You know enough about the situation to say that anyone who has 'walked' into the army's network was in wrong? I'm sure others have done the same, yet with no media exposure. If you think you can define the governments actions in a 'black-and-white' statement, from the information contained within a press report, then you must have your eyes closed.
So perhaps the question comes down to, If you step into a government network, and you don't call CNN, but quitely report it, will you get in trouble? are your wrong?
The bottom line is nothing is black and white unless you can take all the data (past cases) and throw it in one of two piles. You don't have all the data...do you?
That philosophy would be great if all in the world was black and white. Some people tend to forget that the United States government has many many gray-area laws in which are only exploited when they want to exploit them. The government, and corporations for that matter, have done a great job of entangling their laws and moral justification.
If we look at everything as it's either right or wrong, dependant on the technicalities, then we are letting the conformation to society not only manipulate our everyday lives, but the moral justifications that guide our day-to-day actions as well.
Paying for them at reasonable prices is different than paying for them at rediculous prices when the companies twist the consumers arm.
So, pay for them.
Yeah, that's easy to say to everyone, ain't it? The reason you think I made a mess of my argument is simply becuase you lack the insight to understand. You can not compare it to what you are. You are comparing it to tangible items, that cost tangible money per item. You medical school analogy is also rediculous, you could read through books, and even look over class notes without paying for them. You simply twist analogies into your own little reasons. Don't you have anything else?
You are not making any sense. You are trying to justify your stance by entangling the whole situation into one package. Your Porsche example is idiotically rediculous, bearing absolutely nothing in common with software piracy. Again, if you would think things out before blabbing, if MS disregared the GPL, that would only be for financial benefit. That would be the same as if we copied a bunch of win2k disks and sold them. It would be great if it was as easy as just using an alternative like Linux or Star Office. I know this will be hard to understand... but.... most of the world and potential jobs will use... guess what... proprietary software!!! Using the pirated software for education when you can't afford it, is not always because your too cheap. Like it or not, many jobs require experience on programs that you can't get for free.
Who decides what is right and what is wrong? So given the idea - 'stealing is wrong' - who decides what is stealing? It looks that in this situation, the terms and laws are written for and also bent for those whom it benefits the most, the large corporations. The law went from potecting the producer and the public, to protecting the producer and screwing the public.
If your so educated, then why don't you enlighten them. It's funny how people who have no intelligent views on a situation can simply through out a technicality to try and make themselves look half-way smart.
That is true, if the government is doing it because they just don't want to pay then that is wrong. Because a government is basically a business now days. However, I am looking at it from a educational vs. non-educational point of view. I'm simply saying, I don't think you should let something like a copyright prevent you from learning if it comes down to it.
If you want to look at it blindly, sure! What it dose is balance it. There has to be a balance in everything. For every time there's censorship, someone must speak up. Every time there is opression, someone must make a stand. There is many people who think it's wrong now, but well wait till you are completely trapped by outrageous prices and contracts, then see what you think. Of course it always looks black & white when the issue dosn't affect you because your can either afford it all, or are making money from it!
Because something is legally right, does that always make it morally right also.
I can think of many instances in history where society moved forward by going against what was dictated. Knowledge is the one thing that will allow us to progress the most as humans. We must not limit ourselves. Usually throughout history it is governments that control the knowledge and hold the power. In the world today, it is large corporations, whom control and squeeze the market, and the consumers, for their own good.
I think it is clear, that the entire situation is just screwed up. It may be legally stealing to use pirated software, but then on the other hand, the copyright and patents laws have done went crazy. If nobody was to use pirated software, then the balance would completely be tipped in favor of the big corporations. Consumers would be stomped on, as they are already being, and they would not get any better of a product.
My personal view is, is that you should do all that is needed to educate one's self. If economics allow for you to just go out and buy everything, great. But if someone can not afford things like certain software applications, then I think it's terrible that economics would limit the potential of someones learning.
Perhaps more sympathy could be felt for the large software companies, if more sympathy was felt for their consumers. But I think everyone can agree that we are no more than numbers on a piece of paper to them. Piracy has a lot to do with respect. All this time companies and musicians have been complaining about this, yet they show little respect towards the people that put that money in their pockets.
