Yet, there are subscribers -- the business seems to be doing well. So when you say "the customers are disgruntled" you really mean "some customers are disgruntled."
Rob has stated that his target customer base is fine with the way things are, and a change might shift that. He seems to have decided the risk isn't justified.
Orrin Hatch's original campaign slogan (the one that got him elected) was "What do you call a senator who's been in office for over 18 years?... You call him home!"
Ironic now that nobody in Utah remembers it (well, all of his opponents remember it...)
Think Charity events (runs, walks, etc), religious functions, social clubs... The words "guild" and "clan" were in use long before video games...and it's way better (yes, this is a moral/ethical judgement and is very subjective...sue me) to be for something than against.
It would've been useful had someone referenced where, exactly, the error is (even if they didn't want to correct it). Both the article on The US Electoral College and Wyoming show the state as having 3 electoral votes.
GP specifically stated he was releasing it under GPLv2, I took that to mean without the upgrade clause (since that really isn't part of the license itself, just part of the suggested way to grant the license)
Certainly with the upgrade clause derivative works could *potentially* become incompatible. Is the GPL v3 going to have terms that aren't GPL v2 compatible? who knows. But it seems to me that you could have different licenses affecting different parts of the codebase, so long as they are mutually compatible.
They would be unable to make a derivative work under a different license than you give. So, they've violated your license (since they aren't the copyright holders of your work) by distributing it under different terms than you originally described.
...When used with a portable music player, then for any third-party accessory to match the ipod, they'd have to license Apple's patent...charge extra for the right to use Apple's "White Power certified" trademark on their accessory.
No true ipod weenie would buy or use a non-matching accessory.
Same reason people roll their own distros or build their own systems. Do-it-yourself is neat. I brew my own beer, build (assemble) my own computer systems, cook my own food. I've made a quilt or two in my time, as well. I've found it's always more satisfying to enjoy one's own labors. Additionally, it's a good contrast to the daily grind.
I'd grow my own fruits/vegetables if had enough space (or lived in a non-desert climate)
I'm not saying you should self-knit every sweater you ever wear, but knit one or two and you've got something you made for you. Just the way you wanted it. You're wholly (well, to a point) responsible for the outcome. If it sucks, it's because you sucked at it, if it's great, you did a good job.
Tivo is still a functional recording system (just like a crappy old VCR) without service. Service gives you program listings and the capability to do fancy scheduling.
As owner of a myth box, it was worth building to me -- but there are costs associated with programming service. With zap2it labs service, the cost is in the form of personal information (you have to take surveys)
With the other programming service supported by mythtv, the cost is $5.
From purely a financial perspective, Tivo is probably a better value (myth box was ~$500 when I made it, and I want to put in $300 or so for an additional tuner and another drive) Tivo is $50 plus a $12.95/mo. charge? Or more comparably, MythTV at surveys+$500, or Tivo at the $299 lifetime subscription + $50.
So, $450 initial + $5/mo. compared to $50 inital + $12.95/mo.
Feature-wise, Mythtv owns. It's a general-purpose computing system, so you can do whatever. You have full control over your content, your commercial skipping, transcoding. It's a music player as well. etc. etc. Want your favorite TV show on a DVD/VCD? Go for it.
The interface isn't as intuitive as tivo, and there are bugs (but then, This article is about a tivo bug..so...)
My mythfrontend crashes when I play certain mp3s. I have to restart X to get it back (well, this is the easiest way -- I just mapped/etc/init.d/gdm restart to pressing the power button -- problem is now less severe)
And there are still 1-2 problems I have yet to work out (playing DVDs in xine, for one)
But those things are mostly outside the scope of things-to-compare-to-tivo
My recommendations:
Tivo is cheap and easy, but you're giving up freedom for convenience.
MythTV is cool and fun, you'll learn a lot setting it up, and you'll have complete control over your system and the data.
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Since /. seems to strip non-ascii junk, see my transcription.
I suspect mentioning Jury Nullification might be as effective.
Yet, there are subscribers -- the business seems to be doing well. So when you say "the customers are disgruntled" you really mean "some customers are disgruntled."
Rob has stated that his target customer base is fine with the way things are, and a change might shift that. He seems to have decided the risk isn't justified.
I disabled moderation points in my preferences...maybe someday I'll be called for Jury Duty and I can convince the screeners to do the same. :)
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Create a docking station/environment...keep the laptop to do the processing.
Seniority...funny.
... You call him home!"
Orrin Hatch's original campaign slogan (the one that got him elected) was "What do you call a senator who's been in office for over 18 years?
Ironic now that nobody in Utah remembers it (well, all of his opponents remember it...)
