... and then all of a sudden, the PNG format experienced a massive surge in popularity and usage. Let's hope that something analogous happens in this situation.
I see your point, but there's a big difference between me choosing to install the flash plug-in in my firefox installation vs having Microsoft choose to install their own plug-in in my installation of firefox.
If the benefits afforded to me by this plug-in were clear and made sense, I would have installed it myself with out much hesitation. My understanding is though that this plug-in is of no direct benefit to the owner of the firefox installation, only to those who want to know what versions of.NET I have installed on the underlying OS.
I see it kind of like a local council sending someone to sit in my driveway, and report what kind of car I drive, and when I drive it, without asking me before hand... it's of no direct inconvenience to me, but I certainly feel as if I'm being put under needless scrutiny. On the other hand, if the local council informed me of their wish to send someone to sit in my drive way and record these details, and gave me the reasons why they were doing it, I'd probably have much less issue with it.
This is a violation of trust more than anything else, and Microsoft thinking that because they technically (as per EULA) own the software on your computer, that by extension, they own everything on it./car analogy
Their definition - where 'their' is the person licensing the code. Just because they are words which can be used in contexts different from those implied by the licenser, doesn't mean that they are incorrect definitions. In the context of the GPL, they are the correct definitions.
The GPL says that the same terms must also infect any code that links to it. Hence the immoral aspect of it and why I advocate against it.
It's not immoral, because no one is forcing you into that position. You have to willingly submit to the terms in order to be bound by them... i.e. no one is forcing you to distribute code under the GPL, unless you take their GPL'd code and willingly incorporate it into your own.
By your logic, any consensual act you don't like the ramifications of is immoral...
Saying "but you can use it, you just can't distribute it" is NOT disingenuity.
It's the objective truth.
Use = executing the code. In this respect, there are no restrictions imposed by the GPL. Distribution = making copies and giving them out. The GPL simply states that if you take advantage of code licensed under the terms of the GPL, you must pass those same terms along to anyone who receives a copy from you. You are restricted from imposing further arbitrary restrictions... that's all.
You're the one who's splitting hairs by trying to claim that distribution _is_ use. No, it's not I'm sorry. Use is what occurs after distribution.
OK, so wasn't Windows 7 supposed to be usable on netbooks? If it's got the same requirements as Vista, then how the hell is that going to work exactly?
Sounds like I'll not be changing my habits much: Windows for Games, Linux for everything else.
Of course there's something wrong with that... he shouldn't have to "not be hassled". If he didn't want the software, but was put into a position where not buying it was more inconvenient than just buying it, there's only one entity that benefits from the transaction - the one who made it inconvenient to not buy their software; he essentially paid money to "not be hassled". That wreaks of a protection racket, and is pretty fucked up IMO.
PC + Wii = most every major title and genre covered
When I want "good graphics and a complex story line", I fire up the PC... it absolutely destroys the PS3, X360 and Wii for those kinds of games - sure, I have to wait a few months for the games to hit the PC, but so what? I end up paying less for the game, and get a superior experience. The only counter I've heard to that is that "I'm not patient enough to wait for titles to hit PC". I am, so that's moot for me.
On the other hand, when we have people over (usually drinking alcoholic beverages), we fire up the Wii. It's unbeatable in this environment. Never has a gaming device (that I know of) taken the social aspect so far. It's hard to express in words the awesomeness of playing drinking games with the Wii. I am neither a senior citizen or mentally deficient, and I think the Wii is fantastic... but thanks for lumping me in with those groups!
That said, there ARE "mature" games on Wii - just not as many as the PS3 or X360. Plenty of them in fact; more than enough to keep me interested in it for those kinds of games... The PC however eats them all - it's hard to deny that fact.
The PS3 and X360 are good systems, I like them my self - but one need not own either them to experience all the best games that come to market. That's why they can't get a foot up on the Wii.
So, ummm..... I think my point is that you should probably just get over it. The Wii is popular. People like it. It's making gaming a socially acceptable pastime, where it used to be the domain of the geek only. You're entitled to your opinion, but don't act all indignant when people don't agree, and offer their counter points.
Keep in mind that the object in question is only cylindrical in the best case scenario. The truth is not suitable to air in this time slot (kids might be watching). Let's just say that corners are uncomfortable.
I've used alien - at least I tried to. IMO the results are not consistent enough for it to be genuinely useful. Some package worked after conversion (from RPM->DEB), but most did not.
Has any body had any experience with alien converting from DEB->RPM? Are the results any better than the failures I've experienced with RPM->DEB conversion?
And again, they're all competing distro's... competing for attention and mind share.
The fact that there are so many is proof that competition is alive and well in the world of linux distros. You can construe the large number any way you want, but logic dictates that 2 or more separate groups/individuals offering similar products are in competition with each other. Doesn't matter if they're commercial vendors or not...
