8800GTS does not work with Ubuntu's version of NVIDIAs drivers and xorg crashed. Which is total BS since Nvidia's latest drivers (which have been around for at least a month) work with the 8800GTS.
Why alienate users?! They should have delayed the release.
(Also, where is the Fiesty Install Guide? The only one I can find is the 6.10 Install/Help Guide. Why isn't documentation released the same day as the binaries. WTF!?!)
(And...where is support for my Creative X-Fi Sound Card?!!? This isn't Ubuntu's fault, it is Creative's and ALSA's fault for not getting their asses in gear. I don't want to wait till 3rd Q of 2007 for support!!!)
...with non-attorneys. Filing any type of case, especially in small claims court, is full of legal booby-traps and pitfalls. If you are going to go to court, any court, bring a lawyer. A judge will typically deal with a lawyer differently than with someone who is representing themselves "pro-se". A layperson trying to make a legal argument will often be ignored for the same reason why a judge would ignore a layperson trying to make a medical or scientific argument. You're not believable and You're not an expert and You're not trained. Plus, lawyers generally know how to behave themselves and represent others in court. And they know how the judges behave and can tailor arguments. Laypeople often make total asses out of themselves in small claims court, and lots of cases are junked for that reason.
Trying to file a brief with a small claims judge is an exercise in futility. The rules allow it, but the judges and clerks frown on it, typically. Filing a brief...is equivalent to setting yourself up for failure. Just my humble non-legal opinion.
Got a link to that study? I found some studies on PubMed from the 70s and early 80s with mixed findings that Sodium Nitrate causes certain kinds of cancer...I mean, come on, isn't this stuff found naturally all over the place, including our saliva?
FTFA:
:-)
"Being an asshole," he says flatly, "is a contagious disease."
Guess thats what happens when you hang alot around slashdot too.
If you don't believe that man has certain inalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, what the fuck are you doing in my country?
PS - I am a flaming liberal and I understand that we can disagree on the extent and range of what free speech (and other rights) should be protected from government inference. But if you don't believe that people should have a right to a trial and a grand jury, or should be justly compensated for a governmental taking, or should be treated equally under the law, then you should leave this country and go to Burma. 'Nuff said.
You have identified the flaw in the logic of most of the /. posters today: They don't understand how the income tax system works. In general, gross income is income from any source derived. So, what exactly is income? According to the IRS, income is an accession to wealth and is taxable as gross income only if it results from a realization event. Realization occurs when "complete dominion" is asserted over the property. Taxing unrealized appreciation would cause too many administrative problems and people may lack the money to pay the tax. This is primarily a timing question.
So, if you buy a "Vorpal Sword +5" for $1 on Ebay and then sell it a year later on Ebay for $100, you will get taxed for $99 when you sell it...not while you are using it during the game.
Get it? To see if you understand the concept, answer these two question:
1) You find a diamond ring on the beach in real life. Is the value of the ring gross income?
2) You buy a a stock at $1 a share,and it rises to $20 a share. Is the $19 taxable?
(Answers: 1) yes, u exercise complete dominion over it 2) no, you haven't sold it yet)
Bonus: You find a copy of the declaration of independence in the back of a painting. Is the value of the document gross income? Why? How much tax will you have to pay if you sell it for $1 million if you bought the painting for a dollar?
Are there any that will upload your co-ordinates to google maps? Or is there a way to hack this using certain gps units? Can I download a data file from my gps to my computer and then upload it at home? Help out the newb with some links!
I would have been an early adopter of Vista -- Unfortunately, my upgrade from XP to Vista hasn't arrived yet from Q-Media, the corporation which Cyberpower and Microsoft outsourced the dirty work of distributing the upgrade CDs. So, I've been screwed out of $10 Shipping and Handling for a product I haven't seen or that has been delivered, for over 2 months.
Nonsense. Say I attend a convention (let's say its a Linux convention) and hear a great presentation by a Linux guru, full of great tips and insights. He gives me a usb key with a 'tape' of his lecture in ogg format, with the expectation that I will pass around the USB to my friends and let them listen to the great one's insights on GNU/Linux. I did not enter into any contract in obtaining this USB key. Does this mean that I can make a copy of the ogg file and put it up on my web site? I think that it is IMPLIED that the answer is YES!