Well, if so, I hope Ubuntu can come up with a working package manager. After all these years the OE/OZ one still sucks seven different kinds of ass. And when I brought it up in their forums, I got the usual elitist explanation that all I had to do was fix the packages myself. Great for a hobbyist toy, not so great if you actually want to market a system based on it.
...How can you tell the DEC field rep with a flat tire? He's the one in the nice suit changing every tire to see which one's flat. How can you tell the DEC field rep who's run out of gas? He's the one in the nice suit changing every tire to see which one's flat.
>>I'd love, for personal reasons, to see the Mays boys of Clear Channel et al sent to federal PMITA prison until hell freezes over
>This comment speaks for itself (though you might consider adding it to your little list). I have no clue who the Mays Boys are or if they should be on the air. Fortunately, free speech hasn't become an legal offense... yet.
If you don't know the difference between on the air personalities and the chairman of the board and upper management at Clear Channel, I would hardly consider you qualified to comment. And if you don't have a clue how important it is to keep close tabs on those who use the public airwaves for private gain, especially given how influential they are in shaping public opinion, then let me put it in a word I'm sure you'll understand:
Baaaaaaa.
...you've just been added to my list of "stupidest comments ever" on Slashdot.
Seeing as how you don't seem to grasp the basic premise, let me share it with you. Much as I'd like to, we can't jail a corporation for a VIOLATION OF THE LAW (you seem to be missing that point as well) so we've come up with another approach. It's what's called a fine. The purpose of it is to be punitive. Admittedly, I'd love, for personal reasons, to see the Mays boys of Clear Channel et al sent to federal PMITA prison until hell freezes over, Apparently this court didn't have the balls to do that, or simply revoke their licenses (which in this case would be pretty much a corporate death penalty), thus the fine.
My complaint isn't that the fine is going to the government but that it's WAY too small, considering the size of the broadcasting behemoths we're talking about.
Propellerhead Software is the name of the company which makes the software package called Reason, a complete software music studio package for the PC running Windows, among other music software.
Please, do try and keep up and at least make a minimal effort to stay informed before making ignorant comments. I realize this is Slashdot, and ignorance rarely restrains people from commenting, but still...
Here's to idiocy, indeed.
Does your boss have the power to put you in a cage? Or deprive you of your liberties?
Does your boss have the power to SHOOT you?
No. The worst your boss can do is fire you. Maybe. Depending on your value to the company, and/or whether you're smart enough to be a member of a union, you may only end up with a reprimand. Or your BOSS may be fired or reprimanded.
You, sir, are an idiot of the highest order.
"I just dont see why they feel the need to be so intimidating and accusatory."
Because they're assholes and bullies, plain and simple. And please don't ANYONE tell me hoe it's "just a small percentage of bad cops that ruin it for all the good cops." Any time a cop thinks the "thin blue line" is more important than the public, they've gone over to the dark side. Any time a cop looks the other way when fellow cops violate the law in ANY way, they're equally complicit. And if you think this is an exaggeration, look at how highly respected Internal Affairs or civilian oversight groups are held in esteem by every cop on the force in any given city, and how willing those cops are to cooperate with lawful investigations. Look how much they kick and scream about having video or audio recordings of their dealings with the public.
These people are supposed to be trained professionals who are paid to do their jobs as such. And before you whine to me about how hard their job is, A: they have the badges, guns, big sticks, and the ability to put people in a cage, and B: they knew the job was dangerous when they took it. In fact, for many, that's WHY they took it. We have a right to hold them to a MUCH higher standard, and to come down on them EXTREMELY hard when they don't measure up to that standard. And if they don't like those conditions, they're welcome to find another job. Of course, in that other job, they wouldn't be able to be thugs and bullies, right?
Remember, kids, power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Police power is no different than any other.
You know, it would be nice if people would actually bother to do a little research before they post...
If you'd bothered to even glimpse at the FreeDOS web page, you'd see that the first priority of FreeDOS is and always has been to maintain a lightweight, completely DOS compatible OS. FreeDOS-32 is a completely different project. Any multitasking extensions (think DR-DOS in its latter days), GUIs (FreeGEM, notably, among others), etc... have always been planned after and as an adjunct to FreeDOS, not to replace it. There's still plenty of life left in DOS and the DOS environment. I for one would love to see a high-performance, single-user OS optimized for modern hardware without the cruft of the NT based MS OSs OR Linux.
"Microsoft is headquartered in the US. I don't think the EU has the authority to simply demand money from them."
Microsoft is a multi-national conglomerate doing business in many nations around the world. As such, they are requires to obey the laws and accept the sanctions imposed by every country or, in the case of the EU, group of countries they do business in.
