Surely he didn't create a site dedicated to exposing her photos - he just placed on on the web so she could easily access them in the future and save more expensive phone calls to tech support firms!
I like the quotes from the 'webchats' - the video indicates it was via web cam but who is able to quote word for word what is said on a web cam chat?! If it was a type conversation, there will be logs I would think.
It would be interesting to note though, when your brother requests a complete reinstallation of his Microsoft Windows 7 machine to factory settings due to an immense slowness to boot, popups and other obscene paraphernalia associated with the everyday use of Microsoft Windows . I assume, that at that time he will still be able to quickly boot his Linux laptop and check his emails/browse without delay. And not run the risk of a BSOD within five minutes due to some sound card driver update installing.
I had just taken on the role of Systems Manager (which turned out to be more like the role of a fire fighter trying to keep the RM M$ network under control).
On my rounds I soon discovered that the main firewall/router was a bit dodgy in that it kept falling over every now and then. Attempting to locate the issue I soon discovered the distinct lack of a license to run the software. Pricing up a legit copy turned out to be in the region of £1500 so I thought "Hmm, my mate knows about that free Linux thing". Soon called him up to roll in and spent a week setting up my first Linux box with his assistance. Since then it is my OS of choice.
Unfortunately the school did not take kindly to our use of Open Source software, "Open, indicates that is is easy to break into" - was the reply from the head teacher. I have since thankfully moved on from their.
Developers are free to join a project to help improve it, they are also free to abandon such projects enmass to equally stifle the products development and therefore screw those companies who are relying on the developers efforts to bring to market a good product!
What I don't understand is that every house in a street buys their own Internet connection and router equipment. Why not consider a communal connection where you can afford to have a faster connection because everyone in your building is paying a small amount into it. The cost savings could also pay for some good routers and even cabling so people can have sockets in their dwelling. Add on a proxy filtering server and the connection is kid safe. Backup server for all residents work etc...
If the 'tax' is on computers that can download music/video media, could it be possible for a business/school/household to argue that only 1 computer is taxable if they are using a thin client system? Then they could have hundreds of users using it and only pay for the one server?
How about some LTSP servers for use by the campus accomodated students? These hard up students may not be able to afford all the office productivity softwares they require and a machine to run it on. At least this way students can have old computers donated to them and still access the web, office productivity software and email. Add a network printer/scanner per accomodation block and they have all they will need for everyday use.
Obviously you also recieve loads of tools such as wordprocessors, spreadsheets and countless useful other utilities with Microsoft Windows XP. I think not.
I have been trying to promote OSS for some time. I have found that the uptake is much better since I tried a different tack: using my GPL rights and charging a small amount for the software.
In my experience people are put off by the word free, they assumed it would be crap, so now I simply say the software is more cost effective and as long as the charge is miles below M$ prices, they prefer it.
I have worked in schools and have often seen kids (11-16) working on open source games projects such as Open Tibia during there break times. There has been no programming lessons within the actual lessons themselves, the kids tell me that they are bored with the lessons as they only learn how to type letters and create spreadsheets, many of the kids had learnt this before starting at the school.
Also, try to introduce the concept of Open Source and encourage them to share there work, explain about licenses.
Yes you should not have to put up customer service like that. I would recommend you approach something like TV's Watchdog (in the UK) and inform them of the poor customer service of T-Mobile.
Surely OSS developers would be able to give the software vendor a heads up on any bugs found in the code and even fix them before a lawsuit appears on the horizon. If the vendor did not open source the code, they would have to find the time and funding to locate all the bugs themselves.
For those of us that use alternative browsers (because IE don't run natively on Linux, of course), can we sue companies whose sites dont show properly or are unusable in them?
I have a massive interest in technology and its applications but working within a school I can also see the amount of time wasted by using technology which could be better spent working productively One of my friends who has the same interests as myself told me that he will not have a tv in house at all when he has children and a house of his own. I think that is a great idea and would consider the same, that way children will not be dependent on technology and will socialise more and get to meet people properly outside of the monitor. I would even consider not buying a pc or similar device for my children until they are around 10 years old. They need to know what it is like not to have access to such equipment so that they may respect it more. I work in IT in a secondary school and the disprespect for equipment appales me, children see nothing wrong in stealing mice, keyboards, wrecking monitors and base units, I think because they do not know what it is like not to have acess to such equipment.
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A whois lookup of bitchtara.com shows a Creation Date: 30-jul-2010. This supposedly all happened back in 2008?
