Even if she thought the question was about downloading (and not ripping) she still answered with a NO. She said if I download a song from itunes which I paid for, I am NOT allowed to copy it, not on the same harddrive, a cd, another harddrive or anything else.
I can see the really funny future headlines. "Robotic boat kills boat load of school children on boat trip". I can also see unmanned robotic gun turrets being placed outside internet cafes across New York to shoot terrorists as they come out (cause if they use a net cafe, they must be a terrorist right?).
hahaha, what a lousy country to live in that would make - next would be computers banned as they can be used by terrorist - I'm positive Bush has a computer!
of course they buy secondhand electronics. if you go to Tokyo at least it is jam packed with video game shops selling shelves full of secondhand game machines and games - almost without exception!
I wonder what they actually mean by "providing spam filtering"? Does that mean that they MUST provide me a workable SPAM filter? or even a non-workable one (ie: Windows software - since I don't use Windows)...
regardless of whether a country is spying on the USA or not, does it matter? I guess it might be funny if a country actually *did* think that Iraq had WMD:D:D:D:D (sorry, couldn't stop laughing) - considering the LACK of intelligence the US government has, why would they mind if anyone was spying? It's like someone in an exam cheating from the classes worst student who is destined to fail anyhow.
Funny how Microsoft say that using the word Vista (Vista is the name of another product) in "Windows Vista" is OK, but they didn't like "Windows Defender"
They quote "The name Vista is commonly used by a variety of companies in a variety of industries," she said. "We are only using the word Vista paired with our trademark Windows so the two together -- 'Windows Vista' -- form the name of our next operating system."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstech nology/2002397450_microvista23.html
Yet, Windows Defender had problems because they used the word Windows even though it was combined with the word Defender.
"There is some controversy over the name "Windows Defender" with allegations that Microsoft used misinformation, or possibly intimidation, to acquire the name from a company supplying software under the same name [1]. Microsoft claims that it is protecting the term "Windows" as their trademark."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Defender
freedom is the main reason I prefer not to use Windows but the alternative is not linux, in fact linux is the opposite since the security stops the user (myself) from doing so many things I want to do on my own computer and there is no way to easily turn it off. windows is annoying enough with it's protected memory and file locking and linux makes it even more annoying. I know there is a market for a secure operating system, but there is also a market for an operating system that doesn't get in the way of the user. I totally hate logging on, in fact I refuse to use an operating system that forces me to logon, I also hate file-level security, and memory protection, which does nothing more than stop me deleting my own files and changing my own memory locations, patching the system and experimenting. security as far as I see is unnecessary on 'my own lan' and only between my lan and the outside world is a benefit and is protected sufficiently by my hardware firewall. security in an operating system is akin to having security on 'every' door within your house, and not just the outside doors.
why would 'anyone' except the perhaps people in the US care about what US congress thinks? what about our problems here in Australia bowing to the US government's needs?
I reckon they could have saved some money by not having seats in an UNMANNED ground vehicle. Unless they are for women perhaps? But then why power it by Linux. Women can drive...
Last time I posted something like this I got an offtopic rating, the thing is, I do NOT want my OS to be secure in any way. This is not a quick unthoughtful comment, security makes it really hard for me to do what I want to do on my own computer. It makes it hard to debug programs, it makes it hard for me to change the behaviour of my system, to patch jumpblocks, to change memory locations etc... Security in my view should NOT be part of the OS (I don't want multi-user either which brings in tons of security issues). Security is best left out of the OS. For me, I would secure my Network only (ie: with a hardware firewall) - my house doors stop people from using my computer direct and if I want Internet software to be secure, I would use them in a sandbox where necessary. Security in the OS brings in all sorts of issues, the main one preventing me from *using my own computer*.
It surprises me that such a big fuss is made. I agree that for someone who 'wants' security features and they don't work as expected there is a problem, but what about the other people who don't want security features even though they cannot be turned off in OSX or Windows XP for example?
It makes me enjoy using OSs which don't have security features (such as MorphOS or AmigaOS) as these let me 'the user' do *EVERYTHING* I want to do on my own computer.
Um, I don't think I'd mind if roles were reversed (note: neither am I chinese or blood related). If Australia suddenly got into China's position of ignoring US Copyrights I'd be more than happy. But then perhaps US will send over their troops.
As much as I hate buying bootleg items, if you go to Shanghai, most *government* shops sell bootleg DVDs. Now this indicates that whether or not it is illegal it is accepted by the Government *and* the greater community over there. eBay is an international service, they should NOT dictate to one nation another nations values (whether positive or negative). You need to be more tollerant.
That's because in Australia organisations that do surveys do so in a way that doesn't represent the demographics. I know of 5 companies that were not surveyed which use Linux for various purposes.
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Even if she thought the question was about downloading (and not ripping) she still answered with a NO. She said if I download a song from itunes which I paid for, I am NOT allowed to copy it, not on the same harddrive, a cd, another harddrive or anything else.
if it were me, I'd make them sign a contract that they'd pay me 6 months pay after the day I leave for the work I do which is not related to them.
