Do you really think they care about feedback? They will just shove it down Windows user's throats anyway. the average person doesnt really have a choice.
On a more serious note, what the student did was clearly wrong, and is not covered under the first amendment by ANY stretch of a rational imagination. While im often on the extreme side of supporting 'constitutional rights', this doesn't even come close to be defendable.
"we are sorry, but you have used XP too long and we no longer support it, thus we are deactivating your computer. Please purchase a new one with microsoft Vista.. thanks and have a nice day"
It wasnt flamebait, as you have the choice.. You can use a more restrictive license then GPL or a more free one. GPL is in the middle somewhere.
its your code, you choose the license youwant to distribute under. I'm only saying that there are more restrictions with GPL licensing then there are with BSD, and this is a good example of them. Yes i understand that is by design and the intent of RMS from the beginning. I just prefer the more free route, even if that means someone might out and sell my code while i dont get a dime for it, ( though i do get credit ). its the price i pay for being 'more' free.
When they come without a warrant, and you refuse ( which you can ), they just come back tomrrow WITH a warrant and with a vengance to make an example of you.
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Hmm how odd. Didnt have much trouble moving my MP3 collection around the other day.
Lets hope the LANDING goes just as well.
Easy, if they dont play ball you burn their business to the ground.
While you are right that a good admin needs to know how to do things manually, having a GUI often speeds things up and saves you time.
Because the are the largest, and are prone to cave into demands from other people perhaps?
Im sure that if they win this, and get some $ of it, they will start going after smaller fish ( that still have an international presence )
Umm that isnt hard to do, never has been..
Ever hear of SLIP or PPP? How about an 8 bit network card?
None of these things are new. I was running ethernet on an XT running X11 ( via desqviewX ) at least 15 years ago.. might have been longer..
What garbage. Why cant we just jail people who lie like this?
Wasnt it declared illegal ( or at least 'against the rules of war' ) to use landmines in the first place, via international treaty or something?
Yes, a lot of people care.
DOS still has a large user base out there, espcially in the embedded and machine controller markets. So yes, people care.
It was called 'archie'... And we all loved it.
In case you arent old enough to remember the good old days of archie and gopher, this isnt a flame, its a joke.
Marketing spin. My stick with my statement.
I take it you just arrived here from another planet. Of course its an excuse.. Its what governments do by nature.
Welcome to Earth, i hope you enjoy your stay.
Do you really think they care about feedback? They will just shove it down Windows user's throats anyway. the average person doesnt really have a choice.
If so, i think ill pass.
Why yes, yes we should. :)
On a more serious note, what the student did was clearly wrong, and is not covered under the first amendment by ANY stretch of a rational imagination. While im often on the extreme side of supporting 'constitutional rights', this doesn't even come close to be defendable.
"we are sorry, but you have used XP too long and we no longer support it, thus we are deactivating your computer. Please purchase a new one with microsoft Vista.. thanks and have a nice day"
No, you might as well buy a Mac ( or install bsd, linux, etc etc )
Anyone who didnt see this coming is either a fool or a moron.
Since when cant we videotape what happens on OUR OWN FUCKING PROPERTY?
WTF?!?!?!?!
Tomrrow we scan little billy in gradeschool, "just in case he has some tendencies"
It wasnt flamebait, as you have the choice.. You can use a more restrictive license then GPL or a more free one. GPL is in the middle somewhere.
its your code, you choose the license youwant to distribute under. I'm only saying that there are more restrictions with GPL licensing then there are with BSD, and this is a good example of them. Yes i understand that is by design and the intent of RMS from the beginning. I just prefer the more free route, even if that means someone might out and sell my code while i dont get a dime for it, ( though i do get credit ). its the price i pay for being 'more' free.
Of why the BSD license is 'more' free, and much safer
When they come without a warrant, and you refuse ( which you can ), they just come back tomrrow WITH a warrant and with a vengance to make an example of you.
But for marketing purposes, % makes more of an impact.
Not quite, its more of an attempt to circumvent that pesky 2nd amendment by making ammunition too expensive for the common man.
" see, we really didn't take away your right to bare arms "
And remember, criminals wont follow the law. They never do.
And a database of current child porn will do what exactally to prevent more?
Sounds more like an excuse to do more monitornig and 'mandatory filtering' ( foot in the door type ) of our data.