There had been some talk before, but it looks like now it's happened: suprnova.org as mentioned in the analysis has now announced they're shutting down for good (qualified by an "as we know it").
Shot?!? Somebody NEEDS to be shot? A little fucking overzealous, don't you think?
I do agree that it's a sequencer with some samplers, but 2 things:
(1) they're all together in one package with GREAT sounds;
(2) a computer is just wires and silicon. It's all with how you put them together. Reason is an easy interface with routing capabilities. Did I mention it's easy? Put that in the context of the object of your flame and it's a worthwhile mention.
Okay, so I know really why people try to draw lines, make distinctions. But using this kind of binary thinking, black & white, art & non-art is detrimental to any kind of useful discussion.
The truth, of course, lies very much in the middle. This is a world of gray and color.
The problem, I think, is the tendency to want to label things, i.e. use nouns, when really what are called for are verbs. Being as opposed to doing. And there's a middleground to those too.
I took electrical engineering in school, I currently program, and write & perform music. I know I'm not alone.
I'm not sure whether or not this article is even worthy of discussion. Really: who cares what Wired prints? Even CT himself categorized it as "Wired-Must-Have-Been-Bored Department."
Granted, it is kind of difficult to know if the tag line, "...hard time calling something Vapor..." is one of distain or a plaintive statement of fact. However, the observation has to be made: so bloody what if Wired calls it vaporware. It's not even relevant to real life. Nor does it affect anyone on the planet if it's published as such. So why get into a snit?
I agree that if it's in the contract, then you shouldn't be surprised. Hell, you shouldn't be surprised if they hunt down your grandmother.
However, I like the comparison to "Police" here. Even the police have to have a good reason to suspect you're breaking the law before they go violating you're rights as a citizen.
In Ontario (that's in Canada;), a landlord has to give you 24 hours notice unless it's an emergency.
Okay, but that's irrelevent. If we're talking legal semantics here, then clearly property laws are *not* equivalent to copyright laws anywhere on the planet. However...should they be? Hmmm.
I'm not too sure.
>Think of it this way, if 99% of the apples in the bunch are rotten, would you spend your time
>digging around for the good one, or would you just pitch them all.
Not a very sound argument. Is it right to sacrifice one good soul to save the whole human race? It's a slippery slope to hell...
Getting sued for the content is not debatable at all. The burden of proof is upon the RIAA to prove that you don't own it. The RIAA can't sue you for something that you own. Mind, you they can try......not that I agree with copyright laws...
Jeez, he makes it sound like if Cowpland leaves, the Corel ship will just drift on the doledrums of the Software Seas! In short, this editorial is just blustering fear-mongering.
Let's first make the assumption that Corel finds another CEO and if this person has a pulse, THEN let's speculate on whether or not Corel has a chance or not.
I couldn't help but think of Noam Chomsky while reading Jon's piece. The fact is that anybody who ingests information should be aware of where it comes from and who's had their dirty little fingers on it. Most people don't. This is where cynicism towards the "media conglomerates" starts. It should be understood that the "media" is a self-interested group who have no interest in information or the accuracy thereof, but in selling product.
I don't think that Mr. Katz's article is really that relevant for the simple reason that when the mainstream media has an interest to do so, they consult "experts" who can support a preferred point of view. I'm not being cynical - it's the way it works. They then take the expert opinions and boil it down to the simplest atom of digestible data so that their target consumers can swallow the pap they're being fed.
Let's not kid ourselves. If we want to know what's really going on in the technological world we don't consult the newspapers for details.
Focus can be improved greatly with meditation. Certainly, some people do not have the capacity for any focus, but they're usually the subject of a chemical imbalance.
I would have liked to see John expand more on the similarities and differences between coding and art, music and design. It's something that, as a musician, I've been personally giving a great deal of though to. David Bowie has quite a few interesting things to say on this too, however, it seems that he leans more towards "the inevitable end of intellecual property as we know it." Which if it's the case, then so be it.
But the spirit of GPL and even more the OSS is one of complicity and willing sharing of intellectual property, rather than just accepting the ability to rip off an original piece of work. And what's fascinating to me is that software and hardware, indeed most technology can be reverse engineered.
But how would one reverse engineer a song? Or a painting? Sure you can borrow/steal elements and style; you can sample bits from a song, or just sample the whole damn thing and rap over top of it. But have you actually accomplished the same overall effect that you'd have by reverse engineering Photoshop? I don't think so.
