Well, that may true, but then it is clear that it is up to the courts to decide what rackspace can or can not do. It is not up to you or I to interpret and demand that any action is good, allowed, or bad and should be disallowed.
Until then you cannot say that rackspace is violating the constitution and I can not say that rackspace is not violating the constitution.
Of course you may say that you think that rackspace is violating the constitution.
But until the courts clarify it, many current legal opinions are that contracts like rackspace's and other contracts including non-disclosure agreements (NDA's) which by definition restrict free speech are all legal and binding unless some other reason makes them not binding.
What happens when all hosting companies have that same clause? Well, if you feel that the clause is illegal, you sue them, right? Isn't that how it is done?
First, Free Speech only applies to the government laws. Read About It: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech...
It does not apply to contract law!
Second, the Church is free to get their website hosted on a million other web hosting companies. They just need to read the terms of service beforehand.
The gpl was originally written because of works made public domain by rms that were taken out of public domain by someone else who tried to restrict rms.
Many people are already using ipv6 by default without even knowing it!
jdks-mbp:~ jeffk$ ssh jeffk@macpro.local. Warning: Permanently added the RSA host key for IP address 'fe80::21f:5bff:fe38:39e5%en0' to the list of known hosts. Last login: Tue Aug 17 14:32:43 2010
One important reason to use it is for small devices that you really don't want to have to have a user interface to enable Static IP / Router Info / DHCP configuration on.
Also, if you use use Apple MobileMe's Remote Desktop feature, you are using ipv6 only - MobileMe provides an IPv6 VPN to access all of your devices wherever they may be.
So in fact there are many many users of Ipv6 out there, just not much sending packets over the un-vpn'd internet.
I was under the impression that rambus did a classic submarine patent - IE they had started a patent filing before the JEDEC meetings, and then amended it later with what they learned from JEDEC. Then the patent filing date is before the JEDEC meeting...
So if I write a proprietary web application for my own web site and do not distribute the web app, both MySQL and MariaDB do not force me to either pay for proprietary license and do not force me to GPL my closed source application?
I thought this was how every politician operated? Palin, The previous white house, etc, all used non-government assigned email addresses to avoid archiving and disclosure laws.
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No! Please don't change PI. If you do I will have to redraw all these circles I have and also recalibrate my compass!
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Over the years I also had made a meta-makefile which does much of what I needed.
Latest version is on github at
But even then quite often I just use qmake!
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I only eat Free Range Rubidium 85
The real prank would be to invite or pay Gene Ray to the party. Then they could all debate about geocentrism vs time cubism.
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You said:
Well, that may true, but then it is clear that it is up to the courts to decide what rackspace can or can not do. It is not up to you or I to interpret and demand that any action is good, allowed, or bad and should be disallowed.
Until then you cannot say that rackspace is violating the constitution and I can not say that rackspace is not violating the constitution.
Of course you may say that you think that rackspace is violating the constitution.
But until the courts clarify it, many current legal opinions are that contracts like rackspace's and other contracts including non-disclosure agreements (NDA's) which by definition restrict free speech are all legal and binding unless some other reason makes them not binding.
What happens when all hosting companies have that same clause? Well, if you feel that the clause is illegal, you sue them, right? Isn't that how it is done?
--jeffk++
No, that is irrelevant and there are other laws to stop that.
The constitution says "Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom of speech..."
This means that the constitution is restricting what Congress can do.
Rackspace is not Congress and does not pass laws.
Why is this so hard to understand?
--jeffk++
First, Free Speech only applies to the government laws. Read About It: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech...
It does not apply to contract law!
Second, the Church is free to get their website hosted on a million other web hosting companies. They just need to read the terms of service beforehand.
--jeffk++
The gpl was originally written because of works made public domain by rms that were taken out of public domain by someone else who tried to restrict rms.
Rewind 26 years.... Steve jobs released the Macintosh.
Apple already had the Lisa.
Initially, all Mac development had to be done on a Lisa.
Your comment was probably said back then regarding Lisa instead of osx.
--jeffk++
Automatic router settings can only happen with IPv4 if you have a DHCP server, while IPv6 allows R.A.
--jeffk++
Many people are already using ipv6 by default without even knowing it!
One important reason to use it is for small devices that you really don't want to have to have a user interface to enable Static IP / Router Info / DHCP configuration on.
Also, if you use use Apple MobileMe's Remote Desktop feature, you are using ipv6 only - MobileMe provides an IPv6 VPN to access all of your devices wherever they may be.
So in fact there are many many users of Ipv6 out there, just not much sending packets over the un-vpn'd internet.
Hmm.... perhaps they could realize the same applies for software patents?
I thought they had a rule that you could not patent a perpetual motion machine?
Why would that be?
Is this just all about fighting for the eyeballs of the people with IQ = 1 ?
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Please see my sig:
http://www.millimeterwaveporn.com/
I was under the impression that rambus did a classic submarine patent - IE they had started a patent filing before the JEDEC meetings, and then amended it later with what they learned from JEDEC. Then the patent filing date is before the JEDEC meeting...
--jeffk++
Thank you for the clarification!
So if I write a proprietary web application for my own web site and do not distribute the web app, both MySQL and MariaDB do not force me to either pay for proprietary license and do not force me to GPL my closed source application?
So does that mean that mysql is not open source as per the osi definition clause 1!
http://www.ted.com/speakers/sir_ken_robinson.html
highly recommended talks...and funny too.
--jeffk
I would trust google with my private data a lot more than I would trust the German government...
sed s/is/was/g parent_post.txt
Did you not know that there already is a patent on a specific implementation of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
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Is there a reason why you have to have YouTube host it?
Why not amazon s3 or some others cloud/edge service?
Simple solution: shut off the tv's
What is worthwhile to put on all those tv's anyways?
Or just it them on a YouTube cycle
I thought this was how every politician operated? Palin, The previous white house, etc, all used non-government assigned email addresses to avoid archiving and disclosure laws.
--jeffk++