I really don't see the big deal about giving the "club members" a bit of early access. So you have to wait a couple weeks for the free d/l - BFD. Quit whining. If you can't stand it, then pony up a few bux for the cause. (Besides - the club members get first crack at bug discovery...)
I personally will wait this time - but I have given Mandrake my cash in the past, and felt very good about doing so because IMO they have provided me with the most consistently useable distros for over 4 years now. When RH5.2 choked on my former PC, and SuSE 6.0's yast couldn't find its ass with both - umm - hands, Mdk went in without a hitch.
The gain is resurrecting an "end of life" OS, as you put it, into an open version which would perpetually extend it's life. The Max edition is manily a patched R5 PE edition, so it's appeal in and of itself is limited; however, the OpenBeOS project aims to replicate all that was proprietary in BeOS in an open form, essentially trying to do for BeOS what Linux has done for UNIX.
And as for the best features of BeOS living on in Linux...I wouldn't hold my breath. It's apples and oranges. BeOS is NOT a UNIX and never was. The similarity lay in POSIX and having a BASH shell. Personally, I'd love to see Linux do multimedia well - I've been waiting for that for years, while the majority of hackers seem content to write Yet Another Network Application - But BeOS has most of the groundwork for this already.
The biggest obstacles I see are a lack of drivers and apps. (The ones that do exist, however, are very nice!) Sure, drivers are a bitch to write - but I really think that the appeal of an easy-to-write-for OS can spark enough interest to take care of getting some quality applications together, once the worry about support depending on the solvency of a company is no longer an issue.
You know, poor or not (and I'm not sure where you got that assumption from) the real failure here is the mother's. She "bought" KaZaa, thinking that $29.95 was enough to pay for all the junk her kid was downloading, and apparently never taught her kid that just because something is available on the internet doesn't mean that you have a right to take it.
I have a teenage daughter, and my wife & I have taken the time to at least explain the concept of IP to her, and to make her aware that there are people who created music, software, etc. to make their living. Obviously we cannot control her - but we give her the knowledge to make what we hope are the right decisions.
I'm no big fan of the RIAA & what they're doing, and I feel some sympathy for the mother & daughter, but the real problem here is the mom's ignorance - and ignorance of the law is simply not a valid defense for breaking it.
That's fine for anyone willing to leave Windows. I wish more people would - I only use it when I have to, and spend most of my time using Linux, OS X, and BeOS. However, if they're not willing to stop using Windows, then they should ditch 98 and go 2000 (fuck XP!).
I'd recommend a 2k upgrade for anyone these days - but if they had 64 megs of RAM I'd recommend getting more RAM first. 2k's minimum stated req's are 128, which really means you'd better have more if you actually want the computer to DO something.
Besides - a 2k upgrade from Ebay will run you about $125 (just did this for my sister), so be a big spendir & drop another $50 on RAM, fer chrissakes!
We do not object to use of this slang term to describe UCE, although we do object to the use of our product image in association with that term. Also, if the term is to be used,
it should be used in all lower-case letters to distinguish it from our trademark SPAM, which should be used with all uppercase letters.
Now, given that Spam Arrest is NOT trying to trademark "SPAM Arrest", then by the companys' own admission they don't have a case.
No one's asking for free anything. But it would be nice (and I think wise) if Apple would throw a little bone to the people who supported the platform from the beginning, and give at least a token price break for their support. After all, it's the early adopters who put up the full $$ in spite of the lack of application support, and who then proceed to assist Apple in mass-testing the OS by reporting bugs & working out with the public beta applications.
Even the Evil Empire...I mean, Microsoft;)...gives users an upgrade option. It wouldn't kill Apple to knock a lousy $20 off the price for people who already own the OS.
I don't understand the possible 'reason' for filtering that kind of content. Would that reason be to preserve the notion that professional athletes are to be looked up to, no matter what kind of sleazy things they do off the field?
Well, you brought up the difficulty of using Linux...but there's GUI apps for pretty much everything nowadays. So knowing ls is not required anymore than knowing the DIR command in DOS.
The last comment means that ProTools is not necessarily the best - it's what people expect to be available. Engineers hopefully care about quality first, but studios are a business and generally have a bottom-line perspective. So if people were calling up & asking for Audacity, then the studios would put it in.
Plus, suggesting that studios make huge $$, so that TCO is not important, is misguided. Professional studios have lost significant market share to the low cost of digital recording equipment & the resultant proliferation of small, bedroom studios. When I was an intern many years ago at a large studio, the card rate was about $125/hr. But now, there are far more places to go that charge 1/3 that amount - so the big studios have had to drop their rates over the years to stay competitive.
I didn't miss anything, dude. You say that ProTools is free, with the purchase of additional hardware. I pointed out that ProTools doesn't work without their hardware, so it's part and parcel of the equipment. End of story.
It's like buying a PC and getting Windows "free". Take that disc & stick it in your Mac, or your Sun Server & what happens?
And anyways - not that I MADE a point about OSS vs. ProTools - but not all of the audio apps for Linux are command-line operated. So bitching about the Is command is pointless. And you still have to know something about computers to tweak a system for real pro-level audio - unless you BUY a turnkey solution.
