Disney has never had an original idea. They are in the business of adapting classic stories (eg. Grimm brothers', Salton) to modern media and for modern audiences. Lessig makes this very clear in a lecture you can read/hear at his website.
I have an excellent home theatre system, but I have now vowed to see every IMAX hollywood-rerelease that comes out. After seeing Apollo 13 in IMAX I am convinced that this is the way to go. $12.50 (Cdn) seemed like a bargain. I can't wait to see AOTC. The movie industry lost me as a customer a few years ago, but now I'm back enjoying movies on the BIG screen again (a few anyways).
This is not a troll (I hope). But--- could someone explain why linux must *win the desktop*? Since all the code is OSS we know it will not die (on the desktop or anywhere for that matter). Since there are many, many programmers out there who like changing/improving the apps we know they will only get better. So given time GNU/Linux will eventually find its true marketshare (non-zero). Linux is the alternative and there is ALWAYS a need for an alternative. It aint going nowhere. My $0.02
I think we all just have to be patient. We all know all these things (and others) will be fixed/added eventually, but users seem to want it done now/yesterday. Linux and OSS is better thought of as a perpetual work-in-progress than as a finished or almost finished product. That is probably another thing that needs to be fixed. Just my 2cents.
Simple solution to harrassment suits: Loser Pays all court costs. This is the rule in most countries where jurisprudence is based on English law. The U.S. is the only (?) exception.
Exactly, exactly, exactly. When I try to install a new program it should JUST WORK. I don't care how or why. I have had no trouble installing many Mozilla builds. They have taken the time to make sure it JUST WORKS. When I purchased the Crossover plugin I worried that installing was going to be a bitch. Guess what? It JUST WORKED. I am pretty sure that there are many like me who just can't be bothered to make it work, and are willing to pay to ensure that it JUST WORKS. If the linux desktop is going to go anywhere, as a group the community will have to ensure that when Joe Linuxuser (ie. me) wants to try an new release, it had better JUST WORK. We don't care why. Call it RPM, call it source-based, call it whatever it should JUST WORK. This is where the linux business model lies. I would be quite willing to subscribe to JUSTWORK.com so that when I find a program that interests me I can download it, install it, and it will JUST WORK--everytime. Enough ranting. Mod away.
IANAL but: this system does not even seem like copy protection. It simply stops use in certain devices (ie. CD-ROM) no matter what the intended use of the material on the disc. Wouldn't they have to show that you put the disc in your computer with the intent of copying the material, rather than just listening to it?
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Disney has never had an original idea. They are in the business of adapting classic stories (eg. Grimm brothers', Salton) to modern media and for modern audiences. Lessig makes this very clear in a lecture you can read/hear at his website.
I have an excellent home theatre system, but I have now vowed to see every IMAX hollywood-rerelease that comes out. After seeing Apollo 13 in IMAX I am convinced that this is the way to go. $12.50 (Cdn) seemed like a bargain. I can't wait to see AOTC. The movie industry lost me as a customer a few years ago, but now I'm back enjoying movies on the BIG screen again (a few anyways).
IANAG - but I may just buy it to see and to support. A new major game release in Linux - I like it!.
Sony tried it with their ProSeries a few years ago. Couldn't give them away. People still think of TV as a box not a system.
This is not a troll (I hope). But--- could someone explain why linux must *win the desktop*? Since all the code is OSS we know it will not die (on the desktop or anywhere for that matter). Since there are many, many programmers out there who like changing/improving the apps we know they will only get better. So given time GNU/Linux will eventually find its true marketshare (non-zero). Linux is the alternative and there is ALWAYS a need for an alternative. It aint going nowhere.
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Michael
Also the co-opting of the term P2P. He refers to the Platform for Privacy Preferences as P3P. Very canny.
I take it you have never seen a Showscan movie. 60 fps. You literally cannot tell where the screen is, the picture is so clear.
I think we all just have to be patient. We all know all these things (and others) will be fixed/added eventually, but users seem to want it done now/yesterday. Linux and OSS is better thought of as a perpetual work-in-progress than as a finished or almost finished product. That is probably another thing that needs to be fixed. Just my 2cents.
James Cameron. It would also have the honor of being the first movie to cost over $1 billion. It sure wouldn't suck though.
Simple solution to harrassment suits: Loser Pays all court costs. This is the rule in most countries where jurisprudence is based on English law. The U.S. is the only (?) exception.
Exactly, exactly, exactly. When I try to install a new program it should JUST WORK. I don't care how or why. I have had no trouble installing many Mozilla builds. They have taken the time to make sure it JUST WORKS. When I purchased the Crossover plugin I worried that installing was going to be a bitch. Guess what? It JUST WORKED. I am pretty sure that there are many like me who just can't be bothered to make it work, and are willing to pay to ensure that it JUST WORKS. If the linux desktop is going to go anywhere, as a group the community will have to ensure that when Joe Linuxuser (ie. me) wants to try an new release, it had better JUST WORK. We don't care why. Call it RPM, call it source-based, call it whatever it should JUST WORK. This is where the linux business model lies. I would be quite willing to subscribe to JUSTWORK.com so that when I find a program that interests me I can download it, install it, and it will JUST WORK--everytime. Enough ranting. Mod away.
IANAL but: this system does not even seem like copy protection. It simply stops use in certain devices (ie. CD-ROM) no matter what the intended use of the material on the disc. Wouldn't they have to show that you put the disc in your computer with the intent of copying the material, rather than just listening to it?
Not quite. American Grafitti was also an excellent idea/movie. Unfortunately he wasted that karma with Howard the Duck.
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