When I first used TurboTax (~4 years ago) it was great. Decent explanations, good UI. Then they changed the UI to a seudo web-browser. It was non-intuitive and buggy. Many of the explanations were better, but you had to go to a different screen to see them (they weren't along-side the item anymore, or in a popup window), and getting back to where you were often was a 3-page process involving re-entering numbers you've already entered. Their TOS was just a last straw for me. If they had stayed with a good UI, I'd go back.
I wish this question would have come up sooner. It sounds like TaxAct is the way to go, but I already purchased TaxCut (whose interface isn't much better than TurboTax and whose explanations aren't that great).
Or, you could read and comprehend just a bit and realize that he's saying there are many different components in a large project and the members of the programming team should be free to latch on to parts they find interesting, rather than having a manager tell each one of them what to do and hardly anobody enjoying the part their working on.
Sometimes, trying to comprehend how some comments get modded up to +4 or +5 here on/. really makes my brain hurt. It's like someone goes trolling and people come along and think "hey, that's so true" and mod it Insightful. And the converse for well thought out posts.
the only people who say Hussein is evil are Bush and his cronies
Well, them and the hundreds of people they've personally raped, tortured and killed. Probaly the thousands that they've commanded to be raped, tortured, and killed, too, but I'm just guessing at all of this. What do I really know?
Immediately after having knee-jerk reactions agains things, stop for a second, think about it, maybe do some research.
Hussein *is* (was?) a monster. So are his brothers and sons. The fact that the Bush administration uses that truth as an excuse for lying to America and to fund a war with a hidden agenda does not make it less true. If you need documented proof, there is a whole Frontline series that I believe is available online. It talks about his rise to power. One of his two favorite movies is The Godfather; and Scarface could probably learn a couple of things from him.
Why do you think he was trying to do good? He was a thug on the street, a hired killer who used terrible actions and intimidation to work and murder his way to the top of his gang, and got to the top that way. It's what he and his sons understand. They are horrific examples on humanity. It really is like saying that Hitler was just trying to unify Europe.
Yes. And, like with the land rush in America, whoever gets there first will likely have ownership. Just saying, "hey, I own the wester half of America" isn't good enough. Getting your ass there and staking claim is different.
(Of course the America situation was a rip-off the the peoples that actually lived in the area)
His point is that today's glibc came from his desire to build a worthy libc for Linux. Initially he didn't think it was important that it was called glibc. Now he probably wishes he had started from scratch rather than inherit the ideological baggage. Glibc is more a part of Linux than of GNU.
If he regrets making that decision, he's free to correct it, and it won't be any more work than if he did it from the start.
He owns the copyright to any code he's written. He's still able to release that code under any license he wishes. Just because it's released under the GPL doesn't mean he can't re-license it (I don't think he can un-license the GPL stuff, but he could quit supporting it). So, he's still perfectly able to release his own linux-libc, or whatever he'd like to call it, but only if he's willing to re-implement anything he didn't write himslef (if he wants it to be as full-featured).
That's one of the beauties of the GPL. It makes code like knowledge: if you decide you don't like how some people are playing, you can go play with somebody else or all by yourself, and neither party is deprived of previous efforts. It's the whole T. Jefferson "If a man lights his taper from mine..." argument. Drepper has helped to light a large taper with GNU stamped on it. But that doesn't preclude him from walking away and lighting others. The question, though, is whether he wants to take his time to build up as large a flame as the current glibc has (starting with what he has and working alone or with others under some other license).
I had some idea of the artist's bottom line so I knew how badly they needed it vs. some other artist who's just as worthy but not as arbitrarily popular/rich.
What does paying for quality content have to do with how much the creator makes? You either think it's worth it or you don't.
For the logic impared: If somebody provides you content that you enjoy, you should be willing to pay a nickel to see it, no matter how much they already have in the bank. If you end up paying a nickel to some rich person with good advertising that doesn't deliver content you enjoy, then you won't go back. Also, if you were a fan of a particular "artist" who ended up getting rich from their work; would you stop paying your nickels and stop accessing the content you previously enjoyed? If the answer is yes, you're just being a drama queen and are being hypocritical to the whole micropayment idea.
Among the many good posts correcting your facts, there is also the issue that your logic sucks. I'm sure this project is working off of a grant. Any money they save in putting the system together can be used elsewhere in their project. It only makes sense that they would save money for this reason, if no other.
Yes, the GPL *is* a virus. The thing is, it's a virus that gives you super-human powers, and you get to choose whether to inject yourself or not.
