Guess those of you who thought Microsoft was going to take over the world with the dastardly assistance from Intel better get back to the drawing board.
And does this make AMD part of the Axis of Evil now?
Way to try to morally equate the DMCA to institutional discrimination. You have successfully discredited your entire argument, but I'll refute it anyway.
1) I don't think Microsoft cares what you do with your machine as long as it's not rigged to cut into their profits. I don't care how many people who claim to use mod chips for reasons other than playing games they haven't paid for, most of them are dishonest.
2) Combined with the nature and content of this person's website, the intend of his actions was crystal clear. The mod chips themselves didn't incriminate him; his entire site (which I would imagine was used as evidence) did.
3) "You need the machine as much as the chip to play a pirated game." Clarification - you need the machine AND the mod chip to play a pirated game. The machine/chip combo isn't what Microsoft sells.
I'll agree that Microsoft is ignoring an untapped market here for people who simply want to make backups of their games. If they were to incorporate something like a CD burner feature that brands a backup with a unique identifier that only lets the backup run on that particular machine, they could pull it off. But then, I suppose, the Slashdot faithful would cry about that too.
For a site whose main purpose is to promote how open source operating systems like Linux and *BSD are superior to anything Microsoft has to offer, there seems to be an awful lot of people happy to use Windows as long as they can get it for free (as in beer).
Now I know there are those who stick by their guns and honestly won't use a free version of Windows over Linux or whathaveyou, but it would seem that a majority of people find Windows A-OK as long as they don't have to pay for it.
So if Linux, BSD, etc. are so much better than Windows in as many ways as I read here every day, why are so many of you still using Windows while preaching the value of free (beer & speech) software? Could it be that you just want the beer?
To make my point short, there are many stupid things that people do that we'd love to kick their ass good for. Does that mean we should do so?
We have a legal system to deal with people who break the law. If this guy's activities are illegal, use the legal system to hold him responsible.
But suggesting that vigilante justice is an acceptable way of dealing with anyone who dares inconvenience/annoy you suggests we are indeed a violent and lawless society.
How did the saying go? Don't take the law into your own hands. Take them to court!
As tempting as such delicious retribution may be, you can't believe that returning his violation of your privacy (the spam) with a violation of his (death threats, etc.) will have any positive results beyond a temporary feeling of satisfaction.
Remember what we learned in kindergarten: two wrongs don't make a right. I'd say spamming is an acceptable (and decidedly amusing) way of getting your message to him, but when it puts him and his family at risk, you've gone too far.
In one of the newer models of military brilliance, a laser is used to determine the distance between the soldier and (for the purpose of explaining the functionality) an entrenched target.
The soldier need only point the laser to a position above the target, and when the round is fired, it explodes at that point above the target and peppers it with shrapnel.
Personally I don't see the appeal of ray-gun-type weapons, except for science piction purposes. You can get the same job done with traditional munitions that require much less power to operate.
"I oppose this war and the people who fight it - yes, that means the troops."
Instead of spewing your disdain for our brave military personnel from a distance and behind an anonymous internet name, go to your local VFW post and say that.
If you can do that and look those veterans straight in the eyes, then you can come back here and speak again.
I'm sorry, but people like the parent poster sicken me with their cowardly drivel.
Hell, just look at Batman after Michael Keaton! I believe I have proven my point (though the departure of Tim Burton from the series also contributed to the downfall of the Batman movie franchise).
I don't get a whole lot of spam, and I suspect it's because when I DO get spam, I NEVER click on the "Click here to remove yourself from our mailing list" link.
For those who don't know this already, all that does is validate that there is a user who actively checks/reads that email account. A list of valid email addresses is VERY valuable to other spammers, who eagerly shell out the $$$ so they can send you MORE spam.
So in reality "Opting out" often will only bring you MORE spam, not less.
Not kidding at all. Isn't the ability to tinker with the source to either improve it or to meet a new or unique need the fundamental Free Speech argument supporting OSS?
And yes, tinkering converts a "known" into an "unknown", hence the entire reason for my question. Will RedHat still support people who exercise their right to do whatever they want with the source?
Exactly how much of this new, huge, enterprise edition is available for the public to scrutinize and improve? Is the entire source available to download and compile?
And even if most or all of the source IS available to tinker with, how much tinkering can a sysadmin do before he/she voids the service/support contract?
"It's written by a self proclaimed Unix evangelist, so don't expect it to be unbiased"
This fact should have disqualified the story from even being posted, unless the editors have entirely abandoned any attempt at making Slashdot even appear to be a credible source of honest, factual information.
Statements by a "Unix evangelist" has no business being reported as news.
"Sakano reportedly asked the game's system administrator to provide the female player's entry password on the pretext that she had lost her password to the game."
(I had to say it)...afterall, I thought information wanted to be FREE!
