Kernel modules clearly are deriviative: they are like binary patches
No, they are not. On either account. The closest relative the kernel module has is the extension from the 'classic' MacOS (IE 10).
If a kernel module utilizes some sort of kernel code, even a header file then absolutely the GPL follows the 'link' and applies. But that is not always the case.
Look up the YF-12. It's even more out there. There were actual missiles made for it, but AFAIK they were never tested.
Interesting factoid, the only surviving YF-12 prototype was converted to SR-71C which is one-of-a-kind. This is the SR-71 that still holds the absolute speed and altitude records (For jet aircraft capable of takeoff and landing unassisted). It is also on display at the Air Force Museum at WPAFB in Dayton, OH. Along with it's trophy, which it has held for almost 40 years...
YF-12 factsThompson Trophy
Performance: Yes, I agree 100%. The fact that the SR-71 is Mach 3+ capable is enough, it's common sense that it can't hit Mach 4, so that last up to 600 MPH or so that it may or may not be able to accelerate to isn't all that important IMO.
Missions: I can see reasons why they would still be classified. Capable of photographing 3 sq mi per second, God only knows what the SR-71s saw especially combined with the paranoia-filled 70s and 80s.
It's also worth noting that DVD+RW discs are identical to pressed DVD-ROMs when it comes to reflectivities. The only hanging point is when drives don't comprehend the DVD+RW media identifier. Something that can be corrected on most drives by a program called DVD bitsetter (http://www.dvdplusrw.org/files/dvdbitsetter2113.z ip)
NASA can be approved for additional funding (Reference Hubble for example), if they propose something worthwhile. Putting Glenn back in orbit would be a fine example of what is NOT worthwhile. And I'm from Ohio.
The SR-71 is probably the most damning evidence in favor of there being a newer spy plane. Satellites don't provide the same amount of detail that a SR-71 or U-2 can. Yet, for the most part both are retired... Hmmm.
There's actually a funny and true story about how the JSTARS requires a spy plane to feed it terrain features, else the controllers on board have no terrain features on their scopes. Evidently, Lockheed left out a terrain mapping mode on the radar set.
Well considering Doom3 is supposed to run on the xbox, I'd say less than the 64 megs of ram the xbox has.
Not exactly true. If the game is properly optimized and not simply a port, there are lots of ways the Xbox version can execute faster and with less RAM, mostly derriving from the fact that most games on the Xbox only render a field of 640x480.
I don't think that port is capable of reading more than the type of dongle that is attached to it.
For example, if you hook up a HiDef dongle, the system presents an option to choose available HD resolutions. Without the HiDef dongle, that option is missing.
How does it work at ElBo? Do you apologetically give the money back and ask them to write to the publisher? Or do you stiff them (or slightly better, only give store credit)?
I work there too, and we stiff them. It sucks, but if we take the item back, we get stiffed.
Basically, a group in Cali was threatening to sue ElBo for selling returned software as new; that was the major way we were able to allow open-item returns. We've got to be able to resell it.
Also, or distributors no longer accept 'defective' items that there is nothing wrong with. Unfortunately, 'copy protection doesn't allow it to run on my pc' and/or 'my pc doens't meet the minimum system requirements' != defective.
Right, but in this case, the honeypot isn't telling the offendant "Come hack me, baby."
Which makes my analogy valid. It's no different than someone attempting to buy the servies of an undercover police officer in disguise. The officer (honeypot) stands there and the offendant breaks the law by talking to (hacking) the officer (honeypot).
This is generally legal, but I think most people would get pretty pissed if their company started a policy of stationing fake drug dealers around the city and then turning in everybody who bought.
That isn't entrapment. All the time, the police have undercover officers pose as drug dealers and prostitutes.
Consider the following: If the value of software is the ability/price, then all commercial software would be some value x / some value y, as all commercial software has a cost related to it.
Open source software is given freely, therefore it's price is 0. As any student who has taken Calculus can tell you, Any real number 0 x infinity divided by 0 = infinity.
Therefore, open-source software is infinitely more cost effective than commercial software. Theoretically.
And the difference is... Microsoft has to pass along a good part of that $30 to the DVD Consortium in the form of licensing fees; fees that Sony does not have to pay.
In fact, desktop users probably don't even need 64 processing for a number of years still....
Desktop users need at least 64 bit memory registers real soon now. DDR memory is fairly cheap ($100/GB in 512MB increments). 32 bit processors top out at 2GB of RAM without resorting to trickery.
Plus, when it comes to processors, technology develops features and then software develops around said features, not vice versa. Once there is a 64 bit desktop processor, software companies will develop 64 bit software.
Heck, using VS.net2 or whatever it will be called, all you might have to do is add an option to your build configuration.
$280 for a speaker system with two digital inputs, one input for analog stereo, one input for analog 5.1, and it doesn't support DTS.
vs.
5 home theater in a box systems at BestBuy for under $290 shipped. One of them even has a progressive DVD player built-in.
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You == behind the times. The USB forum did away with USB 1.1, and created USB 2.0 full speed (12Mbps) and high speed (480Mbps).
Basically, consumers demanded USB 2.0 devices, so the forum did the cheap thing and rewrote the specs so everything could be USB 2.0.
http://rockbox.haxx.se/mail/archive/rockbox-archiv e-2003-11/0304.shtml
No, they are not. On either account. The closest relative the kernel module has is the extension from the 'classic' MacOS (IE 10).
If a kernel module utilizes some sort of kernel code, even a header file then absolutely the GPL follows the 'link' and applies. But that is not always the case.