"Sure, they can kick 'em out of the country, but MS should call their bluff."
Sure they should. Then the EU should simply impound all of MS's European assets, and strip them of all patent and copyright protection, thus allowing Europeans to install their new open source, free operating system quite legally under the laws of the EU.
When you grow up you'll realize that there are other countries, legal systems, and ways of looking at things than the US's. BTW, as I pointed out before, the EU is a GROUP of countries... your statement about "kick them out of the country" berely underscores your ignorance.
And if it were not for that accursed law that robs us of our liberty, I would murder you on the spot.
(Kudos to Eric Blair - George Orwell to the rest of you. He DID write more than 1984 and Animal Farm.)
And not all liberal Democrats are anti-gun ownership. I come from a long, proud line of lefties (my ancestors got their heads busted open by anti-union goons in bringing the Longshoremen to San Francisco's docks in the 30s) and am a member of the NRA and a proud gun owner, as well as being a biker and a geek of 20 years' standing. Given the current political client, I think REAL conservatives and leftists such as myself have much more in common than surface appearances would indicate.
And anyone who believes the neocons currently in office have anything to do with traditional conservative values is whistling in the dark. Ask Arlen Specter.
Because people keep BUYING the games without them.
Artwork, maps, and the like are an added expense. And as long as customers are willing to whine, moan, and complain... but keep buying the product... why would you expect publishers to do otherwise?
Things like this are why I got out of gaming when I sold my C-64. Sure, the graphics have gotten better. But is there anyone here who can honestly say that the game play has improved so much that it's worth being treated like a thief on the one hand and an open wallet on the other?
"Only people who are constantly willing to believe the worst in the government are going to see a grand conspiracy here."
And if at this point you're not willing to believe the worst in the government, you haven't paid attention in the slightest, and need to widen the range of your sources of information.
Yes, he WAS threatened with keeping it quiet at the time. This was in 1969. Since then, the technology has been declassified, as well as the gag removed on him.
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Well, if so, I hope Ubuntu can come up with a working package manager. After all these years the OE/OZ one still sucks seven different kinds of ass. And when I brought it up in their forums, I got the usual elitist explanation that all I had to do was fix the packages myself. Great for a hobbyist toy, not so great if you actually want to market a system based on it.
And you didn't make it available?
So your patches to take care of the problems were going to be ready when? It's been two years, after all.
*crickets*
...How can you tell the DEC field rep with a flat tire?
He's the one in the nice suit changing every tire to see which one's flat.
How can you tell the DEC field rep who's run out of gas?
He's the one in the nice suit changing every tire to see which one's flat.
>>I'd love, for personal reasons, to see the Mays boys of Clear Channel et al sent to federal PMITA prison until hell freezes over >This comment speaks for itself (though you might consider adding it to your little list). I have no clue who the Mays Boys are or if they should be on the air. Fortunately, free speech hasn't become an legal offense ... yet.
If you don't know the difference between on the air personalities and the chairman of the board and upper management at Clear Channel, I would hardly consider you qualified to comment. And if you don't have a clue how important it is to keep close tabs on those who use the public airwaves for private gain, especially given how influential they are in shaping public opinion, then let me put it in a word I'm sure you'll understand:
Baaaaaaa.
...you've just been added to my list of "stupidest comments ever" on Slashdot.
Seeing as how you don't seem to grasp the basic premise, let me share it with you. Much as I'd like to, we can't jail a corporation for a VIOLATION OF THE LAW (you seem to be missing that point as well) so we've come up with another approach. It's what's called a fine. The purpose of it is to be punitive. Admittedly, I'd love, for personal reasons, to see the Mays boys of Clear Channel et al sent to federal PMITA prison until hell freezes over, Apparently this court didn't have the balls to do that, or simply revoke their licenses (which in this case would be pretty much a corporate death penalty), thus the fine.
My complaint isn't that the fine is going to the government but that it's WAY too small, considering the size of the broadcasting behemoths we're talking about.
Propellerhead Software is the name of the company which makes the software package called Reason, a complete software music studio package for the PC running Windows, among other music software.
Please, do try and keep up and at least make a minimal effort to stay informed before making ignorant comments. I realize this is Slashdot, and ignorance rarely restrains people from commenting, but still...
ATX motherboards don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore.
Uhm... British Leyland?
...your comment would be more correct if you dropped the "For a white guy?" part...
God, I AM showing my age...
I believe it's spelled Kodos.
Apparently you're too dense to realize when you're making an incredibly bad analogy. But thanks for playing.