You also neglect the fact that due to the GPL, advances made in one of these 300+ distros are generally able flow into all the others. The only cost to the others is that they must learn the ins and outs of said advance... if they think they can improve on it they usually will... and again, everybody benefits from the competition.
One easy to see reason is because they want the geek cred of being the maintainer of a popular distro? still qualifies as competition... just not competition for capital. no matter the motivation, the software are improves in response to what the "other guys" are doing.
This course isn't about how to compete in a market. It's about how to control one... if you control the market, you're in a pretty good position to be "unfair" to your competitors - and to that end, this course appears to encourage that
I see your study of base64 encoded strings has finally paid off. I have been bested. I honestly never expected anyone to ever figure my incredibly complex cipher.
Your masterful code cracking skills will one day prove instrumental in the continued survival of the human species... srsly
it wasn't until he let the chair-thrower Steve Ballmer take over the company that MS started to become really "evil". No, not really... MS was just as evil back then, they were just more covert about it.
What changed with Ballmer coming in as CEO was that they became more brash about it. Have you heard of the "frog in boiling water" experiment? Gates was like that - slowly turning up the heat, then before you realize it, you're cooked. Ballmer is more like, first boil the pot of water while cackling maniacally and pointing at you, then pour it directly on your head.
IMO, the people who still, after all these years, haven't figured out how to make money with GPL software are the failures, not the GPL.
Its just a software license; it doesn't preclude you from charing money for your work, and it doesn't mandate you make your work avaiable to the general public. I can't fathom why some seemingly intelligent people have such a hard time grasping this concept.
I was under the impression that eMusic had always sold DRM free tracks... am I mistaken? I've made a decent number of purchases through them for that express reason - No DRM, plain jane MP3's.
I'd be a little more than disappointed to learn that I've been wrong all this time.
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Check the WHOIS info on isux.com, and it will all fall into place....
42RU of dodgy shit
ROM's being charged for: http://vampire.isux.com/ROMs/ [isux.com]
Dubious images: http://vampire.isux.com/pics/x/ [isux.com]
So what's going on here, Matthew... I mean, Michelle?
ROM's being charged for: http://vampire.isux.com/ROMs/
Dubious images: http://vampire.isux.com/pics/x/
So what's going on Matthew... I mean, Michelle?
But how do you explain the link from the ASUS UK web-site to www.itsbetterwithwindows.com? (given in this comment)
I agree that it's dubious.... but that one link from the ASUS web-site really kind of gives it way more legitimacy than I'd expect of a hoax
... and then all of a sudden, the PNG format experienced a massive surge in popularity and usage. Let's hope that something analogous happens in this situation.
I see your point, but there's a big difference between me choosing to install the flash plug-in in my firefox installation vs having Microsoft choose to install their own plug-in in my installation of firefox.
If the benefits afforded to me by this plug-in were clear and made sense, I would have installed it myself with out much hesitation. My understanding is though that this plug-in is of no direct benefit to the owner of the firefox installation, only to those who want to know what versions of .NET I have installed on the underlying OS.
I see it kind of like a local council sending someone to sit in my driveway, and report what kind of car I drive, and when I drive it, without asking me before hand... it's of no direct inconvenience to me, but I certainly feel as if I'm being put under needless scrutiny. On the other hand, if the local council informed me of their wish to send someone to sit in my drive way and record these details, and gave me the reasons why they were doing it, I'd probably have much less issue with it.
This is a violation of trust more than anything else, and Microsoft thinking that because they technically (as per EULA) own the software on your computer, that by extension, they own everything on it. /car analogy
Under their definitions of "use" and distribute
Their definition - where 'their' is the person licensing the code. Just because they are words which can be used in contexts different from those implied by the licenser, doesn't mean that they are incorrect definitions. In the context of the GPL, they are the correct definitions.
The GPL says that the same terms must also infect any code that links to it. Hence the immoral aspect of it and why I advocate against it.
It's not immoral, because no one is forcing you into that position. You have to willingly submit to the terms in order to be bound by them... i.e. no one is forcing you to distribute code under the GPL, unless you take their GPL'd code and willingly incorporate it into your own.
By your logic, any consensual act you don't like the ramifications of is immoral...
It attempts to force ideological conformity.
Only in the sense that you're being forced to incorporate GPL code into your project.
Saying "but you can use it, you just can't distribute it" is NOT disingenuity.
It's the objective truth.
Use = executing the code. In this respect, there are no restrictions imposed by the GPL.
Distribution = making copies and giving them out. The GPL simply states that if you take advantage of code licensed under the terms of the GPL, you must pass those same terms along to anyone who receives a copy from you. You are restricted from imposing further arbitrary restrictions... that's all.
You're the one who's splitting hairs by trying to claim that distribution _is_ use. No, it's not I'm sorry. Use is what occurs after distribution.
