And what if google should decide to block all searches (return no results) for groups who sue them in this manner? Would anyone have a problem with that?
"This will go over big with the nearly 3 billion people (or about half the world's population) living on less than $2 a day. [globalissues.org]"
I don't mean to minimise the problems of poverty, but I followed the link, read the whole article down to "Notes and Sources" and followed the link in the first note to purchasing power parity (PPP):
Definition: Suggests that the prices of goods in countries will tend to equate under floating exchange rates so that people would be able to purchase the same quantity of goods in any country for a given sum of money."
I don't think I buy that theory. Also, we tend to buy goods and services. I can certainly buy an hour of someone's time for different amounts in different places can't I? I mean, isn't that one of the things that is driving outsourcing?
Also, what does an acre cost in different countrys?
Also, I am fairly sure not all exchange rates are floating. Where I am, our dollar is on par with the US dollar, but our prices are higher and I believe our wages are lower.
Some countries use the US dollar as their currency IIRC.
Even in ths US, prices vary by state (and town?) and so do wages.
I wouldn't say it is that bad here, but I hear we have some of the same problems. I have never given in to this point, but I have had a business phone out of order for 58 days (no working phones in the business) and it took 45 days for the first repair man to show up to look at the problem. (Not an out of the way business either.)
I have wondered if the way to fix this is to make it legal to give bribes to get government workers to do their jobs but illegal for them to take those same bribes.
Any thoughts on the outcome of such a change? (I know it will never happen, but I can daydream once in a while.)
I would say you live in some other part of the world. Listen to 100 Jamz FM on peercast until you hear a song that is hot right now about government workers.
peercast://pls/A04ABEF2D016C68EE535E1F299092817
Where are you from?
Seems to me both are at fault. It is a crime for both in most places is it not? (Or am I totally clueless - possible as to this being a crime in the rest of the world.)
"Not everything has to be opensource you know. Many programs these days have very good plugin systems which removes the need for a developer to opensource it."
If they want me as a user it needs to be Free Software. (I am almost there and certainly not looking to add new non-Free Software to my toolbox.)
No reason for them to need me as a user naturally. But I think htere are others like me and I also think our numbers are growing. We shall see.
"I will not use anything that I obtain at no financial cost to myself or where the creator of the thing recieves no financial reward for my use of the thing."
"Wouldn't it be nice to carry around a specialized laptop that could act as both a portable display and input device?"
I have been talking about this exact thing for a long time. All it would need is a laptop with a built in kvm. One press you are controlling the laptop, one press you are controlling the external pc from the laptop.
"IBM reserves the right to terminate this patent pledge and commitment only with regard to any party who files a lawsuit asserting patents or other intellectual property rights against Open Source Software"
I think the "or other intellectual property rights" needs more discussion. So now you can't sue someone for violating your trademarks or you lose the rights to the patents?
Granted, it may technically be a done deal, but I think it still needs discussion.
Is this intended? I can see patent suits triggering the issue? But all "IP" issues?
Wrong - just people who are ignorant or want to play ignorant of the difference between libre and gratis.
America - the land of the free - but wait, you have to pay taxes so it can't be the land of the free. On top of that the food and the housing are not free either - definately not the land of the free.
You see why I mention the ignorance or fiegned ignorance of free(libre) versus free(gratis) - I don't know how any regular slashdot user could actually be ignorant of this matter but I am willing to admit the possibility.
This may or may not have been meant as a joke, but perhaps you have hit on something.
Perhaps the bandwidth sellers should get into creating content and releasing it under a creative commons share alike license (the commercial one) and see what happens.
Slashdot Mirror
"Netcraft confirms that Natalie Portman has just poured a Beowulf cluster of hot grits down her pants in Japan."
Watch it on peercast.
http://www.peercast.org/
And what if google should decide to block all searches (return no results) for groups who sue them in this manner? Would anyone have a problem with that?
all the best,
drew
Now we can put bad and restrictive EULAs on content.
Make music as executables and execute them to produce the sounds (can do videos, & etc. as well.)