And so the other 2/3s of the iD packages that Carmack refers to really is vitally important to the outcome of DOOM, Quake, etc. and the impact that it has on the player. So allowing users to access those parts of code that control the artistic look and the sound of the game does not put iD in a weakened position, since those aspects can only be carried off by someone (i.e. artists and composers) who knows what they're doing through experience, talent, or both. Anything else would simply come off as cheap and tawdry.
I think I'm rambling now and don't know if I'm even still on topic...I think I am...
Well the difference is that Jobs' charisma is so damned transparent that you *feel* like he's selling you something. The man is a great salesman - could sell snow to an eskimo. Which is kinda like selling Macs to a Mac user, come to think of it...
Carmack's charisma is a lot more sincere. Sincerity counts for a lot .
Slashdot Mirror
There had been some talk before, but it looks like now it's happened: suprnova.org as mentioned in the analysis has now announced they're shutting down for good (qualified by an "as we know it").
...ugh...need coffee...
Shot?!? Somebody NEEDS to be shot? A little fucking overzealous, don't you think?
I do agree that it's a sequencer with some samplers, but 2 things:
(1) they're all together in one package with GREAT sounds;
(2) a computer is just wires and silicon. It's all with how you put them together. Reason is an easy interface with routing capabilities. Did I mention it's easy? Put that in the context of the object of your flame and it's a worthwhile mention.
Calm down.
Or join the army.
...802.11b?
Mwaaaaahhhahahahahahah
The truth, of course, lies very much in the middle. This is a world of gray and color.
The problem, I think, is the tendency to want to label things, i.e. use nouns, when really what are called for are verbs. Being as opposed to doing. And there's a middleground to those too.
I took electrical engineering in school, I currently program, and write & perform music. I know I'm not alone.
Granted, it is kind of difficult to know if the tag line, "...hard time calling something Vapor..." is one of distain or a plaintive statement of fact. However, the observation has to be made: so bloody what if Wired calls it vaporware. It's not even relevant to real life. Nor does it affect anyone on the planet if it's published as such. So why get into a snit?
I agree that if it's in the contract, then you shouldn't be surprised. Hell, you shouldn't be surprised if they hunt down your grandmother. However, I like the comparison to "Police" here. Even the police have to have a good reason to suspect you're breaking the law before they go violating you're rights as a citizen.
In Ontario (that's in Canada ;), a landlord has to give you 24 hours notice unless it's an emergency.
Okay, but that's irrelevent. If we're talking legal semantics here, then clearly property laws are *not* equivalent to copyright laws anywhere on the planet. However...should they be? Hmmm.
I'm not too sure.
>Think of it this way, if 99% of the apples in the bunch are rotten, would you spend your time
>digging around for the good one, or would you just pitch them all.
Not a very sound argument. Is it right to sacrifice one good soul to save the whole human race? It's a slippery slope to hell...
Getting sued for the content is not debatable at all. The burden of proof is upon the RIAA to prove that you don't own it. The RIAA can't sue you for something that you own. Mind, you they can try... ...not that I agree with copyright laws...
Let's first make the assumption that Corel finds another CEO and if this person has a pulse, THEN let's speculate on whether or not Corel has a chance or not.
What tripe.
I don't think that Mr. Katz's article is really that relevant for the simple reason that when the mainstream media has an interest to do so, they consult "experts" who can support a preferred point of view. I'm not being cynical - it's the way it works. They then take the expert opinions and boil it down to the simplest atom of digestible data so that their target consumers can swallow the pap they're being fed.
Let's not kid ourselves. If we want to know what's really going on in the technological world we don't consult the newspapers for details.
Focus can be improved greatly with meditation. Certainly, some people do not have the capacity for any focus, but they're usually the subject of a chemical imbalance.
But the spirit of GPL and even more the OSS is one of complicity and willing sharing of intellectual property, rather than just accepting the ability to rip off an original piece of work. And what's fascinating to me is that software and hardware, indeed most technology can be reverse engineered.
But how would one reverse engineer a song? Or a painting? Sure you can borrow/steal elements and style; you can sample bits from a song, or just sample the whole damn thing and rap over top of it. But have you actually accomplished the same overall effect that you'd have by reverse engineering Photoshop? I don't think so.
And so the other 2/3s of the iD packages that Carmack refers to really is vitally important to the outcome of DOOM, Quake, etc. and the impact that it has on the player. So allowing users to access those parts of code that control the artistic look and the sound of the game does not put iD in a weakened position, since those aspects can only be carried off by someone (i.e. artists and composers) who knows what they're doing through experience, talent, or both. Anything else would simply come off as cheap and tawdry.
I think I'm rambling now and don't know if I'm even still on topic...I think I am...
Carmack's charisma is a lot more sincere. Sincerity counts for a lot .