Consider that the Patriot Act allows our government to hold people without charging them, without admitting they are holding them, and without warrant.
I'm not a US citizen. But US government making laws makes my government consider simmilar laws - so I'm influenced at the very end too and I try to keep an eye on those US laws. What I would honestly like to know: why is nobody in US (any citizen organization either) chalenging such obvious violations of US Constitution in Patriot Act? Why nobody simply comes to a judge and says: look this Patriot Act parts are in violation of Constitution. It takes away our rights. Please declare it un-constitutional and invalid. Hm?
If you expect companies to follow the copyright of the GPL, you should support the RIAA going after infringers of its copyright.
I'm all for protecting one's property. However one should not just accuse random people on the street and push them into settlement just to avoid court expenses.
Ignoring the outright lie...
"Focusing on IP license enforcement" is a nice spelling of "only viable asset is the potential proceeds of lawsuits" in my book. There are some other words in the context but the core is the same.
Meanwhile, the SEC investigated
Read your own link. SEC investigated investments funds that invested into VA. If my bank screws up, my savings do not automatically become dirty money.
user-ran executables are always a "New Microsoft Hole"...
Mail program installed during bare OS install executing code (sometimes without user interaction) in attachment *is a bad design*. Get over it. Reports for bugs for Linux distros count each bug for each distro - bug in glibc * 20 distros = 20 bugs.
...lack of innovation coming from Microsoft...
The documentation for UX filesystems is there. But MS does not do a thing to interoperate? Linux goes ahead and uses native NTFS driver. Mplayer uses native Quicktime dlls. What about using native Linux apps from Windows? What about something like valgrind? What about window manager so I can minimize a window of busy application? What about desktop switching? What about true multiuser and network source control system? What about tabbed browsing, popup blocking, ad image blocking? Name one MS inovation and 10 people here will prove you wrong.
56% of respondents hadn't even heard of Linux.
Really a representative pool. ~ 300 respondents. Try again.
same people posting those comments do it through KDE with taskbars, sidepanels
FVWM had working sidepannel in 1994. At least. As well as desktop pager showing open apps. The integration of web and filesytem browser is annoying and that's why UX comes up with inovation: you can have them separated. Gasp!
no binary installation/uninstallation API for desktops, you can't come home with a printer and a CD and stick it in to get an Autoplay menu that lets you set up the driver
The application/driver instalation is not a 'desktop task'. There are Linux systems supporting installation. But they do not need to be so bizarre as in Win32. I do install Win32 programs for living. I know what I talk about when we talk about 'installing' services or printer dirvers. The 10 Win32 API calls for installing a service is replaced by '&' to make program run in background.
One OS grabs song titles and it's spyware
1. No Linux player I had automaticaly went on the net. 2. getting information from net to user is not spying. 3. reporting my HW configuration to SW wendor (sometimes without my consent) *is* spying.
Pkgtools does fall into the same category as pkg management of those systems. It does not work across network. It installs, removes packages, keeps track of installed packages, maps packages to files in plain files etc. Simple. Sufficient. You can read more about pkgtools in Slack's book
swaret is more in the category of tools to semi-automatically keep the box up to date. You configure where to take updates from, where to create local repository, and what to install. Should also handle library dependencies.
What I'd like to know is: what media do you install from? 40 DVDs? (Oh the memories of installing from 40 floppies)
I can imagine that the system when in use for some time for video editing or something simmillar may need 1TB. But when you install a bare OS - is that what you need 1TB for? And then you start loading the applications? What is the expected ratio of OS/Apps?
Slackware *does* have a package management. Check out pkgtools (esp. upgradepkg). There is also apt-get-like tool called swaret. Also distributed by Slackware - though not as part of normal install (yet).
And the ability to parse that data is assured, since the file format is documented by Microsoft -- documents open to anyone and everyone, free of charge.
Ability to parse is not the same as ability to use. I'm able to parse French. I know all the letters. But I'm unable to use it. I could use it if I get a dictionary. However there is no dictionary for Microsoft XML available.
