>You are cheering for Snowden in his "match" against NSA, but not actually supporting him.
You're overreacting a bit here. I'm not a USA citizen and I would do more harm than good by stating "We claim...". Diplomacy is a kind of art that takes its time and is largely unaffected by shouting down. Don't underestimate the intentions of countries "victim" of the NSA in knowing how badly they have been treated by the USA/NSA. The inertia of diplomacy can be frustrating to people that have already digested the matter. But voices for change are getting louder.
Why would you go through the effort of making a (half arsed and unspecific) case against an application? Move away and hold your peace. Or be bloody clear about your grudge. Hell, every time I use the mail client at work it makes me cringe and I don't suspect Gmail being even 1/10 as shit as the vile application they make me use. Now be a good lad. Cover up your vagina and soldier on by pushing your head harder against the grindstone like we all do.
Not knock the technical prowess of the lads making this. But it has to be said that with such a design you'd inevitably wind up with a crap car and a shitty airplane. Just buy a car and a plain. Just call a cab if/when you land with a conventional plain and when you are in need of transportation.
If you'd like to know how Europe was 1200 years ago then look no further than the middle east. (Woosh... That was the sound of my karma being nullified. )
Or maybe not. Your really think one would make such a bold statement without having considered beforehand? I'm very dedicated to my work and at home I get distracted. I face it.
Example. One co-worker of mine enjoys the privilege of full time telecommuting. The guy's, manners deteriorate rapidly as he thinks very highly of himself as nobody challenges him. When and if the guy is fired he will suffer from the consequences of having been detached for a prolonged time. Sure it's his problem but still as a manager I'd personally would feel shit to have let this happen. The guy in question develops, maintains and releases one system full time. Only a badly designed system requires such an approach. No one knows what he does exactly and no one believes he really works the hours.
The example I brought is just one and my experience is a bit better but not much. Workers building up fences. Managers too lazy to avoid this happening. People thinking they worked enough when they really didn't.
If you're sincere, ask yourself whether you would benefit from mingling with co-worker. Wouldn't they give you fresh ideas? I know I get many from my colleagues even though I'm the better developer. Mostly simple stuff I'd simply overseen. Still worth while and valuable.
IMNSHO prolonged telecommuting works for a very small percentage of workers. I have done telecommuting a lot and I know I get distracted by domestic issues. I also have witnessed other people loose themselves in telecommuting. Deteriorating rapport with co-workers and with management. Becoming unappreciated and therefore unproductive. Basically loosing the plot. All hazards in telecommuting.
If you have a clear task that requires your full attention, if your domestic situation enforces your dedication and if you are highly disciplined then it might work for you for a limited period. Eventually you will have to reconnect with people at business. And no, none of us is so exquisite to justify longer term telecommuting.
I agree that perhaps without the lawsuit BSD would have been further ahead. But you cannot deny the impact the GPL has had. GPL plays the license game in order to make game fairer. The BSD license has very little restrictions and would be the better option in a fairer, utopian world.
IMHO RMS has earned his place to come first in the list of contributors. He initiated the free (as in libre) software movement and continues to back it up. The easier route for a guy of his "caliber" would have been to go commercial and to cash in huge amounts of money in the last 30+ years. He refrained from that. How many others can say that?
You think Linux would have come this soon without GNU? Do you think early versions of Linux could have done without GanU? Do you really think one guy will write a FULL os on his own? All programs, all docs, distro etc...
Any huge achievement is a term work. Some members will be better. Some will get more exposure. Some will be awarded more. But in the end a team or community does it together.
I take my hat off to rms and to all contributors. Without you guys I'd probably be still at the mercy of businesses with undisclosed agendas.
But which type "produces" more geniuses? I dare to assume that one genius is worth many hundreds (thousands?) of middle of the road scientists that only got into studying for their personal career and not to actually pursue science.
You almost suggest preemptive surrender. Cryptography should continue to develop, regardless of how government bodies are perverted. We're now playing catch up on one side. The other side should not suffer from defeatism.
Isn't capitalism about doing whatever you want with your money? And more money means more means to do whatever you want.
If you don't like that then I guess the USA isn't the place for you. Either change the USA through democratic means, or move away or shut up about it.
The said, I can state that in the two education systems I known of, lower mediocrity is target. If you do not fit the bill then you're unfortunate and you wind up having fights with teachers and principals. Yep, too dumb, too smart, too technical inclined are all reasons for you not to fit in the system. If you are in that position and you can afford it then go for the private school. If you can't afford it then be glad some will and, of those, some may understand where you're coming from.
Ever been to Italy? Go there, get used to the espresso, start knowing good from bad coffee. Return home and prepared to be perpetually disappointed. And be a supertaster in the first place.
Why doesn't MS come with their own video service? And stop whining about YouTube. They have pockets deep enough and eventually also came up with Bing.
Would it perhaps be that they need YouTube as a quick fix for their itch? They long neglected to recognise the strategic meaning of a service like YouTube and now they must offer Google's service.
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I'm a programmer and I'm above average -or so I think-, I hack all day and have too little sleep at night.
I cut down b-trees, I skip and jump, I like to piss off people by using gotoes.
My code is unintelligible and I hang around with the coffee machine.
I wish I were a metal worker just like my dear mama.
I should not have pushed the submit button bit still I did.
Tesla the fire engine?
How much does Snowden know? Will NSA reveal more than they really should? Do they in the mean time know what Snowden knows?
>You are cheering for Snowden in his "match" against NSA, but not actually supporting him.
