No matter how much 321 Studios claims that parents with the most honorable intentions are its target market, it's easy to see where it would be the perfect item for unscrupulous gamers to copy software to give to or trade with their friends. It goes against everything the industry has been fighting against."
No matter how much Smith & Wesson claims that parents with the most honorable intentions are its target market, it's easy to see where it would be the perfect item for unscrupulous gangsters to rob people or kill with their friends. It goes against everything the NRA has been fighting against."
(Zero hour, the deadline, is January 11, 2004, 11:59:59 PM, 23:59:59 military time.)
Why the hell are you ppl saying it expires at midnight?!? unless i lost about 2 days by being abducted by aliens, it is still the 8th of January 2004 A.D.
The Linux process does not prevent inclusion of code that has been stolen outright, or developed by improper use of proprietary methods and concepts (c) SCO Group
As opposed to closed-source software that dosnt let anyone OUTSIDE of the company's deveopers check for code that may have been 'stolen outright' (i.e. removing BSD copyright notices from source code & inserting it into Unix)
"proprietary methods and concepts"... so if i tie my shoe laces(code) in some weird way behind the door of my room, then come out & let everyone see how SECURE my shoes(computers) are, and then someone ties their shoes a similar way, mimicing my 'proprietary method' i can sue them?
But if the GPL is not a valid and effective copyright permission, by what right is SCO distributing the copyrighted works of Linux's contributors, and the authors of all the other copyrighted software it currently purports to distribute under GPL? IBM's counterclaim against SCO raises that question with respect to IBM's contributions to the Linux kernel. Under GPL section 6, no redistributor of GPL'd code can add any terms to the license; SCO has demanded that parties using the Linux kernel buy an additional license from it, and conform to additional terms. Under GPL section 4, anyone who violates GPL automatically loses the right to distribute the work as to which it is violating. IBM therefore rightly claims that SCO has no permission to distribute the kernel, and is infringing not only its copyrights, but those of all kernel contributors. Unless SCO can show that the GPL is a valid form of permission, and that it has never violated that permission's terms, it loses the counterclaim, and should be answerable in damages not only to IBM but to all kernel contributors.
(Copyright (C) Eben Moglen, 2003. Verbatim copying of this article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.)
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when, and i mean WHEN, SCO loses this case... i pray to the person/being/spirit of MY choice that every linux kernel developer files a suit against SCO! fuck letting them get bought out by someone (who would, and why?) let them wallow in bankruptcy for all the crap they have spewed. But i must thank them for legal precedent they will bring to the GPL and other such open licences.
how many times have you, as a "customer", been asked "can i help you with something" by a "sales associate" when you are "just looking/browsing"? It can get quite annoying
as much as i hate to inform you, most managers require you to ask such questions. For example, at circuit city they have what is called a 10-feet 30 second rule; whic basically means that when a customer comes within 10 feet or has been in your "zone" for at least 30 seconds you must make eye contact & ask if you can help them find anything/if they need help with anything.
Because you are an AC, i will gues that you work at a McDonalds/Wendys & could give a fuck less about your "customers" cuz youget paid by the hour and give a shit less about your service cuz all you do is make burgers or cook fries, and if YOu arent done cooking the fries, they have to pull up past the window untill YOU get happy enuf to take them outta the deep fryer. But im not one to argue with an AC... so dont mind me while i slam a hatchet thru your forehead:)
The snooty "I want your commitment before you know the details" sales-rep is a total turn-off. I'm not sure that you have ever worked as a sales associate, and if so which comapny you worked for, so i wont jump to any conclusions...
