That's funny, because "marketing" (or lack thereof) is an argument a lot of open source advocates use for why Linux isn't taking over the world yet. Oh wait, it is taking over. I guess open source finally got its marketing together and Microsoft's went to shit overnight. Go figure. While yes, people are generally stupid and buy in to well-choreographed marketing schemes, that kind of bullshit can only take a company so far.
Funny how many stupid replies your message received. Google does exactly what you're suggesting with their YouTube videos. Even short clips are automatically flagged by the algorithm when found to be in violation of copyright. A friend of mine used to sync shitloads of small clips from different movies together for his DnB songs. Some of them were caught, and he had to get permission from the films' authors to use those clips (which he successfully did). Some of the movies were so old and obscure that they weren't in Google's "fingerprint" database and weren't flagged at all, even though technically in violation of copyright.
Doing the same thing to apps as you suggested would be a good first step to preventing this sort of thing. It would produce a queue of "suspect" apps which could then be reviewed by humans. At the top of the queue would be apps reported by both humans and the algorithm and at the bottom apps only reported by the algorithm.
This is like arguing about which font is best for printing books. It has absolutely nothing to do with how good a game is, which is what Carmack or anyone in his position should be most concerned about. An extra 10 frames per second or the relative ease of implementing a shader means shit unless as a programmer you're incompetent and/or lazy. If OpenGL or DirectX were used in prolonged scientific simulations for which the efficient use of hardware had a direct impact on time/cost, then it would be meaningful. Add to that the ever-spreading dominance of Android and browser-based games and it begins to sound foolish to use such a restrictive API. When you end up having to port your DirectX code for every project anyway, how do those little advantages stack up then?
Sorry for feeding the trolls, but I suppose when the Earth becomes so fucked up that even cockroaches have trouble breathing that you and your well-educated descendants will happily stay behind as the faux scientists all migrate elsewhere. Exploration is what we do; it has fed our evolution and ensured our survival. If North America hadn't been colonized, for example, who would have helped Europe during World War II? The Apaches? Maybe the Sioux... Hitler would have loved to see thousands of canoes filled with bow and arrow wielding warriors evading the u-boats, Luftwaffe, and subsequently storming the beaches of Normandy.
No one over there uses the Internet much. Currently cell phones and more archaic means of communication are being used by the revolutionists. Let them have their win and establish their networking infrastructure as they please in the aftermath. They already have enough bullshit to deal with without "hikers" being shot up for trying to install communication hardware on mountaintops to aid the "enemy", as if that would happen anyway./. are a bunch of lurkers, not activists. Same goes for the foreign governments with their cries of outrage as they stand by and do jack shit.
Isn't too bad either. The interface feels a little slicker than Inkscape to me as well. Actually when pulling up their site they mention, "Is very fast, very slick to use." How did they do that???
Please note the game, some content and images has been released under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991.
"...the game,"? What the fuck are they talking about? Apparently they [re]sell more than just blender and accidentally used the same verbiage. Good job, assholes.
Maybe I'll try the Super NES' Link to the Past next.
You really should. The first three Zeldas were the only ones I liked. The third is basically a refinement of the first. The second one was a bit of an experiment with the side scrolling, but the physics and play control were great.
Full disclosure and shameless plug: I work for Eight Virtues.
While it certainly is a better option to buy Linux systems from companies like Dell than to simply wipe Windows and install Linux yourself, something to keep in mind is that Dell is the same beast largely responsible for the continued dominance of Windows, along with HP, IBM, etc. They actually don't care, by law as a corporate entity, about anything other than their shareholders. Supporting Linux, to the microscopic degree that they do, isn't due to philosophy or a belief in the open source community.
If you want desktop Linux to catch on, look at it from an economic and social perspective. Buy from companies that believe in what they do and who want to help the open source movement. Spread the word by showing off your machine to friends. The most successful movements are built from the bottom up, not the top down, so I don't think supporting companies like Dell is the best answer. In my biased opinion, of course.;)
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I got an EXTENDED laugh out loud on that one. Awesome.
That's funny, because "marketing" (or lack thereof) is an argument a lot of open source advocates use for why Linux isn't taking over the world yet. Oh wait, it is taking over. I guess open source finally got its marketing together and Microsoft's went to shit overnight. Go figure. While yes, people are generally stupid and buy in to well-choreographed marketing schemes, that kind of bullshit can only take a company so far.
