This is just another example of an opressive government taking away the rights and freedoms of their citizens, and we must stop it immediately. There is nothing wrong or illegal about modifying a Playstation with an aftermarket mod chip. It's sad when government officials who are totally ignorant of computers being bought out by big corporate power. I'd be willing to bet that whoever passed this legislation never even played Playstation and has never even seen a mod chip. He was simply bribed/misled by Sony's lobbiest/con artist into opposing foul laws over the people he was elected to protect.
Mod chips are not necessarily going to be used to break copyright laws. Yes, with a mod chip, you *can* copy a friend's game for your own use, but they are many of us (myself included) who have modded Playstations that use burned discs for backup purposes. Allow me to clarify.
I have a modded playstation, as well as about 50 or so games. Whenever I purchase a new game, I will immediately burn a copy for use and put the original in storage. You see, I have a tendency to become violent towards the playstation when I don't do too well in a game, and often, I will throw things at the game after a tough loss. This tends to break things. The fact is, CD's get scratched, rendering them unplayable, and I feel a lot better knowing that I have an extra copy around. This is not illegal, nor should it ever be illegal because I am making copys for my own personal use.
Agreed. I'm on a T-3 at work that's shared between 100 people max and the site is painfully slow most mornings, sometimes to the point where the server just gives up and times out. On second thought, I'd be willing to put up with a few more banners if it meant Tom could buy a real server and I could actually load the site.
It's about time that some major manufacturer's realized the potential that Linux presents in handheld devices. Linux is the obvious choice in such a device because it is compact, easily customizable, and has superior security and connectivity. The linux kernel can easily be tweaked to provide a superior handheld platform that includes basic organization and communication features without all the wasteful Windows bloat.
All most users really need in a PDA is a simple address book, calendar, and a schedular, with possible internet browsing capabilities. Microsoft, apparently doesn't understand this as they try to include e-book readers, IR capability, video and MP3 playback, and other memory hogging crap that no one really needs in a portable device.
It's about time the a major vendor takes the initiative and casts off Microsoft's chains of oppression to install Linux on a PDA. I just hope that Microsoft will not employ their usual despicable monopolistic practices and punish HP for their decision to stray from Big Blue.
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Great. And if one person's hard drive dies, you've lost everyone's data. I think raid 0/1 would be a bit more practical.
Mod chips are not necessarily going to be used to break copyright laws. Yes, with a mod chip, you *can* copy a friend's game for your own use, but they are many of us (myself included) who have modded Playstations that use burned discs for backup purposes. Allow me to clarify.
I have a modded playstation, as well as about 50 or so games. Whenever I purchase a new game, I will immediately burn a copy for use and put the original in storage. You see, I have a tendency to become violent towards the playstation when I don't do too well in a game, and often, I will throw things at the game after a tough loss. This tends to break things. The fact is, CD's get scratched, rendering them unplayable, and I feel a lot better knowing that I have an extra copy around. This is not illegal, nor should it ever be illegal because I am making copys for my own personal use.
Agreed. I'm on a T-3 at work that's shared between 100 people max and the site is painfully slow most mornings, sometimes to the point where the server just gives up and times out. On second thought, I'd be willing to put up with a few more banners if it meant Tom could buy a real server and I could actually load the site.
All most users really need in a PDA is a simple address book, calendar, and a schedular, with possible internet browsing capabilities. Microsoft, apparently doesn't understand this as they try to include e-book readers, IR capability, video and MP3 playback, and other memory hogging crap that no one really needs in a portable device.
It's about time the a major vendor takes the initiative and casts off Microsoft's chains of oppression to install Linux on a PDA. I just hope that Microsoft will not employ their usual despicable monopolistic practices and punish HP for their decision to stray from Big Blue.