XML is not Microsoft format. It was defined by W3C. Microsoft may have publish the same information or create extensions, document them and publish those. But I prefer to stick with W3C.
MS documents are sometimes (e.g. format of.doc is not) accessible but they are not open - you can't contribute.
I'd say blame Russians for selling tanks, French for selling weaponary, US government for giving Saddam cash instead of food/medicaments and you for electing that government (or failing to spread the word and creating a better political party). Ok. No offence. Your guilt is much smaller than the other parties.
Honestly, who do you know that bitches and moans about having to use a separate key for both their car and house/apartment?
Me. Work: gate: 1, building: 2, locker room: 1, vault: 2. I live in a block of flats with two entrances: 2, my flat: 2, room with bikes: 1,locks on garage: 2, car: 1, wall letter box: 1, bike chain: 1. I don't count backup keys to my parents house living in neighborhood and their garage (7). Total 16.
There are probably sets with 1 key to several locks on market. But they are rare and expensive. And I could use them only on places where only *I* have to have access. Bitch. Moan.
The operator in my country identified the same problem. They put advertisment in TV which says: "90% of people using mobiles use only 10% of features". Guess what they did. No, they did not put out cheap phones that rings, vibreates and stores contact information. They hired new employees at sales points that "will teach you how to use your mobile". Sheesh. What a waste of money.
Other countries do not object. Why should be US an exception?
When you commit a crime in other country, you are subject to laws of that country. (In US you may be prosecuted for thing you did outside of US.
I read once, that the reason why US does not accept WCC is that US citizens are guaranteed by constution a jury trial - and WCC does not have a jury. Do you believe that it makes WCC somehow inferior when it does not have a jury? The jury had meaning at time, when the average of IQ of 12 jurrors was likely to be high enough. But it has no meaning in 21th century. Do you want to be judged by 12 people educated by CNN and FOX or do you want to have a experienced and well educated layers?
Do not assume that the judical system in US is perfect or somehow superior to the rest of the world. No it isn't. Try running "fortune -m illegal".
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Reminds me of a quote from a firefighter in some book: "With *suffuciently* high temperatures *everything* burns."
USSR would have hard time doing that if German military resources were not tied on west nations.
I'm not a US citizen. But US government making laws makes my government consider simmilar laws - so I'm influenced at the very end too and I try to keep an eye on those US laws. What I would honestly like to know: why is nobody in US (any citizen organization either) chalenging such obvious violations of US Constitution in Patriot Act? Why nobody simply comes to a judge and says: look this Patriot Act parts are in violation of Constitution. It takes away our rights. Please declare it un-constitutional and invalid. Hm?
Me too. For sure the reason is that it was about providing content.
I'm all for protecting one's property. However one should not just accuse random people on the street and push them into settlement just to avoid court expenses.
Ignoring the outright lie ...
"Focusing on IP license enforcement" is a nice spelling of "only viable asset is the potential proceeds of lawsuits" in my book. There are some other words in the context but the core is the same.
Meanwhile, the SEC investigated
Read your own link. SEC investigated investments funds that invested into VA. If my bank screws up, my savings do not automatically become dirty money.
user-ran executables are always a "New Microsoft Hole" ...
Mail program installed during bare OS install executing code (sometimes without user interaction) in attachment *is a bad design*. Get over it. Reports for bugs for Linux distros count each bug for each distro - bug in glibc * 20 distros = 20 bugs.
The documentation for UX filesystems is there. But MS does not do a thing to interoperate? Linux goes ahead and uses native NTFS driver. Mplayer uses native Quicktime dlls. What about using native Linux apps from Windows? What about something like valgrind? What about window manager so I can minimize a window of busy application? What about desktop switching? What about true multiuser and network source control system? What about tabbed browsing, popup blocking, ad image blocking? Name one MS inovation and 10 people here will prove you wrong.
