i don't know anything about fascist cocksockets, but the rest of what he says is pretty much true. additionally, with the recent redesign the paper has become harder to read (smaller typefaces and some kind of freaky chopped-block layout scheme) while making more room for more ads. i've liked the guardian for a long time but over the past few years it has really become untenable.
You may think Jim Brady and Debbie Howell have nothing to hide, but it seems likely that they're lying and you've fallen for it. Like others have said, comments left were noticed by the posters themselves immediately after submitting them, much like on Slashdot or (more directly) your favorite flat-comment blog.
As I understand that, it is now consistent with the GPL to add a clause to the license, even to derivatives of code licensed under the base GPL, barring individuals from using software if they're pursuing a completely unrelated patent lawsuit. Am I missing something?
Yes. Copyright law does not have any provisions governing usage at all.
How is it so obvious that it's a computer generated anomaly? Isn't it a simpler explanation that the data entry person who was assigning keywords thought it might be funny if "Black History" was one of the categories for "Planet Of The Apes"? WalMart is a huge company, and huge companies
They're still giving support and updates to an OS that's coming on 8 years old, on top of all their new product.
If you're referring to the NT codebase, I think it's fair to say that GNU/Linux is giving support and updates to an OS that is over 10 years old, and FreeBSD is giving support and updates to an OS that is 35+ years old. Then again, you could mean that by the NT codebase being 8 years old that it's actually *very young* and therefore will have more problems than more-established OSes.
when these types of quotes get posted on sites like ZDNet, this only contributes to the fact that people think Linux is poorly maintained and has a low software quality...
That used to work in the US. I'm told that police departments are onto that trick here, and now keep up to date records as a matter of course just to foil that angle.
On to the trick? Isn't the idea to have an accurate measurement, so if they are in fact calibrating the instrument in accordance with the statute is it better for everybody? Everybody except those who actually *did* break the law and are just looking for a way to weasel out of it.
I guess that would have to be part of the definition of the word "angle" there, that duplicity is involved.
For bittorrent to work though, you have to upload as well as download
You don't have to share your destination directory. You could have a library comprised completely of noninfringing work and still download copyrighted content to another directory.
Yes, so why would the artist bother to go through the RIAA still then?
Marketing, including being able to get on radio and MTV. All of this seems like a big deal, losing the mechanical manufacturing, until you consider how many angles of lockdown the major labels have.
When people become accustomed to downloading music (and doing it legally), then the RIAA no longer has their distribution stranglehold.
Wrong. With the RIAA's legitimized downloads, the licensing is the chokepoint. Regular CDs are just a manufacturing arm, which has a much lower margin than they could get with download pricing. Think about it, what does an album at 99c per track add up to? There's no mechanical overhead in that case, either.
The critics rated all researched 2005 movies (those that were still in theaters by the end of August - slightly over 100) with 69%. For 2004 movies, it was 64.25%...
Why incur the excess cost of developing these systems from the ground up? (seriously, it will be budgeted even if its "free")
Why worry about any of this? Every issue you bring up would be mooted by Microsoft's support of the open document format. That's it. The only reason you're up in arms is that Microsoft is threatening not to and you think this means that everybody has to give up their precious MSOffice. Well, why aren't you angry at Microsoft? They've already developed the software you desire, except that they refuse to play along.
Magic phrase? Burden? You don't want somebody to keep calling you: the solution is to ask them not to call you again. Who's the one ignoring the obvious here?
Speaking of obvious solutions, how about a telemarketing policy where the company single-handedly takes people off the list who obviously don't want to be called, regardless of whether they ask politely or not? Ultimately "Telemarketers suck" has the same meaning as "please don't call me."
If the telemarketers had any self-respect they'd take anybody off their list who didn't want the privilege of hearing about their amazing offers. Turn it into an exclusivity deal.
Then again, telemarketing companies can be willfully dumb as well, when they say "okay, i'll put your request through but it can take up to [n] months for you to be deleted from our system." As if computers had never been invented!
Why is the US so convinced of it's own legal system. Why should it work for the rest of the world?
It doesn't have to work for the rest of the world, it only has to work for the US. The trick is to convince these governments that it's in their interests to go along with it, similar to the concept of being "a team player". Those who support the US in their overseas business philosophy will surely reap some rewards for imposing their Brahmin will upon their native peoples.
The key concept seems to be to get foreign governments to listen directly to US businesses, presumably rather than the bureaucratic layers of foreign policy interaction that is necessary these days. Going a bit out on a limb, you could say that the intent is to appoint business leaders as international commerce ambassadors, which would downsize the government's involvement and consequently their responsibility.
Not only that, but some PFY is going to switch over all the machines from Windows to Linux just because he knows...er, *finds out* how? Must be pretty cool not to have anybody to answer to.
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i don't know anything about fascist cocksockets, but the rest of what he says is pretty much true. additionally, with the recent redesign the paper has become harder to read (smaller typefaces and some kind of freaky chopped-block layout scheme) while making more room for more ads. i've liked the guardian for a long time but over the past few years it has really become untenable.
"The only way to stop it is through transdental electromicide. I'll need a golf cart motor and a thousand volt capacitator, stat."
You may think Jim Brady and Debbie Howell have nothing to hide, but it seems likely that they're lying and you've fallen for it. Like others have said, comments left were noticed by the posters themselves immediately after submitting them, much like on Slashdot or (more directly) your favorite flat-comment blog.
