Nah, imagine the collective Slashdot dissapointment when news breaks that the trial was simply thrown out of court.
We all wanna see a final ruling. Preferrably one where Darl is sent to Guantanamo. But at least a final ruling, with prejudice, to put an end to all future scoxing attempts.
Aspect Oriented Programming is actually just a remake of the old comefrom pun. However, AOP is not a pun. It's a real life atrocity that should have been slain at birth. It can be visualized as having a piece of code "steal" the instruction pointer from somewhere inside another piece of code. And some morons seem to think that this constitutes good software engineering...
No, I'm not shitting you here, it's actually true! It just sounds like a joke.
And for the record: No, I don't hate Java. Quite on the contrary, I love Java. Furthermore, I am a heavily certified and devoted Java-only developer, and have been for 7 years. But AOP is a big-time fuck-up.
>> how does it relate to object-oriented programming?
It doesn't. Then again, most developers don't even know exactly what OOP really is, and what conceptually separates it from other paradigms. Hell, most "developers" don't even know what a programming language paradigm is.
I don't know this SpyMon thingy from before (perhaps it comes in Windows version only), but suppose I refuse to accept the EULA - does the shitware still install on my machine? If it doesn't I have to admit I'm not particularly intimidated by the spyware aspect of SpyMon.
On the other hand if I'm never presented with the EULA, or if it installs even if the EULA is rejected by the user, or even if the produkt does shit that I'm not properly informed of in advance, the EULA's not legally binding anyways. So what's the issue here?
I seem to recall that McDonald's had to explicitly inform their customers that hot coffee can burn your nuts if spilled. So it seems rather odd if RetroCoder can install compromising shit on your machine without properly informing you in advance?
As a side note, "spy" in norwegian means "puke"...
What will be interesting, however, is to what extent the overhanging threat of "litigious bastard" law suits will impact the corporate confidence in using GPL software. Legal costs fast exceeds software license costs, after all...
Unfortunately, we might need an final ruling in SCO vs. Reality a little more than we like to admit.
Except, of course, for the basic fact that Microsoft is tried and found guilty of gaining their dominant position in the desktop OS marked through illegal business practice.
That ought to count for something when it comes to their responsibility for providing updates instead of forcing Windows users to buy new versions, no?
To get an impression, try installing Windows XP on a 1998 state-of-the-art computer. Then add the smell of toasted tubes and remove the concept of bluescreens. Ey - you're practically there!
If something is commonplace and obvious only a short 6 months after, is it then really worthy of a patent? Methinks patents were to ensure that your inventions are legally "yours alone" to exploit financially for a limited amount of time. But only because it's your invention, after all!
Now, if your "invention" turns out to be nothing more than a fairly good prediction at what's inevitably to come, should it then be considered "yours" at all? IMHO: Definitely not.
Everyone, check this out: I just had the most bizarre revelation ever.
Y'all know the chords providing electrical power to domestic appliances, right? Well, imagine if we could use similar metal wires to transmit electricity *not* for providing power but to transmit information...!!! Not exactly sure how to do this, but I suspect one would have to try to "chunk" information into small pieces instead of simply using a constant voltage.
"So what?" you might say, "Why the hell would anyone want to transmit information through a wire when we already have more efficient means of communication. Like talking?"
But I say to you: "Think big, my friends!" Sure, there are better ways for two people to exchange information, but imagine the possibilities for computers! They seem adept at this type of task. Hell, one day we might actually see our machines exchanging information directly with each other, perhaps even more than two units connected at any given time...!!!
You think I should secure a patent for this concept? Just to make sure nobody rips off my idea?
Possibly, but let's look at it from a broader perspective.
If you think about it most people don't want DRM since it doesn't provide them with anything useful. What DRM really boils down to in terms of marketing effect is that when Joe Moron discovers that his fancy $100 Radio Shack mobile charges him 10 cents in royalties every time it rings old Joe ain't gonna be mighty impressed...
DRM is simply bad juju, and people will inevitably catch on sooner or later.
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Sorry dude, I patented that.
Wow, who said that?
