Even if Linux may be a little overkill for a handheld, you also get the mentality that goes along with the Linux Kernel and the many GNU software utilities. Computers are a Science not a Commerce.
I never used to give that much thought until I had to deal with a commercial software company that produced titles for the Franklin Ebookman, as well as the Palm...Beiks.com. Here is part of an email I recieved from them after asking too fix a game they gave away for free (not open-source)...This is after I tried to explain that they actually did benefit from that game from advertising....
"Thank you for the feedback.
You are technically right, of course, but in real life it is a little
different. For us, anyway.
I do not have enough time to explain all the reasons we do not want to spend
more time with Blockout. For the very same reason (lack of time/resources)
we prefer saying things sample and straight rather than the way customers
are used to do. Think of it: there are thousands like you who want to see
one or other thing and want it for free. America is just about to realize
how wrong it was to spoil customers.
We do believe we do our best for our customers and we also believe that part
of that is not keeping the de-facto standard way of spoiling them with false
promises and fake attention.
We indeed do not have interest in developing Blockout further and we indeed
can not even charge for it, because this would only get us in trouble with
Tetris Corp. down the road.
Time will tell if our way of seeing and doing things is better. Mind you, we
do not offend our customers or decrease our desire to help them. It is just
that we hold on to the simple truth. The truth is we are a business
organization and we do care about the money. Do not know about you, but I am
personally too angry with all the companies that keep telling me how much
they care about me and then - for example - keep holding me for half an hour
on the phone before somebody who doesn't have a clue of support will have to
tell me they will review the request upon first chance.
Adam Smith has said it quite right: if we focus on our interest and do what
we want, the positive impact for the society will only grow. Well, I
paraphrased it a bit;-)
Sincerely,
Natalia Hadjieva
Customer Service
support@beiks.com
www.beiks.com "
Bottom Line is that I use Free(dom) Software exclusively at home now, and I am trying to use it as much as possible at Work.
How Dare you desicrate this place with your presence! (Python Rules)
Where in the blank are you coming from.
It is totally unreasonable for any organization, including governments to totally violate personal rights with a click wrapped software agreement.
Where in the hell does it say that they have that right in a Microsoft EULA. I CANNOT find it in anywhere. Please enlighten us with the actual proof of it. Just because an article on a website says it is true, it may not be true.
Just because you believe all of the FUD coming out of proprietary software companies about how TCO is always cheaper with their products doesn't mean it is true. What is the truth is that every 2 years you will have to pay Thousands of dollars for each computer's software, if you don't they won't support you (as if you get any support from them anyway). The upfront cost of retraining your staff is negligible in the long run.
This isn't anything personal. I am just tired of all these people believing every damn thing they hear as gospel.
Personally i find it easier to edit a text file in the/etc directory then it is to find out where in the fsck Microsoft moved the damn "Network Wizard" at in Windows 2004.
"Like most software companies, Microsoft includes contracts with its merchandise that explain that the company reserves the right to ask consumers for proof of purchase and an inventory of what it uses. The rule applies not only to governments and privately owned companies but to individuals."
After reading this article I have searched through some of our EULAs from Microsoft and I could find NOT ONE INSTANCE of where Microsoft reserves any right in the respect of asking for proof of ownership. Most EULAs I read mostly explained how you can't run more than one copy, you can't sue Microsoft if something goes wrong and Microsoft offers no warranty with the products.
Can anybody show documentation of where it states in any Microsoft EULA that you give up your constitutional rights? (i live in america)
This is a rare case, they went after a public entity. I don't believe they have that right for private entities. This FUD is what is turning our laws away from individual rights, into corporate rights, all in the name of money
Who has the right to "information"? Who should the laws protect, the producer(publisher) or the user ? Everyone has an opinion. Check out the Free software foundation for some very good bedtime reading on these important questions.
The V5-6000 might still make it to the retail channel - granted by the time it gets out, it may be a generation behind but what i read about it - 60+ FPS at 1600x1200 in Q3 with FSAA ! Not too shabby at all. Also this will help out their time to market considerably...the past two or three years they had to come up with the chips, and troubleshoot production, a huge task for a company that small.
