Aside from the Linpus OS, at least Acer doesn't easily roll over and die when it comes to Microsoft.
Honestly, these companies have a chance to compete in the same place Apple is, but they're choosing to play it safe with Microsoft rather than create an environment that would be far superior for them.
Yes, its partially the fault of poorly trained salespeople, and poorly targetted and marketed products. So fix that./typed on an aspire one running linux.
EA says they will have staff standing by to grant more installations as necessary on a case by case basis. So, while this still isn't optimal, at least we are getting a compromise. Hopefully, if the piracy rate for the game is low, perhaps EA will get comfortable enough to ship with even less DRM in the future."
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
COMPROMISE? Yeah, instead of renting a game for 3 installs, you're renting it for 5. WELL WHOOPDEEDOO. I'm not paying for what amounts to a RENTAL. Maybe EA thinks they can buy copyright legislation and force DRM down our throats, but I won't be a part of it. They've pushed me too far.
If the piracy rate is low for their DRM'ed program perhaps they will have one with no DRM? What is wrong with you? NO! If there is ANY DRM AT ALL then it is fair game to pirate. I won't pay for a refrigerator with a lock on it that I can only get food out of if its plugged in to a GE power supply. Screw DRM. Any limits on our consumer rights are crimes against humanity.
This was the stupidest, worst reasoned article I've ever read on slashdot. And I remember the days of Jon Katz.
I'm running a new SL400 series and almost everything works pretty well in Ubuntu Intrepid, aside from some function keys and some instability possibly due to the nature of Intrepid being unstable at this point in time. Wireless works great. Intel driver works with compiz, openGL and XV support are there. Can't hibernate though, but its more functional than I expected.
I too asked for No Windows Vista/Linux. Sadly, Lenovo doesn't care. Hopefully the entrenched hardware companies will eventually have increased competition from startup linux hardware manufacturers. Just as Apple has carved itself a Niche, so can Linux only vendors in the coming year or two. Dell seems to be a smart company and is taking calculated steps to hedge its bets. If Dell comes out with some PC's with similar specs to thinkpads with the trackpoints and three mouse buttons, I'll consider them in the future. But Lenovo's forcing me to give money to Microsoft and (even worse) allowing microsoft to claim my laptop as a sale for Vista is annoying to no end, and I won't recommend them to anybody. Most Linux people are in a position to influence sales of Computers, and computer manufacturers annoy us at their own peril.
Indeed, there is nothing in the license that says you have to call it Gnu.
one day I'll put together a distro called "Sucks Linux", and then after pressure from the FSF I'll be forced to rename it Gnu Sucks Linux.
But I will disagree with the notion.
Is for a nokia style flip phone with an original iphone style scrollwheel and monochrome or minimalist screen similar to regular ipods, that uses mini-SD memory. that's all. Is that too much to ask for?
He was merely doing the opposite of what the PPF did, stacking the deck to get answers they wanted. He merely rephrased their questions to get the opposite answer. As a Canadian I'm rather disgusted in this. Luckily I'm in a Conservative riding, and can easily change my vote if they ever try anything stupid.
Bah. I don't care. I barely read any Marvel anymore anyways. Heck I don't care enough to even download them illegally that's how disinterested I am. They cancelled anything I liked. Cable/Deadpool and Thunderbolts were the last two things I was reading. I'm just barely hanging on with Thunderbolts at this point. Hopefully they bring back the original team before its too late and I don't care anymore. Though I always imagined the Fixer as being a BSD user.
I'll stick to DC and their "hack the gibson" take on computer hacking. Save us Oracle!
"I visited the macsweeper.com website. I know I probably shouldn't have but I used a Windows PC so I knew I wouldn't get infected."
And yet he probably did.
Why would they limit themselves?
Nothing can stop Hulk from Smashing string theory to bits. Hulk will destroy puny humans who betrayed him. Wait, that's a Skrull. Is nobody a human anymore?
Thanks, she's my MP, and I voted for her after she said she agreed with me on not enacting new IP/Copyright legislation. Well, I'm a very elloquent speaker, and I hate when anybody tries to censor me, Conservative or no, so I'll have to give her and the party a piece of my mind. I will be writing.
And if she doesn't take my opinion seriously, I'll just have to look into the Green party's stance on IP/Copyright.
not V.E.N.O.M, VENOM. on the web. Spiderman's arch nemesis you know? But don't worry, he doesn't harm "innocents"
call me when Carnage is on the intertubes.
Todays package: bug-buddy.
screenshot of bugbuddy:
bug-buddy is the GNOME Desktop Environment's bug reporting tool. All bugs are immediately emailed to/dev/null apparently.
