because when someone sends me a file, I would like it to be something that I can read instead of something that I could only read if I buy $100s of dollars of some software that I don't want. Open source software tends to use open standards.
The US population in 1998 was 270M, but 298M today, so one would expect a new format to hit some arbitrary number 10% faster, other things being equal.
Deleting DLLs is not the right way to "minimize the system". What you want to do is turn off unneeded services, not blow holes in your OS. Linux would fail just as badly if to turn off services you started deleting the contents of/usr/lib instead of disabling daemons in/etc/init.d.
The point of my original post was that people are making statements about the MS-Novell deal without knowledge of the language or the intent, since neither are public other than some general statements. You jumped right in repeating those same assertions.
I don't see how Novell is violating or "getting around" GPLv2 with the deal, since they don't seem to be trying to add any restrictions. Their intent might be to somehow corner the Linux market through some legal loophole and risk a backlash of the entire open-source world, but I think it's more likely that they just want to improve their own offering and market share by eliminating one of the main concerns decision makers have about Linux - which is what if MS decides to do a patent attack. The only thing you can fault Novell for is that they aren't trying to help out their competitors as well as themselves. How rude of them.
My copy of GPLv2 says: "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope." So my reading would have been that patent infringement lawsuits were not covered. As for whether Novell can buy a license which protects their customers from infringement lawsuits, that's one for the lawyers.
My copy of the GPLv2 says nothing about "passing on" rights. In fact, it says that the people who get a copy from you get their license to distribute from the original copyright holder and not from you. In fact, once they have a copy, you aren't involved anymore, so any deal that you make with some third party can't affect their use of the software.
The section I think you are referring to is: "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein." I don't see anything in the Novell deal that is imposing furhter restrictions.
You say "The reason they went to all this trouble is so that Novell can try and pressure people into buying only from them" Wow. I'm glad you know all the details of the deal, the intent of the two companies and the legal rules that apply. Thanks for sharing that.
and exactly what are "deals like this"? An agreement between two companies not to sue each other's customers -- at least that's what has been made public so far. Is the hidden "all your base" clause not revealed until you buy Suse? Since the deal, so far as I know, does not inhibit or put additional restrictions on Linux, I don't see how GPLv3 gets involved. Can anyone tell me?
Anyway, I've returned a DVD because it wouldn't play on my computer. Not surprisingly, it was due to DRM. If the stores lose money trying to sell it, then they will stop carrying it.
"They probably closely monitor anyone that they see connecting to an anonymous proxy"
My ISP doesn't even closely monitor whether my line is up or down. Look at Comcast, I just got an email from 24 seconds in the future. They can't even manage NTP on their email servers, how could they claim to be keeping accurate logs?
Instead of logging HTTP traffic, the ones who really know what you're doing are a) search engines, and b) DNS servers. Just knowing what names you are looking up would give me more information in a lot less space than logging megabytes of flash.
Your post makes it sound like Global Cooling and Global Warming are some sort of opposite effects. In fact, Global Cooling was predicted due to the measured 4% decrease in the sun's rays reaching the Earth's surface due to increased pollutants in the air. With respect to temperature the effect is outweighed by the heat-trapping effects of greenhouse gasses. But the two are not offsetting effects, they are both bad.
More likely city folk who think of guns as fun instead of being a tool. Note: for purposes of this post, "city folk" are any people who can see their neighbor's house from theirs. Real hicks can find plenty of target practice shooting varmints and such.
On the other hand, if a company builds a road into my favorite spot and puts up an ugly cell tower, they can expect a few holes in it. But I don't consider that crazy.
What possible reason could you have to believe that things would be better without the union? Will the teachers magically get smarter? Will the administrators magically pull qualified people willing to work for low wages out of thin air? Or will schools in fact use the absense of unions to lay even more stupid and demeaning crap on the already overworked and underpaid teachers?
The press release from Samsung is dated April 2005. You can read more technical details there without all the annoying popups on ExtremeTech. Looks like the drivers which give the power savings were written by Microsoft. Planned ship date was late 2006, so they didn't fall too far behind.
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Is "Xeroflulogitic" a real word?
It is now.
My favorite acronym is for Windows NT, developed by ex-DEC folks hired by Microsoft.
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and 28 * 100 / 270 ~= 10%
because when someone sends me a file, I would like it to be something that I can read instead of something that I could only read if I buy $100s of dollars of some software that I don't want. Open source software tends to use open standards.
The US population in 1998 was 270M, but 298M today, so one would expect a new format to hit some arbitrary number 10% faster, other things being equal.
"I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body but then i thought, look who's telling me this!"