With all due respect, violent.ed, the potential customer is not an interuption of your work- It's the reason for it. Products that sell themselves don't need salespeople.
and likewise, with all due respect, dollar70, products that "sell themselvs" still need people to put the sale into the computer. Take for instance my job, as a circuit city roadshop salesman. my job is to let people know what is the best system/accessory that they can use. sure, some people come in to get a tricked out system, but not every vehicle can contain the top-notch systems that we offer (please no cracks about CC's sytems, not interested:P), take a '98 BMW M3 for example, the customer might want a total package containing 12"/10" subz & box with a specific style 6"x9" midragnge speakers with crossover/amp/cd changer, i am the unlucky fellow that tells the guy that unless he has the extra umteen hundred dollaros to custom fit/cut 6"x9" speakers into his beamer, he is stuck with standard 5 1/4" round speakers for the front/rear midrange.
the salesperson is not only there to suck in people who otherwise wouldnt be willing to buy the said product. which brings me back to the original point of my post.
the paid-for tags would be paid for by people who are ginuinly interested in a product that they are looking for and are interested in buying (for the right price/services) at that time.
On the other hand, I can see the hot-chick bait standing out in front of her sucker-booth reprogramming her enhanced "lovegetty" to match every sap that's unlucky enough to fall into the trap.
"lovegetty" ??? Who is this girl and what is her phone #?
the idea behind making people pay for "tags" that would alert investors/suppliers to eachother at a price is a good idea. It would weed out the "just browsing" people.
how many times have you, as a "sales associate", asked "can i help you with something," Just to be replied with "oh im just looking/browsing". It can get quite annoying.
So charging for such tags seems quite acceptable. In regards to the price per "tag", the higher the price for each "im looking for..." tag would show how much of an interest a particular wearer is REALLY looking for a accomodating solution, (as in a guy wearing a "I NEED A GOOD WATCH" tag, then the "SWATCh/FOSSIL/ROLEX" people can be alerted to a VERY (as comapred to just a "POTENTIAL/WISH I COULD AFFORD") good sale oportunity.
The windows boxen are more expensive because it takes more manpower to keep them running (someone needs to be hired to push the reset button twice a day dont they?).
Cant you like sue MS for illegally breaching a computer system that you own? kinda reminds me of the terrorist act or whatever it was... oh PATRIOT act! yeah, now THAT would be funny, M$ getting sued for terrorist activites.... breaking into privatley owned boxenz at someones residence & "installing unauthorized" software:D
is it just me or are the player models fatter than the pc version. Or is it just the horrible screenshots that gamespot provides.
I would think that being a console port, it would adjust the collision detection of the projectiles for a less responsive aiming device such as a joystick, but still... making the arctic avenger model look like orah in a jumpsuit is just apalling (just the thought of oprah in ANY kind of jumpsuit, or the thought of oprah herself....)
The textures themselfs seem a bit bland. They lack the crispness that the PC version has, which is acceptable for a console port, but c'mon, i REALLY hope that while im playing on PC with the 'l33t krew' skinny model dosn't mean that i would be a plump fat-ass donut gobbler on someones screen if they are playing on an x_bawx (emphasis on disdain for all 'nex-gen' consoles, the last one i bought was SNES:P)
this was reported on TechTV! any worthy slashdotter heard this story 2-3 days ago (not quite sure, ive been drunk the past week or so, so all my days have blurred together.
In any event, the summary is that a pancake has more bubbles in it under a microscope, and kansas is pretty damn flat... blah blah blah
1. Start a fund (EFF can help)
2. Find sum ballsy guy to sign the NDA
3. Have the guy remove the code from the kernel & submit it with a special *FREED FROM SCO CODE* to the kernel mailing list or whatever
4. let him get sued by SCO
5. the fund pays his legal expensens/fines
6. get really really drnk & fart in the general direction of darl mcbride.
While the majority of Linux customers probably would not participate in a SCO licensing program, Haff predicted some companies might be willing to pay SCO for the security of knowing they would not be sued. SCO is "hoping that even if 99 percent of Linux customers laugh in their face, that there will be sufficient large companies who, for what is presumably going to be a relative drop in the bucket of their IT budgets, can potentially eliminate a cloud over their heads," he said.
IF j00 d0nt pay m3 5BILLIOIN dollars i will sue you for using sumthing i own , but i will never show you WHAT your using that is mine!!/* begin evil maniacal laugh */
Well you could allways put up a TV screen near the bottom of the pole in clear view showing the actual video that is currently being recorded. Sorta like in conveniece stores where you can see your (and my) ugly mug on cam.
