Re:Hardware Issues
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They really should have a section up front that tells people, "Ok, heres what hardware is supported out of the box. Everything else is likely to be a headache".
Don't lead people on to think that they can just throw any old hardware at it and expect it to work.
MS and Apple have deals where HW makers get to put the logos on thier products if they can show compatibilty. It would be nice if some distro companies would step up and do something similar.
(even better if they tested for general Linux compatibilty, not just thier distrubiton)
Drop in the bucket, hopefully
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Compared with I expect the actual sales to be, these leaked copies won't make a big dent in the bottom line. I bet no less than half the inital pirates will buy the legitimate version when available. Many are downloading it due to their severe impatience rather than cheapness.
1984 is one of the prime examples of the genre, and it leaves you with absolutely no hope. The whole point was that once things get in that state there is no hope of change without external factors (invasion, liberation, whatever you want to call it.).
They have a office here (SC). Maybe this will create some support jobs around here. Probably not, but I can hope. (plenty of out of work friends in IT)
That's not realistic, (almost) nobody does that. More people rip thier cds or load mp3s from elsewhere than use the itunes store. Apple themselves say that the store is not a profit center for them, it is only in support of the ipod, which is a profit center.
It is different. Real isn't hacking ipods and selling them. They aren't selling ipods at all.
Furthermore, it's my right to sell my hardware (phyiscal property) in any condition I want. (as long as I am not defrauding anyone by doing so, i.e. saying it was new when it wasn't)
People seem to take anything some company's lawyer says at face value, without considering that it may not be true.
Companys say all kinds of things about what is legal or illegal in regards to thier products. Almost any company will tell you that reverse enginering thier products is illegial. That does not make it true.
One of my favorites is in the PS2 manual which states something like "You may not analyze your Playstation 2(TM)". As if thier permission or lack thereof has any bearing on the issue.
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Don't lead people on to think that they can just throw any old hardware at it and expect it to work.
MS and Apple have deals where HW makers get to put the logos on thier products if they can show compatibilty. It would be nice if some distro companies would step up and do something similar.(even better if they tested for general Linux compatibilty, not just thier distrubiton)
Compared with I expect the actual sales to be, these leaked copies won't make a big dent in the bottom line. I bet no less than half the inital pirates will buy the legitimate version when available. Many are downloading it due to their severe impatience rather than cheapness.
Do they piss in your cola when they give out mod points?? Where does that anger come from??
I don't think the store will take that one back.
Completity isn't always a bad thing. Espically when it protects you from another countries bad ideas.
Full of shit.
There hasn't been an 2600 made in many years, yet people still make and sell new games for it. (though I doubt they make much doing it.)
Smells like someones (it seems Ballmer stopped by for a visit) FUD is working.
Just wait until they find the old primestar dish. WOO!!!
So you really think Sony is doing this beacuse they just love open standards? That doesn't sound like the sony I know.
Sounds like DeCss, that was cut and dry too, but look what happened.
With that kind of brilliant commentay, you should go into politics. You'll fit right in.
I have to stop at the Taco Bell and "gas up".
1984 is one of the prime examples of the genre, and it leaves you with absolutely no hope. The whole point was that once things get in that state there is no hope of change without external factors (invasion, liberation, whatever you want to call it.).
It takes the presence of a 800lb gorilla to get big players like Sony to do open standards. This is more of a reaction than a strategic decision.
Also, bzflag, is easy on the requirements and easy to play.
They have a office here (SC). Maybe this will create some support jobs around here. Probably not, but I can hope. (plenty of out of work friends in IT)
It's still "circumvention", which is the real standard of the DMCA.
That's not realistic, (almost) nobody does that. More people rip thier cds or load mp3s from elsewhere than use the itunes store. Apple themselves say that the store is not a profit center for them, it is only in support of the ipod, which is a profit center.
Furthermore, it's my right to sell my hardware (phyiscal property) in any condition I want. (as long as I am not defrauding anyone by doing so, i.e. saying it was new when it wasn't)
Try searching the Brighthand forums, that's where I read about it.
People seem to take anything some company's lawyer says at face value, without considering that it may not be true. Companys say all kinds of things about what is legal or illegal in regards to thier products. Almost any company will tell you that reverse enginering thier products is illegial. That does not make it true. One of my favorites is in the PS2 manual which states something like "You may not analyze your Playstation 2(TM)". As if thier permission or lack thereof has any bearing on the issue.
Nobody has come up with a compelling reason or feature to make me want to change filesystems.
It was one word in a short blurb about something that occured in the US. The parent poster was just looking for something to be offended at.
Now that I thnk about it, how can paypal absorb an online bank (X.com) and still say they're not a bank?