Sometimes when you are faced with the threat of losing your "ability to tax" it becomes a cause for violating your civil liberties; just cry "terrorism and security", go after the pay pal's of the world and see if the public buys your desparete power grab with your hopes of continuing to milk the people.
Also Cry "piracy" and mandate the use of technology, so that you can control people with hidden code too; all in the name "protecting" of coarse, LOL!
The idea of taxing people for creating, appears to be a DISINSENTIVE to create! I guess they want those who can afford to pay the tax the ability to play in the software market. DIdn't they try to do the same thing on voting?
--Perhaps if they passed a law that said people who votes for shabby legislation must have their kneecaps br0ken, that would disinsentivize bad code?
Lessig and others should examine what negative impact this would have on free software, ie.. it would transfer many works to the public domain which would effect our freedoms.. it would allow proprietary companies the ability to piggyback off of the efforts of gpl hackers make changes to the freecode and then allow them the ability to distribute modified snoopware binaries.
--Software copyrights are apparently working right now as w/ the gpl there is an era of tension and we all know a good amount of tension is healthy in any functioning democracy
The Commission bases this tentative
conclusion on the fact that providers of wireline broadband Internet
access provide subscribers with the ability to run a variety of
applications that fit under the characteristics stated in the
``information service'' definition in section 3 of the Act. The
Commission seeks comment on these tentative conclusions and the
supporting statutory analysis asks additional questions with regard to
the proper classification of wireline broadband Internet access
service, including asking parties to offer any factual evidence that
would suggest a contrary application of the statute.
In other words, people have power we must seek to take it away.
Some would argue that by eliminating competition within the dsl market, it would be easier to set standards within that market, ie.. internet telephony is a *MAJOR* concern to those in power seeking to look up your arzhole!
The last thing the government wants (along with current long distant carriers) is to have the average joe run his own encrypted gpl telephony server.
--let the markets and jobs tumble, let the technology roll!; power to the peons!
Wouldn't you know it, just when commodity code and encyrption technology available to the masses, the fcc decides it's time to change the rules that allowed for this innovation to flourish. I wish they'd just change the rules so that cable companies were required to provide open access to isp's and the like vs. squashing any resemblence of competition this market has seen the last 100 years.
All I can say is I hope ultra wide band gets approved really fast.
--Isn't it ironic, the day of the announcment came on valentines day, what bastards!
A few years ago the government convienently yanked energy out of the cpi. Does anyone find any possible correlation between this enron scam and this prior government action?
The report by the computer and telecommunications board of the NAS said that currently software makers do not have enough incentive to ensure their products are secure.
It recommended that the US Government consider amending laws so that software makers can be held liable if their products put the public and businesses at risk.
--congress could also be afraid of viruses containing political messages, hmm..
Considering the fact that most all software is hackable, until secured, only those with deep pockets would be left standing.
I wonder if those doing the reports aren't predispositioned for desired conclusions by lawmakers. On it's surface, this looks like it would be good for the industry and it seems like a sell with the linux crowd as many linux people complain about msft's weak security, however this could be a poison pill for free software distributors. I feel peer review is the only for sure way to get code secure, so any legislation should EXEMPT software makers who release their source code AND allows for modifications and sharing of those modifications; otherwise, if the east coast code fails to make this exemption, take it for what it is; an attempt to squash everyone but those with big pockets, ie msft!
I still won't watch/pay4 IP from aol/tw, until they offer their content to dsl subscribers. I'm not that stupid to let RR control my internet connection, duh...
I also won't buy any IP from them until they get TVG with Stronchs GP/SA, cause that's all I WANT!
msft buying the opengl patent *is* anti-competitive in itself, as opengl is the only 3d competitor to msft's 3d technology and while i sincerely doubt they will refuse to license opengl to video card makers(who would stop them if they did decide to bury opengl).. here is the likely senarios.
they will charge 2-3 times as much to license out opengl vs. the official msft 3d technology; if msft can make opengl to unnaffordable, then you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that linux and 3d's lifespan is limited to the lifespan of existing video chipsets allready produced.
Screw the law, the laws are there to make the rich richer. All information should be free, without exuse and ecspecially where tax dollars where used! Businesses should have absolutely nothing to do with University REsearch and it should be only funded by our tax dollars and it should be illegal for Businesses to give money to universities. Just like they give money to U's, they give money to politicians, and the end consumer gets it where the sun don't shine! As for National SEcurity, what an abused claim to suppress important information. INformation needs to be free, don't you get it?
Frankly I don't buy the arguement that it would be too difficult due to currently using proprietary software and that much would have to be redone from scratch as an exuse to not require publicly funded research to release their works in an open format.
