I'd be fairly To'd. links should not be illeagal under any circumstances. I really think that this is a freedom of speech issue which should be tried. We need a lager group to support him, or for Miramax to attack someone who already has support.
What if it was the same people? I believe anumber of spammers do use linux, and they have had enough experience causing DDOS attacks against antispammers to attack SCO. Very suspicious.
I don't know who is crazier, the guy who wrote it, or everyone who has bothered to point out hsi flawed logic. I think he was just being a troll. And there is nothing more trolls like than getting a reaction. Way to go Slashdot! Now offering 20lbs bags of Troll food availiable at ThinkGeek.
Crazy. I think that there should be a differnt word used. Something like Quest Launches VoIP in test markets. Or something, just don't use the word trial to mean anything other than a court case. It messes with my brain.
Anyone concerned about the nuke aspect should investigate the procedures and methods used aboard our nuclear fleet of suface and submarine vessels. They have very good safegaurds, and the subs nuke ractors can withstand the pressures at the bottom of the sea and not leak. I would trust that they would ateast make them as safe. But, because it is so important I would like to see close oversight of the whole thing.
parting will be such sweet sorrow. The first mainstream x86OS to be somewhat stable. In contrast 95 looked so bad, it was the fufillment of a promise that microsoft had always given us. With out it, I dare say that the web would be quite different. Without 98, Netscape would still be a domminant company. Who would have filled the void of a desktop Gui? 98 was the ultimate hack. DOS meets Gui, 16 bit in harmony with 32 bit, ugliness and usability. While I eventually left for the stability,security of Linux. We wouldn't really appreciate Linux without having windows to compare it to. 98 had its flaws and those of 95 and 3.1 and Dos, but altogether they made for a quirky upredictable system that couldn't survive a week without a reboot. Ahh the good old days, or bad days.
I read the Draft "Plan of Action" availible. It reads a lot like a polictical document. The scary part is the one about the un taking over control of the internet, but it mostly says that everyone should have access to the internet and it should be geared towards all languages and cultures.
Thats great, but I think the UN should be focused on oh I don't know.. giving starving people food and water. That seems like a higher priority than internet access. Furthermore, one of the questions in the Faq is "Will one language or culture takeover the information society?" The answer says that we should encourage people to provide content in all languages. First of all, I think Internet is already heavily US centric perhaps because it was originally its network. Secondly, that is a pipe dream just like everything else in the summit.
I know others ahve already commented about this, but honestly what good can come from this? I don't want any part of the internet under UN control. Right now the internet is mostly apolitical and thats the way it should stay. I cannot believe this could lead to anything good.
No dark ages from fall of roman empire until the middle ages. Roughly from 600 to 1200 ad. It was so called because in many cases there was negitive progress in living conditions. Things got worse., not better. There was no scientific progress. Different vernacular languages cropped up due to lack of a formal education system.
Mcbride may be playing loosely with the term, but still he made aver rediculous statement that i would like to point out:
We believe that the "progress of science" is best advanced by vigorously protecting the right of authors and inventors to earn a profit from their work.
If any real scince was carried out that way, we would still be in the dark ages. Real science is developed through scientific journals. Open publication of their discoveries and progress. How far would we be if lived in a society where Mathematicians had to pay roalities for using other peoples theroms in their proofs?
I read the article, but I am not sure what this means exactly.
Does this mean that manufacters are required to buy a licence or is it only if they want to, as the story says have the opportunity to standardize the FAT file system implementation in their products, and to improve file system compatibility across a range of computing and consumer electronics devices.
? I don't see any place where it says that they are required to obtain a licence.
If they are required to obtain a licencse, then doesn't that mean that they could charge a royalty to anyone who uses software to read/write FAT, such as any operating system like linux? Indeed, some PVR's and other consumer electronic devices do use linux. Does this mean linux must remove FAT code?
Thanks in advance. I think Microsoft could sue anyone and everyone who uses FAT, but that would make them even less popular and could possibly bring another antitrust trial. Unlike SCO, they would have a very obvious case.
Granted all systems of non trivial size have bugs, but it would seem that microsoft in integrating so many of its products together have left themselves vunrable for many chain reactions. So each bug in windows can have a much more severe effect than an equivelent one in a different enviorment.
