But a judge rejected their demands in a ruling reached on Monday, arguing that "the Wikimedia Foundation's responsibility... has not been clearly established," a decision welcomed by the foundation.
This suggests to me that that plaintiff simply didn't provide a good enough case against Wikimedia, rather than a decision that could become precedent. I'm sure someone with a better grasp of law can correct me.
Why are you assuming that Microsoft did something underhanded? It could very well be the case that a deal with Microsoft is more viable for the Nigerian goverment in the longer run -
- Their products are tried and trusted. Yours is still an unknown quantity.
- Their customer support is supposedly very good. How about yours?
- Maybe the TCO for Microsoft's solution is lower than your solution.
I'm in no way taking sides. But you must be willing to accept the possibility that Microsoft could have presented a better long term deal for them.
-Anonymous
Wow, I can't imagine where that post might have originated from?
The main reason why iPlayer uses Windows DRM is because the companies who produce content for the BBC didn't want their shows streamed without some kind of rights management, because, god forbid, it should end up on bit torrent.
That would be a fair argument, except that a large proportion of contents is produced by the BBC at the expense of licence payers, who should be able to access the information they are paying for regardless of operating system. In essence, one could argue that as a licence payer it's our content.
That's peculiar, given that Firefox is the default browser in most all Linux distributions and a default install includes a BBC News RSS feed I find those figures very, very strange.
*MUST* do in order to survive (i.e. eat, hunt, have sex, etc.) & things he *LIKES* to do when he's not doing the things he *MUST* do (i.e. eat, play games, have sex, etc.)
Good point, but I noticed you put "have sex" twice - that's more than I get in a lifetime.
Kids' software needs are significantly different from that of adults, with the possible except of a good Office suite, which everybody needs. Where's the equivalent of your doodling software, trivia games, and all that stuff you would find in a primary school computer lab?
You'd be surprised at the software in use in their ICT labs, my oldest's work is almost entirely web based - so he can carry on at home. There is no problem here with deploying alternative operating systems.
The problem as I see it with IT in most UK schools is the lack of qualified, experienced IT staff - there isn't the budget for it so it's mostly teachers with an interest in IT, many of whom have never heard of anything but Microsoft.
Agreed, like I said the Gazelle is the smallest I've worked on - never touched a Robinson but I suspect its rotorspeed is *significantly* higher than 300 rpm.
I would love to see more photos of this but suspect we wont. His description of the controls doesn't really fit with how rotary wing aircraft operate and there are other reservations.
133 horsepower is very underpowered considering the smallest I work with is the Gazelle with 858shp and the quoted 300 rpm on blades that size is very low to give any kind of lift, in fact it is ridiculous. Car engines are relatively heavy and looking at the welded head and the car seats, I cannot imagine this has the capability to lift off with a person on board.
Looking at the photo, it also appears not to have a swash plate or similar mechanism, so how the rotor disc is positioned to give directional flight I have no idea. On the plus side he does have a big red navigation light on top. Never mind that it's not on the port side as it's supposed to be.
Kroes personally negotiated with Microsoft President Steve Ballmer in a number of conversations including over a meal at a restaurant near her home town of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, she said.
"I paid for the dinner," she said.
Seems only fair, weather she was out of the range of chairs, she didn't say.
You know, like most Slashdot readers I grew up with Star Wars and really didn't think much to the three new films.
But the strange thing is, that my kids all think the new films are the greatest thing since sliced bread. I can't help but wonder if in 10 or 15 years they are going to be telling their kids that Star Wars VII, VIII and IX were an abomination and they should really watch the "original" I, II and III.
I guess maybe it's a product of age and the way we feel about such a strong part of our childhoods.
Dreamcast - Killed by the Playstation 2 which had much better graphics and connectivity.
The Dreamcast was killed by hype, at least in my experience working in game retail at the time. Everytime the Dreamcast had a major release or announcement Sony popped out more hype about the PS2 and people just held back for the PS2 - who could blame them, the Saturn was roundly trounced by PlayStation in the previous generation.
Also, Dreamcast came with DreamArena and a modem as standard, they released an revised version of Dream Arena soon after to allow any ISP to be used and there was none of the need to update filling all your memory crap that some of the PS2 online games required (KillZone for example). PS2 didn't have that integrated until the slimline came out and even now I can count on one hand the number of titles I have played online on PS2.
