What really bugs me about this is that in some states, "Homosexual conduct" is still considered a felony, and thus you can be denied employment because you are gay. Chason
Wow. Can you spell "reverse discrimination"? I knew you could! Whats with everyone dissing jocks for? Jocks have been some of my best friends and have just as much a right to be the way they are as you do.:) In any case, do remember that some jocks are geeks, too.:) And in addition. I find nothing wrong with rubbing up against other guys and lying down with them. Sounds like a fun friday night to me.;) Mmmm. Beefcake. Chason Chaffin
Hey guys, I don't konw if you noticed this... but Open Source RPGs are NOT new, they've been around for a long time. Anyone here ever hear of FUDGE? Now that is a really good, fun system. Besides, D20's licensing agreement isn't completely Open Source, AND the system isn't a very good one to begin with. Chason
This probably isn't going to get read by anyone, but here goes.
My library tried implementing a system like you describe, where the computers are out in the open and the librarians are supposed to watch. However, I could frequently walk by the computers to get online and see 50 year old men downloading pictures of pre-teen girls doing stuff that probably wouldn't be legal even if they/were/ over 18. Now, how could this be allowed to happen, with librarians studiously watching over them? Well, considering how much librarians got paid, they didn't feel like doing anything but sit around at the help desk with a bored look on their face. They weren't gonna get fired if they didn't go up and monitor the computers, so why should they? Oh, occaisonally they did, probably when their boss came down or something, but usually not.
Filtering software is not a bad idea... however, as people have stated time and time again, it is the companies fault, since they are run by primarily conservative white-wing.. oh, I mean right-wing people.
The solution for this? I'm challening the Open Source community to create its own filtering software. What? It's not glamorous enough for you? To tough for you manly (or womanly) device driver hackers? Then quit whining. Public institutions like libraries will end up using some kind of filtering software, so why leave it in the hands of the Enemy (tm)?
Of course, it can't be too hard to find out if a company has a particular patent on a technology. Why didn't more of these companies research who owned the patent, and either bought the technology beforehand, or prepared their legal coffers for this incident? Of course, there's no proof that some of them didn't do that.:)
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What really bugs me about this is that in some states, "Homosexual conduct" is still considered a felony, and thus you can be denied employment because you are gay. Chason
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Wow. Can you spell "reverse discrimination"? I knew you could! Whats with everyone dissing jocks for? Jocks have been some of my best friends and have just as much a right to be the way they are as you do. :) In any case, do remember that some jocks are geeks, too. :) And in addition. I find nothing wrong with rubbing up against other guys and lying down with them. Sounds like a fun friday night to me. ;) Mmmm. Beefcake. Chason Chaffin
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Hey guys, I don't konw if you noticed this... but Open Source RPGs are NOT new, they've been around for a long time. Anyone here ever hear of FUDGE? Now that is a really good, fun system. Besides, D20's licensing agreement isn't completely Open Source, AND the system isn't a very good one to begin with. Chason
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This probably isn't going to get read by anyone, but here goes.
/were/ over 18.
My library tried implementing a system like you describe, where the computers are out in the open and the librarians are supposed to watch. However, I could frequently walk by the computers to get online and see 50 year old men downloading pictures of pre-teen girls doing stuff that probably wouldn't be legal even if they
Now, how could this be allowed to happen, with librarians studiously watching over them? Well, considering how much librarians got paid, they didn't feel like doing anything but sit around at the help desk with a bored look on their face. They weren't gonna get fired if they didn't go up and monitor the computers, so why should they? Oh, occaisonally they did, probably when their boss came down or something, but usually not.
Filtering software is not a bad idea... however, as people have stated time and time again, it is the companies fault, since they are run by primarily conservative white-wing.. oh, I mean right-wing people.
The solution for this? I'm challening the Open Source community to create its own filtering software. What? It's not glamorous enough for you? To tough for you manly (or womanly) device driver hackers? Then quit whining. Public institutions like libraries will end up using some kind of filtering software, so why leave it in the hands of the Enemy (tm)?
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Of course, it can't be too hard to find out if a company has a particular patent on a technology. Why didn't more of these companies research who owned the patent, and either bought the technology beforehand, or prepared their legal coffers for this incident? Of course, there's no proof that some of them didn't do that. :)
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