Luckily, the bad people are outnumbered by the good.
Not really. You give most people the opportunity to acquire ill-gotten gains without risk and give them a reason to rationalize it, they will commit the crime 8 times out of 10.
You create a model of the improvement, not the entire satellite. Just enough to demonstrate that it will work. How can you show that your idea is novel if you do not even show that it works?
I think they overestimate the willingness of people to donate their time to prior art searches. Like any other government agency, the patent office is a buearacracy, and most people will become very frustrated with whatever process is used for reviews.
yes, but if you are installing from source then you could compile however you want on windows as well and essentially accomplish the same thing without admin privs. I think it would be better to compare prepackaged binaries (debs or rpms) and how they typically are installed which would normally require root access.
Parent is correct and in fact I believe it is good when software is designed to be installed by root/admin. The big problem with windows apps are ones that require admin to run. The same could be done with a Unix/Linux app as well, however that is rarely the case. If you use standard GNU build tools (Autoconf, Automake) then applications seem to naturally install with the correct permissions although I could make it so that they are run from a local users home directory. Maybe the question is, what is going on in the Windows application development/packaging world that is keeping developers from supporting multi-user philosophy? I would not know, I have not done any Windows development.
It is not stealing nor is it illegal in there. The law allows it. It is not amoral. You cannot actually own ideas or words. A group of people (ie. a country) can decide to implement restrictions on how that work is distributed within that group however what other groups decide to do in handling ideas is entirely up to them.
You keep telling yourself that there is no difference. The cost of repair for dumb users running as admins does not count because it can be paid with Monopoly money.
Maybe he spent that time tweaking it because HE COULD. I did a net install of Suse 9.1 on my laptop and did not have to tweak a darn thing as long as I wanted KDE as my desktop. Yea, I have to download software but that is because I chose not to download all the CDs. Besides If you install software on Windows or Macs you still have to download it or purchase a CD. I cannot imagine why he was opening up his laptop and flashing a range of firmware but I am relatively certain that it has nothing to do with Linux. I have used lots of distros on lots of hardware and have never had to flash anything.
Novell has quietly amassed control over several promising open source projects and businesses: Suse is the big one, they have IMO the best overall Linux Desktop and more importantly they have OpenExchange, Ximian has the best Outlook replacement in Evolution. In addition Novell has the Hula Project (Netmail) and ZenWorks for centralized control of linux desktops and servers.
This probably paints a fairly vivid picture for you, but I will elaborate. There current offering of products will allow them to move into many offices and replace MS Exchange servers used with outlook and windows XP. Novell is nowhere near dead, nor have they been. They do not have to beat MS to stay alive either. They just have to get enough of their business to justify the software development and deployment. Since most of the software that they will be deploying is free like Linux and PostgreSQL, they do not require as much revenue.
great points, but what if a company did make a Kazaa type app for legit purposes but it happens to get used for piracy. Just because a company is behind the product, is it wrong?
Redistribution? Are you kidding me?! It is about balancing a budget and being fiscally responsible. I am all for cuts in government services but right now given the structure of the US workforce we should be running a surplus. If this country doesn't get it together the shit is going to hit the fan in about 20 years. The baby boomers retiring will have two results: There will be less people paying taxes, there will be more people drawing from the SS pool. On top of that the old farts won't die because of modern day health technology.
One thing is for sure, If these bastards expect me to pay half my wages in taxes so they can live the easy life down in Boca Raton, they got another thing coming. I'll pack my bags and leave.
But the design of Linux is fundamentally more secure from an engineering perspective. MS made the choice to give their users more freedom with their desktop in the name of "ease of use". Properly administered Windows can be every bit as good as Linux but I think the issue is the person who goes into Best Buy and purchases a computer for home. Are they more secure from a default Windows install or Linux install? I would say Linux. The introduction of a firewall in SP2 improves things immensely however.
I think from a cracker's perspective it would be significantly mre difficult to compromise root on Joe Home User's computer running Suse 9.2 than it would be to compromise Windows XP.
Yea, buy our boot time would lessen if you did not have to have IE running at startup. I can get similar performance with KDE and Linux when booting up Konqueror, because much of what I am using is already in memory. Many KDE components are integrated with each other, however they do not integrate with the OS and can be removed at anytime. The speed is not a product of integrating with the OS, it is mostly a product of having what you need already in memory.
