you should be the one to fucking wake up...from your fantasy communist bullshit world of richard Stallman. What you're proposing, violates the rights of many artists, which shows the world what a hypocritical asshole you really are.
What RMS wants is the world to fulfill his needs, while still following a license as restrictive as the copyright. If what RMS wanted came true, there would be very little REAL artists left. This is not because "they are greedy bastards" or that "they are only in it for the money". It is because if there is no revenue in something you love to do, your time will have to be spent at something you don't like doing...like working at McDonalds.
But...since you are a follower(and greedy I might add), and obviously not an Artist...You will never understand this.
no, corporate America has faults, Im not denying that, im just saying that the main reason most slashdotters are against corporate america is because they are making money. 99% of the time it includes greed, and shitty things go on, but some things should be allowed to go on. It's called FREEDOM. The Freedom to be greedy, or give your stuff away for free. slashdotters have the same greed as corporate america. They bitch, moan, get lawyers, and talk about how THEIR freedoms are being taken away(when the GPL is violated), while in the same breath are not willing to abide by rules previously created for artists(the copyright), or spend their money on the products. Why the fuck can't an artist be Greedy?? Greed is what drives Many artists to success. Many REAL artists wouldn't bust their ass and work as hard as they do, if they knew they wern't getting any money in the end.
Microsoft should be broken up, but their breakup has nothing to do with linux, and it never will. The reason Linux isn't running on 75% of the computers in the world, is because it just isn't the best.
Anyone who says the artist doesn't need or deserve money, and doesn't work for free(all the time), has no right to speak on the subject.
bullshit...this is a sorry ass excuse by a linux-sheep-zealout."TAKE OVER THE WORLD"? you mean come out with better software then anyone else? YES! Microsoft has a monopoly over one thing: The microsoft operating systems. Not over all OS's in general.
If they opened the API up to everybody, MS would lose that (unfair) advantage
if coke gave their formula out..they would lose their unfair advantage too...but you're not bitching about that. Their "unfair" advantage to you is called BUSINESS in the real world.
and what would we do if they opened the API??? Put the coolness of windows in a linux GUI? It seems to me linux developers can't re-create windows technologies correctly, so they are using the microsoft breakup as an excuse for getting the source.
This will prevent unfair breaking of competitor's software. Also if new features are introduced everyone can see it right away rather than wait till M$ release it (especially after they release their new product). This will introduce fair competition and let the best software company win.
if you are basing the breakup on things like this....they shouldn't be broken up. This is Bullshit, for ANY company. Right now ANYONE can create and release an OS(microsoft isn't stopping you). But, any one that has been released recently is shitty..compared to windows. Slashdotters want the breakup of microsoft...because they hate corporate america.
when they finally are broken up, people aren't going to use linux any more than they did before...
they've received email from a MS product manager, promising to fix the Interix GPL violation
but what happens when slashdotters are asked by Metallica to stop violating their "gpl"?? They get ignored and shit upon. Isn't slashdot great? they are for a type of freedom, their own. And ironically it's all about greed. Think about this: you are just as greedy by stealing copyrighted material as the RIAA is for selling it at such a bloated cost.
you are very closed minded/one sided. Why can't everyone benefit, not just the poor. If you get an inheritence, that's great. If you earn it, that's even better. What is stopping poor people from getting jobs and becoming successful? nothing, except themselves. The only people I have sympathy for are those with mental problems, who can't fend for themsleves. Everyone else has a brain, what you choose to fill it with is called life.
im not rich, in fact I have barely enough money to get by each month, but am I complaining??? no...because I know I can sharpen my skills and become successful, all it takes is a little hard work.
the rich get richer, because they have something called persistance and intelligence. The poor get poorer, because they have the brain of a slashdotter. Instead of actually doing something about it, they proclaim that they are getting stepped on, and bitch about their problems. Even in nature it all comes down to the survival of the fittest.
what you don't realize, is that many features in windows(98 at least) require vbscript/javascript. Do a search for *.htt(some are hidden files) to see what I mean....
it was microsofts answer to totally integrate IE within their OS
Many people create because they want to, not because they feel the need to make money those people are fools
but what about those that ACTUALLY DO CODE FOR PROFIT??? They Get their rights taken away...I see a fairness in that.
