I had the opportunity to speak with Marc Seriff (one of the other co-founders of AOL) and got to talk to him about why the ?? million users of AOL all seem to be foolish neophytes. His response was essential that it is supposed to be that way. AOL was designed to be used by and target at the newcomers. "AOL was made for your mother, not you."
This might be another step in getting the foolish neophytes to migrate to GNU/Linux (whether this is desirable is another question, but I think it is).
AOL will never be for you or me nor will it be free software. The company just does not get it, but this could be an interesting move in increasing userbase -> more free software -> enlightening the neophytes.
Pat: Okay Ross, I got pat-or-ross-2000.com all setup and ready to go... Ross: Can we take a look at how many votes we are each getting? Pat: That is weird. No votes are coming in for either of us; it must not be working. Ross: Maybe out friends at Columbia Internet can help. (dialing telephone...) Greg: Hello this is Greg. Pat: Why is not our site working? Greg: Give me a minute, I have to finish installing Linux before Daemon comes back. Pat: Hurry up! Greg: The site seems to be working just fine; I just cast my test vote. Ross: I see that, ONE VOTE FOR YOU! Pat: Do you think you could do that a couple more times? Daemon: What os going on here!
...is that there will have to be centralized money distribution (unless everyone wants to process their own two cent tips).
Hopefully all Web sites will eventually have...
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...virtual tip jars and all these damn banner advertisements will disappear. In this framework, someone will not be able to draw profits from an erroneous-traffic-slurping-rant!
I am honored by the nomination by the ICANN board to the at-large membership position for North America, especially because I have been a critic of the ICANN process. I do not believe it is appropriate, however, to "campaign" for the board election until after the self-nominees have been selected. I will therefore not answer questions or give interviews about ICANN until that part of the nominating process is complete. I am sorry for any difficulty this might create.
This is illegal dissemination of Apple's trade secrets! You are not allowed to post this. By saying that the "iMac inspired cases are cool" you are divulging proprietary insider information. Apple has trademarked the iMac's appearance, please do not talk about it, or they might have to sue you.
... his lyrics page contains No Remorse (by Metallica). After Lars found out about this, he decided to sue the pants off of J. Scott Bushey, who later regretted submitting this lame story at all. As geeks and nerds, alike, looked on at the lyrics, they somehow seemed to make sense:
"No Remorse No mercy for what we are doing
No thought to even what we have done We don't need to feel the sorrow No remorse for the [Napster] one
War without end No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another [download] Another sorrow Another breath
Blood feeds the [Gnutella] machine As it [spreads] its way across the land We don't need the feel the sorrow No remorse is the one command
War without end No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another [download] Another sorrow Another breath No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath
Only the strong survive No one to save the weaker race We are ready to kill all comers Like a loaded gun right at your face..."
What is interesting is that, at the time of this post, Gervase had the fewest votes in the poll when asked: "With whom would you most likely form an alliance?". (Although I expect the results to change quite rapidly as word spreads.)
This is almost like the model Zope has (successfully) implemented. I am not sure how flexible your code is but you can look at some of the Zope case studies http://yyy.zope.org/Resources/CaseStudies and get a sense of specifically how this business model is effective.
I am glad Intel has dropped its Roman numeral habit. It becomes inefficient past 1 (but miraculously becomes more efficient at 10, as Apple has discovered).
...for more than one day? The interface may have some new and interesting components, but I think it will be more likely to inspire modifications to a free system, than a vast migration to MacOS X (which will, in all probability, run agonizingly slow on X86 architecture anyway).
``The Offspring view MP3 technology and programs such as Napster as being a vital and necessary means to promote music and foster better relationships with our fans. The Offspring are dedicated to understanding our fans and are committed to developing the best possible Internet presence that promotes The Offspring's music and helps us stay in touch with the people who provide us with our livelihood, our devoted fans.''
After reading this quote you may think to yourself, ``Self, regardless of my individual music taste, I feel that The Offspring, when it comes to Napster, do indeed get it.'' This, of course, only holds true until you realize that they like Napster so much, that they are distributing Napster shirts, hats, stickers, et cetera by way of their site. This merchandising, though seemingly astute, is essentially forcing Napster to sue The Offspring to enforce its trademark.
If Napster chooses not to sue The Offspring it risks losing its trademark altogether. So you again think to yourself, ``Self, it sure would look foolish for Napster to be on the offensive end of a trademark dispute against a band who is being supportive. Would it really be that bad for Napster to loose its trademark?''
