You mention intellectual property. What's going on in terms of Microsoft IP showing up in Linux? And what are you going to do about it?
Well, I think there are experts who claim Linux violates our intellectual property. I'm not going to comment. But to the degree that that's the case, of course we owe it to our shareholders to have a strategy. And when there is something interesting to say, you'll be the first to hear it.
All you're seeing in that answer is "we have an obligation to our shareholders to protect our rights if we're being infringed". And if there's something interesting to say (in the mysterious future), he'll let Forbes know about it.
Taking that comment to mean MS is threatening to sue various companies over Linux infringements is akin to screaming the sky is falling when a bird shits on your head.
Especially for a large company. I'll bet you don't develop your own advertising, you don't do your branding and identity development internally. Why on earth would you tackle this internally? Do you have a Marcomm Agency Of Record? If not talk to your advertising AOR and ask them for help. Really, this isn't a DIY project.
Just how big was his house? The Santana Row fire in San Jose was a five alarm fire and that was huge. Methinks there's a wee bit of exaggeration going on here.
is raising VC money because it has "ajax" in the name.
Without rehashing everything that's been said so far abotu the comparison to MS Word, let's just say, it has a long, long way to go before it's gogin to put any serious dent in the MS Office revenu stream.
First of all, there's a big difference betweem audio output power and Sound Pressure Level.
IIRC, the iPod has a max output of 120dB SPL using the standard headphones. That's the equivalent of being near a riveter, a jackhammer or putting your ear next to the grille of a car with a very loud horn. Should they be allowed to generate SPLs of 140dB (jet engine at take off power at 75 or so feet). Or 150db? How about so loud that it makes your cranial fluid seep out your ears?
Just because you can hurt yourself with a product doesn't mean the product shouldn't exist.
That's not what I said. What I said was, if the mfg has a means of preventing you from hurting yourself while using the product and the mfg fails to take those steps, the mfg opens itself up for class action lawsuits.
I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying I agree with it. I'm saying that's what happens in today's world.
Does a company have a responsibility to prebent you from deafening yourself with their product? It's not what you think, it's what they can get their butts sued over in a class action suit.
If a company takes steps to prevent you from deafening yourself whenusing their music player and then you undo that protection, you'd have a pretty hard time convincing anybody that the company was to blame for your hearing loss.
The ISP that makes backups of user mboxes is the exception, not the rule and probably advertises and charges for the service.
ISPs run on very tight margins and don't spend money on things they don't have to. And backing up user mboxes is definitely in the "don't have to" category.
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Wasn't Cabletron the early leader in the 10BASE-T hubs? That's seems to be my recollection.
You mention intellectual property. What's going on in terms of Microsoft IP showing up in Linux? And what are you going to do about it?
Well, I think there are experts who claim Linux violates our intellectual property. I'm not going to comment. But to the degree that that's the case, of course we owe it to our shareholders to have a strategy. And when there is something interesting to say, you'll be the first to hear it.
All you're seeing in that answer is "we have an obligation to our shareholders to protect our rights if we're being infringed". And if there's something interesting to say (in the mysterious future), he'll let Forbes know about it.
Taking that comment to mean MS is threatening to sue various companies over Linux infringements is akin to screaming the sky is falling when a bird shits on your head.
No? I guess you need more servers then. :)
Especially for a large company. I'll bet you don't develop your own advertising, you don't do your branding and identity development internally. Why on earth would you tackle this internally? Do you have a Marcomm Agency Of Record? If not talk to your advertising AOR and ask them for help. Really, this isn't a DIY project.
Triply so if it's been 8 years.
Try increasing the frequency of your trips (thereby decreasing the number of days in a row you wear the same clothes).
Yet another person who needs to spend less time re-reading Snowcrash and more time in the real world.
Why would it bother the US when they own the ultimate Israeli shutdown code?
"You're on you're own."
Still. They're going to call for reinforcements 4 more times?
I think they just decide to let the thing burn to the ground and make sure it doesn't spread.
Five Alarm?
Just how big was his house? The Santana Row fire in San Jose was a five alarm fire and that was huge.
Methinks there's a wee bit of exaggeration going on here.
I'll bet they were all profitable to Robertson.
is raising VC money because it has "ajax" in the name.
Without rehashing everything that's been said so far abotu the comparison to MS Word, let's just say, it has a long, long way to go before it's gogin to put any serious dent in the MS Office revenu stream.
If you're not running MS, your domain will stop working.
If you believe this, I have great waterfront property in Florida I'd be willing to let you have. Cheap.
Staying on top of all the bug & security fixes after the release is what takes time. The CentOS guys have been doing great at what is a thankless job.
OpenBSD's problem is a financial one. Is there some double-super secret source of funding that becomes available to them if they were to flip to GPL?
I'm not even going to touch why OpenBSD going GPL would compromise a lot of their underlying belief structure.
From the Wikipedia listing:
This defense is commonly used in cases of injuries occurring during risky recreational activities, such as skiing, paragliding, and scuba diving.
Ask a ladder mfg if Assumption of Risk defense worked. Or Cessna.
First of all, there's a big difference betweem audio output power and Sound Pressure Level.
IIRC, the iPod has a max output of 120dB SPL using the standard headphones. That's the equivalent of being near a riveter, a jackhammer or putting your ear next to the grille of a car with a very loud horn. Should they be allowed to generate SPLs of 140dB (jet engine at take off power at 75 or so feet). Or 150db? How about so loud that it makes your cranial fluid seep out your ears?
Just because you can hurt yourself with a product doesn't mean the product shouldn't exist.
That's not what I said. What I said was, if the mfg has a means of preventing you from hurting yourself while using the product and the mfg fails to take those steps, the mfg opens itself up for class action lawsuits.
I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying I agree with it. I'm saying that's what happens in today's world.
It's called product liability.
Does a company have a responsibility to prebent you from deafening yourself with their product? It's not what you think, it's what they can get their butts sued over in a class action suit.
If a company takes steps to prevent you from deafening yourself whenusing their music player and then you undo that protection, you'd have a pretty hard time convincing anybody that the company was to blame for your hearing loss.
The last thing I'd want is some funky crazy software automagically controlling the "volume" of my iPod so that I can't here my music...
Given enough time, you already own a pair of these devices. Unfortunately, they only work to decrease what you can hear, not amplify it.
If you prefer something that looks like RH but evolves at a more stately pace, may I suggest CentOS. This is RHEL built from the the Open Sources.
Let me explain it to you in small words.
Judge: Decrypt those files
You: No
Judge: Bailiff, put this guy in jail until he changes his mind.
Get it?
Don't think it happens? Ask Judith Miller.
Can you say "Contempt of Court"?
A judge can pretty much order you to do anything. Whether that gets held up on appeal or is subject to reversal happens after the fact.
If you refuse the judge, bring your toothbrush.
And what about your mail sitting in relays on the net? I'd bet at least once in a while one of those gets picked up by a backup system.
Given its transient nature, the chances of this being subject to a court order are approximately zero.
The ISP that makes backups of user mboxes is the exception, not the rule and probably advertises and charges for the service.
ISPs run on very tight margins and don't spend money on things they don't have to. And backing up user mboxes is definitely in the "don't have to" category.
And assuming I don't know him is preposterously presumptive.
Really? Has he stopped with the peurile name-calling?