The other part of the cheater problem is that since there is no client verification, legimitate players get branded as cheaters because they are doing too good.
I just hate being kicked out of a game because I'm getting kill after kill. "Kamikaze is a cheater." Gawd, its a phrase that I hear all too often, and I hate it. At least PunkBusters is headed in the right direction.
yup. he was on unsolved mysteries in the early 90s. I forget what the book was called, but it was pretty cool, although i'm sure it was slightly inaccurate...
at school, we had AtEase. I knew how to do the Office (actually I used ClarisWorks, but that doesn't matter) hack. I didn't need to though, because the teachers couldn't type very fast and I just watched them type the admin password, which was "secretary". Several other people also did this, and eventually, a large group of students (grade 5-8 i think) were called down to the computer room, and basically the principal said "Ok, here's a piece of paper. If you know anyone involved in this, write down their names." Strangely, no one had any names written down on there. That was the only good thing about that school, is that no one would ever rat on anyone else.
I can see this being very open to abuse. Indecency is a very very broad term, because everyone has their own set of morals and ethics. I can see a lot of information being blocked, simply because some overprotective parent somewhere decides that they don't want their children learning about, hmm, say the WWF. Suddenly, the site is indecent.
Honestly, I know a lot of people that I would not want to give any form of censorship priveleges to. To each his own I guess...
How would you feel if your code
was stolen by companies like RedHat? I certainly wouldn't like it!
RedHat *isn't* stealing code. RedHat is using GPL'd code, and is obeying the license agreement that comes along with it. They have the RIGHT to do that. Just like you or I. If I were to write a useful program, and RedHat were to "steal" it and put it into their distribution, I would be very happy. My software that I made is being used by other people around the world, because it is useful! If *you* don't like contributing freely to others, than I think something other than the GPL would better for you.
Hell, sometimes in our strongest moments of geekdom, me and my friends communicate in Perl (!). It's horribly sad, but it gets our point across much more clearly.
this is usually stuff like this:
while($ryan == $living)
{
&inhale_smoke;
$living = check_heart($ryan);
}
it is pitiful, but it is how we communicate. it's actually quite humourous sometimes, when we point out flaws in each others code, such as this one:
for(t=0; tinfinity; t++);
love_girlfriend();
this is horribly flawed code, as the program will NEVER love it's girlfriend... we are geeks! let us speak our language!
We got the BookPC at our store in Canada, and it kicks ass! My boss took one home, and is constantly telling me how much it kicks ass! He did do a few modifications, like a Logitech Wireless Keyboard instead of the cheap IR, but besides that it is sweet. Integrated EVERYTHING! For a simple, off-the-shelf solution, this is THE perfect box!
Two things. First, when I go to "PURCHASE" a CD, nowhere does it say that I'm not purchasing it, that I'm only licensing it! I am paying for the CD. Or if it does, then it's really tiny print that most people don't see.
Second, with GPL code, YOUR USERS ARE LOSING! You are mostly correct in saying that the author isn't losing anything. However, the whole purpose of GPL isn't to give the author complete power of the code. The GPL is used TO promote freedom of code, and you are taking that freedom away from them, on code that they have the right to use. Your programmers gain, because they have to do less work, and your users lose, because they have no freedom with the code.
Well, I wouldn't say that there is a single application for mail exchange? File transfer? HTML? DNS maybe, although that HAS to change soon or the entire Internet is going to crumble to pieces;-). Anyways, back to what I was saying.
Sendmail, Microsoft Exchange server, Qmail, Smail, they all seem to work together just fine. The necessity here is not a common program, but a common File Format. The thing that ties all these MTAs together is the fact that they all speak the same language, SMTP. Same goes for File Transfer, we have WU-FTPD, ProFTPD, Serv-U, Microsoft FTP Service, and they all work too. Once again, going back to the standard protocol thing.
If the developers of *Office Programs (KOffice, StarOffice, etc...) would just get together and hammer out something like the Shared Document Format (hmmm SDF even has a ring to it), then we would all benefit. For the time being, we would also need to support all the various other formats, like MS Office, but in the future, much of that silliness will be eliminated. Even better, if it gained enough popularity, Microsoft Office should support it eventually...
