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I remember reading somewhere (maybe here on/.) that the Provo Linux User Group (PLUG) staged a protest across the street from SCO some time ago. SCO employee's (hopefully on from the tech departments, but who knows) had already prepared for such demonstrations, and came out and marched around with signs & stuff bashing on Linux (cummunist... piracy... standard FUD).
So some of SCO's employees show themselves as being really stupid, both as being supportive of SCO's anti Linux stance, and also as walking into a situation highly likely to turn into a brawl.
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.
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Oddly, my complaint against *BSD is basicly the same aas yours against Linux - the antagonistic attitude of it's community. My comment (right next to yours) points out that that's what I liked about the article - it seems friendly to me. Unfortunatly most other pro-*BSD stuff I've seen has been very unfriendly.
Of course, as you point out this goes both ways. People need to learn how to support their preferred OS without flamebaiting. IMO the article is a good example of such.
The main thing I liked about it was that, IMO, the author took a completly non-antagonistic stance, unlike some other pro-*BSD stuff I've seen & read. Some previous posters her on/. seem to have the oposite opinion, but I really liked how he approached the discussion, saying that for him FreeBSD is the best choice, but that everyone is free to make their own decision.
Unfortunatly, a lot of the pro-*BSD stuff I've seen & read is entirely different, bashing on Linux almost exactly like Linux users bash on M$ (only Linux doesn't deserve it IMO). At least for me, this is the reason that "the BSD communit{y,ies}, in general, understand Linux far better than the Linux communit{y,ies} understand BSD." Because of the extremely antagonistic pro-*BSD stuff, I have little or no inclination to learn about *BSD. I'm glad this rant shows a better image of the *BSD communit{y,ies}.
Mplayer has been disputing a GPL violation with KISS Technologies. In the news on their website they go over how they discovered the violation. After they notified KISS of the violation, KISS changed the violating strings - but only by gzipping them, and the mplayer people still caught them.
That's very true. Back in my highschool electronics class one of the projects I did was the Larry's Casio calculator to PC link cable. The guy who has the patent on it is really nice, and his patent (apart from being technical) is straitforward and understandable. And his whole purpose for patenting it was to share his knowledge. He also provided me with a rare part needed that I was unable to find locally. That's the type of person who makes the world a better place.
The patent abstract just screams "email addresses", which were (IIRC) widely popular & known about prior to 23 Nov. 1999.
This is why I hate the language used in patents & other legel documents - they are purposly obfuscated so that the patent is granted, when if it clearly stated "email addresses and URLs", it wouldn't get a second glance. And then we get more stupid litigation.
The article states "Total compatibility with present DVD (same disc structure: back-to-back bonding of two 0.6mm substrates)".
Does this mean we'll be able to play HD-DVDs in current (non-HD) DVD players? That's how I would interpret "Total compatibility," but I don't think it would work that way. Obviously HD-DVD players will be able to play non-HD DVDs, but IMO that's not Total compatibility.
This is what was in my Fortune slashbox when I read this story:
"I would rather spend 10 hours reading someone else's source code than 10 minutes listening to Musak waiting for technical support which isn't." (By Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center)
September 9 - One Fortune 500,000 company becomes the first in the United States to outsource its CEO position to Indonesia. The general public is unable to tell the difference between the old American CEO (making $15.4 million annual salary) and the new Indonesian CEO (making 23 cents per day). Many investors begin to demand that all companies outsource their CEOs, thereby saving trillions of dollars in salaries, corporate jets, and country club fees.
I would love to see this happen. Not that it ever will, but I can dream.
Not only is this rather invasive, as other posters have commented, but what's the point? I mean, their are dozens of other much better anti-counterfeiting measures on today's currency. So why have this "feature" at all? It really seems like a waste to me.
Boot of stock price? Can't be, what with quartely earnings depressed because of lawyer fees
Actually, while SCO has posted a loss, it is (unfortunatly) a smaller loss than before they started their mud-slinging. See here for a Y! news story on this.
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The technology I most hate but can't live without is automobiles. I seriously hate car problems.
