This is the code should still be controlled religion. If you want to copy somebody else's work and use it for your own ends, should they not have any say over the process? If you want to avoid the "viral LGPL", stop copying other people's code. It's silly to think that you should be able to do whatever you like with somebody else's work without respecting their restrictions. Have you heard the saying: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"? You're getting the code for free (you didn't have to pay for it or write it yourself), so play by the rules of the giver or don't accept the gift. This really isn't that difficult.
This seems like a pretty good GPL test case. The irony of copyright infringement being used to develop a copyright protecting program would likely go over will with the court!
The thing that people don't seem to realize is that if the GPL doesn't hold any water (and it may not), then the whole thing just collapses back to plain old copyright law. In that case, they can't copy and sell the code at all without permission from the writer.
If I write a book and release it on the internet for everybody to download for free, you still can't copy and sell it without my permission. The fact that the code is offered for free doesn't mean that the writer has given up his rights to the work. In fact it is the GPL that gives people the right to copy and sell the work, if they follow the rules outlined in it. Breaking the GPL means you don't have permission to copy and sell the works at all. It is the GPL itself that makes it legal for people to copy and sell GPLed work. Without the GPL it's just plain ol' copyright infringement.
As a side note, though, there is something at patentforge.org (redirects to.net). The domain name's been held for a year, but the "Index of/" page that currently resides there has a timestamp of 8 Nov 2005. This would be relatively easy to set up. Any patent attorneys out there, would this work?
So... punishing civilians for the actions of governments (which are, in your case, oppressive dictatorships - so necessarily not representative or accountable to the people) is a good thing?
But Dell has basically zero bargaining power against Microsoft. What, are they going to sell all of their PCs without Windows on them? They'd go under almost instantly. For consumer PC operating systems, Windows is the only game in town right now. That means Microsoft can do whatever they want and Dell just has to take it.
They really should have embedded the transmitter fairly deep in the rat and rigged it so that failure of the transmitter would cause the death of the rat. You couldn't be certain that it would work, but the chances would be better.
I'm thinking cyanide tablet with spring loaded solenoid, so that a dead battery (or failed operation ok signal) would release the solenoid, puncture the tablet membrane and kill the rat. This could be done in a pretty low-powered way, so as to not quickly drain the battery.
I dunno, there's not a whole lot flying at 80k feet. A transponder and a paint job (or highly reflective coating) may be all that's required. Lighting on a (somewhat) stationary object floating that high really isn't going to do much beside be an eyesore.
But Iraq didn't fuck with us. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. The only way Iraq fucked with us was by considering trading oil in Euros.
Gas prices are not cheaper here, but that doesn't prove that the war wasn't for oil. Who says that the 'war for oil' (if that's really what it is) is for the benefit of the lowly citizens of this country.
Unfortunately, there is nothing like this for anything but Firefox, but Nuke Anything works wonders in cases like this. You can get rid of floating ads, too. (And quickly clean up pages for printing. Why waste ink on ads?)
Hey, sorry to piss you off, that wasn't my intention. I'm having a bad day and I let it get to me. It was silly of you to lay your soul bare on Slashdot, though. This arguably isn't the kindest place.
As for your condition, I feel for you. I'm in a similar boat (though not as bad), so I kinda know how you feel. I responded with such vitriol because I myself have given this a great deal of thought. Having heard about the Amish my wife was studying only cemented my already very strong opinion on this matter. Some of them apparently knew that they would pass the condition to their children, but chose to have them anyway because not doing so would make them 'less of a person.' This feeling is not unique to the Amish. It shows its head quite unflatteringly in the welfare babies whose mothers just want more Federal money, but you see it in the case of middle and upper class families, too, where the kids are only there to fulfill some childish desire of the parents.
But anyway, sorry for lashing out like that. I read about your financial predicament farther down, and it seems pretty rough. I hope that things work out and that you aren't carrying that allele.
Peace.
Huntington's disease is inherited in autosomal dominant fashion, meaning that it is a dominant allele. People with Huntington's disease have a 50% chance of passing the disease to each of their children.
That was pretty nice of your parents to pass along a dominant debilitating disease to their offspring, eh? I guess you'll be having kids, too, right? Kinda reminds me of some of my wife's studies into the horrible genetic diseases that were common among the Amish. The doctors counseling them couldn't keep them from having more genetically ill-fated children.
I know it doesn't sound this way, but I'm not trying to be disrespectful. I'm just interested in the extreme drive to create offspring, even if it's highly likely you'll be passing on a disease that's as devastating as you describe. Even the Amish had the excuse of not trusting or believing the doctors.
But in order to use the encrypted filesystem on the drive, you'll have to decrypt it. You either grab info off of the fs while it's unencrypted, or you just log the password as it's being typed into the compromised computer and decrypt your snatched disk image later. Using an untrusted computer to get at important data is a security nightmare.
It seems that it's also fairly easy to not have a 'fairly reasonable take' on copyright when its not your creations or works you are applying that take to. *cough* Walt Disney Company *cough*
"being able to see the source" != GPL.
GPL is a subset of "being able to see the source", you could publish the source without letting others copy it (like books are published). This technique involves the traditional use of copyright.
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Well, I've already got some text, but... it's not this nice! Deal!
