...so coming up with a new incompatible licence for your software is a barrier to your software being adopted.
Well, thats an interesting statement. The horse has something to say on this issue (http://www.php.net/license/):
Q. Why is PHP 4 not dual-licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) like PHP 3 was?
A. GPL enforces many restrictions on what can and cannot be done with the licensed code. The PHP developers decided to release PHP under a much more loose license (Apache-style), to help PHP become as popular as possible.
They're using the same flawed argument that they used in many post-9/11 dealings, including the Patriot Act. Great.
While, yes, this argument is flawed. However the PATRIOT act was *passed*, and now is very *real*.
Never underestimate the complacency of our fine land, most people don't even vote. Why would people now become so fed up with the immoral antics of our politicians that they would try to put the brakes on them?
Our president is full of lies. He lied is way into office, and is lying in office. People cling to farmiliarity.
Most people don't use heroin, but most people watch tv. TV is what is sedating the masses, not heroin which sedates a small percentage of the population. It is a source of power used by the powerful. It is used to further the enslavement of "the masses". And by enslavement, I mean 99.9% of Americans have are forced to deal with $$. They are forced to make it and spend it in order to live. Those who provide and recieve the $$ by these proverbial slaves are the oppressors, and they benifit from a persons needing to make and spend money to survive.
I suppose my choice of words was ironic though.
A little bold, but this is the truth.
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American culture is a virus. Its self desctructive, selfish and evil.
TV is like herion for the masses. It passifies us, and it is programming is tightly controlled and contents deliberatly chose for the producers' selfish ends.
The more "Americanized" any county becomes, the more, in my opinion, its problems will too. Every part of our culture brings its evils with it. Wait till McDonalds is in Ethopia. There will be an entirely new set of nutritional problems (assuming its economy were able to sustain said businesses [ie. it becomes economically viable for the citizens]).
Marinate on that.
Part of the professional career evolution.
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As one ages, one becomes wiser.
Maybe when you reach the age when being a 'code-monkey' is to your disadvantage, why not just do something new? Carry your expertise into a career as an independent consultant or work on small programming projects for companies (as an independent)?
I know an independent consultant and he's in his mid-thirties. Hes very bright and I (at the age of twenty) work at a similar pace when we collaborate. Of course I still come up with all the good ideas!
People do have more piece of mind when they percieve they have a more competent person in their corner. His expertise is why he's so valuable. He's also well educated, but charges $100/hr for such things as creating access applications.
The point I'm making is that electronic distribution is overall cheaper.
If the "job" of actually recording a disk is moved from manufacturer to consumer, boom costs go down.
There are some particulars about how to manage your content. With data storage and transfer becoming cheaper and more ubiquitous, time will make electronic distribution more and more viable.
Yes there will probably be multiple locations for files, making a digital replica is extremely easy opposed to producing packaging and a disk containing the media. Its still cheaper.
Streaming huh? Why not just allow the user to keep a copy of what they paid for? Why not? It would make me buy, plus it wouldn't be so much of a logistical nightmare. There will be companies that work with "stream only" content though, I still think its cheaper.
Why couldn't a DVD player have an ethernet plug & a HD? Why not?
Actually, if you're shipping a lot of units, its still cheaper for electronic distribution.
$4/gig is the "retail" cost of a gig (through a webhosting company), they can be had for much cheaper;
What I am trying to argue is this: There are FAR more costs to selling & distributing using DVDs or CDs vs electronic delivery. Think man hours, people boxing things together; equipment used for pressing the optical media; shipping costs to deliver a product to a store or individual; all of the costs associated with maintaining a retail store (if that is where it is ultimately sold). This list goes on.
Even at $4/gig its still cheaper than say: a dollar for blank media cost of writing equipment (hardware & sw) cost of any person that comes in contact with the manufacturing process cost of design and the actual packaging......
The "physical" method is more effective for large runs because the equipment costs are so high.
The net does shine for small runs; it shines for *any* run. The net also has leveled the playing field... its like the american dream, there is opportunity there.
Not only does MS screw its competitors, MS is causing a ruckus with its *partners*.
Kind of like killing the hen that lays golden eggs....
They have the muscle to be able to do this, but its baad bad business.
