The interconnecting block wasn't even invented by Lego - they were invented by a British inventor named Hillary Page. Lego manufactured them in countries in which Page did not have a license, then purchased the expired patents after he commited suicide.
However, Lego did have patents on the little tube on the underside, which allow more connection combinations. After the stud-tube patents expired, Lego attempted to use the appearance of the bricks as a trademark - losing in litigationin most countries, including the United States. Lego now attempts to frighten companies with the more nebulous "trade dress".
They've recently created an entry-level CNR subscription - basically all the same thing as "full" but without free updates to the next version of the OS - for $20/year.
The apt-get sources is still commented out in 5.0, but points to the standard Debian repositories. Two seconds in vi (ten in emacs) and you're in business if you can't find twenty bucks.
I agree, but the problem with this is that the subsequent drop in sales will be blamed on piracy and they'll use that to push draconian and intrusive laws.
The RIAA is really going to have to work for this one - this judge is clearly not going to allow anything remotely questionable on the part of the plaintiff. If they have anything less than photographic evidence, a signed confession, and a time machine so the jury can witness the act first-hand, they're screwed.
They need to drop this one as soon as possible - there's no way they're going to "win" - they either lose the case or financially wipe out a single Mom of five kids for something about which she may not have had first-hand knowledge.
If Linus does nothing, Microsoft could call the next version of Windows Linux (not that I believe that would happen), and nobody could do a thing about it.
Yeah, now they'll have to pay $5000 to call the product "Windows Linux".
Unfortuneately, nobody will license Real any music if they are going to put it in an unsecured format.
That's not Apple's problem - that's Real's problem.
Why should Apple bend over for some random company because some unrelated cartel has restrictive license terms? They've already got enough issues with that same cartel - and their agreement probably calls for them to legally pursue anyone that attempts to defeat their DRM.
Real can make their own player if they like, and compete with Apple if they can. Apple came from behind with the iPod, so it can be done. But they want all the benefits of Apple's efforts with none of the investment.
Who knows - the $500/school is speculation in the article based on rummaging around Linspire's website. The press release doesn't mention it.
My guess is that it probably doesn't apply because the schools are buying preconfigured computers from Wintergreen, not educational licenses from Linspire.
Linspire has one, Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora don't.
Linspire has actually been paying attention to *how* software gets deployed to the mass market, big companies and government agencies. Red Hat also figured this out long ago. The rest of the distros naively think that somehow "if you build it, they will come". That works in Kevin Costner movies but not in the real world.
So, a consumer walks into a computer store to buy a computer, and they're overwhelmed by too many choices of Linux.
Sorry, I don't buy it.
The problem is that, with few exceptions, you can't buy a machine at retail with *any* Linux on it. The only way Linux ends up on machines now is when a consumer decides to get rid of the OS they got for "free" on the machine.
Consolidating Linux distros doesn't do anything about getting it into the hands of users and onto machines - an effective sales and marketing organization does that.
Hey, I though it *wasn't* stealing....
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"In Hollywood, he knows he has to say those words or get thrown off the reservation," said Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "...It shows that fans want to support content, not just steal it."
What a corporate shill - it's not stealing, it's copyright infringment - obviously he's been brainwashed by Microsoft, etc etc etc.
There was an episode of the animated series that dealt with this - Batman rescues a mechanic who then fixes the early Batmobile, then goes on to make all the later versions. The Penguin figures it out by seeing all the weird parts this mechanic is ordering and kidnaps his kid to force him to install a remote control in the Batmobile. Much to everyone's surprise, Batman prevails.
Presumably, Dell would manufacture a set of OS X certified machines with hardware specified by Apple.
Of course, Apple tried that before, and the clonemakers quickly abandoned the specifications in order to use cheaper, less compatible parts and lower their costs, and to differentiate themselves. The old Mac clones all required special plugins and drivers on top of the standard MacOS release, which were often slow in coming when Apple revved. And, of course, nobody blamed the clonemakers, but rather Apple, for the problems.
What the EU *should* have done is prohibit the sale of Microsoft Windows preinstalled on PCs for a period of 10 years. OEMs could choose to ship PCs with no operating system, or ship with any other operating system preinstalled, but users would have to purchase Windows separately at retail (no bundle discounts) and install it themselves.
