I can attest to this. I live in the Philippines where almost no software is obtained legally.
People here pay 50 pesos (roughly $1) for a Windows CD (65 pesos for a DVD copy of Vista). Most of the guys here don't give a damn whether or not the software is free as in speech at all.
When you say, use Linux, people say what for? They don't want to have to go through hoops just to get their pirated copy of Warcraft 3 running, they can just pay a measly amount and go through a couple of mouse clicks.
Now when these people go to work, all they want to use is Windows and MS Office, because that's what they use at home. Companies want to put the same software because they don't have to train staff to use it.
This is how MS gets the big bucks. Businesses, especially the bigger ones, can't risk using pirated software because the Business-Software Alliance is pretty active in this front. They inspect companies, etc. So they buy MS products in bulk. Ka-Ching.
That's because the usual Apple users are the type of people who go "Look at me! I have a Mac. and an iPod, and live under a cotton candy tree on Lollipop Lane." It's almost impossible not to notice these guys.
Seriously, though, Apple users are usually the front man of every company (maybe except Microsoft). These guys are in Sales and marketing, talking to clients, to business partners.
It's hard to find Linux users because they are the guys who spend hours in the data center, working like slaves, messing with configuration files. These guys are making code, silently making things run, so the Apple users can just keep going.
A lot of them are also, apparently, locked up in their parents' basement.
I realize that you don't get money from distributing your movies by torrent, and people who do art films, really don't like compromising their work with all sorts of product placement (the only way I could think of on how to make money by distributing via torrent) but this is why I said this in my last reply:
Hmmm... ok I admit, maybe the movie industry still needs some big backer, but still, they already make millions-upon-millions when the movie hits the Big Screen, they really don't need the additional money from DVD sales, etc.
But then I realize that if you do a direct to video release, you'd need the video sales...
Hmm... this just proves that no single business model fits all. Sorry for putting you through all my damn ranting. Hehe
Not to mention some horrible accident where the untrained kid mistakes one sequence to another and instead of creating a retrovirus the cures cancer, it turns everyone into the living dead, then he trips, breaks the vial and boom... Raccoon City.
Heh, yeah, that would get pretty old real fast. Like a barrage of Vista UAC prompts... maybe we should just let them troll bug trackers so the community can discourage them from doing anything stupid.
My example was actually about the music industry that's why I was saying recording studios are dying, and which is why I proposed roadshows to earn a living.
Seeding a torrent for your 2 1/2 hour feature or weekly 30 minute sitcom is very cheap, you use the Internet anyway, I presume? You don't have to have you own site, server, etc, just set up a blog, post a torrent (it's your content so it's legal) and there, cheap distribution.
But then again, I believe you mean the cost for transferring your DV shot movie to 35 mm. I hear this could be very expensive. The great thing about the world going digital is that film might be already on its way out (hopefully) and that takes care of that, but you still have to talk to all those cinemas everywhere, so I see how that's a problem. Hmmm... ok I admit, maybe the movie industry still needs some big backer, but still, they already make millions-upon-millions when the movie hits the Big Screen, they really don't need the additional money from DVD sales, etc.
Being a rock star is not the same as being stupid. Of course there's that inevitability that someone new would come along and become the next big thing, but you and/or your band can improve, make and distribute new free albums, and go on tour again, and the cycle goes on. This might not be the most profitable scheme, but you still get enough to live comfortably, like I said, who needs 4 castles and 5 Ferraris anyway?
Hah, I realize all my points are naive and such, that my points are too against the grain of human nature of amassing more than what is needed. I doubt, these things are going to happen any soon... but here's to hoping.
I thought of that, but think of a different method of distribution. One where you really need to be good enough to get people's attention, like concerts.
Even though there are a hell of a lot of pirated copies of your album all over the Internet, you could go on the road, rocking your ass out, selling signed copies of your CDs/DVDs and some concert paraphernalia such as t-shirts, buttons and stickers.
The great thing about the Internet is you can distribute you content for free to the entire world, with minimal costs. This obsoletes the recording companies because the reason why they were built is artists from Backwater County can be heard in LA or NY or London.
The only reason why the recording studio system is still getting support, is because they generate much more money, hell of a lot faster.
But then, who the hell needs that much money anyway? Who needs fifteen cars, twelve 5 hectare mansions on a cliff? No one.