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Why wasn't Nvidia thinking ahead on this issue either? They could use a CMOS-like chip containing the security key/algorhythm, that would be far less costly to produce, especially if its likely it will need to be changed in the future.
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The EULA states that they have the power to essentially seek & destory digital rights management circumvention techniques....
I don't think they are out to destory a persons personal files.
Why don't you have a look at the EULA itself, then make your judgements.
Knowledge talks, Wisdom listens
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Some people do use Windows as a server...
Using linux may indeed be a superior solution, but I think your neglecting the fact that business managers are the ones making the decisions to use windows over linux. Why don't you preach to them?
Also, where the $250,000 term come from? You would have to download a lot of stuff at really high speed to run up a bill that big.
I could only imagine this figure is derived from how much more they would have made charging for a higher speed connections, plus the cost of hunting down these "bandwidth thieves", plus the cost estimating the value of their estimated losses.
The land mass located at the geographic north pole moves between 5 and 10 miles per day... Do they have someone that will be moving the webcam to account for the ice cap drift??? What about during the summer when the ice becomes dangerous that walking on it is a hazard????
Yes napster has basically become unusable to freeloaders, so they move on to another technology. It is unstoppable. It will always exist. The same for tools like encryption that is devoid of a backdoor.
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Well, thats an interesting statement. The horse has something to say on this issue (http://www.php.net/license/):
Any terrorist worth their weight in salt would hopefully be aware of this law.
He or she would then, prior to assuming control of a hazardous waste material hauler, disable such a device as to undermine the entire effort.
Pointless I say!
They're using the same flawed argument that they used in many post-9/11 dealings, including the Patriot Act. Great.
While, yes, this argument is flawed. However the PATRIOT act was *passed*, and now is very *real*.
Never underestimate the complacency of our fine land, most people don't even vote. Why would people now become so fed up with the immoral antics of our politicians that they would try to put the brakes on them?
Our president is full of lies. He lied is way into office, and is lying in office. People cling to farmiliarity.
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my proofreading could use some work
Yes, TV is heroin for the masses.
Most people don't use heroin, but most people watch tv. TV is what is sedating the masses, not heroin which sedates a small percentage of the population. It is a source of power used by the powerful. It is used to further the enslavement of "the masses". And by enslavement, I mean 99.9% of Americans have are forced to deal with $$. They are forced to make it and spend it in order to live. Those who provide and recieve the $$ by these proverbial slaves are the oppressors, and they benifit from a persons needing to make and spend money to survive.
I suppose my choice of words was ironic though.
American culture is a virus.
Its self desctructive, selfish and evil.
TV is like herion for the masses. It passifies us, and it is programming is tightly controlled and contents deliberatly chose for the producers' selfish ends.
The more "Americanized" any county becomes, the more, in my opinion, its problems will too.
Every part of our culture brings its evils with it. Wait till McDonalds is in Ethopia. There will be an entirely new set of nutritional problems (assuming its economy were able to sustain said businesses [ie. it becomes economically viable for the citizens]).
Marinate on that.
As one ages, one becomes wiser.
Maybe when you reach the age when being a 'code-monkey' is to your disadvantage, why not just do something new? Carry your expertise into a career as an independent consultant or work on small programming projects for companies (as an independent)?
I know an independent consultant and he's in his mid-thirties. Hes very bright and I (at the age of twenty) work at a similar pace when we collaborate. Of course I still come up with all the good ideas!
People do have more piece of mind when they percieve they have a more competent person in their corner. His expertise is why he's so valuable. He's also well educated, but charges $100/hr for such things as creating access applications.
Give me a fucking break.
$ talks. Microsoft has a lot of $. They make large political contributions.
We don't live with a government of the people, for the people. Its of the politicians for the business interests.
Take the power back. Quite yer bitchin.
The point I'm making is that electronic distribution is overall cheaper.
If the "job" of actually recording a disk is moved from manufacturer to consumer, boom costs go down.
There are some particulars about how to manage your content. With data storage and transfer becoming cheaper and more ubiquitous, time will make electronic distribution more and more viable.
Yes there will probably be multiple locations for files, making a digital replica is extremely easy opposed to producing packaging and a disk containing the media. Its still cheaper.
