As a white male, it's clear I'm in the room because I've earned the right to be there. If you're not a white male, well, you have to show why you're in the room if you want people to believe in you.
This is the problem. All white men are qualified. Even those that are incompetent and get fired. If we just made the same incorrect assumptions about women and non-whites, the affirmative action "problem" would go away. Don't you see the problem with your thinking? Your thinking is not politically incorrect-- it is just plain incorrect. Sorry, dude, but white guys thought they were intellectually superior to everyone else long before affirmative action. Affirmative action is just the contemporary excuse. Nothing has changed.
I would say they weren't idiots because any unusual-looking electronic device can easily be mistaken for a bomb. But then, if they thought it might be a bomb, why in he world are they trying to pry it open? Yup, they're idiots.
As an example, one of the strangest is the special handling of "User Product"s, which means the rights you get regarding your use of GPLv3-protected code depend on your own software's intended use!
No. It depends on the HARDWARE with which you distribute the source code.
If you convey an object code work under this section in, or with, or specifically for use in, a User Product,...
So it's not the "intended use", it's simply "the use". There surely is a more clever way to kill Tivoization, so instead of complaining now, I wish you had suggested a better solution sometime in the past year.
The rules are based on why I do things, rather than what I do. That can't be considered free.
So a slavemaster isn't free because the U.S. Constitution prevents him from enslaving people? Extreme analogy, but I think I needed to hit you over the head with a large clue stick to make you realize that the "free" in "free software" is not a one-way freedom. It forces parties to be unselfish, in a mutually-beneficial way. This is why the GPL is brilliant, and this is why you hate it so much-- it pains you that a "zealot" like RMS came up with such an ingenius idea. Get over it, or just release all you shit to the public domain.
You *can* modify the tivo software, and you have always been able to do so.
Dude, GPLv3 is about the SAME FREEDOMS as GPLv2 and GPLv1. What the hell is the point of RMS asking for printer specs/code if his bug fixes won't even work on the printer he bought??? The GPL is not some damned academic exercise! People don't do bug fixes on code for the sake of doing bug fixes. The extra code in Tivo's kernel is SPECIFIC TO THE HARDWARE ON THE TIVO. So, duh, we would like our enhancements to work on the Tivo hardware that we already purchased, otherwise, what the hell is the point?
I'm one of those people who has never read the book. I've seen the last two, mostly to please my gf, and they both were o.k., I guess, but not much better than any of the other numerous mediocre movies out now. However, as I saw the beginning of the movie, it looked really familiar, which was strange. Then I realized that sometime last year my gf was reading the beginning of the book aloud, and I must say, it was a lot better than that excerpted movie beginning. If you don't read the books, you have no idea why/how Harry is living with those people, or even who they are.
Also, that fight scene where Sirius Black gets killed is underwhelming, though it seems like it was meant to be more.
I've seen this is lots of different office environments, including academia and law. However, it is a generational thing. The only way I can contact my brother (who is a decade younger) is to get on Yahoo chat. He simply doesn't respond to emails.
Are you kidding? I bet if subscriptions declined significantly, the situation would improve. Nevertheless, it's not the stories that make Slahdot great, but the posts from experts in so many diverse areas that make it awesome to read, everyday, over and over again.
I got two 1GB sticks (Kingston ValueRam DDR2 667) from Newegg for $33 each, a few months ago. Now the price for the same sticks is $43 each. I should have bought 4GB at the time, which would have cost just $132 + shipping and tax, which is just over $150. I'm sure they have some other memory for a cheap price.
I only reply because I have a processor (PPC G3) of the same speed as you, as well as the exact same amount of memory. I'm running Ubuntu LTS. Firefox runs fine, but definitely slow compared to my Athlon X2.
This is the most insightful post I've read here, because it includes the real reason there is a "shortage" in qualified workers. It's the same reason American teenagers never get hired at those unskilled jobs where you see only Mexicans working-- the employers simply don't trust Amercians to do a good job. They'd rather hire a Mexican who they think is so desperate for work they he'll do almost anything for minimum wage or less. It's much easier to control someone who has everything to lose, than someone who, when given abuse (in a broad sense) can just quit without hesitation. If an H1B visa holder quits, they just can't find another job in the USA. This is one reason why they are so desirable as employees. They don't have the same rights as Americans.
One thing that I've noticed from being around foreign students/workers for the past two decades, is that they rarely spend money, and they hardly ever spend money on the junk Americans usually buy. Many of them send most of their money back to their families abroad. The students I've worked with rarely eat at restaurants, and always bring home-prepared lunches with them to school. I bet it's the exact opposite when Americans work or study abroad.
So, how did she get the interview if she can't swap variables? What are you guys looking for on resumes that allowed her to squeak by? She must have impressive resume writing skills. I wish I did.
