The whole point behind DRM is to restrict copying. That is, the specific intention is to make some uses of the information completely impossible. There is No Way to make this completely transparent. Security is never free. So, really, it's an oxymoron to call any DRM "user-friendly". DRM is inherently user-unfriendly, because it exists to prevent the user from doing some things. -russ
Somebody please moderate the parent up. John Romkey is one of the co-founders of TLG, from whom John Gilmore purchased his T-1 from. TLG ended up getting bought by Verio. -russ
It's not as bad as all that. First, there just aren't so many global names that you need to have them be descriptive, but they are reasonably so anyway. flagcritical is set when you're in a critical section of the smtp dialogue.
Most of the global names are quite descriptive, e.g. byte_copy(). What does it do? Copy bytes. case_lowers()? Lowercases strings.
It's really not that bad once you spend a bit of time on it. -russ
If "incompatible" results in "is secure", then it's worth having to install it everywhere. I mean, ssh is incompatible with telnet, and yet you installed ssh everywhere you needed to? -russ
If this moron gets elected, then we can expect every political candidate everywhere, in every country, state, and district, to spam each and every one of us. Obviously, then, He Must Not Win. Who is he running against, so that I may I donate money to them? -russ
Another selling point was to have been "low power, low heat, no fan". Unfortunately, though various engineering failures, it became "low power, low heat, fricking noisy fan". -russ
This bill is actually a *good* thing. Why? Because it will enable the Bells to charge a huge amount of money for DSL connections. This will make it profitable for people to run optical fiber. Instead of getting a measly 768Kbps, you'll get 100Mbps. -russ
Hmmm.... I'm not sure that anybody younger than 34 had a chance to program a PDP-anything, except in very rare circumstances where the machine was kept running on life support. -russ
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Gee, Jon, you sound like a cheerleader for disinformation.com (ewww, yuck). -russ
If mail servers are private property, then why does ORBZ refuse to respect my private property? Every time ORBZ test my server, I receive several dozen mis-addressed messages. Given that they're unsolicited, bulk, email, with false envelope addresses, they closely resemble spam. Of course, ORBZ partisans angrily reject the idea that they are spamming anybody. But they are.
-russ
Trolling?? How do you idiots get moderator points? Let's try this again (at some point you'll run out):
Well, duh! Of course RMS isn't going to explain why "free software" is confusing to many people, has been abused by Large Evil Northwest Software Corporations, and has a negative meaning to some people. Sure, "Open Source" isn't perfect. Some people think that "Open" means you can look in through the windows even we mean that the door is open. And yeah, we would have liked to be able to assert a certification mark on it, but neither does RMS have a trademark on free software. At least we have "OSI Certified" approval for people's Open Source Software.
I highly encourage you to think for yourself, and not believe what RMS says about OSI. The basic difference is that, though we, too, have read Chomsky, we don't believe him. We don't think that you have to say "Freedom" in order to sell freedom to people, and RMS does. "Freedom" is not a magic incantation. People can be free without ever saying or knowing the word "Free" or "Freedom".
We have never rejected freedom, as he claims; just "Freedom" as a talisman.
-russ
Well, duh! Of course RMS isn't going to explain why "free software" is confusing to many people, has been abused by Large Evil Northwest Software Corporations, and has a negative meaning to some people. Sure, "Open Source" isn't perfect. Some people think that "Open" means you can look in through the windows even we mean that the door is open. And yeah, we would have liked to be able to assert a certification mark on it, but neither does RMS have a trademark on free software. At least we have "OSI Certified" approval for people's Open Source Software.
I highly encourage you to think for yourself, and not believe RMS's lies about OSI. The basic difference is that, though we, too, have read Chomsky, we don't believe him. We don't think that you have to say "Freedom" in order to sell freedom to people, and RMS does. "Freedom" is not a magic incantation. People can be free without ever saying or knowing the word "Free" or "Freedom".
We have never rejected freedom, as he claims; just "Freedom" as a talisman.
-russ
Not exactly. It's "OSI Certified Open Source Software". "OSI Certified" is the modifier, "Open Source Software" is the noun. Sorry that we don't approve non-software licenses, but we have to draw the line somewhere. We had somebody ask us to approve a license for a movie a year or so ago!
-russ
Under the GPL, if you supply the source, you have permission to make any changes and redistribute as you wish. You don't have to ask the copyright holder for permission, nor pay any fees. A source-available license restricts what you can do.
-russ
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http://russnelson.com/fea-knuth.pdf
The whole point behind DRM is to restrict copying. That is, the specific intention is to make some uses of the information completely impossible. There is No Way to make this completely transparent. Security is never free. So, really, it's an oxymoron to call any DRM "user-friendly". DRM is inherently user-unfriendly, because it exists to prevent the user from doing some things.
-russ
Must ... reply ... to ... qmail ... post ....
-russ
Inigo: I'm going to duel him left-handed.
Vizzini: You know what a hurry we're in!
