90 is actually rather low. It's almost a standard deviation below the mean, and realize that the mean doesn't mean "smart." Realize that this means that if you look around you at any given moment, you are likely dumber than a large majority of those you see.
TiVo runs linux, which is all but impossible to migrate to GPLv3, nor does Linus want it to happen. Linux development would have to be forked, all pieces whose authors don't agree to GPLv3 would have to be rewritten, and it would have to be separately developed. I doubt there is great fear for TiVo's future as far as the GPLv3 is concerned.
If I remember right, the only reason it didn't work was because people got pissed off because of it. It was a bad idea not based on its merits, but based on the ideological stubbornness to accept something that is proprietary, no matter if it is better or not. You're talking about a group that would have rather used the US Postal Service to distribute/merge/collaborate on source code than Bitkeeper. If you want to go play pool, and all of your friends want to stay home, does that mean you had a bad idea? No, your friends just suck.
Looked to me like the patch just told you that you would be forbidden from loading the modules. I don't know that it actually put any technical limitation on loading those modules. Basically, every time you loaded nv, it would say "Hey, stop that."
Also, Linus is no god, he's just some guy, and in the end his opinion doesn't matter a whole lot. Ignoring his clout, he has no more control over the kernel than I do, nor is he some all-knowing sage. That said, I agree with him fully on this issue - this is stupid. (I actually can't think of anything I've disagreed with him on. Can anyone thing of an instance where he took a blatantly stupid position on something?).
How is this a surprise in any way, shape, or form? This is the way Linus has always been. Anyone who didn't see that response coming is a complete moron. In fact, reading the summary, as soon as I saw the phrase "Surprisingly, Linus chimed in" I was expecting to see that he supported the motion, merely because that would be so surprising. Move along people, this isn't news.
Actually, seems obvious to me that his story is inverted. He didn't leave the company because he wanted to take the moral high road, rather he took the moral high road knowing he intended to leave, therefore avoiding any ill consequences for it. Had he wanted to keep his job, I think he would have toed the line just like everyone else.
I promise that was my second guess. And yeah, SDL was what I was talking about. Man, it's been a while. Last time I was really on there was when the S-DD1 was still black magic. Di you ever get that one racing game with the gun in the hood working? (Had to)
Yeah, last I saw though all the non-windows ports were a bit lacking. Just curious, what's your board name? I haven't been around in a long time, haha. I used to hang out on Zsnes boards a lot. My guess is MaxSt.
ZSNES is written in almost all ASM (Last I saw? There were stirrings of C/C++ conversions, but the task was monumental). Insanely non-portable. I couldn't even read your post after that.
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
90 is actually rather low. It's almost a standard deviation below the mean, and realize that the mean doesn't mean "smart." Realize that this means that if you look around you at any given moment, you are likely dumber than a large majority of those you see.
TiVo runs linux, which is all but impossible to migrate to GPLv3, nor does Linus want it to happen. Linux development would have to be forked, all pieces whose authors don't agree to GPLv3 would have to be rewritten, and it would have to be separately developed. I doubt there is great fear for TiVo's future as far as the GPLv3 is concerned.
That's why my iPod stays in my pocket and my Mac is my desktop. I don't want those people talking to me; they already do too much of that as it is.
Since when do we measure energy in gallons? Useless measurements are... useless.
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Q: What's the difference between an onion and an orange?
A: I don't cry when I chop up an orange.
Your analogy would work if anyone ever referred to smoking as a disease. Never heard the ever.
I also think people tend to jump on the "let's call it a disease" bandwagon. I, personally, like being drunk. Does that make me an alcoholic?
If I remember right, the only reason it didn't work was because people got pissed off because of it. It was a bad idea not based on its merits, but based on the ideological stubbornness to accept something that is proprietary, no matter if it is better or not. You're talking about a group that would have rather used the US Postal Service to distribute/merge/collaborate on source code than Bitkeeper. If you want to go play pool, and all of your friends want to stay home, does that mean you had a bad idea? No, your friends just suck.
Looked to me like the patch just told you that you would be forbidden from loading the modules. I don't know that it actually put any technical limitation on loading those modules. Basically, every time you loaded nv, it would say "Hey, stop that." Also, Linus is no god, he's just some guy, and in the end his opinion doesn't matter a whole lot. Ignoring his clout, he has no more control over the kernel than I do, nor is he some all-knowing sage. That said, I agree with him fully on this issue - this is stupid. (I actually can't think of anything I've disagreed with him on. Can anyone thing of an instance where he took a blatantly stupid position on something?).
How is this a surprise in any way, shape, or form? This is the way Linus has always been. Anyone who didn't see that response coming is a complete moron. In fact, reading the summary, as soon as I saw the phrase "Surprisingly, Linus chimed in" I was expecting to see that he supported the motion, merely because that would be so surprising. Move along people, this isn't news.
But I hope they do something about people deleting my site over and over again and replacing it with some crap.
My site (If it hasn't been deleted!)
Just kidding/avoiding a troll-mod!
The fictitious phaser gun whatevers wouldn't be patentable, but I imagine the toy phaser gun whatevers came shortly after, and those would be.
Poor guy, must suck to be the first president to be criticized by the opposition party.
Actually, seems obvious to me that his story is inverted. He didn't leave the company because he wanted to take the moral high road, rather he took the moral high road knowing he intended to leave, therefore avoiding any ill consequences for it. Had he wanted to keep his job, I think he would have toed the line just like everyone else.
Ah, that's good, haha. Guess I forgot the exact wording of that filter. znes -> PlAyStAtIoN 3 eMuLaToR was interesting, too.
I promise that was my second guess. And yeah, SDL was what I was talking about. Man, it's been a while. Last time I was really on there was when the S-DD1 was still black magic. Di you ever get that one racing game with the gun in the hood working? (Had to)
Yeah, last I saw though all the non-windows ports were a bit lacking. Just curious, what's your board name? I haven't been around in a long time, haha. I used to hang out on Zsnes boards a lot. My guess is MaxSt.
ZSNES is written in almost all ASM (Last I saw? There were stirrings of C/C++ conversions, but the task was monumental). Insanely non-portable. I couldn't even read your post after that.
Yeah. That's the joke.
Funny that you say that. They were looking to recruit _DEMO_.
Eh, Japanese/Economics major. Don't know as much as I should though, heh. heta da yo.
I was under the impression that it was never really Free software in any sense of the word.
surasshudotto shita.