Yes, it could end up being the next black plague, or it could end up being the saviour of a starving world.
There is no global food shortage. There are regional and individual food shortages which are exacerbated by politics. The problem isn't that there's no enough food, the problem is that we can't get the food to the people who need it.
I'm sorry, but any judge that allows this, is truly corrupt, if not legally, then morally. It is up to us to DEMAND labeling and them not to buy this junk. Otherwise we are in real trouble.
The judge may have been sympathetic to the farmer's plight, but maybe he had to rule the way he did? After all, it's not the judiciary (in the US, anyway) who gets to decide whether or not IP is good or bad.
I'm going to be getting a Shuttle SN41G2V2 in about a month to replace a very loud web server...
Careful, despite what Shuttle and a couple reviews might claim, the Shuttle SN41G2* series of boxes are NOT quiet machines. They're especially annoying under load because the fans rev up, then they spin down.. then up as the temperature goes up again. The nForce chipset requires a fan as well, which adds to the noise level (a small amount). I went for the SN41G (Via chipset) instead and it was quieter. Not quiet, just quieter.
The US courts have agreed that so-called 'ephemeral' copies are not generally covered in the same fashion; so long as allofmp3 removes their bit/format specific file from their servers after they've finished the transfer, it is a *transfer* and not a new copy.
Unfortunately, the courts ruled exactly the opposite in the mp3.com case. What you say makes great sense, but US courts have ruled against it.
NFL films likes to reuse movie music as well. I remember watching a drive on NFL films and listening to the music and thinking "Wait a minute.. that's the music from Dragonheart!" Dragonheart and NFL football don't seem to go together naturally..
Now that copying IS so cheap proves that the copies are worthless. Only the original perforance of work is worth anything, through commissioning or work for hire, etc.
Not yet it's not. Not when the analog service is of superior quality to the digital one. DirecTV may have done it right, but most cable companies in the US haven't.
Anybody except Microsoft Corporation could say that. However, Microsoft is a convicted predatory monopolist and must play by different rules even with respect to its patents.
The Justice Department has already shown that it will only apply light slaps on the wrist. Monopolist or not, Microsoft knows it doesn't have many real limitations in the US. Europe may be another matter, but who knows what MS could do there with the stronger patent laws?
Why would you be "worried" about anything? Again, it's in the best interests of the companies to please consumers.
This isn't about pleasing the consumers, the public doesn't WANT DRM. What they are doing is weighing the costs and benefits of this action. On one hand, some consumers will be angry by DRM but they might save some money that would be lost from piracy. On the other hand, customers would be happier (overall) without the restrictions, but the media company risks piracy losses. Whichever one is the less painful hit (in their eyes) is the path they're likely to take.
I forgot, copyright holders shouldn't have the ability to control anything they make, so DRM is automatically bad.
That's right, copyright holders shouldn't have the ability to control what I do with their works post-sale. I have no issues with busting people for download copywritten songs, movies, whatever. I specifically don't want the media companies deciding under what circumstances I watch the media I have bought. A number of the open source projects I use every day (like mplayer, xine, mythtv) would be severely crippled or simply impossible with strong hardware/software DRM. That's why I oppose it.
Surely if the required libs are present an i386 complied binary should work on any i386 compiled distro?
That's the problem, often the required libs are not present. The biggest question mark is libc -- a binary often needs a specific version of glibc because the damned thing changes too often, affecting binary stability. Some proprietary software houses are going to be standardizing on glibc version rather than distribution version.
For example, why does a Fedora RPM package not always work on a Mandrake10 box?
RedHat and Mandrake didn't always even agree on the rpm name that housed libraries. They still sometimes don't agree on things like locations of icons and menus. Every time I take a src.rpm from Mandrake and adapt it to Redhat/Fedora, I have to strip out the rpm extensions Mandrake adds that Redhat doesn't support. I would love to see the distributions work together so that packages made for one could be easily installed on another. The situation isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, a lot of work has gone into filesystem layout standards in the last few years, but more work remains to be done.
"real hardship"? The Grapes of Wrath is a novel, fer cryin' out loud. A work of fiction
It was a story of fictional people transposed into a real event. The Great Depression and the dust bowls were all real, and simply because the people or the exact situations in the book didn't exist doesn't mean that the book couldn't be an accurate depiction of life back in the 30's. I'm not saying it really was; it's been ages since I've read the book. But you can't dismiss the historical accuracy of it only because it falls under the label "fiction."
Infringment? Lawyers? WTF? So, what? They're gonna sue these people or something? Ridiculous.
I doubt Linus would sue, at least not at this stage of the game. But Linuxant is leaving itself wide open for anyone who wants to sue them, and that IS something worth talking to the lawyers about. You don't think intentionally misrepresenting the type of license your software falls under is a big deal?
But man, some people have GOT to learn it isn't the end of the fucking world when the word "Gay" is used in a context other than describing a sexual orientation... I don't beat gays, I don't hate gays, I'm not scared of gays, hell I'll fucking vote so that they have all the rights straights do! I feel they get the short end of the stick a lot, and that sucks. What I will NOT do, however, is play some petty game over an adjective.
Think about it this way: Instead of "that really sucks, it's really gay," try saying "That's just so black" or "what a dumbass, that was just so mexican."
If someone commits suicide over me writing that word like that, then they had more problems than just being an oppressed homosexual.
Aye, I've gotten sick of the "Oooh, I'm gay and I'm sooo soo depressed" airs a lot of gay people push into the culture. I can understand the feelings though if you're isolated or in a setting you can't control, like a teenager.
I have never had a problem getting sound working in Linux in the 10+ personal (and friends') machines I've installed it on, including an array of laptops and manufactured computers. Linux might have a weakness, but I doubt it is support for sound.
