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  1. In other news... on FSF Denies Latest Apple Attempt at APSL · · Score: 1
    This just in... The Free Software Foundation just denied the sunrise.

    Seeing as how they were able to deny apples license, when it actually exists, we urge citizens to stock up on generators, and UV lamps.

    krystal_blade

  2. This is the problem, Not Apple... on FSF Denies Latest Apple Attempt at APSL · · Score: 4
    Ideas like this are the main problem behind "free software" attempts...

    It is not a true copyleft, because it allows linking with other files which may be entirely proprietary.

    A truly free software license wouldn't/shouldn't care what you do or do not link to.

    To that effect, what Richard Stallman is describing is contradictory to the "freedoms" he describes in the GPL.

    There are two different fences in software. On one, major corporations are attempting to demand the right to force consumers to pay for everything they see, hear, and do.

    On the other fence, Free Software proponents claim that software should be free, and to that end, have come up with an EULA that is just as restrictive as the corporations, without the dollar signs.

    What neither side sees is the eight lane freeway right in the middle that Apple is trying to drive on, while both sides throw bricks at them.

    krystal_blade

  3. THIS IS FUNNY on The Future of Copy Control · · Score: 1
    Powell represents a small list of software companies that have been devastated by piracy over the years. The companies produce professional software for high-end audio production -- companies like Steinberg Media Technologies, Emagic and Digidesign, which make industry-standard audio products such as Cubase, Logic Audio and Pro Tools. Each illegal download represents hundreds of dollars in lost sales. To measure the effect of piracy on its business, Steinberg, based in Hamburg, Germany, once offered an amnesty whereby any holder of a pirated version of Cubase, which retails for $350 to $800, could trade it in for a legal version. The number of pirated versions turned in equaled 25 percent of the company's sales that year.

    Well, I'm shocked by the stupidity of this... If I had seen that advertisement, I would have located and downloaded a pirated copy JUST to turn it in and get the legit program for free!!

    krystal_blade

  4. Re:What I think some good ads would look like... on Linux Case Study Project At Linux International · · Score: 2
    Enter the Sociopath?

    Humourless left wing hypocrite?

    Advocated Violence?

    I can see it now, right there in your mind.

    A bunch of Sociopathic Hypocrites standing in front of a court judge for alledgedly beating their Win98 disks.

    What would you have, oh mighty font of wisom?... "Goatsexes Faster?"

    Whether you like it or not, mr drivel, the ad campaign and advocacy campaign brings customers in not by lulling them to sleep, but by either showing them what they have, or by showing them why what the customer already has is useless.

    Got milk?

    krystal_blade

  5. What I think some good ads would look like... on Linux Case Study Project At Linux International · · Score: 3
    1. Get Prodigy to do a theme song alteration of "Smack my bitch up." Exchange the lyrics for "Smack M S up."

    2. A nice little image on internet applications... an "us and them" video if you please.

    US (Linux) Show a computer with web hits scrolling across real fast...

    Them--Show the same thing, but slowly show their computer starting to smoke, and finally exploding (morphing into a huge peice of popcorn)

    Ad... "Whose got the better Kernal? Linux."

    krystal_blade

    as usual, in a humorous mood.

  6. To Mr. Wonderful News on Spidergoats · · Score: 1
    The US and the EU have large food surplus's and we feed the grain to animals instead of a third world nation.

    I hate to break it to ya, bub... But here it goes...

    I don't see Umfufu, or Tareldiquishimomomo offering up some nice, fat, meaty ribs for the grill.

    Cow tastes good. Humans don't. Period. We feed cows grain because were we to offer them some poor, hapless third world national, they probably wouldn't eat it.

    krystal_blade

  7. Re:Thank you, Mr. Bin-Laden! on Nasty Bad Men Are Using Encryption · · Score: 2
    Where, O where did you get YOUR info???

    ----> In Spring 2000, 129 US warplanes are downed in the Yugoslav/Kosovo conflict. The NY Times reports only one of these.

    Heh... 129 US warplanes is about 25% of the US invading force of Kosovo, and somehow, the media MISSED THAT?

    I remember watching the predator Unmanned aerial vehicle flights over Sarajevo a couple years back. Those planes couldn't dodge a well aimed bottle rocket, and the US never lost a single one of those to enemy fire.

