I'd consider declaring it invalid is not accepting the license. Therefore, they're in violation of Section 5 (for distributing without agreeing to the license), and Section 4 (for distributing without being allowed to by the GPL, due to Section 5)
There are really two cases here:
1) GPL is invalid - In this case SCO is right not to accecpt the terms of the GPL, but violation of copyright.
2) GPL is valid - SCO is in violation of the sections you've identified.
Coding is a great way to truly understand the power of computers, but there are many computer related disciplines that do not require extensive coding. MIS leverages high level technology understanding to solve business problems without having to unduly worry about the code. HCI ( Human Computer Interaction ), understanding how individuals and systems interact, may also be of interest.
While the last 15 years have richly rewarded artisan programmers, we are moving into an age where most programming will have to conform to increasingly rigorous blueprints. I tend to think of most coding as trending towards the white collar equivalent of construction - but much easier to export to cheaper labor markets, and requiring less equipment ( but more training). It is certainly nice knowledge to have if you are working around computers, but increasingly unlikely that you will be able to make highly meaningful contributions to society programming (unless you are skilled and visionary enough to remain one of the few artisans). Real change will be effected by those who can define at a high level, the needs of the business. Why not try to find a path that will lead you into this space? The code will take care of its self.
And thanks to the HTML protocol you can't obfuscate an URL.
What happens when the spammers start including links to google.com and whitehouse.gov along with their intended payload? Pretty soon you run the risk of having your filters block email containing legit links.
On top of that, many of the emails I get from spammers seem to have been written by people who do not speak English as a first language.
I've thought for a long time that a spell/grammar checker would be a nice addition to existing spam filters. Not only would it prevent the creative misspellings that sometimes slip by current filters, but would have the nice side effect of making people take a bit more care with what they send.
Regarding viruses which embed spam in legitimate email:
This technique is already in use by hotmail and others, and is presumably effective enough to warrant its continued use. I envision a virus which cuts and replaces Intel for AMD, or similarly targets specific keywords used in the email.
There most certainly is a mechanism for getting paid for this type of spam as well - click through.
I'd lose my patience quickly if someone I knew sent me spam a second time after I alerted them to their problem. Fortunately, I don't know that many clueless people.
Well, you're the only one. Most of us seem not only to know these types of people, but are related.
Many suround sound systems would also benifit GREATLY from a simple user adjustable delay on each channel to help compensate for an odd speaker placement.
I've always been of the mindset that the biggest win in terms of sound quality for the average Joe would be automatic calibration ( i.e. with a mic in the listening location ). If users wanted to make these adjustmensts, no doubt the controlls you speak of would be included in consumer goods.
The next step in anti-spam evolution will be spam-scanning software that automatically follows links back to webpages and looks for "spammy" content and tags the message as spam in the email system.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Although this would probably have the unfortunate benefit of allowing the spammers to know that they had found a live email address, it would also increase their cost of doing business dramatically. For each spam they sent they would have to support, and pay for, a page load. The more spam they sent, the more of a DDOS against themselves ( or more troublingly others ) they would create.
I, for one, would love to have blacklisting and whitelisting options for inbound calls
I have an Ericsson t28w that does this. I assume that many of their newer models do too.
Re:at the limit it actually would be a good thing.
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Imagine spam with a 100% success rate. That would mean it was only mailed to people who actually wanted to buy the product or service. I'd say that would be a win for everyone.
Not so fast. It is my understanding that telemarketers and spammers often exploit those are not making rational decisions for themselves and are unable to say no. This is the legal version of taking candy from a baby.
Just because it is happening to someone else's addled grandmother or retarded cousin, shouldn't absolve any of us from our responsibility to protect the weak (and kill spammers dead).
Though, I did have to manually tweak my XF86Config file after I installed Gentoo, for whatever reason it defaulted to a screen bigger than my monitor. Dunno why.
the problem with the screen size being too big, is referred to
as virtual desktop. use the xfree setup and, make sure your
desktop and virtual desktop are the same size, or that virtual
desktop is disabled. this varies depending on the tool you are
using to configure X.
Isn't that part of the fundamental way our government is set up, so that states cannot levy taxes upon cargo from other states?
In much the same way that the US can hold a Frenchman responsible for a murder that he commits in the US, the states can tax transactions which originate or terminate in their state. Until recently the mechanism for doing this was considered too much of a burden on business to be enforceable. (For this to be practicable a backroom business would need to know tax info for all 50 states.) As a result the onus of paying relevant taxes on most interstate sales has been placed by the states onto the consumer.
The states have been working together to come up with a unified tax structure for interstate sales to reduce the complexity so that sales tax can be collected on all interstate transactions.
Re:Still major usability issues...
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I can't stand going to a Win* machine and having only one desktop now after using "Linux" for 5 or 6 years.
I've had great luck with
multiDesk
on the windows machines at work.
Can telemarketers call your cell phone number? Do you need to put your cell number on the do not call list or is it already protected since you pay on a time basis?
Do you currently get telemarketing calls to your cell phone?
If not, what benifit do you expect from registering your phone number?
Have you considered that there might be a downside to registering?
Shouldn't all the closed-source vs open-source TCO comparisons include fines like this in the TCO for closed software? It's extremely hard for companies to ensure complete licence compliance, which combined with the difficulty of fighting the BSA makes this something that could happen to any company.
