this author in this article has flawed reasoning. if compulsory licensing was ever introduced, a whole slew of companies would get into the game (search engines, p2p companies, M$, etc.) so the victor in the wars is hard to predict. i do agree p2p companies would have to modify their business plans, but i believe compulsory licensing would present as many opportunities as challenges....
What about Java on other platforms.....
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such as cell phones (J2ME) and Linux? From what I understand MS has no presence on cell phones (and there are a lot more cell phones than desktops) and they'll do their best to avoid needing to have a presence on Linux (i.e. bribe a down-and-out company to try and take out Linux in the courts).
I think Sun has done a great job promoting Java on a variety of platforms, so I think McNealy isn't concerned about.NOT.
I really doubt that. If the only people going to see Indie films are those using Linux or Mac, their target market is quite small and they have small chance for success. As much as I hate to see people tailoring their applications towards windows, they have to do it to give themselves a fighting chance.
this is crazy - they should send us an amnesty form for the YEARS of overpriced CDs, heavily marketed lolliPOP junk, and their refusal to embrace technology in the fear of losing their oligopoly.
before you flame me - hear me out. i was just talking to my workmate, and he exclaimed 'SCO is awesome'. i was a bit taken aback, but after he explained himself i agree.
it goes a little something like this: SCO is awesome because they guys are just so UTTERLY ridiculous. as idiotic as their thinking is, you have to respect the confidence they have to send out invoices. it is sort of like those poor flys and insects who are attracted to the bright lights of a bug zapper - as many times as they've seen their comrades electrocuted, they still have the wherewithal to fly directly to their deaths. well SCO, you haven't got long to live, so you might as well go out with a bang.
feel free to send me that invoice, by the way, i'm out of toilet paper:)....
i find this decision surprising, but from an article on CNET an EFF attorney indicates that this wasn't a total loss. the court ruled that the revelation of trade secrets is not protected speech, though it isn't clear if DeCSS is a trade secret (because it is so widespread). nevertheless, the ruling sets a bad precedent, and i'm sure the supreme court will be appealed to.
TTT was a disappointment....
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I totally agree - The Two Towers was an absolute disappointment. If I ever make tons of cash, I'll 1) help as many underprivileged as I can and 2) make a manly LOTR movie trilogy that is TOTALLY faithful to books (sans the tunes, maybe;) ).
"Naturally, since he makes his living in the music business, Bill is not 100% in favor of unrestricted filesharing."
Is it really the case that making a living in the music business rules out unrestricted filesharing? Might not there exist alternate business models that are fair to the artist and the consumer? What about producing music makes it necessary that selling the music needs to be the primary money-maker?
if the PSP is going to be successful it must be able to play PS1 and PS2 games. other companies have previously released more technically competent portables, but nintendo's strength lies in its VAST GB and GBA software library.
if we (the gnutella community) could successfully integrate bitpass transactions with gnutella content, we may offer the biggest non-infringing use of gnutella yet (and shut up the RIAA).
I think Clarke really hits the nail on the head when he says:
"Just as the motor car replaced the horse and cart, so will the Internet replace most of the roles performed by today's recording industry."
The whole RIAA rant is useless because the RIAA is on its way to obsolesence. They can hip and holler all they want, but in 15 years they won't even exist. Even the legal system and/or Congress won't be able to protect them for long - we live in a capitalist society, and in the end efficiency rules.
ok, lets try to make sense of a few interesting facts and see if we can find an explanation:
1) MS hates Linux (it is a 'cancer') 2) MS licensed some code from SCO, granting some force to SCO's claims and giving them more money to pursue their lawsuit against IBM 3) SCO will not produce the evidence prior to the case - the offensive Linux code will be kept under wraps until trial time
I think that MS and SCO want to spread FUD for as long as possible, knowing full well that this case won't get anywhere. Even if they do win in court, they are withholding the offensive code because they know once they present it, the Linux community will up and change it. If they were to present it now, Linux can move merrily along (though IBM may still be liable to damages). They want to hurt the GNU/Linux movement for as long as possible though.
In other news, the Associated Press is reporting that 85% of Matrix2 bootleg bytes flow over Cisco routers. Therefore, Cisco is to blame for bootlegging. Several users reported that their Cisco products simply began downloading a Matrix2 bootleg without their permission.
peercast is a gnutella-based network that pushes radio broadcasts to end users. konspire is similar except a broadcast pushes files which are kept on your machine, whereas peercast streams the file to your speakers. both are cool ideas and should only become more effective as the technology evolves.
a good explanation from....
