In a recent interview, Steve Ballmer coyly left open the possibility of attacking Linux on patent grounds. But I doubt Microsoft would ever be so stupid. They'd face the mother of all boycotts. And not just from the technical community in general; a lot of their own people would rebel.
Yes, but if they win, they'd kill Linux. And how can you boycott the only LEGAL operating system in the market? That'd be as ridiculous as boycotting gas stations for one day.
Frankly, I feel insulted that he refers this matter (Microsoft using patents vs. Linux) as "hacker opinion". We're talking about a friggin' monopoly here. The fact that those opposing Microsoft turn to be hackers is because Microsoft has FORCED them to be. By not releasing their specs, etc. Would we have OpenOffice compatibility with the Word binary format if it wasn't for the hackers? Would we have SAMBA?
Make no mistake, Mr. Graham. If Microsoft sees a gain in using patents against Linux (and I think they do, they've been backing up SCO all this time), they WILL. And with our screwed-up patent system, we could as well end up with a legalized tyranny. And this goes about EVERY software company who feels threatened by the Open Source movement. If Microsoft had patented a method for using web servers, we wouldn't have Apache. If they had patented a method for using XML in web browsing, we wouldn't have AJAX (unless we used IE, of course). Who says Adobe won't patent a software method for image manipulation, or that McAffee won't patent one about virus scanning?
Patents ARE Evil. They grant ABSOLUTE control over the industry to the highest bidder.
And the problem we're having right now is shortsighted people like you, who see patents as a "secondary problem", and those fighting monopolies and promoting democracy as "hackers". Sheesh! what's next? calling the founding fathers "terrorists"?
One thing I do feel pretty certain of is that if you're against software patents, you're against patents in general.
Wrong. Hardware patents are necessary to commercialize new products and keep innovation. Some medicine patents are also necessary, but I believe there are cases where patent licences should be greanted for only a little time - like cures for cancer, AIDS, or the avian flu.
But patents for software or business methods are an aberration.
In a country where megacorporations cannot lobby or pressure the government to make certain choices, the natural result is that the government chooses the cheapest product. In the case of Linux, this also turns to be a much safer product than the one most used (Windows). I'm afraid this will give chinese hackers and spammers an advantage over the US.
I wonder now if choosing the right OS is becoming a matter of national security. In any case, I really hope this news gives a nudge to the US, saying "see? The chinese use it, why shouldn't we?"
In my humble opinion, products with nanoparticles shouldn't be allowed in spray presentations. Not only because of use, but because we're practically carrying chemical bombs into supermarkets. If a common spray explodes, well, there's the obvious physical (and maybe chemical) damage, but what happens if the products has nanoparticles? It could mean permanent damage with nanoparticles, who knows if this would result in cancer / silicosis / chronical lung damage / younameit.
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Any particulate is potentially harmful to lungs. Even the most benign materials. Our lungs are designed to breathe gas, not solids.
And this is why I wonder why the US keeps rejecting the Kyoto protocol. I'm not excusing nanotech, of course - we should be careful when handling that stuff.
A true AI needs to understand the context, and acquire new knowledge from it.
But the day someone can successfully implement chatterbots will be the day we can have robot maids asking us what we want for dinner, or asking us if we had problems at the job.
Some trauma-based issues that overlap with issues re: social anxiety disorder:
Memories of having been repeatedly abused leading to a fear of people
Memories of extremely traumatic events causing public humiliation or embarrassment
Yes, public humilliation can trigger disorders related to rape and sexual abuse.
I was picked on a lot. Grades 6-9 were awful. However, people can choose how to react to outside stimuli.
Not all people. There are some people with much less tollerance to bullying. In this particular case, the guy needed to take medication, so no, it's not an invention. If you disagree, I welcome you to protest and testify that what he said in the trial is bullshit.
When you feel alienated from school and everyone laughs at you, you DON'T CHOOSE to drop out. You HAVE TO.