I can see the really funny future headlines. "Robotic boat kills boat load of school children on boat trip". I can also see unmanned robotic gun turrets being placed outside internet cafes across New York to shoot terrorists as they come out (cause if they use a net cafe, they must be a terrorist right?).
hahaha, what a lousy country to live in that would make - next would be computers banned as they can be used by terrorist - I'm positive Bush has a computer!
what's "Linux" got to do with iplayer working on XP only? I mean the reason is dumb! what about other OSs? I use MorphOS and MacOS too...
wow, I gamble online with every click I make. I might be served with the page I want from the time & effort of my click, I might not be...
If they can bounce lasers with mirrors in space, couldn't missile manufacturers make mirror-coated missiles?
of course they buy secondhand electronics. if you go to Tokyo at least it is jam packed with video game shops selling shelves full of secondhand game machines and games - almost without exception!
how is it now safe? it is better than it was going to be, but 1989 still makes it hard to sell 8bit computer and video game equipment...
I wonder what they actually mean by "providing spam filtering"? Does that mean that they MUST provide me a workable SPAM filter? or even a non-workable one (ie: Windows software - since I don't use Windows)...
regardless of whether a country is spying on the USA or not, does it matter? I guess it might be funny if a country actually *did* think that Iraq had WMD :D :D :D :D (sorry, couldn't stop laughing) - considering the LACK of intelligence the US government has, why would they mind if anyone was spying? It's like someone in an exam cheating from the classes worst student who is destined to fail anyhow.
There is more than one Microsoft (eg: Microsoft in Australia, Microsoft USA etc), should we use "Microsoft say" or "Microsofts say"?
Funny how Microsoft say that using the word Vista (Vista is the name of another product) in "Windows Vista" is OK, but they didn't like "Windows Defender" They quote "The name Vista is commonly used by a variety of companies in a variety of industries," she said. "We are only using the word Vista paired with our trademark Windows so the two together -- 'Windows Vista' -- form the name of our next operating system." http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstech nology/2002397450_microvista23.html
Yet, Windows Defender had problems because they used the word Windows even though it was combined with the word Defender.
"There is some controversy over the name "Windows Defender" with allegations that Microsoft used misinformation, or possibly intimidation, to acquire the name from a company supplying software under the same name [1]. Microsoft claims that it is protecting the term "Windows" as their trademark."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Defender
freedom is the main reason I prefer not to use Windows but the alternative is not linux, in fact linux is the opposite since the security stops the user (myself) from doing so many things I want to do on my own computer and there is no way to easily turn it off. windows is annoying enough with it's protected memory and file locking and linux makes it even more annoying. I know there is a market for a secure operating system, but there is also a market for an operating system that doesn't get in the way of the user. I totally hate logging on, in fact I refuse to use an operating system that forces me to logon, I also hate file-level security, and memory protection, which does nothing more than stop me deleting my own files and changing my own memory locations, patching the system and experimenting. security as far as I see is unnecessary on 'my own lan' and only between my lan and the outside world is a benefit and is protected sufficiently by my hardware firewall. security in an operating system is akin to having security on 'every' door within your house, and not just the outside doors.
which government is going to legislate the World?
wow, so many people actually DO buy M$ software and yet still NO good software is written.
why would 'anyone' except the perhaps people in the US care about what US congress thinks? what about our problems here in Australia bowing to the US government's needs?
I reckon they could have saved some money by not having seats in an UNMANNED ground vehicle. Unless they are for women perhaps? But then why power it by Linux. Women can drive...
That means as soon as we buy our brand new PS3, it will be rooted!
Last time I posted something like this I got an offtopic rating, the thing is, I do NOT want my OS to be secure in any way. This is not a quick unthoughtful comment, security makes it really hard for me to do what I want to do on my own computer. It makes it hard to debug programs, it makes it hard for me to change the behaviour of my system, to patch jumpblocks, to change memory locations etc... Security in my view should NOT be part of the OS (I don't want multi-user either which brings in tons of security issues). Security is best left out of the OS. For me, I would secure my Network only (ie: with a hardware firewall) - my house doors stop people from using my computer direct and if I want Internet software to be secure, I would use them in a sandbox where necessary. Security in the OS brings in all sorts of issues, the main one preventing me from *using my own computer*.
It surprises me that such a big fuss is made. I agree that for someone who 'wants' security features and they don't work as expected there is a problem, but what about the other people who don't want security features even though they cannot be turned off in OSX or Windows XP for example? It makes me enjoy using OSs which don't have security features (such as MorphOS or AmigaOS) as these let me 'the user' do *EVERYTHING* I want to do on my own computer.
Um, I don't think I'd mind if roles were reversed (note: neither am I chinese or blood related). If Australia suddenly got into China's position of ignoring US Copyrights I'd be more than happy. But then perhaps US will send over their troops.
As much as I hate buying bootleg items, if you go to Shanghai, most *government* shops sell bootleg DVDs. Now this indicates that whether or not it is illegal it is accepted by the Government *and* the greater community over there. eBay is an international service, they should NOT dictate to one nation another nations values (whether positive or negative). You need to be more tollerant.
I forgot to mention, *most* companies I've worked for use nagios! and perhaps a 30%-50% use Apache.
That's because in Australia organisations that do surveys do so in a way that doesn't represent the demographics. I know of 5 companies that were not surveyed which use Linux for various purposes.