Would this be the only way to legally host a file server for MP3's? Or does the RIAA presume its jurisdiction (and yes, I do believe it has elevated itself to an enforcement entity) now extends to outer space?
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I'd have a lot more respect for the editors if they'd just come out and admit their mistakes (dupes, inaccuracies).
I'm guessing that's not the number of simultaneous connections his server can handle/
And does this make AMD part of the Axis of Evil now?
Do you really mean "free (as in speech) exchange of ideas" or free (as in beer) music.
It is the university's responsibility to protect the former, but discourage the latter. Let's try not to confuse the two.
1) I don't think Microsoft cares what you do with your machine as long as it's not rigged to cut into their profits. I don't care how many people who claim to use mod chips for reasons other than playing games they haven't paid for, most of them are dishonest.
2) Combined with the nature and content of this person's website, the intend of his actions was crystal clear. The mod chips themselves didn't incriminate him; his entire site (which I would imagine was used as evidence) did.
3) "You need the machine as much as the chip to play a pirated game." Clarification - you need the machine AND the mod chip to play a pirated game. The machine/chip combo isn't what Microsoft sells.
I'll agree that Microsoft is ignoring an untapped market here for people who simply want to make backups of their games. If they were to incorporate something like a CD burner feature that brands a backup with a unique identifier that only lets the backup run on that particular machine, they could pull it off. But then, I suppose, the Slashdot faithful would cry about that too.
Now I know there are those who stick by their guns and honestly won't use a free version of Windows over Linux or whathaveyou, but it would seem that a majority of people find Windows A-OK as long as they don't have to pay for it.
So if Linux, BSD, etc. are so much better than Windows in as many ways as I read here every day, why are so many of you still using Windows while preaching the value of free (beer & speech) software? Could it be that you just want the beer?
We have a legal system to deal with people who break the law. If this guy's activities are illegal, use the legal system to hold him responsible.
But suggesting that vigilante justice is an acceptable way of dealing with anyone who dares inconvenience/annoy you suggests we are indeed a violent and lawless society.
How did the saying go? Don't take the law into your own hands. Take them to court!
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Remember what we learned in kindergarten: two wrongs don't make a right. I'd say spamming is an acceptable (and decidedly amusing) way of getting your message to him, but when it puts him and his family at risk, you've gone too far.
Umm... firewire isn't exactly new. What's taking them so long to get more than "initial" support? And what does THAT mean?
But not in the context of ray-guns.
In one of the newer models of military brilliance, a laser is used to determine the distance between the soldier and (for the purpose of explaining the functionality) an entrenched target.
The soldier need only point the laser to a position above the target, and when the round is fired, it explodes at that point above the target and peppers it with shrapnel.
Personally I don't see the appeal of ray-gun-type weapons, except for science piction purposes. You can get the same job done with traditional munitions that require much less power to operate.
I'd love nothing more than to toast Wayne Newton with a Flame Tank!
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I support both the war and the brave men and women who execute it, for reasons I firmly believe in, not because someone tells me to.
"I'll just say it to my brother and sister who both served in the armed forces. And his friends who are currently serving in this operation."
Well, at least you're consistent, if ungrateful.
Instead of spewing your disdain for our brave military personnel from a distance and behind an anonymous internet name, go to your local VFW post and say that.
If you can do that and look those veterans straight in the eyes, then you can come back here and speak again.
I'm sorry, but people like the parent poster sicken me with their cowardly drivel.
Hell, just look at Batman after Michael Keaton! I believe I have proven my point (though the departure of Tim Burton from the series also contributed to the downfall of the Batman movie franchise).
Doesn't the government have one of these do-it-yourself weather baloons?
For those who don't know this already, all that does is validate that there is a user who actively checks/reads that email account. A list of valid email addresses is VERY valuable to other spammers, who eagerly shell out the $$$ so they can send you MORE spam.
So in reality "Opting out" often will only bring you MORE spam, not less.
And yes, tinkering converts a "known" into an "unknown", hence the entire reason for my question. Will RedHat still support people who exercise their right to do whatever they want with the source?
And even if most or all of the source IS available to tinker with, how much tinkering can a sysadmin do before he/she voids the service/support contract?
This fact should have disqualified the story from even being posted, unless the editors have entirely abandoned any attempt at making Slashdot even appear to be a credible source of honest, factual information.
Statements by a "Unix evangelist" has no business being reported as news.
And in our next story, Microsoft is now widely perceived to be the playground bully of computer software.
nothing Microsoft does should be emulated.
"Sakano reportedly asked the game's system administrator to provide the female player's entry password on the pretext that she had lost her password to the game." (I had to say it) ...afterall, I thought information wanted to be FREE!
Would this be the only way to legally host a file server for MP3's? Or does the RIAA presume its jurisdiction (and yes, I do believe it has elevated itself to an enforcement entity) now extends to outer space?