True, but this does lower the bar for those interested to get involved in development. Before, you had to go through a process of registering to be a developer. Now, you can check out the code and see if you've got what it takes before making the plunge.
1) Free Software projects, as they stand now, don't conform to all the necessary standards to be considered "trusted" in the formal sense of that word.
2) Almost nobody cares. I certainly don't. Nuclear power plants, NASA Mission Control, and the CIA care but I don't. Let them use something else.
3) Trusted doesn't mean Linux, OpenBSD, or xpilot suck, it just means that we have no idea if they meet the appropriate standards. Now, if some enterprising company would like to take the source code and go through the rigorous and expensive process of testing it and making it conform, I'd think that was pretty cool. The source code is out there, and they're welcome to it. This is Free Software, remember.
Well, Cathedrals last a long time in part because of the materials used. If they had used wood and plaster, they wouldn't be there right now. Similarly, if bazaars were built out of heavy stone, they'd last a very long time. Either way, the materials used have nothing to do with the analogy.
Of course, this seems likely to involve them striking out on their own, something many will find hard, if not impossible, to do...
Precisely. And this is what the record labels are counting on. They make their money from distribution and the artists make almost nothing. When artists have the opportunity to distribute their music independently (which means lower prices for consumers, higher profits for musicians, and no profits for the record company) it spells trouble.
Are you sure they'll use Cocoa? I would think they'd use Carbon since they already have Office et al with that API. If you have proof of their writing it in Cocoa please let me know.
the world would be a much better place! Seriously, if MS does this thing with Cocoa (AKA OpenStep) it's just a simple "make; make install" because we have GNUstep! However, I doubt that they'll be using Cocoa. It just works too well for MS to use it....
Maybe not, but I can almost guarantee that it will be stamped out somehow. We have a local talk show host who said on the air that people didn't have to fill out the census. The Census Bureau sent a letter to the radio station threatening legal action for his statement unless he was fired! They canned him. The way our freedoms are being attacked really scares me.
I find it hard to believe that CNN actually researches their stuff (at least, not objectively). Now, filtered I can understand. They are, after all, the Clinton News Network.
Come to think of it, I seem to remember reading somewhere that most of the O2 on earth is produced not by trees, but by algae. Does this ring any bells for anyone?
That's my understanding, yes. Something like 70% I think.
But what about those who want to distribute their *own* music? When I finish school and start composing and producing my own music, I definitely plan on releasing it independently rather than surrender all my rights to the record companies. *That* is the real reason recording companies don't like GNUtella, Newsreader software that has the capability of using attachments, etc. They don't want to lose their monopolies on distribution.
As I understand it, Napster is meant for "sharing files," *not* "sharing pirated music." I know for a fact that GNUtella was designed with "sharing files" in mind.
Would you also say that "guns are illegal because they are designed for stimulating murder"? I wouldn't.
I swear to you, it's the God's honest truth, but I bet 90% of you out there have already rejected it simply because that ain't how it happened in the history books you read in school.
I have found this to be so true. There are still so many out there who believe the story about George Washington and his father's cherry tree or that the War Between the States was all about slavery, or whatever. I wish you had continued to say that the primary reason for school is to propagate that which the government wishes its citizens to believe.
Look at Communism in the 50's; what a joke that was. McCarthy was an idiot.
Granted, the whole thing was silly; but some of the things he claimed were actually true. There were indeed Soviet operatives in the State Department as well as in the various Communist organizations within the US (including the ACLU, curiously enough). With Project Verdana and the recent opening of KGB documents, we have found out just how much was going on. In a way, it's kind of funny how between all the skullduggery and nuclear scares going on, somehow the world is still here and everything turned out just fine! I agree that McCarthy was wrong to do the things he did, though.
It's all about power and them keeping it... and keeping it from us, the ones who actually deserve it and who might even be able to use it wisely without exploiting everyone along the way to keep it.
