This guy is suing because they won't let him in the store (effectively). It's like he's walking to the front door and somebody says to him, "I'm sorry sir, but you can't come in the store."
No, it's like he's blind and he's suing because he's unable to use a visual medium. I feel for blind people, I don't know what I would do if I lost my sight. But you're blind, you're not going to be able to use visual (WWW) media anymore!
Who is this guy going to sue next? Kodak for not imprinting a speaker and a descriptive recording on every picture they develop so he can "see" it? Libraries because he's unable to read printed text books? Maybe he should sue the DMV because they won't let him drive!
If he wants information about airline flights he can *pick up a phone and call*.
I don't trust verisign for shit, I'm sure many others don't either. We're kindof forced to because their CA is in our browsers by default and we never really think about it.
The established certification companies are already on this list. You are not. If you self-sign, you are basically counting on your potential customers to trust you as a certification authority. They can add you to that list individually. The question is, will they?
Here's a question: Since when is the only reason to use SSL for commerce? What if you run some kind of community website (slashdot) and want to offer encrypted SSL logins for your users? Why pay $400 a year for that?
This is what really bugs me about SSL, it's assumed that all you want encryption for is to secure credit card info.
Linux is not reliable enough or clean enough for me to want to use as my primary OS. Maybe it's because I've been spoiled by OS X, but that's the way it is.
Well, now you can add this one to your list of impressions of the Athlon XP computers. They work, they play games nice, but they bug out when opening many apps, or when you have multiple apps open and you want to add another. Definately not a great improvement over a mac, unless you're buying for games.
Uhh, *what*?! I have an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ machine. I am currently running XP on it and have mirc, mozilla, winamp and outlook open. I just "added another" by opening kali and it loaded in 2 seconds. Opening Word after that loaded in an impressive 1.5 seconds.
I know a few people who own the M130, the screens are fine. The color is great. This was a complete non-issue but Palm is doing the right thing by standing by their words anyways.
How can you be ripped off if the company offers to buy the damn thing back from you if you don't like it?
This sort of puerile proselytising reflects badly both on the project and all Linux users [...] When trying to get friends and coworkers to switch to Linux, by far the hardest hurdle I have to overcome is the stereotype of Linux users as freeloading, dirty, overzealous pigs who try to shove their dogma down the throats of anyone who talks to them.
Hrmm. Proselytizing you say? Show their own dogman down the throats of anyone who talks to them you say?
The point is however, that the original poster said commercial Linux distro. If you want free as in beer use a noncommercial Linux Distro such as Debian.
On my motherboard, ASUS A7V333, which has an integrated sound chipset, it will actually voice speak POST errors either through the sound or PC Speaker. Kindof freaky the first time I heard "Processor Temperature Critical".
One person mentioned that recipients of the binaries can redistribute as long as they don't use the name UnitedLinux. I'm not even sure that's true (but IANAL). It would be illegal to redistribute a UnitedLinux binary ISO if you changed a single byte on the CD. But if it's the exact same thing they're distributing, I can't see how it's a violation of trademark. If I buy a Ford car, I can turn around and sell it to my neighbor as a Ford car, even though I have no association with Ford.
You can change the tires, install a new audio deck, modify the engine and still sell it as a Ford car.
You can do the same with UnitedLinux, the GPL provides for that right even.
The internet does *not* belong to the US government. You can say it many times but it doesn't make it true.
The US government does not own even a controlling interest in the infrastructure. The US government does not own the root nameservers.
At one point the US millitary owned the internet, as soon as they allowed others to connect at will they gave it up. The US does not own the networks of those they allowed to connect, nor does it own the networks who connect to the networks they allowed to connect, at nauseum.
The internet is owned by humanity. The namespace for a country should belong to that country for without that country why have the namespace?
I am replying to myself so that I don't have to duplicate the same answer to everyone who brings up the example of math to rebutt my assertion that it is impossible to prove something does not exist.
My statement was: It is impossible to prove something does not exist.
By thing I mean material object. Math is not physical, it is a construct and therefore doesn't really obey the laws of physics. Math does not exist in space time. Math is not physical, I cannot touch the number 2, I can touch a physical representation of the number 2 but I cannot touch 2 itself. Math is a construct of man with rules made by man.
Pretty much. Can you name a country with an economy like ours? I bet you can't. That's because we don't allow our government to interfere with the markets.
Except for the Lumber, Steel markets among others...
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This guy is suing because they won't let him in the store (effectively). It's like he's walking to the front door and somebody says to him, "I'm sorry sir, but you can't come in the store."
No, it's like he's blind and he's suing because he's unable to use a visual medium. I feel for blind people, I don't know what I would do if I lost my sight. But you're blind, you're not going to be able to use visual (WWW) media anymore!
Who is this guy going to sue next? Kodak for not imprinting a speaker and a descriptive recording on every picture they develop so he can "see" it? Libraries because he's unable to read printed text books? Maybe he should sue the DMV because they won't let him drive!
If he wants information about airline flights he can *pick up a phone and call*.
-- iCEBaLM
I am PHP developer and would like to make millions please!
Education required: BA or BS.
Yes, I have a bad attitude and I am educated in the fine art of bull shitting.
-- iCEBaLM
I don't trust verisign for shit, I'm sure many others don't either. We're kindof forced to because their CA is in our browsers by default and we never really think about it.
