Nothing whatsoever. My sig is about the growning resentment exhibited on/. against India and Indians; I think some of this resentment is bordering on racist, and I'm worried by it. The fact that you are an Indian and you disagree with me does not make this problem go away.
I have over $500 a month debt service on $120,000 worth of law school debt alone. Good luck trying to find a job as a lawyer nowadays.
Had you found a job as a lawyer, you would have been able to repay this debt with ease. Do you expect us to weep over your greed-motivated yet evidently poor career decision?
We don't think those patent termination cases are inherently a bad idea, but nonetheless they are incompatible with the GNU GPL
The obvious solution is to modify the GNU GPL, but the eyes of some this would amount to heresy of the highest order. We should be wary of such resistance to change; do we want an evolving license which suits our needs best, like the "amendable" US constitution, or a set-in-stone license like the "inerrant" bible?
For sure, the GPL has been allowed to evolve since its first penning by Eblen Moglen; we're up to v2.1 now, right? However, it is important to ask whether the ideas behind the GPL are also being allowed room to evolve; or whether they are stagnating under the orthodoxy fetish of RMS.
I dunno, how about OpenOffice, NIS, NFS, and on and on and on...
Both NIS and NFS predate Linux, and I'm not sure how much help Sun provided in porting them to Linux. Furthermore, they're not particularly close to the heart of the Linux kernel; it could be claimed, quite reasonably, that IBM's contributions to the kernel carry much greater weight.
It's also worth mentioning that NFS is one of the biggest potential security holes in the UN*X world; some therefore regard it as a mixed blessing, preferring alternatives such as AFS or Coda.
Disclaimer: I'm not much of a fan of Sun, finding their products overpriced, underpowered and filled with bugs. The only thing I can say in their favour is their high-quality customer facing and support. So there you are.
IBM is just wrapping itself in the flag, but it still behaves like an old-fashioned systems company. Sun is actually taking the risks
Of course, it all suddenly becomes clear! Sun are taking all the risks, by investing so much time and effort in Linux development. That's why SCO are suing them, rather than those Johnny-come-latelys at IBM.
I did kind of like that one, but I thought a much more interesting Clarke book, concerning the long future, was "The City and the Stars". Anybody else have favorites?
You've just named it -- "The City and the Stars", IMHO, is one of the most beautiful, poignant sci-fi tales ever written. Pure genius.
Did you ever read the short story on which it was based -- "Against the Fall of Night"?. And the sequel to that, written by Gregory Benford -- "Beyond the Fall of Night"?
'The asteroid [named after me] is number four thousand and something, and the International Astronomical Federation, which deals with these sorts of things and numbered it, apologized to me because number 2001 wasn't available, having been given to somebody named "A. Einstein."'
Asteroids are, in fact, named by the International Astronomical Union, not the International Astronomical Federation (whatever that may be). I'm surprised that Clarke made this mistake; maybe he simply misspoke himself, or the Onion reporter screwed up the transcription.
I don't recall ad-free telephones being some sort of fundamental human right. How about turning off the phone at dinner time?
I think you will find this falls under the right to privacy. I have the right to enjoy my evenings peacefully in my own home, without telemarketers calling me every half hour.
Both ideas require the same faith in something you can't necessarily understand or prove.
And you've missed the point entirely. There is strong empirical evidence (viz, the cosmic microwave background) that the universe began in the Big Bang, around 11-12 billion years. There is no empirical evidence that the universe was created by an omnipotent deity. These two positions couldn't be further apart: one based on observing the natural world around us, the other based on unsupported conjecture regarding an invisible entity whose very existence is debatable.
I remember seeing Microsoft's first attempt at an XML parser, in IE5. It was so horribly broken in such trivial ways, they really have a cheek now claiming that XML is their own technology. Its like the makers of the Titanic trying to patent the steamship.
From looking at the Wikipedia history, it appears that the GNAA poster is at 82-32-36-56.cable.ubr05.azte.blueyonder.co.uk (82.32.36.56). This is a Blueyonder cable subscriber in the UK. I am currently hacking their computer.
that CNN is publishing this story; back in the late 1990s, they stole a frame from one of my computer generated animations of a pulsating star, and put it in a story on their website. They tweaked the colourmap a little, but apart from that the image is identical to my original animations.
They even had the gall to claim the copyright for themselves. Bastards.
That said, could one possible reason be that the astronomical community at large simply doesn't have enough resources to interpret both sets of data?
Data management has been a problem in the past, but storage and computing power today are both so cheap that it is rare to run into a problem. Even on my el-cheapo Linux box (Athlon XP 2600+, $600), I can quite easily crunch through gigabytes of astronomical data.
When JWST is at the second Lagrange point (see previous question), it will be out of reach of the Space Shuttle and repairs cannot be made once it has been launched. This also means that no provisions have to be made to allow astronauts to make repairs.
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And what do u have against Indians anyway ???
Nothing whatsoever. My sig is about the growning resentment exhibited on /. against India and Indians; I think some of this resentment is bordering on racist, and I'm worried by it. The fact that you are an Indian and you disagree with me does not make this problem go away.
I hope they send them to a British pound-me-in-the-ass prison!
In Britain, this happens in the private schools, not the prisons...
I have over $500 a month debt service on $120,000 worth of law school debt alone. Good luck trying to find a job as a lawyer nowadays.
Had you found a job as a lawyer, you would have been able to repay this debt with ease. Do you expect us to weep over your greed-motivated yet evidently poor career decision?
That's rather rich, given your totally-bland posting history. One moderated post, and that was "redundant". LOL!
