So far the safest and most visible way to contribute and distribute code is through email and FOERIGN HOSTED websites. Anguila has no restrictions on content.
There's no way a "space elevator" would be built, much less, tested on earth. The dangers are too great and population too large. If the "extra geostationary" drifted too close? If the fatty cable broke (or was cut loose) and came whipping down across 50km of the earth's surface? No way, no how.
What people want, people get. Reality reciprocates mythology. We are going to have cars running on electricity, rather than another more efficient fuel, because it is what the majority expects to happen. If US copyright was to be preserved, the government would have put strict controls on internet traffic. I dont see anyone barring me from www.ethernalquest.com and I wont see anyone barring access to a new lyrics.ch (or what have you)...more and more sites will ignore copyright and US liscencing and the masses will rejoice in the wealth of information. I see no difference between the letters of the alphabet and any given arrangement (ie books, articles, etc) of those letters. You think you can control or claim a right to them when they are available to an anonymous public? That's denial talking - and good luck. Copyright law will have to be completely rewritten within my lifetime. The new money is to be made collecting and organizing the information that is supposedly "controlled" today.
I have a hard time stomaching RMS bitching about the GPL...so what if it's not "vanilla" GPL anymore. As an end user, I dont care and until they someone reuses the code, no one will.
They incorporated Utopia's work into the ISOs to make them bootable which Utopia was unable to do. I hardly call this "taking someone else's work and making it their own"
This is an utterly worthless/. article. I would be embarassed to say I read/. if this is the only article that a friend read. Enough of the perpetual ponitifcation machine, Jon Katz.
Given the amount of time it took for the US to set up the US internet infrastructure, how long would it take the US to restrict access to sites that it didnt want its citizens accessing? I foresee tighter controls, not changes in laws (much less copyright law) to promote freedom of information. "Information wants to be free" was thought up by a PR guy. It's a catchphrase, not dogma.
Anything on the internet is public domain. It just hasnt been codified yet. There's nothing to stop a 3rd world website from using all the images and content from another site...it's just a matter of time. Without a 1 world government, copywrite law is dead. Why would you want to fight such an obvious trend? Toothpaste. Tube. Dont argue about something that is inevitable. So be happy with capitalism and be part of history.
It's nice to say that means something in the jargon file, but along with a number of other entries in the file, it doesnt mean anything. There was a time when I looked at the file and if there was a term in there that I hadnt seen before, that I was probably out of touch with the geek community. Now I see it's the other way around. C|N>K? Conway's Law? Of course in the context that I have heard these terms they meant different things and were only used by a very small number of people. I certainly dont think these terms are 'canon'.
I think many many many many people who read slashdot would agree that The Wizard was not bad and did influence their life. I mean, the nintendo power glove in the flesh before it was released was cool in and of itself.
Personally, Howard the Duck and Masters of the Universe had special meaning for me as well. Some of the picks were just plain off.
This article comes out as sounding a whole lot like OS FUD. Although uncommon (since people who actually look through a lot of Open Source code are uncommon), many people end up having to carry around their own "Version" of OS apps because they disagree on direction with the owner of the main devel tree. Open Source didnt gain any ground if your version does the job better, or more safely. Go ask
Lots of things get mentioned of slashdot, but not fully explained. This is one of those things. What was forum2000.org, exactly? Doesnt seem like much to me.
Computing and communications technologies are destroying the idea of privacy and leisure. I dont know where this statement came from - but I would love to see justification. Computing technologies are usually developed in the name of entertainment. As far as privacy goes, technology doesnt "Attack" privacy, it holds people more accountable - since privacy is a legal tenant, not a physical protection, as it used to be.
I second your concern. Perhaps there was no way to avoid it (anyone else could have released the information). Better to demonstrate with a 1950's doc than finding out when the Times puts up a 1990's doc.
It's not even close to using Robust Hyperlinks (nobody wants to use them or understand them). The web is created by the lowest denominator.
This is a perfectly valid approach given _people_are_lazy_. It HAS to be done by a third arty or it will never be done.
I cant believe some of the rediculous comments... "any good programmer"...etc. Most webpages are not even given a second thought after being created by an everyday joe who struggles to grasp HTML or more importantly DOESNT CARE. Think it through.
Many notable *nix sysadmins dont do a reinstall or are not able (read: Company President says no) because it's not practical. You should always be aware of the ways into the machine and be able to delve into the C if necessary. It's true that a simple dist wont do it but the whole OS doesnt get screwed up when you are cracked. Just get a logging daemon that dual logs to a strange place with wierd log filenames and start tracking the cracker at the point of entry.
If he logged in, he started at the passwd, then....
I believe 'due process' only applies to disputes between a citizen and the government, not between private parties. Ebay is already rich, what need do they have to change? Do all businesses go bad after reaching a certain size...or is it just when MS takes notice?
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There's no way a "space elevator" would be built, much less, tested on earth. The dangers are too great and population too large. If the "extra geostationary" drifted too close? If the fatty cable broke (or was cut loose) and came whipping down across 50km of the earth's surface? No way, no how.
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Word.
