Can someone sue Sony for making their non-Sony software starting with $SYS$ disappear? Perhaps all future software I write will have the filename $SYS$.exe
I had to build a similar computer for my mum a while ago, it worked out as follows:
winxp $125 windows xp home mb $75 gigabyte motherboard cpu $66 sempron 2200 hdd $72 80gb hdd dvd $80 pioneer 109 gfx $75 radeon 9550 ram $55 512mb RAM case $100 aria (secondhand)
I was going to get a monitor, but it cost too much to post to her, so she ended up getting one locally. I could have saved even more by getting a larger case rather than the used aria (which was the only used part). That totaled AU$648! which can't be that far from US$500, but if it were just for games, I would have recommended a 40gb HDD and used freedos (which runs MAME) and saved a couple of hundred $$$. As everyone knows, there aren't that many good games for Windows;)
I think this *GAME* Psychic Force *2012* came out one *SUMMER*. I wonder if US *GOLD* had released games as good as this they would still be around? If you don't have this though, you can always play Hyper *OLYMPICS* in the arcades instead if you can find it.
I actually found most Japanese music CDs, Japanese movies, Japanese Video Games, Japanese Lollies, Japanese Toys are cheaper there than in Melbourne - That's why I go over there every couple of years and spend a small fortune. Which country are you comparing?
That depends on what you consider as abuse. If a writer of a program said that program can be used by anyone for whatever purpose, then how can it be abused? From my point of view, any purpose can include rebadging, repacking, reworking, reengineering, total removal of any original identities, etc... There may or may not be sourcecode *OR* binaries involved, they may in fact be one and the same (interpreted). I'm all for zero copyright restrictions - and releasing software in such a way is best for the World.
The current copyright laws are designed for a capatalistic society to help individuals and groups of individuals to prosper financially above others within the community, no way would I want to promote this discriminative point of view by extending my creations to embrace currently widespread copyright restrictions.
Redistribution *IS* a form of use, what if a business or an individual wanted to use a program to SELL for a huge profit a program - GPL disallows this. Much of my software I have absolutely no objection to people selling it and making a profit from it. I'm not going to be a typical *ssh*le of a company who doesn't want others to make money just because they can't.
I bet I can find other restrictions on the USE of GPL software also.
I actually don't like the GPL, it is full of restrictions, any "licence" to use software is silly in my view, I don't need a licence to use a knife and fork, why a computer program?
I'd rather a licence free product distributed with full sourcecode, this means any one can do what they WANT with it WITHOUT ANY restriction.
or just go buy a new Pegasos 2 with the 600Mhz G3 CPU board which has no fan! I have one of these and it is smallish, light, doesn't have fans, doesn't make noise and is not expensive.
how would he know he was stealing and not permitted to use the publicly available connection? are you suggestion people should not connect to my 'open' wireless network? how will I ever get visitors if people like you spread the word it is not legal? it is perfectly legal for someone to connect to my network which I have make publicly available!
um... I actually have a wireless network *specifically* for passers by wanting to browse my wirelessly delivered website. the fact that no-one has yet connected doesn't mean they aren't supposed to get in their SUV with their laptop - that's the whole point. If someone makes a publicly accessible network, it is publicly accessible right?
how often does a computer break beyond repair? very rarely in my experience. so, why any tarriff? or are you all throwing away perfectly good computers?
As far as I'm concerned, if a single law related citizen (ie: police, lawyer, judge) has broken one of the copyright laws in Australia such as timeshifting, they should be imprisoned or the law should be changed - it just makes a mockery of the law - and if this law is allowed a mockery, then why not extend to every other law?
Also, why does this document talk about USA so much. Living in Australia, why would I care about the copyright system of other countries?
except the incorrect statement "all software is written in what is known as source code" - where did this line come about from if this guy is an expert? Haven't you ever coded with a hex editor directly into the memory of your computer?
If I were in Canada and had a lot of time to spare, I'd get in a van with wireless Internet, pull out a deck chair about 10 metres from the Canadian/US border and setup a server just as a way to say 'up yours' to those standing on the other side.
Maybe we should do the same, only allow.au domain names from being accessed within Australia. That would stop the "corrupt american influences" - oops, our government bends over backwards for George Bush Jr, it won't happen:(
I cannot speak for everyone, but I have found that over time, I have improved in both my coding style and readability. Because of this, overtime it has been less necessary to comment when I use a 3GL. I now comment where needed to describe intended functionality of obscure code. Any experienced coder should be able to make 90% sense of my code without too much time spent on it. When I use Assembler, I comment pretty much every group of lines which does a higher-level task in a way that is perfectly clear (ie: my Assembler code is *full* of comments).
I bought the two Star Wars movies (Phantom Menace & the next one) only so I could see Natalie Portman nude (in my head). The story is crap compared to the original 3 movies.
Whatever they call their software is nothing more than a name which might mean something to someone. You cannot asume that something called 'My Product Beta 1' couldn't have been called 'My Product Produciton 1' or 'My Product Beanstalk 1' could you?
They went through quite a lot of regenerations (including female who liked the dual speed sonic screwdriver) in 'The Curse of Fatal Death'. If you haven't seen this, it is a must see!
