Big companies fear open source because it's a threat to their intellectual property. If a company uses an open source product, and that product (accidentally and unknowingly of course) infringes on one of their patents, then that company loses the ability to enforce their own patent in the future.
Patents are the "mustard gas" of big companies. Everybody has them, and nobody uses them. But you better have them stockpiled, or somebody might use theirs against you. Some open source licenses rob companies of this line of defense. The hoops one has to jump through at a big company just to use Log4J are maddening.
+1 FUD
The above might apply to GPL-3; but no one who can read and think can honesty believe it about BSD License.
I remember my older brother bringing in an half/part shotgun into wood working class to make an new wooden stock for it. Time frame mid 70s.
I would guess now days this would result in jail time.
Tim S.
And some managers need to learn that coding takes time!!!!
I was on a project where 98% of the time was design and Analysis and then I was supposed to code it in the few remaining days/hours.
The waterfall model IS NOT valid for less than multi-year projects.
Or at least incompetent can NOT use waterfall model.
Tim S.
They denied my idea of round device designed to help support the weight of hulling gardening material around.
Said the wheel barrow and even the wheel was prior art.
Tim S.
Has Canada health care expense dropped from 2nd place in cost?
The USA was number one in cost followed next by Canada about 10 to 20 years ago. In a report I did in school about 10 years ago. I recommended using the Germany health care system as I thought it would best be able adjust to the American Capitalistic System. But, since the USA is slowly changing from a Capitalistic System to Fascist System; maybe, it is even more proper to adopt the German system.
I really did not know that the USA was the only country in the world that makes cell phones. Since there is nothing to stop an NON-USA country from trading with Cuba.
The is only a single Solar System in this universe. That is the name out our star system. Please use star system instead of Solar System when not referring to our star system.
At least the people supporting evolution gives the other side the raw data.
The AGW crowd does not let the raw data out; I think this means they are making up too much of the data.
Tim S.
Dierdre Scozzafava is likely whom is discussed above http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dierdre_Scozzafava
I wander what tests the US Republican Party should use to verify the candidate is a valid Republican.
I think two lists are needed.
List 1 the candidate must agree to 100% of items.
List 2 the candidate must agree to 70% or more of items.
I think the only Item needed on List 1 is this.
Capitalism is better that Communism.
No idea what should be on List 2; I say about 10 items would be the proper size.
Tim S.
Yeah, that is how the "Puppet Masters" starts story of an alien space ship crash. That is later reported as an hoax.
The super secret spy agency sends in several agents and gets no word back from them. Then the area under alien controls expands.
I think I need re-read "Puppet Masters" an classic alien invasion novel.
Tim S.
Just to state the US view.
It is believed that giving the vaccine to Health Care workers will reduce the number of patients who get the H1N1 Flu from the Health Care workers.
Note: In the US is is not uncommon for workers to continue working while sick. I have no idea if this is true for other countries.
Tim S.
I very strongly agree.
I just got vaccinated against whooping cough; because, I have a cough from asthma.
And, my niece is having a new born next month and I wanted to be less likely that I would infect the new born at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
(How much did the post office improve after it went private? [If you don't remember, service deteriorated markedly.])
IIRC, The US Post Office never went private!
The US Government just told it to run as an separate unit of the Government that should break even.
If it went private?
Why does it still have an monopoly on first class mail?
Tim S.
So if intelligence is related to nutrition, why aren't cows (the fat blobs!) the most intelligent species on earth?
If I understand the posts and summary, the greater intelligence of the human line results in eating cooked meat; therefore the digestive system changed and in some ways simplified because of the diet change. Cows (bovine) are plant eaters with a very complex digestive system.
I think a reasonable conclusion is a species that uses fire to cook food reduces the need of complex digestive system in order to survive.
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Them that has the gold makes the rules. Tim S.
Big companies fear open source because it's a threat to their intellectual property. If a company uses an open source product, and that product (accidentally and unknowingly of course) infringes on one of their patents, then that company loses the ability to enforce their own patent in the future. Patents are the "mustard gas" of big companies. Everybody has them, and nobody uses them. But you better have them stockpiled, or somebody might use theirs against you. Some open source licenses rob companies of this line of defense. The hoops one has to jump through at a big company just to use Log4J are maddening.
