Yep, looks like ports of "classic" games are winners. I have a friend who was debating if he should buy a dreamcast "just to play the cool mini games on the memory card thing".
Even GORILLA.BAS has been converted to PDA's...
A common term (well, I've seen it a few times anyway) in contracts is that *any* code you produce while in your position with the company is the property of the company.
Works with most playstations, apart from the ones that have the checking delay removed (you know, where the disc spins down and allows you to remove it). The latest series (and approx. 2 series before them too) will not allow you to do it.
In the strictest sense, it is not illegal to open up your playstation and modify it.
What is illegal is the chip that goes into the playstation.
To know why, you have to understand why copied games need the chip.
Official games have playstation boot code on them, in a place that cd-r drives cannot burn to. So when a copy (or "backup") of a game is written, the boot block code is not where the playstation expects it to be, hence the game will not boot.
The chip contains the code, and feeds it to the playstation, in place of it being read from the cd.
The code in the boot block is copywrited. Therefore, the chip contains an illegal copy of the code and anyone that creates the chips or sells them is breaking the law, exactly the same as if they were selling pirate software.
While this seems like an exiting idea, it means that the new domains could *only* be used for web sites. Not email, irc, etc etc etc. (I'm sure this has been said before in this discussion, but its such a big point it was worth mentioning again).
One more thing. Check out F*ckedCompany and search for Idealab. Somehow I dont think they're going to make this work...
What if you copied a cd from a friend using your CD Writer but never actually listened to it?
Are you still breaking copyright law? Yes.
If I copy Microsofts lastest software and give it to a friend, but he never actually installs it or uses it in any way, is the law broken? Yes!
This seems like a good idea designed to entice legally-worried users away from the Napster service, but in the end its no more legal than sharing music via Napster.
This is probably why there are no KDE2.1 binaries for Mandrak7.2 to b found, they are being released with Mandrake8.0 and due to 8.0 using different glibc etc. they will not work with 7.2
For anyone who simply cannot wait, I have been told that the RedHat binaries work fine with Mandrake 7.2, but don't scream at me if they don't!;-)
If you think the USA has it bad for broadband access, take pity on us UK guys.
Apparently you can only get cable modems or ADSL if you live in one of two cities, have a sister called Sue, an even number of vowels in your name and order on a Thursday.
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* Increase the timeout each time we retransmit. Note that
* we do not increase the rtt estimate. rto is initialized
* from rtt, but increases here. Jacobson (SIGCOMM 88) suggests
* that doubling rto each time is the least we can get away with.
* In KA9Q, Karn uses this for the first few times, and then
* goes to quadratic. netBSD doubles, but only goes up to *64,
* and clamps at 1 to 64 sec afterwards. Note that 120 sec is
* defined in the protocol as the maximum possible RTT. I guess
* we'll have to use something other than TCP to talk to the
* University of Mars.
But if you leave the door open, keys in the ignition and a sign on the windscreen saying "I would ike to share this car with whoever wishes to use it"...
What if your intended to share your mp3 space with the world?
I have transferred files quite a few times like this when the files were too big to email / couldn't get pcAnywhere or laplink working correctly. When you click "share this folder" you do exactly that. There is no legal comeback. Ignorance is no defence.
Lokigames do a fantastic job of Linux games. I'd love to see more of my fave games released for Linux, esp. Half Life.
Some people have said releasing games for Linux and making it a gaming friendly platform is a Bad Thing(tm) as it detracts from the "seriousness" of the OS.
WTF?
I'm sure a lot of Linux users dont want to reboot into windows to play their games.
On the issue of paying for the games, I am totally for putting money back into the industry. The industry needs money to continue improving and releasing better games. Thats a fact. So dont "The GPL should mean all software is free!" me. Modern, mainstream games are produced with all the professionalism and equipment of a movie. Back-bedroom programmers do not have access to the technology needed to create, for example, the animations in Fifa 2001. Games need money. Pay for them!
I've recently found "Life on Forbez" - quirky and takes some getting into but worth it. The author is on a break at the mo, so it'll give you all a chance to read through thr strips.
In my view all software should be free... for non-commercial, non-profit-making use.
If you're going to make money out of using someone's software, I think the authors should get something back. For instance, I run a little apache web server simply to serve my homepage and a web based email app I'm developing for my own use. I did not pay anything for this, or for the Redhat OS its running on (hardware costs aside here).
When I do consultancy work, I encourage businesses to make a donation to the FSF, apache etc. Not a huge donation, just to put something back into the system to allow free software to continue. Most businesses see the sense in doing this, after all they want to see improved versions of their webserver / OS coming out, and they want to see them supported. Although no charge is made, it costs money to produce those new versions and provide that support.
In the end, every project needs some form of funding to continue. And if you're making money from software someone gave you for free, don't you think its right you should give something back?
...that if I find potatos growing naturally in a field, that I could theorise that somewhere there are packets of potato chips growing too?
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Open Source is no more significant or worrisome to Microsoft than Apple
Hmmm... I'd debate that. Microsoft seem to be attacking Linux and Open Source recently. I haven't heard them attacking Apple in the same manner.
