Put simply, they cannot make them stop. Parodies have long been protected from libel/slander suits, on the grounds of fair comment. I just hope that the guys at segfault and User Friendly know that, and don't just kowtow to whatever incarnation of the evil empire threatens them now.
Or even more down home, can you really say that the United States government won't just fire it's nukes at places in the States it doesn't want anymore, and just say it was the Russians?
Ohh, the agony of choice...
I'd have to choose:
Area 51
Several Radical-Right Movement Headquarters and...
I wonder if IBM plans to offer Linux as an option on it's PC's... It would be nice to be able to buy a desktop system with KDE or Gnome, and it would definitely help to give Linux a more stable footing in the desktop market. - Adam Schumacher
I understand that MS requires OEM's to pay a per-processor fee for the right to sell pre-bundled software, but I assume that they don't charge per-processor for selling the boxed version. Sooo, allow the purchaser choose or opt-out of purchasing Win 95. If they choose to use it, retailers could offer to install the software for free. This would require a little more work on the part of the retailers, but it would befriend the Linux community, and beat the MS tax.
Of course, If I'm completely wrong about this, let me know.
-- Adam Schumacher cybershoe@mindless.com N.A.R.T. #009 P.W.T.T.K.S.S.S.T.H.U. #001
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Put simply.... No. Parody is protected in Canada. - Adam Schumacher
Put simply, they cannot make them stop. Parodies have long been protected from libel/slander suits, on the grounds of fair comment. I just hope that the guys at segfault and User Friendly know that, and don't just kowtow to whatever incarnation of the evil empire threatens them now.
government won't just fire it's nukes at places in the States it
doesn't want anymore, and just say it was the Russians?
Ohh, the agony of choice...
I'd have to choose:
My favourite tie is still my Christmas cows.
Cows with Santa hats and green scarves.
As a matter of fact, I'm quite certain that I own the shirt that Hemos is wearing.
- Adam Schumacher
cybershoe@mindless.com
N.A.R.T. #009
P.W.T.T.K.S.S.S.T.H.U. #001
I wonder if IBM plans to offer Linux as an option on it's PC's... It would be nice to be able to buy a desktop system with KDE or Gnome, and it would definitely help to give Linux a more stable footing in the desktop market.
- Adam Schumacher
Poor birds, robbed of their privacy...
Free NUGGET!
- Adam Schumacher
cybershoe@mindless.com
N.A.R.T. #009
P.W.T.T.K.S.S.S.T.H.U. #001
I understand that MS requires OEM's to pay a per-processor fee for the right to sell pre-bundled software, but I assume that they don't charge per-processor for selling the boxed version. Sooo, allow the purchaser choose or opt-out of purchasing Win 95. If they choose to use it, retailers could offer to install the software for free. This would require a little more work on the part of the retailers, but it would befriend the Linux community, and beat the MS tax.
Of course, If I'm completely wrong about this, let me know.
-- Adam Schumacher
cybershoe@mindless.com
N.A.R.T. #009
P.W.T.T.K.S.S.S.T.H.U. #001