There's a guy out there (can't find the link just now) who has a website selling the Bill of Rights printed on steel cards. He recommends flying with them, and as he says "hilarity ensues".
IBM long ago had the opportunity to buy SCO off, or even buy them outright. Their strategy is to make all claims against Linux GO AWAY. If they buy SCO off, they still leave themselves (and everyone else) open to future claims against Linux. By winning the case, they close that door forever. Meanwhile, SCO is hanging on like a punch-drunk prizefighter; if they let their guard down for even a second, they're gonna get CLOBBERED.
While GoDaddy moving all their parked domains to IIS certainly muddies the water, is it possible that.NET is actually starting to get some traction? /ducks
Thanks, that's interesting. I will still draw the distinction between consumer protection laws and contract law. In other words, a company could/should be held to the local standards for product liability, which is consumer protection, but a contract has the option of stating what it's conditions are and both parties agree to it, else it is not a contract.
No. The contract (that both parties agreed to) states the governing jurisdiction. As an example, here's a quote from Sun's Java license:
13.GOVERNING LAW. Any action related to this
Agreement will be governed by California law and
controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law
rules of any jurisdiction will apply.
From one of TFAs: Moreover, it is unreasonable that the agreement the consumer must give consent to is regulated by English law.
Every contract I've ever signed stated which jurisdiction's laws applied ("shall be governed by the laws of the state of California"). I don't understand how Norway can say that if one of the parties is Norwegian (or in Norway) that only the laws of Norway can control.
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> Since the Constitution is the law of the land...
You misspelled "greed".
Are you referring to our short-sighted government, our greedy corporate overlords, or our apathetic fellow citizens?
Let's start with a small colony in a hollowed-out asteroid moved into a closer orbit (or even at L2).
000010 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000020 PROGRAM-ID. FLEE.
000030 AUTHOR. STEPHEN HAWKING.
000040 DATE-WRITTEN. 13 June 2006
000050 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
000060 INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
000070 FILE-CONTROL.
Well, you get the idea.
Personally, I think the patemts underneath Mono are that stick.
Of course it's broken, it's Windows.
> Hey! That's not fair! That elevator is really super confusing. It has all of these buttons you have to push... It's hard.
An elevator with the Mac UI would have just one button "THERE". I mean, after all, I'm already HERE.
I'm CERTAIN I don't follow your logic, but Linux would probably be the angel dancing on the head of the pin.
There's a guy out there (can't find the link just now) who has a website selling the Bill of Rights printed on steel cards. He recommends flying with them, and as he says "hilarity ensues".
LOL. Thank you, now I understand.
How does proving that I'm me make anybody any safer?
It was a pun on British slang. See "tit" here.
Everyone knows McBride's a silly tit.
IBM long ago had the opportunity to buy SCO off, or even buy them outright. Their strategy is to make all claims against Linux GO AWAY. If they buy SCO off, they still leave themselves (and everyone else) open to future claims against Linux. By winning the case, they close that door forever. Meanwhile, SCO is hanging on like a punch-drunk prizefighter; if they let their guard down for even a second, they're gonna get CLOBBERED.
> Fuck the NSA!
Mr. Coward,
Please remain at the registered missle address for 66.35.250.150 for another three minutes.
Why? It's more "World" than the "World Series".
BWA HA HA HA HA!
Your puny weapons cannot pierce my titanium exoskeleton!
Kneel before me!
Yeah, but that's because we were stoned.
The "last mile" is going to be twisted copper for a looooong time to come.
Uh, that's British Telecom.
KUNTA PSOT!
While GoDaddy moving all their parked domains to IIS certainly muddies the water, is it possible that .NET is actually starting to get some traction?
/ducks
Thanks, that's interesting. I will still draw the distinction between consumer protection laws and contract law. In other words, a company could/should be held to the local standards for product liability, which is consumer protection, but a contract has the option of stating what it's conditions are and both parties agree to it, else it is not a contract.
13.GOVERNING LAW. Any action related to this
Agreement will be governed by California law and
controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law
rules of any jurisdiction will apply.
Every contract I've ever signed stated which jurisdiction's laws applied ("shall be governed by the laws of the state of California"). I don't understand how Norway can say that if one of the parties is Norwegian (or in Norway) that only the laws of Norway can control.
Hell, IANAL, maybe someone can explain this.