The court dismissed the suit completely. This was, as many said, a PR stunt by the IFPI, because the dismissal won't get the media converage the suit got.
"I currently managing the development section of a small Consulting Firm./.../
"My thinking is that those that really know their worth and have high skill levels tend to be contractors. "
May I ask if you, sir, is a contractor or is this proof that management have low skill levels and doesn't know their worth?
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...I've been told that the latest "ac" kernel is really the one to have...
It has been shown that support costs increase dramatically with every deviation from a standard operating system release. You may know that your system was patched, why and how it was done. Your successor on the job will not. Beware.
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An interesting related article is http://www.fenwick.com/html/free_ride_.htm
The court dismissed the suit completely. This was, as many said, a PR stunt by the IFPI, because the dismissal won't get the media converage the suit got.
Swedish source: Computer Sweden, Åtalet ogillas i svenskt mp3-mål
On September 15, we will know if the court indeed finds that links to mp3 files should be considered a violation of the Bern copyright convention.
May I ask if you, sir, is a contractor or is this proof that management have low skill levels and doesn't know their worth?
It has been shown that support costs increase dramatically with every deviation from a standard operating system release. You may know that your system was patched, why and how it was done. Your successor on the job will not. Beware.
Is it just me or is "microsoft-like tactic" always used in the sense "smart business move" here?
If all of the estimated millions of Linux users would start buying a few MS shares each, perhaps we would soon own MS. Now wouldn't that be something.
Or Roxen. Roxen is a pretty cool webserver, too. And it won the Best-of-Comdex award.