The '80s version of extreme programming:
Sending my cassette drive to the shop and having to write my own terminal emulator in BASIC and typing it in every time I turned on the C64 so I could connect to BBS's! Damn I made that terminal program super-efficient after the first couple of weeks. If I remember correctly I had it down to no more than 5 or 6 lines of BASIC code. Ha! Try that these days with your web browser!
For starters, while the Redmond Giant had entered into similar trust-building agreements with global industrial houses, there was not a single Indian company on the list. "If you believe India is a software leader, why not gain industry confidence first?" is the query by policy-makers.
The real story is that the Indian gov't wants their software development industry to be included in the deals that Microsoft makes with "the big boys." I suspect we'll see a flurry of activity with Indian sofware companies all of a sudden in the forefront of development initiatives and lookit! They use.NET!
The monopoly will win every time. That's why we made laws to outlaw monopolies, see?
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Sorry bub, you're completely out in right field on this one. The part you're not hearing is that we send the $1.5 billion in arms to our friends, further dividing the factions and once our friends have won, we slide in there and take over. It works most of the time, but sometimes it doesn't... like in Chile, Cuba, Iran, Iraq... hmmm. Sound familiar?
And sorry, the U.S. really *IS* part of a global conspiracy. I mean, dude.. have you seen:
http://www.newamericancentury.org/
It stinks to me as well. Too neat and clean. The media jumped on this one way too fast and easy. It will be telling to see how the media reacts to this tomorrow or tonight on the evening news.
Will the nightly newscaster wag his finger at the camera and proclaim, "Now see how reasonable the RIAA is and how apologetic even this poor 12 year old girl is? DON'T STEAL MUSIC."
Watch the media's "reaction", the big media that is, and see what happens...
In Soviet Russia You get high on today's Tom Sawyer!
The article states that all they were doing was using Kazaa as a "jukebox" and listening to music online. Sort of like listening to the radio. I think from the family's perspective, they figured they paid $29.95 for an online radio sort of like a satellite radio service (only on the internet, on the computer).
I support the rights of copyright holders for the most part, but for crying out loud, do I have to pay every time I listen to someone's song?
For every artist that demands payment for every 'ear' that hears their product, there's 100 artists out there that would just like to have their music listened to by as many people as possible. I just assume junk all the artists that want royalties for every listen and keep the artists that are content with making money from CD sales.
Let me put this another way: I don't have to pay anyone any royalties when I play a DVD movie for my friends. Sure, it's illegal if I charge money for admission, but if I have my friends over to watch a movie, I'm not required to send a check to the MPAA. Why should owners of jukeboxes have to do the same? I'm not going to the restaurant to listen to the jukebox, I'm going there to eat. The jukebox is a nice addition to the place, sort of like good lighting or a mirrored bar.
Think of it this way, if the restaurant charged every patron a 1/2 cent for every song played from the jukebox while they were present, would everyone be happy to pay that fee? What about those people that don't want to hear the music, or don't like the selections? What about deaf people? Do I get charged extra for "enhanced lighting?" What if I'm blind?
Tell ya what: As a restaurant owner, I'll pay $10 for a CD to put into my jukebox, or to rip to MP3's and play on my MP3 jukebox. As the artist, you got your money, and with my customers hearing your product, you may get more sales. The artist should pay ME (as the restaurant owner) a promotion fee, not the other way around!
He got caught because of his sheer laziness and possibly his own ignorance. Making him into a martyr for open source only legitimises the belief that linux is free software (free as in beer) and, to some point, that only software "pirates" (sic) use it.
This story is also really demonstrating the massive power that the BSA (and the DCMA and the Patriot Act and all the other abuses currently going on) has, where no judge is involved and how this private citizen was "fined" by a private organization for what amounts to an administrative oversite without any notice. Furthermore, his government enforced this "fine" with armed guards but yet did not offer any recourse for this citizen through the courts or a chance at a review by his peers, without his being subjected to even MORE fines, penalties and fees simply for asking for review.
It's completely unacceptable and it's only going to get worse.
It could also happen to YOU next. In fact, I'd be willing to wager that it WILL happen to you (and me, and that guy reading this at work) if the rule by corporation continues to become law in the USA and other countries. Tinfoil hat stuff? Maybe...
No.sig found... error. (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)gnore: I
Actually, according to the response, the calculation of the final value would also be multiplied by the number of times each title was downloaded. The DOJ would have to prove each instance of downloading, but each one they could prove would be added into the grand total.
I can't say that I disagree with the DOJ's answer. There has to be some method of determining the cost and this is the most obvious method.
Sorry, your $1mill idea to sue anyone who downloads your product has already been copy-righted by SCO.
There's already contractors working at this place so obviously there's contract work to be had. Quitcherbitchen and go find yourself your own contract job and at least you'll get paid for your time.
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The '80s version of extreme programming: Sending my cassette drive to the shop and having to write my own terminal emulator in BASIC and typing it in every time I turned on the C64 so I could connect to BBS's! Damn I made that terminal program super-efficient after the first couple of weeks. If I remember correctly I had it down to no more than 5 or 6 lines of BASIC code. Ha! Try that these days with your web browser!
