I'll have to second the other poster here. I've found Loki's ports to be consistently higher quality than their Windows counterparts. If nothing else, when the game crashes (rarely), my system doesn't suddenly start acting wonky until I reboot.
I run Linux as my primary OS on all boxes. I have a Windows partition, and the only reason I have it is Black & White. I don't care about the marketing flurry around most games, I'll just buy what looks good when it's available for Linux.
For me, the game usually doesn't even exist anymore unless it exists for Linux.
Well, the first item in that list isn't actually an Apache exploit. It's a piece of trojan code that people are tricked into running by telling them that it's an exploit detector.
If you expect a count of google hit results to somehow bear any weight in this argument, you're an idiot. One, any given exploit will have 5-10 hits as google indexes mailing list archives. Two, it will catch all mention of 'Apache' and 'exploit' whether or not the thing being mentioned really IS an Apache exploit.
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The Makefile for the emu10k1 drivers erroneously includes 'joystick.o' in the emu10k1.o module. That.o file should only be included in 2.2 kernels in the first place, and in those, it should be stuck into a seperate module, emu10k1-joy.o
Maybe I'm a little naive, but it seems like the patent basically makes any attempt to cash in on the technology null and void, essentially keeping free software free.
Umm, free speech, or free beer? I could care less if I had to pay $100,000 a copy as long as it was liberated, not gratis. Doesn't look to be the case here.
All new CDs that I rip, I encode in Ogg. I encourage all of my friends to use Ogg if they can. I explain all about the patent issues and a lot of them are pretty interested in Ogg.
But, in order for Ogg to really catch on, it needs to included in the standard download for a couple of major players. Also it needs to be promoted by whatever music sharing service becomes 'The Next Big Thing' after Napster. A lot of mp3's popularity is due to Napster.
This isn't true. The routers it affects are largely the routers for people's home DSL installations. Having those routers crash isn't a huge deal for the Internet as a whole, but most home users aren't equipped to deal with the problem.
The customer employee then demonstrated his grasp of management principles by saying that he'd just been taught that if you have anyone like me on the payroll, you should fire them at once! Sure it will hurt for awhile, but eventually you'll recover and you won't be at their mercy.
I've been in situations in which this principle should've been applied. Sometimes people use positions of power like this to squash new ideas and prevent their company from moving forward. They purposely make themselves a bottleneck for the rest of the organization, then prove their 'usefuleness' by putting in 80 hour weeks. It's sick and wrong, and people like that should be fired for the overall health of the organization.
Now, from what you say, it doesn't sound like it's the same situation in your organization. It sounds like you come by your indespensibility honestly, and don't abuse your position. If the manager guy spouted that (often valid) phrase, and that really IS the case, then he is a clueless idiot.
I strive to be indespensible for the continuing value I bring, not because I make myself into the only source of information or help for a particular class of problems. In fact, I dislike being in that position because it usually keeps me from working on new, interesting things. I hope it is the same case with you.
The only reason a fuss would be kicked up is because Microsoft would never stand for anybody besides them having that kind of access to computers running Microsoft OSes. If people switched to an Open Source OS, there could be multiple 'security providers' they could choose. The market could then choose the proper balance between security and privacy. I doubt anybody here would complain about that.
That all boils down to whether software is 'speech' or a 'device'. There are arguments on both sides, but I vote for 'speech'. People felt it was more obvious that copyright should cover software than patents. Software has been copyrightable since the 60's, but only patentable since the late 80's.
Copyright is about stuff you say. Patents are about devices. Software is more like speech than a device. It isn't illegal for people to say stuff or hand out flyers. It shouldn't be illegal to hand out (or even sell) software.
After reading this article, to uggest that Jon isn't exhibiting a clear anti-Big Media bias is disingenuous. Jon is most certainly drawing lines in the sand on this one.
Well, I guess I agree with you here.:-) It would be interesting to see what he had to say about small-media two-facedness. There is, of course, the fact that he doesn't come out and directly attack it. I will say the small-media duplicity is easier to spot.
