But who the fuck cares? If they are saving money to deliver water to its citizens houses, build schools and hospitals, and SAVE LIVES, who cares if they will contribute?
As an OSS developer, knowing that I am helping someone is enough (but that's my point of view of things).
I do agree about family members, except maybe the wife or husband.
But companies invested money which made a "human being" or a team made the "invention".
Therefore, they participated, they were actively involved, since they provided resources to achieve the goal. Without a company, many authors or inventors would never did what they did.
The questions that remain are: But where does it stop? Where do you draw the line of when a company is sufficiently reward for its investments?
And you are clean, why don't you just invite them to come and see?
It's really simple. Ask them to come over and look for the things that they are accusing you of.
And make them pay for your lost time. Just wait for them to call or reply to their email:
- Yeah, we don't have illegal copies of your software. Why don't you come and see?
Why is it so complicated to do this? Or is there a reason? In fact, probably later you can even counter-sue them based on "false accusations", moral damages, lost contracts because you were accused of being a thief, etc...
1) Honor. It's good to be know as the guy or the team that created the best technology.
2) Employment. Imagine coming to a company and when someone asks you what you did you just say "Got MP3? Thanks to me."
3) Sell out. There ARE commercial uses for a P2P application. Just think about finding a document, with metadata, divided by category and by hash (so it wasn't modified). And finding it in seconds...
Yeah, it's possible... you could use GnucDNA to make a browser plug-in that would request contents of a webpage not only to its server, but also by querying the p2p network for it.
I've tought about doing it several times, but couldn't find the time. It would not only help slashdotted websites, but anyone with large files (images, music or video).
And if you could setup a system where the server, while saving bandwidth, compensated an user who upload the content, it would be a success.
So let me get this straight. It is wrong, evil, BAAAAD, to make copies.
The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V
Sure it is. The United States of America is The Most Powerful State Ever (tm), and the practices to maintain its status quo includes worldwide repression of anything harmful to American companies.
>What is the next law which proves to be obsolete in our world?
Libel, diffamation, etc. The possibility to say, anytime, anywhere, what you think, with the desire to be heard, will vastly affect our social interactions. Imagine for a second how many people I can diffamate right now, with a simple list of words/names and a programming loop.
I think the next big change will be more speech restrictions. But that will take around 5 or 8 years to come, when there will be so many information channels as people trying to regulate them.
> And what will each of us do to bring about the change?
Contrary to the average slashdotter believe, anonymity will not help. Instead, an education that teaches you to to take criticism as constructive comments, allied with propagation of "good" news to counter attack the "bad" news.
Ironically, the best way to fight information restriction is more information.
Slashdot Mirror
Doesn't matter what your software "will do".
If Linux still is command-line dependent, at least more than Windows, that's where MS will attack.
And in the future, they will keep finding other areas where Windows is stronger and focus there.
Until, if ever, people don't need this feature. Right now, people need (good) UI, so...
But who the fuck cares? If they are saving money to deliver water to its citizens houses, build schools and hospitals, and SAVE LIVES, who cares if they will contribute?
As an OSS developer, knowing that I am helping someone is enough (but that's my point of view of things).
Hi.
You were an insider, and suddenly, taken away from your environment. You've lost the internet boom, when a lot of things happened.
My question is: Did you, anytime, read or saw any technology that you though: I wish I could use this? And what would they be?
Overall, I am pessimistic about whether filtering will work in the long run, but in the short run it works pretty good.
At least we weren't going to lose our jobs, heh?
Who in his right mind would like to have his brain fondled by a MS product?
My PHB. It happened a long time ago...
I do agree about family members, except maybe the wife or husband.
But companies invested money which made a "human being" or a team made the "invention".
Therefore, they participated, they were actively involved, since they provided resources to achieve the goal. Without a company, many authors or inventors would never did what they did.
The questions that remain are: But where does it stop? Where do you draw the line of when a company is sufficiently reward for its investments?
But does your company have any plans to implement a "security measure" similar to Palladium?
