This is already going on between companies. For instance, think about John Carmack. He writes 3D engines and produces games with them. However, his last effort, Quake 3 is a bit mediocre. But after a few months games come out that are a lot better which use the Q3 engine.
Actually, Half-Life is based upon the Q2 engine and is a lot better than Quake 2 itself.
Maybe John Carmack should just focus on building 3D engines which game developers could than use to produce brilliant games.
Problem is that ElcomSoft works together with a lot of companies in the US, according to this article on the ElcomSoft website.
Quote:
ElcomSoft
is headquartered in Moscow, with approximately 20 employees. Its Password Recovery software is sold and licensed to a majority of Fortune 500
companies and major accounting firm in the U.S., as well as U.S. military, intelligence and law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
If ElcomSoft is found guilty, it may well be that they have to seize their activities in the US. And that would cost them a lot...
If I've read the articles correctly, Dmitri does not have to testify against ElcomSoft. He just has to testify, whether for or against, it doesn't make a difference.
So they have to sign up for a passport. So what? I have a passport, it's great to use the email address when you have to fill it in on some website. That way you don't get spam in your own mailbox.
Really I (and probably a lot of others) couldn't care less
Microsoft has already experimented with this technique. They implemented the Secure Audio Path in Windows ME (it also part of Windows XP) which ensures that the music reaches the sound card on a computer and is not diverted to an unauthorized application, according to this article on MSDN.
Well according to toms hardware in this paragraph if the the mounting mechanism for those devices is not very sturdy, the heavy heat sink can still fall off because the mounting mechanism breaks off.
Well, the term XP sells. AMD knows that. There are still much more users running windows than anything else. And all (or at least most) of these users want Windows XP. So if they're going to buy a new PC and they see Athlon XP, they will get an urge to buy it. It's pure marketing technique.
I think you're underestimating the fear of people to try something new.
When I tell non-linux users about linux they almost always respond with: "But linux is so difficult! And on top of that, I got windows pre-installed, I can do anything I want with it, so why try linux?" Most people don't build their computer theirselves, they buy complete systems with windows (legally) pre-installed. Loads of those machines can be purchased with a copy of MSOffice for the same price or a little more. And for most people, this works just fine. And as long as that doesn't change, MS will stay popular.
And than I'm not counting the people who haven't even heard of linux.
So there you go, I don't think this has a great effect on the free/open software.
What's it going to take for the FBI to learn their FIRST AND PRIMARY responsability is to safeguard the lives of American citizens...NOT the PROFITS of American corporations.
On FBI website you can find mission:
The Mission of the FBI is to
uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal
criminal law; to protect the United States from foreign intelligence
and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement
assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies;
and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive
to the needs of the public and is faithful to the Constitution
of the United States.
So, the first thing they say is that they have to uphold the law. That's what they did. Piracy (and therefore warez) are against the law.
What you say is basically the same as what so many traffic (parking, speed, etc) offenders say: "Don't you have some bad guys to arrest?"
That argument does not work. If there's one big goal to pursue (wether it's the end of terrorism or arresting all gangsters) should all other goals be set aside? I don't think so.
Ofcourse he uses windows to play games, as you said: "almost all of the really good games at the moment are either console or PC". Personally, I run Linux but I always keep a windows partition to play games.
This isn't necessary loki games fault. I mean, if there's one thing windows beats Linux on all fronts, it's the configurability (is that a word?) of hardware and therefore games. In windows it's really simple: install the game, start the game, adjust the configuration to your personal taste (or your hardware's limit:) ) and start playing. (almost) Everyone can do that.
Compare that to Linux. The average user (me included) doesn't want to read 303 man and doc pages before he knows how to get his 3D card in X.
If there's one thing linux hackers should focus on, it's this (IMHO).
The thing that strikes me in the article is the fact that they are so certain that this protection will prevent (or diminish) the copying. If on thing can be learnt from the past is that every protection can and will be cracked.
Ofcourse, you could say raiders of the lost ark is the true indiana jones movie. It's the first installement, action-packed to the max with a biblical theme andthe viewer doesn't get a moment of rest.
Temple of Doom fails to achieve the same effect because the makers tried to top lost ark. The result is too often too over-the-top (the meal in the palace, the heart-ripping scene, the constantly hysterical Willie Scott). On top of that it lacks a biblical theme which I think, was on of the elements that made the first movie so great. Don't get me wrong, I like this movie (the minecart scene is excellent!) but it just isn't as good as lost ark.
Last crusade is better that temple of doom because of the returning of the biblical theme and nazi's, and especially because the interaction between Ford and Connery. Some of the scenes in which they play together are absolute classics, at least in my opinion. And I think it's that what makes last crusade to me the best movie in the Indy trilogy. Everytime I watch this movie I still get the excitement I felt the first time I saw it (on my 11th birthday:) and there aren't many movies that achieve the same effect.
About the possibility of a new Indy movie: I've heard the rumours for years and frankly I think that, if they are really going to do it, it's too late. By the time Spielberg, Ford and Connery are all available the only Indy we could get would be 65 years old or something:). The trilogy is fine as it is (and no, I'm not going to say anything about the new star wars films).
Actually, yesterday, me and my friends got spammed by someone. One of my friends located the terminal he was spamming from and it turned out he attends the same university as we do. Within 10 minutes 12 people (including myself) tracked him down and followed him with a video camera for about 20 minutes. You could see he was very nervous and when he finally walked home, we called him (we found his home phone number as well) and asked why he was spamming us. He then apologized, came outside and offered to show us some security flaws the university's databases through which he got all our email addresses. I know for sure he will not spam his entire life again;).
