Sorry but sharing a song to _anyone_ is a copyright infringement - even if you own the CD. You may however loan it to a very good pal of yours - but letting anyone download it are infringement.
So what you are saying is that if I applied for a patent for every software patents that exists today with the extention of running it in a background process I will get a patent ?
Actually what is patented is the effect not actual source code.
The effect are not dependent on certain code but on what the program does. So it can often be observed by looking at the program as a black box. Can the program save in a patented format - than it most probably is a patent infringement.
Of course microsoft always select the way that they think is the best - i.e. costs the least for them - sometimes they select the wrong way of doing it...
Actually publishing an idea will prevent it from being patentable by others accordingin to the law.
And yes I know it practice that may not always be the case - but its not even safe if you have a previous patent for it to not be patented. A guy describe how he got a patent on an already patented idea, some patent-lawyers managed to change the wording of the patent application so it was not obvious and got the patent. It may be unenforceable in a court because of that but hey the company got another patent.
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Linux are mostly based on Posix. Some things are not defined in Posix and some things are not so good in Posix but mostly Linux follows Posix.
Dont you know - the terrorist use spam to send secret messages to each other. Thats why there are s much of it. They are using the practical theory that says that it impossible to find a needle in an haystack or in this case the message in all the spam.
No, you should count as 3 users of their software - Microsoft got their money - which are also the thing that really concerns them - so by their standard; you are three users.
The fact that you never 'used' the software is irrelavant.
- The EU parlament is voted in directly by the people in a large election last held in june this year. They vote on an issue as they see fit.
- The EU Council of Ministry is the ministers of respective countries who vote accordingly how the national parlaments instruct them to vote.
Both must accept the same document for it to become a directive - first the parlament and then the council. The directive is not final until both chambers accepts the same version of the directive.
Thereafter the national parlaments must incorporate this directive into into their national law - i.e. directives are like multi-national treaties between all EU countries.
The EU parlemnt changes the propsed law and removed software patents - the ministers then took back those changes allowing software patents thus forcing a re-vote in both chambers.
Now what has happend is that the netherelands parlament has changed the instruction for the minister from vote for to abstain. This happennd because the minister 'lied' to them.
Thus making it less certain that the directives will pass both chambers intact.
select part number, sum(quantity shiped), avg(quantity shipped) Group By Part Number;
This works with NULLs in the column for quantity shipped on parts which have not yet been shipped. If you just use zero for "no shipment" then your average number will have no real value for answering questions like "how much do we spend shipping these parts, on average?" etc.
Well your table needs normalization:
table1: order ID, part number table2: order ID, quantity shipped
That way NULL are not used in any table.
select table1.part number, sum(table2.quantity shiped), avg(table2.quantity shipped) from table1,table2 Group By table1.Part Number where table1.order ID = table2.order Id;
Mostly NULL are used by people who do not normlise the database enough - they are lazy.
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."
US: "The government shall not..."
This is where there is a big problem in US - in EU it says that everyone has the right to free speach in US it says that the goverment can not hinder free speach. In US it leaves the door open för others than the goverment to hinder free speeach.
Quoting a line from a bok is allowed - what happens if someone starts to quote the first line of a book and puts up a link to another who quotes the second line of the book and so on and so on...
An entire book can thus be quoted and someone may read the entire book without anyone providing the full text.
Bush could have convinced the entire world if he had used quality evidence, when a huge percentage of the world (and the US) doubted the reasons for war.
Well, the big problem is that IRAQ has stopped developing WMDs just after the war with Bush Sr so it would have been very hard for Bush Jr to find quality evidence.
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Sorry but sharing a song to _anyone_ is a copyright infringement - even if you own the CD. You may however loan it to a very good pal of yours - but letting anyone download it are infringement.
So what you are saying is that if I applied for a patent for every software patents that exists today with the extention of running it in a background process I will get a patent ?
Yikes!
Sorry I can refute that - I did not believe that Saadam has WMD neither did Hans Blix.
So although you might think you are correct you are wrong.
Well some programmers had to make that release so there a a very small group of people who has 10+ years of java experience.
Myself I only started in early -96
Actually what is patented is the effect not actual source code.
The effect are not dependent on certain code but
on what the program does. So it can often be observed by looking at the program as a black box.
