Your right, but Unix can't run on "the tiniest embedded platforms" either. Unless of course, you're talking about some subset of Unix.
Sure it does. I guess you didn't see the/. story about the matchbox size web server running Linux. And before you try to say Linux isn't Unix, it may not be officially, but it is for all intents and purposes. Also, NetBSD (closer to "official" Unix) will run on just about anything.
Sounds like you know Unix better than you know Microsoft. BOTH factions can scale, BOTH factions are flexible. Get deep enough into either OS and you'll find they're pretty interchangable.
Does Windows scale from the tiniest embedded platforms all the way up to the most powerful supercomputers? No. Is Windows flexible enough to run without the unnecessary overhead of a GUI on a server? No.
These are just two of many, many examples. Windows is an appropriate option as a desktop OS for people that are used to it (albeit a very expensive option). Outside of that, I can't think of a single application where I'd use it.
More important is the impact this would have on individual artists and writers: if a corporation can't hold a copyright there would be no reason for Miramax to option a book or buy a screenplay.
But optioning a book has nothing to do with copyright. They're just entering into a contract with the book's author which gives them the exclusive right to make the book into a movie. Personally, if I was an author, I'd give anyone that wanted to make the movie permission, but not exclusively.
Huhh? What laws in other countries does this reference? What's this "moral right"?
If you's read the article you'd see the author's explanation of moral rights:
The right of integrity
The right of attribution
The right of disclosure
The right to withdraw or retract
The right to reply to criticism
The first two are part of the Berne Convention, which the US has signed & ratified. He also gave a link to another article with a good, detailed explanation of moral rights.
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Ex post facto laws (making laws retroactive) are illegal as per the Constitution.
Right, that's why there needs to be a lawsuit that overturns the copyright extensions, so they effectively never existed.
The Copyright Act of 1790 set the copyright period as 14 years, with the opportunity to renew for 14 years if the author was still alive. Since the people that passed this law were essentially the same ones that wrote the Constitution, with its limited time for copyrights, I think this law was in line with the framers original intent.
Like the article said, the 14 year period lasted for 100 years. Then it was extended 11 times in the the next 100 years! These extensions have absolutely nothing to do with the works' authors and inventors and everything to do with corporate subsidies.
The solutions he presents are exactly what needs to happen.
Message: 8229011 FROM: Kurt Skauen DATE: 03/27/2002 10:14:53 SUBJECT: [Atheos-developer]:(
Several of you have requested my responce to this. I don't really see why. You all know what my stand is. That includes you Bill Hayden. I won't reiterate that any more...
I was hoping to get started on AtheOS again during the easter wacation (now that I'm done with the exams for the pilot license). Unfortunately the first thing I fixed was my mail-account at atheos.cx:(
-- Kurt Skauen. ( http://www.atheos.cx/ )
"There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there." __ Indira Gandhi
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First, it's not that the gov't is cracking encryption of bank systems so they can steal money. The cost of cracking encrypted messages from terrorists, countries they don't like, etc. using this technology would be less than the cost of other intel methods, i.e. getting someone on the inside, not to mention the intangible cost of a human life if an agent were compromised.
Second, if you'd read the e-mail on Security Focus, the estimated price range is several hundred million dollars to about 1 billion dollars, lower if they have access to a chip fab. It also mentions that the NSA and several other countries' intelligence agencies have their own fabs. So it's not as prohibitively expensive as it sounds. The e-mail's author goes as far as saying The NSA would have to be derelict of duty to not already have built such a decryption device.
The retail box model is horribly broken and will likely never be fixed.
I agree. That's why this story about Valve's new "content delivery system" got me excited. New ideas like this that embrace the internet and cut out the middle-man are the future.
The movie, music, and most of the gaming industries don't get it. They're just dinosaurs waiting for extinction. The only thread they have left to hang on to is the law. If they can't beat you, they'll sue you. If we don't speak up to our legislators, more draconian laws will be passed that will limit our freedoms and supply them a lifeline.
In part because in most civilized countries it's perfectly legal for folks under the age of 18 to have sex with just about anyone they please (ages ranging from 12-16 across most of the First World). Here in the good ol' U.S., where morality rules and biology is for fools, a site in the.kids section devoted to discussing the sexual issues of teens in detail - especially if it involved sexuality with someone *over* the age of 18, a criminal act in all 50 states - would cause a major uproar.
You have no idea what you're talking about. While the age of consent in many states is 18, it isn't uniform for all 50 states. It's 16 for several states, and some have conditions, such as 17, but 14 if you're less than 5 years apart. Hawaii's age of consent is just 14.
See this site for a chart showing the ages of consent around the world & all 50 states.
They are all part of the Dept of Defense, and ultimately, the US federal gov't. As long as they don't distribute it outside the US gov't, they shouldn't have to release the code outside the US gov't.
more people have probably died in the name of god than for any other reason.
Actually, that's not true. The 20th century was the bloodiest in recorded history, more than 100 million were killed. Most in the name of atheism; via Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse Tung, Pol Pot, etc.
This is definitely something I want addressed. My karma's been at the cap for a while, but I was $rtbl'ed (I'm assuming) because I moderated a comment up that the editors didn't agree with. I've read similar stories from several others.
