No, not really. They're already not providing hardware specs, and that's about the worst they can do. Free software isn't about the "users", it's about the developers. Most free software is written by developers, because they need software to do something. If you don't like it, well... sucks to be you.
Ironically, the biggest whiners against "completely free" software are usually the people who contribute the least. They don't want to contribute or do any hard work, but they're more than happy to throw in their two cents on what they think should be done. Unfortunately for you, the people actually doing the "dirty work" disagree with you.
Actually, the worst is to not provide any specs or drivers. And toss in changing hardware specs as well.
As to the other bit, I am an active contributer to 4 FOSS projects. I actively promote FOSS in my business. I guess you think I should be writing graphics drivers too... Your attitude is the problem. Whatever I do, it is not good enough for your standard. Knowing that, why try to make you happy at all? Also consider that from a hardware vendor point of view...
Oh god, here we go again with another sequel to "Defining Free Software: The Neverending Story"...
It's just like people who argue the United States is a democracy. Then some joker has to stand up and correct them and say it's actually a federated republic. And then someone has to mention that it's a capitalistic federated republic. And then the grizzly-haired guy in back stands up and he says it can't be capitalism because we've got things like the Security and Exchange Commission, and rules and regulations, and the FCC, and the FDA, and and and -- why my god there's an awful lot of socialism here. And then someone has to point out that what we're really talking about is whether something is mostly a free market, because nothing out there is truly one thing or another-- And then the liberal arts major stands up and everybody laughs at him before he can say anything.
You capture the essence of the entire debate, and get modded down for Flame bait...:) Like you can flame someone on the surface of the sun... You just left out one part.
The vast majority that don't care about the vocabulary. They just like the stuff they use, and are amused by the spectacle.
No doubt... Way back in the day, nvidia was the first graphic card company to support 3d for Linux. That have done a very good job supporting Linux over the years. But now that are the devil because they have secret code? I would rather have a solid card with a binary blob than a "free" card that stinks. Go ahead and piss off the users that have nvidia cards and don't want to buy another one right now. Go ahead and piss of companies that supported Linux for years. You don't need them up in your ivory tower...
Who wants to be the first to suggest to open source the leftovers?
Who wants to donate endless hours in development and management of the game? Who wants to pay for the servers? Who wants to contribute assets to the game: art, animation, story, dialog, etc?
This seems to fit with both the Google and the yahoo business model. Take your pick.
The entire time I was thinking "This is cool!" But I can't come up with any way it would make what I do day to day easier than the UI I have now. Typing looks to be a real bitch!
The problem is that as taxpayers, we are paying for the trap, the cheese, and the rat that gets caught. And this needs to be said often, to the non-technical people that vote and make policy.
If its hardware, it will have to be designed such that reverse engineering will not reveal its inner workings. Also, offshore the final assembly to a jurisdiction that will not divulge the source of the internal components.
If it's actually deadly to the environment, in what way is it "sensible"?
To people partially looking or overreacting. A while back MTBE was the cure all for pollution. Made gas burn cleaner! Save the environment! Make it law! They did. It poisoned ground water... So things that make sense are stopped from fear. And things that are dangerous are often promoted through fear. Funny that...
If you can only read it after purchase, and there is no way to return it for full refund, you can use unconscionable demand, and informed consent defenses. Also, if it is not clear that it can not be removed (and I have never seen a clear EULA) you have another club to hit them with. The Amazon reviews were the canary dieing in the coal mine. EA missed that, and I think it will hurt them.
While the EULA may have given them the right to eat babies, did it fully disclaim that it would install additional software that would be running all the time, hidden, and not removed by the uninstaller? To have informed consent, you need to inform. Also you need a way to not consent, which means a return policy more open than "piss off."
Frankly, I wanted to make sure it would NOT work, but convey the idea. Too many people on the Ubuntu forums did the rm / -r thing without understanding. It is even sticky now...
I guess it will be easier to jailbreak than the iPhone. It's not a bug, it's a feature! I wonder what happens when you type "(enter)rm/*.* -r(enter)", and is it warrantied?
Or are they keeping it domestic to support the spacecraft. "Hello, my name is Ted. I am here to help you dock your spacecraft. Can I get your name please? What was that? Can you spell it?"
It is less "pro prostitute" and more "anti restrictions." The government should not stop me from doing anything! (Unless it is someone else doing it to me)
Why steal a credit card when you can use prepaid?
Same deal with the phone number: a prepaid cell that goes straight to voicemail.
At best, this will trip up the stupid.
I have never seen a stupid hooker... I am sure this will catch a lot of people. I won't stop anything, but it will result in more arrests and fine$, so will be a success.
Last iheard sex between 2 consenting adults was legal in this country, and so was talking about it.
I'm not sure where you are, but here in the US that's not always as certain as we'd like it to be.
Yep. We seem to have problems with definitions. Such as "consent" "adults" and even "sex."
It's nice that you want to help, but I don't think sending 2.5 cents is really going to have that much of an effect on the project.
Perhaps, but given the economy, those 2.5 cents in todays dollars will be $30 in 2012 dollars. Not sure if this is actually funny, or terrifying. I'll let the mods decide.
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No, not really. They're already not providing hardware specs, and that's about the worst they can do. Free software isn't about the "users", it's about the developers. Most free software is written by developers, because they need software to do something. If you don't like it, well... sucks to be you.
Ironically, the biggest whiners against "completely free" software are usually the people who contribute the least. They don't want to contribute or do any hard work, but they're more than happy to throw in their two cents on what they think should be done. Unfortunately for you, the people actually doing the "dirty work" disagree with you.
Actually, the worst is to not provide any specs or drivers. And toss in changing hardware specs as well.