But was it just sound you got working (Ie, plugged in 2 speakers, xmms plays, it works fine)? Or did you set up the soundcards under Linux so it could take advantage of the features of the card? Getting my nForce2 chipset to play "sound" wasn't hard. But getting it to play AC3 sound from mplayer/xine through the s/pdif panel so my receiver could decode it turned out to be impossible. On another card, the driver would convert analog->digital willingly, but forget about AC3 again. On another, AC3 worked great, but now analog->digital didn't work. On only two chipsets did it all work: a chipset using intel8x0, and good reliable Soundblaster Live!
Has anyone had bad experiences with modern cards and ALSA?
The Shuttle SN41G2 with the nForce2 chipset. Analog sound worked just fine, but nothing I did would get digital sound (even just AC3 pass-through) working.
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There is no global food shortage. There are regional and individual food shortages which are exacerbated by politics. The problem isn't that there's no enough food, the problem is that we can't get the food to the people who need it.
The judge may have been sympathetic to the farmer's plight, but maybe he had to rule the way he did? After all, it's not the judiciary (in the US, anyway) who gets to decide whether or not IP is good or bad.
you will completely hose redhat without using an RPM.
No more than you would hose slackware, really.
If you are knowingly allowing people to use your resources to break the law.. then yes, shouldn't you be at least partially liable?
And also, Paypal very very strongly pushes linking your Paypal account with your bank account, a rather risky endeavor.
Careful, despite what Shuttle and a couple reviews might claim, the Shuttle SN41G2* series of boxes are NOT quiet machines. They're especially annoying under load because the fans rev up, then they spin down.. then up as the temperature goes up again. The nForce chipset requires a fan as well, which adds to the noise level (a small amount). I went for the SN41G (Via chipset) instead and it was quieter. Not quiet, just quieter.
Unfortunately, the courts ruled exactly the opposite in the mp3.com case. What you say makes great sense, but US courts have ruled against it.
If you want it, apparently it's worth something.
Not yet it's not. Not when the analog service is of superior quality to the digital one. DirecTV may have done it right, but most cable companies in the US haven't.
For stealing.
The Justice Department has already shown that it will only apply light slaps on the wrist. Monopolist or not, Microsoft knows it doesn't have many real limitations in the US. Europe may be another matter, but who knows what MS could do there with the stronger patent laws?
This isn't about pleasing the consumers, the public doesn't WANT DRM. What they are doing is weighing the costs and benefits of this action. On one hand, some consumers will be angry by DRM but they might save some money that would be lost from piracy. On the other hand, customers would be happier (overall) without the restrictions, but the media company risks piracy losses. Whichever one is the less painful hit (in their eyes) is the path they're likely to take.
That's right, copyright holders shouldn't have the ability to control what I do with their works post-sale. I have no issues with busting people for download copywritten songs, movies, whatever. I specifically don't want the media companies deciding under what circumstances I watch the media I have bought. A number of the open source projects I use every day (like mplayer, xine, mythtv) would be severely crippled or simply impossible with strong hardware/software DRM. That's why I oppose it.
That's the problem, often the required libs are not present. The biggest question mark is libc -- a binary often needs a specific version of glibc because the damned thing changes too often, affecting binary stability. Some proprietary software houses are going to be standardizing on glibc version rather than distribution version.
For example, why does a Fedora RPM package not always work on a Mandrake10 box?
RedHat and Mandrake didn't always even agree on the rpm name that housed libraries. They still sometimes don't agree on things like locations of icons and menus. Every time I take a src.rpm from Mandrake and adapt it to Redhat/Fedora, I have to strip out the rpm extensions Mandrake adds that Redhat doesn't support. I would love to see the distributions work together so that packages made for one could be easily installed on another. The situation isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, a lot of work has gone into filesystem layout standards in the last few years, but more work remains to be done.
It was a story of fictional people transposed into a real event. The Great Depression and the dust bowls were all real, and simply because the people or the exact situations in the book didn't exist doesn't mean that the book couldn't be an accurate depiction of life back in the 30's. I'm not saying it really was; it's been ages since I've read the book. But you can't dismiss the historical accuracy of it only because it falls under the label "fiction."
That's why he's still employed. His boss doesn't understand what he's trying to say.
I doubt Linus would sue, at least not at this stage of the game. But Linuxant is leaving itself wide open for anyone who wants to sue them, and that IS something worth talking to the lawyers about. You don't think intentionally misrepresenting the type of license your software falls under is a big deal?
Think about it this way: Instead of "that really sucks, it's really gay," try saying "That's just so black" or "what a dumbass, that was just so mexican."
If someone commits suicide over me writing that word like that, then they had more problems than just being an oppressed homosexual.
Aye, I've gotten sick of the "Oooh, I'm gay and I'm sooo soo depressed" airs a lot of gay people push into the culture. I can understand the feelings though if you're isolated or in a setting you can't control, like a teenager.
A shame about the skin cancer though! :)
Yes, that would be just fine. Playing it on the overhead speakers at your local department store would not be fine, though.
But was it just sound you got working (Ie, plugged in 2 speakers, xmms plays, it works fine)? Or did you set up the soundcards under Linux so it could take advantage of the features of the card? Getting my nForce2 chipset to play "sound" wasn't hard. But getting it to play AC3 sound from mplayer/xine through the s/pdif panel so my receiver could decode it turned out to be impossible. On another card, the driver would convert analog->digital willingly, but forget about AC3 again. On another, AC3 worked great, but now analog->digital didn't work. On only two chipsets did it all work: a chipset using intel8x0, and good reliable Soundblaster Live!
The Shuttle SN41G2 with the nForce2 chipset. Analog sound worked just fine, but nothing I did would get digital sound (even just AC3 pass-through) working.