In the US, patents and copyright are expressly forbidden to Congress unless they are for the purpose of promoting the to progress of science and the useful arts.
However, in practice, the Supreme Court of the United States has chosen to defer to Congress on whether a particular act has such purpose.
Not only that but you can now from today decode it from MP3 format without having to pay any patent license fees.
Really? My sources say some MP3 patents expired this week, but others expire in 2017: US Patents 5,924,060; 6,009,399; and 6,185,539. A patent related to joint stereo (US Patent 5,703,999) appears to expire in 2016.
People aren't making game pads for Android phones. The same ones that people use on the PCs
Then let me rephrase: How many people own generic Bluetooth HID gamepads designed for PCs? Do makers of those divulge sales figures? Besides, it's hard to carry a phone in one hand and a gamepad in the other, which is what you have to do if the gamepad doesn't come with a way of clipping it to the phone.
Android has supported bluetooth gamepads for a while
But how many people actually own one? I haven't yet seen a manufacturer of clip-on Bluetooth gamepads for Android phones that's willing to divulge sales figures to the public (and to prospective developers). Nor have I seen one used on the bus or in the mall or anywhere else in my home town.
Or are you referring to the app titled Sixaxis Controller for using DualShock 3 controllers on select Android phones and tablets? Someone who doesn't own a PlayStation 3 console is unlikely to own a DualShock 3. I imagine that someone who does is more likely to buy games for the PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Store than to take his chances with the app titled Sixaxis Compatibility Checker and a phone's HDMI output. Besides, I haven't seen a lot of devices in stores to clip the DualShock 3 to a phone for use as a makeshift substitute for a PlayStation Vita or Nintendo 3DS.
Not all game designs are well suited to the touch input of iPhone and Android phones. For example, good luck finding a usable control scheme for something like Mega Man without having to pair an MFi or MOGA gamepad. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I imagine there are more Xbox One consoles (which support DirectX) than Macs and GNU/Linux PCs used for gaming.
A 10 inch 2-in-1, with a tablet and a keyboard that clips onto it, would be perfect for me. Which works well with GNU/Linux? The ASUS Transformer Book and Acer Aspire Switch sure don't.
Three million downloads across how many different platforms' app stores? How do you normally reply when someone asks about wanting to use your client application on a platform for which your client application is not currently available?
Which 2-in-1s work well with Linux? I've read horror stories about Wi-Fi and suspend not working on 10 inch 2-in-1s like the ASUS Transformer Book and the Acer Aspire Switch. Debian says screen backlight control on the Transformer Book T100TA is "Unsupported (No Driver)", suspend is "Error (Couldn't get it working)", and Wi-Fi is "Only works with a non-free driver".
It's not about what the Xcode software technically implements. It's about what a BSA audit could uncover. True, the bits of a licensed copy of Xcode downloaded from Apple are exactly the same as the bits of an infringing copy obtained through sneakernet. But an audit would uncover that the bits are a different color, and Apple has the right to sue over the use of incorrectly colored bits. Bit color is a legal construct, not a technical construct. This might be discovered if someone in your office is discovered to be using Xcode on a computer for which no successful Xcode installation is recorded in Mac App Store.
Just because something isn't Open Sores, doesn't mean that it's DRMed.
Nor does just because something isn't subject to technical DRM mean it's legally free to redistribute to all comers.
For applications obtained through an App Store, the ISP can bill each person who downloads a copy the full cost of downloading one copy. If 25 people in a neighborhood or office each download one copy, the ISP charges for 25 copies.
For applications distributed under a license permitting redistribution, be it a free software license or not, a user can legally download one copy and sneakernet it to the rest of the neighborhood or office. This amortizes the cost of downloading over an entire neighborhood or office. If it can be shown that Apple permits redistribution of unmodified Xcode software to other Mac owners, I hereby retract my prior claim.