Take the open source community for example, the incentive to code here has nothing to do with profit.
this is correct also, their incentive is for self-profit (no money). They fight for their "freedom of speech", while trampling on others. It's great...if your are in the OSS community. I think it would be better if they were fighting for free speech for everyone, instead of the select few who follow the bullshit. I think the problem is: there are about 5 OSS programmers, and the rest are zealout,radical,sheep who think they are programmers by following the crowd!
from an capitalist point of view there is an infinite supply of copys of informatio, enough to meet any demand
you probably have never done any programming, otherwise you wouldn't have made such a statement.
so...we get rid of copyrights, we get rid of the GPl, what do we have? I can take your source, put in in a closed model and sell it if I want, or, I can add onto it and release it as my own, or for the better of the community.
what you're talking about is internet communism, where no-one owns anything...I hate to break it too ya...but it doesn't fucking work...and it probably never will
then why should anyone believe in the GPL? it's JUST as much a shitty,evil, license as the copyright. but...for slashdotters, their license(the gpl) is GREAT..and a license by "the suits" is evil, and should be stopped, not by intelligence, but by brute force and ignorance. I hate to tell you guys....but the gpl offers no benefits greater than the copyright, and trying to prove it by defying it shows nothing but your views on people having no property rights.
what happens when someone defies the GPL??? you get all pissed and bitch and moan how your rights are being violated once again. Who's rights are being violated? it seems like it's always yours, not anyone else's. Maybe if slashdot wasn't so self-serving, I would actually start to believe the bullshit that it continuously spews.
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you should be the one to fucking wake up...from your fantasy communist bullshit world of richard Stallman. What you're proposing, violates the rights of many artists, which shows the world what a hypocritical asshole you really are.
What RMS wants is the world to fulfill his needs, while still following a license as restrictive as the copyright. If what RMS wanted came true, there would be very little REAL artists left. This is not because "they are greedy bastards" or that "they are only in it for the money". It is because if there is no revenue in something you love to do, your time will have to be spent at something you don't like doing...like working at McDonalds.
But...since you are a follower(and greedy I might add), and obviously not an Artist...You will never understand this.
yes...but when it's not yours to give away for free, it is taking away freedoms
no, corporate America has faults, Im not denying that, im just saying that the main reason most slashdotters are against corporate america is because they are making money. 99% of the time it includes greed, and shitty things go on, but some things should be allowed to go on. It's called FREEDOM. The Freedom to be greedy, or give your stuff away for free. slashdotters have the same greed as corporate america. They bitch, moan, get lawyers, and talk about how THEIR freedoms are being taken away(when the GPL is violated), while in the same breath are not willing to abide by rules previously created for artists(the copyright), or spend their money on the products. Why the fuck can't an artist be Greedy?? Greed is what drives Many artists to success. Many REAL artists wouldn't bust their ass and work as hard as they do, if they knew they wern't getting any money in the end.
Microsoft should be broken up, but their breakup has nothing to do with linux, and it never will. The reason Linux isn't running on 75% of the computers in the world, is because it just isn't the best.
Anyone who says the artist doesn't need or deserve money, and doesn't work for free(all the time), has no right to speak on the subject.
if it wasn't microsoft...it would have probably been IBM
Bruce Perens probably has some thoughts on keeping track of abuses of the GPL; he's found several cases of closed-source software with his code in it
I thought you were for freedom?? Bruce perens is just as bad as the RIAA, with copyrighted mp3's
bullshit...this is a sorry ass excuse by a linux-sheep-zealout."TAKE OVER THE WORLD"? you mean come out with better software then anyone else? YES! Microsoft has a monopoly over one thing: The microsoft operating systems. Not over all OS's in general.
If they opened the API up to everybody, MS would lose that (unfair) advantage
if coke gave their formula out..they would lose their unfair advantage too...but you're not bitching about that. Their "unfair" advantage to you is called BUSINESS in the real world.
and what would we do if they opened the API??? Put the coolness of windows in a linux GUI? It seems to me linux developers can't re-create windows technologies correctly, so they are using the microsoft breakup as an excuse for getting the source.
slashdot != freedoms
that would take away my freedoms and rights, so it's a bad idea.
