Actually, what I was wonder was: what would happen if Nintendo were to take the source to a GPL'd game, port it to the GameCube, and release it? They could release the source code without worry, because the game already exists on the PC and nobody's going to be able to compile it themselves for the GC.
Similarly, what would prevent me from making modifications to a program under the GPL and using my own *cough* preprocessor *cough* to compile the code in a secretive way? Ex: while (1) { DO_COOL_STUFF/* >=) */ }
I'm killing my karma here, but someone needs to say it...
If I create something that people are willing to pay for, no one, certainly no pompous ass on slashdot or UNIX-bearded Bulgarian-dancing hacker has the right to insist that I have to find another way to make a living. You can't tell me that t-shirts are worth more money than quality music. (I don't listen to Radiohead because their t-shirts kick ass.)
And, of course, Sister Machine Gun's own indie company, Positron! Records, is quite cool as well. They're always sure to throw in tons of free stuff and the shipping is faster than light.
"So easy to use, even if you're a freaking moron who fell asleep in the middle ages and just woke up, you'll be emailing movies to your grandson in no time."
I'd be quiet about this idea, unless you want to see it pop up on the TV with a little primary-colored butterfly buzzing around.
Lindows- It's like Linux, but you use it to run Windows apps. Here's a novel idea: Run your Windows apps... IN WINDOWS. This is one of the dumbest ideas I've yet heard of.
Mandrake- I haven't used Mandrake, but I've used Slack, Debian (potato and woody), RedHat, and Caldera, and I'll tell you that not one of them is ready for the home desktop.
Linux in general- Even if the OS came pre-installed on a desktop box, the average home user will most likely not be able to install any new software. If they're lucky enough to find the program they want via Red Carpet, they have to hope that it was put into the proper menu (and why, the user will ask, do I have to have a root password to install this? WTF _is_ a root password, anyway?)
As a matter of fact, I just upgraded my printconf via RC this weekend and was confused as hell when my printer wouldn't work afterwards. It turns out that my/etc/printcap file was copied to printcap.old. Go ahead and tell your grandmother that she has to go into a shell (a what?) and type this:
Just to get her printer working again. It's not going to happen.
I hate to use these examples, but anyone who thinks that Linux is ready for the average home user that doesn't _want_ to know anything about their computer needs to hop on down to a PC retailer and check out OSX and WinXP. These two OSes are on the right track, or at least far more so than any Linux GUI project to date.
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Damned transpositions... that should be "begin." =P
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All serious work will come to a halt as gamers pick up a five year old game and being to play it in massive numbers.
I don't know if this is too basic (sorry if it is), but did you click on the "Install" icon in the upper right hand corner while in the channel?: If it's not installed, then it should be in that section- those other packages are upgrades to ones that you already have.
I'll second this. I wrote an immensely trivial news ticker app for Win32 using the plain API and the WinInet functions. To this day I can't figure out why the program fails on all WinME systems except my sister's. And CreateIconFromResource (or whatever the function is named) is broken in Win2k, unless you have the service pack, and all kinds of crazy things like that... Not an ideal platform at all.
When I buy a car, I don'y expect the hood to be sealed. If I purchase a car, or a piece of software, I should be able to play around with the insides or make repairs as necessary.
There's no MS tax to be paid. The game is being shipped on a single CD, as you said (why duplicate all the data when the only things that are likely to differ are the binaries?). Typically, when someone says they're in the same box, they mean on the same CD. A little common sense would have gone a long way with your post.
Let's not forget, of course, that they are not bad by accident. They're Intentionally Bad Mother Fuckers. Certainly not Inadvertently Bad Mother Fuckers. They're so bad that they sprayed graffiti through various cities, almost causing someone to be an Incarcerated Bad Mother Fucker. Luckily, they were found to be, mostly, a group of Innocent Bad Mother Fuckers. They're sober, so not Intoxicated|Inebriated Bad Mother Fuckers. They're more than a little bad, ruling Innocuously Bad Mother Fuckers out.
Just hope that clears some things up about IBM(F).
"All your hardware will be "Windows Optimized." All your data will be in remote.net data stores. All your applications will charge you to access that data by the minute."
All your base are belong to them.
Sorry, I had to. Really, I apologize.
What, no mention of Front Line Assembly, Pig, or KMFDM? Jeez.
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Actually, I had a similar idea. Instead of having someone read the source code, however, the source code could be broken down into a midi file. Each note from C0 to whatever would represent a different letter or symbol. Each track in the midi file would represent a different source file. Then a key or converter for it could be released. This seems like a sneaky enough way to keep the MPAA off of our backs.
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I prefer the Half-Life version, which is, I believe, "Destroy the damned thing before it grows any larger!"
Actually, what I was wonder was: what would happen if Nintendo were to take the source to a GPL'd game, port it to the GameCube, and release it? They could release the source code without worry, because the game already exists on the PC and nobody's going to be able to compile it themselves for the GC.
/* >=) */ }
Similarly, what would prevent me from making modifications to a program under the GPL and using my own *cough* preprocessor *cough* to compile the code in a secretive way? Ex: while (1) { DO_COOL_STUFF
I'm killing my karma here, but someone needs to say it...