It seems to me that you really don't understand what free will is. Psychological pressure is a determinating factor, EVEN in murder trials. Can you say "temporal insanity"?
Of course, you haven't been ridiculized in public or bullied so what the heck do you know.
Oh, No. To Think the haikus written on slashdot were bad enough for all of us. --- But who cares now, anyway? Soon someone will write A slashdot Fibs plus Haiku.
I posted this on Kishi's Korner on port25. I really hope they publish it.
Dear Microsoft:
Before investigating Linux, would you guys please do the following so we can testify of your good faith?
* Opening the Excel and Word binary formats * Adapting the Open Document Format for Microsoft Word * Fixing the Web Folders to be 100% compatible with existing standards (I want to use webfolders on my php-based site!) * Adopting the ext2 and ext3 (and reiser if possible) file systems for Windows XP and Vista * Releasing the Internet Explorer sourcecode (including but not limited to the extensions like XML and XSLT handling) under the GPL * Supporting the w3c standards in Internet Explorer - for this we web designers have had to endure constant headaches. * Promise not to file any patent suits against Open Source programmers and companies * Stop the "embrace and extend" business please...
Also, there's something I have against Microsoft. For years I've found bugs in various of your products but me, as a mere mortal user have found no means to contact you. Please adopt collaboration tools like Sourceforge - trust me, they're great.
P.S. If you could get Steve out of the company and put MiniMSFT in his place, I'd be delighted:D
How can suprnova explain anything after it was shutdown?
Simple! After suprnova exploded out of existence in a cataclismic B-RIAA-kdown, its remains were.torrent-ed into p2planetary systems like the young mininova we dwell in.
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In a recent interview, Steve Ballmer coyly left open the possibility of attacking Linux on patent grounds. But I doubt Microsoft would ever be so stupid. They'd face the mother of all boycotts. And not just from the technical community in general; a lot of their own people would rebel.
Yes, but if they win, they'd kill Linux. And how can you boycott the only LEGAL operating system in the market? That'd be as ridiculous as boycotting gas stations for one day.
Frankly, I feel insulted that he refers this matter (Microsoft using patents vs. Linux) as "hacker opinion". We're talking about a friggin' monopoly here. The fact that those opposing Microsoft turn to be hackers is because Microsoft has FORCED them to be. By not releasing their specs, etc. Would we have OpenOffice compatibility with the Word binary format if it wasn't for the hackers? Would we have SAMBA?
Make no mistake, Mr. Graham. If Microsoft sees a gain in using patents against Linux (and I think they do, they've been backing up SCO all this time), they WILL. And with our screwed-up patent system, we could as well end up with a legalized tyranny. And this goes about EVERY software company who feels threatened by the Open Source movement. If Microsoft had patented a method for using web servers, we wouldn't have Apache. If they had patented a method for using XML in web browsing, we wouldn't have AJAX (unless we used IE, of course). Who says Adobe won't patent a software method for image manipulation, or that McAffee won't patent one about virus scanning?
Patents ARE Evil. They grant ABSOLUTE control over the industry to the highest bidder.
And the problem we're having right now is shortsighted people like you, who see patents as a "secondary problem", and those fighting monopolies and promoting democracy as "hackers". Sheesh! what's next? calling the founding fathers "terrorists"?
One thing I do feel pretty certain of is that if you're against software patents, you're against patents in general.
Wrong. Hardware patents are necessary to commercialize new products and keep innovation. Some medicine patents are also necessary, but I believe there are cases where patent licences should be greanted for only a little time - like cures for cancer, AIDS, or the avian flu.
But patents for software or business methods are an aberration.
In a country where megacorporations cannot lobby or pressure the government to make certain choices, the natural result is that the government chooses the cheapest product. In the case of Linux, this also turns to be a much safer product than the one most used (Windows). I'm afraid this will give chinese hackers and spammers an advantage over the US.
I wonder now if choosing the right OS is becoming a matter of national security. In any case, I really hope this news gives a nudge to the US, saying "see? The chinese use it, why shouldn't we?"