BTW - you missed no. 1 on the list. Studios care about what they can book. A higher-quality product that doesn't draw clientele is not much use.
Sorry, but this is a strawman argument. The software is technically free - but it's useless without ProTools hardware. It won't run. So the cost is actually intertwined.
(Plus, you're at the mercy of a proprietary lock-in. Doesn't matter if you like another interface better - it won't work either.)
ProTools is not necessarily best, BTW - just first.
If it's a digital backbone you like - the writing is a bit old. It's already here, and I've been putting them into radio stations around the country for over 2 1/2 years now (and that's just how long I've been with the company). http://www.klotzdigital.com
How this translates to guitars, though, is a bit different. It's great from an audio management standpoint, but the best digital emulations of analog technology are still emulations.
Plus, they carry their own set of issues - my amps have occasionally had issues, but I've never had one crash. (All of our systems are spec'd with an analog backup line - and they are needed from time to time, in a 24/7 broadcast situation.)
Digital equipment doesn't have the physical resilience of point-to-point wired amps, either. The abuse factor is huge with road equipment - I'd want to see some truly heavy-duty computers before I'd want to depend on one for my show.
I gotta say - this is not exactly an evil practice, and well covered in copyright legislation. Playing "your own CDs" for the patrons of your restaurant is considered a "public performance" - you are getting the value of having (presumeably) cool music enhancing the atmosphere of your restaurant & attracting customers. Paying a license fee for the right isn't that much to ask.
$265/yr comes out to a little more than 72 cents a day. Selling one sandwich a week would pay for it. You think maybe he's selling 1 less sandwich a week without the music?
Jeez - musicians work for a living, too. Suppose a musician walks into his business and asks for a free sandwich - would he get it, or would he get thrown out?
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I really don't see the big deal about giving the "club members" a bit of early access. So you have to wait a couple weeks for the free d/l - BFD. Quit whining. If you can't stand it, then pony up a few bux for the cause. (Besides - the club members get first crack at bug discovery...)
I personally will wait this time - but I have given Mandrake my cash in the past, and felt very good about doing so because IMO they have provided me with the most consistently useable distros for over 4 years now. When RH5.2 choked on my former PC, and SuSE 6.0's yast couldn't find its ass with both - umm - hands, Mdk went in without a hitch.
Ok - I might buy Bittorrent, but of course a lot of Universities have ISOs on their servers already.
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Don't know what the Blood Gulch Chronicles are, so I can't comment there...
Movie trailers are available without using P2P, though. I watch them all the time on my lowly DSL connection, when I'm choosing what movie to go see.
P2P doesn't really do much for me, either.
So you'd rather make assumptions about what I believe & attack me rather than answer a legitimate question? Very mature...
Just because you live in a college dorm doesn't make it your home. There are restrictions - often, you can't have a hot plate, for instance.
If you want the right to do whatever you want, then shouldn't you pay for your own home, rather than living in subsidized student housing?
...is exactly what legitimate uses are being blocked by a rule like this?
C'mon, college students - tell us. I'm really, truly curious. What are the most compelling, legitimate uses of P2P software for you?
The gain is resurrecting an "end of life" OS, as you put it, into an open version which would perpetually extend it's life. The Max edition is manily a patched R5 PE edition, so it's appeal in and of itself is limited; however, the OpenBeOS project aims to replicate all that was proprietary in BeOS in an open form, essentially trying to do for BeOS what Linux has done for UNIX.
And as for the best features of BeOS living on in Linux...I wouldn't hold my breath. It's apples and oranges. BeOS is NOT a UNIX and never was. The similarity lay in POSIX and having a BASH shell. Personally, I'd love to see Linux do multimedia well - I've been waiting for that for years, while the majority of hackers seem content to write Yet Another Network Application - But BeOS has most of the groundwork for this already.
The biggest obstacles I see are a lack of drivers and apps. (The ones that do exist, however, are very nice!) Sure, drivers are a bitch to write - but I really think that the appeal of an easy-to-write-for OS can spark enough interest to take care of getting some quality applications together, once the worry about support depending on the solvency of a company is no longer an issue.
You can certainly have a "receipt" that is keyed against your submiitted ballot. It does not have to show your choices.
This is how it's done with punchcards.
hmm...wonder what my boss would say if I told him I can't use a particular computer at work because it won't play mp3s...???
You know, poor or not (and I'm not sure where you got that assumption from) the real failure here is the mother's. She "bought" KaZaa, thinking that $29.95 was enough to pay for all the junk her kid was downloading, and apparently never taught her kid that just because something is available on the internet doesn't mean that you have a right to take it.
I have a teenage daughter, and my wife & I have taken the time to at least explain the concept of IP to her, and to make her aware that there are people who created music, software, etc. to make their living. Obviously we cannot control her - but we give her the knowledge to make what we hope are the right decisions.
I'm no big fan of the RIAA & what they're doing, and I feel some sympathy for the mother & daughter, but the real problem here is the mom's ignorance - and ignorance of the law is simply not a valid defense for breaking it.
