In the mean time, though would it be possible to create a GPL 2.1? Maybe add a clause like this (taken from the CPL):
b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code and object code form. This patent license shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered by the Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any other combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is licensed hereunder.
c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by any other entity based on infringement of intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights needed, if any. For example, if a third party patent license is required to allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to acquire that license before distributing the Program.
...
If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. In addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
Then, the "or later" clause could be use on existing software and all new versions could hopefully be switched to the 2.1 version.
Think of the stupidity of integrating the GUI into the Kernel for an OS that runs servers.
While there are very skilled Windows admins out there, most places I've done work at do not have that. The "admin" is someone who would be completely lost with a GUI. If you can't point and click it, it's "too hard". Windows servers need a GUI so companies can get away with hiring people with no real skills. Competent Windows and Unix admins are not cheap.
Windows is bloated and it isn't getting any better. A look at the system requirements of Vista further proves just how inefficient Windows is.
Windows does not have a monopoly on bloat. Take an older system, say a Dell Optiplex GX1 with a 450MHz PIII and 256 MB RAM. Install any Linux (Ubuntu/Debian feel the fastest, YMMV) with either KDE or GNOME. Then install Windows XP. KDE and Gnome will crawl and be barely usable. Windows XP will feel decent will be quite usable, 2000 will be even better. Blackbox, XFCE, IceWM, etc will feel faster than XP until you use an app that brings in the Gnome/KDE bloat.
On more recent systems they feel about the same, but often Windows does feel faster, probably due to more of the gui being run in the kernel. With my experience in Vista, though, the opposite is true. Gnome and KDE feel much faster, at least on my Athlon 64 3400+/4GB RAM/ATI Radeon 9600 machine.
Nobody wants a picture of a bunch of nudists on their desktop.
Hmm, I watch Naked News every afternoon. On my desktop I have a picture of Jessica Alba laying on a bed naked. My wallpaper usually alternates between a random naked girl and any good Jessica Alba wallpaper I can find.
And in what society is killing people fine?
Just about any if they're different from the mainstream. Ie, not white and "Christian"*.
* Read the link to see why I put Christian in quotes. Here's a quote:
How did the Amish react to this atrocity?
That evening they gathered together and organised a horse and buggy to visit the family of Charles Carl Roberts with food and sympathy. They invited the killer's widow to the family funerals. They bought a lock for their schoolroom door. Now they aim to establish two funds, one for the families of the dead girls, one to provide for the killers family.
Out of a horrific incident, the Amish showed what faith in God really was, turning even that horror into a demonstration of the highest principles of their faith.
In case you don't follow the link, it's about Buckethead. He's an awesome guitar player. He wears a white mask and a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket. Take a look at his picture in the Wikipedia link.
As for the word, shred, here is a definition:
Shred
To play distorted electric lead guitar in a manner which is at once so extremely cogent and rapid that listener experiences the sensation that the production of the sound should be impossible or nearly impossible.
The art of Technically and rhythmically hammering out amazing and lightning-fast solos on a guitar.
Thanks Sun, that would be great if OpenSolaris became available under the GPL along with Java. That would offer another very good open alternative to Linux. Something backed by Sun would be really good if Microsoft keeps up it's patent-FUD.
Did I wake up in some alternate universe or something, though? I mean, Novell sold the community out and now Sun is adopting the GPL?
Reading the whole article, I think his point was to mislead. In his whole time talking, he trots fair use out as a way to criticize, parody or comment on a work.
Well, look who we're dealing with. The RIAA. The same people who claim letting a friend borrow a cd is the same as attacking a ship.
Microsoft: The vendors that make the mission critical software that we use to run our business support this platform.
Linux: Runs our web site (not mission critical). The vendors that make the mission critical software that we use to run our business give this platform the finger.
The blame is not on Linux, it's on the vendors. Complain to them for locking you into a single platform.
Let me get this straight. You were upset about Red Hat going "all commercial" (forgetting about Fedora), and instead went for a very-closed SUSE? SUSE didn't even provide iso's until after Novell bought them.
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In the mean time, though would it be possible to create a GPL 2.1? Maybe add a clause like this (taken from the CPL):
Then, the "or later" clause could be use on existing software and all new versions could hopefully be switched to the 2.1 version.
While there are very skilled Windows admins out there, most places I've done work at do not have that. The "admin" is someone who would be completely lost with a GUI. If you can't point and click it, it's "too hard". Windows servers need a GUI so companies can get away with hiring people with no real skills. Competent Windows and Unix admins are not cheap.
Windows does not have a monopoly on bloat. Take an older system, say a Dell Optiplex GX1 with a 450MHz PIII and 256 MB RAM. Install any Linux (Ubuntu/Debian feel the fastest, YMMV) with either KDE or GNOME. Then install Windows XP. KDE and Gnome will crawl and be barely usable. Windows XP will feel decent will be quite usable, 2000 will be even better. Blackbox, XFCE, IceWM, etc will feel faster than XP until you use an app that brings in the Gnome/KDE bloat.
On more recent systems they feel about the same, but often Windows does feel faster, probably due to more of the gui being run in the kernel. With my experience in Vista, though, the opposite is true. Gnome and KDE feel much faster, at least on my Athlon 64 3400+/4GB RAM/ATI Radeon 9600 machine.
How lame.
Note to self: Plan trip to Bulgaria, France, Monaco, or Thailand.
I wonder if that's the reason Ubuntu has such a brown look to it...
Hmm, I watch Naked News every afternoon. On my desktop I have a picture of Jessica Alba laying on a bed naked. My wallpaper usually alternates between a random naked girl and any good Jessica Alba wallpaper I can find.
Just about any if they're different from the mainstream. Ie, not white and "Christian"*.
* Read the link to see why I put Christian in quotes. Here's a quote:
If you're surprised about programmers not knowing/caring about efficiency, do you actually use a computer?
Gaybuntu? Is that for Mac users?
In case you don't follow the link, it's about Buckethead. He's an awesome guitar player. He wears a white mask and a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket. Take a look at his picture in the Wikipedia link.
As for the word, shred, here is a definition:
But they will now it can shred.
I can't, but I'm sure the Republicans are behind it.
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Wrong thread?
Here's a quote from a CD:
Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
Thanks Sun, that would be great if OpenSolaris became available under the GPL along with Java. That would offer another very good open alternative to Linux. Something backed by Sun would be really good if Microsoft keeps up it's patent-FUD.
Did I wake up in some alternate universe or something, though? I mean, Novell sold the community out and now Sun is adopting the GPL?
Making Jessica Alba invisible is a crime. Only her clothes should be invisible.
Well, look who we're dealing with. The RIAA. The same people who claim letting a friend borrow a cd is the same as attacking a ship.
I live in a town of 88. It has four gas stations.
The spelling checker in Firefox is a piece of shit. It's suggestions are almost always useless.
I've fixed it for you:
Microsoft: The vendors that make the mission critical software that we use to run our business support this platform.
Linux: Runs our web site (not mission critical). The vendors that make the mission critical software that we use to run our business give this platform the finger.
The blame is not on Linux, it's on the vendors. Complain to them for locking you into a single platform.
Let me get this straight. You were upset about Red Hat going "all commercial" (forgetting about Fedora), and instead went for a very-closed SUSE? SUSE didn't even provide iso's until after Novell bought them.
Well, the only thing you can trust Microsoft to do is stab you in the back.
And we need to organize and work to revoke software patents.
The Novell/Microsoft deal could have been good. Ie, better interoperability Microsoft products. Then monkey boy has to fuck it up with the threats.
You're the fucking faggot. I LOVE WOMEN.