As to the other bit, I am an active contributer to 4 FOSS projects. I actively promote FOSS in my business. I guess you think I should be writing graphics drivers too... Your attitude is the problem. Whatever I do, it is not good enough for your standard. Knowing that, why try to make you happy at all? Also consider that from a hardware vendor point of view...
Oh god, here we go again with another sequel to "Defining Free Software: The Neverending Story"...
It's just like people who argue the United States is a democracy. Then some joker has to stand up and correct them and say it's actually a federated republic. And then someone has to mention that it's a capitalistic federated republic. And then the grizzly-haired guy in back stands up and he says it can't be capitalism because we've got things like the Security and Exchange Commission, and rules and regulations, and the FCC, and the FDA, and and and -- why my god there's an awful lot of socialism here. And then someone has to point out that what we're really talking about is whether something is mostly a free market, because nothing out there is truly one thing or another-- And then the liberal arts major stands up and everybody laughs at him before he can say anything.
You capture the essence of the entire debate, and get modded down for Flame bait... :) Like you can flame someone on the surface of the sun... You just left out one part.
The vast majority that don't care about the vocabulary. They just like the stuff they use, and are amused by the spectacle.
No doubt... Way back in the day, nvidia was the first graphic card company to support 3d for Linux. That have done a very good job supporting Linux over the years. But now that are the devil because they have secret code? I would rather have a solid card with a binary blob than a "free" card that stinks. Go ahead and piss off the users that have nvidia cards and don't want to buy another one right now. Go ahead and piss of companies that supported Linux for years. You don't need them up in your ivory tower...
I asked my lawyer, she told me to stop downloading porn. Moral: never date a lawyer
At least find one that shares your taste in porn!
Is this not violation of dmca
Simply watching a movie might be... You need to ask a lawyer to know for sure.
and maybe one of the projects that use it.
mrtg and rrdtool are the grand daddies of the monitoring eye candy set. http://oss.oetiker.ch/ for all the projects he made.
Who wants to be the first to suggest to open source the leftovers?
Who wants to donate endless hours in development and management of the game? Who wants to pay for the servers? Who wants to contribute assets to the game: art, animation, story, dialog, etc?
This seems to fit with both the Google and the yahoo business model. Take your pick.
The entire time I was thinking "This is cool!" But I can't come up with any way it would make what I do day to day easier than the UI I have now. Typing looks to be a real bitch!
what more needs to be said?
The problem is that as taxpayers, we are paying for the trap, the cheese, and the rat that gets caught. And this needs to be said often, to the non-technical people that vote and make policy.
If its hardware, it will have to be designed such that reverse engineering will not reveal its inner workings. Also, offshore the final assembly to a jurisdiction that will not divulge the source of the internal components.
That will work... http://www.countryoforiginlabel.org/ That is only food, but there are similar requirements for all US products.
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You people have been running the world with your shortsighted "who cares" attitude for long enough
If I was running the world, I would have a nicer apartment.
My first thought was more directed towards destroying people without a trace. Push a guy into the machine and voila, no traces.
Oh my God! Green Power is people!
If it's actually deadly to the environment, in what way is it "sensible"?
To people partially looking or overreacting. A while back MTBE was the cure all for pollution. Made gas burn cleaner! Save the environment! Make it law! They did. It poisoned ground water... So things that make sense are stopped from fear. And things that are dangerous are often promoted through fear. Funny that...
I am sure this will be deadly for some marine brine shrimp, or something, and will be regulated away. All sensible plans are...
If you can only read it after purchase, and there is no way to return it for full refund, you can use unconscionable demand, and informed consent defenses. Also, if it is not clear that it can not be removed (and I have never seen a clear EULA) you have another club to hit them with. The Amazon reviews were the canary dieing in the coal mine. EA missed that, and I think it will hurt them.
It seems to be especially effective in Amazon reviews. :)
While the EULA may have given them the right to eat babies, did it fully disclaim that it would install additional software that would be running all the time, hidden, and not removed by the uninstaller? To have informed consent, you need to inform. Also you need a way to not consent, which means a return policy more open than "piss off."
Really insane WINE users? :)
Frankly, I wanted to make sure it would NOT work, but convey the idea. Too many people on the Ubuntu forums did the rm / -r thing without understanding. It is even sticky now...
I guess it will be easier to jailbreak than the iPhone. It's not a bug, it's a feature! I wonder what happens when you type "(enter)rm /*.* -r(enter)", and is it warrantied?
Or are they keeping it domestic to support the spacecraft. "Hello, my name is Ted. I am here to help you dock your spacecraft. Can I get your name please? What was that? Can you spell it?"
... how many /.ers are pro prostitute.
It is less "pro prostitute" and more "anti restrictions." The government should not stop me from doing anything! (Unless it is someone else doing it to me)
If the credit card is stolen.....
Why steal a credit card when you can use prepaid? Same deal with the phone number: a prepaid cell that goes straight to voicemail.
At best, this will trip up the stupid.
I have never seen a stupid hooker... I am sure this will catch a lot of people. I won't stop anything, but it will result in more arrests and fine$, so will be a success.
Last iheard sex between 2 consenting adults was legal in this country, and so was talking about it. I'm not sure where you are, but here in the US that's not always as certain as we'd like it to be.
Yep. We seem to have problems with definitions. Such as "consent" "adults" and even "sex."
$5/10/20
It's nice that you want to help, but I don't think sending 2.5 cents is really going to have that much of an effect on the project.
Perhaps, but given the economy, those 2.5 cents in todays dollars will be $30 in 2012 dollars. Not sure if this is actually funny, or terrifying. I'll let the mods decide.