I don't see how reporting it to management is a bad thing, other than it can create a hostile working environment. Why not go to the team lead and let him know? Perhaps it was a quick workaround in a prototype. Maybe he meant to re-code but has since forgotten since he is now the team lead. There's more than one angle on this whole thing.
If the issue becomes confrontational between him and the lead, then take it to management, inform them of the situation and that it would be better for the company not to take the risk without the re-code.
This is a molehill; let's not make it a mountain.
Nope...Look, I agree with the whole "let them go down the drain" comment. By all means, let them go away!
Novell, Xandros, and Linspire? To hell with them.
I took issue with your last comment because it seemed to imply that the Linux community was being lazy about creating something to replace what has been lost because they were complaining that it was "not that easy". When M$ won't release the list, it's impossible. I was responding to the fact that your post implied someone could divine what to code when M$ won't reveal any of the 235 supposed violations.
As for my "knees", why tell everyone to "shut the fuck up"? We're on a message board. We're here to discuss it. So let those that want speak, do so.
Well this is the fucking stupidest comment considering they won't disclose what they think is a patent violation. Where is the list of patents linux violates? They won't disclose it because either
a) there aren't any,
b) they can easily be debunked or challenged, or
c) what you propose, linux developers creating solutions without violations of patents, will happen and they'll be left without anything to bitch about.
Instead they pull the old "we have an offer you can't refuse" tactic, and certain companies acquiesce.
In case you haven't grasped it yet, this is tantamount to extortion.
BTW, linux developers like to code things that are "not that easy".
It's the sense of accomplishment that drives most of them, not greed.
What are you a Microsoft shill?
The real question is when are we going to form a world-wide "Rebel Alliance" to combat these bastards?
I'd like to see the world unite against this kind of facist bullshit.
When are we going to take back our government?
Citizen information should be private, government information should be open to scrutiny by its citizens. The administration's got this thing bass-ackwards. Where the fuck were they when they were supposed to be in history class and learning how not to run a country? This has become a facist country over the last 7 years.
And most of all, when are we going to be willing to do more than talk?
Though I'm the one ranting, I don't really have any solid ideas other than so-called "voting" to get a voice. And, I'm sure, this must be controlled by the government to get who they want now. Even then, most Americans can't even tell you where another state is, much less another country, so how can we educate them enough to teach them they're being oppressed by an evil dictator in the making? And being a patriot willing to do more than talk about it will only get you branded as a terrorist and killed. Then they use mis-information to paint you that way to the public and say "see, he was crazy, we need these measures because of people like him".
I'm a reasonable person who is looking for answers like everyone else, but it seems to me we're long past reasonable already. The only thing I can think could fix this is to put an end to lobbyists in Washington that financially manipulate the men and women we, the people "elected" so they can do the job the citizens put them there to do instead of backing companies with the biggest pockets.
I think we're screwed and unfortunately...because of us...so is the rest of the world.
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Well, no surprises here. I figured the conversation would turn to BJs the minute someone started making comments about hoes and laying pipe.
I don't see how reporting it to management is a bad thing, other than it can create a hostile working environment. Why not go to the team lead and let him know? Perhaps it was a quick workaround in a prototype. Maybe he meant to re-code but has since forgotten since he is now the team lead. There's more than one angle on this whole thing. If the issue becomes confrontational between him and the lead, then take it to management, inform them of the situation and that it would be better for the company not to take the risk without the re-code. This is a molehill; let's not make it a mountain.
Novell, Xandros, and Linspire? To hell with them.
I took issue with your last comment because it seemed to imply that the Linux community was being lazy about creating something to replace what has been lost because they were complaining that it was "not that easy". When M$ won't release the list, it's impossible. I was responding to the fact that your post implied someone could divine what to code when M$ won't reveal any of the 235 supposed violations.
As for my "knees", why tell everyone to "shut the fuck up"? We're on a message board. We're here to discuss it. So let those that want speak, do so.
Well this is the fucking stupidest comment considering they won't disclose what they think is a patent violation. Where is the list of patents linux violates? They won't disclose it because either a) there aren't any, b) they can easily be debunked or challenged, or c) what you propose, linux developers creating solutions without violations of patents, will happen and they'll be left without anything to bitch about. Instead they pull the old "we have an offer you can't refuse" tactic, and certain companies acquiesce. In case you haven't grasped it yet, this is tantamount to extortion. BTW, linux developers like to code things that are "not that easy". It's the sense of accomplishment that drives most of them, not greed. What are you a Microsoft shill?
The real question is when are we going to form a world-wide "Rebel Alliance" to combat these bastards?
I'd like to see the world unite against this kind of facist bullshit.
When are we going to take back our government?
Citizen information should be private, government information should be open to scrutiny by its citizens. The administration's got this thing bass-ackwards. Where the fuck were they when they were supposed to be in history class and learning how not to run a country? This has become a facist country over the last 7 years.
And most of all, when are we going to be willing to do more than talk?
Though I'm the one ranting, I don't really have any solid ideas other than so-called "voting" to get a voice. And, I'm sure, this must be controlled by the government to get who they want now. Even then, most Americans can't even tell you where another state is, much less another country, so how can we educate them enough to teach them they're being oppressed by an evil dictator in the making? And being a patriot willing to do more than talk about it will only get you branded as a terrorist and killed. Then they use mis-information to paint you that way to the public and say "see, he was crazy, we need these measures because of people like him".
I'm a reasonable person who is looking for answers like everyone else, but it seems to me we're long past reasonable already. The only thing I can think could fix this is to put an end to lobbyists in Washington that financially manipulate the men and women we, the people "elected" so they can do the job the citizens put them there to do instead of backing companies with the biggest pockets.
I think we're screwed and unfortunately...because of us...so is the rest of the world.