    That crack rock must have sure been good...
    It obviously caused your mouth to gravitate to a more comfortable place for you to speak from.

    krystal_blade

  8. Re:Oh, this is great. on X Box To Be Dreamcast-Compatible - Updated · · Score: 2
    Thanks!!!

    By the way, check out these sites

    Skin Cancer Humor

    Hitler Humor

    krystal_blade

  9. Oh, this is great. on X Box To Be Dreamcast-Compatible - Updated · · Score: 3
    With Microsoft's known proclivity towards producing software that doesn't work, we can now look forward to the following features of the X-Box/Dreamcast system.

    1. Dreamcast games work, but, the user must successfully cut the disk into a square first.

    2. One of the features included will be the ever popular "gamers assistant" who will pop up in mid game, (usually when you are rolling along quite fine) and ask "May I be of assistance?" The assistant will be quite useless if you happen to get stuck in a game, producing only clickable buttons that take you even further into obscurity.

    3. Every game sold for the X-Box will actually contain only a 6 meg coded instruction for downloading the actual game. The rest of the disk will be filled with advertisements on how great Microsoft really is.

    4. Hitting all buttons but one brings up a special screen, where you can view all the developers names in better 3D than any game available. It will be called an "Easter Egg"

    5. Attempting to save the game will spawn going through 19 different cycles of power on, power off, reload the software, obtain a firmware upgrade, install it, and try the file parameter again.

    krystal_blade

  10. It's an amazing leap on First Maglev To Be Built In China · · Score: 4
    China also announced today that not only are they going to build the worlds first Maglev train, which promises to reduce pollution via mass transit;

    They have also announced that they are beginning the development of the automobile, which they say promises to produce much more pollution (with which, of course, future maglev trains will spawn) than their current ECO-threatening device, the bicycle.

    krystal_blade

  11. There's always a way around... on All Digital TVs To Include Copy Restrictions · · Score: 1
    It's quite simple, really... Someone will simply figure out a way to copy something by routing AROUND the copy protection.

    Remember the craze when people found out they couldn't tape to tape record VHS rentals? Then, all of a sudden, the filters, they started flowing.

    Don't be surprised if electronics shops offer this as a service. I've seen legitimate sattelite access services sit there late at night with an EEPROM encoder, cloning sattelite decryption chips, to sell for a profit. (It was NICE getting all that for free, with something that wasn't supposed to be able to happen.)

    Look at MULTI REGION DVD PLAYERS too... Didn't those start out as a "hack" that turned mainstream?

    krystal_blade

  12. MICROSOFT/STARBUCKS EULA!!! HOT!!! on Microsoft, Starbucks To Offer Wireless Service · · Score: 2
    MICROSOFT/STARBUCKS Double Espresso Lungo Version CX5

    Maximum Number of Professors: *Refer to printed "EULA"*

    END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT/STARBUCKS COFFEE __________________________________________________ _____________________

    IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and the manufacturer ("Coffee Manufacturer" or "Manufacturer") of the Coffee or Caffeine system component ("WETWARE") with which you acquired the Microsoft liquid product(s) identified above ("LIQUID PRODUCT" or "JOE"). If the LIQUID PRODUCT is not accompanied by a new caffeine system (coffee pot)or caffeine system component,(coffee mug) you may not use or drink the LIQUID PRODUCT. The LIQUID PRODUCT includes caffeine wetware, the associated media it is served in, any printed materials used to soak up spills, and any "online" or electronic documentation of how such "JOE" is made. By drinking, brewing or otherwise using the WETWARE PRODUCT, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, Manufacturer and Starbucks/Microsoft Corporation ("Microbucks") are unwilling to license the WETWARE PRODUCT to you. In such event, you may not use or brew the WETWARE PRODUCT, and you should promptly contact Manufacturer for instructions on return of the product(s) for a refund, unless it is cold.

    krystal_blade

  13. Microsoft and Starbucks to offer Wireless? on Microsoft, Starbucks To Offer Wireless Service · · Score: 2
    Think about it.

    Starbucks.

    Coffee.

    WireLESS.

    krystal_blade

  14. Some more humorous quotes from the ISP (humor) on Largest ISP In Philippines: The Catholic Church · · Score: 5
    Dear ISP user, we have received notice that you have been misusing your ISP account in an attempt to gain surreptitious entry into another network. Not only is this a violation of the contract you signed with the Catholic Church (for which, your soul may be forfeit, by the way) it is also a violation of the Bible, book of Revelations, Chapter 28, verse 13 (check the new version in .pdf format).

    "Do not seeketh to gain entry into heavenly portals, lest ye be struck down in the midst of your entry. Heavenly portals shall seek you out when they deem you worthy of entry."