-- iCEBaLM
The established certification companies are already on this list. You are not. If you self-sign, you are basically counting on your potential customers to trust you as a certification authority. They can add you to that list individually. The question is, will they?
Here's a question: Since when is the only reason to use SSL for commerce? What if you run some kind of community website (slashdot) and want to offer encrypted SSL logins for your users? Why pay $400 a year for that?
This is what really bugs me about SSL, it's assumed that all you want encryption for is to secure credit card info.
-- iCEBaLM
They *are the retailers*!
-- iCEBaLM
Linux is not reliable enough or clean enough for me to want to use as my primary OS. Maybe it's because I've been spoiled by OS X, but that's the way it is.
:)
Now I know you're a troll, nice one.
-- iCEBaLM
And how much RAM do you have on this machine?
-- iCEBaLM
Well, now you can add this one to your list of impressions of the Athlon XP computers. They work, they play games nice, but they bug out when opening many apps, or when you have multiple apps open and you want to add another. Definately not a great improvement over a mac, unless you're buying for games.
Uhh, *what*?! I have an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ machine. I am currently running XP on it and have mirc, mozilla, winamp and outlook open. I just "added another" by opening kali and it loaded in 2 seconds. Opening Word after that loaded in an impressive 1.5 seconds.
What is your definition of "bug out" exactly?
-- iCEBaLM
I know a few people who own the M130, the screens are fine. The color is great. This was a complete non-issue but Palm is doing the right thing by standing by their words anyways.
How can you be ripped off if the company offers to buy the damn thing back from you if you don't like it?
-- iCEBaLM
But you can get a pizza for $1 per GIGABITE!
No, a SAVINGS of $300,000, you still need computers, damnit.
-- iCEBaLM
This sort of puerile proselytising reflects badly both on the project and all Linux users [...] When trying to get friends and coworkers to switch to Linux, by far the hardest hurdle I have to overcome is the stereotype of Linux users as freeloading, dirty, overzealous pigs who try to shove their dogma down the throats of anyone who talks to them.
Hrmm. Proselytizing you say? Show their own dogman down the throats of anyone who talks to them you say?
Perhaps you should practice what you preach?
-- iCEBaLM
Us Government property, UN property... Hmm. Am I missing a distinction in there?
Yes, yes you are my arrogant american friend.
-- iCEBaLM
Free as in speech, not free as in beer.
The point is however, that the original poster said commercial Linux distro. If you want free as in beer use a noncommercial Linux Distro such as Debian.
-- iCEBaLM
On my motherboard, ASUS A7V333, which has an integrated sound chipset, it will actually voice speak POST errors either through the sound or PC Speaker. Kindof freaky the first time I heard "Processor Temperature Critical".
-- iCEBaLM
One person mentioned that recipients of the binaries can redistribute as long as they don't use the name UnitedLinux. I'm not even sure that's true (but IANAL). It would be illegal to redistribute a UnitedLinux binary ISO if you changed a single byte on the CD. But if it's the exact same thing they're distributing, I can't see how it's a violation of trademark. If I buy a Ford car, I can turn around and sell it to my neighbor as a Ford car, even though I have no association with Ford.
You can change the tires, install a new audio deck, modify the engine and still sell it as a Ford car.
You can do the same with UnitedLinux, the GPL provides for that right even.
-- iCEBaLM
... is an MPEG4 hardware encoder for $99...
-- iCEBaLM
The internet does *not* belong to the US government. You can say it many times but it doesn't make it true.
The US government does not own even a controlling interest in the infrastructure. The US government does not own the root nameservers.
At one point the US millitary owned the internet, as soon as they allowed others to connect at will they gave it up. The US does not own the networks of those they allowed to connect, nor does it own the networks who connect to the networks they allowed to connect, at nauseum.
The internet is owned by humanity. The namespace for a country should belong to that country for without that country why have the namespace?
-- iCEBaLM
I am replying to myself so that I don't have to duplicate the same answer to everyone who brings up the example of math to rebutt my assertion that it is impossible to prove something does not exist.
My statement was: It is impossible to prove something does not exist.
By thing I mean material object. Math is not physical, it is a construct and therefore doesn't really obey the laws of physics. Math does not exist in space time. Math is not physical, I cannot touch the number 2, I can touch a physical representation of the number 2 but I cannot touch 2 itself. Math is a construct of man with rules made by man.
Now, with that in mind, quit bringing up math.
-- iCEBaLM
Its is impossible to prove something does not exist.
You cannot logically put an impossible burden on someone.
-- iCEBaLM
And what kind of a fuced up server you are running that needs to be rebooted all the time?
My guess is Win2k...
-- iCEBaLM
My BBS currently has tradewars and other classic door games: telnet://bbs.icebalm.com
:/
Up until recently I had fidonet aswell, which is still around however mired by a hypocritical backwards thinking administration.
-- iCEBaLM
Yeah, very likely, seeing as Canada has a lower cost of living/operation and has more wood. Would you like to try again?
-- iCEBaLM
Pretty much. Can you name a country with an economy like ours? I bet you can't. That's because we don't allow our government to interfere with the markets.
Except for the Lumber, Steel markets among others...
-- iCEBaLM
I've been to the US many times and I always come back to my "socialist hellhole".
-- iCEBaLM