We have one, slowing getting into shape. It doesn't matter anyway, as all the consumer and internet defense groups have been ignored by the government.
Where is population support against this law?
The law isn't popular, but again that doesn't matter. And the general public doesn't really care anyway.
Sarkozy and his singer wife decided that this law should be passed, so it will be passed. He already sacrificed a minister to it, had the 1st version of it re-voted by the assembly when they voted against it, and hastily patched it when the constitutional council tore it apart. I really feel that there's nothing we can do to prevent this disaster, so I'll just watch and laugh/weep when the shit hits the fan.
I'm french, and have been following this law with attention (and disgust).
They threw in this provision because they'll prosecute people based on IP adresses collected on BT trackers and filesharing programs by private firms. When opponents of the law pointed out that it's trivial to gain access to a private wifi network, the ministry of culture decided to patch the law with this provision.
The "funny" thing is that in order to prove you've secured your network, you'll have to buy and install a non-free, windows-only spyware which will monitor your network. No words yet on the technical details of this program.
Except Christian churches don't "sell" anything. There are (legal) ways to get a free bible, and you generally can attend a service without paying a cent. I guess it's the same with Islam and Judaism.
I'm not a christian, but as the great-grandson of a pastor who was the kindest man I ever knew and who did a lot for his community while living in relative poverty, I daresay Christianity is not necessarily evil while COS definitely is.
I suspect that online assholes are assholes offline, too.
Offline you don't have the anonymity part of the Gabe's equation. I suspect a lot of the online assholes are nerdy teenagers who wouldn't dare crossing your stare if you met them face to face.
It's because ad supported doesn't actually work for any decent-sized service.
"Traditionnal" web ads that users have to click for them to generate revenue for the site may not work, but I think advertisers are (or will be) paying good money for one of Spotify's audio ads (in between songs, just like on radio). And they are more annoying than blockable text/image/flash ads, so they are a "better" insentive for the user to suscribe to the service (or to switch service, but if they manage to stay ahead of the competition most users will pay or continue waiting through the ads I guess).
Well by "just works" I mean "you only have to install the app and the correct driver if you don't have it already, no configuration or troubleshooting are necessary":
Done. That's a bit complicated because I was using beta-quality software so I had to install it from the community repos (which are fantastic on Arch BTW). Now that the stable nvidia driver supports VDPAU, it becomes :
pacman -S nvidia xbmc
xbmc
That's what I call Just Works (assuming you know how to use your system of course). If you know a simpler way to install a program and run it let me know:)
It should Just Work TM, provided you're using a recent proprietary nvidia driver (some weeks ago you had to use the betas, but I think the latest official release supports VDPAU), and that the apps you're using are compiled with VDPAU support. On Arch Linux, I just had to install the latest beta nvidia driver and XBMC 9.04, and it worked.
Well that doesn't really matter as the linux folks who would be afraid to try and compile an app will get it via their distro package manager, and it's almost certain that distros like ubuntu will compile in video acceleration support. The others will have the choice, and that's what OSS's all about:)
The beam is invisible, you (and the cat I guess) can only see the "bright pattern of light".
One of my friend does exactly that with his cat, it's funny as hell watching him jump around trying to catch it:) I'll tell him to buy a license right away so he can keep on exercizing his cat.
First my country finally shows signs of sanity by rejecting the Hadopi law (by way of the Constitutional Council, which verifies that a law doesn't break the constitutional rules), and then this ? Time to start celebrating:)
from this recent phoronix article : "There is also no kernel mode-setting at this time for the ATI Radeon R600/700 (HD 2000 series and later) hardware".
First, My Belkin wifi USB adapter Just Works under Linux, but not under Windows XP, Vista, or 7. I had to download a driver for it, thank god I could access the web under Linux:)
Second, had the first AC asked a question in an intelligent, humble and polite manner I'm sure he would have got a more informative answer. His post makes him look dumb, fool mouthed and biaised against Linux (in short, a typical/. troll), so I'll have to agree with Shadow-isoHunt's diagnostic ^^
Freshmeat is great, but a bit (or a lot, depending on your computer litteracy) of work must be done to install and run the software they host. This app store seems more similar to click&run or synaptics.
I doubt he will keep the name and use it against the pro-IP faction, as he is an anti-piracy lawyer... Assumedly this was done by a supporter of the piratebay or of the pirate party.
So a parent could load up the iPhone with games and tools the kid might need then restrict it.
So, problem solved. Apple needs to get out of the iPhone app approving business.
Too complicated. It's easier sitting on your ass while the web/iphone/Xbox babysits your children and then loudly complaining when they see something you didn't want them to.