I think, if you read it, he doesn't have a double standard, he's merely complaining about Big Media's double standard. In fact, I think it's fairly obvious that's what he's doing.
All this stuff about leaving behind the bits controlling bodily functions and sex drive and things is a bit naive I think. I'm guessing that all of these messy sensory inputs and systems are necessary for intelligence and consciousness. I mean, if all you think intelligence is is a set of well defined rules linking together a set of ideas, there's Cyc, which I don't think anybody thinks is intelligent.
Or, you could've just given them this link: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine. shtml, and not only have given them that interesting information about caffeine, but pointed to an excellent site with superb information about practically any drug.
Do it openly and your gear will be confiscated, and if you're not lucky, other stuff you own too. The cop will probably start looking really hard for stuff to arrest you for too. At any rate, you won't get your recording. SECRETLY is the only way to get your recording and force a certain level of accountability.
I wasn't one of them.:-) I thought Illustrator was kinda genericish, but still worthy of enough trademark protection that KIllustrator should change its name. I was rather upset when Adobe was threatening to call out the legal dogs of war on them, but that appears to have been a mistake.
I do think the case of mysql.com vs. mysql.org is worse. Though they appear to have a prior business relationship. I think mysql.org loses its right to the name when mysql.com decides to sever the relationship.
When Microsoft stops being evil, I'll consider their products on their merits. Until then, I'll treat it like a fish _should_ treat a baited hook because that's exactly what it is.
I second the AC. I have never seen anything but excellent quality reporting from Salon. I consider them more reputable and worthwhile than the New York Times.
The way RedHat is trying to turn a profit by selling subscriptions to its update services and things is acceptable. What Caldera is doing does not seem acceptable.
They need to tie the licenses to some other criterion than the ability to use the software. They could tie it to a support contract and put in a clause that lets them sue for 150% of lost revenue if the person gets support and has more installations than licenses.
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I'll have to second the other poster here. I've found Loki's ports to be consistently higher quality than their Windows counterparts. If nothing else, when the game crashes (rarely), my system doesn't suddenly start acting wonky until I reboot.
I run Linux as my primary OS on all boxes. I have a Windows partition, and the only reason I have it is Black & White. I don't care about the marketing flurry around most games, I'll just buy what looks good when it's available for Linux.
For me, the game usually doesn't even exist anymore unless it exists for Linux.
Well, the first item in that list isn't actually an Apache exploit. It's a piece of trojan code that people are tricked into running by telling them that it's an exploit detector.
If you expect a count of google hit results to somehow bear any weight in this argument, you're an idiot. One, any given exploit will have 5-10 hits as google indexes mailing list archives. Two, it will catch all mention of 'Apache' and 'exploit' whether or not the thing being mentioned really IS an Apache exploit.
The Makefile for the emu10k1 drivers erroneously includes 'joystick.o' in the emu10k1.o module. That .o file should only be included in 2.2 kernels in the first place, and in those, it should be stuck into a seperate module, emu10k1-joy.o
Then you're blind.
Umm, free speech, or free beer? I could care less if I had to pay $100,000 a copy as long as it was liberated, not gratis. Doesn't look to be the case here.
All new CDs that I rip, I encode in Ogg. I encourage all of my friends to use Ogg if they can. I explain all about the patent issues and a lot of them are pretty interested in Ogg.
But, in order for Ogg to really catch on, it needs to included in the standard download for a couple of major players. Also it needs to be promoted by whatever music sharing service becomes 'The Next Big Thing' after Napster. A lot of mp3's popularity is due to Napster.
This isn't true. The routers it affects are largely the routers for people's home DSL installations. Having those routers crash isn't a huge deal for the Internet as a whole, but most home users aren't equipped to deal with the problem.
I've been in situations in which this principle should've been applied. Sometimes people use positions of power like this to squash new ideas and prevent their company from moving forward. They purposely make themselves a bottleneck for the rest of the organization, then prove their 'usefuleness' by putting in 80 hour weeks. It's sick and wrong, and people like that should be fired for the overall health of the organization.
