Refresh my memory, how is the GPL not a "shared source" license again?
There are a number of distinctions. Usually shared source licenses give special rights to a specific party. Usually shared source licenses do not permit you to distribute your changes at all.
How can I create a derivative work of GPLed code without sharing my code?
By choosing not to distribute the binary. With a shared source license, you might not even have the option of distributing the binary.
Oh, and yes, the dude was mixing his metaphors. I don't think his post was particularly bright. But neither is yours.
It's not just associated with valour and giving ones life for "liberty".
It's a direct reference to a specific photograph of Iwo Jima. It is also associated with WWII. Landover Baptist might have a problem with the daemons, but the rest of the world might have a problem with the association with the US military.
Plus, it really is a crappy logo. It's a cute cartoon, and I appreciate its sentiment, but it's not going to get used in any magazine article on NetBSD, though. Not nearly as cool as Hexley, the Darwin logo. (He's a platypus wearing a daemon costume. Get it? Isn't he cute! If he weren't so dark skinned, they'd use him in magazines *everywhere*.)
Can't read the article without it. The National Geographic article is either talking about a different type of squid, or the submitter is wrong:
According to the linked National Geographic article, the nocturnal squid uses the light source to mimic moonlight and mask its own shadow from predators. A much more interesting use than a flashlight to search for food.
The original broken link was a journal entry in which FortKnox admitted that all of his posts to/. news stories are trolls. I *knew* he'd delete it. Shoulda made a screenshot.
Well, not directly. But he was working for Novell when he managed this licensing arrangement. Later, he became CEO of SCO Group 'n' started shenanigans.
My bet is that he knows *exactly* what they put in which licensing agreements.
Novell has bet the farm on Linux. They bought Ximian, remember? All their key products are getting ported to Linux, which will become their primary platform.
kforeman, the story submitter, is talking about the Linux product. The Windows product is still just as bad (better codec, but who cares).
If you didn't like their Windows product before, you won't like it now.
Hey, KForeman, why do you care what/. thinks? I thought the goal of Helix was to improve relationships with other proprietary hardware or software vendors. We OSS/FS zealots will only ever be interested in your product when we have a commitment that it's going to get opened up all the way. We're not going to start using RAM files in our products when that would lock us in to crappy tools on Win32.
Is there some reason we should expect your less ethical departments to improve in the future?
1) Their online store/retail chain is easy to navigate.
2) Their product works well and looks nice.
3) Their product's software interface works well and looks nice.
4) Their jukebox software works well and looks nice.
I think their competitors (Archos, Rio, iRiver, and Nomad?) all fail on 1. Nomad passes 2. Archos passes 3. None of their competitors pass on 4.
Name a competitor that people should be confident will fulfill all these goals, with this caveat: You're not allowed to do any research.
See, that's proof that their marketting is good. But I really honestly feel like they're the only ones with a decent product in this market segment, even after doing some research. It must be all the TV I'm not watching.
According to this comment, the original Senate voice vote (in June) was supported unanimously among both parties. Maybe that's what you were talking about?
Or maybe you're a Republican jackass. Or maybe you're a Democrat jackass just trying to make Republicans look bad. Or maybe you're just a troll. Well. IHBT. IHL. IWHAND.
I'd point out that Bernie from Vermont is similarly (imho) principled. Since he's extremely liberal (and the only independent in the house), I imagine that every time Bernie and Dr. No agree, it's probably because they're right.
Buffer *all* the audio, and use tivo-like functionality for the video. It's ok if the video looses exact synch for a moment.
The audio going a little off would probably ruin the product, so they *might* have to buffer the whole thing. I'd guess that it's two levels of cache: RAM, HD, and DVD. If the user scratches too far, the video drops a few frames while it reads ahead off the HD and pounds on the DVD to fill the buffer in the new direction.
I'm sure they could make something at least semi-usable that only had RAM for under 2 minutes of (compressed) video. Think of how fast a DJ would have to spin that nob if he wanted to get all the way to the beginning before a DVD player could pull the data down.
If this thing behaves exactly as it should, I want to shake hands with the project manager. Nice fucking tech.
As Jobs pointed out about their Mini iPod, the feature of the iPod that people want isn't size, price, or OGG support. If that was what they cared about, they'd go elsewhere. What they care about is the user interface and industrial design.
This thing's got "iPod Killer" written all over its beaten ass.
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Refresh my memory, how is the GPL not a "shared source" license again?
There are a number of distinctions. Usually shared source licenses give special rights to a specific party. Usually shared source licenses do not permit you to distribute your changes at all.
How can I create a derivative work of GPLed code without sharing my code?
By choosing not to distribute the binary. With a shared source license, you might not even have the option of distributing the binary.
Oh, and yes, the dude was mixing his metaphors. I don't think his post was particularly bright. But neither is yours.
Her name is spelled Britney.
Jesus.
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It's not just associated with valour and giving ones life for "liberty".
It's a direct reference to a specific photograph of Iwo Jima. It is also associated with WWII. Landover Baptist might have a problem with the daemons, but the rest of the world might have a problem with the association with the US military.
Plus, it really is a crappy logo. It's a cute cartoon, and I appreciate its sentiment, but it's not going to get used in any magazine article on NetBSD, though. Not nearly as cool as Hexley, the Darwin logo. (He's a platypus wearing a daemon costume. Get it? Isn't he cute! If he weren't so dark skinned, they'd use him in magazines *everywhere*.)
