eBay stole this guys intellectual property, just like Linus stole SCOs intellectual property. 30 million dollars in punitive damages sounds right to me
Some people use some sort of crazy software called a "spreadsheet" or some stuff, and it goes sideways and up and down and back and forth and all topsy turvy in a world where people throw ducks at balloons and nothing is as it seems.
Either a) SCO proves its case and comes out "owning" linux, or b) IBM proves its case and comes out "owning" the new and improved patent-encumbered linux.
It's over Johnny.
Time to develop a brand new OS - cast off the chains of 1970s AT&T crap. Send it to the pit next to System/3.
The new OS can be written in C, but I propose a new language (yet to be named), with new libraries and new widgets and new everything.
You can only copy people for so long until you cross a line. Linus crossed it when he stole SCO's valuable proprietary code.
Why dont I get to follow my paper ballot, meet the person who counts it, give them a math test to make sure they can do the arithmetic required, and wont "carry the two" and fuck everything up?
He plead guilty. Guilty as in "I AM ADMITTING I'M GUILTY"
He didnt cop an alford plea or nolo contendre. Those are different things. An alford plea is more like "jeez judge i didnt do it but im willing to plead to this lesser charge because i'm scared i can be convicted". Nolo contendre is more like "i didnt do it, and i wont do it again"
This guy plead GUILTY to the charges against him - not lesser charges - not pleading out of fear. He made a full admission of guilt, and as part of such he would have had to allocute to his crimes in court. That is, tell in his own words, what he did. Noone forced his hand, noone pulled his strings and put words in his mouth.
And you, like every other slashbot armchair lawyer, are an ignorant 'gubment cummin to git me' fool. Nothing will change your mind, so I suppose there's really no point to trying to explain to you exactly what he did.
Accepting payment for an item without sending it. Spammers bet that someone buying Viagra or pills for the enlargement of body parts would be too embarrassed to call the police or Better Business Bureau.
The last reminds me of a scheme a friend and I cooked up in high school, which seemed completely legal to us.
Sell through magazine ads (ok no internet then, just modify for the times) a subscription/package of some pornos, nothing special, maybe just your usual college-girls-gone-wild stuff, for a lower-than-usual price, like 5 or 10 bucks.
Now, you collect a ton of money, then to everyone who sent you cash, you mail them back a letter, explaining that for (whatever reason) you cannot send them the porno they ordered, and you enclose a refund cheque for the full amount.
The catch is, you name you company "Scat-Fetish-Jizz-Gobbler Corporation", or something really sick and embarassing.
You bank on the fact that most people wouldnt suffer the embarassment of facing the bank teller for 5 or 10 bucks.
But you're in the clear - after all you did refund their money.
This was back before ubiquitous ATMs and online payments and all that jazz.
"This deal makes sense for both companies," Halla said in a prepared statement. I"This allows National Semiconductor to focus on growing our core analog business and improving our returns. At the same time, AMD will be able to leverage the Geode technology through their existing manufacturing and marketing infrastructure."
Apple has a shitload of patent and copyright boobytraps, and will bring the full weight of the DMCA down on anyone trying to steal their bread and butter.
Think about it, why would ANYONE buy a Mac if not for OSX?
Ok, besides slashdotters who want a laptop that matches their purse.
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evil != dumb
good != smart
There are plenty of good-hearted idiots, and brilliant assholes.
Hard to accept, I know, but when you get older the world will seem less black and white.
Give credit when you steal
Linus gave no credit when he stole SCOs code but noone gets all uppity about it.
Besides everyone knows its from the simpsons anyways.
-0.03 is "dropped like mad" to you?
eBay stole this guys intellectual property, just like Linus stole SCOs intellectual property. 30 million dollars in punitive damages sounds right to me
If its only useful in gaming, that's enough.
Any way you can add more controls to a mouse without making it unintuitive or obtrusive, thats a good thing in my books.
You can still approach infinity without going past 1.
Why not. If you go from 0.1 to 0.2, you're approaching infinity as opposed to approaching 0.
MS's mouse is a regular scroll wheel, i think, that has little microswitches that you can tilt it from side to side.
There are plenty of "4D" mice out there, but they're all chinsy and flimsy. I've found MS and logitech to be the only mice worth using.
But thats just one little bears opinion.
There's more to life than webpages.
Some people use some sort of crazy software called a "spreadsheet" or some stuff, and it goes sideways and up and down and back and forth and all topsy turvy in a world where people throw ducks at balloons and nothing is as it seems.
...only scrolls to the left.
This sounds cool though, IMO microsofts mice and keyboards are about the best on the consumer level market. Or maybe tied with logitech.
That was reservoir dogs, wasnt it? I never really got the big deal about tarantino, so maybe I'm wrong.
BTW, it's called a mexican standoff.
MS licensed SCO's technology.
