The issues with Linux distros do not translate to OO.o issues. The issue is that while the Java Runtime Environment can be distributed with programs that require it, it cannot be distributed without such programs. So jre + OO.o is legit, but jre + Debian is not.
Of course that article adresses only legality. For the morality of it, I would say that because we grant copyright to promote innovation and art, we should not protect short phrases in most circumstanses. People offer quips spontaneosly for the approval of the people around them and for their own enjoyment, so protecting them does not promote innovation or art. And the harms of restricting these phrases are great, as every time I want to print something, I need to check if someone else was inspired the same way. This is a far smaller risk for larger works, as the ways of expressing the same idea grow exponentially with the number of words allowed. So while I admire you generosity I think it may be misplaced.
I'm sorry; I saw "CrossOver Office" and assumed you meant for office products.
For specialized products that don't work with Wine and need CO-Office's extentions, that's not a nice situation, but if you look at the GGGP post, the argument is that if you are only using Windows programs, why use Wine on Linux. We're talking about specialized programs where Wine is a choice.
For "proprietary commercial Windows-only games", we're out of the realm of "specialized software" and now we have two helping factors. The first is a market growing large enough that game companies will start making Linux-ready games (see DoomIII). The second is that there could be more Open Source games along the lines of TuxRacer for the same reasons as we have other popular mainstream applications.
Just to recap, my argument has been: for people running specialized software -- for which no Open Source alternative exists -- on Windows, that could be run in Wine, switching to Linux and running said software in Wine saves money and is more secure.
People can already get fired for "Unauthorized Human Use" and are much more likely to get fired for it than "Unauthorized Computer Use". Think managers exploting their power for sex, money, babysitting.
Wine isn't an option if the only programs you need to run are for Windows
Wine is a very nice option, really. You get the security gains from being off the Windows platform. You get the cost gains from not having to buy Windows. And few people use only specialty apps anyways.
OpenOffice.org is still missing a replacement for Microsoft Access, a graphical database design program. Novice or casual users do not want to learn PHP.
BitTorrent is inherently "safer" than any P2P (like KaZaa). Can you be busted for sharing illegal files? Sure. But.. You are at most only in trouble for the ONE copyright violation from one.torrent on one tracker. I'm not giving any legal advice here, but if you were to download one file for what you believe to be fair use, then they won't be able to come after you like they did with KaZaa users. Instead of the hundreds of shared files, your IP address is now only associated with one.
Except the copyright holder only needs one file to hit you with statutory damages of $30,000 to $150,000. And on KaZaa/Gnutella/eDonkey most people have file-listing disabled, so the copyright holder only knows about the one file they found through searching. And even if they did know about all the files, they can only sue you for the ones they hold copyright to. So BitTorrent seems just as dangerous as "standard" means.
Don't forget torrents are time based, ie. you are only sharing file for a certain percentage of the time that.torrent is being shared. Someone would have to look for all new torrents and connect to the tracker and start logging IP addresses for the lifetime of the.torrent
That's not very difficult. They only need to get your IP once.
plus who is to say you have the whole file? Are you a criminal for sharing part of file, a chunk that is useless on its own?
Sharing just a part of a file is still illegal. It's not sufficient for "fair use" and "being useless on its own" is no defence, as copyright law says nothing about usefulness of the works protected (except the constitution does say copyright is to promote "Invention and the useful arts"...)
If you want safer use FreeNet. If you want legal check out Gnomoradio.
I was unable to see the evidence against me, and I was punished without being able to defend myself
The problem here lies not in the "Copyright Cartels" but in your Terms Of Service with your ISP. The problem is that the contract you signed with them for acess lets them disable said acess arbitrarily.
At this point that would actually be a decent idea. Why run landline phone service when running new fiber would be about the same and could provide Internet (and they could use VoIP).
Calling humanity separate from nature is not arbitrary. We are separate because of agriculture, sentience, and free will. The point is, while many groups have the ability to affect the global climate, we have the time to consider the issue and the ability to choose to try and fix our mess.
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Or apply to yogurt. Vanilla yogurt is good by itself, plain yogurt is good for cooking or with jam, and they are not at all the same.
Is there a reason in particular that you can run telnet and not any more capable program combo such as fetchmail+mutt? Or is this just stubborness?
Example insult: "Hey retard! Your momma so dumb she..."
Example bargain: "If you want it real cheap we can skimp on RAM. Your call."
