I think the big question is why would consumers choose to buy DRM-crippled Windows versus non DRM-crippled Windows? Who, exactly, would want to buy hardware or an OS that gives them less control over their machine than they have now?
<ADVERTISEMENT type="future"> New WindowsDRM(tm)! Now with SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS!!!
Get your Security Enhanced(tm) WindowsDRM(tm) Today!!!!! </ADVERTISEMENT">
they need a summary that says what would happen, what's at stake and what their individual countries could lose out from if these patents are implimented. Has anyone worked on this
its just a matter of enough rock to protect the worms and worms that can survive in it.
Come on... If you've seen Creepshow (specifically, "The Lonely Death of Jordy Verrill"), then you know that it's alien green grass that comes inside meteors!
True, but I'd guess that the DMCA has a standard severability clause.
In CA, after several successful ballot initiatives were thrown out because parts of them were unconstitutional, they started adding a severability clause.... Words to the effect that "if any part of this is found unconstitutional, the rest stands".
I blame the RIAA and the MPAA. With the legislation they've pushed, it makes it difficult for us to earn a living. Why, I think that they've stolen $10 Billion from the tech industry alone in the past year!
We should start pushing shit like that into the mainstream memes. If the RIAA can do it ($3 Billion my ass), so can we. It'll even out the terms of debate.
Slashdot Mirror
I think the big question is why would consumers choose to buy DRM-crippled Windows versus non DRM-crippled Windows? Who, exactly, would want to buy hardware or an OS that gives them less control over their machine than they have now?
<ADVERTISEMENT type="future">
New WindowsDRM(tm)! Now with SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS!!!
Get your Security Enhanced(tm) WindowsDRM(tm) Today!!!!!
</ADVERTISEMENT">
That's why.
Obviously you missed the tags.
I was in the field artillery in the army and our fire direction control computers were made by SAIC.
King of Battle, dude! I did not serve, but developed FDC software for Litton (Lightweight TACFIRE and IFSAS).
Software Patents are Bad
Oxygen is Good
I like Jello(tm)
10 FOR LAT = -90 TO 90
20 FOR LONG = -180 TO 180
30 GOSUB FIRELASER
40 NEXT LONG
50 NEXT LAT
Hope that helps!
And the US should put sufficient trust in the rest of the world that if the US were to be attacked, alliances like NATO would come to their help.
Recent history argues otherwise. NATO invoked Article V, but used it as an excuse to try to stop the attack on Al-Quaeda in Afghanistan.
Agreed. Remember, in 1945, they figured that nukes were just like regular bombs, only with a bigger bang.
The US held an atomic monopoly between 1945 and 1949. They could have used them on China during the Communist takeover, but didn't.
Summer job my ass...
I've been looking for a job for two and a half months (I know it's not long yet), ever since I was laid off (after 19 years of employment!)
ISTR that MS had an IPv6 stack available for NT4 at one point. I think you had to get it off of research.microsoft.com
When they pause for breath, ask, "Hi! Is Mike there?"
instead of having them laundered by a PT team.
So either his answers are for a WWII patrol boat, or they need physical therapy???
I believe that Apollo XIII splashed down only about 4 miles from the recovery ship, ironically, the most accurate landing until the shuttle.
its just a matter of enough rock to protect the worms and worms that can survive in it.
Come on... If you've seen Creepshow (specifically, "The Lonely Death of Jordy Verrill"), then you know that it's alien green grass that comes inside meteors!
Don't forget to use your stock certificates as toilet paper, Angry Dad!
Sites to stay away from if you hate popups:
:-)
ABC News
ESPN
GeoCities
VoD is nice, but what about when you're in a situation where you have no connectivity?
Not all of alt is spamville. alt.os.linux.mandrake is rather useful for me!
Now if we could only get rid of the trolls!
True, but I'd guess that the DMCA has a standard severability clause.
In CA, after several successful ballot initiatives were thrown out because parts of them were unconstitutional, they started adding a severability clause.... Words to the effect that "if any part of this is found unconstitutional, the rest stands".
Openserver didn't even come with networking OOTB until the 4.x version
You're talking out of your ass here. ODT2.0 had networking. IIRC, even ODT1.1 had networking.
SCO Unix (as opposed to the ODT bundle) didn't have a builtin TCP/IP stack, and neither did Xenix.
OpenServer v4????
IIRC, there was ODT2, ODT3 and OSR5 (and 5.02, and 5.04, and 5.05 etc...) but they skipped OSR4.
Your timeline is a bit funky.
I'm not sure about the SCO/MS contractual settlement, but the Unix stuff went:
AT&T sold USL to Novell. Novell then sold it to SCO. SCO was later bought by Caldera, who dropped the SCO moniker, and later brought it back.
Use Mozilla, turn of HTML and Javascript in your email, and then you can read the headers to your heart's content without generating a "view".
OpenBSD 3.3 was released on 1 May 2003!
When did Theo invent a time machine, and why didn't he Open Source it?
Duron 1000 would be a good name for a rock band.
</DAVE-BARRY>
I blame the RIAA and the MPAA. With the legislation they've pushed, it makes it difficult for us to earn a living. Why, I think that they've stolen $10 Billion from the tech industry alone in the past year!
We should start pushing shit like that into the mainstream memes. If the RIAA can do it ($3 Billion my ass), so can we. It'll even out the terms of debate.