And what if Microsoft releases a software that needs it, won't AMI need to adopt it so it can run the "DRM features"?
How will Linux, or any other "non-trusted" software run on your hardware?
Google searched for it:
http://www.fhs.ie/newsroom_latest.asp?id=241
We need simpler languages
You can only say this because you know other complicated languages.
Simple is subjective. Python and PHP are simple, yet, they can't run a fullscreen animation. The simplicity of any task depends of your goal.
Why another language? Because it might solve your problem. "YAL" is a mutant which might lead us to evolution.
It would be a very bad PR move.
The public opinion would not enjoy that Google is altering its rankings based on other decisions than the goal to provide quality results.
And you are clean, why don't you just invite them to come and see?
It's really simple. Ask them to come over and look for the things that they are accusing you of.
And make them pay for your lost time. Just wait for them to call or reply to their email:
- Yeah, we don't have illegal copies of your software. Why don't you come and see?
Why is it so complicated to do this? Or is there a reason? In fact, probably later you can even counter-sue them based on "false accusations", moral damages, lost contracts because you were accused of being a thief, etc...
http://slashdot.org/ != http://member.fsf.org/
1) Honor. It's good to be know as the guy or the team that created the best technology.
2) Employment. Imagine coming to a company and when someone asks you what you did you just say "Got MP3? Thanks to me."
3) Sell out. There ARE commercial uses for a P2P application. Just think about finding a document, with metadata, divided by category and by hash (so it wasn't modified). And finding it in seconds...
Yeah, it's possible... you could use GnucDNA to make a browser plug-in that would request contents of a webpage not only to its server, but also by querying the p2p network for it.
I've tought about doing it several times, but couldn't find the time. It would not only help slashdotted websites, but anyone with large files (images, music or video).
And if you could setup a system where the server, while saving bandwidth, compensated an user who upload the content, it would be a success.
So let me get this straight. It is wrong, evil, BAAAAD, to make copies.
The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. The problem is that I want to make copies. CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V CTRL+V
Houdini would be proud of Mandrake.
They are asking for donations... Fine. Except that they sell closed-source software.
Guess what! I still have principles. If you think I am going to help Mandrake to sell proprietary code, forget it!
Damn.
It's like if Moby Dick asked Captain Ahab for fish.
The truth is out. RIAA is spreading MP3s so we can listen to Britney Spears.
Oh well, thank you.
Or perhaps the opposite, this "study" proves that if you buy CDs you will have a better hearing.
Oh well, thank you.
What really happens? It's like Tetris:
The fastest you play, the better you are.
Of course if you only listen to crap you won't perceive the high quality stuff!
News for nerds, whaaaaaaaaaaaat?
Don't allowing people to dream.
Then you should do like everyone else, and sue them!
SUE THEM! It's the American Way of Life!
Input interfaces will enable computers to sense their environment and the identity of their users, and personalize interactions appropriately.
PC: Dave, I feel so cold. Did you let the windows open?
Dave: Ohhh... poor boy... here, I will get a blanket for you.
PC: Dave, no... do like you did last time, overclock my AMD...
It's important to use the "free software" expression instead of "open source".
Er... newspaper usually last 24 hours, and you have to buy another. Not the same with music.
Sure it is. The United States of America is The Most Powerful State Ever (tm), and the practices to maintain its status quo includes worldwide repression of anything harmful to American companies.
>What is the next law which proves to be obsolete in our world?
Libel, diffamation, etc. The possibility to say, anytime, anywhere, what you think, with the desire to be heard, will vastly affect our social interactions. Imagine for a second how many people I can diffamate right now, with a simple list of words/names and a programming loop.
I think the next big change will be more speech restrictions. But that will take around 5 or 8 years to come, when there will be so many information channels as people trying to regulate them.
> And what will each of us do to bring about the change?
Contrary to the average slashdotter believe, anonymity will not help. Instead, an education that teaches you to to take criticism as constructive comments, allied with propagation of "good" news to counter attack the "bad" news.
Ironically, the best way to fight information restriction is more information.
That this was one of the main reason Extreme Programming was invented.