Hey, guns don't kill people, people kill people. That goes the same for giant killer robots. I hope that people who could crack the (hopefully very secure) servers of the killer robot would be smart enough not to commit murder. Though, behind a console it would seem more like a game than anything else.
Does anyone remember that adapted doom game for killing processes??? I bet they could to the same for the robot. Now THAT would be scary.
I am not American, so this stuff doesnt really apply to me. However, I doubt this is a matter of expression with all that DMCA crap. Code does have some form of personal and political expression, but nowhere near as much as a book or song. Even movies are more expressive than code (how ironic isn't it?). The movie industry lawyers could have just said they wanted the right to express their clients view through the film, and "pirating" (
You assassination comparison doesn't really apply here, no matter how much you cry "freedom of speech" at your murder trial they wont listen. Plain and simple, they dont care if its freedom of speech; and that applies in the DeCSS case as well. In my view, saying DeCSS is personal expression is just a coverup. Geeks think that copyright system is old and being abused, but its still there. We are using "freedom of speech" to get what we want because we know any other way won't work. It our only defence in the world of corrupt politicians and sneaky lawyers. Respond all you like saying I am full of shit, but you know its true in your heart.
PS: My bad grammar is a result of me not looking over my post, so I suggest you get a life trying to degrade someone because it appears their english is bad.
If you do decide to appeal, and if you lost it, what would your plans be? Would you take your servers offshore? or would you take DeCSS off your servers for good?
Who cares who wins or loses? I know damn well that DeCSS is never going away unless the world explodes in a giant fireball (or something better comes along). They may have one the battle but they will never win the war.
Sorry to say, Linux/The Open Source Community has no reason to pirate software. When I was using windows I was pirating software (I was only around 14 at the time), but now, I dont need to anymore. I get all the software I need for free, Without pirating! And when I get better at programming I will pitch in to the Communative effort as well.
When I spend the little money I have (I am 16 now, btw) its usually on hardware or games. I dont want to spend my hard earned cash on bullshit apps. However, since I dont have to buy as much of my software; I think I would be more enthusiastic about buying something like MSOffice. Well, I am not going to buy any Office program now, but when I get a real job I most likely will have to.
Hmm... The idea of a Microsoft Linux distro is horrifying. The day that happens will be the day I switch to BSD
Why would anyone beleive what you say when you fucking dont know how to make a slashdot account? maybe you should pick up a book called "Slashdot accounts for anal raping morons". Maybe then you wont be such a fucking retard and someone might take you seriously.
Tell me, how much longer before you leave kindergarten, fuckhead?
I wouldnt accuse people of being in kindergarden when you use insults like fuckhead?, what are you going to call me next? poohead or maybe even cootie face? I am not the one started this childish namecalling. I think if you actually read your posts again you will find you are the one who is acting like a child.
Maybe you are right about the agp thing. I am man enough to admit that. I would rather be a man and admit when I am wrong than be immature and try to pick fights with other people. Who is in kindergarden now?
OMG YOU ARE SO STUPID! Nvidia didnt write code to use agp on most motherboard chipsets. One must use agpgart to use agp where nvidia does not provide support for it!!!! you are so dense its not even funny. GET A FUCKING CLUE
First of all, get an account. Second of all, Speed is not entirely everything. AGP support with obscure chipsets were recently added through 3rd party software called "agpgart". Still there is no support for some chipsets out there. Support for all the "extras" like tv out and tv tuners and such on some of the more expensive cards do not work.
The thing is, games don't sell because of shitty hardware support. Hardware support has not matured because there are not very many games. Things are progressing however, the Nvidia drivers are coming along nicely but are still nowhere as good as the windows drivers. I think Linux/BSD/Other Unices should all band together with XFree86 and develop a new X protocol that will make all Unices known for being media friendly (as well as a server OS). Of course we would need support from the major graphics hardware companies as well. I am tired of this old GUI design thats been around since the dawn of time. All we need is a port/clone of Windows media player, better graphics/video editing programs, and maybe some 3d modeling programs. I hope in the next couple of years this can be accomplished. Wouldn't it be nice to have an all around free (beer and speech) operating system that appeals to everyone? not just the techies?
dude, this is someone's life we are talking about. These types of jokes are not appropriat. Your joke is not even funny in the first place. Please go get a soul and a sence of humour, and learn how to use them
If I were a lawyer in colorado right now I would definatly be filming my "Get any spam lately? then you can cash in!" commercials. Instead of having people with neck braces and crutches I would have "ravaged by spam" computer systems that are covered with scortch marks and dents. Muwhahaahha! that'll show 'em!
