What the DMCA provides is a method to prosecute access violations. For example, if I want to make a DVD that is only viewable by white
people, I can. And viewing by a black person is illegal and prosecutable under the DMCA. Think I'm joking? An author of a protected work
can set whatever limitations they want and the DMCA makes circumvention of that protection illegal.
I agree with you that CSS is about controlling access, but your anology is flawed. Limiting the viewer of a DVD to white people is simply discrimination and thus a violation of Constitutional rights. The DMCA would be useless in the defense, because it is superceded (sp?) by the Constitution.
But, luckily I'm from Germany where the legislative isn't as crazy as in the States.
[...] if they succeed, and their OS is open source in the end, it could be forged into something that is the best of both Windows and Linux - an OS that is truly accessible to the masses, very easy to use, very powerful, and very stable.
Sounds like a contradiction to me. A OS that resembles Windows [95] cannot be truly stable, because of its design flaws. If they go for NT compatibility then it might be possible.
However, if I understand these guys correctly, their motivation in cloning Windows lies in Windows' "user-friendlyness" and not in the application support. Why don't they put their time and energy into researching and developing a user-friendly interface without using a crappy OS from Microsoft?
Comparable to the US, except for the fact, that you'll pay for each second you're online. And flat rates have not taken off yet. For a person that's on the internet a lot, that's a real bummer -- Arg!
But besides that (and the fact that you can't legally rollerblade on the street in cities), I prefer living in Germany than in the US.
(I was an exchange student for a year three years ago. I liked it and I liked the States, too, but some things simply puzzle me over there.)
There is no way that such a statement can override my fair use of the quote from the web page (which, by the way, bears a Microsoft copyright notice just as much as the document that describes the Microsoft Kerberos protocol).
Obviously you're right. I thought about mentioning the contradiction Microsoft makes, but I the irony in that pseudo-legalise talk is so apparent, I just left it as an exercise to the reader. In fact, the copyright and terms of use statements on Microsoft's web page closely resemble their "trade secret"-policy
(2) use of such Documents from this Server is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media
No, type is useless to emulate cat. You cant edit files with type, the way you can do with cat (cat > file). But, you can alway use copy con file and copy file con.
Since my wallet doesn't fit into my pants even now, I guess I'd have to leave that thingy at home. Oh, but wait! I store my wallet in backpack anyhow. Here we go...:)
The German government actively promotes the use of strong encryption for both corporate and individuals. They even donated a pile of money for the development of GnuPG. And IIRC, the policy of the EU commission is quite similar to that. So, the UK policy would go against EU policy which wouldn't last very long, since EU law takes precedence over national law.
But then again the UK operates Echolon thus spying on its friends. Plus, the EU parliament is against anynomity on the internet. There are weird time we live in.
Do you think that only because "CTRL-something" is the prefered way to copy'n paste for people who use windows for 8 years like you, it's the only way this functionality should be implemented??
Maybe, I didn't make my point clear enough. "CTRL-something" is the way I prefer. But nowhere in my post I said, it should be the only way it should be implemented. I want options, and I want to choose the option I prefer most.
Ahh, having different options is such a great thing!
Exactly one year ago, the German computer magazin c't featured a Do-It-Yourself-MP3-Player, developed by some students from the university of Aachen. More info can be found here, but it's in German.
Frustrations with the Mac GUI (some apply also to Windows):
Decent cut and paste. X users know the joy of the three-button mouse and the single click paste. (Selecting text precisely also seems to be more difficult on the Mac, but maybe that's just me.) Really, many of us are smart enough to have more than one button on our mouse. Much more convenient than the keyboard accelerators - which fail to work a good percentage of the time.
I am sorry, but you are obviously suffering from ignorance.
I've used Windows for more than 8 years now, and only recently (well, a year ago) switched to Linux fulltime. I still curse every single time, when CTRL-C, CTRL-X, and CTRL-V do not do what I expect them to do. (Cut, Copy, Paste for those of you who never used Windows.) I want to select a bunch of text with the keyboard, hit the DEL key, and the text should be gone. I want to keep some text in the clipboard, select and/or delete other text and then paste the clipboard to an arbitrary location. Hell, I often select text, only to make it more readable.
After one year of using X, I still don't get the reasoning after Paste-Current-Selection. Copy-and-Paste seems so much more natural to me. And why? Because that's what I used first, and used for many years.
So, what do we learn here? Give the user options, with a reasonable default, but don't force your way of thinking onto them.
Here, it depends on your point of view. In one way, the US is actually right in this regard. Read the laws of most nations. To give you one example, take the European Convention of Human Rights, Article 10. It says all people have the right to free speech. The Canadian Charter on is another example, and says, again, that Canadian citizens have the right to free speech. Look, though, at the US Constitution. It doesn't say this. Rather, it says that the government is forbidden to take away the right to free speech. The difference is extremely important; a law can be repealed, thus revoking the right to free speech, but if the government's forbidden to take away free speech then there's nothing it can do. That's the difference; other governments grant freedoms; the US Constitution guarantees them. And there is a school of thought, one with which I happen to agree, that freedom which is not guaranteed is not freedom at all.
You took Article 10 and presented it out of context of the whole document. Specifically you forget mentioning Article 17 and 18, which state that the expressed rights can only be restricted as far as allowed in the declaration itself.
So, yes some of those freedoms expressed in the declaration may be restricted up to a certain extent, but only as stated in the whole declaration. Same applies for the US constitution.
(The European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamenal Freedoms can be found here.)
Come on, I read the article, too, and at the point where they start talking about a secret plot for mass manipulation, the story was clear.
