Being in the stage of learning about Linux where I am past learning all the commands and concepts behind it, this Microsoft document is actually kind of helpful in learning a little about LILO. .{redmist}.
As I recall, Katz did an article on this a long time ago. At the time I thought it was an interesting concept, but now I just think that it is kind of like forcing a round peg in a square hole. The reason that I am saying that is that it just seems that we should study the internet or whatever else on its own terms, and not try to learn about something peering through the veil of poor analogies.
Lets assume that you are right, Erik, and minors can take GPL'd code and sell/give it to a company to make it into a proprietary product. Could'nt one make the arguement that the company that buys/recieves that code accepts the license that is attatched to the code?
JP is a very questionable character. I agree with the people who think that the best way to repay JP is to completely ignore him. JP is just a pinko commie bedwetter.
One thing that you could do that would probably be a pretty bad idea but fun nevertheless would be to take a lot of PC-7 (non-critical 50-50 mixture epoxy), and glue all the remotes that you have to your arm...it would be like a mini home-entertainment center control headquarters.
I think that an important thing to remember at this juncture in our *BSD/Linux discourse is that *BSD has strengths specific to itself, and so does Linux. *BSD may be more secure, and Linux may be more friendly to newbies and have more applications, but this is really besides the point.
The point is that they both have strengths and weakness's, but, after all, it's only an OS.
Although it is my belief that anonymous posting can be detrimental to the overall quality of posting on a given topic, it is my opinion that sometimes it is necessary to accept this because of the alternative(total loss of all anonymity). However, I think that it is very important to register if possible. This is for several reasons:
Identity restrains otherwise anonymous posters from posting abusive or pejorative posts because their identity provides them with a reputation that will stay with them for quite a while.
If a given person is behaving against the standards of the Slashdot community, the problem can be confronted more easily by dealing with the person directly, and not trying to confront a group of faceless ACs.
Tact, Restraint, and Respect are three principles that will need to be considered when posting, else the entire process is unproductive.
"Bawls" both have questionable name, and ingredients that are inferior to genetically altered coffee. Personally, I'll stick with the coffee (genetically altered of course).
As long as we are on the subject of CNS (Central Nervous System) stimulants, I thought I might provide some information. I highly doubt that anyone will actually see this, seeing as the "Bawls" story will be forced out of the spotlight in a couple hours (it is 1:26am PST right now), but what the hell. Two of the many different CNS stimulants are:
1. caffeine 2. strychnine
Plus a whole lot more like, pentylenetatrazol, doxapram, methylphenidate, picrotoxin, guarana, ma-huang (ephedrine), chromium picolinarate, and numerous others.
Slashdotters are probably most interested in caffeine, as opposed to...nikethamide.
Caffeine is a member of the methylated xanthine family that goes by the chemical name of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine. The methylated xanthines are:
caffeine
theobromine
theophylline
They stimulate the CNS, act on the kidney to produce diuresis, stimulate cardiac muscle, and relax smooth muscle. Caffeine is a powerful CNS stimulant, theophylline less so, and theobromine is virtually inactive in this respect. Caffeine excites the CNS at all levels.
Strychnine is is the primary alkaloid in Nux Vomica, the seeds of a tree native to India. Strychnine was introduced into Germany for use as a rat poison, but was not used in medicine until 1540. It's use did not become widespread until about 200 years later.
Strychnine produces excitation in all portions of the CNS, and is a powerful convulsant. Strychnine can also affect blood pressure.
Wait a minute, why am I writing this? It is now 2:04 PST and what have I to show for it? I guess I told everyone stuff they already know about caffeine, and a bunch of irellevant information regarding strychnine, a substance that few will happen across.
The moral of the story? Don't spend 45 minutes writing up a story that people either a)don't care about, or b)already know.
I guess that I just can't pass up a chance to copy stuff out of big textbooks from the bookshelf.
Anyway, all the information came from The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics by Gilman and Goodman. -redmist out
The LD50 (Lethal-Dose 50%) for 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffiene) is as follows:
"...However, in man the toxic dose of caffiene is so large (over 10 grams) that human fatality is unlikely."
The preceding quote was taken from The Pharmocological Basis of Therapeutics, written by Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman.
I also know this from personal experience. One day in the fine educational facility that I attend, I was wandering through the closet in the english room, when I happened upon about 900 grams of pure reagent grade 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffiene).
In the recent past, I had grown accustomed to Penguins (caffienated peppermints).
Well, the local store was out of Penguins, so I decided to make my own. I went behind a partitioned wall with my ordinary peppermints and my big-ass bottle of pure reagent-grade caffiene and sprinkled about 3 grams of caffiene on the mints.
