Then consider an embedded OS that utilizes a less restrictive license, such as the BSD license. That is what my company does (Also one of the largest 3 or 4 cell phone manufacturers out there, but my group doesn't do phones, we do routers) and we have some technology that we plan to contribute back to the community. Most of the code changes that we've done are only relevant to our hardware, and is useless without it, but some is useful in its own right, so where we can, we will give back.
The language is very cool. I highly recommend this book. There are lots of interesting bits of information including how to extend ruby with C and whatnot.
Maybe you haven't been paying attention but EA and Square are essentially the same thing, anymore. Both companies have cross-marketing agreements for their respective countries (EA markets Square in the US, Square markets EA in Japan) and are working together on projects.
Some NIC drivers allow you to set the MAC address to whatever you want. Find one that does and use that. If the company whose NIC you have doesn't, ask them why, and that they should add that functionality.
I'm sure others with write utilities that will allow you to change your MAC address as well.
NAT is not a technology, it's an abomination. It breaks one of the most fundamental rules of the Internet, which is end-to-end connectivity. NAT is also a weak curtain for people who are unwilling to secure their machines.
Microsoft has been "riding" on top of DOS for the past 15 years or so, how has that been good?
People need to learn when technologies need to be taken out of service and replaced.
I want to play games under BSD. A number of my coworkers also want to play games under BSD.
What's the point of having an Open Source operating system if you're going to restrict what's developed for it?
"keep BSD clean?" It's not like Loki announced they were going to start contributing to the source tree. They said they were going to ensure that their software was compatible with the linux emulation libraries in FreeBSD. That is to say, they would change their stuff, not the other way around.
The transaction between the client and server includes not only the standard CDDB foo (number of tracks, total length, byte offsets for the beginning of each track) but also has the first 8k or so of raw data for each track. The only way "piracy" will really work is if someone builds a client that allows a user to rip and store that info in a single file, so that others can use it. I think it basically comes down to a effort vs. return issue, since if you don't have physical access to a given CD, you will have to rely on the generosity of others to get access. That is, somewhere, someone has to stick that CD in a drive and generate the info from it. To get things to a point where it's "beneficial" to a large portion of the internet, it will also attract enough attention to be shut down by law enforcement.
Personally, I don't think it's worth it. Also, since this service is dependent on mp3.com obtaining the CDs that you want to listen to, the LCD factor is high (Lowest Common Denominator) and people who listen to esoteric/hard to find stuff will be screwed. People who want to listen to the Backstreet Boys should be in heaven. People who want to listen to Laibach, or Pop Will Eat Itself may not be so lucky.
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Then consider an embedded OS that utilizes a less restrictive license, such as the BSD license. That is what my company does (Also one of the largest 3 or 4 cell phone manufacturers out there, but my group doesn't do phones, we do routers) and we have some technology that we plan to contribute back to the community. Most of the code changes that we've done are only relevant to our hardware, and is useless without it, but some is useful in its own right, so where we can, we will give back.
The language is very cool. I highly recommend this book. There are lots of interesting bits of information including how to extend ruby with C and whatnot.
Have you ever seen a minor league game? I saw a player jump a ref once. It wasn't pretty. (DOGPILE!)
And laptops using a web browser fit the bill for this patent, right? 4 years previous. DING!
Maybe you haven't been paying attention but EA and Square are essentially the same thing, anymore. Both companies have cross-marketing agreements for their respective countries (EA markets Square in the US, Square markets EA in Japan) and are working together on projects.
Some NIC drivers allow you to set the MAC address to whatever you want. Find one that does and use that. If the company whose NIC you have doesn't, ask them why, and that they should add that functionality. I'm sure others with write utilities that will allow you to change your MAC address as well.
NAT is not a technology, it's an abomination. It breaks one of the most fundamental rules of the Internet, which is end-to-end connectivity. NAT is also a weak curtain for people who are unwilling to secure their machines.
Microsoft has been "riding" on top of DOS for the past 15 years or so, how has that been good?
People need to learn when technologies need to be taken out of service and replaced.
The day will come when OpenBSD's default install will just be /bin/cat. Mark my words.
I want to play games under BSD. A number of my coworkers also want to play games under BSD.
What's the point of having an Open Source operating system if you're going to restrict what's developed for it?
"keep BSD clean?" It's not like Loki announced they were going to start contributing to the source tree. They said they were going to ensure that their software was compatible with the linux emulation libraries in FreeBSD. That is to say, they would change their stuff, not the other way around.
Go away, troll.It's not quite as simple as that.
The transaction between the client and server includes not only the standard CDDB foo (number of tracks, total length, byte offsets for the beginning of each track) but also has the first 8k or so of raw data for each track. The only way "piracy" will really work is if someone builds a client that allows a user to rip and store that info in a single file, so that others can use it. I think it basically comes down to a effort vs. return issue, since if you don't have physical access to a given CD, you will have to rely on the generosity of others to get access. That is, somewhere, someone has to stick that CD in a drive and generate the info from it. To get things to a point where it's "beneficial" to a large portion of the internet, it will also attract enough attention to be shut down by law enforcement.
Personally, I don't think it's worth it. Also, since this service is dependent on mp3.com obtaining the CDs that you want to listen to, the LCD factor is high (Lowest Common Denominator) and people who listen to esoteric/hard to find stuff will be screwed. People who want to listen to the Backstreet Boys should be in heaven. People who want to listen to Laibach, or Pop Will Eat Itself may not be so lucky.