The problem is that the music companies are generally seen by the populous as representing the artists and trying to nurture the artists/protect them from evil. Thus it becomes very easy for the record companies to put out its own selfish views and call them helpful to the artist, rather than actually listen to what the artist says. I linked to a RealAudio interview between a musician and a record company boss further up this thread, listen to it and you'll see what I mean.
If you look back, even major label artists get helped by P2P. Case in point: Radiohead. Their 2000 album Kid A wasn't promoted in any way, however a copy was leaked onto Napster before it was released. Millions downloaded it, and sales went right through the roof. The same thing happened a few years later with Hail To The Thief, which sold more copies than the previous two combined.
I personally own about $500/250GBP worth of music CDs, none of which I would have bought without P2P being there. It does help the record industry make money.
I guess that it's true, the lawsuit has helped Linux, by allowing people to see the development process, warts and all; all of its benefits, all of its pitfalls. Transparency is better than nothing IMHO.
Stupid idea. Computer != television, if it has a TV tuner then treat it as a TV, otherwise...nah.
The BBC is Britain's jewel in the crown. I know many Slashdotters probably couldn't live without the unbiased news Auntie provides through its website or on BBC World, it must be a refreshing antidote to the Fox News/CNN/MSNBC crap you get over there. The World Service Radio is absolutely invaluable as well, with its news broadcasts in countries with very restrictive regimes. That alone is worth the £110 a year licence fee. But of course thanks to the Murdoch media everyone here is thinking that the licence fee is a waste of money (while £35 a month on Mr Murdoch's BSkyB full of shopping channels is perfectly acceptable...)
It's a debugging feature actually, and was but in deliberately. To be fair, what average user press CTRL+ScrollLock twice in a row, especially after enabling this?
I've had similar experiences with a Samsung laser printer that 'just worked' on linux but took an age to install on windows.
In comparison, here's how installing my Samsung laser printer went for me on both Windows and Linux.
Windows: Insert CD into drive, don't run standard set up program, plug in cable. Printer installed.
Linux: Insert CD into drive, autorun doesn't work, try running setup program, works, installs strange Motif based thing which is seemingly the only way to install printer, open strange thing, install printer using strange thing. Printer installed.
ScotchGard wasn't lobbied out, IIRC. 3M removed it of their own free will when they found it was being found in humans, even though no negative consequences had been reported.
Well, except that The Prisoner was made by ITC, an independant commercial company, and was broadcast by the predecessor of the very commercial ITV.
I'm sorry, predecessor? I don't think you have any idea how ITV WORKS.
Basically, different regions of the country have different companies running them. The Midlands had ATV, the South West had Westward, London had Thames etc etc etc. ITC was owned by ATV, who sent it to all the other companies for all of the regions, who broadcast it. This is called "networking a programme".
ITV doesn't even have a predecessor, before ITV there was the BBC and nothing else. It's been going since 1955, all that's happened recently is some jumped up little wankers decided to buy all the companies and change their name to ITV plc. Heil Thatcher.
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The problem is that the music companies are generally seen by the populous as representing the artists and trying to nurture the artists/protect them from evil. Thus it becomes very easy for the record companies to put out its own selfish views and call them helpful to the artist, rather than actually listen to what the artist says. I linked to a RealAudio interview between a musician and a record company boss further up this thread, listen to it and you'll see what I mean.
Heh, well, of all my ~20 CDs, none of them have any kind of copy protection on them, or at least they ripped cleanly on my Linux box.
btw, there's a RealAudio clip of band member Colin Greenwood defending P2P right here.
If you look back, even major label artists get helped by P2P. Case in point: Radiohead. Their 2000 album Kid A wasn't promoted in any way, however a copy was leaked onto Napster before it was released. Millions downloaded it, and sales went right through the roof. The same thing happened a few years later with Hail To The Thief, which sold more copies than the previous two combined.
I personally own about $500/250GBP worth of music CDs, none of which I would have bought without P2P being there. It does help the record industry make money.
