Linus has said (as early as 2003) that he has no problem with DRM and would not stop DRM from being a part of the kernel. I don't see exactly what he is saying but bearing that in mind there may be some things at work with DRM that aren't in the public eye yet. Or he's reading GPLv3 funny.
Part of the DRM clause I think. Plus Linus has no problem with DRM in the kernel, something GPLv3 adamantly opposes (and quite possibly may be set up to directly oppose, oooh the drama). So of course he isn't going to use GPLv3.
"Complete Corresponding Source Code also includes any encryption or authorization codes necessary to install and/or execute the source code of the work, perhaps modified by you, in the recommended or principal context of use, such that its functioning in all circumstances is identical to that of the work, except as altered by your modifications. It also includes any decryption codes necessary to access or unseal the work's output."
Discussion over GPLv3 has been going on for quite some time now even though the draft has just now emerged. He has mentioned a few things, one is that he has no problem with DRM in the kernel, whereas GPLv3 is Anti-DRM. Also Linus opposed having his developers have to make their private keys available, which was stated in the article.
I think he's thought it though, and I think the decision makes sense. No one says you have to increment from GPLv2 to GPLv3, it is at your option. RMS make the license more restrictive, too restrictive, therefore Linus said no.
If we cut back public education to ages 6-11 and strictly teach the basics, we can return thousands back to each family in tax savings.
Your taxes really that bad? I pay $800 a year on my 4 bedroom house on several acres of land. I'm not sure how that will educate my child. That will barely purchase textbooks and materials. I know. My parents homeschooled my siblings for a period of time. Not everyone is qualified to be a teacher. I know this too. My parents homeschooled my siblings for a period of time.
if you want to homeschool, pick your reasons, and make damn sure you are cut out to be a teacher.
No one forced him into China... except his desire to MAKE MONEY. Censorship is in direct conflict with "do no evil". Therefore he is sacrificing beliefs for the Almighty Buck. I have no sympathies and Google has lost several pegs in my book.
... "yeah, it was difficult to throw away morals, and make lots of money for shareholders, and hell, I make $1 a year, all of my money comes from stock, but hey, someone has to offer search services in China"...
Come on. Do no evil? Right. They are compromising on morals to appease either stockholders or to up their bottom line.
Microsoft is doing it. Yahoo is doing it. Correct. But neither of them claim to "Do no evil". By doing that Google is claiming to adhere to a higher power. But then they lower themselves to the same level. China doesn't need Google. Google decided they needed China.
Stewie: How deliciously evil. It's like something out of Stephen King.
[flashback]
Stephen King: Now for my 300th novel, a couple... is attacked... by a giant lamp monster.
Editor: You're not even trying anymore are you?
*sigh*
Editor: When can we have it by?
I went to a public college http://www.uah.edu/ and besides 2 classes (Physics 101 and Chemistry 101) I never had more than 30 people in my classes. Even in packed classes there are seats near the front. Use them.
And a telephone with only an earpiece is called a radio.
I think your "colloquialism" didn't fly because it doesn't hold. I live in a city with more PhD's per square mile anywhere on earth besides Silicon Valley. Education is prized, and PhD's are just given out. I think you make generalizations about the "decline of western education." While some isolated examples may be true, in general that is not the case.
Perhaps this is just a matter of perspective, but I would have argued that, at least in part, College is there to give you a chance to do all of that stuff you list at the end of your post.
But see that's where you are wrong. I was doing half of that before college. I'm an aerospace engineer - not a computer scientist. I tested out of my only computer programming class (C++). I had no embedded classes. Aerospace has nothing to do with my other unrelated interests. It is the desire to learn that drives me to do those things. I commune with other people who learn those things, interactively. That's the best way to learn.
in a subject you don't care for so you can get a degree to get a job in more or less unrelated fields
I didn't say that. I merely said, the point is, at the end I will use my education to get a job.
If you look at the polling data from the last presidential election, more than half of the people that voted for either candidate voted for that candidate to keep the other one out
Interesting, but how do you come up with this theory? Exit polls?
Statements like that are why the education system in many Western countries is in such a state.
Holy generalizations. And bad ones at that. (a state of what?)
No longer do people pursue degrees for the love of the subject, they just want a nice piece of paper to wave in front of possible employers.
The point of college *is* to make yourself more employable.
It's a shame that for many personal achievement is now a distant second to what other people think of the letters after your name.
I'm proud of both my education and the fact that I provide well for my family. I was smart enough to do both, and not just one.
If I am learning for the sake of learning - and I do it regularly - I don't sit down and listen to a recorded lecture. I explore. My degree is in aerospace engineering. My interests also lie in other fields. Like robotics. I program AVR's. I play with digital image processing. I read papers by professionals, who I can then get in contact with regarding questions. I attend graduate school. I attend **real classes** and conferences (even unrelated to my field of work) where I can experance interactive education. Communing with people is where it is at.
Listening to recorded lectures is stupid. It is a one-way communication. Learning is a two-way street both for the student and the professor.