Streaming huh? Why not just allow the user to keep a copy of what they paid for? Why not? It would make me buy, plus it wouldn't be so much of a logistical nightmare. There will be companies that work with "stream only" content though, I still think its cheaper.
Why couldn't a DVD player have an ethernet plug & a HD? Why not?
Actually, if you're shipping a lot of units, its still cheaper for electronic distribution.
$4/gig is the "retail" cost of a gig (through a webhosting company), they can be had for much cheaper;
What I am trying to argue is this: There are FAR more costs to selling & distributing using DVDs or CDs vs electronic delivery. Think man hours, people boxing things together; equipment used for pressing the optical media; shipping costs to deliver a product to a store or individual; all of the costs associated with maintaining a retail store (if that is where it is ultimately sold). This list goes on.
Even at $4/gig its still cheaper than say:
a dollar for blank media
cost of writing equipment (hardware & sw)
cost of any person that comes in contact with the manufacturing process
cost of design and the actual packaging......
The "physical" method is more effective for large runs because the equipment costs are so high.
The net does shine for small runs; it shines for *any* run.
The net also has leveled the playing field... its like the american dream, there is opportunity there.
point 1
Not only does MS screw its competitors, MS is causing a ruckus with its *partners*.
Kind of like killing the hen that lays golden eggs....
They have the muscle to be able to do this, but its baad bad business.
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Why wasn't Nvidia thinking ahead on this issue either?
They could use a CMOS-like chip containing the security key/algorhythm, that would be far less costly to produce, especially if its likely it will need to be changed in the future.
Maybe use a Complex Programmable Logic Device?
Yes MS kind of screwed Nvidia, but Nvidia appearing to be a "forward thinking" company... why did they get themselves in this position to begin with.
For such a nice setup, the presentation is dull!
The site design & choice of image formats (gif) aren't all that appealing.
The vidoes could use better lighting, but its still nice to see what the thing is capable of.
I think this is a good precedent.
Firstly, I love value. If I percieve value, I'm more inclined to want. I think this is true among most any shopper though.
I think *all* content is moving toward the direction of free, or very inexpensive.
Think about distribution costs.
Cost of DVD presing materials + cost of pressing DVDs + warehousing + shipping = a lot of costs to recoup in product cosot
Compare with internet or electronic distribution.
Cost of maintaining 1 copy available to purchasers + cost of delivery (cost of internet connectivity)
Its WAAAAY cheaper!
Its good to see this revolution happening.
Agreed!
The idea is technically sound but lacking in the useability department.
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Why use this?
I can sync my palm to a laptop using infared.
I don't have a charger.
It does seem like a nice space saver though.
That hotmail would have *effective* spam filtering.
It seems like it would really save them money on server load & bandwidth right?
If its such a simple thing, why doesn't it happen?
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The EULA states that they have the power to essentially seek & destory digital rights management circumvention techniques....
I don't think they are out to destory a persons personal files.
Why don't you have a look at the EULA itself, then make your judgements.
Knowledge talks, Wisdom listens
Some people do use Windows as a server...
Using linux may indeed be a superior solution, but I think your neglecting the fact that business managers are the ones making the decisions to use windows over linux. Why don't you preach to them?
Just a though
What a co-inki-dink!
Just today.....
Also, where the $250,000 term come from? You would have to download a lot of stuff at really high speed to run up a bill that big.
I could only imagine this figure is derived from how much more they would have made charging for a higher speed connections, plus the cost of hunting down these "bandwidth thieves", plus the cost estimating the value of their estimated losses.
The land mass located at the geographic north pole moves between 5 and 10 miles per day... Do they have someone that will be moving the webcam to account for the ice cap drift??? What about during the summer when the ice becomes dangerous that walking on it is a hazard????
Good idea, but hard work!
I've got 143 GB to date....
I may just need a beowulf of these....
By the way... I'm looking for a job in the USA - maybe YOU know of a open position? Mail me!
Why would you ever want to leave your house man!!
It doesn't matter than the record industry alters their distribution standards....
All one needs to do is play music and capture the output either through a speaker wire or soundcard.
Its too easy to circumvent.
Its like online filesharing.
Yes napster has basically become unusable to freeloaders, so they move on to another technology. It is unstoppable. It will always exist. The same for tools like encryption that is devoid of a backdoor.