25 minutes later, you've got Windows, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, DesktopBSD, FreeDOS, eComStation or whatever OS you picked.
Having just bought a new HP laptop, this would be a considerable improvement over the near hour and two reboots required just to start the system for the first time after jumping through all the hoops.
The early sinclair ones used bright red LEDs - not only could you use it in the dark you could confuse late night wanders looking for a certain type of "entertainment" if you used it near a window.
Until Microsoft releases Windows as a freely downloadable operating system then its apples and oranges.
It makes my blood boil when people demand improvements to Ubuntu and Linux in general on the grounds that an OS developed by one of the world's largest companies with enormous financial resources and an extensive IT background does the same thing.
Linux's only real problem is that those of us developing apps on it can't see the wood for the trees. If I'm writing something in my spare time to fill a particular need I have then the bells and whistles of the interface are not such an over riding concern because I know where they are. This combined with many Linux advocates pushing that it's ready for the average super market PC buying home user (when it is not).
I can see some uses, productivity wise for the cube with multiple desktops. Having said that it really needs a better control - its the sort of thing that could be really good with a large touchscreen.
I use a number of diagnostic laptops provided by seperate manufacturers (I work in Military Avionics). Each one is different and has different passwords and most have a USB dongle.
This works fine in some environments - such as in a hanger where you know you need, say a diagnostic laptop for a thermal imaging fault and you can pop to the toolstore and pick it up. If you need something to diagnose the bus then get the bus diagnostic laptop - all fine and dandy (except for the need for yet more power strips but that's a whole other issue).
However when it comes to field use, then the single ruggedised laptop with multiple software installs becomes much more practical but the limitation is that:
There are typically only three USB ports - so only three systems can be in use.
Two or more dongles often cause problems with each other.
A USB dongle sticking out can snap off, not only requiring a replacement in an environment where time delays are unacceptable but also dangerous (you don't want a small piece of plastic and metal falling into the first stage compressor on a million pound engine, especially when pilots lives are at risk).
The simple fact is that IMHO the only time they are required is when there is a genuine security issue not covered by standard operating procedures - for example flight recording systems, where you can be held accountable for listening to other people's conversations.
While I appreciate this is a specialist environment, many businesses have field engineers and many businesses are involved in manufacturing environments.
"Still, it's a bit like the ridiculous argument that some day we won't be able to read CD-ROMs, because the technology will have advanced so far, the hardware will no longer exist."
Not so ridiculous the BBC's Doomsday project to capture census data onto Laserdisc/Videodisc is now unreadable as the technology is no longer available.
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IANAL either, but this line intrigued me:
This suggests to me that that plaintiff simply didn't provide a good enough case against Wikimedia, rather than a decision that could become precedent. I'm sure someone with a better grasp of law can correct me.
Much appreciated.
It does however confirm pretty much as I assumed - that no less than half of their output is in house production
Would you have a link or a reference for this? I have been poking in and around their site for a while and cannot find any.
From the comments:
Wow, I can't imagine where that post might have originated from?
That would be a fair argument, except that a large proportion of contents is produced by the BBC at the expense of licence payers, who should be able to access the information they are paying for regardless of operating system. In essence, one could argue that as a licence payer it's our content.
That's peculiar, given that Firefox is the default browser in most all Linux distributions and a default install includes a BBC News RSS feed I find those figures very, very strange.
I'd mod this up but there is no +1 Masochist
Good point, but I noticed you put "have sex" twice - that's more than I get in a lifetime.
You'd be surprised at the software in use in their ICT labs, my oldest's work is almost entirely web based - so he can carry on at home. There is no problem here with deploying alternative operating systems.
The problem as I see it with IT in most UK schools is the lack of qualified, experienced IT staff - there isn't the budget for it so it's mostly teachers with an interest in IT, many of whom have never heard of anything but Microsoft.
Agreed, like I said the Gazelle is the smallest I've worked on - never touched a Robinson but I suspect its rotorspeed is *significantly* higher than 300 rpm.
I would love to see more photos of this but suspect we wont. His description of the controls doesn't really fit with how rotary wing aircraft operate and there are other reservations.
