You'd hope that any position that a telecom company takes on telecom regulation would be
met with an appropriate degree of skepticism. Hey, you can't fault them for trying to spin
the issue, but you can't really expect a balanced view of things.
The problem is using phrases like 'fair' and 'well-balanced' to describe a position that is
clearly neither of those things. Fox News, anyone?
Fair enough. It's worth noting, though, that the phrase 'Open Source' does have these connotations for people. By limiting the size of the community, Microsoft is imposing restrictions on the code that do not apply to most people's conception of OSS.
It's not unexpected, of course, since by releasing the code to the general public, Microsoft would be acknowledging the idea that you can still have a secure system if the code is publicly available.
It'll be interesting to see what happens when the code leaks.
1. I can't find the license anywhere. 2. I can't find where to download the binaries. 3. I can't find where to download the source code. 4. It's available for free only to law enforcement.
Has anyone actually located 1, 2, or 3? Please post if you do...
Replace all your electrical outlets with blank faceplates. Once the battery's out, the user's got to go somewhere else. Should be about 3-4 hours or so....
If your project lends itself to this method, you can distribute the source code for your software but charge for the media, like some games do... you're welcome to download the code and compile it, but you don't get all the maps, images, audio, etc.
A more evil solution might be to GPL your program but distribute the code in such a way that it's difficult to compile, or needs proprietary tools, etc., thus discouraging homegrown solutions. Don't do this though.
I hit a Windows XP SP1 box with this to no effect. I had to make some changes to even compile it (http://mixter.void.ru/glibc.txt). But the test box didn't blink.
That would be fine if the institutions were 100% publicly funded, but they're not. They have to make up the difference somehow - public radio and television stations have to conduct fund drives and court corporate sponsors and charitable foundations. Their information doesn't belong solely to the public. Selling additional products and services over and above the fundamental purpose of the institution allows them to increase the quality of their services and provide a few extras.
I don't know whether NYPL is 100% public or not, but it looks like they did get outside help in the form of grants for this project.
Can someone speak to the differences between Red Hat and CentOS, if any? Are there any caveats for running this in production, or as a testing box for a production RHEL server? Any missing features? Are the RPMs 100% compatible, no worries? How about customized RPMs? Is it really just as simple as RHEL4 with no support and RHN?
This kind of thing will catch on fast! We need a new catchy term to describe this type of advertising... let's see... it's marketing in space... so space marketing... how about... SPAM?
...both. DRM is certainly "bad" in that it limits you from doing whatever you want with your content, and in that it is manipulated by vendors to lock you in to products and services. Rather than shopping around for the best player, the best music store, the best music app, the best OS, etc., you have to buy into whatever system the manufacturer provides for you. And it squashes competition and gives rise to ridiculous things like Sony's ATRAC.
But... I think we can all agree that being able to legally download music online, in some form, is a very good thing. And the fact is that, without DRM, this wouldn't be happening at all. No major industry copyright holder such as a record company or a movie company would ever agree to make their content available online without some form of DRM-like control.
So you can either give up on the whole idea of online music stores, or you can accept DRM as a necessary evil. You can even just burn your tracks to CD and rip them in whatever codec floats your boat. DRM is certainly immoral in a "free as in speech" sort of way, and it contributes to the general glut of competing and incompatible codecs, but it's here to stay.
Although he accepted guffaws from audience members in the theater, the technical hiccups didn't prompt Gates to engage in a hard-hitting analysis of computer reliability and security.
Doesn't that just sum up everything that's wrong with Microsoft?
You might have a look at Macromedia Breeze; I don't have that much experience with it (other than watching a sales presentation put on by Macromedia), but it has all of the typical meeting capabilities such as audio/video, shared screens, remote control, whiteboard, chatting, etc., in a very customizable environment. As with anything, I would test the bejeezus out of it before putting on something like this -- it's a newish product and Macromedia's pushing it pretty hard. Good luck.
Apple's new word processing software had been rumored to be called Document, but sources say it appears that name has been abandoned, possibly due to the confusion a user might encounter when being told "this document is a Document document."
This brings to mind MS's annoying habit of calling things by generic names (Movie Maker, SQL Server, Word, Internet Explorer, Media Player, etc.). I wish they'd knock it off... it can really screw up a Google search, both for MS and non-MS products. They should stick with names like Excel and Powerpoint, and Apple should not pick up this habit. Call it iWriter or something. Hell, why not OOWriter:)
I've been to the Freibad in Tübingen; also a fantastic facility and nearly free. Puts everything I've seen in the US (except places like Water Country USA - $$!!) to shame... Too bad this place isn't in the US (I live in Richmond, and rarely brave NoVA traffic for any reason:)
Yes... their skill in design keeps being proven over and over, and it floors me too... both their hardware and software seem like art-gallery material, and yet it's accessible and inviting. But I still think the iPod is revolutionary in that it uses mass-market, status-symbol appeal to introduce its users to an entire slate of Apple products, and in a larger sense, to Apple's design philosophy. No other portable device has driven business in many other diverse areas like the iPod has. But it also introduces a Macified way of thinking to its users, simply by looking and feeling different from anything else out there.
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You'd hope that any position that a telecom company takes on telecom regulation would be met with an appropriate degree of skepticism. Hey, you can't fault them for trying to spin the issue, but you can't really expect a balanced view of things.
The problem is using phrases like 'fair' and 'well-balanced' to describe a position that is clearly neither of those things. Fox News, anyone?
Fair enough. It's worth noting, though, that the phrase 'Open Source' does have these connotations for people. By limiting the size of the community, Microsoft is imposing restrictions on the code that do not apply to most people's conception of OSS.