Isn't it standard practice to include potential scenarios like this in business plans, weighted with the probability of it occuring?
Yes it should.
It should also consider potential SCO lawsuits. Hidden costs do not only apply to closed source software.
Instead it's people who (literally) use an abstract idea and then add lists of thousands of people to their friend lists.
If people think it says something worthwhile about themselves to drive around with a "You've got a friend in Jesus" license plate, why is being a friend to Jesus on this website "completley oppose[d to] the entire purpose of the website?"
Even if Jesus is not real, it tells you much about people who have him listed as a friend.
Abstract ideas as friends are just another way of saying "I like sunsets, and walks in the woods"
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There are really two cases here:
1) GPL is invalid - In this case SCO is right not to accecpt the terms of the GPL, but violation of copyright.
2) GPL is valid - SCO is in violation of the sections you've identified.
While the last 15 years have richly rewarded artisan programmers, we are moving into an age where most programming will have to conform to increasingly rigorous blueprints. I tend to think of most coding as trending towards the white collar equivalent of construction - but much easier to export to cheaper labor markets, and requiring less equipment ( but more training). It is certainly nice knowledge to have if you are working around computers, but increasingly unlikely that you will be able to make highly meaningful contributions to society programming (unless you are skilled and visionary enough to remain one of the few artisans). Real change will be effected by those who can define at a high level, the needs of the business. Why not try to find a path that will lead you into this space? The code will take care of its self.
What happens when the spammers start including links to google.com and whitehouse.gov along with their intended payload? Pretty soon you run the risk of having your filters block email containing legit links.
I've thought for a long time that a spell/grammar checker would be a nice addition to existing spam filters. Not only would it prevent the creative misspellings that sometimes slip by current filters, but would have the nice side effect of making people take a bit more care with what they send.
This technique is already in use by hotmail and others, and is presumably effective enough to warrant its continued use. I envision a virus which cuts and replaces Intel for AMD, or similarly targets specific keywords used in the email.
There most certainly is a mechanism for getting paid for this type of spam as well - click through. I'd lose my patience quickly if someone I knew sent me spam a second time after I alerted them to their problem. Fortunately, I don't know that many clueless people.
Well, you're the only one. Most of us seem not only to know these types of people, but are related.
Why would a spammer even bother complaining? Would he expect any redress of his grievances? Sympathy?
Of course the only public complaints come from innocents.
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I've always been of the mindset that the biggest win in terms of sound quality for the average Joe would be automatic calibration ( i.e. with a mic in the listening location ). If users wanted to make these adjustmensts, no doubt the controlls you speak of would be included in consumer goods.
http://www.venhaus1.com/diycatfivecables.html
But talk about requiring precise setup and positioning...
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Although this would probably have the unfortunate benefit of allowing the spammers to know that they had found a live email address, it would also increase their cost of doing business dramatically. For each spam they sent they would have to support, and pay for, a page load. The more spam they sent, the more of a DDOS against themselves ( or more troublingly others ) they would create.
I, for one, would love to have blacklisting and whitelisting options for inbound calls I have an Ericsson t28w that does this. I assume that many of their newer models do too.
taught
Not so fast. It is my understanding that telemarketers and spammers often exploit those are not making rational decisions for themselves and are unable to say no. This is the legal version of taking candy from a baby.
Just because it is happening to someone else's addled grandmother or retarded cousin, shouldn't absolve any of us from our responsibility to protect the weak (and kill spammers dead).
IIRC the other option is that your default desktop size is smaller than annother possible desktop size...
the problem with the screen size being too big, is referred to as virtual desktop. use the xfree setup and, make sure your desktop and virtual desktop are the same size, or that virtual desktop is disabled. this varies depending on the tool you are using to configure X.
--http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/ 2/2003/05/4/62619
Don't forge the VAT on the "EU VAT Tax Handling fee"!
In much the same way that the US can hold a Frenchman responsible for a murder that he commits in the US, the states can tax transactions which originate or terminate in their state. Until recently the mechanism for doing this was considered too much of a burden on business to be enforceable. (For this to be practicable a backroom business would need to know tax info for all 50 states.) As a result the onus of paying relevant taxes on most interstate sales has been placed by the states onto the consumer.
The states have been working together to come up with a unified tax structure for interstate sales to reduce the complexity so that sales tax can be collected on all interstate transactions.
I've had great luck with multiDesk on the windows machines at work.
www.openproxies.com
Do you currently get telemarketing calls to your cell phone?
If not, what benifit do you expect from registering your phone number?
Have you considered that there might be a downside to registering?
and the associated improbability drive!
Yes it should.
It should also consider potential SCO lawsuits. Hidden costs do not only apply to closed source software.
If people think it says something worthwhile about themselves to drive around with a "You've got a friend in Jesus" license plate, why is being a friend to Jesus on this website "completley oppose[d to] the entire purpose of the website?" Even if Jesus is not real, it tells you much about people who have him listed as a friend.
Abstract ideas as friends are just another way of saying "I like sunsets, and walks in the woods"
I'm all for MS bashing, but your conclusion is clearly wrong.
I was under the impression that keeping your money in the coffee itself was much more liquid than just keeping it in the cofee can.