In order to hear the music, you must copy to raman execute, now we can put EULAs on music. BAM!
all the best,
drew
"This will go over big with the nearly 3 billion people (or about half the world's population) living on less than $2 a day. [globalissues.org]"
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I don't mean to minimise the problems of poverty, but I followed the link, read the whole article down to "Notes and Sources" and followed the link in the first note to purchasing power parity (PPP):
http://bized.ac.uk/cgi-bin/glossarydb/browse.pl
"Term: Purchasing Power Parity Theory
Definition: Suggests that the prices of goods in countries will tend to equate under floating exchange rates so that people would be able to purchase the same quantity of goods in any country for a given sum of money."
I don't think I buy that theory. Also, we tend to buy goods and services. I can certainly buy an hour of someone's time for different amounts in different places can't I? I mean, isn't that one of the things that is driving outsourcing?
Also, what does an acre cost in different countrys?
Also, I am fairly sure not all exchange rates are floating. Where I am, our dollar is on par with the US dollar, but our prices are higher and I believe our wages are lower.
Some countries use the US dollar as their currency IIRC.
Even in ths US, prices vary by state (and town?) and so do wages.
Just to get some discussion going.
I wouldn't say it is that bad here, but I hear we have some of the same problems. I have never given in to this point, but I have had a business phone out of order for 58 days (no working phones in the business) and it took 45 days for the first repair man to show up to look at the problem. (Not an out of the way business either.)
I have wondered if the way to fix this is to make it legal to give bribes to get government workers to do their jobs but illegal for them to take those same bribes.
Any thoughts on the outcome of such a change? (I know it will never happen, but I can daydream once in a while.)
I would say you live in some other part of the world. Listen to 100 Jamz FM on peercast until you hear a song that is hot right now about government workers.
peercast://pls/A04ABEF2D016C68EE535E1F299092817
Where are you from?
Seems to me both are at fault. It is a crime for both in most places is it not? (Or am I totally clueless - possible as to this being a crime in the rest of the world.)
"Not everything has to be opensource you know. Many programs these days have very good plugin systems which removes the need for a developer to opensource it."
If they want me as a user it needs to be Free Software. (I am almost there and certainly not looking to add new non-Free Software to my toolbox.)
No reason for them to need me as a user naturally. But I think htere are others like me and I also think our numbers are growing. We shall see.
" you know all those brain cells you currently have tasked remembering how XYZ app is laid out and where all the menu items are?
They could be used for something else."
How does this match with the "more hooks thinking" wrt the more you learn/know the easier it is to learn/know more?
Wow, who would have thought of that? They must be running ads for their competitors.
Or do they know we will think that and are they running their own ads to double trick us?
~;-)
Hey, take a pledge then:
"I will not use anything that I obtain at no financial cost to myself or where the creator of the thing recieves no financial reward for my use of the thing."
Something along those lines. Feel free.
Must be according the the arguments I see here so far.
"Wouldn't it be nice to carry around a specialized laptop that could act as both a portable display and input device?"
I have been talking about this exact thing for a long time. All it would need is a laptop with a built in kvm. One press you are controlling the laptop, one press you are controlling the external pc from the laptop.
Someone build this for me please.
"IBM reserves the right to terminate this patent pledge and commitment only with regard to any party who files a lawsuit asserting patents or other intellectual property rights against Open Source Software"
I think the "or other intellectual property rights" needs more discussion. So now you can't sue someone for violating your trademarks or you lose the rights to the patents?
Granted, it may technically be a done deal, but I think it still needs discussion.
Is this intended? I can see patent suits triggering the issue? But all "IP" issues?
Wrong - just people who are ignorant or want to play ignorant of the difference between libre and gratis.
America - the land of the free - but wait, you have to pay taxes so it can't be the land of the free. On top of that the food and the housing are not free either - definately not the land of the free.
You see why I mention the ignorance or fiegned ignorance of free(libre) versus free(gratis) - I don't know how any regular slashdot user could actually be ignorant of this matter but I am willing to admit the possibility.
seems to me, people who want the 5th freedom you mention care about their freedom to the detriment of my freedom.
good luck getting me to buy that line.
This may or may not have been meant as a joke, but perhaps you have hit on something.
Perhaps the bandwidth sellers should get into creating content and releasing it under a creative commons share alike license (the commercial one) and see what happens.
all the best,