I had a teacher (Electrical Systems I think he tried to teach us) that used to wear a suit, but clearly had been to a taco stand before the lecture (full of spots and grease), he also couldn't do a tie knot properly and his shoes were invariably dirty. To top it all he was often late when he showed up at all.
After him came a lecturer that wore impeccable casual clothing. He confessed he did not have a single neck tie on his wardrobe. He was always on time and in the very few occasions when he could not attend a lecture he would send an assistant (no mobile phones back then you young things) to apologize.
Oh yeah, I have rarely worn a suit all my life and that does not seem to have hindered me particularly and I am quite respected in my field, thank you very much.
Ghandi (yeah, that Ghandi) knew that dress codes were an instrument of control and power, and although he was perfectly capable to dress westernized clothes he consciously choose not to.
If you think that somebody that can understand the social implications of how software is licensed can't understand the implications of how he dresses, you are tremendously disingenuous, to say the least.
MS just can't do that. It would be their end as a company. Honestly, don't be stupid.
It would not be the EU, but the corporate clients of MS in Europe who would ensure there was a hole where MS HQ would have used to be.
MS has commercial obligations to fulfill, if they would come with the cavalier idea of withdrawing from the EU market it would take them *years* to do so. But anybody coming with such "solution" should be consigned to a mental institution of some kind.
All MS clients would sue them out of existence and I am pretty sure the EU would bring criminal charges against MS apartchick that could think such action is a good idea.
Your nonsense is a good idea for a bad action movie though.
Not only that, but in several EU countries is plain illegal to do so.
Here in the UK parties can't buy air time in TV and radio, neither can they buy space in the press for campaigning purposes.
This means they are limited to very basic advertisement means (i.e. boards, flyers and other means or personal advertisement) which more often than not means that politicians have to hit the road to meet potential voters.
This means that the huge incentives to corrupt politics at its core (as it happens in the US) do not exist in the UK, and as a consequence, quelle surprise, politicians are far more accountable to the people than in the US.
I am not saying lobbying does not exist, but the cynical buying of influence that exists in the US is far less prevalent (and quickly shamed and exposed by the ferocious press when it happens).
Since Margaret Thatcher forced the BBC to comission work from private producers (a good thing) these producers demand all kind of controls (DRM, copyrights, etc) on the material created.
The people in the BBC simply do not have the spine to tell them and fsck themselves, they are affraid to say to a producing company to go and do work elsewhere if they don't assign all copyright to the BBC.
But maybe this happens because BBC insiders are buddies with people in the productions companies and thus would never dream of demanding such things.
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Then why is this harmless waste not disposed off with my kitchen waste.
And why, oh why wise one, is this kind of waste so heavily regulated if it is harmless?
Inquiring minds *must* know....
Oh wait, you mean dirty industrialization without regard for the environment?
Sorry, my bad, I did not get you environmentally murderous gist.
Accept defeat and shut up.
Poor sod, beaten by reasoned argumentation and having nothing to reply.
.... but I do know that the stuff you are smoking is of very high caliber....
Then surely you will have no problems to provide us with some documented examples of such deplorable behavior....
It is very easy to make baseless accusations, not so to prove them.
Go on wise boy, show us all the rich Greenpeace activists leading lavish lifestyles supported by people's donations.
Xmas gifts? When was released this toy? In September?
Stolen or lost ones? I betcha Apple has statistics of this and would not be included as *sold* ones...
As for all the others, did you know that the moon landings were fake?
Yeah, a VW Beattle (of the old ones) has also some minor shortcomings when compared to a Ferrari.
You look positively idiotic.
Yours
Tux.
No es cierto....
... is immoral. Somebody stood in the shoulders of others but then pretended all is his own effort.
In other words he became a fucking freeloader. Legal? Yes. Moral? No way. Any remediation to this (GPL) is a good thing.
I had a teacher (Electrical Systems I think he tried to teach us) that used to wear a suit, but clearly had been to a taco stand before the lecture (full of spots and grease), he also couldn't do a tie knot properly and his shoes were invariably dirty. To top it all he was often late when he showed up at all.
After him came a lecturer that wore impeccable casual clothing. He confessed he did not have a single neck tie on his wardrobe. He was always on time and in the very few occasions when he could not attend a lecture he would send an assistant (no mobile phones back then you young things) to apologize.
Oh yeah, I have rarely worn a suit all my life and that does not seem to have hindered me particularly and I am quite respected in my field, thank you very much.
Ghandi (yeah, that Ghandi) knew that dress codes were an instrument of control and power, and although he was perfectly capable to dress westernized clothes he consciously choose not to.
If you think that somebody that can understand the social implications of how software is licensed can't understand the implications of how he dresses, you are tremendously disingenuous, to say the least.
... which is sent to rich countries, just to be received as criminals...
Many car industries (Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, India and soon China) were started in precisely that way.
The Malaysian company for example owns Lotus, and China is serious about becoming a big time exporter of cars (and they will succeed).
Monopolies can't do as they wish.
And what about all the money they collected for those licenses?
Or do you think companies would say "no worries mate, all the best and good luck!".
.... nobody would be using MS software.
MS just can't do that. It would be their end as a company. Honestly, don't be stupid.
It would not be the EU, but the corporate clients of MS in Europe who would ensure there was a hole where MS HQ would have used to be.
MS has commercial obligations to fulfill, if they would come with the cavalier idea of withdrawing from the EU market it would take them *years* to do so. But anybody coming with such "solution" should be consigned to a mental institution of some kind.
All MS clients would sue them out of existence and I am pretty sure the EU would bring criminal charges against MS apartchick that could think such action is a good idea.
Your nonsense is a good idea for a bad action movie though.
Not only that, but in several EU countries is plain illegal to do so.
Here in the UK parties can't buy air time in TV and radio, neither can they buy space in the press for campaigning purposes.
This means they are limited to very basic advertisement means (i.e. boards, flyers and other means or personal advertisement) which more often than not means that politicians have to hit the road to meet potential voters.
This means that the huge incentives to corrupt politics at its core (as it happens in the US) do not exist in the UK, and as a consequence, quelle surprise, politicians are far more accountable to the people than in the US.
I am not saying lobbying does not exist, but the cynical buying of influence that exists in the US is far less prevalent (and quickly shamed and exposed by the ferocious press when it happens).
Since Margaret Thatcher forced the BBC to comission work from private producers (a good thing) these producers demand all kind of controls (DRM, copyrights, etc) on the material created.
The people in the BBC simply do not have the spine to tell them and fsck themselves, they are affraid to say to a producing company to go and do work elsewhere if they don't assign all copyright to the BBC.
But maybe this happens because BBC insiders are buddies with people in the productions companies and thus would never dream of demanding such things.
And we the public? Very well, thanks.
It is nothing close to the 10 minutes you are mentioning.
Go on, watch in hand check it.
... are not always the most popular or diplomatic.
Translation for you:
"I am the boss, I think open formats are important, and will push this policy because I believe it's beneficial for my organization".
Is that clear or do you need it in Swahili?