That's been common knowledge on/. almost since Dmitry got arrested. Most of the comments were along the lines of: yeah, spammers suck, but getting arrested for talking about Adobe's poor encryption is criminal.
It's been that way since the military went all-volunteer.
When the economy is doing good and there are jobs available, the military has trouble recruiting. When the economy soured in 2000, and especially after 9-11, recruiting became easier.
Re:Why is military stuff always on Slashdot??!?!
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So minorities are joining the military because they want to. Maybe because they find more and greater opportunities in military than in civilian life.
Yes, the chance for advancement and education in the military has brought many minorities out of poverty. The military, though far from perfect, is the most color blind institution in the US. The current Army Chief of Staff, Gen Eric Shinseki, is of Asian descent. A former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (and current Secretary of State), Gen Colin Powell, is of African descent. While there are now 3 Fortune 500 companies with CEOs of African descent (American Express, Merrill Lynch, & AOL Time Warner; great story in Jan 28 Newsweek), the military has had leaders from minorities for many years.
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Just find those brilliant guys who invented the nitrogen "widget" in the Guinness can.
You open the eggs, macaroni and cheese. A capsule inside explodes, instantly cooking the meal to perfection.
Or how about just including a pint of Guinness. That would be brilliant!
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I remember the various nut cakes, but the new chocolate covered oatmeal cookie more than makes up for them. Some people don't like them, so I could usually find someone to trade with.
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What next? Peanut butter and jelly?
Actually, every MRE comes with these big crackers (kind of like hard tack) and something to spread on them. Either peanut butter, jelly, cheese spread, or my favorite: jalapeno cheese spread.
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Is Windows flexible enough to run without the unnecessary overhead of a GUI on a server? No.
These are just two of many, many examples. Windows is an appropriate option as a desktop OS for people that are used to it (albeit a very expensive option). Outside of that, I can't think of a single application where I'd use it.
- The right of integrity
- The right of attribution
- The right of disclosure
- The right to withdraw or retract
- The right to reply to criticism
The first two are part of the Berne Convention, which the US has signed & ratified. He also gave a link to another article with a good, detailed explanation of moral rights.The Copyright Act of 1790 set the copyright period as 14 years, with the opportunity to renew for 14 years if the author was still alive. Since the people that passed this law were essentially the same ones that wrote the Constitution, with its limited time for copyrights, I think this law was in line with the framers original intent.
Like the article said, the 14 year period lasted for 100 years. Then it was extended 11 times in the the next 100 years! These extensions have absolutely nothing to do with the works' authors and inventors and everything to do with corporate subsidies.
The solutions he presents are exactly what needs to happen.
First, it's not that the gov't is cracking encryption of bank systems so they can steal money. The cost of cracking encrypted messages from terrorists, countries they don't like, etc. using this technology would be less than the cost of other intel methods, i.e. getting someone on the inside, not to mention the intangible cost of a human life if an agent were compromised.
Second, if you'd read the e-mail on Security Focus, the estimated price range is several hundred million dollars to about 1 billion dollars, lower if they have access to a chip fab. It also mentions that the NSA and several other countries' intelligence agencies have their own fabs. So it's not as prohibitively expensive as it sounds. The e-mail's author goes as far as saying The NSA would have to be derelict of duty to not already have built such a decryption device.
The movie, music, and most of the gaming industries don't get it. They're just dinosaurs waiting for extinction. The only thread they have left to hang on to is the law. If they can't beat you, they'll sue you. If we don't speak up to our legislators, more draconian laws will be passed that will limit our freedoms and supply them a lifeline.
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act & DMCA need to be repealed; and the SSSCA (now CBDTPA, or whatever it's called this week) needs to be killed before it makes it out of comittee.
See this site for a chart showing the ages of consent around the world & all 50 states.
They are all part of the Dept of Defense, and ultimately, the US federal gov't. As long as they don't distribute it outside the US gov't, they shouldn't have to release the code outside the US gov't.
There was a /. story a year or so previous about some Knuth lectures where he talked about his faith. Also, a brief search turned up this.
This is definitely something I want addressed. My karma's been at the cap for a while, but I was $rtbl'ed (I'm assuming) because I moderated a comment up that the editors didn't agree with. I've read similar stories from several others.
I'm surprised nobody has posted this yet.
The ping in the last picture on the Teddy Borg has the IP 18.238.3.106 listed. I can ping it from here.
That's been common knowledge on /. almost since Dmitry got arrested. Most of the comments were along the lines of: yeah, spammers suck, but getting arrested for talking about Adobe's poor encryption is criminal.
How about we send all the boy bands, Britney, and their like on a one way trip to Mars.
Anyone with enough money could buy a Porsche engine and fit it into a Ford Focus. Nobody can run OS X on an x86 processor.
It's been that way since the military went all-volunteer.
When the economy is doing good and there are jobs available, the military has trouble recruiting. When the economy soured in 2000, and especially after 9-11, recruiting became easier.
I remember the various nut cakes, but the new chocolate covered oatmeal cookie more than makes up for them. Some people don't like them, so I could usually find someone to trade with.