You're overreacting a bit here. I'm not a USA citizen and I would do more harm than good by stating "We claim...". Diplomacy is a kind of art that takes its time and is largely unaffected by shouting down. Don't underestimate the intentions of countries "victim" of the NSA in knowing how badly they have been treated by the USA/NSA. The inertia of diplomacy can be frustrating to people that have already digested the matter. But voices for change are getting louder.
'He was trusted; he stripped our system...' Snowden could claim exactly that against the NSA. This is beyond the pot calling the kettle black.
Why would you go through the effort of making a (half arsed and unspecific) case against an application? Move away and hold your peace. Or be bloody clear about your grudge.
Hell, every time I use the mail client at work it makes me cringe and I don't suspect Gmail being even 1/10 as shit as the vile application they make me use.
Now be a good lad. Cover up your vagina and soldier on by pushing your head harder against the grindstone like we all do.
Not knock the technical prowess of the lads making this. But it has to be said that with such a design you'd inevitably wind up with a crap car and a shitty airplane. Just buy a car and a plain. Just call a cab if/when you land with a conventional plain and when you are in need of transportation.
If you'd like to know how Europe was 1200 years ago then look no further than the middle east. (Woosh... That was the sound of my karma being nullified. )
Or maybe not. Your really think one would make such a bold statement without having considered beforehand? I'm very dedicated to my work and at home I get distracted. I face it.
Example. One co-worker of mine enjoys the privilege of full time telecommuting. The guy's, manners deteriorate rapidly as he thinks very highly of himself as nobody challenges him. When and if the guy is fired he will suffer from the consequences of having been detached for a prolonged time. Sure it's his problem but still as a manager I'd personally would feel shit to have let this happen. The guy in question develops, maintains and releases one system full time. Only a badly designed system requires such an approach. No one knows what he does exactly and no one believes he really works the hours.
The example I brought is just one and my experience is a bit better but not much. Workers building up fences. Managers too lazy to avoid this happening. People thinking they worked enough when they really didn't.
If you're sincere, ask yourself whether you would benefit from mingling with co-worker. Wouldn't they give you fresh ideas? I know I get many from my colleagues even though I'm the better developer. Mostly simple stuff I'd simply overseen. Still worth while and valuable.
IMNSHO prolonged telecommuting works for a very small percentage of workers. I have done telecommuting a lot and I know I get distracted by domestic issues. I also have witnessed other people loose themselves in telecommuting. Deteriorating rapport with co-workers and with management. Becoming unappreciated and therefore unproductive. Basically loosing the plot. All hazards in telecommuting.
If you have a clear task that requires your full attention, if your domestic situation enforces your dedication and if you are highly disciplined then it might work for you for a limited period. Eventually you will have to reconnect with people at business. And no, none of us is so exquisite to justify longer term telecommuting.
I agree that perhaps without the lawsuit BSD would have been further ahead. But you cannot deny the impact the GPL has had. GPL plays the license game in order to make game fairer. The BSD license has very little restrictions and would be the better option in a fairer, utopian world.
IMHO RMS has earned his place to come first in the list of contributors. He initiated the free (as in libre) software movement and continues to back it up. The easier route for a guy of his "caliber" would have been to go commercial and to cash in huge amounts of money in the last 30+ years. He refrained from that. How many others can say that?
You think Linux would have come this soon without GNU? Do you think early versions of Linux could have done without GanU? Do you really think one guy will write a FULL os on his own? All programs, all docs, distro etc...
Any huge achievement is a term work. Some members will be better. Some will get more exposure. Some will be awarded more. But in the end a team or community does it together.
I take my hat off to rms and to all contributors. Without you guys I'd probably be still at the mercy of businesses with undisclosed agendas.
Make it fit for dollar! And anyone against it will be branded a commie. Do so whatever the issue is.
... but if you want a pathological lying sack of shit, look no further than your local car dealer.
Damn! I desparately needed one yesterday.
Hearts...
Bleed...
But which type "produces" more geniuses? I dare to assume that one genius is worth many hundreds (thousands?) of middle of the road scientists that only got into studying for their personal career and not to actually pursue science.
You almost suggest preemptive surrender. Cryptography should continue to develop, regardless of how government bodies are perverted. We're now playing catch up on one side. The other side should not suffer from defeatism.
Be gentle man. You just broke to him that he has a kitchen sink. You insensitive clot!
Isn't capitalism about doing whatever you want with your money? And more money means more means to do whatever you want.
If you don't like that then I guess the USA isn't the place for you. Either change the USA through democratic means, or move away or shut up about it.
The said, I can state that in the two education systems I known of, lower mediocrity is target. If you do not fit the bill then you're unfortunate and you wind up having fights with teachers and principals. Yep, too dumb, too smart, too technical inclined are all reasons for you not to fit in the system. If you are in that position and you can afford it then go for the private school. If you can't afford it then be glad some will and, of those, some may understand where you're coming from.
Americans! Can't live with 'em. Can't live without 'em.
I'd suggest Barry White and Al Green in order to get her in the mood to play games.
Oh get off your high horse. Patriotism like practiced in the US is opium for the people.
Ever been to Italy? Go there, get used to the espresso, start knowing good from bad coffee. Return home and prepared to be perpetually disappointed. And be a supertaster in the first place.
Why doesn't MS come with their own video service? And stop whining about YouTube. They have pockets deep enough and eventually also came up with Bing.
Would it perhaps be that they need YouTube as a quick fix for their itch? They long neglected to recognise the strategic meaning of a service like YouTube and now they must offer Google's service.
In some cases I'd try and give the dog a run for its money.