I'm not seeing the big deal here.... it's basically a version of Kazaa where everyone is considered a 'supernode' and are forced to share files when downloading.
The problem with that is google owns the dejanews archive.... while people will start a flame war about 'ownership' of public messages and how no one OWNS usenet.. I can't see any compelling argument that Yahoo or anyone else could make to force Google to share.
HAL: Uh, Mr. The Plague, uh, something weird's happening on the net.
PLAGUE: As in what, you hapless techno-weenie?
HAL: Uh, the web server image subdirectory in the Gibson is working really hard. We got one person online, the workload is enough for like ten users. I think we've got a hacker.
PLAGUE: Never fear. I is here.
HAL: I've narrowed the activity to terminal 23.
PLAGUE: Let's echo 23, see what's up. Hrm... "God" wouldn't be up this late.
* PLAGUE sees what Joey is downloading. A file called "Linux".
"Ummm Mr. the Plague?" "It's just Plague" "Did you use one of the 3 most common passwords?"
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That's a good point, if it wasn't an inside job, wouldn't they have fixed it already?
Can you imagine the SCO office right now?
[lawyer 1] How do we change graphics on our that there webpage thing? [lawyer 2] graphics? [lawyer 1] the picture thingy [lawyer 2] uh.... [lawyer 1] ok maybe we should have kept the IT dept... someone send an e-mail to India asking how please?
Welp, another CIA project destroyed by IRC channel modes. Although I suppose if they make these bots in to porn offer bots it may work... even terrorists would fall prey to PARIS_HILTON_XDCC1....
Perhaps you haven't read the steam forums where people are whining about a mom/dad/cousin/mailman using a crack on their computer and them being innocent. Valve didn't just up and decide to piss off 20,000 people, they made a smart decision. If your company noticed that 20,000 people broke their usage agreement (by trying to steal/infringe copyright/whatever) wouldn't you be negligent for not taking action? Valve has support and has invited people to contact them, sure it'll take time to get back to them but these people who are cut off DID violate the Steam TOS.
>>Show me where any EULA gives *anyone* any >>rights they don't already have under copyright law.
You've shown yourself. Under copyright law unless someone gives you the right to use/listen/modify/etc their work, then you have no right at all. The EULA defines those rights.
[Anonymous Coward] Hi... I'm having trouble stealing some software... [AG] uh... huh? [Anonymous Coward] Well I stole it fine originally.. but they took it back! [AG] So you want help stealing something back that you stole in the first place? [Anonymous Coward] Yep, pretty much. [AG] You know that this is illegal? [Anonymous Coward] Who cares, I want to play my game and blatantly steal, it's not fair they won't let me [AG] What is your name? [Anonymous Coward]... +++ATH0
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Actually I was quite saddened when the McRib went away... still hasn't come back here yet although certain parts of the US have it :(
On behalf of the Stargate team, please stay away from Atlantis.
I'm not seeing the big deal here.... it's basically a version of Kazaa where everyone is considered a 'supernode' and are forced to share files when downloading.
The problem with that is google owns the dejanews archive.... while people will start a flame war about 'ownership' of public messages and how no one OWNS usenet.. I can't see any compelling argument that Yahoo or anyone else could make to force Google to share.
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3. Type 'shutdown
1. Click 'Start'
2. Click 'Run'
3. Type 'shutdown -a'
4. Press enter key on your keyboard
It's hard to resist asking about UltraFark...
look up to the skies and see
Well, I never had time to write up the ApacheCon report . . . because I got a call late last night to audition for Alias at noon today.
Holy shit. Alias!
They did... the phone call went like this:
*ring ring*
HAL: Mr. Belford?
PLAGUE: My name is the Plague
HAL: Uh, Mr. The Plague, uh, something weird's happening on the net.
PLAGUE: As in what, you hapless techno-weenie?
HAL: Uh, the web server image subdirectory in the Gibson is working really hard. We got one person online, the workload is enough for like ten users. I think we've got a hacker.
PLAGUE: Never fear. I is here.
HAL: I've narrowed the activity to terminal 23.
PLAGUE: Let's echo 23, see what's up. Hrm... "God" wouldn't be up this late.
* PLAGUE sees what Joey is downloading. A file called "Linux".
PLAGUE: Shit! Get me the lawyer control center!
"Ummm Mr. the Plague?"
"It's just Plague"
"Did you use one of the 3 most common passwords?"
That's a good point, if it wasn't an inside job, wouldn't they have fixed it already?
Can you imagine the SCO office right now?
[lawyer 1] How do we change graphics on our that there webpage thing?
[lawyer 2] graphics?
[lawyer 1] the picture thingy
[lawyer 2] uh....
[lawyer 1] ok maybe we should have kept the IT dept... someone send an e-mail to India asking how please?
Welp, another CIA project destroyed by IRC channel modes. Although I suppose if they make these bots in to porn offer bots it may work... even terrorists would fall prey to PARIS_HILTON_XDCC1 ....
Perhaps you haven't read the steam forums where people are whining about a mom/dad/cousin/mailman using a crack on their computer and them being innocent. Valve didn't just up and decide to piss off 20,000 people, they made a smart decision. If your company noticed that 20,000 people broke their usage agreement (by trying to steal/infringe copyright/whatever) wouldn't you be negligent for not taking action? Valve has support and has invited people to contact them, sure it'll take time to get back to them but these people who are cut off DID violate the Steam TOS.
lol... it is just so amusing to see all the warez kiddies so upset over this...
>>Show me where any EULA gives *anyone* any
>>rights they don't already have under copyright law.
You've shown yourself. Under copyright law unless someone gives you the right to use/listen/modify/etc their work, then you have no right at all. The EULA defines those rights.
[Anonymous Coward] Hi... I'm having trouble stealing some software... ... +++ATH0
[AG] uh... huh?
[Anonymous Coward] Well I stole it fine originally.. but they took it back!
[AG] So you want help stealing something back that you stole in the first place?
[Anonymous Coward] Yep, pretty much.
[AG] You know that this is illegal?
[Anonymous Coward] Who cares, I want to play my game and blatantly steal, it's not fair they won't let me
[AG] What is your name?
[Anonymous Coward]
bwahaha that reply tells me I'm not the only one that feels that way.
Without the EULA (or if it was invalid) you have no right at all to use the software, the EULA gives you your rights to use it.
>>Speak for youself. I buy software, not licenses.
Appearantly your spending money but have no idea what you're buying...
If there is no EULA then you have no right to the work at all in the first place.. the EULA gives you those rights....
Remember all the arguments about how if the GPL is invalid then SCO has no right at all to any GLPd software... it doesn't just become public domain.
Stop acting like a 12 year old...
gotta say it... if you want it then buy it. It's a great game and yes I do play legit over steam.
Put it on SourceForge and watch what branches appear :)
>>Take a look at how IE is being exploited, then
>>talk to me about how your mom needs to use IE
>>for some stupid secondary app
You want to talk back to my mom? Be my guest.
they all share free aol trials...
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Yes, and here is screenshot from the Polish version.