What we need here is not a standard office suite, but a standard file format!
I have a much better solution to your problem. Why not decide to only use SOFTWARE that you trust? I'm not trying to be an open-source zealot or anything, but if you feel that you are being violated by a piece of software that you CHOOSE to use, then it's really your own fault now isn't it? There are always alternatives available, and if there isn't, why not write your own?
Has anybody seen the episode of Reboot where Megabyte has actually gotten some power? This may sound off-topic, but bear with me. Megabyte decided that the best way to keep his "people" (read slaves) under control, would be to have cameras everywhere and barcode them all? Is this what the UK is coming to? Maybe try to watch some re-runs of the show, and you'll get lucky and see the one I'm talking about... I guarantee it's not a pretty picture, and it seems to me that that's where the UK (and then the rest of the World) is going towards... I don't like it one bit!
Everyone! Listen up, it's time to plant 1x1 transparent GIFs into your e-mails, to track all the people infringing on your copyright! Don't let all that precious time you spent making your e-mail be wasted! It's time to fight back! Time to prosecute those who STEAL YOUR E-MAIL!
Well, the other small problem with Linux, is when I boot, I get this nasty error message "APM is not SMP safe... Disabled."
So I guess that kinda puts a barrier in the way. I really would like to be able to remotely turn off my computer, but if it means sacrificing one of my processors, forget it.
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For the last fucking time, this question comes up over and over. Every time, the answer stays the same. NO! Linux is an operating system, MacOSX is an operating system. Neither one is going to destroy the other. If someone using Linux decides to use MacOSX then be it. It is their own choice. That doesn't mean that Linux is being destroyed. If MacOSX does prove to be superior to Linux (not really a thought on my mind), and everyone migrates to it, then it doesn't show that MacOSX was a threat to Linux, it shows that MacOSX was technically superior to Linux.
It's not about OS's threatening each other, it's about adding features to be the step ahead of the other guys. The more operating systems that exist, the more competition there is, and (hopefully) the more featurefull and bug-free code we will have! Competition is a *GOOD* thing people. Look what Microsoft has done without any for so long...
Actually, if the patent applicatant *DID* do research and found out that there was prior art on what he/she was about to patent, then they would KNOW that prior art existed, and couldn't plead ignorance. Just the other day, I read a comment that a man made, where his attorney recommended that he NOT do a prior art search, simply to keep ignorance open as an option, should his patent conflict with another.
I'm not saying this is the right thing to do, but it IS what happens.
Like the article said, it's not up to date, but it's still sweet for when you can't use Linux (I use it at school to do all my graphics for Computer Science).
The problem with having the copyright expire immediately after the artist's death is that it gives incentive to... ahem... encourage that person's death by a large corporation that would like to use his/her work. Just think, Microsoft wants to desperately use the Linux kernel in Windows2001, but Linus has the copyright for hit... A few ex-KGB members later, Linus is dead and the Linux source code is completely public domain. Windows2001 actually CAN handle tcp/ip, and we all lose out.
Isn't renting computer games kinda stupid anyway? It's easier than finding a whole download off the internet, but still... It's like saying "please, pretty please pirate this game..." Sheesh.
OK, we ban guns in the United States completely. As someone pointed out earlier, the gun-related crime rate starts by going up, since only criminals have guns. Sure. 30 Years down the road, all the guns are worn out and since no more are being manufactured, the problem is solved. Right? No.
Some people (many people) have the mentality that if the United States does something, then the whole world will follow. Just because the United States doesn't allow guns doesn't mean that no other countries around the world won't produce them. Instead of Americans having guns to protect themselves, we'll have people smuggling them into the US. Yay! That is exactly what they need.
I'm from Canada. I have a really good feeling that the Canadian government would *not* try to prevent us from having firearms.
On another note, I am 16, I play Quake, and I have never shot up a school yard.
