What if Canada tried to extradite a "radio-free Canada Internet" individual who posted info in the US about it to Canadian-oriented newsgroups
The scenario you have created is clearly a direct, intentional violation of the law. I was making an off comment that more CRTC regulation of third-party (non public) content, especially on the Internet would be unfavorable.
Your nit-picking of my comment does prove to me that you are a genuine fellow Canuck.
As for Canadian content, well, Mr. Dressup r00lz! Bless his soul...and your Olympic coverage is magnitudes better
I think the CBC is great, don't get me wrong. I just hate the radio stations (well CBC radio isn't bad).
I think you have misjudged the nature of usability
The key of usability is not removing functionality, but instead focussing on how intuitive it is. In a GUI, things must make sense, and useful features should be obvious (useless features should be less obvious). Everytime you need to cower to your command prompt, that is counter-intuitive.
A truly intuitive system would be the most productive, and would save you time. The reason better users use the CLI is because it is faster if you understand it. This is now starting to change, and I imagine that users are turning to the command prompt less and less because of the increased usability of desktops for Linux.
Finally, there is a lot of fear that the command prompt is being stolen. Trust me, it won't go away, but if you want more people to use Linux, there is no way you will do it by forcing a command line down their throat.
After reading that I'm still left wondering what the hell they're doing! All I know is you got a team of programmers including an alcoholic, a blind guy, and some guy whose dad got him the job. When asked, most of them claim to be doing "UI-design-and-feedback".
If programming was grade school sports, then these guys would be on "special teams". Naah, more like the fat kid just sitting on the sidelines cause he's got asmar.
It seems ridiculous to me that a small company like Ximian can get so much more done than Sun!
This is really great news. I love to see the spread of linux, especially withing government institutions. The problem is that we cannot really make claims that Linux is "cost effective" unless we address education of IT staff.
I work in a small-med size office, and have been advocating Linux here forever, claiming it would cut costs and is more reliable. Why do they always refuse? Training. Even if it is 100x more reliable, if it breaks, no one but me can fix it, and that's not good enough.
We should continue to advocate Linux in the workplace like this, but this advocation should also reach out to schools. A 2 year tech support course should include Linux as well as Windows. That, at least, would be a real victory.
As it is, Linux staff costs more than Windows (at least here in Vancouver), but if training was more popular, only then could Linux be truly "cost-effective"
The quote from Stallman at the bottom of this article made me laugh:
Those are the main obstacles to satisfying the software needs of humanity.
Software needs of humanity...a nice idea except for the fact that most of humanity doesn't have access to a computer!
Based on this, one can start a new country with their own definition of defamation laws
Wow, that sounds easy! I think I'll do it, anyone want to help out? We'll make it open source, call it GNU/Nation, and from the money we make sueing people for defamation we can donate to the "Free Dmitry" cause!
This whole issue of politcal borders and the Internet leads me to worry that someday political borders may become a reality. I'm talking about having to cross an Information border to access anything over the Internet from outside your country.
This dystopian Internet would have regulations on what you can see based on where you view it. It's already hapening in China. Perhaps a digital visa would be needed to access anything from outside your country.
I bring this issue up because clearly countries will never agree on international laws for free speech. This is a big world full of religions and ideologies dividing us into moral groups.
Being a Canadian, I'm not too worried...unless the CRTC forces 30% Canadian content down my throat! (Ever heard a Canadian radio station...they're all awful!)
I don't dare let my kid TOUCH my "real" machines, much less actually use them
Do you leave him in the car when you go shopping too? Or do you carry him around on a leash and tell him to shut up when he's thirsty and wants some water?
Seriously, embrace his curiousity. This is the only way computers can help children learn, not some bullshit rabbit telling them how to read. If he breaks it, fix it, it's not like it's hard to fix a computer. Who cares if you can't play Half life for an hour out of your day.
In my experience, the one thing that kids always know is when someone is being condescending towards them. Giving them their own junkpile cast-off computer is condescending.
Pornography is the hallmark of freedom. It is only allowed in free societies. If we restrict people's rights to view it in Quicktime, how are we better than extremist religious regimes found in Afghanistan, etc.?
I'll explain exactly why this is good. Right now I can't watch these formats in Linux. Thanks to Codeweavers, a measly $20 will let me. That is good.
Sure, this doesn't conform to some Stallmanist ideology, but people who adhere to ideology often totally lose sight of functionality. (eg. the whole GNU/Linux debate). Personally, I just want to watch the video files, and I don't care how this fits into some guy's utopian dreams.
I think that the fundamental error in Stallmanism is it's strict adherence to law. True Marxists will violate laws that get in the way of their revolution. I call for a Neo-Stallmanism in which if we can't get codec's, we break into coroporate offices and steal them (or hack them, whatever's easier).
