You could actually look at the patent you refer to. It is for a specific design of *rear* unloading wheelbarrow with an original pivot. It isn't an attempt to patent the generic wheelbarrow.
If you can't recognise when someone innovates, what right do you have to talk about the process that administers the exploitation of innovation?
It may be an old trick, but (a) Sega's Dreamcast has already been launched in Japan and (b) people know the Playstation 2 is on the way and (c) feb/mar next year is hardly a couple of years. Maybe you've confused the Playstation 2 with Nintendo's preannounced "Dolphin"....
Economics 101 - You do not spend $450M on a product and give it completely away. Yes, Sun own StarOffice, they paid for it. They are free to license the software in any way they see fit, and they see fit to use their own SCSL. The SCSL is Sun's approach to peer review and wider research without losing rights to what they own. It's a different approach and Sun should be applauded for using the model so widely within their organisation.
You know, if I was moderating at the moment, I'd really want to mark RobLimo's comment down to "-1: Troll"... It's a sad day when the headline summaries are more imflammatory than the discussion that follows...
Yes, the *general* Java license does. But Sun are free to license Java to the US military is any way it wants. The life/death clause is there to avoid liability.
Take sentences out of context and you'll get that. But then this comparison, AFAIR was at a rabidly right wing site... so go figgur.
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Hey, when you don't know something why make silly guesses to fit your prejudices. Be has a different way of handling device drivers (as do many other OS's that aren't Linux) which *don't* require you to read the kernel code. In Be's case, a well documented driver API.
Better to teach user computing skills, like a car care course for normal drivers. I don't like the teaching of applications rote, but then I really don't like the idea that you need to have programming skills to be a user. Do you need to know how mag tape works and how to broadcast TV shows to operate a VCR?
Offering the course is not the same as everyone doing the course. Yes, there are people who will be car mechanics, but most people will get by with just driving lessons and what to do when you break down and isn't petrol like important.
Programming teaches you, classically, programming and doesn't really delve into the problem solving skills required.
If you want to teach problem solving techniques, there should be a problem solving 101. B)
Are computer skills only relevant for computer programmers? Do people in the work place use computers without needing or having to program them? The answers no and yes.
It's like complaining that no one does car mechanics but they all do driving lessons.
That might have something to do with the personal references attached to your original comments. The license issues could have been stated without the
"We also regret to note that that Eric Raymond, with the best of intentions, jumped a little too fast to embrace the APSL in his enthusiasm to welcome Apple to our community. He placed the Open Source designation on a license that wasn't quite ready for that. We invite Eric and other members of the Free Software community to join us in requesting the few simple changes to the APSL that we have outlined in this letter. "
Being tagged on the end, implying he alone made the decision.
But then the common theme in all these editiorials is a lack of diplomacy.
Have you read ESRs rebuttal?
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If not, go and read it now... http://www.lwn.net/1999/0318/a/raymond.html
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Of course you do know that there are other Workshop licensees who are making product out
of Workshop....
You could actually look at the patent you refer to. It is for a specific design of *rear*
unloading wheelbarrow with an original pivot. It isn't an attempt to patent the generic wheelbarrow.
If you can't recognise when someone innovates, what right do you have to talk about the process
that administers the exploitation of innovation?
It may be an old trick, but (a) Sega's Dreamcast
has already been launched in Japan and (b) people
know the Playstation 2 is on the way and (c) feb/mar next year is hardly a couple of years.
Maybe you've confused the Playstation 2 with
Nintendo's preannounced "Dolphin"....
And by the same token, no commercial vendor could use it if they wanted to use JNI....
The shotgun that can blow their foot off can blow your foot off too.
The GPL is no magic bullet.
Economics 101 - You do not spend $450M on a product and give it completely away. Yes, Sun
own StarOffice, they paid for it. They are free
to license the software in any way they see fit,
and they see fit to use their own SCSL. The
SCSL is Sun's approach to peer review and
wider research without losing rights to what
they own. It's a different approach and Sun
should be applauded for using the model so
widely within their organisation.
No.
$1 fine please
You know, I think there should be a $1 fine for each time a Slashdotter uses the phrase "But it's
still not open source".
You can't use GPL viral infected code to integrate with a proprietary program.
CSL is only for the Source. There'll be a seperate license for the binary.
Thanks for the book recommendation... B)
(Click Click... sorted)
You know, if I was moderating at the moment, I'd really want to mark RobLimo's comment down to "-1: Troll"... It's a sad day when the headline summaries are more imflammatory than the discussion that follows...
Yes, the *general* Java license does. But Sun are
free to license Java to the US military is any way it wants. The life/death clause is there to avoid
liability.
And the open implementation of the Cruise Missile is where?
You don't have to be open to work.
Take sentences out of context and you'll get that. But then this comparison, AFAIR was at
a rabidly right wing site... so go figgur.
Hey, when you don't know something why make silly guesses to fit your prejudices. Be has a different way of handling device drivers (as do many other OS's that aren't Linux) which *don't* require you to read the kernel code. In Be's case, a well documented driver API.
l ibrary/drivers.html
Want to read about it?
http://www-classic.be.com/developers/developer_
Sample code (lots), Newsletter articles and references to the online docs on the Be CD and online.
Dj
Better to teach user computing skills, like a car care course for normal drivers. I don't like the teaching of applications rote, but then I really don't like the idea that you need to have programming skills to be a user. Do you need to know how mag tape works and how to broadcast TV shows to operate a VCR?
Offering the course is not the same as everyone doing the course. Yes, there are people who will be car mechanics, but most people will get by with just driving lessons and what to do when you break down and isn't petrol like important.
Programming teaches you, classically, programming and doesn't really delve into the problem solving skills required.
If you want to teach problem solving techniques, there should be a problem solving 101. B)
Are computer skills only relevant for computer programmers? Do people in the work place use
computers without needing or having to program
them? The answers no and yes.
It's like complaining that no one does car mechanics but they all do driving lessons.
And with UDI you can write a driver for it which will work on all platforms that support
UDI, which could include all free platforms.
UDI is a good thing... Don't confuse it with
trying to coerce vendors opening their own
drivers.
And of course the complaint itself was in error as
UDI is cross platform.
Ah, the comments of a name calling little baby.
ESR isn't promoting Linux, he's promoting open
source.
That might have something to do with the personal references attached to your original comments. The license issues could have been stated without the
"We also regret to note that that Eric Raymond, with the best of intentions, jumped a little too fast to embrace the APSL in his enthusiasm to welcome Apple to our community. He placed the Open Source designation on a license that wasn't quite ready for that. We invite Eric and other members of the Free Software community to join us in
requesting the few simple changes to the APSL that we have outlined in this letter. "
Being tagged on the end, implying he alone made the decision.
But then the common theme in all these editiorials is a lack of diplomacy.
If not, go and read it now...
http://www.lwn.net/1999/0318/a/raymond.html
Is is really defensible to speak for the "enlightened"?
* As in an old joke about the Lone Ranger and Tonto being surrounded by various tribes and the Lone Ranger announcing "We'll head for the hills...."
What
A
Nice
Kernel
That'll make a nice acronym....
And you are just so full of respect.... which
is brown and smells.... hang on, that's shit,
you're full of shit.
Now, what website do you run so we can flame you; the intangible benefits gained from it will more than make up.