Of course the TV would have to be encased in some sort of plexiglass box or sumthin to prevent vandals from smashing the screen with rocks... and sum non-stick stuff that they make those neat shirts out of (the ones where the milk just rolls off the sleeve) so they cant spray paint over the screen;)
but you have no way of knowing how well it will perform on the next generation of games.
Nor do they have any way of knowing the code for future versions of 3Dmark, which would make it harder to implement "cheating" benchmark optimizations. The same is true for nextgen games. isnt that why they constantly release New Drivers, to add optimizations to make the latest & greatest games work & look better on your existing video card? I think so:)
This is why the American Judicial system needs to be changed! A party could effectivly file so many frivilous lawsuits, if givin a substantial ammount of money to provide for their own lawyers, to essentially sue someone into bankruptcy... take O.J. Simpson for example, he spent so much money paying Johnny Cock-ran that he had to sell his Heisman trophy & many other things just for the legal costs, and hell he was found INNOCENT of all things, but i wont go into the verdict discussion.
THEN they sued him for "Wrongful Death"... i still dont know WTF that kinda bullshit that is! if someone is found innocent of a murder, then how could one be held liable for SOMEONE ELSE going into their house & killing people while the owner was "gone" ?!?!
You took down all the other big sites, why do you have to go after me?
The reason he couldn't find any files was that he ignored my hints, and searched for a category name, instead of searching for all files in the category. The search engine searches for titles! (How many movies do you find that are linked to as "Movie: The Matrix"?).
I suppose ignorance is pretty funny:]
Of course, now the searches return hardly anything anyways, because there are no links to be found...
To all the regular users: Just wait until all these slashdot people go away, and this page will be back up... sorry:[
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No matter how much 321 Studios claims that parents with the most honorable intentions are its target market, it's easy to see where it would be the perfect item for unscrupulous gamers to copy software to give to or trade with their friends. It goes against everything the industry has been fighting against."
No matter how much Smith & Wesson claims that parents with the most honorable intentions are its target market, it's easy to see where it would be the perfect item for unscrupulous gangsters to rob people or kill with their friends. It goes against everything the NRA has been fighting against."
it will go to the judge, in private. the judge will in no way allow what SCO is fighting over to spill into the public domain by making it public.
(Zero hour, the deadline, is January 11, 2004, 11:59:59 PM, 23:59:59 military time.)
Why the hell are you ppl saying it expires at midnight?!? unless i lost about 2 days by being abducted by aliens, it is still the 8th of January 2004 A.D.
Countdown: 3 days, 6 hours, 39 minutes
The Linux process does not prevent inclusion of code that has been stolen outright, or developed by improper use of proprietary methods and concepts (c) SCO Group
... so if i tie my shoe laces(code) in some weird way behind the door of my room, then come out & let everyone see how SECURE my shoes(computers) are, and then someone ties their shoes a similar way, mimicing my 'proprietary method' i can sue them?
As opposed to closed-source software that dosnt let anyone OUTSIDE of the company's deveopers check for code that may have been 'stolen outright' (i.e. removing BSD copyright notices from source code & inserting it into Unix)
"proprietary methods and concepts"
But if the GPL is not a valid and effective copyright permission, by what right is SCO distributing the copyrighted works of Linux's contributors, and the authors of all the other copyrighted software it currently purports to distribute under GPL? IBM's counterclaim against SCO raises that question with respect to IBM's contributions to the Linux kernel. Under GPL section 6, no redistributor of GPL'd code can add any terms to the license; SCO has demanded that parties using the Linux kernel buy an additional license from it, and conform to additional terms. Under GPL section 4, anyone who violates GPL automatically loses the right to distribute the work as to which it is violating. IBM therefore rightly claims that SCO has no permission to distribute the kernel, and is infringing not only its copyrights, but those of all kernel contributors. Unless SCO can show that the GPL is a valid form of permission, and that it has never violated that permission's terms, it loses the counterclaim, and should be answerable in damages not only to IBM but to all kernel contributors. (Copyright (C) Eben Moglen, 2003. Verbatim copying of this article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.) . .. ... ..
