Hey, how come I got modded -1 ?/. mod monkeys strike again. Soon they will cleanse the site of fun. Maybe they are racist against M.C.
Excuse me for having a personality you insesitive clods. I'll just get back to the reality of mundane work. Why bother trying to make people happy. Nothing to see here, move along..
For corporations (the target market for EFS), it means that if someone is fired, quits, dies, etc. then their data is not lost foreever.
..And also that MS privacy IS a joke. I'm sorry, but if I'm on my death bed and I am not senile, then there is a reason why I have not decrypted my files - because I don't want them opened. I mean, wtf, it should be illegal to call this "Encrypted Data Recovery Agent". I therefore rename this acronym:
So easy that, with Red Hat 7.2's default associations which launch Wine to run DOS/Windows apps, I accidentally infected my Wine directory while demonstrating Linux freedom from virii... "Moving right along, you can see how well Linux can emulate Windows well enough to run many programs..."
That's pathetic. First of all if WineX is vulberable, it is only because it is mimicing the crappy Windows API. Secondly, wineX is a virtual layer sitting on top of Linux. So, rather than screw with your registry in Windows, with Linux it might not even screw with your temporary virtual WineX registry (presumably in your Trandgaing virtual c:\ drive) . Big dfifference ; )
With this in mind, trying to treat any philosophy of open source as an
economic model is doomed since the basis of economic theory is the management
of scarcity and in open source, there is no scarcity.
I dont think thats what he's driving at. I think he's being cynical about Microsoft and Oracle and other giant US software companies shedding jobs with the transition to open. That is cynical as there are other countries, especially in Europe that do more than the US to switch to open, and have just as much to lose, and also just as much to gain!! : )
How could it effect the US economy in the long run?
blah, blah, blah. The US is not the only country involved in the shift towards open. In fat its lagging behind. We really need the US to be the leader here as its the biggest econmy. Just look at Sweden for example, Germany too, everywhere, the open ways are spreading. And its even spreading outside the realms of software, into hardware, and others - eventualy everything.
I dont want to here people in the U.S complaining about this when you should be doing more. Get back to work
Update to the layoff article: "The first step is to rebalance the team. This has required us to let go 60 people -- from many different teams. There is no focus on any one team or any one class of individuals. It's a studio-wide thing to reset the business fundamentals and get the studio to the next level."
Thats not enough. I'll double that figure in half the time with my new revolutionary CO2 pump, and I'll even throw in artificially generated catastrohic lightning storms for free.
..because I was replying to the below (if u bothered reading parent)
Does this mean Linux Vendors can now charge their clients a per-seat licensing fee? [slashdot.org] (which as we all know is a revolutionary invention in software licensing, owned exclusively by Sun).
So, I put up that part of the licence that states the / seat charge allowed. What the f*** is flamebait about that?
Yeah, I had a horrible though. What if SCO were to use this as leverage in their case.
If the Linux community stay away from the Solaris code, SCO can draw a correlation between Sun'scopyrighted code and that of their own. Then they can assume the Linux community is guilty of using (questionable..) their code without copyright.
If they use the code, and remove the copyright (I assume they have to in accordance with the GPL) what are the legal ramifications?
Anyway, the more I think about the CDDL, the more I think poison ivy for the Linux community.
Yes but GPL incompatibility is the issue as far as I can see. It would be great if any coded that infringes SCO's copyrighted code could be substitued out and replaced by code (in some modified form) from OpenSolaris. Sadly, the Sun code is copyighted too and in accordance with the CDDL (Sun's statutory licence for OpenSolaris), it has to remain copyrighted in any form thereafter. This makes it completely incompatibile for use in Linux and may in fact hinder Linux development becuase of future infringements. It's sad : / . This licence is the achilles heel of the whole thing. The worst case scenario is a big squeeze on innovation in Linux and Unix based O.S.' that are 100% free resulting in the eventual death of free (as in speech AND beer) O.S.' like Unix. It's a pity.
You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Software.
I was wrong. This is completely incompatible with Linux!!
At least you can always download the ISO's with Linux though. I usually do that or else use the ones that come with magazines.
RTFPost. The article does not say anything about the patents being licensed under the CDDL. It mumbles vaguely about OpenSolaris, CDDL, and patents. And as such, it is a press release, carrying zero weight in court. All I'm saying is that this is Sun, so it would behoove everybody to read the small print before jumping to conclusions.
I'm sorry but I think Sun must have burnt you in the past. Im reading directly from the licence itself. The licence seems fine.
As far as I can see section 3.3 makes it imcopatible with Linux (as we know it) however.
If your goals are less than ideal however, there is nothing to stop you using this code to make a relatively free (as in freedom O.S.) The sad part is that it doesn't seem. Its ironic. Is it me? The way I work this out, the license of Linux itself prevents use?
Well, it's no GNU GPL, but it seems pretty ok to me:
I've a feeling this section is relevant for the code being used in Linux or any other OS for that matter and vice versa. Besides didn't Sun decide to make OpenSolaris capable of running Linux apps? Correct me if I'm wrong?
3.5. Distribution of Executable Versions.
You may distribute the Executable form of the Covered Software under the terms of this License or under the terms of a license of Your choice, which may contain terms different from this License, provided that You are in compliance with the terms of this License and that the license for the Executable form does not attempt to limit or alter the recipient's rights in the Source Code form from the rights set forth in this License. If You distribute the Covered Software in Executable form under a different license, You must make it absolutely clear that any terms which differ from this License are offered by You alone, not by the Initial Developer or Contributor. You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer.