Apple? Apple invented this system?
Every HD manufacturer known to man has used this "fake" system.
Can't read the article without it. The National Geographic article is either talking about a different type of squid, or the submitter is wrong:
According to the linked National Geographic article, the nocturnal squid uses the light source to mimic moonlight and mask its own shadow from predators. A much more interesting use than a flashlight to search for food.
Well, in this particular case you were trolling.
Card counting is ALWAYS legal, as long as there is no mechanical assistance...
Oooh, that gives me the best idea.
RFIDs in the cards for blackjack. Then they can reshuffle only when the shoe is getting too friendly.
Is it illegal for the casino to count cards?
The original broken link was a journal entry in which FortKnox admitted that all of his posts to /. news stories are trolls. I *knew* he'd delete it. Shoulda made a screenshot.
Anyway, here's where Troll Blacklist mentioned it, and here's where Troll Back mentioned it.
While I would be forced to admit that Troll Blacklist is in fact a troll, neither of the two are known for fabrication.
Well, now there are 2 million iPod users out there that know what we mean. They feel that kick every time they start to change their playlist.
Fortunately the Microdrive heats up a lot when in use.
And that kick when it spins up is the cutest thing ever.
Darl wrote the contract.
Well, not directly. But he was working for Novell when he managed this licensing arrangement. Later, he became CEO of SCO Group 'n' started shenanigans.
My bet is that he knows *exactly* what they put in which licensing agreements.
Novell has bet the farm on Linux. They bought Ximian, remember? All their key products are getting ported to Linux, which will become their primary platform.
Oooh, not very successfull. It's been an hour and a half already, and just one upmod 'n' five direct replies?
(Yes, he's trolling.)
What do you intend to fit inside one computer case that would saturate SATA?
Any case that could hold enough drives that to push 150MB/sec already has multiple SATA controllers, doesn't it?
kforeman, the story submitter, is talking about the Linux product. The Windows product is still just as bad (better codec, but who cares).
/. thinks? I thought the goal of Helix was to improve relationships with other proprietary hardware or software vendors. We OSS/FS zealots will only ever be interested in your product when we have a commitment that it's going to get opened up all the way. We're not going to start using RAM files in our products when that would lock us in to crappy tools on Win32.
If you didn't like their Windows product before, you won't like it now.
Hey, KForeman, why do you care what
Is there some reason we should expect your less ethical departments to improve in the future?
Amen. If my porn doesn't play in VideoLAN, and it doesn't play in MPlayer, I consider it broken.
And in spite of all the hype and hoo-ah, there isn't that much to the 'design' or 'interface' that a cloner can't pump out pretty fast.
I agree completely. It's still not accurate to say that the reason they're winning with the iPod is "marketing" right now.
1) Their online store/retail chain is easy to navigate.
2) Their product works well and looks nice.
3) Their product's software interface works well and looks nice.
4) Their jukebox software works well and looks nice.
I think their competitors (Archos, Rio, iRiver, and Nomad?) all fail on 1. Nomad passes 2. Archos passes 3. None of their competitors pass on 4.
Name a competitor that people should be confident will fulfill all these goals, with this caveat: You're not allowed to do any research.
See, that's proof that their marketting is good. But I really honestly feel like they're the only ones with a decent product in this market segment, even after doing some research. It must be all the TV I'm not watching.
In case anyone actually reads your comment, I'd like to point out that:
Republican YEA:209 NAY: 15 NO VOTE:4
Democratic YEA: 55 NAY:147 NO VOTE:3
Independent NAY:1 (wtg bernie)
You're a fucking liar. (Link supplied in this comment.)
According to this comment, the original Senate voice vote (in June) was supported unanimously among both parties. Maybe that's what you were talking about?
Or maybe you're a Republican jackass. Or maybe you're a Democrat jackass just trying to make Republicans look bad. Or maybe you're just a troll. Well. IHBT. IHL. IWHAND.
I'd point out that Bernie from Vermont is similarly (imho) principled. Since he's extremely liberal (and the only independent in the house), I imagine that every time Bernie and Dr. No agree, it's probably because they're right.
Then you explain why they own the high end of the MP3 player market.
Buffer *all* the audio, and use tivo-like functionality for the video. It's ok if the video looses exact synch for a moment.
The audio going a little off would probably ruin the product, so they *might* have to buffer the whole thing. I'd guess that it's two levels of cache: RAM, HD, and DVD. If the user scratches too far, the video drops a few frames while it reads ahead off the HD and pounds on the DVD to fill the buffer in the new direction.
I'm sure they could make something at least semi-usable that only had RAM for under 2 minutes of (compressed) video. Think of how fast a DJ would have to spin that nob if he wanted to get all the way to the beginning before a DVD player could pull the data down.
If this thing behaves exactly as it should, I want to shake hands with the project manager. Nice fucking tech.
Yeah.
As Jobs pointed out about their Mini iPod, the feature of the iPod that people want isn't size, price, or OGG support. If that was what they cared about, they'd go elsewhere. What they care about is the user interface and industrial design.
This thing's got "iPod Killer" written all over its beaten ass.
Mine is too.
Funny how the second you get away from payola stations, things start improving.