I so want to start a project to do this... check for binay prints of GPL only libraries in commercial software. Although the problems are numerous, there are ticks of luck (like embeded strings, unique idioms) that one could work from. It would take a lot of CPU, ideally a Linux screen saver!
I actually have the skills to code this, but not the time... and many think I'm crazy. Of course it is doable in the sense that a computer really can be set to looking for needles in haystacks.
forget this nonsense about a viral GPL, it's not!
Don't forget, it's GPLed code that's accused of being infected... the virus in this metaphorical case would be SCO's proprietary IP!
a better version of this point is: SCO has promised to indemnify their users of linux. They have not recalled those copied. So in that act they ARE distributing their IP under the GPL (assuming generously that it's really there).
as I posted above, I think you are right. However, SCO is promising their own customers indemnity... that code is still distributed under the GPL, so their IP is under the GPL.
They would have to not only stop selling Linux, but to RECALL their distros (or patch them).
my impression is that a court will be sympathetic to the argument you give above. That's why Boies et al. had them stop shipping Linux.
HOWEVER.
They have promised to idemnify their own customers. IE. they have given their own customers permission to continue to use Linux, released under GPL. That means they they ARE willingly putting their IP under a GPL license and that is that! Their clients can redistribute it. They cannot claim it's secret. AND furthermore: they are distributing linux to their customers illegally unless their IP is also under the GPL (since they are talking about blocks of code within GPLed modules!)
On the other hand they have Boied so you can continue to worry if you are so inclined.
I used to work at Ames. Walking through the really big tunnel was amazing. The huge fan blades were beautiful... not just in a geeky way, they were made of wood!!!
Not an adviseable thing to do while the tunnel was on! I bet they don't close down, and this rustles up money for them. I mean, simulations are nice, but in the end you get something you want to test with real wind, and the biggest tunnel can do this in actual scale... which is important.
don't you understand... there is a Special Case where it will start something up fast... if it's already been started up... so if you start the app 3 times... you have a 66% startup time improvement!
you have to study these things closely.
Also, VMs can run as fast as compiled code, after all, they are compiled code, but they just won't run your Java code as fast.
I mean, the java code can run just as fast, as long as your JVM is optimizing on the fly based on dynamic code profiling... of course, it won't seem faster because the dynamic profiling and recompiling is expensive, but the original code is running faster!
I think that few people hate microsoft because they are the top of the hill. What few there are are outnumbered by people that love microsoft only because they are at the top of the hill. In the end, being at the top of the hill is a PR plus for microsoft.
Thus, the hate you see left over, and now common in the press (what a different case than 5 years ago!), are based on real gripes.
At least, that's how it looks to me.
>Diversity for Junk Yard Wars should be something like we need more people with Electrical backgrounds, machinists or something like that.
although I've been arguing for the need for diversity, in which I truly believe, you have the best counter point as it's still pro-diversity.
the issue being that 90% of ethnic generalizations are of the propagandic origin.
My favorite example, is the Polish. Stupid? Like Copernicus? Mendelbrot? and Stanislaw Lem. Of course, unfortunately most people do not appreciate my favorite example.
And what if you generalize that ALL berries are poison. You will miss out on some good berries in that case.
the problem with that theory is that "most qualified" is not an objectively determinate thing.
The subjectivity allows a lot of bias to enter in dressed as objective measure. Fact of life, and people noticed it, and that's how we got to this point. Think of it as a distasteful medicine. Or not if you prefer.
Time-Warner has hosed a lot of other companies... why blame the prey?
They hosed Atari Games.
They hosed CNN (used to be number one in news, remember?)
They hosed AOL too.
AOL is a boon to them because they can blame it all on the internet, rather than their grow at any cost don't worry you don't need to know the business just buy high and sell low!!!!
I'm pretty sure Time-Warner-CNN-AOL is just some sort of money laundering racket.
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I so want to start a project to do this... check for binay prints of GPL only libraries in commercial software. Although the problems are numerous, there are ticks of luck (like embeded strings, unique idioms) that one could work from. It would take a lot of CPU, ideally a Linux screen saver!
