Seconded. Legal Torrents is a great resource for legal content, especially smaller electronica labels. The Wired Creative Commons CD is on there as well.
That's a really stupid question. It's like asking if proprietary software will kill Microsoft. Of course open source won't kill Linux. Linux is part of the open source movement. Plus Solaris is still controlled by Sun Microsystems, so it really won't be open in the sense that Linux is. Until there is a distrobution of Solaris that isn't from Sun, there's very little reason to make silly statements like "will Solaris kill Linux", or "will open source kill Linux".
I'd imagine any article that talks about Linux Forking would have at the very least grabbed one or two quotes from Linus before going to print. Linus is only mentioned once in the article, and that is a passing reference as the owner of the Linux Kernel. And while Andrew Morton may have mentioned what was going on in the interview, the reporter made sure it didn't show up in the article. Irresponsible.
There have been many examples of gross negligence in the patent office before, and yet we keep stoking the fire with newer, more ridiculous examples. I'm not sure what will bause critical mass in the patent debate, but I have a feeling this won't be it.
It's amazing that people would put up with AOL, but time and time again people have shown that no matter how badly they're treated, they'll hang on to bad relationships (including bad business relationships) without thinking of how bad it could really get.
Honestly I don't blame them in the least for making this decision. Playing media on Linux is a real pain nowadays. Media codecs are all proprietary, and very few, if any, are licensed for Linux. Also, DRM is a very big concern for content producers, so using Linux would mean figuring out how to hamstring the device to deny users the ability to use their media. Heck, Linux media is all about taking Windows codecs and using them through software anyway. What a licensing hassle! I think HP is better served in not doing the research to try and straighten out the media concerns of Linux. After all, it's better to have a marginalized product than to have a marginalized product that advances a community with proper codec licensing.
I told them to cancel my account because of this. Here is the text of my letter to them:
I'd like to cancel my account with buy.com, as I will no longer be ordering from a company that sabre-rattles over using patents. (article reference to slashdot) I am very much against software patents, and find dealing with companies that use patents as a competitive tool to be distateful to deal with.
I await your instructions on how to remove my account from your records.
Thank you.
Got a note today they they've removed my account. Wonder if it'll make any difference.
Hey Steve, go out and pick up a copy of the Programmer's Paradise catalog sometime. Developer tools nowadays cost more than the cost of a new PC. If anything, the cost of these specialized tools drives piracy more than anything (and to a certain extent drives OSS alternatives).
I remember those books. They (turn to page 98) YOU HAVE DIED. recovered the amulet and saved the princess. Congratulations! (The End) weren't great page turners.
The anime that Cliff Hanger was based off of is called "Castle of Cagliostro" here in the states. They butchered it up pretty much for the game. Oh, and the gameplay was pretty... uh... uninspired. "Push the button!" (wait 10 seconds).
You'll also need the Windows driver in order to make it work. The ndiswrapper site explains this as well, but just thought I'd bring it up. There's also a commercial driver wrapper at www.linuxant.com, which will also work, and may be a bit easier to install than ndiswrapper.
I'm not asking for them to support some funky ISA bus card cage docking station (or worse), I'm asking them to support current hardware that enjoys Windows support. I don't think that's unreasonable to ask for. I'm sure they're not re-inventing their product line by offering a Linux compatible machine (and if they are, perhaps they should make the hardware changes across the board to all of their laptops).
Actually, I'm referring to the multiple media slot on the ZD7010. This device would probably have been supported as a mass storage device if it was a USB device, but the way HP has integrated it into the laptop, it's not a supported device.
I'd be more impressed with HP's Linux offerings if they'd support the current crop of laptops out there, specifically the ones with Broadcom wireless drivers and media card slots. Sure, I managed to wrestle the wireless drivers into submission and usability, but the media slots have no hope of ever being usable at this state.
The Atari artwork for the early 2600/5200 cartridges and 8 bit computer software was some of the best artwork to grace videogames, bar none. The paintings were almost a trademark of the early Atari software. These were most definitely works of art, and anyone from the era would be proud to have thse hanging in their living room.
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Seconded. Legal Torrents is a great resource for legal content, especially smaller electronica labels. The Wired Creative Commons CD is on there as well.
But, when will the children get the use of their gymnasium back! Half-court basketball just isn't the same.
That's a really stupid question. It's like asking if proprietary software will kill Microsoft. Of course open source won't kill Linux. Linux is part of the open source movement. Plus Solaris is still controlled by Sun Microsystems, so it really won't be open in the sense that Linux is. Until there is a distrobution of Solaris that isn't from Sun, there's very little reason to make silly statements like "will Solaris kill Linux", or "will open source kill Linux".
