Maybe it's the responsibility of Nordic governments to guarantee jobs to their citizens, but it's never been the job of the US government. If that's what you're looking for, maybe you should move to a worker's paradise like China, North Korea, or the USSR (this one will require travelling back in time).
Where does the line get drawn between physical property and intellectual property, and what rights do you have if you HAD purchased it, but it's gone now?
This is digressing a bit, but I think it's important to stress that intellectual propertydoesn't exist. It's a very recent concept which is flawed at its core. How can one person or corporation have exclusive ownership of an idea? It's also a very harmful legal trend.
I think you meant to ask, "what are the limits of free use?"
I know you're quoting Dr. Nick in one of his trademark quips; funny stuff. However, many people may not realize that inflammable is the original word and flammable was only coined because someone was confused about its definition. A word that really means "not inflammable" is "noncombustible."
You're right of course. If I were involved in this project, I'd fear an imminent knock on the door from the RIAAstapo on charges of patent infringement or some sort of DMCA violation.
Since you're so well acquainted with the English language, perhaps you'll be surprised to discover that "whilst" is simply British, not pretentious. Just because there are more of us Yanks doesn't mean we control the language.
Sounds like a market opportunity, especially since Free Software already exists to do all of that. In addition to Apple, there are already several GNU/Linux distros that have theses things available out of the box. Maybe this kind of problem will be an impetus for PC vendors like Dell to try something different from inflexible M$ crud.
On that note, one has to wonder why Microsoft hasn't already tried addressing these issues out of the box. It's just more evidence of the harm of their monopoly; they simply don't have much incentive to serve the customer.
That was an excellent post. I posted my own rant, but you summarized the situation better than I did. Every time there is one of these articles about what Linux "needs" to do to survive or win, it really bothers me that the author doesn't understand what Free Software is really about.
Such arguments for standardization and ease of use make sense for specific distributions and products based on GNU/Linux, but not GNU/Linux as a whole. That's why there are a number of distributions that attempt to address the stated concerns. Every time someone states what Linux needs to do, I feel like applying the clue-by-four and screaming, "do it yourself!"
Microsoft will win what? They've made it abundantly clear that they hate freedom and choice and anything they don't control. They've called GNU/Linux and the GPL unamerican and subversive. Have they managed to stop people from using Free Software? Have they managed to stop people from dumping their chains in favor of Free Software? What or how are they going to win?
Just because most people don't run GNU/Linux on their desktops and probably never will doesn't mean that Microsoft will win. It seems that in their eyes, they are losing. Would they react so violently if they felt secure in their software dominion?
Free Software has the advantage over proprietary because its users and developers don't have to care about market share and profit margins. There is plenty of commercial development of Free Software, but the software itself won't die just because it isn't profitable. Are you concerned for the fate of Mozilla now that Netscape decided it isn't profitable? It's probably slowed down a little. That's a lot better position than IE would be in if Microsoft stopped pouring money into it.
Another strength of GNU/Linux is that it doesn't have to dominate any market to succeed. Microsoft is threatened because quite a few servers and a small number of desktops run Free OSes. GNU/Linux, *BSD, GNOME, and KDE have been succeeding for years simply because people are using and developing them. They have never been threatened by Microsoft in the way the Microsoft is threatened by them.
A winning scenario for GNU/Linux would be one in which there was true freedom of choice and no single group dominated. There would be plenty of room for proprietary developers in such a world, as long as they interoperated with everyone else and provided good value and service to their customers. Of course, there probably wouldn't be many proprietary products that could long survive in such an open market.
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Good. I'll have to give it a try some time. I've never tried LBX either, usually opting for remote text logins.
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Cursed GTK+ is not "a text-based interface to your X-Server." It cuts X out of the picture completely. This is "a text-based interface to your X-Server." Are you disgusted now?
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The native win32 port of MPlayer is getting more stable and capable by the day. However, I don't know whether the aalib driver is working on Windoze yet.
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I use screen both remotely and locally, both for persistent login sessions and for terminal multiplexing. It may be a little clunky, but it's very powerful.
Of course you can get antialiased fonts, as long as you use Gnome Terminal... running on X. On an entirely unrelated note, one should be able to run any GTK+ 2 app inside a Gnome terminal, inside another terminal. It may be nestable as deep as one wants, like with Xnest or VNC.
I stand corrected, then. I thought the whole subplot of Arwen choosing between leaving and staying was invented for the movie. I read "Return of the King" quite a while ago. Perhaps I didn't read the Appendix or just forgot it. I'm reading the book again now.
How was he a pussy? He was always shown to be a formidable warrior in the movies, just as in the original story. In particular, there was the competition between Legolas and Gimli, showing both their friendly rivalry and that they were nearly evenly matched in battle prowess. The movies do rely on Gimli for comic relief more than Tolkien did, but he isn't shown to be weak of body or character. His main disadvantage seems to be his short stature, which is quite plausible.
There certainly is a character who falls to his death and it's pretty permanent.
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I enjoyed TTT, but not as much as FTR. It deviated from the original in more serious ways, such as assassinating the character of Faramir, having the Hobbits trick the Ents, and leaving out Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman. All of the stuff with Arwen was invented and somewhat tedious.
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Maybe it's the responsibility of Nordic governments to guarantee jobs to their citizens, but it's never been the job of the US government. If that's what you're looking for, maybe you should move to a worker's paradise like China, North Korea, or the USSR (this one will require travelling back in time).