Funny how many stupid replies your message received. Google does exactly what you're suggesting with their YouTube videos. Even short clips are automatically flagged by the algorithm when found to be in violation of copyright. A friend of mine used to sync shitloads of small clips from different movies together for his DnB songs. Some of them were caught, and he had to get permission from the films' authors to use those clips (which he successfully did). Some of the movies were so old and obscure that they weren't in Google's "fingerprint" database and weren't flagged at all, even though technically in violation of copyright.
Doing the same thing to apps as you suggested would be a good first step to preventing this sort of thing. It would produce a queue of "suspect" apps which could then be reviewed by humans. At the top of the queue would be apps reported by both humans and the algorithm and at the bottom apps only reported by the algorithm.
I submitted this story a while back: http://slashdot.org/submission/1478650/Apple-profits-from-rampant-piracy-in-the-App-Store but it never made it to the front page.
This is like arguing about which font is best for printing books. It has absolutely nothing to do with how good a game is, which is what Carmack or anyone in his position should be most concerned about. An extra 10 frames per second or the relative ease of implementing a shader means shit unless as a programmer you're incompetent and/or lazy. If OpenGL or DirectX were used in prolonged scientific simulations for which the efficient use of hardware had a direct impact on time/cost, then it would be meaningful. Add to that the ever-spreading dominance of Android and browser-based games and it begins to sound foolish to use such a restrictive API. When you end up having to port your DirectX code for every project anyway, how do those little advantages stack up then?
Sorry for feeding the trolls, but I suppose when the Earth becomes so fucked up that even cockroaches have trouble breathing that you and your well-educated descendants will happily stay behind as the faux scientists all migrate elsewhere. Exploration is what we do; it has fed our evolution and ensured our survival. If North America hadn't been colonized, for example, who would have helped Europe during World War II? The Apaches? Maybe the Sioux... Hitler would have loved to see thousands of canoes filled with bow and arrow wielding warriors evading the u-boats, Luftwaffe, and subsequently storming the beaches of Normandy.
No one over there uses the Internet much. Currently cell phones and more archaic means of communication are being used by the revolutionists. Let them have their win and establish their networking infrastructure as they please in the aftermath. They already have enough bullshit to deal with without "hikers" being shot up for trying to install communication hardware on mountaintops to aid the "enemy", as if that would happen anyway. /. are a bunch of lurkers, not activists. Same goes for the foreign governments with their cries of outrage as they stand by and do jack shit.
Isn't too bad either. The interface feels a little slicker than Inkscape to me as well. Actually when pulling up their site they mention, "Is very fast, very slick to use." How did they do that???
http://www.youtube.com/user/Christians4Christ101#p/u/24/W3y3Y0iXg1s Excellent episode.
Dude, who the fuck stole my cron job?
Please note the game, some content and images has been released under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 .
"...the game,"? What the fuck are they talking about? Apparently they [re]sell more than just blender and accidentally used the same verbiage. Good job, assholes.
Maybe I'll try the Super NES' Link to the Past next.
You really should. The first three Zeldas were the only ones I liked. The third is basically a refinement of the first. The second one was a bit of an experiment with the side scrolling, but the physics and play control were great.
I think your sig meant, "...intents and purposes..." but who cares? ;)
If Google is as ruthless as I think they are, they're preparing the market for the day when YouTube supports WebM -only-.
http://www.ultimaaiera.com/ is more updated than Ultima: The Reconstruction, which hasn't been updated in quite some time. Also you might be interested in my Ultima Online-inspired Sanctimonia, still under heavy development: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eightvirtues/sanctimonia It's for Linux only and isn't a mod.
Full disclosure and shameless plug: I work for Eight Virtues.
;)
While it certainly is a better option to buy Linux systems from companies like Dell than to simply wipe Windows and install Linux yourself, something to keep in mind is that Dell is the same beast largely responsible for the continued dominance of Windows, along with HP, IBM, etc. They actually don't care, by law as a corporate entity, about anything other than their shareholders. Supporting Linux, to the microscopic degree that they do, isn't due to philosophy or a belief in the open source community.
If you want desktop Linux to catch on, look at it from an economic and social perspective. Buy from companies that believe in what they do and who want to help the open source movement. Spread the word by showing off your machine to friends. The most successful movements are built from the bottom up, not the top down, so I don't think supporting companies like Dell is the best answer. In my biased opinion, of course.