There is no law barring me, you, Funcoland, or anyone else from importing game systems from Japan.
And as far as CDRs of live performances, I would think it would be covered under the AHRA of 1992 making it perfectly legal.
Because the price charged for the ticket determines the class of the theater which determines how quickly said theater gets movies.
Look up the YF-12. It's even more out there. There were actual missiles made for it, but AFAIK they were never tested. Interesting factoid, the only surviving YF-12 prototype was converted to SR-71C which is one-of-a-kind. This is the SR-71 that still holds the absolute speed and altitude records (For jet aircraft capable of takeoff and landing unassisted). It is also on display at the Air Force Museum at WPAFB in Dayton, OH. Along with it's trophy, which it has held for almost 40 years... YF-12 facts Thompson Trophy
Performance: Yes, I agree 100%. The fact that the SR-71 is Mach 3+ capable is enough, it's common sense that it can't hit Mach 4, so that last up to 600 MPH or so that it may or may not be able to accelerate to isn't all that important IMO.
Missions: I can see reasons why they would still be classified. Capable of photographing 3 sq mi per second, God only knows what the SR-71s saw especially combined with the paranoia-filled 70s and 80s.
Hell, some aspects of the SR-71 are still classified, as are almost all of it's operational missions. That's going on 40 years...
I've always wondered, if I buy the soundtrack to a movie, shouldn't I be entitled to a copy of all of the songs in said movie?
At least, this is my rationale for *ahem* appropriating all of the good music from Empire Records that wasn't included on the soundtrack.
It's also worth noting that DVD+RW discs are identical to pressed DVD-ROMs when it comes to reflectivities. The only hanging point is when drives don't comprehend the DVD+RW media identifier. Something that can be corrected on most drives by a program called DVD bitsetter (http://www.dvdplusrw.org/files/dvdbitsetter2113.z ip)
NASA can be approved for additional funding (Reference Hubble for example), if they propose something worthwhile. Putting Glenn back in orbit would be a fine example of what is NOT worthwhile. And I'm from Ohio.
The SR-71 is probably the most damning evidence in favor of there being a newer spy plane. Satellites don't provide the same amount of detail that a SR-71 or U-2 can. Yet, for the most part both are retired... Hmmm.
There's actually a funny and true story about how the JSTARS requires a spy plane to feed it terrain features, else the controllers on board have no terrain features on their scopes. Evidently, Lockheed left out a terrain mapping mode on the radar set.
SpaWar sounds like a really crappy movie that some suck-ass director would make three great episodes of, then botch the other three.
**COUGH**LUCAS**COUGH**
Correct, but I didn't think the DMCA had a provision for damages. I thought it was a set 7 year and/or $125,000 fine.
Well considering Doom3 is supposed to run on the xbox, I'd say less than the 64 megs of ram the xbox has.
Not exactly true. If the game is properly optimized and not simply a port, there are lots of ways the Xbox version can execute faster and with less RAM, mostly derriving from the fact that most games on the Xbox only render a field of 640x480.
I don't think that port is capable of reading more than the type of dongle that is attached to it.
For example, if you hook up a HiDef dongle, the system presents an option to choose available HD resolutions. Without the HiDef dongle, that option is missing.
GLXgears != benchmark. It takes advantage of no hardware features. Just pure pixel-pushing bandwidth.
How does it work at ElBo? Do you apologetically give the money back and ask them to write to the publisher? Or do you stiff them (or slightly better, only give store credit)?
I work there too, and we stiff them. It sucks, but if we take the item back, we get stiffed.
Basically, a group in Cali was threatening to sue ElBo for selling returned software as new; that was the major way we were able to allow open-item returns. We've got to be able to resell it.
Also, or distributors no longer accept 'defective' items that there is nothing wrong with. Unfortunately, 'copy protection doesn't allow it to run on my pc' and/or 'my pc doens't meet the minimum system requirements' != defective.
Right, but in this case, the honeypot isn't telling the offendant "Come hack me, baby."
Which makes my analogy valid. It's no different than someone attempting to buy the servies of an undercover police officer in disguise. The officer (honeypot) stands there and the offendant breaks the law by talking to (hacking) the officer (honeypot).
That isn't entrapment. All the time, the police have undercover officers pose as drug dealers and prostitutes.
Ignorance is never an excuse, and I believe that common carrier only applies specifically to ISPs. IANAL.
Consider the following: If the value of software is the ability/price, then all commercial software would be some value x / some value y, as all commercial software has a cost related to it.
Open source software is given freely, therefore it's price is 0. As any student who has taken Calculus can tell you, Any real number 0 x infinity divided by 0 = infinity.
Therefore, open-source software is infinitely more cost effective than commercial software. Theoretically.
And the difference is... Microsoft has to pass along a good part of that $30 to the DVD Consortium in the form of licensing fees; fees that Sony does not have to pay.
http://www.dvdforum.org
Desktop users need at least 64 bit memory registers real soon now. DDR memory is fairly cheap ($100/GB in 512MB increments). 32 bit processors top out at 2GB of RAM without resorting to trickery.
Plus, when it comes to processors, technology develops features and then software develops around said features, not vice versa. Once there is a 64 bit desktop processor, software companies will develop 64 bit software.
Heck, using VS
$280 for a speaker system with two digital inputs, one input for analog stereo, one input for analog 5.1, and it doesn't support DTS. vs. 5 home theater in a box systems at BestBuy for under $290 shipped. One of them even has a progressive DVD player built-in.