Why ask Vint Cerf anything at all about the Internet today? Vint Cerf had something to do with the Internet being what it is today, but has little if anything to do with the Internet *today*, and absolutly no influence or input at all in the management of the Internet today. Asking Vint Cerf about the Internet today is like asking Henry Ford about next year's models.
Everything is "beta" at Google. It's an inside "joke". Fact is, it's a product, a shitty product, a product that shouldn't have bee released. The whole Google "beta" thing is old already, and it's no excuse except a silly bad one.
And don't forget that the whole thing could probably be run off a single install of Qmail / Clam / Spamassassin... I man, it works for me, it should work for Hotmail if only they would stop thinking proprietary technology...
He raises several questions that the developers of DRM technologies ought to answer - because not all computers are merely personal entertainment systems for 'content' consumers.
While I think that raising the DRM security issue is valid especially in light of the Sony issue, this particular point that I've quoted is likely to blow up on users because inevitably someone will ask "but why are you running music/media / games on critical machines or work machines or critical work machines anyway? Non-issue, just stop playing music on you work network! Easy!" At least, this is what I see happening.
As well, let's keep in mind that publicly releasing the source is dependent on the public availability of the app itself. Apps developed for in-house use are what we are talking about here with the original question. License fees and code access are not an issue with this type of use.
Using MySQL does not mean having to GPL your applications that access MySQL. Just quit it. That's not the way the GPL works and you know it. I'll wait for the rabid zelots to go into detail, but use some common sense.
It's only free if you GPL your code. Otherwise you need to purchase a commercial license.
That's bullshit, and you know it. Under certain circumstances if I integrate MySQL into my application itself (not just connect to a MySQL server), if I install and run MySQL as an integrated par of my application AND I distribute my application outside my organization than and only than do I have obligations under whatever version of the GPL MySQL uses. The GSA probably isn't going to have this application marketed to the public (or anyone outside the Government). You know these types of rules go for commercial applications, too?
The provided link: If you develop web applications you have probably heard the names JavaServer Faces...
My web apps must be crap, because I've never heard of "JavaServer Faces".
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He's looking for support for a decision already made, so he's looking where he knows we will tell him what he wants to hear. He chose Java Server "Faces", whatever those are.
Mikko Hypponen, director of anti-virus research at the F-Secure Corp., said his company's BlackLight Rootkit Elimination Technology also detected the NProtect directory, which was hidden from the Windows FindFirst/FindNext APIs. "We found out about this when we shipped the first BlackLight beta in March 2005 and started getting reports back from users. Then we tested it in our own labs and confirmed the functionality in Symantec. It's not a huge problem, but I'm glad they've now fixed it," Hypponen said in an interview.
Non-issue. There are better things to hyperventilate about. Move on...
I wonder if you can move in one these things and say "OK, they abandoned it, now it's MINE!"?
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Don't let the facts get in the way of paranoia. And I just have to ask, so what? Most people do not care, many who understand the isse don't mind, and some of those prob get value from this feature. Arn't there more important things to stir up shit about?
The LPRng distribution hasn't been updated since mid-2004, the LPRng project website hasn't been updated since late 2004, and the LPRng mailing list has been dead since the April of 2005. What's going on?
It is a pretty sad statement of the sate of things here when you would rather talk about grammatical mechanics than actually debate the merits of the argument.
The "merits" of his argument are as solid as the piss-poor grammer. And, I think you will find the majority of "eyeballs" at Slashdot today agree.
Don't assume that just because Wikipedia is being scanned by a bunch of eyeballs every day, that Wikipedia must automatically be better fact-checked.
Isn't this the backbone of Open Source's argument of superiority? More eyeballs? So are you saying there may be a critical flaw in this idea? That it might just be blind dogma and politics?
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Why ask Vint Cerf anything at all about the Internet today? Vint Cerf had something to do with the Internet being what it is today, but has little if anything to do with the Internet *today*, and absolutly no influence or input at all in the management of the Internet today. Asking Vint Cerf about the Internet today is like asking Henry Ford about next year's models.
Everything is "beta" at Google. It's an inside "joke". Fact is, it's a product, a shitty product, a product that shouldn't have bee released. The whole Google "beta" thing is old already, and it's no excuse except a silly bad one.
And don't forget that the whole thing could probably be run off a single install of Qmail / Clam / Spamassassin... I man, it works for me, it should work for Hotmail if only they would stop thinking proprietary technology...
Please. These types of "work" systems would not be "critical" in any way that normal humans think of "critical". Re-image and move on.
While I think that raising the DRM security issue is valid especially in light of the Sony issue, this particular point that I've quoted is likely to blow up on users because inevitably someone will ask "but why are you running music /media / games on critical machines or work machines or critical work machines anyway? Non-issue, just stop playing music on you work network! Easy!" At least, this is what I see happening.
As well, let's keep in mind that publicly releasing the source is dependent on the public availability of the app itself. Apps developed for in-house use are what we are talking about here with the original question. License fees and code access are not an issue with this type of use.
Using MySQL does not mean having to GPL your applications that access MySQL. Just quit it. That's not the way the GPL works and you know it. I'll wait for the rabid zelots to go into detail, but use some common sense.
That's bullshit, and you know it. Under certain circumstances if I integrate MySQL into my application itself (not just connect to a MySQL server), if I install and run MySQL as an integrated par of my application AND I distribute my application outside my organization than and only than do I have obligations under whatever version of the GPL MySQL uses. The GSA probably isn't going to have this application marketed to the public (or anyone outside the Government). You know these types of rules go for commercial applications, too?
Wouldn't they call the police? And then where would I get my coffee?
What do you want me to do, masturbate you for being so fucking hip?
My web apps must be crap, because I've never heard of "JavaServer Faces".
He's looking for support for a decision already made, so he's looking where he knows we will tell him what he wants to hear. He chose Java Server "Faces", whatever those are.
Non-issue. There are better things to hyperventilate about. Move on...
I wonder if you can move in one these things and say "OK, they abandoned it, now it's MINE!"?
Don't let the facts get in the way of paranoia. And I just have to ask, so what? Most people do not care, many who understand the isse don't mind, and some of those prob get value from this feature. Arn't there more important things to stir up shit about?
What's with all the crappy stories of late? Since they stopped publishing that Roland dude, it's all been DOWN HILL.
What do you think?
Sounds like it's dead. What's your take?
I guess I'm just SHOCKED that he even knows how to fire up WinXP. What would RMS say?
Didn't Slashdot just run a story about preferential treatment of stories by certain "insider" submitters? Huh?
Just making wild assumptions. This is Slashdot, you know.
The "merits" of his argument are as solid as the piss-poor grammer. And, I think you will find the majority of "eyeballs" at Slashdot today agree.
Toodles...
Isn't this the backbone of Open Source's argument of superiority? More eyeballs? So are you saying there may be a critical flaw in this idea? That it might just be blind dogma and politics?
OK, I didn't get the line break in there, but the quote is complete , as is the capitalization and punctuation.
Of course it works. The Chinese censors know nothing of these complicated "Interweb" tricks.