Certain bands and frequencies fall under a "default" license - such as garage door openers, walkie-talkies, and 802.11 wifi. You don't need to apply for a license to transmit or receive on these frequencies, but you are subject to the FCC rules and regulations. That's why you can't boost your wifi output to 1,000 watts, for instance.
A better car analogy: many minivans and SUVs have DVD players in them. The code inside the DVD player is subject to the DMCA. Hence, by this judge's interpretation of the law, it is illegal to resell that car.
Why should the customers of the SDK have such an obligation?
Suppose I am computer vendor C. I purchase motherboards from manufacturer B, who uses a network chip from manufacturer A. With the chip, company A provides a SDK that uses some open source. Company B uses that in creating their BIOS and device drivers. I use that device driver in the setup program that I supply with my computer.
Now, why should I provide any sources? The code I write is proprietary. Certainly the code that company A used and modified should be publicly available subject to the license - but that should be their obligation, not mine. All of the code that company B wrote is proprietary - they are merely using the SDK - so I don't see that they should need to do anything either (other than possibly mention that their product includes open software from vendor A, and a pointer to A's web site).
It is precisely because of these restrictions that companies avoid using open source software. I work for C, and our company prohibits the use of any open source precisely because of these additional legal burden. So, the requirement of everyone along the food chain revealing the original source ends up hurting the open source software community.
A Linux-based netbook won't worry MS if it only does what a MS netbook does. It needs to do more.
For example - they brag that the ARM "offers five times the power while drawing comparable amounts of energy". But, netbooks rarely use all of the processing power they have right now. If the ARM had equal processing power, but five times the battery life, they'd have a compelling product. The current standard of eight hours on a XP-based netbook is barely enough; a netbook that lasted forty hours would be a market breakthrough, and would be compelling enough to get people to switch to Linux.
Also, once a PDA or SmartPhone is declared a "medical device," it will be subject to the same approvals and liabilities as medical devices, and will therefore cost 10 to 20 times as much as they do today...
The approvals and liabilities are for a life critical medical device - one that, if it fails, there is a reasonable chance that the patient dies. If a speech-enabling iPhone dies, the patient will be inconvenienced, but would only die or suffer serious harm in the most unusual circumstances. Remember, the iPhone would be replacing a non-medically-certified laptop running non-medically-certified speech software.
I think I see my next business opportunity, though - take an iPhone, install speech software, disable all other features, and sell them for $5000. Now, everyone is happy.
Burning less coal is like eating less cyanide: sounds great in theory, but in practice you're still dead.
Coal is incredibly bad for the environment: both mining it and burning it. The proposal will burn less coal per year, but will delay the total shutdown of coal-burning power plants - so you have the same toxins spread over a longer period.
For how many more months will the Old PS3 remain available with a hardware warranty?
If you're interested in running Linux on a PS3, you probably already own one. If you don't, Sony has given you fair warning to get a "chubby" PS3 while they are still available.
Besides, I don't think this is going to stop anyone from running Linux on the slim PS3. It's not like the iPhone comes with a "install other OS" option in the boot code.
Better: buy a big USB flash drive. Put all of your personal work on that. Laptop is owned by the company, flash drive is owned by you. Keep the flash drive with you, only plug it in when not on company premises.
CCTV cameras are a one-time installation cost (with a minor amount of maintenance). Regular police forces are a continuous cost.
A million cameras capture 1 per 1000 = 1,000 criminals caught per year. The following years should catch an equivalent number - for little additional cost. This is one of the basic problems with news reporting - if the BBC had splashed a big story headlined "CCTV Cameras Catch 1,000 Per Year", there would be an entirely different public reaction.
"Verizon spokesman Rich Young said the company has "zero tolerance for any sort of unethical or illegal behavior" and noted Benjamin was not convicted of any crime. "In the months since this incident, his conduct has been blameless. As a result, we will not take further action," Young said."
So, in other words, Verizon thinks that the technician's behavior was ethical.
Step 3: When they complain, get an anonymous off-shore web server, and post all of the pictures they don't like. Post links to the pictures far and wide. They can cite USA laws all they want, but they won't be able to force them to be taken down - and in the meantime you'll be a thorn in their side.
Step 4 is definately no profit, since if the scheme works you'll be paying for the bandwidth of millions of page views.
The GM web site says "Chevy Volt. Launching 2010.". If it was in production right now, wouldn't they be sending them to dealers and getting revenue for them? Or is there a giant parking lot holding thousands of Volts somewhere?
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Certain bands and frequencies fall under a "default" license - such as garage door openers, walkie-talkies, and 802.11 wifi. You don't need to apply for a license to transmit or receive on these frequencies, but you are subject to the FCC rules and regulations. That's why you can't boost your wifi output to 1,000 watts, for instance.
A better car analogy: many minivans and SUVs have DVD players in them. The code inside the DVD player is subject to the DMCA. Hence, by this judge's interpretation of the law, it is illegal to resell that car.
The reason is that it can interfere with emergency calls even outside the building.
Actually the primary reason that jammers are illegal is that they are unlicensed. All unlicensed transmitters are illegal in the USA.
There is also a section of the FCC rules that prohibits interference in most cases, and absolutely prohibits willful interference.