(virtually) everyone knows who Pat Buchannan is. (virtually) everyone has heard about the Green party. (virtually) everyone has heard about the Libertarian movement. And yet any one of them cannot command more than 1-3% of any given vote, barring a rare exception against horribly crappy alternatives. The fact of the matter is the general populace likes the system [democrat|republican] that are in place. There are enough educated people in America that could turn a vote more than 1-3%. They choose not to.
Be Democrat locally. Be Republican locally. Join communities that accept your views and were you can truly vote with your feet if you disagree -- maybe moving a few miles. When you bring your authoritarian mandates to the federal government, you force your will on people who don't accept your authority.
VOTE!!! If enough people share your views then you will get your libertarian/green/free trade/whatever people into office. There is nothing that stops them from running. The fact is that many of us are happy with the [democrat|republican] party line (I'm the latter). Obviously. Look at the election polls. I will grant you there are many dumb voters. I will grant you that half the nation (roughly) doesn't turn out to vote. If they don't give a f*ck and give up their rights, that sucks but that's their right to do as well. It sucks and I'd love to see 100% turnout. But the fact is when an option presents itself - Pat Buchannan, Ralph Nader, David Cobb, etc - people just don't buy into. Bame marketing, blame not enough money to advertize, blame the fact that "republican" and "democrat" are so engrained in our minds its impossible to think of a third option - OK, whatever, but I'd like to think we are smarter than that. If you really hate the 2 parties, vote for the third option instead of not voting. Its not that hard. I don't see the point in moving everything to the community. What happens when I relocate a few years from now - now I have to re-mold another community into my image. Great. No thanks. This great country is the way it is and there are enough of us who like it. Authoritarian mandates? What authoritarian mandates? If you don't there are other countries with political systems you might enjoy - but I bet you might have to give up a few of the freedoms you enjoy here right now.
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Exactly. Eventually someone will steal one of these units and ppaint strips and put a giant wing on it to make it faster.
Cylinders are extremely draggy. If you make them into little airfoils the hand cranks will have a lot less resistance.
But what will that accomplish?
Staying true to their motto "Don't be evil. But I guess money is more important than principles.
Linus has said (as early as 2003) that he has no problem with DRM and would not stop DRM from being a part of the kernel. I don't see exactly what he is saying but bearing that in mind there may be some things at work with DRM that aren't in the public eye yet. Or he's reading GPLv3 funny.
Part of the DRM clause I think. Plus Linus has no problem with DRM in the kernel, something GPLv3 adamantly opposes (and quite possibly may be set up to directly oppose, oooh the drama). So of course he isn't going to use GPLv3.
http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/01 /17/1454213&from=rss
DRM clause I guess?
"Complete Corresponding Source Code also includes any encryption or authorization codes necessary to install and/or execute the source code of the work, perhaps modified by you, in the recommended or principal context of use, such that its functioning in all circumstances is identical to that of the work, except as altered by your modifications. It also includes any decryption codes necessary to access or unseal the work's output."
http://gplv3.fsf.org/draft
Discussion over GPLv3 has been going on for quite some time now even though the draft has just now emerged. He has mentioned a few things, one is that he has no problem with DRM in the kernel, whereas GPLv3 is Anti-DRM. Also Linus opposed having his developers have to make their private keys available, which was stated in the article.
I think he's thought it though, and I think the decision makes sense. No one says you have to increment from GPLv2 to GPLv3, it is at your option. RMS make the license more restrictive, too restrictive, therefore Linus said no.
If we cut back public education to ages 6-11 and strictly teach the basics, we can return thousands back to each family in tax savings.
Your taxes really that bad? I pay $800 a year on my 4 bedroom house on several acres of land. I'm not sure how that will educate my child. That will barely purchase textbooks and materials. I know. My parents homeschooled my siblings for a period of time. Not everyone is qualified to be a teacher. I know this too. My parents homeschooled my siblings for a period of time.
if you want to homeschool, pick your reasons, and make damn sure you are cut out to be a teacher.
I'm somewhat sympathetic with Brin's position.
No one forced him into China... except his desire to MAKE MONEY. Censorship is in direct conflict with "do no evil". Therefore he is sacrificing beliefs for the Almighty Buck. I have no sympathies and Google has lost several pegs in my book.
... "yeah, it was difficult to throw away morals, and make lots of money for shareholders, and hell, I make $1 a year, all of my money comes from stock, but hey, someone has to offer search services in China" ...
Come on. Do no evil? Right. They are compromising on morals to appease either stockholders or to up their bottom line.
Microsoft is doing it. Yahoo is doing it. Correct. But neither of them claim to "Do no evil". By doing that Google is claiming to adhere to a higher power. But then they lower themselves to the same level. China doesn't need Google. Google decided they needed China.
Fox should sell Arrested to the highest bidder. I hope they do. I'd pay for Showtime in a heartbeat to see Arrested Development.
Problem with Fox is 90% of the content is brain-dead programming.
