exactly my point. I have to watch out for spam instead of just using the service. Is it my fault for just posting a message or are they just fucking cocksuckers? They have no goddamn right to send anybody their shit. And they (and apparantly you too) blame it me!
"Usenet email harvesters have been around even longer than the web scavengers." I did use a random address address for a reason...
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In other words, stick your head in the ground and hope noone sees your ass sticking up in the air?
Pretty lame...
I've gotten spam from a pretty random email address (pwgen 9) simply by using it to post on a newsgroup. There is no security in obscurity. Maybe you got lucky but I didn't. Or is it my fault for not using pwgen -s 20? Oh yeah, my ISP can't take non-alphanumeric chars. Must be time to switch.
I can simultaneously stream 2 DivX movies and 2 mp3s around my house with a mere 100mbps lan (only 4 boxes now) - why would anybody need more? Serving uncompressed DVDs? It'll be a loooong time before I need any more bandwidth. Hell, broadband internet access tops out at 10mbps (on a good day). What's the point? Pure science? Not a troll, please enlighten me.
Why is it the discussion instantly turns into one of business models and buying more features and charity and tax breaks? What happened to friendly exchanges? Must we always ask "what's in it for me?" ok...
Think about how much you'd spend on an equivalent proprietary product, assuming one's even available. They don't have to share their software with you me or anyone at all. You owe them something.
Have you ever been screwed by a commercial vendor? How about a free software project?
Vote with your wallet. Tell them you like what they're doing. If you can't afford it send them a thank-you email. Debug/patch/contribute code if you can. Write a how-to. Something...
Pardon my preaching but I do feel strongly about this subject.
You should see a cast-iron lathe chuck spun at 10,000RPM. Saw a real wannabe engineer try that in a machine shop once. Can you say centrifugal force? Yeehaww, Cowboy Neal woulda been proud...
Wish they would lose the idea of 'buying features' tho.
Personally, I don't donate money to get more features. Yeah, I'm a nut.
I look at free software more like a friend helping me move furniture. He may not ask but I'm damn well gonna fill up his gas tank, and prolly buy him some beer or a steak, too. It's got nothing to do with charity or commerce. It's just a good way to say thanks.
(Haven't figured out how to get the beer into the modem yet, it always starts smoking after the first can...)
Gnome rocks! I donate. I use KDE a lot too, like it, donate there, too. I donate to Debian, too. I'm not a developer and it's nice to have a way to support projects like this. PayPal is great, wish more OSS projects used it. How hard is it to put a 'donate' link on your project page? I see free software as the ultimate in try-before-you-buy. In years past I've wasted lots of money on commercial software only to find it doesn't do what I need. I feel compelled to pay for software that I like and use even though it's not for sale. I suspect there's a lot of users out there who would support their favorite projects if they had an easy option like PayPal to do it.
It's illegal in THIS country, to a large degree.Maricopa county is only one of many places that have laws against monopolies. Let's hope this morning's proceedings turn out favorably...
Linux, *bsd, macs or whatever, let's hope they see the light, and maybe start a trend...Embolden some other gov'ts that have similar laws.
I live in Phoenix and I'm going...
Linux - those who can, DO -
those who can't, run windoze
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Maybe they're ready to trade licenses with M$...
exactly my point. I have to watch out for spam instead of just using the service. Is it my fault for just posting a message or are they just fucking cocksuckers? They have no goddamn right to send anybody their shit. And they (and apparantly you too) blame it me!
"Usenet email harvesters have been around even longer than the web scavengers."
I did use a random address address for a reason...
In other words, stick your head in the ground and hope noone sees your ass sticking up in the air?
Pretty lame...
I've gotten spam from a pretty random email address (pwgen 9) simply by using it to post on a newsgroup. There is no security in obscurity. Maybe you got lucky but I didn't. Or is it my fault for not using pwgen -s 20? Oh yeah, my ISP can't take non-alphanumeric chars. Must be time to switch.
These scum must die (spammers)
I can simultaneously stream 2 DivX movies and 2 mp3s around my house with a mere 100mbps lan (only 4 boxes now) - why would anybody need more? Serving uncompressed DVDs? It'll be a loooong time before I need any more bandwidth. Hell, broadband internet access tops out at 10mbps (on a good day). What's the point? Pure science? Not a troll, please enlighten me.
Absoulutely emphatically definitely right.
Why is it the discussion instantly turns into one of business models and buying more features and charity and tax breaks? What happened to friendly exchanges? Must we always ask "what's in it for me?" ok...
Think about how much you'd spend on an equivalent proprietary product, assuming one's even available. They don't have to share their software with you me or anyone at all. You owe them something.
Have you ever been screwed by a commercial vendor? How about a free software project?
Vote with your wallet. Tell them you like what they're doing. If you can't afford it send them a thank-you email. Debug/patch/contribute code if you can. Write a how-to. Something...
Pardon my preaching but I do feel strongly about this subject.
You should see a cast-iron lathe chuck spun at 10,000RPM. Saw a real wannabe engineer try that in a machine shop once. Can you say centrifugal force? Yeehaww, Cowboy Neal woulda been proud...
"toolmakers have steel balls" - Hank Shimenski
This is a GoodThing.
Wish they would lose the idea of 'buying features' tho.
Personally, I don't donate money to get more features. Yeah, I'm a nut.
I look at free software more like a friend helping me move furniture. He may not ask but I'm damn well gonna fill up his gas tank, and prolly buy him some beer or a steak, too. It's got nothing to do with charity or commerce. It's just a good way to say thanks.
(Haven't figured out how to get the beer into the modem yet, it always starts smoking after the first can...)
Just my twisted view.
It's not just Linux - when they get their greedy hooks into an open source project they can kill 5-10 birds with the same stone.
Who's the REAL cancer mr ballmer (aka monkeyboy)
Let's hope their claim is junk or easily worked around.
Gnome rocks! I donate.
I use KDE a lot too, like it, donate there, too.
I donate to Debian, too.
I'm not a developer and it's nice to have a way to support projects like this.
PayPal is great, wish more OSS projects used it. How hard is it to put a 'donate' link on your project page?
I see free software as the ultimate in try-before-you-buy. In years past I've wasted lots of money on commercial software only to find it doesn't do what I need.
I feel compelled to pay for software that I like and use even though it's not for sale.
I suspect there's a lot of users out there who would support their favorite projects if they had an easy option like PayPal to do it.
Yeah, but what IS the new standard? If it's a STANDARD, why can't they publish it?
It's illegal in THIS country, to a large degree.Maricopa county is only one of many places that have laws against monopolies. Let's hope this morning's proceedings turn out favorably... Linux, *bsd, macs or whatever, let's hope they see the light, and maybe start a trend...Embolden some other gov'ts that have similar laws. I live in Phoenix and I'm going... Linux - those who can, DO - those who can't, run windoze
9 months is plenty to get the latest DRM on your box... Linux - those who can, DO - those who can't, use windoze
Liquid metal and random walkers in one day... kinda like Terminator2? or maybe Cartman's trapper keeper...