I actually have the skills to code this, but not the time... and many think I'm crazy. Of course it is doable in the sense that a computer really can be set to looking for needles in haystacks.
damages awarded as zero, or $1, could go with an injunction against using GPLed code in the future, and that would be enough.
say "cosmic rays" or "quantum anomolies".
I do understand what it attempts to mean. It's a poor metaphor. Wait until it's resolved in court before beeing too glib.
forget this nonsense about a viral GPL, it's not! Don't forget, it's GPLed code that's accused of being infected... the virus in this metaphorical case would be SCO's proprietary IP!
a better version of this point is: SCO has promised to indemnify their users of linux. They have not recalled those copied. So in that act they ARE distributing their IP under the GPL (assuming generously that it's really there).
as I posted above, I think you are right. However, SCO is promising their own customers indemnity... that code is still distributed under the GPL, so their IP is under the GPL. They would have to not only stop selling Linux, but to RECALL their distros (or patch them).
my impression is that a court will be sympathetic to the argument you give above. That's why Boies et al. had them stop shipping Linux. HOWEVER. They have promised to idemnify their own customers. IE. they have given their own customers permission to continue to use Linux, released under GPL. That means they they ARE willingly putting their IP under a GPL license and that is that! Their clients can redistribute it. They cannot claim it's secret. AND furthermore: they are distributing linux to their customers illegally unless their IP is also under the GPL (since they are talking about blocks of code within GPLed modules!) On the other hand they have Boied so you can continue to worry if you are so inclined.
I used to work at Ames. Walking through the really big tunnel was amazing. The huge fan blades were beautiful... not just in a geeky way, they were made of wood!!! Not an adviseable thing to do while the tunnel was on! I bet they don't close down, and this rustles up money for them. I mean, simulations are nice, but in the end you get something you want to test with real wind, and the biggest tunnel can do this in actual scale... which is important.
don't you understand... there is a Special Case where it will start something up fast... if it's already been started up... so if you start the app 3 times... you have a 66% startup time improvement! you have to study these things closely. Also, VMs can run as fast as compiled code, after all, they are compiled code, but they just won't run your Java code as fast. I mean, the java code can run just as fast, as long as your JVM is optimizing on the fly based on dynamic code profiling... of course, it won't seem faster because the dynamic profiling and recompiling is expensive, but the original code is running faster!
are you kidding me? American companies are supported a million ways by the government. Usually providing basic infrastructure in some manner or other.
And "Windows" deserves it more than Klenex and Aspirin did.
... in Old Soviet Russia, just like here.
I think that few people hate microsoft because they are the top of the hill. What few there are are outnumbered by people that love microsoft only because they are at the top of the hill. In the end, being at the top of the hill is a PR plus for microsoft. Thus, the hate you see left over, and now common in the press (what a different case than 5 years ago!), are based on real gripes. At least, that's how it looks to me.
you don't think anyone is trying to control you?
Greg Egan... is that you?
Now we get to hear how IE "can't be removed from the BIOS".
but the template is true. Civil engineering is thousands of years old, for comparison.
google for more info
but then, they can poison the well and make the genre itself ineffectual for a while.
>Diversity for Junk Yard Wars should be something like we need more people with Electrical backgrounds, machinists or something like that. although I've been arguing for the need for diversity, in which I truly believe, you have the best counter point as it's still pro-diversity.
the issue being that 90% of ethnic generalizations are of the propagandic origin. My favorite example, is the Polish. Stupid? Like Copernicus? Mendelbrot? and Stanislaw Lem. Of course, unfortunately most people do not appreciate my favorite example. And what if you generalize that ALL berries are poison. You will miss out on some good berries in that case.
considering the moderation on your post, add, "...with a self depracating sense of humor"
the problem with that theory is that "most qualified" is not an objectively determinate thing. The subjectivity allows a lot of bias to enter in dressed as objective measure. Fact of life, and people noticed it, and that's how we got to this point. Think of it as a distasteful medicine. Or not if you prefer.
Time-Warner has hosed a lot of other companies... why blame the prey? They hosed Atari Games. They hosed CNN (used to be number one in news, remember?) They hosed AOL too. AOL is a boon to them because they can blame it all on the internet, rather than their grow at any cost don't worry you don't need to know the business just buy high and sell low!!!! I'm pretty sure Time-Warner-CNN-AOL is just some sort of money laundering racket.