wtf?? can someone please explain to me the concept of trolling? for instance, why is wanting to know why Sierra is still considered to be a heavyweight even though I haven't seen a game from them in years, considered to be such?
Never make me edit a text file to configure a system setting. The less I have to know about what file to edit, where it is, and what the format is, the better and faster I'd be.
yeah, and a lot of people want precisely the opposite - just tell me where the settings are so I don't have to bother with your silly config applets that implement half the settings and usually just confuse the matter by introducing their own terminology.
All Linux development has to be geared to several groups, on the one side you have Aunt Tilly and on the other the same people who make these systems. And I for one hope they won't start concentrating on Aunt Tilly first. I couldn't give a rat's ass about "widespread desktop adoption," what I care about is me, me, me me!
WTF? Is a "modern" clipboard anything like the Windows one, where you can copy/cut and paste once, and that's it? If that's the modern approach, I think I'll stick with the obsolete ones, where I get a clipboard history and can define actions for specific selections.
Don't forget to keep a photocopy of the modified contract!
erm, photocopy? If there aren't two copies of your contract, signed by both "parties" one of which the employer has and one which you keep - then I don't know what the hell you are doing.
I was presented with a contract by a biotech company that didn't really have any programmers on staff, so it was basically their contract for scientists, slightly modified to include development work in their concepts. So basically what he IP and non-compete clauses boiled down to was that not only they owned everything that my body excreted, one way or another, during my employment with them, but I could not write code for anyone else for a period of two years after the termination of that contract. I am sure it was not intended entirely in that fasion, but that's certainly what came out.
The scary part is that such non compete clauses are fairly statndard for scientific fields, the silver lining is that they are completely illegal and unenforceable since it is illegal to keep someone from being employed. Usually they are just used to bully people around when the need arises... like most of this stuff.
Sigh. Yes, you can sign away your human rights. 1st amendment, 4th amendment.
That's actually precisely not true, that's the good thing about constitutional rights, they are yours and even you cannot take them away from yourself. No contract claiming you surrendered those rights would be considered valid (well at least that part of it) by any court, that includes the (sadly) common clauses regarding limiting your litigation options. It's that they usually go unchallenged, that's the problem.
Your children are an entirely different thing, but you rights, at least in theory, are yours to keep, whether you like it or not.
I am not sure which way that difference in resources goes (or went), note that Russia's dirt poor now (and for some time) because so many resources have been diverted to things like rockets, in the 60s and on.
I wasn't really talking about RMS's intentions, but rather the movements (yes I specifically mentioned both the open source and the free software movements, thought I guess the latter doesn't really apply - I don't know too much about the specifics of their "ideals"), I was rather talking about the state of things today, where most (I am fairly certain) people use free software and contribute to it because they either want something better than microsoft, or don't want to be MS's bitch.
And you are right, while the Linux kenel is more of a monarchy, most of the fee software projects are purely socialist systems (not that there's anything wrong with that)
As a side note, it's long been held that benevolent despotism is in fact the best form of government (provided you have a good despot), it's just unworkable over the long term because of our sadly short life-spans.
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Does it strike anyone else as strange that the Linux kernel is still run by a small monarchy?
Hmm... has to be somewhat ironic that the backlash to the apex of capitalism (MS) has created a socialist system (the open source and free software movements) that is being guided by a monarchy, as you've put it.
Child pornography is not depictions of naked children, but of children "engaged in sexual activity" (This is my paraphrasing, I am not going to quote laws from the 18th century which still cite "crimes against nature" and such), it doesn't really matter if they are dressed or not, it's the sexual nature of what they are doing that makes it pornography. Of course that's a fairly grey area as well, here in Canada, for example, the decision of what is and isn't pornography is completely up to the cop who busts down your door (since recently), which is a bit strange, since Canada is usually a bit better than the US with these things.
The reason why it's illegal to possess or just view child pronography (and I for once agree with this) is that by controlling demand they are hoping to lessen the supply. While I am not too hopeful about the effectivness of this policy, I wouldn't actually call it censorship; even though I as much a basement Linux geek as the next/.er, in this case (the case of viewing child porn being illegal, NOT the case of the PA bullshit) their intent is to prevent something illegal from happening, not to prevent the distribution of information.
Anyway, about the PA thing - it quite obvious to all of us that it will not help anything, the question is, is it as obvious to PA legislators and they just want some censorship power, or are they well meaning, technologically ignorant people?
Isn't that the point of the whole thing? If you want what you described, you use BSD, and if you want the features of Linux, you use GNU/Linux.
This isn't meant in any disparaging manner, but usually when people say things like "I like what we have for the most part, but if only this part of it was like what they have over there" it means that there's a tradeoff that creates both the greater whole that they like and also that one particular difference. Usually.
Funny, the first thing that came to my mind was programming for Apple's OS X.
This 'X' thing is kind of interesting, it is very common (besides the X X, and OS X, there are lots and lots of smaller products and projects) and MS seems to like using it: ActiveX, DirectX, whatever else, and I think it's convceivable they will start claiming some sort of brand name protection for it in the future - now that will be pretty funny (or very frightening, depending on the outcome).
