However, there are nasty Federal criminal penalties for violating copyright
Well, then it's just our goof fortune that copyright infringement has nothing to do with this case! Even the MPAA themselves admit there hasn't been a single known case of DeCSS used for piracy. It's all about pissing off the rich people; Kevin Mitnick has learned this lesson already and payed the price. Hopefully, the Open Source community will be able to present a better case.
The platform doesn't matter... by buying a DVD I have the legal right to view the DVD, period. They don't mince words about platforms, and I don't care if they happen to have a problem with watching them on Linux.
They just won one case in an attempt to make it illegal for me to watch DVDs I have payed for. Fuck them! It doesn't matter to me whether it is legal or not. I pay for a DVD, I am going to watch it. Are they going to lock me up for that?
No. Because if they do, then I can guarantee you it won't be GPL'd. Not a chance. So there's no possibility of it being used as a standard throughout Linux.
Yeah, you want Evolution. It'll do all that and more. Plus, it'll probably be released as a stable version long before Outlook ever comes out for Linux, if it ever does.
Since when was competition bad? The biggest Office suite on the block moving into our market will only motivate the people behind the Open Source Office suites even more. Besides, probably the only people that would use it are the newly-converted Windows users, and those on Slashdot that are always bitching about the free versions.
Remember, Linux is ours and they can't take it away.
Gee, that sounds an aweful lot like the office apps we have now.
If they do that, then what conceivable advantage would there be to using MS(crippled)Office rather than an open source alternative, such as the Gnome Office suite that everybody's getting behind, or KOffice? Hell, even StarOffice.
I actually like using AbiWord over MSWord better, despite the fact that AbiWord's not feature complete, and is really buggy. But at least it isn't constantly second-guessing what I'm trying to do and screwing up by formatting. I tried using MSWord once to do my resume, and I got so pissed off I redid it all in HTML.
I'm running Gnome right now, no problems. Pretty responsive, and my computer's not a speed demon. I can see how you would think Gnome's bloated and slow if you've only ever used October Gnome with Enlightenment, but Helix Gnome is another matter entirely.
So go to your preferences page and filter out of Anime section. If you don't like anime, yet still feel compelled to click on this thread and post a reply saying how much you don't like anime, that's your problem.
Not to mention the Gnome interface they are referring to, Henzai, is a complete redesign of the Gnome interface to compliment a PDA better--not just gnome crammed into a PDA like Wince.
You're exaggerating. I'm running Mozilla M17 right now, and only 55 of 64 megs of Ram are being used total. Remember, Netscape six is Mozilla with a slightly altered theme and some annoying plugins. Nothing more.
That injunction was only against specific people, 2600 for instance. There's nothing illegal about hosting DeCSS. And even if it is declared illegal, I think still hosting it would be admirable as well, since you would be standing up against an unfair ruling.
You have to have a working install of Mozilla in order to use a binary distribution of Galeon, because Galeon is under the GPL and the MPL is incompatible. You have another option; you can compile Galeon using the gtkembed.h header from Mozilla, I believe, and that should let you use it without Mozilla installed.
Here's an even easier solution: don't download Netscape 6! Ftp to mozilla.org and download the M17 build instead--it's all in one file, and has much less crap you don't need.
Either you're trolling, or you don't understand what's being referred to as "speech." The copyright infringement is not being called speech, and never will. We're talking about the actual source code to programs like Napster or DeCSS that big corporations don't like--they can be used illegally, but the programs themselves do nothing illegal. And studying and displaying the code to, say, DeCSS should not be illegal.
I run helix gnome on a 350MHz with 64 megs of ram, and it runs fine. I don't think it's Gnome itself thats slowing you down. I run Linux, though, so maybe it's something to do with the FreeBSD port, who knows. YMMV.
Again, it's not quite that simple. If the source code is ruled as copyright infringement, then the t-shirt is illegal unless it falls under fair use
DeCSS source could not possibly be ruled as copyright infringement. Jon Johanssen holds the copyright to that code, which he released under the GPL. There are no copyrighted materials of anybody else in the code, and that is not the issue.
