I don't know if that would be legal or not. But even if it was done against competitor X, then upstart Y could spring up, take the BSD-licensed code, add some enhancements, and compete against them anyways. Also, it would not be compatible with the GPL because the GPL places NO restrictions on redistribution.
Without this clause, the code can be co-opted by a competitor and used against them, with this clause, it cannot be relicensed under the GPL as it has a restriction on distribution.
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I wrote a somewhat farcicle blurb once that theorized that (among other things) Microsoft would just buy its way into some other industry with its cash pile once the OS/Office market dried up.
In my hypothetical future, Microsoft becomes a leading manufacturer of locomotives and aircraft engines, and is a major player in the finance industry. (kind of like GE)
Hell, take out the dishwasher and you could park an IBM AS/400 under the counter. Why settle for a Mac Mini when you could be running an enterprise class server, right in your kitchen?
You could even augment this by placing an external disk array cabinet in place of the refrigerator.
That's true. It seems like we've kind of run dry in the last couple of years. We've had cell phones and digital cameras for a while now. What else can we do? Let's combine them!! Camera-phone!! That's it? Where's my goddamn teleporter??!!
From TFA: "Journeys in nonclassical computation: Classically, computation is viewed mathematically in terms of algorithms, but there are other ways to look at it. These include rethinking the rigid classification schemes computers use and turning to others based on family resemblance or on metaphor"
I know! I'll develop a new type of database that is indexed by the degree to which the primary key sounds either "woody" or "tinny" when spoken. I'll make millions!!
The program works by applying the formula. It takes three variables.
Boobs The artist must have boobs. The larger they are, the higher this value.
Blandness The blander it is, the higher this value.
Beat The stronger the beat, the higher this value.
These are multiplied together.
B * B * B = X
If X is greater than or equal to the Olivia Newton-John quotient, a recognized standard throughout the popular music business, the song will be a hit and we release an album.
Where did the watermelon (and the dynamite) come from in the first case?
We don't know. In light of the fact that no one was there when the watermelon, or its constituent matter, came into existence, we cannot say how it came into existence with any certainty. No one knows what happened prior to the big bang or if there even was one. Perhaps the universe was created, along with your parents and everything, the day before you were conceived. Prove that it wasn't.
If it helps you sleep at night, you can imagine a Christian God creating it in seven days or whatever. I've seen no evidence to indicate that to be the case. So, just because I cannot explain it does not mean I will default to unsubstantiated mythology.
Think of the big bang this way. Imagine someone showed you a still picture of watermelon pulp spraying outward through the air, apparently moving at great speed from a central point. There are two possibilities:
1. Someone dynamited a watermelon and took a picture of it.
2. The pieces of watermelon were arranged in mid air by the photographer and somehow imparted with great velocity to create the impression of option 1.
Teacher: Class, today we are going to study Creation. A long time ago, God, who cannot be quantified or proven to exist or not to exist, created life using supernatural powers that cannot be explained by science.
Egads, they are everywhere. Even in the State Department. I cannot continue to sit back and allow gamer subversion, gamer indoctrination, and the international gamer conspiracy to sap and impurify, all of our precious bodily fluids.
While not all of the components of a basic computer are working yet...
They are still trying to figure out how to make a printer, a floppy drive, and a mouse out DNA. Definitely promising technology though.
" Computers won't be fast enough until they can do anything we'd want of them near instantly"
I fired up my old 386 with Windows for Workgroups the other day, and it's responsiveness was near instantaneous. My current work PC, a 1.8 Ghz P4 running W2K has noticable latency. The problem is not inadequate hardware, it is software bloat oupacing hardware improvements.
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I don't know if that would be legal or not. But even if it was done against competitor X, then upstart Y could spring up, take the BSD-licensed code, add some enhancements, and compete against them anyways. Also, it would not be compatible with the GPL because the GPL places NO restrictions on redistribution.
Without this clause, the code can be co-opted by a competitor and used against them, with this clause, it cannot be relicensed under the GPL as it has a restriction on distribution.
In my hypothetical future, Microsoft becomes a leading manufacturer of locomotives and aircraft engines, and is a major player in the finance industry. (kind of like GE)
Hell, take out the dishwasher and you could park an IBM AS/400 under the counter. Why settle for a Mac Mini when you could be running an enterprise class server, right in your kitchen?
