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  1. Re:Assuming MS Pays... on EU Fines Microsoft $613 Million, Officially · · Score: 1

    Usually money goes into the EU coffers. Where it then goes on from there depends. Probably it will end up being used for development projects ( as you live in London at the moment you've probably seen a few development sites with supported by the EU on them.), or towards schools, or to support some subsidies.

    The new EU countries that will be joining soon could probably do with some help with their deprived areas needing redevelopment.

  2. Re:Problem that doesn't exist big time... on Passport to Nowhere · · Score: 1

    I think the problem for passport was their are easier and securer ways to keep all those passwords. Right now I'm on KDE3.2 with KDE Wallet Manager, It has all my passwords, and there on my machine. I don't have to trust anyone else. And Mozilla and IE can keep passwords for you as well on Windows.

  3. Re:how are the choices currently made? on Make the Debian CDs Better by Installing popcon · · Score: 1

    If your using KDE you could try KPackage, I think theres one for GNOME as well... can't remeber what its called though.

  4. Re:I would suggest... on What is the Best Way to Handle a GPL Violation? · · Score: 3, Informative

    You do not need to be registered, That was what half the berne convention is about. Its advisable before a case but not actually necessary to bring suit.

  5. Re:Stupid. on Debian World Domination Plan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In the latest poll amonst KDE developers Debian was the favoured distro. 25% total.

  6. Re:Standardization is what is needed on Native KOffice for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    KOffice will be using the same file format as OO, in the near future.

  7. Re:NTL cable in the UK on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits? · · Score: 1

    Blueyonder (Telewest) I think hasn't even considered any restrictions ( They've even upped their top speed to 2Mb). I downloaded the entire 7CD Debian Distro in just over 24 hours which is approx 4.5GB to burn it off for a friend on Dial-up.

    I think BT and AOL have got into problems over here because when you advertise "Unlimited" Trading standards gets very upset when its not.

    Something that Apple ran into not long ago.

  8. Re:Virgin.net, UK on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits? · · Score: 1

    I using Blueyonder 1Mb (Telewest Cable) and there is yet to be anything said about limits. I downloaded the entire Debian distribution ( approx 4.5Gb ) and didn't hear anything, so no limits here.

    I do know the Blueyonder System is particularly well linked, they have their own access to the main points of connection in the UK so they don't have to go through anyone else.

  9. Re:"The GPL is a License, Not a Contract" on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 1

    This is actually a good point, since I know of no case in which an EULA has been used. This is something people always level at the GPL, but the GPL has been an issue in court, but usually people back down and settle.

    Their legality of EULA has yet to be tested.

  10. Re:gcc and other OO development software on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 3, Informative

    No, The resultant software does not have to be GPL'd. For one thing the libs are under the LGPL, and secondly what you develop with the compiler is not restricted.

  11. Re:What if you turn it around . . . . on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 1

    Then is a derivative ( A proprietary fork ) and you have broken the GPL. The conditions still apply.

  12. Re:Not so fast... on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 2, Informative

    The judge can only order you not to relase your code, they cannot order you to relicense your code.

    Thats up to you.

    Monatery damamges can vary depending on the case.

    The fact that whenever this has come up the company usually decides the easiest thing is too release the source code under the GPL. But that is not the only solution.

  13. Re:"The GPL is a License, Not a Contract" on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is precisely the point, a license is NOT a contract. It's a completely different thing under law. The fact that you failed to grasp this is why the GPL FUD keeps going, and why EULA are so effective and may not even be legal.

    The fact that this is backed up by several quotes from lawyers, seems to have passed you by.

    Where are my mod points when I need them!

  14. Re:A pessimistic view on Money Problems May Derail First U.S. MagLev Train · · Score: 1

    There was actually nothing wrong with the Concorde. The problem was that it wasn't allowed to fly overland at supersonic speeds. Sound not money was the problem. Not that it was a big problem, but it was complained about. ( That actual db level on the ground was actually quite low. )

  15. Re:Grrrrrr... on King of Fighters Censored for Stateside Release · · Score: 2, Informative

    Or you could try MPlayer, and be able to play all those windows formats under Linux.

  16. Up And Down Again? on Security Experts Doubt SCO's Claims of DoS · · Score: 3, Informative

    The interesting thing here is that it came back up for what looked like an house according to netcraft. Look at the New York graph it was even responding normally, how strange.

    http://uptime.netcraft.com/perf/graph?site=www.sco .com

  17. Ultimate Desks? on The Ultimate Desk... Sort Of · · Score: 5, Informative

    For that kind of money I think you could do a whole lot better, the Aura is definatley nicer than that.

  18. Re:collector edition...? on LOTR: Two Towers Extended Edition Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Yes, the collectors edition is released at the same time I think. Check Amazon, you can pre-order.

  19. Re:HP QA'ing laptops?? on Linus Holds Forth On the Future of Linux · · Score: 1

    HP's been quite good with printers though. Completley supporting all the features of the diffrent models. Going as far as creating hpijs to get things working properly.

  20. Re:Truth Tables * n? on Beyond Binary Computing? · · Score: 1

    Youd probably need a TAND, i.e. 0 TAND 0 TAND 0 = 0 Its terniary three sets of everthing. Although Binary logic would still work.

  21. Nah, Not good enough on iWorkstations? · · Score: 1

    This is a desk! http://www.poetictech.com/aura/index.html None of that useless Mac style rubbush

  22. Re:Straight Lines? on SETI@Home Publishes Skymap · · Score: 1

    The earth does move, but with relation to the rest of the universe not by a lot. Your looking at the same band of sky all the time if you stand on one point of the earths surface. There are apparent seasonal changes but thats got to do with the position of the sun and which part of the band of sky above your head is visible at night. Thats why you never get to see the southern cross in the northern hemisphere, or the north star in the south.

  23. Re:Straight Lines? on SETI@Home Publishes Skymap · · Score: 1

    Because the telescope is a fixed earth telescope, you can't move it around so it only covers a portion of the sky. It sits in a natural dip on the earth so the dish is completley immovable, but huge. The telescopes home site is http://www.naic.edu/open.htm