This doesn't stop you from making OSX run on stock hardware, it just says that if you want to do that, you can't use their source. This basically says you have to reverse engineer in a clean room for it to be legal. This makes things very complicated, since almost anyone who cares enough to reverse engineer is going to have a hard time not being tainted. (Having seen old code wouldn't make you "tainted" though). This would be akin to ReactOS having to stay clear of the Win 2k source that is floating around, except in this case the source is gift-wrapped on their doorstep with a "Do no open!" sticker on it. (This analogy is flawed in that nobody can tell if you opened the present.)
None of those reasons is enough to say "Wait until version 3." That's insane. Unless Firefox has a revamped versioning system now, 3 is going to be a long way off. Wait until 2.1? 2.2? Maybe more reasonable. Let them fix the problems they caused, but that doesn't mean wait for another major release.
Posted from Safari 2.0.4 -- Not waiting until Safari 3 because I can't middle click to close a tab.
That's why you write a concise license, and then a longer essay explaining said license. No use in using lots of legalese to make it more understandable, just make it short and to the point, then write an essay describing it, the ramifications of it, and the spirit of it. The essay should be a collaboration, but only among three to five people. That part won't be binding anyway.
Quit being so short sighted. These are wireless controllers. You're going to lose them. Think four controllers, what are the odds you're not going to lose them at least ten times each? At $5 a pop, this could break you. $200 for a blueray drive you WON'T lose isn't so bad now, is it?
Example time!
To become a Canadian citizen, you must renounce any other citizenships in the process of getting Canadian citizenship. The inverse is also true However, neither country recognizes the renunciation of citizenship done outside the country, so you have dual citizenship, though neither lets you. Each sees you as a citizen of that country, ignoring your other citizenship.
They can't have been gone that long, but a week ago is reasonable. I don't pay tons of attention now, especially since I often launch CS:S through server urls anyway
I've gotta admit, Steam may have been one of the worst ideas ever, but it has been so well executed and managed that I actually like it and think it is great. Kinda wish all these popcap demos weren't cluttering up my game list though... I see this getting out of hand if they aren't careful.
I see it as being as simple as knowing that Wii and PS3 games will all be released in Japan first, while Xbox 360 games debut in the US. Also, the breadth of games for Wii and PS3 in Japan will be wider than the Xbox 360, since not all games make it out of Japan, and not all games make it out of the US. Japan will have more PS3 and Wii games than we will, and fewer Xbox 360 games.
As a private individual, I see no problem. I've considered getting an Xbox for no reason other than hacking it. (Ok, ok, and playing Fusion Frenzy. Mario Party - parts that suck). When you get into the territory of not only hacking an Xbox, but using that to try to turn a profit, that's when it becomes wrong. You're using someone else's money to pad your bottom line. Businesses follow different rules than private individuals. One guy hacking his Xbox vs a company rolling out 100 of these is a big distinction.
No, it's "worth it" if you favor people and health. Deciding someone else's priorities is unethical. If I want to donate $5,000 of your money to the rehabilitation of crash victims, no matter whether I lean toward caring about you, or caring about the victims, I'm using your money for something you didn't agree to. Microsoft pays for these machines for a specific reason, and by hacking them to another purpose, you are using this money for something that was not intended. Realize also that this is not personal use, this is use by someone who may or may not be non-profit, though it is presumably altruistic (Which is why I'm calling it charity, even though it's almost certainly not). I have no right to determine what your money is paying for. I don't care if I'm using Bob's Hitman service's money to help pay to cure cancer. It might be for a good cause, but it's not my money.
I'd say this is unethical use of the hardware, unless they buy it from MS at cost, or MS authorizes it. Part of the cost savings is in the form of a Microsoft subsidy, allowing the hardware to be purchased at a discount in hopes of recovering it later. That cost will never be recovered with this use. MS might donate to charity, but this is forcing their hand.
Maybe this is the true origin of their patent on limiting bandwidth in a social network? If someone gets a Zune and doesn't put any music on it, intending just to walk around and listen to everyone else's, then his bandwidth is going to suck. If his Zune is almost full, maybe he'll get pretty good bandwidth. I imagine the first firmware revision will be prone to gaming it. I await 1 GB Zunes with a CD image of XP Professional.
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Pass the Kool-Aid, you've already drunk enough of it.
This doesn't stop you from making OSX run on stock hardware, it just says that if you want to do that, you can't use their source. This basically says you have to reverse engineer in a clean room for it to be legal. This makes things very complicated, since almost anyone who cares enough to reverse engineer is going to have a hard time not being tainted. (Having seen old code wouldn't make you "tainted" though). This would be akin to ReactOS having to stay clear of the Win 2k source that is floating around, except in this case the source is gift-wrapped on their doorstep with a "Do no open!" sticker on it. (This analogy is flawed in that nobody can tell if you opened the present.)