What I've been taught about tithe is that it was yet another tax that serfs had to pay, only this one was for their clergymen (instead of their lord). It's been years since I went to church but I've been to a few, and my great-grandfather was a pastor (so his side of the family is pretty religious), and I never heard about tithe in a modern context.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is :
I would much rather have $10 defrauded from me than my bank accounts, my house and everything I've worked for.
*Maybe* *some* Christian churches are defrauding their parishes, but it's a *fact* that Scientology was founded with greed in mind, and it's a *fact* that they routinely con people out of the whole of their belongings.
Not saying that Christianity is perfect or anything, just that, even with all its (current) flaws, it's not fair comparing it to Scientology. They really are not playing in the same league when it comes to malevolence and damage done.
I've yet to hear about a christian who lost (significant) money to his church (and don't point me to a WP article about a guy from centuries ago).
An ex-scientologist just released a book in France. The parts where he describes how they used violent verbal intimidations and manipulated his wife in order to get him to pay, even though he was already broke and indebted, are really chilling.
In general, "Culte" refers to the ritual ceremony (mass,...) ; Catholics go to the "messe", Protestants go to the "culte". It can mean "cult" (or more precisely a small, unknown cult), but it's seldomly used in this sense.
And for the GP : Protestants don't believe that the bread they eat at church is the body of the Christ. Generally speaking, they don't rely so much on blind faith and pretty garments. I'm talking about french protestants here, not the US fundamentalist nutjobs I hear about from time to time.
Will they hire a PI to stalk you back home, anonymously call your employer to let him in on your (real or imaginary) dirty little secrets, and sue you any chance they get ?
Thought not. There's a huge gap between puppy eyes and anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
anyone using nLite and/or vLite to create an unattended installation disk can't say that windows is difficult to install.
Sure, if you can make it through nLite configuration forms, you'll have no trouble installing Windows. But installing Ubuntu is still easier than creating a nLite install medium, and quicker too, and did I mention you could browse the web while waiting through the installation process ?;)
I wouldn't be very suprised to see a commercial audio/video player, complete with MP3 licensing and official DVD support.
Canonical sells the Fluendo codec pack, as well as PowerDVD Linux. These would actually be great bundling options for Dell, as one of the most common complaints about a new Ubuntu install is "I can't play any mp3/divx/dvd/...". The open source codecs are installed almost automatically in the latest Ubuntu releases, but if you don't have access to the internet at that time, you're screwed...
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Actually you don't even need a talk :) They didn't give one here anyway...
Where is France Pirate Party when you need one?
We have one, slowing getting into shape. It doesn't matter anyway, as all the consumer and internet defense groups have been ignored by the government.
Where is population support against this law?
The law isn't popular, but again that doesn't matter. And the general public doesn't really care anyway.
Sarkozy and his singer wife decided that this law should be passed, so it will be passed. He already sacrificed a minister to it, had the 1st version of it re-voted by the assembly when they voted against it, and hastily patched it when the constitutional council tore it apart. I really feel that there's nothing we can do to prevent this disaster, so I'll just watch and laugh/weep when the shit hits the fan.
I'm french, and have been following this law with attention (and disgust).
They threw in this provision because they'll prosecute people based on IP adresses collected on BT trackers and filesharing programs by private firms. When opponents of the law pointed out that it's trivial to gain access to a private wifi network, the ministry of culture decided to patch the law with this provision.
The "funny" thing is that in order to prove you've secured your network, you'll have to buy and install a non-free, windows-only spyware which will monitor your network. No words yet on the technical details of this program.
Except Christian churches don't "sell" anything. There are (legal) ways to get a free bible, and you generally can attend a service without paying a cent. I guess it's the same with Islam and Judaism. I'm not a christian, but as the great-grandson of a pastor who was the kindest man I ever knew and who did a lot for his community while living in relative poverty, I daresay Christianity is not necessarily evil while COS definitely is.
I suspect that online assholes are assholes offline, too.
Offline you don't have the anonymity part of the Gabe's equation. I suspect a lot of the online assholes are nerdy teenagers who wouldn't dare crossing your stare if you met them face to face.
It's because ad supported doesn't actually work for any decent-sized service.
"Traditionnal" web ads that users have to click for them to generate revenue for the site may not work, but I think advertisers are (or will be) paying good money for one of Spotify's audio ads (in between songs, just like on radio). And they are more annoying than blockable text/image/flash ads, so they are a "better" insentive for the user to suscribe to the service (or to switch service, but if they manage to stay ahead of the competition most users will pay or continue waiting through the ads I guess).