    You can also look to the following verses, which are also available on our website for guidance.

    "If your keyboard is your problem, cut it off. Better to enter the portal of heaven with only a mouse, than to not be able to enter at all. If pointing and clicking is unseemly, then by all means, purchase VR glasses (from our website) and the new head mouse (also available on our website) and remove the mouse from thy presence."

    "For no one who hath hacked, or cracked their way into the portal of heaven shall be allowed to stay for long. They shall be given access long enough to know how wondrous God's creation, the internet, is, and in doing so, shall hopefully gain the wisdom of peace and harmony."

    For humor purposes only.

    krystal_blade

  15. How to do a 3d GUI right on 3D GUI Project · · Score: 2
    First of all, the file system doesn't need to be changed. Whether it be Linux, or another platform, leave it be. It makes navigating through a non-3d gui easier.

    Second, give the people the option of having a 3D gui, WHILE IT'S ALREADY THERE!!! This means that hitting alt-(insert desired key here) will bring your screen back to the front side cube, where most of your stuff will sit.

    Third. Control. The ability to control the environment is essential. Take a lesson from Homeworld, in their 3d environment, and design it around that. Allow people to utilize the mouse for what it was intended. Object manipulation. (In this case, the object being the 3d screen itself.)

    And lastly, don't worry about making everything read correctly. If someone is talented enough to squiggle thier screen around so they're looking at it backwards, they deserve to read the letters backwards too. That's a true 3D environment, after all.

    krystal_blade

  16. Eat Less, Live Longer? on Eat Less - Live Longer · · Score: 1
    This should be some pretty good news to those starving people in Ethiopia.

    krystal_blade

  17. IRC HAS it's limitations on New P2P tool Using... IRC? [UPDATED] · · Score: 1
    How are they going to route all those packets around the sniveling 14 year old netsexers?

    krystal_blade

  18. Hmmm... on New P2P tool Using... IRC? [UPDATED] · · Score: 1
    Oh, this is just great...

    As if having 90% of the kewl warez lists on the IRC wasn't enough, NOW they're trying to monopolize the TRANSFER of warez, whether you "IRC" or not...

    It's a conspiracy, I'm telling ya.

    krystal_blade

  19. Simple solution on id On Linux: Bad News · · Score: 1
    Regardless of whether there are three, or three hundred versions of Linux around, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that difficult to get it to run on cross version systems. (probably so long as the version primary was the same)

    So, a simple solution to this problem is to look at Linux Distro sales. RedHat probably wins this one, so, make Q3TA work on that and sell it as such.

    Open source some of the code, (not all of it, mind you... Certain portions of the code are crossable to all kernels (textures, for instance) Just enough so that if someone wanted to tinker around with the source, he/she/it would be able to release, legally, a "patch" or new file for a specific flavor of Linux.

    That's the way the Linux community is supposed to work.

    "Hey, I've got this great new doohickey, and it runs great on my platform..."

    "Really? Mind if I take a look at that copy and see if I can get it to run on MINE?"

    While id probably wouldn't see too much in the way of sales dollars, they would still see SOME. Especially if they made it available via download from their site for a fee. That would essentially cut the middleman out of the equation.

    These so called "Retailers" who don't want a Linux Q3TA on their shelves are probably worried about a possible riot when some ten year olds run in, pick up the "new Q3" and takes it home, only to find out that his computer looked at the disc, put on a beany cap, and started drooling. So, screw them. Don't use them.

    krystal_blade

  20. Good Idea by the DOD. on Iridium Saved By the US Dept of Defense · · Score: 2
    Just think of the uses of these little suckers.

    Completely useless, heavy objects with a bit of propulsion ability.

    Uses: To set in the path of competeting countries spy sattelites.

    Think about it. Russia worked for years and spent hundreds of millions of dollars to perfect the "Sattelite Killer"

    The US DOD bought one for about a buck fifty.

    krystal_blade

  21. You can expect IP addresses to go the same way. on FCC Considering 10-Digit Dialing [UPDATED] · · Score: 2
    I live in Europe, and at first, I found the confounding multiple numbers crunched together on business cards to be confusing as hell. I was used to the old (310) 555-3737 setup.

    What I saw was 0224-21279 for a local call... Or, a particularly nice one, 031-0568091

    These are from Telecom Italia, by the way. The numbers are infinitely different depending on the service you use as well. (Mobile, stationary, digitally switched, etc..)

    It took about two months to learn the system, during which, I carried around a scrap of paper in my wallet with some assists on it. Didn't take long at all to learn.

