Now if only grub would... support two-levels menus so that the first menu only needs two entries: Windows and Linux...
Grub boots Windows by calling Window's boot loader. Maybe you can have two installations of Grub: one to chose between Windows and Linux. The Linux option then loads the second grub install for more options. It would probably be very slow, though.
There could (and with those sums, probably will be) a clause in Active One and X's agreement that Active One needs to get the patent revoked before it gets paid.
I thought capitalism was supposed to make us all prosperous and happy
What gave you that idea? Capitalism just lowers the barriers to making yourself prosperous. Capitalism will only make you prosperous if you:
Partipate Being an employee is a low-risk low-return investment. You work, you get paid, and count on the fact you probably will be able to work tomorrow. Business ownership is a high-risk but potentially high-return investment. Tend to it long enough and well enough, eventually it won't need your constant supervision anymore. It now provides a steady income with little further effort on your part. But getting it to that point is a long and difficult process, and most people don't make it. It's the fear of "losing it all" that makes people decide to stay in the 9-to-5 job. It's more predictable.
Do a good job. Are you organized? Did you adequately prepare before going into business? Do you deal completely fairly with your customers? Do you market yourself well?
$700 billion bailouts aside, nobody is just going to hand you money. And (going back to your line I quoted) even if you are prosperous, nobody can guarantee your happiness.
Of those three, I'd say investors are the least necessary, since a company could grow (however slowly) without borrowing.
Do you count the founder as an investor? Somebody started the company, and if they did not borrow money, they invested their own. And because they were the only investor, they are the only shareholder (but a shareholder nonetheless).So even if the company does not borrow any money after the founding, they are still responsible for enriching the owner.
Things like serving your customers well and treating your employees good might not make much money in the short run (maybe even cost you), but they build goodwill and can be very lucrative later.
Curse you!
I am already behind on my mandatory/. reading... and now you send me on a very interesting Wikipedia click trail.
20+ option on the poll tonight.
Technically, where should the libflashplayer.so reside? Both/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ and/usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ contained a link to the flashplugin-nonfree file. Right now I have the file in/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ and a hard link in/usr/lib/firefox/plugins/
If the French have such a problem with P2P why don't they just block it at the ISP level?
Maybe they couldn't get away with blocking all p2p content (just copyrighted stuff), and since they can't identify a copyrighted file by the small chunks that are sent, they need to block it at the application layer
FTA:
Recent French legislation which inspired the labels to go after the P2P companies, suggests that all P2P applications must have a feature to block the transfer of unauthorized copyright works. The clients that are sued by SPFF obviously donâ(TM)t have such a feature. In fact, it is questionable whether it would be technically possible to develop such a filter. Nevertheless, SPFF demands it, and is claiming millions of dollars in damages for lost revenue.
SPFF had already sued the various companies and organizations last year, but until now it has been unclear whether the US based companies behind the applications could be prosecuted under French law. A French court has now ruled that this is indeed possible, which means that they can proceed to court.
How are non-french companies not operating in France (so far as I know) subject to French law?
Someone should let them know that only America can get away with that.
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After the next article, he probably wouldn't be here, either.
Flawed analogy. It's like selling car tires, then charging extra for a nail-proof coating.
And the street is full of nails. In fact, there is a sea of road tacks situated just outside the parking lot.
Not unlike how Red Hat operates... unless you are not allowed to redistribute the source code (which would prevent an analogue of CentOS from arising)
See XKCD on Voting Machines.
Now if only grub would ... support two-levels menus so that the first menu only needs two entries: Windows and Linux...
Grub boots Windows by calling Window's boot loader. Maybe you can have two installations of Grub: one to chose between Windows and Linux. The Linux option then loads the second grub install for more options. It would probably be very slow, though.
and the fact that the users' home devices can run World of Warcraft on that platform and no other.
Really? (second paragraph)
OK, Dell has Windows vs. [hidden on the back page behind a sign reading "beware of the penguin"], but you get the idea).
Check Dell's site again. (allow dell.com through noscript) Over there on the side... among the checkboxes.
A while ago, Microsoft was using language like, "[Insert OSS project demon] violates 23 Microsoft patents."
Actually, it was 235 (IIRC)
There could (and with those sums, probably will be) a clause in Active One and X's agreement that Active One needs to get the patent revoked before it gets paid.
I have a sign language class, and the guys are outnumbered 4-1.
That may be true, but it's a moot point because he was nowhere near that line.
He's not selling it at $10. He is hoping that share will bring him $10 dividends every year for the next 10 years.
I thought capitalism was supposed to make us all prosperous and happy
What gave you that idea? Capitalism just lowers the barriers to making yourself prosperous. Capitalism will only make you prosperous if you:
Being an employee is a low-risk low-return investment. You work, you get paid, and count on the fact you probably will be able to work tomorrow. Business ownership is a high-risk but potentially high-return investment. Tend to it long enough and well enough, eventually it won't need your constant supervision anymore. It now provides a steady income with little further effort on your part. But getting it to that point is a long and difficult process, and most people don't make it. It's the fear of "losing it all" that makes people decide to stay in the 9-to-5 job. It's more predictable.
Are you organized? Did you adequately prepare before going into business? Do you deal completely fairly with your customers? Do you market yourself well?
$700 billion bailouts aside, nobody is just going to hand you money. And (going back to your line I quoted) even if you are prosperous, nobody can guarantee your happiness.
Of those three, I'd say investors are the least necessary, since a company could grow (however slowly) without borrowing.
Do you count the founder as an investor? Somebody started the company, and if they did not borrow money, they invested their own. And because they were the only investor, they are the only shareholder (but a shareholder nonetheless).So even if the company does not borrow any money after the founding, they are still responsible for enriching the owner.
Things like serving your customers well and treating your employees good might not make much money in the short run (maybe even cost you), but they build goodwill and can be very lucrative later.
Don't worry, everybody.
The rest of the post will come within the hour. Or maybe next week.
Curse you! /. reading... and now you send me on a very interesting Wikipedia click trail.
I am already behind on my mandatory
20+ option on the poll tonight.
1: Do we get to keep the keyboard?
2: Do we pay for it?
Optimus Maximus
Just $60 more for a non-Kindle ebook (albeit with a smaller screen), and I get to make a charitable contribution at the same time? Very tempting.
Works in Ubuntu.
Technically, where should the libflashplayer.so reside? Both /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ and /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ contained a link to the flashplugin-nonfree file. Right now I have the file in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ and a hard link in /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/
I would prefer a video port wired to the brain.
Infinite resolution screen FTW!
Someone further up in the comments noted that Novell is the only one allowed to distribute Mono.
But that makes too much sense!
Anyone using windows can easily try it.
By downloading Chrome (or the open source version Chromium)
If the French have such a problem with P2P why don't they just block it at the ISP level?
Maybe they couldn't get away with blocking all p2p content (just copyrighted stuff), and since they can't identify a copyrighted file by the small chunks that are sent, they need to block it at the application layer
FTA:
Recent French legislation which inspired the labels to go after the P2P companies, suggests that all P2P applications must have a feature to block the transfer of unauthorized copyright works. The clients that are sued by SPFF obviously donâ(TM)t have such a feature. In fact, it is questionable whether it would be technically possible to develop such a filter. Nevertheless, SPFF demands it, and is claiming millions of dollars in damages for lost revenue.
SPFF had already sued the various companies and organizations last year, but until now it has been unclear whether the US based companies behind the applications could be prosecuted under French law. A French court has now ruled that this is indeed possible, which means that they can proceed to court.
How are non-french companies not operating in France (so far as I know) subject to French law?
Someone should let them know that only America can get away with that.