Well, suffice it to say that this is not advisable. But hey, you live and learn.
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Being in the stage of learning about Linux where I am past learning all the commands and concepts behind it, this Microsoft document is actually kind of helpful in learning a little about LILO.
.{redmist}.
.{redmist}.
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As I recall, Katz did an article on this a long time ago. At the time I thought it was an interesting concept, but now I just think that it is kind of like forcing a round peg in a square hole. The reason that I am saying that is that it just seems that we should study the internet or whatever else on its own terms, and not try to learn about something peering through the veil of poor analogies.
.{redmist}.
Sorry to be a party-pooper...just my 2 cents.
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Lets assume that you are right, Erik, and minors can take GPL'd code and sell/give it to a company to make it into a proprietary product.
.{redmist}.
Could'nt one make the arguement that the company that buys/recieves that code accepts the license that is attatched to the code?
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JP is a very questionable character. I agree with the people who think that the best way to repay JP is to completely ignore him.
.{redmist}.
JP is just a pinko commie bedwetter.
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One thing that you could do that would probably be a pretty bad idea but fun nevertheless would be to take a lot of PC-7 (non-critical 50-50 mixture epoxy), and glue all the remotes that you have to your arm...it would be like a mini home-entertainment center control headquarters.
.{redmist}.
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Is it just me or does Linux Lite sound like salad dressing?
.{redmist}.
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"There are no secret messages in the source code to this web page.
There are no tyops in this web page."
-a message in the source of Transmeta's site
I think that an important thing to remember at this juncture in our *BSD/Linux discourse is that *BSD has strengths specific to itself, and so does Linux. *BSD may be more secure, and Linux may be more friendly to newbies and have more applications, but this is really besides the point.
The point is that they both have strengths and weakness's, but, after all, it's only an OS.
- Identity restrains otherwise anonymous posters from posting abusive or pejorative posts because their identity provides them with a reputation that will stay with them for quite a while.
- If a given person is behaving against the standards of the Slashdot community, the problem can be confronted more easily by dealing with the person directly, and not trying to confront a group of faceless ACs.
Tact, Restraint, and Respect are three principles that will need to be considered when posting, else the entire process is unproductive.As long as we are on the subject of CNS (Central Nervous System) stimulants, I thought I might provide some information. I highly doubt that anyone will actually see this, seeing as the "Bawls" story will be forced out of the spotlight in a couple hours (it is 1:26am PST right now), but what the hell.
Two of the many different CNS stimulants are:
1. caffeine
2. strychnine
Plus a whole lot more like, pentylenetatrazol, doxapram, methylphenidate, picrotoxin, guarana, ma-huang (ephedrine), chromium picolinarate, and numerous others.
Slashdotters are probably most interested in caffeine, as opposed to...nikethamide.
Caffeine is a member of the methylated xanthine family that goes by the chemical name of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine. The methylated xanthines are:
They stimulate the CNS, act on the kidney to produce diuresis, stimulate cardiac muscle, and relax smooth muscle. Caffeine is a powerful CNS stimulant, theophylline less so, and theobromine is virtually inactive in this respect. Caffeine excites the CNS at all levels.
Strychnine is is the primary alkaloid in Nux Vomica, the seeds of a tree native to India. Strychnine was introduced into Germany for use as a rat poison, but was not used in medicine until 1540. It's use did not become widespread until about 200 years later.
Strychnine produces excitation in all portions of the CNS, and is a powerful convulsant. Strychnine can also affect blood pressure.
Wait a minute, why am I writing this? It is now 2:04 PST and what have I to show for it? I guess I told everyone stuff they already know about caffeine, and a bunch of irellevant information regarding strychnine, a substance that few will happen across.
The moral of the story? Don't spend 45 minutes writing up a story that people either a)don't care about, or b)already know.
I guess that I just can't pass up a chance to copy stuff out of big textbooks from the bookshelf.
Anyway, all the information came from The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics by Gilman and Goodman.
-redmist out
The preceding quote was taken from The Pharmocological Basis of Therapeutics, written by Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman.
I also know this from personal experience. One day in the fine educational facility that I attend, I was wandering through the closet in the english room, when I happened upon about 900 grams of pure reagent grade 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffiene).
In the recent past, I had grown accustomed to Penguins (caffienated peppermints).
Well, the local store was out of Penguins, so I decided to make my own. I went behind a partitioned wall with my ordinary peppermints and my big-ass bottle of pure reagent-grade caffiene and sprinkled about 3 grams of caffiene on the mints.
Well, suffice it to say that this is not advisable. But hey, you live and learn.
-redmist out...