BTW, what was the guy's name again? Andrej Schutka? Well, Schutka is Russian for joke.
Oh, and the broken CD is probably a April Fool's, too. I remember one article, where they wrote that a new virus would use the soundcard to cause vibrations on the hard disk heads, thus giving you a nice head crash. I fell for this one and was scared
In the latest German computer magazin c't, Smudo (one of the rappers of the German group "Die Fantastischen 4") said the exact opposite: It's the CD sales which will earn you money. Live shows and touring only increase your costs. Sounds very reasonable, if you consider the concert prices here in Germany
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I agree with you that CSS is about controlling access, but your anology is flawed. Limiting the viewer of a DVD to white people is simply discrimination and thus a violation of Constitutional rights. The DMCA would be useless in the defense, because it is superceded (sp?) by the Constitution.
But, luckily I'm from Germany where the legislative isn't as crazy as in the States.
What is your point? 90% isn't a generalizations. It's not like he said: "All GNU/Linux devotees are 1337 bastards ignorant of Unix history."
Well, I don't have that much of a point either -- just felt like bitching around a little.
Sounds like a contradiction to me. A OS that resembles Windows [95] cannot be truly stable, because of its design flaws. If they go for NT compatibility then it might be possible.
However, if I understand these guys correctly, their motivation in cloning Windows lies in Windows' "user-friendlyness" and not in the application support. Why don't they put their time and energy into researching and developing a user-friendly interface without using a crappy OS from Microsoft?
Although the name might suggest it, SAMOWAR has nothing to do with war, but is Russian for ... tea pot.
Ahh, the joy of foreign puns.
Comparable to the US, except for the fact, that you'll pay for each second you're online. And flat rates have not taken off yet. For a person that's on the internet a lot, that's a real bummer -- Arg!
But besides that (and the fact that you can't legally rollerblade on the street in cities), I prefer living in Germany than in the US.
(I was an exchange student for a year three years ago. I liked it and I liked the States, too, but some things simply puzzle me over there.)
Hmm,
fin is end in French.
Microsoft End
I like that.
Well, obviously GNU is an anagram of gun. :)
Obviously you're right. I thought about mentioning the contradiction Microsoft makes, but I the irony in that pseudo-legalise talk is so apparent, I just left it as an exercise to the reader. In fact, the copyright and terms of use statements on Microsoft's web page closely resemble their "trade secret"-policy
Umm, www.google.com/palm returned the first 5 hits for 'farts'. Try hitting the "Next 5"-Link.
Well, it looks like you violated point 2.
Yeah, but in true Microsoft tradition they would include a checkbox labeled "do not ask that question again".
No, type is useless to emulate cat. You cant edit files with type, the way you can do with cat (cat > file). But, you can alway use copy con file and copy file con.
But, then again, Id prefer KDevelop over DOS.
Since my wallet doesn't fit into my pants even now, I guess I'd have to leave that thingy at home. Oh, but wait! I store my wallet in backpack anyhow. Here we go ... :)
The German government actively promotes the use of strong encryption for both corporate and individuals. They even donated a pile of money for the development of GnuPG. And IIRC, the policy of the EU commission is quite similar to that. So, the UK policy would go against EU policy which wouldn't last very long, since EU law takes precedence over national law.
But then again the UK operates Echolon thus spying on its friends. Plus, the EU parliament is against anynomity on the internet. There are weird time we live in.
Maybe, I didn't make my point clear enough. "CTRL-something" is the way I prefer. But nowhere in my post I said, it should be the only way it should be implemented. I want options, and I want to choose the option I prefer most.
No more, but no less either.
Ahh, having different options is such a great thing!
Exactly one year ago, the German computer magazin c't featured a Do-It-Yourself-MP3-Player, developed by some students from the university of Aachen. More info can be found here, but it's in German.
I am sorry, but you are obviously suffering from ignorance.
I've used Windows for more than 8 years now, and only recently (well, a year ago) switched to Linux fulltime. I still curse every single time, when CTRL-C, CTRL-X, and CTRL-V do not do what I expect them to do. (Cut, Copy, Paste for those of you who never used Windows.) I want to select a bunch of text with the keyboard, hit the DEL key, and the text should be gone. I want to keep some text in the clipboard, select and/or delete other text and then paste the clipboard to an arbitrary location. Hell, I often select text, only to make it more readable.
After one year of using X, I still don't get the reasoning after Paste-Current-Selection. Copy-and-Paste seems so much more natural to me. And why? Because that's what I used first, and used for many years.
So, what do we learn here? Give the user options, with a reasonable default, but don't force your way of thinking onto them.
You took Article 10 and presented it out of context of the whole document. Specifically you forget mentioning Article 17 and 18, which state that the expressed rights can only be restricted as far as allowed in the declaration itself.
So, yes some of those freedoms expressed in the declaration may be restricted up to a certain extent, but only as stated in the whole declaration. Same applies for the US constitution.
(The European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamenal Freedoms can be found here.)
Come on, I read the article, too, and at the point where they start talking about a secret plot for mass manipulation, the story was clear.
BTW, what was the guy's name again? Andrej Schutka? Well, Schutka is Russian for joke.
Oh, and the broken CD is probably a April Fool's, too. I remember one article, where they wrote that a new virus would use the soundcard to cause vibrations on the hard disk heads, thus giving you a nice head crash. I fell for this one and was scared
In the latest German computer magazin c't, Smudo (one of the rappers of the German group "Die Fantastischen 4") said the exact opposite: It's the CD sales which will earn you money. Live shows and touring only increase your costs. Sounds very reasonable, if you consider the concert prices here in Germany
MfG, Viktor