No, I think the GP is getting at the point that code analyzed in the analysis likely includes critical proprietary software. Software that needs to work and so they invest the time in making sure it does.
Meanwhile, the open source side probably included code that is not critical, based on reverse engineering, or experimental in nature. Not that both the proprietary and open source code bases didn't contain both, but I think the context of the code is quite different.
The results would be much more meaningful if they compared the code quality of GIMP vs Photoshop, Firefox vs IE, or Linux/X/KDE/Gnome vs Windows. Comparing anything in the open source world to code using in NASA missions or medical devices is bad, especially when you include those with useless stuff like xclock or some open source tetris.
For those interested, it sold for $12,500 in Apr 2005. It has had 8 years and two deaths (Neil and NASA manned flights) over that period to help it appreciate in value.
There are a lot of posts acting like this isn't a big deal because it doesn't function all that great yet. Your post is exactly why it is a big deal. Wait until 3D printers can print steel... Or even a heavy and hard plastic. Let alone other applications... Maybe a precision textile printer could make kevlar...
If you pull it out for a mere 1 second. Most of the time, it would be akin to looking at a watch for several minutes at a time. It says "I would rather stare at my watch for minutes than acknowledge you".
By auto-destruction, I wasn't using it in a literal sense. I was talking about the ability for the possibility of decryption to expire. Where the creator can define the computer equivalent to a literal self destruct. Obviously not as good, but close...
You are simply arguing that it is a good thing for people to do with your records as they please. Maybe not in the legal sense, but in the literal sense. A law isn't going to stop a doctor from divulging your personal records to someone you don't want them to. It only stands to try and prevent through the prospect of punishment. DRM could prevent it altogether.
Also, you may personally feel like any doctor can share your info. But what is stopping them from sharing it with others? And what about other people that want it to be more restrictive? Maybe your medical records can be set up with complete freedom to copy.
I am not confusing them. I work with encryption daily. And you can't restrict who or when something is decrypted with simple encryption/decryption. The point of using DRM in that case is to require 3 variables to decrypt; a key, a timeframe, and a piece of hardware. Even if you use just the 1st two, you require DRM.
That is a very good point. However, it is still rude to pull out a smartphone while you are speaking to someone.
The reason earpieces ran into issues was because it is rude to be wearing it when you are not using it. How do I know you aren't talking on it vs talking to me? It would be like someone carrying a phone to their ear all day. When you see someone put a phone up to their ear, your expectation is that they are using it. It just one big confusing mess when you are wearing it all the time.
Google Glass will hit a similar wall. It is simply rude to be in a position to pay attention to something else when in physically communicating with someone else.
There is nothing wrong with DRM. Personally, I think it is not a good idea for music or games. Those are things that should exist perpetually and for your own personal use.
However, it is short sighted to say that DRM should not exist. I brought this up in the previous DRM related thread, but people don't think of its best possible uses.
- When a doctor is sharing your medical information to another doctor, wouldn't you want control over when/where that medical information can be viewed? Wouldn't you want it to self destruct?
- When you work under SEC rules and have to provide your financial statements to management for compliance, wouldn't you want control over where/when those can be viewed?
Yes, it is a bad idea to treat your customers like thieves. But it isn't a bad idea when 3rd parties are distributing your private information to other 3rd parties.
Boy did you take that wrong. Racism and sexism are personal prejudices. I am referring to when those ideas were part of the law. When African Americans and women couldn't vote. And other government enforced prejudices against those classes.
Personal prejudices will always exist for a number of reasons and almost always work both ways.
Everyone is looking at this for use by artists. What about doctors sharing your medical history? EKGs? You bank sharing a detailed statement that "expires".
I want to add that it isn't complex. It sounds like basic contract law. The AMEX part has nothing to do with the real issue. They would be in the same situation no matter how they paid.
The summary was beyond awful. I actually had to read the article to figure this out:
My Pillow - A company that makes pillows Salesforce.com - A company that makes software Personal Credit Card - A My Pillow employee's credit card
My Pillow spent $60k-70k to have software delivered by June 1. It didn't make the date and Salesforce.com said they would have it done by Aug 1 for $125k. Salesforce.com didn't take checks so apparently credit card was the only/best option at the time.