+1 FUD
The above might apply to GPL-3; but no one who can read and think can honesty believe it about BSD License.
Tim S.
I remember my older brother bringing in an half/part shotgun into wood working class to make an new wooden stock for it. Time frame mid 70s. I would guess now days this would result in jail time. Tim S.
And some managers need to learn that coding takes time!!!! I was on a project where 98% of the time was design and Analysis and then I was supposed to code it in the few remaining days/hours. The waterfall model IS NOT valid for less than multi-year projects. Or at least incompetent can NOT use waterfall model. Tim S.
They denied my idea of round device designed to help support the weight of hulling gardening material around. Said the wheel barrow and even the wheel was prior art. Tim S.
So you saying if IE was better it would win. Tim S.
Remember the Second Foundation was destroyed; it no longer exists. Tim S.
Has Canada health care expense dropped from 2nd place in cost?
The USA was number one in cost followed next by Canada about 10 to 20 years ago. In a report I did in school about 10 years ago. I recommended using the Germany health care system as I thought it would best be able adjust to the American Capitalistic System.
But, since the USA is slowly changing from a Capitalistic System to Fascist System; maybe, it is even more proper to adopt the German system.
Tim S.
I really did not know that the USA was the only country in the world that makes cell phones. Since there is nothing to stop an NON-USA country from trading with Cuba.
Tim S.
I say till we can find proof of TI we need not look for ETI.
Tim S.
FYI:
The is only a single Solar System in this universe.
That is the name out our star system. Please use star system instead of Solar System when not referring to our star system.
Tim S.
We really need an option "+1 frighting".
Tim S.
Which version will Windows 8 be?
Windows 7 is Windows version 6.1
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Tim S.
At least the people supporting evolution gives the other side the raw data. The AGW crowd does not let the raw data out; I think this means they are making up too much of the data. Tim S.
The Navy is really cleaning the enemy clocks. Or, winning when a dust up happens. Tim S.
Dierdre Scozzafava is likely whom is discussed above http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dierdre_Scozzafava I wander what tests the US Republican Party should use to verify the candidate is a valid Republican. I think two lists are needed. List 1 the candidate must agree to 100% of items. List 2 the candidate must agree to 70% or more of items. I think the only Item needed on List 1 is this. Capitalism is better that Communism. No idea what should be on List 2; I say about 10 items would be the proper size. Tim S.
I hope they don't follow Australia's censorship model.
Who's model do you think they should follow?
Tim S.
Yeah, that is how the "Puppet Masters" starts story of an alien space ship crash. That is later reported as an hoax. The super secret spy agency sends in several agents and gets no word back from them. Then the area under alien controls expands. I think I need re-read "Puppet Masters" an classic alien invasion novel. Tim S.
Just to state the US view. It is believed that giving the vaccine to Health Care workers will reduce the number of patients who get the H1N1 Flu from the Health Care workers. Note: In the US is is not uncommon for workers to continue working while sick. I have no idea if this is true for other countries. Tim S.
You don't only get vaccinated for yourself.
I very strongly agree.
I just got vaccinated against whooping cough; because, I have a cough from asthma.
And, my niece is having a new born next month and I wanted to be less likely that I would infect the new born at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Tim S.
People Ethically Terminating Animals Tim S. PS: I prefer the standard People Eating Tasty Animals.
I am a student of life. So, all my student copies are still legit. Tim S.
(How much did the post office improve after it went private? [If you don't remember, service deteriorated markedly.])
IIRC, The US Post Office never went private! The US Government just told it to run as an separate unit of the Government that should break even. If it went private? Why does it still have an monopoly on first class mail? Tim S.
Think of the demand for COBOL programs to solve the Y10K problem; there might be some revived because of demand.
Tim S.
PS: The above was stolen from an COBOL joke.
So if intelligence is related to nutrition, why aren't cows (the fat blobs!) the most intelligent species on earth?
If I understand the posts and summary, the greater intelligence of the human line results in eating cooked meat; therefore the digestive system changed and in some ways simplified because of the diet change. Cows (bovine) are plant eaters with a very complex digestive system.
I think a reasonable conclusion is a species that uses fire to cook food reduces the need of complex digestive system in order to survive.
Tim S.