Just look at the IBM/SCO case to see how IBM works in a court of law. While this case is not about patents per say, it is impressive to watch the IBM legal machine in action. A business would have to be insane (or clueless) to pick a patent fight with IBM. Of course, Microsoft has enough money to overcome a certain level of insanity.
"Often you see things selling on there for more than you would pay in a shop"
This is not an unusual thing for auctions. Quite often, a person will get caught up in the excitement and desire for an item and as a result, they pay more than the item is worth. I always decide on a price that I'm willing to pay and don't go over that price. For example, I was trying to buy a very nice snare drum last weekend. I set my top bid at $200 because that was the value (to me) of that snare drum. I was beat out by another bidder who won for $202.50. Was I foolish for not going higher? I don't think so. I had my limit and stuck to it. The other bidder might have been willing to a lot higher.
It is hard to know what really went on, but on the surface, it looks like Linspire is at least guilty of being sloppy. While this does not excuse anything, "most" businesses are sloppy about one thing or another. The important thing, is waht is done to fix the situation, once you are aware of it. When you have wronged someone, it is time to make things right.
I like simple interfaces. While I use Firefox for most of my browsing, I also like Dillo a lot. The new Google interface reminds of how many websites come up in Dillo. While Dillo lacks many features, (that other browsers include by default) this is done by design. It is supposed to be very lightweight and for many browsing tasks, Dillo works just fine. It's good to see that Google is going for less clutter and overhead, while so many others are charging in the other direction.
Yes, Bush does want to create a legacy. However, I think the deeper reason is that China is going to the moon. The USA can't afford to be second in the space race. It's much about who's on top in the world. Yes, we've been to the moon before, but we can't allow China to exploit it exclusively. Mars is the next logical step to be #1. The Beagle II failed, but the two rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, have definitely maintained the USA's superiority in Mars exploration.
Licensing - I like the fact that I can use software licensed under the GPL and not worry about the license. Other licensing schemes have become so onerous. Shrinkwrap and sneakwrap, just to name a couple. Also, companies write into their licenses that they can change the EULA at any time, just by posting an update (non-obvious) on their website! I like the GPL. Anyone can understand it.
Cold war or not, the U.S. in a race with China. It's a race on many fronts, not just space exporation and exploitation. It's about ideologies, economics, innovation, national pride, military might, among others.
I must admit that I have never been called that before!;)
Whether you believe the Genesis account or not, (or in God for that matter), my intent was only to draw attention to the possible ramifications of this (Microsoft) revealed code. It is worthwhile to point out possible problems for anyone who does, or wants to some time in the future, contribute to open source software when they have exposure to proprietary source code.
I don't want to go off-topic here to debate the Genesis account. However, Answers In Genesis is a good website for information on this subject.
So remember folks, don't download it, or look at it, or attempt to build it! It is evil, and answers only to the hand of The Dark One.
Genesis 3
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
The account continues in verse seven if you don't know how it turned out. I agree with Groklaw's advice. Leave it be!
"It's quite unusual to have a single computer for the whole mission," Scuderi said, adding that many missions tend to have redundant systems as a guard against failure.
Now, while having two rovers is a form of redundancy, wouldn't it be wise to have some redundancy on each individual rover? I understand that there are concerns like weight and budget, but wouldn't some redundancy be a good form or risk management?
So MS is going to nickle and dime people to death. Who would have guessed...
I think there is more to this than nickels and dimes. This is about setting legal precedent. (BTW IANAL) Intellectual property, patent, trade secret, and copyright laws are becoming an ever important revenue stream. Why didn't they enforce this when they received the patent?
This is also about erecting a barrier to competition. They can't innovate enough value to sell their goods. They have to rely on their patent portfolio to keep the revenue up.
...as long as it stays optional. This is classic change management. First, they have to get the technology out there on the majority of the systems. The "optional" feature makes it look less threatening. Next, people get used to it. Finally, the bridges are burned and you can't go back.
Google is trying to level the playing field, so that no one site can dominate the results.
There are the paid links at the top and side. Sometimes this is really useful for finding a commerce site when it gets hard to pick out a good one from the raw search results.
this makes Megan's liability at least $825,000, at most a mere $165,000,000.
I wonder how the RIAA comes up with the damages. If she is proven guilty, there would need to be proof that the damages are really this high. The $3,500 seems to be closer to the right penalty for stealing about 1,000 songs. You can buy songs online for 99 cents, so this is about 3.5 times the street price. I would assume that the larger sums are based on some research as to the impact of wider sharing, but it certainly is a number that would scare most anyone into settling.
