What is more surprising is that generally the Ubuntu community is more accepting than the communities around other distros. I am scared to think about what would have happened if it were a distro with a less open and accepting community.
RTFA, he isn't trying to have them outlawed, he is trying to make sure that M rated games are sold only to people over 18, which I don't necessarily see as a bad thing.
How so? If someone's usage practices for their machine lead to it being part of a botnet that is used for identity theft, or to disrupt the IT infrastructure of a countries military during a time of war (or even not) then I could see it as being the cause of someone being injured or dieing really easy.
...lets start with RTFS. Everyone here who keeps bitching about how this isn't a decent test obviously missed the bit of the summary where he admits it isn't, and he isn't asking if Uubntu is faster than Windows. He is specifically asking whether the difference is in the machines themselves or the OS.
Using a computer without proper training is most likely going to lead to a system full of malware (viruses/adware/etc...) that could very possibly end up being part of a botnet used for who knows what nefarious purpose. Explain to me how no one else is at risk.
Actually, I doubt they will file any more lawsuits, considering they are trying to work with the ISPs (AKA shift the bad PR away from themselves) to "handle" downloaders.
Actually, I would be willing to bet that the proposal won't be modified to include filtering. That will come afterward, when the entire thing is up and running and they could wait for moral "advocacy" groups to complain continually and run campaigns to persuade people that unfiltered internet access is the worst thing in the world for the children and everything else. Then, they can proceed with whatever filtering, moral policing and otherwise they want to, and (they hope) lots of vague legislation letting them monitor and limit the people even more.
I would absolutely love to be called a conspiracy theorist, and have that supported by a complete lack of the above happening.
Odd, the upgrade manager just popped up for me and said that there was a new LTS version, Hardy, and there was an upgrade button next to it. I just hit that and it upgraded straight to Hardy.
Clicking the upgrade button right next to the notification does a good job of upgrading it to hardy. There is no need for you to change the repositories.
You know you can make Ubuntu or pretty much any other Linux distro (especially any that you would be installing for less knowledgeable tech users) look like Windows. I actually have a guest account set up on my computer that is all Windowsified.
But what you are proposing is exactly what they are doing, except it isn't free. They want the money from selling it as a new OS, and they have mostly written off the Vista brand. The whole point of releasing 7 as a separate OS as opposed to a patch is to try to get away from the Vista brand as quickly as they can.
Major placement? I am surprised that Klaatu's suit when he comes out of his sphere-o-craft isn't covered in windows logos. Major placement is one thing, whoring is another.
Said openness was part of the reason why the company was doing badly. Unless he picks a fool, I doubt a successor to Steve will open things up significantly.
He might not be able to distribute games like that himself, but he could put a text file on the desktop with links, descriptions, and instructions on installing pretty easily.
Yes, I think it is tied into Slashdot's revenue stream too. Slashdot is about the discussion, and the point of those unsubtle and pathetically trollish comments the editors add to some stories is that people take a look and discuss. More discussion equals more ad revenue and subscriptions for them because more people come to the site and value it. So, lets all raise a drinks to Slashdot, a place on the net where employees can be/possibly specifically are paid to troll!
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What is more surprising is that generally the Ubuntu community is more accepting than the communities around other distros. I am scared to think about what would have happened if it were a distro with a less open and accepting community.
RTFA, he isn't trying to have them outlawed, he is trying to make sure that M rated games are sold only to people over 18, which I don't necessarily see as a bad thing.
How so? If someone's usage practices for their machine lead to it being part of a botnet that is used for identity theft, or to disrupt the IT infrastructure of a countries military during a time of war (or even not) then I could see it as being the cause of someone being injured or dieing really easy.
...lets start with RTFS. Everyone here who keeps bitching about how this isn't a decent test obviously missed the bit of the summary where he admits it isn't, and he isn't asking if Uubntu is faster than Windows. He is specifically asking whether the difference is in the machines themselves or the OS.
Using a computer without proper training is most likely going to lead to a system full of malware (viruses/adware/etc...) that could very possibly end up being part of a botnet used for who knows what nefarious purpose. Explain to me how no one else is at risk.
Or you can just make a good quality print from the digital picture.
You failed to detect the sarcasm in the post.
Actually, I doubt they will file any more lawsuits, considering they are trying to work with the ISPs (AKA shift the bad PR away from themselves) to "handle" downloaders.
Actually, like Apple is releasing all their new systems at full cost plus ads.
Actually, I would be willing to bet that the proposal won't be modified to include filtering. That will come afterward, when the entire thing is up and running and they could wait for moral "advocacy" groups to complain continually and run campaigns to persuade people that unfiltered internet access is the worst thing in the world for the children and everything else. Then, they can proceed with whatever filtering, moral policing and otherwise they want to, and (they hope) lots of vague legislation letting them monitor and limit the people even more.
I would absolutely love to be called a conspiracy theorist, and have that supported by a complete lack of the above happening.
Odd, the upgrade manager just popped up for me and said that there was a new LTS version, Hardy, and there was an upgrade button next to it. I just hit that and it upgraded straight to Hardy.
Clicking the upgrade button right next to the notification does a good job of upgrading it to hardy. There is no need for you to change the repositories.
You know you can make Ubuntu or pretty much any other Linux distro (especially any that you would be installing for less knowledgeable tech users) look like Windows. I actually have a guest account set up on my computer that is all Windowsified.
But what you are proposing is exactly what they are doing, except it isn't free. They want the money from selling it as a new OS, and they have mostly written off the Vista brand. The whole point of releasing 7 as a separate OS as opposed to a patch is to try to get away from the Vista brand as quickly as they can.
He isn't talking about tits. We are quite happy doing that ourselves.
Actually, I would consider MTV to be doing a public service there...
...I honestly would expect a death to printed pornography before the death of the printed newspaper.
All that happened was screening. They didn't screw with nature, they just took a peek to see whether the embryo had the gene or not.
Major placement? I am surprised that Klaatu's suit when he comes out of his sphere-o-craft isn't covered in windows logos. Major placement is one thing, whoring is another.
Said openness was part of the reason why the company was doing badly. Unless he picks a fool, I doubt a successor to Steve will open things up significantly.
Now you can get a chance to audit the IRS for a change!
...this is one of the few steps that has been taken in a long time that makes me feel the whole "land of the free" thing.
The article's title should read: "RIAA attempts to continue extortion in direct violation of a court order."
He might not be able to distribute games like that himself, but he could put a text file on the desktop with links, descriptions, and instructions on installing pretty easily.
Yes, I think it is tied into Slashdot's revenue stream too. Slashdot is about the discussion, and the point of those unsubtle and pathetically trollish comments the editors add to some stories is that people take a look and discuss. More discussion equals more ad revenue and subscriptions for them because more people come to the site and value it. So, lets all raise a drinks to Slashdot, a place on the net where employees can be/possibly specifically are paid to troll!