I'm a big OSS advocate and I feel I make a pretty good case for clients to use OSS. However, the percentage that don't, and i've heard this quite a bit, do so because they're not "collectible" in the event it causes damage.
Even if the damage had minimal impact, it seems they still need assurance that they can sue the crap out of someone.
This already exists, in a way. It's called Defensive Publishing.
There's a public database where documents can be submitted at priorartdatabase.net. However, it still costs money to post a document. One could essentially replace this with a wiki and make it free.
"Nearly any document that describes an innovation can qualify as publishable evidence of prior art. Brochures, conference papers and company invention disclosure forms are all fair game. The important thing in establishing prior art is to make sure that a document has a clear publication date."
When a company patents a solution provided piece of software, I view this as a realization that their software ( and profits ) are sinking and will never have the versatility or affordability of other, more useable solutions. So they play the "Patent Card" to lock their crap in.
It seems software patents only protects the first person to file a patent instead of the person, or community, who invented it and willingly shared it.
I've had this running theory about the the results of outsourcing and globalization where america basically becomes a nation of managers over the other countries where cost of living is cheaper and so the labor.
3rd world countries would become the business departments in a global business. That is until the giant spagetti monster-aliens visit us and we find some way of exploiting them too.
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1.) Create a directory somewhere on your computer and create shortcuts there to programs you use the most.
2.) Add that directory to your "Path" Environment Variable under System Properties > Advanced.
3.) Rename the shortcuts you created to simple words, ie Firefox = fire, Thunderbird = mail, Winamp = amp.
That's it. To start these programs, [WIN] + r, then type the program you want.
I use it all the time and works great.
You can run more advanced commands by editing shortcut properties adding parameters to the commands and such.
Herding cats would be eaiser... What about a tagging system for the tags themselves? That would be fun!
I'm a big OSS advocate and I feel I make a pretty good case for clients to use OSS. However, the percentage that don't, and i've heard this quite a bit, do so because they're not "collectible" in the event it causes damage.
Even if the damage had minimal impact, it seems they still need assurance that they can sue the crap out of someone.
Sad.
It's official, Second Life now sucks just as much as real life.
Which is why I always use SafeHTML whenever my applications ask for input.
please email me. I'd like to help out with your idea.
When a company patents a solution provided piece of software, I view this as a realization that their software ( and profits ) are sinking and will never have the versatility or affordability of other, more useable solutions. So they play the "Patent Card" to lock their crap in.
It seems software patents only protects the first person to file a patent instead of the person, or community, who invented it and willingly shared it.
Why doesn't he know?
I've had this running theory about the the results of outsourcing and globalization where america basically becomes a nation of managers over the other countries where cost of living is cheaper and so the labor. 3rd world countries would become the business departments in a global business. That is until the giant spagetti monster-aliens visit us and we find some way of exploiting them too.
How long before google creates "Google Mars"?