In my humble opinion, products with nanoparticles shouldn't be allowed in spray presentations. Not only because of use, but because we're practically carrying chemical bombs into supermarkets. If a common spray explodes, well, there's the obvious physical (and maybe chemical) damage, but what happens if the products has nanoparticles? It could mean permanent damage with nanoparticles, who knows if this would result in cancer / silicosis / chronical lung damage / younameit.
Any particulate is potentially harmful to lungs. Even the most benign materials. Our lungs are designed to breathe gas, not solids.
And this is why I wonder why the US keeps rejecting the Kyoto protocol. I'm not excusing nanotech, of course - we should be careful when handling that stuff.
They come in 4 models: fast faster fastest OMGspeed
I thought they came in Light Speed, Ridiculous Speed and LUDICROUS SPEED!
is there an x86-compatible version planned? In theory all sounds nice, but unless it has 50% of the market, i doubt it'll be much useful.
or the new hot stuff: biotech. Those are where the gold-rushers are going.
What about nanotech? (I don't live in the US so I don't know what careers are there). Has it gained a space in colleges yet?
I thought the Blackberry wasn't popular because it made you stay wired to your job even when you went out with your family and stuff.
A true AI needs to understand the context, and acquire new knowledge from it.
But the day someone can successfully implement chatterbots will be the day we can have robot maids asking us what we want for dinner, or asking us if we had problems at the job.
If they pulled a 360, they would be facing in the same direction as they started.
Yeah, problem is if they pull a 360 AND a chair at the same time!
From http://www.abuseconsultants.com/rdirctrl/index.as
Yes, public humilliation can trigger disorders related to rape and sexual abuse.
I was picked on a lot. Grades 6-9 were awful. However, people can choose how to react to outside stimuli.
Not all people. There are some people with much less tollerance to bullying. In this particular case, the guy needed to take medication, so no, it's not an invention. If you disagree, I welcome you to protest and testify that what he said in the trial is bullshit.
When you feel alienated from school and everyone laughs at you, you DON'T CHOOSE to drop out. You HAVE TO.
It seems to me that you really don't understand what free will is. Psychological pressure is a determinating factor, EVEN in murder trials. Can you say "temporal insanity"?
Of course, you haven't been ridiculized in public or bullied so what the heck do you know.
Shoot... I hopped in the shower, and then it occurred to me that 13 decimal is D Hex, not 1D.
Ha,
Ha!
Nelson's
been quoted,
This is what you get
For not clicking on the preview!
Now I, slashdot math Nazi, can rest and read more posts.
Oh,
No.
To Think
the haikus
written on slashdot
were bad enough for all of us.
---
But who cares now, anyway?
Soon someone will write
A slashdot Fibs plus Haiku.
City: Silent Hill, Toluca County, West Virginia.
Hey, what's that cliff doing in the middle of the roaaAAAAAAAAAAAAA
'Nuff said.
Let's just hope that Microsoft's port25 website remains Open so EVERYONE can see what they're up to.
Yoga Tutor: OK, now put your arms in front of you. Now slowly join your hands making a circle, and breathe out.
Breathe out....
Now extend your arms and breathe in.
Breathe out...
Breathe in...
Join your arms again. Embrace...
Now extend your arms and breathe in. "Extend".
Keep doing it guys...
Embrace...
Extend...
Embrace...
Extend...
Well done! See you next week!
slashdot will vote and decide if the company bringing suit is a "patent troll"
Oh boy, I can imagine this.
"Is the NTP patent a troll?"
1) Yes
2) No
3) CmdrTaco
Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
Yeah, but I don't care about geeks or nerds. Where's the pirates vs. ninjas cup?
Rumour says that SCO has given IBM a reference book to help find the copyrighted material.
How can suprnova explain anything after it was shutdown?
.torrent-ed into p2planetary systems like the young mininova we dwell in.
:)
Simple! After suprnova exploded out of existence in a cataclismic B-RIAA-kdown, its remains were
See?