I don't care what they say, I just click ok to use the software. I don't abide by what they say. Its all lawyer talk anyway. In case your computer explodes, we don't want to be held responsible.
This is not a troll. "First Sale" doctrine means EULAs are meaningless. The publisher cannot restrict my rights to do whatever I please with the software (copyright not withstanding) after I purchase it. A purchase is not a license.
providing tech support for a cheap, near-unsupported part is another thing altogether.
While I agree with your premise, it's not quite as bad as you make it out to be. Most low-end manufacturers use the same chipsets, so finding that driver isn't all that tough in most circustances. Sounds cards not withstanding, that is... And WinModems... And funky IDE chips...Aw, forget it, you're right...
Well, could someone have a tattoo with this barcode on it for the program and carry it with them wherever they go? Even a temporary tattoo would be cool. Wearable computing takes on a whole new meaning, plus, you'd never be without access to free media.
Well, erasing and reusing could be a problem. And you could definately run out of space, though I guess you could eat more to increase your media size!
Aharonian argues in his complaint that software copyright laws violate the right to due process enshrined in the U.S. Constitution because they do not provide clear boundaries for appropriate use. That means industry players and courts do not have a clear idea of the rules.
"Until you're sued and a judge makes up his mind about what is the idea and expression (at stake), no one knows," Aharonian said in an interview.
Actually, he has it right. Copyrights, in regard to software, aren't working. Instead of stumping to fix it, he presents the logical (yet absurd) argument of throwing it away completely. Perhaps he's just trying to bring attention to the issue by being extreme?
In fact, you can buy a whole wafer of any of their embedded legacy chips if you want to do your own packaging.
Packaging, heck, I'd hang it on my wall! They don't even have to work!
Reminds me of my favorite geek object du art I've ever seen. Some PHB from years back actually had an IBM PC motherboard circuit board from back in the day. No parts, just the board. Way cool...
And you picked a great topic to "go all political" with as well. I still say piracy is just the market's way of keeping everyone honest. With iTunes and New and Improved Napster, the "powers that be" are slowly learing to embrace technology instead of eschew it. And with the likes of you (and I), hopefully the politicos won't do anything extremely stupid. (No, "forever minus one day" isn't what the founding fathers had in mind...)
Amazing the difference of a single letter (threat versus treat). Also amazing that I spend more time reading the headlines than the editors spend writing them (grrrrrr.....).
Dead thread, great place to reply... You got the whole range on that thread, didn't ya? Glad to see you're still alive. And when I say alive, I mean ALIVE!:)
And Verison ranges from "mildly better than a dial-up" to "this sucks". I use their PCMCIA modem with a "all-you-can-eat" plan. Service is spotty at best. Lately, I've been getting strange delays/failures that seem DNS related. Ping times to their own DNS servers (when I can ping them, ehe...) is 500ms to 900ms. It also appears that the driver downloads the firmware to the card at boot, so good luck getting a linux version.
Sometimes, when I'm running downhill with the wind at my back, I get close to ISDN speeds. That's the exception, not the rule. I do have to say it's pretty freaking cool to jump online where ever I happen to be. If the service was more reliable, I'd recommend it.
I accidently modded the parent post off-topic. I'm replying to it to cancel the mod. Would some other mod mod this off-topic? (Love the irony!) Thanks...
Given the current political climate of entitlement, pork-barrel spending, and district vote-buying, how can we get this country back into compliance with the spirit and letter of the Constitution?
Is there an easy way to do that with Tivo Series 2 yet? I've been under the impression that it's quite hard, even with the wireless network connection.
Look for the Sleeper ISO. Makes the difficult push-button easy. Still beyond Joe Sixpack, but should be cakewalk for any/.'er...
The western world as a whole is sadly losing more and more of it's technilogical(sic), educational, economincal(sic), and (sic) advantages by succumbing to the short-sighted benefits of outsourcing.
Damn if this post doesn't prove his point for him.
Please mod up posts with low moderation scores so we may be inclusive of slashdotters with greater challenges. Now lets all group-hug without actually touching each other.
I don't think many Americans would like it if an Arabian company released software in the US that showed Jesus shooting up heroin and shitting on a prostitute.
Like UNIX users should be especially familiar with the Windows interface? The whole point is that the apps are OS agnostic. That's a feature. UNIX users are grateful, not pained...
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I don't care what they say, I just click ok to use the software. I don't abide by what they say. Its all lawyer talk anyway. In case your computer explodes, we don't want to be held responsible.
This is not a troll. "First Sale" doctrine means EULAs are meaningless. The publisher cannot restrict my rights to do whatever I please with the software (copyright not withstanding) after I purchase it. A purchase is not a license.
Here is the no-subscriber link via Google News, for all that self-referential goodness...
At least they don't bury the bad news...
providing tech support for a cheap, near-unsupported part is another thing altogether.
While I agree with your premise, it's not quite as bad as you make it out to be. Most low-end manufacturers use the same chipsets, so finding that driver isn't all that tough in most circustances. Sounds cards not withstanding, that is... And WinModems... And funky IDE chips...Aw, forget it, you're right...
Or even a covert channel? Posts modded to -1 just hides it better.
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Fisrt post!
