That brings up a good point. At what point does one cross over from "liberally interpreting" rules to outright illegal activity. We saw this with Enron, and WorldCom. They were so innured to working around the market, working around the regulators, working around their own people that by the end illegal seemed to them the only logicial path.
And when you ask them, what did you want out of all this, the only answer you get back is more.
We all secretly wish to rule the world. To have it all. We despise Bill for what he has that we do not every bit as much as for what he has done.
We really have to stop that behavior, and in fact learn to want less. You heard me, less. This world is huge. It only becomes small in the eyes of conquerors and madmen. It we spent more time enjoying what is here, what is now, what is in our power to do at this very moment we would solve most of the world's problems.
Of course, you know that already. Just as you rightfully forsee the downfall of the tyrant. How? Because history is littered with the broken carcasses of empires. Each one's destruction was seeded with the assumption that is was indestructable.
[excerpt]Does the committee get to correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar?[/excerpt][replace]This committee does get to correct spelling, punctuation and grammer[/replace]
[correction]mediocre text.[/correction]
[excerpt]Uh oh, am I part of your committee now? Or are you part of mine? Er, or were you just shortcutting to an example of their possible output?[/excerpt][replace]All your base are now belong to us.[/replace]
WebDav is not the ideal solution, because it completely undermines the check-in/check-out process. It's like having a workorder system but no CVS for your code.
Better to simply post each new revision through an upload form.
ESR said it best: The road to hell is paved by good intentions. However you can tell genuine evil by it's methods.
I keep wondering of we are at the same point with bio-engineering today that we were with chemistry in the last 19th century. People were doing some amazing things, that turned out to be deadly things in the next century. Look at Nobel and TNT.
Ack, the BSA is going to have to find another line of work.
I was amused by the form letter I got the other day from them with a website to report infringment. A) We just spent a ton of money keeping up on licenses and b) Our datacenter is mostly Linux.
As the guy in front of me said: the sharpness of the blade is defined by the wedge shape. Since the blade is so thin, it dulls quickly.
I actually have my wife ( a reformed materials engineer ) researching more in-depth as we speak.
My theory has to do with the immense surface area of skin and hair the blade is rubbed up against. My wife says they even with an immense difference in hardness (between the steel and the face) friction still causes wear on the blade. Even diamond-tipped tools need to be replaced eventually.
Just because they are currently designed that way doesn't mean they can't be designed another. It's amazing what a materials engineer can do to trick out the life of a component.
One hole in your argument. You still own the copyright, and while your competition is free to finagle it, they really don't dictate the standards. The developers use the generic toolkit do, and you are always free to release your own version regardless of what anyone else puts out.
The troll refers you your post, and not you. FWIW.
Come on, "Heil Schwartzineger"? The MIC (Military Industrial Complex). The Carlyle group? You are casting an shadow without light or object to cast it on.
SCO is a very simple creature to understand. There is a band of corporate pirates who buy up technology companies on the skids and use their intellectual property as the basis for insane lawsuits. They did the same thing after buying caldera and the sueing Microsoft over a decade old spat about DR-DOS.
Now, if you want to discuss the REALLY scary elements in the MIC, look at Haliburton. They are utterly raping the government on logistics expenses and no-bid contracts. They even had the audacity to re-incorporate in Bermuda to shield themselves from paying taxes on the windfall. They have also been given a all of the regulatory (or lack thereof) controls from the Bush administration needed to rape Iraq's oil industry.
I worked in a steel mill during college as a Coop student. They had a lot of computer controlled equipment. Some of the computers ran windows. But only things that logged data, or were otherwise easy to work around when something failed.
The bread-and-butter machine control stuff was all Allen Bradley programmable logic controllers. So no, people don't even rely on windows when money is at stake.
Sergeant: Soldier, why is there a bullet through you computer?
Soldier: Sir, I was worried about electric shock if I stuck my KABAR through it, Sir.
Sergeant: Are you saying your issued gear is not performing to your "standards"?
Soldier: Sir, begging your pardon, Sir. I would request that you try the interface, Sir.
(10 minutes later)
BOOOM
Segeant: As we can see, the system did talk me through the proper disposal method for our field computers. Just remember which side of the claymore the unit must be on.
