Google this Sandra Shirlow! She really seems to know a lot about linux. This reminds me of a former girlfriend of mine. She wrote "Paint for dummies" style computer books. Of course she used other publishers books for it and an illegal copy of the program for the screenshots. After writing a book she still had no clue whatsoever about the subject.
Remember the sudden discussion about how free (as in beer) Red Hat is, while ignoring that Red Hat is free as in speech. We are in the midlle (or start?) of a big anti OSS campaign.
Well, it already working, sort off. Here's a nice list of two Canadians, one Irish and a Greek who had to deal with it. Sorry to say, it looks like an extreme racist law and the morons (=customs) who enforce it are only too happy to play along. Thank you Tom Tommorrow for the links! And like Tom is saying: "Sad to say, if you're dark skinned and Canadian, you might want to avoid travelling through American airports."
Here's the case of the nationalized Canadian citizen who was deported "back" to his homeland of Syria and has not been heard from since:
Bernadette Devlin McCaliskey, the world-renowned Irish civil rights leader was refused entry into the United States of Ashcroft. At Chicago's O'Hare, she was told that she presented a danger and wouldn't be permitted to step foot on American soil. She begged them to recheck their computer. She insisted there had to be a mistake. She told them she came in peace. They said that Tony Blair's British government had told them by fax a different story. They said she was a risk. Yes, this is the same Devlin who at 21 became the youngest MP elected to Parliament. Deported:
Last week, Eugene Angelopoulos arrived at JFK enroute to New York University, where he had been invited to speak at a conference on Philosophy and Politics. The Greek academic was instead detained at the airport, shackled and interrogated. He was asked to explain his views about an American war on Iraq, and immigration officials demanded to know if he was "anti-American." Ultimately, he found his way back to Athens, but his NYU stint was not to be, and he was shaken to the core.
"Now I would be very curious to see if the reason that printer prices have come down so far is due to the intention of making money on the ink and paper products."
Yup, i too would like to see some journalist delve deeper into this issue. But then again, i recently bought a HP deskjet printer for 100 Euros (= 100 $) only to find out that the cartridges are being sold for 35$ for black and 45$ for 3 color. Which is amazing considering that the flipping printer came with these cartridges. So, you don't need to be some Einstein to figure out there's something fishy going here.
Have you ever thought about he prices of new printers? Pretty low, are they? There's a good reason for that, printer company's expect to make a bundle making cartridges for their printers. The companies making printers do not make money on the printers, they do make money on the refills. And those companies wil do anything to protect this cash flow. Even (!!!) if they have to make cartridges with special purpose chips, just to make sure no one else can use or under price their product.
Yeah sure. But the marketing and sales divisions won't be very happy with stories like that, Lexmarks pulling all ads ie? And, besides, how many computer users really read stuff (crap) like that? So, in the end, it will depend upon law to protect you, and, well... guess what happens there?
They might even be under the impression that the SOF download is one of the new Activision/Raven games. And then simply threw in a couple of more titles to give the letter some weight. This is typical heavy handed legal hardballing that the BSA is also famous for.
Of course, there are no cities in the US. And, of course, Japan is just one big city. That is the big difference! But seriously, i'm sure that it wil make some difference, how populated a country is. But NOT the difference between 20$/100mbs and 50$/512kbs (or 50$/1mbs or whatever).
So, what does this say about tech analysts?
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The TCO problem is a little bit more complicated then simple "solution a costs x and b costs y". And, suddenly those analysts can't say anything else then "it's SO difficult to calculate" or simply disagree. Makes you wonder 'bout all their other "studies", eh?
What democrat? I am NOT interested in your American politics. I do NOT watch your American tv. I am NOT interested in your American democrat/republic bitten_by_the_dog/bitten_by_the_cat dilemma. I am NOT American.
Why do you assume that i'm American? Please do NOT insulty me.
So? You're talking history, dude, the "west" was quite some time ago. Rome 'round the year 0 was a very-very dangerous place to hang around. And they didn't even have handguns at that time! What's next, you going to support your claim with statistics from the wild west? Was it a very safe time/place? Don't talk to me about facts if you haven't got 'em.
I'd like to repost THIS link:
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/12/04/2346215.sh tml?tid=19
Warning: the link gets fscked by slashcode, omit the space
Oh, and be sure to read the "1.3% versus 3%" paragraph. One does need moderately experienced sysadmins though, and in MY opinion that says a lot. And that also is my answer to those TCO studies, it starts to look that the only reason for OSS being -sometimes/in certain situations/when not running ISS/in MS sponsored studies- more expensive is that you DO need experienced personel (yup, had to re-read that sentence myself, too:). Bah, experienced sysadmins, now who'd want THOSE???