56% of respondents hadn't even heard of Linux.
Really a representative pool. ~ 300 respondents. Try again.
same people posting those comments do it through KDE with taskbars, sidepanels
FVWM had working sidepannel in 1994. At least. As well as desktop pager showing open apps. The integration of web and filesytem browser is annoying and that's why UX comes up with inovation: you can have them separated. Gasp!
no binary installation/uninstallation API for desktops, you can't come home with a printer and a CD and stick it in to get an Autoplay menu that lets you set up the driver
The application/driver instalation is not a 'desktop task'. There are Linux systems supporting installation. But they do not need to be so bizarre as in Win32. I do install Win32 programs for living. I know what I talk about when we talk about 'installing' services or printer dirvers. The 10 Win32 API calls for installing a service is replaced by '&' to make program run in background.
One OS grabs song titles and it's spyware
1. No Linux player I had automaticaly went on the net. 2. getting information from net to user is not spying. 3. reporting my HW configuration to SW wendor (sometimes without my consent) *is* spying.
swaret is more in the category of tools to semi-automatically keep the box up to date. You configure where to take updates from, where to create local repository, and what to install. Should also handle library dependencies.
You may also have a look at KDE's kpackage
I can imagine that the system when in use for some time for video editing or something simmillar may need 1TB. But when you install a bare OS - is that what you need 1TB for? And then you start loading the applications? What is the expected ratio of OS/Apps?
Slackware *does* have a package management. Check out pkgtools (esp. upgradepkg). There is also apt-get-like tool called swaret. Also distributed by Slackware - though not as part of normal install (yet).
Either I'm not a "reguler person" or I you are wrong in point 3).
Exactly! But don't dare to raise the budget of USPTO!
The success of Microsoft is based on marketing. It is not based on solutions.
I'd say blame Russians for selling tanks, French for selling weaponary, US government for giving Saddam cash instead of food/medicaments and you for electing that government (or failing to spread the word and creating a better political party). Ok. No offence. Your guilt is much smaller than the other parties.
Much better than to see that bandwidth has to play catch-up to the speed of hardware - as it was (and still is on many places) the case now.
Me. Work: gate: 1, building: 2, locker room: 1, vault: 2. I live in a block of flats with two entrances: 2, my flat: 2, room with bikes: 1,locks on garage: 2, car: 1, wall letter box: 1, bike chain: 1. I don't count backup keys to my parents house living in neighborhood and their garage (7). Total 16.
There are probably sets with 1 key to several locks on market. But they are rare and expensive. And I could use them only on places where only *I* have to have access. Bitch. Moan.
What need is there for iris scan, when I have to have OTP?
Um ... like ... kwallet?
I did. But it's not really 'my problem' ;-D
Slackware is ahead of SUSE.
Back at my school years we run our assignements on virtual computer - e.g. with pencil and paper.
Really? How far would you get without us? ;-)
Sounds like RFC definition to me.
Do you know what 20000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea is?
A good start.
The operator in my country identified the same problem. They put advertisment in TV which says: "90% of people using mobiles use only 10% of features". Guess what they did. No, they did not put out cheap phones that rings, vibreates and stores contact information. They hired new employees at sales points that "will teach you how to use your mobile". Sheesh. What a waste of money.
- Other countries do not object. Why should be US an exception?
- When you commit a crime in other country, you are subject to laws of that country. (In US you may be prosecuted for thing you did outside of US.
- I read once, that the reason why US does not accept WCC is that US citizens are guaranteed by constution a jury trial - and WCC does not have a jury. Do you believe that it makes WCC somehow inferior when it does not have a jury? The jury had meaning at time, when the average of IQ of 12 jurrors was likely to be high enough. But it has no meaning in 21th century. Do you want to be judged by 12 people educated by CNN and FOX or do you want to have a experienced and well educated layers?
Do not assume that the judical system in US is perfect or somehow superior to the rest of the world. No it isn't. Try running "fortune -m illegal".