Well, crap, there's goes all my DVDs expect Revolution OS. Wait, my copy was paid for by HP...*sigh* It's tought to boycott when most of my entertainment comes for these types of companies. How 'bout I don't boycott and just start stealing from them, okay?
Scott McNealy and Larry Ellison slammed them (and others) quite nicely for us during their keynotes (I still don't think very highly of Ellison, but I digress). Remember, if geeks trash tlak corporations, we're immature, if corporations trash talk other corporations, they're competetive.
So what are you recomending, that we let things get so bad to the point of "directly affecting his pocketbook or his job"? By the time that happens, it might be far too to late to fight back.
Then again, I remember, for example, how in A Tale of Two Cities how Madame Defarge would quell impatient revolutionists by telling them that the time to fight had not come yet, and the the rage of the people takes time to build force, like a volcano before eruption. Otherwise, a premature attack would fail, and put the whole movement even further behind. Perhaps that's what we need, to let things get bad enough for the average American Joe to not only give a shit, but become enraged about.
Either way, we shouldn't completely ingore the problem. Groundwork for the revolution must be laid now, even if the real fighting has yet to begin.
I don't know about Deacon, but I sure as hell hope some of those geeks whose "efforts are mostly a waste of time" are there to help all the productive, coding geeks who create such egregious attacks on capitalism like DeCSS (and me, who has probably commited several million dollars in DMCA violations this month, none of which have lead to piracy of any sort). We need to work on both aspects, coding and "activism", otherwise, the the coders activities will become (more) illegal without the efforts of those, like the EFF, who combat a corrupt legal/congressional system and suffocating laws. Geeks have many varied strengths, and we should all fight this battle in the best way we can. With no code, there's nothing to fight for, with no one fighting, there will be no code.
An anonymous reader writes "Looks like the film Revolution OS finally makes it to a small screen near you. First copies available at HP booth at LinuxWorld, San Francisco.
Hey, just when I thought that my first Linux World would be the first one not worth going to, I hear this. Great news. I'm still physched as hell to be going (great keynotes, potentially), but no BSI booth makes me sad panda.
While it might not be illegal, it certainly is lame to take GPL software, change the logo, add spyware, and push it off as your own without even giving credit to the original creators. But what do you expect from a company(?) who even ripped off their name from someone else? They're just trying to cash in on other's works, and whether or not it is technically legal or illegal doesn't mean such behavior shouldn't be admonished.
Well, I'm glad to know that a) I won't have to throw down a bucket of cash just to upgrade my PS2 to be able to play the game (hard drive and ethernet) and that b) I have a computer capable of running this, but overall, I'm still not terribly excited about FFXI.
I think Square is trying to do too much too soon and as a result will marr the series and stands to loose a considerable amount of money when all thid PlayOnline bullshit goes belly up. Here's hoping FFXII, in the hands of Square's most under-appreciated designer Akihiko Yoshida, will redeem the series which I have not fully enjoyed since FFVII.
It's even cheaper now, as both the XBarn and PS2 have dropped down to just $200 (less than a modern 3D card). Hell, I bought an open box GameCube for just $110.
I hope all this coverage doesn't lead to AT&T preventing this in the future. Of course, I get much more than basic cable because the cable guy was nice enough to leave the line unfiltered.
According to the Campain for Digital Rights:
"druqks" by Aphex Twin: Reported protected by key2audio in Germany by several people. Can't be played on a computer or laptop, nor copied to MiniDisc or a hi-fi CD recorder. UK release appears to be unprotected. Also reported unprotected in Belgium and the USA."
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Well, crap, there's goes all my DVDs expect Revolution OS. Wait, my copy was paid for by HP...*sigh* It's tought to boycott when most of my entertainment comes for these types of companies. How 'bout I don't boycott and just start stealing from them, okay?
