User: Kastor

This is already the way it works for PBX's

On: Hardware Manufacturers Gouging Customers

This is just an example of the way things work in IT. i.e. the vendor lock-in.

I've seen phone systems like this. You buy the hard ware and there are cards giving lines which have to be activated individually.

So there is custom firmware or an OS per line/port that needs to be paid for before use.

-Kastor

crossover has something like this already

On: Wine Terminal Servers?

I believe that crossover are selling a server based version of thier enhanced wine that will allow for such access, like citrix and terminal services.

->Kastor

Re:If The Law Doesn't Bend...

On: More Threats From The MPAA

But if the goverment hadn't passed the DMCA then the judicial branch wouldn't have any easy way to bend it to the MPAA's agenda.

Re:Teach a real programming language

On: Ideas for High School Computer Projects?

please don't teach Turing its the worse then basic in my opinion.

So essentially free keyboards for our favorite OS

On: AOL Joins The Hardware Marketeers

So basicially pay for the shipping and then remap the keys to do strange and unusual things in X.

The movie is crap

On: Mars Channels Discovered; Possible Aquatic Origin

I had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing this movie tonight. Although the special effects are Ok the story is conived and drags on and on (2 hours+)

If you want to see it I recommend waiting for the video

Kastor

Assigment of trademark

On: Update on Uruguay "Linux" Trademark Situation

Wouldn't the problem be solved if whoever gets the trademark assigns it to Linus Torvalds so all these issues of control disappear?

Kastor