Um, no moderations are subject to meta-moderation any more. Meta-moderation is actually just a random sample of posts you get to moderate unaccountably. Try it some time - you get ten posts and you get to either +1 or -1 them. It's just yet another thing Slashdot fucked up.
Google won't let you create an Adwords ad with a trademarked term in it without the permission of the trademark holder. That tanks #2 in one easy step, unfortunately.
Microsoft are currently doing a similar thing , getting companies to pay patent licencing fees on linux whilst not revealing exactly what patents are being licenced.
Actually, sabre-rattling over Linux or no, Apple and Microsoft are usually pretty clear which patents Android is violating (they're pretty much listed in every news article talking about it). The fact that many of these patents shouldn't even exist, by the way, is completely irrelevant (I love living in a country where the patent office has a specific directive that computer software may not be patented, with no higher patent office to just ignore them).
Um, that's what copyright assignment does - it strips the individual contributors of their copyright interests and vests it in the FSF. The contributors do not own any of Emacs.
RMS frequently perpetuates several myths about the GPL so this is nothing new. If he want it to say what he thinks it should say then he would include it in the next version of the GPL explicitly or STFU.
Mmmhmm. Myths like "printing certificates allowing unrelated third parties to acquire GPLed software from other unrelated third parties binds the entity printing certificates to the GPL". (Better tell Visa they're violating the GPL by letting me buy Ubuntu CDs from the local supermarket by credit card...)
Debian and Firefox are different. That's because Mozilla has trademarks on elements of Firefox's branding (including its name) and licenses them to third parties only on the condition that they do not modify the Firefox code (i.e you can plonk a Firefox binary on your site and call it Firefox, but if you patch it to include an extra option in the Tools menu for example, you are not licensed to call it Firefox). Debian refuses to not modify it, so Mozilla refuses to let them call it Firefox. Hence, IceWeasel.
You could even rub Apple's nose in it, and require all code submitted to Cydia to have an Apple Developer signature - and tell devs to sign up for the Safari developer program...
I'm confused. Someone who doesn't even work for Microsoft sueing is somehow Microsoft's fault? Wow. I'd say that's a stretch even for you, but I can guarantee you'd spin some bullshit about how Microsoft funds and pushes for IV's lawsuits despite having absolutely no evidence other than your LSD-induced-level paranoia anyway.
Um, is it not a good thing that more companies are offering Linux support, no matter how vile you think those companies are? It lends credibility to Linux as an enterprise and small business solution (and let's be honest - Linux is king of the datacentre but when it comes to in-house servers, they're still primarily Windows. If Microsoft wants to erode their own market share, why are you complaining?)
I've never, ever, seen a phone that requires you reboot it to enter flight mode. On my IDEOS running Android, it's a long push of the power button until the menu appears, then select "Flight Mode" and off go the radios. On my iPhone, it's Settings, Airplane Mode, On, and off go the radios. On my LG running Windows Phone 7, it's Start, Settings, Flight Mode, On, and off go the radios.
No you don't. You just need to resort to compiling the executable once for each of the supported processor architectures then sticking them all in a folder with ".app" at the end of its name, hiding its real implementation specifics from the user.
Aussie and NZ are in the same Bluray region as the UK, and Amazon.co.uk has a free shipping deal on for all purchases above £25 (which at their pricing is TWO Blurays!)
Seriously, screw your local overpriced retailers, ship it in from Amazon UK at half to a third of the cost.
And then just hand Defense over to the labour Unions.
Actually, that's not a bad idea. Just tell them "they're coming to take away your 15 minute paid breaks!" and watch any hostile invaders get ruthlessly repelled (for free!)
According to the CBO, the ACA (Obamacare) goes most of the way toward solving the medicare problem. If you revise Part-D to allow negotiating lower prices for prescription drugs, that would put Medicare in the black for... well basically forever.
And instead, Congress is trying to get inserted into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that (other) countries are outright forbidden from doing this.
No, the Nike+ device doesn't use ANT. If you read the ANT resources you'll notice two things. First, no Nike devices are listed at all in the product directory. Second, Nike is not even a member of the ANT Alliance.
It's proprietary (no surprise from Nike and Apple really).
FireWire isn't wireless, hence it's not superior to Bluetooth. It's not inferior either, because they have nothing to do with each other and do not occupy the same space - so no comparison is possible.
The market didn't pick Bluetooth instead of FireWire. That's like saying the military picked F16 Fighter Jets instead of Toyota Camrys, despite the Toyota Camry being far superior to an F16 Fighter Jet.
Um, I'm pretty sure Samsung doesn't want the "Made for iPhone" logo on their Galaxy S mobile phones. And HTC doesn't want "Made for iPhone" on their Desire HD.
We're talking about phone manufacturers here, and they explicitly would not want the logo you speak of.
I've always *loved* Google Labs! It's where I first bumped into "suggest," and a whole bunch of other really cool features that have eventually been rolled into the final product.
I'm very, very sad. Used to be a Red Hat Labs that suffered the same fate; I guess that sort of paradigm just doesn't have enough energy for the long run.
*sigh*
This is probably going to be unpopular, this being Slashdot (wait for the troll mods!)
Microsoft Research. The minds that brought you some really awesome stuff. But on the flip side... Songsmith.
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Um, no moderations are subject to meta-moderation any more. Meta-moderation is actually just a random sample of posts you get to moderate unaccountably. Try it some time - you get ten posts and you get to either +1 or -1 them. It's just yet another thing Slashdot fucked up.
The government is exempt from multitudes of handy protection laws - like that one.
