It is a stretch to conclude anything about the general attitude or
character of a person from one action, so I would not say the people
who distribute non-free software are "evil people" in a general sense.
I will say they have done one thing that is evil: distributing a non-free program.
Evil \E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n.
Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or
deprives a being of any good; anything which causes
suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury;
mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.
The only one being impaired of happiness. or suffering is Richard Stallman. Methinks someone is a little too big for his britches.
Why would you want to embed perl into a C application? Probably to access perl's powerful regular expressions. If that's the case, the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library is a more ideal solution. PHP, Python, and Ruby all use it to support perl regexes.
"I'm a 2nd year cs student, and I discovered an unknown searching algorithm. I won't provide any details, though"
"I'm not that good at math, but I just invented a new unbreakable multipad encryption. I won't provide any details, though"
"During my lunch break, I used a couple coat hangers, some aluminum foil, a 3 hole punch, a spare xeon-argon laser, and 32oz of diet pepsi to create my own home-brewed cold fusion reactor."
Can you identify the PhysicsGenius troll from the Ask Slashdot question?
And people complain about what gets through the US Patent Office!
IF WE FAIL TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR AND MINIMIZE OUR USE OF EXISTING CASH, WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND CONTINUED OPERATIONS BEYOND FISCAL YEAR 2003. Since becoming a public company, we have experienced negative cash flow from operations and expect to experience negative cash flow from operations for at least the foreseeable future. Unless we monitor and minimize the level of use of our existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and credit facilities, we may require additional capital to fund continued operations beyond our fiscal year 2003. We may require additional funding within this time frame, and this additional funding, if needed, may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. A continued slowdown in technology spending as compared to the general economy, as well as other factors that may arise, could affect our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds. As a result, we may be required to raise additional funds through private or public financing facilities, strategic relationships or other arrangements. Any additional equity financing would likely be dilutive to our stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants on our operations and financial condition. Our inability to raise capital when needed could seriously harm our business.
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF LOSSES AND EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO INCUR NET LOSSES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. We incurred a loss of $18.8 million for our fiscal fourth quarter ended July 27, 2002, primarily due to the continued slowdown in technology spending as compared to the general economy, restructuring charges, long-lived asset impairments and our ramp up of our software business, and we had an accumulated deficit of $725.9 million as of July 27, 2002. We expect to continue to incur significant product development, sales and marketing and administrative expenses. We expect to continue to incur net losses for at least the foreseeable future. If we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain it. Failure to become and remain profitable may materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to raise capital and continue operations.
Because News.com.com has more resources/clout than 2600? Because the author didn't know better? Because the author loves freedom? (and will soon be unemployed)
After putting SCSI in my Linux workstation at work, I'm hooked on it: what's not to like about cutting compile times by 50%?
Cutting compile times? More like cutting VM disk-swap times! Tell your boss Linux can use more than 8 Mb of RAM these days! Unless all that disk thrashing is the only thing keeping you awake while you wait for your kernel to recompile...
You've hit the nail on the head. Also, the legions of pimple-faced teenagers spitting in your burgers at McDonalds and acting surly are, in reality, trying to encourage you to eat better.
well, it had to happen sooner or later. Some company would not understand its viral nature, or the consequences of using the gpl and gpl software, and then get upset when they find out what they did.
This sort of thing (unfortunately) gives credit to Microsoft's anti-gpl campaign
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You probably can't tell the difference between a Rolls Royce and a Ford Fiesta either.
It is a stretch to conclude anything about the general attitude or character of a person from one action, so I would not say the people who distribute non-free software are "evil people" in a general sense. I will say they have done one thing that is evil: distributing a non-free program.
Evil \E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n.
- Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or
deprives a being of any good; anything which causes
suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury;
mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.
The only one being impaired of happiness. or suffering is Richard Stallman. Methinks someone is a little too big for his britches.Wow. 15k = 3 x 5k. Thanks for the math lesson.
Why would you want to embed perl into a C application? Probably to access perl's powerful regular expressions. If that's the case, the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library is a more ideal solution. PHP, Python, and Ruby all use it to support perl regexes.
What's the deal with Ask Slashdot lately?
"I'm a 2nd year cs student, and I discovered an unknown searching algorithm. I won't provide any details, though"
"I'm not that good at math, but I just invented a new unbreakable multipad encryption. I won't provide any details, though"
"During my lunch break, I used a couple coat hangers, some aluminum foil, a 3 hole punch, a spare xeon-argon laser, and 32oz of diet pepsi to create my own home-brewed cold fusion reactor."
Can you identify the PhysicsGenius troll from the Ask Slashdot question?
And people complain about what gets through the US Patent Office!
VA Linux released their annual report Friday.
The future looks bleak:
Are they going to put Elvis on the iPod?
I've got Elvis on the iPod right now... I'm just a hunka hunka burning love
Rocks are very easy to date
But people look at you funny if you take a rock out for dinner!
Addendum: freedom to pirate!
because OSDN/VA Linux doesn't have the money, and OSNews doesn't want to suck ass?
if you can't find a bug in mozilla, you probably can't find your ass with 2 hands an a gps receiver, either.
copy/paste from here...
"The GNU Service Directory (58k characters) is a list of people who offer support and other consulting services."
Because News.com.com has more resources/clout than 2600?
Because the author didn't know better?
Because the author loves freedom? (and will soon be unemployed)
but only if it has kryptonite in it!
PS - you did set yourself up to be trolled.
After putting SCSI in my Linux workstation at work, I'm hooked on it: what's not to like about cutting compile times by 50%?
Cutting compile times? More like cutting VM disk-swap times! Tell your boss Linux can use more than 8 Mb of RAM these days! Unless all that disk thrashing is the only thing keeping you awake while you wait for your kernel to recompile...
So, the editors post inaccurate (or wrong) information and pass old stuff of as "news".
Why can't you believe this is slashdot?
well, 5 404s is easier to achieve than 5 9s.
I'd rather not think of Cowboy Neal making children...
why don't you go to comp usa and look at a shitty HP or other no-name computer. They usually have shared video/main ram.
You've hit the nail on the head. Also, the legions of pimple-faced teenagers spitting in your burgers at McDonalds and acting surly are, in reality, trying to encourage you to eat better.
Actually, that blurb was taken verbatim from the article. Credit due where credit is due...
Nicholas Chase writes...
LNUX broke the 1.00 mark again! Currently trading at 0.95. Mark your calenders - We'll have a delisting party in 30 days!
A disappointed TV viewer had sued Pepsico for failure to provide the Harrier jet he thought he had won in the soft drink company's "Pepsi Stuff" ad campaign. The TV commercials in the campaign featured various apparel and leisure items that could be obtained in exchange for Pepsi Points. The close of one commercial showed a teenager arriving at school in a Harrier Jet with a Pepsi logo on it and offered the jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi Points. Leonard accumulated 15 actual Pepsi Points and submitted them with a check for $700,008.50 to purchase the balance of Pepsi Points he needed for the Harrier Jet. But, he did not receive the jet. He's now suing Pepsi for fraud, deceptive advertising and breach of contract. Pepsi says the lawsuit is frivolous.
This sort of thing (unfortunately) gives credit to Microsoft's anti-gpl campaign