What a moron. That WAS the point: Word is a perfect example. In other words consider how nice it would be if those "other apps" were separate from the OS like Word.
Try thinking before you comment, AC-Troll... not everyone has to agree with you.
You know, it doesn't really matter if it increases sales or not--it's still illegal. This has always been the weakest argument morally of the music pirates. Even if it's 100% proven fact that it increases their revenues--even if every time someone traded music, they gave $100 per song to the owner--this would NOT make it legal if the copyright holder did not authorize it. The only thing this does is possibly do away with suing for damages.
How is there ANY unauthorized modification of the software? All modification in this case has been authorized by the user. The closest this comes to is spyware--unauthorized sending of information.
The solution to this isn't to crack or share software. Sorry. Either there needs to be a legal requirement that software companies do not hinder the users, or people should boycott software makers who do this. I know this probably will never happen, or have an effect, but cracking software is a non-solution because guess what? Even though you're a pretty good indivdual for buying it, most people aren't.
Fraud? I don't want to live in a world where sharing files counts as advertising. I don't want to live in world where I have to make sure my file names never ever give someone the impression that they're something else! Come on, that's ridiculous. I should be able to call my files anything I want.
It's amazing to see how many people on slashdot are having problems with this. Is slashdot just made up of a bunch of kids who think it's cool and ok to steal software and make illegal copies of other copyrighted materials? Maybe some of the people here didn't understand that the fight for freedom wasn't for illegal activities! It was for the freedom to trade LEGAL files. File sharing itself is good. Trading music and pirated software illegally is BAD BAD BAD. Mod me as troll or flamebait if you want to. Just grow up!
Maybe they'll fix that little "feature" in Word which allows people to see all previous versions of a document. It's kind of funny that this is coming back to haunt them. I wonder how many times they've used this in documents that they've traded with other companies to give them that extra "edge" in the deal...
Whatever. Why did someone's post complaining about how the US doesn't build enough robots get modded up to 5? Even if it is "interesting" it's only moderately interesting that this person has the same fascination with robots that the Japanese do. (No offense intended.)
And that's the point: this isn't anything really that magnificent. While we're progressing with nanotube technology, the quantum dot, and planning trips to Mars, Japan is making a robot that can play an instrument.
1) I'm glad the story was posted 2) The poster has a point, and an interesting opinion 3) I still think we're number 1.
Actually, I think the best thing to do would be to get the game companies to fully support Linux with their games. We really don't want Linux to be emulating Windows in the long run. We just want things to run natively (and better) under Linux.
Yes but... in this case, they could just stop offering to settle.
I don't know how good this is going to hold up. Settling out of court is a completely viable option for two parties, and a preferred one often because it means not tying up the courts.
Well if all that is said is true about spam just being revenue and "don't blame them" why are spammers SO damn aggressive? Why do they spam so unintelligently? I mean every spam I read is some kind of sales pitch which turns me off to what they're selling right away--they talk as if I can't see right through their BS.
What about the saying that you can catch more flies with honey? I mean, if spammers weren't so obnoxious, wouldn't we be a lot more willing to listen to them, or at least tolerate advertisements? I mean everyone accepts proper advertising. And the issue isn't that it's unsolicited either. All someone has to do to advertise is say "Hi. I would like to tell you about my product..." and keep it short. If they did that, we might not be so pissed off, and they might have had a bigger audience now--one who wasn't so concerned about filtering their IP addresses.
Let me see if I can phrase this question the right way: when do the resources/computation time I have to spend filtering become so serious that it can be considered hacking or DoS? Ok so maybe that is a little extreme, but my feel is if someone sends a piece of mail to my server, unsolicited and I don't want it, that is an invitation for me to start sending mail back. And maybe lots. In fact since there are "more of us than of them" maybe we can flood their mail programs... send 100 port 25 requests for each one I get that I identify as spam. Sounds fair to me.
I'm of the opinion that not everyone has a DVD-ROM on their computer. CDROM is still standard, and even though DVDROM may be standard with every computer you buy today, a lot of people still have "older" computers.
In other words putting it on CD ensures everyone who has moved beyond a 486 can use it.
Well generally the way it works is that a company doesn't need a particular service forever, only for a limited amount of time so they hire out. But of course contracting costs more because a contractor can only expect to be "employed" 1/3 of the year... so they typically need to make 3x as much.
But something most people are taking for granted is that "offshore programmers aren't as good as programming as US programmers" which simply isn't true. I'm not sure if we have an edge at all, but even if we do, it's just an edge. And considering all those people here in the US who think that their VB 1 class is all they need to start writing DBMS, I think other countries may have us beat on average.
And I'm not being sarcastic--it helps to know I'm not alone. I know what you're going through, and I've been struggling for 3 years now with a similar problem. After 3 years, I've gotten up to 35k per year! Wow! And I'm still not even programming. I'm doing server administration for a small company. But at least it's something.
All I can say is if you really love it, then don't quit. I know I can't promise anything, but I'm sure you'll get what you deserve eventually.
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What a moron. That WAS the point: Word is a perfect example. In other words consider how nice it would be if those "other apps" were separate from the OS like Word.
Try thinking before you comment, AC-Troll... not everyone has to agree with you.