    However, you can take a look at first, WHY the FCC is thinking of this (They're running out of phone numbers) and correlate it to IP addresses.

    While the current IP string is fine for most networks, setting up a network with dedicated IP addresses is getting more and more difficult. This is primarily due to what I call first octet squatters. Given the number of independent networks around the world, it's quite feasible to give each locale a Third Octet string (instead of the usual second) This would allow for approximately 64000 network connections in a local area.

    Folks, No local network I've EVER heard of had 64K comps hooked up to it. That's plenty of address space. For the most part, privatized networks have realized this, and have gone to splitting the same octet between themselves and an associate.

    Unfortunately, there are quite a few number hogs out there, and regardless of the amount of computers that could feasibly be connected (with only three primary Octets allocated you get around 49 MILLION, 500 THOUSAND independent IP allocations)with the third octet string instead of the second.

    So called "Plank owners" of the internet need to wake up and smell the coffee. Secularizing the second, or first octet string is effectively the same as driving a bus sideways across a 6 lane freeway at 5 mph. Major startup ISP companies that got their go in the late 80's and are now pretty much defunct (Compuserve) are guilty of this as well.

    Many people don't see this as a problem. They tend to think like I did, (until I saw it for myself)which was "with 4.294967296 BILLION IP addresses, we'll never run out of space."

    The phone companies thought the same way.

    krystal_blade

  22. Some thing is being forgotten. on Should Voice-over-IP Be Regulated? · · Score: 2
    While the "Telco" companies certainly own the switches and lines run throughout the world, one of the major items that they have never been able to get over and/or around is the following.

    The phone companies received major tax cuts and revenue from the federal government (in the US, at least) for the running of such telephone lines to not only major cities, but to rural areas, where the cost of running such lines far outweighed any amount they might pick up in the distant future.

    Once a signal decides to go overseas, the majority of large fiber optic cables capable of carrying national sized traffic were run by the U.S. Navy, and, up to a few years ago, were only "leased" from the US government.

    The telecommunications network is controlled by the federal government, in that it can be shut down at the drop of a hat due to national emergencies. The telephone companies also receive large subsidies for this.

    All this comes to a certain, specific point. Since the US government hands out these subsidies, and lines to the companies, those lines are in the public trust. Taxes paid to support the running of the fiber optic cables, and subsidizing of telephone companies mean that any tax the phone company can think of, we have already paid.

    krystal_blade

  23. What this means for Slashdot on Bone Marrow Can Grow New Brain Cells · · Score: 1
    With the announcement of the new bone marrow/brain tissue article moderators will probably at least start to become obsolete.

    The primary reason for transplanting bone marrow into someones brain is to repair/replace damaged brain cells. This is good news to those of us who regularly read slashdot, since the more cost effective method of introducing brain tissue will bring about the following changes around here.

    So called "First post" messagers will unilaterally disappear, since the arrival of even one more brain cell will probably double the intelligence of this misanthropic community as a whole. Such a sudden leap of intelligence will more than likely force these people to receive instantaneous "Get a life" messages from their now active brains.

    The offtopic posters, who rant and rave about their cause as if they were lobbying in washington will also benefit greatly from the introduction of more than lower brain activity. These people will finally be able to deduce that nobody really hears their pleas, and arguments, since they are idiots.

    Unfortunately, the role of moderator will probably only be diminished, and not abolished completely, as the "TROLLS" of slashdot obviously have zero brain material at all, and science currently can not transplant even an inactive brain into these people. Simply put, the detrimental effects of chiseling out around 150 cubic inches of obstructing skull to create room for even a rudimentary brain (capable of plant like reactions) are so great that most doctors are unwilling to risk it. Yet.

    P.S. Not trying to raise a fit here, but I heard this on AFRTS Europe like three days ago. They usually run around two days behind the regular news agencies. Did this "Just" get posted?

    krystal_blade

  24. Double Take on Interview with Larry Wall · · Score: 1
    Damn, for a minute there, I thought it read an INTERVIEW WITH LARRY FLYNN.

    Now that would bring in some advertising $$

    krystal_blade

  25. Geomagnetic Storm Jokes on Geomagnetic Storm To Begin Tonight · · Score: 1
    So, if these Geomagnetic storms pulse, and someones keeping track, will North demand a recount?

    Given the likelyhood of typed papers being on hard disk, I wonder how many students will be able to use the "The geomagnetic storm ate my homework" gig.

    krystal_blade