If you have a package manager then you could build an app store on top. The real problem is having one updater program for almost every single program on your computer, for example adobe, open office, eclipse, vuze, etc.
Anyone that's used a package manager on linux knows what I'm talking about. They're really ahead when it comes to installing, uninstalling and updating programs.
I see this a lot in the game industry, everyone always has this idea which they can't tell you in case someone else steals it. "The million dollar idea!" they say.
Only problem with this thinking is that anything you've thought up has been done before and telling people that you have an idea but done want to tell anyone is just annoying the people around you, if not slightly insulting that you can't trust them.
As a contributor to many GPL projects I would welcome any open source patches by Microsoft. They're a big company that could contribute a lot to Linux or its applications. Unfortunately there are many linux users who contribute nothing but hate which is why the public image of open source and free software has been ruined.
It doesn't matter if you're white, black, rich, poor or even Microsoft. All that matters is the code and the fact that Microsoft is using the GNU GPL license. Since they have contributed a plugin to moodle and this patch to the linux kernel they can no longer claim some of the things they previously did about the GNU GPL. It's also a selling point to anyone trying to convince higher ups to use open source software "even Microsoft contributes code to GPL software".
The doom and gloom in not only this article, but in the other two about when Microsoft first made the contributions are imaginary. I can't understand why people would want Microsoft to stop making open source contributions. The reasons for those contributions are unimportant as EVERYONE has a motive for contributing code to a GPL project.
No, you are not distributing when installing it yourself.
Either way, even if they were in violation it's up to the copyright holders sue and some how I don't see Microsoft sueing people for using some PHP plugin that interfaces with their services that they want people to use.
Why exactly would that be? Installing GPL 2 and 3 software together doesn't break the license. Any company is free to install and support both programs just fine.
I really don't care about the reasoning behind it. Now that even Microsoft (the most anti GPL company) has contributed GPL code it shows not only how popular open source is but can perhaps make people some people reconsider their position on the matter too.
Let us not forget that the GPL was not yet truly tested in any court of any country, and that the final battle is yet to come.
The GPL has been tested multiple times and the news has been published on slashdot. There was some court case in the US involving some train software if I am not mistaken.
What's the problem with that? There is no rule that says you can't USE GPL 2 and 3 together you just can't DISTRIBUTE them together in the same package. Since this is a plugin and not some vital component there are no issues.
Please shut the fuck up right there. Any GNU code they publish under is good. Not even Stallman would bitch about that. For anyone reading this, the dickward parent isn't part of the free software community.
The difference being that the discussion on linux releases is more in depth. This discussion has been one big sales pitch. Nothing interesting about win 7 at all has come up apart from people saying if they're going to buy it.
If you burn your customers on Hollywood practices they'll never buy your products again. You could only do such a thing once before everyone in and out of the industry hates you.
Bzzt. There are arm response units. Every panda police car has hand guns kept inside (in a safe). Police in airports and train stations have sub machine guns.
Why can't you do that exactly? Learn how to build packages, control your own repository and stop bitching. If you think this stuff is difficult you're obviously an amateur.
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And as we all know Steve Ballmer is the guy that submitted the patch right? Not some Indian guy who works in the open source department...
If you have a package manager then you could build an app store on top. The real problem is having one updater program for almost every single program on your computer, for example adobe, open office, eclipse, vuze, etc.
Anyone that's used a package manager on linux knows what I'm talking about. They're really ahead when it comes to installing, uninstalling and updating programs.
This isn't on the desktop, it's on the router. What an idiot...
Don't make the mistake in thinking that people don't read and comment on slashdot from mobile phones.
The one feature I think a lot of people would like is a package manager. I emailed them a suggestion about it years ago yet here I am, still waiting.
If you weren't too busy name calling you'd realise that's exactly what stallman wants and says so in the summary.
I see this a lot in the game industry, everyone always has this idea which they can't tell you in case someone else steals it. "The million dollar idea!" they say.
Only problem with this thinking is that anything you've thought up has been done before and telling people that you have an idea but done want to tell anyone is just annoying the people around you, if not slightly insulting that you can't trust them.
As a contributor to many GPL projects I would welcome any open source patches by Microsoft. They're a big company that could contribute a lot to Linux or its applications. Unfortunately there are many linux users who contribute nothing but hate which is why the public image of open source and free software has been ruined.
It doesn't matter if you're white, black, rich, poor or even Microsoft. All that matters is the code and the fact that Microsoft is using the GNU GPL license. Since they have contributed a plugin to moodle and this patch to the linux kernel they can no longer claim some of the things they previously did about the GNU GPL. It's also a selling point to anyone trying to convince higher ups to use open source software "even Microsoft contributes code to GPL software".
The doom and gloom in not only this article, but in the other two about when Microsoft first made the contributions are imaginary. I can't understand why people would want Microsoft to stop making open source contributions. The reasons for those contributions are unimportant as EVERYONE has a motive for contributing code to a GPL project.
No, you are not distributing when installing it yourself.
Either way, even if they were in violation it's up to the copyright holders sue and some how I don't see Microsoft sueing people for using some PHP plugin that interfaces with their services that they want people to use.
Why exactly would that be? Installing GPL 2 and 3 software together doesn't break the license. Any company is free to install and support both programs just fine.
I really don't care about the reasoning behind it. Now that even Microsoft (the most anti GPL company) has contributed GPL code it shows not only how popular open source is but can perhaps make people some people reconsider their position on the matter too.
The GPL has been tested multiple times and the news has been published on slashdot. There was some court case in the US involving some train software if I am not mistaken.
What's the problem with that? There is no rule that says you can't USE GPL 2 and 3 together you just can't DISTRIBUTE them together in the same package. Since this is a plugin and not some vital component there are no issues.
Laws don't have spirits only what's written down. You're naive for thinking so.
Please shut the fuck up right there. Any GNU code they publish under is good. Not even Stallman would bitch about that. For anyone reading this, the dickward parent isn't part of the free software community.
How can you write so much about two characters or even care so much?! lol, what a loser.
The difference being that the discussion on linux releases is more in depth. This discussion has been one big sales pitch. Nothing interesting about win 7 at all has come up apart from people saying if they're going to buy it.
If you burn your customers on Hollywood practices they'll never buy your products again. You could only do such a thing once before everyone in and out of the industry hates you.
Bzzt. There are arm response units. Every panda police car has hand guns kept inside (in a safe). Police in airports and train stations have sub machine guns.
http://www.top500.org/charts/list/33/osfam
Why can't you do that exactly? Learn how to build packages, control your own repository and stop bitching. If you think this stuff is difficult you're obviously an amateur.
I'm pretty sure Gremlin was liquidated years ago.
Checking the price of braid it's $14.95 at the moment. This game is $5. Just buy it for every platform and stop bitching.
It was instant for me, but then I paid directly rather then through pay pal
and the stupidest thing about inheritance of IP is there is no tax on it like there is with real property. WTF?!