Isn't this still an object of debate, whether its the software or the application of the software that is illegal. If i'm not mistaken, software cracks are not illegal, simply using them to obtain full software is... But then I might be wrong.
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I just hate being kicked out of a game because I'm getting kill after kill. "Kamikaze is a cheater." Gawd, its a phrase that I hear all too often, and I hate it. At least PunkBusters is headed in the right direction.
yup. he was on unsolved mysteries in the early 90s. I forget what the book was called, but it was pretty cool, although i'm sure it was slightly inaccurate...
at school, we had AtEase. I knew how to do the Office (actually I used ClarisWorks, but that doesn't matter) hack. I didn't need to though, because the teachers couldn't type very fast and I just watched them type the admin password, which was "secretary". Several other people also did this, and eventually, a large group of students (grade 5-8 i think) were called down to the computer room, and basically the principal said "Ok, here's a piece of paper. If you know anyone involved in this, write down their names." Strangely, no one had any names written down on there. That was the only good thing about that school, is that no one would ever rat on anyone else.
Great! Now you're just giving Microsoft more GPL code to steal! Good job! :)
Honestly, I know a lot of people that I would not want to give any form of censorship priveleges to. To each his own I guess...
RedHat *isn't* stealing code. RedHat is using GPL'd code, and is obeying the license agreement that comes along with it. They have the RIGHT to do that. Just like you or I. If I were to write a useful program, and RedHat were to "steal" it and put it into their distribution, I would be very happy. My software that I made is being used by other people around the world, because it is useful! If *you* don't like contributing freely to others, than I think something other than the GPL would better for you.
> You thing pirates don't do holograms? No, but holograms are STILL a good idea. They definately raise the bar to make it a lot more difficult to do.
Hell, sometimes in our strongest moments of geekdom, me and my friends communicate in Perl (!). It's horribly sad, but it gets our point across much more clearly.
this is usually stuff like this:
while($ryan == $living)
{
&inhale_smoke;
$living = check_heart($ryan);
}
it is pitiful, but it is how we communicate. it's actually quite humourous sometimes, when we point out flaws in each others code, such as this one:
for(t=0; tinfinity; t++);
love_girlfriend();
this is horribly flawed code, as the program will NEVER love it's girlfriend... we are geeks! let us speak our language!
We got the BookPC at our store in Canada, and it kicks ass! My boss took one home, and is constantly telling me how much it kicks ass! He did do a few modifications, like a Logitech Wireless Keyboard instead of the cheap IR, but besides that it is sweet. Integrated EVERYTHING! For a simple, off-the-shelf solution, this is THE perfect box!
Second, with GPL code, YOUR USERS ARE LOSING! You are mostly correct in saying that the author isn't losing anything. However, the whole purpose of GPL isn't to give the author complete power of the code. The GPL is used TO promote freedom of code, and you are taking that freedom away from them, on code that they have the right to use. Your programmers gain, because they have to do less work, and your users lose, because they have no freedom with the code.
Mommy, I won't go to hell for just overclocking once will I? I sweat I won't do it again!
Sendmail, Microsoft Exchange server, Qmail, Smail, they all seem to work together just fine. The necessity here is not a common program, but a common File Format. The thing that ties all these MTAs together is the fact that they all speak the same language, SMTP. Same goes for File Transfer, we have WU-FTPD, ProFTPD, Serv-U, Microsoft FTP Service, and they all work too. Once again, going back to the standard protocol thing.
If the developers of *Office Programs (KOffice, StarOffice, etc...) would just get together and hammer out something like the Shared Document Format (hmmm SDF even has a ring to it), then we would all benefit. For the time being, we would also need to support all the various other formats, like MS Office, but in the future, much of that silliness will be eliminated. Even better, if it gained enough popularity, Microsoft Office should support it eventually...
What we need here is not a standard office suite, but a standard file format!
"On a long enough time scale, everyone's life expectancy drops to zero."
All we'd need to do is stretch this time scale a little (ok maybe a lot).