Google won't let you create an Adwords ad with a trademarked term in it without the permission of the trademark holder. That tanks #2 in one easy step, unfortunately.
Microsoft are currently doing a similar thing , getting companies to pay patent licencing fees on linux whilst not revealing exactly what patents are being licenced.
Actually, sabre-rattling over Linux or no, Apple and Microsoft are usually pretty clear which patents Android is violating (they're pretty much listed in every news article talking about it). The fact that many of these patents shouldn't even exist, by the way, is completely irrelevant (I love living in a country where the patent office has a specific directive that computer software may not be patented, with no higher patent office to just ignore them).
Um, that's what copyright assignment does - it strips the individual contributors of their copyright interests and vests it in the FSF. The contributors do not own any of Emacs.
It's an archaic form, but not uncommon. Grammatically, in proper English you should use "he" and "his" where the gender of the subject is unknown.
RMS frequently perpetuates several myths about the GPL so this is nothing new. If he want it to say what he thinks it should say then he would include it in the next version of the GPL explicitly or STFU.
Mmmhmm. Myths like "printing certificates allowing unrelated third parties to acquire GPLed software from other unrelated third parties binds the entity printing certificates to the GPL". (Better tell Visa they're violating the GPL by letting me buy Ubuntu CDs from the local supermarket by credit card...)
Debian and Firefox are different. That's because Mozilla has trademarks on elements of Firefox's branding (including its name) and licenses them to third parties only on the condition that they do not modify the Firefox code (i.e you can plonk a Firefox binary on your site and call it Firefox, but if you patch it to include an extra option in the Tools menu for example, you are not licensed to call it Firefox). Debian refuses to not modify it, so Mozilla refuses to let them call it Firefox. Hence, IceWeasel.
No copyrights involved.
You could even rub Apple's nose in it, and require all code submitted to Cydia to have an Apple Developer signature - and tell devs to sign up for the Safari developer program...
You can't compile OS X or iOS from the code on that page. Sit down.
I'm confused. Someone who doesn't even work for Microsoft sueing is somehow Microsoft's fault? Wow. I'd say that's a stretch even for you, but I can guarantee you'd spin some bullshit about how Microsoft funds and pushes for IV's lawsuits despite having absolutely no evidence other than your LSD-induced-level paranoia anyway.
Um, is it not a good thing that more companies are offering Linux support, no matter how vile you think those companies are? It lends credibility to Linux as an enterprise and small business solution (and let's be honest - Linux is king of the datacentre but when it comes to in-house servers, they're still primarily Windows. If Microsoft wants to erode their own market share, why are you complaining?)
That stands for "Direct Rendering Manager", not "Digital Rights Management". Nice try though.
I've never, ever, seen a phone that requires you reboot it to enter flight mode. On my IDEOS running Android, it's a long push of the power button until the menu appears, then select "Flight Mode" and off go the radios. On my iPhone, it's Settings, Airplane Mode, On, and off go the radios. On my LG running Windows Phone 7, it's Start, Settings, Flight Mode, On, and off go the radios.
They already have precedent on their side. Fucking Apple licensed the bullshit patent.
No you don't. You just need to resort to compiling the executable once for each of the supported processor architectures then sticking them all in a folder with ".app" at the end of its name, hiding its real implementation specifics from the user.
Aussie and NZ are in the same Bluray region as the UK, and Amazon.co.uk has a free shipping deal on for all purchases above £25 (which at their pricing is TWO Blurays!)
Seriously, screw your local overpriced retailers, ship it in from Amazon UK at half to a third of the cost.
And then just hand Defense over to the labour Unions.
Actually, that's not a bad idea. Just tell them "they're coming to take away your 15 minute paid breaks!" and watch any hostile invaders get ruthlessly repelled (for free!)
According to the CBO, the ACA (Obamacare) goes most of the way toward solving the medicare problem. If you revise Part-D to allow negotiating lower prices for prescription drugs, that would put Medicare in the black for... well basically forever.
And instead, Congress is trying to get inserted into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that (other) countries are outright forbidden from doing this.
Just get a Google Apps account. Even having one GA user license gives you the ability to call Google (on the phone!) and get support for Chrome.
No, the Nike+ device doesn't use ANT. If you read the ANT resources you'll notice two things. First, no Nike devices are listed at all in the product directory. Second, Nike is not even a member of the ANT Alliance.
It's proprietary (no surprise from Nike and Apple really).
FireWire isn't wireless, hence it's not superior to Bluetooth. It's not inferior either, because they have nothing to do with each other and do not occupy the same space - so no comparison is possible.
The market didn't pick Bluetooth instead of FireWire. That's like saying the military picked F16 Fighter Jets instead of Toyota Camrys, despite the Toyota Camry being far superior to an F16 Fighter Jet.
Um, I'm pretty sure Samsung doesn't want the "Made for iPhone" logo on their Galaxy S mobile phones. And HTC doesn't want "Made for iPhone" on their Desire HD.
We're talking about phone manufacturers here, and they explicitly would not want the logo you speak of.
I've always *loved* Google Labs! It's where I first bumped into "suggest," and a whole bunch of other really cool features that have eventually been rolled into the final product.
I'm very, very sad. Used to be a Red Hat Labs that suffered the same fate; I guess that sort of paradigm just doesn't have enough energy for the long run.
*sigh*
This is probably going to be unpopular, this being Slashdot (wait for the troll mods!)
Microsoft Research. The minds that brought you some really awesome stuff. But on the flip side... Songsmith.
I don't think even China wants #5. Frankly, everyone will follow the lead of the oil companies, and they're looking at the Euro right now.