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when, and i mean WHEN, SCO loses this case... i pray to the person/being/spirit of MY choice that every linux kernel developer files a suit against SCO! fuck letting them get bought out by someone (who would, and why?) let them wallow in bankruptcy for all the crap they have spewed. But i must thank them for legal precedent they will bring to the GPL and other such open licences.
i DIDDNT move here in relation to the assasination attempt on Darl McBride's life! I .. uhh ... came here for FAST INTERNET ACCESS!@$!
how many times have you, as a "customer", been asked "can i help you with something" by a "sales associate" when you are "just looking/browsing"? It can get quite annoying
:)
as much as i hate to inform you, most managers require you to ask such questions. For example, at circuit city they have what is called a 10-feet 30 second rule; whic basically means that when a customer comes within 10 feet or has been in your "zone" for at least 30 seconds you must make eye contact & ask if you can help them find anything/if they need help with anything.
Because you are an AC, i will gues that you work at a McDonalds/Wendys & could give a fuck less about your "customers" cuz youget paid by the hour and give a shit less about your service cuz all you do is make burgers or cook fries, and if YOu arent done cooking the fries, they have to pull up past the window untill YOU get happy enuf to take them outta the deep fryer. But im not one to argue with an AC... so dont mind me while i slam a hatchet thru your forehead
The snooty "I want your commitment before you know the details" sales-rep is a total turn-off.
:P), take a '98 BMW M3 for example, the customer might want a total package containing 12"/10" subz & box with a specific style 6"x9" midragnge speakers with crossover/amp/cd changer, i am the unlucky fellow that tells the guy that unless he has the extra umteen hundred dollaros to custom fit/cut 6"x9" speakers into his beamer, he is stuck with standard 5 1/4" round speakers for the front/rear midrange.
I'm not sure that you have ever worked as a sales associate, and if so which comapny you worked for, so i wont jump to any conclusions...
With all due respect, violent.ed, the potential customer is not an interuption of your work- It's the reason for it. Products that sell themselves don't need salespeople.
and likewise, with all due respect, dollar70, products that "sell themselvs" still need people to put the sale into the computer. Take for instance my job, as a circuit city roadshop salesman. my job is to let people know what is the best system/accessory that they can use. sure, some people come in to get a tricked out system, but not every vehicle can contain the top-notch systems that we offer (please no cracks about CC's sytems, not interested
the salesperson is not only there to suck in people who otherwise wouldnt be willing to buy the said product. which brings me back to the original point of my post.
the paid-for tags would be paid for by people who are ginuinly interested in a product that they are looking for and are interested in buying (for the right price/services) at that time.
On the other hand, I can see the hot-chick bait standing out in front of her sucker-booth reprogramming her enhanced "lovegetty" to match every sap that's unlucky enough to fall into the trap.
"lovegetty" ??? Who is this girl and what is her phone #?
rotfl, im glad tos ee im not the only one that has watched that cartoon ;)
the idea behind making people pay for "tags" that would alert investors/suppliers to eachother at a price is a good idea. It would weed out the "just browsing" people.
..." tag would show how much of an interest a particular wearer is REALLY looking for a accomodating solution, (as in a guy wearing a "I NEED A GOOD WATCH" tag, then the "SWATCh/FOSSIL/ROLEX" people can be alerted to a VERY (as comapred to just a "POTENTIAL/WISH I COULD AFFORD") good sale oportunity.
how many times have you, as a "sales associate", asked "can i help you with something," Just to be replied with "oh im just looking/browsing". It can get quite annoying.
So charging for such tags seems quite acceptable. In regards to the price per "tag", the higher the price for each "im looking for
The windows boxen are more expensive because it takes more manpower to keep them running (someone needs to be hired to push the reset button twice a day dont they?).
Cant you like sue MS for illegally breaching a computer system that you own? kinda reminds me of the terrorist act or whatever it was... oh PATRIOT act! yeah, now THAT would be funny, M$ getting sued for terrorist activites.... breaking into privatley owned boxenz at someones residence & "installing unauthorized" software :D
is it just me or are the player models fatter than the pc version. Or is it just the horrible screenshots that gamespot provides.