Surely he didn't create a site dedicated to exposing her photos - he just placed on on the web so she could easily access them in the future and save more expensive phone calls to tech support firms! I like the quotes from the 'webchats' - the video indicates it was via web cam but who is able to quote word for word what is said on a web cam chat?! If it was a type conversation, there will be logs I would think.
It would be interesting to note though, when your brother requests a complete reinstallation of his Microsoft Windows 7 machine to factory settings due to an immense slowness to boot, popups and other obscene paraphernalia associated with the everyday use of Microsoft Windows . I assume, that at that time he will still be able to quickly boot his Linux laptop and check his emails/browse without delay. And not run the risk of a BSOD within five minutes due to some sound card driver update installing.
I had just taken on the role of Systems Manager (which turned out to be more like the role of a fire fighter trying to keep the RM M$ network under control). On my rounds I soon discovered that the main firewall/router was a bit dodgy in that it kept falling over every now and then. Attempting to locate the issue I soon discovered the distinct lack of a license to run the software. Pricing up a legit copy turned out to be in the region of £1500 so I thought "Hmm, my mate knows about that free Linux thing". Soon called him up to roll in and spent a week setting up my first Linux box with his assistance. Since then it is my OS of choice. Unfortunately the school did not take kindly to our use of Open Source software, "Open, indicates that is is easy to break into" - was the reply from the head teacher. I have since thankfully moved on from their.
Developers are free to join a project to help improve it, they are also free to abandon such projects enmass to equally stifle the products development and therefore screw those companies who are relying on the developers efforts to bring to market a good product!
What I don't understand is that every house in a street buys their own Internet connection and router equipment. Why not consider a communal connection where you can afford to have a faster connection because everyone in your building is paying a small amount into it. The cost savings could also pay for some good routers and even cabling so people can have sockets in their dwelling. Add on a proxy filtering server and the connection is kid safe. Backup server for all residents work etc...
Microsoft immediately responded by saying THEIR reckless ways are endangering the security of Windows users by not disabling the hack before release?
Where you planning on going? Britains the same.
If the 'tax' is on computers that can download music/video media, could it be possible for a business/school/household to argue that only 1 computer is taxable if they are using a thin client system? Then they could have hundreds of users using it and only pay for the one server?
How about some LTSP servers for use by the campus accomodated students? These hard up students may not be able to afford all the office productivity softwares they require and a machine to run it on. At least this way students can have old computers donated to them and still access the web, office productivity software and email. Add a network printer /scanner per accomodation block and they have all they will need for everyday use.
Obviously you also recieve loads of tools such as wordprocessors, spreadsheets and countless useful other utilities with Microsoft Windows XP. I think not.
I have been trying to promote OSS for some time. I have found that the uptake is much better since I tried a different tack: using my GPL rights and charging a small amount for the software.
In my experience people are put off by the word free, they assumed it would be crap, so now I simply say the software is more cost effective and as long as the charge is miles below M$ prices, they prefer it.
I have worked in schools and have often seen kids (11-16) working on open source games projects such as Open Tibia during there break times. There has been no programming lessons within the actual lessons themselves, the kids tell me that they are bored with the lessons as they only learn how to type letters and create spreadsheets, many of the kids had learnt this before starting at the school.
Also, try to introduce the concept of Open Source and encourage them to share there work, explain about licenses.
Good luck
Lets all right in and complain on their behalf :-)
Yes you should not have to put up customer service like that. I would recommend you approach something like TV's Watchdog (in the UK) and inform them of the poor customer service of T-Mobile.
Surely OSS developers would be able to give the software vendor a heads up on any bugs found in the code and even fix them before a lawsuit appears on the horizon. If the vendor did not open source the code, they would have to find the time and funding to locate all the bugs themselves.
Its a good job X11 is open source software, otherwise this bug may have gone un-noticed.
For those of us that use alternative browsers (because IE don't run natively on Linux, of course), can we sue companies whose sites dont show properly or are unusable in them?
I have a massive interest in technology and its applications but working within a school I can also see the amount of time wasted by using technology which could be better spent working productively One of my friends who has the same interests as myself told me that he will not have a tv in house at all when he has children and a house of his own. I think that is a great idea and would consider the same, that way children will not be dependent on technology and will socialise more and get to meet people properly outside of the monitor. I would even consider not buying a pc or similar device for my children until they are around 10 years old. They need to know what it is like not to have access to such equipment so that they may respect it more. I work in IT in a secondary school and the disprespect for equipment appales me, children see nothing wrong in stealing mice, keyboards, wrecking monitors and base units, I think because they do not know what it is like not to have acess to such equipment.