It appears that he in fact did do all of the work on his own time with the possible exception of listening to requests for improvements in the software that he graciously provided at no cost.
Well, that's not at all clear from TFA. Not all of the work is coding, of course. There's researching the requirements, for one thing.
It would only be government property if it was the product of his job.
Not necessarily. If he's on the clock while pursuing his other activity, and the result is a product that's relevant to his job (which this is), the USAF has an arguable point.
I think the judge was using faulty reasoning here, but the plaintiff didn't deserve to prevail. It sounds like he wrote this code while drawing a salary from the USAF, and it's not clear that he did it all on his off-duty time.
If this works and decentralized power generation becomes the norm, that will free up a hell of a lot of steel, copper and aluminum for other uses. Not to mention the lives saved since there would be so much less need for high-voltage equipment.
I rather like the idea of running my whole house on a 24-volt DC system.
I know a few people who've made the mistake of buying WINCE phones, and they tell me about their phones crashing and having to reboot them in the middle of calls.
If you wanted to discuss the SDK, then you shouldn't have signed the NDA. It's a contract. If you don't like the terms, then you don't have to agree to them.
They may whine, but they also innovate, and produce some great code.
They also brought compiler development to a screeching halt, and let it stagnate for a couple of decades by sucking all the air out of the room.
Once GCC hit the streets, compiler work shrunk to a handful of academic projects, and companies like IBM and Intel working on their optimizers. Now, thanks to Apple's sponsorship of the LLVM and Clang projects, the dark ages of GCC are finally coming to an end.
Not hardly. The FSF has been in a snit over Linux's success for at least a decade, so they do all the nit-picking, bitching and moaning that they can about it.
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Guilt by association is a logical fallacy.
It's not the association, it's the fact that he was expressing approval of the other asshole.
-jcr
I know Jason F. personally and think he is a cool guy.
I must conclude then, that you are an asshole yourself.
-jcr
It appears that he in fact did do all of the work on his own time with the possible exception of listening to requests for improvements in the software that he graciously provided at no cost.
Well, that's not at all clear from TFA. Not all of the work is coding, of course. There's researching the requirements, for one thing.
It would only be government property if it was the product of his job.
Not necessarily. If he's on the clock while pursuing his other activity, and the result is a product that's relevant to his job (which this is), the USAF has an arguable point.
-jcr
I think the judge was using faulty reasoning here, but the plaintiff didn't deserve to prevail. It sounds like he wrote this code while drawing a salary from the USAF, and it's not clear that he did it all on his off-duty time.
-jcr
If it's enforced against civilians though, I want it enforced against government employees and contractors who do the same thing without warrants.
-jcr
If this works and decentralized power generation becomes the norm, that will free up a hell of a lot of steel, copper and aluminum for other uses. Not to mention the lives saved since there would be so much less need for high-voltage equipment.
I rather like the idea of running my whole house on a 24-volt DC system.
-jcr
It's rather snotty to flatly contradict a statement you disagree with, and then claim to have "fixed" it.
-jcr
Open source is supposed to be cross platform...
Says who?
There are a lot of open-source projects that are platform specific. Sometimes that's what you need.
-jcr
"Back to the mainframe" has caught on in a HUGE way.
Nope. Look at the proportions. How many millions of PCs, and how many thousands of thin clients.
-jcr
I would assume that the issue is PEBKAC
Sure, if the keyboard and chair you're talking about is in Redmond, WA.
Blaming the user for shoddy work is a time-worn gambit that more and more people aren't willing to accept anymore.
-jcr
Yes Windows XP still has its problems, but it is quite stable if you're not stupid about it.
Maybe, if you never let it connect to the net.
-jcr
This is one of those posts where "insightful" and "troll" both apply.
-jcr
This just seems like more of the same,
It is.
There's a reason why we moved to personal computers, and there's a reason why none of the "back to the mainframe" schemes ever caught on.
-jcr
My Windows XP has not crashed a single time in months.
Lucky you. (Don't kid yourself, that's luck.)
Windows is no longer associated with BSOD.
Sorry to break it to you, but your experience is a single datum, which doesn't counter decades of suffering by millions of other windows users.
-jcr
Each of them runs for a day or so without reboot.
I know a few people who've made the mistake of buying WINCE phones, and they tell me about their phones crashing and having to reboot them in the middle of calls.
-jcr
I will not drive any car that depends on Windows for so much as operating a retractable antenna.
-jcr
Ah, that would explain the surprisingly high approval ratings, then.
-jcr
In space, no one can tell that you're trapped in a glass box or walking against the wind.
-jcr
We should be able to discuss the SDK, period.
If you wanted to discuss the SDK, then you shouldn't have signed the NDA. It's a contract. If you don't like the terms, then you don't have to agree to them.
-jcr
GNU/Linux is the correct name for the OS.
Because RMS Says So!
Sorry, I'll keep calling it Linux. Go cope.
-jcr
whether or not Microsoft provided unrealistically favourable test conditions.
Of course they did. The test subjects didn't have to deal with installing or registering it.
-jcr
They may whine, but they also innovate, and produce some great code.
They also brought compiler development to a screeching halt, and let it stagnate for a couple of decades by sucking all the air out of the room.
Once GCC hit the streets, compiler work shrunk to a handful of academic projects, and companies like IBM and Intel working on their optimizers. Now, thanks to Apple's sponsorship of the LLVM and Clang projects, the dark ages of GCC are finally coming to an end.
-jcr
SUV owners end up leaving their engine running for half an hour to reinflate their tyres
Half an hour? Shouldn't take that long.
-jcr
Are they heavily involved in promoting Linux?
Not hardly. The FSF has been in a snit over Linux's success for at least a decade, so they do all the nit-picking, bitching and moaning that they can about it.
-jcr
How does something the RIAA did justify the FSF acting like a bunch of jerks?
Hear that "whoosh"? That's the sound of the point going way over your head.
The FSF is making the same mistake that the RIAA has.
-jcr