You joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is actually what would happen, given all of the secrecy behind the ACTA and the need to get rid of all the recent public outcry.
Mozilla's copyrights on their artwork actually appear to be very untypical of free software. This was what fueled the IceWeasel controversy: Mozilla demanded the use of their logos if Debian wanted to continue calling Mozilla products by their official names, but the copyright licenses on the logos did not fit the Debian Free Software Guidelines, so they could not be used.
On the contrary, the average Slashdotter spends his Saturday cannonballing Red Bull and playing WoW for 10 hours. If anything, his coordination would be so good he could have landed the Phoenix lander himself.
Art belongs to the artist who created it, for the lifetime of the artist. When the artist dies, then you can claim that his/her work belongs to the greater culture. Not before. Any less than that is infringing upon the artist's freedom, and is 100% unacceptable.
I agree, don't BOYCOTT developers, as this further puts them under the illusion that piracy is killing their business model (like boycotting the RIAA), but certainly make them aware of your opinion on how annoying DRM truly is (similar to how we complain about lack of linux support).
No, I'm saying that stuff that has DRM on it that depends on a central server will cease to be (legally) playable after the server is shut down. But yes, MMOs of all kinds will suffer the most from this.
It doesn't really matter that much whether or not modern games are good enough to withstand the test of time. Many are so reliant on developer servers being up that eventually they will become unplayable after the game isn't popular/profitable enough to justify further server uptime.
While non-KDE Qt programs themselves load just as fast as their GTK+ counterparts, KDE libraries tend to take about 7-10 seconds to load in GNOME. To make matters worse, most of the time there is no visible activity while loading takes place, making it look like the program never launched.
Agreed. Why is it so important for every printer manufacturer to have its own custom set of drivers? Why is it so necessary for them to have all of this extra, mostly unnecessary software just to make the thing usable? It takes a minimum of 10 minutes these days to install drivers on Windows and Mac, since the printer apparently refuses to work with any built-in drivers. Meanwhile printers install in Ubuntu in about 5 seconds. Granted, this only works with HP and a few other printers, but it's more than enough to prove that there is absolutely no need for all of this extra crap. Besides, wasn't one of the main advantages of USB that we wouldn't have to deal with driver installations anymore?
Would it kill someone to link to an article that not only puts the entire thing on one page, and without all of those unnecessary frames, but at least has a print version that isn't exactly like the original?
Seeing as you are a parent who is well-versed in technology, why not take the opportunity to introduce your child to media that can be redistributed freely? Personally I feel that corporate Hanna Montana BS is much more destructive than the ramifications of BitTorrent technology.
Which brings up another difference: PC games are inherently antisocial. Is the Wii popular because the games are unique? No. It's because you can have parties with your friends. PC gaming? Usually played with strangers, or at the very least people you don't necessarily know in the real world. Even if you did, the gameplay isn't the same because everybody is in different rooms in different places on the planet. Even with voice chat features it isn't the same as needing the person in the room with you to play with them.
The genres have morphed into two different demographics serving completely different types of players. The kind of person who enjoys WoW and Quake is completely different from the person who enjoys Mario Kart and Guitar Hero.
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I should think so, because according to your timestamp you posted in the afternoon.
What floppy drive?
You joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is actually what would happen, given all of the secrecy behind the ACTA and the need to get rid of all the recent public outcry.
Mozilla's copyrights on their artwork actually appear to be very untypical of free software. This was what fueled the IceWeasel controversy: Mozilla demanded the use of their logos if Debian wanted to continue calling Mozilla products by their official names, but the copyright licenses on the logos did not fit the Debian Free Software Guidelines, so they could not be used.
Mozilla holds the copyrights to the code. You can't violate your own copyright.
If Microsoft can get OOXML to become an ISO standard, I imagine that the US can pretty much get IETF to do whatever it wants.
Let's not forget that the current IETF chair is partially funded by the NSA, so they certainly have the power of the purse.
You didn't figure it out yet? Color only exists on Earth.
On the contrary, the average Slashdotter spends his Saturday cannonballing Red Bull and playing WoW for 10 hours. If anything, his coordination would be so good he could have landed the Phoenix lander himself.
Art belongs to the artist who created it, for the lifetime of the artist. When the artist dies, then you can claim that his/her work belongs to the greater culture. Not before. Any less than that is infringing upon the artist's freedom, and is 100% unacceptable.
The founding fathers seemed to think otherwise.
I agree, don't BOYCOTT developers, as this further puts them under the illusion that piracy is killing their business model (like boycotting the RIAA), but certainly make them aware of your opinion on how annoying DRM truly is (similar to how we complain about lack of linux support).
Why not do both?
Who owns the data that consumers store on the network?
The customers.
Should law enforcement agencies have easier access to personal information in the cloud than data on a personal computer?
No.
Do government procurement regulations need to change to allow agencies to embrace cloud computing?
Only if they pick the wrong answers for 1 and 2.
I see you have admitted to smoking the reefer earlier in your life. Expect a pink slip come Monday.
-- Your Boss.
It's called "Fast user switching" and has been around for years.
The Clear Private Data function in Firefox 3 clears the address bar as well, or at least it always has for me.
Where's my reverse microwave oven?
No, I'm saying that stuff that has DRM on it that depends on a central server will cease to be (legally) playable after the server is shut down. But yes, MMOs of all kinds will suffer the most from this.
It doesn't really matter that much whether or not modern games are good enough to withstand the test of time. Many are so reliant on developer servers being up that eventually they will become unplayable after the game isn't popular/profitable enough to justify further server uptime.
While non-KDE Qt programs themselves load just as fast as their GTK+ counterparts, KDE libraries tend to take about 7-10 seconds to load in GNOME. To make matters worse, most of the time there is no visible activity while loading takes place, making it look like the program never launched.
Hindsight is always 20/20. The Internet has a nasty way of showing who you were long after you changed your ways and became more responsible.
Since it was SLED that was being offered, you would be paying the "Microsoft tax" anyway.
Agreed. Why is it so important for every printer manufacturer to have its own custom set of drivers? Why is it so necessary for them to have all of this extra, mostly unnecessary software just to make the thing usable? It takes a minimum of 10 minutes these days to install drivers on Windows and Mac, since the printer apparently refuses to work with any built-in drivers. Meanwhile printers install in Ubuntu in about 5 seconds. Granted, this only works with HP and a few other printers, but it's more than enough to prove that there is absolutely no need for all of this extra crap. Besides, wasn't one of the main advantages of USB that we wouldn't have to deal with driver installations anymore?
Would it kill someone to link to an article that not only puts the entire thing on one page, and without all of those unnecessary frames, but at least has a print version that isn't exactly like the original?
Just to clarify: when I said "corporate Hanna Montana BS" I was talking about the entertainment sector.
Seeing as you are a parent who is well-versed in technology, why not take the opportunity to introduce your child to media that can be redistributed freely? Personally I feel that corporate Hanna Montana BS is much more destructive than the ramifications of BitTorrent technology.
Which brings up another difference: PC games are inherently antisocial. Is the Wii popular because the games are unique? No. It's because you can have parties with your friends. PC gaming? Usually played with strangers, or at the very least people you don't necessarily know in the real world. Even if you did, the gameplay isn't the same because everybody is in different rooms in different places on the planet. Even with voice chat features it isn't the same as needing the person in the room with you to play with them.
The genres have morphed into two different demographics serving completely different types of players. The kind of person who enjoys WoW and Quake is completely different from the person who enjoys Mario Kart and Guitar Hero.