How do we enter data into the computer and how do we retrieve that data?
Requirements:
Input modes: (all should be optional)
Keyboard or keyboard substitues (also mouse): Best used with a very short range transmitting device. This allows the user to pick the keyboard of his choice, from wearables to happy hacking.
voice: standard microphone jack
cellular data: standard and necessary.
other: RJ-whatever jacks for phone and lan
other: USB or similar port.
audio: standard headphone jacks.
video: a video jack usable for various displays from heads up graphics to monitors to projection. Note: programming would have to be true WWW style where no assumptions should be made about what the data will be displayed on. (yeah, I know...)
other: USB or better substitute.
Issues: The desire to use radio frequencies for everything is understandable but as a proud daddy I can tell you the dangers of baby monitors. I don't need my computer hearing you type "Format" and wiping out my own drive.
Actually, the core of the machine and the OS should be built under the assumption that we don't know what it does, how it stores or uses items, and how it gathers or distributes information. This bodes well for the open source community, however code will need to be a lot more object oriented than it is now. (That article by the guy at unreal applies here in spades. [no. I'm don't have time to hunt down the url. If anyone remembers, please respond.])
A bonus. If we can make the assumption in coding that we cannot make assumptions, then we end up writing simplistic code without spending a lot of time on interfaces, but instead on data manipulation. If we then allow the interface people to design the nice interfaces for specific I/O products then we end up with a device that can be used on a decent level by people with disabilities. Certain software (Quake XXIV) may assume that you have a certain type of interface (much like many games today require a 3d card), but generic software becomes a lot more generic.
"Because a PlayStation 2 lacks a built-in storage device, he says new programs would likely run through the DVD drive. There are fewer ways for the average user to run into problems because read-only devices are harder to break, he says."
Oh yeah, like I want a computer without a hard drive. No more mods for Quake & Unreal, No more custom levels or skins. It may make a cool DVD player and arcade station, but it can't even replace the gaming functions on my computer, nevermind the useful things like Browser plugins. You can't even download patches...
I'm proud to see that our system of higher education is now looking for methods of admitting students with brains who do not have a traditional education, recognizing that the lack of a traditional knowledge base does not mean a lack of intelligence.
Ken Boucher was like many other hopeful students Tuesday when he took the new "Lego admissions test" for Colorado College. Unlike other students, however, he had an edge.
Armed with a number of pre-programmed lego mindstorm control modules, he not only duplicated the robot in the other room but activated it. Once activated the robot began attacking all of the other entries, destroying a large number of them before being turned off. Ken stated that he got the idea from watching Battlebots on pay-per-view as well as a recent SRL performance.
Although banned from Colorado College, Ken is not disturbed by the results of his actions. Both CalTech and M.I.T. are offering him full scholarships.
are secondary to we the corportations... I find these bills amazing, as they're almost designed to increase commerce without regards to the cost of citizens. This law may, in time, turn out to be a good and just law, but still I wonder whom the laws are written for, the coporations or the people.
Not how you voted, but when you voted, and what party you were registered under at the time. This also means that they know what special issues you voted on if they were the only things on your ballot that day.
Now that the owners of these databases have this information, and the contents of their databases are protected by law, are they required to insure the data contained is factual and accurate? Since they now control access to that data are they accountable when that data is misused or inaccurate?
These are questions the legal system does not seem to deal with well. I belive this is because the legal system has changed significantly, at least in the United States. It's purpose is to now protect special interest groups rather than liberty, morality, and justice.
Currently I am dealing with a collection agency, that is attempting to take me to court and marking up my credit record, against their client's wishes (their client has admitted they made the mistake but the collection agency only collects a fee if they collect from me before the matter is settled through proper channels). In the process I've learned a lot about credit reports, and came across some frightening other collections of data, including driving history, insurance history, income, and voting record. None of the people involved in the collection of this data are required to check with me before adding or selling information about myself (with name and address) to a third party. If that information is incorrect, they are not liable.
Consider this. A bank is required to let you know if you are denied credit becuase of an unfavorable credit rating. What if a credit agency only sends out credit ratings for people they consider favorable? The bank would know to deny you credit if the credit agency was "unable" to send your report, and would not be required to tell you simply becuase they don't know WHY the credit report was not sent. (F.Y.I. One major testing lab already did just this with aids test. They wouldn't send out positive results to prospective employers...)