Well, could someone have a tattoo with this barcode on it for the program and carry it with them wherever they go? Even a temporary tattoo would be cool. Wearable computing takes on a whole new meaning, plus, you'd never be without access to free media.
Well, erasing and reusing could be a problem. And you could definately run out of space, though I guess you could eat more to increase your media size!
From the article:
Aharonian argues in his complaint that software copyright laws violate the right to due process enshrined in the U.S. Constitution because they do not provide clear boundaries for appropriate use. That means industry players and courts do not have a clear idea of the rules.
"Until you're sued and a judge makes up his mind about what is the idea and expression (at stake), no one knows," Aharonian said in an interview.
Actually, he has it right. Copyrights, in regard to software, aren't working. Instead of stumping to fix it, he presents the logical (yet absurd) argument of throwing it away completely. Perhaps he's just trying to bring attention to the issue by being extreme?
(My apologies to the parent. I'm not really replying to you.)
"Roger that, we have a massive offtopic thread. Captain, this thread is way out of control."
"Private, what do you think is the best course of action here?"
"Captain, I don't see other way to do it but an "Offtopic" mod bomb. It may take quite a few."
"Roger that, Private. Take cover, we're calling in an "Offtopic" mod bomb run. It could get ugly."
"Roger that, Captain. Thanks."
"Roger Private. Out."
In fact, you can buy a whole wafer of any of their embedded legacy chips if you want to do your own packaging.
Packaging, heck, I'd hang it on my wall! They don't even have to work!
Reminds me of my favorite geek object du art I've ever seen. Some PHB from years back actually had an IBM PC motherboard circuit board from back in the day. No parts, just the board. Way cool...
"After a legal agreement the firm provided victims with compensation averaging $500 (£300)."
So that's what a life is worth to a multinational corporation?
In India? Yes...
(Not that I agree, I do not.)
And you picked a great topic to "go all political" with as well. I still say piracy is just the market's way of keeping everyone honest. With iTunes and New and Improved Napster, the "powers that be" are slowly learing to embrace technology instead of eschew it. And with the likes of you (and I), hopefully the politicos won't do anything extremely stupid. (No, "forever minus one day" isn't what the founding fathers had in mind...)
Hope the holidays are pleasant for you.
Amazing the difference of a single letter (threat versus treat). Also amazing that I spend more time reading the headlines than the editors spend writing them (grrrrrr.....).
Oh well. Slashdot is still worth twice the prize!
Dead thread, great place to reply... You got the whole range on that thread, didn't ya? Glad to see you're still alive. And when I say alive, I mean ALIVE! :)
-pegr
Verizon Wireless is non-union.
And Verison ranges from "mildly better than a dial-up" to "this sucks". I use their PCMCIA modem with a "all-you-can-eat" plan. Service is spotty at best. Lately, I've been getting strange delays/failures that seem DNS related. Ping times to their own DNS servers (when I can ping them, ehe...) is 500ms to 900ms. It also appears that the driver downloads the firmware to the card at boot, so good luck getting a linux version.
Sometimes, when I'm running downhill with the wind at my back, I get close to ISDN speeds. That's the exception, not the rule. I do have to say it's pretty freaking cool to jump online where ever I happen to be. If the service was more reliable, I'd recommend it.
For what it's worth...
I was surprised to learn that TTD actually uses cables. Here is a good rundown of the tech of TTD.
Hummm... "Symantec L0phtcrack" Just doesn't have the same kind of ring, or trusability that it had before...
Doesn't matter. L0phtCrack is obsolete.
I accidently modded the parent post off-topic. I'm replying to it to cancel the mod. Would some other mod mod this off-topic? (Love the irony!) Thanks...
Given the current political climate of entitlement, pork-barrel spending, and district vote-buying, how can we get this country back into compliance with the spirit and letter of the Constitution?
Is there an easy way to do that with Tivo Series 2 yet? I've been under the impression that it's quite hard, even with the wireless network connection.
/.'er...
Look for the Sleeper ISO. Makes the difficult push-button easy. Still beyond Joe Sixpack, but should be cakewalk for any
The western world as a whole is sadly losing more and more of it's technilogical(sic), educational, economincal(sic), and (sic) advantages by succumbing to the short-sighted benefits of outsourcing.
Damn if this post doesn't prove his point for him.
Mods:
Please mod up posts with low moderation scores so we may be inclusive of slashdotters with greater challenges. Now lets all group-hug without actually touching each other.
How are we supposed to follow a law when the law itself can't be disclosed?
Errr... ummm... trial and error? (pun intended)
More like... Error and trial? (better pun intended...)
" You also agree that you will not use any... ...manual process to monitor or copy any content from the Service. "
Seems using GMail is against their terms of service...
Why in the days of the internet haven't we seen any serious cultural icons emerge from non-commercial distribution of media?
Are you suggesting that Star Wars Kid and (as much as I hate to mention it) the Dancing Baby are not cultural icons?
I don't think many Americans would like it if an Arabian company released software in the US that showed Jesus shooting up heroin and shitting on a prostitute.
I'd buy it...
Well, good. Then Unix users can share the pain.
Like UNIX users should be especially familiar with the Windows interface? The whole point is that the apps are OS agnostic. That's a feature. UNIX users are grateful, not pained...