The issue is that Amazon broke the contract first. I guess Amazon is teh s0x0r in that case...
The fact that a party doesn't respect his piece of the contract is no reason to not respect yours. It is a reason to break the contract, but until it's broken, you got to respect it...
Looks like Amazon will have a hard time proving that TRU didn't respect his piece...
Why wouldn't people support "lawbreakers" against unfair, draconian laws?
Let's just remove all laws then, rather than supporting people that break them!
The issue here is our difference of point of view: I say: Not liking a law is not a reason to break it. Fight for your rights to remove the law. You say: Not liking a law is a good reason to break it, and I support the people that do.
Nothing to do with a CDR tax or anything else, why do you bring that in?
I already gave you three choices, you choose c, I choose a. You're on the wrong side of the law (not this specific law, but on the wrong side of THE law system), so don't complain if you get fined. That's the way the legal system works, nobody said it was perfect. But we have to live with it.
Rather than breaking it, which results in weakening it (weakening the entire system, not just your stupid law, which I assume you agree is a bad thing), try to make it stronger, by removing these stupid laws, or adding some smarter ones.
I have kids, and that is the reason I don't play around anymore, because of my shortage of free time. I'd say that I must spend 75% of my time getting things done (Which include browsing, email reading, encoding my home videos, working on my website, etc...), and 25% playing around (trying to figure out config, preferences, skins, etc...)
Although config went dramatically up in the last couple of days since I installed WinXP on one of my machines...
The OS has at last become a commodity. It is something that I set up straight once and I don't want to get back to it once I'm done. It is the platform that allow me to get things done. If I spend time on it (read: more than 25%) it becomes an annoyance and gets in the way of everything else I want to do. Or because I want to, but then it becomes one of the things I want done.
The problem with Slack/Gentoo, is if you're not a Linux guru, those config thing get in the way. With a SuSE (for example) you get the thing installed straight, it works, you can start working. If you want to play around afterwards, it's your choice. Not the other way around.
Sorry dude, but "Republique Francaise" isn't the name of my country. France is however. And no, "Repubblica Italiana" is not the name of any country either.
As for your supposedly counter-examples, such as Mexico, at least they refer to a name that isn't used for any other meaning. Mexico. Unlike America. See?
I do use Slackware. And to be honest, I would point two things: 1. If you want an OS to get things done, install SuSE, RH, etc... 2. If you want an OS to learn how Linux works, run Slackware.
Note that option 2 will occupy these evenings that you were wondering how to fill.
Unless you're really willing to get your hands dirty up front, and if you really are a n00b with Linux I wouldn't recomment Slackware as your first distro....
Try some more user-friendly distros such as RH, SuSE, Mandrake or other...
The fact that the law is stupid (read: I pay for something twice: Once in my CDRs and once buying the real CD) is totally not the issue there. Once you are a US resident, you're bounded by the US laws. If you don't like them, you have three options: a. Fight to have them removed/amended. b. Get the hell out of the country. c. Break them.
Only the latter is a crime though.
See, the fact that you don't think law XYZ is relevant/just/valid is totally irrelevant if you break it.
See how it is authoritarian to accept any old law on the books
The fact that the law is archaic or simply wrong is totally not the issue there. Once you are a US resident, you're bounded by its laws. If you don't like them, you have three options: a. Fight to have them removed/amended. b. Get the hell out of the country. c. Break them.
Only the latter is a crime though.
See, the fact that you don't think law XYZ is relevant/just/valid is totally irrelevant if you break it.
Just so you know why I metamodded you Flamebait, I just installed XP on my old machine (Well, not that old, PIII 850), and it is much faster tnat Win2k Pro that I had before.
Like you, I assumed that it would be slower, and that is the reason I didn't upgraded earlier. Don't let all the flashy UI mislead you, it is faster.
I mean, how can you compare Euro with Dollars? Tomorrow the Euro will sink at USD0.5, and it will look to you as if their price just dropped by half. But no, they didn't, because those people in the UK and Europe still make the same amount of money.
First you got to know what is the average cost of living down there, average income, etc... and then compare that to the US. Then you have a "conversion rate" between Euro and Dollars that would be representative of how much money 0.99EUR is compared to USD0.99.
You almost sound as if those people that downloaded music on the internet are saints. Well, mind you, they still broke a law. So I'd say that all in all, they deserve some punishment.
Now the way they do it and the fact that thay suck as a commercial entity is another matter altogether.
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Everything Microsoft does is devious...?
You are obviously new to Slashdot. Welcome, and enjoy your first day!
You are either:
a. On the edge of being funny
or:
b. Stupid
Please let me know.
The issue is that Amazon broke the contract first. I guess Amazon is teh s0x0r in that case...
The fact that a party doesn't respect his piece of the contract is no reason to not respect yours. It is a reason to break the contract, but until it's broken, you got to respect it...
Looks like Amazon will have a hard time proving that TRU didn't respect his piece...
Toys R' Us sued first
I understand that you didn't read the article, everybody does that. But the story ?
From the story:
Responding to a Toys R Us lawsuit accusing Amazon...
