> Free trade means free trade, and these sort of subsidies are a significant barrier to further lowering of trade barriers around the world.
Like it or not, food production is an industry upon which national security depends. Any government that allowed it's food production capacity to be placed at risk in the name of free trade would not be much of a government.
He did. That's essentially what the earliest surviving Christian writings (Paul's, and some others) say. The Gospel writers only invented the man from Nazareth, Earth at a later date.
Agree completely. Their services branch will recommend and implement Windows as your corporate desktop, and whatever else proprietary as your business tools.
Look, you should never do an Open Source project to get hired somewhere. You should do it because you enjoy doing it and it's your hobby. IBM earns multi millions each year. Red Hat earns less multi millions, but multi millions all the same. They don't need your charity. however benefits greatly from any contribution you make. If you want to get a job somewhere special, then first get a job somewhere else slightly less special.
The cash flow is not broken. The cash goes to those who deliver what the customer wants, and who charge for it. Firstly, IBM, Red Hat and the like. Secondly, the makers of useful products that charge for them.
The makers of useful products who give them away, on the other hand, I thank from the bottom of my heart, since you saved me filling out a PO and numerous levels of approval.
it would be good if the people who've put effort on something can get a fair contribution back.
They can! Feel free to charge for your product! If it's any use, somebody will pay you for it. But you can't both give it away and charge for it.
Don't get me wrong, I am not dismissing Free Software (which has legitimate political aims) or Open Source (which has legitimate practical aims), but as an individual you should only contribute where you would anyway contribute. i.e. in projects that qualify as "your hobby" (or "your mission" if you have strong beliefs)
And large companies don't always do well. Kmart was once one of the top 5 largest retailers in the country -- until Wal*Mart and Target came in and ate their lunch.
The examples don't support your statement in any way. Wal*Mart and Target ARE big companies. Toyota IS a big company. So they succeed at the expense of another big company, so what? They are just doing the big company thing better.
We process mathematics seamlessly in our head. How else do you thing you are capable of running to catch a moving ball? The trouble is that is is too seamless. It's not accessible to our higher functions as a set of subroutines with a well documented API.
When you say something "by that logic" it is supposed to use the same logic as the example that it is referring to. When the GPL plainly does allow something that the other license plainly does not I don't think it's really correct to say "by that logic".
"by some other tortuous and completely unrelated logic" perhaps.
Free Software in the FSF's terms doesn't ship with any binaries at all. You got the source code, compile it yourself. Personally I think it's a bit much to expect builds for every platform out there from an alpha release.
how can we expect something different from e.g. hardware manufacturers?
Nobody wants binaries from hardware manufacturers. I think most Linux devs would be over the moon if the manufacturers released only source code for non-x86 (or even x86).
Microsoft has 95% or so of the PC market. That is not changing anytime soon. They may have stagnated growth wise, but only because they already achieved their first objective. The only thing they are struggling with is accepting that they are no longer the new kid on the block to IBM's establishment. Once accept that and move into being a mature business they can look forward to the steady revenues that that market share will bring. MS will still be making inflation adjusted billions 50 years from now. Part of that will undoubtedly be from service contracts for MS Open Source.
At least for Microsoft. There are no circumstances where they can meet your needs and retain their levels of profitability. Unless they hired you maybe, but that's about it.
This is true, but it's also a shame. Free Software (which Linux is, at least in it's license) was supposed to be about empowering the end user. All those that you mention generally do an end run around that.
Actually if you follow the link at the bottom to the "previous robot with coordination problems" you eventually get to this page for MTRAN http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/dsysd/mtran/English/expe rimentE.htm where you can see a somewhat similar robot changing shape. It's interesting. A light flashes when it disables a magnet or something, and then can rotate the modules away from their previously locked position.
If your project has the option of something then you have to support (or at least get bugged by) all those people who choose that option when it doesn't work with some other part of the system. Guaranteeing the presence of the context menu at all times seems like an entirely reasonable design choice.
Yeah yeah, but they sure as hell won't be gathered around their sets for the 10th man to step foot on Mars. They won't even remember his name. That's why the geeks with R/C toys are ultimately more important. The only way anybody ordinary is going to Mars is if there are a bunch of toys there to take care of housekeeping chores (like making a breathable atmosphere).
The bible says a lot more than that. People just ignore the bits they don't like [*] because they like the idea of divine backing for their personal philosophy.
* and I'm not blaming them for that as such. It shows good sense. Much of it is morally abhorrent.
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> Free trade means free trade, and these sort of subsidies are a significant barrier to further lowering of trade barriers around the world.
