I imagine whether this is or is not a fine will be one of the major points to be argued in the case. It shouldn't be possible for legislators to circumvent the constitution by playing around with definitions.
For the record, I won't work overtime without a damn good reason (A good reason is that the work absolutely has to be done and they'll at least give me equivalent time off pay me for the time). I've been burned by the games industy before. Not again.
It's harder to actually find another job than to say "find another job". Especially when you're working that many hours a week. First of all you have to find another company that wants to employ you. There's an interview you need to find time for. There's the psychological aspect to split from people you work with and stop mid-project.
I mean really all you should do is refuse to do overtime, but it's extremely hard to say "no" when everyone else on the team says yes. Human psychology isn't going to let us.
Absolutely. I know from personal experience I've spent hours on a problem working late and fixed it in 5 minutes the next day. After an 8 hour day you;re not going to get a lot from an employee.
Ah. In that case I put it down to a reflex action. Or maybe slashcode has been altered so that it always mods down the first post as redundant as a matter of principle.
Usually the people making the decision aren't even aware that there is such a thing as "good" and "bad" code. They'll assume that it works so it must be okay.
They most likely refuse to release because they don't have to. The default state is to not release. Unless you give a good reason to release they'll go with the default
So, if you're a guy, especially with a big beard and a deep voice verify anyway.
"But you're a guy"
"How dare you sir!"
"But you have a beard"
"And I'm a little sensitive about it. I'd rather you didn't mention it"
"And a deep voice"
"Yes. A lot of people comment on that."
"I'm not convinced you're a woman"
"I'll strip naked for you to prove it if you prefer"
"Yikes! No. That won't be neccesary. Thankyou for verifying you gender. Have a nice day, maam".
Quite true, and everyone involved in the transaction except Autodesk is pretty certain it's a sale. I bet even Autodesk do at some point.
Customer to shop: "I'd like to buy a copy of AutoCAD"
Shop to Customer: "Sure. There's your copy. That will be $799"
Shop to Autodesk: "We'd like to buy another 20 copies of AutoCAD"
Bet you Autodesk don't say "Well we can only sell you a license" at this point. It certainly doesn't clearly say "License to use AutoCAD" on the box.
Under UK libel law, not only is Murray potentially liable, but so is his webhost and anyone else who can be said to publish his book, including the bookshop that sells it.
Also, it's up to Murray to prove that the allegations are probably true (UK law doesn't allow people to make unsubstantiated allegations that may ruin peoples reputation). Once this is proved, the plaintiff will still have to prove damages. The websites that are mirroring the content are actually possibly not helping in this case. Further dissemination is going to cause more damage.
Of course, his publishers are likely to be well aware of libel law and will have made pretty certain that he can back up any allegations he's made. The webhost may be less likely to trust their judgement.
Of course, in this case, you have aftermarket software and you've fried your software.
It's a bit trickier ion that their software has fried your software. I don't think there's an obvious parallel that can be drawn by a service causing damage because of aftermarket components.
They have no legal reason. But it's only Virgin's music download service shutting up shop. I guess they don't think that the damage to their brand is worth providing a tool to automatically decrypt the songs.
there is still server storage and bandwidth costs. I wonder what Apple's true costs (costs to music producers and IT costs to run iTMS) are on a per-track basis. Know that, and you can get a better grasp on the actual profit margin.
It can't be that much. Giganews will give you 25GB for $12.99 which is about a 20th of a cent per megabyte, and that's what they're offering to consumers. Apple will be able to get much cheaper bandwidth. As a comparison it's a little vague but it shows us the ballpark we're in.
You sue them, and discover who it is you're actually suing in discovery. You can subpoena the website to provide logs, then get the names behind the IP addresses from the ISP. But all this requires a lawsuit upfront. Something liek that anyway. IANAL.
when it comes to discussion abou the kernel, then his views are important. But all he's responsible for is the kernel. All it is is a component of a complete system for using a computer. What do the people responsible for the GNU tools have to say on the matter? Or those who write X or Gnome or KDE? They're all as important to most Linux distributions as Torvalds is. I imagine most of them are all for a mainstream Linux.
Surely they should set a price to maximise total profits and spend the profits on more laptops for the third world. A robust portable device like this would be ideal for a lot of people who travel a lot and don't want to worry about their computer breaking (It's tough and even if it does break most people could afford the loss). But $399 is a bit too much for that. I'm sure they'd get more than twice as many buyers at $299, and that result in more money to make computers for kids.
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I imagine whether this is or is not a fine will be one of the major points to be argued in the case. It shouldn't be possible for legislators to circumvent the constitution by playing around with definitions.
I don't follow. Why couldn't the HD-DVD supporters use exactly the same tactic?
Oh, fair enough.
For the record, I won't work overtime without a damn good reason (A good reason is that the work absolutely has to be done and they'll at least give me equivalent time off pay me for the time). I've been burned by the games industy before. Not again.
