To echo everyone in in here, um, yes, weather can do that. And so can stress, bad vibes, good vibes, or the phase of the moon - or an infinite number of things, psychological phenomena included.
Of course, there's also hitting the sore spot with a hammer. That'll get it good and painful. =)
People were killed in any war that we've been in - including our own. Worrying about political correctness for a war game is like worrying that you're going to "blow up" mutants in half life.
tstoneman is right about the LoC, there is a requirement to have the code available to the LoC for the copyright purpose! By that extension, it should be open to review.
Even so, if the white cells are going into effect in your body...well, that's what a fever is, it's your immune system kicking into high gear. Lotsa white cells, side effects are immense heat output, nasal/sinal congestion, and sometimes pneumonia (that green crud in your lungs is dead white cells).
So the analogy remains. There are unpleasant side effects, but it's par for the course.
The problem with SCO's argument that the GPL is invalid on the grounds that federal copyright allows one copy is...well, bullshite.
But to explain further, the GPL pretty much grants one the right to make copies, and the only condition is that, if you alter the source, you are requested to contribute your alterations.
That, unto itself, is a copyright license - it grants the right to copy to whoever uses the product licensed under such.
But it is not a copywrite.
This explains copyright.,p>
This explains what a copywriter does, which is write copy. Copywrite is what a copywriter does, and it's broadcast radio jargon. You can copyright a copywrite, and copywrite a copyright, bu they are not interchangeable.
No, really, think of it. They send you a letter saying that you must remove the file or settle, and it's not a legitimate claim. Can you have their provider remove them from the 'net for sending you an unsolicited threat of suit?
Here's what's up. If you really did that, and you had friends who wouldn't want to do that and keep themselves alive for a long time, your friends would die out. You'd get kinda lonely after a couplea hundred years as all your short-lived friends just kept dying.
So I ask, why would you want to live forever - or at any rate, significantly longer than J Random?
Yes, they found someone gullible enough to bite. At least that's what they're claiming in a press release that's being spread all over the place, including on money.cnn.com. Naturally, SCO can't tell you who it is because of "confidentiality provisions," but the truth will certainly come out sooner or later.
Of course, if this anonymous Fortune 500 company later finds that SCO had no legitimate right to sell Linux licenses in the first place, they are going to be a bit upset, and since one characteristic shared by all Fortune 500 companies is the availability of nearly infinite numbers of inhouse lawyers and outside law firm attorneys, SCO is going to be in a world of hurt if it turns out, as IBM claims, that SCO released all the disputed Linux code under GPL.
Not that we care, since we don't own any SCO stock, and we don't use any SCO (proprietary) software products that are likely to become unsupported orphans if SCO gets trampled by the combined legal might of the growing number of companies their license blackmail scheme has offended.
Linux is worth big money!
We should look at this latest episode in the SCO soap opera as heartening news. Somewhere out there, one of the world's largest corporations has decided Linux is worth paying plenty of money to use, even if that money is going to the least-deserving party possible. This certainly gives the lie to any statement about how Linux has only gained corporate acceptance because it's free.
SCO's antics may cause a few potential (corporate) Linux converts to hold off deployment for a bit, but in the long run this may be the most positive PR boost Linux has ever gotten.
...where sales reps used to respond to inquiries about Linux with "What's a Linux?" - or even worse, once at Fountain Valley CA - "What's a linnooks?" (The stress was on the second syllable.)
Nowadays, you can get Linux, but usually only in boxes. I figure if I'm going to get something from them, I'm just going to buy the parts, d/l the ISOs for my favorite distribution, burn 'em to CD, and install my life away.
I mean, what's the big deal? It's no secret they abuse their employees, who aren't all that intelligent to begin with for the most part.
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Of course, there's also hitting the sore spot with a hammer. That'll get it good and painful. =)
In otherwords, just calm down, it's only a game!
Bring it on, SCO!
tstoneman is right about the LoC, there is a requirement to have the code available to the LoC for the copyright purpose! By that extension, it should be open to review.
