Tell the JUDGE that you have been required because of an ongoing investigation that is SECRET because of the patriot act... that you can't fork over the data.
You can't actually tell him about the trial because it is SECRET.
And he can't find out if it really exists... because it is SECRET.
Get them caught in a big 'ol catch 22 re: the secrecy bs of the patriot act.
Breaking a contract is not illegal, but the legal system can be used by one party to seek recourse from the other party.
Can be... not must.
And, to the best of my knowledge... the government, or any other entity, has no standing to bring chages for breach of contract unless it is a party to the contract.
It is a PRIVATE matter.
Of course, IANAL... and YMMV... and void unless otherwise prohibited... etc...
negligence: Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party.
Jury: Twelve people that don't know what DHCP is and whether having it on is a good thing or a bad thing, and therefor unable to determine when it's use is reasonable under the circumstances.
Is it against the law for him to share his internet connection?
Is he required to be "his brother's keeper" and monitor everyone that uses it?
IMHO, the only issue is between him and his provider and the TOS... if it is OK with the provider, that is all that matters.
You are not required to keep your neighbor from breaking the law.
Now... if this keeps some "big brother" from being able to accurately determine who is doing what... well... I say bravo. Added benefit.
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the U.S. needs to ensure a long-term stockpile for tanks and planes
Why? If there is no oil, what on earth would we fight for?
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I'm laughing at them now, because as prices go up, they might not be able to have that weekly nail appointment before they pick up Emily and Kaitlyn from school after a "busy" day.
I bought a big assed truck that gets incredibly shitty gas mileage. What is so funny about that?
The fact that I could afford it?
Gas prices go up, big deal.
I could just buy another car... or... put gas in the truck.
Either way... it is just money.
I don't care nearly as much about the *price* of gas as I do the availability.
I bought this rig so I can go camping and enjoy the wilderness with my family. I don't see that being a bad thing, even if it does cost more.
But you can bet your ass... I want the gas to be there when I want it.
Totally off topic here... but my "monster truck" (3/4 ton 4 door Dodge Ram w/ hemi) has the highest performance engine I've ever owned.
Second in line would be a '66 Rambler w/ a 327 and a 4 barrel 800 cfm carb... very, very nice car and engine. But, the hemi takes mid-grade gasoline and just scoots, for a "real" truck.
No doubt that the Rambler would leave the Ram in the dust... but, if you were to yank the engines and somehow manage to swap them around... I'm pretty sure the Rambler would get even faster... because the hemi is that much better of an engine.
38 years of technological progress can do that.
The truck also gets about 40% better gas mileage.
My point being, that "performance" is pretty subjective. I'm darn sure I can't tow nearly as much with the Rambler... or a Viper. Neither car wold perform as well as my truck for that task.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.
Actually many FREE hosting plans have mod_perl as well.
Please provide an example. I need access to the apache conf files, and since... as you obviously know... you have to restart apache to get it to reload changed modules, I need the ability to stop an restart apache.
And, for obvious security reasons, it should be an apache process not shared by others.
Actually... I'd be interested in *any* free mod_perl link you can show me. Just to keep it simple.
I'd also like to know more about the Perl based CMS and Blog systems... last time I looked the only other candidate in the same class was GreyMatter... and, at the time... it was NOT GPL. (I believe it is now.)
I made that decision a long time ago, and the options were few. My needs are still being met, so I see no reason to change... for the time being.
(But, I would like to be aware of the options... so, please provide some.)
One person has already pointed out Coranto. I'll be checking it out.
As far as the "Perl snob" part goes... well, your comments really don't seem qualified enough to bother me.
I'm sure you feel more qualified than me to make value judgements for me.
And, while PHP may be easy... nothing negates my years of Perl programming. Especially when compared to a grand total of two hours reading a PHP manual.
(I also don't like the exploits and security issues I've seen with the language itself. And, it isn't nearly as useful from the command line as Perl is, in my "Perl snob" opinion.)
Yet, I'm sure you will find some way to insist that none of that matters and that I should use PHP anyways... because it was/is/may be good enough for you.
The license allows for modification of the code for personal use.
Not for distribution.
I believe that is sufficient for the case of switching vendors. (Which was my point... that switching from MT is easy because of your access to the code and data.)
Now then: Why in the fuck would you use MovableType anyway? Commercial or not, it's crap.
Because it is "good enough".
There are dozens of solid blogware out there. Slashcode, anyone?
Doesn't Slashcode require mod_perl? That is a whole different price class for hosting service.
