8. Distributors only need to offer source code to their customers
If distributors opt to provide an offer for source code, then under section 3b, the offer must be good for three years, and must apply to "any third party." No distinction is made between commercial customers and anyone else who might be interested in the source code.
Does this mean any manjack can walk in off the street and ask for the source? Or is it meant for re-distribution or further on sales? Not entirely clear and I know it only applies to the 'offer' mentioned in point 7. I don't think most folks have an issue with giving a customer the source, but giving the source away on a project seems inane. Yes, I know folks like SugarSuiteCRM, et al. provide free and beefed up versions, but still, without giving details this kind of fuzziness would/could seem detrimental. And finally are there measure for what is meant by 'offering' the source? Could it be in a small ad in my local paper? Just wondering and no, IANAL.
I know I'm burning what little karma I have (and I also know it doesn't apply to you) but this comment totally deserves a "you must be new around here", so...
It's still pretty nascent tech, no doubt about it. But as it integrates with MS Live (IM), Groove (instant collaboration and automatic storage of final docs) and 'My Page', it's going to make even non-tech folks seem wired. The fact is that there is no equivalent open source office integration system available. Sure, you can mention wikis, and there are templates for those, however, creating scores of shared workspaces, rolled up and tagged with the SharePoint Portal Server, is going to eliminate (or reduce reliance on) shared network drives, inboxes and version control issues. No, it won't happen overnight, nor will it deliver on everything and a lot will depend on particular implementations. But if you look at it long term (like Intellectual Property being DRM'd and tied to your SharePoint domain) and you can see how this will appeal to big orgs that are still using Lotus Notes because it's 'secure'.
FWIW, I'm not a MicroSoft fanboi, but I see what my CIO and other CIO's are buying and this is where it is, like it or not. Besides, Windows SharePoint Services is FREE, and that's got it's own appeal.
What about SharePoint? Any good collaborative, real-time tools out there being developed on the Open Source front?
You might want to mod me as troll, mods, but that's because I'm right and it angers you. SharePoint's only serious competitor, Groove, was acuired by MicroSoft and Lotus Notes doesn't want to create 'real' clients for Linux or Mac. Sure, you can install them, but they suck.
Actually, the long term outlook is oil surpluses. Currently, production is higher than it's ever been, with increasing capacity occurring in the Gulf of Mexico, Canada and other places. Heck, even Castro is getting ready to drill off of Key West. Lucky for him, he doesn't have any environment regs or NIMBY whatnot to deal with.
The current price hike has nothing to do with capacity and everything to do with fear. Even OPEC doesn't understand why prices are so high (despite their gain from them) and fears the backlash against petroleum because of the high price. Shortages alone aren't causing the price increase - fear is. Remember, petroleum is a commodity and is subject to the same whims and fancies as any other market.
I would also point out that areas like Zimbabwe, it's not the cost of fuel that is causing the problems with agriculture, it's the local politics. There were many successful agrarian societies before the internal combustion engine. The ones that survived formed some form of social compact, something alien to a guy like Mugabe.
Not everything is the fault of the oil companies. And the current price gouging reflects less on the companies using the commodity and more on the folks who make the market. After all, if someone was driving up Wal-Mart's stock price, would you blame Wal-Mart? Better analogy, if someone were driving up the cost of goods shipped for Wal-Mart, would you blame Wal-Mart?
Aren't we hitting this now? I mean, the US hasn't built a new refinery in some 30 years (apparently, environmentalists don't want to build newer, more efficient refineries) and, while right now there appears to be a supply issue, it's not a holdup at the wells, but at the refineries. And yes, we are suffering the economic fallout from that. But we're not going to address the problem, rather we'll hold hearings and discuss breaking up 'big oil'.
I don't get this 'run out of fuel' argument? There has been no effective tapping of Iraq or Iran, there has NEVER been a pump on any of the Saudi seven sister wells, and the US is adamantly refusing to drill for oil in a barren part of the country. It seems like there's plenty of oil, no imminent danger of the fuel running out, just getting supply which is a hassle.