This solution might be the only practical one, but, the thing is, once we draw in much of the Windows crowd, most of them wouldn't know how an execute bit is set (easily remedied by some googling) and why it's important that it's disabled by default.
Most of them would be trolling bug trackers with "My desktop shortcut doesn't work right", etc.
A dialog could appear on whenever a user tries to use a.desktop file for the first time that gives them an option to set the execute bit and some ominous text that briefly explains what it may mean—though the same set of people tend to click the Yes/Ok/InstallMyMalware button without reading.
Maybe Linux should keep its learning curve moderately-high as a security feature?
That's because nowadays, the only incentive is money. It's sad, really, to think that it's no longer just about expressing yourself to a wider audience anymore.
Well, most of the "artists" who do stuff for money would usually come up with crap content anyway, so I guess piracy would be a nice way to get rid of some of the morons like Soulja Boi from the airwaves.
This is why lots of people like to just get rid of the Apple firmware and get something else in like Linux on it. I doubt this falls under copyright law.
It does, I think (not from the US, so I'm not sure), fall under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision. I've heard there are exemptions concerning wireless communications devices, but I don't know if they apply here.
Shame about Flash though. That's not likely to ever be available on ARM Linux.
People seem to have forgotten about Gnash since Adobe made Flash 10 on Linux x86. According to this, Gnash code can be compiled on ARM
Gnash is hardly complete, though (they're still working on Flash 7 and 8 compatibility), and I guess development slowed down ever since Flash 10 came out, but once Linux on ARM gets more "geek-popular", it may get the attention it deserves.
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I can attest to this. I live in the Philippines where almost no software is obtained legally.
People here pay 50 pesos (roughly $1) for a Windows CD (65 pesos for a DVD copy of Vista). Most of the guys here don't give a damn whether or not the software is free as in speech at all.
When you say, use Linux, people say what for? They don't want to have to go through hoops just to get their pirated copy of Warcraft 3 running, they can just pay a measly amount and go through a couple of mouse clicks.
Now when these people go to work, all they want to use is Windows and MS Office, because that's what they use at home. Companies want to put the same software because they don't have to train staff to use it.
This is how MS gets the big bucks. Businesses, especially the bigger ones, can't risk using pirated software because the Business-Software Alliance is pretty active in this front. They inspect companies, etc. So they buy MS products in bulk. Ka-Ching.
That's because the usual Apple users are the type of people who go "Look at me! I have a Mac. and an iPod, and live under a cotton candy tree on Lollipop Lane." It's almost impossible not to notice these guys.
Seriously, though, Apple users are usually the front man of every company (maybe except Microsoft). These guys are in Sales and marketing, talking to clients, to business partners.
It's hard to find Linux users because they are the guys who spend hours in the data center, working like slaves, messing with configuration files. These guys are making code, silently making things run, so the Apple users can just keep going.
A lot of them are also, apparently, locked up in their parents' basement.
Yes they do, and in fact, they don't show that chunk in their logo to avoid lawsuits.
And in addition to the parent's point, why should we care that Windows Update doesn't work on other browsers?
The main reason for using standard markup is so a page can be rendered by any browser on any platform.
Now, why would Linux users want to go to the Windows Update site anyway?
I realize that you don't get money from distributing your movies by torrent, and people who do art films, really don't like compromising their work with all sorts of product placement (the only way I could think of on how to make money by distributing via torrent) but this is why I said this in my last reply:
Hmmm... ok I admit, maybe the movie industry still needs some big backer, but still, they already make millions-upon-millions when the movie hits the Big Screen, they really don't need the additional money from DVD sales, etc.
But then I realize that if you do a direct to video release, you'd need the video sales...
Hmm... this just proves that no single business model fits all. Sorry for putting you through all my damn ranting. Hehe
Not to mention some horrible accident where the untrained kid mistakes one sequence to another and instead of creating a retrovirus the cures cancer, it turns everyone into the living dead, then he trips, breaks the vial and boom... Raccoon City.
Heh, yeah, that would get pretty old real fast. Like a barrage of Vista UAC prompts... maybe we should just let them troll bug trackers so the community can discourage them from doing anything stupid.
My example was actually about the music industry that's why I was saying recording studios are dying, and which is why I proposed roadshows to earn a living.