Yes... But why do I get the feeling you've not actually been in this position?
Any perceived difference is in the listeners head.
But there is a perceived difference! As a result the buyer is happier. Therefore money well spent:)
It's harder to actually find another job than to say "find another job". Especially when you're working that many hours a week. First of all you have to find another company that wants to employ you. There's an interview you need to find time for. There's the psychological aspect to split from people you work with and stop mid-project.
I mean really all you should do is refuse to do overtime, but it's extremely hard to say "no" when everyone else on the team says yes. Human psychology isn't going to let us.
Absolutely. I know from personal experience I've spent hours on a problem working late and fixed it in 5 minutes the next day. After an 8 hour day you;re not going to get a lot from an employee.
If you put a big enough engine on a barn door, you can fly it. Solid rockets give a lot of thrust.
Ah. In that case I put it down to a reflex action. Or maybe slashcode has been altered so that it always mods down the first post as redundant as a matter of principle.
Well, of course it's the first post. Telling you so is superfluous information.
Usually the people making the decision aren't even aware that there is such a thing as "good" and "bad" code. They'll assume that it works so it must be okay.
They most likely refuse to release because they don't have to. The default state is to not release. Unless you give a good reason to release they'll go with the default
Perhaps you should have read the post I responded to.
and those of a totally uncomparable service to boot.
Or the post you responded to for that matter.
And how does that compare with calling someone out to fix a PC?
And why am I asking here? Anyone posting on Slashdot already knows how to fix their own PC and most likely knows where to get nerds for free.
The truth is they probably don't need the exchange. A lot of them like giving makeovers.
So, if you're a guy, especially with a big beard and a deep voice verify anyway.
"But you're a guy"
"How dare you sir!"
"But you have a beard"
"And I'm a little sensitive about it. I'd rather you didn't mention it"
"And a deep voice"
"Yes. A lot of people comment on that."
"I'm not convinced you're a woman"
"I'll strip naked for you to prove it if you prefer"
"Yikes! No. That won't be neccesary. Thankyou for verifying you gender. Have a nice day, maam".
Quite true, and everyone involved in the transaction except Autodesk is pretty certain it's a sale. I bet even Autodesk do at some point.
Customer to shop: "I'd like to buy a copy of AutoCAD" Shop to Customer: "Sure. There's your copy. That will be $799" Shop to Autodesk: "We'd like to buy another 20 copies of AutoCAD" Bet you Autodesk don't say "Well we can only sell you a license" at this point. It certainly doesn't clearly say "License to use AutoCAD" on the box.
Under UK libel law, not only is Murray potentially liable, but so is his webhost and anyone else who can be said to publish his book, including the bookshop that sells it.
Also, it's up to Murray to prove that the allegations are probably true (UK law doesn't allow people to make unsubstantiated allegations that may ruin peoples reputation). Once this is proved, the plaintiff will still have to prove damages. The websites that are mirroring the content are actually possibly not helping in this case. Further dissemination is going to cause more damage.
Of course, his publishers are likely to be well aware of libel law and will have made pretty certain that he can back up any allegations he's made. The webhost may be less likely to trust their judgement.
The question was about costs on a per-track basis. Things that don't affect the per-track cost aren't really relevant to the discussion.
Of course, in this case, you have aftermarket software and you've fried your software.
It's a bit trickier ion that their software has fried your software. I don't think there's an obvious parallel that can be drawn by a service causing damage because of aftermarket components.
They have no legal reason. But it's only Virgin's music download service shutting up shop. I guess they don't think that the damage to their brand is worth providing a tool to automatically decrypt the songs.
True. But those are overheads. Not per-track costs.
there is still server storage and bandwidth costs. I wonder what Apple's true costs (costs to music producers and IT costs to run iTMS) are on a per-track basis. Know that, and you can get a better grasp on the actual profit margin.
It can't be that much. Giganews will give you 25GB for $12.99 which is about a 20th of a cent per megabyte, and that's what they're offering to consumers. Apple will be able to get much cheaper bandwidth. As a comparison it's a little vague but it shows us the ballpark we're in.
You sue them, and discover who it is you're actually suing in discovery. You can subpoena the website to provide logs, then get the names behind the IP addresses from the ISP. But all this requires a lawsuit upfront. Something liek that anyway. IANAL.
when it comes to discussion abou the kernel, then his views are important. But all he's responsible for is the kernel. All it is is a component of a complete system for using a computer. What do the people responsible for the GNU tools have to say on the matter? Or those who write X or Gnome or KDE? They're all as important to most Linux distributions as Torvalds is. I imagine most of them are all for a mainstream Linux.
Surely they should set a price to maximise total profits and spend the profits on more laptops for the third world. A robust portable device like this would be ideal for a lot of people who travel a lot and don't want to worry about their computer breaking (It's tough and even if it does break most people could afford the loss). But $399 is a bit too much for that. I'm sure they'd get more than twice as many buyers at $299, and that result in more money to make computers for kids.