Of course, Linux will still be there, but how many developers will devote resources to Linux development when Apple and MS can pretty much guarantee them a locked-down, piracy-free platform (even if they do take a cut of the action)?
This sounds like a likely scenario to you? The hackers will always find a way. Unfortunately, the caveat is "eventually", and "until the company promptly patches it again".
The one thing I don't get with MS, why not make it an optional style.
I didn't either, but in the article (yeah, I know...) the author explains that they would have to add the new features into the old layout and apparently that would just be too much work. Which makes a little bit of sense I guess.
a. underestimating the abilities of Pakistani computer guys to be able to find it, given enough time (which they have), and
b. overestimating the competence of the U.S. computer guys who would have been tasked with constructing the backdoor, to be able to make it so it's never ever found.
They require assembly at my university for the CS and SE majors, yes. That said, I shudder to imagine trying to actually make any modifications to the assembly version of any major-studio release, though. If you're somebody who can do that without losing your mind, my hat is off to you.
If some dishonest subcontractor did the dirty deed, well their recourse is to sue that subcontractor. The holder of the copyright is not privy to how the company functions, all they know is that, in violation of the license they released their code under, it was used in another project.
I say sue this company into oblivion.
And how would that actually help anything other than satisfying your sense of justice? They still have to release under the open-source license.
The way I read it is more along the lines of "they should earn their money from gigs and t-shirts...because god knows they aren't going to have much luck prying their money out of the RIAA labels' fists."
It's just two clicks to change the selected search engine (one, if you hold and drag). On principle, yes, it's bad, but unless they set it to reselect Bing every time I start the browser (which is only once a day anyway), I wouldn't really care that much.
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'At first glance, nudging an asteroid closer to Earth seems like one of those "what could possible go wrong" scenarios that
You mean other than the summary?
And why the hell would anybody watch a 100' screen at 10'? Don't drag out stupid use cases.
Or some third party could start some sort of site that indexes the files that are uploaded...you could call it, I dunno...deluge...flood...
"Give a man a fish..."
"...and the grandparents forget it within 5 minutes." Hmmm.
1. Install Windows from DVD.
2. Install J Random Linux Distro (let's say Ubuntu) from CD/DVD.
3. Compare installed programs.
4. ???
5. Profit!
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that 4. is probably "Stop being a pedantic Internet fuckwit."
Of course, Linux will still be there, but how many developers will devote resources to Linux development when Apple and MS can pretty much guarantee them a locked-down, piracy-free platform (even if they do take a cut of the action)?
This sounds like a likely scenario to you? The hackers will always find a way. Unfortunately, the caveat is "eventually", and "until the company promptly patches it again".
The one thing I don't get with MS, why not make it an optional style.
I didn't either, but in the article (yeah, I know...) the author explains that they would have to add the new features into the old layout and apparently that would just be too much work. Which makes a little bit of sense I guess.
Their renting fucking entropy!
Speaking of entropy...
No, monkeys are still running 2.4. Expect the update within the year.
Yeah, because it's unthinkable that you don't appeal if the judgement comes out against you. Stupid litigious bastard society.
judges are jurors are way more informed
judges = jurors = INFORM + 10; ?
You really named something "GSpot Codec Appliance"? What's next, Murkin Editor?
Aargh, never mind. Misread and I can't delete my post. Bah.
"All non-sexual online interactions between teachers and students are acceptable"
So if they interact online, the interaction must involve some kind of cyber-sex?
Are you seriously advocating that companies like Apple stop innovating in making their products smaller than ever?
Yes, that's exactly what we're saying. You can already easily fit in into a pocket, it doesn't need to be the size of my pinky finger.
The act of redefinication confusingizes the meaningness?
Clearly he doesn't know how to do a "PROFIT!!!" meme either. He totally left out the "...".
That's when you extract technology from Reavers, right?
With all this talk of backdoors, I think you are
a. underestimating the abilities of Pakistani computer guys to be able to find it, given enough time (which they have), and
b. overestimating the competence of the U.S. computer guys who would have been tasked with constructing the backdoor, to be able to make it so it's never ever found.
They require assembly at my university for the CS and SE majors, yes. That said, I shudder to imagine trying to actually make any modifications to the assembly version of any major-studio release, though. If you're somebody who can do that without losing your mind, my hat is off to you.
If some dishonest subcontractor did the dirty deed, well their recourse is to sue that subcontractor. The holder of the copyright is not privy to how the company functions, all they know is that, in violation of the license they released their code under, it was used in another project.
I say sue this company into oblivion.
And how would that actually help anything other than satisfying your sense of justice? They still have to release under the open-source license.
So basically, if you change one line of code and recompile, you can put *that* under any license you please, right?
The way I read it is more along the lines of "they should earn their money from gigs and t-shirts...because god knows they aren't going to have much luck prying their money out of the RIAA labels' fists."
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It's just two clicks to change the selected search engine (one, if you hold and drag). On principle, yes, it's bad, but unless they set it to reselect Bing every time I start the browser (which is only once a day anyway), I wouldn't really care that much.