There is no such thing as 'secret information', only 'deniable information'. You can hide technical specs from someone, but not concepts. Given this, it is possible for anyone with a strong enough will, and resources, to figure it out.
If you consider the number of physical possibilities of 'things' that could exsist in our four dimensional universe, there is nothing that isn't contained in our Euclidian plane of knowledge. Everything can and probably has been imagined. There is numerous 'conspiracy theories' and alleged government projects, that in reality, aren't all that surprising. Actually, all secrets are probably out there in the public domain someware. However, if you don't know it is a secret, what signifigance does the data possess.
If someone is smart enough, and knows enough about what they're doing to understand the signifigance of so called 'secret information', then it's probably not a secret to them. Unless they are publishing specific recipes and how-tos in these journals, then I doubt it has much strategic usefullness to someone whom is determined.
I think as long as they don't go publishing articles such as "Biological weapons you can make for under $50", or "Chemical warfare with garden chemicals for dummies", then we will probably be okay. You must remember, the information is out there, somewhere. It is only considered secret because it is not readily accessable to the public. I personally think an unknown, unexpected threat is much more dangerous than one that is widely known and prepared for. Look at the smallpox situation, the top officials are afraid, that something even as tightly controlled as smallpox, could leak. So do you really think information wouldn't leak?
Well then, maybe we wouldn't want someone working on blender who is satisfied with only a NURBs modeller.
Blender has excellent support for catmull-clarke subdivision surfaces, which has many superior characteristics for character animation than NURBs alone. Also, the autocad UI, which is a program speciallized for technical drawing, is really quite irrelevant in comparison to a freehand 3D modeling program such as blender.
The people that make great work with blender love it's interface. I have used Maya and Lightwave, and I think, and so so many others that have tried all these programs, think the blender iterface is faster once you learn it.
My guess is the people who complain mostly about the blender interface don't use blender. Probably because they couldn't figure it out in the first place. Because if you really knew how to use it, then I doubt you would really be complaining. Sure there could be some improvements. But confoming to a standard UI design, just to make some complainers lives easier, is rediculous.
However, if you are so enlightened on the proper way to make an interface, blender is going to be open source here soon. So why don't you go impress us all with your excellent skill in conformity!!!
Although it is great to see large companies supporting Linux on their platforms, I think in the end, the best support would come from local companies. For people who are not fluent with Linux, it would be hard for a large comany to even support them. But if they had a setup, in which smaller vendors could carry, sell, and support their products, specifically a Linux program, they could target smaller groups of people more efficiently. Smaller, more tagerted support would greatly help increase the abilities to integrate Linux into the everyday computer environment.
What kind've point, if any, are you trying to make. You can save and make backups on anything. Where in the world do you get stability from? I think you're confused!
Well, that's your choice if you want to. I supposed you have an argument that linux is also inferior because it is free. If you do not have the talent and patience to learn a complex interface, then I doubt you have the talent and patience to do character modeling and animation period.
It is made easy to save multiple versions. By hitting the '+' button upon save it bumps up the file a version number. I find this better than undo, because it forces me to work in steps. When you have an undo, alot of time you end up with one file. On all my models, I usually have over 50 seperate versions saved. This allows me to go back at any point in time and start from a certain level.
Why not use ReiserFS or Ext3 on top of LVM if you need point-in-time backups?
Use of a DMBS is different, you must select the proper one for the task. That is only common sense.
The lack of features is only relevant to those whom lack either the skills or the imagination (or both) to compensate. The market is too saturated with people who claim to be professionals, yet are only professionals when using expensive proprietary software. Sure they make life easier, and speed things up, and are just great to have. But if you must use them (I'm not talking about pro full length movies here) because that's all you can, then you are not a professional.
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You know enough about the situation to say that anyone who has 'walked' into the army's network was in wrong? I'm sure others have done the same, yet with no media exposure. If you think you can define the governments actions in a 'black-and-white' statement, from the information contained within a press report, then you must have your eyes closed.