Being observant, I have noticed that a hell of a lot of stories on slashdot are misrepresented, 1/2 sided, or just plain wrong! The slashdot public shouldn't get all worked up over this. I think cnet should post another story, (obviously take the other one down first) and set everything strait. I know Mozilla has been taken it hard as of lately, they don't really need another thorn in their shoe. On a lighter side, I would really hate to see mozilla with a office suite tacked on; They would might as well call it "Bloatzillaoffice 2000".
If we humans could harness DNA to put vast amounts of information in a chromosome our legacy would last literly till the world blows up. I would propose putting this technology into cochroaches and other insects because they are almost impossible to kill off. Insects also dont have much genentic diversity throughout generations. If a meteorite hit the earth and all human life came to an end, chances are that somewhere there will be a cockroach still alive and it holds the map to our race. Roaches have the best chance of carying on our information, short of sending a probe into space, than any other means today. Something tells me putting the complete human genome will not fit on a roach, though, but we might be able to tarball it!
Like in any other businesses, there must be a demand for something beforce a it will do something about it. Get all your friends together, advocate, and hopefully earn more fallowers. When your voice is loud enough, and only then, will big companies listen. Most of the PC companies are too stubborn, lets hope Mac companies are a little more open minded.
I, for one, dont care about brand loyalty. I could care less about what processor I buy. I have been a long time AMD fan, only because they have the best bang for the buck. I am about to buy a 700MHz Athlon in a couple of days, only because it is half the price of equivelant Intel cpus and just as fast or faster. The day Cyrix produces a cheap processor that is just as fast as any Intel or AMD cpu will be the day that I buy one.
You can take your little "The whole lot of you" quote and change it to "'The whole lot of you' - 'Kwikymart'"
I think this this kind of situation would suit a DeCSS mirror more than whole bunch'o' Metallica mp3s. I think the idea is to have documents (code?), not a whole bunch of mp3s and the ineviable fake britney spears porn pic. This way DeCSS will be 110% impossible to get rid of;-) (short of the world exploding)
Slashdot Mirror
*cough* Insider Trading *cough*
that didnt stop Bill Clinton!
Hey, guns don't kill people, people kill people. That goes the same for giant killer robots. I hope that people who could crack the (hopefully very secure) servers of the killer robot would be smart enough not to commit murder. Though, behind a console it would seem more like a game than anything else.
Does anyone remember that adapted doom game for killing processes??? I bet they could to the same for the robot. Now THAT would be scary.
What I mean is.... move as much stuff overseas to make it so the states cant touch them
I am not American, so this stuff doesnt really apply to me. However, I doubt this is a matter of expression with all that DMCA crap. Code does have some form of personal and political expression, but nowhere near as much as a book or song. Even movies are more expressive than code (how ironic isn't it?). The movie industry lawyers could have just said they wanted the right to express their clients view through the film, and "pirating" (
You assassination comparison doesn't really apply here, no matter how much you cry "freedom of speech" at your murder trial they wont listen. Plain and simple, they dont care if its freedom of speech; and that applies in the DeCSS case as well. In my view, saying DeCSS is personal expression is just a coverup. Geeks think that copyright system is old and being abused, but its still there. We are using "freedom of speech" to get what we want because we know any other way won't work. It our only defence in the world of corrupt politicians and sneaky lawyers. Respond all you like saying I am full of shit, but you know its true in your heart. PS: My bad grammar is a result of me not looking over my post, so I suggest you get a life trying to degrade someone because it appears their english is bad.
If you do decide to appeal, and if you lost it, what would your plans be? Would you take your servers offshore? or would you take DeCSS off your servers for good?
1)Leavenworth is a military prison.
2)this is not a criminal trial.
3)Norway would piss their pants
4)Got any tacos?
Who cares who wins or loses? I know damn well that DeCSS is never going away unless the world explodes in a giant fireball (or something better comes along). They may have one the battle but they will never win the war.
Sorry to say, Linux/The Open Source Community has no reason to pirate software. When I was using windows I was pirating software (I was only around 14 at the time), but now, I dont need to anymore. I get all the software I need for free, Without pirating! And when I get better at programming I will pitch in to the Communative effort as well. When I spend the little money I have (I am 16 now, btw) its usually on hardware or games. I dont want to spend my hard earned cash on bullshit apps. However, since I dont have to buy as much of my software; I think I would be more enthusiastic about buying something like MSOffice. Well, I am not going to buy any Office program now, but when I get a real job I most likely will have to.
Hmm... The idea of a Microsoft Linux distro is horrifying. The day that happens will be the day I switch to BSD
Supplement to my last post
:P
Oh wait! I remember now; Nvidia incorporates agpgart code into their kernel module with their agp code. I am right after all
And dont try to post saying how stupid I am for forgeting this, Anonymous Coward, because it will only hurt you further!