Correct again. It's amazing how much state, local, and individual freedoms and jurisdiction have been trampled by the central government and even by international governments. I'm appalled by the amount of international legislation our government is subjecting us to.
I'm a musician, and I would dearly love to have one of these things to set up a realtime synthesis/audio processing engine for jamming through MIDI. I consider that to be a "home use."
I used to do quite a bit with POVRAY and 3D modelling. It would be neat to have a machine that could render a frame in a few seconds (instead of 20-30 minutes). That would really cut down on the time required to develop a scene.
If you don't like what someone is saying, leave the chat room/message board/etc.Or better yet, oppose them with a better argument. Most people aren't saying things to be offensive, they're saying them because they really believe in them. If you disagree enough to get upset about it, persuade them to change their mind!
I'm sure working on open source projects at 13 helps you learn a lot, but there are design fundamentals and lots of underlying knowledge necessary about compilers, and assembly, and hardware, that you need to have to really understand what's going on.
You're not suggesting that a formal education is necessary for this are you? Things like fundamentals of design are learned primarily through thought experiment and observation of the work of others. Great artists and composers of the past, for example, learned all about formal structure and design by examining the work of others and testing their own ideas. Learning how processors and compilers work and learning about how data types are stored and so on can be done with experimentation as well. Really, unless you have the personal curiosity to do this, you won't learn anything even if you do attend a "good" school.
This isn't about Metallica. (I have my serious doubts that anyone actually listens to Metallica anyway. I mean, Metallica? Get real.) Anyway, this is really about stopping individual musicians from publishing their music without going through a major record label.
The recording industry forces artists to sign restrictive contracts that take the rights away from the artist. All the money from these albums goes straight into the pocket of record executives, not the musicians.
This was easy to sustain as long as recording and distribution were expensive and complicated processes. With cheaper electronic and recording equipment, it became easier to make high-quality recordings of your music independently. However, until the MP3/Internet distribution channel came along, the record labels still controlled sales in stores and airplay on radio.
Now, musicians can write music, record and produce it themselves for low cost, and distribute it over the Internet with out even seeing a restrictive license. This is what the record labels fear, not some loser pirating a Metallica song.
If they can squash independent distribution channels, they can guarantee a monopoly.
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True, but this does lower the bar for those interested to get involved in development. Before, you had to go through a process of registering to be a developer. Now, you can check out the code and see if you've got what it takes before making the plunge.
2) Almost nobody cares. I certainly don't. Nuclear power plants, NASA Mission Control, and the CIA care but I don't. Let them use something else.
3) Trusted doesn't mean Linux, OpenBSD, or xpilot suck, it just means that we have no idea if they meet the appropriate standards. Now, if some enterprising company would like to take the source code and go through the rigorous and expensive process of testing it and making it conform, I'd think that was pretty cool. The source code is out there, and they're welcome to it. This is Free Software, remember.
Well, Cathedrals last a long time in part because of the materials used. If they had used wood and plaster, they wouldn't be there right now. Similarly, if bazaars were built out of heavy stone, they'd last a very long time. Either way, the materials used have nothing to do with the analogy.
I think it only works this way with (TM) violations, not copyright. But IANAL, of course.
Precisely. And this is what the record labels are counting on. They make their money from distribution and the artists make almost nothing. When artists have the opportunity to distribute their music independently (which means lower prices for consumers, higher profits for musicians, and no profits for the record company) it spells trouble.
I think the Jewish Talmud has something like this too. (Commentary surrounding the main text). It isn't really like hyper linking I guess, but...
If this is true, then it's almost a simple matter of "make; make install". GNUstep is becoming more complete all the time.
Are you sure they'll use Cocoa? I would think they'd use Carbon since they already have Office et al with that API. If you have proof of their writing it in Cocoa please let me know.
the world would be a much better place! Seriously, if MS does this thing with Cocoa (AKA OpenStep) it's just a simple "make; make install" because we have GNUstep! However, I doubt that they'll be using Cocoa. It just works too well for MS to use it....
