Sigh. Let me explain this in a programmer's way: GPL extends copyright. GPL != copyright
All it does is conditionally grant some rights that by default go to the author. If you violate the terms, you have no permissions to the work under copyright law.
The only way to violate the license is to distribute against the terms, which is illegal because your conditional permissions have been revoked. If you don't distribute, then there is nothing to legally bind you. That is why violating the GPL is necessarily and sufficienty a copyright violation.
The GPL is in essence a license which IS a contract.
No, it is not, although it has been contested. Why? No consideration. You do not commit to actually do ANYTHING by accepting the GPL--but informally you commit to abiding by the terms. Even the "requirement" that you provide source when distributing binaries is not something you agree to do, because distributing binaries with source is permitted and binaries without source is not. You are not obligated to anything, you can simply choose (or not) to do what the license permits.
The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system.
Hmmm. According to Andy Tanenbaum:
"On top of the operating system is the rest of the system software. Here we find the command interpreter (shell), window systems, compilers, editors, and similar application-independent programs. It is important to realize that these programs are definitely not part of the operating system, even though they are typically supplied preinstalled by the computer manufacturer, or in a package with the operating system if it is installed after purchase. This is a crucial, but subtle, point. The operating system is (usually) that portion of the software that runs in kernel mode or supervisor mode. It is protected from user tampering by the hardware..."
Cheetah required a minimum of a G3, and upgrade cards were not supported - though I vaguely remember a shim system extension that would allow you to boot it on unsupported G3 Macs...
After trying MkLinux and Mac OS X Public Beta, I got a Quadra 800 on eBay and installed A/UX 3.0, which I really liked!
Though that's not quite true, Neurons, in particular, are not replaced, you die with what you were born with.
But those neurons take in water, salts, glucose etc. and dispose of waste products, break down dead organelles, etc. They are not the same matter from minute to minute, let alone year to year.
Not to mention, as others have pointed out, the matter that makes up 'you' changes constantly and is totally replaced every 7-10 years. You're literally not the same person you were 10 years ago.
I like Rudy Rucker's exploration of the metaphysics in Software, where characters argue that it's not the physical being that matters, it's the pattern that embodies 'you'.
And "potential existence is just as good as actual existence.":)
Justin Rye was a notorious troll on soc.culture.esperanto.
His arguments are based on the false assumption that a conlang must be linguistically flawless to be useful and accepted.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and for all the advantages some alternatives might have, none has outpaced Esperanto.
It's like the argument over Linux. Critics say it's badly designed, difficult to learn, obsolete, etc. to which the defenders say, "show us something better." No? Okay, we will continue with our regularly-scheduled program...
Yeah, I get the essence of his complaint. Progress should mean better results, faster.
Two caveats might apply to that anecdote, though... one being the increase in availability of broadband after 1997, and the other being sheer number of users trying to access the same resources. I'm sure part of the reason Plato was fast was because it had relatively few users.
I got to play with a Plato terminal on a college campus around 1979 or so, it was really cool. Way beyond anything the standard campus terminals could do.
I didn't recall the name Brian Dear, but he was interviewed:
“I was given a tour of the Chemistry Learning Center today, to a room where there had been PLATO terminals,” Dear continues. “The cable for the terminals was literally hanging from the wall, the terminals have been replaced by IBM PCs, and the students were using the Web. With PLATO, if you asked a question, you got an answer back in less than a second. If you ask a question on the Web, it can take as long as 15 or 20 seconds to get your answer, while the Net clunks away. The students were falling asleep. I asked myself, ‘Is this progress?’”
------------------ Subject: The TOP 10 Things We Want To Hear Samuel L. Jackson, "JediMaster
Mace Windu," say in the Star Wars Prequel.
10. You don't need to see my goddamn identification, 'cause these ain't the
motherfuckin' droids you're looking for.
9. Womp rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know, 'cause I wouldn't
eat the filthy motherfucker.
8. This is your father's lightsaber. When you absolutely, positively, have to
kill every motherfuckin' stormtrooper in the room... accept no substitutes.
7. If Obi-wan ain't home then I don't know what the fuck we're gonna do. I
ain't got no other connections on Tattooine.
6. Feel the Force, motherfucker.
5. 'What' ain't no planet I've ever heard of! Do they speak Bocce on 'What'?
4. You sendin' the Fett? Shit, Hutt, that's all you had to say!
3. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the motherfucker's a carpet. Yeah
Chewie got a hair problem. What's the brother gonna do? He's a wookie.
2. Does Jabba the Hutt look like a bitch?
1. Hand me my lightsaber... it's the one that says, "Bad Motherfucker" on it.
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All it does is conditionally grant some rights that by default go to the author. If you violate the terms, you have no permissions to the work under copyright law.
The only way to violate the license is to distribute against the terms, which is illegal because your conditional permissions have been revoked. If you don't distribute, then there is nothing to legally bind you. That is why violating the GPL is necessarily and sufficienty a copyright violation.
No, it is not, although it has been contested. Why? No consideration. You do not commit to actually do ANYTHING by accepting the GPL--but informally you commit to abiding by the terms. Even the "requirement" that you provide source when distributing binaries is not something you agree to do, because distributing binaries with source is permitted and binaries without source is not. You are not obligated to anything, you can simply choose (or not) to do what the license permits.
https://lwn.net/Articles/61292/
Just tell them, "Lando Calrissian is a steely-eyed missile man!"
