The difference is that if the original developer on an open source project quits, you could hire someone to take the code and continue working on it. That might not sound feasible to an individual, but it might sound very good to a corporation.
I think his main argument is just against proprietary (ie, non-open source) software, meaning that regardless of who's to blame here, this is an example of why FOSS is better.
In theory, yes. In practice, it's all about speculation. The speculation used to be about the present value of all future dividends, but now the speculation is mostly focused on how much someone else will pay for it.
Without that low cost of hardware Linux would not have taken off, and its extremely unlikely that as many people would have computers, internet access and slashdot accounts with which to slag off Microsoft.
So I would have had a 4-digit UID? Damn it Bill Gates!
I'm not a fan of Python myself, but I think the difference is that Python will regard spaces as indentation as well, whereas make demands the use of a tab.
If a Linux coder had access to the Win7 code, I can imagine some IP lawsuits aimed at Linux along the lines of "Your developer had access to our code and included it in the kernel. Therefore, we own the kernel now. Which lines? Well, we can't tell you that, it would violate our IP." SCO anyone?
Slashdot Mirror
Women in Miami are always hot (Every show with a Miami scene, except Golden Girls).
Hold on, are you saying the women in Golden Girls were not hot???
what am I supposed to show them?
Someone else's code
At that point I might be too preoccupied to remember to let you know.
Oh, what are his true colors? I was under the impression he was an African American.
A slashdot article without a typo? Can't half that!
The difference is that if the original developer on an open source project quits, you could hire someone to take the code and continue working on it. That might not sound feasible to an individual, but it might sound very good to a corporation.
I think his main argument is just against proprietary (ie, non-open source) software, meaning that regardless of who's to blame here, this is an example of why FOSS is better.
Then it's a good thing you don't have mod points.
In theory, yes. In practice, it's all about speculation. The speculation used to be about the present value of all future dividends, but now the speculation is mostly focused on how much someone else will pay for it.
Isn't "break up a girlfriend" sort of what Reiser did?
Death star is the only really sure-fire way.
Hence the biblical prohibition on cooking meat and milk together...
Think of the trees!
The latter.
Vim? Real programmers use Ed, the standard editor.
Without that low cost of hardware Linux would not have taken off, and its extremely unlikely that as many people would have computers, internet access and slashdot accounts with which to slag off Microsoft.
So I would have had a 4-digit UID? Damn it Bill Gates!
No.
Holy crap, you're right! I haven't seen that trick pulled since here.
Ya, i read it on slashdot.
No, he wants to guarantee evaluation of both sides of the conditional (ie, he's avoiding short circuiting).
I'm not a fan of Python myself, but I think the difference is that Python will regard spaces as indentation as well, whereas make demands the use of a tab.
Maybe if you rewrote Slashdot in Java...
... then Slashdot could finally get slashdotted?
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Yes, but does netcraft confirm it?
Don't worry, all those products will be running Windows Mobile, so it'll be a fair fight.
If a Linux coder had access to the Win7 code, I can imagine some IP lawsuits aimed at Linux along the lines of "Your developer had access to our code and included it in the kernel. Therefore, we own the kernel now. Which lines? Well, we can't tell you that, it would violate our IP." SCO anyone?