Keep on living in that elitist shell. There are plenty of people out there who hate drm but do not know how to combat it. Just because we understand how to omit or include specific parts of software does not give us the right to keep that functionality away from people who do not. If someone can't rip a cd, I don't want to say "RTFM idiot newbie dumbass" - I want to say "Here is an easy way to do it." Let's face it - not everyone is as fanatical about making a custom install as we'd hope. Most have a "double-click and go" attitude towards software. That's no reason to deprive them of options - that's Microsoft's job.
but what about newbies who want open-source, but don't understand how to compile without DRM? Linux is wonderful for all the choices it gives, but it will never realize it's full potential until that power is unlocked with easy to use interfaces for those who don't have the wits/patience for obscure compiling commands. If someone wants to support open source by buying a copy of Suse, Mandrake, whatever, they should have the same freedom that one does from compiling the source.
they put a iridescent apple logo on a stereo and called it "iStereo". hey - i just got an idea for a submission on one of those homebrew mac design sites!!
Rs is how Indians write rupees. Contrary to Western beliefs, rupees are not magical multicolored gems found in various pots/jars, held in a giant's wallet, or tallied in the lower right hand corner of a television screen.
My family has tried for generations upon generations to keep this sacred battery safe from the clutches of simple men. Now, all is lost. I wonder if I can get rid of this stupid pink bunny birthmark on my ass...
How can they compete with a totally free product? File-sharing hit critical mass some time ago. This genie ain't going nowhere - especially back in the bottle. I can't wait for this to fall on it's face - like every other anti-filesharing scheme.
I just patented the process of "using organic photoreceptors to relay electronic signals via sheathed sodium channels to a core carbon based processing unit to elicit saturation of iron-rich fluids in nether regions of humanoid body, and further organic electrical manipulation of calcium mechanics to stimulate fluid-engorged region." I'm willing to settle for $20,000 per license violation.
You're absolutely right - but try explaining that to management. For some reason they like to spend money on Microsoft while cutting jobs left and right. Go figure...
Another $600 word processor from Microsoft. Even when I'm at a job where they use Office, nobody ever uses anything but Word to type some useless bullet points, or Excel to make a pointless chart. Tasks? Never used. I had a PHB who tried to assign me tasks once. He couldn't hotsync for a week after that.
There are several programs that specialize in recycling PCs to those in need - one of which I administer in my neighborhood. When a local rent control building wanted to setup a hotspot, we supplied them with free computers. I don't think supply is that big of an issue, especially when a Pentium II will do the job. We're not talking gaming here - just a conduit to the possibilities of the Internet. Of course, they all run Linux;)
This rules - another way we can keep information free to all, especially to people who can use it to improve their lives. Someday broadband will be a reliable public utility.
Did Asimov release the Three Laws under the GPL? If not, I wonder how quick Asimov's post-mortem publisher will invoke some kind of DMCA or broad patent based money-mongering lawsuit towards our little author friend?
i just don't trust bios functionality to data stored on a moving part. i might as well leave my computers perched precariously over a tank full of sharks, pirahnas, electric eels, and man-eating lions, and add a drop of my blood to the mix.
I have never understood this - it seems to me that you need a job to maintain credit, but you need good credit to get a job? wtf?!?! I'll just crawl into my hole and subsist on Soviet Russia/. posts instead of ruining my life with one late credit card payment. Sheesh.
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they put a iridescent apple logo on a stereo and called it "iStereo". hey - i just got an idea for a submission on one of those homebrew mac design sites!!
Rs is how Indians write rupees. Contrary to Western beliefs, rupees are not magical multicolored gems found in various pots/jars, held in a giant's wallet, or tallied in the lower right hand corner of a television screen.
Looks like it's time to add another three thousand pages to the Sendmail manual.
These dust grains came from your anus. That's right. Not Uranus. Your anus.
My family has tried for generations upon generations to keep this sacred battery safe from the clutches of simple men. Now, all is lost. I wonder if I can get rid of this stupid pink bunny birthmark on my ass...
turning off your microphone? Worked like a charm for me.
How can they compete with a totally free product? File-sharing hit critical mass some time ago. This genie ain't going nowhere - especially back in the bottle. I can't wait for this to fall on it's face - like every other anti-filesharing scheme.
Winona Ryder goes to prison.
I just patented the process of "using organic photoreceptors to relay electronic signals via sheathed sodium channels to a core carbon based processing unit to elicit saturation of iron-rich fluids in nether regions of humanoid body, and further organic electrical manipulation of calcium mechanics to stimulate fluid-engorged region." I'm willing to settle for $20,000 per license violation.
You're absolutely right - but try explaining that to management. For some reason they like to spend money on Microsoft while cutting jobs left and right. Go figure...
Another $600 word processor from Microsoft. Even when I'm at a job where they use Office, nobody ever uses anything but Word to type some useless bullet points, or Excel to make a pointless chart. Tasks? Never used. I had a PHB who tried to assign me tasks once. He couldn't hotsync for a week after that.
There are several programs that specialize in recycling PCs to those in need - one of which I administer in my neighborhood. When a local rent control building wanted to setup a hotspot, we supplied them with free computers. I don't think supply is that big of an issue, especially when a Pentium II will do the job. We're not talking gaming here - just a conduit to the possibilities of the Internet. Of course, they all run Linux ;)
If you're trying to be funny, you're not. Go write a sitcom for UPN.
cheap second-hand computers. And wi-fi adapters can be found for under $30.
This rules - another way we can keep information free to all, especially to people who can use it to improve their lives. Someday broadband will be a reliable public utility.
joking, joking
bad attempt at capitalizing on frivolous dmca/copyright litigation
Did Asimov release the Three Laws under the GPL? If not, I wonder how quick Asimov's post-mortem publisher will invoke some kind of DMCA or broad patent based money-mongering lawsuit towards our little author friend?
i just don't trust bios functionality to data stored on a moving part. i might as well leave my computers perched precariously over a tank full of sharks, pirahnas, electric eels, and man-eating lions, and add a drop of my blood to the mix.
I have never understood this - it seems to me that you need a job to maintain credit, but you need good credit to get a job? wtf?!?! I'll just crawl into my hole and subsist on Soviet Russia /. posts instead of ruining my life with one late credit card payment. Sheesh.
I use my Speak 'n' Spell unit to ftp into Stephen Hawking's wetwired cybernetic chair implant. It is an extension of the calculating universe model.
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I also reply beneath your current threshold.On the anal tip - the Nic Cage sketch, Rob Schneider came to the door with a telegram for Mr. Asswipe. Cage screamed, "It's AUSWEEPAY!"