Remember: this is a $500 laptop
The issues with Linux distros do not translate to OO.o issues. The issue is that while the Java Runtime Environment can be distributed with programs that require it, it cannot be distributed without such programs. So jre + OO.o is legit, but jre + Debian is not.
Of course that article adresses only legality. For the morality of it, I would say that because we grant copyright to promote innovation and art, we should not protect short phrases in most circumstanses. People offer quips spontaneosly for the approval of the people around them and for their own enjoyment, so protecting them does not promote innovation or art. And the harms of restricting these phrases are great, as every time I want to print something, I need to check if someone else was inspired the same way. This is a far smaller risk for larger works, as the ways of expressing the same idea grow exponentially with the number of words allowed. So while I admire you generosity I think it may be misplaced.
For specialized products that don't work with Wine and need CO-Office's extentions, that's not a nice situation, but if you look at the GGGP post, the argument is that if you are only using Windows programs, why use Wine on Linux. We're talking about specialized programs where Wine is a choice.
For "proprietary commercial Windows-only games", we're out of the realm of "specialized software" and now we have two helping factors. The first is a market growing large enough that game companies will start making Linux-ready games (see DoomIII). The second is that there could be more Open Source games along the lines of TuxRacer for the same reasons as we have other popular mainstream applications.
Just to recap, my argument has been: for people running specialized software -- for which no Open Source alternative exists -- on Windows, that could be run in Wine, switching to Linux and running said software in Wine saves money and is more secure.
But then we are considering "MS Office" which is not "specialized software" and instead has nice Open Source equivalents such as OpenOffice.org
While you have the option to count the contents of the square brackets, in this particular misquotation it is not reccommended.
How about "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein or "A Fire Upon the Deep" by Vinge?
People can already get fired for "Unauthorized Human Use" and are much more likely to get fired for it than "Unauthorized Computer Use". Think managers exploting their power for sex, money, babysitting.
No they don't. Removing posts when asked is exactly what the bartender would do.
Square brackets can also be used to indicate that a certain portion is optional.
Wine is a very nice option, really. You get the security gains from being off the Windows platform. You get the cost gains from not having to buy Windows. And few people use only specialty apps anyways.
Few novice or casual users use Acess either.
Again, because you signed an unfavorable contract which says they can.
That wouldn't be "Porn Browsing". People browse to decide what to download with BitTorrent.
And when the procecution cites this post in response to your defence you'll do what?
Except the copyright holder only needs one file to hit you with statutory damages of $30,000 to $150,000. And on KaZaa/Gnutella/eDonkey most people have file-listing disabled, so the copyright holder only knows about the one file they found through searching. And even if they did know about all the files, they can only sue you for the ones they hold copyright to. So BitTorrent seems just as dangerous as "standard" means.
Don't forget torrents are time based, ie. you are only sharing file for a certain percentage of the time that .torrent is being shared. Someone would have to look for all new torrents and connect to the tracker and start logging IP addresses for the lifetime of the .torrent
That's not very difficult. They only need to get your IP once.
plus who is to say you have the whole file? Are you a criminal for sharing part of file, a chunk that is useless on its own?
Sharing just a part of a file is still illegal. It's not sufficient for "fair use" and "being useless on its own" is no defence, as copyright law says nothing about usefulness of the works protected (except the constitution does say copyright is to promote "Invention and the useful arts"...)
If you want safer use FreeNet. If you want legal check out Gnomoradio.
PS: IANAL
The problem here lies not in the "Copyright Cartels" but in your Terms Of Service with your ISP. The problem is that the contract you signed with them for acess lets them disable said acess arbitrarily.
The choices seem to be "newsgroup account" and "Email account" when setting up a new account. Where does one find this "movemail" option?
At this point that would actually be a decent idea. Why run landline phone service when running new fiber would be about the same and could provide Internet (and they could use VoIP).
Calling humanity separate from nature is not arbitrary. We are separate because of agriculture, sentience, and free will. The point is, while many groups have the ability to affect the global climate, we have the time to consider the issue and the ability to choose to try and fix our mess.
Of course if you ever do get your oppertunity to get security clearance, they'll read your comment and hold it against you.
AA is rated Teen. So no worries; a Teen game could hardly desensitize our youth to killing and other violence.
Might there be more than one Nathan Campbell who donated? Or he could have donated twice.