Well by "just works" I mean "you only have to install the app and the correct driver if you don't have it already, no configuration or troubleshooting are necessary" :
pacman -S yaourt
yaourt -S nvidia-beta
pacman -S xbmc
xbmc
Done. That's a bit complicated because I was using beta-quality software so I had to install it from the community repos (which are fantastic on Arch BTW). Now that the stable nvidia driver supports VDPAU, it becomes :
pacman -S nvidia xbmc
xbmc
That's what I call Just Works (assuming you know how to use your system of course). If you know a simpler way to install a program and run it let me know :)
It should Just Work TM, provided you're using a recent proprietary nvidia driver (some weeks ago you had to use the betas, but I think the latest official release supports VDPAU), and that the apps you're using are compiled with VDPAU support. On Arch Linux, I just had to install the latest beta nvidia driver and XBMC 9.04, and it worked.
Well that doesn't really matter as the linux folks who would be afraid to try and compile an app will get it via their distro package manager, and it's almost certain that distros like ubuntu will compile in video acceleration support. The others will have the choice, and that's what OSS's all about :)
The question was not "Do you feel it is morally wrong ?" but "Do you think he violated a law ?". There's a huge difference.
The beam is invisible, you (and the cat I guess) can only see the "bright pattern of light". One of my friend does exactly that with his cat, it's funny as hell watching him jump around trying to catch it :) I'll tell him to buy a license right away so he can keep on exercizing his cat.
First my country finally shows signs of sanity by rejecting the Hadopi law (by way of the Constitutional Council, which verifies that a law doesn't break the constitutional rules), and then this ? Time to start celebrating :)
from this recent phoronix article : "There is also no kernel mode-setting at this time for the ATI Radeon R600/700 (HD 2000 series and later) hardware".
First, My Belkin wifi USB adapter Just Works under Linux, but not under Windows XP, Vista, or 7. I had to download a driver for it, thank god I could access the web under Linux :)
Second, had the first AC asked a question in an intelligent, humble and polite manner I'm sure he would have got a more informative answer. His post makes him look dumb, fool mouthed and biaised against Linux (in short, a typical /. troll), so I'll have to agree with Shadow-isoHunt's diagnostic ^^
Freshmeat is great, but a bit (or a lot, depending on your computer litteracy) of work must be done to install and run the software they host. This app store seems more similar to click&run or synaptics.
I doubt he will keep the name and use it against the pro-IP faction, as he is an anti-piracy lawyer... Assumedly this was done by a supporter of the piratebay or of the pirate party.
So, problem solved. Apple needs to get out of the iPhone app approving business.
Too complicated. It's easier sitting on your ass while the web/iphone/Xbox babysits your children and then loudly complaining when they see something you didn't want them to.
Yeah that's what I meant. Your post was correct, just wanted to elaborate on it :)
What I've been taught about tithe is that it was yet another tax that serfs had to pay, only this one was for their clergymen (instead of their lord). It's been years since I went to church but I've been to a few, and my great-grandfather was a pastor (so his side of the family is pretty religious), and I never heard about tithe in a modern context.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is :
Not saying that Christianity is perfect or anything, just that, even with all its (current) flaws, it's not fair comparing it to Scientology. They really are not playing in the same league when it comes to malevolence and damage done.
I've yet to hear about a christian who lost (significant) money to his church (and don't point me to a WP article about a guy from centuries ago).
An ex-scientologist just released a book in France. The parts where he describes how they used violent verbal intimidations and manipulated his wife in order to get him to pay, even though he was already broke and indebted, are really chilling.
"Secte" == "cult".
In general, "Culte" refers to the ritual ceremony (mass, ...) ; Catholics go to the "messe", Protestants go to the "culte". It can mean "cult" (or more precisely a small, unknown cult), but it's seldomly used in this sense.
And for the GP : Protestants don't believe that the bread they eat at church is the body of the Christ. Generally speaking, they don't rely so much on blind faith and pretty garments. I'm talking about french protestants here, not the US fundamentalist nutjobs I hear about from time to time.
Will they hire a PI to stalk you back home, anonymously call your employer to let him in on your (real or imaginary) dirty little secrets, and sue you any chance they get ?
Thought not. There's a huge gap between puppy eyes and anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
anyone using nLite and/or vLite to create an unattended installation disk can't say that windows is difficult to install.
Sure, if you can make it through nLite configuration forms, you'll have no trouble installing Windows. But installing Ubuntu is still easier than creating a nLite install medium, and quicker too, and did I mention you could browse the web while waiting through the installation process ? ;)
I wouldn't be very suprised to see a commercial audio/video player, complete with MP3 licensing and official DVD support.
Canonical sells the Fluendo codec pack, as well as PowerDVD Linux. These would actually be great bundling options for Dell, as one of the most common complaints about a new Ubuntu install is "I can't play any mp3/divx/dvd/...". The open source codecs are installed almost automatically in the latest Ubuntu releases, but if you don't have access to the internet at that time, you're screwed...
I think MS needs to rethink their naming. I doubt this is what they have in mind.
Then again we're talking about the company whose CEO wants to squirt you pictures of his kids...