Re:Suggestions for Moderators
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Memo to moderators: Please stop moderating the same tired, old SCO-bashing posts or conspiracy theories as insightful or interesting, because they are neither. (I agree with the parent.)
Memo to those whom write memos to moderators:
Don't. Stop attempting to control what people
have to say.
Sure take yourself over to CNN . Thats quality, balanced news.:)
Careful, that phrase seems to be close
to 'fair and balanced' from FOX.
Excuse me while I go puke.
Re:That's how discovery works in litigation
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The legal system has not considered FUD, IMNSHO.
Until you believe that this entire mess is all about
FUD, you're missing the BP (Big Picture).
At best, it's about FUD.
But actually, it is about
*Control* and lack of freedom. And control is won
historically by propaganda, and today's modern propaganda
is FUD. SCO is on a mission to drag this mess out
as long as possible and generate as much FUD as
possible.
So, IBM could take them to court for trade secret
violations. What would IBM gain? From SCO?
SCO wouldn't give a damn if they lose. Collect
damages? After years of appeals? Give me a break.
The damage will have already been done.
SCO is doing everything possible to stir the pot.
They will do everything unexpected at every turn
just to delay and create FUD. That is their
mission.
Prediction: SCO sold another license this quarter.
About the only attack on GPL that makes sense is that GPL creates a community which is colluding with each other in an anti-competitive manner artificially driving down prices. GPL code constitutes a "criminal cartel" with the members conspiring with each other to profit from the conspiracy and thus unfairly competing with closed-source products.
Won't fly. There is no collusion because
there is no secret agenda and no intent to
defraud.
If a hundred programmers come up with an exactly same solution algorithm to a problem why should one of them be able to subdue the rest into paying royalties for something that must be free? An algorithm? It is bound to happen simply by the nature of mathematics - anyone familiar with math knows, the Pythagorus theorem could be discovered by many individuals simply because in math it is natural to find the most optimal solutions to problems, and the proven theorems are such solutions. Software is all about algorythms and thus it is about the most optimal solutions, and these solutions can be expressed as theorems. Such ideas must be free for everyone to use, since they are the tools, the building blocks that we use in order to solve our real life problems. If we are not allowed to freely use tools that we need to solve our problems, our problems will not be solved and thus innovations will be stiffled.
This is why ultimately software patents are
invalid. Software being based upon math and
logic, and math and logic being created by God,
algorithms just exist to be discovered, not created (and therefore patentable)!!!
Yes BSD License per it's creator Andy Tanenbaum.
Here's his post
to comp.os.minix on 2000-04-07.
The mods to the Minix FS (version 2) is to fully
support all of the inode structures IIRC.
Linux will deal with either version, but note
that Grub will not deal with version 2.
I agree with most of your points. However,
firing the programmers is like killing
the messenger. I've a hunch the programmers
'accidently' left the files on an Internet
accessible site.
Seriously, if those files had not been left
there (to be discovered), then we wouldn't
know about this mess, now would we?
This is a good point. My computer is a general perpose symbolic manipulator. Telling my what symbols I can manipulate and in what way is a bit like selling a coffee maker that only works with Starbucks brand beans, its not a coffee maker anymore its a starbucks maker
My computer is a general purpose symbolic manipulator. Telling my what symbols I can manipulate and in what way is a bit like
telling me how to think.
If I were an investor in that company I'd be looking for a new board of directors.
They won't. See SCOX. The problem is that Microsoft
has *WAY TOO MUCH* money, and the U.S. has too
many spineless politicians. The investors will
see this as a market oppurtunity. The entire U.S.
economy is so tied into Microsoft, that it has
now become a *huge* pyramid scheme. If you
are already a Microsoft stockholder, and you see
the current stock market condition, you are pretty
stuck these days. They must prop up their stock.
Hence why you see so many IT managers these days
pushing Microsoft internally even though they
personally can see other (possibly easier/cheaper)
solutions. Microsoft and their survival is a
much bigger problem to the U.S. (and world) economy
than a handful of 'terrorists'.
No. You are not breaking the encryption,
you would be removing and replacing it.
If you buy something, you have the right
to do whatever the hell you want with it.
If they (Microsoft and other DRM proponents)
say you can't, then basically what that translates
into is that you are no longer buying a computer,
but you are *renting/leasing* it under *THEIR* terms. I don't rent or lease computers that
*they* control. No fucking way!
