But Red Flag puts a source CD in every shrink wrap it sells. Looks like compliance to me. IANAP (programmer), but why would you want code that is probably only mods to make life easier for chinese Linux users? It's not like the world code base is being robbed of their brain power- any chinese programmer who wants can join a SourceForge project, can't they? Market tweaks aren't something to cry over. I don't think we're being deprived of any geniuses here.
I find it hard to stomach the idea that we (/.) would even entertain the notion of using the (all too powerful) might of US copyright law to force other programmers to make free beer.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Use an X-acto knife. Then see if you can do something constructive with all these chips, or at least something disruptive. I'm not saying to try to change the value of your currency, just to make this idea unworkable. They won't take a bill that won't scan? Point out where it mentions that the bill is legal tender for all debts, both public and private, and ask where it mentions needing a chip to make it so.
How can anyone prove that you removed them? Simple posession of a bill without a chip won't get anyone a search warrant for your home- we have some legal rights, even under the DMCA.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Simply mentioning the word monopoly in a MS owned website isn't too out of line, but singling out monopolies that have forced themselves to be essential to our lives- like electricity or computer operating systems- That's going too far!
Of course, I feel like MS (still holding the legal status of monopoly) will sue me for having read it as part of their protest against the Jackson verdict.
Is MSNBC less biased than Slashdot? Slashdot allows me to freely post any thoughts I have that do not relate to the "church" of Elron. MSNBC would prefer I had no thoughts. I'm seeing a bias here, and I don't think it's Slashdot's.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Why? Nobody here would advocate trying to stop it, but damn few have any respect for it, or them. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to knock those fine, upstanding spammers who brought us pop-up windows.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
It was pleasant to see a story on CNN that did more than tell me to go to AOL
for more info, or tell me what movies are playing on AOL-Time-Warner-owned
channels tonight. Hell, it was a story aimed at getting people away from
their TVs for a while. If only for that, I'm going to look for it.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Och, yew can try taking Nessie from us, Piccardi, but wha' natural explanation
can ye offer fer yer wee tower in Pisa? Nothing! Yer architechts're as bad
as yer geologists! Now piss off!
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Have you seen the WebTV? Hell, I haven't seen an ad for one in ages, and I've never once seen the product in someone's house. The two things are just too different to combine in one product. I have a few boxes, and now that I have a fat pipe, the number will go up (dedicated firewall, freenet, honeypot). I've got a few screens, and that number will hold steady; There wonn't be any convergence between my "computers" and my "TV," regardless of how many boxes or screens either has.
Personal computers and TVs serve very different functions. I'm not arguing this for stereos, mind you (I'm dreaming of Wurlitzer design cues for one of the boxes), but music is a background thing- it doesn't take your attention the way a screen does. I've got a DVD drive in my box, but that was a waste of money. I don't watch movies on the computer- different functions. My TV is fed by a cable, not by my computer. I'll be happy to give my TV a dedicated processor and HD, but those will be TV components to me, a set top box. Even if I can control it from my desktop, it still will not be a part of my desktop.
I'm floored by the webcam footage. It still looks like Zapruder was running the cam, but when you consider the range (I KNOW he used a telescope, okay?) it's damn impressive.
I've got a Logitech and an IBM-the damn thing looks like a miniatire of one of their PS2s, and the image quality in my living room isn't much better. He did good work.
The FAA can pull his (probably nonexistant) pilot's license. The local (launch area) cops can ticket him for violating their noise ordnance. The local (impact area) cops can ticket him for littering. Unless the craft is controlled by the passenger, it isn't piloted, is it? Just a big-ass Estes going downrange.
TiVo may, at its discretion, from time to time change, add or remove features of the TiVo Service or change the terms and conditions of this agreement. (page 76)
Do none of you see a problem with that? They didn't even bother to give that the questionable dignity of a click-through license, they just tucked it in the back of the manual- page 76, for God's sake! An agreement is not an agreement, or any sort of legal contract, if one party can redefine it at whim. "Oh, by the way, we are now deducting $100 from every paycheck you get. Under our new terms of your service agreement, we have the right to do that."
I've wanted one, but the system looked too controlled. I've just got to look through all those juicy links that people have been posting.
Many, if not 95% of the slashdotters do use different OSes. Because of their monopoly, Win is the unnfortunate standard. My wife runs it so she can e-mail her resume in.doc format.
We're not just whining, we do use real OSes, but MS' encroaching "features" are evil. Not to me, but to society. I'm livid because I am a part of the society that they are injuring.
The bright rays of light are that Germany won't use them anymore, our guys say it's insecure, and it now costs more to insure yourself if you use NT. A few drops, but we can help them to become a tidal wave.
