It can be used as evidence against you. For example if a murderer smokes a cigarrette and discards the butt in the trash and a police officer sees him do it. There is no need for probable cause or any of the other legal fancy-shit, since the article was discarded, and was in plain site.
The same should apply to the internet. What you leave here is not private. By definition if it is on the internet it should be considered *public*. Far too often I've run into people who don't want you to look at their "private" webpages even though they are not protected and indeed are searchable on the net! People like this need to take a clue from this trial. If it is on the internet it is public... PERIOD.
Let me reply by saying... um... Hahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaa!
okay I'm done. You're assumption would be wrong, moron.
Where I work is very inconvenient for me to get to, so I prefer to telecommute. Also, it's easier for me to work for multiple clients as, in this day and age, it's silly for me to have to be onsite when I don't need to be.
Aside from my degree in computer science, I also have a minor in Psychology. So you can take your psychological bullshit, which is what it is and shove it.
Compare Glade to Gorm feature-wise. Aside from the appearance of GNUStep, which admittedly stands to be improved, you will find that some of the features Gorm has, Glade blatantly lacks. One thing in particular is the ability to use custom palettes. Glade comes with a standard set of widgets, period... also Glade does not allow the modelling of non-gui objects, Gorm does.
So from that standpoint alone Gorm is compares favorably. I think you better step back from that "BMW" for a while and ask yourself what you're really getting.
For all of those of you who can't take a joke, tongue was firmly planted in cheek regarding the "KDE/GNOME obsolesence" bit of the post. While I didn't write the post, I know who did and that part, at least, was meant as a joke. Also look on it as something of a commentary on slashdot itself: sometimes it's impossible to get anything on here unless it's sensationalistic or overly stated.
I, personally, tried posting 6 times before giving up. Imagine my suprise at seeing this when I woke up this morning!
The symbol that is used for WindowMaker's dock was originally created for the GNUstep project by Pyrros Atheos and was later used by the WindowMaker window manager team.
Such as making the shuttle safer or possibly creating a replacement system? Is this what NASA worries about?
GJC
Yes, but is it better than emacs??
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Hehe. Obligatory emacs comment here. Anyway I've never understood why people feel this compulsion to use a mode-based editor when there are so many wonderful editors out there today. I wonder if any of the VIM developers use emacs to develop VIM.:)
You are not supposed to do anything as a consumer. I'm talking about software companies.:)
All of what I just listed is necessary for companies to make better software for consumers. Bitching about it as a consumer and expecting that it wont cause a price increase because of the increased testing and engineering that goes along with it is unrealistic.
Also, *requiring* this causes an issue in the Free Software/Open Source realm as most programmers who do this do so on a volunteer basis and don't have the money to defend themselves if they should get sued by someone frivolously.
And there's also the issue that this opens the door for frivolous lawsuites, which in turn would cause software producing companies to take out "insurance" which would, in turn, be foisted onto the consumer.
So have a good life in your "improved" software world. No open source, no free software, but lots and lots of proprietary and expensive software.
* Tell users to stop asking for tons of new features in unrealistic timeframes. * Tell software managers to actually give individual developers time to develop software the write way instead of insisting that they slam code out. * Get compentent testers who can help catch any aggregious problems before it goes to market. * Stop hiring assholes who just have certificates and get some degee holding professionals who actually know what the f*ck they are doing. * Stop outsourcing to india where most programmers are taught to slam out code no matter how messy it is. (I know this because I've worked with a few people who've come from that environment to the US)
All of the above costs money. If you're willing to spend the $$$$ that all of the above will cost you, you're software quality will improve.
I know it's been said, but this is a really terrible idea. Horrible.
Many many websites currently use GPL software and suddenly making them have to relinquish thier code is a bad move. This will inspire hatred and resentment from companies all over the web and make RMS look like another highway bandit.
I believe that if you are unhappy, it doesn't matter how many toys you buy with all of the cash. You can't force yourself to be happy with material possessions. At least, I find that I can't. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, I will quit so fast it'll make their head spin and not care all that much when it comes to money.
Contract law covers the interpretation of contracts alone.
In most countries, if there is an explicit agreement between two parties as to what is and isn't owned by each party, there is no other "implied" ownership by the employer beyond what is agreed to.
I can't speak for the Netherlands, but that is certainly the way it is in the US.
