Ubuntu has made decisions that have been less than popular with the Free-software only crowd. Personally, I benefit from these decisions, for example, via easy access to Nvidia and Broadcom drivers on my laptop, but I also see the importance of the other side of the argument.
What is your short- and long-term perspective on including restricted drivers and non-free software in Ubuntu? Is your approach simply pragmatic, do you hope to bring long-term change in industry practises by making free software a viable and important desktop platform, or something else entirely?
Thanks!
Solution: Open source it. I'm sure nobody would actually want to give up their strategic advantage, but it would ensure nobody could launch a nuclear strike. At least, not with missiles.
Given that Netflix' CEO was (until last month) a member of the board of directors of Microsoft, and owns about $6 Million in Microsoft stock, I think he probably doesn't want Linux to become a strong desktop option...
Aside from the logistical nonsense of charging Google for indexing someone else's images, how is it defamation if it's true? I mean, there's photographic evidence in this case...
Secession is an economically unviable option. If you want copious analyses ask the Quebec'ers.
Actually, don't. As an anglo Canadian who moved to Quebec, those who hold on to separatism are probably about as logical about it as these Romney supporters...
There *is* a process to add new exceptions. Time will tell how it works.
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The government has established a regulatory process to allow for new digital lock exceptions, which creates the possibility of Canadians seeking new exceptions to at least match some of the U.S. exceptions on DVDs or streaming video.
Fourth, the digital lock rules are now also in effect. This was the most controversial aspect of the bill as the government caved to U.S. pressure despite widespread opposition to its restrictive approach. There are some exceptions to the digital lock rules (including for law enforcement, interoperability, encryption research, security, privacy, unlocking cellphones, and persons with perceptual disabilities), but these are drafted in a very restrictive manner. The government has established a regulatory process to allow for new digital lock exceptions, which creates the possibility of Canadians seeking new exceptions to at least match some of the U.S. exceptions on DVDs or streaming video. At the moment, Canada is arguably more restrictive than even the U.S., though the digital lock rules do not carry significant penalties for individuals. Under Canadian law, it is not an infringement to possess digital locks and liability is limited to actual damages in non-commercial cases.
This is unfortunate. A digital locks rule would not *necessarily* be a bad thing, if it contained a, "as long as it does not supercede the above-listed consumer rights" clause. As it stands, I'm pretty sure this is not the case.
Yes -- it will be a major hurdle for people switching to Linux. I imagine most people who used linux at one point or other installed it on their current computer to give it a try before diving all the way in -- I did. People aren't going to want to buy a new computer to try out a free OS.
I'm no apple fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, but this seems like a security vulnerability with the cell phone system, not with the app. No client should ever be trusted in a network security context, and this is no different. It may have shown up as a bug in the iPhone software, but it is the cell networks that should have protection against these sorts of things...
I have a 10" tablet, and I find it too big for any kind of natural handheld use. And a laptop is a much more natural form factor for non-handheld (tabletop, lying down & watching a movie, etc) uses. I haven't used a 7" tablet, but I have used e-readers a lot, which are about the same size, and they are very comfortable to hold. I don't get why Jobs would have thought it was 10" or bust.
Yeah, it can convert bewteen just about any ebook format you can imagine. There are also plugins to strip DRM, but amazon recently changed its DRM scheme, so YMMV.
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We obviously haven't gotten there yet... I mean, look how mad people are about Unity! ;)
The year of IPv6 on the desktop!
Ubuntu has made decisions that have been less than popular with the Free-software only crowd. Personally, I benefit from these decisions, for example, via easy access to Nvidia and Broadcom drivers on my laptop, but I also see the importance of the other side of the argument. What is your short- and long-term perspective on including restricted drivers and non-free software in Ubuntu? Is your approach simply pragmatic, do you hope to bring long-term change in industry practises by making free software a viable and important desktop platform, or something else entirely? Thanks!
Solution: Open source it. I'm sure nobody would actually want to give up their strategic advantage, but it would ensure nobody could launch a nuclear strike. At least, not with missiles.
Oh, sorry, it was announced last month that he was leaving. I jumped the gun a little bit.
Given that Netflix' CEO was (until last month) a member of the board of directors of Microsoft, and owns about $6 Million in Microsoft stock, I think he probably doesn't want Linux to become a strong desktop option...
Why GPL-free? How does having, say, the Linux kernel, under the GPL affect an end user?
Aside from the logistical nonsense of charging Google for indexing someone else's images, how is it defamation if it's true? I mean, there's photographic evidence in this case...
Wish I had mod points...
Actually, don't. As an anglo Canadian who moved to Quebec, those who hold on to separatism are probably about as logical about it as these Romney supporters...
I am so thankful for Michael Geist's work in our country. He's like a less whiny, more effective version of Cory Doctorow.
This is unfortunate. A digital locks rule would not *necessarily* be a bad thing, if it contained a, "as long as it does not supercede the above-listed consumer rights" clause. As it stands, I'm pretty sure this is not the case.
*whoosh*
> it hasn't filtered through to distros yet.
FTA:
> Linux 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 stable kernels
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 stock kernel:
% uname -r
3.5.0-17-generic
Yes -- it will be a major hurdle for people switching to Linux. I imagine most people who used linux at one point or other installed it on their current computer to give it a try before diving all the way in -- I did. People aren't going to want to buy a new computer to try out a free OS.
Is anyone actually surprised by this?
I had that coming, didn't I? ;)
No, they need to *uncouple* the heisenberg compensator. *Everybody* knows that.
I'm no apple fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, but this seems like a security vulnerability with the cell phone system, not with the app. No client should ever be trusted in a network security context, and this is no different. It may have shown up as a bug in the iPhone software, but it is the cell networks that should have protection against these sorts of things...
I have a 10" tablet, and I find it too big for any kind of natural handheld use. And a laptop is a much more natural form factor for non-handheld (tabletop, lying down & watching a movie, etc) uses. I haven't used a 7" tablet, but I have used e-readers a lot, which are about the same size, and they are very comfortable to hold. I don't get why Jobs would have thought it was 10" or bust.
This man is a hero.
Read the first three chapters of Accelerando, by Charles Stross. It's available as a free ebook on his site: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html
Yeah, it can convert bewteen just about any ebook format you can imagine. There are also plugins to strip DRM, but amazon recently changed its DRM scheme, so YMMV.
Just buy the epub and convert it with Calibre.