If voting really changed anything, it would be illegal.
All we have in the US is nothing less than European style feudalism in suits, where power is passed down through lineage, just the way royalty would. (Note: Al Gore's dad was a US Senator, George W. Bush's dad was President).
This is a country run by sons of sons of sons of sons of Senators. A system run by the privilaged families whose birthrite seems to be political power. This isn't democracy. Voting is likened to a television show that appeases the masses, so they can pretend they have some sort of influence over government.
Personally, I do support Free Software (it is certainly a commendable act to donate your work to the public good) as well as
Open Source. Ever since I really started paying attention to what RMS says at all I have felt less and less compulsion to get
actively involved in the Free Software Movement-- at least the part which he seems to think he should be in control of.
(Meaning no offence) What's so bloody hard to understand about free software? FWIW, I've seen RMS do nothing but good for free software. The only people who seem to get pissy about it are people who are afraid of losing control of their work. Especially when they're told that they have to play nice and share. If people don't want to lose control of their creations, then fine, just keep it closed.
In defense of RMS, he has only expressed honesty in what truly free software is. How is a non-disclosure agreement going to make truly free software. Other than wanting to jump some buzzword gravy train, why is this guy bothering to ponder free or open source software that has a non-disclosure agreement on it? It makes about as much sense as passing out steaks to vegetarians
If you still have the originals in the attic, then it is perfectly legitimate because you have already purchaced the software,
You just *know* that someone's going to get cruddy about the copyright and then start a vintage software market that could turn into something weirdly over-priced, like vintage guitars and sports memoriabilia.
I rarely use my cell phone. But you've got to wonder about the people who are constantly on those things. To think by now, after a few years of cell phone use, that some people might have some sort of damage from it. Has anyone heard about that?
...I just find it kinda annoying/evil that the NY Times website insists upon registration. That sort of thing makes me lose interest really fast in a story. I just know that they've probably got some sort of spam-bot waiting to attack.
I think that it's a great idea for Dell to make laptops running Linux.
1. No poxy recovery disks (just a personal pet peeve.)
2. No WinModems
3. No M$ tax.
I can go on, but I'll stop now (add your own).
I've been running various flavors of Linux & FreeBSD (dual-boot) on my CTX-700e laptop for over 2.5 years now and it's been great for me. It gives web developers & SysAdmins more real world productivity than any Win-laptop. Checking mail, Syncing my Palm3, writing on NerdPerfect, webpage & CGI updates, writing & testing shell scripts for my servers, and network tools are what I need in a laptop. I'm not trying to sound anti-M$, but Win* can't do this.
...and the attention my Gnome desktop gets at airports is mind-boggling. \(^_^)/
"Linux is out there and people are using it, but it is mostly because of the cool factor..."
Did Linus Torvalds or RMS recently say "Linux is cooler than Jesus!"?
?:^>
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/* just my opinion & experience. Your's may vary. */
Let's just face it, Unix's death has been predicted for years. Kinda like rock & roll music, it won't go away. Like rock & roll, Unix always evolves and pops up with different flavors and tools to suit the times & needs.
Unix is not for everyone. I agree that it's a bit much for someone who just wants to send mail, play games, use AOL, and do word processing. But for people who really need more control & precision over their systems, Unix is the way to go.
It took until Win 2K server for M$ to realize that file quotas might be a good idea in their OS, whilst Unix has had that for years. That's how Unix always evolves around realistic and current needs more immediately, whilst (IMHO) Win* is either catching up, or putting out vaporware (i.e. J++).
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All I want is a "NONE OF THE ABOVE" check-box on the ballot. Especially when all the candidates are as useless as G.W. Bush & Gore.
If voting really changed anything, it would be illegal.
All we have in the US is nothing less than European style feudalism in suits, where power is passed down through lineage, just the way royalty would. (Note: Al Gore's dad was a US Senator, George W. Bush's dad was President).
This is a country run by sons of sons of sons of sons of Senators. A system run by the privilaged families whose birthrite seems to be political power. This isn't democracy. Voting is likened to a television show that appeases the masses, so they can pretend they have some sort of influence over government.
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(Meaning no offence) What's so bloody hard to understand about free software? FWIW, I've seen RMS do nothing but good for free software. The only people who seem to get pissy about it are people who are afraid of losing control of their work. Especially when they're told that they have to play nice and share. If people don't want to lose control of their creations, then fine, just keep it closed.
In defense of RMS, he has only expressed honesty in what truly free software is. How is a non-disclosure agreement going to make truly free software. Other than wanting to jump some buzzword gravy train, why is this guy bothering to ponder free or open source software that has a non-disclosure agreement on it? It makes about as much sense as passing out steaks to vegetarians
It's kinda like looking for Suzuki motorcycle parts at a Harley Davidson shop. It's not only pointless, but it annoys those in the shop.
True, but I was picturing something far more sinister. Where wares become something worse than any baseball card sale. Picture if you will...
Buyer: Ahhh... A perfect issue of Leisure suit Larry 2.0 with the original labels, unopened box, and hint book.
$eller: Yes, Sir. Vintage from 1986. Quite rare and comes with the proper license.
Buyer: I'll take it!
$eller: Good choice! US$5,000.00, please.
I don't know why, but I'm sure that something evil will become of Vintage ware.
You just *know* that someone's going to get cruddy about the copyright and then start a vintage software market that could turn into something weirdly over-priced, like vintage guitars and sports memoriabilia.
I rarely use my cell phone. But you've got to wonder about the people who are constantly on those things. To think by now, after a few years of cell phone use, that some people might have some sort of damage from it. Has anyone heard about that?
...I just find it kinda annoying/evil that the NY Times website insists upon registration. That sort of thing makes me lose interest really fast in a story. I just know that they've probably got some sort of spam-bot waiting to attack.
That'll probably be the case, but I'm pretty sure that they'd make sure that all the hardware works with Linux.
True, but I still think that it's a push in the right direction.
1. No poxy recovery disks (just a personal pet peeve.)
2. No WinModems
3. No M$ tax.
I can go on, but I'll stop now (add your own).
I've been running various flavors of Linux & FreeBSD (dual-boot) on my CTX-700e laptop for over 2.5 years now and it's been great for me. It gives web developers & SysAdmins more real world productivity than any Win-laptop. Checking mail, Syncing my Palm3, writing on NerdPerfect, webpage & CGI updates, writing & testing shell scripts for my servers, and network tools are what I need in a laptop. I'm not trying to sound anti-M$, but Win* can't do this.
"Linux is out there and people are using it, but it is mostly because of the cool factor..."
Did Linus Torvalds or RMS recently say "Linux is cooler than Jesus!"?
?:^>
Let's just face it, Unix's death has been predicted for years. Kinda like rock & roll music, it won't go away. Like rock & roll, Unix always evolves and pops up with different flavors and tools to suit the times & needs.
Unix is not for everyone. I agree that it's a bit much for someone who just wants to send mail, play games, use AOL, and do word processing. But for people who really need more control & precision over their systems, Unix is the way to go.
It took until Win 2K server for M$ to realize that file quotas might be a good idea in their OS, whilst Unix has had that for years. That's how Unix always evolves around realistic and current needs more immediately, whilst (IMHO) Win* is either catching up, or putting out vaporware (i.e. J++).