Linux stole BSD code (PPP Compression code? How many networking and other utilities?). Linux imitates BSD (BSD has been around since before I was born, I remember when Linux was new).
As for security, stability, and scalability, why don't Hotmail or Yahoo! use Linux? It's simple, Linux just cannot handle it. Dave Filo even said they tried Linux for Yahoo! and it just couldn't handle it.
If I had created a new technology and then released code based on it under a BSDL, I obviously would not care of MS or AOL did something with it. In fact, if my new technology were any good, I'd be happy to use it then.
It may be time for non-GPL open source users and producers to assemble a patent and trademark warchest against the GPL supporter's anti-competitive practices.
That's an unfair generalization. I was the original poster in this thread and I am 20. I stared reading Analog back when I was 13. I remember very clearly the story that got me hooked. It was by Ben Bova (I think) about the truth about canals on Mars. I think it was in the April 1993 issue. Unfortunetly, I have not read in a long time though.
The really great thing about the Constitution is that it doesn't matter what the intentions were. Intentions are not the law. The actual words are the law and that is all that matters.
It doesn't matter whether or not crime is up or down as a result. In the United States, gun control violates the highest law of the land and it is therefore wrong.
That is much a given, there are agents of the British government in the United States (and everyone but the recognized diplomats) do fall under American jurisdiction.
Fine, but in the United States, is the British government protected by American law? This is very clearly voyeurism and invasion of privacy. In the United States, this is criminal.
We don't have a federal government - we have a "constitutional" monarchy. You can sue government agencies, but what would you sue MI6 for? Bear in mind that there is no right to privacy under UK law,
But there is under American law, and guess where I am sitting.
and that MI6's remit is to investigate foreign nationals...
Yeah, when I read it first, I kind of mentally fixed it and didn't notice. Oh well, your average Slashdot editor is a moron. VA should fire all of them but nik.
I don't use Linux therefore I do not have any Linux brethern. I am not a member of the Linux community and it is an extreme generalization to assume that all Slashdot readers and posters are Linux users. I use many, many implementations of Unix but Linux is not among them. Want to know why? Here's why: I do not agree with the GNU philosophy. I think it will damage the lives of all programmers. Linux is buggy and slow. Yes, compare it to any other Unix. Linux does not scale well. Beowulf is actually proof of this. Compare that to an E10k. Linux is totally insecure. I think the last Red Hat remote exploit was within the last week. Linux is unstable. Compare it to any BSD or even Windows NT. Linux is bloated. Why does a Unix implementation ship with emacs by default? That is just wrong. Why is there no consistent documentation? Last time I looked at Linux (RedHat 5.2), 30% of the utilities in/usr/bin had no manpages. Most of them I never did figure out what they did and more than one segfaulted when run with "--help". Ouch.
So guess what! I hope I make life harder for Linux users. When the smoke has cleared, Linux will have destroyed the industry, rather than been its saving grace.
By the way, if you are interested in learning more, my website is listed above. Click and send me email.
I have a commercial application. Let's call it Microsoft Office 2001 for Linux. Am I to trust that in that huge, behemoth of Microsoftian bloat there isn't some exploitable code?
Being open source does not automatically make a program bug free. Look at XMMS for instance (why on Earth does it suddenly become silent when I turn on the equalizer?). Or ext2fs (why is it I lose a partition every time I pull the plug?). Or KDE (the window manager should not be using more resources than the windows it managers...yes, that is a bug). Or GAIM (why does my computer lock up for 10 minutes or so when I shut gaim down?). Do I need to continue?
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Uhm, you've got it all backwards, buddy.
Linux stole BSD code (PPP Compression code? How many networking and other utilities?). Linux imitates BSD (BSD has been around since before I was born, I remember when Linux was new).
As for security, stability, and scalability, why don't Hotmail or Yahoo! use Linux? It's simple, Linux just cannot handle it. Dave Filo even said they tried Linux for Yahoo! and it just couldn't handle it.
If I had created a new technology and then released code based on it under a BSDL, I obviously would not care of MS or AOL did something with it. In fact, if my new technology were any good, I'd be happy to use it then.
What about Altavista and other robots that actually reproduce the first few sentences of websites in the search?
