Microsoft is a monopoly, and so is every other proprietary software company. That's what copyright is all about, the government granting a monopoly over copying works to creators. So no, I don't really care if you wish to debate the DOJ's decision and the EU's decision that Microsoft is a monopoly, they're copyright holders, therefore they are a monopoly.
I wish I had a firefox plugin that would hold my post until it could be posted. Both for the mysterious future and so I don't get nagged by the timing restrictions on posts; 20 seconds is enough for me to type a comment sometimes, and yes, I like to respond to a post 2 minutes after responding to a different post.
Most non-MS software is even worse than Microsoft software, to be blunt. Except a few very broad-based open source projects (Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, X.org, GNOME and/or KDE, and the like). I get the feeling that you don't understand why this is.. and I'm sorry if I implied that only Microsoft writes bad software because they can.
Almost all proprietary software is shit for the same reason Microsoft's software is shit - the people who create it have a monopoly on its creation. These broad-based open source projects, as you call them, have that one thing that proprietary software doesn't - competition. If I write some shit code for an open source project, chances are the devs won't accept it. It's not that they don't appreciate my contribution, it's that there are probably a half dozen other people who are more than happy to write something better, or improve on what I have written.
That's what copyright is, it's this government issued monopoly on copying, and the result of the government issuing monopolies should be pretty obvious by now: poor quality for high prices.
Their monopoly will be gone, as such, the Microsoft we know and love will be long gone. Oh, and don't underestimate the ability of executives to redirect those cash reserves into their own pockets.
Dude, no. Microsoft makes shit software because they can. Period. The market will tolerate it, so Microsoft has absolutely no need to put any more effort into it.
Yeah, it's a shame that Gilmore wasn't on the no fly list, he could have sued the government for the real thing instead of the secret law issue he's suing them for now. Not that the secret law thing isn't important, just that it is nothing compared to the no fly list. WTF is with that? How can it be legal for the federal government to draw up a list of people and restrict their travel? The government shouldn't have the right to restrict anyone's travel, even if it is just a small percentage of the population.
Microsoft is a convicted monopoly. That doesn't even make sense. They've been convicted of monopoly abuse. It aint illegal to be a monopoly. In fact, the government hands out monopolies like pamphlets these days. And, as I said, if you wanna hate them for abusing their monopoly position, that's just fine, but don't hate them for producing poor quality software at high prices, they're just doing what monopolies do.
Before the DOJ case we all used to wonder why they produced such poor quality software at such high prices. In fact, we all felt kinda pissed off and betrayed by this. Then the anti-trust litigation put it all into perspective. No mystery anymore, that is, so long as you have even a basic understanding of microeconomics. Monopolies produce poor quality products at high prices - that's what monopolies do. So yeah, no reason to hate Microsoft anymore, we know what they are. Of course, a number of people are still pissed at Microsoft for their abuse of their monopoly, that's fine. But all those people who are pissed off at the government for handing Microsoft this monopoly they have, well, go be pissed off at the government.
Besides which, they'll be gone in 10 years anyways. That's not a rimshot. Shit, it's not even an original thought. It's just the way things are going.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up an editor and write some code. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
You don't have to take my word for it, do your own reverse engineering. Of course, if you're incapable of doing that, STFU and accept my expert opinion pion.
Sorry, but that's the freakin' point of a copyleft license: to use the power of copyright to enforce freedom. Yes, that means banning certain, anti-social, behaviour.
It doesn't look that complex to me. It's big because it isn't optimized and it contains 9221 procedures, many of which are 40 bytes long when they could be inlined to a single instruction. Yes, they don't even compile their graphics driver with -finline-functions -fomit-frame-pointer. Nvidia are lying.
A really shit story yes. About as painful a read as All Tomorrow's Parties; another dismal work by William Gibson. I don't know if he is doing more drugs or less drugs since Neuromancer, but he just never captured that "I don't really give a shit if it sells or not" attitude that made it great since.
Well, ya know, if they can make it look normal in a pair of regular glasses, that's fine too, I just think you have a lot better chance of doing it with sunglasses first.
How freakin' dorky do those "designer" glasses look? What's so hard here, integrate your displays into a normal looking pair of sunglasses and make them no more bulky while doing so. Yes, that means you are going to have to do something revolutionary and hide that revolutionary technology in something that looks normal. Cause that's what people want when they are out in public; to look like everyone else; and that's where this product will be used.
no, no, no, it's much worse than you think. These rootkits are based on virtualization, they install themselves below the kernel. The kernel runs on these rootkits.
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Microsoft is a monopoly, and so is every other proprietary software company. That's what copyright is all about, the government granting a monopoly over copying works to creators. So no, I don't really care if you wish to debate the DOJ's decision and the EU's decision that Microsoft is a monopoly, they're copyright holders, therefore they are a monopoly.
I wish I had a firefox plugin that would hold my post until it could be posted. Both for the mysterious future and so I don't get nagged by the timing restrictions on posts; 20 seconds is enough for me to type a comment sometimes, and yes, I like to respond to a post 2 minutes after responding to a different post.