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GONAD object network architecture doohicky.
And when you ask them, what did you want out of all this, the only answer you get back is more.
We all secretly wish to rule the world. To have it all. We despise Bill for what he has that we do not every bit as much as for what he has done.
We really have to stop that behavior, and in fact learn to want less. You heard me, less. This world is huge. It only becomes small in the eyes of conquerors and madmen. It we spent more time enjoying what is here, what is now, what is in our power to do at this very moment we would solve most of the world's problems.
Of course, you know that already. Just as you rightfully forsee the downfall of the tyrant. How? Because history is littered with the broken carcasses of empires. Each one's destruction was seeded with the assumption that is was indestructable.
I like Microogle better.
Considering that Chinese texts go back to ancient times, it is obvious that mankind has been dealing with this sort of thing since the beginning.
Well I've only seen it implemented as "map your file system through port 80".
I would be able to see the forrest, if all these damn trees weren't blocking my view!
I like to thing of "majority rules" as freedumb.
[correction]mediocre text.[/correction]
[excerpt]Uh oh, am I part of your committee now? Or are you part of mine? Er, or were you just shortcutting to an example of their possible output?[/excerpt][replace]All your base are now belong to us.[/replace]
Better to simply post each new revision through an upload form.
I keep wondering of we are at the same point with bio-engineering today that we were with chemistry in the last 19th century. People were doing some amazing things, that turned out to be deadly things in the next century. Look at Nobel and TNT.
(Sniffle) I don't know (cough) what you are talking about.
The RIAA officials were part of a Rat study.
Eeep, Eeep, Eeep!
GNUpalm sounds like a PDA.
You can code, or you can surf!
I was amused by the form letter I got the other day from them with a website to report infringment. A) We just spent a ton of money keeping up on licenses and b) Our datacenter is mostly Linux.
I actually have my wife ( a reformed materials engineer ) researching more in-depth as we speak.
My theory has to do with the immense surface area of skin and hair the blade is rubbed up against. My wife says they even with an immense difference in hardness (between the steel and the face) friction still causes wear on the blade. Even diamond-tipped tools need to be replaced eventually.
Just because they are currently designed that way doesn't mean they can't be designed another. It's amazing what a materials engineer can do to trick out the life of a component.
GPL is not the only game in town.
One hole in your argument. You still own the copyright, and while your competition is free to finagle it, they really don't dictate the standards. The developers use the generic toolkit do, and you are always free to release your own version regardless of what anyone else puts out.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
It's cheif weapon is Surprise. Surprise and Fear. Scratch that lets start again...
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, its 2 chief weapons are surprise, fear ... and fanatic devotion to the Pope...
Come on, "Heil Schwartzineger"? The MIC (Military Industrial Complex). The Carlyle group? You are casting an shadow without light or object to cast it on.
SCO is a very simple creature to understand. There is a band of corporate pirates who buy up technology companies on the skids and use their intellectual property as the basis for insane lawsuits. They did the same thing after buying caldera and the sueing Microsoft over a decade old spat about DR-DOS.
Now, if you want to discuss the REALLY scary elements in the MIC, look at Haliburton. They are utterly raping the government on logistics expenses and no-bid contracts. They even had the audacity to re-incorporate in Bermuda to shield themselves from paying taxes on the windfall. They have also been given a all of the regulatory (or lack thereof) controls from the Bush administration needed to rape Iraq's oil industry.
No conspiracy theory there. It's public record.
Er, that was my point.
I wish trolls like this turned to stone in the sunlight like Tolkien's trolls did.
The bread-and-butter machine control stuff was all Allen Bradley programmable logic controllers. So no, people don't even rely on windows when money is at stake.
Soldier: Sir, I was worried about electric shock if I stuck my KABAR through it, Sir.
Sergeant: Are you saying your issued gear is not performing to your "standards"?
Soldier: Sir, begging your pardon, Sir. I would request that you try the interface, Sir.
(10 minutes later)
BOOOM
Segeant: As we can see, the system did talk me through the proper disposal method for our field computers. Just remember which side of the claymore the unit must be on.