I think a spoiler moderation would be quite hard to implement, because it shouldn't really add or subtract points from a message. A spoiler isn't necessarily good or bad.
Perhaps there could be a "show spoilers" and "hide spoilers" option in your preferences, and some way to flag messages as being spoilers. Whether the original poster would do this, or moderators, i'm not sure. On the other hand, it could just introduce unnecessary complication into what is on the whole, an excellent message system.
I note Linux Journal has run this ad for the last 2 months, on the back cover of their mag. I think this is interesting because although we have seen Linux as a whole attacked by commercial competitors (Case in point, Microsoft), generally, other open source efforts have been left alone by their commercial counterparts.
It disappoints me a little that Linux Journal ran this ad, although I appreciate they need the advertising revenue. However, maybe they could have asked Metro-X to reword the ad to hilight Accelerated X's features rather than dissing XFree86's problems.
I understand that if you're frequently typing at much more than 50wpm on a regular qwerty keyboard, you run the risk of some stress based injury. Assume using a Dvorak keyboard does let you increase your typing rate. Is the risk of RSI or similar, increased, because of the increased speed, or decreased, because of the more efficient key layout?
It's sad to think that Corel thought they could get away with this, and hopefully they will rectify the problem promptly. I wonder if we might start seeing dodgy licence terms more often as large corporates try to get in on the Linux bandwagon.
One would think that, in assembling their own distro, Corel would have had at least a few staff members with Linux experience and a familiarity with the GPL. As such, it seems unlikely that this Licence was an honest mistake, although here's hoping i'm wrong.
Until the Licence is changed to a GPL, I think this is one distro that doesn't deserve our support. There are plenty of other distros out there that are willing to play by the rules that need a hand. (Yay Stampede!).
Looks like we might see how well the GPL holds up in court sooner rather than later.
I note with interest that Corel are considering only making it available with their products. In other words the only way to get a copy would be to hand over the dosh for Wordperfect, or Coreldraw, or whatever.
Now pardon me, but doesn't that break the GPL? Sure they might be offering it 'free' with their products, but in effect, the only way to get it would be pay for it. And if you do buy one of those products, can you copy CLD and give it to your mates, distribute it on the web, etc?
I don't want to rain on Corel's parade, and I think it's great that big companies are supporting Linux, but I think they would do better by investing their money in a current Open Source Organisation (Debian, Redhat GNU, etc.)
I think many of you have missed the point here a little. I don't think that any of you are part of BK's target market for this scheme. Obviously, all of you here have access to the internet, one way or another, and i am assuming that most of you can use it pretty much whenever you like, and as much as you like. Afterall, we are nerds aren't we? So perhaps the target market is people that don't have regular access to the internet? People with Hotmail accounts that they check whenever they get the chance?
I wonder how many whoppers i need to buy to download a copy of Redhat....
what is the deal with the whole 'cyberpunk' thing? in my mind 'cyberpunk' is just a term made up by hollywood, because they know as well as you do, nerds do not fit societies description of 'cool'. ie. they don't sell movie tickets. but... If we take away your nerds tramping boots, plain blue jeans, and rs/6000 t-shirt and slap him in black PVC and leather, dump a trench coat on him and maybe throw some sunglasses and a few body piercings into the mix, then you've got yerself a 'cyberpunk'. The 'cool' world wants cyberpunks, but it doesn't want geeks. I mean how many people would have gone to see the Matrix if it starred a skinny ass white boy who couldn't act. oh... wait a minute. And another thing... 12-28?? how many 12 year olds do you know who are proficient in assembler? When i was 12 i had just gotten a C64 and was starting out on BASIC. (seems strange to me now how you could just type BASIC into the command prompt and it would work)
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I think a spoiler moderation would be quite hard to implement, because it shouldn't really add or subtract points from a message. A spoiler isn't necessarily good or bad.
