I didn't read where it was stated it was an "American" corperation.
And I didn't read where it wasn't. With the parade of pathetic lately it just seemed a logical choice.
You have a totally different agenda "Gore was robbed"
Actually I think the American people were robbed, Gore was incidental.
grow up and fuck off.
Hey, that's pretty tough talk from a gutless, anonymous little pussy like yourself. Sounds like your sack finally dropped and you're feeling frisky with those new hormones. Now you can look forward to your voice changing and getting your first pubes. Your mom will be so proud. Be sure an show her when they start to grow in.
And pathetic at that. The up front method is have it disable itself after x amount of time. The only justification for building an app that operates that way is to build case files and start suing people. Perhaps legal, depending on how the EULA is written, but definitely sleazebag.
Is there any point to low for corporate America to stoop these days? We're going to have to amend the old saying that you can never underestimate the general public to you can never underestimate corporate America. Between RIAA, the MPAA, Microsoft, SCO, Enron, WorldCom, DirecTV, Disney and a raft of others I'm starting to wonder where the bottom of the corporate conduct barrel really lies.
Just seems like every time we hit a low point someone comes along to dig a little deeper.
...Ximian's version, was "different enough" to set user expectations that the experience would be less like Windows, which led to fewer adoption problems.
Interesting point. The differences may be just as important to user acceptance as the similarities. Reflects a point I've tried to make in management discussions: Linux is not better now because it's like Windows, Linux is better because it offers advantages over Windows on many levels. So far I've been the token open source advocate, but the interest level is definitely on the increase. It's not lost on the boss that when the virus-o-d-day comes around our RedHat servers stay online.
Still some acceptance hurdles to cross and some technical improvements needed, but we're getting there. Amazing to me how fast it's gaining ground.
Maybe that's what they started with. Would make sense, wouldn't it? But maybe there's something peculiar enough about their needs that it was easier to start from scratch. They also might have just reverse engineered Office. When you have legions of low-paid programmers working for the state, the level of effort is a non-factor. And it's not like China is worried about an IP infringement charge.
And what a motivational management style, too. Get that code done by Wednesday or we'll ship you off to "re-education" camp!
To demonstrate that if a company starts acting like MS it gets treated like MS. I'd take a hard look at the transition costs moving to SuSe. It'll take some testing, no transition is painless. I like Suse Enterprise servers, so I'll admit to some bias.
Hey, you have to have standards. When a Linux provider starts acting like MS (forced upgrades, ever escalating prices) maybe it's time to bitch-slap them back into line.
On the part of the company sending that letter out. The DMCA may allow them to do that, but I wonder if it shields them from liability for doing so improperly? Seems like you could sue them for defamation, all the pieces are there. They've accused you of being a software pirate, someone else has seen the accusation and you had to spend time (and money) answering the complaint. I'll admit my knowledge on defamation suits is lacking, maybe someone with more legal background could comment. The real meat is punitive damages and I'm not sure what a court would see in this. Reputations are fragile things and to have yours slandered by someone not exercising a reasonable and appropriate level of care (ie looking at the file name before sending the notice) seems pretty serious. I'd probably at least have my lawyer call them. That gets their attention.
He was talking about Linux in one paragraph, but what he said was there was MS IP in open source software. Not sure the way he talks he was saying specifically there was MS IP in Linux. Knowing the way he talks I think he was just making a general statement. And then he switches to talking about cloning. Linux clone from Windows? That's a good one.
Either way the whole IP issue is a freaking hose job. The kind of mess you get when the country is being run by a bunch of ex big business CEO's.
He was right about one thing, this is going to be a sticky issue for open source. Not because I believe they're infringing, but because they don't have the mega-bucks to take on companies like MS and IBM who might claim they're infringing to hang on to their market.
Time to add abusive litigation to the RICO act and for IP reform. Just when you think it can't get any more pathetic, someone steps up and proves me wrong.
To me the threats higher on the list should be:
- product activation
- DRM
- forced upgrades
And the corporate mentality that lets the PR department say, with a straight face, those are things the customer wants.
...on the music industry. A classic case of being dead right. Companies suing their customers, even through a proxy like RIAA, is a losing strategy. There's no way you can put a happy face on billionaires suing college students for a few pennies trying to protect a business model and distribution system that's no longer viable. And, no, I'm not defending file swappers. The whole situation is just pathetic.
And adding to an already bad situation is that moron Congressman from Michigan wanting to make file swapping a federal offense. Just what the Democratic party needs right now, a proposal from one of their own to turn millions of otherwise law-abiding citizen into federal criminals. Brilliant.