:P)
I would think that being a console port, it would adjust the collision detection of the projectiles for a less responsive aiming device such as a joystick, but still... making the arctic avenger model look like orah in a jumpsuit is just apalling (just the thought of oprah in ANY kind of jumpsuit, or the thought of oprah herself....)
The textures themselfs seem a bit bland. They lack the crispness that the PC version has, which is acceptable for a console port, but c'mon, i REALLY hope that while im playing on PC with the 'l33t krew' skinny model dosn't mean that i would be a plump fat-ass donut gobbler on someones screen if they are playing on an x_bawx (emphasis on disdain for all 'nex-gen' consoles, the last one i bought was SNES
Ahh i see it now!
... All your mouse are belong to us.
Mickey: Welcome to Epcot!
... is join the ARMY and become a Major. Then he can sue Damon Wayans and Universal Studios!
the Annals of Improbable Research group do. Quite interesting if your extremly bored i might say.
this was reported on TechTV! any worthy slashdotter heard this story 2-3 days ago (not quite sure, ive been drunk the past week or so, so all my days have blurred together.
In any event, the summary is that a pancake has more bubbles in it under a microscope, and kansas is pretty damn flat... blah blah blah
1. Start a fund (EFF can help)
2. Find sum ballsy guy to sign the NDA
3. Have the guy remove the code from the kernel & submit it with a special *FREED FROM SCO CODE* to the kernel mailing list or whatever
4. let him get sued by SCO
5. the fund pays his legal expensens/fines
6. get really really drnk & fart in the general direction of darl mcbride.
While the majority of Linux customers probably would not participate in a SCO licensing program, Haff predicted some companies might be willing to pay SCO for the security of knowing they would not be sued. SCO is "hoping that even if 99 percent of Linux customers laugh in their face, that there will be sufficient large companies who, for what is presumably going to be a relative drop in the bucket of their IT budgets, can potentially eliminate a cloud over their heads," he said.
/* begin evil maniacal laugh */
IF j00 d0nt pay m3 5BILLIOIN dollars i will sue you for using sumthing i own , but i will never show you WHAT your using that is mine!!
Well you could allways put up a TV screen near the bottom of the pole in clear view showing the actual video that is currently being recorded. Sorta like in conveniece stores where you can see your (and my) ugly mug on cam.
;)
Of course the TV would have to be encased in some sort of plexiglass box or sumthin to prevent vandals from smashing the screen with rocks... and sum non-stick stuff that they make those neat shirts out of (the ones where the milk just rolls off the sleeve) so they cant spray paint over the screen
Any financial institution which uses it as such does so at their own risk.
Incorrect, they do it at YOUR risk.
but you have no way of knowing how well it will perform on the next generation of games.
:)
Nor do they have any way of knowing the code for future versions of 3Dmark, which would make it harder to implement "cheating" benchmark optimizations. The same is true for nextgen games. isnt that why they constantly release New Drivers, to add optimizations to make the latest & greatest games work & look better on your existing video card? I think so
This is why the American Judicial system needs to be changed! A party could effectivly file so many frivilous lawsuits, if givin a substantial ammount of money to provide for their own lawyers, to essentially sue someone into bankruptcy... take O.J. Simpson for example, he spent so much money paying Johnny Cock-ran that he had to sell his Heisman trophy & many other things just for the legal costs, and hell he was found INNOCENT of all things, but i wont go into the verdict discussion.
... i still dont know WTF that kinda bullshit that is! if someone is found innocent of a murder, then how could one be held liable for SOMEONE ELSE going into their house & killing people while the owner was "gone" ?!?!
THEN they sued him for "Wrongful Death"
someone please explain this to me.
Sincerely - with a bloody glove - Violent.Ed
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You took down all the other big sites, why do you have to go after me?
The reason he couldn't find any files was that he ignored my hints, and searched for a category name, instead of searching for all files in the category. The search engine searches for titles! (How many movies do you find that are linked to as "Movie: The Matrix"?).
I suppose ignorance is pretty funny
Of course, now the searches return hardly anything anyways, because there are no links to be found
To all the regular users: Just wait until all these slashdot people go away, and this page will be back up
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