Let us go further than that. OS X is built with GCC. And (with GCC installed) it has quite nearly as many pieces of GNU software as your average linux distro does. Do I need to start calling my operating system GNU/OS X. No. It's fucking stupid. It's fucking stupid with Linux too.
And I know I'm probably either not going to be modded at all or modded -1 troll, but the fact is linus is pretty much right, and you rabid gnu fanboys are wrong. He may be wrong about some predictions, which is obviously a terrible, terrible crime, but his stance on the Microsoft vs. Linux "war" is pretty much correct. And for all those who say he isn't qualified to talk about the subject, piss off. You (or I) are almost definitely no better qualified to speak about it than he is.
Face it people, Microsoft is a company. A company that produces pretty shitty software, but has risen to glory by marketing. And like most companies they have bad ethics. And if truth be told you hate Microsoft because they don't follow your software idealism (and the belief that all software should be Free is idealism if there ever was any, but we won't talk about that today), and you hate them because they make a successful product that is sub par. And neither one is a valid reason to hate a company, to wage "war" on them, or any other such nonsense.
Look into the freedom of speech (and press, and related) laws in the countries mentioned in TFA. Those are countries which prohibit (at least some forms of) government protesting, restrict television airwaves, and are generally unfriendly in the freedom of information department anyway. Why should the internet be any different?
US citizens pay a flat rate? Thats news to me. For as long as I can remember my landline has unlimited local calls but charges for long distance by the minute. Of course now services like Vonage are changing that, but traditional phone will remain the same I'm sure.
I thought Google had stuck a satellite over the middle east and had it continually taking pictures or something. Then I read the summary. Bit of a disappointment let me tell you.
Not necessarily. Although this is the first instance I can think of where Microsoft would be blatantly stealing something if awarded a patent, they've been awarded patents for some rather strange things in the past.
Its absolutely disgusting that Microsoft can get away with the things that they do. The fact that Microsoft believes it can simply use the law to its own advantage, and ignore the law when it isn't convenient, their complete lack of respect for any other companies work (or just a hobbyists), their lack of ethics in general. Embrace, extend, and extinguish indeed.
Its also disgusting that the US patent office allows this sort of behavoiur to occur. Patents are supposed to be for an invention thats new, not an idea ripped off from a guy who hadn't filed a patent for his work yet, and the patent office is responsible for keeping it that way.
As for how much it takes to makes the average person start tripping balls and THINK they're dying, well that IS a lot lower. according to this thats only 400 milligrams for the average person. For the average slashdotter its probably higher. And 400 milligrams is quite a bit of caffeine at one time.
As a public school employee, I have seen far to many cases where students come to school dirty, hungry, or otherwise neglected to believe that this is possible. Teachers have to teach "Warm Fuzzies" that I believe should be taught at home. (things such as manners, among others) Teachers are also "Mandated Reporters", they are trained to detect problems such as abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, & substance) and are obligated to report if they suspect problems. The principal at the elementary school here has done numerous home visits with a police escort for security. These are exceptions, not the rule. There is a fine line between a school official attempting to look out for a childs well being and safety and stepping into the home to do a parents job. If your so called warm fuzzies should be taught at home then why should the school step in on my kids aim conversation?
I see it like this. I have a stack of bills on my counter that really do need to get paid sometime soon. When the school wants to start paying said bills on my counter they are welcome to say what my kid can or cannot do at home as part of "school policy." Until then they can kindly stay out.
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Don't post articles on what is or isn't on amazons bestseller list. Because as soon as you do this, amazon will prove you wrong.
Let us go further than that. OS X is built with GCC. And (with GCC installed) it has quite nearly as many pieces of GNU software as your average linux distro does. Do I need to start calling my operating system GNU/OS X. No. It's fucking stupid. It's fucking stupid with Linux too.
And I know I'm probably either not going to be modded at all or modded -1 troll, but the fact is linus is pretty much right, and you rabid gnu fanboys are wrong. He may be wrong about some predictions, which is obviously a terrible, terrible crime, but his stance on the Microsoft vs. Linux "war" is pretty much correct. And for all those who say he isn't qualified to talk about the subject, piss off. You (or I) are almost definitely no better qualified to speak about it than he is.
Face it people, Microsoft is a company. A company that produces pretty shitty software, but has risen to glory by marketing. And like most companies they have bad ethics. And if truth be told you hate Microsoft because they don't follow your software idealism (and the belief that all software should be Free is idealism if there ever was any, but we won't talk about that today), and you hate them because they make a successful product that is sub par. And neither one is a valid reason to hate a company, to wage "war" on them, or any other such nonsense.
I take it you aren't familiar with the concept of a monopoly and the laws prohibiting it?
No, it's not theft, it's infringement. Not the same. And as long as you plan to post on /. plan on dealing with the semantics.
It assumes that copyright law around the world will not eventually be in line with U.S. copyright law as per the wishes of the *AA
If Free Software and Linux is dead then why is Microsoft claiming that it violates 235 of their patents.
I know plenty of really passionate Microsoft fanbois. In fact they are the only people I know who have copies of Vista Ultimate.
Look into the freedom of speech (and press, and related) laws in the countries mentioned in TFA. Those are countries which prohibit (at least some forms of) government protesting, restrict television airwaves, and are generally unfriendly in the freedom of information department anyway. Why should the internet be any different?
US citizens pay a flat rate? Thats news to me. For as long as I can remember my landline has unlimited local calls but charges for long distance by the minute. Of course now services like Vonage are changing that, but traditional phone will remain the same I'm sure.
I thought Google had stuck a satellite over the middle east and had it continually taking pictures or something. Then I read the summary. Bit of a disappointment let me tell you.
Its not like they released GNOME 3 here, what did you expect, a party?
Not necessarily. Although this is the first instance I can think of where Microsoft would be blatantly stealing something if awarded a patent, they've been awarded patents for some rather strange things in the past.
Its absolutely disgusting that Microsoft can get away with the things that they do. The fact that Microsoft believes it can simply use the law to its own advantage, and ignore the law when it isn't convenient, their complete lack of respect for any other companies work (or just a hobbyists), their lack of ethics in general. Embrace, extend, and extinguish indeed.
Its also disgusting that the US patent office allows this sort of behavoiur to occur. Patents are supposed to be for an invention thats new, not an idea ripped off from a guy who hadn't filed a patent for his work yet, and the patent office is responsible for keeping it that way.
Sssh... Don't reveal this guys secret scientific formula!
...that this was an American scientist?
Wasn't this sort of stuff available in Linux years ago?
I see it like this. I have a stack of bills on my counter that really do need to get paid sometime soon. When the school wants to start paying said bills on my counter they are welcome to say what my kid can or cannot do at home as part of "school policy." Until then they can kindly stay out.