Perhaps there could be a "show spoilers" and "hide spoilers" option in your preferences, and some way to flag messages as being spoilers. Whether the original poster would do this, or moderators, i'm not sure.
On the other hand, it could just introduce unnecessary complication into what is on the whole, an excellent message system.
hummer
I note Linux Journal has run this ad for the last 2 months, on the back cover of their mag.
I think this is interesting because although we have seen Linux as a whole attacked by commercial competitors (Case in point, Microsoft), generally, other open source efforts have been left alone by their commercial counterparts.
It disappoints me a little that Linux Journal ran this ad, although I appreciate they need the advertising revenue. However, maybe they could have asked Metro-X to reword the ad to hilight Accelerated X's features rather than dissing XFree86's problems.
hummer
I understand that if you're frequently typing at much more than 50wpm on a regular qwerty keyboard, you run the risk of some stress based injury.
Assume using a Dvorak keyboard does let you increase your typing rate. Is the risk of RSI or similar, increased, because of the increased speed, or decreased, because of the more efficient key layout?
Hope that makes sense.
Richard
It's sad to think that Corel thought they could get away with this, and hopefully they will rectify the problem promptly. I wonder if we might start seeing dodgy licence terms more often as large corporates try to get in on the Linux bandwagon.
One would think that, in assembling their own distro, Corel would have had at least a few staff members with Linux experience and a familiarity with the GPL. As such, it seems unlikely that this Licence was an honest mistake, although here's hoping i'm wrong.
Until the Licence is changed to a GPL, I think this is one distro that doesn't deserve our support. There are plenty of other distros out there that are willing to play by the rules that need a hand. (Yay Stampede!).
Looks like we might see how well the GPL holds up in court sooner rather than later.
Apologies for my grammar,
hummer
I've been playing AD&D for years now and there's nothing wrong with my social skills.....
I note with interest that Corel are considering only making it available with their products. In other words the only way to get a copy would be to hand over the dosh for Wordperfect, or Coreldraw, or whatever.
Now pardon me, but doesn't that break the GPL? Sure they might be offering it 'free' with their products, but in effect, the only way to get it would be pay for it. And if you do buy one of those products, can you copy CLD and give it to your mates, distribute it on the web, etc?
I don't want to rain on Corel's parade, and I think it's great that big companies are supporting Linux, but I think they would do better by investing their money in a current Open Source Organisation (Debian, Redhat GNU, etc.)
and, for the conspiracy theorists, a postage-stamp-sized transmitter & antenna that can be pasted to any surface. "
so? Intel in conjunction with M$ have been doing this for years. oh? you thought that intel inside sticker was just free advertising? no no no...
I think many of you have missed the point here a little. I don't think that any of you are part of BK's target market for this scheme.
Obviously, all of you here have access to the internet, one way or another, and i am assuming that most of you can use it pretty much whenever you like, and as much as you like. Afterall, we are nerds aren't we?
So perhaps the target market is people that don't have regular access to the internet? People with Hotmail accounts that they check whenever they get the chance?
I wonder how many whoppers i need to buy to download a copy of Redhat....
what is the deal with the whole 'cyberpunk' thing?
in my mind 'cyberpunk' is just a term made up by hollywood, because they know as well as you do, nerds do not fit societies description of 'cool'.
ie. they don't sell movie tickets.
but... If we take away your nerds tramping boots, plain blue jeans, and rs/6000 t-shirt and slap him in black PVC and leather, dump a trench coat on him and maybe throw some sunglasses and a few body piercings into the mix, then you've got yerself a 'cyberpunk'. The 'cool' world wants cyberpunks, but it doesn't want geeks.
I mean how many people would have gone to see the Matrix if it starred a skinny ass white boy who couldn't act. oh... wait a minute.
And another thing... 12-28??
how many 12 year olds do you know who are proficient in assembler? When i was 12 i had just gotten a C64 and was starting out on BASIC. (seems strange to me now how you could just type BASIC into the command prompt and it would work)
ANyway...
thats all i have to say...