Stop spreading that FUD. Companies were *forced* to provide data, with the possible exception of Microsoft from what I've read. If you want to stay out of PRISM, don't use any US services, including your ISPs.
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Patents do not preclude open source, and really, they work with it quite nicely. To get a patent, you need to publish your ideas rather than rely on trade secrets. Really, copyright law applies more to the source code, but it is still protected.
The point is the usual anti-Google FUD. In general, their a pretty well behaved company, and are exceptional compared to their competition. It's to the point though that even the non-paid are spreading the FUD. I'm not sure if it's that people hate to see companies doing well, or if they expect there to be no cost to internet services. I've been pretty impressed by Google's behaviour for the most part and I'd hate to see it get to the point that they behave as badly as their competition as they get criticized regardless of how they act.
Between this and the PRISM bullshit, the US just went on my "don't buy from" list. Congratulations, your government has absolutely no regard for honour or fair play.
It allows it's users to crow about how great it is to below to a religion that tells you what features you need and what software you are allowed to run.
As I've said repeatedly, a public organization choosing a platform with a single hardware and software source when there are options available that give you choice should be considered criminal. This is especially true when that platform has a penchant for censorship.
People running Android and custom ROMs frequently replace the radios. This is probably not quite the same as it's mostly just using radios from other models or with minor changes I believe, but it is done. The equivalent for hardware radios would be like saying you have to release it in a steel box or something. People hack things and have since radios were invented. It's really the responsibility of the person who owns the device not to break the law.
New user, no previous posts, and a post, or series of posts praising MS or Sony or spreading lies about their competitors. It's either paid shills or trolls with way too much time on their hands.
I like to think the developer community is also one with a higher percentage of people that would turn down such an offer. (Check out studies on IT "Hero Complex"). Most communities probably quietly accept such offers. I've frequently seen "content" on forums about Microsoft and Sony that could only be explained by payments.
I seem to recall a German court doing the same thing with MP3 licencing and Microsoft about 10 years ago. They licenced it from someone who did not have the rights, and MS got fined, not the supplier. At least they're consistent.
... and Tolstoy wrote fiction books. The medium has changed, the audience has changed, but it's still art, and I think it's quite insightful for the most part. Look at the number of times it's referenced here on SlashDot. Randall has vision, a good understanding of math and science and a great sense of humour. Personally, I wish a lot more people were like him, rather than bitter critics.
The first thing I noticed when upgrading to 4.3 was that my ad-blocker that works by altering the hosts file no longer works. That's one thing I'm sure Google would love to see people stop doing. I'm sure it's fixable with some new SELinux rules, but I haven't looked into it yet.
I'm pretty annoyed by that as well. They do provide developer tools for Linux, but not the majority of the desktop stuff. I'd think they'd be pushing it to help people move away from the closed market that Windows and Apple both seem to be becoming.
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Stop spreading that FUD. Companies were *forced* to provide data, with the possible exception of Microsoft from what I've read. If you want to stay out of PRISM, don't use any US services, including your ISPs.
Patents do not preclude open source, and really, they work with it quite nicely. To get a patent, you need to publish your ideas rather than rely on trade secrets. Really, copyright law applies more to the source code, but it is still protected.
Like with Metro, and the Ribbon interface.
The point is the usual anti-Google FUD. In general, their a pretty well behaved company, and are exceptional compared to their competition. It's to the point though that even the non-paid are spreading the FUD. I'm not sure if it's that people hate to see companies doing well, or if they expect there to be no cost to internet services. I've been pretty impressed by Google's behaviour for the most part and I'd hate to see it get to the point that they behave as badly as their competition as they get criticized regardless of how they act.
Between this and the PRISM bullshit, the US just went on my "don't buy from" list. Congratulations, your government has absolutely no regard for honour or fair play.
It allows it's users to crow about how great it is to below to a religion that tells you what features you need and what software you are allowed to run.
As I've said repeatedly, a public organization choosing a platform with a single hardware and software source when there are options available that give you choice should be considered criminal. This is especially true when that platform has a penchant for censorship.
People running Android and custom ROMs frequently replace the radios. This is probably not quite the same as it's mostly just using radios from other models or with minor changes I believe, but it is done. The equivalent for hardware radios would be like saying you have to release it in a steel box or something. People hack things and have since radios were invented. It's really the responsibility of the person who owns the device not to break the law.
The S4 does the same, I think. There are cases available that have a little window in them that shows an 'active' subset of the screen.
New user, no previous posts, and a post, or series of posts praising MS or Sony or spreading lies about their competitors. It's either paid shills or trolls with way too much time on their hands.
The problem is that as soon as you start talking about "branding", you're probably heading in the wrong direction.
Apple uses religion, not money.
I like to think the developer community is also one with a higher percentage of people that would turn down such an offer. (Check out studies on IT "Hero Complex"). Most communities probably quietly accept such offers. I've frequently seen "content" on forums about Microsoft and Sony that could only be explained by payments.
ChromeBook pixel is getting there.
They still don't talk to me. 40 years has merely changed it from "nerdy" to "creepy". You just can't win.
The surveillance is one thing, doing without any oversight is another. It needs to done with a warrant.
I think fermentation is awesome.
I seem to recall a German court doing the same thing with MP3 licencing and Microsoft about 10 years ago. They licenced it from someone who did not have the rights, and MS got fined, not the supplier. At least they're consistent.
I would have thought you would have had an RSS feed from them ...
AllThingsD turned into AllThingsA quite some time ago.
... and Tolstoy wrote fiction books. The medium has changed, the audience has changed, but it's still art, and I think it's quite insightful for the most part. Look at the number of times it's referenced here on SlashDot. Randall has vision, a good understanding of math and science and a great sense of humour. Personally, I wish a lot more people were like him, rather than bitter critics.
It used to be possible but they killed Google Reader.
The first thing I noticed when upgrading to 4.3 was that my ad-blocker that works by altering the hosts file no longer works. That's one thing I'm sure Google would love to see people stop doing. I'm sure it's fixable with some new SELinux rules, but I haven't looked into it yet.
Well, good timing for Ubuntu Edge. The hardware looks great so far, and apparently it will run Android.
I'm pretty annoyed by that as well. They do provide developer tools for Linux, but not the majority of the desktop stuff. I'd think they'd be pushing it to help people move away from the closed market that Windows and Apple both seem to be becoming.