IMO, the "Microsoft Era" is defined by Microsoft dominating the market, in terms of servers and desktops. I'd say that the era of microsoft dominance will have ended when we dont shout "Hurrah!" when a hardware company announces they support Linux, or when an ADSL provider say they will support us. The era of dominance will end when we expect these things as the norm. Its normal to get Windows drivers with your video card. To power it under Linux may mean a trawl around the web to find a suitable module / patch.
I think, unpopular as the view may be, that MS will always be around. Instead of Microsoft Hate, we should promote Linux Love - convince people that we have a viable alternative - not just a rebellion.
Slashdot Mirror
... unless it landed on them...
Sorry.
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Yeah, but can I run Linux on it?
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But, yep, you do need to check your contract.
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What is illegal is the chip that goes into the playstation.
To know why, you have to understand why copied games need the chip.
Official games have playstation boot code on them, in a place that cd-r drives cannot burn to. So when a copy (or "backup") of a game is written, the boot block code is not where the playstation expects it to be, hence the game will not boot.
The chip contains the code, and feeds it to the playstation, in place of it being read from the cd.
The code in the boot block is copywrited. Therefore, the chip contains an illegal copy of the code and anyone that creates the chips or sells them is breaking the law, exactly the same as if they were selling pirate software.
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One more thing. Check out F*ckedCompany and search for Idealab. Somehow I dont think they're going to make this work...
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Are you still breaking copyright law? Yes.
If I copy Microsofts lastest software and give it to a friend, but he never actually installs it or uses it in any way, is the law broken? Yes!
This seems like a good idea designed to entice legally-worried users away from the Napster service, but in the end its no more legal than sharing music via Napster.
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For anyone who simply cannot wait, I have been told that the RedHat binaries work fine with Mandrake 7.2, but don't scream at me if they don't!
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Apparently you can only get cable modems or ADSL if you live in one of two cities, have a sister called Sue, an even number of vowels in your name and order on a Thursday.
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* we do not increase the rtt estimate. rto is initialized
* from rtt, but increases here. Jacobson (SIGCOMM 88) suggests
* that doubling rto each time is the least we can get away with.
* In KA9Q, Karn uses this for the first few times, and then
* goes to quadratic. netBSD doubles, but only goes up to *64,
* and clamps at 1 to 64 sec afterwards. Note that 120 sec is
* defined in the protocol as the maximum possible RTT. I guess
* we'll have to use something other than TCP to talk to the
* University of Mars.
So maybe we're a while off, eh?
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But if you leave the door open, keys in the ignition and a sign on the windscreen saying "I would ike to share this car with whoever wishes to use it"...
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I have transferred files quite a few times like this when the files were too big to email / couldn't get pcAnywhere or laplink working correctly. When you click "share this folder" you do exactly that. There is no legal comeback. Ignorance is no defence.
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Some people have said releasing games for Linux and making it a gaming friendly platform is a Bad Thing(tm) as it detracts from the "seriousness" of the OS.
WTF?
I'm sure a lot of Linux users dont want to reboot into windows to play their games.
On the issue of paying for the games, I am totally for putting money back into the industry. The industry needs money to continue improving and releasing better games. Thats a fact. So dont "The GPL should mean all software is free!" me. Modern, mainstream games are produced with all the professionalism and equipment of a movie. Back-bedroom programmers do not have access to the technology needed to create, for example, the animations in Fifa 2001. Games need money. Pay for them!
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I imagine that many other mp3 users out there are completely unaware of the licensing issue. Lets hops Vorbis succeeds!
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Its quirky and took a bit of getting into, but looks as if its going to be great. Lots of potential.
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Life on Forbez
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If you're going to make money out of using someone's software, I think the authors should get something back. For instance, I run a little apache web server simply to serve my homepage and a web based email app I'm developing for my own use. I did not pay anything for this, or for the Redhat OS its running on (hardware costs aside here).
When I do consultancy work, I encourage businesses to make a donation to the FSF, apache etc. Not a huge donation, just to put something back into the system to allow free software to continue. Most businesses see the sense in doing this, after all they want to see improved versions of their webserver / OS coming out, and they want to see them supported. Although no charge is made, it costs money to produce those new versions and provide that support.
In the end, every project needs some form of funding to continue. And if you're making money from software someone gave you for free, don't you think its right you should give something back?
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Hmmm... I'd debate that. Microsoft seem to be attacking Linux and Open Source recently. I haven't heard them attacking Apple in the same manner.
IMO, the "Microsoft Era" is defined by Microsoft dominating the market, in terms of servers and desktops. I'd say that the era of microsoft dominance will have ended when we dont shout "Hurrah!" when a hardware company announces they support Linux, or when an ADSL provider say they will support us. The era of dominance will end when we expect these things as the norm. Its normal to get Windows drivers with your video card. To power it under Linux may mean a trawl around the web to find a suitable module / patch.
I think, unpopular as the view may be, that MS will always be around. Instead of Microsoft Hate, we should promote Linux Love - convince people that we have a viable alternative - not just a rebellion.
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