It's interesting that often in the same breath, P2P advocates claim that P2P is not about, and for the most part, has nothing to do with software / Intellectual Property theft, than they say things like this:
Where else can I gripe about companies that try to exploit my illegal activities!
Well, which is it? Often they say it with humor, but it's clear that people know what's going on. You can't claim the High Road while admitting to the Low Road; that's called hypocrisy.
I'm a Slashdotter. I don't play games, not into Japanese animation, and don't watch "sci-fi". I guess I really don't care if this series I've never heard about gets picked up or not. But, post a story about some wild advance in RAID technology, I'm there!
I don't go as far as the various trade organizations like the RIAA. But I do believe in Intellectual Property. I don't exactly know why, but it seems right to me that one should be able to own and profit from their ideas.
they are the problem i was speaking of in my original comment. trying to hide the way the code works to prevent something which is mostly harmless.
It is "mostly harmless" that you want to circumvent a system that will let you look at a few pages before you buy? Why would you even want to do that? Are you dishonest? If you're not trying to scam a book, why would you care? Trying to justify bad behavior by saying that Amazon is trying "too hard" to protect their interests is no more than a scam to get something for free from someone who normally sells the same product.
You know what they say, you don't like a product, don't buy it. BUT, Windows being a virtual monopoly, most people have no choice. Yet, simply because WMP is installed as a part of the OS does not mean you have to use it. Just don't use it, no big deal! Don't smoke? Don't use the ciggy lighter in your car. Big deal.
WMP and IE still being installed does not prevent you from using anything else, nor does it degrade the "performence" of the OS. Nothing to see, move along.
The public doesn't feel hurt. Most of the public don't know the difference between Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, QuickTime Player.... They just know that when they double-click something, they expect it to play.
Bullshit. Typical geek bias that non-geeks have no idea.
Anyone who has ever used Real knows that it is AdWare, it's hard not to notice. Quicktime and WMP don't seem to come with a truck-load of ad crap. And, WMP is a very nice product, you must get over your "I-Hate_MicroSloth" bias, and look at the application, not the bazillionaire who owns the company that makes it.
What I have a problem with is the inability to uninstall said media player and other programs without severely hindering the operating system to the point of crashing or worse, incompatibility with programs that don't themselves correctly interface to the default browser, IM client and media player.
The problem is that this is mostly an story told by those who do not like Microsoft products, while the vast majority of people simply don't have these problems. And, in many was, it's just plain hypocritical that major issues with you favorite OS de jur get brushed off as either no existent or very minor, yet things that the vast majority of users don't have problems with get propped up as some huge major issue. In short, it's all politics and religion, and no actual sudstance.
I'm pretty sure the company hasn't dropped a dime in the foundation's pocket.
Don't you remember? BSD and GPL are free as in beer. No cost. Just like music, remember? You remember those pesky RAII guys? Free as in don't have to pay a thin dime free? You feel no reason to pay for corporate sponcered IP, why should I pay for yours?
I'd hate to be Airespace, the company Cisco bought in "desperation". Those guys are going to have a lot of corporate support, 'eh? Or maybe just layoffs.
You can laugh all you want. Funny, sure. All the Linux geeks turning their collective nose up at Red Hat. But, do they have problems? YES! Like this? NO!
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The same people who are using Lycrosis?
Where else can I gripe about companies that try to exploit my illegal activities!
Well, which is it? Often they say it with humor, but it's clear that people know what's going on. You can't claim the High Road while admitting to the Low Road; that's called hypocrisy.
Give it up. I'm not biting.
I'm a Slashdotter. I don't play games, not into Japanese animation, and don't watch "sci-fi". I guess I really don't care if this series I've never heard about gets picked up or not. But, post a story about some wild advance in RAID technology, I'm there!
I don't go as far as the various trade organizations like the RIAA. But I do believe in Intellectual Property. I don't exactly know why, but it seems right to me that one should be able to own and profit from their ideas.
It is "mostly harmless" that you want to circumvent a system that will let you look at a few pages before you buy? Why would you even want to do that? Are you dishonest? If you're not trying to scam a book, why would you care? Trying to justify bad behavior by saying that Amazon is trying "too hard" to protect their interests is no more than a scam to get something for free from someone who normally sells the same product.
But you are talking about open APIs. I'm talking about ignoring something I don't use. Two different problems.
Honestly. Why should you be able to? Amazon SELLS books. It's not an on-line library. That's not the service they are offering.
WMP and IE still being installed does not prevent you from using anything else, nor does it degrade the "performence" of the OS. Nothing to see, move along.
Bullshit. Typical geek bias that non-geeks have no idea.
Anyone who has ever used Real knows that it is AdWare, it's hard not to notice. Quicktime and WMP don't seem to come with a truck-load of ad crap. And, WMP is a very nice product, you must get over your "I-Hate_MicroSloth" bias, and look at the application, not the bazillionaire who owns the company that makes it.
The problem is that this is mostly an story told by those who do not like Microsoft products, while the vast majority of people simply don't have these problems. And, in many was, it's just plain hypocritical that major issues with you favorite OS de jur get brushed off as either no existent or very minor, yet things that the vast majority of users don't have problems with get propped up as some huge major issue. In short, it's all politics and religion, and no actual sudstance.
Factsheet5 used to be good for finding things like this, but they went "tits up".
Horrors! But it's still FREE, so what do you want?
Have you fucked Roland of late?
HEY. I'm a SPY, you know,?? I'm wicked and cool, and the shit, I don't want my you know talk, sort of listened to. GET REAL BROW. It's where it's at.
Your sexual orientation has nothing to do with it except when you make it an issue. The issue is dress standards.
Don't you remember? BSD and GPL are free as in beer. No cost. Just like music, remember? You remember those pesky RAII guys? Free as in don't have to pay a thin dime free? You feel no reason to pay for corporate sponcered IP, why should I pay for yours?
Will it have a patented "one click" Affiliate Program?
I'd hate to be Airespace, the company Cisco bought in "desperation". Those guys are going to have a lot of corporate support, 'eh? Or maybe just layoffs.
Sure, OK. But do you want the job? Or are you more interested in making a "statement" than working in IT?
Outside of Pixar, the actual use of Mac's for animation and effects is still a very small minority.
So they'll be using Linux on Intel?
Get drivers to work? Make it easy for idiots to install apps? Naaa, they have a new kernel to worry about!
But a lot more fun!
Red Hat: Not Cutting Edge But Stable!
But, I don't buy the thread author's premise anyway. I think he's a hacker looking for tips.