The XFree86 license change was a just a stupid idea from the beginning. There is no point changing the GPL to suit that...
Agreed. But we're talking about licenses with patent clauses, not licenses with advertisement clauses. So please stop trying to put words in my mouth.
I realise you're being humorous, but Phipps does make excellent points.
And so do you -- how refreshing to see a post which has had a decent amount of thought put into it. Nice one!
We don't think those patent termination cases are inherently a bad idea, but nonetheless they are incompatible with the GNU GPL
The obvious solution is to modify the GNU GPL, but the eyes of some this would amount to heresy of the highest order. We should be wary of such resistance to change; do we want an evolving license which suits our needs best, like the "amendable" US constitution, or a set-in-stone license like the "inerrant" bible?
For sure, the GPL has been allowed to evolve since its first penning by Eblen Moglen; we're up to v2.1 now, right? However, it is important to ask whether the ideas behind the GPL are also being allowed room to evolve; or whether they are stagnating under the orthodoxy fetish of RMS.
I dunno, how about OpenOffice, NIS, NFS, and on and on and on...
Both NIS and NFS predate Linux, and I'm not sure how much help Sun provided in porting them to Linux. Furthermore, they're not particularly close to the heart of the Linux kernel; it could be claimed, quite reasonably, that IBM's contributions to the kernel carry much greater weight.
It's also worth mentioning that NFS is one of the biggest potential security holes in the UN*X world; some therefore regard it as a mixed blessing, preferring alternatives such as AFS or Coda.
Disclaimer: I'm not much of a fan of Sun, finding their products overpriced, underpowered and filled with bugs. The only thing I can say in their favour is their high-quality customer facing and support. So there you are.
IBM is just wrapping itself in the flag, but it still behaves like an old-fashioned systems company. Sun is actually taking the risks
Of course, it all suddenly becomes clear! Sun are taking all the risks, by investing so much time and effort in Linux development. That's why SCO are suing them, rather than those Johnny-come-latelys at IBM.
Wait a moment....
I did kind of like that one, but I thought a much more interesting Clarke book, concerning the long future, was "The City and the Stars". Anybody else have favorites?
You've just named it -- "The City and the Stars", IMHO, is one of the most beautiful, poignant sci-fi tales ever written. Pure genius.
Did you ever read the short story on which it was based -- "Against the Fall of Night"?. And the sequel to that, written by Gregory Benford -- "Beyond the Fall of Night"?
Hah hah hah! Nice one, you really should go on stage, you crack me up!!!
Give him a break. I'm surprised he is still alive, let alone coherent.
Reread my post; what part of "benefit of the doubt" are you incapable of grasping?
Clarke was more famously known for his book "The Time Machine" than anything else.
What, the same "The Time Machine" that was written by HG Wells?
'The asteroid [named after me] is number four thousand and something, and the International Astronomical Federation, which deals with these sorts of things and numbered it, apologized to me because number 2001 wasn't available, having been given to somebody named "A. Einstein."'
Asteroids are, in fact, named by the International Astronomical Union, not the International Astronomical Federation (whatever that may be). I'm surprised that Clarke made this mistake; maybe he simply misspoke himself, or the Onion reporter screwed up the transcription.
I don't recall ad-free telephones being some sort of fundamental human right. How about turning off the phone at dinner time?
I think you will find this falls under the right to privacy. I have the right to enjoy my evenings peacefully in my own home, without telemarketers calling me every half hour.
Both ideas require the same faith in something you can't necessarily understand or prove.
And you've missed the point entirely. There is strong empirical evidence (viz, the cosmic microwave background) that the universe began in the Big Bang, around 11-12 billion years. There is no empirical evidence that the universe was created by an omnipotent deity. These two positions couldn't be further apart: one based on observing the natural world around us, the other based on unsupported conjecture regarding an invisible entity whose very existence is debatable.
The idea that a superdense particle passed into being from nothingness for no reason and with no cause is pretty hard to swallow.
If you reject effects without causes, then how can you possibly claim the existence of God without addressing the issue of who/what created him/her?
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//Soviet//Russia" "Very-Strict.dtd">
<patent owner="Microsoft">
You
</patent >
I remember seeing Microsoft's first attempt at an XML parser, in IE5. It was so horribly broken in such trivial ways, they really have a cheek now claiming that XML is their own technology. Its like the makers of the Titanic trying to patent the steamship.
From looking at the Wikipedia history, it appears that the GNAA poster is at 82-32-36-56.cable.ubr05.azte.blueyonder.co.uk (82.32.36.56). This is a Blueyonder cable subscriber in the UK. I am currently hacking their computer.
And FMA is widely used on what planet? Hardly on the same scale as, say, Apache, is it? Troll.
There are a number of open source projects that are no longer being maintained, but are in fairly wide use.
Care to name "a number" of such open source projects? Or shall we call you troll?
that CNN is publishing this story; back in the late 1990s, they stole a frame from one of my computer generated animations of a pulsating star, and put it in a story on their website. They tweaked the colourmap a little, but apart from that the image is identical to my original animations.
They even had the gall to claim the copyright for themselves. Bastards.
That said, could one possible reason be that the astronomical community at large simply doesn't have enough resources to interpret both sets of data?
Data management has been a problem in the past, but storage and computing power today are both so cheap that it is rare to run into a problem. Even on my el-cheapo Linux box (Athlon XP 2600+, $600), I can quite easily crunch through gigabytes of astronomical data.
And just below the information you cite (http://ngst.gsfc.nasa.gov/FAQ/FAQans.htm#anchor8) :
There's your economic reason.