Yes, question: therefore does the increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause Global Climate Change? Be careful how you answer that.
If you look at the historical record, increases in temperature PRECEDED the increase in CO2 levels. This is due to CO2 being released into the atmosphere from the oceans as they are warmed. Most likely temperature fluctuations are related to increased solar activity.
No, this has nothing to do with "fair use". That doesn't cover viewing licensed encrypted material on non-licensed players. Fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose such as to comment upon, criticize or parody a copyrighted work.
If you don't like it, then don't consume it. I don't.
I don't see any ignorance on Valenti's part. His remarks are perfectly reasonable. Even though you buy a CD, you only have the "right" to view it on a licensed DVD player. Its not his problem that there are no licensed DVD players for Linux, and I don't expect him to know.
The fact is if you CONSUME their material (yes, it is THEIRS) they have every right to tell you how you can use it. Personally I think this is stupid, so I don't purchase or watch DVD's.
"I, personally, set up a 'backup MX' record to point at one of my IPs that didn't actually run a mail server, and cut my daily spam attempts by 30%."
Huh? That makes zero sense. How would this cut down on spam? I know nothing about mail servers but the 'backup MX' record is for the machine that handles the mail if the primary MX can't be contacted.
The war with Eritrea ended in 2000 (a little over 3 years ago not 6) and the boundaries are still in dispute. That coupled with poor agriculture, AIDS and desperate poverty makes stability uncertain. Good luck.
Then they should go get a device that just surfs the web. No only is it cheaper, it is easier to maintain. Limiting a user of a Personal Computer to just websurfing is moronic.
No, the difference between a car, or a toaster and a PC is significant. A PC is a interactive learning device. A piece of equipment that can be used to better yourself. It is not like a toaster, or a car, or a TV - unless you want to dumb it down to that level. If you do, then go buy a web surfing device.
One thing tech people aren't good at is deciding how much to charge for a product. Most tech people will charge way to low for a product. I used to be that way, until I found out how much a house costs and how much a lawyer and doctors charge.
Yes, that is true. A lot of people like to be as lazy as possible and avoid new experiences. You should not encourage that. The Personal Computer is more than a web surfing machine to check the latest status of "American Idol". To waste one on that is just wrong.
Yeah, the developers don't intend on working for the corporations (Redhat, IBM, Mandrake, etc) for free - but that is the end result. The executives thank you, they are reaping millions in options (Redhat CEO - $11 million, IBM CEO - $124 million). They have found the holy grail of every MBA: people who will work for them for free!
Yes, but their source is a derivation of the GPL code. You can dowload it yourself and see. They even have the "non-distributable" source in the.ziop file so it looks like they changed their minds and the injunction is not nescessary any more.
To limit the user experience to a few buttons is a very bad idea. Users should be exposed to as many useful applications and ideas as possible, so they can learn and grow as a human being. This is the idea of the Personal Computer, to give the end user the freedom and control over their experience.
By enforcing the laws of the United States and various governments around the globe, they have significantly hampered piracy efforts and thus raised the number legitimite sales of the copyrighted material. This is paritcularly true in Asia. Piracy is up, true, but not as much as it would be if we weren't enforcing these laws. It may inconvienience you, but thats too bad. They are just enforcing their rights. You can (and will) live with it because you value their product.
I downloaded the source code (www.sitecom.com) that they had available on their site for the product, and found an "Applicability of Licenses" document in the zip file, which contained:
In order to assist licensees with determining what code can be shared with the end customer, the following summary of release package should be used:/MIBS ==> can be distributed/Software/firmware/apfw ==> can not be distributed/include ==> can not be distributed/mvc ==> can not be distributed/uClinux/appbuild ==> can be distributed/apps-gpl ==> can be distributed/apps-non-gpl ==> can not be distributed/Documentation ==> can be distributed/include ==> can be distributed/kernel ==> can be distributed/lib ==> can be distributed/make_include ==> can be distributed/romfs ==> can not be distributed/scripts ==> can be distributed/test ==> can not be distributed/tools ==> can not be distributed
I think this is the problem. They are saying that certain parts cannot be distributed. Due to the viral, damaging nature of the GPL this is clearly incorrect. I hope they get their leiderhausen sued off!
