Brings back memories this does. I hope someone sends a copy to the RIAA.
The theory goes that people apparently steal from you and you get a commercially successful product.....
Do people (illegally) copy and use bad software? Do people (illegally) copy and listen to bad music?
If you're happy with what you use/hear you buy in. Maybe eventually, but you buy in with money or kudos, whichever is appropriate, or go elsewhere.
IBM bought in. Not sure what this steam is about guys.
Software Firms are protected by NDAs and reverse engineering clauses in the EULA. Users have no real legal protection, so disclosure of flaws is a moral obligation.
Robert Rankin's book East of Ealing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552 138436/104-7870562-5727148?v=glance does a good fictional treatment on the subject of imposed numbering/tagging of the population; humerously of course. The basis is in the bible.....
"16. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads.
17. And that no man might buy or sell save that he had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18. Here is wisdom. Let he that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred, three score and six."
So a 666 barcode would have you sorted then......
[BTW the Brentford Trilogy of which this is the third book is a good light-hearted read]
Paul.
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Local public house here thought it was a good idea to have tv screen embedded into the urinals so you could watch football while you went.
;-)
Most took the chance to GO on their most hated teams......
Some got after game angst and......... FZZT
Maybe the Open Source Pub (ostm) could have a looping Bill Gates video presentation
Paul.
Brings back memories this does. I hope someone sends a copy to the RIAA.
The theory goes that people apparently steal from you and you get a commercially successful product.....Do people (illegally) copy and use bad software? Do people (illegally) copy and listen to bad music?
If you're happy with what you use/hear you buy in. Maybe eventually, but you buy in with money or kudos, whichever is appropriate, or go elsewhere. IBM bought in. Not sure what this steam is about guys.
PaulSoftware Firms are protected by NDAs and reverse engineering clauses in the EULA. Users have no real legal protection, so disclosure of flaws is a moral obligation.
Robert Rankin's book East of Ealing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552 138436/104-7870562-5727148?v=glance does a good fictional treatment on the subject of imposed numbering/tagging of the population; humerously of course. The basis is in the bible.....
"16. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads.
17. And that no man might buy or sell save that he had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18. Here is wisdom. Let he that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred, three score and six."
So a 666 barcode would have you sorted then......
[BTW the Brentford Trilogy of which this is the third book is a good light-hearted read]
Paul.