He has valid points, but like many elitists, he can't see the forest for the trees. He's marginalizing himself to fringe groups, assuring his message will not be heard by those who need to hear it.
Basically RMS will not speak to LUGs. But he speaks at all manner of other places, where for the most part ordinary LUG members don't go to hear him. That way basically no one hears his message except the choir.
The problem is then compounded by the observation that he eventually only speaks to the fringe that will comply with his demands.
He thinks he's educating people. He's kidding himself. If he was really interested in spreading his message, he'd make a point to speak to the groups who've refused to change their names in response to his e-mails.
Someone has got to get me a copy of this dictionary all the Microsoft people use where "innovation" == "junk".
I don't suppose it ever ocurred to him that their idea was just plain stupid and little more than an attempt to skim money from those foolish enough to pay them.
The reality is not that Microsoft pushed them out of business... the reality is Microsoft was propping them up by implementing this junk in their browser. And now that MS isn't going to prop them up anymore, they're history.
Where? I was there Monday to bring in gear, and all three days the expo was open from 9am to 6:30pm (6 on Friday) and never saw a single dog. I only saw two policemen walk by the booth once the whole time.
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You've *got* to be kidding.
The time to post this news was when it was news, while there was actually a lot of interesting discussion going on about what to do about the ORBS shutdown. Now, it's history, not news.
You're kidding, right?
You don't seriously think the ISP will ever recover that money, clause or no clause...
In either case, if law enforcement thinks they have a case, *they* should foot the bill.
Like so many other things, the sales tax has become obsolete. The issue should not be how to collect sales tax on the Internet, the issue should be how to eliminate it entirely in all its forms. States relying on this money for whatever they're spending it on, need to come up with a new method of obtaining it.
The US Government *does* have business telling creators what they must do with copyrighted works. That's *exactly* how it works. Copyright is a limited right granted by Congress under the Constitution.
It's scary how many people believe the misinformation spread by the music industry.
I was at David Korn's talk at NYLUG.org and I believe he said there were a few issues, related to AT&T's lawyers. As I recall, RMS has a problem with the requirement to check the site periodically to make sure the code you previously downloaded hasn't come under patent attack by a third party.
I seem to notice a trend going on, where our (US) government drafts and pushes treaties that violate everything America stands for and threaten the country's prosperity, so that they can blame the rest of the world for the laws we then "have" to pass to honor these treaties.
This is a bigger problem than merely the DMCA, as we also have the CyberCrimes treaty, which seems to outlaw nMap and Perl, and anything else you might be able to sniff a packet with.
Well, the place to start "fixing" the DMCA is in Congress. Once repealed, the DMCA is no more, and since there's nothing in it worth saving at all, this would be preferable to having the Supreme Court merely throw out 90% of it.
Yeah, well you're not the only one trying to get a hold of it Rob, WIPO would love to get their mitts on it too.
Which leads to the question of new TLDs. What is the point in having new TLDs if they're going to allow the "trademark & IP" crowd to decide who gets what? The end result is that there won't be any new domains, just more checks written to registries.
Your example isn't valid, because what makes a Post-it note is the glue. The glue, is patentable, as well it should be. Pads of paper on the other hand, are not, nor should they be. Amazon's one-click shopping isn't a Post-it note, it's a pad of paper.
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He has valid points, but like many elitists, he can't see the forest for the trees. He's marginalizing himself to fringe groups, assuring his message will not be heard by those who need to hear it.
Basically RMS will not speak to LUGs. But he speaks at all manner of other places, where for the most part ordinary LUG members don't go to hear him. That way basically no one hears his message except the choir.
The problem is then compounded by the observation that he eventually only speaks to the fringe that will comply with his demands.
He thinks he's educating people. He's kidding himself. If he was really interested in spreading his message, he'd make a point to speak to the groups who've refused to change their names in response to his e-mails.
Someone has got to get me a copy of this dictionary all the Microsoft people use where "innovation" == "junk".
I don't suppose it ever ocurred to him that their idea was just plain stupid and little more than an attempt to skim money from those foolish enough to pay them.
The reality is not that Microsoft pushed them out of business... the reality is Microsoft was propping them up by implementing this junk in their browser. And now that MS isn't going to prop them up anymore, they're history.
Enough money to crush the DMCA's backers and eject the politicians responsible for it.
I'd call that a worthwhile hedge against bad times.
What would _that_ cost?
A Congressman sponsoring a bill about something he absolutely does not understand you say?
Nooooo.... they'd _never_ get away with _that_. (*sarcasm*)
Nice to see Sun squirm. I won't miss them when they're gone.
I hope so, for two reasons:
.org Pavilion didn't rate highly enough to be protected! ;)
1. I think most of the new "security" just wastes a lot of everyone's time to at no real benefit.
2. I'd hate to think the
Wilbur the GIMP worked the NYLUG booth. You could have had your picture taken with him.
Where? I was there Monday to bring in gear, and all three days the expo was open from 9am to 6:30pm (6 on Friday) and never saw a single dog. I only saw two policemen walk by the booth once the whole time.
You obviously have _no_ idea what you're talking about. "Insightful" must be someone's sick idea of irony....
Once you go qmail, you'll never go back. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made, although going djbdns was probably the best.
Widely used != Good
See: Microsoft Windows
LOL! Obviously you've never used qmail.
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You've *got* to be kidding.
The time to post this news was when it was news, while there was actually a lot of interesting discussion going on about what to do about the ORBS shutdown. Now, it's history, not news.
You're kidding, right?
You don't seriously think the ISP will ever recover that money, clause or no clause...
In either case, if law enforcement thinks they have a case, *they* should foot the bill.
"Python is used pretty much across the board, much more across the board than Perl." - Guido van Rossum
Credibility dump in progress - article reading aborted
Like so many other things, the sales tax has become obsolete. The issue should not be how to collect sales tax on the Internet, the issue should be how to eliminate it entirely in all its forms. States relying on this money for whatever they're spending it on, need to come up with a new method of obtaining it.
The US Government *does* have business telling creators what they must do with copyrighted works. That's *exactly* how it works. Copyright is a limited right granted by Congress under the Constitution.
It's scary how many people believe the misinformation spread by the music industry.
I was at David Korn's talk at NYLUG.org and I believe he said there were a few issues, related to AT&T's lawyers. As I recall, RMS has a problem with the requirement to check the site periodically to make sure the code you previously downloaded hasn't come under patent attack by a third party.
White House.... new Geek Compound?
I seem to notice a trend going on, where our (US) government drafts and pushes treaties that violate everything America stands for and threaten the country's prosperity, so that they can blame the rest of the world for the laws we then "have" to pass to honor these treaties.
This is a bigger problem than merely the DMCA, as we also have the CyberCrimes treaty, which seems to outlaw nMap and Perl, and anything else you might be able to sniff a packet with.
This alas, is surely just the beginning.
Well, the place to start "fixing" the DMCA is in Congress. Once repealed, the DMCA is no more, and since there's nothing in it worth saving at all, this would be preferable to having the Supreme Court merely throw out 90% of it.
Yeah, well you're not the only one trying to get a hold of it Rob, WIPO would love to get their mitts on it too.
Which leads to the question of new TLDs. What is the point in having new TLDs if they're going to allow the "trademark & IP" crowd to decide who gets what? The end result is that there won't be any new domains, just more checks written to registries.
Your example isn't valid, because what makes a Post-it note is the glue. The glue, is patentable, as well it should be. Pads of paper on the other hand, are not, nor should they be. Amazon's one-click shopping isn't a Post-it note, it's a pad of paper.