Actually, the "masses" interpret the law in context, which is the only meaningful way to do so. Otherwise, you're just talking theoretical mumbo-jumbo, which is not reality. The "masses" as you call us, are concerned about how Bush's appointee will determine if one of us is in violation of the law. Numerous evidence suggests that it will be applied to enemies of the state, as well as those who happen to disagree with Bush's policies. Probably more of the latter.
And as for the folks expecting them to be caught up by future versions of SUSE: the wild and free licensing of ms patents as a result of a fundamental post-contract change made by the other party (SUSE) just won't happen. That is *so* far outside of the *reasonable* expectations of any of the parties, and so drastic, that it just won't be the case.
Not necessarily, Mr. Esquire. The point of the MS/SuSE deal is to circumvent the license of a third party, so I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the third party to sue when its (separate) agreements are violated. The *reasonable* expectations only apply to the deal between SuSe and MS-- they don't get a free pass with respect to licenses (the GPL) with third parties just because, and only an inept lawyer would advise them not to worry. There is no "post contract" change when the third party is not even involved in the contract. If MS's lawyers are silly enough to write a contract that doesn't account for unfavorable licenses, then they better revise their contract with SuSE. Any contract which states that MS won't sue for patents in code that hasn't been written is obviously a stupid contract. I seriously doubt their agreement is this broad.
No it isn't. If I write a killer app and release it under GPL I can't prevent someone else from taking it and selling it without me making a dime. Sure I could sell it but so could anyone else and I couldn't stop them from giving it away either.
Your argument is strange. Why release something under the GPL if you don't want others to sell it? This requires a non-free license, doesn't it?
But anyway, if someone else sells your GPL code for a profit, you can sell it too, and include their enhancements. And if someone gives your GPL code away for free, you can do that too, but well, you already did. And if someone is selling it for a profit, and another is giving it away for free, the person selling it for a profit won't be making much profit unless they add value, like support, because otherwise customers could just get it for free. What do you lose, as a developer, in these scenarios which you bring up?
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Actually, I kinda liked the part about the pink unicorns flying out of his butt. Pretty graphic, but very cool nonetheless.
Name one single use.
There is a file on my drive, and I want to find out when it was created, just out of curiosity?
Mutt is ancient? If Mutt is ancient, then Linux is really ancient. You should probably upgrade to Windows Vista.
As a white male, it's clear I'm in the room because I've earned the right to be there. If you're not a white male, well, you have to show why you're in the room if you want people to believe in you.
This is the problem. All white men are qualified. Even those that are incompetent and get fired. If we just made the same incorrect assumptions about women and non-whites, the affirmative action "problem" would go away. Don't you see the problem with your thinking? Your thinking is not politically incorrect-- it is just plain incorrect. Sorry, dude, but white guys thought they were intellectually superior to everyone else long before affirmative action. Affirmative action is just the contemporary excuse. Nothing has changed.
There are lots of men who are completely incompetent in IT but manage to have full financially rewarding careers in it, is that true for women?
BINGO!
Is this a Slashdotism? I only see this mistake here.
I don't have any porn on my computer, but I will once I finish this Gentoo install :)
I would say they weren't idiots because any unusual-looking electronic device can easily be mistaken for a bomb. But then, if they thought it might be a bomb, why in he world are they trying to pry it open? Yup, they're idiots.
As an example, one of the strangest is the special handling of "User Product"s, which means the rights you get regarding your use of GPLv3-protected code depend on your own software's intended use!
No. It depends on the HARDWARE with which you distribute the source code.
So it's not the "intended use", it's simply "the use". There surely is a more clever way to kill Tivoization, so instead of complaining now, I wish you had suggested a better solution sometime in the past year.
The rules are based on why I do things, rather than what I do. That can't be considered free.
So a slavemaster isn't free because the U.S. Constitution prevents him from enslaving people? Extreme analogy, but I think I needed to hit you over the head with a large clue stick to make you realize that the "free" in "free software" is not a one-way freedom. It forces parties to be unselfish, in a mutually-beneficial way. This is why the GPL is brilliant, and this is why you hate it so much-- it pains you that a "zealot" like RMS came up with such an ingenius idea. Get over it, or just release all you shit to the public domain.
You *can* modify the tivo software, and you have always been able to do so.
Dude, GPLv3 is about the SAME FREEDOMS as GPLv2 and GPLv1. What the hell is the point of RMS asking for printer specs/code if his bug fixes won't even work on the printer he bought??? The GPL is not some damned academic exercise! People don't do bug fixes on code for the sake of doing bug fixes. The extra code in Tivo's kernel is SPECIFIC TO THE HARDWARE ON THE TIVO. So, duh, we would like our enhancements to work on the Tivo hardware that we already purchased, otherwise, what the hell is the point?
Why do you assume that anyone who doesn't like it hasn't read it?
I don't. I just assumed that the person I replied to didn't, by the tone of his comment. And I'm right.