Why should the customers of the SDK have such an obligation?
Suppose I am computer vendor C. I purchase motherboards from manufacturer B, who uses a network chip from manufacturer A. With the chip, company A provides a SDK that uses some open source. Company B uses that in creating their BIOS and device drivers. I use that device driver in the setup program that I supply with my computer.
Now, why should I provide any sources? The code I write is proprietary. Certainly the code that company A used and modified should be publicly available subject to the license - but that should be their obligation, not mine. All of the code that company B wrote is proprietary - they are merely using the SDK - so I don't see that they should need to do anything either (other than possibly mention that their product includes open software from vendor A, and a pointer to A's web site).
It is precisely because of these restrictions that companies avoid using open source software. I work for C, and our company prohibits the use of any open source precisely because of these additional legal burden. So, the requirement of everyone along the food chain revealing the original source ends up hurting the open source software community.
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A Linux-based netbook won't worry MS if it only does what a MS netbook does. It needs to do more.
For example - they brag that the ARM "offers five times the power while drawing comparable amounts of energy". But, netbooks rarely use all of the processing power they have right now. If the ARM had equal processing power, but five times the battery life, they'd have a compelling product. The current standard of eight hours on a XP-based netbook is barely enough; a netbook that lasted forty hours would be a market breakthrough, and would be compelling enough to get people to switch to Linux.
Also, once a PDA or SmartPhone is declared a "medical device," it will be subject to the same approvals and liabilities as medical devices, and will therefore cost 10 to 20 times as much as they do today...
The approvals and liabilities are for a life critical medical device - one that, if it fails, there is a reasonable chance that the patient dies. If a speech-enabling iPhone dies, the patient will be inconvenienced, but would only die or suffer serious harm in the most unusual circumstances. Remember, the iPhone would be replacing a non-medically-certified laptop running non-medically-certified speech software.
I think I see my next business opportunity, though - take an iPhone, install speech software, disable all other features, and sell them for $5000. Now, everyone is happy.
Sun had a 486i workstation roadmap, too. They never built a single one. Marketing dreams on a PowerPoint slide doesn't mean squat.
In many places another number (generally 311 or 711) is used as a non-emergency information service.
Coal is incredibly bad for the environment: both mining it and burning it. The proposal will burn less coal per year, but will delay the total shutdown of coal-burning power plants - so you have the same toxins spread over a longer period.
They should just pay the $20 million out of their marketing budget. This episode has gained them at least that much in publicity.
For example, SGI may have died, but nVidia and Mozilla (to name only two) are doing quite well, thanks.
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You do know that Google Translate doesn't work all that well, right?
Mange-toi du pain blanc, maudit bloke.
For how many more months will the Old PS3 remain available with a hardware warranty?
If you're interested in running Linux on a PS3, you probably already own one. If you don't, Sony has given you fair warning to get a "chubby" PS3 while they are still available.
Besides, I don't think this is going to stop anyone from running Linux on the slim PS3. It's not like the iPhone comes with a "install other OS" option in the boot code.
So if I imitate the NBC three-note sound with three duck quacks (of the correct pitch), is it in violation of the trademark?
$11 million to do what Comcast already does?
I hope the military enjoys it more than the average peer-to-peer user on cable.
Better: buy a big USB flash drive. Put all of your personal work on that. Laptop is owned by the company, flash drive is owned by you. Keep the flash drive with you, only plug it in when not on company premises.
Office tags its documents with an ID that can be used as a tracer.
Except - the copy of Office that the OP is using is *his own copy*. Ownership of the app is not at question here, only the laptop.
CCTV cameras are a one-time installation cost (with a minor amount of maintenance). Regular police forces are a continuous cost.
A million cameras capture 1 per 1000 = 1,000 criminals caught per year. The following years should catch an equivalent number - for little additional cost. This is one of the basic problems with news reporting - if the BBC had splashed a big story headlined "CCTV Cameras Catch 1,000 Per Year", there would be an entirely different public reaction.
All this, caused by someone too lazy to add a "if (country == USA)" statement.
That is still preferable to seeing each candidate on television for 30 seconds, each of them saying "My opponent is a jerk".
"Verizon spokesman Rich Young said the company has "zero tolerance for any sort of unethical or illegal behavior" and noted Benjamin was not convicted of any crime. "In the months since this incident, his conduct has been blameless. As a result, we will not take further action," Young said."
So, in other words, Verizon thinks that the technician's behavior was ethical.
Wow.
The idea is that a Centmail signature attached to a message would automatically reduce the message's spam likelihood
And so spammers will simply attach a Centmail signature to their messages. Cut-n-paste is still free.
Step 3: When they complain, get an anonymous off-shore web server, and post all of the pictures they don't like. Post links to the pictures far and wide. They can cite USA laws all they want, but they won't be able to force them to be taken down - and in the meantime you'll be a thorn in their side.
Step 4 is definately no profit, since if the scheme works you'll be paying for the bandwidth of millions of page views.
Hardly vaporware. Its in production.
The GM web site says "Chevy Volt. Launching 2010.". If it was in production right now, wouldn't they be sending them to dealers and getting revenue for them? Or is there a giant parking lot holding thousands of Volts somewhere?