You thought wrong. Dogs and humans can both smell your stink. The Viet Cong could smell Americans by their soap or tobacco, same as most wild animals can. And a non-smoker can smell the stench of a smoker, even if they haven't smoked all day.
Never say "yes." They will record that, and alter the recording so that you said "yes" to agree to their offer. Next thing, you receive junk via post as well as a large bill, and they sue if you don't pay. And they have "proof" you agreed. They call you back, play back the recording, and offer you two choices - pay or court and a ding to your credit rating as a deadbeat.
BSD 3-clause license allows you to distribute binaries without source
. The MIT license allows you to redistribute binaries of modified code, again without giving the source. Within 5 years linux won't be the number 1 OR number 2 OS for smartphones.
It might be a hard concept for you to grasp, but Windows and linux and BSD do the same thing. They have an OS, and add-on programs. The Windows OS without additional programs doesn't have much utility.
Definition: Operating system:
the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals
With no applications to execute or schedule, the operating system is only going to turn a computer into an inefficient space heater.
Distribution IS a use of the code. What are you distributing if not code? And unlike the *BSD licenses, I am restricted in how I distribute it. The minute I sell it to someone else, they can do whatever with the source code, including giving it away. This is a disincentive to incorporating GPL'd code into projects that you're trying to make a living off. And please, don't start with the "sell support bs." Very few products make money that way - which is one reason why there's so much abandoned code out there - you can't make enough money supporting it to eat. Just look at all the distros that died trying to make that work.
Software doesn't just write itself, you know. It's also no different than any other product - it's a product, not a religion or a way of life. And look at how Android is now being abandoned by Google. It's like in Spaceballs - "We're not doing it for the money. We're doing it for a shit load of money."
I guess they got tired of paying a royalty to Microsoft on every phone sold, so this was the way to kill two birds with one well-placed rock.
No, the facts are simple. You can use *BSD licensed code far more ways than you can GPL'd code. Try selling a product with GPL'd code and not giving the source on demand. That's why the playstation runs on FreeBSD. And why Apple used it for their base (while still contributing upstream).
That requires people willing to actually go through others code and do the auditing. I remember a few years back when bug after bug after bug after bug was revealed in the most basic/used open source programs around - that had been sitting in the code for years, all because everyone was assuming everyone ELSE was doing the auditing.
As a result, it turned out, nobody was.
Actually, someone was. The NSA and hackers from various countries.
And yet people can be motivated by money to create better tools. Just because it's proprietary doesn't automatically mean that there's no progress or that it's worse for the task it's designed for.
Look at the game industry. GLP games are simply not competitive^W^W^W^Wsuck, even though the theory goes that anyone can contribute to make it better, so it SHOULD be better than closed source.
... adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw
The unreasonable man is unable to be at least reasonable enough to get anyone to put up with their unreasonableness long enough to listen to them, so they aren't as effective at making progress as someone who is reasonable.
George Bernard Shaw also said "Better to keep yourself clean and bright." Stallman fails on that first one.
He also said that it was the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. He never heard of lies, damn lies, and statistics. Figures might not lie, but liars figure.
He also said "Better never than late." Try that in real life and see how quickly people lose all trust in you.
And "it is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid." He's advocating that intelligent people should be insincere. Intelligent people realize that being sincere comes with risks, but they accept that because they are not stupid, and they realize the benefits outweigh the risks.
So, Gnu software running on Windows is Gnu/Windows? Don't be an idiot. Should people call their computers Adobe/Windows or Call of Duty/Windows? Because that's what you're arguing for. You sound as foolish as Stallman.
Of course we're free to tinker with it. Some black electrical tape and making sure it can't access any networks is no big deal. You can use a regular antenna to get HDTV signals, and if that's not enough, you can always use sneakernet to move any music or videos you want to watch to the TV via a cheap USB key or an external hard drive. .