GeekLog, all the *nukes?
Written in PHP... no thanks.
I'm a Perl junkie... and MT is written in Perl.
And broaden your horizon to general purpose CMS, there's Mambo,
Looks interesting... but written in PHP.
Typo3,
Ditto...
many many more...
I'm sure, but the next most likely candidate for me when I last looked, was GreyMatter.
Now, to more fully answer the question... my top two priorities were 1) it had to be written in Perl and 2) the license had to allow modification of the code for personal use.
I spent a day fiddling with MT and GreyMatter and felt that MT was closer to my needs, and easier to tweak.
The fact that it used Open Source databases for storage and I can easily get at my data was another plus. (But not a benifit over GreyMatter... it also used MySql.)
With software, it's generally much more difficult to switch vendors.
In the general case, yes. In the case of MoveableType... well, you have the code... it is written in Perl... and all your data is safely stored away in a format that is easily retrievable.
At the end of the day, MT is just an interface into and out of a database. An open source database at that.
It has really cool features for puttting and getting the data... but, it doesn't "trap" the data.
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If you think I'm talking about you, you are wrong.
Don't take it personally.
Better yet...
Tell the JUDGE that you have been required because of an ongoing investigation that is SECRET because of the patriot act... that you can't fork over the data.
You can't actually tell him about the trial because it is SECRET.
And he can't find out if it really exists... because it is SECRET.
Get them caught in a big 'ol catch 22 re: the secrecy bs of the patriot act.
1) principle
2) cost
Won't matter as long as they don't call it "Apple"... thus serving the real which is to deal with a lawsuit.
I'll translate to "trailer talk" for you:
They make Clinton look honest.
Not to be confused with PlayFair
;-)
Too late...
Thanks for clearing that up.
I think Fair Use is extremely important. I think FairPlay violates Fair Use.
Well, if my laptop, which has my iTunes on it, goes into the shop for repair... does that mean I'm no longer allowed to listen to my music?
All of my other computers run Linux.
How, in this case, would using FairPlay be a violation of fair use?
(Assuming I'm able to actually pull off the unlocking of the data with just a linux box. From my backups, of course.)
So... that is the situation. The original computer is broke.
I have no ability to run iTunes and burn CDs. But, I do have backup copies of the data.
What is "fair"?
Breaking a contract is not illegal, but the legal system can be used by one party to seek recourse from the other party.
Can be... not must.
And, to the best of my knowledge... the government, or any other entity, has no standing to bring chages for breach of contract unless it is a party to the contract.
It is a PRIVATE matter.
Of course, IANAL... and YMMV... and void unless otherwise prohibited... etc...
IANAL... but, I'd say any "technological measure" that gets cracked does not "effectively control" anything.
;-)
If I lend my car out and you run a red light camera in it, I'm going to get the ticket.
- Not if you can prove you were not driving the car.
You will most probably be required to identify the person that was in the car, or narrow the list down... if possible.
But, you will not be held responsible once proven innocent. If you aren't in the car... you can't be found guilty of speeding.
Why not just hang an unpatched Windows box on the network as a sacrifice?
Doesn't have to be the machine you use...
Downloading mp3 == murder?
You drank the kool-aid, didn't you.
negligence: Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party.
Jury: Twelve people that don't know what DHCP is and whether having it on is a good thing or a bad thing, and therefor unable to determine when it's use is reasonable under the circumstances.
Negligent of what?
Is it against the law for him to share his internet connection?
Is he required to be "his brother's keeper" and monitor everyone that uses it?
IMHO, the only issue is between him and his provider and the TOS... if it is OK with the provider, that is all that matters.
You are not required to keep your neighbor from breaking the law.
Now... if this keeps some "big brother" from being able to accurately determine who is doing what... well... I say bravo. Added benefit.
the U.S. needs to ensure a long-term stockpile for tanks and planes
;-)
Why? If there is no oil, what on earth would we fight for?
I'm laughing at them now, because as prices go up, they might not be able to have that weekly nail appointment before they pick up Emily and Kaitlyn from school after a "busy" day.
I bought a big assed truck that gets incredibly shitty gas mileage. What is so funny about that?
The fact that I could afford it?
Gas prices go up, big deal.
I could just buy another car... or... put gas in the truck.
Either way... it is just money.
I don't care nearly as much about the *price* of gas as I do the availability.
I bought this rig so I can go camping and enjoy the wilderness with my family. I don't see that being a bad thing, even if it does cost more.
