Aren't we in fact downloading a copy of their code into our cache every time a browser interprets the page, for that matter? Unless the page is served with a no-cache directive, that is...
I'd be more concerned about them laying claim to meta tags identifying websites as being generated with Adobe GoLive, myself. If I were working for Adobe or even using GoLive, that is.
They claim they own all that code. Does that extend to <meta name="KEYWORDS" content="keywords go in here"> and <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive">?
Have to ask...
When I had a look at a load of responses to this post, a hundred and one hare-brained schemes sprang to mind: awkward questions, daft stunts, etc. Eventually I decided I'd suggest just giving him the silent treatment. Make his reception as frosty as good manners would allow... then I read this post and yes, I think Garwulf's got it. Any action on this front is best left to the students. They may come up with something great, or it may be utter crap. Either way, they'll be better at organising themselves. Any attempt to stage-manage it yourself will probably leave all those involved (yourself and them) feeling a bit disappointed on the day. It'd lack a certain spark. No, get them interested, point them at the facts and let them handle the rest.
While I'm still not sure if I'll drop a bunch of money on getting this new edition when it comes out I'm slightly more optimistic about this edition of the game. The designers seem to have a few good ideas in their heads; not least of which is getting rid of those bloody prestige classes. I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen that feature abused!
Still, is it enough to get me to spend money? I dunno. And the sting of needing to update the material I've written hasn't quite worn off yet. It'd be nice, though, if they could cut down to one core rulebook, or failing that have a basic rulebook handling the first few levels -- sort of a digest version of the core rules
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Aren't we in fact downloading a copy of their code into our cache every time a browser interprets the page, for that matter? Unless the page is served with a no-cache directive, that is...
I'd be more concerned about them laying claim to meta tags identifying websites as being generated with Adobe GoLive, myself. If I were working for Adobe or even using GoLive, that is.
They claim they own all that code. Does that extend to <meta name="KEYWORDS" content="keywords go in here"> and <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive">? Have to ask...
... must not say 'They should sue!' ... must not say 'They should sue!' It's not big, it's not clever and it's not funny.
SCO's lost sales because of Linux? They should sue!
(headdesk) I'm sorry. I'm so very, very sorry. The mind was willing but the flesh was weak.
When I had a look at a load of responses to this post, a hundred and one hare-brained schemes sprang to mind: awkward questions, daft stunts, etc. Eventually I decided I'd suggest just giving him the silent treatment. Make his reception as frosty as good manners would allow... then I read this post and yes, I think Garwulf's got it. Any action on this front is best left to the students. They may come up with something great, or it may be utter crap. Either way, they'll be better at organising themselves. Any attempt to stage-manage it yourself will probably leave all those involved (yourself and them) feeling a bit disappointed on the day. It'd lack a certain spark. No, get them interested, point them at the facts and let them handle the rest.
While I'm still not sure if I'll drop a bunch of money on getting this new edition when it comes out I'm slightly more optimistic about this edition of the game. The designers seem to have a few good ideas in their heads; not least of which is getting rid of those bloody prestige classes. I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen that feature abused!
Still, is it enough to get me to spend money? I dunno. And the sting of needing to update the material I've written hasn't quite worn off yet. It'd be nice, though, if they could cut down to one core rulebook, or failing that have a basic rulebook handling the first few levels -- sort of a digest version of the core rules
"At least make sure you give it a wipe first."
... it just smells funny.
No chance! If we do, you'll only patent the phrase and where will that leave the rest of us if we want to say it?
Father Ted: It's not as if everyone's going to go off and join some mad religious cult just because we go off for a picnic for a couple of hours!
Father Dougal: God, Ted, I heard about those cults. Everyone dressing in black and saying our Lord's gonna come back and judge us all!
Father Ted: No... no, Dougal, that's us. That's Catholicism.
Sorry. Someone had already done the relevant Python quote. I'll get me coat.
Nah. The use of the adjective 'free' is already covered by Freedom is Slavery.
Well, if we're going to be that literal, it might well have been written and published already; we just have no way of telling yet!