You could even augment this by placing an external disk array cabinet in place of the refrigerator.
I tried it too, but all the results were blocked for DMCA violations.
That's true. It seems like we've kind of run dry in the last couple of years. We've had cell phones and digital cameras for a while now. What else can we do? Let's combine them!! Camera-phone!! That's it? Where's my goddamn teleporter??!!
I know! I'll develop a new type of database that is indexed by the degree to which the primary key sounds either "woody" or "tinny" when spoken. I'll make millions!!
I'm sitting in a crowded place, listening to the White Album on my new voice activated MP3 player.
Me (quietly): Play Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.
MP3 player: Please speak louder.
Me: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.
MP3 player: Please speak louder.
Me (shouting): Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey!!!
Everyone turns and looks at me. I make a mad dash for the exit.
Want to make $$$ with your computer? No risk! Simply press shift-4 three times in a row!!
Overheard at the bank:
What do you mean I'm overdrawn?? I still have checks left!!
The program works by applying the formula. It takes three variables.
Boobs
The artist must have boobs. The larger they are, the higher this value.
Blandness
The blander it is, the higher this value.
Beat
The stronger the beat, the higher this value.
These are multiplied together.
B * B * B = X
If X is greater than or equal to the Olivia Newton-John quotient, a recognized standard throughout the popular music business, the song will be a hit and we release an album.
If X is lower, we don't do one.
Q: Are there a lot of these kinds of artists?
You wouldn't believe.
Q: Which record label to do you work for?
A major one.
Let's go someplace private and quiet. Like a spaceship.
On another note, I have a 1953 vintage Toastmaster model 1B14. I use it regularly and it still works perfectly. Now THAT is quality.
I think it'd be really cool if it landed with "gulp".
Clearly it's not the new Beetle, as the cold temperatures on Titan would freeze the engine coolant.
Increase your monitor resolution.
We don't know. In light of the fact that no one was there when the watermelon, or its constituent matter, came into existence, we cannot say how it came into existence with any certainty. No one knows what happened prior to the big bang or if there even was one. Perhaps the universe was created, along with your parents and everything, the day before you were conceived. Prove that it wasn't.
If it helps you sleep at night, you can imagine a Christian God creating it in seven days or whatever. I've seen no evidence to indicate that to be the case. So, just because I cannot explain it does not mean I will default to unsubstantiated mythology.
Think of the big bang this way. Imagine someone showed you a still picture of watermelon pulp spraying outward through the air, apparently moving at great speed from a central point. There are two possibilities:
1. Someone dynamited a watermelon and took a picture of it.
2. The pieces of watermelon were arranged in mid air by the photographer and somehow imparted with great velocity to create the impression of option 1.
Creationists would have us believe the latter.
Creationism works like this. God is infinite. Therefore, to represent God, we will use an infinite series: .... = 0
... = 0
.... = 0
... = 0
0 + 0 + 0 + 0 +
1 - 1 = 0, so logically it follows that:
(1 - 1) + (1 - 1) +
Removing the parentheses:
1 - 1 + 1 - 1 +
Adding new parentheses:
1 + ( -1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) +
Simplifying:
1 = 0
Thus, God can create the universe out of nothing.
QED
God could not be reached for comment.
Teacher: Class, today we are going to study Creation. A long time ago, God, who cannot be quantified or proven to exist or not to exist, created life using supernatural powers that cannot be explained by science.
Student: Will this be on the test?
Teacher: Will what be on the test?
Egads, they are everywhere. Even in the State Department. I cannot continue to sit back and allow gamer subversion, gamer indoctrination, and the international gamer conspiracy to sap and impurify, all of our precious bodily fluids.
While not all of the components of a basic computer are working yet...
They are still trying to figure out how to make a printer, a floppy drive, and a mouse out DNA. Definitely promising technology though.
It's Pamela Jones, not Paula.
Not only that, it doesn't render well in Firefox. What is wrong with these people?
" Computers won't be fast enough until they can do anything we'd want of them near instantly"
I fired up my old 386 with Windows for Workgroups the other day, and it's responsiveness was near instantaneous. My current work PC, a 1.8 Ghz P4 running W2K has noticable latency. The problem is not inadequate hardware, it is software bloat oupacing hardware improvements.
Actually, Turion sounds like it might be derived from Turing. If this is the case, expect the chip to be boycotted by the religious right.