You do realise though that Computer Science is not only about programming? The positions you described can easily be filled with somebody who only had vocational training, at least over here in Europe.
In addition to guns, how 'bout knives, and scissors, and automobiles, or a bar of soap?
Yeah, right. Call me again when I am able to conceal my car in my jacket, walk up to your appartment on the fifth floor and drive over you.
There are differences between things, and that's what you don't to get. You seem to be one of those yes-or-no persons, which are not capable of analysing problems on a sliding scale. Hence, you are unable to find a compromise fitting the current reality.
And compromises are what makes society work. Society changes, so the compromises have to change. If you see everything in black and white, you're nothing more than a fundamentalist, which are not really known for furthering our society as a whole.
The GNU basic tools don't have anything to do with the kernel... Or is your cp a kernel module?
Apart from that, you get it completely wrong with regard to the GPL! Not the GPL is evil. Companies are. And the GPLv3 is trying to prevent evil companies from harming free software.
The problrem is that the Linux kernel isn't going GPL3 any time soon. Elements of the Kernel can dual license but then the GPL2 licenes negates anything in the GPL3 as far as futher restrictions.
So, even with GPL3, it isn't going to be hard for novel to stay in comliance, all they have to do is fork all GPL3 only code or sit back and watch the linux kernel lose all the FSF code that goes GPL3 only.
Maybe not the kernel itself, but you are forgetting that the basic toolchain is a product of FSF, which also holds the copyright to their entire codebase, and is going to switch to GPLv3.
So either Novell sticks with the current version of the toolchain, or they have to fork it before the switch to GPLv3, and maintain it by themselves.
I don't see any FUD anywhere, at least not the D[oubt]. The FSF foundation is: "reviewing Novell Inc.'s right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software".
The FSF is doing a review of the matter to see if they can stop Novell (stop why? read below). Perhaps they can find a legal reason to stop Novell and perhaps they won't, but that the review is taking place isn't in [FU]Doubt.
No. The FSF is considering to modify wordage for the yet unreleased GPLv3 to prevent Novell or any other parties from selling code released under GPLv3 alongside such an agreement as Novell did with Microsoft.
The FSF is not, I repeat, not trying or even thinking about stopping Novell from selling any code released under GPLv2. As RMS states:
"... the Novell/Microsoft patent agreement is not in violation of the GPL version 2."
Just because it's grayed out does not mean anything (the menu item could e.g. just have missed the selection event). You could try copying using Cmd+c or whatever it is on your platform (Ctrl+c, etc.). This invokes the copying code directly.
[...] Spiegelmock, who in everyday life works at blog company SixApart.
This guy is simply a liability for SixApart, and should get fired immediately. Imagine what could happen if he manages to get the exploit code for this or one of the other 30 exploits they claim to have discovered into one of SixApart's blogging tools.
But what do we know, maybe they have already done so. Judging from their strange "for the greater good" believes, I wouldn't be surprised about it. I sure as hell wont advise anyone to use any of their products until they've reviewed their code to make sure it doesn't sport one of Spiegelmock's toys.
Why must people like you resort to name calling? You do realize it makes you sound so juvenile.
Because the stupidity of some people really bugs me, so I have to tell them.
"They" would need some type of ID on the trash can to use to associate the bin with a person/residence.
You can do that without any tags as well: just look at the house in front of which the bin is placed. Note also that a tag does not give you much more information. A neighbour could as well have dropped his garbage in your bin and vice versa. Futhermore, a house with more than one party residing in it often shares bins. How does slapping a tag on the bin help in this case?
All I want to say is that this is pure paranoia, and does not reveal any further information than you could gather from an untagged bin.
What still bothers me is the fact that in Ubuntu's GNOME file selector interface, I cannot simply paste a URL and have the program open the referenced document.
How hard is it to hit ctrl+l and then paste your path?
Well, they can already scan your garbage for tags now, this doesn't require a tag on the bin itself!. Sorry, but how stupid are you?
Besides, all they would get from the garbage scanning is a bunch of serial numbers which means nothing to them. They can only be used to identify products in conjunction with the product database of the entity which applied the tags. And in order to find out which product database you have to consult, you had to actually look at the piece containing the tag, which renders the scanning redundant, because then you already know what product it is.
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Damn those weapons of thumb destruction!
But I believe there was a mistake during copyediting: they actually found McHammer at his home. The only logical step was to arrest him.
