Depends on your provider. Many of them now automatically roll you into a new contract (i.e., after 12 months you automatically get a new 12 month unless you choose to cancel your service).
This is exactly right. And the "I didn't know I was doing anything wrong, Kazaa didn't warn me!" argument is idiotic. Kazaa should not be asked (or forced) to take ANY responsibility for the content available-- they do not host it.
At the same time, the RIAA needs to do more to inform people. Some people just are so clueless that they don't understand that they're breaking the law.
That is definitely his goal. I also found this one interesting:
McBride: The thing about going after end-users is it doesn't shut down the flow of Linux. If you look at the GPL, it couldn't be more clear, they either have to pull [the offending code] or shut down the distribution. The things we're laying claim to are things you can't pull out very easily....it's very difficult to yank this stuff out. We're not actually shutting down the flow of Linux, just cleaning it up at the end user level.
So basically he thinks that the code is so difficult to replace that users will be willing to pay $699 a seat rather than replace the code? Does he have a clue what Linux is? If we were willing to pay that kind of money, there would be no reason for Linux to exist, we'd all be using SCO Unix or Solaris.
Except things like the new document security functionality will, I'm sure, only work with Word and their server software.
They're opening just enough to make people think they're being open, but they're just going to leverage it into other functionality that won't be open.
New Line has done a great job of (a) making sure that people know the extended release is coming before the plain release comes out and (b) not duplicating any of the supplemental material on the two releases.
Personally, I think of each movie as being a 6-disc special edition. If they released it that way all at once, the total cost would end up about the same, so what difference does it make?
Although it won't be enough to make any difference I'm sure, if they don't release the original they won't be seeing any of my money.
I hope Lucas is paying attention to the upcoming Alien Quadrilogy box set. All four movies, original cuts and extended cuts, each on a separate DVD, plus a bonus disc-- 9 DVD box set for a retail of $99.95. I'll be buying that and if Lucas does Star Wars like that they will sell tons and tons. Although they probably will anyway.
Fedora may = a free Red Hat like system, but Fedora is clearly NOT identical. As long as it's community supported, rather than maintained by the same people maintaining Enterprise, the two will diverge.
An analog recording of HDTV, how exciting! If I'm going to spend money to get HDTV broadcasts, I want my home recording rights to allow me to record the full quality. Allowing analog recording does NOT make this regulation ok.
This is a really good point. The public airwaves are just that, public airwaves. Of course the networks do have the right to encrypt things however they want. We, in turn, have the right to not watch.
The industry doesn't see how stupid this is. Many shows get popular _because_ people tape them and trade tapes. Many other shows are on in terrible time slots, but thanks to VCRs, they get viewers.
I would guess that half of daytime TV viewers watch it by taping it and watching later.
We have some older machines too, although they're at my parents' house. My mom is using a 486 DX/2 66 that's a little older than my machine (the processor was upgraded).
We also have TRS-80s... Model I, Model IV, and a CoCo 2. All still run last time we tried them.
It's a 486/33, homebuilt in December of 1993. Currently serving as the house firewall, it's been running 24/7 since May of 2001. Ran 24/7 during summers in 1999 & 2000, plus other vacations. Before Fall of 1997 it was my normal machine (until I started college).
It's got an upgraded video card (4 MB Diamond VLB ugpraded from the original 1 MB Trident), and has a 4 GB drive added last November, plus NICs that have been added.
Currently on the third power supply fan. Other than that, it's run great for nearly 10 years.
In this case, I am very glad to be wrong. Like Phil said, no one was happy with NAI's handling of PGP and it is great to see that Phil is involved again!
I can't imagine people really trust PGP anymore. No longer open source, no longer affiliated with Phil Zimmerman... and his statement when he left was scary.
For those who don't know, Phil stated when he left that every PGP product released while he was there contained no hidden back doors. Knowing that companies like PGP were being pressured, it makes me think the creative differences were them wanting to build something in that he thought shouldn't be in.
But something like Vonage isn't just data! It may be that way at your end, but it's a normal phone call from Vonage's servers to the person you are speaking to.
If you're using the net exclusively (IM like audio and/or video chats), then it's data only. But if you're using the phone infrastructure then you should be paying for that use.
If the government wants the software, and feels the current offerings don't do what they want, then yes they should!
It's not like they are saying people can't use Microsoft or Linux or anything else. The government is the customer, they have two choices: use something that exists or develop something else (either in-house or by contracting it out).
The average PS2 is probably treated MUCH worse than the average DVD player.
Mine was bought day of release, has been packed up and moved nearly a dozen times, gets tons of use, even survived a year in the dorms where there was more dust than you could imagine-- and still works as perfectly as the day I bought it.
