That's a circular argument - X should require Y to do Z because X requires Z and Y has to follow X, and probably doesn't satisfy the intent of the person asking the question. The intent of the asker was most likely "why should the GPL require the vendor to duplicate the source". The answer is that the alternative is to have an imprecise, loophole-riddled test for whether the source is "adequately available" and to force companies to continuously make sure that the alternative ways of getting the source are still out there.
What's wrong with ripping off code? If Microsoft rips off code from these people and these people rip off code from microsoft in return, both (and by extension the end users) benefit.
The Chinese took control of Tibet from an existing authoritarian regime. Arguably, there wasn't much of a shift downward for the residents. The US literally kicked out the Diego Garcians.
Yes, it is a basic human emotion, but I expect people to be able to control it when making decisions for an entire country. I agree with you about socialism being worse in this regard than capitalism, though.
Even if you don't get formal training, the company still has to suffer for those first few weeks when you're not acquainted with the system and are thus not as productive as a full employee.
Forking is a feature of the GPL, just like mobility is a feature of a Segway: it's not the only tool that gets the job done, but the statement is still accurate.
And you do whatever work you want to do and leave them at will, causing them to lose thousands of precious dollars on training costs. It's voluntary on both sides, with no theft involved.
Energy (that's what's being converted to heat) = current ^ 2 * resistance * time. So more current is REALLY bad but you also want to minimize the resistance and duration. Resistance = coefficient * distance, so you want to minimize the coefficient (drying your hands gets you a lot of benefit for little cost) and minimize the distance it passes through you (that is, middle finger -> index finger is not as bad as right arm -> lungs -> heart -> left arm). Minimizing duration is obvious.
And voltage is just current * resistance, but I prefer breaking it down.
It's been said here 10 times, but I'll say it again.
The FSF/SFLC GPL (ok, that's a load of acronyms) enforcement efforts are not about money; they're about compliance. These people try hard to create a peaceful solution for GPL violations, and only resort to lawsuits when it's clear that they're not intent on cooperating.
Except a large number of pirate supporters support limited copyright for commercial applications only. It's a perfectly reasonable solution: Hollywood could still make $800 million box office sales with a monopoly on movie theater viewing.
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!Lame? So it's awesome?
That's a circular argument - X should require Y to do Z because X requires Z and Y has to follow X, and probably doesn't satisfy the intent of the person asking the question. The intent of the asker was most likely "why should the GPL require the vendor to duplicate the source". The answer is that the alternative is to have an imprecise, loophole-riddled test for whether the source is "adequately available" and to force companies to continuously make sure that the alternative ways of getting the source are still out there.
Back then it didn't have the same number of users and the same quantity of good discussion. It's not dying, it's changing.
What's wrong with ripping off code? If Microsoft rips off code from these people and these people rip off code from microsoft in return, both (and by extension the end users) benefit.
24*365 is 1 year. 24*7*365 is 7 years. So you're off by a factor of 7.
I'm Canadian, you dishono(u)rable clod!
Recording devices? Recording your own interrogation is a physical threat to the arresting officer?
The Chinese took control of Tibet from an existing authoritarian regime. Arguably, there wasn't much of a shift downward for the residents. The US literally kicked out the Diego Garcians.
That's flash and javascript. I'm pretty sure there are no vulnerabilities in bold and underline.
Yes, it is a basic human emotion, but I expect people to be able to control it when making decisions for an entire country. I agree with you about socialism being worse in this regard than capitalism, though.
Even if you don't get formal training, the company still has to suffer for those first few weeks when you're not acquainted with the system and are thus not as productive as a full employee.
Forking is a feature of the GPL, just like mobility is a feature of a Segway: it's not the only tool that gets the job done, but the statement is still accurate.
And you do whatever work you want to do and leave them at will, causing them to lose thousands of precious dollars on training costs. It's voluntary on both sides, with no theft involved.
I agree with you fully.
If your happiness increases when others are just as miserable as you are, that makes you a sadist.
You're right, public disturbance laws are for protests, not this. Here they would grab the hard drives and investigate them for child porn.
We have a similar catch-all equivalent, called "causing a public disturbance".
They'll just pay TV programs to make a really loud final 30 seconds before each commercial.
Energy (that's what's being converted to heat) = current ^ 2 * resistance * time. So more current is REALLY bad but you also want to minimize the resistance and duration. Resistance = coefficient * distance, so you want to minimize the coefficient (drying your hands gets you a lot of benefit for little cost) and minimize the distance it passes through you (that is, middle finger -> index finger is not as bad as right arm -> lungs -> heart -> left arm). Minimizing duration is obvious.
And voltage is just current * resistance, but I prefer breaking it down.
Many modern TVs are running a full operating system anyway. I'm sure there's a way to hack them to make them do what you want.
It's been said here 10 times, but I'll say it again.
The FSF/SFLC GPL (ok, that's a load of acronyms) enforcement efforts are not about money; they're about compliance. These people try hard to create a peaceful solution for GPL violations, and only resort to lawsuits when it's clear that they're not intent on cooperating.
Except a large number of pirate supporters support limited copyright for commercial applications only. It's a perfectly reasonable solution: Hollywood could still make $800 million box office sales with a monopoly on movie theater viewing.
Doesn't that one unfriendly, intimidating legal notice with more threats than the US banks have dollars count as a good faith effort?
So the fact that you know that your data can easily be accessed gives people the right to circumvent the Fourth Amendment against you?
I would prefer a solution that involves securing what we have control over (ie. banks, individuals), not random people in Ukraine and the like.
But YOU don't. This is about YOUR ability to fix something without having to wait until Tuesday for an official solution, if there is one.