Napster is just representative of the people using it. It isn't inherantly a "top 40" library. I think that it's just a reflection of our current times where the major labels still have all of the power and exposure. Perhaps when people start realizing that there's more music on the net than what's on Napster, they will listen to this, put it on Napster and the scene will change?
It's not about the indies not utilizing technology, the point is that because people have been spoon-fed crap, when they fire up napster they're going to look for crap no matter how many MP3s that there are that they haven't heard of. The problem is how to teach people to use their own minds. As far as I can see, it's almost a losing battle.
I fully agree that with Napster etc. it's more convenient for people not to search around for underground music, but I don't think that this will be the end of music. (Some) people make music the same way that (some) people code. For the love of the art, it's not going to stop. Hopefully what we will see is the collapse of the current musick business clearing the way for whatever's to come next....
(I'm not being heartless to the people who rely on music for a living, but I don't know what can be done to help them. I release my music for free, but luckily I've also got an IT job that pays well)
Damn straight. The orginal poster can't complain about his potentially losing his 'right' to send encrypted email through his school computers, precicely because they are his schools computers. Here's an idea, buy a server yourself and send all the encrypted email that you want.
Sorry. I really wasn't trying to get into an argument. This isn't meant to be argumentative either, but out of curiosity why don't you want a slashdot account?
I'm sorry to have upset you so much. OK, fair enough that you don't want to get an account. I suppose that's your business. I respect your wishes in this matter. It is just my opinion that when joining in a conversation it is manners to identify yourself. I am also of the opinion that when posting under an identity people might be more likely to think about what they are posting. Ever thought what the coward part of anonymous coward means? Just my thoughts.
Come on please, WTF? So the CEO of MegaCorp reads Slashdot and was just about to switch millions of computers to linux, but now because he's so confised about what the latest version number is he's not going to. I think not. Plus, sorry to dissolution you but "careless talk costs lives"? I think that I can categorically say that no-one has died in the Operating System Wars. Get a life.
Why has this been moderated as troll? It's correct, see kuroi5hin/advogato for details. This is also why debian doesn't include KDE, because it's basically illegal.
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Napster is just representative of the people using it. It isn't inherantly a "top 40" library. I think that it's just a reflection of our current times where the major labels still have all of the power and exposure. Perhaps when people start realizing that there's more music on the net than what's on Napster, they will listen to this, put it on Napster and the scene will change?
And RMS was the first person to ever write free software? Sorry but your revisionist history doesn't hold up.
OK, answering my own questions, but this contains all of the answers.
Well this bloke thinks there's no problem and this bloke thinks there is a danger.
Make up your own mind.
Who was that masked anti-troll?
Surely the whole asteroid hitting earth/end of mankind thing is a fairly good argument for moving some of our eggs into a different basket?
Humour is subjective.
It's like the long running IT joke, isn't it? Computer systems would work a lot better without the 'pollution' of users!!
Asking a question here, my memory's not what it was but, which GEM came first, the ST or the PC one(done by Digital Research)?
It's not about the indies not utilizing technology, the point is that because people have been spoon-fed crap, when they fire up napster they're going to look for crap no matter how many MP3s that there are that they haven't heard of. The problem is how to teach people to use their own minds. As far as I can see, it's almost a losing battle.
I fully agree that with Napster etc. it's more convenient for people not to search around for underground music, but I don't think that this will be the end of music. (Some) people make music the same way that (some) people code. For the love of the art, it's not going to stop. Hopefully what we will see is the collapse of the current musick business clearing the way for whatever's to come next....
(I'm not being heartless to the people who rely on music for a living, but I don't know what can be done to help them. I release my music for free, but luckily I've also got an IT job that pays well)
Damn straight. The orginal poster can't complain about his potentially losing his 'right' to send encrypted email through his school computers, precicely because they are his schools computers. Here's an idea, buy a server yourself and send all the encrypted email that you want.
Sorry. I really wasn't trying to get into an argument. This isn't meant to be argumentative either, but out of curiosity why don't you want a slashdot account?
Sorry mate, that (almost) is my real name. Phil Meadows from Reading, UK.
I'm sorry to have upset you so much. OK, fair enough that you don't want to get an account. I suppose that's your business. I respect your wishes in this matter. It is just my opinion that when joining in a conversation it is manners to identify yourself. I am also of the opinion that when posting under an identity people might be more likely to think about what they are posting. Ever thought what the coward part of anonymous coward means? Just my thoughts.
So what would you base it on? A "religious belief". What do you think that the point of a server is? Not serving transactions possibly.
Why are you posting anonymously? Don't you think it's an abuse of the system. Or are you scared to take responsibility for your own comments?
Come on please, WTF? So the CEO of MegaCorp reads Slashdot and was just about to switch millions of computers to linux, but now because he's so confised about what the latest version number is he's not going to. I think not. Plus, sorry to dissolution you but "careless talk costs lives"? I think that I can categorically say that no-one has died in the Operating System Wars. Get a life.
Hey memory boy, what about the Apple 2?
Q: Which do you prefer grass or astroturf?
A: I don't know, I've never smoked astroturf.
How will they find that with an electronic interception system?
Suggestion - Get a fucking life.
Perhaps, Jon, because of the last of substance, people are left to comment on the form.
Why has this been moderated as troll? It's correct, see kuroi5hin/advogato for details. This is also why debian doesn't include KDE, because it's basically illegal.
A thousand apologies, that will teach me to try and add to a conversation!!!