No, it's not. One country in the world has "District Health Boards" - New Zealand. I'd know, I work for one (not that one though, we don't call the IT department "Information Services").
Actually, that's not true. Linden did not "enter into" a license agreement when they offered it under the GPL - they allowed you to enter into a license agreement. They can revoke your license, because they are the copyright holder. It is not irrevocable
However, the commonplace approach (and the one that doesn't get you hit by a shitstorm of bad publicity) is to license newer code updates under the new license and simply stop offering the old one.
Wait, what? The corporations are formed of people. These people have the same right to freedom of speech as you do, and in their house they have the right to say "my house, my rules. Don't like it, leave". Freedom of Association I think it's called.
In the last couple of years we saw them gradually add a plugin to the homescreen and enhance that until eventually they took over the first layer of the UI with TouchFLO in Diamond. By that time the iPhone was already out and you could see several pieces of functionality "inspired" by the iPhone make it's way into later releases.
TouchFLO is much older than the iPhone. The HTC Touch had it for example, and that was long before the Diamond.
Amusingly enough, the folks who pay only get x number of ad-free pages per day (x being set by the subscriber). The option to disable ads for contributors goes away.
Who's to say, though, that Amazon was the one who got caught "violating"? Who's to say Amazon didn't go after Microsoft for violating 1-click or something?
The bottom line is that it's the most egregious insult imaginable for Microsoft to imply that they should be compensated by people who use Linux, in any way, for any reason. It's a staggering affront. There is no conceivable moral or legal reasoning that could justify it.
That's not true. There is no conceivable moral reason, but so long as software patents exist there is a legal reasoning.
In the deranged world of software patents, there is not exactly any such thing as sane legal reasoning. But as Microsoft convinces more companies to pay them for their use of Linux, then their patent claim gains a slimy veneer of legitimacy (or so they hope). Otherwise "why would so many people pay them?" This circular reasoning strengthens them in their eventual legal battles to come, as they attempt to hurt (or even end) the use of Linux.
Well, at least Microsoft hasn't sued anyone yet over Linux. The same can't be said for another even more evil company with a dubious patent on the number of times one's finger contacts with one's mouse while conducting online purchases, with a name rather similar to a particular rainforest.
They're not being incentivised. OP is being a bit of a douche there. If anything, mixed providers would prefer you not use Windows, because SPLA licensing costs a fuckton.
Hosts don't back up. That's your job. Why do people expect their web host to spend tens of thousands of dollars on top of the line backup solutions plus server engineer time for their $10 a month?
Do they use Linux only? I only want Linux hosting, and mixed providers are always trying to push you over into Windows hosting because they're being incentivized to do so. I've been around and don't need to hear that pitch again.
Are you kidding? Have you SEEN the SPLA? There is no way they're being incentivised to use Windows by being charged upwards of $25 a month by Microsoft for the CHEAPEST version of Windows Server (and even more for shared servers).
He's probably in one of the many countries of the world where Vodafone is the carrier.
$1200 ($700 if you don't mind spending $40 a month for two years, or $200 if you don't mind spending $120 a month for two years) for an iPhone is "go fuck yourself" material.
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Except that we District Health Boards don't give a flying fuck who owns the US government. We aren't in the US.
No, it's not. One country in the world has "District Health Boards" - New Zealand. I'd know, I work for one (not that one though, we don't call the IT department "Information Services").
It's in New Zealand. We don't have "States" or "Attorney Generals" or "HIPAA".
Actually, that's not true. Linden did not "enter into" a license agreement when they offered it under the GPL - they allowed you to enter into a license agreement. They can revoke your license, because they are the copyright holder. It is not irrevocable
However, the commonplace approach (and the one that doesn't get you hit by a shitstorm of bad publicity) is to license newer code updates under the new license and simply stop offering the old one.
Wait, what? The corporations are formed of people. These people have the same right to freedom of speech as you do, and in their house they have the right to say "my house, my rules. Don't like it, leave". Freedom of Association I think it's called.
In the last couple of years we saw them gradually add a plugin to the homescreen and enhance that until eventually they took over the first layer of the UI with TouchFLO in Diamond. By that time the iPhone was already out and you could see several pieces of functionality "inspired" by the iPhone make it's way into later releases.
TouchFLO is much older than the iPhone. The HTC Touch had it for example, and that was long before the Diamond.
Amusingly enough, the folks who pay only get x number of ad-free pages per day (x being set by the subscriber). The option to disable ads for contributors goes away.
Fat chance, the New Zealand government has spent the last two years actively dismantling the institutions of democracy and transparency.
I stole the line from the Canadian, but it's just as relevant here.
Not really. As the copyright owner they can impose whatever restrictions they want.
Who's to say, though, that Amazon was the one who got caught "violating"? Who's to say Amazon didn't go after Microsoft for violating 1-click or something?
The bottom line is that it's the most egregious insult imaginable for Microsoft to imply that they should be compensated by people who use Linux, in any way, for any reason. It's a staggering affront. There is no conceivable moral or legal reasoning that could justify it.
That's not true. There is no conceivable moral reason, but so long as software patents exist there is a legal reasoning.
In the deranged world of software patents, there is not exactly any such thing as sane legal reasoning. But as Microsoft convinces more companies to pay them for their use of Linux, then their patent claim gains a slimy veneer of legitimacy (or so they hope). Otherwise "why would so many people pay them?" This circular reasoning strengthens them in their eventual legal battles to come, as they attempt to hurt (or even end) the use of Linux.
Well, at least Microsoft hasn't sued anyone yet over Linux. The same can't be said for another even more evil company with a dubious patent on the number of times one's finger contacts with one's mouse while conducting online purchases, with a name rather similar to a particular rainforest.
They're not being incentivised. OP is being a bit of a douche there. If anything, mixed providers would prefer you not use Windows, because SPLA licensing costs a fuckton.
You do realise said doofus is the OWNER of the company right? Yeah.
Personally, I'd stay away from any company that uses scripts to charge the customers.
Hosts don't back up. That's your job. Why do people expect their web host to spend tens of thousands of dollars on top of the line backup solutions plus server engineer time for their $10 a month?
Do they use Linux only? I only want Linux hosting, and mixed providers are always trying to push you over into Windows hosting because they're being incentivized to do so. I've been around and don't need to hear that pitch again.
Are you kidding? Have you SEEN the SPLA? There is no way they're being incentivised to use Windows by being charged upwards of $25 a month by Microsoft for the CHEAPEST version of Windows Server (and even more for shared servers).
You do for new accounts, but for our old grandfathered accounts we don't.
Actually, Google has a whole white label typo-squatting product, tailor made for the purpose:
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As opposed to...?
He's probably in one of the many countries of the world where Vodafone is the carrier.
$1200 ($700 if you don't mind spending $40 a month for two years, or $200 if you don't mind spending $120 a month for two years) for an iPhone is "go fuck yourself" material.
At which point it's cheaper to just have PayPal donation buttons.
So what's the point again?
That's in New Zealand, idiot. And Upper Hutt is not a suburb, it's an entire town.
Sure, as long as you don't mention the trademarked term "Trivial Pursuit" anywhere.
We actually have the developers tag the build after checkin of any completed defects.
Granted, we don't have a dedicated build person, but if we did they wouldn't have checkin rights to the codebase.
Whaaaaat? Why does the person doing the builds need write access to ANY of the code base? That makes no sense!