Imagine what those lithium batteries powering their laptops are going to do to the environment when they are eventually disposed of.
In a broader sense, I don't have a problem with these people making their statement... there's plenty of other trees to cut down, and frankly I'm glad they're out of the way.
It's when they start causing harm (sabotaging equipment and putting nails in trees) that they step over the line.
"Gives me hope that non institutionalized entities can make it to space despite the negative publicity they get because of the trial and error process."
If you're right, I'll be more interested in the string of Darwin Awards that will surely be awarded to would-be ametuer space explorers.
It's amazing what some people will claim to rationalize/justify theft. I don't care what kind of connection you want to call it: it's pretty obvious that Microsoft is referring to any connection between a terminal and a server where data is exchanged.
Manipulating words won't make the idea any more permissable under that EULA.
Exactly how would Bush make money from "big oil" as a result of a war in Iraq? I always hear this claim, but I never hear any arguments explaining how that sort of thing works. Please, enlighten us.
Or are you just repeating what you consider a witty jab, in the absense of any real substantial argument?
Just like it says on his website, Michael Moore is looking for attention. He creates controversy and makes absurd statements to get just about every rational person leaping from their skins for attention. On Slashdot that kind of person is usually called a Troll, but since his influence reaches beyond these hallowed pages, and he actually believes much of what he says, he's nothing but an extremist crackpot who has no business even being mentioned in a serious objective discussion.
"The campaign finance debate is probably the most important political issue in the U.S. right now."
CFR is probably probably one of the biggest jokes that our government has fooled most of us into believing. CFR isn't going to change ANYTHING! Both the DNC and the GOP have set up 'third party' organizations to funnel their money to. All CFR is doing is opening as many loopholes as it closes so that the money flow is even less visible to the public than it is now.
And the media moguls who hail CFR as a good and necessary thing are the biggest hypocrites in this deal. You don't think all those commercial spots are free, do you?
Actually, in regards to this particular story, I'd be afraid that "enterprise acceptance" would be ministerpreted by many here as an endorsement of Linux by the United Federation of Planets.
The problem I have with it is that it's essentially the same story, different place.
We know Linux has these capabilities to meet the needs of the entertainment industry (as illustrated in countless "Linux used to make X-movie" stories). Are we so insecure of Linux's potential that we need to keep patting ourselves on the back for business as usual?
I know I'm burning kharma here, but I'm tired of reading the same story over and over again.
...and I'll say it again. THIS ISN'T FUCKING NEWS! What's next, "Linux used to wipe fat man's ass" gracing the headlines? We all understand that "Linux used in X" or "X company/organization chooses Linux" stories are just filler, so please cut the bullshit and post real news stories.
This has been in the works for quite some time. I hope this actually comes together, but at this pace, the Dungeon Siege engine will be quite obsolete by the time it's finished. If I recall correctly, before this attempt, they tried to create their own engine and fell flat on their faces.
Free as in Beer - you don't want to pay for it, so it should be Free.
Free as in Speech - you have a right to it, so it should be Free.
Of course it's easy to substitute one for the other (as many intentionally do). When that happens, you have people who suggest that the Beer (anything you want but usually have to pay for) should be "Free as in Speech", meaning that it is your right to not have to pay for the Beer.
I hope this clears up a common use/abuse of these popular terms.
Besides the appropriateness of a charitable organization using an OS that doesn't cost them anything, why is this news?
For that matter, why is it news(worthy) when any company/organization chooses Linux? Just about every day I see one of these "Some Company/Organization Chooses Linux" stories. Is Linux in such a bad state that Slashdot needs to publicize everybody who decides to use it?
"I love that they are going to give life for cracking, wether you are white, grey, or black hat."
I don't think Life is an appropriate sentence for this sort of thing (tho snooping around government systems SHOULD be discouraged/dealt with harshly). However I don't think a distinction should be made between "white, grey, or black hat" cracking.