The Sharks, a little league baseball team of Portland, Oregan celebrated their tenth year of playing in the league by having a barbeque.
Older players showed up to root on the youngsters who are now 3rd in the league. Money was also raised for the "Free Jared" cause, a former coach who was thrown in the slammer for drunk driving.
...Seriously what is this, I didn't know Slashdot was doing human interest stories.
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The scenario you have created is clearly a direct, intentional violation of the law. I was making an off comment that more CRTC regulation of third-party (non public) content, especially on the Internet would be unfavorable.
Your nit-picking of my comment does prove to me that you are a genuine fellow Canuck.
As for Canadian content, well, Mr. Dressup r00lz! Bless his soul...and your Olympic coverage is magnitudes better
I think the CBC is great, don't get me wrong. I just hate the radio stations (well CBC radio isn't bad).
The key of usability is not removing functionality, but instead focussing on how intuitive it is. In a GUI, things must make sense, and useful features should be obvious (useless features should be less obvious). Everytime you need to cower to your command prompt, that is counter-intuitive.
A truly intuitive system would be the most productive, and would save you time. The reason better users use the CLI is because it is faster if you understand it. This is now starting to change, and I imagine that users are turning to the command prompt less and less because of the increased usability of desktops for Linux.
Finally, there is a lot of fear that the command prompt is being stolen. Trust me, it won't go away, but if you want more people to use Linux, there is no way you will do it by forcing a command line down their throat.
If programming was grade school sports, then these guys would be on "special teams". Naah, more like the fat kid just sitting on the sidelines cause he's got asmar.
It seems ridiculous to me that a small company like Ximian can get so much more done than Sun!
Competition = good
Exploitation = bad
Competition =/= Exploitation, there is a difference
I work in a small-med size office, and have been advocating Linux here forever, claiming it would cut costs and is more reliable. Why do they always refuse? Training. Even if it is 100x more reliable, if it breaks, no one but me can fix it, and that's not good enough.
We should continue to advocate Linux in the workplace like this, but this advocation should also reach out to schools. A 2 year tech support course should include Linux as well as Windows. That, at least, would be a real victory.
As it is, Linux staff costs more than Windows (at least here in Vancouver), but if training was more popular, only then could Linux be truly "cost-effective"
The quote from Stallman at the bottom of this article made me laugh:
Those are the main obstacles to satisfying the software needs of humanity.
Software needs of humanity...a nice idea except for the fact that most of humanity doesn't have access to a computer!
Wow, that sounds easy! I think I'll do it, anyone want to help out? We'll make it open source, call it GNU/Nation, and from the money we make sueing people for defamation we can donate to the "Free Dmitry" cause!
This dystopian Internet would have regulations on what you can see based on where you view it. It's already hapening in China. Perhaps a digital visa would be needed to access anything from outside your country.
I bring this issue up because clearly countries will never agree on international laws for free speech. This is a big world full of religions and ideologies dividing us into moral groups.
Being a Canadian, I'm not too worried...unless the CRTC forces 30% Canadian content down my throat! (Ever heard a Canadian radio station...they're all awful!)
Do you leave him in the car when you go shopping too? Or do you carry him around on a leash and tell him to shut up when he's thirsty and wants some water?
Seriously, embrace his curiousity. This is the only way computers can help children learn, not some bullshit rabbit telling them how to read. If he breaks it, fix it, it's not like it's hard to fix a computer. Who cares if you can't play Half life for an hour out of your day.
In my experience, the one thing that kids always know is when someone is being condescending towards them. Giving them their own junkpile cast-off computer is condescending.
Pornography is the hallmark of freedom. It is only allowed in free societies. If we restrict people's rights to view it in Quicktime, how are we better than extremist religious regimes found in Afghanistan, etc.?
Give me pr0n or give me death!
Sure, this doesn't conform to some Stallmanist ideology, but people who adhere to ideology often totally lose sight of functionality. (eg. the whole GNU/Linux debate). Personally, I just want to watch the video files, and I don't care how this fits into some guy's utopian dreams.
I think that the fundamental error in Stallmanism is it's strict adherence to law. True Marxists will violate laws that get in the way of their revolution. I call for a Neo-Stallmanism in which if we can't get codec's, we break into coroporate offices and steal them (or hack them, whatever's easier).
I guess "Jared"'s just lucky his heart's still pumpin blood for him.
Older players showed up to root on the youngsters who are now 3rd in the league. Money was also raised for the "Free Jared" cause, a former coach who was thrown in the slammer for drunk driving.
...Seriously what is this, I didn't know Slashdot was doing human interest stories.
I guess it would clear up the whole H1-B visa issue quite nicely. Ain't globalization and corporatism grand!
Unfortunately for the dot coms, it's too late. Good luck SuSe, I'd hate to see you lose your Playstations!