Yes, of course illegal copies are more available.That doesn't mean that their enforcement efforts aren't working. They would be even more available if they didn't enforce the illegal copying of their IP.
I was responding to the "failing business model" comment. Their model is not failing at all, but is succeeding. For some odd reason, Slashbots seem to think that freely available copyrighted material is what the future is going to bring, and that software makers, music producers, etc need to adapt to that new "model". This simply is not true. Business will continue, and enforcement of copyright laws and defending IP will continue as well.
Failing model? Slashdot really is caught in a reality distortion field. The movie industry has enjoyed record profits every year for the last 5 years, partly due to their enforcement efforts to crack down on ILLEGAL copying of copyrighted works.
Other fallacies often repeated by Slashbots: - Software is a commodity - You can't make money selling IP like software, music, etc in the 21st century - Linux is ready for the desktop
But they are creating artifical scarcity by limiting the release of the ISO's to a few who paid money. They are depriving me of access to the information (ISO's) because I do not want to join the "club" and pay a fee.. How is this OK? Information wants to be free!
I don't want the do it myself. I want the ISO's of the free software that they have. Information and software wants to be free. Freely available. How is this keeping with the "community" spirit?
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In other words "well-back" is a anti-semitic term for transplanted Jewish people from NY/NJ? I love class warfare!
Yes, question: therefore does the increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause Global Climate Change? Be careful how you answer that. If you look at the historical record, increases in temperature PRECEDED the increase in CO2 levels. This is due to CO2 being released into the atmosphere from the oceans as they are warmed. Most likely temperature fluctuations are related to increased solar activity.
No, this has nothing to do with "fair use". That doesn't cover viewing licensed encrypted material on non-licensed players. Fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose such as to comment upon, criticize or parody a copyrighted work.
If you don't like it, then don't consume it. I don't.
I don't see any ignorance on Valenti's part. His remarks are perfectly reasonable. Even though you buy a CD, you only have the "right" to view it on a licensed DVD player. Its not his problem that there are no licensed DVD players for Linux, and I don't expect him to know.
The fact is if you CONSUME their material (yes, it is THEIRS) they have every right to tell you how you can use it. Personally I think this is stupid, so I don't purchase or watch DVD's.
"I, personally, set up a 'backup MX' record to point at one of my IPs that didn't actually run a mail server, and cut my daily spam attempts by 30%."
Huh? That makes zero sense. How would this cut down on spam? I know nothing about mail servers but the 'backup MX' record is for the machine that handles the mail if the primary MX can't be contacted.
"...and we have 2 observations to present"
:-) Just kidding.
1. Farmers around the midwest...
2. Ethanol from corn uses...
3. Ethanol generates a lot....
Thems mighty fine observations you made there.
The govt has been trying to push Ethanol from corn on us for over 30 years at the behest of the farm lobbies. I think its time they gave it up.
Because information wants to be free. Please report to the Slashdot reprogramming center.
Actually:
1) It doesn't cost anything
2) It kind of works for most use cases
No, almost everyone here on Slashdot runs Windows actually.
Really. I guess we know (now) why he isn't (isnt') on the team (teem).
I am glad his parents are paying for a private education for him!
The war with Eritrea ended in 2000 (a little over 3 years ago not 6) and the boundaries are still in dispute. That coupled with poor agriculture, AIDS and desperate poverty makes stability uncertain. Good luck.
Then they should go get a device that just surfs the web. No only is it cheaper, it is easier to maintain. Limiting a user of a Personal Computer to just websurfing is moronic.