Ok, so after that, the analogy breaks down pretty quickly:)
-Tim
It's also hard to bring in new blood when there are hardly any more actualy government employees left. After reducing civil servants in the name of smaller government, all the design and fabrication work is being done by contractors. And what does Boeing care about most? Profits.
-Tim, the AC Poster Child
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I, for one, plan to be a new cyborg overlord!
No, that's what happens when someone gets a missle lock on you ;)
When I first used TurboTax (~4 years ago) it was great. Decent explanations, good UI. Then they changed the UI to a seudo web-browser. It was non-intuitive and buggy. Many of the explanations were better, but you had to go to a different screen to see them (they weren't along-side the item anymore, or in a popup window), and getting back to where you were often was a 3-page process involving re-entering numbers you've already entered. Their TOS was just a last straw for me. If they had stayed with a good UI, I'd go back.
I wish this question would have come up sooner. It sounds like TaxAct is the way to go, but I already purchased TaxCut (whose interface isn't much better than TurboTax and whose explanations aren't that great).
Sometimes, trying to comprehend how some comments get modded up to +4 or +5 here on /. really makes my brain hurt. It's like someone goes trolling and people come along and think "hey, that's so true" and mod it Insightful. And the converse for well thought out posts.
Argh.
Well, them and the hundreds of people they've personally raped, tortured and killed. Probaly the thousands that they've commanded to be raped, tortured, and killed, too, but I'm just guessing at all of this. What do I really know?
Immediately after having knee-jerk reactions agains things, stop for a second, think about it, maybe do some research.
Hussein *is* (was?) a monster. So are his brothers and sons. The fact that the Bush administration uses that truth as an excuse for lying to America and to fund a war with a hidden agenda does not make it less true. If you need documented proof, there is a whole Frontline series that I believe is available online. It talks about his rise to power. One of his two favorite movies is The Godfather; and Scarface could probably learn a couple of things from him.
Why do you think he was trying to do good? He was a thug on the street, a hired killer who used terrible actions and intimidation to work and murder his way to the top of his gang, and got to the top that way. It's what he and his sons understand. They are horrific examples on humanity. It really is like saying that Hitler was just trying to unify Europe.
Yes. And, like with the land rush in America, whoever gets there first will likely have ownership. Just saying, "hey, I own the wester half of America" isn't good enough. Getting your ass there and staking claim is different. (Of course the America situation was a rip-off the the peoples that actually lived in the area)
If he regrets making that decision, he's free to correct it, and it won't be any more work than if he did it from the start.
He owns the copyright to any code he's written. He's still able to release that code under any license he wishes. Just because it's released under the GPL doesn't mean he can't re-license it (I don't think he can un-license the GPL stuff, but he could quit supporting it). So, he's still perfectly able to release his own linux-libc, or whatever he'd like to call it, but only if he's willing to re-implement anything he didn't write himslef (if he wants it to be as full-featured).
That's one of the beauties of the GPL. It makes code like knowledge: if you decide you don't like how some people are playing, you can go play with somebody else or all by yourself, and neither party is deprived of previous efforts. It's the whole T. Jefferson "If a man lights his taper from mine..." argument. Drepper has helped to light a large taper with GNU stamped on it. But that doesn't preclude him from walking away and lighting others. The question, though, is whether he wants to take his time to build up as large a flame as the current glibc has (starting with what he has and working alone or with others under some other license).
I had some idea of the artist's bottom line so I knew how badly they needed it vs. some other artist who's just as worthy but not as arbitrarily popular/rich. What does paying for quality content have to do with how much the creator makes? You either think it's worth it or you don't. For the logic impared: If somebody provides you content that you enjoy, you should be willing to pay a nickel to see it, no matter how much they already have in the bank. If you end up paying a nickel to some rich person with good advertising that doesn't deliver content you enjoy, then you won't go back. Also, if you were a fan of a particular "artist" who ended up getting rich from their work; would you stop paying your nickels and stop accessing the content you previously enjoyed? If the answer is yes, you're just being a drama queen and are being hypocritical to the whole micropayment idea.
Among the many good posts correcting your facts, there is also the issue that your logic sucks. I'm sure this project is working off of a grant. Any money they save in putting the system together can be used elsewhere in their project. It only makes sense that they would save money for this reason, if no other.
Yes, the GPL *is* a virus. The thing is, it's a virus that gives you super-human powers, and you get to choose whether to inject yourself or not. Ok, so after that, the analogy breaks down pretty quickly :)
-Tim
It's also hard to bring in new blood when there are hardly any more actualy government employees left. After reducing civil servants in the name of smaller government, all the design and fabrication work is being done by contractors. And what does Boeing care about most? Profits. -Tim, the AC Poster Child