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We all wanna see a final ruling. Preferrably one where Darl is sent to Guantanamo. But at least a final ruling, with prejudice, to put an end to all future scoxing attempts.
BTW, is "scoxing" a word...?
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Aspect Oriented Programming is actually just a remake of the old comefrom pun. However, AOP is not a pun. It's a real life atrocity that should have been slain at birth. It can be visualized as having a piece of code "steal" the instruction pointer from somewhere inside another piece of code. And some morons seem to think that this constitutes good software engineering...
No, I'm not shitting you here, it's actually true! It just sounds like a joke.
And for the record: No, I don't hate Java. Quite on the contrary, I love Java. Furthermore, I am a heavily certified and devoted Java-only developer, and have been for 7 years. But AOP is a big-time fuck-up.
>> how does it relate to object-oriented programming?
It doesn't. Then again, most developers don't even know exactly what OOP really is, and what conceptually separates it from other paradigms. Hell, most "developers" don't even know what a programming language paradigm is.
So it all boils down to the buzzword factor.
On the other hand if I'm never presented with the EULA, or if it installs even if the EULA is rejected by the user, or even if the produkt does shit that I'm not properly informed of in advance, the EULA's not legally binding anyways. So what's the issue here?
I seem to recall that McDonald's had to explicitly inform their customers that hot coffee can burn your nuts if spilled. So it seems rather odd if RetroCoder can install compromising shit on your machine without properly informing you in advance?
As a side note, "spy" in norwegian means "puke"...
> Plus Windows probably has a lower cost of > operation than entire country of South Korea. Wait a minute, let me guess: "Just kidding!", right?
The Republican party will get interested, and use a similar technique to train -real- presidential candidates?
Could somebody please patent spyware/adware and start suing...?
And then they'll patent it...
How about Linux support, is that taken care of?
Or does the Free Internet only support Wintendo...?
Unfortunately, we might need an final ruling in SCO vs. Reality a little more than we like to admit.
SCO, SCO England, SCO Germany, ...
Newsflash: Only 1 in 10 million complete idiots would buy a SCO license.
This whole "case" turned boring quite a while ago.
... Lee Harvey Oswald admits his mistake of popping the wrong John Kennedy.
Except, of course, for the basic fact that Microsoft is tried and found guilty of gaining their dominant position in the desktop OS marked through illegal business practice. That ought to count for something when it comes to their responsibility for providing updates instead of forcing Windows users to buy new versions, no?
... by Microsoft? Obviously not many...
Microsoft is gonna start providing fixes for IE...
To get an impression, try installing Windows XP on a 1998 state-of-the-art computer. Then add the smell of toasted tubes and remove the concept of bluescreens. Ey - you're practically there!
Now, if your "invention" turns out to be nothing more than a fairly good prediction at what's inevitably to come, should it then be considered "yours" at all? IMHO: Definitely not.
Y'all know the chords providing electrical power to domestic appliances, right? Well, imagine if we could use similar metal wires to transmit electricity *not* for providing power but to transmit information...!!! Not exactly sure how to do this, but I suspect one would have to try to "chunk" information into small pieces instead of simply using a constant voltage.
"So what?" you might say, "Why the hell would anyone want to transmit information through a wire when we already have more efficient means of communication. Like talking?"
But I say to you: "Think big, my friends!" Sure, there are better ways for two people to exchange information, but imagine the possibilities for computers! They seem adept at this type of task. Hell, one day we might actually see our machines exchanging information directly with each other, perhaps even more than two units connected at any given time...!!!
You think I should secure a patent for this concept? Just to make sure nobody rips off my idea?
If you think about it most people don't want DRM since it doesn't provide them with anything useful. What DRM really boils down to in terms of marketing effect is that when Joe Moron discovers that his fancy $100 Radio Shack mobile charges him 10 cents in royalties every time it rings old Joe ain't gonna be mighty impressed...
DRM is simply bad juju, and people will inevitably catch on sooner or later.
So, now they gonna try to sell their sh*t under the excuse of "security" issues?
Oh, this is just too cute...!
... wonders why people are drawn to illegal file sharing...