As for Microsoft software under Linux? Hey, i'm all for it. I'd think more than once, though, before popping in 3-4 of those MS Office CDs.
"Here in the U.S. thugs have to think twice before pulling a weapon, because in millions of cases each year, law-abiding citizens with guns have stopped the transmission of crimes."
So how do you envision this? Someone steps into your bedroom with a gun and points it at you. "Give me your money", he/she shouts. You get out of bed, walk to your dresser, open it, pull out the box with the gun. You then get the other box with your bullets, open it, get out a couple of bullets. You then load up your gun, close it, switch the safety. Point it at the thug and yell: "Freeze!!! Buster".
Jep, i'm Dutch and have been to the states a couple of times, and every time i was shocked by the abundance of guns over there. Talking about statistics however, what i find to be very convincing is this. After and during the wars in central Europe (Bosnia etc) gun related crimes rose sharply. Why? easy: Europe was flooded with cheap weapons.
No it doesn't sound funny. But it does sound like a dumb reply (although i'll give you this: handling a gun with _one_ hand is even more stupid). Gun control is the control over the dispearsion of guns. It works like this: less guns -> less people get killed by guns / more guns -> more people get killed by guns. Simple eh?
but there's no distinction between difficulty of cracking involved here
Absolutely, but isn't that the whole point? Part of the reasons for the DMCA is that companies don't have to worry about anyone cracking anything. Like someone said below, fold the paper with text inside, and claim it's encryption. You'll see it again and again: companies with come up with crappy hastely software with -basically- non-working encryption, but are protected by the DMCA. Furthermore: slap on some silly EULA and the software company is in fact home free to make software completely bugridden and hopelessly useless. But... the DMCA wil protect them all the way.
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Ok, now pronounce these words like you would if you wore a alpine cap and had just bought a baguette the pain.
You now see that (wellll, lets say) 60 percent of the longer English words are derived from french. Which isn't strange at all, if you know your history.
That "famous Rendlesham Forest incident" wasn't that the one with the UFO with the mysterious blue/red flashing lights. And with the red(!) flashing lighthouse a couple of clics away?
Supposed the be the British "area 51", says a lot 'bout UFO loons:-)
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Google this Sandra Shirlow! She really seems to know a lot about linux. This reminds me of a former girlfriend of mine. She wrote "Paint for dummies" style computer books. Of course she used other publishers books for it and an illegal copy of the program for the screenshots. After writing a book she still had no clue whatsoever about the subject.
Remember the sudden discussion about how free (as in beer) Red Hat is, while ignoring that Red Hat is free as in speech. We are in the midlle (or start?) of a big anti OSS campaign.
Sure, and that's why people invented routers and repeaters.
Here's the case of the nationalized Canadian citizen who was deported "back" to his homeland of Syria and has not been heard from since:
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PE story/TGAM/20021014/UDEPON/International/internati onal/internationalAmericasHeadline_temp/4/4/6/
Bernadette Devlin McCaliskey, the world-renowned Irish civil rights leader was refused entry into the United States of Ashcroft. At Chicago's O'Hare, she was told that she presented a danger and wouldn't be permitted to step foot on American soil. She begged them to recheck their computer. She insisted there had to be a mistake. She told them she came in peace. They said that Tony Blair's British government had told them by fax a different story. They said she was a risk. Yes, this is the same Devlin who at 21 became the youngest MP elected to Parliament. Deported:
http://www.ruminatethis.com/archives/000946.html
a Canadian citizen who was deported to India:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article16 89.htm
Last week, Eugene Angelopoulos arrived at JFK enroute to New York University, where he had been invited to speak at a conference on Philosophy and Politics. The Greek academic was instead detained at the airport, shackled and interrogated. He was asked to explain his views about an American war on Iraq, and immigration officials demanded to know if he was "anti-American." Ultimately, he found his way back to Athens, but his NYU stint was not to be, and he was shaken to the core.
Maybe, but HP cartridges are completely made out of black plastic. So, I can't tell!
Yup, i too would like to see some journalist delve deeper into this issue. But then again, i recently bought a HP deskjet printer for 100 Euros (= 100 $) only to find out that the cartridges are being sold for 35$ for black and 45$ for 3 color. Which is amazing considering that the flipping printer came with these cartridges. So, you don't need to be some Einstein to figure out there's something fishy going here.