What gets me is that we have countries like Russia where it appears people are being silenced by death for speaking out against certain individuals, or even for no obvious reason. Or China or even the United States, or how about the case of Canada or Germany, where they have hate crimes laws, where if you want to say something like "sodomy is a sin" its a hate crime against homosexuals (maybe not, but it could be taken to that step).. It's just a step towards restricting people from criticizing businesses, people, governments, and so on. It scares governments and corporations and media that the internet can be used against them. They want you to use the internet on their terms. So you can only go to certain websites, so you cant use internet telephony or download tv shows or music because it destroys their monopoly, and limits how many politicians they can buy off and how many laws they can buy. They're taking the first tentative steps right now it seems pretending its for the common good, when in reality its a subversive attempt to assert control over the new online society.
Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Ann Landers, Dr Seuss, George Orwell, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Charlton Heston, Milli Vanilli, Coolio.. not their real names!
The internet is a communications medium, just as literature, newspapers, movies, all have their own instances of using false names, so does the internet. You know what, I think its perfectly fine. If you want your kid to not be lured by child predators online, don't restrict my rights to talk on slashdot or on a blog using a pseudonym.
I lost my point by the end of this but hopefully I've expressed my feelings on the matter sufficiently.
Exactly. The timing of this is so convenient now that they are trying to purchase legislation to make fair use illegal and force digital rights down our throats. But this should actually work against the CRIA and their cohorts. If so many Canadians are pirates, making them criminals in the eyes of the law will make them vote against any party that tries. I will switch my allegiance from conservative to NDP if this gets passed. Yes I feel that strongly that I will switch from capitalist to communist over a single issue. And this isn't even sarcasm.
Well I suppose I'll have to avoid using GoDaddy. I already avoid MySpace like the plague and mock anyone who uses it. Pretty lame. They could have just pulled it down temporarily until they contacted the guy but they had to remove everything.
Don't worry, I heard a rumour that there is another foundation, operating in secret, somewhere in this universe, set up as a check to this foundation should it become too powerful.
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Aside from the Linpus OS, at least Acer doesn't easily roll over and die when it comes to Microsoft. Honestly, these companies have a chance to compete in the same place Apple is, but they're choosing to play it safe with Microsoft rather than create an environment that would be far superior for them. Yes, its partially the fault of poorly trained salespeople, and poorly targetted and marketed products. So fix that. /typed on an aspire one running linux.
EA says they will have staff standing by to grant more installations as necessary on a case by case basis. So, while this still isn't optimal, at least we are getting a compromise. Hopefully, if the piracy rate for the game is low, perhaps EA will get comfortable enough to ship with even less DRM in the future."
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
COMPROMISE? Yeah, instead of renting a game for 3 installs, you're renting it for 5. WELL WHOOPDEEDOO. I'm not paying for what amounts to a RENTAL. Maybe EA thinks they can buy copyright legislation and force DRM down our throats, but I won't be a part of it. They've pushed me too far.
If the piracy rate is low for their DRM'ed program perhaps they will have one with no DRM? What is wrong with you? NO! If there is ANY DRM AT ALL then it is fair game to pirate. I won't pay for a refrigerator with a lock on it that I can only get food out of if its plugged in to a GE power supply. Screw DRM. Any limits on our consumer rights are crimes against humanity.
This was the stupidest, worst reasoned article I've ever read on slashdot. And I remember the days of Jon Katz.
I'm running a new SL400 series and almost everything works pretty well in Ubuntu Intrepid, aside from some function keys and some instability possibly due to the nature of Intrepid being unstable at this point in time. Wireless works great. Intel driver works with compiz, openGL and XV support are there. Can't hibernate though, but its more functional than I expected. I too asked for No Windows Vista/Linux. Sadly, Lenovo doesn't care. Hopefully the entrenched hardware companies will eventually have increased competition from startup linux hardware manufacturers. Just as Apple has carved itself a Niche, so can Linux only vendors in the coming year or two. Dell seems to be a smart company and is taking calculated steps to hedge its bets. If Dell comes out with some PC's with similar specs to thinkpads with the trackpoints and three mouse buttons, I'll consider them in the future. But Lenovo's forcing me to give money to Microsoft and (even worse) allowing microsoft to claim my laptop as a sale for Vista is annoying to no end, and I won't recommend them to anybody. Most Linux people are in a position to influence sales of Computers, and computer manufacturers annoy us at their own peril.
cause Kubuntu is better! and Xubuntu is even more better! or not
Indeed, there is nothing in the license that says you have to call it Gnu. one day I'll put together a distro called "Sucks Linux", and then after pressure from the FSF I'll be forced to rename it Gnu Sucks Linux. But I will disagree with the notion.
To be young and idealistic. Don't worry GNU, the world will break you by 30.