It's hard to see what people could complain about in terms of GCC.
Not if they didn't bother to read it, and just accepted Linus' ignorant rants on faith.
No, GPLv3 is significantly different from GPLv2, and some of us think that the new version really, really, sucks.
If you're of this opinion, why not just read the license? You might change your mind.
I'm one of those people who has never read the book. I've seen the last two, mostly to please my gf, and they both were o.k., I guess, but not much better than any of the other numerous mediocre movies out now. However, as I saw the beginning of the movie, it looked really familiar, which was strange. Then I realized that sometime last year my gf was reading the beginning of the book aloud, and I must say, it was a lot better than that excerpted movie beginning. If you don't read the books, you have no idea why/how Harry is living with those people, or even who they are. Also, that fight scene where Sirius Black gets killed is underwhelming, though it seems like it was meant to be more.
I've seen this is lots of different office environments, including academia and law. However, it is a generational thing. The only way I can contact my brother (who is a decade younger) is to get on Yahoo chat. He simply doesn't respond to emails.
Are you kidding? I bet if subscriptions declined significantly, the situation would improve. Nevertheless, it's not the stories that make Slahdot great, but the posts from experts in so many diverse areas that make it awesome to read, everyday, over and over again.
I got two 1GB sticks (Kingston ValueRam DDR2 667) from Newegg for $33 each, a few months ago. Now the price for the same sticks is $43 each. I should have bought 4GB at the time, which would have cost just $132 + shipping and tax, which is just over $150. I'm sure they have some other memory for a cheap price.
I only reply because I have a processor (PPC G3) of the same speed as you, as well as the exact same amount of memory. I'm running Ubuntu LTS. Firefox runs fine, but definitely slow compared to my Athlon X2.
This is the most insightful post I've read here, because it includes the real reason there is a "shortage" in qualified workers. It's the same reason American teenagers never get hired at those unskilled jobs where you see only Mexicans working-- the employers simply don't trust Amercians to do a good job. They'd rather hire a Mexican who they think is so desperate for work they he'll do almost anything for minimum wage or less. It's much easier to control someone who has everything to lose, than someone who, when given abuse (in a broad sense) can just quit without hesitation. If an H1B visa holder quits, they just can't find another job in the USA. This is one reason why they are so desirable as employees. They don't have the same rights as Americans.
One thing that I've noticed from being around foreign students/workers for the past two decades, is that they rarely spend money, and they hardly ever spend money on the junk Americans usually buy. Many of them send most of their money back to their families abroad. The students I've worked with rarely eat at restaurants, and always bring home-prepared lunches with them to school. I bet it's the exact opposite when Americans work or study abroad.
So, how did she get the interview if she can't swap variables? What are you guys looking for on resumes that allowed her to squeak by? She must have impressive resume writing skills. I wish I did.
Actually, the "masses" interpret the law in context, which is the only meaningful way to do so. Otherwise, you're just talking theoretical mumbo-jumbo, which is not reality. The "masses" as you call us, are concerned about how Bush's appointee will determine if one of us is in violation of the law. Numerous evidence suggests that it will be applied to enemies of the state, as well as those who happen to disagree with Bush's policies. Probably more of the latter.
And as for the folks expecting them to be caught up by future versions of SUSE: the wild and free licensing of ms patents as a result of a fundamental post-contract change made by the other party (SUSE) just won't happen. That is *so* far outside of the *reasonable* expectations of any of the parties, and so drastic, that it just won't be the case.
Not necessarily, Mr. Esquire. The point of the MS/SuSE deal is to circumvent the license of a third party, so I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the third party to sue when its (separate) agreements are violated. The *reasonable* expectations only apply to the deal between SuSe and MS-- they don't get a free pass with respect to licenses (the GPL) with third parties just because, and only an inept lawyer would advise them not to worry. There is no "post contract" change when the third party is not even involved in the contract. If MS's lawyers are silly enough to write a contract that doesn't account for unfavorable licenses, then they better revise their contract with SuSE. Any contract which states that MS won't sue for patents in code that hasn't been written is obviously a stupid contract. I seriously doubt their agreement is this broad.
No it isn't. If I write a killer app and release it under GPL I can't prevent someone else from taking it and selling it without me making a dime. Sure I could sell it but so could anyone else and I couldn't stop them from giving it away either.
Your argument is strange. Why release something under the GPL if you don't want others to sell it? This requires a non-free license, doesn't it?
But anyway, if someone else sells your GPL code for a profit, you can sell it too, and include their enhancements. And if someone gives your GPL code away for free, you can do that too, but well, you already did. And if someone is selling it for a profit, and another is giving it away for free, the person selling it for a profit won't be making much profit unless they add value, like support, because otherwise customers could just get it for free. What do you lose, as a developer, in these scenarios which you bring up?