Ah, but there IS fine print on the CD, my friend. It's a COPYRIGHT SYMBOL! Yessiree, mister, that means you're subject to copyright laws when you purchase the product
And, according to the first sale doctrine as well as Copyright law, I can do whatever I please with my CDs, so long as I don't make copies and sell them.
once it's discovered the FSF or Stallman drags them into court and forces them to disgorge their source code.
IANAL, but if it was demonstrably unintentional, wouldn't the court be likely to assess a fine and require the removal of the GPL code?
And since Linux (or GNU/Linux, as Stallman likes to say) is under the GPL at the kernel, application, and development toolset level, this forms a barrier against the adoption of Linux.
Well, Linus has stated time and again that running a program under linux, while in requires some linking and interaction with the kernel, constitutes normal use. The issue with the standard libraries is the main reason that the LGPL was written - I don't think RMS ever intended to co-opt applications through the libs. He's an idealist, but he doesn't seem to like sstrongarm tactics.
Downside (for proprietary software vendors): If someone trying to make a non-open-source product uses GPLed code as a small part of the product, unrelated to the product's key features, they must now publish the code to all their key features. (Exception: There's a variant called "LGPL" that essentially lets people use libraries without publishing anything but the libraries they used.)
Trying to paint the GPL in a poor light? Any software publisher should be aware of the license associated with stuff they use in their product. If they aren't, then too bad - software is expensive, and it pays to protect your investment. If they are aware of what the GPL means (and it is a very simple license), then, since the GPLed feature is not core and fairly small, they should reimplement it, right? This smacks of Microsoft and their incessant whining about how it's so unfair that they can't just use somebody else's work for free.
Everything you described is something you can have with Windows -- well maybe not the X11 remote logins, but there is remote desktop, which is actually quite good.
I can tunnel one app from one unix box to another unix box without exporting the desktop. I can do this over the internet. I can leave a box running for 3 months and never reinstall apps. I can run the same source code on 3 different architectures with minimal changes. I can avoid giving money to a company that uses fear based tactics to make people pay for the same software 3 times.
And it isn't like you are totally bound by this. If you purchased the softwared, decided that you didn't agree to the EULA, then you can return it. End of story.
Yeah, like you can actually return the software for a refund. Try it sometime - it won't work
It is not like this is totally out there - these agreements popup BEFORE the software installs and they blatently say - IF YOU AGREE TO THIS CLICK HERE!!! What is so hard to understand about that?
It pops up after you've bought the software and opened it, thus removing your ability to back out. Since this gives you the option of clicking on agree or waving goodbye to your cash, I doubt any sane person would hold the EULA enforcable.
And I'll bet that platter holds 15GB/side, mainly thanks to those innovations that never go anywhere. Besides, just because I can't buy it tomorrow doesn't mean I don't want to hear about it. If that's all you're after, you should be reading a product review site.
If you lose your heatsink, there isn't time for the OS to shutdown before the chip fries.
This reminds me of the hlat options I saw for Solaris 2.5 - -f or something. The descriptive text basically said that this was useful if your CPU caught fire.
So are you saying that the radio wave enters the tunnel and then bounces around? If so, that explanation is better than the 'radio passes through concrete' explanation I got a couple of posts ago.
Different frequencies are blocked or impeded by different substances, depending on stuff like wavelength. For instance, microwaves are heavily attenuated by water, so a rainstorm can degrade the transmission
You enter a contract when you buy something at the store, even if you pay cash and do not say a word. It is called a verbal contract.
It is called an implied contract. You exchange money for goods. The merchant warrants some minimum level of usability, as required by local laws, and you warrant that you have actually used real money.
The whole idea that the water intake system for the raw materials plant was not a gigantic intake duct, but instead, thousands of little tubes which could do a better job because of its ability to act as a wick.
Actually, that passage specifically states that it would have been easier to do a big pipe, or something ugly, but they didn't precisely because they cared about aesthetics. That was just part of being a Victorian.
And items could be broken back down easily, however if they were made pre-nanotech, it took longer, because their patterns were chaotic.
But they didn't do so, by and large - makers would only break down stuff that was tagged as a made item.
And you really think that the studios would pass that savings on to the theaters? Not likely!
