"What if an actual criminal steals the genuine article? If my rights disappear because no longer own it, does it mean they get transferred to the criminal?"
No, the NZ crimes act states that ownership of any property stays with the owner until it is legally assigned to some other entity. So even if a CD is stolen, the owner remains the legal licensee.
" New Zealand has always been surprisingly progressive when it come to technology (surprising because of the decisions of some other *cough* Australian *cough* governments"
NZ has NO association with that land mass across the Tasman Sea populated by convicts.
WTF do people from other parts of the world think we are part of Aus?
Before all you geeks get any ideas, NZ is a right crap place. The Govt is bloody awfull, the weather is terrible, and despite what you think you know, LOTR was actually made on the moon.
We don't want any more to migrate here, the place is OK as it is.
I remember Bruce's essay on CAPPS II, but for some reason cannot find it now.
Basically it goes like this...
Currently about 20% of passengers get extra screening on a near random basis. So a terrorist has got about a 1 in 5 chance of getting picked up by such screening.
When CAPPSII is in operation, our terrorist cell sends it's members on normal flights, with no weapons or explosives. Those that get picked up by CAPPS are not sent on missions. Those that do not get picked up by CAPPS after testing on a few flights are cleared for terrorist missions because CAPPS ranks them as OK.
So before CAPPs they have a 20% chance of getting picked up, after CAPPS they have a near 0% chance of getting picked up.
Same here in New Zealand. Ithought that it was was principle of common law (derived from Magna Carta???) that the legal owner of property retains that ownership right until ownership is legally transferred.
And it has been trialed in New Zealand with less than stellar results... http://www.computerworld.co.nz/news.ns f/0/008BFB09 990A1F68CC256E34007BBC1D?OpenDocument
Does this mean that I can download a free version of Solaris (Free version is for non-commercial use only), then buy a generic UNIX license from SCO and then use my Solaris download legally for commercial use?
Or maybe "borrow" someone's HP-UX or AIX cdroms and buy a license from SCO?
I have a fair idea that if I look at some of the user documentation I wrote 20+ years ago I could find phrases if not sentences that Darl has stolen to use in his documentation.
As with most IT articles, the objective seems to be a good headline rather than a factual appreciation of the facts.
From the article, RedHat seems to have the most numbers out there, AND Debian has the fastest growth as a platform for Apache. No conflict there.
But which is the fastest growing distro? Who really cares. If I sold 1 last week and 10 this week I may have the fastest growing distro, but with.0000001% of the market - so what.
However if Sun really start shipping the Java Desktop (Suse based version) to all those chinese sites then it would likely win
Slashdot Mirror
And here's mine...
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; MVS; OS390; en-NZ; rv:2.8.2) By allowing me access, you waive all rights and policies regarding my access.
Well they had to use a Mozilla product, the name for the little sub in the article is Fire Scout!
Still one or two days to go to April 1. Maybe they thought they needed some practice....
"What if an actual criminal steals the genuine article? If my rights disappear because no longer own it, does it mean they get transferred to the criminal?"
No, the NZ crimes act states that ownership of any property stays with the owner until it is legally assigned to some other entity. So even if a CD is stolen, the owner remains the legal licensee.
" New Zealand has always been surprisingly progressive when it come to technology (surprising because of the decisions of some other *cough* Australian *cough* governments"
NZ has NO association with that land mass across the Tasman Sea populated by convicts.
WTF do people from other parts of the world think we are part of Aus?
Before all you geeks get any ideas, NZ is a right crap place. The Govt is bloody awfull, the weather is terrible, and despite what you think you know, LOTR was actually made on the moon.
We don't want any more to migrate here, the place is OK as it is.
Nothing is wrong with Slashdot-allowed HTML in my opinion.
I choose not to post, or email, anything in html because I wish the readers of what I post or email to see exactly what I mean to communicate.
If you have not clicked on a slashdot link and got an unexpected goatse link then maybe you have not slashdotted much.
If you had difficulty parsing my original email, then tough, don't bother.
And, if you are an M$ (l)user then you should really only feel comfortable rendering clear text.
Thanks, but...
I have my stupid personal life principles.
One is to NEVER EVER use html when plain text will do. Another is to NEVER EVER have a M$ passport account. There are others....
So what else is new? Here is my first bought PC... http://www.computercloset.org/OSI-C4PMF.htm
And that brown stuff on the sides is real wood.
I remember Bruce's essay on CAPPS II, but for some reason cannot find it now.
Basically it goes like this...
Currently about 20% of passengers get extra screening on a near random basis. So a terrorist has got about a 1 in 5 chance of getting picked up by such screening.
When CAPPSII is in operation, our terrorist cell sends it's members on normal flights, with no weapons or explosives. Those that get picked up by CAPPS are not sent on missions. Those that do not get picked up by CAPPS after testing on a few flights are cleared for terrorist missions because CAPPS ranks them as OK.
So before CAPPs they have a 20% chance of getting picked up, after CAPPS they have a near 0% chance of getting picked up.
Just how is free being removed from free software?
Mozilla is still free (as in cost) to download.
It can still be freely modified (subject to normal OSS requirements).
Do you think free should also mean "free to rip off the logo etc. for personal gain"?
I don't, so I have no problem with the open letter.
Why? Do you want a suck as well....
From the linked page...
"Groove jumps to Microsoft beat"
Looking further, it is clear that Groove is comfortably in bed with Microsoft.
So I am quite sure they will "make damn sure this system is safe".....
"This technology scales both up and down nicely"..
It sure scales up! Made in my home town....
http://www.designline.co.nz/electric.html
Oh yes, there sure is a lot more. Like the convenience of being able to remotely execute its features....
t in /ms04-009.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulle
Or the Palestine/Israel version that goes into an infinite loop.
Same here in New Zealand. Ithought that it was was principle of common law (derived from Magna Carta???) that the legal owner of property retains that ownership right until ownership is legally transferred.
But didn't someone say that 640KB was enough RAM for anyone, or has Billie issued a retraction that I missed?
And it has been trialed in New Zealand with less than stellar results...s f/0/008BFB09 990A1F68CC256E34007BBC1D?OpenDocument
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/news.n
Does this mean that I can download a free version of Solaris (Free version is for non-commercial use only), then buy a generic UNIX license from SCO and then use my Solaris download legally for commercial use?
Or maybe "borrow" someone's HP-UX or AIX cdroms and buy a license from SCO?
Really!!!
It is available now for download, both Sparc and x86 and at no cost for non-commercial use.
e t. html
http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/g
I have a fair idea that if I look at some of the user documentation I wrote 20+ years ago I could find phrases if not sentences that Darl has stolen to use in his documentation.
The phrases..
- press any key
- turn to page....
etc. etc. spring to mind.
How DO I file a lawsuit....
Maybe there is nothing wrong with the build quality or design of British motor vehicles. Perhaps the problem is the drivers.....
As with most IT articles, the objective seems to be a good headline rather than a factual appreciation of the facts.
.0000001% of the market - so what.
From the article, RedHat seems to have the most numbers out there, AND Debian has the fastest growth as a platform for Apache. No conflict there.
But which is the fastest growing distro? Who really cares. If I sold 1 last week and 10 this week I may have the fastest growing distro, but with
However if Sun really start shipping the Java Desktop (Suse based version) to all those chinese sites then it would likely win
Maybe the ESA built Beagle with input from the British motor industry....