Having said that, we have to get away from petroleum for any number of reasons. I think your analysis is spot on. I would love to see a reactor-based car. And bio-diesel may well fill the gap in the interim. I just don't get the 'running out of oil' argument.
My boss typically tries to find out what kind of person you are. You know, whether you were raise right. If so, learning code is easy. His reasoning? You're not working on what you would have worked on 3 years ago or what you'll work on 3 years from now. But if you're a good person, you'll likely still be a good person 3 years from now.
Well, if you RTFA you'll see that there are issues with how registers are handled on certain integer values for example. I'm sure it won't affect your VB app, but it could affect something written in C/C++.
Do you have any specialized server that don't warrant their own full DL360 or whatever your low-end rackmount is? Do you have multiple processes that, while constant an ongoing (think mail routing) don't require ALL of the system resources? The key to Virt is that you don't have to reboot, but can run multiple OS's/processes side-by-side. This is good for testing and deployment for one, but for largely autonomous server processes for another.
Just because you don't have a use for the tech doesn't mean it's worthless.
Just started mucking with Virtual Server 2005 R2 and have been pretty psyched about the results (especially with not having to req development machines which is nigh on impossible in my organization.)
But I don't see this is emulating an x86 machine, rather it seems to just be a Linux virtualization environment. Yes, I did RTFA, and I've looked at the website, but I'm wondering if another slashdotter has ever actually used the tool and can answer this.
Slashdot Mirror
On the other hand, there's a lot of evidence to indicate that conservatives will grow the parts of the government that they like
Like Medicare?
Wow, you're comparing Turkish concern for human rights with McCarthyism?
Are you fucking kidding me? Grow up.
Just pay the US$60 and shut up already.
8. Distributors only need to offer source code to their customers
If distributors opt to provide an offer for source code, then under section 3b, the offer must be good for three years, and must apply to "any third party." No distinction is made between commercial customers and anyone else who might be interested in the source code.
Does this mean any manjack can walk in off the street and ask for the source? Or is it meant for re-distribution or further on sales? Not entirely clear and I know it only applies to the 'offer' mentioned in point 7.
I don't think most folks have an issue with giving a customer the source, but giving the source away on a project seems inane.
Yes, I know folks like SugarSuiteCRM, et al. provide free and beefed up versions, but still, without giving details this kind of fuzziness would/could seem detrimental.
And finally are there measure for what is meant by 'offering' the source? Could it be in a small ad in my local paper? Just wondering and no, IANAL.
I know I'm burning what little karma I have (and I also know it doesn't apply to you) but this comment totally deserves a "you must be new around here", so...
You must be new around here.
I'm kind of split on this. Safety where electronics is concerned is important to me - especially when I'm on the plane.
But the person was up front about what happened. And you have to admit, being forced to Ottawa should be punishment enough.
It's still pretty nascent tech, no doubt about it.
But as it integrates with MS Live (IM), Groove (instant collaboration and automatic storage of final docs) and 'My Page', it's going to make even non-tech folks seem wired.
The fact is that there is no equivalent open source office integration system available. Sure, you can mention wikis, and there are templates for those, however, creating scores of shared workspaces, rolled up and tagged with the SharePoint Portal Server, is going to eliminate (or reduce reliance on) shared network drives, inboxes and version control issues. No, it won't happen overnight, nor will it deliver on everything and a lot will depend on particular implementations.
But if you look at it long term (like Intellectual Property being DRM'd and tied to your SharePoint domain) and you can see how this will appeal to big orgs that are still using Lotus Notes because it's 'secure'.
FWIW, I'm not a MicroSoft fanboi, but I see what my CIO and other CIO's are buying and this is where it is, like it or not. Besides, Windows SharePoint Services is FREE, and that's got it's own appeal.
What about SharePoint?
Any good collaborative, real-time tools out there being developed on the Open Source front?
You might want to mod me as troll, mods, but that's because I'm right and it angers you.
SharePoint's only serious competitor, Groove, was acuired by MicroSoft and Lotus Notes doesn't want to create 'real' clients for Linux or Mac. Sure, you can install them, but they suck.
Cool stuff.
Bummer about the increase in cost of turkey offal. Still looks promising.