They dont steal code, they actually run a legitimate business. Not like IBM, probably the worst anti-trust offender in computing history.
Is that not pretty close to admitting guilt?
/usr/src /dev/random > /dev/dsp
If you contend that SCO has no claims, why would you jump through any hoops (no matter how trivial) to make yourself legitimate.
Here is how to avoid paying my license:
cd
cat
rm `which startx`
vi emacs.txt
emacs vi.txt
The party is over, linux is dead.
Either a) SCO proves its case and comes out "owning" linux, or b) IBM proves its case and comes out "owning" the new and improved patent-encumbered linux.
It's over Johnny.
Time to develop a brand new OS - cast off the chains of 1970s AT&T crap. Send it to the pit next to System/3.
The new OS can be written in C, but I propose a new language (yet to be named), with new libraries and new widgets and new everything.
You can only copy people for so long until you cross a line. Linus crossed it when he stole SCO's valuable proprietary code.
Why should it be?
Why dont I get to follow my paper ballot, meet the person who counts it, give them a math test to make sure they can do the arithmetic required, and wont "carry the two" and fuck everything up?
Open source software wont fix anything.
He plead guilty. Guilty as in "I AM ADMITTING I'M GUILTY"
He didnt cop an alford plea or nolo contendre. Those are different things. An alford plea is more like "jeez judge i didnt do it but im willing to plead to this lesser charge because i'm scared i can be convicted". Nolo contendre is more like "i didnt do it, and i wont do it again"
This guy plead GUILTY to the charges against him - not lesser charges - not pleading out of fear. He made a full admission of guilt, and as part of such he would have had to allocute to his crimes in court. That is, tell in his own words, what he did. Noone forced his hand, noone pulled his strings and put words in his mouth.
And you, like every other slashbot armchair lawyer, are an ignorant 'gubment cummin to git me' fool. Nothing will change your mind, so I suppose there's really no point to trying to explain to you exactly what he did.
I wrote some SQL scripts and noone has clicked my pay pal link. What am I doing wrong?
Sure they sell flintstones chewables, and that makes the entire aisle they devote to the caffeine+aspirin "fat loss" pills legitimate.
I guarantee at the 30 bucks a bottle they sell that crap at, it drives their bottom line.
After all, vitamins you can get from any reputable pharmacy.
Beefcake 2000 is their bread and butter.
Years before the movie came out.
It's not like the idea of the century, it's completely concievable for anyone with some spare time to think up the same thing.
Accepting payment for an item without sending it. Spammers bet that someone buying Viagra or pills for the enlargement of body parts would be too embarrassed to call the police or Better Business Bureau.
The last reminds me of a scheme a friend and I cooked up in high school, which seemed completely legal to us.
Sell through magazine ads (ok no internet then, just modify for the times) a subscription/package of some pornos, nothing special, maybe just your usual college-girls-gone-wild stuff, for a lower-than-usual price, like 5 or 10 bucks.
Now, you collect a ton of money, then to everyone who sent you cash, you mail them back a letter, explaining that for (whatever reason) you cannot send them the porno they ordered, and you enclose a refund cheque for the full amount.
The catch is, you name you company "Scat-Fetish-Jizz-Gobbler Corporation", or something really sick and embarassing.
You bank on the fact that most people wouldnt suffer the embarassment of facing the bank teller for 5 or 10 bucks.
But you're in the clear - after all you did refund their money.
This was back before ubiquitous ATMs and online payments and all that jazz.
Hey do you guys remember WANG COMPUTERS?
Hahahahah wang.
Anyhow, dont be shocked. Look how many GNC stores there are these days. They sell nothing but sugar pills and snake oil.
But they make billions selling Stacker 2 to fatties too lazy to excersize and too weak willed to stem their eating.
... his homosexuality.
Who the hell complains about a handful of cute chicks at a trade show?
There's always the Apple booth and your local LUG.
"This deal makes sense for both companies," Halla said in a prepared statement. I"This allows National Semiconductor to focus on growing our core analog business and improving our returns. At the same time, AMD will be able to leverage the Geode technology through their existing manufacturing and marketing infrastructure."
Thats funny, we still have gateway 166 boxes here, and they're all still working just fine.
Now I can build a useless and underpowered piece of crap PC with a processor marked 3000+ and also heat my basement in the winter.
They've said they want out of the speed race with Intel, I guess it'll be easier for them to compete with the likes of transmeta and VIA.
Apple is like that gorgeous woman at the party...
Sure, the one with the suspiciously deep voice and pronounced Adam's Apple.
No.
Apple has a shitload of patent and copyright boobytraps, and will bring the full weight of the DMCA down on anyone trying to steal their bread and butter.
Think about it, why would ANYONE buy a Mac if not for OSX?
Ok, besides slashdotters who want a laptop that matches their purse.