I'm using Mandrake, and it's funny you should mention that. Every Linux distro I've ever seen came with a few million useless apps, and I could choose what to install. If AOL had an open client program that the distros could ship, then more power to them. I want to have the choices.
I don't want to have them jammed down my throat like MS does straight from the factory. That's not about choice, that's about marketing.
Wow, that hurt my eyes. Cable companies sell advertising. The only barrier to entry is money. Unfortunately, now the cable company is now an ISP. Now your money is no good here. That really helps me, because AOL-TW doesn't offer net access here, and they still won't advertise local ISPs. That is abusing their monopoly.
Microsoft won't advertise AOL on their desktop, eh? I've used '98 and don't remember any banner ads that didn't come through Netscape. MS, however, had a monopoly on the desktop and used it to bundle their browser, so no other browsers were seen. AOL fought that abuse of a monopoly, and managed to get equal access for their browser. Maybe I'm just seeing a parallel that isn't there, I dunno.
I liked it when Time-Warner bought out our local cable company. It was only a cable company, but they had been very active in the community, sponsoring scholarships and local events. Now that it's owned by a national, we are bombarded with ads claiming that the "cable advantage" is that it's local. So don't go sattelite, because that money doesn't stay local. I don't see them sponsoring anything here anymore, though.
Now to grind my own personal axe. Has anyone seen Headline News since the merger? It used to be a dependable source of real news. Now they have co-anchors, tell me who's having a birthday and spend 5 of their 30 minutes telling me what movies are going to be on TV tonight!!! The other night I saw a tech consultant (you can't pay attention to them, except for entertainment) that I thought they said was from AOL. Maybe we should call Bernard Shaw out of retirement. HE'd never allow this to continue.
The feds have been encroaching on our privacy forever, with our full knowledge. They do this "census" thingy every 10 years, all in an effort to collect demographic info on us, and people fill them out every time. What's going on here?
The way I see it, as long as they don't go sharing, or even worse, selling our info, it's not too bad. How many.gov websites do you actually go to in the course of a day? I go to a.mil periodically, but since I log in, I think they already know how often I go there.
We need to concentrate on companies doing this, not the feds. Only accept cookies you need, and we have to get the government to force companies to allow an opt-out for their info selling programs.
I'd like to see them shut down Espra, the bastards. They can keep the brain dead AOL(Time Warner)ers from getting a billion copies of the current top 10, but they'll never stop P2P.
The cybercrime treaty is great. Written by the Justice Department, the folks who made such a balls-up of the McVeigh case that they have less credibility than Dubya. We need to start voting for real candidates- if we all hate MS, MPAA & RIAA, why can't we see past the Republicans & Democrats?
Wow- that could be wonderful if it were set up properly. Imagine the FSF being a real foundation. It'll probably never happen, but damn it's a good idea.
You also need to examine the word "destructive." A targeting or rangefinding laser can blind a person- much more permanent than the bright headlights. It doesn't need to be able to blow up a Geo to be a real weapon.
Open Source is a great social/political/I hate MS movement. But I can't write code... I'd feel dirty donating money to a for-profit company... I've already bought the boxed 7.2 (but I like 7.1 better) and am thinking about 8.0. Buying the stock would be a good way to contribute; I'd be giving them money to help them out, but it wouldn't be charity- it would be business.
Business models that rely on OS need to admit that they are businesses, just like their competitors, and recognize that without the crutch of proprietary IP they need to be twice as creative as their "Old Economy" competitors. Consumers that rely on OS based businesses need to recognize that free beer, as much as we like it, does not keep a business afloat.
Packers-style investing can help out a lot in the near term, although it isn't a long term panacea. Mandrake needs to be at least break-even within a few years of an IPO to prevent their stock from becoming "I Donated To Open Source" bumper stickers. It only helped Green Bay keep their team local, the management still needed to keep the franchise financially viable.
Imagine a Beowulf Cluster...
on
Flywheel UPS
·
· Score: 1
...of hamsters on treadmills! The power, the reliability! It's astounding.
God, it's nice to see them admitting that they can't come up with anything. I loved the "apparently" in their credit. Watch them try to sell it, claiming that they reverse engineered the server after reading the code. Oh, and they added some "enhancements," too.
That's the best idea I've seen in this thread. They could have shrinkwraps in all the big stores and make a killing. Linux distros make it off the shelf, and they're aimed at people who believe in free beer.
Imagine how much money you could make selling free beer to people who think it's normal to pay big bucks for beer made with rice that's already skunky.
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I find it hard to stomach the idea that we (/.) would even entertain the notion of using the (all too powerful) might of US copyright law to force other programmers to make free beer.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
How can anyone prove that you removed them? Simple posession of a bill without a chip won't get anyone a search warrant for your home- we have some legal rights, even under the DMCA.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Of course, I feel like MS (still holding the legal status of monopoly) will sue me for having read it as part of their protest against the Jackson verdict.