Whenever you put two teams or organizations side by side there will be differences as to which team is most effective or successful. Usually the team that is pulling together towards a higher goal will achieve more. Compare two project teams, one with a shared vision that has value, versus a team that is told what to do by the boss because the boss says it is the right thing to do. Which team will perform better? I would place my bets on the team with a shared vision that produces real value. If you have ever been part of an organization with esprit de corps, you will know what I mean.
If their EULA resticts usage to the one who purchased the jig, what do you do in a larger shop? Someone in purchasing buys the jig for a worker on the shop floor to use. The one using it is not the one who bought it. What about three shifts?
This vehicle is strictly a concept car. Not too many will be sold at this price.
The real front in the auto wars is the hybrids. Toyota is taking the lead on this. The US automakers are being left in the dust in this market segment. Check out this article. When hybrids go mainstream, it will be like the 70's when the US automakers were so far behind in quality.
Any software installed on your computer should be explicitly installed. It is wrong that rights are given away by an EULA. Most folks don't read the license agreement, they just want to use the software they bought. Most folks don't have a lawyer to advise them on the intricacies of the contract (so called) they have just entered in to.
People do have a choice to use free software, but most are not aware of this choice. It's a consumer market and sadly, the market for computer software needs some oversight to provide consumer protection. Oh, if only the average consumer would wake up and vote with their wallet! What has recently happened with TurboTax is a good example of what could happen with other products.
There really is a lot of room for improvement. I have been trying to convince some of my friends at work to try tabbed browsing at home. (We don't get to use this great productivity enhancement at work because we are locked into IE.) They say they will try it, but don't instal the software. I probably need to make some housecalls, but I really don't like working on other people's home PC's, if I can avoid it.
SGI has certainly demonstrated due-diligence, not only in how code was orignially released to Linux, but in how any code with the "appearance" of possible infringement is removed. I'm certain that IBM had equally good controls on software contributions.
Once again, some corporation is trying to make money off of a recognized name. I'm so tired of the Breck commercials on the radio. But, Packard Bell made a good run of it with their bargain priced PC's! One thing's for sure, the new Red Herring will never be like the original. (Not that I really liked it.)
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Just look at the IBM/SCO case to see how IBM works in a court of law. While this case is not about patents per say, it is impressive to watch the IBM legal machine in action. A business would have to be insane (or clueless) to pick a patent fight with IBM. Of course, Microsoft has enough money to overcome a certain level of insanity.
"Often you see things selling on there for more than you would pay in a shop"
This is not an unusual thing for auctions. Quite often, a person will get caught up in the excitement and desire for an item and as a result, they pay more than the item is worth. I always decide on a price that I'm willing to pay and don't go over that price. For example, I was trying to buy a very nice snare drum last weekend. I set my top bid at $200 because that was the value (to me) of that snare drum. I was beat out by another bidder who won for $202.50. Was I foolish for not going higher? I don't think so. I had my limit and stuck to it. The other bidder might have been willing to a lot higher.
It is hard to know what really went on, but on the surface, it looks like Linspire is at least guilty of being sloppy. While this does not excuse anything, "most" businesses are sloppy about one thing or another. The important thing, is waht is done to fix the situation, once you are aware of it. When you have wronged someone, it is time to make things right.
I like simple interfaces. While I use Firefox for most of my browsing, I also like Dillo a lot. The new Google interface reminds of how many websites come up in Dillo. While Dillo lacks many features, (that other browsers include by default) this is done by design. It is supposed to be very lightweight and for many browsing tasks, Dillo works just fine. It's good to see that Google is going for less clutter and overhead, while so many others are charging in the other direction.
Yes, Bush does want to create a legacy. However, I think the deeper reason is that China is going to the moon. The USA can't afford to be second in the space race. It's much about who's on top in the world. Yes, we've been to the moon before, but we can't allow China to exploit it exclusively. Mars is the next logical step to be #1. The Beagle II failed, but the two rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, have definitely maintained the USA's superiority in Mars exploration.
Licensing - I like the fact that I can use software licensed under the GPL and not worry about the license. Other licensing schemes have become so onerous. Shrinkwrap and sneakwrap, just to name a couple. Also, companies write into their licenses that they can change the EULA at any time, just by posting an update (non-obvious) on their website! I like the GPL. Anyone can understand it.
