I just purchased some pizza and a Soda from Barros Pizza, and the lid of the soda came with a mini-cd, with some music. It wasn't the greatest, but it was still kind of cool.
My latest textbook came with an activation disk for the software, which was _required_ to take any tests. It had you create a username, which was used. Of course, the teacher could not override this software, the university made her use it, and because of the requirement, they would not buy the books back, and you could not use used books.
It's bad enough with windows - my textbooks don't need activation.
As for me, I discovered the software used SQL queries, edited the string resources in the program so that it inserted a new activation code into the SQL DB, bought it for $5 used from a person who took the class (book and disk), and put the new code on the disk.
Pain in the rear, but it worked. I bought the book, the original author transfered all copies, so _I_ don't see a problem with it, regardless of what the courts would think (or the university).
I use the GPL for a number of my applications. While the GPL does not offer as many freedoms to the people I distribute it to (remember, copyright law takes the freedom away - the GPL only gives some back), the people who gain freedoms are the subsequant users.
For example, if I give the software to you, you have certain freedoms. The GPL makes sure that the people _you_ give the software then have the same freedoms that you do. This leads to an overall _increase_ in freedom when people who want to close-source and make the software propetiary.
In summary, if I give my software to you: BSD - You have almost the same freedoms I do. People you give it to have only the freedoms you give them. GPL - You have less freedom, but the people you give it to have the same freedoms you do.
It lets you do dated addresses that expire after a period of time. It also lets you generate cryptographically signed addresses through the web interface (you-keyword-kht9840w@youraddress.com), so they can't just make them up.
It also allows you to do challenge response where people have to prove they aren't lying about their email address.
Presumably the anti-counterfeting software would be able to take this into account.
Except, of course, when the software refuses to open it in the first place, so you _can't_ get it to the size where it's legal to use. If they must put in software like this (which I don't think they should, but still...), it should be handled on _printing_, not on opening.
When you simply have a PNG of size X, how does the software know what DPI it's going to end up in?
So far, I've submitted copies of this to Symantec, and ClamAV, both of which did not detect it in the latest definitions. If anyone else has submitted this to an A/V manufacturer, or knows of an A/V that currently detects this, please post.
I like happy endings as well, but it just seemed a little too far fetched that just reading the deactivation codes would shut it down.
Personally, I would have liked to see more of the post-computer world, and even a kind of symbiosis where the system is used, but not trusted.
Plus, an ending like that could end on a Outer Limits style cliffhanger.
I would imagine it's all in how you are wired up. Perhaps if it were physically hooked into the optic nerve (after beging dampened). You could hear them, but the risk of "mind control" would be minimal (at least, nothing that they couldn't just do with a speaker and your natural hardware).
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I just purchased some pizza and a Soda from Barros Pizza, and the lid of the soda came with a mini-cd, with some music. It wasn't the greatest, but it was still kind of cool.
My latest textbook came with an activation disk for the software, which was _required_ to take any tests. It had you create a username, which was used. Of course, the teacher could not override this software, the university made her use it, and because of the requirement, they would not buy the books back, and you could not use used books.
It's bad enough with windows - my textbooks don't need activation.
As for me, I discovered the software used SQL queries, edited the string resources in the program so that it inserted a new activation code into the SQL DB, bought it for $5 used from a person who took the class (book and disk), and put the new code on the disk.
Pain in the rear, but it worked. I bought the book, the original author transfered all copies, so _I_ don't see a problem with it, regardless of what the courts would think (or the university).
I use the GPL for a number of my applications. While the GPL does not offer as many freedoms to the people I distribute it to (remember, copyright law takes the freedom away - the GPL only gives some back), the people who gain freedoms are the subsequant users.
For example, if I give the software to you, you have certain freedoms. The GPL makes sure that the people _you_ give the software then have the same freedoms that you do. This leads to an overall _increase_ in freedom when people who want to close-source and make the software propetiary.
In summary, if I give my software to you:
BSD - You have almost the same freedoms I do. People you give it to have only the freedoms you give them.
GPL - You have less freedom, but the people you give it to have the same freedoms you do.
Like many things in life, it's a tradeoff.
So's tubgirl.
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It lets you do dated addresses that expire after a period of time. It also lets you generate cryptographically signed addresses through the web interface (you-keyword-kht9840w@youraddress.com), so they can't just make them up.
It also allows you to do challenge response where people have to prove they aren't lying about their email address.
You don't want a USB capture card - the bandwidth sucks, so quality suffers.
Forge the referer, download the image. Then serve the image to the end (l)user, and ignore their referer. Not hard.
I suspect you are just trolling, but I'll bite. Perhaps because the goal is to make music to look at, not listen to.
I think God has better things to do than write a Windows virus. Plus, I suspect he would do a lot better job.
They just need to point www.sco.com at www.redhat.com .
> Isn't 100 years enough time to transition?
No.
Presumably the anti-counterfeting software would be able to take this into account.
Except, of course, when the software refuses to open it in the first place, so you _can't_ get it to the size where it's legal to use. If they must put in software like this (which I don't think they should, but still...), it should be handled on _printing_, not on opening.
When you simply have a PNG of size X, how does the software know what DPI it's going to end up in?
So far, I've submitted copies of this to Symantec, and ClamAV, both of which did not detect it in the latest definitions. If anyone else has submitted this to an A/V manufacturer, or knows of an A/V that currently detects this, please post.
Surprised, it's a real link.
I like happy endings as well, but it just seemed a little too far fetched that just reading the deactivation codes would shut it down. Personally, I would have liked to see more of the post-computer world, and even a kind of symbiosis where the system is used, but not trusted. Plus, an ending like that could end on a Outer Limits style cliffhanger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/opinion/15DAVI.h tml?ex=1074747600&en=60630c5edf30aefa&ei=5062&part ner=GOOGLE
I would imagine it's all in how you are wired up. Perhaps if it were physically hooked into the optic nerve (after beging dampened). You could hear them, but the risk of "mind control" would be minimal (at least, nothing that they couldn't just do with a speaker and your natural hardware).
I also saw this one - I found the show enjoyable, but the ending could have been better.
Finally, SCO's case is starting to truly crumble..
WARNING! GOATSE TROLL!
WARNING! GOATSE TROLL!
WARNING! GOATSE TROLL!
Actually, I think RedHat 9 doesn't let you use errno like that, so it must only be present in IBM linux...
WARNING! GOATSE TROLL!
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