That marketing implies a form, fit, and function replacement. If for example the service was incapable of making international calls to Nigeria, this wouldn't be such a big deal, but when human safety is at stake, this is a big deal. If they were sufficiently up front with this limitation of VOIP then they are not at fault. If however they buried this material in a 20 page contract or do not adequetly inform their customers of this major limitation then I hope they lose this suit big time.
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Not really. You give most people the opportunity to acquire ill-gotten gains without risk and give them a reason to rationalize it, they will commit the crime 8 times out of 10.
Yes, but also a lot more expensive
You create a model of the improvement, not the entire satellite. Just enough to demonstrate that it will work. How can you show that your idea is novel if you do not even show that it works?
I think they overestimate the willingness of people to donate their time to prior art searches. Like any other government agency, the patent office is a buearacracy, and most people will become very frustrated with whatever process is used for reviews.
Easier said than done
yes, but if you are installing from source then you could compile however you want on windows as well and essentially accomplish the same thing without admin privs. I think it would be better to compare prepackaged binaries (debs or rpms) and how they typically are installed which would normally require root access.
Parent is correct and in fact I believe it is good when software is designed to be installed by root/admin. The big problem with windows apps are ones that require admin to run. The same could be done with a Unix/Linux app as well, however that is rarely the case. If you use standard GNU build tools (Autoconf, Automake) then applications seem to naturally install with the correct permissions although I could make it so that they are run from a local users home directory. Maybe the question is, what is going on in the Windows application development/packaging world that is keeping developers from supporting multi-user philosophy? I would not know, I have not done any Windows development.
It is not stealing nor is it illegal in there. The law allows it. It is not amoral. You cannot actually own ideas or words. A group of people (ie. a country) can decide to implement restrictions on how that work is distributed within that group however what other groups decide to do in handling ideas is entirely up to them.
You keep telling yourself that there is no difference. The cost of repair for dumb users running as admins does not count because it can be paid with Monopoly money.
You are not allowed to use snow chains in Ohio.
Nothing compares to LYX... NOTHING!
They have opened up several other software projects. They may eventually do the same with Zenworks.
The Grandparent's BSD to Apple was a lot simpler.
Maybe he spent that time tweaking it because HE COULD. I did a net install of Suse 9.1 on my laptop and did not have to tweak a darn thing as long as I wanted KDE as my desktop. Yea, I have to download software but that is because I chose not to download all the CDs. Besides If you install software on Windows or Macs you still have to download it or purchase a CD. I cannot imagine why he was opening up his laptop and flashing a range of firmware but I am relatively certain that it has nothing to do with Linux. I have used lots of distros on lots of hardware and have never had to flash anything.
This probably paints a fairly vivid picture for you, but I will elaborate. There current offering of products will allow them to move into many offices and replace MS Exchange servers used with outlook and windows XP. Novell is nowhere near dead, nor have they been. They do not have to beat MS to stay alive either. They just have to get enough of their business to justify the software development and deployment. Since most of the software that they will be deploying is free like Linux and PostgreSQL, they do not require as much revenue.
I have only seen this on overseas flights, and even then in only some of the seats.
great points, but what if a company did make a Kazaa type app for legit purposes but it happens to get used for piracy. Just because a company is behind the product, is it wrong?
One thing is for sure, If these bastards expect me to pay half my wages in taxes so they can live the easy life down in Boca Raton, they got another thing coming. I'll pack my bags and leave.
Nobody is forcing your hand. Use whatever you like. Prepared to be laughed at and ridiculed along the way, but do what you like.
I think from a cracker's perspective it would be significantly mre difficult to compromise root on Joe Home User's computer running Suse 9.2 than it would be to compromise Windows XP.
Piracy = drug use = supporting terrorists?
Take it easy, Tiger.
Yea, buy our boot time would lessen if you did not have to have IE running at startup. I can get similar performance with KDE and Linux when booting up Konqueror, because much of what I am using is already in memory. Many KDE components are integrated with each other, however they do not integrate with the OS and can be removed at anytime. The speed is not a product of integrating with the OS, it is mostly a product of having what you need already in memory.
Name 376,000 apps that are best of breed for Windows.
That marketing implies a form, fit, and function replacement. If for example the service was incapable of making international calls to Nigeria, this wouldn't be such a big deal, but when human safety is at stake, this is a big deal. If they were sufficiently up front with this limitation of VOIP then they are not at fault. If however they buried this material in a 20 page contract or do not adequetly inform their customers of this major limitation then I hope they lose this suit big time.