Cold war or not, the U.S. in a race with China. It's a race on many fronts, not just space exporation and exploitation. It's about ideologies, economics, innovation, national pride, military might, among others.
..."who gets paid to take surveys onling for a" multi-level network marketing "company that"...
Whether you believe the Genesis account or not, (or in God for that matter), my intent was only to draw attention to the possible ramifications of this (Microsoft) revealed code. It is worthwhile to point out possible problems for anyone who does, or wants to some time in the future, contribute to open source software when they have exposure to proprietary source code.
I don't want to go off-topic here to debate the Genesis account. However, Answers In Genesis is a good website for information on this subject.
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
The account continues in verse seven if you don't know how it turned out. I agree with Groklaw's advice. Leave it be!
"It's quite unusual to have a single computer for the whole mission," Scuderi said, adding that many missions tend to have redundant systems as a guard against failure.
Now, while having two rovers is a form of redundancy, wouldn't it be wise to have some redundancy on each individual rover? I understand that there are concerns like weight and budget, but wouldn't some redundancy be a good form or risk management?
How did they find a parking space?
This is also about erecting a barrier to competition. They can't innovate enough value to sell their goods. They have to rely on their patent portfolio to keep the revenue up.
...as long as it stays optional. This is classic change management. First, they have to get the technology out there on the majority of the systems. The "optional" feature makes it look less threatening. Next, people get used to it. Finally, the bridges are burned and you can't go back.
Google is trying to level the playing field, so that no one site can dominate the results.
There are the paid links at the top and side. Sometimes this is really useful for finding a commerce site when it gets hard to pick out a good one from the raw search results.
this makes Megan's liability at least $825,000, at most a mere $165,000,000.
I wonder how the RIAA comes up with the damages. If she is proven guilty, there would need to be proof that the damages are really this high. The $3,500 seems to be closer to the right penalty for stealing about 1,000 songs. You can buy songs online for 99 cents, so this is about 3.5 times the street price. I would assume that the larger sums are based on some research as to the impact of wider sharing, but it certainly is a number that would scare most anyone into settling.
Whenever you put two teams or organizations side by side there will be differences as to which team is most effective or successful. Usually the team that is pulling together towards a higher goal will achieve more. Compare two project teams, one with a shared vision that has value, versus a team that is told what to do by the boss because the boss says it is the right thing to do. Which team will perform better? I would place my bets on the team with a shared vision that produces real value. If you have ever been part of an organization with esprit de corps, you will know what I mean.
I doubt they can improvise. (Or play (not replay) jazz or classical.)
If their EULA resticts usage to the one who purchased the jig, what do you do in a larger shop? Someone in purchasing buys the jig for a worker on the shop floor to use. The one using it is not the one who bought it. What about three shifts?
This vehicle is strictly a concept car. Not too many will be sold at this price. The real front in the auto wars is the hybrids. Toyota is taking the lead on this. The US automakers are being left in the dust in this market segment. Check out this article. When hybrids go mainstream, it will be like the 70's when the US automakers were so far behind in quality.
Any software installed on your computer should be explicitly installed. It is wrong that rights are given away by an EULA. Most folks don't read the license agreement, they just want to use the software they bought. Most folks don't have a lawyer to advise them on the intricacies of the contract (so called) they have just entered in to.
People do have a choice to use free software, but most are not aware of this choice. It's a consumer market and sadly, the market for computer software needs some oversight to provide consumer protection. Oh, if only the average consumer would wake up and vote with their wallet! What has recently happened with TurboTax is a good example of what could happen with other products.
There really is a lot of room for improvement. I have been trying to convince some of my friends at work to try tabbed browsing at home. (We don't get to use this great productivity enhancement at work because we are locked into IE.) They say they will try it, but don't instal the software. I probably need to make some housecalls, but I really don't like working on other people's home PC's, if I can avoid it.
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SGI has certainly demonstrated due-diligence, not only in how code was orignially released to Linux, but in how any code with the "appearance" of possible infringement is removed. I'm certain that IBM had equally good controls on software contributions.
Once again, some corporation is trying to make money off of a recognized name. I'm so tired of the Breck commercials on the radio. But, Packard Bell made a good run of it with their bargain priced PC's! One thing's for sure, the new Red Herring will never be like the original. (Not that I really liked it.)