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He doesn't outright say it be he is almost implying that certain monied interests (M$?) could be indirectly funding the whole SCO effort to spread FUD about Linux.
i love lessig, and i think he makes very good points. i also understand the register article - basically, it is saying that since the internet isn't optimized for any one application, only until we decide what we want to do with the internet will the internet remain as is. once we decide that the internet is good for X and Y, we'll optimize a network for X and Y and forget about Internet principles such as end-to-end.
why are both lessig and the register wrong? because we will never want to limit how we can innovate. we may *think* all we want to do is X and Y, but the communications medium that the Internet has created is too powerful to simply limit to X and Y. the demand to innovate will fuel the existence of the interent. furthermore, the potential for further innovation is so great that it will be a long time until we tap all the potential uses out of the internet.
Much bigger news is the story that Sony will be releasing a portable to compete with Nintendo's Game Boy series. They are calling it the PSP (PlayStation Portable) and it should have graphical quality akin go to the PS1. No firm release date but they said 'late next year' (why the freaking wait!?!?!?).
To oust Nintendo, they better allow it to play PS1 games though it apparently uses a proprietary media format.
I disagree. Lets take MS for example: As much as I dislike their business practices, they have done a lot of good for innovation. By developing and supporting a common platform (the Win32 API), they have allowed for tons of innovation in software. The problem with MS is that they *own* the rights to build implementations of that API - if the API was a standard and any vendor could provide an implementation, their offenses might not be as egregrious. Unfortunately, they have not disclosed all aspects of that API and they continue to collect monopoly rents. The failure in the system with regards to MS has been mainly with several rulings by appeals courts and the toothless remedy sought by the pro-MS federal goverment.
Anyways, Lessig makes several good points. Go Lessig.
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in a couple of ways, but one specifically - the author states that Gnutella does not use supernodes. in fact Ultrapeers (the gnutella term for supernodes) have been on gnutella for quite some time. there weren't as effective as hoped, but that was because of several bad iterations of implementations. things are getting better - check out any respectable (BearShare, LimeWire) gnutella servent and you'll see.
the internet was built on the 'end-to-end' principle - let the applications dictate the ultimate use of the network. the same principle has allowed software to be highly innovative. while the current model can lead to insecurities, it also allows for innovation. for example, suppose i'm building software for a PDA - is it wrong to import address/contact info from outlook express? with palladium, i'm sure only 'trusted' applications will be allowed to do that (i.e. the company that paid MS for access). no doubt this will allow MS to control the pace of innovation and guide its development....
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this author in this article has flawed reasoning. if compulsory licensing was ever introduced, a whole slew of companies would get into the game (search engines, p2p companies, M$, etc.) so the victor in the wars is hard to predict. i do agree p2p companies would have to modify their business plans, but i believe compulsory licensing would present as many opportunities as challenges....
such as cell phones (J2ME) and Linux? From what I understand MS has no presence on cell phones (and there are a lot more cell phones than desktops) and they'll do their best to avoid needing to have a presence on Linux (i.e. bribe a down-and-out company to try and take out Linux in the courts).
.NOT.
I think Sun has done a great job promoting Java on a variety of platforms, so I think McNealy isn't concerned about
I really doubt that. If the only people going to see Indie films are those using Linux or Mac, their target market is quite small and they have small chance for success. As much as I hate to see people tailoring their applications towards windows, they have to do it to give themselves a fighting chance.
this is crazy - they should send us an amnesty form for the YEARS of overpriced CDs, heavily marketed lolliPOP junk, and their refusal to embrace technology in the fear of losing their oligopoly.
before you flame me - hear me out. i was just talking to my workmate, and he exclaimed 'SCO is awesome'. i was a bit taken aback, but after he explained himself i agree.
:) ....
it goes a little something like this: SCO is awesome because they guys are just so UTTERLY ridiculous. as idiotic as their thinking is, you have to respect the confidence they have to send out invoices. it is sort of like those poor flys and insects who are attracted to the bright lights of a bug zapper - as many times as they've seen their comrades electrocuted, they still have the wherewithal to fly directly to their deaths. well SCO, you haven't got long to live, so you might as well go out with a bang.
feel free to send me that invoice, by the way, i'm out of toilet paper
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0
great book and i'm not even 15% done yet. we are all traveling at light speed through the spacetime continuum.....
i find this decision surprising, but from an article on CNET an EFF attorney indicates that this wasn't a total loss. the court ruled that the revelation of trade secrets is not protected speech, though it isn't clear if DeCSS is a trade secret (because it is so widespread). nevertheless, the ruling sets a bad precedent, and i'm sure the supreme court will be appealed to.
I totally agree - The Two Towers was an absolute disappointment. If I ever make tons of cash, I'll 1) help as many underprivileged as I can and 2) make a manly LOTR movie trilogy that is TOTALLY faithful to books (sans the tunes, maybe ;) ).
"Naturally, since he makes his living in the music business, Bill is not 100% in favor of unrestricted filesharing."
Is it really the case that making a living in the music business rules out unrestricted filesharing? Might not there exist alternate business models that are fair to the artist and the consumer? What about producing music makes it necessary that selling the music needs to be the primary money-maker?