Generally, though
So, do you generalize your own experience, or you have a reliable source?
If you know how to reprogram your MAC address, you probably also know how to keep your computer virus-free
Knowing is not doing. How many people do I know that perfectly know how to install an anti-virus but are just too lazy to do it.
Given the "+5, Insightful", I'd say there are at least 4 moderators that don't get it either.
Why wouldn't people support "lawbreakers" against unfair, draconian laws?
Let's just remove all laws then, rather than supporting people that break them!
The issue here is our difference of point of view:
I say: Not liking a law is not a reason to break it. Fight for your rights to remove the law.
You say: Not liking a law is a good reason to break it, and I support the people that do.
Nothing to do with a CDR tax or anything else, why do you bring that in?
I already gave you three choices, you choose c, I choose a. You're on the wrong side of the law (not this specific law, but on the wrong side of THE law system), so don't complain if you get fined. That's the way the legal system works, nobody said it was perfect. But we have to live with it.
Rather than breaking it, which results in weakening it (weakening the entire system, not just your stupid law, which I assume you agree is a bad thing), try to make it stronger, by removing these stupid laws, or adding some smarter ones.
I think I speak for 90% of home computer users
What would make you think so?
I have kids, and that is the reason I don't play around anymore, because of my shortage of free time. I'd say that I must spend 75% of my time getting things done (Which include browsing, email reading, encoding my home videos, working on my website, etc...), and 25% playing around (trying to figure out config, preferences, skins, etc...)
Although config went dramatically up in the last couple of days since I installed WinXP on one of my machines...
The OS has at last become a commodity. It is something that I set up straight once and I don't want to get back to it once I'm done. It is the platform that allow me to get things done. If I spend time on it (read: more than 25%) it becomes an annoyance and gets in the way of everything else I want to do. Or because I want to, but then it becomes one of the things I want done.
The problem with Slack/Gentoo, is if you're not a Linux guru, those config thing get in the way. With a SuSE (for example) you get the thing installed straight, it works, you can start working. If you want to play around afterwards, it's your choice. Not the other way around.
Although I am a Slack user.
So they settled that issue by not giving the country any name, but a silly sentence describing what it is in plain english. Smart.
The french are just pissed cuz we stole their "Croissant" and turned it into a "Crosandwich"!
You meant burger of course...
Republique Francaise
Sorry dude, but "Republique Francaise" isn't the name of my country. France is however. And no, "Repubblica Italiana" is not the name of any country either.
As for your supposedly counter-examples, such as Mexico, at least they refer to a name that isn't used for any other meaning. Mexico. Unlike America. See?
It depends if you want an OS for getting things done or to play around.
Bzzzzzzt! Wrong,
I do use Slackware. And to be honest, I would point two things:
1. If you want an OS to get things done, install SuSE, RH, etc...
2. If you want an OS to learn how Linux works, run Slackware.
Note that option 2 will occupy these evenings that you were wondering how to fill.
Unless you're really willing to get your hands dirty up front, and if you really are a n00b with Linux I wouldn't recomment Slackware as your first distro....
Try some more user-friendly distros such as RH, SuSE, Mandrake or other...
To paraphrase myself
The fact that the law is stupid (read: I pay for something twice: Once in my CDRs and once buying the real CD) is totally not the issue there. Once you are a US resident, you're bounded by the US laws. If you don't like them, you have three options:
a. Fight to have them removed/amended.
b. Get the hell out of the country.
c. Break them.
Only the latter is a crime though.
See, the fact that you don't think law XYZ is relevant/just/valid is totally irrelevant if you break it.
See how it is authoritarian to accept any old law on the books
The fact that the law is archaic or simply wrong is totally not the issue there. Once you are a US resident, you're bounded by its laws. If you don't like them, you have three options:
a. Fight to have them removed/amended.
b. Get the hell out of the country.
c. Break them.
Only the latter is a crime though.
See, the fact that you don't think law XYZ is relevant/just/valid is totally irrelevant if you break it.
Ant I still don't understand why "Asshole" Is spelled "Anonymous Coward" in slashdot.
Robots is also a great game on the console!
Just so you know why I metamodded you Flamebait, I just installed XP on my old machine (Well, not that old, PIII 850), and it is much faster tnat Win2k Pro that I had before.
Like you, I assumed that it would be slower, and that is the reason I didn't upgraded earlier. Don't let all the flashy UI mislead you, it is faster.
You know this is bullshit, right?
I mean, how can you compare Euro with Dollars? Tomorrow the Euro will sink at USD0.5, and it will look to you as if their price just dropped by half. But no, they didn't, because those people in the UK and Europe still make the same amount of money.
First you got to know what is the average cost of living down there, average income, etc... and then compare that to the US. Then you have a "conversion rate" between Euro and Dollars that would be representative of how much money 0.99EUR is compared to USD0.99.
Anyways....
You almost sound as if those people that downloaded music on the internet are saints. Well, mind you, they still broke a law. So I'd say that all in all, they deserve some punishment.
Now the way they do it and the fact that thay suck as a commercial entity is another matter altogether.
Why would that be amazing? Please enlighten me.
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