Microsoft has said that people *choose* their OS because it is "better" - this would have been a chance to prove it.
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How many Microsoft-funded studies have been buried because the conclusion was "incorrect"?
However, Lego did have patents on the little tube on the underside, which allow more connection combinations. After the stud-tube patents expired, Lego attempted to use the appearance of the bricks as a trademark - losing in litigationin most countries, including the United States. Lego now attempts to frighten companies with the more nebulous "trade dress".
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Robertson might be interested in bankrolling Jon in any litigation against Sony.
There's nothing wrong with seeking supernatural explanations for stuff - it's just not science, which by definition does not include the supernatural.
What you're looking for is the broader field of philosophy, of which science is but one part.
ID is a supernatural explanation of phenomena.
Hey! What happened to all my porn ?!?
The apt-get sources is still commented out in 5.0, but points to the standard Debian repositories. Two seconds in vi (ten in emacs) and you're in business if you can't find twenty bucks.
I agree, but the problem with this is that the subsequent drop in sales will be blamed on piracy and they'll use that to push draconian and intrusive laws.
Sorry to respond to my own post, but here's a followup article.
They need to drop this one as soon as possible - there's no way they're going to "win" - they either lose the case or financially wipe out a single Mom of five kids for something about which she may not have had first-hand knowledge.
Perhaps computer security schemes need to adapt to the capabilities of the human beings they serve instead of the other way around.
It's a good thing Microsoft can't afford it.
The full text of the original poem, which dates to 1606, one year after the Gunpowder Plot, and was initially delivered as a church sermon is:
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot
Why should Apple bend over for some random company because some unrelated cartel has restrictive license terms? They've already got enough issues with that same cartel - and their agreement probably calls for them to legally pursue anyone that attempts to defeat their DRM.
Real can make their own player if they like, and compete with Apple if they can. Apple came from behind with the iPod, so it can be done. But they want all the benefits of Apple's efforts with none of the investment.
Real *can* interoperate with iPods and iTunes.
Apple isn't preventing interoperation - you're still welcome to publish music as MP3s, and iPods will work fine with them.
Don't want to do that? Tough shit - it's your choice to publish using DRM, and Apple has no obligation to support you.
Don't they see the hypocricy of complaining that somebody else's DRM is preventing you from applying your own DRM?
My guess is that it probably doesn't apply because the schools are buying preconfigured computers from Wintergreen, not educational licenses from Linspire.
I'm sure somebody from Linspire has their finger hovering over the speed dial to the Justice Department, and a "Michael's Minute" already written.
So, did anyone from Canonical bother to pick up the phone and try to sell anything to Indiana?
Linspire has one, Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora don't.
Linspire has actually been paying attention to *how* software gets deployed to the mass market, big companies and government agencies. Red Hat also figured this out long ago. The rest of the distros naively think that somehow "if you build it, they will come". That works in Kevin Costner movies but not in the real world.
So, a consumer walks into a computer store to buy a computer, and they're overwhelmed by too many choices of Linux.
Sorry, I don't buy it.
The problem is that, with few exceptions, you can't buy a machine at retail with *any* Linux on it. The only way Linux ends up on machines now is when a consumer decides to get rid of the OS they got for "free" on the machine.
Consolidating Linux distros doesn't do anything about getting it into the hands of users and onto machines - an effective sales and marketing organization does that.
What a corporate shill - it's not stealing, it's copyright infringment - obviously he's been brainwashed by Microsoft, etc etc etc.
There was an episode of the animated series that dealt with this - Batman rescues a mechanic who then fixes the early Batmobile, then goes on to make all the later versions. The Penguin figures it out by seeing all the weird parts this mechanic is ordering and kidnaps his kid to force him to install a remote control in the Batmobile. Much to everyone's surprise, Batman prevails.
Of course, Apple tried that before, and the clonemakers quickly abandoned the specifications in order to use cheaper, less compatible parts and lower their costs, and to differentiate themselves. The old Mac clones all required special plugins and drivers on top of the standard MacOS release, which were often slow in coming when Apple revved. And, of course, nobody blamed the clonemakers, but rather Apple, for the problems.
Microsoft has said that people *choose* their OS because it is "better" - this would have been a chance to prove it.
My understanding is that Longhorn is no longer in Longhorn.