The MPAA is arguing that this code is an illegal circumvention device that illegally breaks their trade secret (CSS) and was developed to pirate all their stuff and give it away for free. All bullshit, but that's their position. The only stuff in that code that is used by the MPAA are the static data structs, and you cannot copyright a number. Copyright infrngement would have to be ruled ona case-by-case basis, since their are many legitemate uses of this program.
If this was a trade secret issue, then the mere fact that a sixteen-year-old could write this code and release it freely without breaking an NDA means there is no trade secret anymore. It is the company's problem to protect their trade secrets, and if someone figures it out or reverse engineers that secret on their own, then the trade secret doesn't exist legally anymore.
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Yes! They definately need some type of sound configuration program. I was trying for months to get my Opti card working in SuSE, and even though it worked fine in RH, it just would not work. I ended up getting an SBLive, which worked like a charm. That opti sucked anyways, but I should have been able to get it working.
No need to wait, just head on over to galeon.sourceforge.net and download the source or rpm. I'm running it right now, a bit rough around the edges at the moment but really light and stable!
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I wonder why they havn't given his computer and stuff back yet, then?
Forget Lieberman, Clinton is even better proof!
Well, then it's just our goof fortune that copyright infringement has nothing to do with this case! Even the MPAA themselves admit there hasn't been a single known case of DeCSS used for piracy. It's all about pissing off the rich people; Kevin Mitnick has learned this lesson already and payed the price. Hopefully, the Open Source community will be able to present a better case.
They just won one case in an attempt to make it illegal for me to watch DVDs I have payed for. Fuck them! It doesn't matter to me whether it is legal or not. I pay for a DVD, I am going to watch it. Are they going to lock me up for that?
Another one of which is viewing DVDs I payed for.
No. Because if they do, then I can guarantee you it won't be GPL'd. Not a chance. So there's no possibility of it being used as a standard throughout Linux.
Yeah, you want Evolution. It'll do all that and more. Plus, it'll probably be released as a stable version long before Outlook ever comes out for Linux, if it ever does.
Remember, Linux is ours and they can't take it away.
If they do that, then what conceivable advantage would there be to using MS(crippled)Office rather than an open source alternative, such as the Gnome Office suite that everybody's getting behind, or KOffice? Hell, even StarOffice.
I actually like using AbiWord over MSWord better, despite the fact that AbiWord's not feature complete, and is really buggy. But at least it isn't constantly second-guessing what I'm trying to do and screwing up by formatting. I tried using MSWord once to do my resume, and I got so pissed off I redid it all in HTML.
And I'm positive this annoucement coming out only a day or two after Sun, HP, Compaq and gang announcing the Gnome Foundation is no coincedence.
I'm running Gnome right now, no problems. Pretty responsive, and my computer's not a speed demon. I can see how you would think Gnome's bloated and slow if you've only ever used October Gnome with Enlightenment, but Helix Gnome is another matter entirely.
So go to your preferences page and filter out of Anime section. If you don't like anime, yet still feel compelled to click on this thread and post a reply saying how much you don't like anime, that's your problem.
Loki's OpenAL provides 3D sound support under Linux.
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Either you're trolling, or you don't understand what's being referred to as "speech." The copyright infringement is not being called speech, and never will. We're talking about the actual source code to programs like Napster or DeCSS that big corporations don't like--they can be used illegally, but the programs themselves do nothing illegal. And studying and displaying the code to, say, DeCSS should not be illegal.
But I think that was just a troll.
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
DeCSS source could not possibly be ruled as copyright infringement. Jon Johanssen holds the copyright to that code, which he released under the GPL. There are no copyrighted materials of anybody else in the code, and that is not the issue.
The MPAA is arguing that this code is an illegal circumvention device that illegally breaks their trade secret (CSS) and was developed to pirate all their stuff and give it away for free. All bullshit, but that's their position. The only stuff in that code that is used by the MPAA are the static data structs, and you cannot copyright a number. Copyright infrngement would have to be ruled ona case-by-case basis, since their are many legitemate uses of this program.
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?
Here's my DeCSS mirror. Where's yours?