But can you stop someone from giving the source back to the original author or anyone else?
No...
Of course not. But that decision is still up to the one who has the source. The original author has no God-given right to get the changes back unless the binary is also available to him.
...but this is all just quibbling over the finer points of the GPL anyway.
FYI - Mercury on NetWare is no longer in development. I don't see a date on their latest release, but according to its What's New page, it now works around a problem in NetWare 4.11SP7 and 5.0SP2 - neither of which platforms are even supported by Novell for the purpose of migrating off of them.
My understanding was that the calls were made from the $5/minute (or whatever they are now) phones built into the plane, rather than private cell phones. Where's the claim they were made from private cell phones?
Fair enough. You actually reinforced my point. Different vehicles have different goals. Fuel economy/environmental concerns, power, speed, luxury/status, number of passengers, volume of cargo, and road conditions are some that come off the top of my head. (And, FWIW, I believe the vast majority Hummers are sold for luxury/status than power and road conditions, but they could be for either).
Saying that one is "better" than another on the basis of any one or two of these without taking into account the goals of the buyer is meaningless
Novell is excellent. NDS (*ahem - sorry* eDirectory) scales well without being too cumbersome for an entry-level network.
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However, they REALLY need to hire some QA folks for their installer. File and print services work fine with the defaults, but everything else needs tweaking with configuration files just to get something that won't crash on startup. And heaven forbid if you actually want to cluster their "cluster-aware" applications.
Oh, and they also need to work on their management tools. iManager, ConsoleOne, AND nwadmin are all required for managing different pieces....and then you need the DNS-DHCP manager, etc. iManager is a step in the right direction, but some features (such as printer drivers) are IE-only, and still can't administer everything.
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patents are for *ideas*, copyrights are for the actual code.
No, patents are for *products*. I can't patent my idea for a flying golf cart (an example I just now made up) because I don't have one. I have to have a product in hand before I can patent it.
I've still never figured out how business methods can be patented, though. Any legal scholars around here can tell me?
(and no, I'm not new here, they just don't post often.:-P )
Where education can be replaced with any number of things, and still keep the statement true.
Editors, Engineers, Programmers, Executives, Painters, Writers, Dog Walkers, Principals, Librarians, etc.
You're right, of course (though I think those of us in "high tech" areas tend to be more innovative because we have to just to "keep up"). My point was that the local school board acts as a buffer to make sure that "the way it's always been done" hasn't become impractical.
...and our school district had an ability to attract insightful/innovative teachers. Alas, most (not all, but most) of them went on to successful private enterprises, because the only reward for "doing a good job" over "doing just enough not to get fired" is individual pride.
Administration of schools should be run by a very professionalized administration with a strong background in educational theory and practice, not a group of yahoos.
Yes, because it would be MUCH better to have an inbred system of people that worked their way up the chain "doing things they way we've always done it," and with no business experience to find out what people are actually looking for in a high school graduate.
Yes, there are innovative outside-the-box thinkers in education, but most of them (especially the ones that tend to stick around for a long time) are very resistent to change. Then there's the other extreme of the "educational theory of the week". They don't seem to last that long, though.
...and BTW, I used to be the technology director for a small school district, so I know whereof I speak.
but maybe Jennings isnt giving away his own money...
Read through the fine print at the end of the show. Ben never did "lose" any of his own money. He got paid what he didn't lose. If he kept his opponent from winning anything, he got paid the $5000 (IIRC). If the contestant won it all, Ben hosted the show for free.
The manuals didn't say that they couldn't be used in a 3-way circuit.
They can. 3-way circuits still only provide two wires (hot and neutral) to the bulb.
Perhaps you meant a dimmer?
The warranty was crap too....
Just take it back to Wal-Mart and let them take care of the return.
I just bought a competitor's fixture instead.
Interesting. Not discounting your experiences, but I've had a lot better luck with LofA than with the GE bulbs, and have resolved not to buy any more GE. Actually I've had rather good luck with "Commercial Electric" (Home Depot's in-store brand).