Here's to idiocy, indeed. Does your boss have the power to put you in a cage? Or deprive you of your liberties? Does your boss have the power to SHOOT you? No. The worst your boss can do is fire you. Maybe. Depending on your value to the company, and/or whether you're smart enough to be a member of a union, you may only end up with a reprimand. Or your BOSS may be fired or reprimanded. You, sir, are an idiot of the highest order.
"I just dont see why they feel the need to be so intimidating and accusatory."
Because they're assholes and bullies, plain and simple. And please don't ANYONE tell me hoe it's "just a small percentage of bad cops that ruin it for all the good cops." Any time a cop thinks the "thin blue line" is more important than the public, they've gone over to the dark side. Any time a cop looks the other way when fellow cops violate the law in ANY way, they're equally complicit. And if you think this is an exaggeration, look at how highly respected Internal Affairs or civilian oversight groups are held in esteem by every cop on the force in any given city, and how willing those cops are to cooperate with lawful investigations. Look how much they kick and scream about having video or audio recordings of their dealings with the public.
These people are supposed to be trained professionals who are paid to do their jobs as such. And before you whine to me about how hard their job is, A: they have the badges, guns, big sticks, and the ability to put people in a cage, and B: they knew the job was dangerous when they took it. In fact, for many, that's WHY they took it. We have a right to hold them to a MUCH higher standard, and to come down on them EXTREMELY hard when they don't measure up to that standard. And if they don't like those conditions, they're welcome to find another job. Of course, in that other job, they wouldn't be able to be thugs and bullies, right?
Remember, kids, power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Police power is no different than any other.
You know, it would be nice if people would actually bother to do a little research before they post...
If you'd bothered to even glimpse at the FreeDOS web page, you'd see that the first priority of FreeDOS is and always has been to maintain a lightweight, completely DOS compatible OS. FreeDOS-32 is a completely different project. Any multitasking extensions (think DR-DOS in its latter days), GUIs (FreeGEM, notably, among others), etc... have always been planned after and as an adjunct to FreeDOS, not to replace it. There's still plenty of life left in DOS and the DOS environment. I for one would love to see a high-performance, single-user OS optimized for modern hardware without the cruft of the NT based MS OSs OR Linux.
"Microsoft is headquartered in the US. I don't think the EU has the authority to simply demand money from them."
Microsoft is a multi-national conglomerate doing business in many nations around the world. As such, they are requires to obey the laws and accept the sanctions imposed by every country or, in the case of the EU, group of countries they do business in.
"Sure, they can kick 'em out of the country, but MS should call their bluff."
Sure they should. Then the EU should simply impound all of MS's European assets, and strip them of all patent and copyright protection, thus allowing Europeans to install their new open source, free operating system quite legally under the laws of the EU.
When you grow up you'll realize that there are other countries, legal systems, and ways of looking at things than the US's. BTW, as I pointed out before, the EU is a GROUP of countries... your statement about "kick them out of the country" berely underscores your ignorance.
But thanks for playing.
What you don't seem to understand is that the policies of G.W.B. are the logical extension of Reagan's policies. "Greed is good" my ass.
No, just assist me in repealing the laws that keep me fron shooting you through your thick fucking skull and I'll be more than pleased.
And if it were not for that accursed law that robs us of our liberty, I would murder you on the spot. (Kudos to Eric Blair - George Orwell to the rest of you. He DID write more than 1984 and Animal Farm.)
And not all liberal Democrats are anti-gun ownership. I come from a long, proud line of lefties (my ancestors got their heads busted open by anti-union goons in bringing the Longshoremen to San Francisco's docks in the 30s) and am a member of the NRA and a proud gun owner, as well as being a biker and a geek of 20 years' standing. Given the current political client, I think REAL conservatives and leftists such as myself have much more in common than surface appearances would indicate.
And anyone who believes the neocons currently in office have anything to do with traditional conservative values is whistling in the dark. Ask Arlen Specter.
"640 KB should be enough for anybody."
-Bill Gates, Microsoft
"There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home."
-Ken Olsen, DEC
Simple.
Because people keep BUYING the games without them.
Artwork, maps, and the like are an added expense. And as long as customers are willing to whine, moan, and complain... but keep buying the product... why would you expect publishers to do otherwise?
Things like this are why I got out of gaming when I sold my C-64. Sure, the graphics have gotten better. But is there anyone here who can honestly say that the game play has improved so much that it's worth being treated like a thief on the one hand and an open wallet on the other?
"Only people who are constantly willing to believe the worst in the government are going to see a grand conspiracy here."
And if at this point you're not willing to believe the worst in the government, you haven't paid attention in the slightest, and need to widen the range of your sources of information.
Yes, he WAS threatened with keeping it quiet at the time. This was in 1969. Since then, the technology has been declassified, as well as the gag removed on him.