OK, so wasn't Windows 7 supposed to be usable on netbooks? If it's got the same requirements as Vista, then how the hell is that going to work exactly?
Sounds like I'll not be changing my habits much: Windows for Games, Linux for everything else.
Of course there's something wrong with that... he shouldn't have to "not be hassled". If he didn't want the software, but was put into a position where not buying it was more inconvenient than just buying it, there's only one entity that benefits from the transaction - the one who made it inconvenient to not buy their software; he essentially paid money to "not be hassled". That wreaks of a protection racket, and is pretty fucked up IMO.
If I may interject here for a second - your Stralyin is lacking in authenticity...
That last phrase should have been should have been: GARNGIT FARKED!
You almost brought a tear to my eye... How I long for a return to sub-second level loads. *sniff*
PC + Wii = most every major title and genre covered
When I want "good graphics and a complex story line", I fire up the PC... it absolutely destroys the PS3, X360 and Wii for those kinds of games - sure, I have to wait a few months for the games to hit the PC, but so what? I end up paying less for the game, and get a superior experience. The only counter I've heard to that is that "I'm not patient enough to wait for titles to hit PC". I am, so that's moot for me.
On the other hand, when we have people over (usually drinking alcoholic beverages), we fire up the Wii. It's unbeatable in this environment. Never has a gaming device (that I know of) taken the social aspect so far. It's hard to express in words the awesomeness of playing drinking games with the Wii. I am neither a senior citizen or mentally deficient, and I think the Wii is fantastic... but thanks for lumping me in with those groups!
That said, there ARE "mature" games on Wii - just not as many as the PS3 or X360. Plenty of them in fact; more than enough to keep me interested in it for those kinds of games... The PC however eats them all - it's hard to deny that fact.
The PS3 and X360 are good systems, I like them my self - but one need not own either them to experience all the best games that come to market. That's why they can't get a foot up on the Wii.
So, ummm..... I think my point is that you should probably just get over it. The Wii is popular. People like it. It's making gaming a socially acceptable pastime, where it used to be the domain of the geek only. You're entitled to your opinion, but don't act all indignant when people don't agree, and offer their counter points.
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Keep in mind that the object in question is only cylindrical in the best case scenario. The truth is not suitable to air in this time slot (kids might be watching). Let's just say that corners are uncomfortable.
I've used alien - at least I tried to. IMO the results are not consistent enough for it to be genuinely useful. Some package worked after conversion (from RPM->DEB), but most did not.
Has any body had any experience with alien converting from DEB->RPM? Are the results any better than the failures I've experienced with RPM->DEB conversion?
They were a once great PC game company. I blame the culture of console gaming for their current attitudes.
And again, they're all competing distro's... competing for attention and mind share.
The fact that there are so many is proof that competition is alive and well in the world of linux distros. You can construe the large number any way you want, but logic dictates that 2 or more separate groups/individuals offering similar products are in competition with each other. Doesn't matter if they're commercial vendors or not...
You also neglect the fact that due to the GPL, advances made in one of these 300+ distros are generally able flow into all the others. The only cost to the others is that they must learn the ins and outs of said advance... if they think they can improve on it they usually will... and again, everybody benefits from the competition.
One last thing: LSB - ever heard of it?
I don't agree.
One easy to see reason is because they want the geek cred of being the maintainer of a popular distro? still qualifies as competition... just not competition for capital. no matter the motivation, the software are improves in response to what the "other guys" are doing.
Competition doesn't have to be about money
for 5 points: what is the fragmentation a result of?
would that be competition?
This course isn't about how to compete in a market. It's about how to control one... if you control the market, you're in a pretty good position to be "unfair" to your competitors - and to that end, this course appears to encourage that
Zed Shaw is right: fuck the ABG
I see your study of base64 encoded strings has finally paid off. I have been bested. I honestly never expected anyone to ever figure my incredibly complex cipher.
Your masterful code cracking skills will one day prove instrumental in the continued survival of the human species... srsly
What changed with Ballmer coming in as CEO was that they became more brash about it. Have you heard of the "frog in boiling water" experiment? Gates was like that - slowly turning up the heat, then before you realize it, you're cooked. Ballmer is more like, first boil the pot of water while cackling maniacally and pointing at you, then pour it directly on your head.
Mod parent up.
IMO, the people who still, after all these years, haven't figured out how to make money with GPL software are the failures, not the GPL.
Its just a software license; it doesn't preclude you from charing money for your work, and it doesn't mandate you make your work avaiable to the general public. I can't fathom why some seemingly intelligent people have such a hard time grasping this concept.
I was under the impression that eMusic had always sold DRM free tracks... am I mistaken? I've made a decent number of purchases through them for that express reason - No DRM, plain jane MP3's.
I'd be a little more than disappointed to learn that I've been wrong all this time.