133 horsepower is very underpowered considering the smallest I work with is the Gazelle with 858shp and the quoted 300 rpm on blades that size is very low to give any kind of lift, in fact it is ridiculous. Car engines are relatively heavy and looking at the welded head and the car seats, I cannot imagine this has the capability to lift off with a person on board.
Looking at the photo, it also appears not to have a swash plate or similar mechanism, so how the rotor disc is positioned to give directional flight I have no idea. On the plus side he does have a big red navigation light on top. Never mind that it's not on the port side as it's supposed to be.
Seems only fair, weather she was out of the range of chairs, she didn't say.
You know, like most Slashdot readers I grew up with Star Wars and really didn't think much to the three new films.
But the strange thing is, that my kids all think the new films are the greatest thing since sliced bread. I can't help but wonder if in 10 or 15 years they are going to be telling their kids that Star Wars VII, VIII and IX were an abomination and they should really watch the "original" I, II and III.
I guess maybe it's a product of age and the way we feel about such a strong part of our childhoods.
I would suggest that these devices were for the most part utilised to avoid arrest rather than protect innocent passers by.
The Dreamcast was killed by hype, at least in my experience working in game retail at the time. Everytime the Dreamcast had a major release or announcement Sony popped out more hype about the PS2 and people just held back for the PS2 - who could blame them, the Saturn was roundly trounced by PlayStation in the previous generation.
Also, Dreamcast came with DreamArena and a modem as standard, they released an revised version of Dream Arena soon after to allow any ISP to be used and there was none of the need to update filling all your memory crap that some of the PS2 online games required (KillZone for example). PS2 didn't have that integrated until the slimline came out and even now I can count on one hand the number of titles I have played online on PS2.
Having just bought a new HP laptop, this would be a considerable improvement over the near hour and two reboots required just to start the system for the first time after jumping through all the hoops.
Home depot aren't satanding in court telling people they're stealing every time they use a clawhammer to remove a nail they just hammered in.
How is this trolling? We might need a -1 Not funny, but trolling?
The early sinclair ones used bright red LEDs - not only could you use it in the dark you could confuse late night wanders looking for a certain type of "entertainment" if you used it near a window.
How in the hell is this offtopic?
Offtopic != Don't get joke
Until Microsoft releases Windows as a freely downloadable operating system then its apples and oranges.
It makes my blood boil when people demand improvements to Ubuntu and Linux in general on the grounds that an OS developed by one of the world's largest companies with enormous financial resources and an extensive IT background does the same thing.
Linux's only real problem is that those of us developing apps on it can't see the wood for the trees. If I'm writing something in my spare time to fill a particular need I have then the bells and whistles of the interface are not such an over riding concern because I know where they are. This combined with many Linux advocates pushing that it's ready for the average super market PC buying home user (when it is not).
We need a +1 Hoist by your own petard.
I can see some uses, productivity wise for the cube with multiple desktops. Having said that it really needs a better control - its the sort of thing that could be really good with a large touchscreen.
Dear lord no! Not more USB dongles!
I use a number of diagnostic laptops provided by seperate manufacturers (I work in Military Avionics). Each one is different and has different passwords and most have a USB dongle.
This works fine in some environments - such as in a hanger where you know you need, say a diagnostic laptop for a thermal imaging fault and you can pop to the toolstore and pick it up. If you need something to diagnose the bus then get the bus diagnostic laptop - all fine and dandy (except for the need for yet more power strips but that's a whole other issue).
However when it comes to field use, then the single ruggedised laptop with multiple software installs becomes much more practical but the limitation is that:
The simple fact is that IMHO the only time they are required is when there is a genuine security issue not covered by standard operating procedures - for example flight recording systems, where you can be held accountable for listening to other people's conversations.
While I appreciate this is a specialist environment, many businesses have field engineers and many businesses are involved in manufacturing environments.
"Still, it's a bit like the ridiculous argument that some day we won't be able to read CD-ROMs, because the technology will have advanced so far, the hardware will no longer exist."
Not so ridiculous the BBC's Doomsday project to capture census data onto Laserdisc/Videodisc is now unreadable as the technology is no longer available.