> Developers care about the licenses on the software they use > and incorporate into their projects, they like permissive licenses, > and they will increasingly demand permissive licenses.'"
I was thinking for a moment that you talked about the developers who choose a GPL* license for very good reasons.
But no ! No ! No ! You are simply talking about developers (or companies) who want to benefit from the work made by other developers, and don't want to contribute anything back.
Let me say you something, there is another sort of developers : the ones who care about the Free Software licenses on the software they WROTE, and who expect these licensing terms to be respected by other people. And this may surprise you, but I'm sure developers of proprietary software want their own licensing terms to be respected as well when other people want to use their work...
You're talking about TFSummary. TFA contains only one sentence about this, completely disconnected from the rest of the article : the problem has nothing to do with "piracy", ALL users are affected.
Sure, I'm not a native english speaker, but I can see where the dot at the end of the sentence was put. "Piracy" has nothing to do with the problem if you had RTFA you would know this.
Don't confuse stealing material goods like your beloved BMW, with unauthorized copying of immaterial goods like software. In the first case, you don't have a car anymore, in the latter case you still have the software you purchased. Also pirates usually kill people, and that's (usually) not the case for people who duplicate binary numbers. Finally, the problem in TFA isn't related to software being "illegally" copied or not, because it affected both type of software, legit and not legit versions of Windows XP.
if the costs were so huge and if they wanted to recoup these massive costs without sacrificing human beings at the same time, you wouldn't see this industry WASTE tons of money on things like congresses in 5 stars hotels all around the world, champagne and wonderful food for even the smallest meeting, and things like that, would you ?
And yes, I know what I'm talking about.
This industry, much like the MAFIAA, deserve to die. Human beings don't.
Unfortunately the ADVC55 gives really shitty results compared to the ADVC700 (we've got several of them), but it costs 10 times less... The ADVC300 seems to be a good option, and also their TwinPack model which also does scan converter and have filters to improve bad quality VHS.
Does it prove that 123% of all US-ians are idiots ?
Seems like it was (intelligently?) designed just to make the point about a future need to use genetic therapy to cure atheists from their 'abnormal' disease...
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> Developers care about the licenses on the software they use
> and incorporate into their projects, they like permissive licenses,
> and they will increasingly demand permissive licenses.'"
I was thinking for a moment that you talked about the developers who choose a GPL* license for very good reasons.
But no ! No ! No ! You are simply talking about developers (or companies) who want to benefit from the work made by other developers, and don't want to contribute anything back.
Let me say you something, there is another sort of developers : the ones who care about the Free Software licenses on the software they WROTE, and who expect these licensing terms to be respected by other people. And this may surprise you, but I'm sure developers of proprietary software want their own licensing terms to be respected as well when other people want to use their work...
Too bad !
> based on my penetration testing and signature analysis.
> E. Wyatt Tomlinson
OK, so we finally analyzed your signature above, and now we would like to proceed with the penetration testing of you.
Please advise.
> Is there anything wrong with them that warrants sympathy?
Yes : all of them are living creatures.
Who cares if "Open Source" finally gets its well deserved death ?
It's all about Free Software, and Liberty.
You're talking about TFSummary. TFA contains only one sentence about this, completely disconnected from the rest of the article : the problem has nothing to do with "piracy", ALL users are affected.
Sure, I'm not a native english speaker, but I can see where the dot at the end of the sentence was put. "Piracy" has nothing to do with the problem if you had RTFA you would know this.
Of course I would give you kudos !
And you wonder why ?
Because chinese people didn't choose to be born chinese, same for black, french, unijambists, and so on...
You are comparing apples and oranges, but they have not very much in common.
Don't confuse stealing material goods like your beloved BMW, with unauthorized copying of immaterial goods like software. In the first case, you don't have a car anymore, in the latter case you still have the software you purchased.
Also pirates usually kill people, and that's (usually) not the case for people who duplicate binary numbers.
Finally, the problem in TFA isn't related to software being "illegally" copied or not, because it affected both type of software, legit and not legit versions of Windows XP.
> I've got no sympathy for the Chinese.
Expressing as much stupidity in only 8 words certainly is a world record.
What next ? You've got no sympathy for blacks, blonds, left-handed or bue-eyed people ?
Racism at its best !
To Hell, of course !
> what do I have that originated in EU
Let me guess... your language at least.
He is also G.W. Bush's puppet.
Really a great great day for us !
if the costs were so huge and if they wanted to recoup these massive costs without sacrificing human beings at the same time, you wouldn't see this industry WASTE tons of money on things like congresses in 5 stars hotels all around the world, champagne and wonderful food for even the smallest meeting, and things like that, would you ?
And yes, I know what I'm talking about.
This industry, much like the MAFIAA, deserve to die. Human beings don't.
> The 360 hardware defect problem is a shameful and completely unprecedented aberration in the console market.
I'd say Windows XX (yes, any of them) defect problems is a shameful and completely unprecedented aberration in the operating system market.
But what else could we expect from Microsoft after all ?
Sure you can help : just go there and break the spammers' legs.
> saving the earth from a meteor the size of a small Washington suburb
How many Library of Congress is this ?
Unfortunately the ADVC55 gives really shitty results compared to the ADVC700 (we've got several of them), but it costs 10 times less... The ADVC300 seems to be a good option, and also their TwinPack model which also does scan converter and have filters to improve bad quality VHS.
Linux dishonoured when installed on HP hardware.
This E(i)nstein icon for the article is a very good idea, but instead of Albert's icon you should have used his brother Franck's one.
Sorry, in the part of the world I live in we usually don't use "consuming" and "culture" in the same sentence.
Culturally ???
You are trying to be funny, aren't you ?
Does it prove that 123% of all US-ians are idiots ?
Seems like it was (intelligently?) designed just to make the point about a future need to use genetic therapy to cure atheists from their 'abnormal' disease...
Aren't the USA treating everyone else as a potential enemy these days ?
Sure it would !
Where could parents find porn otherwise ?