"Protests..." don't be a Negative Nelly.
Think Charity events (runs, walks, etc), religious functions, social clubs...
The words "guild" and "clan" were in use long before video games...and it's way better (yes, this is a moral/ethical judgement and is very subjective...sue me) to be for something than against.
Many people have found Guild Wars to be the answer to your A ... As for B...Probably not likely (but a neat idea).
It would've been useful had someone referenced where, exactly, the error is (even if they didn't want to correct it). Both the article on The US Electoral College and Wyoming show the state as having 3 electoral votes.
I sure hope the pirates didn't record the noise made by the LRAD for sale as bootleg CDs on the asian market...
GP specifically stated he was releasing it under GPLv2, I took that to mean without the upgrade clause (since that really isn't part of the license itself, just part of the suggested way to grant the license)
Certainly with the upgrade clause derivative works could *potentially* become incompatible.
Is the GPL v3 going to have terms that aren't GPL v2 compatible? who knows.
But it seems to me that you could have different licenses affecting different parts of the codebase, so long as they are mutually compatible.
They would be unable to make a derivative work under a different license than you give.
So, they've violated your license (since they aren't the copyright holders of your work) by distributing it under different terms than you originally described.
Sorry, they can't do that...you can't own black anymore.
Haven't you ever heard of the emancipation proclamation?
...When used with a portable music player, then for any third-party accessory to match the ipod, they'd have to license Apple's patent...charge extra for the right to use Apple's "White Power certified" trademark on their accessory.
No true ipod weenie would buy or use a non-matching accessory.
Same reason people roll their own distros or build their own systems.
Do-it-yourself is neat. I brew my own beer, build (assemble) my own computer systems, cook my own food. I've made a quilt or two in my time, as well. I've found it's always more satisfying to enjoy one's own labors. Additionally, it's a good contrast to the daily grind.
I'd grow my own fruits/vegetables if had enough space (or lived in a non-desert climate)
I'm not saying you should self-knit every sweater you ever wear, but knit one or two and you've got something you made for you. Just the way you wanted it. You're wholly (well, to a point) responsible for the outcome. If it sucks, it's because you sucked at it, if it's great, you did a good job.
Yeah, I initially thought those sick f*cks at businessweek were talking about Patricia...nine years old? coming of age? sick bastards.
One of the oldest web comics, yet not on the list. http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/
Sad.
State sales tax is unrelated to federal taxes.
That's a real bummer then :(
Tivo is still a functional recording system (just like a crappy old VCR) without service. Service gives you program listings and the capability to do fancy scheduling.
/etc/init.d/gdm restart to pressing the power button -- problem is now less severe)
As owner of a myth box, it was worth building to me -- but there are costs associated with programming service. With zap2it labs service, the cost is in the form of personal information (you have to take surveys)
With the other programming service supported by mythtv, the cost is $5.
From purely a financial perspective, Tivo is probably a better value (myth box was ~$500 when I made it, and I want to put in $300 or so for an additional tuner and another drive)
Tivo is $50 plus a $12.95/mo. charge?
Or more comparably, MythTV at surveys+$500, or Tivo at the $299 lifetime subscription + $50.
So, $450 initial + $5/mo. compared to $50 inital + $12.95/mo.
Feature-wise, Mythtv owns. It's a general-purpose computing system, so you can do whatever. You have full control over your content, your commercial skipping, transcoding. It's a music player as well. etc. etc. Want your favorite TV show on a DVD/VCD? Go for it.
The interface isn't as intuitive as tivo, and there are bugs (but then, This article is about a tivo bug..so...)
My mythfrontend crashes when I play certain mp3s. I have to restart X to get it back (well, this is the easiest way -- I just mapped
And there are still 1-2 problems I have yet to work out (playing DVDs in xine, for one)
But those things are mostly outside the scope of things-to-compare-to-tivo
My recommendations:
Tivo is cheap and easy, but you're giving up freedom for convenience.
MythTV is cool and fun, you'll learn a lot setting it up, and you'll have complete control over your system and the data.
For me? MythTV. For my mother? Tivo.
Tivo makes one.
I would argue that most people involved in speaking tend to miscommunicate, but it's close enough that nobody notices too much.
Probably true for every other language.
How about a useful, functional grammar? One that the english language apparently lacks.
Garbage in, garbage out and all that rot.
Then it's a good thing the GPL isn't about open-source. ;)
- for-freedom.html
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-software
Yeah, let's worry about that new GPL that hasn't even been drafted yet (and a first draft isn't expected until 2007 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/11/gpl_fsf/)
If you really cared, you'd get your opinion in early: http://www.fsf.org/Members/peterb/gplv3