In fact, this search reproduces two BoA pages in the first three hits.
This also clearly falls under fair-use parody law.
It may be time for non-GPL open source users and producers to assemble a patent and trademark warchest against the GPL supporter's anti-competitive practices.
That's an unfair generalization. I was the original poster in this thread and I am 20. I stared reading Analog back when I was 13. I remember very clearly the story that got me hooked. It was by Ben Bova (I think) about the truth about canals on Mars. I think it was in the April 1993 issue. Unfortunetly, I have not read in a long time though.
Analog is the most important magazine in the genre. It first published Asimov! It was the home of too many writers to count for decades!
The really great thing about the Constitution is that it doesn't matter what the intentions were. Intentions are not the law. The actual words are the law and that is all that matters.
It doesn't matter whether or not crime is up or down as a result. In the United States, gun control violates the highest law of the land and it is therefore wrong.
I do.
Did Anyone else notice the Y2K bug at the top of their webpage? :)
That is much a given, there are agents of the British government in the United States (and everyone but the recognized diplomats) do fall under American jurisdiction.
Yeah, but I live in Maryland and this is the same thing Linda Tripp is on trial for. This is a criminal act.
Fine, but in the United States, is the British government protected by American law? This is very clearly voyeurism and invasion of privacy. In the United States, this is criminal.
Becaue it is only when you threaten the pocketbooks do people react. This is the same everywhere. Only in America is it feasible.
We don't have a federal government - we have a "constitutional" monarchy. You can sue government agencies, but what would you sue MI6 for? Bear in mind that there is no right to privacy under UK law,
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But there is under American law, and guess where I am sitting.
and that MI6's remit is to investigate foreign nationals
And that is an act of war.
Yeah, when I read it first, I kind of mentally fixed it and didn't notice. Oh well, your average Slashdot editor is a moron. VA should fire all of them but nik.
I don't use Linux therefore I do not have any Linux brethern. I am not a member of the Linux community and it is an extreme generalization to assume that all Slashdot readers and posters are Linux users. I use many, many implementations of Unix but Linux is not among them. Want to know why? Here's why: I do not agree with the GNU philosophy. I think it will damage the lives of all programmers. Linux is buggy and slow. Yes, compare it to any other Unix. Linux does not scale well. Beowulf is actually proof of this. Compare that to an E10k. Linux is totally insecure. I think the last Red Hat remote exploit was within the last week. Linux is unstable. Compare it to any BSD or even Windows NT. Linux is bloated. Why does a Unix implementation ship with emacs by default? That is just wrong. Why is there no consistent documentation? Last time I looked at Linux (RedHat 5.2), 30% of the utilities in /usr/bin had no manpages. Most of them I never did figure out what they did and more than one segfaulted when run with "--help". Ouch.
So guess what! I hope I make life harder for Linux users. When the smoke has cleared, Linux will have destroyed the industry, rather than been its saving grace.
By the way, if you are interested in learning more, my website is listed above. Click and send me email.
That's "emm-eye-five," like, "Military Intelligence," which is a contradiction, but there you go anyway.
I occasionally send email to people in Britain and I am an American. Can I sue the British government for this?
Damn, looks like I gave too much credit to GNU users. Okay, let's try this: Only fungi and communists need GNU utilities.
No, if you cannot get around on a vanilla Sun or DEC box, you don't know Unix. Only pansies and children need GNU utilities.
Typically, I managed to break it myself, why would I should I ask for help fixing it? :)
I think what I did wrong was installing Linux. After I replaced it with another Unix, life was good :)
I have a commercial application. Let's call it Microsoft Office 2001 for Linux. Am I to trust that in that huge, behemoth of Microsoftian bloat there isn't some exploitable code?
:)
Why are you running it is root?
Being open source does not automatically make a program bug free. Look at XMMS for instance (why on Earth does it suddenly become silent when I turn on the equalizer?). Or ext2fs (why is it I lose a partition every time I pull the plug?). Or KDE (the window manager should not be using more resources than the windows it managers...yes, that is a bug). Or GAIM (why does my computer lock up for 10 minutes or so when I shut gaim down?). Do I need to continue?