Why would anyone beleive what you say when you fucking dont know how to make a slashdot account? maybe you should pick up a book called "Slashdot accounts for anal raping morons". Maybe then you wont be such a fucking retard and someone might take you seriously.
Tell me, how much longer before you leave kindergarten, fuckhead?
I wouldnt accuse people of being in kindergarden when you use insults like fuckhead?, what are you going to call me next? poohead or maybe even cootie face? I am not the one started this childish namecalling. I think if you actually read your posts again you will find you are the one who is acting like a child.
Maybe you are right about the agp thing. I am man enough to admit that. I would rather be a man and admit when I am wrong than be immature and try to pick fights with other people. Who is in kindergarden now?
OMG YOU ARE SO STUPID! Nvidia didnt write code to use agp on most motherboard chipsets. One must use agpgart to use agp where nvidia does not provide support for it!!!! you are so dense its not even funny. GET A FUCKING CLUE
First of all, get an account. Second of all, Speed is not entirely everything. AGP support with obscure chipsets were recently added through 3rd party software called "agpgart". Still there is no support for some chipsets out there. Support for all the "extras" like tv out and tv tuners and such on some of the more expensive cards do not work.
The thing is, games don't sell because of shitty hardware support. Hardware support has not matured because there are not very many games. Things are progressing however, the Nvidia drivers are coming along nicely but are still nowhere as good as the windows drivers. I think Linux/BSD/Other Unices should all band together with XFree86 and develop a new X protocol that will make all Unices known for being media friendly (as well as a server OS). Of course we would need support from the major graphics hardware companies as well. I am tired of this old GUI design thats been around since the dawn of time. All we need is a port/clone of Windows media player, better graphics/video editing programs, and maybe some 3d modeling programs. I hope in the next couple of years this can be accomplished. Wouldn't it be nice to have an all around free (beer and speech) operating system that appeals to everyone? not just the techies?
dude, this is someone's life we are talking about. These types of jokes are not appropriat. Your joke is not even funny in the first place. Please go get a soul and a sence of humour, and learn how to use them
If I were a lawyer in colorado right now I would definatly be filming my "Get any spam lately? then you can cash in!" commercials. Instead of having people with neck braces and crutches I would have "ravaged by spam" computer systems that are covered with scortch marks and dents. Muwhahaahha! that'll show 'em!
Being observant, I have noticed that a hell of a lot of stories on slashdot are misrepresented, 1/2 sided, or just plain wrong! The slashdot public shouldn't get all worked up over this. I think cnet should post another story, (obviously take the other one down first) and set everything strait. I know Mozilla has been taken it hard as of lately, they don't really need another thorn in their shoe. On a lighter side, I would really hate to see mozilla with a office suite tacked on; They would might as well call it "Bloatzillaoffice 2000".
If we humans could harness DNA to put vast amounts of information in a chromosome our legacy would last literly till the world blows up. I would propose putting this technology into cochroaches and other insects because they are almost impossible to kill off. Insects also dont have much genentic diversity throughout generations. If a meteorite hit the earth and all human life came to an end, chances are that somewhere there will be a cockroach still alive and it holds the map to our race. Roaches have the best chance of carying on our information, short of sending a probe into space, than any other means today. Something tells me putting the complete human genome will not fit on a roach, though, but we might be able to tarball it!
I live in Canada. I am not going to tell you how our dollars doing ;)
This is the first bit of news in a long time that is positive for napster. Looks like money well spent in the lawyer department
Like in any other businesses, there must be a demand for something beforce a it will do something about it. Get all your friends together, advocate, and hopefully earn more fallowers. When your voice is loud enough, and only then, will big companies listen. Most of the PC companies are too stubborn, lets hope Mac companies are a little more open minded.
I am only 16 years old..... even 4 years is a long time for me. So, go to hell you obsessive compulsive social reject!
I, for one, dont care about brand loyalty. I could care less about what processor I buy. I have been a long time AMD fan, only because they have the best bang for the buck. I am about to buy a 700MHz Athlon in a couple of days, only because it is half the price of equivelant Intel cpus and just as fast or faster. The day Cyrix produces a cheap processor that is just as fast as any Intel or AMD cpu will be the day that I buy one.
You can take your little "The whole lot of you" quote and change it to "'The whole lot of you' - 'Kwikymart'"
And how many Atari emulators do you think there are? eh?
I think this this kind of situation would suit a DeCSS mirror more than whole bunch'o' Metallica mp3s. I think the idea is to have documents (code?), not a whole bunch of mp3s and the ineviable fake britney spears porn pic. This way DeCSS will be 110% impossible to get rid of ;-) (short of the world exploding)