One of the flaws of open source in our current legal environment is that it appears to not matter much the ill intent of authors of such malevolent code. If there is no money involved, they get away with it.
I'd personally like to see them getting ass raped in a federal prison or the equivalent institution in a non-US locale. I'll keep dreaming.
I don't buy this guy's statement at all. If they want to restrict bandwidth utilization do it actively. Take control, restrict users bandwidth, and STOP ADVERTISING that you get a fat pipe if they don't want to provide the bandwidth that they are claiming to provide.
Basically, they are lying to the public and running a pyramid scheme with their bandwidth. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH. P2P wrecks their little scam, so they threaten law-abiding citizens who are paying for their damn service.
The bastard who wrote that letter should be hauled outside and shot. Where the hell are the consumer advocates when you need them?
RMS IS an extremist and a kook. In politics, the appearance of reasonableness is a requirement for gaining widespread support of your pet issues. RMS appears UNreasonable and therefore will gain about as much support as a KKK member at a civil rights rally.
RMS is about the most ineffective spokesman this issue could possibly have. No one in the general public gives a damn what he has done in the past. They care how he appears now. So go ahead, Stallman. Sink the cause.
You, with your sycophantic attitude towards him, are dooming it as well. Breaking those who oppose the goals of Palladium into splinters of opposition (all over Stallman's ego) is pathetic.
Dr. Atkins spends most of his time talking about vitamins, not food. He is cognizant of the fact that the diet he offers is not fully balanced. This is why he describes in detail a vitamin regimen intended to speed metabolism and fill in the holes a high-protein diet won't.
He doesn't encourage you to eat fat. He encourages you to not care much about it - eat it if it's a part of foods that you can eat on his diet - such as eggs. But he hardly suggests tossing lard atop your bacon.
The article is poorly researched and a typical knee-jerk reaction of the dietary thought police.
I can't let this stand. The Third Edition rules are a good attempt to rationalize the 2nd Edition's foray into minutiae, and as such are a masterful patch job over the lousy 2nd Edition. However, the best set of rules was the original First Edition. Simple, easy to follow and nothing but gameplay rules. No pointless subclasses, overly complex weapons rules, etc. The essence of roleplay was preserved, and twelve years of campaigns (80-92) proved them out.
Too bad the books are fairly hard to get. I guard my Gygax-signed 1st ed DMG with especial care.
I have no idea where to find good reading on this, but I have my own anecdotal experience.
In the private sector, everything is based upon relative merit. Those who have wealth and power control things, those who do not are inconsequential. My job was clear: service those with wealth and power. When the CEO screamed, we jumped. We were paid well for what we did. The job security sucked, but there was always another job.
This is turned on its head in the public sector, where each minor functionary has their own storehouse of power and can stymie your attempts at doing your job through the use of simple intrangisence or procedural issues. We liked to say when I was working for the military that you don't care what you look like to the General. You care what you look like to the lifelong government employees, because the General is long gone and reassigned, while the lifers are going to be there forever.
I find the public sector to be immensely annoying to work for, and there is the very great risk of being 'captured' by the system and becoming another functionary obsessed with procedure.
Left to choose: private sector, every time.
Find an old SB16 and you are set - these things are plentiful and work with just about everything. I have an old Pentium lying around (Supermicro P5STE!) that does the job admirably. Duke3d, Doom, Ultima Underworld 1/2, these all run wonderfully. They paid so much more attention to gameplay back then. Now if i could only find a copy of F-15 Strike Eagle II - owned it once...
Which comprise training and tests, in return, you can use the JBoss brand, which is quite recognized now.
Maybe amongst developers. It just isn't on the radar screen with management. I don't see where the benefit is currently, enough to consider plunking down 5 grand to Mr. Fleury. When management starts specifying Jboss, then it's time.
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And still can't make any money. 8 cents this morning. Already got a grace period from Small Cap delisting. I'd be real proud of that fiasco. Burned through $80 mil already and still pissing away cash.
