I claimed privacy implies FOSS. I didn't say anything about the converse, since the converse is simply not true. I don't know how you could've gotten "FOSS implies privacy" out of my post, when clearly there are wheels everywhere not attached to cars.
1000 years from now, stuff in 1976 and 2012 will be pretty much equally old. Archaeologist will eventually files these photos with instantgram shots of brand new iPads.
GP's point is that the user willingly brought the device, willingly let it record their lives, and willingly shared that data with a third party.
If I wear a T-shirt with my root password on it, then I deserve every bad thing that's coming to me. It's not my OS' fault nor my T-shirt's fault; I only have my own stupidity to blame.
"Fucking Americans, stealing ours jobs everyday. My buddy was forced to train his American replacement. It's only a matter of time before my job is shipped overseas as well." -Random Chinese guy
If the distro is defunct then it's a victimless crime; GPL violation can only be pursued by whoever wrote the code. If the distro is defunct then they won't be able to lawyer you down.
I see your point. Suppose two kids from one of the lost tribes establish their own medium of change that's fully backed by gold. I certainly would not know about such thing because they have no contact with the outside world.
But their new medium of change cannot be called a "currency", since "currency" is defined as a generally accepted medium of exchange. If no one outside of the lost tribe even recognizes the new medium, then obviously it's not generally accepted.
It came from the keyboard designer's name: August Dvorak.
It's really too bad that Qwerty is lot more catchier than Dvorak. Mr. Qwerty probably suffered a lot of bullying as a child but thanks to his catchy name his design won out in the end and thus his legacy will remain with us for millennia (until we get cybernetic man-machine interfaces).
b) Convey the object code in, or embodied in, a physical product (including a physical distribution medium), accompanied by a written offer, valid for at least three years and valid for as long as you offer spare parts or customer support for that product model, to give anyone who possesses the object code either (1) a copy of the Corresponding Source for all the software in the product that is covered by this License, on a durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this conveying of source, or (2) access to copy the Corresponding Source from a network server at no charge.
I don't see where this "passing on the offer" part came from.
If I demand the source code and the vendor tells me "we're passing on the offer to you, but too bad so sad it's expired already" then that's fraud, plain and simple.
It's no different than if I brought something on eBay and the seller tells me "the item is no longer being manufactured and thus I can't fulfill your order, thanks for the free money sucker".
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The ones with tracks are called tanks. The ones that float on air are called hovercars. You wouldn't call M1A1 a "car", would you?
I claimed privacy implies FOSS. I didn't say anything about the converse, since the converse is simply not true. I don't know how you could've gotten "FOSS implies privacy" out of my post, when clearly there are wheels everywhere not attached to cars.
Privacy is only possible with FOSS. To make a car analogy, FOSS is to privacy what wheels are to cars. You can't have a car without wheels.
First, the price is for two people, the price per seat is half that.
Next time the cab driver tells you the fare is $20, give him $5 and tell him that's the per seat price.
at an estimated price of $1.4 billion or more for two
According to Forbes there are only around 1000 people on Earth with that kind of money.
Why would you assume it's x86 compatible? Don't just assume random things, it makes an ass out of u and me.
Jesus H. Christ, not even Wikipedia has a link-to-word ratio this high.
1:51, to save you guys some time.
1000 years from now, stuff in 1976 and 2012 will be pretty much equally old. Archaeologist will eventually files these photos with instantgram shots of brand new iPads.
I did. It's roughly 0.7mL per hour for a 710mL coke bottle; takes around 40 days to fill it up.
You know what they say, the bottle is half empty for pessimists and 1 year away from being full for an optimist.
Since no one mentioned it yet, Casio F91W.
Remember, choosing the wrong brand of watch could land you in Gitmo.
Casio, not even once.
The Thief In Chief blew over an extra *trillion* *every* *year* and people weren't' smart enough to fire him.
Well, that didn't take long.
MySpace will charge you $3,000 to reach all 10 people who are still using MySpace.
it should be noted that the two facts are not in any way linked
Except by the definition of "first world country". Other than that, absolutely nothing.
GP's point is that the user willingly brought the device, willingly let it record their lives, and willingly shared that data with a third party.
If I wear a T-shirt with my root password on it, then I deserve every bad thing that's coming to me. It's not my OS' fault nor my T-shirt's fault; I only have my own stupidity to blame.
And theyre from a communist country
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
"Fucking Americans, stealing ours jobs everyday. My buddy was forced to train his American replacement. It's only a matter of time before my job is shipped overseas as well." -Random Chinese guy
If the distro is defunct then it's a victimless crime; GPL violation can only be pursued by whoever wrote the code. If the distro is defunct then they won't be able to lawyer you down.
Stealth technology and drones aren't mutually exclusive.
I see your point. Suppose two kids from one of the lost tribes establish their own medium of change that's fully backed by gold. I certainly would not know about such thing because they have no contact with the outside world.
But their new medium of change cannot be called a "currency", since "currency" is defined as a generally accepted medium of exchange. If no one outside of the lost tribe even recognizes the new medium, then obviously it's not generally accepted.
which in turn are notionally backed by gold deposits stored in some other location that my bank doesn't know about
We abandoned the gold standard years ago, old man. No currency on Earth is backed by gold right now.
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It came from the keyboard designer's name: August Dvorak.
It's really too bad that Qwerty is lot more catchier than Dvorak. Mr. Qwerty probably suffered a lot of bullying as a child but thanks to his catchy name his design won out in the end and thus his legacy will remain with us for millennia (until we get cybernetic man-machine interfaces).
b) Convey the object code in, or embodied in, a physical product (including a physical distribution medium), accompanied by a written offer, valid for at least three years and valid for as long as you offer spare parts or customer support for that product model, to give anyone who possesses the object code either (1) a copy of the Corresponding Source for all the software in the product that is covered by this License, on a durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this conveying of source, or (2) access to copy the Corresponding Source from a network server at no charge.
I don't see where this "passing on the offer" part came from.
If I demand the source code and the vendor tells me "we're passing on the offer to you, but too bad so sad it's expired already" then that's fraud, plain and simple.
It's no different than if I brought something on eBay and the seller tells me "the item is no longer being manufactured and thus I can't fulfill your order, thanks for the free money sucker".