Scott McNealy and Larry Ellison slammed them (and others) quite nicely for us during their keynotes (I still don't think very highly of Ellison, but I digress). Remember, if geeks trash tlak corporations, we're immature, if corporations trash talk other corporations, they're competetive.
Dude, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Anyway, I see your point. Our Perl Harbor is being bombed (sorry, couldn't resist). How can we not fight?
So what are you recomending, that we let things get so bad to the point of "directly affecting his pocketbook or his job"? By the time that happens, it might be far too to late to fight back.
Then again, I remember, for example, how in A Tale of Two Cities how Madame Defarge would quell impatient revolutionists by telling them that the time to fight had not come yet, and the the rage of the people takes time to build force, like a volcano before eruption. Otherwise, a premature attack would fail, and put the whole movement even further behind. Perhaps that's what we need, to let things get bad enough for the average American Joe to not only give a shit, but become enraged about.
Either way, we shouldn't completely ingore the problem. Groundwork for the revolution must be laid now, even if the real fighting has yet to begin.
Perhaps someone should code Slashdot an edit feature. Sorry Declan, but I'm gonna blame that one on whatever screwy parent gave you that name ;).
I don't know about Deacon, but I sure as hell hope some of those geeks whose "efforts are mostly a waste of time" are there to help all the productive, coding geeks who create such egregious attacks on capitalism like DeCSS (and me, who has probably commited several million dollars in DMCA violations this month, none of which have lead to piracy of any sort). We need to work on both aspects, coding and "activism", otherwise, the the coders activities will become (more) illegal without the efforts of those, like the EFF, who combat a corrupt legal/congressional system and suffocating laws. Geeks have many varied strengths, and we should all fight this battle in the best way we can. With no code, there's nothing to fight for, with no one fighting, there will be no code.
An anonymous reader writes "Looks like the film Revolution OS finally makes it to a small screen near you. First copies available at HP booth at LinuxWorld, San Francisco. Hey, just when I thought that my first Linux World would be the first one not worth going to, I hear this. Great news. I'm still physched as hell to be going (great keynotes, potentially), but no BSI booth makes me sad panda.
My question is, where did they get that positive rating on the download page? It doesn't show up on the ratings from the slashdot article link. Hmm...
Right here, all 5 of them.
While it might not be illegal, it certainly is lame to take GPL software, change the logo, add spyware, and push it off as your own without even giving credit to the original creators. But what do you expect from a company(?) who even ripped off their name from someone else? They're just trying to cash in on other's works, and whether or not it is technically legal or illegal doesn't mean such behavior shouldn't be admonished.
Any chance someone will get it to run Linux instead?
I think the bigger question is, will it play Vorbis? I'd kill for a high quality Vorbis player other than the Zaurus.
I just moved into the area and figure if there one place I might find a wireless network to get in on it would be the Silicon Valley.
Well, I'm glad to know that a) I won't have to throw down a bucket of cash just to upgrade my PS2 to be able to play the game (hard drive and ethernet) and that b) I have a computer capable of running this, but overall, I'm still not terribly excited about FFXI.
I think Square is trying to do too much too soon and as a result will marr the series and stands to loose a considerable amount of money when all thid PlayOnline bullshit goes belly up. Here's hoping FFXII, in the hands of Square's most under-appreciated designer Akihiko Yoshida, will redeem the series which I have not fully enjoyed since FFVII.
It's even cheaper now, as both the XBarn and PS2 have dropped down to just $200 (less than a modern 3D card). Hell, I bought an open box GameCube for just $110.
I hope all this coverage doesn't lead to AT&T preventing this in the future. Of course, I get much more than basic cable because the cable guy was nice enough to leave the line unfiltered.
According to the Campain for Digital Rights: "druqks" by Aphex Twin: Reported protected by key2audio in Germany by several people. Can't be played on a computer or laptop, nor copied to MiniDisc or a hi-fi CD recorder. UK release appears to be unprotected. Also reported unprotected in Belgium and the USA."