If you are from a country where laws are written for the good of the populace, please respond, either via e-mail or in/. giving me the country name and how things are done (in case I finally convince my wife to emigrate).
Despite the fact that you have repeatedly claimed not to be the author or the person who hacked the security, you have been repeatedly described as a hacker. This has happened everywhere from conventional media to Slashdot (by reader's responses and even by inference in Jon Katz's article this week).
Do you plan to use this unwanted fame and become a spokesperson for Freedom of Information or will you do your best to step out of the spotlight once this thing is over? (I can assume that a movie deal with you as the hero is not in your future...:)
To buy from Amazon despite their patent stupidity? To instead support reel.com, who are paying the LA times to print articles like Jack Valenti's rant's against DeCSS (check out the ads, they appear to have an exclusive).
Meanwhile I can only purchase videotape, which seems reasonable since the MPAA doesn't want me to spend money on their products if I'm only going to watch them on Linux.
I think I'll watch what may be the worst Superbowl in history and realize that the real purpose of the Internet is online trading. It would have been nice if the digital Christopher Reeve looked better. I think watching his dad in front of a blue screen looked more realistic...
Final decision? I don't see a reason to increase the money of reel.com or amazon.com because they're both acting like jerks. If Lucas doesn't want me to watch his film and the MPAA feel the same way they don't need my money either. I think I'll make a trip to the local small science fiction specialty bookstore tomorrow. They deserve my money more than anyone else.
Let us look at a few cases: Microsoft, eToys, DeCSS, Amazon, Doubleclick...
All of these companies have performed action that worked well in the file and forget media of the past. The actions of any of these companies would be forgotten a year from now if they were reported on TV, radio, newspapers, or even Time.
But that doesn't happen anymore. Now the articles tend to remain. Older article's can be stored in search engines, links to them persist. In the case of eToys, the personal "boycott eToys" web pages will probably be around for awhile.
I predict that the days companies can afford to overreact are limited. These actions by Microsoft will be remembered. Doubleclick's "please pull your article" blunder only increases the unfavorable press about them. DeCSS is now easier to find than Linux installation instructions.
The internet is different from conventional media in three ways: the target audience is larger, the speed of communication is faster, and the memory is more persistant.
Companies that want to survive in the long term will have to take this into account in the future. At $16 1/16 per share (down from $65, IPO @ $20), the lesson of eToys will need to be learned by everyone else. I expect to see "ads not provided by DoubleClick" messages under adspaces soon, especially with links pointed to news articles or/. stories. (not a bad idea for Andover)
Warning, includes fantasy. Warning, these books are based off of reading level, not content. Books may contain violence, sex, lots of gay people, or christianity.
Also, Please attend the Worldcon, this year it's in Chicago followed by Philadelphia, PA, then San José. We have a lot of things for you and your children.
Jon Johanson: My name is Jon Johanson. I'd like to get a copy of the address book on my PC so I can e-mail my friends and keep them updated on my situation. government rep.: I'm sorry. We cannot release those files. JJ: What? Why not? gr: You use the Linux operating system which is known to be user unfriendly. No one here knows how to use Linux. JJ: So? gr: So we decided that since we can't get to the files, we don't know what's in them. They might contain a lethal compuetr virus or something. Until we know what's in them you can't have access to any of them. JJ: You have got to be kidding me. Is there anything I can do to get around this? gr: Well, if you're willing to train everyone involved in this trial how to use Linux for free, I'm sure we can make an arrangement after everyone has sucessfully completed the course. JJ: ARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Halo and Oni both need to go to Linux. These are, in my humble opinion, the best games we can expect to see anytime soon.
Rather than play catch-up, I'd like to see the Linux versions right there, up front. Star Craft is cool, but we don't play a lot of it the Lan Parties in Omaha anymore. (open invitation)
P.S. Moderators: Since this is an opinion, not fact based column, moderate the above comment up if you agree with it please.
Take a look at Slashdot, and the Slash code. This is a very powerful tool with a large collection of options that's very simple to use. I can customize the way Slashdot appears with very little effort at all. My Slashboxes (on the right hand side) are the ones I choose in the order I want them. I've killed some of the graphics and the book reviews. I sort the replies at level 3 and drop my threshold or read responses when desired.
Open Source does not mean bad interfaces. For the most part Open Source is new enough that the core engines are still being built.
