When I saw it, my first reaction was "iRevolution!" My first pertinent reaction was something to the effect of "how odd. It'll never work." My next thought was that Nintendo has done some interesting things, and just maybe it'll be really cool. I'll reserve full judgement until I've gotten my hands on one.
I think the fact that it's "except Bush has signed the bill now," is the most pertinent. I think that calling this a dupe is like if there was a story about the pope dying and the cardinals being convened, and then we called the article about who finally got elected a dupe.
I would have thought that it's a subject of the noun clause (whoever attempts), with the whole clause being the object of the preposition, not just the "whoever"
"You may not decompile, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reproduce the Software."
This rather formulaic line is present in all the EULA's that I checked. Whether it holds any legal weight isn't something I'm entirely aware of, but it is in there.
And lastly, is that a video game quote you're using at the end there to make a point?
Won't work. At least, it would diminish the amount of valid lawsuits made by normal people against companies. What if I sue and loose on a technicality? I can't afford the chance.
Slashdot Mirror
Wait, wait, this post here is a joke, too, right? Please tell me you got YY's joke.
It's been licensed to a movie studio already? That's too bad. It was such a promising idea.
You call it a moon.
When I saw it, my first reaction was "iRevolution!"
My first pertinent reaction was something to the effect of "how odd. It'll never work."
My next thought was that Nintendo has done some interesting things, and just maybe it'll be really cool. I'll reserve full judgement until I've gotten my hands on one.
Of course, if it's the GPL'ed code that makes it good, that statement is rather meaningless.
"less random"?
I think the fact that it's "except Bush has signed the bill now," is the most pertinent. I think that calling this a dupe is like if there was a story about the pope dying and the cardinals being convened, and then we called the article about who finally got elected a dupe.
Well, lies, damn lies, and statistics, right?
640k ought to be enough for anybody.
Oh man, I was so tempted to mod this insightful.
I thought it was a "feature limitation" rather than an actual technical one. Like locked demos and such.
I would have thought that it's a subject of the noun clause (whoever attempts), with the whole clause being the object of the preposition, not just the "whoever"
All right. I can accept that explanation. And for the record, I happen to like SM: Alpha Centauri.
"You may not decompile, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reproduce the Software." This rather formulaic line is present in all the EULA's that I checked. Whether it holds any legal weight isn't something I'm entirely aware of, but it is in there. And lastly, is that a video game quote you're using at the end there to make a point?
Won't work. At least, it would diminish the amount of valid lawsuits made by normal people against companies. What if I sue and loose on a technicality? I can't afford the chance.
I don't know. I imagine if one copy-pasted the article it would be. This obviously isn't the case here, though.
Says the anonymous coward.
You can't fool me. The internet is clearly stored inside my hard drive and IE is required for me to access it.