But you can bet your ass... I want the gas to be there when I want it.
I will gladly pay more for my milk, if it helps keep my taxes down...
Why? You are still out the money, and the same people end up with it. So... why have a preference?
Just wondering...
Totally off topic here... but my "monster truck" (3/4 ton 4 door Dodge Ram w/ hemi) has the highest performance engine I've ever owned.
Second in line would be a '66 Rambler w/ a 327 and a 4 barrel 800 cfm carb... very, very nice car and engine. But, the hemi takes mid-grade gasoline and just scoots, for a "real" truck.
No doubt that the Rambler would leave the Ram in the dust... but, if you were to yank the engines and somehow manage to swap them around... I'm pretty sure the Rambler would get even faster... because the hemi is that much better of an engine.
38 years of technological progress can do that.
The truck also gets about 40% better gas mileage.
My point being, that "performance" is pretty subjective. I'm darn sure I can't tow nearly as much with the Rambler... or a Viper. Neither car wold perform as well as my truck for that task.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.
Man, that is sooooooo funny.
I start out by defending MT and their cost... and you end up trashing me because I won't pay even more for a "free" alternative!?
Get real.
P.S. I'm probably not the only one that noticed who was whining.
Actually many FREE hosting plans have mod_perl as well.
.
;-)
Please provide an example. I need access to the apache conf files, and since... as you obviously know... you have to restart apache to get it to reload changed modules, I need the ability to stop an restart apache.
And, for obvious security reasons, it should be an apache process not shared by others.
Actually... I'd be interested in *any* free mod_perl link you can show me. Just to keep it simple.
I'd also like to know more about the Perl based CMS and Blog systems... last time I looked the only other candidate in the same class was GreyMatter... and, at the time... it was NOT GPL. (I believe it is now.)
I made that decision a long time ago, and the options were few. My needs are still being met, so I see no reason to change... for the time being.
(But, I would like to be aware of the options... so, please provide some.)
One person has already pointed out Coranto. I'll be checking it out.
As far as the "Perl snob" part goes... well, your comments really don't seem qualified enough to bother me.
I'm sure you feel more qualified than me to make value judgements for me
And, while PHP may be easy... nothing negates my years of Perl programming. Especially when compared to a grand total of two hours reading a PHP manual.
(I also don't like the exploits and security issues I've seen with the language itself . And, it isn't nearly as useful from the command line as Perl is, in my "Perl snob" opinion.)
Yet, I'm sure you will find some way to insist that none of that matters and that I should use PHP anyways... because it was/is/may be good enough for you.
Oh, one more thing.
Stay away from my cave.
The license allows for modification of the code for personal use.
Not for distribution.
I believe that is sufficient for the case of switching vendors. (Which was my point... that switching from MT is easy because of your access to the code and data.)
I think he is trying to point out an option to MT that uses Perl, not PHP.
At least, that is the way I read it...
All of the "options" I've seen listed so far use PHP... and, since Perl is one of my requirements... they aren't really "options".
Now then: Why in the fuck would you use MovableType anyway? Commercial or not, it's crap.
Because it is "good enough".
There are dozens of solid blogware out there. Slashcode, anyone?
Doesn't Slashcode require mod_perl? That is a whole different price class for hosting service.
GeekLog, all the *nukes?
Written in PHP... no thanks.
I'm a Perl junkie... and MT is written in Perl.
And broaden your horizon to general purpose CMS, there's Mambo,
Looks interesting... but written in PHP.
Typo3,
Ditto...
many many more...
I'm sure, but the next most likely candidate for me when I last looked, was GreyMatter.
Now, to more fully answer the question... my top two priorities were 1) it had to be written in Perl and 2) the license had to allow modification of the code for personal use.
I spent a day fiddling with MT and GreyMatter and felt that MT was closer to my needs, and easier to tweak.
The fact that it used Open Source databases for storage and I can easily get at my data was another plus. (But not a benifit over GreyMatter... it also used MySql.)
Hope that helps.
With software, it's generally much more difficult to switch vendors.
In the general case, yes. In the case of MoveableType... well, you have the code... it is written in Perl... and all your data is safely stored away in a format that is easily retrievable.
At the end of the day, MT is just an interface into and out of a database. An open source database at that.
It has really cool features for puttting and getting the data... but, it doesn't "trap" the data.
Once you cross the line into making war on a nation, including the US, a lot of rule can change.
Geez... I didn't see the part in the constitution where the U.S. president's powers changed because of an action from another country.
And all along I thought congress had to take action...