I'd imagine any article that talks about Linux Forking would have at the very least grabbed one or two quotes from Linus before going to print. Linus is only mentioned once in the article, and that is a passing reference as the owner of the Linux Kernel. And while Andrew Morton may have mentioned what was going on in the interview, the reporter made sure it didn't show up in the article. Irresponsible.
Or not. :)
There have been many examples of gross negligence in the patent office before, and yet we keep stoking the fire with newer, more ridiculous examples. I'm not sure what will bause critical mass in the patent debate, but I have a feeling this won't be it.
My primary machines have been Linux only for 6+ years. I also have older Macintosh machines that I use from time to time.
Does this mean Disney will now claim rights to all of the artifacts, and will release toys packaged with Happy Meals.
It's amazing that people would put up with AOL, but time and time again people have shown that no matter how badly they're treated, they'll hang on to bad relationships (including bad business relationships) without thinking of how bad it could really get.
So, will there be an upgrade for those of us using Ximian Desktop 2? Not sure if I want to install yet another distro.
Honestly I don't blame them in the least for making this decision. Playing media on Linux is a real pain nowadays. Media codecs are all proprietary, and very few, if any, are licensed for Linux. Also, DRM is a very big concern for content producers, so using Linux would mean figuring out how to hamstring the device to deny users the ability to use their media. Heck, Linux media is all about taking Windows codecs and using them through software anyway. What a licensing hassle! I think HP is better served in not doing the research to try and straighten out the media concerns of Linux. After all, it's better to have a marginalized product than to have a marginalized product that advances a community with proper codec licensing.
I'd like to cancel my account with buy.com, as I will no longer be ordering from a company that sabre-rattles over using patents. (article reference to slashdot) I am very much against software patents, and find dealing with companies that use patents as a competitive tool to be distateful to deal with.
I await your instructions on how to remove my account from your records.
Thank you.
Got a note today they they've removed my account. Wonder if it'll make any difference.
Hey Steve, go out and pick up a copy of the Programmer's Paradise catalog sometime. Developer tools nowadays cost more than the cost of a new PC. If anything, the cost of these specialized tools drives piracy more than anything (and to a certain extent drives OSS alternatives).
I don't have HBO (or cable for that matter) but I'd like to thank you for taking a stand against them for this kind of idiotic behavior.
YOW! I'm TrackBacking my blog to this post from my Barcalounger. Anyone have a Permalink?
I remember those books. They (turn to page 98) YOU HAVE DIED. recovered the amulet and saved the princess. Congratulations! (The End) weren't great page turners.
I thought the code for unlimited money was "ROSEBUD". Wish I had that cheat in the real world. :)
I think that's better stated as "I have 3 rocks on the web".
Patent Pending.
The anime that Cliff Hanger was based off of is called "Castle of Cagliostro" here in the states. They butchered it up pretty much for the game. Oh, and the gameplay was pretty... uh... uninspired. "Push the button!" (wait 10 seconds).
You'll also need the Windows driver in order to make it work. The ndiswrapper site explains this as well, but just thought I'd bring it up. There's also a commercial driver wrapper at www.linuxant.com, which will also work, and may be a bit easier to install than ndiswrapper.
MIDI support is important for me (which is why I'm using the ALSA driver over the OSS drivers).
I'm not asking for them to support some funky ISA bus card cage docking station (or worse), I'm asking them to support current hardware that enjoys Windows support. I don't think that's unreasonable to ask for. I'm sure they're not re-inventing their product line by offering a Linux compatible machine (and if they are, perhaps they should make the hardware changes across the board to all of their laptops).
Actually, I'm referring to the multiple media slot on the ZD7010. This device would probably have been supported as a mass storage device if it was a USB device, but the way HP has integrated it into the laptop, it's not a supported device.
I'd be more impressed with HP's Linux offerings if they'd support the current crop of laptops out there, specifically the ones with Broadcom wireless drivers and media card slots. Sure, I managed to wrestle the wireless drivers into submission and usability, but the media slots have no hope of ever being usable at this state.
Hmmm... maybe after 5 weeks of playing, players will have enough skill to load a gun and play a tape.
The Atari artwork for the early 2600/5200 cartridges and 8 bit computer software was some of the best artwork to grace videogames, bar none. The paintings were almost a trademark of the early Atari software. These were most definitely works of art, and anyone from the era would be proud to have thse hanging in their living room.