Actually, the long term outlook is oil surpluses. Currently, production is higher than it's ever been, with increasing capacity occurring in the Gulf of Mexico, Canada and other places. Heck, even Castro is getting ready to drill off of Key West. Lucky for him, he doesn't have any environment regs or NIMBY whatnot to deal with.
The current price hike has nothing to do with capacity and everything to do with fear. Even OPEC doesn't understand why prices are so high (despite their gain from them) and fears the backlash against petroleum because of the high price. Shortages alone aren't causing the price increase - fear is. Remember, petroleum is a commodity and is subject to the same whims and fancies as any other market.
I would also point out that areas like Zimbabwe, it's not the cost of fuel that is causing the problems with agriculture, it's the local politics. There were many successful agrarian societies before the internal combustion engine. The ones that survived formed some form of social compact, something alien to a guy like Mugabe.
Not everything is the fault of the oil companies. And the current price gouging reflects less on the companies using the commodity and more on the folks who make the market. After all, if someone was driving up Wal-Mart's stock price, would you blame Wal-Mart? Better analogy, if someone were driving up the cost of goods shipped for Wal-Mart, would you blame Wal-Mart?
Aren't we hitting this now? I mean, the US hasn't built a new refinery in some 30 years (apparently, environmentalists don't want to build newer, more efficient refineries) and, while right now there appears to be a supply issue, it's not a holdup at the wells, but at the refineries.
And yes, we are suffering the economic fallout from that. But we're not going to address the problem, rather we'll hold hearings and discuss breaking up 'big oil'.
I don't get this 'run out of fuel' argument? There has been no effective tapping of Iraq or Iran, there has NEVER been a pump on any of the Saudi seven sister wells, and the US is adamantly refusing to drill for oil in a barren part of the country.
It seems like there's plenty of oil, no imminent danger of the fuel running out, just getting supply which is a hassle.
Having said that, we have to get away from petroleum for any number of reasons. I think your analysis is spot on. I would love to see a reactor-based car. And bio-diesel may well fill the gap in the interim.
I just don't get the 'running out of oil' argument.
And there is no p0rn in AFS.
So, uh, what good is it?
Kind of reminds me of the Harvard story where someone pointed out the lack of firewalls.
;-)
I wonder what kind of information is readily available?
This is Gary, you know, your boss? You're fired. Be sure to return your office supplies to Kathy on your way out.
Well another yet-to-come anti-terror success, way better than any legislation u.s./british governments passed.
Like the legislation that funded this research?
My boss typically tries to find out what kind of person you are. You know, whether you were raise right.
If so, learning code is easy. His reasoning? You're not working on what you would have worked on 3 years ago or what you'll work on 3 years from now. But if you're a good person, you'll likely still be a good person 3 years from now.
Well, if you RTFA you'll see that there are issues with how registers are handled on certain integer values for example.
I'm sure it won't affect your VB app, but it could affect something written in C/C++.
I'm just wondering if this is what is holding up an AMD64 version of Flash.
Do you have any specialized server that don't warrant their own full DL360 or whatever your low-end rackmount is? Do you have multiple processes that, while constant an ongoing (think mail routing) don't require ALL of the system resources?
The key to Virt is that you don't have to reboot, but can run multiple OS's/processes side-by-side. This is good for testing and deployment for one, but for largely autonomous server processes for another.
Just because you don't have a use for the tech doesn't mean it's worthless.
Just started mucking with Virtual Server 2005 R2 and have been pretty psyched about the results (especially with not having to req development machines which is nigh on impossible in my organization.)
But I don't see this is emulating an x86 machine, rather it seems to just be a Linux virtualization environment. Yes, I did RTFA, and I've looked at the website, but I'm wondering if another slashdotter has ever actually used the tool and can answer this.
Tell me who you are who are so wise in the ways of science?
chains, locks, and first born children in there
Sounds kinky.
Jobs is an idea man. Gates is a business man. Plain and simple.
So, they go to Plaid, eh?
But they could be keeping the poor warm with that energy. Oh wait, are they running AMDs? Maybe they ARE keeping the poor warm.