Why would you want to waste perfectly good storage, network bandwidth and battery life on a chopped-up, crappy interface, crappy user experience "AAA" game port on a mobile phone instead of using a dedicated mobile gaming device?
Because there's a mid-tier between text (the example of robotfindskitten) and AAA, and not all games in this mid-tier happen to be ported to PlayStation Vita. Some games are from smaller studios that can't afford a simultaneous release across five platforms (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo 3DS). Instead, they use revenue from one platform to fund a port to other platforms, and the platforms of least resistance tend to get the game first. Someone who visits the developer's web site might see something like this:
Google Play (Android): [ Buy Now ] App Store (iPhone and iPad): Coming soon. To be notified of updates, [ Sign Up ] Windows Store (Windows Phone): Coming soon. To be notified of updates, [ Sign Up ]
Other platforms: If you represent a licensed publisher interested in bringing this game to PlayStation Store and Nintendo e-Shop, [ Contact Us ]
Or because your pocket and your cellular service budget are big enough for one device, not two or three.
Apple will allow you to download [Xcode software] in their stores for free.
Is this true only of Apple's own stores or also of independent Apple authorized dealers?
Regardless of where you download it from, you're going to be downloading it and thats going to cost.
There's a difference between downloading what you need and downloading it all. Or has Xcode been factored into components that can be downloaded and installed as needed? And there's also a difference between downloading once for a neighborhood or office and downloading once for each Licensed Computer.
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If you take the drudgery out of finding stack overflows, then perhaps you'll have more time to d%%% around on //||] stackoverflow.com.
There is a function in Firefox to not try to load the restored tabs till you activate them.
The trouble is, if I use shutdown with session saving instead of suspend, when I activate the tabs, I will be offline.
In the US, patents and copyright are expressly forbidden to Congress unless they are for the purpose of promoting the to progress of science and the useful arts.
However, in practice, the Supreme Court of the United States has chosen to defer to Congress on whether a particular act has such purpose.
A publication in 1921 would have caused the copyright to expire at the end of 1996 under the 75-year term then in effect.
Not only that but you can now from today decode it from MP3 format without having to pay any patent license fees.
Really? My sources say some MP3 patents expired this week, but others expire in 2017: US Patents 5,924,060; 6,009,399; and 6,185,539. A patent related to joint stereo (US Patent 5,703,999) appears to expire in 2016.
People aren't making game pads for Android phones. The same ones that people use on the PCs
Then let me rephrase: How many people own generic Bluetooth HID gamepads designed for PCs? Do makers of those divulge sales figures? Besides, it's hard to carry a phone in one hand and a gamepad in the other, which is what you have to do if the gamepad doesn't come with a way of clipping it to the phone.
and (some) consoles
Consoles, plural?
Android has supported bluetooth gamepads for a while
But how many people actually own one? I haven't yet seen a manufacturer of clip-on Bluetooth gamepads for Android phones that's willing to divulge sales figures to the public (and to prospective developers). Nor have I seen one used on the bus or in the mall or anywhere else in my home town.
Or are you referring to the app titled Sixaxis Controller for using DualShock 3 controllers on select Android phones and tablets? Someone who doesn't own a PlayStation 3 console is unlikely to own a DualShock 3. I imagine that someone who does is more likely to buy games for the PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Store than to take his chances with the app titled Sixaxis Compatibility Checker and a phone's HDMI output. Besides, I haven't seen a lot of devices in stores to clip the DualShock 3 to a phone for use as a makeshift substitute for a PlayStation Vita or Nintendo 3DS.
What optimizations are valid on AMD/Intel x86-64 but not on ARM AArch64?
But how long after C89 was ratified did it take angel'o'sphere's employer or school to acquire a compiler that conforms to C89?
Not all game designs are well suited to the touch input of iPhone and Android phones. For example, good luck finding a usable control scheme for something like Mega Man without having to pair an MFi or MOGA gamepad. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I imagine there are more Xbox One consoles (which support DirectX) than Macs and GNU/Linux PCs used for gaming.