Porn companies have decided to ship Cellophane to their customers free of charge. ;)
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The DoD has the right idea.
if the PSP is going to be successful it must be able to play PS1 and PS2 games. other companies have previously released more technically competent portables, but nintendo's strength lies in its VAST GB and GBA software library.
if we (the gnutella community) could successfully integrate bitpass transactions with gnutella content, we may offer the biggest non-infringing use of gnutella yet (and shut up the RIAA).
I think Clarke really hits the nail on the head when he says:
"Just as the motor car replaced the horse and cart, so will the Internet replace most of the roles performed by today's recording industry."
The whole RIAA rant is useless because the RIAA is on its way to obsolesence. They can hip and holler all they want, but in 15 years they won't even exist. Even the legal system and/or Congress won't be able to protect them for long - we live in a capitalist society, and in the end efficiency rules.
ok, lets try to make sense of a few interesting facts and see if we can find an explanation:
1) MS hates Linux (it is a 'cancer')
2) MS licensed some code from SCO, granting some force to SCO's claims and giving them more money to pursue their lawsuit against IBM
3) SCO will not produce the evidence prior to the case - the offensive Linux code will be kept under wraps until trial time
I think that MS and SCO want to spread FUD for as long as possible, knowing full well that this case won't get anywhere. Even if they do win in court, they are withholding the offensive code because they know once they present it, the Linux community will up and change it. If they were to present it now, Linux can move merrily along (though IBM may still be liable to damages). They want to hurt the GNU/Linux movement for as long as possible though.
it is legal to download a copy of that CD from Gnutella. Who cares if the RIAA guy thinks ripping the CD is easier - I find using Gnutella easier.
If all the mp3 downloading going on was just people downloading copies of CDs they own, would the RIAA be complaining?
i downloaded waste off gnutella :) .
In other news, the Associated Press is reporting that 85% of Matrix2 bootleg bytes flow over Cisco routers. Therefore, Cisco is to blame for bootlegging. Several users reported that their Cisco products simply began downloading a Matrix2 bootleg without their permission.
peercast is a gnutella-based network that pushes radio broadcasts to end users. konspire is similar except a broadcast pushes files which are kept on your machine, whereas peercast streams the file to your speakers. both are cool ideas and should only become more effective as the technology evolves.
open-source advocate Bruce Perens:
g =f d_nc_1
http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-1007758.html?ta
He doesn't outright say it be he is almost implying that certain monied interests (M$?) could be indirectly funding the whole SCO effort to spread FUD about Linux.
i love lessig, and i think he makes very good points. i also understand the register article - basically, it is saying that since the internet isn't optimized for any one application, only until we decide what we want to do with the internet will the internet remain as is. once we decide that the internet is good for X and Y, we'll optimize a network for X and Y and forget about Internet principles such as end-to-end.
why are both lessig and the register wrong? because we will never want to limit how we can innovate. we may *think* all we want to do is X and Y, but the communications medium that the Internet has created is too powerful to simply limit to X and Y. the demand to innovate will fuel the existence of the interent. furthermore, the potential for further innovation is so great that it will be a long time until we tap all the potential uses out of the internet.
Much bigger news is the story that Sony will be releasing a portable to compete with Nintendo's Game Boy series. They are calling it the PSP (PlayStation Portable) and it should have graphical quality akin go to the PS1. No firm release date but they said 'late next year' (why the freaking wait!?!?!?).
To oust Nintendo, they better allow it to play PS1 games though it apparently uses a proprietary media format.
I disagree. Lets take MS for example: As much as I dislike their business practices, they have done a lot of good for innovation. By developing and supporting a common platform (the Win32 API), they have allowed for tons of innovation in software. The problem with MS is that they *own* the rights to build implementations of that API - if the API was a standard and any vendor could provide an implementation, their offenses might not be as egregrious. Unfortunately, they have not disclosed all aspects of that API and they continue to collect monopoly rents. The failure in the system with regards to MS has been mainly with several rulings by appeals courts and the toothless remedy sought by the pro-MS federal goverment.
Anyways, Lessig makes several good points. Go Lessig.
in a couple of ways, but one specifically - the author states that Gnutella does not use supernodes. in fact Ultrapeers (the gnutella term for supernodes) have been on gnutella for quite some time. there weren't as effective as hoped, but that was because of several bad iterations of implementations. things are getting better - check out any respectable (BearShare, LimeWire) gnutella servent and you'll see.
the internet was built on the 'end-to-end' principle - let the applications dictate the ultimate use of the network. the same principle has allowed software to be highly innovative. while the current model can lead to insecurities, it also allows for innovation. for example, suppose i'm building software for a PDA - is it wrong to import address/contact info from outlook express? with palladium, i'm sure only 'trusted' applications will be allowed to do that (i.e. the company that paid MS for access). no doubt this will allow MS to control the pace of innovation and guide its development....