This might just save them, if the card makers will go back with them (which i think they will, anything to make a buck!)
This whole story reminds me of that Star Trek episode where two civilizations had been waging war for hundreds of years..on a computer. And if the computer marked you as a casualty, you had to report to a "killing machine".
Oh how Science Fiction portrays real life.
Well, maybe, just maybe USA has gone a little to far (and i thoght we already did in Kosovoh(sp))
Slashdot Mirror
Even if Linux may be a little overkill for a handheld, you also get the mentality that goes along with the Linux Kernel and the many GNU software utilities. Computers are a Science not a Commerce.
;-)
I never used to give that much thought until I had to deal with a commercial software company that produced titles for the Franklin Ebookman, as well as the Palm...Beiks.com. Here is part of an email I recieved from them after asking too fix a game they gave away for free (not open-source)...This is after I tried to explain that they actually did benefit from that game from advertising....
"Thank you for the feedback.
You are technically right, of course, but in real life it is a little
different. For us, anyway.
I do not have enough time to explain all the reasons we do not want to spend
more time with Blockout. For the very same reason (lack of time/resources)
we prefer saying things sample and straight rather than the way customers
are used to do. Think of it: there are thousands like you who want to see
one or other thing and want it for free. America is just about to realize
how wrong it was to spoil customers.
We do believe we do our best for our customers and we also believe that part
of that is not keeping the de-facto standard way of spoiling them with false
promises and fake attention.
We indeed do not have interest in developing Blockout further and we indeed
can not even charge for it, because this would only get us in trouble with
Tetris Corp. down the road.
Time will tell if our way of seeing and doing things is better. Mind you, we
do not offend our customers or decrease our desire to help them. It is just
that we hold on to the simple truth. The truth is we are a business
organization and we do care about the money. Do not know about you, but I am
personally too angry with all the companies that keep telling me how much
they care about me and then - for example - keep holding me for half an hour
on the phone before somebody who doesn't have a clue of support will have to
tell me they will review the request upon first chance.
Adam Smith has said it quite right: if we focus on our interest and do what
we want, the positive impact for the society will only grow. Well, I
paraphrased it a bit
Sincerely,
Natalia Hadjieva
Customer Service
support@beiks.com
www.beiks.com "
Bottom Line is that I use Free(dom) Software exclusively at home now, and I am trying to use it as much as possible at Work.
This isn't anything personal. I am just tired of all these people believing every damn thing they hear as gospel.
Personally i find it easier to edit a text file in the
End Rant. Please modify down to -69.
"Like most software companies, Microsoft includes contracts with its merchandise that explain that the company reserves the right to ask consumers for proof of purchase and an inventory of what it uses. The rule applies not only to governments and privately owned companies but to individuals."
After reading this article I have searched through some of our EULAs from Microsoft and I could find NOT ONE INSTANCE of where Microsoft reserves any right in the respect of asking for proof of ownership. Most EULAs I read mostly explained how you can't run more than one copy, you can't sue Microsoft if something goes wrong and Microsoft offers no warranty with the products.
Can anybody show documentation of where it states in any Microsoft EULA that you give up your constitutional rights? (i live in america)
This is a rare case, they went after a public entity. I don't believe they have that right for private entities. This FUD is what is turning our laws away from individual rights, into corporate rights, all in the name of money
Who has the right to "information"?
Who should the laws protect, the producer(publisher) or the user ?
Everyone has an opinion. Check out the Free software foundation for some very good bedtime reading on these important questions.
The V5-6000 might still make it to the retail channel - granted by the time it gets out, it may be a generation behind but what i read about it - 60+ FPS at 1600x1200 in Q3 with FSAA ! Not too shabby at all. Also this will help out their time to market considerably...the past two or three years they had to come up with the chips, and troubleshoot production, a huge task for a company that small.
This might just save them, if the card makers will go back with them (which i think they will, anything to make a buck!)
This whole story reminds me of that Star Trek episode where two civilizations had been waging war for hundreds of years..on a computer. And if the computer marked you as a casualty, you had to report to a "killing machine".
Oh how Science Fiction portrays real life.
Well, maybe, just maybe USA has gone a little to far (and i thoght we already did in Kosovoh(sp))