How exactly do you make money on open source games?
This is not always the reason for participating on open source development. However, assuming it is, note that if you want to enter the game industry as something better than a peon there is no better way than by already having the experience on your resume by joining an open source game project and having the results to show for it. That means results in the form of running code or even better, running code in distribution.
I'm still not clear on how if you actually want to make a living selling software you create you can do so without being able to claim an intellectual property right.
Copyright gives you all the protection you need. Branding and customer loyalty from consistently good products and consistently good service will work wonders too.
Pretty sure the reporter has it wrong... Europe has never allowed 'software patents' instead, they allow "Computer Implemented Inventions
What actually happened is "the European Commission has confirmed that the European Patent Office's (EPO) case law is not binding for member states... For the first time, the Commission has also clearly stated that computer programs are not patentable subject matter, without hiding behind the infamous "as such" cop-out."
I know they have been "convicted" in the US, but I would say it was more shady and unethical business practices vs illegal.
You are wrong. Microsoft was found to have violated both part 1 and part 2 of the Lantham act, I do not remember which is which, but it goes somthing like: one is tying and the other is predatory marketing.
You really ought to consider getting your facts lined up before offering your "would say".
I love the irony of someone who actually believes that anyone outside of linux geekdom can possibly understand that sentence accusing ME of wishful thinking.
I hope you're not planning to be a journalist when you grow up because your phrase structure is completely undecipherable, never mind your pompous vacuousness.
it's legal to have a monopoly, it's illegal to use that monopoly to capture other markets.
That was always my understanding. So why isn't it blatantly illegal for Microsoft to fund billions of dollars of losses in the console market with billions of dollars of profits from Windows, Office and Server? Is it just because the incumbants in the target market are not American corporations? Or is there a more sinister reason?
Furthermore, why has Sony not filed antitrust and/or dumping complaints, is it just because Sony does not understand the American legal system?
I didn't even know that Apache had NOT been the leader in this category.
Patents on some SSL algorithms kept Apache from distributing the SSL code freely. Now the patents have expired and secure commerce is finally free. Just one example example of how patents harm society, in this case they helped support the inveterate monopolist Microsoft.
It just doesn't make sense to miss the biggest quarter of the year, when your competitors don't have a product in the market, just to generate some ephemeral hype. The much more sensible explanation is that they just had problems somewhere in the supply line.
What has the Sony marketing done to so thoroughly convince you that not only you should wait for it (instead of buying Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, or Xbox 360, all much cheaper and available *now*), but that you should also buy it when it comes out, without even seeing one?!
There are quite a few contributing factors, for example, Sony's promise not to degrade analog output quality, no region coding on games at least, lots of little things that add up. The big one for me is what looks like really high production quality on the games in development. Worth waiting for.
It doesn't hurt a bit that Sony is shipping these boxes with Linux.
Oh, nearly forgot, 1080p native resolution. I will pick up a big DSP display just for the PS3. Compared to spending a 2 or 3 thousand for that, I don't mind at all paying 500-600 for the PS3.
Just about the only time you reboot Linux is for kernel patches. Windows Server 2003 wants to reboot for almost everything. The core of the problem is its mandatory file locking (mis)feature, which often forces it to replace updated files while the related services are not running. They've decided the most reliable way to do this is to reboot.
Are you sure it's mandatory locking that causes this? I thought it was because Microsoft uses the filename as a primary key internally, so that a file can't be deleted from a directory while its still in use like it can on Linux/Unix.
Being a monopoly is not a crime. And having a monopoly and continuing to act as if you weren't is a violation of commerce rules, not a "crime" in the way that "criminal" implies.
Well, I was being recruited by Amazon and Google at the same time, and I picked Microsoft as the place I felt was doing the most good stuff, and where I could help the most.
Wow, you weighed all the factors and picked the company most likely to turn your options (if any) into toilet paper. You'll fit right in there!
not for Google. Gets eaten by Microsoft because it has been hobbled by short term market growth goals, while MS sits on a hundred billion in cash and doesn't give a fig about the analysts OR the stockholders
In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft isn't accumulating cash these days. Instead, spending all operating income buying back shares dumped by Bill Gates and otherwise issued to employees.
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Actually, they renamed it "Fedora". But that's too much for some to understand ...
Actually, they didn't. Fedora was a community project that Red Hat muscled into and took over.
How exactly do you make money on open source games?
This is not always the reason for participating on open source development. However, assuming it is, note that if you want to enter the game industry as something better than a peon there is no better way than by already having the experience on your resume by joining an open source game project and having the results to show for it. That means results in the form of running code or even better, running code in distribution.
A programmer hour is much more valuable than a machine hour
You forgot to take into account the team of scientists waiting for the machine to produce a result.
Really, there's nothing inovative about the halo series. What made it a decent game was a good storyline and the specific combination of features.
The story sucked ass too. Masterchief! Good grief how puerile.
Well at least the controls are good, oh wait they aren't.
btw have google opened up interaction with other jabber servers or is it still a closed system.
Googletalk is now Federated.
I don't know of any software Google produces that is worth bundling with a new machine. Google Earth? Nope. Picasa? Maybe. Google Desktop? No thanks.
Speak for yourself. Many users want Google Earth, Picasa, Google tool bar, etc. I certainly do, though I don't personally need them on Windows.
Do you work for Microsoft by any chance?