Code is powerful, and we don't want a situation where you have to mortgage your house in order to recieve medical help{as it exist today}
is it usb2.0 or 1.0? Bandwidth is an important and I suspect there are two reasons the IPDroids have allowed usb ethernet connections. The fist being competition to the major networks through rapidly improving digital imaging, commodity hardware prices and free software for video editing along with improving p2p systems, the second being opendivx and ogg vorbis, LOL..
Don't you know they only cry monkey when doing the right thing doesn't put them in the right place in the market.. and this market is looking, well.. dry.
It's sickening how depedent congress is on the media. The only thing congress gets is political control through the media hacking of ppl's mind{never count on the media for reliable medical information considering they won't say bad about one of their largest sponsers and they will blurt out downright lies in order to protect their $ stream and hack your mind for their pleasure.}
Perhaps broadband and free audio/video apps will bring competition to the mass media market, the fcc is a dated political toool of control and should be demolished; As it stands now, if you are licensed and do something that pisses off congress, you'll be fined and might even have your license yanked all through the fcc.
Perhaps this_project will make cable companies and satillite companies obsolete, eh?
I've tried to do their highspeed video on demand service, yet they refuse to support linux and after their operating system probe(javascript and popups required) their page reports that only win98, w2k, me, and XP{hahaa who uses code that calls home, lol}.
Bottom line, is there are two faiths aboard the net, one proprietary and trashy, one open and free. Those who align themself with the "good guys"{linux crowd}, will be in a far better position later on down the road when that's all who's left aboard.
After all, it's the underground economy that keeps this economy afloat. On a sidenote, congress has given the dept of treasury millions of dollars to "fight terrorism"; which means, that the usa is allready planning this!
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Sometimes when you are faced with the threat of losing your "ability to tax" it becomes a cause for violating your civil liberties; just cry "terrorism and security", go after the pay pal's of the world and see if the public buys your desparete power grab with your hopes of continuing to milk the people.
Also Cry "piracy" and mandate the use of technology, so that you can control people with hidden code too; all in the name "protecting" of coarse, LOL!
The idea of taxing people for creating, appears to be a DISINSENTIVE to create! I guess they want those who can afford to pay the tax the ability to play in the software market. DIdn't they try to do the same thing on voting?
--Perhaps if they passed a law that said people who votes for shabby legislation must have their kneecaps br0ken, that would disinsentivize bad code?
After all, the department of commerce probably would have a hissy if microsoft put out secure code.
So who really cares about civil liberties anyway, NOT!
MOtherboard makers should be forced to release tecnicle data needed to make open bioses. Crappy bios's is attributed to unhappy computing.
I'm in the market for a 150$ and under dollar k7-linux mainboard, which one should I get?
here you'll find someone who knows what is going on.
Lessig and others should examine what negative impact this would have on free software, ie.. it would transfer many works to the public domain which would effect our freedoms.. it would allow proprietary companies the ability to piggyback off of the efforts of gpl hackers make changes to the freecode and then allow them the ability to distribute modified snoopware binaries.
--Software copyrights are apparently working right now as w/ the gpl there is an era of tension and we all know a good amount of tension is healthy in any functioning democracy
hmm??
using terrorism to control you with hidden code is certainley a better sell than piracy!,.. LOL..+6t
--he that be not ashamed shall have no source code to hide.
hmm??
--he that be not ashamed shall have no source code to hide.
It seems possible to get to the bottom of this condit thing, if we could have access to the street cams, eh?
--pay attention spounge_bob!.. what things you should never do at a stop light...
The Commission bases this tentative conclusion on the fact that providers of wireline broadband Internet access provide subscribers with the ability to run a variety of applications that fit under the characteristics stated in the ``information service'' definition in section 3 of the Act. The Commission seeks comment on these tentative conclusions and the supporting statutory analysis asks additional questions with regard to the proper classification of wireline broadband Internet access service, including asking parties to offer any factual evidence that would suggest a contrary application of the statute.
In other words, people have power we must seek to take it away.
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Some would argue that by eliminating competition within the dsl market, it would be easier to set standards within that market, ie.. internet telephony is a *MAJOR* concern to those in power seeking to look up your arzhole!
The last thing the government wants (along with current long distant carriers) is to have the average joe run his own encrypted gpl telephony server.
--let the markets and jobs tumble, let the technology roll!; power to the peons!
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Wouldn't you know it, just when commodity code and encyrption technology available to the masses, the fcc decides it's time to change the rules that allowed for this innovation to flourish. I wish they'd just change the rules so that cable companies were required to provide open access to isp's and the like vs. squashing any resemblence of competition this market has seen the last 100 years.