This will prevent unfair breaking of competitor's software. Also if new features are introduced everyone can see it right away rather than wait till M$ release it (especially after they release their new product). This will introduce fair competition and let the best software company win.
if you are basing the breakup on things like this....they shouldn't be broken up. This is Bullshit, for ANY company. Right now ANYONE can create and release an OS(microsoft isn't stopping you). But, any one that has been released recently is shitty..compared to windows. Slashdotters want the breakup of microsoft...because they hate corporate america.
when they finally are broken up, people aren't going to use linux any more than they did before...
more like in any society to which you actually have to pay money(gasp!) to recieve a product.
the amount of money or availability have nothing to do with it(seeing that both issues are relative to each consumer)
amazing..isn't it...
they've received email from a MS product manager, promising to fix the Interix GPL violation
but what happens when slashdotters are asked by Metallica to stop violating their "gpl"?? They get ignored and shit upon. Isn't slashdot great? they are for a type of freedom, their own. And ironically it's all about greed. Think about this: you are just as greedy by stealing copyrighted material as the RIAA is for selling it at such a bloated cost.
------the irony of it all.....
great? yeah...it is...now there's two monopolies!
it's people like you that will force linux out of the mainstream. Not using such tools makes you an idiot and a complete dumbass in my mind.
you are very closed minded/one sided. Why can't everyone benefit, not just the poor. If you get an inheritence, that's great. If you earn it, that's even better. What is stopping poor people from getting jobs and becoming successful? nothing, except themselves. The only people I have sympathy for are those with mental problems, who can't fend for themsleves. Everyone else has a brain, what you choose to fill it with is called life.
im not rich, in fact I have barely enough money to get by each month, but am I complaining??? no...because I know I can sharpen my skills and become successful, all it takes is a little hard work.
those who are not rich choose to be.
the rich get richer, because they have something called persistance and intelligence. The poor get poorer, because they have the brain of a slashdotter. Instead of actually doing something about it, they proclaim that they are getting stepped on, and bitch about their problems. Even in nature it all comes down to the survival of the fittest.
microsoft shows me that linux can't survive without the help of the government.
so is communism
what you don't realize, is that many features in windows(98 at least) require vbscript/javascript. Do a search for *.htt(some are hidden files) to see what I mean....
it was microsofts answer to totally integrate IE within their OS
no, what you don't realize is the fact that it shows you are just as bad as they are, very hypocritical, and that It won't solve a fucking thing.
it also shows the total lack of intellience/experience in the community
i find it ironic when slashdotters talk about how greedy "the suits" are, when they are too fucking greedy to by music.
offspring is smart: they are milking napster for the $$$ that it's worth, while gaing your support at the same time.
Many people create because they want to, not because they feel the need to make money those people are fools
but what about those that ACTUALLY DO CODE FOR PROFIT??? They Get their rights taken away...I see a fairness in that.
Take the open source community for example, the incentive to code here has nothing to do with profit.
this is correct also, their incentive is for self-profit (no money). They fight for their "freedom of speech", while trampling on others. It's great...if your are in the OSS community. I think it would be better if they were fighting for free speech for everyone, instead of the select few who follow the bullshit. I think the problem is: there are about 5 OSS programmers, and the rest are zealout,radical,sheep who think they are programmers by following the crowd!
from an capitalist point of view there is an infinite supply of copys of informatio, enough to meet any demand
you probably have never done any programming, otherwise you wouldn't have made such a statement.
so...we get rid of copyrights, we get rid of the GPl, what do we have? I can take your source, put in in a closed model and sell it if I want, or, I can add onto it and release it as my own, or for the better of the community.
what you're talking about is internet communism, where no-one owns anything...I hate to break it too ya...but it doesn't fucking work...and it probably never will
why? so you can get paid to do less work...lazy ass!
obviously slashdot does
what system do you think we can use to protect the artists online then, if not copyright or GPL?
then why should anyone believe in the GPL? it's JUST as much a shitty,evil, license as the copyright. but...for slashdotters, their license(the gpl) is GREAT..and a license by "the suits" is evil, and should be stopped, not by intelligence, but by brute force and ignorance. I hate to tell you guys....but the gpl offers no benefits greater than the copyright, and trying to prove it by defying it shows nothing but your views on people having no property rights.
what happens when someone defies the GPL??? you get all pissed and bitch and moan how your rights are being violated once again. Who's rights are being violated? it seems like it's always yours, not anyone else's. Maybe if slashdot wasn't so self-serving, I would actually start to believe the bullshit that it continuously spews.