On you music issue. I totally agree with you. Napster and Gnutella are good concepts, but the manner in which they are applied in is not. Free music is a good idea. But what must be understood is that it isn't 'your' music.
In this election I have noticed, particularly on this forum, that whenever I speak out in favor of Bush I get attacked. Sometimes personally. I get responses of the likes: "what are you thinking", "are you nuts", "you must be crazy." Why must you all criticize my decisions?
I get attacked on other things too. Like how I prefer windows to linux(desktop). Or how I prefer Novell to Linux(NOS). Or if I had the choice of setting a linux box for a print server or router, that I would rather buy hardware solutions instead. Or that I would rather choose proprietory software versus opensource. Ex. Oracle to MySQL.
The tax cut. I'm not even going to explain why the wealthy would get more. This is simple math!
On social security. Bush is going to dump the $2.4tr social security surplus back into social security. While gore is going to spend the social security surplus on reducing the debt, while also sticking it in a lock box. Now Mr. Gore. How can you do two things with the same amount of money?
On medicare. Gore wants to through some bucks at a system that is failing. While Bush wants to revamp it, or modernize it.
What makes you people think that you're entitled to an answer from these two candidates. These candidate get 'tons' of mail. Paper and Electronic. What makes these questions standout in a pile of garbage. These are busy people. Just because you sent it does mean your entitles to a response. Get over it.
I receive a relatively small amount of e-mail, but I still don't have time to respond to everything.
Your have the right to speak, but no one has to listen to you.
I've given up the cpu war. I learned a while ago to buy system speed. I want my system speed to more closly match the proccessor speed. It doesn't do any good if your 1.13 mhz intel is sitting around picking its nose 90% of the time waiting for some data to get fed to it.
That's why I bought my athlon with 200mhz system bus. I can smoke most intel machine with their 133 mhz bus.
Spend the extra money on faster RAM, a quicker hard drive. You'll have a better performing machine in the long run.
"..lower end systems like an Intel Celeron 700 and a AMD Duron 700."
Damn, low end kicks in fast. Is this what the techies are now considering low end. WOW!. A year ago when I bought my machine 700 mhz was practicly top of the line. I still consider 700 mhz to be right up there. Kinda middle-top. But I guess the 'gods' have spoken and I have been dubbed a low-end user. Guess I have to upgrade.
I guess this means my dads 475 mhz K6/2 laptop is like a old tin can. My P-II 400 mhz server is just as bad. As well as the desktop counterpart sitting right next to. And gosh, my sisters 150 mhz Pentium is almost a classic. Almost time to get vintage plates.
What happend to the good old days of 8088's and powerful 286's. I miss my dual 5.25 floppies on my old 640k compaq. Whah!!!
The scary part is, is that some polititions and regular people would like to see it this way. Mostly the people who are below par when it comes to income level. They seem to want what they aren't entitled to.
Me, I'm waiting for scaled up palm devices. Like the palm pilots. I want that is the size of standard notebook paper. Photo quality OLED screen. Touch sensitive. Wireless Gigabit ethernet. With the software to boot. Voice recognition. built in video system so you can video conferance right from it. That's what I want. Or at least the soonest variation of it.
In a way... I agree with you in wondering why this just this kid. Makes me kinda wonder. But maybe they figure it might set precident. But I totally disagree with going after his OS maker and FTP software writer. That is just plain DUMB. That's like saying, Microsoft/*nix/OS/2/Sun/etc made me do it. No one made him violate IP laws. He made a consious (spelling?) decision to. He chose to distribute mp3's. There were no evil hate rays coming from Bill Gates Eyes. It's the kids own damn fault.
Lately taco, You've missed the boat on quite a few stories. Come on, get back in the game. Think.
I know it does. But that's not what its primary use is.
Distributing legal mp3's is that reason.
I have nothing against distributing legal mp3's. But napster rarely does this. Napster provides a means to download near CD qulity songs irregardless of whether it is legal or not. Nearly all mp3's distributed through napster are blatent IP violations.
It does not matter that it can possibly be used to violate IP laws.
Your right, it doesn't really matter. But it comes down to the fact that Napsters primary use is the violation of IP.
If that was the case, then pack up your VCR's, tape recorders, and any other recording device you own.