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More analysis here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/21/11010/703
As I understand that, it is now consistent with the GPL to add a clause to the license, even to derivatives of code licensed under the base GPL, barring individuals from using software if they're pursuing a completely unrelated patent lawsuit. Am I missing something?
Yes. Copyright law does not have any provisions governing usage at all.
How is it so obvious that it's a computer generated anomaly? Isn't it a simpler explanation that the data entry person who was assigning keywords thought it might be funny if "Black History" was one of the categories for "Planet Of The Apes"? WalMart is a huge company, and huge companies
Ooops, better not say that or Juniper will include me too!
Ah, well as long as you only talk ill of middle management and other lowly types you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
Just a little nitpick on your apologia.
They're still giving support and updates to an OS that's coming on 8 years old, on top of all their new product.
If you're referring to the NT codebase, I think it's fair to say that GNU/Linux is giving support and updates to an OS that is over 10 years old, and FreeBSD is giving support and updates to an OS that is 35+ years old. Then again, you could mean that by the NT codebase being 8 years old that it's actually *very young* and therefore will have more problems than more-established OSes.
Aluminum foil is conductive.
Man, and I was thinking that all that foil on my TV antenna wasn't doing any good.
when these types of quotes get posted on sites like ZDNet, this only contributes to the fact that people think Linux is poorly maintained and has a low software quality...
Yeah, he should act more like Steve Ballmer.
I can vouch for it.
And who are you?
The truth is, Forbes is right, blogs allow yahoos with an axe to grind and phony information to gain publicity adn credibility
So does mainstream Journalism. Where do you propose the line be drawn?
That used to work in the US. I'm told that police departments are onto that trick here, and now keep up to date records as a matter of course just to foil that angle.
On to the trick? Isn't the idea to have an accurate measurement, so if they are in fact calibrating the instrument in accordance with the statute is it better for everybody? Everybody except those who actually *did* break the law and are just looking for a way to weasel out of it.
I guess that would have to be part of the definition of the word "angle" there, that duplicity is involved.
Was he notified before the raid? Did he get a chance to be heard and to oppose the raid before it happened?
Notified of a raid? Are you new?
Maybe you're thinking of subpoenas.
So who should pay for content if ads shouldn't?
I dunno, but I'd be perfectly content to have a volunteer-only web.
Put another way, how much web content is worth paying for?
For bittorrent to work though, you have to upload as well as download
You don't have to share your destination directory. You could have a library comprised completely of noninfringing work and still download copyrighted content to another directory.
Yes, so why would the artist bother to go through the RIAA still then?
Marketing, including being able to get on radio and MTV. All of this seems like a big deal, losing the mechanical manufacturing, until you consider how many angles of lockdown the major labels have.
Now, I've read that Google buys their white boxes at $1k each for their server farm.
Yes, but they also write a lot of their own software.
When people become accustomed to downloading music (and doing it legally), then the RIAA no longer has their distribution stranglehold.
Wrong. With the RIAA's legitimized downloads, the licensing is the chokepoint. Regular CDs are just a manufacturing arm, which has a much lower margin than they could get with download pricing. Think about it, what does an album at 99c per track add up to? There's no mechanical overhead in that case, either.
The critics rated all researched 2005 movies (those that were still in theaters by the end of August - slightly over 100) with 69%. For 2004 movies, it was 64.25%...
Ever heard of grade inflation?
we all know that if you let copyrights slide on one area, the other can be harder to enforce.
For the millionth time, this is only true of trademarks.
Why incur the excess cost of developing these systems from the ground up? (seriously, it will be budgeted even if its "free")
Why worry about any of this? Every issue you bring up would be mooted by Microsoft's support of the open document format. That's it. The only reason you're up in arms is that Microsoft is threatening not to and you think this means that everybody has to give up their precious MSOffice. Well, why aren't you angry at Microsoft? They've already developed the software you desire, except that they refuse to play along.
Magic phrase? Burden? You don't want somebody to keep calling you: the solution is to ask them not to call you again. Who's the one ignoring the obvious here?
Speaking of obvious solutions, how about a telemarketing policy where the company single-handedly takes people off the list who obviously don't want to be called, regardless of whether they ask politely or not? Ultimately "Telemarketers suck" has the same meaning as "please don't call me."
If the telemarketers had any self-respect they'd take anybody off their list who didn't want the privilege of hearing about their amazing offers. Turn it into an exclusivity deal.
Then again, telemarketing companies can be willfully dumb as well, when they say "okay, i'll put your request through but it can take up to [n] months for you to be deleted from our system." As if computers had never been invented!
Why is the US so convinced of it's own legal system. Why should it work for the rest of the world?
It doesn't have to work for the rest of the world, it only has to work for the US. The trick is to convince these governments that it's in their interests to go along with it, similar to the concept of being "a team player". Those who support the US in their overseas business philosophy will surely reap some rewards for imposing their Brahmin will upon their native peoples.
The key concept seems to be to get foreign governments to listen directly to US businesses, presumably rather than the bureaucratic layers of foreign policy interaction that is necessary these days. Going a bit out on a limb, you could say that the intent is to appoint business leaders as international commerce ambassadors, which would downsize the government's involvement and consequently their responsibility.
Not only that, but some PFY is going to switch over all the machines from Windows to Linux just because he knows...er, *finds out* how? Must be pretty cool not to have anybody to answer to.
All I know is I personally don't CARE what the format is, what's underneath, just friggin' well let it work with all damned Word processors!!!
Yes, but if a company refuses to support a file format then it means they are being locked out of a market.
The creepiest thing about all this is that their line of reasoning probably works most of the time.