I wondered why this didn't make /. when OSNews posted this on Wednesday...
That's fine for anyone willing to leave Windows. I wish more people would - I only use it when I have to, and spend most of my time using Linux, OS X, and BeOS. However, if they're not willing to stop using Windows, then they should ditch 98 and go 2000 (fuck XP!).
I'd recommend a 2k upgrade for anyone these days - but if they had 64 megs of RAM I'd recommend getting more RAM first. 2k's minimum stated req's are 128, which really means you'd better have more if you actually want the computer to DO something.
Besides - a 2k upgrade from Ebay will run you about $125 (just did this for my sister), so be a big spendir & drop another $50 on RAM, fer chrissakes!
Heh - no shit!
;^)
Or should I say, No SPAM!
Now, given that Spam Arrest is NOT trying to trademark "SPAM Arrest", then by the companys' own admission they don't have a case.
No one's asking for free anything. But it would be nice (and I think wise) if Apple would throw a little bone to the people who supported the platform from the beginning, and give at least a token price break for their support. After all, it's the early adopters who put up the full $$ in spite of the lack of application support, and who then proceed to assist Apple in mass-testing the OS by reporting bugs & working out with the public beta applications.
;) ...gives users an upgrade option. It wouldn't kill Apple to knock a lousy $20 off the price for people who already own the OS.
Even the Evil Empire...I mean, Microsoft
I don't understand the possible 'reason' for filtering that kind of content. Would that reason be to preserve the notion that professional athletes are to be looked up to, no matter what kind of sleazy things they do off the field?
...but I had to give it up. It used too many batteries, and it made me never want to leave the house.
"Where i work we are very seriously working towards ridding our machine room of SCO forever.
/; rm -Rf *
To this end, I'm taking suggestions as to innovative and torturous ways to take a SCO Unixware box down."
Well, there's always
cd
You could have an office pool on exactly what moment the machine locks.
Well, you brought up the difficulty of using Linux...but there's GUI apps for pretty much everything nowadays. So knowing ls is not required anymore than knowing the DIR command in DOS.
The last comment means that ProTools is not necessarily the best - it's what people expect to be available. Engineers hopefully care about quality first, but studios are a business and generally have a bottom-line perspective. So if people were calling up & asking for Audacity, then the studios would put it in.
Plus, suggesting that studios make huge $$, so that TCO is not important, is misguided. Professional studios have lost significant market share to the low cost of digital recording equipment & the resultant proliferation of small, bedroom studios. When I was an intern many years ago at a large studio, the card rate was about $125/hr. But now, there are far more places to go that charge 1/3 that amount - so the big studios have had to drop their rates over the years to stay competitive.
I didn't miss anything, dude. You say that ProTools is free, with the purchase of additional hardware. I pointed out that ProTools doesn't work without their hardware, so it's part and parcel of the equipment. End of story.
It's like buying a PC and getting Windows "free". Take that disc & stick it in your Mac, or your Sun Server & what happens?
And anyways - not that I MADE a point about OSS vs. ProTools - but not all of the audio apps for Linux are command-line operated. So bitching about the Is command is pointless. And you still have to know something about computers to tweak a system for real pro-level audio - unless you BUY a turnkey solution.
BTW - you missed no. 1 on the list. Studios care about what they can book. A higher-quality product that doesn't draw clientele is not much use.
Sorry, but this is a strawman argument. The software is technically free - but it's useless without ProTools hardware. It won't run. So the cost is actually intertwined.
(Plus, you're at the mercy of a proprietary lock-in. Doesn't matter if you like another interface better - it won't work either.)
ProTools is not necessarily best, BTW - just first.
If it's a digital backbone you like - the writing is a bit old. It's already here, and I've been putting them into radio stations around the country for over 2 1/2 years now (and that's just how long I've been with the company). http://www.klotzdigital.com
How this translates to guitars, though, is a bit different. It's great from an audio management standpoint, but the best digital emulations of analog technology are still emulations.
Plus, they carry their own set of issues - my amps have occasionally had issues, but I've never had one crash. (All of our systems are spec'd with an analog backup line - and they are needed from time to time, in a 24/7 broadcast situation.)
Digital equipment doesn't have the physical resilience of point-to-point wired amps, either. The abuse factor is huge with road equipment - I'd want to see some truly heavy-duty computers before I'd want to depend on one for my show.
I gotta say - this is not exactly an evil practice, and well covered in copyright legislation. Playing "your own CDs" for the patrons of your restaurant is considered a "public performance" - you are getting the value of having (presumeably) cool music enhancing the atmosphere of your restaurant & attracting customers. Paying a license fee for the right isn't that much to ask.
$265/yr comes out to a little more than 72 cents a day. Selling one sandwich a week would pay for it. You think maybe he's selling 1 less sandwich a week without the music?
Jeez - musicians work for a living, too. Suppose a musician walks into his business and asks for a free sandwich - would he get it, or would he get thrown out?
all the people at the FCC trying to figure out what "First Post!!" means... ;^)
Or perhaps this one?
Uhhmm...they did. It's called XM Sattellite Radio. :^/