Later, GJC
What your employer owns depends on your contract..
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The author of the article drastically simplifies the "Intellectual Property" section of his article.
So long as you are careful about terms and conditions you can rest assured that nothing is wrong. A good book to read to tell you all about this kind of problem is called "Who Owns What Is In Your Head" by Stanley H. Lieberstein.
The author of the article at the BCS is spreading FUD.
The word has other meanings in the English language:
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,
OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple,
n.]
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running
through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
gimp
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
[syn: lameness, limping, gimpiness, gameness, claudication]
Most people think that you can just be sat down in front of a computer and taught to "program". What is the essence of programming? Is it the language? No. Is it the operating system? No.
It's the *CONCEPTS*! Computer Science teaches the concepts behind the programming and why you should do certain things. It teaches you to discern for yourself how complex systems act. People who have certificates have reduces this profession to something most people think of as a "vocation" which is a crying shame.
A vocation is something that people learn to do without much understanding of the science or technical justifications behind what they are doing? Do you think a mechanic knows the physics of how a car works down to the smallest level? No, he only knows that which he needs to get the job in front of him done. And guess what, when he needs to learn about a new car he has to go back to school to learn about it.
Computer Science gives you the tools you need to get the job done AND it provides you with the knowledge you will need in the future to adapt because you have a deep undestanding of how things work, instead of simple rote memorization.
Understanding the concepts is what give Computer Science and, indeed, any science or engineering discipline it's power over a simple "vocation."
Don't listen to the guy who wrote the article (I already forgot his name) he sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about.
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It can be used as evidence against you. For example if a murderer smokes a cigarrette and discards the butt in the trash and a police officer sees him do it. There is no need for probable cause or any of the other legal fancy-shit, since the article was discarded, and was in plain site.
The same should apply to the internet. What you leave here is not private. By definition if it is on the internet it should be considered *public*. Far too often I've run into people who don't want you to look at their "private" webpages even though they are not protected and indeed are searchable on the net! People like this need to take a clue from this trial. If it is on the internet it is public... PERIOD.
GJC
Undergraduate, I'm planning on going back for my PhD soon. My email is available in my profile, so you can write me there, if you like.
GJC
I graduated from the University Of Maryland at College Park.
GJC
Let me reply by saying... um... Hahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaa!
okay I'm done. You're assumption would be wrong, moron.
Where I work is very inconvenient for me to get to, so I prefer to telecommute. Also, it's easier for me to work for multiple clients as, in this day and age, it's silly for me to have to be onsite when I don't need to be.
Aside from my degree in computer science, I also have a minor in Psychology. So you can take your psychological bullshit, which is what it is and shove it.
Thanks. GJC
The GNUstep libraries are LGPL. So, no, it wouldn't make your app GPL to link with them.
Seriously, don't let them make this the law. It will kill telecommuting. A fair amount of people across the nation telecommute on a daily basis.
GJC
I'm sure most of you gimps won't mind.
Compare Glade to Gorm feature-wise. Aside from the appearance of GNUStep, which admittedly stands to be improved, you will find that some of the features Gorm has, Glade blatantly lacks. One thing in particular is the ability to use custom palettes. Glade comes with a standard set of widgets, period... also Glade does not allow the modelling of non-gui objects, Gorm does.
So from that standpoint alone Gorm is compares favorably. I think you better step back from that "BMW" for a while and ask yourself what you're really getting.
GJC
All,
For all of those of you who can't take a joke, tongue was firmly planted in cheek regarding the "KDE/GNOME obsolesence" bit of the post. While I didn't write the post, I know who did and that part, at least, was meant as a joke. Also look on it as something of a commentary on slashdot itself: sometimes it's impossible to get anything on here unless it's sensationalistic or overly stated.
I, personally, tried posting 6 times before giving up. Imagine my suprise at seeing this when I woke up this morning!
Later, GJC
It is the GNUstep icon, not the WindowMaker icon.
The symbol that is used for WindowMaker's dock was originally created for the GNUstep project by Pyrros Atheos and was later used by the WindowMaker window manager team.
GJC
My fault, that screenshot is rather old. :) The look has improved quite a bit since then. I'll have to upload an new one.
GJC
The target is currently Cocoa. GNUstep includes many Cocoa classes.