Almost all proprietary software is shit for the same reason Microsoft's software is shit - the people who create it have a monopoly on its creation. These broad-based open source projects, as you call them, have that one thing that proprietary software doesn't - competition. If I write some shit code for an open source project, chances are the devs won't accept it. It's not that they don't appreciate my contribution, it's that there are probably a half dozen other people who are more than happy to write something better, or improve on what I have written.
That's what copyright is, it's this government issued monopoly on copying, and the result of the government issuing monopolies should be pretty obvious by now: poor quality for high prices.
Their monopoly will be gone, as such, the Microsoft we know and love will be long gone. Oh, and don't underestimate the ability of executives to redirect those cash reserves into their own pockets.
Dude, no. Microsoft makes shit software because they can. Period. The market will tolerate it, so Microsoft has absolutely no need to put any more effort into it.
he's a subscriber. We see the story early. My guess is that he wrote his comment in an editor then pasted it in when the story went live.
Yeah, it's a shame that Gilmore wasn't on the no fly list, he could have sued the government for the real thing instead of the secret law issue he's suing them for now. Not that the secret law thing isn't important, just that it is nothing compared to the no fly list. WTF is with that? How can it be legal for the federal government to draw up a list of people and restrict their travel? The government shouldn't have the right to restrict anyone's travel, even if it is just a small percentage of the population.
I wouldn't wanna take enjoyment away from the people who find it fun to work on OpenOffice.
Before the DOJ case we all used to wonder why they produced such poor quality software at such high prices. In fact, we all felt kinda pissed off and betrayed by this. Then the anti-trust litigation put it all into perspective. No mystery anymore, that is, so long as you have even a basic understanding of microeconomics. Monopolies produce poor quality products at high prices - that's what monopolies do. So yeah, no reason to hate Microsoft anymore, we know what they are. Of course, a number of people are still pissed at Microsoft for their abuse of their monopoly, that's fine. But all those people who are pissed off at the government for handing Microsoft this monopoly they have, well, go be pissed off at the government.
Besides which, they'll be gone in 10 years anyways. That's not a rimshot. Shit, it's not even an original thought. It's just the way things are going.
or maybe "someone who believes they shouldn't have to supply ID" is the new definition of "terrorist".
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I'd rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up an editor and write some code. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
Had to be done.
yup, I think that indicates it is a corrupt stack.. anyways, maybe some openoffice developers would like to know about this, if they don't already.
Doesn't really match up with this stack trace though does it?
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xb754 651f] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xb754 683f] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xb754 68dd] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(abort+0xe9)[0xb6f7a2b 9] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7f5d a0b] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Ap plication5AbortERK6String+0x17)[0xb7dbbf53] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7deskto p7Desktop9ExceptionEt+0x44)[0x806b0a0] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7dc1 9de] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvos3gcc3.so(_ZN3vos 28_cpp_OSignalHandler_FunctionEPvP13oslSignalInfo+ 0xf)[0xb77718f7] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvos3gcc3.so(_Z24_OS ignalHandler_FunctionPvP13oslSignalInfo+0x1a)[0xb7 771914] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xb754 658b] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xb754 68c9] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(abort+0xe9)[0xb6f7a2b 9] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7f5d a0b] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Ap plication5AbortERK6String+0x17)[0xb7dbbf53] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7deskto p7Desktop9ExceptionEt+0x1a5)[0x806b201]
Fatal exception: Signal 6
Stack:
[0xffffe420]
[0xffffe420]
You don't have to take my word for it, do your own reverse engineering. Of course, if you're incapable of doing that, STFU and accept my expert opinion pion.
Don't forget your travel permit. Papers please.
Sorry, but that's the freakin' point of a copyleft license: to use the power of copyright to enforce freedom. Yes, that means banning certain, anti-social, behaviour.
It doesn't look that complex to me. It's big because it isn't optimized and it contains 9221 procedures, many of which are 40 bytes long when they could be inlined to a single instruction. Yes, they don't even compile their graphics driver with -finline-functions -fomit-frame-pointer. Nvidia are lying.
A really shit story yes. About as painful a read as All Tomorrow's Parties; another dismal work by William Gibson. I don't know if he is doing more drugs or less drugs since Neuromancer, but he just never captured that "I don't really give a shit if it sells or not" attitude that made it great since.
Well, ya know, if they can make it look normal in a pair of regular glasses, that's fine too, I just think you have a lot better chance of doing it with sunglasses first.
How freakin' dorky do those "designer" glasses look? What's so hard here, integrate your displays into a normal looking pair of sunglasses and make them no more bulky while doing so. Yes, that means you are going to have to do something revolutionary and hide that revolutionary technology in something that looks normal. Cause that's what people want when they are out in public; to look like everyone else; and that's where this product will be used.
fyi
no, no, no, it's much worse than you think. These rootkits are based on virtualization, they install themselves below the kernel. The kernel runs on these rootkits.