Seriously, if I start selling something, let's say a console game to make it even more interesting, called the X-Bokks, or X Books, or X Blocks, or even just "X", should I not be allow to call it that? Sure it might get confused with the MS XBox, but it's their own damn fault for using a generic word (arguably used widely in the computer industry, a la "Did you see my new Linux box?") and a friggin letter.
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wtf?? can someone please explain to me the concept of trolling? for instance, why is wanting to know why Sierra is still considered to be a heavyweight even though I haven't seen a game from them in years, considered to be such?
Come to think of it, I guess I just did.
I thought they were dead or something?
I think you've hit on the real reason here - he can't accomplish anything without a middle name that makes for a cool TLA.
Well, on the other hand the price is reasonable, and the did give ample notice...
What I find more interesting is that they've actually called something the analog hole
(besides, I don't think it's the eye candy that people complained about, it was mostly animated doggies)
yeah, and a lot of people want precisely the opposite - just tell me where the settings are so I don't have to bother with your silly config applets that implement half the settings and usually just confuse the matter by introducing their own terminology.
All Linux development has to be geared to several groups, on the one side you have Aunt Tilly and on the other the same people who make these systems. And I for one hope they won't start concentrating on Aunt Tilly first. I couldn't give a rat's ass about "widespread desktop adoption," what I care about is me, me, me me!
WTF? Is a "modern" clipboard anything like the Windows one, where you can copy/cut and paste once, and that's it? If that's the modern approach, I think I'll stick with the obsolete ones, where I get a clipboard history and can define actions for specific selections.
Yes, I am sure this very issue is keeping thousands of people from using KDE.
Besides, I don 't even use the microwave at work - the 25 cent Mountain Dew is all anyone could ever ask for!
erm, photocopy? If there aren't two copies of your contract, signed by both "parties" one of which the employer has and one which you keep - then I don't know what the hell you are doing.
The scary part is that such non compete clauses are fairly statndard for scientific fields, the silver lining is that they are completely illegal and unenforceable since it is illegal to keep someone from being employed. Usually they are just used to bully people around when the need arises... like most of this stuff.
That's actually precisely not true, that's the good thing about constitutional rights, they are yours and even you cannot take them away from yourself. No contract claiming you surrendered those rights would be considered valid (well at least that part of it) by any court, that includes the (sadly) common clauses regarding limiting your litigation options. It's that they usually go unchallenged, that's the problem.
Your children are an entirely different thing, but you rights, at least in theory, are yours to keep, whether you like it or not.
And I have my microwave at my desk - so I get the best of both worlds!
A wireless keyboard that you have to plug in. Why, that's brilliant!
Not to start anything here, but literacy is really not one of the things Americans should be cocky about. Wealth on the other hand? Right on!!
I am not sure which way that difference in resources goes (or went), note that Russia's dirt poor now (and for some time) because so many resources have been diverted to things like rockets, in the 60s and on.
And you are right, while the Linux kenel is more of a monarchy, most of the fee software projects are purely socialist systems (not that there's anything wrong with that)
As a side note, it's long been held that benevolent despotism is in fact the best form of government (provided you have a good despot), it's just unworkable over the long term because of our sadly short life-spans.
Hmm... has to be somewhat ironic that the backlash to the apex of capitalism (MS) has created a socialist system (the open source and free software movements) that is being guided by a monarchy, as you've put it.
go figure.
The reason why it's illegal to possess or just view child pronography (and I for once agree with this) is that by controlling demand they are hoping to lessen the supply. While I am not too hopeful about the effectivness of this policy, I wouldn't actually call it censorship; even though I as much a basement Linux geek as the next /.er, in this case (the case of viewing child porn being illegal, NOT the case of the PA bullshit) their intent is to prevent something illegal from happening, not to prevent the distribution of information.
Anyway, about the PA thing - it quite obvious to all of us that it will not help anything, the question is, is it as obvious to PA legislators and they just want some censorship power, or are they well meaning, technologically ignorant people?
one of those paradox things that contradicts itself by simply existing?
I'm really glad my Linux machine is totally free and if Microsoft, or Ambrosia goes out of business it will still keep working.
Isn't it the other way around? If your Linux machine keeps working then MS will go out of business?
:) (oh, all you MS-bashing bashers - try not to take this too seriously?)
yeah, yeah - off-topic. I've learned my lesson and will never stray from the righteous path of the all important "topic" ever again. After this one.
This isn't meant in any disparaging manner, but usually when people say things like "I like what we have for the most part, but if only this part of it was like what they have over there" it means that there's a tradeoff that creates both the greater whole that they like and also that one particular difference. Usually.
Funny, the first thing that came to my mind was programming for Apple's OS X.
This 'X' thing is kind of interesting, it is very common (besides the X X, and OS X, there are lots and lots of smaller products and projects) and MS seems to like using it: ActiveX, DirectX, whatever else, and I think it's convceivable they will start claiming some sort of brand name protection for it in the future - now that will be pretty funny (or very frightening, depending on the outcome).
Seriously, if I start selling something, let's say a console game to make it even more interesting, called the X-Bokks, or X Books, or X Blocks, or even just "X", should I not be allow to call it that? Sure it might get confused with the MS XBox, but it's their own damn fault for using a generic word (arguably used widely in the computer industry, a la "Did you see my new Linux box?") and a friggin letter.