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No...
Of course not. But that decision is still up to the one who has the source. The original author has no God-given right to get the changes back unless the binary is also available to him.
No you don't. You only need to provide your source to anybody to whom you distribute a binary. That doesn't necessarily mean the original author.
Now, in practice, among "typical" GPL coders, that amounts to the same thing.
Domain names are probably one of Tuvalu's leading exports.
FYI - Mercury on NetWare is no longer in development. I don't see a date on their latest release, but according to its What's New page, it now works around a problem in NetWare 4.11SP7 and 5.0SP2 - neither of which platforms are even supported by Novell for the purpose of migrating off of them.
There's no 'Notify' like in the Windows version, and you can't even see the raw SMTP headers.
You're new here, aren't you?
My understanding was that the calls were made from the $5/minute (or whatever they are now) phones built into the plane, rather than private cell phones. Where's the claim they were made from private cell phones?
Yeah, but I haven't figured out how to type that on my standalone DVD player hooked up to my TV.
When you get to these "unskippable" ads, you still can fast-forward through them, so you only waste 30 seconds of your time instead of 5 minutes.
Dang. I bet it's been 15 years since I've played that.
Mine's not quite as expensive here, (Extra bonus! Tanzanian is back in stock - that's my fave.)
According to The Planet's Homepage, their offerings start at $199/month.
I'd say you really need to cut back on the caffeine.
One problem here: there aren't any
Literally one degree of separation from everyone in town.
What's scarier? I could name a dozen towns smaller than mine without trying very hard.
Saying that one is "better" than another on the basis of any one or two of these without taking into account the goals of the buyer is meaningless
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However, they REALLY need to hire some QA folks for their installer. File and print services work fine with the defaults, but everything else needs tweaking with configuration files just to get something that won't crash on startup. And heaven forbid if you actually want to cluster their "cluster-aware" applications.
Oh, and they also need to work on their management tools. iManager, ConsoleOne, AND nwadmin are all required for managing different pieces. ...and then you need the DNS-DHCP manager, etc. iManager is a step in the right direction, but some features (such as printer drivers) are IE-only, and still can't administer everything.
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Come on, make a valid comparison here.
As someone who lives within 15 miles of I-70 (Manhattan), I say it moves north to U.S.-36 or West to Hays/Colby/Goodland.
No, patents are for *products*. I can't patent my idea for a flying golf cart (an example I just now made up) because I don't have one. I have to have a product in hand before I can patent it.
I've still never figured out how business methods can be patented, though. Any legal scholars around here can tell me?
(and no, I'm not new here, they just don't post often. :-P )
You're right, of course (though I think those of us in "high tech" areas tend to be more innovative because we have to just to "keep up"). My point was that the local school board acts as a buffer to make sure that "the way it's always been done" hasn't become impractical.
Yes, because it would be MUCH better to have an inbred system of people that worked their way up the chain "doing things they way we've always done it," and with no business experience to find out what people are actually looking for in a high school graduate.
Yes, there are innovative outside-the-box thinkers in education, but most of them (especially the ones that tend to stick around for a long time) are very resistent to change. Then there's the other extreme of the "educational theory of the week". They don't seem to last that long, though.
Read through the fine print at the end of the show. Ben never did "lose" any of his own money. He got paid what he didn't lose. If he kept his opponent from winning anything, he got paid the $5000 (IIRC). If the contestant won it all, Ben hosted the show for free.
They can. 3-way circuits still only provide two wires (hot and neutral) to the bulb.
Perhaps you meant a dimmer?
The warranty was crap too. ...
Just take it back to Wal-Mart and let them take care of the return.
I just bought a competitor's fixture instead.
Interesting. Not discounting your experiences, but I've had a lot better luck with LofA than with the GE bulbs, and have resolved not to buy any more GE. Actually I've had rather good luck with "Commercial Electric" (Home Depot's in-store brand).
--probably the only /.er from Westmoreland KS (population 631).
(intended with as much humor and irony as the parent)