This is the code should still be controlled religion. If you want to copy somebody else's work and use it for your own ends, should they not have any say over the process? If you want to avoid the "viral LGPL", stop copying other people's code. It's silly to think that you should be able to do whatever you like with somebody else's work without respecting their restrictions. Have you heard the saying: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"? You're getting the code for free (you didn't have to pay for it or write it yourself), so play by the rules of the giver or don't accept the gift. This really isn't that difficult.
This seems like a pretty good GPL test case. The irony of copyright infringement being used to develop a copyright protecting program would likely go over will with the court!
The thing that people don't seem to realize is that if the GPL doesn't hold any water (and it may not), then the whole thing just collapses back to plain old copyright law. In that case, they can't copy and sell the code at all without permission from the writer.
If I write a book and release it on the internet for everybody to download for free, you still can't copy and sell it without my permission. The fact that the code is offered for free doesn't mean that the writer has given up his rights to the work. In fact it is the GPL that gives people the right to copy and sell the work, if they follow the rules outlined in it. Breaking the GPL means you don't have permission to copy and sell the works at all. It is the GPL itself that makes it legal for people to copy and sell GPLed work. Without the GPL it's just plain ol' copyright infringement.
As a side note, though, there is something at patentforge.org (redirects to .net). The domain name's been held for a year, but the "Index of /" page that currently resides there has a timestamp of 8 Nov 2005. This would be relatively easy to set up. Any patent attorneys out there, would this work?
So... punishing civilians for the actions of governments (which are, in your case, oppressive dictatorships - so necessarily not representative or accountable to the people) is a good thing?
But Dell has basically zero bargaining power against Microsoft. What, are they going to sell all of their PCs without Windows on them? They'd go under almost instantly. For consumer PC operating systems, Windows is the only game in town right now. That means Microsoft can do whatever they want and Dell just has to take it.
I think you're speaking a different language.
Science at NASA seems to be aimed at, or at least appropriate for, kids. Granted it's mainly space science, but it's pretty good.
Huh? Telescopes searching for God? Please explain what you mean.
I'm thinking cyanide tablet with spring loaded solenoid, so that a dead battery (or failed operation ok signal) would release the solenoid, puncture the tablet membrane and kill the rat. This could be done in a pretty low-powered way, so as to not quickly drain the battery.
I dunno, there's not a whole lot flying at 80k feet. A transponder and a paint job (or highly reflective coating) may be all that's required. Lighting on a (somewhat) stationary object floating that high really isn't going to do much beside be an eyesore.
Ugh. When a joke is so dead that you can't even attach your name to it, let it be!
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therein lies your mistake
the universe is a big and sparsely occupied place
Gas prices are not cheaper here, but that doesn't prove that the war wasn't for oil. Who says that the 'war for oil' (if that's really what it is) is for the benefit of the lowly citizens of this country.
Exxon Mobil reaps record profits
Oil industry awash in record levels of cash
Oil Companies Experiencing Record Profits
You said that Bush was an oil man, well... it's the oil men who are raking in the dough right now.
Unfortunately, there is nothing like this for anything but Firefox, but Nuke Anything works wonders in cases like this. You can get rid of floating ads, too. (And quickly clean up pages for printing. Why waste ink on ads?)
As for your condition, I feel for you. I'm in a similar boat (though not as bad), so I kinda know how you feel. I responded with such vitriol because I myself have given this a great deal of thought. Having heard about the Amish my wife was studying only cemented my already very strong opinion on this matter. Some of them apparently knew that they would pass the condition to their children, but chose to have them anyway because not doing so would make them 'less of a person.' This feeling is not unique to the Amish. It shows its head quite unflatteringly in the welfare babies whose mothers just want more Federal money, but you see it in the case of middle and upper class families, too, where the kids are only there to fulfill some childish desire of the parents.
But anyway, sorry for lashing out like that. I read about your financial predicament farther down, and it seems pretty rough. I hope that things work out and that you aren't carrying that allele. Peace.
That was pretty nice of your parents to pass along a dominant debilitating disease to their offspring, eh? I guess you'll be having kids, too, right? Kinda reminds me of some of my wife's studies into the horrible genetic diseases that were common among the Amish. The doctors counseling them couldn't keep them from having more genetically ill-fated children.
I know it doesn't sound this way, but I'm not trying to be disrespectful. I'm just interested in the extreme drive to create offspring, even if it's highly likely you'll be passing on a disease that's as devastating as you describe. Even the Amish had the excuse of not trusting or believing the doctors.
Some people don't trust strangers and this conversation is for them.
I understand that you're saying that this is an infeasible attack, but I think it's not as difficult to pull off as you imagine.
But in order to use the encrypted filesystem on the drive, you'll have to decrypt it. You either grab info off of the fs while it's unencrypted, or you just log the password as it's being typed into the compromised computer and decrypt your snatched disk image later. Using an untrusted computer to get at important data is a security nightmare.
It seems that it's also fairly easy to not have a 'fairly reasonable take' on copyright when its not your creations or works you are applying that take to. *cough* Walt Disney Company *cough*
What, you've never been there?
It's been pointed out before, but copyright infringement is not a crime.
"being able to see the source" != GPL. GPL is a subset of "being able to see the source", you could publish the source without letting others copy it (like books are published). This technique involves the traditional use of copyright.