Well, the best I can do is take a few of my songs, slap a Creative Commons copyleft license on them and make at least a small effort to make sure there is some content that's legal to trade. I'm half expecting my ISP to get a letter from RIAA about my own material. They remind me of a rabid dog. Sad, sad, sad.
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And I didn't read where it wasn't. With the parade of pathetic lately it just seemed a logical choice.
You have a totally different agenda "Gore was robbed"
Actually I think the American people were robbed, Gore was incidental.
grow up and fuck off.
Hey, that's pretty tough talk from a gutless, anonymous little pussy like yourself. Sounds like your sack finally dropped and you're feeling frisky with those new hormones. Now you can look forward to your voice changing and getting your first pubes. Your mom will be so proud. Be sure an show her when they start to grow in.
Is there any point to low for corporate America to stoop these days? We're going to have to amend the old saying that you can never underestimate the general public to you can never underestimate corporate America. Between RIAA, the MPAA, Microsoft, SCO, Enron, WorldCom, DirecTV, Disney and a raft of others I'm starting to wonder where the bottom of the corporate conduct barrel really lies.
Just seems like every time we hit a low point someone comes along to dig a little deeper.
Don't forget libel and abuse of process.
Wonder if honest users could get class action status?
Interesting point. The differences may be just as important to user acceptance as the similarities. Reflects a point I've tried to make in management discussions: Linux is not better now because it's like Windows, Linux is better because it offers advantages over Windows on many levels. So far I've been the token open source advocate, but the interest level is definitely on the increase. It's not lost on the boss that when the virus-o-d-day comes around our RedHat servers stay online.
Still some acceptance hurdles to cross and some technical improvements needed, but we're getting there. Amazing to me how fast it's gaining ground.
Viva la Penguinista!
Maybe that's what they started with. Would make sense, wouldn't it? But maybe there's something peculiar enough about their needs that it was easier to start from scratch. They also might have just reverse engineered Office. When you have legions of low-paid programmers working for the state, the level of effort is a non-factor. And it's not like China is worried about an IP infringement charge. And what a motivational management style, too. Get that code done by Wednesday or we'll ship you off to "re-education" camp!
To demonstrate that if a company starts acting like MS it gets treated like MS. I'd take a hard look at the transition costs moving to SuSe. It'll take some testing, no transition is painless. I like Suse Enterprise servers, so I'll admit to some bias. Hey, you have to have standards. When a Linux provider starts acting like MS (forced upgrades, ever escalating prices) maybe it's time to bitch-slap them back into line.
On the part of the company sending that letter out. The DMCA may allow them to do that, but I wonder if it shields them from liability for doing so improperly? Seems like you could sue them for defamation, all the pieces are there. They've accused you of being a software pirate, someone else has seen the accusation and you had to spend time (and money) answering the complaint. I'll admit my knowledge on defamation suits is lacking, maybe someone with more legal background could comment. The real meat is punitive damages and I'm not sure what a court would see in this. Reputations are fragile things and to have yours slandered by someone not exercising a reasonable and appropriate level of care (ie looking at the file name before sending the notice) seems pretty serious. I'd probably at least have my lawyer call them. That gets their attention.
Either way the whole IP issue is a freaking hose job. The kind of mess you get when the country is being run by a bunch of ex big business CEO's. He was right about one thing, this is going to be a sticky issue for open source. Not because I believe they're infringing, but because they don't have the mega-bucks to take on companies like MS and IBM who might claim they're infringing to hang on to their market. Time to add abusive litigation to the RICO act and for IP reform. Just when you think it can't get any more pathetic, someone steps up and proves me wrong.
To me the threats higher on the list should be: - product activation - DRM - forced upgrades And the corporate mentality that lets the PR department say, with a straight face, those are things the customer wants.
...on the music industry. A classic case of being dead right. Companies suing their customers, even through a proxy like RIAA, is a losing strategy. There's no way you can put a happy face on billionaires suing college students for a few pennies trying to protect a business model and distribution system that's no longer viable. And, no, I'm not defending file swappers. The whole situation is just pathetic. And adding to an already bad situation is that moron Congressman from Michigan wanting to make file swapping a federal offense. Just what the Democratic party needs right now, a proposal from one of their own to turn millions of otherwise law-abiding citizen into federal criminals. Brilliant. Well, the best I can do is take a few of my songs, slap a Creative Commons copyleft license on them and make at least a small effort to make sure there is some content that's legal to trade. I'm half expecting my ISP to get a letter from RIAA about my own material. They remind me of a rabid dog. Sad, sad, sad.