I have a much better solution to your problem. Why not decide to only use SOFTWARE that you trust? I'm not trying to be an open-source zealot or anything, but if you feel that you are being violated by a piece of software that you CHOOSE to use, then it's really your own fault now isn't it? There are always alternatives available, and if there isn't, why not write your own?
Has anybody seen the episode of Reboot where Megabyte has actually gotten some power? This may sound off-topic, but bear with me. Megabyte decided that the best way to keep his "people" (read slaves) under control, would be to have cameras everywhere and barcode them all? Is this what the UK is coming to? Maybe try to watch some re-runs of the show, and you'll get lucky and see the one I'm talking about... I guarantee it's not a pretty picture, and it seems to me that that's where the UK (and then the rest of the World) is going towards... I don't like it one bit!
Everyone! Listen up, it's time to plant 1x1 transparent GIFs into your e-mails, to track all the people infringing on your copyright! Don't let all that precious time you spent making your e-mail be wasted! It's time to fight back! Time to prosecute those who STEAL YOUR E-MAIL!
Well, the other small problem with Linux, is when I boot, I get this nasty error message "APM is not SMP safe... Disabled." So I guess that kinda puts a barrier in the way. I really would like to be able to remotely turn off my computer, but if it means sacrificing one of my processors, forget it.
For the last fucking time, this question comes up over and over. Every time, the answer stays the same. NO! Linux is an operating system, MacOSX is an operating system. Neither one is going to destroy the other. If someone using Linux decides to use MacOSX then be it. It is their own choice. That doesn't mean that Linux is being destroyed. If MacOSX does prove to be superior to Linux (not really a thought on my mind), and everyone migrates to it, then it doesn't show that MacOSX was a threat to Linux, it shows that MacOSX was technically superior to Linux.
It's not about OS's threatening each other, it's about adding features to be the step ahead of the other guys. The more operating systems that exist, the more competition there is, and (hopefully) the more featurefull and bug-free code we will have! Competition is a *GOOD* thing people. Look what Microsoft has done without any for so long...
Actually, if the patent applicatant *DID* do research and found out that there was prior art on what he/she was about to patent, then they would KNOW that prior art existed, and couldn't plead ignorance. Just the other day, I read a comment that a man made, where his attorney recommended that he NOT do a prior art search, simply to keep ignorance open as an option, should his patent conflict with another.
I'm not saying this is the right thing to do, but it IS what happens.
Isn't this similar to "The Matrix" where the robots live off of humans that are "batteries"? This technology is for sure the doom of mankind.
or, you can find it at:
http://www.gimp.org/win32/
Like the article said, it's not up to date, but it's still sweet for when you can't use Linux (I use it at school to do all my graphics for Computer Science).
The problem with having the copyright expire immediately after the artist's death is that it gives incentive to... ahem... encourage that person's death by a large corporation that would like to use his/her work. Just think, Microsoft wants to desperately use the Linux kernel in Windows2001, but Linus has the copyright for hit... A few ex-KGB members later, Linus is dead and the Linux source code is completely public domain. Windows2001 actually CAN handle tcp/ip, and we all lose out.
Isn't renting computer games kinda stupid anyway? It's easier than finding a whole download off the internet, but still... It's like saying "please, pretty please pirate this game..." Sheesh.
OK, we ban guns in the United States completely. As someone pointed out earlier, the gun-related crime rate starts by going up, since only criminals have guns. Sure. 30 Years down the road, all the guns are worn out and since no more are being manufactured, the problem is solved. Right? No.
Some people (many people) have the mentality that if the United States does something, then the whole world will follow. Just because the United States doesn't allow guns doesn't mean that no other countries around the world won't produce them. Instead of Americans having guns to protect themselves, we'll have people smuggling them into the US. Yay! That is exactly what they need.
I'm from Canada. I have a really good feeling that the Canadian government would *not* try to prevent us from having firearms.
On another note, I am 16, I play Quake, and I have never shot up a school yard.
Isn't this still an object of debate, whether its the software or the application of the software that is illegal. If i'm not mistaken, software cracks are not illegal, simply using them to obtain full software is... But then I might be wrong.