It's all about trust. He looks and acts like the crazy guy who keeps taping home-made posters about the one world government and satan to utility poles and believes that every utility van is spying on him. First impressions count. If you really want to have the best chance of advancing your cause, you clean up your act so that people have some chance of identifying with you and are more ready to listen.
Who would you trust more to watch your dog or your kids - Torvalds or Stallman? Who would you trust more not to embarrass you with their behaviour at a party? You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
"Eccentric" is a term reserved for rich people who are batshit crazy. Also, there's plenty of software out there that is freer than the GPL license. For example, FreeBSD.
He's an asshole who has become more of a distraction than anything else. You don't see him insisting that any one who has any GPL software installed on a Windows machine call it GNU/Windows, because they'd laugh at him. Same applies to linux and the *BSDs. He's not exactly relevant any more.
Well, if you're going to go with car analogies, people are still buying the VW Beetle almost 70 years later, And minis almost 50 years later. And you'll pay a lot more for a running used super beetle today than a brand new one in the 70s.
If there were a way to manufacture and sell new super beetles without having to go through safety and emissions, plenty of people would buy them for the nostalgia factor.
Allowing children to be discriminated against based on who their parents are and that they're adopted is okay with you? That's hardly "detailed minutiae of issues and concerns." There's almost half a million children in foster homes in the US on any given day. They need a home, and friends who they can share experiences with such as going to school together, far more than they need pinheads like you.
Let's not forget one of his more significant accomplishments - he killed Hitler. Imagine the mess a trial would have been - giving him a platform would have given neo-nazis even more fuel for their hatred.
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You thought wrong. Dogs and humans can both smell your stink. The Viet Cong could smell Americans by their soap or tobacco, same as most wild animals can. And a non-smoker can smell the stench of a smoker, even if they haven't smoked all day.
Being fined doesn't prevent people from suing as individuals.
Never say "yes." They will record that, and alter the recording so that you said "yes" to agree to their offer. Next thing, you receive junk via post as well as a large bill, and they sue if you don't pay. And they have "proof" you agreed. They call you back, play back the recording, and offer you two choices - pay or court and a ding to your credit rating as a deadbeat.
Nigerian cat fishers, among others. Some have cleaned women (and some men) out of a million bucks in less than a year.
Half a cent per call could be considered just another cost of doing business. Sort of like fines for environmental damage, anti-trust violations, etc.
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BSD 3-clause license allows you to distribute binaries without source
. The MIT license allows you to redistribute binaries of modified code, again without giving the source. Within 5 years linux won't be the number 1 OR number 2 OS for smartphones.
Definition: Operating system:
the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals
With no applications to execute or schedule, the operating system is only going to turn a computer into an inefficient space heater.
Distribution IS a use of the code. What are you distributing if not code? And unlike the *BSD licenses, I am restricted in how I distribute it. The minute I sell it to someone else, they can do whatever with the source code, including giving it away. This is a disincentive to incorporating GPL'd code into projects that you're trying to make a living off. And please, don't start with the "sell support bs." Very few products make money that way - which is one reason why there's so much abandoned code out there - you can't make enough money supporting it to eat. Just look at all the distros that died trying to make that work.
Software doesn't just write itself, you know. It's also no different than any other product - it's a product, not a religion or a way of life. And look at how Android is now being abandoned by Google. It's like in Spaceballs - "We're not doing it for the money. We're doing it for a shit load of money."
I guess they got tired of paying a royalty to Microsoft on every phone sold, so this was the way to kill two birds with one well-placed rock.
No, the facts are simple. You can use *BSD licensed code far more ways than you can GPL'd code. Try selling a product with GPL'd code and not giving the source on demand. That's why the playstation runs on FreeBSD. And why Apple used it for their base (while still contributing upstream).
FreeBSD was only held up because of lawsuits, and it's freer than anything under the GPL.