Linux fails the "mom" test not because of geek superiority, but because there have been other needs that are of a higher priority. Many closed source systems have decided to make user friendly systems that don't function. Linux has decided to make sure the dang thing works and then they'll make it look nice, and that's an order of priority I can live with.
Open Source does care about the end user. What the end user of Linux wanted was a stable product that worked and didn't need to be rebooted daily.
If you want ease of use over stability, you already have a company that makes that product. Meanwhile, it's not like Linux isn't still being improved and no one is preventing a good looking interface from being created.
Besides, even the big companies have an interface problem. Neoplanet almost brought me back to I.E. and it's getting combined with Mozilla on my home machine this weekend for a serious Version 13 test drive. Closing the source does not a good GUI make.
Now that I've just had a half hour of my life turned into mush, I would like to thank Slashdot. Even when they're completely wrong, the community is more informative and interesting then Tom B.
Of course, the Simpsons are more informative than ABC news, so I'm not saying much...
I find it almost impossible to read Slashdot when it comes to certain words. It seems as if the words are being used in multiple ways and it makes the discussion very confusing. We seem to do fine with "open source" and "gpl" and even know the difference between Linux and Linus, but some words just don't make sense anymore.
nanotechnology: Either the ability to work with a material at an extremly small level or a self replicating machine.
hacker: Either a war3z d00d or script kiddie or a person capable of coming up with an elegant solution involving technology.
government, law, tax, etc.: Either a function of the United States that only applies to the United States, despite the fact that my log indicates that the U.S. is a minority in Slashdot or a vague concept that may or may not apply to any country.
A note on the last item. I've looked at the logs for the three major references to my site. Two of them are Slashdot and one is Toywar. The majority of hits on all three are occurring from.@@ (such as.uk) as oppossed to.@@@ (.com) ISPs. However the majority of the rated comments seem to indicate a U.S. Centric belief system. Has anyone looked at the actual/. logs anywhere? It would be interesting to see where people are coming from.
Actually I'm not sure I do. How much of Redhat is "open source". Is Redhat required to release the source of any modifications they make to Linux, or can they keep something for themselves? If I submit a modification to the core Linux group is it rejected. Can I than do what I want with it, including patenting it and denying it to Linux in the future? How much of the source is open? All of it or is there necessary security data that is not in the source release? Does Linux depend on closed source binaries at any point? These are all things I don't know. Until I get the $ together to build a second box and start playing with Linux, my knowledge is far behind the rest of Slashdot. (no. I do not want my wife to deal with a dual boot machine on top of all the other things I've done to our sole PC.)
First, what we need is a decent patent storage and retrieval system.
This system should be:
International in nature, including translation tools.
Understandable by non-professionals.
Easily and inexpensive to update.
Note that this causes it's own problems. I'll use Network Solutions as an example. Because it's so cheap to register your own domain name, companies now register multitudes of them. If it was expensive to register domain names, only the rich could get them.
networked in nature so that any new item can point to the items it's based off of. Under the new system I would suggest that you reward people based on the strength of their prior art searches, not the weaknesses.
Uses a seach engine to hunt for "similar" patents. This search engine would check for items with similar "parents", "grandparents", "uncles". This would mean that if I base my patent off a gas stove and a bathtub, I would still pull up a match (x%) with someone who based their patent off an electric heater and a goldfish bowl.
An interesting thesis for someone. Then all we have to do is get the governments to pass laws regarding it.
Um. Having seen the opinions of experts in courtrooms and as consultants, I'm not sure why anyone would want peer review.
As an example I work for a large secondary credit card processor on a team of analysts. Everyone on the team has been involved in the computer industry from a programming standpoint for over 15 years. And I'll bet this weeks paycheck, none of them know what the term "open source" means.
The problem exists everywhere. College Professors insist that COBOL is dead. (I only wish.) Webmasters insist that the internet is secure. (hahahaha.) The Slashdot Hivemind is positive that Windows is dead. (Does AOL have a Linux version?)
Companies that don't research prior art will simply hire experts to state that they're is no prior art.
Here's a better way of phrasing it:
How do you determine who came up with a process or application first in a world with concurrent, badly documented, research, when the people who need to make that determination graduated last in their high school?
A recent attempt to upload the memories of the collective Slashdot Hivemind today was block by a court order. The Industry to Determine Individual Online Thought Security (i.d.i.o.t.s.) lodged a petition in court to prevent the storage of the Slashdot Hivemind because it contains the still secret code to DeCSS.