So perhaps the question comes down to, If you step into a government network, and you don't call CNN, but quitely report it, will you get in trouble? are your wrong?
The bottom line is nothing is black and white unless you can take all the data (past cases) and throw it in one of two piles. You don't have all the data...do you?
So you say, we will then refer to you when we need moral and social clarification.
That philosophy would be great if all in the world was black and white. Some people tend to forget that the United States government has many many gray-area laws in which are only exploited when they want to exploit them. The government, and corporations for that matter, have done a great job of entangling their laws and moral justification.
If we look at everything as it's either right or wrong, dependant on the technicalities, then we are letting the conformation to society not only manipulate our everyday lives, but the moral justifications that guide our day-to-day actions as well.
Beyond Einstein is an excellent read, highly recommended.
Paying for them at reasonable prices is different than paying for them at rediculous prices when the companies twist the consumers arm.
So, pay for them.
Yeah, that's easy to say to everyone, ain't it? The reason you think I made a mess of my argument is simply becuase you lack the insight to understand. You can not compare it to what you are. You are comparing it to tangible items, that cost tangible money per item. You medical school analogy is also rediculous, you could read through books, and even look over class notes without paying for them. You simply twist analogies into your own little reasons. Don't you have anything else?
You are not making any sense. You are trying to justify your stance by entangling the whole situation into one package. Your Porsche example is idiotically rediculous, bearing absolutely nothing in common with software piracy. Again, if you would think things out before blabbing, if MS disregared the GPL, that would only be for financial benefit. That would be the same as if we copied a bunch of win2k disks and sold them. It would be great if it was as easy as just using an alternative like Linux or Star Office. I know this will be hard to understand... but .... most of the world and potential jobs will use... guess what... proprietary software!!! Using the pirated software for education when you can't afford it, is not always because your too cheap. Like it or not, many jobs require experience on programs that you can't get for free.
What you describe would solely be for a financial gain, not to achieve knowledge from lack of. Please try again!
Again, is it theft? Look it up, then let us know if you should burn down the Porsche dealership!
Yeah, that really makes sense. If you take a Porsche, just like a copy of Office, nobody will ever knotice. Great comparison!!!
Who decides what is right and what is wrong? So given the idea - 'stealing is wrong' - who decides what is stealing? It looks that in this situation, the terms and laws are written for and also bent for those whom it benefits the most, the large corporations. The law went from potecting the producer and the public, to protecting the producer and screwing the public.
If your so educated, then why don't you enlighten them. It's funny how people who have no intelligent views on a situation can simply through out a technicality to try and make themselves look half-way smart.
That is true, if the government is doing it because they just don't want to pay then that is wrong. Because a government is basically a business now days. However, I am looking at it from a educational vs. non-educational point of view. I'm simply saying, I don't think you should let something like a copyright prevent you from learning if it comes down to it.
If you want to look at it blindly, sure! What it dose is balance it. There has to be a balance in everything. For every time there's censorship, someone must speak up. Every time there is opression, someone must make a stand. There is many people who think it's wrong now, but well wait till you are completely trapped by outrageous prices and contracts, then see what you think. Of course it always looks black & white when the issue dosn't affect you because your can either afford it all, or are making money from it!
Because something is legally right, does that always make it morally right also.
I can think of many instances in history where society moved forward by going against what was dictated. Knowledge is the one thing that will allow us to progress the most as humans. We must not limit ourselves. Usually throughout history it is governments that control the knowledge and hold the power. In the world today, it is large corporations, whom control and squeeze the market, and the consumers, for their own good.
Just because they control the market share, dosn't give them the right to abuse it.
I think it is clear, that the entire situation is just screwed up. It may be legally stealing to use pirated software, but then on the other hand, the copyright and patents laws have done went crazy. If nobody was to use pirated software, then the balance would completely be tipped in favor of the big corporations. Consumers would be stomped on, as they are already being, and they would not get any better of a product.
My personal view is, is that you should do all that is needed to educate one's self. If economics allow for you to just go out and buy everything, great. But if someone can not afford things like certain software applications, then I think it's terrible that economics would limit the potential of someones learning.