I'm going to have to agree with those that modded my original post down. It wasn't "informative". It was the exact opposite of informative, a question. However, I'm not sure why it was modded flamebait that seems a little harsh. But what ever is neeeded to bring it back down is fine. The posters who responded to me, now those are informative posts. Mod them up, not me.
I've read both aritcles and I'm still confused. What the heck is the point and why should I care? Its not the least bit interesting. If we could mod article submissions i would moderate this one -1 boring. If there was such a choice. I've submitted many articles that were much more interesting only to have them rejected. I guess this must be a slow news day.
I can't read the article right now as it has been/.ed, but judging from the comments it seems that you have helped his position. He says that the OSS population is imature. You didn't like a previous article he wrote, and therefore will not take any of his future point into consideration. Humans are not always right or always wrong. The stupidist of us can say the most brillant things while the most brillant of us can say the stupidest that it hardly behooves any of us to judge what is said based upon who said it.
If someone figured out a way of broadcasting gravity waves and recieving them without annoncing it in a sci journel, then they would be able to send signals without any fear of jamming or eavesdropping. Ofcource if you did publish, you'd get a nobel prize.
I've further decided that the Name Bux should be pronounced "bucks" to emphisise the money that you will save using Linux 2.6. It will help us market it to the big wigs who need cute woodland creatures and catcy marketing slogans.
Such as:
Is your company thowing money out with windows? Get Bux now! He'll show you the eightfold path to saving major bucks.
Looks like Tux has been replaced in Linus' heart. Thats Great! I've always prefered Beaver meat to Penguin. Plus, you can make the coolest hats out of Beaver pelts. Now we just need a name for the little fellow. How about Bux?
Uhmm. Its not actually "over" yet. Plus, they have supenaed Transmeta, and Linus. Never said they were going to sue them.
This story just broke today and you're going to go on record as saying that they *didn't* sue Google?!? If you are in fact a time traveler from the future, Please stay the heck away from my grandson's grandfather.
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I'd be fairly To'd. links should not be illeagal under any circumstances. I really think that this is a freedom of speech issue which should be tried. We need a lager group to support him, or for Miramax to attack someone who already has support.
What if it was the same people? I believe anumber of spammers do use linux, and they have had enough experience causing DDOS attacks against antispammers to attack SCO. Very suspicious.
I don't know who is crazier, the guy who wrote it, or everyone who has bothered to point out hsi flawed logic. I think he was just being a troll. And there is nothing more trolls like than getting a reaction. Way to go Slashdot! Now offering 20lbs bags of Troll food availiable at ThinkGeek.
Crazy. I think that there should be a differnt word used. Something like Quest Launches VoIP in test markets. Or something, just don't use the word trial to mean anything other than a court case. It messes with my brain.
Yes.. lets have all of the newbies go directly to irc. I'm so easily entertained
Anyone concerned about the nuke aspect should investigate the procedures and methods used aboard our nuclear fleet of suface and submarine vessels. They have very good safegaurds, and the subs nuke ractors can withstand the pressures at the bottom of the sea and not leak. I would trust that they would ateast make them as safe. But, because it is so important I would like to see close oversight of the whole thing.
Oh, I will.
Just tried it;)
parting will be such sweet sorrow. The first mainstream x86OS to be somewhat stable. In contrast 95 looked so bad, it was the fufillment of a promise that microsoft had always given us. With out it, I dare say that the web would be quite different. Without 98, Netscape would still be a domminant company. Who would have filled the void of a desktop Gui? 98 was the ultimate hack. DOS meets Gui, 16 bit in harmony with 32 bit, ugliness and usability. While I eventually left for the stability,security of Linux. We wouldn't really appreciate Linux without having windows to compare it to. 98 had its flaws and those of 95 and 3.1 and Dos, but altogether they made for a quirky upredictable system that couldn't survive a week without a reboot. Ahh the good old days, or bad days.
as compared to.... all of the other open source windows managers?
Correction:
diamagnetic materials *Can* be magnetically levitated with a strong enough magnet. Livermore succeded in suspending small frogs and spiders.
I read the Draft "Plan of Action" availible. It reads a lot like a polictical document. The scary part is the one about the un taking over control of the internet, but it mostly says that everyone should have access to the internet and it should be geared towards all languages and cultures.