Have you ever thought about he prices of new printers? Pretty low, are they? There's a good reason for that, printer company's expect to make a bundle making cartridges for their printers. The companies making printers do not make money on the printers, they do make money on the refills. And those companies wil do anything to protect this cash flow. Even (!!!) if they have to make cartridges with special purpose chips, just to make sure no one else can use or under price their product.
Yeah sure. But the marketing and sales divisions won't be very happy with stories like that, Lexmarks pulling all ads ie? And, besides, how many computer users really read stuff (crap) like that? So, in the end, it will depend upon law to protect you, and, well... guess what happens there?
Yeah.... and it was Yugoslavian law that got you people into this fix? You stupid american slave.
They might even be under the impression that the SOF download is one of the new Activision/Raven games. And then simply threw in a couple of more titles to give the letter some weight. This is typical heavy handed legal hardballing that the BSA is also famous for.
Of course, there are no cities in the US. And, of course, Japan is just one big city. That is the big difference! But seriously, i'm sure that it wil make some difference, how populated a country is. But NOT the difference between 20$/100mbs and 50$/512kbs (or 50$/1mbs or whatever).
The TCO problem is a little bit more complicated then simple "solution a costs x and b costs y". And, suddenly those analysts can't say anything else then "it's SO difficult to calculate" or simply disagree. Makes you wonder 'bout all their other "studies", eh?
Why do you assume that i'm American? Please do NOT insulty me.
So? You're talking history, dude, the "west" was quite some time ago. Rome 'round the year 0 was a very-very dangerous place to hang around. And they didn't even have handguns at that time! What's next, you going to support your claim with statistics from the wild west? Was it a very safe time/place? Don't talk to me about facts if you haven't got 'em.
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/12/04/2346215.s
Warning: the link gets fscked by slashcode, omit the space
Oh, and be sure to read the "1.3% versus 3%" paragraph. One does need moderately experienced sysadmins though, and in MY opinion that says a lot. And that also is my answer to those TCO studies, it starts to look that the only reason for OSS being -sometimes/in certain situations/when not running ISS/in MS sponsored studies- more expensive is that you DO need experienced personel (yup, had to re-read that sentence myself, too:). Bah, experienced sysadmins, now who'd want THOSE???
As for Microsoft software under Linux? Hey, i'm all for it. I'd think more than once, though, before popping in 3-4 of those MS Office CDs.
So how do you envision this? Someone steps into your bedroom with a gun and points it at you. "Give me your money", he/she shouts. You get out of bed, walk to your dresser, open it, pull out the box with the gun. You then get the other box with your bullets, open it, get out a couple of bullets. You then load up your gun, close it, switch the safety. Point it at the thug and yell: "Freeze!!! Buster".
Jep, i'm Dutch and have been to the states a couple of times, and every time i was shocked by the abundance of guns over there. Talking about statistics however, what i find to be very convincing is this. After and during the wars in central Europe (Bosnia etc) gun related crimes rose sharply. Why? easy: Europe was flooded with cheap weapons.
Less guns => less people get killed by guns.
Call me a troll but some people really need to be told the obvious truth now and then.
No it doesn't sound funny. But it does sound like a dumb reply (although i'll give you this: handling a gun with _one_ hand is even more stupid). Gun control is the control over the dispearsion of guns. It works like this: less guns -> less people get killed by guns / more guns -> more people get killed by guns. Simple eh?
Absolutely, but isn't that the whole point? Part of the reasons for the DMCA is that companies don't have to worry about anyone cracking anything. Like someone said below, fold the paper with text inside, and claim it's encryption. You'll see it again and again: companies with come up with crappy hastely software with -basically- non-working encryption, but are protected by the DMCA. Furthermore: slap on some silly EULA and the software company is in fact home free to make software completely bugridden and hopelessly useless. But... the DMCA wil protect them all the way.
edition
derivation
Ok, now pronounce these words like you would if you wore a alpine cap and had just bought a baguette the pain.
You now see that (wellll, lets say) 60 percent of the longer English words are derived from french. Which isn't strange at all, if you know your history.
Silly me...
Next time i'll temper the sarcasm, sorry.
That "famous Rendlesham Forest incident" wasn't that the one with the UFO with the mysterious blue/red flashing lights. And with the red(!) flashing lighthouse a couple of clics away? :-)
Supposed the be the British "area 51", says a lot 'bout UFO loons
1) has nothing to do with open source, you're talking about a Linux (or BSD) install being too difficult
2) & 3) those are simply wrong policys
Now don't get me wrong, i'm not saying YOUR argumentation is bad, but it doesn't have much to do with alternatives for prop software.