Salesforce.com delivered a product on Aug 1. My Pillow says it wasn't done. That's the dispute. Salesforce.com still charged $125k, but they want $550k more for some reason??? One of the many things not addressed in the article is the contract between Salesforce.com and My Pillow on what Salesforce.com has to deliver. Why did My Pillow think it wasn't complete? If those requirements were outlined in the contract, then Salesforce.com is at fault. Who cares what AMEX will or will not refund. Salesforce.com would be in breach of contract...and I think that is case here, unless My Pillow is stupid and didn't put specifics in the contract.
Does btrfs support the removal of a stripped volume yet? I want to issue a "remove" command, let it re-balance, and then remove that drive. I know the other disk can take on the space. Then I want to add another larger volume, which I know it supports.
I complete agree with what you have. I just want to state that eastern European/Russian staff are FAR better than your typical Indian staff. They should be charging 10x the rate for 10x the productivity.
This holds true for everything but politicians. 300M people in America could fill those jobs, yet some get paid $150k-$200k per year with lifetime benefits.
There is no such thing as a shortage. And large businesses know that as they know what markets are. As you said, they just see the prices are too high, so they claim a shortage...which is all perception.
As an employee, I think there is a shortage of jobs, because they pay too low. We need to add more companies to compete with them. Again, perspective...
It is like here in North Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. There wasn't a gas shortage, because the price would just go up. But then the governor and laws prevented "price gouging" which then emptied all the gas at the stations and moved them into a black market. There was still plenty of gas, but now it was being hoarded or resold at market (higher) prices. Some viewed it as a shortage and it was hard not to when you forced a low price on it.
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No, I think the GP is getting at the point that code analyzed in the analysis likely includes critical proprietary software. Software that needs to work and so they invest the time in making sure it does.
Meanwhile, the open source side probably included code that is not critical, based on reverse engineering, or experimental in nature. Not that both the proprietary and open source code bases didn't contain both, but I think the context of the code is quite different.
The results would be much more meaningful if they compared the code quality of GIMP vs Photoshop, Firefox vs IE, or Linux/X/KDE/Gnome vs Windows. Comparing anything in the open source world to code using in NASA missions or medical devices is bad, especially when you include those with useless stuff like xclock or some open source tetris.
For those interested, it sold for $12,500 in Apr 2005. It has had 8 years and two deaths (Neil and NASA manned flights) over that period to help it appreciate in value.
I would say it sells somewhere around $75,000.
...of which each spinoff component will be more efficient than the whole.
There are a lot of posts acting like this isn't a big deal because it doesn't function all that great yet. Your post is exactly why it is a big deal. Wait until 3D printers can print steel... Or even a heavy and hard plastic. Let alone other applications... Maybe a precision textile printer could make kevlar...
If you pull it out for a mere 1 second. Most of the time, it would be akin to looking at a watch for several minutes at a time. It says "I would rather stare at my watch for minutes than acknowledge you".
You have valid points...
By auto-destruction, I wasn't using it in a literal sense. I was talking about the ability for the possibility of decryption to expire. Where the creator can define the computer equivalent to a literal self destruct. Obviously not as good, but close...
You are simply arguing that it is a good thing for people to do with your records as they please. Maybe not in the legal sense, but in the literal sense. A law isn't going to stop a doctor from divulging your personal records to someone you don't want them to. It only stands to try and prevent through the prospect of punishment. DRM could prevent it altogether.
Also, you may personally feel like any doctor can share your info. But what is stopping them from sharing it with others? And what about other people that want it to be more restrictive? Maybe your medical records can be set up with complete freedom to copy.
I am not confusing them. I work with encryption daily. And you can't restrict who or when something is decrypted with simple encryption/decryption. The point of using DRM in that case is to require 3 variables to decrypt; a key, a timeframe, and a piece of hardware. Even if you use just the 1st two, you require DRM.
Wouldn't you rather block it from being a possibility? Once your records get out, like the Internet, it will never disappear.
That is a very good point. However, it is still rude to pull out a smartphone while you are speaking to someone.