Deleting DLLs is not the right way to "minimize the system". What you want to do is turn off unneeded services, not blow holes in your OS. Linux would fail just as badly if to turn off services you started deleting the contents of /usr/lib instead of disabling daemons in /etc/init.d.
"pobtained the permits, paid the fees, etc."
Free Speech, heh.
Before the US starts diverting or changing plains, it will need an environmental impact statement.
...and my favorite, "Free Speech Areas" at political conventions.
The point of my original post was that people are making statements about the MS-Novell deal without knowledge of the language or the intent, since neither are public other than some general statements. You jumped right in repeating those same assertions.
I don't see how Novell is violating or "getting around" GPLv2 with the deal, since they don't seem to be trying to add any restrictions. Their intent might be to somehow corner the Linux market through some legal loophole and risk a backlash of the entire open-source world, but I think it's more likely that they just want to improve their own offering and market share by eliminating one of the main concerns decision makers have about Linux - which is what if MS decides to do a patent attack. The only thing you can fault Novell for is that they aren't trying to help out their competitors as well as themselves. How rude of them.
My copy of GPLv2 says: "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
covered by this License; they are outside its scope." So my reading would have been that patent infringement lawsuits were not covered. As for whether Novell can buy a license which protects their customers from infringement lawsuits, that's one for the lawyers.
My copy of the GPLv2 says nothing about "passing on" rights. In fact, it says that the people who get a copy from you get their license to distribute from the original copyright holder and not from you. In fact, once they have a copy, you aren't involved anymore, so any deal that you make with some third party can't affect their use of the software.
The section I think you are referring to is: "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein." I don't see anything in the Novell deal that is imposing furhter restrictions.
You say "The reason they went to all this trouble is so that Novell can try and pressure people into buying only from them" Wow. I'm glad you know all the details of the deal, the intent of the two companies and the legal rules that apply. Thanks for sharing that.
and exactly what are "deals like this"? An agreement between two companies not to sue each other's customers -- at least that's what has been made public so far. Is the hidden "all your base" clause not revealed until you buy Suse? Since the deal, so far as I know, does not inhibit or put additional restrictions on Linux, I don't see how GPLv3 gets involved. Can anyone tell me?
The best part is that they are all free AOL disks that came in the mail.
Odd name for a movie store.
Anyway, I've returned a DVD because it wouldn't play on my computer. Not surprisingly, it was due to DRM. If the stores lose money trying to sell it, then they will stop carrying it.
And what would cheap electronics printed right onto packaging do?
*** ADVERTISING ***
This may be an advance, but I'm sensing a mixed blessing.
I felt a great disturbance in the Net, as if millions of DNS servers suddenly cried out in terror.
"They probably closely monitor anyone that they see connecting to an anonymous proxy"
My ISP doesn't even closely monitor whether my line is up or down. Look at Comcast, I just got an email from 24 seconds in the future. They can't even manage NTP on their email servers, how could they claim to be keeping accurate logs?
Instead of logging HTTP traffic, the ones who really know what you're doing are a) search engines, and b) DNS servers. Just knowing what names you are looking up would give me more information in a lot less space than logging megabytes of flash.
I was going to suggest ReiserFS, but I heard it had some mortality problems.
"20-25 years ago the mantra was Global Cooling"
Your post makes it sound like Global Cooling and Global Warming are some sort of opposite effects. In fact, Global Cooling was predicted due to the measured 4% decrease in the sun's rays reaching the Earth's surface due to increased pollutants in the air. With respect to temperature the effect is outweighed by the heat-trapping effects of greenhouse gasses. But the two are not offsetting effects, they are both bad.
More likely city folk who think of guns as fun instead of being a tool. Note: for purposes of this post, "city folk" are any people who can see their neighbor's house from theirs. Real hicks can find plenty of target practice shooting varmints and such.
On the other hand, if a company builds a road into my favorite spot and puts up an ugly cell tower, they can expect a few holes in it. But I don't consider that crazy.
Obrigado!
RC cars can be good, too.
Well I can get to Kevin Bacon in just 4 steps.
What possible reason could you have to believe that things would be better without the union? Will the teachers magically get smarter? Will the administrators magically pull qualified people willing to work for low wages out of thin air? Or will schools in fact use the absense of unions to lay even more stupid and demeaning crap on the already overworked and underpaid teachers?
Think for a minute before posting.
The press release from Samsung is dated April 2005. You can read more technical details there without all the annoying popups on ExtremeTech. Looks like the drivers which give the power savings were written by Microsoft. Planned ship date was late 2006, so they didn't fall too far behind.
Is "Xeroflulogitic" a real word?
It is now.
My favorite acronym is for Windows NT,
developed by ex-DEC folks hired by Microsoft.
Now back up one letter: WNT --> VMS