Stewie: How deliciously evil. It's like something out of Stephen King. [flashback] Stephen King: Now for my 300th novel, a couple... is attacked... by a giant lamp monster. Editor: You're not even trying anymore are you? *sigh* Editor: When can we have it by?
me too
I went to a public college http://www.uah.edu/ and besides 2 classes (Physics 101 and Chemistry 101) I never had more than 30 people in my classes. Even in packed classes there are seats near the front. Use them.
And a telephone with only an earpiece is called a radio.
Thanks for making my point.
I think your "colloquialism" didn't fly because it doesn't hold. I live in a city with more PhD's per square mile anywhere on earth besides Silicon Valley. Education is prized, and PhD's are just given out. I think you make generalizations about the "decline of western education." While some isolated examples may be true, in general that is not the case.
Perhaps this is just a matter of perspective, but I would have argued that, at least in part, College is there to give you a chance to do all of that stuff you list at the end of your post.
But see that's where you are wrong. I was doing half of that before college. I'm an aerospace engineer - not a computer scientist. I tested out of my only computer programming class (C++). I had no embedded classes. Aerospace has nothing to do with my other unrelated interests. It is the desire to learn that drives me to do those things. I commune with other people who learn those things, interactively. That's the best way to learn.
in a subject you don't care for so you can get a degree to get a job in more or less unrelated fields
I didn't say that. I merely said, the point is, at the end I will use my education to get a job.
It is stupid to take a lecture and strip away the interactivity, yes.
It is stupid to take an interactive medium and remove the ability to communicate back. Its like making telephones with only an earpiece.
If you look at the polling data from the last presidential election, more than half of the people that voted for either candidate voted for that candidate to keep the other one out
Interesting, but how do you come up with this theory? Exit polls?
Statements like that are why the education system in many Western countries is in such a state.
Holy generalizations. And bad ones at that. (a state of what?)
No longer do people pursue degrees for the love of the subject, they just want a nice piece of paper to wave in front of possible employers.
The point of college *is* to make yourself more employable.
It's a shame that for many personal achievement is now a distant second to what other people think of the letters after your name.
I'm proud of both my education and the fact that I provide well for my family. I was smart enough to do both, and not just one.
If I am learning for the sake of learning - and I do it regularly - I don't sit down and listen to a recorded lecture. I explore. My degree is in aerospace engineering. My interests also lie in other fields. Like robotics. I program AVR's. I play with digital image processing. I read papers by professionals, who I can then get in contact with regarding questions. I attend graduate school. I attend **real classes** and conferences (even unrelated to my field of work) where I can experance interactive education. Communing with people is where it is at.
Listening to recorded lectures is stupid. It is a one-way communication. Learning is a two-way street both for the student and the professor.
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Vista supports EFI natively as of build 5231 (source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1872067,00.a
Please note that iTunes U operates on a different server (deimos.apple.com) than the normal music store (phobos.apple.com).
Demios and Phobos are the moons of Mars (Terror and Fear, respectively)
Without the piece of paper, the education is meaningless :)
(virtually) everyone knows who Pat Buchannan is. (virtually) everyone has heard about the Green party. (virtually) everyone has heard about the Libertarian movement. And yet any one of them cannot command more than 1-3% of any given vote, barring a rare exception against horribly crappy alternatives. The fact of the matter is the general populace likes the system [democrat|republican] that are in place. There are enough educated people in America that could turn a vote more than 1-3%. They choose not to.
(ignoring the flamebait)
Be Democrat locally. Be Republican locally. Join communities that accept your views and were you can truly vote with your feet if you disagree -- maybe moving a few miles. When you bring your authoritarian mandates to the federal government, you force your will on people who don't accept your authority.
VOTE!!! If enough people share your views then you will get your libertarian/green/free trade/whatever people into office. There is nothing that stops them from running. The fact is that many of us are happy with the [democrat|republican] party line (I'm the latter). Obviously. Look at the election polls. I will grant you there are many dumb voters. I will grant you that half the nation (roughly) doesn't turn out to vote. If they don't give a f*ck and give up their rights, that sucks but that's their right to do as well. It sucks and I'd love to see 100% turnout. But the fact is when an option presents itself - Pat Buchannan, Ralph Nader, David Cobb, etc - people just don't buy into. Bame marketing, blame not enough money to advertize, blame the fact that "republican" and "democrat" are so engrained in our minds its impossible to think of a third option - OK, whatever, but I'd like to think we are smarter than that. If you really hate the 2 parties, vote for the third option instead of not voting. Its not that hard. I don't see the point in moving everything to the community. What happens when I relocate a few years from now - now I have to re-mold another community into my image. Great. No thanks. This great country is the way it is and there are enough of us who like it. Authoritarian mandates? What authoritarian mandates? If you don't there are other countries with political systems you might enjoy - but I bet you might have to give up a few of the freedoms you enjoy here right now.
Yup. And screw over the democrats. Thanks again!
Love,
-the republican party.
This is Acrylic
:)
The link he has labeled as acrylic is Sparkle, as best I can tell. Unless it gets fixed since my posting
never claimed to be one :) you note I dont talk about myself at all in the reply.