DeCSS was a format used in the dark ages to play antique films. It is still used by collectors of rare films to view those old 2d classics.
In related news, Star Wars Episode One is actually finally being rereleased to collectors of such items. This is the first time this award winning film has been released on DVD.
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Requirements:
- Input modes: (all should be optional)
- Keyboard or keyboard substitues (also mouse): Best used with a very short range transmitting device. This allows the user to pick the keyboard of his choice, from wearables to happy hacking.
- voice: standard microphone jack
- cellular data: standard and necessary.
- other: RJ-whatever jacks for phone and lan
- other: USB or similar port.
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- audio: standard headphone jacks.
- video: a video jack usable for various displays from heads up graphics to monitors to projection. Note: programming would have to be true WWW style where no assumptions should be made about what the data will be displayed on. (yeah, I know...)
- other: USB or better substitute.
Issues: The desire to use radio frequencies for everything is understandable but as a proud daddy I can tell you the dangers of baby monitors. I don't need my computer hearing you type "Format" and wiping out my own drive.Actually, the core of the machine and the OS should be built under the assumption that we don't know what it does, how it stores or uses items, and how it gathers or distributes information. This bodes well for the open source community, however code will need to be a lot more object oriented than it is now. (That article by the guy at unreal applies here in spades. [no. I'm don't have time to hunt down the url. If anyone remembers, please respond.])
A bonus. If we can make the assumption in coding that we cannot make assumptions, then we end up writing simplistic code without spending a lot of time on interfaces, but instead on data manipulation. If we then allow the interface people to design the nice interfaces for specific I/O products then we end up with a device that can be used on a decent level by people with disabilities. Certain software (Quake XXIV) may assume that you have a certain type of interface (much like many games today require a 3d card), but generic software becomes a lot more generic.
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I wonder if all they got were DeCSS source code entires if they would post the winning entry?
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Oh yeah, like I want a computer without a hard drive. No more mods for Quake & Unreal, No more custom levels or skins. It may make a cool DVD player and arcade station, but it can't even replace the gaming functions on my computer, nevermind the useful things like Browser plugins. You can't even download patches...
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Now, how do they plan to teach them?
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Is there a /. ATP (Acronym Translation Page) that I can reference for articles like these?
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Armed with a number of pre-programmed lego mindstorm control modules, he not only duplicated the robot in the other room but activated it. Once activated the robot began attacking all of the other entries, destroying a large number of them before being turned off. Ken stated that he got the idea from watching Battlebots on pay-per-view as well as a recent SRL performance.
Although banned from Colorado College, Ken is not disturbed by the results of his actions. Both CalTech and M.I.T. are offering him full scholarships.
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are secondary to we the corportations...
I find these bills amazing, as they're almost designed to increase commerce without regards to the cost of citizens.
This law may, in time, turn out to be a good and just law, but still I wonder whom the laws are written for, the coporations or the people.
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Not how you voted, but when you voted, and what party you were registered under at the time.
This also means that they know what special issues you voted on if they were the only things on your ballot that day.
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Now that the owners of these databases have this information, and the contents of their databases are protected by law, are they required to insure the data contained is factual and accurate? Since they now control access to that data are they accountable when that data is misused or inaccurate?
These are questions the legal system does not seem to deal with well. I belive this is because the legal system has changed significantly, at least in the United States. It's purpose is to now protect special interest groups rather than liberty, morality, and justice.
Currently I am dealing with a collection agency, that is attempting to take me to court and marking up my credit record, against their client's wishes (their client has admitted they made the mistake but the collection agency only collects a fee if they collect from me before the matter is settled through proper channels). In the process I've learned a lot about credit reports, and came across some frightening other collections of data, including driving history, insurance history, income, and voting record. None of the people involved in the collection of this data are required to check with me before adding or selling information about myself (with name and address) to a third party. If that information is incorrect, they are not liable.
Consider this. A bank is required to let you know if you are denied credit becuase of an unfavorable credit rating. What if a credit agency only sends out credit ratings for people they consider favorable? The bank would know to deny you credit if the credit agency was "unable" to send your report, and would not be required to tell you simply becuase they don't know WHY the credit report was not sent. (F.Y.I. One major testing lab already did just this with aids test. They wouldn't send out positive results to prospective employers...)