You know, it doesn't really matter if it increases sales or not--it's still illegal. This has always been the weakest argument morally of the music pirates. Even if it's 100% proven fact that it increases their revenues--even if every time someone traded music, they gave $100 per song to the owner--this would NOT make it legal if the copyright holder did not authorize it. The only thing this does is possibly do away with suing for damages.
How is there ANY unauthorized modification of the software? All modification in this case has been authorized by the user. The closest this comes to is spyware--unauthorized sending of information.
The solution to this isn't to crack or share software. Sorry. Either there needs to be a legal requirement that software companies do not hinder the users, or people should boycott software makers who do this. I know this probably will never happen, or have an effect, but cracking software is a non-solution because guess what? Even though you're a pretty good indivdual for buying it, most people aren't.
Fraud? I don't want to live in a world where sharing files counts as advertising. I don't want to live in world where I have to make sure my file names never ever give someone the impression that they're something else! Come on, that's ridiculous. I should be able to call my files anything I want.
It's amazing to see how many people on slashdot are having problems with this. Is slashdot just made up of a bunch of kids who think it's cool and ok to steal software and make illegal copies of other copyrighted materials? Maybe some of the people here didn't understand that the fight for freedom wasn't for illegal activities! It was for the freedom to trade LEGAL files. File sharing itself is good. Trading music and pirated software illegally is BAD BAD BAD. Mod me as troll or flamebait if you want to. Just grow up!
Word is not a part of the Windows OS. So it's a perfect example of separation.
He basically got instant publicity by claiming to love spam. How come I never come up with these stunts?
People actually buy products advertised in spam! That's why spammers do it!
Maybe they'll fix that little "feature" in Word which allows people to see all previous versions of a document. It's kind of funny that this is coming back to haunt them. I wonder how many times they've used this in documents that they've traded with other companies to give them that extra "edge" in the deal...
When I read the title, I didn't assume that anything is being held against MS. I thought it was just big news that they fixed something.
This post made me cry...
(not tears of joy either)
Whatever. Why did someone's post complaining about how the US doesn't build enough robots get modded up to 5? Even if it is "interesting" it's only moderately interesting that this person has the same fascination with robots that the Japanese do. (No offense intended.)
And that's the point: this isn't anything really that magnificent. While we're progressing with nanotube technology, the quantum dot, and planning trips to Mars, Japan is making a robot that can play an instrument.
1) I'm glad the story was posted
2) The poster has a point, and an interesting opinion
3) I still think we're number 1.
Actually, I think the best thing to do would be to get the game companies to fully support Linux with their games. We really don't want Linux to be emulating Windows in the long run. We just want things to run natively (and better) under Linux.
Well that's really going to depend on what kind of lawsuit they can file... when your project is "free as in beer" it's hard to claim damages.
invaluable to many users who would otherwise have no means of taking advantage of the matchmaking services offered by Blizzard's official servers.
... looking for love in all the wrong places
Yes but... in this case, they could just stop offering to settle.
I don't know how good this is going to hold up. Settling out of court is a completely viable option for two parties, and a preferred one often because it means not tying up the courts.
Well if all that is said is true about spam just being revenue and "don't blame them" why are spammers SO damn aggressive? Why do they spam so unintelligently? I mean every spam I read is some kind of sales pitch which turns me off to what they're selling right away--they talk as if I can't see right through their BS.
What about the saying that you can catch more flies with honey? I mean, if spammers weren't so obnoxious, wouldn't we be a lot more willing to listen to them, or at least tolerate advertisements? I mean everyone accepts proper advertising. And the issue isn't that it's unsolicited either. All someone has to do to advertise is say "Hi. I would like to tell you about my product..." and keep it short. If they did that, we might not be so pissed off, and they might have had a bigger audience now--one who wasn't so concerned about filtering their IP addresses.
Let me see if I can phrase this question the right way: when do the resources/computation time I have to spend filtering become so serious that it can be considered hacking or DoS? Ok so maybe that is a little extreme, but my feel is if someone sends a piece of mail to my server, unsolicited and I don't want it, that is an invitation for me to start sending mail back. And maybe lots. In fact since there are "more of us than of them" maybe we can flood their mail programs... send 100 port 25 requests for each one I get that I identify as spam. Sounds fair to me.
I'm of the opinion that not everyone has a DVD-ROM on their computer. CDROM is still standard, and even though DVDROM may be standard with every computer you buy today, a lot of people still have "older" computers.
In other words putting it on CD ensures everyone who has moved beyond a 486 can use it.
... then why is Google giving it away for free?
Well generally the way it works is that a company doesn't need a particular service forever, only for a limited amount of time so they hire out. But of course contracting costs more because a contractor can only expect to be "employed" 1/3 of the year... so they typically need to make 3x as much.
I guess for employers that means they can cut costs on health benefits too! Great!
Nice post.
But something most people are taking for granted is that "offshore programmers aren't as good as programming as US programmers" which simply isn't true. I'm not sure if we have an edge at all, but even if we do, it's just an edge. And considering all those people here in the US who think that their VB 1 class is all they need to start writing DBMS, I think other countries may have us beat on average.
And I'm not being sarcastic--it helps to know I'm not alone. I know what you're going through, and I've been struggling for 3 years now with a similar problem. After 3 years, I've gotten up to 35k per year! Wow! And I'm still not even programming. I'm doing server administration for a small company. But at least it's something.
All I can say is if you really love it, then don't quit. I know I can't promise anything, but I'm sure you'll get what you deserve eventually.