I'd much rather see the *AA spending money trying to convince people that piracy is wrong than to see them spending money trying to convince politicians to put people in jail for it.
I think of GPL and Open Source software as the baseline.. Like those signs near the line for a roller coaster that say "You must be this tall to ride". The GPL software says "Your software must be better than this" in order to sell it.
IMHO, the GPL is good for capitalism. Capitalism is all about competition forcing companies to constantly improve their products, and competition from GPL software will force advancement at a much greater speed than it would be at otherwise.
Those who don't like it, are the lowest tier. They'll be the first driven out of business. Not because of the GPL per se, but because of their own incompetence and inability to adjust to new business reality. Incompetent companies going out of business is, and has always been, good for capitalism and good for consumers.
An intelligent company would look at the OSS movement and see what they can do to adjust to it. Fighting it won't help, the tighter they squeeze their grip, the more star systems will slip between their fingers..
There's more to being a good open source citizen than just providing source. While that may be all that's required by the license, being a good OS citizen goes beyond just doing the bare minimum.
It is not new or even of the 21st century and there is no proof that it will be the media of the century. Something is very likely to replace it; after all, we have another 95 years.
Whatever media that replaces video games will most likely be computer driven and interactive.
Which makes it a video game. Even if it's full VR and uses full body motion capture for input, or whatever else you could think of.. it's still basically a video game.
I absolutely loved the two years I spent there and only hope that they don't buy into the US corporate way of messing stuff up.
You don't have to worry about that. Europe has bought into the government way of messing stuff up, which is about ten times worse than anything a corporation can do. Have you seen their proposed constitution? I think it tells you the proper way to go to the bathroom. The thing is bigger than the Bible.
I totally agree. Do what you like, if you're good at it, which you probably will be considering you like what you do, you won't have any trouble finding a job. The jobs will be finding YOU, like in Soviet Russia..;)
Besides, if you're in any technology related field you'll probably be doing something completely different in ten years from now. You'll reinvent yourself several times over the course of your career. That's part of what I love about tech, it never stands still.
Don't worry about what you're learning now, worry about learning HOW to learn new things, so that when the next big thing comes along you'll be able to hit the ground running with it.
Heh.. I blame the guy who modded my original post "Interesting".. It's the same every time, I try to be funny and it gets modded Interesting, I try to be interesting and it gets modded Funny.
You're right, if you assume that wealth cannot be created, only redistributed.
But if I create something (a program, a piece of art, whatever) and someone buys it for $100, did I take anything away from someone else? The buyer now has a picture that's worth $100. How did I turn paint and canvas worth $2 into a painting worth $100 without taking $98 away from someone?
Economics is not a zero-sum game. A person getting rich doesn't mean that someone else becomes equally poor. In fact that person getting rich probably had to hire people, making them less rich but still better off than they were.
Corporations are not in the constitution. They are not people. They have no rights other than what the government gives because they are a completely made up entities. You realize that, don't you?
Corporations have all the rights that the people the corporation is composed of have. You realize THAT, don't you?
Could you just explain to me how you could restrict the rights of a corporation without restricting the rights of the people who own and work for that corporation? I really want to know. Seriously.
Or just write me off as a libertarian crank.
There, there, the bad man and his logic are gone, to trouble you no more. Sleep soundly, and dream of wealth redistribution like a good socialist.:)
The rich I'm talking about are the.1% with the highest income per year, you're talking about the rich as in people who own property. Apples and oranges.
Here's a quiz : You have $1, I have $10. The next year, you have $10 and I have $100. Are you worse off than you were a year ago? Why not? Income disparity between us has grown tenfold. But it means NOTHING, you're still ten times better off than you were.
How about this question : Would you rather be a king 100 years ago or a lower middle class American today? I know what my choice would be. The tide has risen, a king 100 years ago lived in squalor compared to the average modern American.
We were talking about paying for what your are given by the government as a seperate legal entity.
That's just it, the government gives us NOTHING. We have rights, that are inherent to us as human beings that government cannot take away. We don't have those rights granted by our government, our government has rights granted to it by "We, the people".
Corporations are just groups of people. They have some special rights, and they also have some special restrictions.
It's fun to talk about how corporations are evil and greedy and responsible for everything wrong in the world, but.. I don't know if you've ever started a company yourself, you'd probably feel a little differently if you did. What specific rights do corporations have and individuals don't that you have such a problem with?
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Thanks, dude, that totally made my day. :) +5, Funny.
Where did you get a cleaver that does 2d6?
It's a Holy Cleaver, he factored in the double damage it does to daemons.
*rimshot*
-1, Redundant.
I'd much rather see the *AA spending money trying to convince people that piracy is wrong than to see them spending money trying to convince politicians to put people in jail for it.
