The H-1B is supposed to be a temp visa for positions that can't be filled domestically,
The H-1B is a visa where the holders can enter and work with the intention to immigrate. This is all above board and legal. It is a visiting workers' visa, yes, but it is entirely lawful for the visa holder to intend to immigrate.
Is it me, or do these companies not see that for the majority of distros these are simply an complex form of suicide?
It looks as though they get whispered blandishments from MS that this will make them special and unique, and improve their attractiveness to their customers, but all I can see is that a lot of individuals and SMEs will automatically exclude them from consideration as a distro after the deal is inked.
An alternative interpretation is that the people who sign the deals stand to make $$$ from the deals, and they see that as better than being YALD (Yet Another Linux Distro).
I was about to say that what you are saying is not at all heresy, but merely a matter of choice. But then I though of the etymology of heresy and realised that it is heresy. A series of choices, yours and others, have led to this situation. But it is the choices that have determined the outcome, nothing else.
The problem is not that "RMS is a spaced out hippy". The problem is that he is not compromising, and others are. When the crunch comes to the crunch, other people are found wanting, not RMS. He is, and has always been consistent.
Don't like GPLvX? Don't use it. Nobody has ever forced anyone else to use any version of GPL, and nobody will. 'Nuff said...
develop a belief mathematics is useless as a defense mechanism
I'm sorry, but mathematics is useless as a defense mechanism: if someone has a gun on you, you can't put a Riemannian Manifold or anything like that in the way of the bullet, can you?
They'd be in a lot of legal trouble if they called it PassiveAggressiveStorm, since my girlfriend has already patented the idea, trademarked the name, and holds the copyright on a number of creative implementations.
At best, misleading; at worst bullshit. Libraries are typically run by local governments (most often city, but sometimes county). Also, there are plenty of private libraries.
Forgot to add this: you CAN work for your company if, and only if the company files an approved H-1B for you as an employee of that company as well. You can have multiple H-1Bs: no problem there. However, there are lots of hoops to jump through, and it is not easy. Not sure exactly what it takes, but if you are bringing in significant amounts of cash, why not hire an immigration attorney? See the AILA web site for more detaisl.
No, you are not allowed to run a business while you are on an H-1B visa. You can be a passive investor in a business ONLY. If you do anything that is regarded as work that would normally be paid, even if you are not remunerated, you break the conditions of your H-1B, and are deportable under 237(a)(1)(C) of the INA. You may not receive anything other than normal shareholder dividends from the company, and you will need to declare them on your IRS return. Any attempt at covert payment through dividends is likely to attract unwelcome attention from the IRS, and possiby the USCIS.
Lots of people do what you are describing, but it is definitely 100% ILLEGAL, and you will most likely be deported and banned if you are caught.
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Uuurrrggghh! I'll never be cruel to a gin and tonic again...
This is not surprising in the least. AT&T has a dishonourable history of sticking it to the consumer whenever anyone asks them to.
Most notable is the current lawsuit against them alleging collusion with the NSA in massive illegal domestic wiretapping.
Mateo Le Foo == Matthew the Mad
Is it me, or do these companies not see that for the majority of distros these are simply an complex form of suicide?
It looks as though they get whispered blandishments from MS that this will make them special and unique, and improve their attractiveness to their customers, but all I can see is that a lot of individuals and SMEs will automatically exclude them from consideration as a distro after the deal is inked.
An alternative interpretation is that the people who sign the deals stand to make $$$ from the deals, and they see that as better than being YALD (Yet Another Linux Distro).
I'm likely missing something, of course...
I was about to say that what you are saying is not at all heresy, but merely a matter of choice. But then I though of the etymology of heresy and realised that it is heresy. A series of choices, yours and others, have led to this situation. But it is the choices that have determined the outcome, nothing else.
The problem is not that "RMS is a spaced out hippy". The problem is that he is not compromising, and others are. When the crunch comes to the crunch, other people are found wanting, not RMS. He is, and has always been consistent.
Don't like GPLvX? Don't use it. Nobody has ever forced anyone else to use any version of GPL, and nobody will. 'Nuff said...
TiVo operates on a business model that GPL3 is **expressly** designed to eliminate.
See this essay by RMS and search for "tivoization".
Nothing in the least bit surprising here...
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Save your time, and stop Roly Poly freeloading off your clicks!
Get GreaseMonkey and add NoRoland!
Save your time, and stop Roly Poly freeloading off your clicks!
I think you mean the Varroa mite. Variola is smallpox.
Care to share the other ones besides Speakeasy? After the disastrous Best Buy announcement, I fully expect to have to go looking for a new ISP...
From Merriam-Webster:
Innovative
Function:
adjective
Date:
1608
: characterized by, tending to, or introducing innovations
Innovation
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century
1 : the introduction of something new 2 : a new idea, method, or device
At best, misleading; at worst bullshit. Libraries are typically run by local governments (most often city, but sometimes county). Also, there are plenty of private libraries.
Documentation was written by best-selling author and science writer Forrest M. Mims III
Interesting this may be, but it has very little to do with the subject of the story, viz. the RIAA...
Come on! What about the Anglo-French Silly Walk, La Marche Futile?
Then he would be covered by ADA, right?
Let's hope that the Vrije Universiteit can get their RFID Guardian in production soon.
Forgot to add this: you CAN work for your company if, and only if the company files an approved H-1B for you as an employee of that company as well. You can have multiple H-1Bs: no problem there. However, there are lots of hoops to jump through, and it is not easy. Not sure exactly what it takes, but if you are bringing in significant amounts of cash, why not hire an immigration attorney? See the AILA web site for more detaisl.
No, you are not allowed to run a business while you are on an H-1B visa. You can be a passive investor in a business ONLY. If you do anything that is regarded as work that would normally be paid, even if you are not remunerated, you break the conditions of your H-1B, and are deportable under 237(a)(1)(C) of the INA. You may not receive anything other than normal shareholder dividends from the company, and you will need to declare them on your IRS return. Any attempt at covert payment through dividends is likely to attract unwelcome attention from the IRS, and possiby the USCIS.
Lots of people do what you are describing, but it is definitely 100% ILLEGAL, and you will most likely be deported and banned if you are caught.
On AllOfMP3 you can, yes.