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What people want, people get. Reality reciprocates mythology. We are going to have cars running on electricity, rather than another more efficient fuel, because it is what the majority expects to happen. If US copyright was to be preserved, the government would have put strict controls on internet traffic. I dont see anyone barring me from www.ethernalquest.com and I wont see anyone barring access to a new lyrics.ch (or what have you)...more and more sites will ignore copyright and US liscencing and the masses will rejoice in the wealth of information. I see no difference between the letters of the alphabet and any given arrangement (ie books, articles, etc) of those letters. You think you can control or claim a right to them when they are available to an anonymous public? That's denial talking - and good luck. Copyright law will have to be completely rewritten within my lifetime. The new money is to be made collecting and organizing the information that is supposedly "controlled" today.
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I am Jack9.
I have a hard time stomaching RMS bitching about the GPL...so what if it's not "vanilla" GPL anymore. As an end user, I dont care and until they someone reuses the code, no one will.
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I am Jack9.
They incorporated Utopia's work into the ISOs to make them bootable which Utopia was unable to do. I hardly call this "taking someone else's work and making it their own"
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That is correct, they released ISOs that, when burned, were bootable DC games.
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This is an utterly worthless /. article. I would be embarassed to say I read /. if this is the only article that a friend read. Enough of the perpetual ponitifcation machine, Jon Katz.
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Given the amount of time it took for the US to set up the US internet infrastructure, how long would it take the US to restrict access to sites that it didnt want its citizens accessing? I foresee tighter controls, not changes in laws (much less copyright law) to promote freedom of information. "Information wants to be free" was thought up by a PR guy. It's a catchphrase, not dogma.
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I am Jack9.
http://www.infoceptor.com had this story a long time ago.
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Anything on the internet is public domain. It just hasnt been codified yet. There's nothing to stop a 3rd world website from using all the images and content from another site...it's just a matter of time. Without a 1 world government, copywrite law is dead. Why would you want to fight such an obvious trend? Toothpaste. Tube. Dont argue about something that is inevitable. So be happy with capitalism and be part of history.
Often wrong but never in doubt.
I am Jack9.
It's nice to say that means something in the jargon file, but along with a number of other entries in the file, it doesnt mean anything. There was a time when I looked at the file and if there was a term in there that I hadnt seen before, that I was probably out of touch with the geek community. Now I see it's the other way around. C|N>K? Conway's Law? Of course in the context that I have heard these terms they meant different things and were only used by a very small number of people. I certainly dont think these terms are 'canon'.
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I am Jack9.
I think many many many many people who read slashdot would agree that The Wizard was not bad and did influence their life. I mean, the nintendo power glove in the flesh before it was released was cool in and of itself. Personally, Howard the Duck and Masters of the Universe had special meaning for me as well. Some of the picks were just plain off.
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I am Jack9.
This article comes out as sounding a whole lot like OS FUD. Although uncommon (since people who actually look through a lot of Open Source code are uncommon), many people end up having to carry around their own "Version" of OS apps because they disagree on direction with the owner of the main devel tree. Open Source didnt gain any ground if your version does the job better, or more safely. Go ask
Lots of things get mentioned of slashdot, but not fully explained. This is one of those things. What was forum2000.org, exactly? Doesnt seem like much to me.
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I wholly agree. BTW, it's kind of silly to solicit ethical advice from slashdot, dont you think?
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Computing and communications technologies are destroying the idea of privacy and leisure.
I dont know where this statement came from - but I would love to see justification. Computing technologies are usually developed in the name of entertainment. As far as privacy goes, technology doesnt "Attack" privacy, it holds people more accountable - since privacy is a legal tenant, not a physical protection, as it used to be.
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Microsoft support other people's software/hardware?
That would be very un-Microsoft.
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I second your concern. Perhaps there was no way to avoid it (anyone else could have released the information). Better to demonstrate with a 1950's doc than finding out when the Times puts up a 1990's doc.
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Where did common sense go???
It's not even close to using Robust Hyperlinks (nobody wants to use them or understand them). The web is created by the lowest denominator.
This is a perfectly valid approach given _people_are_lazy_. It HAS to be done by a third arty or it will never be done.
I cant believe some of the rediculous comments...
"any good programmer"...etc. Most webpages are not even given a second thought after being created by an everyday joe who struggles to grasp HTML or more importantly DOESNT CARE. Think it through.
Often wrong but never in doubt.
I am Jack9.
Many notable *nix sysadmins dont do a reinstall or are not able (read: Company President says no) because it's not practical. You should always be aware of the ways into the machine and be able to delve into the C if necessary. It's true that a simple dist wont do it but the whole OS doesnt get screwed up when you are cracked. Just get a logging daemon that dual logs to a strange place with wierd log filenames and start tracking the cracker at the point of entry.
If he logged in, he started at the passwd, then....
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I am Jack9.
I believe 'due process' only applies to disputes between a citizen and the government, not between private parties. Ebay is already rich, what need do they have to change? Do all businesses go bad after reaching a certain size...or is it just when MS takes notice?
Often wrong but never in doubt.
I am Jack9.