The answer to this internal monologue is a resounding (external), ``YES''. Here are a couple of scenarios that are possible if Napster chooses not to sue:
Bands who oppose Napster (read: Metallica), are capable of distributing ``Napster(TM) SUCKS!'' accessories.
RIAA may release their own Napster(TM) software, which deletes, from your drives, all MP3 files containing names of artists signed by RIAA members (and then spreads itself to everyone in your Microsoft Outlook address book).
This causes an extremely uncomfortable situation for the folks at Napster and does not work in the favor of The Offspring either.
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I am not aware of any good UNIX features that are not part of *BSD/GNU/Linux...Are there any?
I had the opportunity to speak with Marc Seriff (one of the other co-founders of AOL) and got to talk to him about why the ?? million users of AOL all seem to be foolish neophytes. His response was essential that it is supposed to be that way. AOL was designed to be used by and target at the newcomers. "AOL was made for your mother, not you."
This might be another step in getting the foolish neophytes to migrate to GNU/Linux (whether this is desirable is another question, but I think it is).
AOL will never be for you or me nor will it be free software. The company just does not get it, but this could be an interesting move in increasing userbase -> more free software -> enlightening the neophytes.
http://www.issues2000.org/Ralp h_Nader_Technology.htm
Here are some of the decisions from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center:
Decisions (in English)
Décisions (in French)
Resoluciones (in Spanish)
...is that there will have to be centralized money distribution (unless everyone wants to process their own two cent tips).
...virtual tip jars and all these damn banner advertisements will disappear. In this framework, someone will not be able to draw profits from an erroneous-traffic-slurping-rant!
http://thepope.org/~paco/
This one is NOT redundant!
eriknospamphora memo.cx
For more information on Lawrence Lessig see his Everything node.
Also see this article on Wired with more ICANN information...
This is illegal dissemination of Apple's trade secrets! You are not allowed to post this. By saying that the "iMac inspired cases are cool" you are divulging proprietary insider information. Apple has trademarked the iMac's appearance, please do not talk about it, or they might have to sue you.
This give a whole new meaning to "This website is powered by Sun."
What is interesting is that, at the time of this post, Gervase had the fewest votes in the poll when asked: "With whom would you most likely form an alliance?". (Although I expect the results to change quite rapidly as word spreads.)
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CmdrTaco could finally have his wish granted.
If this is implemented, he will know just what sites to avoid.
This is almost like the model Zope has (successfully) implemented. I am not sure how flexible your code is but you can look at some of the Zope case studies http://yyy.zope.org/Resources/CaseStudies and get a sense of specifically how this business model is effective.
I am glad Intel has dropped its Roman numeral habit. It becomes inefficient past 1 (but miraculously becomes more efficient at 10, as Apple has discovered).
I just got to downloading M16 yesterday.
Why bid when you can have your very own Mach 5 for $31.95 (WITH REMOVABLE SAW BLADES!)?
http://www.wotsit.org
...for more than one day? The interface may have some new and interesting components, but I think it will be more likely to inspire modifications to a free system, than a vast migration to MacOS X (which will, in all probability, run agonizingly slow on X86 architecture anyway).
After reading this quote you may think to yourself, ``Self, regardless of my individual music taste, I feel that The Offspring, when it comes to Napster, do indeed get it.'' This, of course, only holds true until you realize that they like Napster so much, that they are distributing Napster shirts, hats, stickers, et cetera by way of their site. This merchandising, though seemingly astute, is essentially forcing Napster to sue The Offspring to enforce its trademark.
If Napster chooses not to sue The Offspring it risks losing its trademark altogether. So you again think to yourself, ``Self, it sure would look foolish for Napster to be on the offensive end of a trademark dispute against a band who is being supportive. Would it really be that bad for Napster to loose its trademark?''
The answer to this internal monologue is a resounding (external), ``YES''. Here are a couple of scenarios that are possible if Napster chooses not to sue:
- Bands who oppose Napster (read: Metallica), are capable of distributing ``Napster(TM) SUCKS!'' accessories.
- RIAA may release their own Napster(TM) software, which deletes, from your drives, all MP3 files containing names of artists signed by RIAA members (and then spreads itself to everyone in your Microsoft Outlook address book).
This causes an extremely uncomfortable situation for the folks at Napster and does not work in the favor of The Offspring either.