I refuse to accept that Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation have done more for freedom then those who liberated Europe, who fought to end slavery or who fought for civil rights. How could any educated person make the following statement?
The Free Software Foundation's work represents the most important work for freedom that this culture has seen in many many generations. Lawrence "Larry" Lessig
Then what sort of punishment is the head of the Free Software Foundation talking about in the following quote?
If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.
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64-bit data structures can take up more space in the L1/L2/L3 caches which may cause code to run somewhat slower.
If it wasn't for those games your 3D accelerator would cost much more than they currently do.
You just made it illegal for the cops to use their eyes.
The would would be a much different place if Compaq had listed to you and not started making PC Compatibles.
I refuse to accept that Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation have done more for freedom then those who liberated Europe, who fought to end slavery or who fought for civil rights. How could any educated person make the following statement? The Free Software Foundation's work represents the most important work for freedom that this culture has seen in many many generations. Lawrence "Larry" Lessig
Be quite new guy! But you are right.
Why do you want the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA to go away?
Then what sort of punishment is the head of the Free Software Foundation talking about in the following quote? If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. Richard Stallman
I get the idea that some of you would throw me in prison for developing non-GPLed software.
You mean the same moderating system that hasn't given me mod points in 4 or 5 years?
We aren't talking about ie6. IE8 is much better in that regard.
If browser selection screens are consumer friendly why doesn't Chrome OS have one?
Why would someone feel guilty for developing closed source code?
.net appears to be doing rather well.
So was it wrong when Compaq cloned the IBM BIOS?
Where can I buy 600W solar cells for 200.00?
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And I am tired of people posting on a site for nerds who want the site dumbed down because it's too hard to search for somthing themselves.
I am waging war by selling a product to someone who wants it?
Why is that? Why is it OK to violate my copyright but wrong to violate the GPL?
The IBM anti-trust case lasted for 13 years, IBM did everything in their power to slow down the investigation.
Why is it that the only copyright violations that upset the /. masses are those involving code under the GPL?
The Stacker case was related to software patents not the outright coping of source code.
Because buying a CD for 7.99 is too much to ask.
You are a symptom of what is wrong with /.