Mice in space, and they got angry at each other, there would be...
MICE WARS!!!
I remember reading somewhere (maybe here on /.) that the Provo Linux User Group (PLUG) staged a protest across the street from SCO some time ago. SCO employee's (hopefully on from the tech departments, but who knows) had already prepared for such demonstrations, and came out and marched around with signs & stuff bashing on Linux (cummunist... piracy... standard FUD).
So some of SCO's employees show themselves as being really stupid, both as being supportive of SCO's anti Linux stance, and also as walking into a situation highly likely to turn into a brawl.
Oddly, my complaint against *BSD is basicly the same aas yours against Linux - the antagonistic attitude of it's community. My comment (right next to yours) points out that that's what I liked about the article - it seems friendly to me. Unfortunatly most other pro-*BSD stuff I've seen has been very unfriendly.
Of course, as you point out this goes both ways. People need to learn how to support their preferred OS without flamebaiting. IMO the article is a good example of such.
The main thing I liked about it was that, IMO, the author took a completly non-antagonistic stance, unlike some other pro-*BSD stuff I've seen & read. Some previous posters her on /. seem to have the oposite opinion, but I really liked how he approached the discussion, saying that for him FreeBSD is the best choice, but that everyone is free to make their own decision.
Unfortunatly, a lot of the pro-*BSD stuff I've seen & read is entirely different, bashing on Linux almost exactly like Linux users bash on M$ (only Linux doesn't deserve it IMO). At least for me, this is the reason that "the BSD communit{y,ies}, in general, understand Linux far better than the Linux communit{y,ies} understand BSD." Because of the extremely antagonistic pro-*BSD stuff, I have little or no inclination to learn about *BSD. I'm glad this rant shows a better image of the *BSD communit{y,ies}.
Mplayer has been disputing a GPL violation with KISS Technologies. In the news on their website they go over how they discovered the violation. After they notified KISS of the violation, KISS changed the violating strings - but only by gzipping them, and the mplayer people still caught them.
Don't worry. The moderator's didn't notice - your karma is safe.
That link is already in the /. article?
Uniform Resource Locator. A hostname is a uniform method used to locate hosts. It fits.
That's very true. Back in my highschool electronics class one of the projects I did was the Larry's Casio calculator to PC link cable. The guy who has the patent on it is really nice, and his patent (apart from being technical) is straitforward and understandable. And his whole purpose for patenting it was to share his knowledge. He also provided me with a rare part needed that I was unable to find locally. That's the type of person who makes the world a better place.
Filed: November 23, 1999
The patent abstract just screams "email addresses", which were (IIRC) widely popular & known about prior to 23 Nov. 1999.
This is why I hate the language used in patents & other legel documents - they are purposly obfuscated so that the patent is granted, when if it clearly stated "email addresses and URLs", it wouldn't get a second glance. And then we get more stupid litigation.
No. 4 boxen running in my basement 1x Slack 9.0, 3x Slack 9.1.
...for another option.
Yeah, that's what I figured. I just dislike that being called "Total" compatibility.
The article states "Total compatibility with present DVD (same disc structure: back-to-back bonding of two 0.6mm substrates)".
Does this mean we'll be able to play HD-DVDs in current (non-HD) DVD players? That's how I would interpret "Total compatibility," but I don't think it would work that way. Obviously HD-DVD players will be able to play non-HD DVDs, but IMO that's not Total compatibility.
This is what was in my Fortune slashbox when I read this story:
"I would rather spend 10 hours reading someone else's source code than 10 minutes listening to Musak waiting for technical support which isn't." (By Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center)
Coincidence? Or a sophisticated government plot?
The closest I know of is Hard Drive USB cases that allow you to take a normal internal hard drive & make it external.
This storyline on UserFriendly is about geeks camping. It's one of the best storylines, IMO. It continues until July 04, 2000.
I would love to see this happen. Not that it ever will, but I can dream.
Not only is this rather invasive, as other posters have commented, but what's the point? I mean, their are dozens of other much better anti-counterfeiting measures on today's currency. So why have this "feature" at all? It really seems like a waste to me.