.. giving starving people food and water. That seems like a higher priority than internet access. Furthermore, one of the questions in the Faq is "Will one language or culture takeover the information society?" The answer says that we should encourage people to provide content in all languages. First of all, I think Internet is already heavily US centric perhaps because it was originally its network. Secondly, that is a pipe dream just like everything else in the summit.
Thats great, but I think the UN should be focused on oh I don't know
I know others ahve already commented about this, but honestly what good can come from this? I don't want any part of the internet under UN control. Right now the internet is mostly apolitical and thats the way it should stay. I cannot believe this could lead to anything good.
No dark ages from fall of roman empire until the middle ages. Roughly from 600 to 1200 ad. It was so called because in many cases there was negitive progress in living conditions. Things got worse., not better. There was no scientific progress. Different vernacular languages cropped up due to lack of a formal education system.
Mcbride may be playing loosely with the term, but still he made aver rediculous statement that i would like to point out:
We believe that the "progress of science" is best advanced by vigorously protecting the right of authors and inventors to earn a profit from their work.
If any real scince was carried out that way, we would still be in the dark ages. Real science is developed through scientific journals. Open publication of their discoveries and progress. How far would we be if lived in a society where Mathematicians had to pay roalities for using other peoples theroms in their proofs?
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Does this mean that manufacters are required to buy a licence or is it only if they want to, as the story says have the opportunity to standardize the FAT file system implementation in their products, and to improve file system compatibility across a range of computing and consumer electronics devices.
? I don't see any place where it says that they are required to obtain a licence.
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If they are required to obtain a licencse, then doesn't that mean that they could charge a royalty to anyone who uses software to read/write FAT, such as any operating system like linux? Indeed, some PVR's and other consumer electronic devices do use linux. Does this mean linux must remove FAT code?
Thanks in advance. I think Microsoft could sue anyone and everyone who uses FAT, but that would make them even less popular and could possibly bring another antitrust trial. Unlike SCO, they would have a very obvious case.Granted all systems of non trivial size have bugs, but it would seem that microsoft in integrating so many of its products together have left themselves vunrable for many chain reactions. So each bug in windows can have a much more severe effect than an equivelent one in a different enviorment.
I'm going to have to agree with those that modded my original post down. It wasn't "informative". It was the exact opposite of informative, a question. However, I'm not sure why it was modded flamebait that seems a little harsh. But what ever is neeeded to bring it back down is fine. The posters who responded to me, now those are informative posts. Mod them up, not me.
The prosicution cannot appeal any decision, only the defence can in a criminal trial.
I've read both aritcles and I'm still confused. What the heck is the point and why should I care? Its not the least bit interesting. If we could mod article submissions i would moderate this one -1 boring. If there was such a choice. I've submitted many articles that were much more interesting only to have them rejected. I guess this must be a slow news day.
I can't read the article right now as it has been /.ed, but judging from the comments it seems that you have helped his position. He says that the OSS population is imature. You didn't like a previous article he wrote, and therefore will not take any of his future point into consideration. Humans are not always right or always wrong. The stupidist of us can say the most brillant things while the most brillant of us can say the stupidest that it hardly behooves any of us to judge what is said based upon who said it.
If someone figured out a way of broadcasting gravity waves and recieving them without annoncing it in a sci journel, then they would be able to send signals without any fear of jamming or eavesdropping. Ofcource if you did publish, you'd get a nobel prize.
I've further decided that the Name Bux should be pronounced "bucks" to emphisise the money that you will save using Linux 2.6. It will help us market it to the big wigs who need cute woodland creatures and catcy marketing slogans.
Such as:
Is your company thowing money out with windows? Get Bux now! He'll show you the eightfold path to saving major bucks.
Looks like Tux has been replaced in Linus' heart. Thats Great! I've always prefered Beaver meat to Penguin. Plus, you can make the coolest hats out of Beaver pelts. Now we just need a name for the little fellow. How about Bux?
"They didn't actually sue anybody except IBM"
Uhmm. Its not actually "over" yet. Plus, they have supenaed Transmeta, and Linus. Never said they were going to sue them.
This story just broke today and you're going to go on record as saying that they *didn't* sue Google?!? If you are in fact a time traveler from the future, Please stay the heck away from my grandson's grandfather.