It would appear to clear up memory holes. IIRC, C does not have its own garbage collector, so yes, this code is probably necessary.
I believe it's in 2005. Conjecture has it that SCOX will dump before that, and SCO will subsequently collapse.
So the analogy remains. There are unpleasant side effects, but it's par for the course.
I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!
This isn't related to economic trouble, it's closer to the Western Intertie failure from 10Aug1996.
When did Toledo, OH start housing Toronto?!
But, they distribute GPL code. Ergo, if the GPL is illegal, they're fucked as well.
But to explain further, the GPL pretty much grants one the right to make copies, and the only condition is that, if you alter the source, you are requested to contribute your alterations.
That, unto itself, is a copyright license - it grants the right to copy to whoever uses the product licensed under such.
But it is not a copywrite.
This explains copyright.,p> This explains what a copywriter does, which is write copy. Copywrite is what a copywriter does, and it's broadcast radio jargon. You can copyright a copywrite, and copywrite a copyright, bu they are not interchangeable.
I have cats, you insensitive clods!
Do that, and you're playing their game.
Rocky the Squirrel: Again?
McBride: This time for sure!
Rocky: But that one never works! McBride: Nothing up my sleeve, and.. PRESTO! (pulls out a copy of Debian)
Rocky: And now here's something we hope you'll really like!
Bullwinkle: (carries a clue-by-four with IBM written all over it, beats McBride)
...then it may not be worth your time working for them. Seek work elsewhere, but definitely call an attorney. Just in case.
If you bought yesterday, sure, but if you bought last week, you're still in the hole.
Closed at US$9.72, up $.43 (4.64%) from opening at $9.29. So they're doing a little better today, but still kinda going down.
No, really, think of it. They send you a letter saying that you must remove the file or settle, and it's not a legitimate claim. Can you have their provider remove them from the 'net for sending you an unsolicited threat of suit?
So I ask, why would you want to live forever - or at any rate, significantly longer than J Random?
Just deny the host in ones' access tables. Can't find the file. Problem solved, eh?
Pay more attention to the general trend, though. Generally down. It's lower than Friday's close, and took a sharper drop than Friday anyway.
Roblimo's text follows from newsforge.
Yes, they found someone gullible enough to bite. At least that's what they're claiming in a press release that's being spread all over the place, including on money.cnn.com. Naturally, SCO can't tell you who it is because of "confidentiality provisions," but the truth will certainly come out sooner or later.
Of course, if this anonymous Fortune 500 company later finds that SCO had no legitimate right to sell Linux licenses in the first place, they are going to be a bit upset, and since one characteristic shared by all Fortune 500 companies is the availability of nearly infinite numbers of inhouse lawyers and outside law firm attorneys, SCO is going to be in a world of hurt if it turns out, as IBM claims, that SCO released all the disputed Linux code under GPL.
Not that we care, since we don't own any SCO stock, and we don't use any SCO (proprietary) software products that are likely to become unsupported orphans if SCO gets trampled by the combined legal might of the growing number of companies their license blackmail scheme has offended.
Linux is worth big money!
We should look at this latest episode in the SCO soap opera as heartening news. Somewhere out there, one of the world's largest corporations has decided Linux is worth paying plenty of money to use, even if that money is going to the least-deserving party possible. This certainly gives the lie to any statement about how Linux has only gained corporate acceptance because it's free.
SCO's antics may cause a few potential (corporate) Linux converts to hold off deployment for a bit, but in the long run this may be the most positive PR boost Linux has ever gotten.
Current close: US$9.289, down $1.461 from Friday's close. Opened at $10.45.
Nowadays, you can get Linux, but usually only in boxes. I figure if I'm going to get something from them, I'm just going to buy the parts, d/l the ISOs for my favorite distribution, burn 'em to CD, and install my life away.
I mean, what's the big deal? It's no secret they abuse their employees, who aren't all that intelligent to begin with for the most part.