Nowhere in the spec does it say not to check the length of the SSID. It's a bad implementation of the spec. It is NOT IN EVERYONE'S IMPLEMENTATION.
I don't think you realize that Mother 3 is a fairly new game. It came out this year, in fact.
I laughed out loud. What an iodlot.
None of those reasons is enough to say "Wait until version 3." That's insane. Unless Firefox has a revamped versioning system now, 3 is going to be a long way off. Wait until 2.1? 2.2? Maybe more reasonable. Let them fix the problems they caused, but that doesn't mean wait for another major release.
Posted from Safari 2.0.4 -- Not waiting until Safari 3 because I can't middle click to close a tab.
These are going to be on woot.com by the thousand. Maybe I'll get one in a Baby On Crack.
You just won Slashdot. Congrats.
That's why you write a concise license, and then a longer essay explaining said license. No use in using lots of legalese to make it more understandable, just make it short and to the point, then write an essay describing it, the ramifications of it, and the spirit of it. The essay should be a collaboration, but only among three to five people. That part won't be binding anyway.
Quit being so short sighted. These are wireless controllers. You're going to lose them. Think four controllers, what are the odds you're not going to lose them at least ten times each? At $5 a pop, this could break you. $200 for a blueray drive you WON'T lose isn't so bad now, is it?
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What the hell are you talking about? You have unknowingly meandered off-topic. My coffee pot's internal logic needn't enter this discussion.
Example time! To become a Canadian citizen, you must renounce any other citizenships in the process of getting Canadian citizenship. The inverse is also true However, neither country recognizes the renunciation of citizenship done outside the country, so you have dual citizenship, though neither lets you. Each sees you as a citizen of that country, ignoring your other citizenship.
They can't have been gone that long, but a week ago is reasonable. I don't pay tons of attention now, especially since I often launch CS:S through server urls anyway
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I spoke too soon. Popcap demos are gone.
I've gotta admit, Steam may have been one of the worst ideas ever, but it has been so well executed and managed that I actually like it and think it is great. Kinda wish all these popcap demos weren't cluttering up my game list though... I see this getting out of hand if they aren't careful.
No, not the free ipod with a mac, just the across-the-board student discount they offer.
Did the student discount apply to iPods? I'm almost 100% certain it did, but it seems it doesn't anymore. I was just looking at iPods last night...
This just in, Microsoft has bought out Sony, and is now retroactively manufacturing VAIO notebooks. Microsonyft unavailable for comment.
I see it as being as simple as knowing that Wii and PS3 games will all be released in Japan first, while Xbox 360 games debut in the US. Also, the breadth of games for Wii and PS3 in Japan will be wider than the Xbox 360, since not all games make it out of Japan, and not all games make it out of the US. Japan will have more PS3 and Wii games than we will, and fewer Xbox 360 games.
Japanese youth are batshit crazy over American culture. New theory please.
It's conversion. String 'em up.
As a private individual, I see no problem. I've considered getting an Xbox for no reason other than hacking it. (Ok, ok, and playing Fusion Frenzy. Mario Party - parts that suck). When you get into the territory of not only hacking an Xbox, but using that to try to turn a profit, that's when it becomes wrong. You're using someone else's money to pad your bottom line. Businesses follow different rules than private individuals. One guy hacking his Xbox vs a company rolling out 100 of these is a big distinction.
No, it's "worth it" if you favor people and health. Deciding someone else's priorities is unethical. If I want to donate $5,000 of your money to the rehabilitation of crash victims, no matter whether I lean toward caring about you, or caring about the victims, I'm using your money for something you didn't agree to. Microsoft pays for these machines for a specific reason, and by hacking them to another purpose, you are using this money for something that was not intended. Realize also that this is not personal use, this is use by someone who may or may not be non-profit, though it is presumably altruistic (Which is why I'm calling it charity, even though it's almost certainly not). I have no right to determine what your money is paying for. I don't care if I'm using Bob's Hitman service's money to help pay to cure cancer. It might be for a good cause, but it's not my money.
I'd say this is unethical use of the hardware, unless they buy it from MS at cost, or MS authorizes it. Part of the cost savings is in the form of a Microsoft subsidy, allowing the hardware to be purchased at a discount in hopes of recovering it later. That cost will never be recovered with this use. MS might donate to charity, but this is forcing their hand.
Maybe this is the true origin of their patent on limiting bandwidth in a social network? If someone gets a Zune and doesn't put any music on it, intending just to walk around and listen to everyone else's, then his bandwidth is going to suck. If his Zune is almost full, maybe he'll get pretty good bandwidth. I imagine the first firmware revision will be prone to gaming it. I await 1 GB Zunes with a CD image of XP Professional.