That requires people willing to actually go through others code and do the auditing. I remember a few years back when bug after bug after bug after bug was revealed in the most basic/used open source programs around - that had been sitting in the code for years, all because everyone was assuming everyone ELSE was doing the auditing.
As a result, it turned out, nobody was.
Actually, someone was. The NSA and hackers from various countries.
NTP has been around for more than 30 years, and still has more than 150 bugs waiting to be fixed.
And yet people can be motivated by money to create better tools. Just because it's proprietary doesn't automatically mean that there's no progress or that it's worse for the task it's designed for.
Look at the game industry. GLP games are simply not competitive^W^W^W^Wsuck, even though the theory goes that anyone can contribute to make it better, so it SHOULD be better than closed source.
But he's not right; His GPL license imposes way more restrictions on software than *BSD licenses. Stop drinking the kool-aid.
- George Bernard Shaw
The unreasonable man is unable to be at least reasonable enough to get anyone to put up with their unreasonableness long enough to listen to them, so they aren't as effective at making progress as someone who is reasonable.
George Bernard Shaw also said "Better to keep yourself clean and bright." Stallman fails on that first one.
He also said that it was the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. He never heard of lies, damn lies, and statistics. Figures might not lie, but liars figure.
He also said "Better never than late." Try that in real life and see how quickly people lose all trust in you.
And "it is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid." He's advocating that intelligent people should be insincere. Intelligent people realize that being sincere comes with risks, but they accept that because they are not stupid, and they realize the benefits outweigh the risks.
So, Gnu software running on Windows is Gnu/Windows? Don't be an idiot. Should people call their computers Adobe/Windows or Call of Duty/Windows? Because that's what you're arguing for. You sound as foolish as Stallman.
He has NOT achieved more than I have. I have two amazing daughters. Call me back when he's produced something that's sentient and we'll talk.
Of course we're free to tinker with it. Some black electrical tape and making sure it can't access any networks is no big deal. You can use a regular antenna to get HDTV signals, and if that's not enough, you can always use sneakernet to move any music or videos you want to watch to the TV via a cheap USB key or an external hard drive. .
What is this "high class" you speak of, because when GNU/Stallman eats his toe jam in public he certainly isn't "high class."
It's all about trust. He looks and acts like the crazy guy who keeps taping home-made posters about the one world government and satan to utility poles and believes that every utility van is spying on him. First impressions count. If you really want to have the best chance of advancing your cause, you clean up your act so that people have some chance of identifying with you and are more ready to listen.
Who would you trust more to watch your dog or your kids - Torvalds or Stallman? Who would you trust more not to embarrass you with their behaviour at a party? You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
"Eccentric" is a term reserved for rich people who are batshit crazy. Also, there's plenty of software out there that is freer than the GPL license. For example, FreeBSD.
He's an asshole who has become more of a distraction than anything else. You don't see him insisting that any one who has any GPL software installed on a Windows machine call it GNU/Windows, because they'd laugh at him. Same applies to linux and the *BSDs. He's not exactly relevant any more.
Well, if you're going to go with car analogies, people are still buying the VW Beetle almost 70 years later, And minis almost 50 years later. And you'll pay a lot more for a running used super beetle today than a brand new one in the 70s.
If there were a way to manufacture and sell new super beetles without having to go through safety and emissions, plenty of people would buy them for the nostalgia factor.
" plagued by vulnerabilities that could give attackers full root access, read or delete files, or crash the device"
It's a feature. And a lot quieter than using a shotgun on them, or hiring eagles to kill them dead.
Allowing children to be discriminated against based on who their parents are and that they're adopted is okay with you? That's hardly "detailed minutiae of issues and concerns." There's almost half a million children in foster homes in the US on any given day. They need a home, and friends who they can share experiences with such as going to school together, far more than they need pinheads like you.
Let's not forget one of his more significant accomplishments - he killed Hitler. Imagine the mess a trial would have been - giving him a platform would have given neo-nazis even more fuel for their hatred.