How do you premoderate a resource with millions of users? More probable is google and other hosting providers and ISPs lobbying for laws that specifically make them not liable for the actions of the users. That is of course if google can't appeal anymore. Otherwise an appeal seems more probable.
Perfect for both. The user doesn't get weird laws which forbid her to modify or distribute the information they have (and software is nothing more than information), while the software company doesn't get piracy problems. Simply because what you pay for is the _service_ not the software. It's not possible to own software, because software is not something physical. Furthermore this would improve the internet connectivity because that way software companies really would rely on the internet to make a profit.
The GP actually has a point. But it is addressed in the OP: there won't just be scientists working there, but also businessmen since "Russia's rich scientific traditions and poor record of converting ideas into marketable products are both undisputed".
The reality is that russian government is still able to create government corporations and government monopolies and does that very frequently. It also invests money into "private" companies. Basically Russia now is 50% capitalistic and 50% socialistic.
But don't you see? China isn't a democratic country! It's totalitarian government could use this information to pursue and prosecute journalists. US on the other hand is a democratic country, which rules out its government use of gmail account data in order to limit free speech. Because the US is a model democracy we can put all our trust in this government to use our account data only for good!
>why not push for a better-administered system Because no one ever came up with the definition of what patentable matter is, such that it would exclude things like "using levers" without being vague about what is to be excluded and what isn't. And in software world R&D costs very little. There isn't one software patent out there where the developers have ever "put loads of time and effort into" coming up with an algorithm.
If you ever come up with a clear definition of which algorithms should be patentable and which should not, I'd be interested to know it. My personal efforts have been futile.
>Open source is communism, not democracy This is like comparing smells and colors. Communism and democracy are in entirely different groups. As wikipedia tells us: 1. Communism is a social structure in which classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled, as well as a political philosophy and social movement that advocates and aims to create such a society. 2. Democracy is a political government carried out either directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative democracy).
It isn't available, but once it is released as open source (provided all of the code is released), nobody is there to stop you from porting the client to Linux or Mac, which for some should be an interesting project to take part in.
There's just one problem though: if you can only have programs that you've bought on the AppStore, how will you create new programs for the AppStore? That's why they can't lock OS X - they would kill the Mac as a development platform.
The truth is, you can only measure it after you've played the game, and not before. And so the only way to find out whether the game will be any good is by reading reviews. Still there is a possibility that the experience of the person who reviewed the game, and even the average experience of the people who reviewed it may not match your own. It's the same for movies, music, pictures and other works of art.
I kinda doubt that playing FPS games with Natal will be very efficient even if you were to do it in a well lit room. Natal is for detecting movements of your hands (and other big body parts), not your thumbs.
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>they want to eat your babies
Nah, the days of holodomor are long gone
How do you premoderate a resource with millions of users? More probable is google and other hosting providers and ISPs lobbying for laws that specifically make them not liable for the actions of the users. That is of course if google can't appeal anymore. Otherwise an appeal seems more probable.
Perfect for both. The user doesn't get weird laws which forbid her to modify or distribute the information they have (and software is nothing more than information), while the software company doesn't get piracy problems. Simply because what you pay for is the _service_ not the software. It's not possible to own software, because software is not something physical. Furthermore this would improve the internet connectivity because that way software companies really would rely on the internet to make a profit.
Put the game mechanics on the server and leave the rendering and sound on the client - there's your perfect "DRM".
I seem to recall Fantomas having one! Here it is!
Nah, they'll just make holographic representation of a sunny sky - just like in Racoon City
The GP actually has a point. But it is addressed in the OP: there won't just be scientists working there, but also businessmen since "Russia's rich scientific traditions and poor record of converting ideas into marketable products are both undisputed".
The reality is that russian government is still able to create government corporations and government monopolies and does that very frequently. It also invests money into "private" companies. Basically Russia now is 50% capitalistic and 50% socialistic.
Every time you use an iPhone a kitten dies.
It'll be pretty hard to "follow suit" since Apple has patented their method of showing ads.
But don't you see? China isn't a democratic country! It's totalitarian government could use this information to pursue and prosecute journalists. US on the other hand is a democratic country, which rules out its government use of gmail account data in order to limit free speech. Because the US is a model democracy we can put all our trust in this government to use our account data only for good!
>why not push for a better-administered system
Because no one ever came up with the definition of what patentable matter is, such that it would exclude things like "using levers" without being vague about what is to be excluded and what isn't. And in software world R&D costs very little. There isn't one software patent out there where the developers have ever "put loads of time and effort into" coming up with an algorithm.
If you ever come up with a clear definition of which algorithms should be patentable and which should not, I'd be interested to know it. My personal efforts have been futile.
Or we could create a black hole that would kill us all. Personally, I think the black hole sounds cooler.
And communism is said to come after the dictatorship, not during it.
>Open source is communism, not democracy
This is like comparing smells and colors. Communism and democracy are in entirely different groups. As wikipedia tells us:
1. Communism is a social structure in which classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled, as well as a political philosophy and social movement that advocates and aims to create such a society.
2. Democracy is a political government carried out either directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative democracy).
"BSD with a Mach kernel" - so umm... what makes it a BSD then?
It isn't available, but once it is released as open source (provided all of the code is released), nobody is there to stop you from porting the client to Linux or Mac, which for some should be an interesting project to take part in.
Wait, this isn't about Counter-Strike?
There's just one problem though: if you can only have programs that you've bought on the AppStore, how will you create new programs for the AppStore? That's why they can't lock OS X - they would kill the Mac as a development platform.
Or maybe even buy a new one in the App Store
The truth is, you can only measure it after you've played the game, and not before. And so the only way to find out whether the game will be any good is by reading reviews. Still there is a possibility that the experience of the person who reviewed the game, and even the average experience of the people who reviewed it may not match your own. It's the same for movies, music, pictures and other works of art.
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I thought people alergic to nuts have to eat them to have an allergic reaction not look at others eating them. When did those rules get changed?
I kinda doubt that playing FPS games with Natal will be very efficient even if you were to do it in a well lit room. Natal is for detecting movements of your hands (and other big body parts), not your thumbs.