If you are from a country where laws are written for the good of the populace, please respond, either via e-mail or in /. giving me the country name and how things are done (in case I finally convince my wife to emigrate).
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But what happens when a search engine looks at another search engine?
Do the laws even begin to cover this?
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Do you plan to use this unwanted fame and become a spokesperson for Freedom of Information or will you do your best to step out of the spotlight once this thing is over? (I can assume that a movie deal with you as the hero is not in your future... :)
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To buy from Amazon despite their patent stupidity?
To instead support reel.com, who are paying the LA times to print articles like Jack Valenti's rant's against DeCSS (check out the ads, they appear to have an exclusive).
Meanwhile I can only purchase videotape, which seems reasonable since the MPAA doesn't want me to spend money on their products if I'm only going to watch them on Linux.
I think I'll watch what may be the worst Superbowl in history and realize that the real purpose of the Internet is online trading. It would have been nice if the digital Christopher Reeve looked better. I think watching his dad in front of a blue screen looked more realistic...
Final decision? I don't see a reason to increase the money of reel.com or amazon.com because they're both acting like jerks. If Lucas doesn't want me to watch his film and the MPAA feel the same way they don't need my money either. I think I'll make a trip to the local small science fiction specialty bookstore tomorrow. They deserve my money more than anyone else.
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All of these companies have performed action that worked well in the file and forget media of the past. The actions of any of these companies would be forgotten a year from now if they were reported on TV, radio, newspapers, or even Time.
But that doesn't happen anymore. Now the articles tend to remain. Older article's can be stored in search engines, links to them persist. In the case of eToys, the personal "boycott eToys" web pages will probably be around for awhile.
I predict that the days companies can afford to overreact are limited. These actions by Microsoft will be remembered. Doubleclick's "please pull your article" blunder only increases the unfavorable press about them. DeCSS is now easier to find than Linux installation instructions.
The internet is different from conventional media in three ways: the target audience is larger, the speed of communication is faster, and the memory is more persistant.
Companies that want to survive in the long term will have to take this into account in the future. At $16 1/16 per share (down from $65, IPO @ $20), the lesson of eToys will need to be learned by everyone else. I expect to see "ads not provided by DoubleClick" messages under adspaces soon, especially with links pointed to news articles or /. stories. (not a bad idea for Andover)
And that kind of damage can last a long time.
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Warning, these books are based off of reading level, not content. Books may contain violence, sex, lots of gay people, or christianity.
A wrinkle in time. by Madeleine L'Engle
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - (Note: get a copy of The AQnnotated Alice by Martin Gardner
The hobbit. by J.R.R. Tolkien
Anything by Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Alan Dean Foster, or Piers Anthony
Darkover (any of the books) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by Orsen Scott Card
The Narnia series by C.S. Lewis.
A decent collection of Science fiction, mostly suitable for children
Also, Please attend the Worldcon, this year it's in Chicago followed by Philadelphia, PA, then San José. We have a lot of things for you and your children.
of course, our little one is only 6 months old. Mostly he's an excuse to reread Harold and the Purple Crayon
I aplogogise for any redundancies. This list took awhile to compile and find the links, especially as the co-author was breastfeeding at the time...
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Jon Johanson : My name is Jon Johanson. I'd like to get a copy of the address book on my PC so I can e-mail my friends and keep them updated on my situation.
government rep. : I'm sorry. We cannot release those files.
JJ : What? Why not?
gr : You use the Linux operating system which is known to be user unfriendly. No one here knows how to use Linux.
JJ : So?
gr : So we decided that since we can't get to the files, we don't know what's in them. They might contain a lethal compuetr virus or something. Until we know what's in them you can't have access to any of them.
JJ : You have got to be kidding me. Is there anything I can do to get around this?
gr : Well, if you're willing to train everyone involved in this trial how to use Linux for free, I'm sure we can make an arrangement after everyone has sucessfully completed the course.
JJ : ARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Disclaimer: If you're offended Jon, I'm sorry.
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Rather than play catch-up, I'd like to see the Linux versions right there, up front. Star Craft is cool, but we don't play a lot of it the Lan Parties in Omaha anymore. (open invitation)
P.S. Moderators: Since this is an opinion, not fact based column, moderate the above comment up if you agree with it please.