No, the difference between a car, or a toaster and a PC is significant. A PC is a interactive learning device. A piece of equipment that can be used to better yourself. It is not like a toaster, or a car, or a TV - unless you want to dumb it down to that level. If you do, then go buy a web surfing device.
One thing tech people aren't good at is deciding how much to charge for a product. Most tech people will charge way to low for a product. I used to be that way, until I found out how much a house costs and how much a lawyer and doctors charge.
Yes, that is true. A lot of people like to be as lazy as possible and avoid new experiences. You should not encourage that. The Personal Computer is more than a web surfing machine to check the latest status of "American Idol". To waste one on that is just wrong.
Yeah, the developers don't intend on working for the corporations (Redhat, IBM, Mandrake, etc) for free - but that is the end result. The executives thank you, they are reaping millions in options (Redhat CEO - $11 million, IBM CEO - $124 million). They have found the holy grail of every MBA: people who will work for them for free!
Yes, but their source is a derivation of the GPL code. You can dowload it yourself and see. They even have the "non-distributable" source in the .ziop file so it looks like they changed their minds and the injunction is not nescessary any more.
To limit the user experience to a few buttons is a very bad idea. Users should be exposed to as many useful applications and ideas as possible, so they can learn and grow as a human being. This is the idea of the Personal Computer, to give the end user the freedom and control over their experience.
You are just making it a T.V.
By enforcing the laws of the United States and various governments around the globe, they have significantly hampered piracy efforts and thus raised the number legitimite sales of the copyrighted material. This is paritcularly true in Asia. Piracy is up, true, but not as much as it would be if we weren't enforcing these laws. It may inconvienience you, but thats too bad. They are just enforcing their rights. You can (and will) live with it because you value their product.
I downloaded the source code (www.sitecom.com) that they had available on their site for the product, and found an "Applicability of Licenses" document in the zip file, which contained:
/MIBS ==> can be distributed /Software/firmware/apfw ==> can not be distributed /include ==> can not be distributed /mvc ==> can not be distributed /uClinux/appbuild ==> can be distributed /apps-gpl ==> can be distributed /apps-non-gpl ==> can not be distributed /Documentation ==> can be distributed /include ==> can be distributed /kernel ==> can be distributed /lib ==> can be distributed /make_include ==> can be distributed /romfs ==> can not be distributed /scripts ==> can be distributed /test ==> can not be distributed /tools ==> can not be distributed
In order to assist licensees with determining what code can be shared with the end customer, the
following summary of release package should be used:
I think this is the problem. They are saying that certain parts cannot be distributed. Due to the viral, damaging nature of the GPL this is clearly incorrect. I hope they get their leiderhausen sued off!
Yes, of course illegal copies are more available.That doesn't mean that their enforcement efforts aren't working. They would be even more available if they didn't enforce the illegal copying of their IP.
I was responding to the "failing business model" comment. Their model is not failing at all, but is succeeding. For some odd reason, Slashbots seem to think that freely available copyrighted material is what the future is going to bring, and that software makers, music producers, etc need to adapt to that new "model". This simply is not true. Business will continue, and enforcement of copyright laws and defending IP will continue as well.
Failing model? Slashdot really is caught in a reality distortion field. The movie industry has enjoyed record profits every year for the last 5 years, partly due to their enforcement efforts to crack down on ILLEGAL copying of copyrighted works.
Other fallacies often repeated by Slashbots:
- Software is a commodity
- You can't make money selling IP like software, music, etc in the 21st century
- Linux is ready for the desktop
Hah, caught ya hook line and sinker. I dont contribute to OSS because the idea of working for corporations (Mandrake, Redhat, etc) for free is stupid.
But they are creating artifical scarcity by limiting the release of the ISO's to a few who paid money. They are depriving me of access to the information (ISO's) because I do not want to join the "club" and pay a fee.. How is this OK? Information wants to be free!
I don't want the do it myself. I want the ISO's of the free software that they have. Information and software wants to be free. Freely available. How is this keeping with the "community" spirit?