Like it or not, food production is an industry upon which national security depends. Any government that allowed it's food production capacity to be placed at risk in the name of free trade would not be much of a government.
Yeah, I can think of no reason a nation might want to maintain a native food producing capability.
people get paid to play music all the time.
Free Users, not Free Developers (unless you mean unpaid :)
It's about giving up some of the developer freedoms to ensure that users can remain free.
He did. That's essentially what the earliest surviving Christian writings (Paul's, and some others) say. The Gospel writers only invented the man from Nazareth, Earth at a later date.
Of course it's all made up anyway...
Actually people will watch. http://www.rte.ie/news/nationwide/
Just it'll be very middle of the road and won't win you any awards for edginess.
Agree completely. Their services branch will recommend and implement Windows as your corporate desktop, and whatever else proprietary as your business tools.
The cash flow is not broken. The cash goes to those who deliver what the customer wants, and who charge for it. Firstly, IBM, Red Hat and the like. Secondly, the makers of useful products that charge for them.
The makers of useful products who give them away, on the other hand, I thank from the bottom of my heart, since you saved me filling out a PO and numerous levels of approval.They can! Feel free to charge for your product! If it's any use, somebody will pay you for it. But you can't both give it away and charge for it.
Don't get me wrong, I am not dismissing Free Software (which has legitimate political aims) or Open Source (which has legitimate practical aims), but as an individual you should only contribute where you would anyway contribute. i.e. in projects that qualify as "your hobby" (or "your mission" if you have strong beliefs)
The examples don't support your statement in any way. Wal*Mart and Target ARE big companies. Toyota IS a big company. So they succeed at the expense of another big company, so what? They are just doing the big company thing better.
We process mathematics seamlessly in our head. How else do you thing you are capable of running to catch a moving ball? The trouble is that is is too seamless. It's not accessible to our higher functions as a set of subroutines with a well documented API.
Red Mars was good, but by Blue Mars, I gave up partway through thinking I really don't care about these people or their dumb politics.
When you say something "by that logic" it is supposed to use the same logic as the example that it is referring to. When the GPL plainly does allow something that the other license plainly does not I don't think it's really correct to say "by that logic".
"by some other tortuous and completely unrelated logic" perhaps.
Nobody wants binaries from hardware manufacturers. I think most Linux devs would be over the moon if the manufacturers released only source code for non-x86 (or even x86).
Microsoft has 95% or so of the PC market. That is not changing anytime soon. They may have stagnated growth wise, but only because they already achieved their first objective. The only thing they are struggling with is accepting that they are no longer the new kid on the block to IBM's establishment. Once accept that and move into being a mature business they can look forward to the steady revenues that that market share will bring. MS will still be making inflation adjusted billions 50 years from now. Part of that will undoubtedly be from service contracts for MS Open Source.
You are not worth catering to :)
At least for Microsoft. There are no circumstances where they can meet your needs and retain their levels of profitability. Unless they hired you maybe, but that's about it.
This is true, but it's also a shame. Free Software (which Linux is, at least in it's license) was supposed to be about empowering the end user. All those that you mention generally do an end run around that.
... he writes in response to an article saying that there is finally a distribution you don't have to tweak :)
Actually if you follow the link at the bottom to the "previous robot with coordination problems" you eventually get to this page for MTRAN http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/dsysd/mtran/English/expe rimentE.htm where you can see a somewhat similar robot changing shape. It's interesting. A light flashes when it disables a magnet or something, and then can rotate the modules away from their previously locked position.
If your project has the option of something then you have to support (or at least get bugged by) all those people who choose that option when it doesn't work with some other part of the system. Guaranteeing the presence of the context menu at all times seems like an entirely reasonable design choice.
Yeah yeah, but they sure as hell won't be gathered around their sets for the 10th man to step foot on Mars. They won't even remember his name. That's why the geeks with R/C toys are ultimately more important. The only way anybody ordinary is going to Mars is if there are a bunch of toys there to take care of housekeeping chores (like making a breathable atmosphere).
Take your pick from:
* Think what you want to think. Read what you want to read. There are plenty of verses that will back you up. Ignore the ones that don't.
* Don't be an idolater of the written word. God is not the Bible.
* There is no why. there just is. Stop believing all this god nonsense.
The bible says a lot more than that. People just ignore the bits they don't like [*] because they like the idea of divine backing for their personal philosophy.
* and I'm not blaming them for that as such. It shows good sense. Much of it is morally abhorrent.
Well, in fairness, no one is pretending the simulated behavior in GTA is righteous or sanctioned by a well known popular god.