IOS is also the name of the Wii's operating system, developed by Nintendo and BroadOn.
[If you want small,] Why not just buy a tablet?
A 10 inch 2-in-1, with a tablet and a keyboard that clips onto it, would be perfect for me. Which works well with GNU/Linux? The ASUS Transformer Book and Acer Aspire Switch sure don't.
Then which processor used in 2-in-1s does work well with Linux? Or are 2-in-1s themselves only for masochists?
Three million downloads across how many different platforms' app stores? How do you normally reply when someone asks about wanting to use your client application on a platform for which your client application is not currently available?
When "new" entries are submitted against Ubuntu 11.10, and this month is 15.09, it makes me think the site is four years out of date.
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Just buy a System76 laptop.
Agreed, so long as System76 makes a laptop in the size you want. Right now I see nothing smaller than 14 inches.
Two-in-one or classic laptop?
Which 2-in-1s work well with Linux? I've read horror stories about Wi-Fi and suspend not working on 10 inch 2-in-1s like the ASUS Transformer Book and the Acer Aspire Switch. Debian says screen backlight control on the Transformer Book T100TA is "Unsupported (No Driver)", suspend is "Error (Couldn't get it working)", and Wi-Fi is "Only works with a non-free driver".
XCode could care LESS
It's not about what the Xcode software technically implements. It's about what a BSA audit could uncover. True, the bits of a licensed copy of Xcode downloaded from Apple are exactly the same as the bits of an infringing copy obtained through sneakernet. But an audit would uncover that the bits are a different color, and Apple has the right to sue over the use of incorrectly colored bits. Bit color is a legal construct, not a technical construct. This might be discovered if someone in your office is discovered to be using Xcode on a computer for which no successful Xcode installation is recorded in Mac App Store.
Just because something isn't Open Sores, doesn't mean that it's DRMed.
Nor does just because something isn't subject to technical DRM mean it's legally free to redistribute to all comers.
For applications obtained through an App Store, the ISP can bill each person who downloads a copy the full cost of downloading one copy. If 25 people in a neighborhood or office each download one copy, the ISP charges for 25 copies.
For applications distributed under a license permitting redistribution, be it a free software license or not, a user can legally download one copy and sneakernet it to the rest of the neighborhood or office. This amortizes the cost of downloading over an entire neighborhood or office. If it can be shown that Apple permits redistribution of unmodified Xcode software to other Mac owners, I hereby retract my prior claim.
Why would you want to waste perfectly good storage, network bandwidth and battery life on a chopped-up, crappy interface, crappy user experience "AAA" game port on a mobile phone instead of using a dedicated mobile gaming device?
Because there's a mid-tier between text (the example of robotfindskitten) and AAA, and not all games in this mid-tier happen to be ported to PlayStation Vita. Some games are from smaller studios that can't afford a simultaneous release across five platforms (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo 3DS). Instead, they use revenue from one platform to fund a port to other platforms, and the platforms of least resistance tend to get the game first. Someone who visits the developer's web site might see something like this:
Or because your pocket and your cellular service budget are big enough for one device, not two or three.
Apple will allow you to download [Xcode software] in their stores for free.
Is this true only of Apple's own stores or also of independent Apple authorized dealers?
Regardless of where you download it from, you're going to be downloading it and thats going to cost.
There's a difference between downloading what you need and downloading it all. Or has Xcode been factored into components that can be downloaded and installed as needed? And there's also a difference between downloading once for a neighborhood or office and downloading once for each Licensed Computer.
Thank you for clarifying that it's possible technically. I wasn't sure whether it was also allowed legally.
Where's the "-5 hilariously wrong" mod?
I think it unlocks for other moderators once someone posts a citation that disproves a claim made in a given post.
Yet another problem that can only be fixed with a backup, factory reset, and root.