Hmmm. According to Andy Tanenbaum:
"On top of the operating system is the rest of the system software. Here we find the command interpreter (shell), window systems, compilers, editors, and similar application-independent programs. It is important to realize that these programs are definitely not part of the operating system, even though they are typically supplied preinstalled by the computer manufacturer, or in a package with the operating system if it is installed after purchase. This is a crucial, but subtle, point. The operating system is (usually) that portion of the software that runs in kernel mode or supervisor mode. It is protected from user tampering by the hardware..."
Cheetah required a minimum of a G3, and upgrade cards were not supported - though I vaguely remember a shim system extension that would allow you to boot it on unsupported G3 Macs...
After trying MkLinux and Mac OS X Public Beta, I got a Quadra 800 on eBay and installed A/UX 3.0, which I really liked!
> Diploma of immigrants are not recognized by Canada
True... they are only interested in your "Eh" Levels.
This just in...
Well, I think this whole argument is essentially whether a forest is different from the trees that make it up. :)
Still, the point is that saying "neurons aren't replaced" is misleading, because they are replaced from the inside out.
But those neurons take in water, salts, glucose etc. and dispose of waste products, break down dead organelles, etc. They are not the same matter from minute to minute, let alone year to year.
Not to mention, as others have pointed out, the matter that makes up 'you' changes constantly and is totally replaced every 7-10 years. You're literally not the same person you were 10 years ago.
I like Rudy Rucker's exploration of the metaphysics in Software, where characters argue that it's not the physical being that matters, it's the pattern that embodies 'you'.
And "potential existence is just as good as actual existence." :)
“I don’t mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel... but I am, so that’s how it comes out.”
– Bill Hicks
Film at 11...
"...but in your case, I'll make an exception!"
– Groucho Marx
"I even put one in an SS uniform. But no one noticed."
In the Hollywood press maybe. In the theater, my friend turned to me and exclaimed, "It's Doogie Himmler!"
Yep, it is – I upgraded directly from Snow Leopard to Mavericks. You just need an update to the App Store certificate.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT205702
If I'm not up for buying a whole new machine, I get a new drive and install the new OS onto it, then applications, then migrate user accounts.
If anything goes wrong, I can just pop the old drive back in and be back where I was...and if it goes right, I have a snapshot backup at the ready.
Justin Rye was a notorious troll on soc.culture.esperanto.
His arguments are based on the false assumption that a conlang must be linguistically flawless to be useful and accepted.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and for all the advantages some alternatives might have, none has outpaced Esperanto.
It's like the argument over Linux. Critics say it's badly designed, difficult to learn, obsolete, etc. to which the defenders say, "show us something better." No? Okay, we will continue with our regularly-scheduled program...
Oh pointy birds
Oh pointy, pointy!
Anoint my head
Anointy-nointy
Calling about is everything okay with the alien space cloud from Planet 10, or should he just go ahead and destroy North Korea?
Yeah, I get the essence of his complaint. Progress should mean better results, faster.
Two caveats might apply to that anecdote, though... one being the increase in availability of broadband after 1997, and the other being sheer number of users trying to access the same resources. I'm sure part of the reason Plato was fast was because it had relatively few users.
I got to play with a Plato terminal on a college campus around 1979 or so, it was really cool. Way beyond anything the standard campus terminals could do.
Years later I stumbled across this article:
https://www.wired.com/1997/03/platofest-to-celebrate-first-online-community/
I didn't recall the name Brian Dear, but he was interviewed:
“I was given a tour of the Chemistry Learning Center today, to a room where there had been PLATO terminals,” Dear continues. “The cable for the terminals was literally hanging from the wall, the terminals have been replaced by IBM PCs, and the students were using the Web. With PLATO, if you asked a question, you got an answer back in less than a second. If you ask a question on the Web, it can take as long as 15 or 20 seconds to get your answer, while the Net clunks away. The students were falling asleep. I asked myself, ‘Is this progress?’”
I believe the traditional answer is "start a rock band."
Wow, this city of yours sounds like a real war-zone hell hole. Why don't you move?
Or, just name the city so we can look at the actual crime statistics and reach our own conclusions...
> Samuel L. Jackson goes from Jedi to Klingon
Reminds me of this classic:
Subject: Star Wars
------------------
Subject: The TOP 10 Things We Want To Hear Samuel L. Jackson, "JediMaster
Mace Windu," say in the Star Wars Prequel.
10. You don't need to see my goddamn identification, 'cause these ain't the
motherfuckin' droids you're looking for.
9. Womp rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know, 'cause I wouldn't
eat the filthy motherfucker.
8. This is your father's lightsaber. When you absolutely, positively, have to
kill every motherfuckin' stormtrooper in the room... accept no substitutes.
7. If Obi-wan ain't home then I don't know what the fuck we're gonna do. I
ain't got no other connections on Tattooine.
6. Feel the Force, motherfucker.
5. 'What' ain't no planet I've ever heard of! Do they speak Bocce on 'What'?
4. You sendin' the Fett? Shit, Hutt, that's all you had to say!
3. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the motherfucker's a carpet. Yeah
Chewie got a hair problem. What's the brother gonna do? He's a wookie.
2. Does Jabba the Hutt look like a bitch?
1. Hand me my lightsaber... it's the one that says, "Bad Motherfucker" on it.
I gave a friend of mine a copy of K&R with the title crossed out, and "C++: The Good Parts" written in!
Gort. Klaatu barada kickass!