All I can say is I hope ultra wide band gets approved really fast.
--Isn't it ironic, the day of the announcment came on valentines day, what bastards!
A few years ago the government convienently yanked energy out of the cpi. Does anyone find any possible correlation between this enron scam and this prior government action?
--Why ask why is a recipe for explotation
From the bbc...
The report by the computer and telecommunications board of the NAS said that currently software makers do not have enough incentive to ensure their products are secure.
It recommended that the US Government consider amending laws so that software makers can be held liable if their products put the public and businesses at risk.
--congress could also be afraid of viruses containing political messages, hmm..
Considering the fact that most all software is hackable, until secured, only those with deep pockets would be left standing.
I wonder if those doing the reports aren't predispositioned for desired conclusions by lawmakers. On it's surface, this looks like it would be good for the industry and it seems like a sell with the linux crowd as many linux people complain about msft's weak security, however this could be a poison pill for free software distributors. I feel peer review is the only for sure way to get code secure, so any legislation should EXEMPT software makers who release their source code AND allows for modifications and sharing of those modifications; otherwise, if the east coast code fails to make this exemption, take it for what it is; an attempt to squash everyone but those with big pockets, ie msft!
I still won't watch/pay4 IP from aol/tw, until they offer their content to dsl subscribers. I'm not that stupid to let RR control my internet connection, duh...
I also won't buy any IP from them until they get TVG with Stronchs GP/SA, cause that's all I WANT!
msft buying the opengl patent *is* anti-competitive in itself, as opengl is the only 3d competitor to msft's 3d technology and while i sincerely doubt they will refuse to license opengl to video card makers(who would stop them if they did decide to bury opengl).. here is the likely senarios.
they will charge 2-3 times as much to license out opengl vs. the official msft 3d technology; if msft can make opengl to unnaffordable, then you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that linux and 3d's lifespan is limited to the lifespan of existing video chipsets allready produced.
--Software patents sux; KILL THE ANTICHRISTS!
Screw the law, the laws are there to make the rich richer. All information should be free, without exuse and ecspecially where tax dollars where used! Businesses should have absolutely nothing to do with University REsearch and it should be only funded by our tax dollars and it should be illegal for Businesses to give money to universities. Just like they give money to U's, they give money to politicians, and the end consumer gets it where the sun don't shine! As for National SEcurity, what an abused claim to suppress important information. INformation needs to be free, don't you get it?
Frankly I don't buy the arguement that it would be too difficult due to currently using proprietary software and that much would have to be redone from scratch as an exuse to not require publicly funded research to release their works in an open format.
Code is powerful, and we don't want a situation where you have to mortgage your house in order to recieve medical help{as it exist today}
--If you have your health, you are rich
is it usb2.0 or 1.0? Bandwidth is an important and I suspect there are two reasons the IPDroids have allowed usb ethernet connections. The fist being competition to the major networks through rapidly improving digital imaging, commodity hardware prices and free software for video editing along with improving p2p systems, the second being opendivx and ogg vorbis, LOL..
Don't you know they only cry monkey when doing the right thing doesn't put them in the right place in the market.. and this market is looking, well.. dry.
It's sickening how depedent congress is on the media. The only thing congress gets is political control through the media hacking of ppl's mind{never count on the media for reliable medical information considering they won't say bad about one of their largest sponsers and they will blurt out downright lies in order to protect their $ stream and hack your mind for their pleasure.}
Perhaps broadband and free audio/video apps will bring competition to the mass media market, the fcc is a dated political toool of control and should be demolished; As it stands now, if you are licensed and do something that pisses off congress, you'll be fined and might even have your license yanked all through the fcc.
Perhaps this_project will make cable companies and satillite companies obsolete, eh?If they were truely objective in their reporting, they would have had a hyperlink to opensource in their report.
It's what they don't tell you that gives em' away.
--power to the new mind hackers
I've tried to do their highspeed video on demand service, yet they refuse to support linux and after their operating system probe(javascript and popups required) their page reports that only win98, w2k, me, and XP{hahaa who uses code that calls home, lol}.
Bottom line, is there are two faiths aboard the net, one proprietary and trashy, one open and free. Those who align themself with the "good guys"{linux crowd}, will be in a far better position later on down the road when that's all who's left aboard.
--Windows bites; Death2snoopware
Nobody wants to give the irs everything!
After all, it's the underground economy that keeps this economy afloat. On a sidenote, congress has given the dept of treasury millions of dollars to "fight terrorism"; which means, that the usa is allready planning this!
--Kill enough of them, keep your own money!