In other news, the producers of Tool Time were raided this morning, looking for more evidence.
Dude, you better let go of that immediately!
Also, destroy any garbage bags which are not currently in a can. You know, suffocating and all. Dangerous stuff, I tell ya!
Swooooooosh
You do realise though that Computer Science is not only about programming? The positions you described can easily be filled with somebody who only had vocational training, at least over here in Europe.
If you can't even spell impl*e*ment correctly, I think you are not the right person to comment on such a system.
Heh, sorry, but I always laugh my ass off when I hear this "argument". Because it isn't one. Using your reasoning, I could also claim:
Free speech is not unconditional. There is such a thing as "a little hungry".
You see, you're argument is not an argument, and is therefore invalid. Discussion closed. Go update your rhetoric skills.
Yeah, right. Call me again when I am able to conceal my car in my jacket, walk up to your appartment on the fifth floor and drive over you.
There are differences between things, and that's what you don't to get. You seem to be one of those yes-or-no persons, which are not capable of analysing problems on a sliding scale. Hence, you are unable to find a compromise fitting the current reality.
And compromises are what makes society work. Society changes, so the compromises have to change. If you see everything in black and white, you're nothing more than a fundamentalist, which are not really known for furthering our society as a whole.
OOo can already be used with any WebDAV enabled server. Just enter the collection URI in the name field of the open document dialog, and off you go.
The GNU basic tools don't have anything to do with the kernel... Or is your cp a kernel module?
Apart from that, you get it completely wrong with regard to the GPL! Not the GPL is evil. Companies are. And the GPLv3 is trying to prevent evil companies from harming free software.
Maybe not the kernel itself, but you are forgetting that the basic toolchain is a product of FSF, which also holds the copyright to their entire codebase, and is going to switch to GPLv3.
So either Novell sticks with the current version of the toolchain, or they have to fork it before the switch to GPLv3, and maintain it by themselves.
No. The FSF is considering to modify wordage for the yet unreleased GPLv3 to prevent Novell or any other parties from selling code released under GPLv3 alongside such an agreement as Novell did with Microsoft.
The FSF is not, I repeat, not trying or even thinking about stopping Novell from selling any code released under GPLv2. As RMS states:
He was responding to a well known troll, obviously.
Yep. You forgot Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania.
Hmmm, what's this "cooking" thing you're speaking of??
I guess he meant SixApart, of whome Spiegelmock is an employee.
Just because it's grayed out does not mean anything (the menu item could e.g. just have missed the selection event). You could try copying using Cmd+c or whatever it is on your platform (Ctrl+c, etc.). This invokes the copying code directly.
Sure, it's called cooperative multitasking...
Since one of these guys works for SixApart, I don't think they did this for Microsoft.
This guy is simply a liability for SixApart, and should get fired immediately. Imagine what could happen if he manages to get the exploit code for this or one of the other 30 exploits they claim to have discovered into one of SixApart's blogging tools.
But what do we know, maybe they have already done so. Judging from their strange "for the greater good" believes, I wouldn't be surprised about it. I sure as hell wont advise anyone to use any of their products until they've reviewed their code to make sure it doesn't sport one of Spiegelmock's toys.
Because the stupidity of some people really bugs me, so I have to tell them.
You can do that without any tags as well: just look at the house in front of which the bin is placed. Note also that a tag does not give you much more information. A neighbour could as well have dropped his garbage in your bin and vice versa. Futhermore, a house with more than one party residing in it often shares bins. How does slapping a tag on the bin help in this case?
All I want to say is that this is pure paranoia, and does not reveal any further information than you could gather from an untagged bin.
How hard is it to hit ctrl+l and then paste your path?
Well, where I live, it was the name of a brothel. It tells you something about the Microsoft people...
Heh, but he didn't realise that Slashdot adds a rel="nofollow" attribute to the link...
Well, they can already scan your garbage for tags now, this doesn't require a tag on the bin itself!. Sorry, but how stupid are you?
Besides, all they would get from the garbage scanning is a bunch of serial numbers which means nothing to them. They can only be used to identify products in conjunction with the product database of the entity which applied the tags. And in order to find out which product database you have to consult, you had to actually look at the piece containing the tag, which renders the scanning redundant, because then you already know what product it is.
Hitting unmute makes the mute non-permanent. Quite easy.
And, no, I never reboot my laptop except after system updates which require it. Which makes it once in about two months or something.