Fine by me. Let the masses have their 'content'
and the worms, viruses, and trojans to deal with,
and have all of the non-MS users on their own
net. Just think of the bandwidth savings, that
in itself almost justifies having a separate net.
You had better yell profusely. With temperatures
that low, and having that single point-of-failure,
your frozen locks could cause you to die of
exposure. That model of car should be recalled.
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Memo to those whom write memos to moderators:
Don't. Stop attempting to control what people have to say.
Recursion begins here.
Whomever moderated the parent post...
Careful, that phrase seems to be close to 'fair and balanced' from FOX.
Excuse me while I go puke.
But actually, it is about *Control* and lack of freedom. And control is won historically by propaganda, and today's modern propaganda is FUD. SCO is on a mission to drag this mess out as long as possible and generate as much FUD as possible. So, IBM could take them to court for trade secret violations. What would IBM gain? From SCO? SCO wouldn't give a damn if they lose. Collect damages? After years of appeals? Give me a break. The damage will have already been done.
SCO is doing everything possible to stir the pot. They will do everything unexpected at every turn just to delay and create FUD. That is their mission.
Prediction: SCO sold another license this quarter.
SCO would be willing to help,
but they can't find the eleven.
Won't fly. There is no collusion because there is no secret agenda and no intent to defraud.
This is why ultimately software patents are invalid. Software being based upon math and logic, and math and logic being created by God, algorithms just exist to be discovered, not created (and therefore patentable)!!!
God is a GPL supporter.
Here's his post to comp.os.minix on 2000-04-07.
The mods to the Minix FS (version 2) is to fully support all of the inode structures IIRC.
Linux will deal with either version, but note that Grub will not deal with version 2.
More likely an attempt to kill SysLinux.
Seriously, if those files had not been left there (to be discovered), then we wouldn't know about this mess, now would we?
In fact, I am an officially certified *NIX Pimp!
When do I start?
The only secure Windows box is wireless, sealed in lead and concrete, and buried deep at sea, and even then, you still might get a spam from it.
Well, I had computers in school, and to be totally honest here, I rarely ditched school. As for other sins, I must admit, I have compiled gcc.
Hmmm... nice troll. I'd mod you up but I don't mod.
My computer is a general purpose symbolic manipulator. Telling my what symbols I can manipulate and in what way is a bit like telling me how to think.
They won't. See SCOX. The problem is that Microsoft has *WAY TOO MUCH* money, and the U.S. has too many spineless politicians. The investors will see this as a market oppurtunity. The entire U.S. economy is so tied into Microsoft, that it has now become a *huge* pyramid scheme. If you are already a Microsoft stockholder, and you see the current stock market condition, you are pretty stuck these days. They must prop up their stock. Hence why you see so many IT managers these days pushing Microsoft internally even though they personally can see other (possibly easier/cheaper) solutions. Microsoft and their survival is a much bigger problem to the U.S. (and world) economy than a handful of 'terrorists'.
No. You are not breaking the encryption, you would be removing and replacing it. If you buy something, you have the right to do whatever the hell you want with it. If they (Microsoft and other DRM proponents) say you can't, then basically what that translates into is that you are no longer buying a computer, but you are *renting/leasing* it under *THEIR* terms. I don't rent or lease computers that *they* control. No fucking way!
True.
Getting the CPU to talk to everything on the board and doing it at the maximum possible speed is not for the faint of heart.
Gee, that sure sounds like what Linux does.
Fine by me. Let the masses have their 'content' and the worms, viruses, and trojans to deal with, and have all of the non-MS users on their own net. Just think of the bandwidth savings, that in itself almost justifies having a separate net.
Exactly. With LinuxBios, you don't have to worry about it becoming un-TrustWorthy due to sellout to the big Microsoft Dollar.
Another possibilty - Physical access to the machine.
You had better yell profusely. With temperatures that low, and having that single point-of-failure, your frozen locks could cause you to die of exposure. That model of car should be recalled.
Better yet, make the voting machines dispense cash, and the ATMs to let you vote.
That should increase voter turnout.
It's under the hacking submenu, 'Magic SysRq key'. .config.
Also known as CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ in your
Type it? I thought you had it bookmarked!
Kids these days, sheesh.
Not totally true, but hey, at least with Linux, you can hit the submit button without worrying about a crash.