Not bashing the idea of them being kind enough to open their product at all.
I just wonder if we really need yet another VM product now that we have tons of choices, on most any *common* platform. Both free and not so free. ( there are more free candidates to use then non free ).
Why not everyone just get together and improve what is already out there instead of muddying the waters?
Example:
Welfare recipient actually has a live-in boyfriend working for another agency that brings in tons. Can reclaim overpayment via taxes.
Without linking of data between the 3 agencies, that may never be caught.
Older medicaid recpient cant afford to decent housing and doesnt file since she makes so little and lives in a 'center'. She has back SS $ coming to here, but since the tax people cant see the records, they cant get the money to her to move out of government assisted housing and into her own place..
Now, can it be abused? Sure..
Is accessible by all agencies anyway, so having it in one place isnt really that big of a deal.
Now, once you start including private data ( such as ATM transactions, bookstore purchases, gas purchases, or private secuirty cameras ) and linking that data to governmental data, then we have some issues..
Considering who i am, you are damned right they matter, as well as the millions that feel the same as i. ( they matter much more then you i am willing to bet )
Just dont get in the way when the revolution starts, you might get hurt.
You can start by keeping your mouth shut. ( well, fingers off the keyboard, but im sure you are smart enough to understand what i meant ).
And before you go off and start flapping your gums anyway, i dont believe in copyright, patents or the concept of IP in general. As far as I'm concerned, once a 'object' is released into the world for consumption, you lose all rights to it and it belongs to 'the people'.
He tends to get them moving the right direction, then derails the train along the way. Hes a good 'starter' with big ideas, but a good long term pilot for the day to day grind..
Regardless of its advanced technology and 'quality', It was priced out of the realm of the mortal man, and the Iphone may suffer a similar fate if they dont drop that price some. ( or remarket it as a Ipda, or NewtII )
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and everyone becomes a criminal. Criminals have fewer rights then 'citizens', and are easier to monitor and control.
Not bashing the idea of them being kind enough to open their product at all.
I just wonder if we really need yet another VM product now that we have tons of choices, on most any *common* platform. Both free and not so free. ( there are more free candidates to use then non free ).
Why not everyone just get together and improve what is already out there instead of muddying the waters?
He was coding something that directly related to his current day job. They retain rights to it.
Now, if he was writing a game and they took that.... we would have a case.
Another problem with this tho: Governmental software is owned by the people anyway.
You dont help lock in the monopoly even further.
Example: Welfare recipient actually has a live-in boyfriend working for another agency that brings in tons. Can reclaim overpayment via taxes. Without linking of data between the 3 agencies, that may never be caught. Older medicaid recpient cant afford to decent housing and doesnt file since she makes so little and lives in a 'center'. She has back SS $ coming to here, but since the tax people cant see the records, they cant get the money to her to move out of government assisted housing and into her own place.. Now, can it be abused? Sure..
Something to download tonght :)
Now, all i need is iso images of all the dist files to make up a entire system from scratch, without having to download it all piece by piece.
Is accessible by all agencies anyway, so having it in one place isnt really that big of a deal.
Now, once you start including private data ( such as ATM transactions, bookstore purchases, gas purchases, or private secuirty cameras ) and linking that data to governmental data, then we have some issues..
Sort of takes the effect away if you dont run it on the hardware..
Once you make the entire public criminals, its easier to strip them of the rest of their rights and control them.
is the most insidious thing going rght now. It has the potential to usurp most of our rights ( and not just IP type rights )
One world order, here we come ( via the backdoor )
Considering who i am, you are damned right they matter, as well as the millions that feel the same as i. ( they matter much more then you i am willing to bet )
Just dont get in the way when the revolution starts, you might get hurt.
Come closer and say that.
Dorm room my ass.
Not as far as im concerned you dont.
You can start by keeping your mouth shut. ( well, fingers off the keyboard, but im sure you are smart enough to understand what i meant ).
And before you go off and start flapping your gums anyway, i dont believe in copyright, patents or the concept of IP in general. As far as I'm concerned, once a 'object' is released into the world for consumption, you lose all rights to it and it belongs to 'the people'.
You have no rights over your content once its been released.
As long as you are reasonable about it, i agree. But 99.9% over do it and make a mess of things.
Going back to text only isnt a bad idea.
beacuse NetBSD already runs on ARM perhaps? They have their own coders to do what ever they need inhouse anyway.
No, they understand they can extend the boundaries of legislation to be enforced outside the country by using WTO treaties to their advantage.
Anyone that believes that has a few screws loose and should be ignored.
I dont care what your religious orientation is and your view of the 'end of the world', thats just stupid.
Is there a future for apple WITH Steve?
He tends to get them moving the right direction, then derails the train along the way. Hes a good 'starter' with big ideas, but a good long term pilot for the day to day grind..
That is a worthless mental exercise as there is no way that DRM can be there and it not be 'in the way'.
By definition DRM would cause issues with legit useage.
DRM is wrong, in any form.
Sure they may be independant, but they still have to purchase bandwidth.
Thats beacuse intent IS a crime, when you attempt to follow thru with it, regardless of the outcome.
Regardless of its advanced technology and 'quality', It was priced out of the realm of the mortal man, and the Iphone may suffer a similar fate if they dont drop that price some. ( or remarket it as a Ipda, or NewtII )
They just cant kill of W2k as much as they try :)
Once you make a good product, its hard to make it go away when all you do is produce crap afterwards.