Now, from what you say, it doesn't sound like it's the same situation in your organization. It sounds like you come by your indespensibility honestly, and don't abuse your position. If the manager guy spouted that (often valid) phrase, and that really IS the case, then he is a clueless idiot.
I strive to be indespensible for the continuing value I bring, not because I make myself into the only source of information or help for a particular class of problems. In fact, I dislike being in that position because it usually keeps me from working on new, interesting things. I hope it is the same case with you.
The only reason a fuss would be kicked up is because Microsoft would never stand for anybody besides them having that kind of access to computers running Microsoft OSes. If people switched to an Open Source OS, there could be multiple 'security providers' they could choose. The market could then choose the proper balance between security and privacy. I doubt anybody here would complain about that.
And I was so hoping you wouldn't find out about me and your father. I hope you don't think any less of him. He's quite a 'big daddy' to me. *smile*
That all boils down to whether software is 'speech' or a 'device'. There are arguments on both sides, but I vote for 'speech'. People felt it was more obvious that copyright should cover software than patents. Software has been copyrightable since the 60's, but only patentable since the late 80's.
Copyright is about stuff you say. Patents are about devices. Software is more like speech than a device. It isn't illegal for people to say stuff or hand out flyers. It shouldn't be illegal to hand out (or even sell) software.
Hey, it's a honeypot for hardware! *grin*
It's not clear to me that the original poster was talking about gcc-2.96. If I'm not mistaken, Mandrake has used things like pgcc in the past.
Well, I guess I agree with you here. :-) It would be interesting to see what he had to say about small-media two-facedness. There is, of course, the fact that he doesn't come out and directly attack it. I will say the small-media duplicity is easier to spot.
I think, if you read it, he doesn't have a double standard, he's merely complaining about Big Media's double standard. In fact, I think it's fairly obvious that's what he's doing.
All this stuff about leaving behind the bits controlling bodily functions and sex drive and things is a bit naive I think. I'm guessing that all of these messy sensory inputs and systems are necessary for intelligence and consciousness. I mean, if all you think intelligence is is a set of well defined rules linking together a set of ideas, there's Cyc, which I don't think anybody thinks is intelligent.
Or, you could've just given them this link: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine. shtml, and not only have given them that interesting information about caffeine, but pointed to an excellent site with superb information about practically any drug.
Do it openly and your gear will be confiscated, and if you're not lucky, other stuff you own too. The cop will probably start looking really hard for stuff to arrest you for too. At any rate, you won't get your recording. SECRETLY is the only way to get your recording and force a certain level of accountability.
I wasn't one of them. :-) I thought Illustrator was kinda genericish, but still worthy of enough trademark protection that KIllustrator should change its name. I was rather upset when Adobe was threatening to call out the legal dogs of war on them, but that appears to have been a mistake.
I do think the case of mysql.com vs. mysql.org is worse. Though they appear to have a prior business relationship. I think mysql.org loses its right to the name when mysql.com decides to sever the relationship.
When Microsoft stops being evil, I'll consider their products on their merits. Until then, I'll treat it like a fish _should_ treat a baited hook because that's exactly what it is.
I second the AC. I have never seen anything but excellent quality reporting from Salon. I consider them more reputable and worthwhile than the New York Times.
The way RedHat is trying to turn a profit by selling subscriptions to its update services and things is acceptable. What Caldera is doing does not seem acceptable.
They need to tie the licenses to some other criterion than the ability to use the software. They could tie it to a support contract and put in a clause that lets them sue for 150% of lost revenue if the person gets support and has more installations than licenses.
Minneapolis still has a lot of littlish ISPs. Maybe they'll band together and make it happen here.
Umm, there's nothing preventing them from selling it under the GPL.
A company I work for may end up selling GPL server software at a decently high price. Companies will pay it. They're used to paying for software.