If someone I catch snooping around inside my house tells me he did so to warn me that my house wasn't secure, I'd still have him charged with tresspass. The ends don't always justify the means.
"True, but if the LP could get its act together enough for their Presidential candidate to pull 5% of the vote, it would trigger some changes at a manageable pace."
Exactly, and that's why I voted for a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, even though I knew he was going to lose. Unfortunately, he didn't get the 5% (only 1.1%, in fact) that would have entitled the party to state campaign funds for the next election. Oh well, not like I didn't try:)
The only responsibilities of government are to provide equal opportunity for its citizens to persue their goals, and to defend the populace (and I personally believe fire and police protection falls under that latter category).
Anything that falls outside of this can and should be handled by private enterprise. Socialist taxpayer-funded subsidies and entitlements only punish the initiated and reward laziness and mediocrity.
Actually Libertarianism is about smaller, less intrusive government and more personal choice/responsibilty, but feel free to share your bias and lack of knowledge with us.
You are assuming I didn't know who I was voting for, and just voted straight Libertarian. In fact you make a lot of assumptions.
Actually I only had 3 positions on my ballot to vote for (with Governor the race I was most interested in) and I knew very well the platforms of all of the people I voted for.
However I'd never vote for a Libertarian President. We don't need THAT radical a change right away, but a more Libertarian presence in our legislature certainly wouldn't be a bad thing at all.
Not to troll (as I know the name implies) but why is everyone here whining about the restrictions on our freedom that our legislators are imposing on us, when most of you (Americans, anyway) probably didn't even vote this past Tuesday.
I voted. I voted for Libertarian candidates because I, like many people here, believe that the less intrusive government is, the better.
Writing letters and making phone calls only goes so far. No matter how many letters or phone calls legislators receive, it's still the same person who ignores them. The real solution is to get these people out of office and elect people who are more likely to give our concerns a voice.
So the next time you feel that our legislators truly aren't looking out for our interests, get your ass out of your chair and vote.
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I've observed the movements of Microsoft lately, and it would not surprise me if they did start offering they're OS for free, and for a number of reasons:
1. Free operating systems like Linux will become more popular. Revenue on Windows will drop and cease to be profitable.
2. Microsoft will get into the service market. Be it enterprise services, or internet/media (they're not close to the xxAAs' positions for nothing), the nature of their core product will change.
Giving the platform away will only encourage both enterprise and home users to go with the services that make the OS useful. Whether or not this is a Good Thing for the open-source community, I guess, is yet to be seen.
...it will look like this:
86% - Yeah! Linux Rules! MS Sucks!
10% - Trolls
2% - People speculating about what the actual ruling will be before it is published, based only on rumor and hearsay.
2% - People complaining about/. posting too many anti-Microsoft posts.
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Can the same be said for FreeBSD?
In a broader sense, I don't have a problem with these people making their statement... there's plenty of other trees to cut down, and frankly I'm glad they're out of the way.
It's when they start causing harm (sabotaging equipment and putting nails in trees) that they step over the line.
If you're right, I'll be more interested in the string of Darwin Awards that will surely be awarded to would-be ametuer space explorers.
You're new to Slashdot, aren't you?
Manipulating words won't make the idea any more permissable under that EULA.
Or are you just repeating what you consider a witty jab, in the absense of any real substantial argument?
Just like it says on his website, Michael Moore is looking for attention. He creates controversy and makes absurd statements to get just about every rational person leaping from their skins for attention. On Slashdot that kind of person is usually called a Troll, but since his influence reaches beyond these hallowed pages, and he actually believes much of what he says, he's nothing but an extremist crackpot who has no business even being mentioned in a serious objective discussion.
CFR is probably probably one of the biggest jokes that our government has fooled most of us into believing. CFR isn't going to change ANYTHING! Both the DNC and the GOP have set up 'third party' organizations to funnel their money to. All CFR is doing is opening as many loopholes as it closes so that the money flow is even less visible to the public than it is now.
