The probelm is stallman thinks HIS/GNU's contribution is/was more important than any others. So he insists that it be GNULinux, meanwhile nobody is crapping themselves because it's not called xf86Linux for example. GNU tools isn't much of a useable OS by itself either.
If you want to be correct the entire distro is the OS, and they should be called "linux kernal based or GNU/linux based whateverdistro 1.45923x".
Add to that the fact that anyone who disagrees with him is considered to have a moral defect and you have one grade A, USDA choice mainiac.
What do you mean "take from"? Use the code? Is thier use of the code any different than anyone else who complies and uses BSD/khtml/etc?
It seems to me that thier use does not diminish the existing projects in any way, and does not violate any licenses or agreements. It seems like the big objection (mostly places like/.) really stems from apple making money off OSS and not "converting" to the OSS religion.
I think this could eventually lead to a problem if companies see that the OSS community takes an all or nothing approach to relations with commercial software compaines. The case of apple shows what is possible when both "sides", OOS and non-OSS, combine without trying to wage cultural war. But if the community expects everyone who uses OSS code to convert to the cause, it will go back to the hobbiests vs the compaines again.
Is tiger not simply a reseller? If they actually had tiger branded software or devices I might could see the point. Should they really have claim to anything computer related?
by clogging the network, they prevent other people from doing thier work. It's standard procedure at some universities to shut off the ports of problem systems.
My guess is that he is going to turn right around and try to resell it. Possibly on ebay.
If you have anything that has the serial number or other unique info, give it to ebay and the police. You may not get your money, but maybe you can but the bastard in jail. There's always hope.
I provides a convienent excuse to look down on people. That's one reason, there are others. And some are better than that one, but in the slashdot realm, ego is king.
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If you want to be correct the entire distro is the OS, and they should be called "linux kernal based or GNU/linux based whateverdistro 1.45923x".
Add to that the fact that anyone who disagrees with him is considered to have a moral defect and you have one grade A, USDA choice mainiac.As long as they get thier check, they don't care how many unemployed programmers they pump out.
It seems to me that thier use does not diminish the existing projects in any way, and does not violate any licenses or agreements. It seems like the big objection (mostly places like /.) really stems from apple making money off OSS and not "converting" to the OSS religion.
I think this could eventually lead to a problem if companies see that the OSS community takes an all or nothing approach to relations with commercial software compaines. The case of apple shows what is possible when both "sides", OOS and non-OSS, combine without trying to wage cultural war. But if the community expects everyone who uses OSS code to convert to the cause, it will go back to the hobbiests vs the compaines again.Read the fucking article. The 3 billion was in revenue, not profit.
They still made a profit though.
Or do you just object to someone making money on an OSS fork?
Is the code any less free beacuse apple added their own layers to it? Has apple ripped the BSD source from your harddrive?Do you really mean to imply that the OSS community cannot share with companies who have a purely profit motive?
Is tiger not simply a reseller? If they actually had tiger branded software or devices I might could see the point. Should they really have claim to anything computer related?
Please, think of the consultants.
As a far a whats he's saying? Hell, I don't know enough about unix services to tell. Could be wrong.
by clogging the network, they prevent other people from doing thier work. It's standard procedure at some universities to shut off the ports of problem systems.
The only people making a big deal over his employment is the /. peanut gallery.
Perhaps we should just omit the writeups and just post the TFA links. The /. main page is (-1 Troll) more often than not these days.
assholes!
Theyre NOT trying to make it hard. They're just not expending additional effort to explain they're changes.
From the bottom of my heart, screw you! Ass.
They are doing as much if not more than any code contributor is required to do, and what do they get? More shit thrown at them.
and one more thing... since when is it their job to be "feel good" or do OSS's work for it.If you have anything that has the serial number or other unique info, give it to ebay and the police. You may not get your money, but maybe you can but the bastard in jail. There's always hope.
They want their meme back!
*See RMS's recent ramblings, his word, not mine.
I provides a convienent excuse to look down on people. That's one reason, there are others. And some are better than that one, but in the slashdot realm, ego is king.
Yeah, it gets pretty grimy.
Got any old digital TV dishes laying around? Some old soup cans? Sounds like some directional antennas are what you need for the point to point links.
Was the joke flying right over your head. *WOOSH!*
De nada.
Now go die. Thanks!