I thought Slashdot was digital, and I also thought that digital got away from the problem of stuck records .
Editors, what the FUCK are you being paid to do, exactly?
Slashdot must need one hell of a server farm to keep coming up with all these dupes...
So the little stickers DO work!
My computing course has a few women, but the female:male ratio is still very low.
I'd have never been into rock or anything like that before I found P2P. I'd probably still be buying chart CDs.
Also thanks to P2P, I spend more money on CDs than I otherwise would have done: about $400 more, actually.
That made me hungry. :(
I guess that it's true, the lawsuit has helped Linux, by allowing people to see the development process, warts and all; all of its benefits, all of its pitfalls. Transparency is better than nothing IMHO.
Jesus fucking christ people, it isn't that hard
Stupid idea. Computer != television, if it has a TV tuner then treat it as a TV, otherwise...nah.
The BBC is Britain's jewel in the crown. I know many Slashdotters probably couldn't live without the unbiased news Auntie provides through its website or on BBC World, it must be a refreshing antidote to the Fox News/CNN/MSNBC crap you get over there. The World Service Radio is absolutely invaluable as well, with its news broadcasts in countries with very restrictive regimes. That alone is worth the £110 a year licence fee. But of course thanks to the Murdoch media everyone here is thinking that the licence fee is a waste of money (while £35 a month on Mr Murdoch's BSkyB full of shopping channels is perfectly acceptable...)
I swear you ripped that from Private Eye :)
(Semi-OT: Everyone who can get it in the US needs to get Private Eye. It's the sort of muckraking satire the US needs more of.)
It's a debugging feature actually, and was but in deliberately. To be fair, what average user press CTRL+ScrollLock twice in a row, especially after enabling this?
I've had similar experiences with a Samsung laser printer that 'just worked' on linux but took an age to install on windows.
In comparison, here's how installing my Samsung laser printer went for me on both Windows and Linux.
Windows: Insert CD into drive, don't run standard set up program, plug in cable. Printer installed.
Linux: Insert CD into drive, autorun doesn't work, try running setup program, works, installs strange Motif based thing which is seemingly the only way to install printer, open strange thing, install printer using strange thing. Printer installed.
Which is easier?
Tripwire, anyone?
RTFA and you find out that he had to compile many things from source, by hand, as the VLAPT system doesn't contain many packages.
Not "impressive" or "polished" at all.
There's no mention of what the default KDE is like (beyond "slow") as he uses IceWM. Nothing about hardware detection. No screenshots. Nothing.
Awful, awful article apparently reviewing an awful, awful distro; but he doesn't tell us enough to say how good it is.
ScotchGard wasn't lobbied out, IIRC. 3M removed it of their own free will when they found it was being found in humans, even though no negative consequences had been reported.
My girlfriend just got molested by a guy called Darryl, you insensitive clod!
(It's Darl, just so you know)
Oh and yeah, the BBC didn't even make The Prisoner, ITV isn't covered by the licence fee. Hence all the adverts.
Well, except that The Prisoner was made by ITC, an independant commercial company, and was broadcast by the predecessor of the very commercial ITV.
I'm sorry, predecessor? I don't think you have any idea how ITV WORKS.
Basically, different regions of the country have different companies running them. The Midlands had ATV, the South West had Westward, London had Thames etc etc etc. ITC was owned by ATV, who sent it to all the other companies for all of the regions, who broadcast it. This is called "networking a programme".
ITV doesn't even have a predecessor, before ITV there was the BBC and nothing else. It's been going since 1955, all that's happened recently is some jumped up little wankers decided to buy all the companies and change their name to ITV plc. Heil Thatcher.
Sellafield is nowhere fucking near London.
London = South East
Sellafield = North West
Even the slightest bit of fact checking would reveal that Sellafield != London.
it's not like this is surprising, Microsoft is well known for using extortionate tactics to get things done in its favour.
WAV files?