Even adding an extra "i" would do the trick. ;)
This is digressing a bit, but I think it's important to stress that intellectual property doesn't exist. It's a very recent concept which is flawed at its core. How can one person or corporation have exclusive ownership of an idea? It's also a very harmful legal trend.
I think you meant to ask, "what are the limits of free use?"
It must be a pain reading such non-structural HTML with a screen reader. It's all tables.
I know you're quoting Dr. Nick in one of his trademark quips; funny stuff. However, many people may not realize that inflammable is the original word and flammable was only coined because someone was confused about its definition. A word that really means "not inflammable" is "noncombustible."
You're right of course. If I were involved in this project, I'd fear an imminent knock on the door from the RIAAstapo on charges of patent infringement or some sort of DMCA violation.
Since you're so well acquainted with the English language, perhaps you'll be surprised to discover that "whilst" is simply British, not pretentious. Just because there are more of us Yanks doesn't mean we control the language.
Rarely is the need for mulitcast felt more than when a music stream is slashdotted.
Sounds like a market opportunity, especially since Free Software already exists to do all of that. In addition to Apple, there are already several GNU/Linux distros that have theses things available out of the box. Maybe this kind of problem will be an impetus for PC vendors like Dell to try something different from inflexible M$ crud.
On that note, one has to wonder why Microsoft hasn't already tried addressing these issues out of the box. It's just more evidence of the harm of their monopoly; they simply don't have much incentive to serve the customer.
It's not a buzzword or even a new term. It's been around for a while. You do seem to have understood what he meant, since your guess is spot on.
That was an excellent post. I posted my own rant, but you summarized the situation better than I did. Every time there is one of these articles about what Linux "needs" to do to survive or win, it really bothers me that the author doesn't understand what Free Software is really about.
Such arguments for standardization and ease of use make sense for specific distributions and products based on GNU/Linux, but not GNU/Linux as a whole. That's why there are a number of distributions that attempt to address the stated concerns. Every time someone states what Linux needs to do, I feel like applying the clue-by-four and screaming, "do it yourself!"
Microsoft will win what? They've made it abundantly clear that they hate freedom and choice and anything they don't control. They've called GNU/Linux and the GPL unamerican and subversive. Have they managed to stop people from using Free Software? Have they managed to stop people from dumping their chains in favor of Free Software? What or how are they going to win?
Just because most people don't run GNU/Linux on their desktops and probably never will doesn't mean that Microsoft will win. It seems that in their eyes, they are losing. Would they react so violently if they felt secure in their software dominion?
Free Software has the advantage over proprietary because its users and developers don't have to care about market share and profit margins. There is plenty of commercial development of Free Software, but the software itself won't die just because it isn't profitable. Are you concerned for the fate of Mozilla now that Netscape decided it isn't profitable? It's probably slowed down a little. That's a lot better position than IE would be in if Microsoft stopped pouring money into it.
Another strength of GNU/Linux is that it doesn't have to dominate any market to succeed. Microsoft is threatened because quite a few servers and a small number of desktops run Free OSes. GNU/Linux, *BSD, GNOME, and KDE have been succeeding for years simply because people are using and developing them. They have never been threatened by Microsoft in the way the Microsoft is threatened by them.
A winning scenario for GNU/Linux would be one in which there was true freedom of choice and no single group dominated. There would be plenty of room for proprietary developers in such a world, as long as they interoperated with everyone else and provided good value and service to their customers. Of course, there probably wouldn't be many proprietary products that could long survive in such an open market.
Good. I'll have to give it a try some time. I've never tried LBX either, usually opting for remote text logins.
Cursed GTK+ is not "a text-based interface to your X-Server." It cuts X out of the picture completely. This is "a text-based interface to your X-Server." Are you disgusted now?
How much better is it than LBX?
The native win32 port of MPlayer is getting more stable and capable by the day. However, I don't know whether the aalib driver is working on Windoze yet.
I use screen both remotely and locally, both for persistent login sessions and for terminal multiplexing. It may be a little clunky, but it's very powerful.
Of course you can get antialiased fonts, as long as you use Gnome Terminal ... running on X. On an entirely unrelated note, one should be able to run any GTK+ 2 app inside a Gnome terminal, inside another terminal. It may be nestable as deep as one wants, like with Xnest or VNC.
Better make that "jibi-bytes." Isn't it fun to make up new words?
I will now attempt to shoot the moon.
In Soviet Russia, jokes consider you lame.
No somone's getting memos from beyond the grave?
I stand corrected, then. I thought the whole subplot of Arwen choosing between leaving and staying was invented for the movie. I read "Return of the King" quite a while ago. Perhaps I didn't read the Appendix or just forgot it. I'm reading the book again now.
How was he a pussy? He was always shown to be a formidable warrior in the movies, just as in the original story. In particular, there was the competition between Legolas and Gimli, showing both their friendly rivalry and that they were nearly evenly matched in battle prowess. The movies do rely on Gimli for comic relief more than Tolkien did, but he isn't shown to be weak of body or character. His main disadvantage seems to be his short stature, which is quite plausible.
There certainly is a character who falls to his death and it's pretty permanent.
I enjoyed TTT, but not as much as FTR. It deviated from the original in more serious ways, such as assassinating the character of Faramir, having the Hobbits trick the Ents, and leaving out Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman. All of the stuff with Arwen was invented and somewhat tedious.