Maybe not, but I can almost guarantee that it will be stamped out somehow. We have a local talk show host who said on the air that people didn't have to fill out the census. The Census Bureau sent a letter to the radio station threatening legal action for his statement unless he was fired! They canned him. The way our freedoms are being attacked really scares me.
Heh. Do you realize how many musicians are *still* using Atari STs? A lot.
You mean taking away the licenses of all those who were run over with the truck, right?
It would have been fair if he had been sued instead of being arrested
If something you say about someone is true then it isn't libel.
No, he would be sued. There is a huge difference between the two.
The difference is that this kid isn't being sued--he was arrested.
I find it hard to believe that CNN actually researches their stuff (at least, not objectively). Now, filtered I can understand. They are, after all, the Clinton News Network.
That's my understanding, yes. Something like 70% I think.
I know the CS curriculum.
As I understand it, Napster is meant for "sharing files," *not* "sharing pirated music." I know for a fact that GNUtella was designed with "sharing files" in mind.
Would you also say that "guns are illegal because they are designed for stimulating murder"? I wouldn't.
I have found this to be so true. There are still so many out there who believe the story about George Washington and his father's cherry tree or that the War Between the States was all about slavery, or whatever. I wish you had continued to say that the primary reason for school is to propagate that which the government wishes its citizens to believe.
Look at Communism in the 50's; what a joke that was. McCarthy was an idiot.
Granted, the whole thing was silly; but some of the things he claimed were actually true. There were indeed Soviet operatives in the State Department as well as in the various Communist organizations within the US (including the ACLU, curiously enough). With Project Verdana and the recent opening of KGB documents, we have found out just how much was going on. In a way, it's kind of funny how between all the skullduggery and nuclear scares going on, somehow the world is still here and everything turned out just fine! I agree that McCarthy was wrong to do the things he did, though.
It's all about power and them keeping it... and keeping it from us, the ones who actually deserve it and who might even be able to use it wisely without exploiting everyone along the way to keep it.
Correct again. It's amazing how much state, local, and individual freedoms and jurisdiction have been trampled by the central government and even by international governments. I'm appalled by the amount of international legislation our government is subjecting us to.
I'm a musician, and I would dearly love to have one of these things to set up a realtime synthesis/audio processing engine for jamming through MIDI. I consider that to be a "home use."
I used to do quite a bit with POVRAY and 3D modelling. It would be neat to have a machine that could render a frame in a few seconds (instead of 20-30 minutes). That would really cut down on the time required to develop a scene.
You could compile the kernel really fast! ;-)
If you don't like what someone is saying, leave the chat room/message board/etc.Or better yet, oppose them with a better argument. Most people aren't saying things to be offensive, they're saying them because they really believe in them. If you disagree enough to get upset about it, persuade them to change their mind!
You're not suggesting that a formal education is necessary for this are you? Things like fundamentals of design are learned primarily through thought experiment and observation of the work of others. Great artists and composers of the past, for example, learned all about formal structure and design by examining the work of others and testing their own ideas. Learning how processors and compilers work and learning about how data types are stored and so on can be done with experimentation as well. Really, unless you have the personal curiosity to do this, you won't learn anything even if you do attend a "good" school.
You mean, Win95 has security? Where? How can I enable it? ;-)
The recording industry forces artists to sign restrictive contracts that take the rights away from the artist. All the money from these albums goes straight into the pocket of record executives, not the musicians.
This was easy to sustain as long as recording and distribution were expensive and complicated processes. With cheaper electronic and recording equipment, it became easier to make high-quality recordings of your music independently. However, until the MP3/Internet distribution channel came along, the record labels still controlled sales in stores and airplay on radio.
Now, musicians can write music, record and produce it themselves for low cost, and distribute it over the Internet with out even seeing a restrictive license. This is what the record labels fear, not some loser pirating a Metallica song.
If they can squash independent distribution channels, they can guarantee a monopoly.