Actually, very few people on/. (and in the anti-copyright movement in general) are for the abolition of copyright.
I'm just guesstimating these numbers, but I would say that the position of/.'ers is approximated by the following:
5% - Want abolition of copyright.
5% - Rabidly pro-copyright. 10% - Think that copyright should be subverted from within the system, a-la CC, GPL, etc. (note that these are not the only ones who are pro-CC/GPL, these are the ones who think that they are the way to fix the system. 20% - pro-copyright, but think the anti-copyrighters have a valid viewpoint. 60% - Think that copyright is a good idea, but has been corrupted by Disney and the RIAA. Copyright terms need to be shortened, DMCA needs to be repealed, etc.
Notice that those who just don't care one way or another have been excluded, because they don't generally post about copyright issues and their percentage is hard to judge.
Also, certain groups are more vocal than others, I have tried to take that into account, but may have messed up the numbers more in doing so.
IANAStatistician, these numbers are not scientific, Caveat Emptor, etc.
Hm, what you really need is some device that would allow you to take all of the words in a summary, and compare them to a list of 'bad words' that you don't want to read about. Then you could avoid clicking through and being forced to comment on those articles.
In it's basest form that would be a domain or sub-domain. A collection of pages logically linked together. www.google.com/* or www.geocities.com/user/*
like news.slashdot.org? Wouldn't that mean that yro.slashdot.org was a different site?
"Some people call me a space cowboy. Some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice. Cause I speak of the properties of love." - Also Steve Miller
Slashdot Mirror
Since a moderator decides on objective criteria, slashdot posting is therefore a sport.
Your premise is false.
Interesting. Boxing falls into both categories depending on the outcome.
So we've learned that not everything fits into a nice, neat category. :-p
Oh, I agree that the sexist part was completely uncalled for and rude.
I was responding to this statement:
I suppose the code obfuscation contests are worthless as well, since there are judges for that event, too?
Functionally, everything in life is subjective. But that is different than being theoretically subjective.
See my other reply about boxing.
But in theory the scoring is objective. People make mistakes, but in a perfect game there would be no subjectivity about who had how many points.
I don't watch or follow boxing, so I don't know.
But if there is a judge in boxing that decides how many points you get for something, then yes, we are including boxing, and no, it is not a sport.
Theoretically, Referees shouldn't have any influence. They do, because people aren't perfect.
But the difference between judges and referees is that judges determine things subjectively, referees objectively.
In a sport, you can say, "If I do X I will get Y number of points." In a judged competition, you can't do that.
I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with judged competitions, I'm just saying that they aren't sports.
That's known as multiplication in the math world...
No, why would you think that?
I think the point is that anything that needs judges is not a sport, due to it being subjectively instead of objectively scored.
I say we turn the password all the way up to ELEVEN!!
The "silent majority" refuses to follow copyright, whether or not they "give a damn" about it.
Or do you really think that /.ers are the majority of TPB/Limewire/etc's users?
It seems that left wing politicians who supposedly abhor big business are just as pro IP as everyone else.
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner!
Are you going to vote for a Republican, or a Democrat? Also, would you prefer to be raped anally, or in the butt?
Actually, very few people on /. (and in the anti-copyright movement in general) are for the abolition of copyright.
I'm just guesstimating these numbers, but I would say that the position of /.'ers is approximated by the following:
5% - Want abolition of copyright.
5% - Rabidly pro-copyright.
10% - Think that copyright should be subverted from within the system, a-la CC, GPL, etc. (note that these are not the only ones who are pro-CC/GPL, these are the ones who think that they are the way to fix the system.
20% - pro-copyright, but think the anti-copyrighters have a valid viewpoint.
60% - Think that copyright is a good idea, but has been corrupted by Disney and the RIAA. Copyright terms need to be shortened, DMCA needs to be repealed, etc.
Notice that those who just don't care one way or another have been excluded, because they don't generally post about copyright issues and their percentage is hard to judge.
Also, certain groups are more vocal than others, I have tried to take that into account, but may have messed up the numbers more in doing so.
IANAStatistician, these numbers are not scientific, Caveat Emptor, etc.
Assasination only works if you can point the blame at one person, or small group of people.
You can't assasinate every politician in the US, and even if you did, the people who took over would be (or shortly become) just as bad.
It's a human-nature problem. The only solution is to kill all humans.
Hm, what you really need is some device that would allow you to take all of the words in a summary, and compare them to a list of 'bad words' that you don't want to read about. Then you could avoid clicking through and being forced to comment on those articles.
Have you tried these?
You have that back to front.
Duh. He said he was in Australia!
/ducks
What, exactly, legally speaking, is a 'website'?
In it's basest form that would be a domain or sub-domain. A collection of pages logically linked together. www.google.com/* or www.geocities.com/user/*
like news.slashdot.org? Wouldn't that mean that yro.slashdot.org was a different site?
I can t hold them back any more, PROfessor.
the Twins want there results on time(18:32.0am).
~%%%%%
Silence Prole!
If the Mod's that be decide you shall not post, YOU SHALL NOT POST!!
'Cepting Alice, of course.
Curses! Foiled again!
I guess I'll have to kiss this guy.
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I, for one, welcome our NECROTIC----NO! must resist meme...
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