How about a GPL Merit Badge?
You have to make the badge yourself, but you do get the use of patterns and yarn donated by the community.
Of course, then there will inevitably be articles written criticizing you for putting people out of work in the seamstress industry..
Capitalism is the worst economic system there is, except for all the other ones.
I believe Churchill said the same about democracy as a form of government.
I think of GPL and Open Source software as the baseline.. Like those signs near the line for a roller coaster that say "You must be this tall to ride". The GPL software says "Your software must be better than this" in order to sell it.
IMHO, the GPL is good for capitalism. Capitalism is all about competition forcing companies to constantly improve their products, and competition from GPL software will force advancement at a much greater speed than it would be at otherwise.
Those who don't like it, are the lowest tier. They'll be the first driven out of business. Not because of the GPL per se, but because of their own incompetence and inability to adjust to new business reality. Incompetent companies going out of business is, and has always been, good for capitalism and good for consumers.
An intelligent company would look at the OSS movement and see what they can do to adjust to it. Fighting it won't help, the tighter they squeeze their grip, the more star systems will slip between their fingers..
Yeah, I know. I figured everyone did by now. It's still funny though.
For the record, I eat at Wendy's all the time. I even usually get the chili.
It's not over til the fat lady sings.
Well, if it goes missing, you can just check all of your local Wendy's franchises. It seems all missing fingers end up in a bowl of chili eventually.
Mmm.. chili. It's finger lickin' good!
There's more to being a good open source citizen than just providing source. While that may be all that's required by the license, being a good OS citizen goes beyond just doing the bare minimum.
it's 65 tons of American Pride.
I guess that's why, the launch costs for 65 tons of American Pride would be exorbitant. But talk about roomy!
Can you name the truck with four wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five.. CANYONERO!!!
Whatever media that replaces video games will most likely be computer driven and interactive.
Which makes it a video game. Even if it's full VR and uses full body motion capture for input, or whatever else you could think of.. it's still basically a video game.
You don't have to worry about that. Europe has bought into the government way of messing stuff up, which is about ten times worse than anything a corporation can do. Have you seen their proposed constitution? I think it tells you the proper way to go to the bathroom. The thing is bigger than the Bible.
Besides, if you're in any technology related field you'll probably be doing something completely different in ten years from now. You'll reinvent yourself several times over the course of your career. That's part of what I love about tech, it never stands still.
Don't worry about what you're learning now, worry about learning HOW to learn new things, so that when the next big thing comes along you'll be able to hit the ground running with it.
And when I try to be insightful? Flamebait. :)
It was meant as a slam on Dvorak though.. He's a douche. No one uses his keyboard layout, why would they listen to his opinion? :)
Note to the humor challenged : I'm aware that the Dvorak keyboard has nothing to do with Dvorak the columnist.. It's another one of those "jokes"..
But now that Dvorak is touting it, it doesn't have a prayer. He's the kiss of death, has anything he's ever predicted come true?
I'df say in 1905 that kings lived in squalor, compared to a middle class American today. I sure wouldn't switch places with one.
But if I create something (a program, a piece of art, whatever) and someone buys it for $100, did I take anything away from someone else? The buyer now has a picture that's worth $100. How did I turn paint and canvas worth $2 into a painting worth $100 without taking $98 away from someone?
Economics is not a zero-sum game. A person getting rich doesn't mean that someone else becomes equally poor. In fact that person getting rich probably had to hire people, making them less rich but still better off than they were.
Corporations have all the rights that the people the corporation is composed of have. You realize THAT, don't you?
Could you just explain to me how you could restrict the rights of a corporation without restricting the rights of the people who own and work for that corporation? I really want to know. Seriously.
Or just write me off as a libertarian crank.
There, there, the bad man and his logic are gone, to trouble you no more. Sleep soundly, and dream of wealth redistribution like a good socialist. :)
Here's a quiz : You have $1, I have $10. The next year, you have $10 and I have $100. Are you worse off than you were a year ago? Why not? Income disparity between us has grown tenfold. But it means NOTHING, you're still ten times better off than you were.
How about this question : Would you rather be a king 100 years ago or a lower middle class American today? I know what my choice would be. The tide has risen, a king 100 years ago lived in squalor compared to the average modern American.
That's just it, the government gives us NOTHING. We have rights, that are inherent to us as human beings that government cannot take away. We don't have those rights granted by our government, our government has rights granted to it by "We, the people".
It's fun to talk about how corporations are evil and greedy and responsible for everything wrong in the world, but.. I don't know if you've ever started a company yourself, you'd probably feel a little differently if you did. What specific rights do corporations have and individuals don't that you have such a problem with?