Outside of the knee-jerk reactions on/. , the whole world should not switch overnight to Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. Sometimes, other systems are the right answer, for many complex reasons.
We have drafted a new open source license based on the Mozilla Public License, version 1.1 ("MPL"), called the Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL").
We submitted the CDDL to the OSI for review and approval via the license-discuss@opensource.org mailing list on 2004-Dec-01, then based on community review submitted a revised version for review on 2004-Dec-17. The license was approved by the OSI board of directors on 2005-Jan-14.
sounds good to me!.
For me, this sets the future of FOSS operating systems in stone. No matter what happens with SCO's malicious patent crusade, there should be enough code here that could be borrowed and used in Linux. Especially, if the code is in any way similar to that of SCO's patented code *gasprg*
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"We got to pray to avoid patents today"... "we got to pray, prayyyyyy." "We got to PRAY, prayyyyyy."
So easy that, with Red Hat 7.2's default associations which launch Wine to run DOS/Windows apps, I accidentally infected my Wine directory while demonstrating Linux freedom from virii... "Moving right along, you can see how well Linux can emulate Windows well enough to run many programs..."
That's pathetic. First of all if WineX is vulberable, it is only because it is mimicing the crappy Windows API. Secondly, wineX is a virtual layer sitting on top of Linux. So, rather than screw with your registry in Windows, with Linux it might not even screw with your temporary virtual WineX registry (presumably in your Trandgaing virtual c:\ drive) . Big dfifference ; )
I dont think thats what he's driving at. I think he's being cynical about Microsoft and Oracle and other giant US software companies shedding jobs with the transition to open. That is cynical as there are other countries, especially in Europe that do more than the US to switch to open, and have just as much to lose, and also just as much to gain!! : )
blah, blah, blah. The US is not the only country involved in the shift towards open. In fat its lagging behind. We really need the US to be the leader here as its the biggest econmy. Just look at Sweden for example, Germany too, everywhere, the open ways are spreading. And its even spreading outside the realms of software, into hardware, and others - eventualy everything.
I dont want to here people in the U.S complaining about this when you should be doing more. Get back to work
Dont worry, if they aim for Beaverton, they should overshoot and end up in San Jose
Talk about wiping your ass with silk toilet roll.
Thats not enough. I'll double that figure in half the time with my new revolutionary CO2 pump, and I'll even throw in artificially generated catastrohic lightning storms for free.
I can't take anyone seriously when they say the above.
The JNI is not slow...
..because I was replying to the below (if u bothered reading parent)
Does this mean Linux Vendors can now charge their clients a per-seat licensing fee? [slashdot.org] (which as we all know is a revolutionary invention in software licensing, owned exclusively by Sun).
So, I put up that part of the licence that states the / seat charge allowed. What the f*** is flamebait about that?
f****** mods
Anyway, the more I think about the CDDL, the more I think poison ivy for the Linux community.
You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Software.
I was wrong. This is completely incompatible with Linux!! At least you can always download the ISO's with Linux though. I usually do that or else use the ones that come with magazines.
..for personal use.
I'm sorry but I think Sun must have burnt you in the past. Im reading directly from the licence itself. The licence seems fine.
As far as I can see section 3.3 makes it imcopatible with Linux (as we know it) however.
If your goals are less than ideal however, there is nothing to stop you using this code to make a relatively free (as in freedom O.S.) The sad part is that it doesn't seem. Its ironic. Is it me? The way I work this out, the license of Linux itself prevents use?
I've a feeling this section is relevant for the code being used in Linux or any other OS for that matter and vice versa. Besides didn't Sun decide to make OpenSolaris capable of running Linux apps? Correct me if I'm wrong?
3.5. Distribution of Executable Versions.
You may distribute the Executable form of the Covered Software under the terms of this License or under the terms of a license of Your choice, which may contain terms different from this License, provided that You are in compliance with the terms of this License and that the license for the Executable form does not attempt to limit or alter the recipient's rights in the Source Code form from the rights set forth in this License. If You distribute the Covered Software in Executable form under a different license, You must make it absolutely clear that any terms which differ from this License are offered by You alone, not by the Initial Developer or Contributor. You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer.
Outside of the knee-jerk reactions on /. , the whole world should not switch overnight to Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. Sometimes, other systems are the right answer, for many complex reasons.
I agree completely.
Linux/Unix-Apache-MySQL-JSP/J2EE..
Its CDDL
We have drafted a new open source license based on the Mozilla Public License, version 1.1 ("MPL"), called the Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL").
We submitted the CDDL to the OSI for review and approval via the license-discuss@opensource.org mailing list on 2004-Dec-01, then based on community review submitted a revised version for review on 2004-Dec-17. The license was approved by the OSI board of directors on 2005-Jan-14.
sounds good to me!. For me, this sets the future of FOSS operating systems in stone. No matter what happens with SCO's malicious patent crusade, there should be enough code here that could be borrowed and used in Linux. Especially, if the code is in any way similar to that of SCO's patented code *gasprg*
Yeah, we can call it dotforwardslash.org It will be moderated by vyborgsp