Digital doesn't degrade, so theatres won't have the same quality problems (all new problems insead).
Independent directors will have it really easy just as soon as good digital cameras are affordable - you can get a 700GB IDE raid array for $10k, and it's likely to be sufficient (alone or in a pair) for editing.
Solar energy is a pratically infinite source of energy
Considering that a solar cell typically requires more energy to manufacture than it can produce during its lifetime, I'm not sure I agree. On the other had, negative infinity is still infinite.
I don't think 9V could put that much current through it.
9V is irrelevant - it's Amps that kill, and 100mA across the heart will kill. As it turns out, the body's internal resistance is fairly low, so 9V is more than capable.
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I've even got a little portable touchpad for them to sign on, so it feels like the real thing.
If you really want it to feel like UPS Ground, shouldn't you kick the box around the back of the truck en route?
Cue the story of the navy engineer that killed himself with a muultimeter (runs on a 9V). See, he wanted to measure his internal resistance (which was fairly low), so he held the leads, one in each hand, and punctured his thumbs. Long story short, he discovered that 80mA across the heart = 1 dead Seaman.
Having to print new busniess cards and notify *all* my contacts that my e-mail address has changed from "mediaone.net" to "attbi.com". (I tell them that the attbi stands for AT&T's Big Inconvenience.)
If you don't like that, get a la carte email from somebody else. Then, when you finally ditch ATT, you don't have to tell anybody.
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Ah, but there IS fine print on the CD, my friend. It's a COPYRIGHT SYMBOL! Yessiree, mister, that means you're subject to copyright laws when you purchase the product
And, according to the first sale doctrine as well as Copyright law, I can do whatever I please with my CDs, so long as I don't make copies and sell them.
When he left I just restored the backup I had made only a few days ago.
So, how long until he turns off your network port because you aren't running his virus program? It's not your computer, after all.
once it's discovered the FSF or Stallman drags them into court and forces them to disgorge their source code.
IANAL, but if it was demonstrably unintentional, wouldn't the court be likely to assess a fine and require the removal of the GPL code?
And since Linux (or GNU/Linux, as Stallman likes to say) is under the GPL at the kernel, application, and development toolset level, this forms a barrier against the adoption of Linux.
Well, Linus has stated time and again that running a program under linux, while in requires some linking and interaction with the kernel, constitutes normal use. The issue with the standard libraries is the main reason that the LGPL was written - I don't think RMS ever intended to co-opt applications through the libs. He's an idealist, but he doesn't seem to like sstrongarm tactics.
Downside (for proprietary software vendors): If someone trying to make a non-open-source product uses GPLed code as a small part of the product, unrelated to the product's key features, they must now publish the code to all their key features. (Exception: There's a variant called "LGPL" that essentially lets people use libraries without publishing anything but the libraries they used.)
Trying to paint the GPL in a poor light? Any software publisher should be aware of the license associated with stuff they use in their product. If they aren't, then too bad - software is expensive, and it pays to protect your investment. If they are aware of what the GPL means (and it is a very simple license), then, since the GPLed feature is not core and fairly small, they should reimplement it, right? This smacks of Microsoft and their incessant whining about how it's so unfair that they can't just use somebody else's work for free.
How about Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers
That'd never work - with rampant poverty in SA, your datagrams will be eaten by starving africans.
I don't know about you, but I try to avoid bragging about how fast I finish.
Everything you described is something you can have with Windows -- well maybe not the X11 remote logins, but there is remote desktop, which is actually quite good.
I can tunnel one app from one unix box to another unix box without exporting the desktop. I can do this over the internet. I can leave a box running for 3 months and never reinstall apps. I can run the same source code on 3 different architectures with minimal changes. I can avoid giving money to a company that uses fear based tactics to make people pay for the same software 3 times.
And it isn't like you are totally bound by this. If you purchased the softwared, decided that you didn't agree to the EULA, then you can return it. End of story.
Yeah, like you can actually return the software for a refund. Try it sometime - it won't work
It is not like this is totally out there - these agreements popup BEFORE the software installs and they blatently say - IF YOU AGREE TO THIS CLICK HERE!!! What is so hard to understand about that?