Inigo: I know, but if I duel him right-handed, it over too quickly.
Somebody please moderate the parent up. John Romkey is one of the co-founders of TLG, from whom John Gilmore purchased his T-1 from. TLG ended up getting bought by Verio.
-russ
It's not as bad as all that. First, there just aren't so many global names that you need to have them be descriptive, but they are reasonably so anyway. flagcritical is set when you're in a critical section of the smtp dialogue.
Most of the global names are quite descriptive, e.g. byte_copy(). What does it do? Copy bytes. case_lowers()? Lowercases strings.
It's really not that bad once you spend a bit of time on it.
-russ
If "incompatible" results in "is secure", then it's worth having to install it everywhere. I mean, ssh is incompatible with telnet, and yet you installed ssh everywhere you needed to?
-russ
I can't wait for the Daniel J. Bernstein version of ssh.
-russ
Dude, people have already been doing this. Not only that, but with a 24dB dish, you only need line of sight.
-russ
I live pretty much due south of Ottawa, so yeah, most of the Canadian I hear would be that way.
-russ
If this moron gets elected, then we can expect every political candidate everywhere, in every country, state, and district, to spam each and every one of us. Obviously, then, He Must Not Win. Who is he running against, so that I may I donate money to them?
-russ
Actually, you *do* say "eh". You just don't notice it when you do, eh?
-russ
Did they buy any stock of Netwinders, or did they just buy the design? Sounds like the latter.
-russ
Another selling point was to have been "low power, low heat, no fan". Unfortunately, though various engineering failures, it became "low power, low heat, fricking noisy fan".
-russ
This bill is actually a *good* thing. Why? Because it will enable the Bells to charge a huge amount of money for DSL connections. This will make it profitable for people to run optical fiber. Instead of getting a measly 768Kbps, you'll get 100Mbps.
-russ
New Zealand is there. It's just the same color as the ocean, so it doesn't show up.
-russ
Hmmm.... I'm not sure that anybody younger than 34 had a chance to program a PDP-anything, except in very rare circumstances where the machine was kept running on life support.
-russ
Gee, Jon, you sound like a cheerleader for disinformation.com (ewww, yuck).
-russ
If mail servers are private property, then why does ORBZ refuse to respect my private property? Every time ORBZ test my server, I receive several dozen mis-addressed messages. Given that they're unsolicited, bulk, email, with false envelope addresses, they closely resemble spam. Of course, ORBZ partisans angrily reject the idea that they are spamming anybody. But they are.
-russ
Trolling?? How do you idiots get moderator points? Let's try this again (at some point you'll run out):
Well, duh! Of course RMS isn't going to explain why "free software" is confusing to many people, has been abused by Large Evil Northwest Software Corporations, and has a negative meaning to some people. Sure, "Open Source" isn't perfect. Some people think that "Open" means you can look in through the windows even we mean that the door is open. And yeah, we would have liked to be able to assert a certification mark on it, but neither does RMS have a trademark on free software. At least we have "OSI Certified" approval for people's Open Source Software.
I highly encourage you to think for yourself, and not believe what RMS says about OSI. The basic difference is that, though we, too, have read Chomsky, we don't believe him. We don't think that you have to say "Freedom" in order to sell freedom to people, and RMS does. "Freedom" is not a magic incantation. People can be free without ever saying or knowing the word "Free" or "Freedom".
We have never rejected freedom, as he claims; just "Freedom" as a talisman.
-russ
Okay, I'll call you out. Which of RMS's four freedoms is not present in any OSI-approved license?
-russ
Well, duh! Of course RMS isn't going to explain why "free software" is confusing to many people, has been abused by Large Evil Northwest Software Corporations, and has a negative meaning to some people. Sure, "Open Source" isn't perfect. Some people think that "Open" means you can look in through the windows even we mean that the door is open. And yeah, we would have liked to be able to assert a certification mark on it, but neither does RMS have a trademark on free software. At least we have "OSI Certified" approval for people's Open Source Software.
I highly encourage you to think for yourself, and not believe RMS's lies about OSI. The basic difference is that, though we, too, have read Chomsky, we don't believe him. We don't think that you have to say "Freedom" in order to sell freedom to people, and RMS does. "Freedom" is not a magic incantation. People can be free without ever saying or knowing the word "Free" or "Freedom".
We have never rejected freedom, as he claims; just "Freedom" as a talisman.
-russ
Yeah, really. We have two anarchists on the board of OSI, and somehow we reject freedom?? HELLO?? Earth to RMS?? Anybody home?
-russ
Not exactly. It's "OSI Certified Open Source Software". "OSI Certified" is the modifier, "Open Source Software" is the noun. Sorry that we don't approve non-software licenses, but we have to draw the line somewhere. We had somebody ask us to approve a license for a movie a year or so ago!
-russ
Under the GPL, if you supply the source, you have permission to make any changes and redistribute as you wish. You don't have to ask the copyright holder for permission, nor pay any fees. A source-available license restricts what you can do.
-russ