Fine. But since the software is Free, what is to stop one of the subscribers from re-distributing it for no cost, and why have they not widely done so (I could not find Cedega on RPMFind, for instance)?
Do Transgaming distribute the GPL Wine and their own components separately, and then use the "Mere Aggregation" clause to retain exclusive distribution rights over their extensions?
By that argument, a parent would be able to forcibly tattoo or pierce a 15-year-old against their will.
At the end of the day, any kind of physical implant requires physical co-operation, which you do not have to provide at any age (although it would be a lot harder when you are too small or young to resist).
Most importantly, none of this overwork was actually enforced by management.
And neither could it be in the EU. The Working Time Regulations caps mandatory hours at 48 per week. Companies and managers have no power to insist on anything greater than this (unless you sign an "opt-out" into your contract).
IE would still be installed, it would just not be set as the default. Microsoft are legally obliged to allow this - it is part of that "Set Program Access and Defaults" page that is added as part of XPSP1 in response to a court order.
I don't know about jacking up the price though, they could probably get away with this for a while but they could be hit with some very nasty antitrust suits over it.
FC2 was a rush job. They even said as much in their schedule.
Hopefully FC3 and subsequent releases will be a marked improvement. There is really no excuse for things that worked in FC1 not working in FC2 (like using HOME/END in gnome-terminal, for instance).
Our ability to think and reason was not the product of evolution, but was deliberately chosen for us. Perhaps this is a thought that should again be applied to the creation of software.
Congratulations on successfully injecting unscientific religious dogma into an otherwise intelligent discourse on a scientific topic.
Actually I don't think most scientists give a hoot about whether creationists are right or wrong.
In contrast to the attitudes of religious institutions, the validity of a scientific position is not affected by the number of people who believe in it. Most scientists are interested only in the truth, and if that means discarding well-established scientific theories in favour of new evidence, then so be it.
You are confusing the judicial branch with the legislative branch.
Legislators make decisions based on their (usually corporate) interests. Judges make decisions based on their legal experience, which are usually reasonably sound (even when you don't agree with them).
Yes, but have they caused those people to start buying music?
Probably not, but they have caused those people and many others to stop sharing music online, which may cause other people who would have downloaded (but no longer can) to buy music instead.
The Creative Archive is a really exciting venture and one of the projects that gives me small hope that the British Government may yet get the hang of copyright and online content.
The BBC almost certainly has got the hang of online content and copyright, but the BBC is not the British Government: it is an entirely independent organisation funded by the TV License (which is authorised and enforced by the government).
By contrast, the government is all too happy to jump onto Corporate America's IP bandwagon, with its Super-DMCA laws*, support for software patents and other such nonsense.
K
* In fact the Copyright and Regulated Relations Act 2002 passed in the UK makes it illegal to do anything that bypasses copy protection, not just traffic in "devices" as in the US. I guess marking a CD with a magic marker is now a criminal offense in the UK.
What on Earth has gender got to do with child safety?
Clearly in some cases it might be necessary or desirable to prove your age, but unless the chatroom is supposed to be an online matchmaking service I fail to see what the presence of a Y chromosome has to do with anything.
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Do Transgaming distribute the GPL Wine and their own components separately, and then use the "Mere Aggregation" clause to retain exclusive distribution rights over their extensions?
Is this not a violation of the GPL, and exactly the sort of thing it was written to prevent?
At the end of the day, any kind of physical implant requires physical co-operation, which you do not have to provide at any age (although it would be a lot harder when you are too small or young to resist).
No, under David Blunkett a Public Meeting is now a terrorist act, and as such is non-patentable.
I don't know about jacking up the price though, they could probably get away with this for a while but they could be hit with some very nasty antitrust suits over it.
Hopefully FC3 and subsequent releases will be a marked improvement. There is really no excuse for things that worked in FC1 not working in FC2 (like using HOME/END in gnome-terminal, for instance).
In contrast to the attitudes of religious institutions, the validity of a scientific position is not affected by the number of people who believe in it. Most scientists are interested only in the truth, and if that means discarding well-established scientific theories in favour of new evidence, then so be it.
The fact that they might both be referred to as "intellectual property" does not change the fact that they are two completely different ball games.
Legislators make decisions based on their (usually corporate) interests. Judges make decisions based on their legal experience, which are usually reasonably sound (even when you don't agree with them).
If enough people with money and influence agree, they'll change.
There is a huge difference.
You have left an unnecessary "invent" step in there.
By contrast, the government is all too happy to jump onto Corporate America's IP bandwagon, with its Super-DMCA laws*, support for software patents and other such nonsense.
K
* In fact the Copyright and Regulated Relations Act 2002 passed in the UK makes it illegal to do anything that bypasses copy protection, not just traffic in "devices" as in the US. I guess marking a CD with a magic marker is now a criminal offense in the UK.
Given that this lawsuit is a threat to Sun, Microsoft and IBM, anybody want to take bets on how long Kodak will prevail?
Because laws restricting encryption will never fly. Oh wait...
However, children should not be discussing this sort of thing online at all, particularly if they can be identified.
If you're not prepared to talk about it on the bus, don't talk about it online.
Clearly in some cases it might be necessary or desirable to prove your age, but unless the chatroom is supposed to be an online matchmaking service I fail to see what the presence of a Y chromosome has to do with anything.
Now all we need is for an RPM of 1.0pr to appear in the Fedora update repository, which does not seem to have happened as yet.