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Can someone sue Sony for making their non-Sony software starting with $SYS$ disappear? Perhaps all future software I write will have the filename $SYS$.exe
I had to build a similar computer for my mum a while ago, it worked out as follows:
;)
winxp $125 windows xp home
mb $75 gigabyte motherboard
cpu $66 sempron 2200
hdd $72 80gb hdd
dvd $80 pioneer 109
gfx $75 radeon 9550
ram $55 512mb RAM
case $100 aria (secondhand)
I was going to get a monitor, but it cost too much to post to her, so she ended up getting one locally. I could have saved even more by getting a larger case rather than the used aria (which was the only used part). That totaled AU$648! which can't be that far from US$500, but if it were just for games, I would have recommended a 40gb HDD and used freedos (which runs MAME) and saved a couple of hundred $$$. As everyone knows, there aren't that many good games for Windows
I was thinking the exact same thing... How can someone patent part of me? Does that mean I need a licence to exist?
well, that was a vague request. is he coading for Gamecube? does he need a Gamecube development system? is he coding PLCs?
I think this *GAME* Psychic Force *2012* came out one *SUMMER*. I wonder if US *GOLD* had released games as good as this they would still be around? If you don't have this though, you can always play Hyper *OLYMPICS* in the arcades instead if you can find it.
Now is time to promote that Dreamcast fighting GAME Psychic Force 2012 - here's a review of this just above average Game. http://www.gaming-media.com/fighting/pf2012.htm
I actually found most Japanese music CDs, Japanese movies, Japanese Video Games, Japanese Lollies, Japanese Toys are cheaper there than in Melbourne - That's why I go over there every couple of years and spend a small fortune. Which country are you comparing?
That depends on what you consider as abuse. If a writer of a program said that program can be used by anyone for whatever purpose, then how can it be abused? From my point of view, any purpose can include rebadging, repacking, reworking, reengineering, total removal of any original identities, etc... There may or may not be sourcecode *OR* binaries involved, they may in fact be one and the same (interpreted). I'm all for zero copyright restrictions - and releasing software in such a way is best for the World.
The current copyright laws are designed for a capatalistic society to help individuals and groups of individuals to prosper financially above others within the community, no way would I want to promote this discriminative point of view by extending my creations to embrace currently widespread copyright restrictions.
Redistribution *IS* a form of use, what if a business or an individual wanted to use a program to SELL for a huge profit a program - GPL disallows this. Much of my software I have absolutely no objection to people selling it and making a profit from it. I'm not going to be a typical *ssh*le of a company who doesn't want others to make money just because they can't.
I bet I can find other restrictions on the USE of GPL software also.
I actually agree with a fair amount of this regarding licence-free software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License-free_software
I actually don't like the GPL, it is full of restrictions, any "licence" to use software is silly in my view, I don't need a licence to use a knife and fork, why a computer program?
I'd rather a licence free product distributed with full sourcecode, this means any one can do what they WANT with it WITHOUT ANY restriction.
or just go buy a new Pegasos 2 with the 600Mhz G3 CPU board which has no fan! I have one of these and it is smallish, light, doesn't have fans, doesn't make noise and is not expensive.
how would he know he was stealing and not permitted to use the publicly available connection? are you suggestion people should not connect to my 'open' wireless network? how will I ever get visitors if people like you spread the word it is not legal? it is perfectly legal for someone to connect to my network which I have make publicly available!
um... I actually have a wireless network *specifically* for passers by wanting to browse my wirelessly delivered website. the fact that no-one has yet connected doesn't mean they aren't supposed to get in their SUV with their laptop - that's the whole point. If someone makes a publicly accessible network, it is publicly accessible right?
how often does a computer break beyond repair? very rarely in my experience. so, why any tarriff? or are you all throwing away perfectly good computers?
As far as I'm concerned, if a single law related citizen (ie: police, lawyer, judge) has broken one of the copyright laws in Australia such as timeshifting, they should be imprisoned or the law should be changed - it just makes a mockery of the law - and if this law is allowed a mockery, then why not extend to every other law?
Also, why does this document talk about USA so much. Living in Australia, why would I care about the copyright system of other countries?
I coded my first basic compiler's code generation bit using a hex editor. I didn't have an assembler at the time.
except the incorrect statement "all software is written in what is known as source code" - where did this line come about from if this guy is an expert? Haven't you ever coded with a hex editor directly into the memory of your computer?
If I were in Canada and had a lot of time to spare, I'd get in a van with wireless Internet, pull out a deck chair about 10 metres from the Canadian/US border and setup a server just as a way to say 'up yours' to those standing on the other side.
Maybe we should do the same, only allow .au domain names from being accessed within Australia. That would stop the "corrupt american influences" - oops, our government bends over backwards for George Bush Jr, it won't happen :(
I cannot speak for everyone, but I have found that over time, I have improved in both my coding style and readability. Because of this, overtime it has been less necessary to comment when I use a 3GL. I now comment where needed to describe intended functionality of obscure code. Any experienced coder should be able to make 90% sense of my code without too much time spent on it. When I use Assembler, I comment pretty much every group of lines which does a higher-level task in a way that is perfectly clear (ie: my Assembler code is *full* of comments).
If no downloading took place, how will anyone know it is a copyrighted piece of work?
I bought the two Star Wars movies (Phantom Menace & the next one) only so I could see Natalie Portman nude (in my head). The story is crap compared to the original 3 movies.
Whatever they call their software is nothing more than a name which might mean something to someone. You cannot asume that something called 'My Product Beta 1' couldn't have been called 'My Product Produciton 1' or 'My Product Beanstalk 1' could you?
They went through quite a lot of regenerations (including female who liked the dual speed sonic screwdriver) in 'The Curse of Fatal Death'. If you haven't seen this, it is a must see!