Stupid analogy. A VCR allows you to create a personal use copy. Well within fair use. If you use a VCR to copy and then distibute those copies then your in trouble. But a VCR's primary use is not this. It is bacause of this fact that I side with my.mp3.com and not napster. It is within your fair use rights to maintain a working copy but not to distribute.
They both have legal and illegal uses and it is up to the user not to violate these laws.
Umm. Users are advantageous. Given the chance anyone will dip their hand into the candy dish. You can not expect a user to not take what is free.
I will be the first to admit that I am a blatent IP violator. I download mp3's for my listening pleasure. I do not plan on evaluating such downloads for future purchase. I do not plan on buying any cd's to any songs that I have downloaded. As long as I can download songs and burn them to a CD of my own I might never buy a CD again.
I side with the artists in trying to protect their IP.
If anyone can honestly say that they have not violated anyone's IP rights in any way through the use of napster, I would sure like to hear it.
It's not that napster makes a conduit to do illegal things, it's because it IS a conduit to do illegal things. What other use does napster have than to violated IP rights? What was napster designed for. What is napster used for. Why would someone want to use napster. See...
You're only in violation if you agreed to the license in the first place.
True, but this assumes you haven't opened or used the product.
My understanding is that these units are given away at Radioshack in clear plastic baggies. The bag is not shrink-wrapped
I'm not totally sure what you mean? Are you refering to it not being 'physicaly' shrink wrapped or 'legally' shrink wrapped. Either way a plastic 'could' possibily be considered as a legal shrink wrapped means of licensing. But I've never heard of any past rulings on such a manner of licensing.
There is no lecture from a Radio Shack salesguy telling you of the license.
There doesn't need to be any lecture. Your acceptace of the goods is good enough.
You only see the license if you install the Windows software.
Ah, but the barcode scanner and software are intergral. Meaning one can not function properly without the other. In the manner it as designed for.
If you do not see the license, then you cannot agree to it. You don't agree to it, you ain't bound by it.
FALSE!
By using the product in question you become bound by the license agreement. Regardless of whether you read or agreed to the agreement. Period.
Besides which, license or no, REVERSE ENGINEERING IS LEGAL, no matter what they say.
Says who? Are you absolutely this is the case, no matter what? What are the implications of denying a right in a license agreement? Does this legaly squash the other one. I'm not sure. I've never seen this tested court?
They could include in the license a clause that said "You must give us your first-born child within one year of birth"
They could! Nothing is stopping them. And if you accept the agreement!
but that wouldn't make it legally binding.
Sure is would. It legally binding. But it would be very easily overturned in a court of law.
Remember, just blowing past the license agreement is your choice. But, don't whine when someone finds something in there that you don't like. Hey, you had your chance to back out before accepting. READ THOSE LICENSES!
People who need real OS and like to do real admin work use... Novell Netware!
Novell is true network operating system. It easily squashes NT and *nix in networking ease, flexibility, and power. Does NT and *nix nativly support global networking solutions? NO. Novell does. Novell provides a centralized, but distributed, system for resource management on a global level.
While all the rooky sys-admins are busy scurying about trying to decide whether to run a NT or *nix box, the Netware gurus are waiting to plug that server into the larger, NDS controlled, network.
Sure, there are users who are totally clueless. But we're not talking about those users, we're talking about people who are competent enough to get hired as a sysadmin. And in this context, Linux isn't really much more difficult to admin than NT. Easier in my opinion, but that depends on how you look at it.
Admining *nix or NT are both a pain in the a$$ compared to managing a Novell system. Novell Netware is a purpose built product. Built solely as a network operating system. With the new 5.x releases it just got a whole lot better on the server side.
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On you music issue. I totally agree with you. Napster and Gnutella are good concepts, but the manner in which they are applied in is not. Free music is a good idea. But what must be understood is that it isn't 'your' music.
In this election I have noticed, particularly on this forum, that whenever I speak out in favor of Bush I get attacked. Sometimes personally. I get responses of the likes: "what are you thinking", "are you nuts", "you must be crazy." Why must you all criticize my decisions?
I get attacked on other things too. Like how I prefer windows to linux(desktop). Or how I prefer Novell to Linux(NOS). Or if I had the choice of setting a linux box for a print server or router, that I would rather buy hardware solutions instead. Or that I would rather choose proprietory software versus opensource. Ex. Oracle to MySQL.