Seeding a torrent for your 2 1/2 hour feature or weekly 30 minute sitcom is very cheap, you use the Internet anyway, I presume? You don't have to have you own site, server, etc, just set up a blog, post a torrent (it's your content so it's legal) and there, cheap distribution.
But then again, I believe you mean the cost for transferring your DV shot movie to 35 mm. I hear this could be very expensive. The great thing about the world going digital is that film might be already on its way out (hopefully) and that takes care of that, but you still have to talk to all those cinemas everywhere, so I see how that's a problem. Hmmm... ok I admit, maybe the movie industry still needs some big backer, but still, they already make millions-upon-millions when the movie hits the Big Screen, they really don't need the additional money from DVD sales, etc.
Being a rock star is not the same as being stupid. Of course there's that inevitability that someone new would come along and become the next big thing, but you and/or your band can improve, make and distribute new free albums, and go on tour again, and the cycle goes on. This might not be the most profitable scheme, but you still get enough to live comfortably, like I said, who needs 4 castles and 5 Ferraris anyway?
Hah, I realize all my points are naive and such, that my points are too against the grain of human nature of amassing more than what is needed. I doubt, these things are going to happen any soon... but here's to hoping.
I thought of that, but think of a different method of distribution. One where you really need to be good enough to get people's attention, like concerts.
Even though there are a hell of a lot of pirated copies of your album all over the Internet, you could go on the road, rocking your ass out, selling signed copies of your CDs/DVDs and some concert paraphernalia such as t-shirts, buttons and stickers.
The great thing about the Internet is you can distribute you content for free to the entire world, with minimal costs. This obsoletes the recording companies because the reason why they were built is artists from Backwater County can be heard in LA or NY or London.
The only reason why the recording studio system is still getting support, is because they generate much more money, hell of a lot faster.
But then, who the hell needs that much money anyway? Who needs fifteen cars, twelve 5 hectare mansions on a cliff? No one.
This solution might be the only practical one, but, the thing is, once we draw in much of the Windows crowd, most of them wouldn't know how an execute bit is set (easily remedied by some googling) and why it's important that it's disabled by default.
Most of them would be trolling bug trackers with "My desktop shortcut doesn't work right", etc.
A dialog could appear on whenever a user tries to use a .desktop file for the first time that gives them an option to set the execute bit and some ominous text that briefly explains what it may mean—though the same set of people tend to click the Yes/Ok/InstallMyMalware button without reading.
Maybe Linux should keep its learning curve moderately-high as a security feature?
Heh, no intelligent, well-informed lawyer with enough moral fiber in his body would take the case (I hope).
That's because nowadays, the only incentive is money. It's sad, really, to think that it's no longer just about expressing yourself to a wider audience anymore.
Well, most of the "artists" who do stuff for money would usually come up with crap content anyway, so I guess piracy would be a nice way to get rid of some of the morons like Soulja Boi from the airwaves.
Of course not, porn stars don't have shorts!!
But how many of those 14% were free as in beer?
Well, as of late, I'm inclined to believe John Galt is a troll.
This is why lots of people like to just get rid of the Apple firmware and get something else in like Linux on it. I doubt this falls under copyright law.
It does, I think (not from the US, so I'm not sure), fall under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision. I've heard there are exemptions concerning wireless communications devices, but I don't know if they apply here.
I dunno about "quality user base" but I hope this, at least, discourages those damn Niggerbuntu and ninn1e posters, they're really getting annoying.
Well, this tech certainly solves this guy's rat problem.
Last time I checked, advertising porn is not illegal.
...they're using a politician's DNA as a reference, or what?
Yep. It's called: Piracy
...makes me glad I live in a technologically backward country.
A little kitten instinctively paws anything that moves fast enough—whether or not the mother teaches it anything.
The bite and scratch marks all over my hand after taking home a stray is a testament to that.
In the book version, we send the thing to Titan. Then when Stanley Kubrick does the movie, send it to Europa!
Shame about Flash though. That's not likely to ever be available on ARM Linux.
People seem to have forgotten about Gnash since Adobe made Flash 10 on Linux x86. According to this, Gnash code can be compiled on ARM
Gnash is hardly complete, though (they're still working on Flash 7 and 8 compatibility), and I guess development slowed down ever since Flash 10 came out, but once Linux on ARM gets more "geek-popular", it may get the attention it deserves.