And the media moguls who hail CFR as a good and necessary thing are the biggest hypocrites in this deal. You don't think all those commercial spots are free, do you?
Actually, in regards to this particular story, I'd be afraid that "enterprise acceptance" would be ministerpreted by many here as an endorsement of Linux by the United Federation of Planets.
We know Linux has these capabilities to meet the needs of the entertainment industry (as illustrated in countless "Linux used to make X-movie" stories). Are we so insecure of Linux's potential that we need to keep patting ourselves on the back for business as usual?
I know I'm burning kharma here, but I'm tired of reading the same story over and over again.
...and I'll say it again. THIS ISN'T FUCKING NEWS! What's next, "Linux used to wipe fat man's ass" gracing the headlines? We all understand that "Linux used in X" or "X company/organization chooses Linux" stories are just filler, so please cut the bullshit and post real news stories.
This has been in the works for quite some time. I hope this actually comes together, but at this pace, the Dungeon Siege engine will be quite obsolete by the time it's finished. If I recall correctly, before this attempt, they tried to create their own engine and fell flat on their faces.
And here we all thought that Microsoft would be the one taing a look at us, but then again, I suppose, it IS Soviet Russia...
Free as in Speech - you have a right to it, so it should be Free.
Of course it's easy to substitute one for the other (as many intentionally do). When that happens, you have people who suggest that the Beer (anything you want but usually have to pay for) should be "Free as in Speech", meaning that it is your right to not have to pay for the Beer.
I hope this clears up a common use/abuse of these popular terms.
For that matter, why is it news(worthy) when any company/organization chooses Linux? Just about every day I see one of these "Some Company/Organization Chooses Linux" stories. Is Linux in such a bad state that Slashdot needs to publicize everybody who decides to use it?
I don't think Life is an appropriate sentence for this sort of thing (tho snooping around government systems SHOULD be discouraged/dealt with harshly). However I don't think a distinction should be made between "white, grey, or black hat" cracking.
If someone I catch snooping around inside my house tells me he did so to warn me that my house wasn't secure, I'd still have him charged with tresspass. The ends don't always justify the means.
Exactly, and that's why I voted for a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, even though I knew he was going to lose. Unfortunately, he didn't get the 5% (only 1.1%, in fact) that would have entitled the party to state campaign funds for the next election. Oh well, not like I didn't try :)
Anything that falls outside of this can and should be handled by private enterprise. Socialist taxpayer-funded subsidies and entitlements only punish the initiated and reward laziness and mediocrity.
Actually Libertarianism is about smaller, less intrusive government and more personal choice/responsibilty, but feel free to share your bias and lack of knowledge with us.
However I'd never vote for a Libertarian President. We don't need THAT radical a change right away, but a more Libertarian presence in our legislature certainly wouldn't be a bad thing at all.
I voted. I voted for Libertarian candidates because I, like many people here, believe that the less intrusive government is, the better.
Writing letters and making phone calls only goes so far. No matter how many letters or phone calls legislators receive, it's still the same person who ignores them. The real solution is to get these people out of office and elect people who are more likely to give our concerns a voice.
So the next time you feel that our legislators truly aren't looking out for our interests, get your ass out of your chair and vote.
1. Free operating systems like Linux will become more popular. Revenue on Windows will drop and cease to be profitable.
2. Microsoft will get into the service market. Be it enterprise services, or internet/media (they're not close to the xxAAs' positions for nothing), the nature of their core product will change.
Giving the platform away will only encourage both enterprise and home users to go with the services that make the OS useful. Whether or not this is a Good Thing for the open-source community, I guess, is yet to be seen.
...it will look like this: /. posting too many anti-Microsoft posts.
86% - Yeah! Linux Rules! MS Sucks!
10% - Trolls
2% - People speculating about what the actual ruling will be before it is published, based only on rumor and hearsay.
2% - People complaining about
I truly hope you aren't suggesting that Linux is more popular than Windows by ANY measurement, but I don't think that was your intent.
...as opposed to TimeDelay OS?