Just me and my opinions.
Lucky Guess.
He had 50/50 chance!
It's funny how you modified the message.
The real one in circulation urges democrats and independents to vote on the 8th of November. Not vice-versa.
We know where your loyalties 'lie'.
Show's how much you know.
The tax cut. I'm not even going to explain why the wealthy would get more. This is simple math!
On social security. Bush is going to dump the $2.4tr social security surplus back into social security. While gore is going to spend the social security surplus on reducing the debt, while also sticking it in a lock box. Now Mr. Gore. How can you do two things with the same amount of money?
On medicare. Gore wants to through some bucks at a system that is failing. While Bush wants to revamp it, or modernize it.
What makes you people think that you're entitled to an answer from these two candidates. These candidate get 'tons' of mail. Paper and Electronic. What makes these questions standout in a pile of garbage. These are busy people. Just because you sent it does mean your entitles to a response. Get over it. I receive a relatively small amount of e-mail, but I still don't have time to respond to everything. Your have the right to speak, but no one has to listen to you.
I mean 1.13 Ghz. Please don't rip me apart moderators!!!
I've given up the cpu war. I learned a while ago to buy system speed. I want my system speed to more closly match the proccessor speed. It doesn't do any good if your 1.13 mhz intel is sitting around picking its nose 90% of the time waiting for some data to get fed to it.
That's why I bought my athlon with 200mhz system bus. I can smoke most intel machine with their 133 mhz bus.
Spend the extra money on faster RAM, a quicker hard drive. You'll have a better performing machine in the long run.
"..lower end systems like an Intel Celeron 700 and a AMD Duron 700."
Damn, low end kicks in fast. Is this what the techies are now considering low end. WOW!. A year ago when I bought my machine 700 mhz was practicly top of the line. I still consider 700 mhz to be right up there. Kinda middle-top. But I guess the 'gods' have spoken and I have been dubbed a low-end user. Guess I have to upgrade.
I guess this means my dads 475 mhz K6/2 laptop is like a old tin can. My P-II 400 mhz server is just as bad. As well as the desktop counterpart sitting right next to. And gosh, my sisters 150 mhz Pentium is almost a classic. Almost time to get vintage plates.
What happend to the good old days of 8088's and powerful 286's. I miss my dual 5.25 floppies on my old 640k compaq. Whah!!!
yes he is
http://www.foxnews.com/elections/inde x.s ml
click on the link that opens the electoral map. once the page is loaded.
Bush is far safer than gore is.
I'll clarify. W is kicking butt in the polls of the electoral college.
happy?
The scary part is, is that some polititions and regular people would like to see it this way. Mostly the people who are below par when it comes to income level. They seem to want what they aren't entitled to.
nuff said.
I think we should rename Mars to planet Molson. One whole planet devoted to the creating of beer. eh
If mars becomes like Canada I want to be the first to ridet my snowmobile on martian snow. eh!
-40 is like a freaking sauna up here, eh!
I'll use it when they can implant the the video device in my eye. No more bulky headset.
Me, I'm waiting for scaled up palm devices. Like the palm pilots. I want that is the size of standard notebook paper. Photo quality OLED screen. Touch sensitive. Wireless Gigabit ethernet. With the software to boot. Voice recognition. built in video system so you can video conferance right from it. That's what I want. Or at least the soonest variation of it.
In a way... I agree with you in wondering why this just this kid. Makes me kinda wonder. But maybe they figure it might set precident. But I totally disagree with going after his OS maker and FTP software writer. That is just plain DUMB. That's like saying, Microsoft/*nix/OS/2/Sun/etc made me do it. No one made him violate IP laws. He made a consious (spelling?) decision to. He chose to distribute mp3's. There were no evil hate rays coming from Bill Gates Eyes. It's the kids own damn fault.
Lately taco, You've missed the boat on quite a few stories. Come on, get back in the game. Think.
Napster does have legal uses. Period!
I know it does. But that's not what its primary use is.
Distributing legal mp3's is that reason.
I have nothing against distributing legal mp3's. But napster rarely does this. Napster provides a means to download near CD qulity songs irregardless of whether it is legal or not. Nearly all mp3's distributed through napster are blatent IP violations.