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Take a look at Slashdot, and the Slash code. This is a very powerful tool with a large collection of options that's very simple to use. I can customize the way Slashdot appears with very little effort at all. My Slashboxes (on the right hand side) are the ones I choose in the order I want them. I've killed some of the graphics and the book reviews. I sort the replies at level 3 and drop my threshold or read responses when desired.
Open Source does not mean bad interfaces. For the most part Open Source is new enough that the core engines are still being built.
Do we need another good example? How about the Linux Doom Admin interface. Point and kill those tasks.
Linux fails the "mom" test not because of geek superiority, but because there have been other needs that are of a higher priority. Many closed source systems have decided to make user friendly systems that don't function. Linux has decided to make sure the dang thing works and then they'll make it look nice, and that's an order of priority I can live with.
Open Source does care about the end user. What the end user of Linux wanted was a stable product that worked and didn't need to be rebooted daily.
If you want ease of use over stability, you already have a company that makes that product. Meanwhile, it's not like Linux isn't still being improved and no one is preventing a good looking interface from being created.
Besides, even the big companies have an interface problem. Neoplanet almost brought me back to I.E. and it's getting combined with Mozilla on my home machine this weekend for a serious Version 13 test drive. Closing the source does not a good GUI make.
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Of course, the Simpsons are more informative than ABC news, so I'm not saying much...
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- nanotechnology: Either the ability to work with a material at an extremly small level or a self replicating machine.
- hacker: Either a war3z d00d or script kiddie or a person capable of coming up with an elegant solution involving technology.
- government, law, tax, etc.: Either a function of the United States that only applies to the United States, despite the fact that my log indicates that the U.S. is a minority in Slashdot or a vague concept that may or may not apply to any country.
A note on the last item. I've looked at the logs for the three major references to my site. Two of them are Slashdot and one is Toywar. The majority of hits on all three are occurring from-----
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Actually I'm not sure I do. How much of Redhat is "open source". Is Redhat required to release the source of any modifications they make to Linux, or can they keep something for themselves? If I submit a modification to the core Linux group is it rejected. Can I than do what I want with it, including patenting it and denying it to Linux in the future?
How much of the source is open? All of it or is there necessary security data that is not in the source release? Does Linux depend on closed source binaries at any point?
These are all things I don't know. Until I get the $ together to build a second box and start playing with Linux, my knowledge is far behind the rest of Slashdot. (no. I do not want my wife to deal with a dual boot machine on top of all the other things I've done to our sole PC.)
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This system should be:
- International in nature, including translation tools.
- Understandable by non-professionals.
- Easily and inexpensive to update.
- Note that this causes it's own problems. I'll use Network Solutions as an example. Because it's so cheap to register your own domain name, companies now register multitudes of them. If it was expensive to register domain names, only the rich could get them.
- networked in nature so that any new item can point to the items it's based off of. Under the new system I would suggest that you reward people based on the strength of their prior art searches, not the weaknesses.
- Uses a seach engine to hunt for "similar" patents. This search engine would check for items with similar "parents", "grandparents", "uncles". This would mean that if I base my patent off a gas stove and a bathtub, I would still pull up a match (x%) with someone who based their patent off an electric heater and a goldfish bowl.
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As an example I work for a large secondary credit card processor on a team of analysts. Everyone on the team has been involved in the computer industry from a programming standpoint for over 15 years.
And I'll bet this weeks paycheck, none of them know what the term "open source" means.
The problem exists everywhere. College Professors insist that COBOL is dead. (I only wish.) Webmasters insist that the internet is secure. (hahahaha.) The Slashdot Hivemind is positive that Windows is dead. (Does AOL have a Linux version?)
Companies that don't research prior art will simply hire experts to state that they're is no prior art.
Here's a better way of phrasing it:
How do you determine who came up with a process or application first in a world with concurrent, badly documented, research, when the people who need to make that determination graduated last in their high school?
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A recent attempt to upload the memories of the collective Slashdot Hivemind today was block by a court order. The Industry to Determine Individual Online Thought Security (i.d.i.o.t.s.) lodged a petition in court to prevent the storage of the Slashdot Hivemind because it contains the still secret code to DeCSS.
DeCSS was a format used in the dark ages to play antique films. It is still used by collectors of rare films to view those old 2d classics.
In related news, Star Wars Episode One is actually finally being rereleased to collectors of such items. This is the first time this award winning film has been released on DVD.
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