Such as making the shuttle safer or possibly creating a replacement system? Is this what NASA worries about?
GJC
Hehe. Obligatory emacs comment here. Anyway I've never understood why people feel this compulsion to use a mode-based editor when there are so many wonderful editors out there today. I wonder if any of the VIM developers use emacs to develop VIM. :)
GJC
You are not supposed to do anything as a consumer. I'm talking about software companies. :)
All of what I just listed is necessary for companies to make better software for consumers. Bitching about it as a consumer and expecting that it wont cause a price increase because of the increased testing and engineering that goes along with it is unrealistic.
Also, *requiring* this causes an issue in the Free Software/Open Source realm as most programmers who do this do so on a volunteer basis and don't have the money to defend themselves if they should get sued by someone frivolously.
And there's also the issue that this opens the door for frivolous lawsuites, which in turn would cause software producing companies to take out "insurance" which would, in turn, be foisted onto the consumer.
So have a good life in your "improved" software world. No open source, no free software, but lots and lots of proprietary and expensive software.
Later, GJC
The keys are:
* Tell users to stop asking for tons of new features in unrealistic timeframes.
* Tell software managers to actually give individual developers time to develop software the write way instead of insisting that they slam code out.
* Get compentent testers who can help catch any aggregious problems before it goes to market.
* Stop hiring assholes who just have certificates and get some degee holding professionals who actually know what the f*ck they are doing.
* Stop outsourcing to india where most programmers are taught to slam out code no matter how messy it is. (I know this because I've worked with a few people who've come from that environment to the US)
All of the above costs money. If you're willing to spend the $$$$ that all of the above will cost you, you're software quality will improve.
Until then STFU.
Later, GJC
I know it's been said, but this is a really terrible idea. Horrible.
Many many websites currently use GPL software and suddenly making them have to relinquish thier code is a bad move. This will inspire hatred and resentment from companies all over the web and make RMS look like another highway bandit.
GJC
I believe that if you are unhappy, it doesn't matter how many toys you buy with all of the cash. You can't force yourself to be happy with material possessions. At least, I find that I can't. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, I will quit so fast it'll make their head spin and not care all that much when it comes to money.
GJC
Bhwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Needless to say he's wrong.
GJC
1) Jumping into water
2) Swimming
3) Weightlessness.
It may be fully emmersive, but it's not perfect.
GJC
With the sole exception of DarkMan, isn't there a requirement to become evil if you have to wear an ominous mask?
:)
Case in point: Darth Vader.
GJC
Contract law covers the interpretation of contracts alone.
In most countries, if there is an explicit agreement between two parties as to what is and isn't owned by each party, there is no other "implied" ownership by the employer beyond what is agreed to.
I can't speak for the Netherlands, but that is certainly the way it is in the US.
Later, GJC
The author of the article drastically simplifies the "Intellectual Property" section of his article.
So long as you are careful about terms and conditions you can rest assured that nothing is wrong. A good book to read to tell you all about this kind of problem is called "Who Owns What Is In Your Head" by Stanley H. Lieberstein.
The author of the article at the BCS is spreading FUD.
GJC
Huh?
The word has other meanings in the English language:
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,
OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple,
n.]
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running
through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gimp \Gimp\, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
gimp
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
[syn: lameness, limping, gimpiness, gameness, claudication]
GJC
Most people think that you can just be sat down in front of a computer and taught to "program". What is the essence of programming? Is it the language? No. Is it the operating system? No.
It's the *CONCEPTS*! Computer Science teaches the concepts behind the programming and why you should do certain things. It teaches you to discern for yourself how complex systems act. People who have certificates have reduces this profession to something most people think of as a "vocation" which is a crying shame.
A vocation is something that people learn to do without much understanding of the science or technical justifications behind what they are doing? Do you think a mechanic knows the physics of how a car works down to the smallest level? No, he only knows that which he needs to get the job in front of him done. And guess what, when he needs to learn about a new car he has to go back to school to learn about it.
Computer Science gives you the tools you need to get the job done AND it provides you with the knowledge you will need in the future to adapt because you have a deep undestanding of how things work, instead of simple rote memorization.
Understanding the concepts is what give Computer Science and, indeed, any science or engineering discipline it's power over a simple "vocation."
Don't listen to the guy who wrote the article (I already forgot his name) he sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Later, GJC