The reason earpieces ran into issues was because it is rude to be wearing it when you are not using it. How do I know you aren't talking on it vs talking to me? It would be like someone carrying a phone to their ear all day. When you see someone put a phone up to their ear, your expectation is that they are using it. It just one big confusing mess when you are wearing it all the time.
Google Glass will hit a similar wall. It is simply rude to be in a position to pay attention to something else when in physically communicating with someone else.
There is nothing wrong with DRM. Personally, I think it is not a good idea for music or games. Those are things that should exist perpetually and for your own personal use.
However, it is short sighted to say that DRM should not exist. I brought this up in the previous DRM related thread, but people don't think of its best possible uses.
- When a doctor is sharing your medical information to another doctor, wouldn't you want control over when/where that medical information can be viewed? Wouldn't you want it to self destruct?
- When you work under SEC rules and have to provide your financial statements to management for compliance, wouldn't you want control over where/when those can be viewed?
Yes, it is a bad idea to treat your customers like thieves. But it isn't a bad idea when 3rd parties are distributing your private information to other 3rd parties.
Boy did you take that wrong. Racism and sexism are personal prejudices. I am referring to when those ideas were part of the law. When African Americans and women couldn't vote. And other government enforced prejudices against those classes.
Personal prejudices will always exist for a number of reasons and almost always work both ways.
Or politics around any group of people that have been wronged in the distant past. It is an attempt at a form of reparations. Like that will help...
But is the sheet you write your music on copyrighted?
And when you give the wrong password, it waits 5 seconds before the next attempt.
But it has wheels! It is a revolutionary change to the telescoping tripod sprinkler industry!
Everyone is looking at this for use by artists. What about doctors sharing your medical history? EKGs? You bank sharing a detailed statement that "expires".
Most people are narrow minded about DRM.
I want to add that it isn't complex. It sounds like basic contract law. The AMEX part has nothing to do with the real issue. They would be in the same situation no matter how they paid.
The summary was beyond awful. I actually had to read the article to figure this out:
My Pillow - A company that makes pillows
Salesforce.com - A company that makes software
Personal Credit Card - A My Pillow employee's credit card
My Pillow spent $60k-70k to have software delivered by June 1. It didn't make the date and Salesforce.com said they would have it done by Aug 1 for $125k. Salesforce.com didn't take checks so apparently credit card was the only/best option at the time.
Salesforce.com delivered a product on Aug 1. My Pillow says it wasn't done. That's the dispute. Salesforce.com still charged $125k, but they want $550k more for some reason??? One of the many things not addressed in the article is the contract between Salesforce.com and My Pillow on what Salesforce.com has to deliver. Why did My Pillow think it wasn't complete? If those requirements were outlined in the contract, then Salesforce.com is at fault. Who cares what AMEX will or will not refund. Salesforce.com would be in breach of contract...and I think that is case here, unless My Pillow is stupid and didn't put specifics in the contract.
$125,000.00; What's your number?
Does btrfs support the removal of a stripped volume yet? I want to issue a "remove" command, let it re-balance, and then remove that drive. I know the other disk can take on the space. Then I want to add another larger volume, which I know it supports.
btrfs solves that if you use a mirrored volumes and snapshots. But again, if you trust btrfs...
I complete agree with what you have. I just want to state that eastern European/Russian staff are FAR better than your typical Indian staff. They should be charging 10x the rate for 10x the productivity.
This holds true for everything but politicians. 300M people in America could fill those jobs, yet some get paid $150k-$200k per year with lifetime benefits.
There is no such thing as a shortage. And large businesses know that as they know what markets are. As you said, they just see the prices are too high, so they claim a shortage...which is all perception.
As an employee, I think there is a shortage of jobs, because they pay too low. We need to add more companies to compete with them. Again, perspective...
It is like here in North Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. There wasn't a gas shortage, because the price would just go up. But then the governor and laws prevented "price gouging" which then emptied all the gas at the stations and moved them into a black market. There was still plenty of gas, but now it was being hoarded or resold at market (higher) prices. Some viewed it as a shortage and it was hard not to when you forced a low price on it.