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One of the flaws of open source in our current legal environment is that it appears to not matter much the ill intent of authors of such malevolent code. If there is no money involved, they get away with it.
I'd personally like to see them getting ass raped in a federal prison or the equivalent institution in a non-US locale. I'll keep dreaming.
Antibiotics don't kill viruses.
I don't buy this guy's statement at all. If they want to restrict bandwidth utilization do it actively. Take control, restrict users bandwidth, and STOP ADVERTISING that you get a fat pipe if they don't want to provide the bandwidth that they are claiming to provide.
Basically, they are lying to the public and running a pyramid scheme with their bandwidth. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH. P2P wrecks their little scam, so they threaten law-abiding citizens who are paying for their damn service.
The bastard who wrote that letter should be hauled outside and shot. Where the hell are the consumer advocates when you need them?
The link in that message is garbage.
Sure, let's allow 250 people to extort the whole country so they can keep their nice cushy job. Great idea.
RMS IS an extremist and a kook. In politics, the appearance of reasonableness is a requirement for gaining widespread support of your pet issues. RMS appears UNreasonable and therefore will gain about as much support as a KKK member at a civil rights rally.
RMS is about the most ineffective spokesman this issue could possibly have. No one in the general public gives a damn what he has done in the past. They care how he appears now. So go ahead, Stallman. Sink the cause.
You, with your sycophantic attitude towards him, are dooming it as well. Breaking those who oppose the goals of Palladium into splinters of opposition (all over Stallman's ego) is pathetic.
Then again we see how well Java has done...
I think this problem will take care of itself, based on past experience.
Dr. Atkins spends most of his time talking about vitamins, not food. He is cognizant of the fact that the diet he offers is not fully balanced. This is why he describes in detail a vitamin regimen intended to speed metabolism and fill in the holes a high-protein diet won't.
He doesn't encourage you to eat fat. He encourages you to not care much about it - eat it if it's a part of foods that you can eat on his diet - such as eggs. But he hardly suggests tossing lard atop your bacon.
The article is poorly researched and a typical knee-jerk reaction of the dietary thought police.
We now have the best D&D rules ever.
I can't let this stand. The Third Edition rules are a good attempt to rationalize the 2nd Edition's foray into minutiae, and as such are a masterful patch job over the lousy 2nd Edition. However, the best set of rules was the original First Edition. Simple, easy to follow and nothing but gameplay rules. No pointless subclasses, overly complex weapons rules, etc. The essence of roleplay was preserved, and twelve years of campaigns (80-92) proved them out.
Too bad the books are fairly hard to get. I guard my Gygax-signed 1st ed DMG with especial care.
The old guy is still around - www.gygax.com!
I have no idea where to find good reading on this, but I have my own anecdotal experience. In the private sector, everything is based upon relative merit. Those who have wealth and power control things, those who do not are inconsequential. My job was clear: service those with wealth and power. When the CEO screamed, we jumped. We were paid well for what we did. The job security sucked, but there was always another job. This is turned on its head in the public sector, where each minor functionary has their own storehouse of power and can stymie your attempts at doing your job through the use of simple intrangisence or procedural issues. We liked to say when I was working for the military that you don't care what you look like to the General. You care what you look like to the lifelong government employees, because the General is long gone and reassigned, while the lifers are going to be there forever. I find the public sector to be immensely annoying to work for, and there is the very great risk of being 'captured' by the system and becoming another functionary obsessed with procedure. Left to choose: private sector, every time.
Find an old SB16 and you are set - these things are plentiful and work with just about everything. I have an old Pentium lying around (Supermicro P5STE!) that does the job admirably. Duke3d, Doom, Ultima Underworld 1/2, these all run wonderfully. They paid so much more attention to gameplay back then. Now if i could only find a copy of F-15 Strike Eagle II - owned it once...
And still can't make any money. 8 cents this morning. Already got a grace period from Small Cap delisting. I'd be real proud of that fiasco. Burned through $80 mil already and still pissing away cash.