One, how did you come up with your nickname. Is there any signifigance behind it or is it just something you came up with that sounded cool? If any other readers know this one, please feel free to fill me in
Second, a prominent figure (no puns intended) in the public eye, you undoubtedly have to deal with a lot of flames from immature readers. I'm sure you've heard your share of geek jokes or fat jokes during your employment at Slashdot. I think that I would tend to take that kind of thing as a personal assault and it would affect my already fragile self esteem. How do you deal the with lamers and flame warriors that are so persistant on this site?
I'm sure most Linux users can attribute to the fact that Google and Deja are the most useful resources available to Linux users on the 'net. I, for one cannot begin to describe how helpful a Google/Linux search or a Deja usenet search was to me when I was looking for help with a more obscure function of Linux or trying to find a Linux driver for a new peripheral. Both of these sites are also an amazing resourse for Linux newbies, due to the sheer volume of information available.
Sadly, I don't see this buyout as a Good Thing (tm) for the open source movement. In the past year or so, I have seen the quality of both Google and Deja decrease immensly. Google's deal with Yahoo has decreased the accuracy of search results, and Google's interests seem to be turning towards profit rather than accuracy. Deja has been demonstrating similar signs that they are "selling out". Linux, and open source in general is supposed to be "by the geeks, for the geeks" and with this trend towards consolidation, and corporate profiteering, I am concerned that these two once respectable sites are losing site of their once-noble goal, and becoming unable to relate to the average Linux user.
I would be willing to wager that each of the organizations you mentioned use MS software to run their business. ~90% of businesses do not rely on AOL-Time Warner for their day-to-day operations. Let's face it, M$ has a stranglehold on corporate America and could easily bring our economy to it's knees.
"Heilemann is dead on when he says the Microsoft era is over"
Now I know JonKatz is a troll. Regardless of hom much you people like Linux and hate Microsoft, that does not change the fact that Microsoft is the most powerful, influential company in the United States. This article is pure FUD. I would challenge any one of you to prove that Microsoft is dead or dying, because the way I see it, they're at least as strong as ever.
In order to receive a patent in the first place, you must make the technology or designs being patented publicly available. Micron and other memory makers were at best lazy and irresponsible for not doing their homework. Rambus should not be held liable for others' mistakes.
I hate to say it, but I predict Rambus will win this round of lawsuits. I know how much you slashdoters hate Big Corporations, but if you put your preconceptions aside for a moment and look at the facts for a change, you'll see that Rambus is, in fact, well within their legal rights to charge royalties for the use of SDRAM.
Rambus is one of the primary members of JEDEC, a coalition between major players in the semiconducter industry. Several years ago, when the major players of JEDEC got together and finalised the SDRAM standard, and later the DDR SDRAM standard, Rambus provided key technology to make those standards possible.
Hemos, you seem to think that Rambus stay's in business by charging frivolous lawsuits against other memory manufacturers. Fortunately, that is far from the truth. Rambus is an intellectual property corporation, meaning they devote their resources to inventing the technology that makes todays high speed memory possible, but they do not actually manufacturer memory. That is where liscensing fees come into play. Rambus liscenses their technology to other manufacturers who actually produce the DIMMs. Sadly, Micron and Hundai seem to think that it's okay for them to manufacture memory using stolen technology with out any legal repercussions. I certainly hope our court system will do The Right Thing and smack Micron and Hundai with some major penalties to make up for their theft and corporate espionage.
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One, how did you come up with your nickname. Is there any signifigance behind it or is it just something you came up with that sounded cool? If any other readers know this one, please feel free to fill me in
Second, a prominent figure (no puns intended) in the public eye, you undoubtedly have to deal with a lot of flames from immature readers. I'm sure you've heard your share of geek jokes or fat jokes during your employment at Slashdot. I think that I would tend to take that kind of thing as a personal assault and it would affect my already fragile self esteem. How do you deal the with lamers and flame warriors that are so persistant on this site?
Thanks for your time.
Sadly, I don't see this buyout as a Good Thing (tm) for the open source movement. In the past year or so, I have seen the quality of both Google and Deja decrease immensly. Google's deal with Yahoo has decreased the accuracy of search results, and Google's interests seem to be turning towards profit rather than accuracy. Deja has been demonstrating similar signs that they are "selling out". Linux, and open source in general is supposed to be "by the geeks, for the geeks" and with this trend towards consolidation, and corporate profiteering, I am concerned that these two once respectable sites are losing site of their once-noble goal, and becoming unable to relate to the average Linux user.
I would be willing to wager that each of the organizations you mentioned use MS software to run their business. ~90% of businesses do not rely on AOL-Time Warner for their day-to-day operations. Let's face it, M$ has a stranglehold on corporate America and could easily bring our economy to it's knees.
Now I know JonKatz is a troll. Regardless of hom much you people like Linux and hate Microsoft, that does not change the fact that Microsoft is the most powerful, influential company in the United States. This article is pure FUD. I would challenge any one of you to prove that Microsoft is dead or dying, because the way I see it, they're at least as strong as ever.
In order to receive a patent in the first place, you must make the technology or designs being patented publicly available. Micron and other memory makers were at best lazy and irresponsible for not doing their homework. Rambus should not be held liable for others' mistakes.
Do the patents not still belong to Rambus? Does Rambus not deserve royalties to offset the costs of developing the technology?
Rambus is one of the primary members of JEDEC, a coalition between major players in the semiconducter industry. Several years ago, when the major players of JEDEC got together and finalised the SDRAM standard, and later the DDR SDRAM standard, Rambus provided key technology to make those standards possible.
Hemos, you seem to think that Rambus stay's in business by charging frivolous lawsuits against other memory manufacturers. Fortunately, that is far from the truth. Rambus is an intellectual property corporation, meaning they devote their resources to inventing the technology that makes todays high speed memory possible, but they do not actually manufacturer memory. That is where liscensing fees come into play. Rambus liscenses their technology to other manufacturers who actually produce the DIMMs. Sadly, Micron and Hundai seem to think that it's okay for them to manufacture memory using stolen technology with out any legal repercussions. I certainly hope our court system will do The Right Thing and smack Micron and Hundai with some major penalties to make up for their theft and corporate espionage.