It pops up after you've bought the software and opened it, thus removing your ability to back out. Since this gives you the option of clicking on agree or waving goodbye to your cash, I doubt any sane person would hold the EULA enforcable.
yet I still have a platter spinning at 7200RPM
And I'll bet that platter holds 15GB/side, mainly thanks to those innovations that never go anywhere. Besides, just because I can't buy it tomorrow doesn't mean I don't want to hear about it. If that's all you're after, you should be reading a product review site.
If you lose your heatsink, there isn't time for the OS to shutdown before the chip fries.
This reminds me of the hlat options I saw for Solaris 2.5 - -f or something. The descriptive text basically said that this was useful if your CPU caught fire.
I'm not sure I'd describe it as heartbreaking. We're talking about the downfall of homoginized "best seller" media. Big deal.
It's not that they aren't reading Tom Clancy. It's that they don't read
So are you saying that the radio wave enters the tunnel and then bounces around? If so, that explanation is better than the 'radio passes through concrete' explanation I got a couple of posts ago.
Different frequencies are blocked or impeded by different substances, depending on stuff like wavelength. For instance, microwaves are heavily attenuated by water, so a rainstorm can degrade the transmission
You enter a contract when you buy something at the store, even if you pay cash and do not say a word. It is called a verbal contract.
It is called an implied contract. You exchange money for goods. The merchant warrants some minimum level of usability, as required by local laws, and you warrant that you have actually used real money.
If you want security and reliability, why not just use Debian and hire a competent admin?
I think it's nice to see somone that says "do something for the kids"
Here I was thinking "do something for the kids" instead of "do something to the kids"
The whole idea that the water intake system for the raw materials plant was not a gigantic intake duct, but instead, thousands of little tubes which could do a better job because of its ability to act as a wick.
Actually, that passage specifically states that it would have been easier to do a big pipe, or something ugly, but they didn't precisely because they cared about aesthetics. That was just part of being a Victorian.
And items could be broken back down easily, however if they were made pre-nanotech, it took longer, because their patterns were chaotic.
But they didn't do so, by and large - makers would only break down stuff that was tagged as a made item.
And you really think that the studios would pass that savings on to the theaters? Not likely!
Digital doesn't degrade, so theatres won't have the same quality problems (all new problems insead).
Independent directors will have it really easy just as soon as good digital cameras are affordable - you can get a 700GB IDE raid array for $10k, and it's likely to be sufficient (alone or in a pair) for editing.
Replay: "How may I assist you today?"
Joe Blow: "My Replay isn't working. Fix it now!"
Replay: "Really, what happened?"
Joe Blow: "I put it in the fish tank so it wouldn't clutter up my bookcase."
You have tons, i.e. at least two, so we conclude that you have at least 13,000 DVDs.
Maybe he does the buying for a couple of Suncoast stores?
Solar energy is a pratically infinite source of energy
Considering that a solar cell typically requires more energy to manufacture than it can produce during its lifetime, I'm not sure I agree. On the other had, negative infinity is still infinite.
I don't think 9V could put that much current through it.
9V is irrelevant - it's Amps that kill, and 100mA across the heart will kill. As it turns out, the body's internal resistance is fairly low, so 9V is more than capable.
I've even got a little portable touchpad for them to sign on, so it feels like the real thing.
If you really want it to feel like UPS Ground, shouldn't you kick the box around the back of the truck en route?
A more paranoid approach is to check wattages
Cue the story of the navy engineer that killed himself with a muultimeter (runs on a 9V). See, he wanted to measure his internal resistance (which was fairly low), so he held the leads, one in each hand, and punctured his thumbs. Long story short, he discovered that 80mA across the heart = 1 dead Seaman.
DO you plug your AC? Refrigerator? Compressor?into a UPS ? NO? why not?
Well, the fridge maintains state for a couple of hours so long as you leave the door closed, and the AC isn't that big a deal.
Having to print new busniess cards and notify *all* my contacts that my e-mail address has changed from "mediaone.net" to "attbi.com". (I tell them that the attbi stands for AT&T's Big Inconvenience.)
If you don't like that, get a la carte email from somebody else. Then, when you finally ditch ATT, you don't have to tell anybody.