I'm still not clear on how if you actually want to make a living selling software you create you can do so without being able to claim an intellectual property right.
Copyright gives you all the protection you need. Branding and customer loyalty from consistently good products and consistently good service will work wonders too.
Pretty sure the reporter has it wrong... Europe has never allowed 'software patents' instead, they allow "Computer Implemented Inventions
What actually happened is "the European Commission has confirmed that the European Patent Office's (EPO) case law is not binding for member states... For the first time, the Commission has also clearly stated that computer programs are not patentable subject matter, without hiding behind the infamous "as such" cop-out."
Go to a reputable source for this if you want accuracy: European Commission: EPO Case Law Not Binding - Software Not Patentable..
This is a great development, it's far from the end of the story.
I know they have been "convicted" in the US, but I would say it was more shady and unethical business practices vs illegal.
You are wrong. Microsoft was found to have violated both part 1 and part 2 of the Lantham act, I do not remember which is which, but it goes somthing like: one is tying and the other is predatory marketing.
You really ought to consider getting your facts lined up before offering your "would say".
I love the irony of someone who actually believes that anyone outside of linux geekdom can possibly understand that sentence accusing ME of wishful thinking.
I hope you're not planning to be a journalist when you grow up because your phrase structure is completely undecipherable, never mind your pompous vacuousness.
it's legal to have a monopoly, it's illegal to use that monopoly to capture other markets.
That was always my understanding. So why isn't it blatantly illegal for Microsoft to fund billions of dollars of losses in the console market with billions of dollars of profits from Windows, Office and Server? Is it just because the incumbants in the target market are not American corporations? Or is there a more sinister reason?
Furthermore, why has Sony not filed antitrust and/or dumping complaints, is it just because Sony does not understand the American legal system?
I didn't even know that Apache had NOT been the leader in this category.
Patents on some SSL algorithms kept Apache from distributing the SSL code freely. Now the patents have expired and secure commerce is finally free. Just one example example of how patents harm society, in this case they helped support the inveterate monopolist Microsoft.
"Just install Xebian then use apt-get to install MythTV"
It's sentences like that which keep Linux in general, and MythTV in particular, relegated to geek obscurity
Two parts wishful thinking and one part loving the look of your own posts, in my humble opinion.
Tried google?
It just doesn't make sense to miss the biggest quarter of the year, when your competitors don't have a product in the market, just to generate some ephemeral hype. The much more sensible explanation is that they just had problems somewhere in the supply line.
Flamebait?? Mods, see parent post.
What has the Sony marketing done to so thoroughly convince you that not only you should wait for it (instead of buying Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, or Xbox 360, all much cheaper and available *now*), but that you should also buy it when it comes out, without even seeing one?!
There are quite a few contributing factors, for example, Sony's promise not to degrade analog output quality, no region coding on games at least, lots of little things that add up. The big one for me is what looks like really high production quality on the games in development. Worth waiting for.
It doesn't hurt a bit that Sony is shipping these boxes with Linux.
Oh, nearly forgot, 1080p native resolution. I will pick up a big DSP display just for the PS3. Compared to spending a 2 or 3 thousand for that, I don't mind at all paying 500-600 for the PS3.
Now, keep in mind that I'm pulling these numbers out of my brain, which is not a very reliable storage mechanism
Actually, you're pulling them out of your ass, not one of your numbers is remotely correct.
As someone who works at MS, I do find it annoying how certain people brand the entire company as "evil" based on the history of certain actions
If you find it too annoying then quit. Otherwise, put up without because Microsoft worked hard to earn the title.
If I work for an "evil company", does that make me evil?
If you support the policies of said evil company, then yes it does. If you do not support them, then what have you done about it? Ask yourself that.
Just about the only time you reboot Linux is for kernel patches. Windows Server 2003 wants to reboot for almost everything. The core of the problem is its mandatory file locking (mis)feature, which often forces it to replace updated files while the related services are not running. They've decided the most reliable way to do this is to reboot.
Are you sure it's mandatory locking that causes this? I thought it was because Microsoft uses the filename as a primary key internally, so that a file can't be deleted from a directory while its still in use like it can on Linux/Unix.
Rockefeller was a "monster"? Obviously, you have no idea what you're talking about.
Eleven children killed and three women. Rockefeller denies any knowledge.
Have you ever read a moderm biography of Rockerfeller?
Oh yes. Have you?
Lets keep perspective before we feel too sorry for him
What has this got to do with feeling sorry for Paul Allen? The story is about the character of Bill Gates.
I'm not the world's biggest RH fan as far as using it, however I do respect that RH basically made Linux the household word that it is.
Really? And IBM had nothing to do with it?
Being a monopoly is not a crime. And having a monopoly and continuing to act as if you weren't is a violation of commerce rules, not a "crime" in the way that "criminal" implies.
You're full of it. Monopoly abuse is a felony.
Well, I was being recruited by Amazon and Google at the same time, and I picked Microsoft as the place I felt was doing the most good stuff, and where I could help the most.
Wow, you weighed all the factors and picked the company most likely to turn your options (if any) into toilet paper. You'll fit right in there!
not for Google. Gets eaten by Microsoft because it has been hobbled by short term market growth goals, while MS sits on a hundred billion in cash and doesn't give a fig about the analysts OR the stockholders
In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft isn't accumulating cash these days. Instead, spending all operating income buying back shares dumped by Bill Gates and otherwise issued to employees.