Can the program save in a patented format - than it most probably is a patent infringement.
It does not matter where they where found or what somone says they are. All people should be allowed a fair trial in front of a court of law.
What would you say if someone would inprison you for your thoughts and beliefs and never give you a day in the court ?
and Japan and EU.
Because paying millions was the cheapest way.
Of course microsoft always select the way that they think is the best - i.e. costs the least for them - sometimes they select the wrong way of doing it...
Actually publishing an idea will prevent it from being patentable by others accordingin to the law.
And yes I know it practice that may not always be the case - but its not even safe if you have a previous patent for it to not be patented.
A guy describe how he got a patent on an already patented idea, some patent-lawyers managed to change the wording of the patent application so it was not obvious and got the patent. It may be unenforceable in a court because of that but hey the company got another patent.
Linux are mostly based on Posix. Some things are not defined in Posix and some things are not so good in Posix but mostly Linux follows Posix.
And thats a good thing!
Well, its only pre-releases. So each CD copy are handmade - the cost of making one of them are high.
Actually the PC gaming market is in heavy decline and that is mostly because of game consoles that takes a larger part of the gaming market.
PC games are more strategy games and consoles are more action.
Dont you know - the terrorist use spam to send secret messages to each other. Thats why there are s much of it. They are using the practical theory that says that it impossible to find a needle in an haystack or in this case the message in all the spam.
No, you should count as 3 users of their software - Microsoft got their money - which are also the thing that really concerns them - so by their standard; you are three users.
The fact that you never 'used' the software is irrelavant.
I can tell you the whole story but its so secret that I have to kill you afterwards.
BTW This comment is so small that I cant write it all here....
Thats pre-JCP stuff that was bad from the start.
Here in socialistisk Sweden the law clearly states that the only reason for corporations to exist is that they must make a profit.
The state want them to make good profits so that they can tax them of course.
EU has a 2 chamber system:
- The EU parlament is voted in directly by the people in a large election last held in june this year. They vote on an issue as they see fit.
- The EU Council of Ministry is the ministers of respective countries who vote accordingly how the national parlaments instruct them to vote.
Both must accept the same document for it to become a directive - first the parlament and then the council. The directive is not final until both chambers accepts the same version of the directive.
Thereafter the national parlaments must incorporate this directive into into their national law - i.e. directives are like multi-national treaties between all EU countries.
The EU parlemnt changes the propsed law and removed software patents - the ministers then took back those changes allowing software patents thus forcing a re-vote in both chambers.
Now what has happend is that the netherelands parlament has changed the instruction for the minister from vote for to abstain. This happennd because the minister 'lied' to them.
Thus making it less certain that the directives will pass both chambers intact.
table: order ID, part number, quantity shipped
select part number, sum(quantity shiped), avg(quantity shipped)
Group By Part Number;
This works with NULLs in the column for quantity shipped on parts which have not yet been shipped. If you just use zero for "no shipment" then your average number will have no real value for answering questions like "how much do we spend shipping these parts, on average?" etc.
Well your table needs normalization:
table1: order ID, part number
table2: order ID, quantity shipped
That way NULL are not used in any table.
select table1.part number, sum(table2.quantity shiped), avg(table2.quantity shipped) from table1,table2
Group By table1.Part Number where table1.order ID = table2.order Id;
Mostly NULL are used by people who do not normlise the database enough - they are lazy.
EU:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."
US:
"The government shall not..."
This is where there is a big problem in US - in EU it says that everyone has the right to free speach in US it says that the goverment can not hinder free speach. In US it leaves the door open för others than the goverment to hinder free speeach.
To put food on the table.
England still has pound not euro.
Quoting a line from a bok is allowed - what happens if someone starts to quote the first line of a book and puts up a link to another who quotes the second line of the book and so on and so on...
An entire book can thus be quoted and someone may read the entire book without anyone providing the full text.
Bush could have convinced the entire world if he had used quality evidence, when a huge percentage of the world (and the US) doubted the reasons for war.
Well, the big problem is that IRAQ has stopped developing WMDs just after the war with Bush Sr so it would have been very hard for Bush Jr to find quality evidence.
They are not even the largest IT company in the world - that title still goes to IBM.