If I create something that people are willing to pay for, no one, certainly no pompous ass on slashdot or UNIX-bearded Bulgarian-dancing hacker has the right to insist that I have to find another way to make a living. You can't tell me that t-shirts are worth more money than quality music. (I don't listen to Radiohead because their t-shirts kick ass.)
And, of course, Sister Machine Gun's own indie company, Positron! Records, is quite cool as well. They're always sure to throw in tons of free stuff and the shipping is faster than light.
Oh, yeah, and the music's great.
Yes, we can preach the great idea of sharing all day, but the bubble bursts when someone asks you to share your girlfriend...
"So easy to use, even if you're a freaking moron who fell asleep in the middle ages and just woke up, you'll be emailing movies to your grandson in no time."
I'd be quiet about this idea, unless you want to see it pop up on the TV with a little primary-colored butterfly buzzing around.
Aye, mod this up, this be insightful. (Arr.)
A teacher in my school's daughter works for Ximian. Not exactly a board member, but hey...
Nothing, until the situation I described above happens and one must have at least _some_ knowledge of what's going on under the hood to fix it...
I'll sacrifice my karma for this one:
/etc/printcap file was copied to printcap.old. Go ahead and tell your grandmother that she has to go into a shell (a what?) and type this:
/etc/printcap.old /etc/printcap.local
/etc/init.d/lpd restart
Lindows- It's like Linux, but you use it to run Windows apps. Here's a novel idea: Run your Windows apps... IN WINDOWS. This is one of the dumbest ideas I've yet heard of.
Mandrake- I haven't used Mandrake, but I've used Slack, Debian (potato and woody), RedHat, and Caldera, and I'll tell you that not one of them is ready for the home desktop.
Linux in general- Even if the OS came pre-installed on a desktop box, the average home user will most likely not be able to install any new software. If they're lucky enough to find the program they want via Red Carpet, they have to hope that it was put into the proper menu (and why, the user will ask, do I have to have a root password to install this? WTF _is_ a root password, anyway?)
As a matter of fact, I just upgraded my printconf via RC this weekend and was confused as hell when my printer wouldn't work afterwards. It turns out that my
cp
Just to get her printer working again. It's not going to happen.
I hate to use these examples, but anyone who thinks that Linux is ready for the average home user that doesn't _want_ to know anything about their computer needs to hop on down to a PC retailer and check out OSX and WinXP. These two OSes are on the right track, or at least far more so than any Linux GUI project to date.
Damned transpositions... that should be "begin." =P
All serious work will come to a halt as gamers pick up a five year old game and being to play it in massive numbers.
I don't know if this is too basic (sorry if it is), but did you click on the "Install" icon in the upper right hand corner while in the channel?: If it's not installed, then it should be in that section- those other packages are upgrades to ones that you already have.
I'll second this. I wrote an immensely trivial news ticker app for Win32 using the plain API and the WinInet functions. To this day I can't figure out why the program fails on all WinME systems except my sister's. And CreateIconFromResource (or whatever the function is named) is broken in Win2k, unless you have the service pack, and all kinds of crazy things like that... Not an ideal platform at all.
Yeah- I can't stand the fact that there's still people that can't conjugate verbs.
No Linux geek is going to get a date with your attitude. =) Anyway, I seem to have no problem; my kids will grow up with a Linux geek for a dad.
When I buy a car, I don'y expect the hood to be sealed. If I purchase a car, or a piece of software, I should be able to play around with the insides or make repairs as necessary.
"...not worse than slavery."
Ahh, yes, and slavery is not worse than murder, so... =)
But, yes, I agree with your point. Commercial software has its place, and it doesn't hurt that it tends to put food on the table.
Of course, there's always the segment of users that, like myself, like to use Red Hat on their desktops and Debian on their servers. =)
There's no MS tax to be paid. The game is being shipped on a single CD, as you said (why duplicate all the data when the only things that are likely to differ are the binaries?). Typically, when someone says they're in the same box, they mean on the same CD. A little common sense would have gone a long way with your post.
Funny, Bejeweled is one of the featured games at the MSN gaming zone. Yes, they _should_ block Java support...
Let's not forget, of course, that they are not bad by accident. They're Intentionally Bad Mother Fuckers. Certainly not Inadvertently Bad Mother Fuckers. They're so bad that they sprayed graffiti through various cities, almost causing someone to be an Incarcerated Bad Mother Fucker. Luckily, they were found to be, mostly, a group of Innocent Bad Mother Fuckers. They're sober, so not Intoxicated|Inebriated Bad Mother Fuckers. They're more than a little bad, ruling Innocuously Bad Mother Fuckers out.
Just hope that clears some things up about IBM(F).
"All your hardware will be "Windows Optimized." All your data will be in remote .net data stores. All your applications will charge you to access that data by the minute."
All your base are belong to them.
Sorry, I had to. Really, I apologize.
What, no mention of Front Line Assembly, Pig, or KMFDM? Jeez.
Actually, I had a similar idea. Instead of having someone read the source code, however, the source code could be broken down into a midi file. Each note from C0 to whatever would represent a different letter or symbol. Each track in the midi file would represent a different source file. Then a key or converter for it could be released. This seems like a sneaky enough way to keep the MPAA off of our backs.