Is for a nokia style flip phone with an original iphone style scrollwheel and monochrome or minimalist screen similar to regular ipods, that uses mini-SD memory. that's all. Is that too much to ask for?
Bah, I never make any erorrs
He was merely doing the opposite of what the PPF did, stacking the deck to get answers they wanted. He merely rephrased their questions to get the opposite answer. As a Canadian I'm rather disgusted in this. Luckily I'm in a Conservative riding, and can easily change my vote if they ever try anything stupid.
Drink someone's milkshake? Terrorism.
I drink your milkshake! I DRINK IT UP!! For great justice!
Why else does it get shut down and fail so often?
Bah. I don't care. I barely read any Marvel anymore anyways. Heck I don't care enough to even download them illegally that's how disinterested I am. They cancelled anything I liked. Cable/Deadpool and Thunderbolts were the last two things I was reading. I'm just barely hanging on with Thunderbolts at this point. Hopefully they bring back the original team before its too late and I don't care anymore. Though I always imagined the Fixer as being a BSD user.
I'll stick to DC and their "hack the gibson" take on computer hacking. Save us Oracle!
"I visited the macsweeper.com website. I know I probably shouldn't have but I used a Windows PC so I knew I wouldn't get infected." And yet he probably did. Why would they limit themselves?
Nothing can stop Hulk from Smashing string theory to bits. Hulk will destroy puny humans who betrayed him. Wait, that's a Skrull. Is nobody a human anymore?
Thanks, she's my MP, and I voted for her after she said she agreed with me on not enacting new IP/Copyright legislation. Well, I'm a very elloquent speaker, and I hate when anybody tries to censor me, Conservative or no, so I'll have to give her and the party a piece of my mind. I will be writing. And if she doesn't take my opinion seriously, I'll just have to look into the Green party's stance on IP/Copyright.
And I was seriously considering buying a Sony Ericson phone. I thought Sony wised up. Ah well, Nokia it is. THANKS Sony.
not V.E.N.O.M, VENOM. on the web. Spiderman's arch nemesis you know? But don't worry, he doesn't harm "innocents" call me when Carnage is on the intertubes.
Did the contract also specify that they use the dumbest possible name instead? Honestly. Shoulda called it Chazwozzer IM.
What is this, 60's Star Trek? I want it to respond to my thoughts or at least memorize my preferences somehow. Buttons and Knobs. Really.
Todays package: bug-buddy. screenshot of bugbuddy: bug-buddy is the GNOME Desktop Environment's bug reporting tool. All bugs are immediately emailed to /dev/null apparently.
What gets me is that we have countries like Russia where it appears people are being silenced by death for speaking out against certain individuals, or even for no obvious reason. Or China or even the United States, or how about the case of Canada or Germany, where they have hate crimes laws, where if you want to say something like "sodomy is a sin" its a hate crime against homosexuals (maybe not, but it could be taken to that step) .. It's just a step towards restricting people from criticizing businesses, people, governments, and so on. It scares governments and corporations and media that the internet can be used against them. They want you to use the internet on their terms. So you can only go to certain websites, so you cant use internet telephony or download tv shows or music because it destroys their monopoly, and limits how many politicians they can buy off and how many laws they can buy. They're taking the first tentative steps right now it seems pretending its for the common good, when in reality its a subversive attempt to assert control over the new online society.
Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Ann Landers, Dr Seuss, George Orwell, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Charlton Heston, Milli Vanilli, Coolio.. not their real names!
The internet is a communications medium, just as literature, newspapers, movies, all have their own instances of using false names, so does the internet. You know what, I think its perfectly fine. If you want your kid to not be lured by child predators online, don't restrict my rights to talk on slashdot or on a blog using a pseudonym.
I lost my point by the end of this but hopefully I've expressed my feelings on the matter sufficiently.
Exactly. The timing of this is so convenient now that they are trying to purchase legislation to make fair use illegal and force digital rights down our throats. But this should actually work against the CRIA and their cohorts. If so many Canadians are pirates, making them criminals in the eyes of the law will make them vote against any party that tries. I will switch my allegiance from conservative to NDP if this gets passed. Yes I feel that strongly that I will switch from capitalist to communist over a single issue. And this isn't even sarcasm.
Well I suppose I'll have to avoid using GoDaddy. I already avoid MySpace like the plague and mock anyone who uses it. Pretty lame. They could have just pulled it down temporarily until they contacted the guy but they had to remove everything.
Don't worry, I heard a rumour that there is another foundation, operating in secret, somewhere in this universe, set up as a check to this foundation should it become too powerful.
This is all part of microsoft's plan to bring Kernel and Driver development to a halt. Mark my words. This can't be good.