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This is already going on between companies. For instance, think about John Carmack. He writes 3D engines and produces games with them. However, his last effort, Quake 3 is a bit mediocre. But after a few months games come out that are a lot better which use the Q3 engine.
Actually, Half-Life is based upon the Q2 engine and is a lot better than Quake 2 itself.
Maybe John Carmack should just focus on building 3D engines which game developers could than use to produce brilliant games.
Problem is that ElcomSoft works together with a lot of companies in the US, according to this article on the ElcomSoft website.
Quote:
ElcomSoft is headquartered in Moscow, with approximately 20 employees. Its Password Recovery software is sold and licensed to a majority of Fortune 500 companies and major accounting firm in the U.S., as well as U.S. military, intelligence and law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
If ElcomSoft is found guilty, it may well be that they have to seize their activities in the US. And that would cost them a lot...
If I've read the articles correctly, Dmitri does not have to testify against ElcomSoft. He just has to testify, whether for or against, it doesn't make a difference.
So they have to sign up for a passport. So what? I have a passport, it's great to use the email address when you have to fill it in on some website. That way you don't get spam in your own mailbox.
Really I (and probably a lot of others) couldn't care less
Microsoft has already experimented with this technique. They implemented the Secure Audio Path in Windows ME (it also part of Windows XP) which ensures that the music reaches the sound card on a computer and is not diverted to an unauthorized application, according to this article on MSDN.
I can't imagine changing something that just works, to something that often doesn't, for some nebulous benefit of integration.
DOS -> Windows 95?
Well according to toms hardware in this paragraph
if the the mounting mechanism for those devices is not very sturdy, the heavy heat sink can still fall off because the mounting mechanism breaks off.
Well, the term XP sells. AMD knows that. There are still much more users running windows than anything else. And all (or at least most) of these users want Windows XP. So if they're going to buy a new PC and they see Athlon XP, they will get an urge to buy it. It's pure marketing technique.
Let's give 'em 42!
I think you're underestimating the fear of people to try something new.
When I tell non-linux users about linux they almost always respond with: "But linux is so difficult! And on top of that, I got windows pre-installed, I can do anything I want with it, so why try linux?" Most people don't build their computer theirselves, they buy complete systems with windows (legally) pre-installed. Loads of those machines can be purchased with a copy of MSOffice for the same price or a little more. And for most people, this works just fine. And as long as that doesn't change, MS will stay popular.
And than I'm not counting the people who haven't even heard of linux.
So there you go, I don't think this has a great effect on the free/open software.
What's it going to take for the FBI to learn their FIRST AND PRIMARY responsability is to safeguard the lives of American citizens...NOT the PROFITS of American corporations.
On FBI website you can find
mission:
The Mission of the FBI is to
uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal
criminal law; to protect the United States from foreign intelligence
and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement
assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies;
and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive
to the needs of the public and is faithful to the Constitution
of the United States.
So, the first thing they say is that they have to uphold the law. That's what they did. Piracy (and therefore warez) are against the law.
What you say is basically the same as what so many traffic (parking, speed, etc) offenders say: "Don't you have some bad guys to arrest?"
That argument does not work. If there's one big goal to pursue (wether it's the end of terrorism or arresting all gangsters) should all other goals be set aside? I don't think so.
Ofcourse he uses windows to play games, as you said: "almost all of the really good games at the moment are either console or PC". Personally, I run Linux but I always keep a windows partition to play games.
:) ) and start playing. (almost) Everyone can do that.
This isn't necessary loki games fault. I mean, if there's one thing windows beats Linux on all fronts, it's the configurability (is that a word?) of hardware and therefore games. In windows it's really simple: install the game, start the game, adjust the configuration to your personal taste (or your hardware's limit
Compare that to Linux. The average user (me included) doesn't want to read 303 man and doc pages before he knows how to get his 3D card in X.
If there's one thing linux hackers should focus on, it's this (IMHO).
The thing that strikes me in the article is the fact that they are so certain that this protection will prevent (or diminish) the copying. If on thing can be learnt from the past is that every protection can and will be cracked.
Ofcourse, you could say raiders of the lost ark is the true indiana jones movie. It's the first installement, action-packed to the max with a biblical theme andthe viewer doesn't get a moment of rest. Temple of Doom fails to achieve the same effect because the makers tried to top lost ark. The result is too often too over-the-top (the meal in the palace, the heart-ripping scene, the constantly hysterical Willie Scott). On top of that it lacks a biblical theme which I think, was on of the elements that made the first movie so great. Don't get me wrong, I like this movie (the minecart scene is excellent!) but it just isn't as good as lost ark. Last crusade is better that temple of doom because of the returning of the biblical theme and nazi's, and especially because the interaction between Ford and Connery. Some of the scenes in which they play together are absolute classics, at least in my opinion. And I think it's that what makes last crusade to me the best movie in the Indy trilogy. Everytime I watch this movie I still get the excitement I felt the first time I saw it (on my 11th birthday :) and there aren't many movies that achieve the same effect.
About the possibility of a new Indy movie: I've heard the rumours for years and frankly I think that, if they are really going to do it, it's too late. By the time Spielberg, Ford and Connery are all available the only Indy we could get would be 65 years old or something :). The trilogy is fine as it is (and no, I'm not going to say anything about the new star wars films).
Actually, yesterday, me and my friends got spammed by someone. One of my friends located the terminal he was spamming from and it turned out he attends the same university as we do. Within 10 minutes 12 people (including myself) tracked him down and followed him with a video camera for about 20 minutes. You could see he was very nervous and when he finally walked home, we called him (we found his home phone number as well) and asked why he was spamming us. He then apologized, came outside and offered to show us some security flaws the university's databases through which he got all our email addresses. I know for sure he will not spam his entire life again ;).