Is MSNBC less biased than Slashdot? Slashdot allows me to freely post any thoughts I have that do not relate to the "church" of Elron. MSNBC would prefer I had no thoughts. I'm seeing a bias here, and I don't think it's Slashdot's.
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
"You know, the golf course is the only place he isn't handicapped."
Why is the sky blue?
Why is the sky blue?
Personal computers and TVs serve very different functions. I'm not arguing this for stereos, mind you (I'm dreaming of Wurlitzer design cues for one of the boxes), but music is a background thing- it doesn't take your attention the way a screen does. I've got a DVD drive in my box, but that was a waste of money. I don't watch movies on the computer- different functions. My TV is fed by a cable, not by my computer. I'll be happy to give my TV a dedicated processor and HD, but those will be TV components to me, a set top box. Even if I can control it from my desktop, it still will not be a part of my desktop.
I've got a Logitech and an IBM-the damn thing looks like a miniatire of one of their PS2s, and the image quality in my living room isn't much better. He did good work.
The FAA can pull his (probably nonexistant) pilot's license. The local (launch area) cops can ticket him for violating their noise ordnance. The local (impact area) cops can ticket him for littering. Unless the craft is controlled by the passenger, it isn't piloted, is it? Just a big-ass Estes going downrange.
Do none of you see a problem with that? They didn't even bother to give that the questionable dignity of a click-through license, they just tucked it in the back of the manual- page 76, for God's sake! An agreement is not an agreement, or any sort of legal contract, if one party can redefine it at whim. "Oh, by the way, we are now deducting $100 from every paycheck you get. Under our new terms of your service agreement, we have the right to do that."
I've wanted one, but the system looked too controlled. I've just got to look through all those juicy links that people have been posting.
We're not just whining, we do use real OSes, but MS' encroaching "features" are evil. Not to me, but to society. I'm livid because I am a part of the society that they are injuring.
The bright rays of light are that Germany won't use them anymore, our guys say it's insecure, and it now costs more to insure yourself if you use NT. A few drops, but we can help them to become a tidal wave.
I don't want to have them jammed down my throat like MS does straight from the factory. That's not about choice, that's about marketing.
Microsoft won't advertise AOL on their desktop, eh? I've used '98 and don't remember any banner ads that didn't come through Netscape. MS, however, had a monopoly on the desktop and used it to bundle their browser, so no other browsers were seen. AOL fought that abuse of a monopoly, and managed to get equal access for their browser. Maybe I'm just seeing a parallel that isn't there, I dunno.
Now to grind my own personal axe. Has anyone seen Headline News since the merger? It used to be a dependable source of real news. Now they have co-anchors, tell me who's having a birthday and spend 5 of their 30 minutes telling me what movies are going to be on TV tonight!!! The other night I saw a tech consultant (you can't pay attention to them, except for entertainment) that I thought they said was from AOL. Maybe we should call Bernard Shaw out of retirement. HE'd never allow this to continue.
The way I see it, as long as they don't go sharing, or even worse, selling our info, it's not too bad. How many .gov websites do you actually go to in the course of a day? I go to a .mil periodically, but since I log in, I think they already know how often I go there.
We need to concentrate on companies doing this, not the feds. Only accept cookies you need, and we have to get the government to force companies to allow an opt-out for their info selling programs.
I'd like to see them shut down Espra, the bastards. They can keep the brain dead AOL(Time Warner)ers from getting a billion copies of the current top 10, but they'll never stop P2P.
The cybercrime treaty is great. Written by the Justice Department, the folks who made such a balls-up of the McVeigh case that they have less credibility than Dubya. We need to start voting for real candidates- if we all hate MS, MPAA & RIAA, why can't we see past the Republicans & Democrats?
Business models that rely on OS need to admit that they are businesses, just like their competitors, and recognize that without the crutch of proprietary IP they need to be twice as creative as their "Old Economy" competitors. Consumers that rely on OS based businesses need to recognize that free beer, as much as we like it, does not keep a business afloat.
Packers-style investing can help out a lot in the near term, although it isn't a long term panacea. Mandrake needs to be at least break-even within a few years of an IPO to prevent their stock from becoming "I Donated To Open Source" bumper stickers. It only helped Green Bay keep their team local, the management still needed to keep the franchise financially viable.
God, it's nice to see them admitting that they can't come up with anything. I loved the "apparently" in their credit. Watch them try to sell it, claiming that they reverse engineered the server after reading the code. Oh, and they added some "enhancements," too.
Imagine how much money you could make selling free beer to people who think it's normal to pay big bucks for beer made with rice that's already skunky.