Perhaps more sympathy could be felt for the large software companies, if more sympathy was felt for their consumers. But I think everyone can agree that we are no more than numbers on a piece of paper to them. Piracy has a lot to do with respect. All this time companies and musicians have been complaining about this, yet they show little respect towards the people that put that money in their pockets.
There is no such thing as 'secret information', only 'deniable information'. You can hide technical specs from someone, but not concepts. Given this, it is possible for anyone with a strong enough will, and resources, to figure it out.
If you consider the number of physical possibilities of 'things' that could exsist in our four dimensional universe, there is nothing that isn't contained in our Euclidian plane of knowledge. Everything can and probably has been imagined. There is numerous 'conspiracy theories' and alleged government projects, that in reality, aren't all that surprising. Actually, all secrets are probably out there in the public domain someware. However, if you don't know it is a secret, what signifigance does the data possess.
If someone is smart enough, and knows enough about what they're doing to understand the signifigance of so called 'secret information', then it's probably not a secret to them. Unless they are publishing specific recipes and how-tos in these journals, then I doubt it has much strategic usefullness to someone whom is determined.
I think as long as they don't go publishing articles such as "Biological weapons you can make for under $50", or "Chemical warfare with garden chemicals for dummies", then we will probably be okay. You must remember, the information is out there, somewhere. It is only considered secret because it is not readily accessable to the public. I personally think an unknown, unexpected threat is much more dangerous than one that is widely known and prepared for. Look at the smallpox situation, the top officials are afraid, that something even as tightly controlled as smallpox, could leak. So do you really think information wouldn't leak?
Well then, maybe we wouldn't want someone working on blender who is satisfied with only a NURBs modeller.
Blender has excellent support for catmull-clarke subdivision surfaces, which has many superior characteristics for character animation than NURBs alone. Also, the autocad UI, which is a program speciallized for technical drawing, is really quite irrelevant in comparison to a freehand 3D modeling program such as blender.
The people that make great work with blender love it's interface. I have used Maya and Lightwave, and I think, and so so many others that have tried all these programs, think the blender iterface is faster once you learn it.
My guess is the people who complain mostly about the blender interface don't use blender. Probably because they couldn't figure it out in the first place. Because if you really knew how to use it, then I doubt you would really be complaining. Sure there could be some improvements. But confoming to a standard UI design, just to make some complainers lives easier, is rediculous.
However, if you are so enlightened on the proper way to make an interface, blender is going to be open source here soon. So why don't you go impress us all with your excellent skill in conformity!!!
The latest Linux kernel has support for ACPI. However, it is still under development, but it is there!
Although it is great to see large companies supporting Linux on their platforms, I think in the end, the best support would come from local companies. For people who are not fluent with Linux, it would be hard for a large comany to even support them. But if they had a setup, in which smaller vendors could carry, sell, and support their products, specifically a Linux program, they could target smaller groups of people more efficiently. Smaller, more tagerted support would greatly help increase the abilities to integrate Linux into the everyday computer environment.
bake backups
If I wanted to do that I would use the microwave
What kind've point, if any, are you trying to make. You can save and make backups on anything. Where in the world do you get stability from? I think you're confused!
Well, that's your choice if you want to. I supposed you have an argument that linux is also inferior because it is free. If you do not have the talent and patience to learn a complex interface, then I doubt you have the talent and patience to do character modeling and animation period.
It is made easy to save multiple versions. By hitting the '+' button upon save it bumps up the file a version number. I find this better than undo, because it forces me to work in steps. When you have an undo, alot of time you end up with one file. On all my models, I usually have over 50 seperate versions saved. This allows me to go back at any point in time and start from a certain level.
Why not use ReiserFS or Ext3 on top of LVM if you need point-in-time backups?
Use of a DMBS is different, you must select the proper one for the task. That is only common sense.
The lack of features is only relevant to those whom lack either the skills or the imagination (or both) to compensate. The market is too saturated with people who claim to be professionals, yet are only professionals when using expensive proprietary software. Sure they make life easier, and speed things up, and are just great to have. But if you must use them (I'm not talking about pro full length movies here) because that's all you can, then you are not a professional.