I tend to agree, the end result is going to be teh same regardless. Corporates will be more leery of adoption, and some will drop current plans, or even current implementations just to avoid potential grief later on.
And while the Microsoft tax is high, dont forget its also a tax deduction in many cases.. so its net-zero.. espically if there is a threat looming of potential suits if you choose the 'competition'.
Why don't we actually do something about the real crime that is rampant in society now, instead of just making more people criminals for piddly CIVIL acts?
Hmm then what was CD pack that i just got from canotical in the mail Saturday? Or when i installed ESX a few days ago, i guess i was dreaming.
Besides, even if linux WAS dead, opensource is much larger then one single 'kernel'. You have all the applications, other OS's ( FreeBSD for example ), utilities, development lanugages/tools..
Now that they have made a legal claim, and are asking for $ cant we demand 'legal discovery' and force them to reveal their grounds for asking?
Nothing else, file a quick lawsuit and then demand it. It cant be legal for them to demand payment from 90% of the civilized world ' just beacuse we say so '.
Soooo that means teh average person copying a movie that they have already gone to see, or a piece of software they cant afford anyway and just want to play with, wont get a fine at all since they didnt make any profit.
" STFU and log off permanently" You first, pinhead.
Work at home breeds lazyness and costs in lost productivity as only lazy people do it on an ongoing basis. Get back to your office and get back to work.
While having the option might be nice, id rather have my applications under MY control and not have to rely on some 'nice person' out there in cyberspace to host them.
( sure, i can host myself, even today i do things remotely often, but i doubt many can/will do that so are we to rely on some kind benefactor ? )
Not true, i work from home on the weekends, to avoid the drive to do 'after-hours updates'. And it qualifes as 'comptime' so i dont bother going in the following monday.
And to clairfy, i didnt say it NEVER makes sence, only that its rare.
Its hard to enforce common sense, espcially in a 'me society'.
And while i normally detest 'yet another law', something does need to be done to stop both texting and cell phone use. ( how about like enforce the current lawas that prohbit impared driving )
Its time to move away from hydrocarbon fuels. As long as we use *any* we are at risk. If if its all domestic the number of sources are finite, and more liable to be attacked. Besides, eventually ( in a few hundred years ) it will run out. it cant last forever so might as well do it now, instead of later )
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If you buy the work, its not really plagiarizing. Its called business.
Or how many people thought ' it cant happen to me, as im protected ', but were still curious what the page was about.
Didnt they do this in nazi germany? Only 'state' music was approved of?
This is just posturing and attempting to look 'good' for the people back home. They really dont care as long as they get their taxes and payola.
I tend to agree, the end result is going to be teh same regardless. Corporates will be more leery of adoption, and some will drop current plans, or even current implementations just to avoid potential grief later on.
And while the Microsoft tax is high, dont forget its also a tax deduction in many cases.. so its net-zero.. espically if there is a threat looming of potential suits if you choose the 'competition'.
Ya, that's smart.
Why don't we actually do something about the real crime that is rampant in society now, instead of just making more people criminals for piddly CIVIL acts?
Where is the 2nd revolution? Its long overdue.
Hmm then what was CD pack that i just got from canotical in the mail Saturday? Or when i installed ESX a few days ago, i guess i was dreaming.
Besides, even if linux WAS dead, opensource is much larger then one single 'kernel'. You have all the applications, other OS's ( FreeBSD for example ), utilities, development lanugages/tools..
Or is this guy just an idiot?
Now that they have made a legal claim, and are asking for $ cant we demand 'legal discovery' and force them to reveal their grounds for asking?
Nothing else, file a quick lawsuit and then demand it. It cant be legal for them to demand payment from 90% of the civilized world ' just beacuse we say so '.
Soooo that means teh average person copying a movie that they have already gone to see, or a piece of software they cant afford anyway and just want to play with, wont get a fine at all since they didnt make any profit.
Cool. That is the way it should be.
What happens if some kid freaks out and defends himself ? Does he get in trouble?
Time to start collecting as much source code as we can. Dont wait until tomrrow.
No, patents are important and the concept should be retained. However, the way things are done is wrong.
Didnt they just promise not to do this last year?
" STFU and log off permanently" You first, pinhead.
Work at home breeds lazyness and costs in lost productivity as only lazy people do it on an ongoing basis. Get back to your office and get back to work.
It also seems somewhat stagnant. Last update is over a year ago?
While having the option might be nice, id rather have my applications under MY control and not have to rely on some 'nice person' out there in cyberspace to host them.
( sure, i can host myself, even today i do things remotely often, but i doubt many can/will do that so are we to rely on some kind benefactor ? )
And i will only become even more powerful.
Its time to get their heads out of the sand, the entire concept of 'content rights' is out the window.
Not true, i work from home on the weekends, to avoid the drive to do 'after-hours updates'. And it qualifes as 'comptime' so i dont bother going in the following monday.
And to clairfy, i didnt say it NEVER makes sence, only that its rare.
Get off your lazy ass and go to work.
There is little reason for a person to 'telecommute' and its mostly just an excuse to be lazy.
Back in the old days, there were enough fans to carry a 'cult' sign.
But now, they just suck. Few want to be associated with them beyond 'I get paid to support their software'
Its hard to enforce common sense, espcially in a 'me society'.
And while i normally detest 'yet another law', something does need to be done to stop both texting and cell phone use. ( how about like enforce the current lawas that prohbit impared driving )
Phase out industry standards and implement more proprietary ( and restricted ) 'standards'.
Its time to move away from hydrocarbon fuels. As long as we use *any* we are at risk. If if its all domestic the number of sources are finite, and more liable to be attacked. Besides, eventually ( in a few hundred years ) it will run out. it cant last forever so might as well do it now, instead of later )
No you arent. You are just another number, that pays taxes to keep the system going.
DMCA take down? So is this a religion or a business?
If its a religion i say they forfit their IP rights. If they are a business, they need to forfit any benefits they get claiming as such.
Shouldnt be able to have it both ways, regardless of how silly they are ultimately, this 'dual protection' really should stop.