It does not matter that it can possibly be used to violate IP laws.
Your right, it doesn't really matter. But it comes down to the fact that Napsters primary use is the violation of IP.
If that was the case, then pack up your VCR's, tape recorders, and any other recording device you own.
Stupid analogy. A VCR allows you to create a personal use copy. Well within fair use. If you use a VCR to copy and then distibute those copies then your in trouble. But a VCR's primary use is not this. It is bacause of this fact that I side with my.mp3.com and not napster. It is within your fair use rights to maintain a working copy but not to distribute.
They both have legal and illegal uses and it is up to the user not to violate these laws.
Umm. Users are advantageous. Given the chance anyone will dip their hand into the candy dish. You can not expect a user to not take what is free.
I will be the first to admit that I am a blatent IP violator. I download mp3's for my listening pleasure. I do not plan on evaluating such downloads for future purchase. I do not plan on buying any cd's to any songs that I have downloaded. As long as I can download songs and burn them to a CD of my own I might never buy a CD again.
I side with the artists in trying to protect their IP.
If anyone can honestly say that they have not violated anyone's IP rights in any way through the use of napster, I would sure like to hear it.
It's not that napster makes a conduit to do illegal things, it's because it IS a conduit to do illegal things. What other use does napster have than to violated IP rights? What was napster designed for. What is napster used for. Why would someone want to use napster. See...
Judging by the size of that card I have serious doubts about whether it would even fit in my case, given the layout.
WOW!
In order to have a valid license, I have to be given the opportunity to refuse it prior to committing to it.
Ah, but you are given the chance to refuse. Your refusal to open or use a product is a valid negation. Thus, everything comes into view again.
You're only in violation if you agreed to the license in the first place.
True, but this assumes you haven't opened or used the product.
My understanding is that these units are given away at Radioshack in clear plastic baggies. The bag is not shrink-wrapped
I'm not totally sure what you mean? Are you refering to it not being 'physicaly' shrink wrapped or 'legally' shrink wrapped. Either way a plastic 'could' possibily be considered as a legal shrink wrapped means of licensing. But I've never heard of any past rulings on such a manner of licensing.
There is no lecture from a Radio Shack salesguy telling you of the license.
There doesn't need to be any lecture. Your acceptace of the goods is good enough.
You only see the license if you install the Windows software.
Ah, but the barcode scanner and software are intergral. Meaning one can not function properly without the other. In the manner it as designed for.
If you do not see the license, then you cannot agree to it. You don't agree to it, you ain't bound by it.
FALSE!
By using the product in question you become bound by the license agreement. Regardless of whether you read or agreed to the agreement. Period.
Besides which, license or no, REVERSE ENGINEERING IS LEGAL, no matter what they say.
Says who? Are you absolutely this is the case, no matter what? What are the implications of denying a right in a license agreement? Does this legaly squash the other one. I'm not sure. I've never seen this tested court?
They could include in the license a clause that said "You must give us your first-born child within one year of birth"
They could! Nothing is stopping them. And if you accept the agreement!
but that wouldn't make it legally binding.
Sure is would. It legally binding. But it would be very easily overturned in a court of law.
Remember, just blowing past the license agreement is your choice. But, don't whine when someone finds something in there that you don't like. Hey, you had your chance to back out before accepting. READ THOSE LICENSES!
People who need real OS and like to do real admin work use... Novell Netware!
Novell is true network operating system. It easily squashes NT and *nix in networking ease, flexibility, and power. Does NT and *nix nativly support global networking solutions? NO. Novell does. Novell provides a centralized, but distributed, system for resource management on a global level.
While all the rooky sys-admins are busy scurying about trying to decide whether to run a NT or *nix box, the Netware gurus are waiting to plug that server into the larger, NDS controlled, network.
Sure, there are users who are totally clueless. But we're not talking about those users, we're talking about people who are competent enough to get hired as a sysadmin. And in this context, Linux isn't really much more difficult to admin than NT. Easier in my opinion, but that depends on how you look at it.
Admining *nix or NT are both a pain in the a$$ compared to managing a Novell system. Novell Netware is a purpose built product. Built solely as a network operating system. With the new 5.x releases it just got a whole lot better on the server side.