As a manager, you're going to hear a lot more people coming in saying "my PS2 is broken" than just coming in and commenting "hey, my PS2 is 3 years old and still works great!"
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Depends on your provider. Many of them now automatically roll you into a new contract (i.e., after 12 months you automatically get a new 12 month unless you choose to cancel your service).
At the same time, the RIAA needs to do more to inform people. Some people just are so clueless that they don't understand that they're breaking the law.
McBride: The thing about going after end-users is it doesn't shut down the flow of Linux. If you look at the GPL, it couldn't be more clear, they either have to pull [the offending code] or shut down the distribution. The things we're laying claim to are things you can't pull out very easily....it's very difficult to yank this stuff out. We're not actually shutting down the flow of Linux, just cleaning it up at the end user level.
So basically he thinks that the code is so difficult to replace that users will be willing to pay $699 a seat rather than replace the code? Does he have a clue what Linux is? If we were willing to pay that kind of money, there would be no reason for Linux to exist, we'd all be using SCO Unix or Solaris.
They're opening just enough to make people think they're being open, but they're just going to leverage it into other functionality that won't be open.
Yeah, the IT director and the software provider "fixing" the problem is a little bit disconcerting.
Having run KDE 2 on a Pentium 200, I can tell you for sure that Aqua is significantly more responsive :)
Personally, I think of each movie as being a 6-disc special edition. If they released it that way all at once, the total cost would end up about the same, so what difference does it make?
Yep, you're right. The specs I had read weren't clear on that.
I hope Lucas is paying attention to the upcoming Alien Quadrilogy box set. All four movies, original cuts and extended cuts, each on a separate DVD, plus a bonus disc-- 9 DVD box set for a retail of $99.95. I'll be buying that and if Lucas does Star Wars like that they will sell tons and tons. Although they probably will anyway.
Fedora may = a free Red Hat like system, but Fedora is clearly NOT identical. As long as it's community supported, rather than maintained by the same people maintaining Enterprise, the two will diverge.
Seems that way. People are going to recommend what they know, and without a free Red Hat, not as many people will know it.
This has nothing to do with MSN Messenger. Even the summary says this, you didn't even need to RTFA.
I'll admit I don't know, but I'd like to learn more about that.
An analog recording of HDTV, how exciting! If I'm going to spend money to get HDTV broadcasts, I want my home recording rights to allow me to record the full quality. Allowing analog recording does NOT make this regulation ok.
The industry doesn't see how stupid this is. Many shows get popular _because_ people tape them and trade tapes. Many other shows are on in terrible time slots, but thanks to VCRs, they get viewers.
I would guess that half of daytime TV viewers watch it by taping it and watching later.
A friend of mine's dad had one of those. It NEVER worked right and I remember that it wouldn't even run Doom.
We also have TRS-80s... Model I, Model IV, and a CoCo 2. All still run last time we tried them.
It's a 486/33, homebuilt in December of 1993. Currently serving as the house firewall, it's been running 24/7 since May of 2001. Ran 24/7 during summers in 1999 & 2000, plus other vacations. Before Fall of 1997 it was my normal machine (until I started college).
It's got an upgraded video card (4 MB Diamond VLB ugpraded from the original 1 MB Trident), and has a 4 GB drive added last November, plus NICs that have been added.
Currently on the third power supply fan. Other than that, it's run great for nearly 10 years.
In this case, I am very glad to be wrong. Like Phil said, no one was happy with NAI's handling of PGP and it is great to see that Phil is involved again!
For those who don't know, Phil stated when he left that every PGP product released while he was there contained no hidden back doors. Knowing that companies like PGP were being pressured, it makes me think the creative differences were them wanting to build something in that he thought shouldn't be in.
Some of us (actually, considering this is Slashdot, I'd say _most_ of us) consider working on a computer relaxing.
If you're using the net exclusively (IM like audio and/or video chats), then it's data only. But if you're using the phone infrastructure then you should be paying for that use.
Since Unix is the foundation of the internet, and SCO seems to think they own Unix, I figured their next target would be Al Gore.
It's not like they are saying people can't use Microsoft or Linux or anything else. The government is the customer, they have two choices: use something that exists or develop something else (either in-house or by contracting it out).
The average PS2 is probably treated MUCH worse than the average DVD player. Mine was bought day of release, has been packed up and moved nearly a dozen times, gets tons of use, even survived a year in the dorms where there was more dust than you could imagine-- and still works as perfectly as the day I bought it. As a manager, you're going to hear a lot more people coming in saying "my PS2 is broken" than just coming in and commenting "hey, my PS2 is 3 years old and still works great!"