It's not unexpected, of course, since by releasing the code to the general public, Microsoft would be acknowledging the idea that you can still have a secure system if the code is publicly available.
It'll be interesting to see what happens when the code leaks.
No guns? Haven't you seen Bowling for Columbine?
How open source can it be?
1. I can't find the license anywhere.
2. I can't find where to download the binaries.
3. I can't find where to download the source code.
4. It's available for free only to law enforcement.
Has anyone actually located 1, 2, or 3? Please post if you do...
Poor old 'expr $(date +%s) "+" 1' - everyone always forgets HIS birthdays.
Replace all your electrical outlets with blank faceplates. Once the battery's out, the user's got to go somewhere else. Should be about 3-4 hours or so....
If your project lends itself to this method, you can distribute the source code for your software but charge for the media, like some games do... you're welcome to download the code and compile it, but you don't get all the maps, images, audio, etc.
A more evil solution might be to GPL your program but distribute the code in such a way that it's difficult to compile, or needs proprietary tools, etc., thus discouraging homegrown solutions. Don't do this though.
I hit a Windows XP SP1 box with this to no effect. I had to make some changes to even compile it (http://mixter.void.ru/glibc.txt). But the test box didn't blink.
That would be fine if the institutions were 100% publicly funded, but they're not. They have to make up the difference somehow - public radio and television stations have to conduct fund drives and court corporate sponsors and charitable foundations. Their information doesn't belong solely to the public. Selling additional products and services over and above the fundamental purpose of the institution allows them to increase the quality of their services and provide a few extras.
I don't know whether NYPL is 100% public or not, but it looks like they did get outside help in the form of grants for this project.
Can someone speak to the differences between Red Hat and CentOS, if any? Are there any caveats for running this in production, or as a testing box for a production RHEL server? Any missing features? Are the RPMs 100% compatible, no worries? How about customized RPMs? Is it really just as simple as RHEL4 with no support and RHN?
This kind of thing will catch on fast! We need a new catchy term to describe this type of advertising... let's see... it's marketing in space... so space marketing... how about... SPAM?
It needs a good recursive acronym, a la PHP, wine, or pine...
How about SPINELESS?
SPINELESS Prohibition Is Not Exactly Likely to Enhance System Security...
<?php
$you = $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'];
$now = date('r');
mail("legal@mpaa.org","Got another one","$you - $now");
`echo $you - $now >> shitlist.txt`;
include("scarymessage.inc");
?>
#include <BitC.h>
I have to say this is an exceptionally coherent and well-considered post. However, it happens to be mine, from a previous Exeem article...
...both. DRM is certainly "bad" in that it limits you from doing whatever you want with your content, and in that it is manipulated by vendors to lock you in to products and services. Rather than shopping around for the best player, the best music store, the best music app, the best OS, etc., you have to buy into whatever system the manufacturer provides for you. And it squashes competition and gives rise to ridiculous things like Sony's ATRAC.
But... I think we can all agree that being able to legally download music online, in some form, is a very good thing. And the fact is that, without DRM, this wouldn't be happening at all. No major industry copyright holder such as a record company or a movie company would ever agree to make their content available online without some form of DRM-like control.
So you can either give up on the whole idea of online music stores, or you can accept DRM as a necessary evil. You can even just burn your tracks to CD and rip them in whatever codec floats your boat. DRM is certainly immoral in a "free as in speech" sort of way, and it contributes to the general glut of competing and incompatible codecs, but it's here to stay.
Although he accepted guffaws from audience members in the theater, the technical hiccups didn't prompt Gates to engage in a hard-hitting analysis of computer reliability and security.
Doesn't that just sum up everything that's wrong with Microsoft?
You might have a look at Macromedia Breeze; I don't have that much experience with it (other than watching a sales presentation put on by Macromedia), but it has all of the typical meeting capabilities such as audio/video, shared screens, remote control, whiteboard, chatting, etc., in a very customizable environment. As with anything, I would test the bejeezus out of it before putting on something like this -- it's a newish product and Macromedia's pushing it pretty hard. Good luck.
I, for one, welcome our new robot pharmacists.
Apple's new word processing software had been rumored to be called Document, but sources say it appears that name has been abandoned, possibly due to the confusion a user might encounter when being told "this document is a Document document."
:)
This brings to mind MS's annoying habit of calling things by generic names (Movie Maker, SQL Server, Word, Internet Explorer, Media Player, etc.). I wish they'd knock it off... it can really screw up a Google search, both for MS and non-MS products. They should stick with names like Excel and Powerpoint, and Apple should not pick up this habit. Call it iWriter or something. Hell, why not OOWriter
I've been to the Freibad in Tübingen; also a fantastic facility and nearly free. Puts everything I've seen in the US (except places like Water Country USA - $$!!) to shame... Too bad this place isn't in the US (I live in Richmond, and rarely brave NoVA traffic for any reason :)
Flights from Germany to Ibiza are about 100 Euro.
ate a pound of pasta in one sitting
avoided every single episode of Fear Factor
bowled a 150 game
watched the entire Godfather trilogy, pausing only to switch discs
obeyed nearly all traffic laws
finally cleaned out the laundry room
played Civ II for 13 hours straight
washed the car
that would also be sufficiently annoying :)
Yes... their skill in design keeps being proven over and over, and it floors me too... both their hardware and software seem like art-gallery material, and yet it's accessible and inviting. But I still think the iPod is revolutionary in that it uses mass-market, status-symbol appeal to introduce its users to an entire slate of Apple products, and in a larger sense, to Apple's design philosophy. No other portable device has driven business in many other diverse areas like the iPod has. But it also introduces a Macified way of thinking to its users, simply by looking and feeling different from anything else out there.