Let me see... Now after I write my multi-million selling super blockbuster best-sellers, I can make sure that all my heirs and assigns (and maybe even my own personal immortal corporation) can keep profiting from my works forever...and ever...and ever... My Boswell will never have to work a day in his (or her) life! We're all set!
So you relax, enjoy your money and stop creating. In that way, the copyright extension is stoping you from creating more works....
And for the sake of your economy too. Instead of sending tons of cash back to the States, pay your local people to work with your Open Source Systems....
And even with the code they can't be sure that it still isn't backdoored. It's the same as the login/compiler trojan that was in unix for years (somebody karma whore for a link, I can't be bothered).
Worse. If you can't compile, how do you know that those binaries came from that Source Code? That's, How do you know that the Sources that they show you have not been striped out of the backdoors/trojans after being compiled....
If I can't compile it, there is no way I'm going to trust them that the source code hasn't been expurged of backdoors and trojans after being compiled......
The router should keep statistics of how many pings per second it gets. If this number suddenly goes way up, start rejecting all pings. Sure some "legal" pings will get lost.
With new drugs, there is an extended trial period with animals, before testing in humans. Maybe a good solution to the ethical problem would be to test first in animals, and only when the technology is ready, move on to humans.
But I guess there is nothing to stop some mad scientist doing experiments with humans.
a good documentation should be part of the product, and therefore covered by the GPL. If they want to charge for it, fine. But the docs should be GPLd too, and whoever buys it whould be allowed to redistribute it.
If I can't compile it, how can I be sure that the binaries came from that source code?
They Can remove all backdoors and trojans from the Source Code before releasing it, but who can guarantee me that the binaries don't have those backdoors and trojans.
And what about the administrative overhead of keeping track of the M$ licences? How many people you need just to control the number of seats? What if you get an audit from M$?
The best way to deal with this is not giving credit to this FUD. Do you really believe that a record company or any company would sent a letter like this to a customer?
Not that Record Companies are not trying to copy-protect their media, but the answers that they supposedly gave to their customer's complaint, come on, this is faked.
This is the worst example of FUD I know. (anti-copy protection FUD, anti-RIAA FUD, anti-DMCA FUD, anti-Palladium FUD, anti-Record Companies FUD, but FUD anyways).
Please, be a little critical when reading an article, even if it's from a "trusted" source as the Register. Read between the lines and try to figure what's really going on.
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I don't run M$ software and I haven't agreed to any of their EULAs.
My Internet shop suffered from the general slowdown.
Can i sue M$ for the inconvenience?
Let me see... Now after I write my multi-million selling super blockbuster best-sellers, I can make sure that all my heirs and assigns (and maybe even my own personal immortal corporation) can keep profiting from my works forever...and ever...and ever... My Boswell will never have to work a day in his (or her) life! We're all set!
So you relax, enjoy your money and stop creating. In that way, the copyright extension is stoping you from creating more works....
And for the sake of your economy too. Instead of sending tons of cash back to the States, pay your local people to work with your Open Source Systems....
The first source code that they will "open" is their TCP/IP Stack....
And even with the code they can't be sure that it still isn't backdoored. It's the same as the login/compiler trojan that was in unix for years (somebody karma whore for a link, I can't be bothered).
Worse. If you can't compile, how do you know that those binaries came from that Source Code? That's, How do you know that the Sources that they show you have not been striped out of the backdoors/trojans after being compiled....
If I can't compile it, there is no way I'm going to trust them that the source code hasn't been expurged of backdoors and trojans after being compiled......
the fact that he send an encripted e-mail, is a sign of treason.
Remember that Saddam is paranod about traitors among his staff.
Maybe Saddam send fake emails from US, just to test the loyalty....
The router should keep statistics of how many pings per second it gets. If this number suddenly goes way up, start rejecting all pings. Sure some "legal" pings will get lost.
Why doesn't IBM opensource it? They are not making any money by selling it, I guess....
So in France to build a submarine you need to pay royalties to the heirs of JULES vERNE?
until we see it in a James Bond movie?
With new drugs, there is an extended trial period with animals, before testing in humans. Maybe a good solution to the ethical problem would be to test first in animals, and only when the technology is ready, move on to humans.
But I guess there is nothing to stop some mad scientist doing experiments with humans.
a good documentation should be part of the product, and therefore covered by the GPL. If they want to charge for it, fine. But the docs should be GPLd too, and whoever buys it whould be allowed to redistribute it.
who recall the Story of Frankenstein?
Not the monster from the movies, but the actual book, written by Mary Shelley in the 19th Century.
It's exactly what she was writing about: the ethics of scientific work, the disasterous consequences from Man trying to be God.
Read it. It's Prophetic.
PS: English is not my First Language, so forgive me for any mistake.
we say that you are going against the windmills.....
If I can't compile it, how can I be sure that the binaries came from that source code?
They Can remove all backdoors and trojans from the Source Code before releasing it, but who can guarantee me that the binaries don't have those backdoors and trojans.
And they are buying Borland just after the suit ended...
Borland also bought TogheterSoft, makers of Together, a case tool much better than Rational Rose.....
And what about the administrative overhead of keeping track of the M$ licences? How many people you need just to control the number of seats?
What if you get an audit from M$?
I'm not so sure, the first episodes were written in the late 20s.
4) Will it include Trojans and Backdoors?
Among all the spam I get, I get some advertising anonymous mailers and huge mailing lists.
Shouldn't that be ilegal? I mean, they have my email address and are selling it, making a profit.
Nor did I get advertising from Chinese or Korean companies....
The best way to deal with this is not giving credit to this FUD. Do you really believe that a record company or any company would sent a letter like this to a customer?
this whole story is crap.
Not that Record Companies are not trying to copy-protect their media, but the answers that they supposedly gave to their customer's complaint, come on, this is faked.
This is the worst example of FUD I know. (anti-copy protection FUD, anti-RIAA FUD, anti-DMCA FUD, anti-Palladium FUD, anti-Record Companies FUD, but FUD anyways).
Please, be a little critical when reading an article, even if it's from a "trusted" source as the Register. Read between the lines and try to figure what's really going on.