Googling around, we even found a test server for the Axentra Rumba Server. Go on, give it some stress testing!
Ummm... they don't know us very well, do they?
For starters, while the Redmond Giant had entered into similar trust-building agreements with global industrial houses, there was not a single Indian company on the list. "If you believe India is a software leader, why not gain industry confidence first?" is the query by policy-makers.
.NET!
The real story is that the Indian gov't wants their software development industry to be included in the deals that Microsoft makes with "the big boys." I suspect we'll see a flurry of activity with Indian sofware companies all of a sudden in the forefront of development initiatives and lookit! They use
The monopoly will win every time. That's why we made laws to outlaw monopolies, see?
1. Pass Patriot Act
2. Require RFID tags on everything
3. ????
4. Power!
Funding for "top secret programs" was increased today by 50 billion dollars. No details were provided due to "security concerns."
Well, there is another solution:
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Sorry bub, you're completely out in right field on this one. The part you're not hearing is that we send the $1.5 billion in arms to our friends, further dividing the factions and once our friends have won, we slide in there and take over. It works most of the time, but sometimes it doesn't... like in Chile, Cuba, Iran, Iraq... hmmm. Sound familiar?
And sorry, the U.S. really *IS* part of a global conspiracy. I mean, dude.. have you seen:
http://www.newamericancentury.org/
That ain't no joke, man!
It stinks to me as well. Too neat and clean. The media jumped on this one way too fast and easy. It will be telling to see how the media reacts to this tomorrow or tonight on the evening news.
Will the nightly newscaster wag his finger at the camera and proclaim, "Now see how reasonable the RIAA is and how apologetic even this poor 12 year old girl is? DON'T STEAL MUSIC."
Watch the media's "reaction", the big media that is, and see what happens...
In Soviet Russia You get high on today's Tom Sawyer!
The article states that all they were doing was using Kazaa as a "jukebox" and listening to music online. Sort of like listening to the radio. I think from the family's perspective, they figured they paid $29.95 for an online radio sort of like a satellite radio service (only on the internet, on the computer).
I support the rights of copyright holders for the most part, but for crying out loud, do I have to pay every time I listen to someone's song?
For every artist that demands payment for every 'ear' that hears their product, there's 100 artists out there that would just like to have their music listened to by as many people as possible. I just assume junk all the artists that want royalties for every listen and keep the artists that are content with making money from CD sales.
Let me put this another way: I don't have to pay anyone any royalties when I play a DVD movie for my friends. Sure, it's illegal if I charge money for admission, but if I have my friends over to watch a movie, I'm not required to send a check to the MPAA. Why should owners of jukeboxes have to do the same? I'm not going to the restaurant to listen to the jukebox, I'm going there to eat. The jukebox is a nice addition to the place, sort of like good lighting or a mirrored bar.
Think of it this way, if the restaurant charged every patron a 1/2 cent for every song played from the jukebox while they were present, would everyone be happy to pay that fee? What about those people that don't want to hear the music, or don't like the selections? What about deaf people? Do I get charged extra for "enhanced lighting?" What if I'm blind?
Tell ya what: As a restaurant owner, I'll pay $10 for a CD to put into my jukebox, or to rip to MP3's and play on my MP3 jukebox. As the artist, you got your money, and with my customers hearing your product, you may get more sales. The artist should pay ME (as the restaurant owner) a promotion fee, not the other way around!
Actually, you're not selling them your identity, you're giving it away for free. What a deal?
He got caught because of his sheer laziness and possibly his own ignorance. Making him into a martyr for open source only legitimises the belief that linux is free software (free as in beer) and, to some point, that only software "pirates" (sic) use it.
.sig found... error. (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)gnore: I
This story is also really demonstrating the massive power that the BSA (and the DCMA and the Patriot Act and all the other abuses currently going on) has, where no judge is involved and how this private citizen was "fined" by a private organization for what amounts to an administrative oversite without any notice. Furthermore, his government enforced this "fine" with armed guards but yet did not offer any recourse for this citizen through the courts or a chance at a review by his peers, without his being subjected to even MORE fines, penalties and fees simply for asking for review.
It's completely unacceptable and it's only going to get worse.
It could also happen to YOU next. In fact, I'd be willing to wager that it WILL happen to you (and me, and that guy reading this at work) if the rule by corporation continues to become law in the USA and other countries. Tinfoil hat stuff? Maybe...
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Actually, according to the response, the calculation of the final value would also be multiplied by the number of times each title was downloaded. The DOJ would have to prove each instance of downloading, but each one they could prove would be added into the grand total.
I can't say that I disagree with the DOJ's answer. There has to be some method of determining the cost and this is the most obvious method.
Sorry, your $1mill idea to sue anyone who downloads your product has already been copy-righted by SCO.
There's already contractors working at this place so obviously there's contract work to be had. Quitcherbitchen and go find yourself your own contract job and at least you'll get paid for your time.