Let's pretend for a moment, that no one knows online if you're a dog posting.
Once we do that. Perhaps we can put this to rest.
Lastly, YOU, not ME, give my words power. If you choose to see these comments as an attack on you, then it is. If you choose to see these comments as supporting you, then they are. If you choose to ignore them, then you've won.
It's not that the BSA is trying to save money, and avoid unpleasant surprises when patent trolls try to patent something.
It's about the BSA making money. If you ever tried to buy a BSA Standard, you'll know just what I'm talking about.
What is a standard? It is a set of "common sense" collaboration of best practices. If it is created by 50 people who all want to make a standard, and they decide to GIVE it away, then simply put a GPL or GNU license on it.
In the doctrine of full disclosure, I'm a published author, and a creator of several standards that were provided freely, and are now the basis for many standards that are for purchase.
I agree with you. My eeePC 1000HE runs full blown Ubuntu, (not the netbook edition), and runs the full version of Open Office. I've only made two minor upgrades, a $28 memory upgrade to 2GB, and a more expensive upgrade to remove the 160GB HDD, and replaced it with a 128GB SDD.
Seriously, I can say, that most of the linux builds that I use, have everything I need out of the box... however, with Windows XP, I have to tweak the OS, then install all of the Office warez (because we HAVE to use them at work), and I haven't even talked about the editors, AV, Firewalls, Anti-Spyware, and other protection.
I'm not a MS Hater, but I do see the value in having a quick to setup system. Windows is suffering from the "Jack of all trades" syndrome, where it has to be everything to everyone... Linux doesn't. You can pick specific distro's to perform specific functions, and for the most part, they contain everything that you need.
Read up on millimeter band radar, what it is used for, and why it is effective.
Once you've completed that, then come back here and answer the following questions:
1. If the military had a large array of mm band radar around the globe, what information could they gain?
2. What could they use this information for? Offensive or Defensive purposes?
3. With a highly accurate radar tracking system, could an effective defense network of missiles and/or rail gun type weapons be deployed to prevent missile strikes?
Hopefully, when reading all of the millimeter band radar information, you would have put all this together already... however, if you haven't, it's for a defensive radar array.
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Let's pretend for a moment, that no one knows online if you're a dog posting. Once we do that. Perhaps we can put this to rest. Lastly, YOU, not ME, give my words power. If you choose to see these comments as an attack on you, then it is. If you choose to see these comments as supporting you, then they are. If you choose to ignore them, then you've won.
Sorry, but this is completely false. Child abuse is not machine recognizable, and many of the tools that claim to do it, but fail.
I remember what I was taught as a child... Two wrongs don't make a right...
It's not that the BSA is trying to save money, and avoid unpleasant surprises when patent trolls try to patent something. It's about the BSA making money. If you ever tried to buy a BSA Standard, you'll know just what I'm talking about. What is a standard? It is a set of "common sense" collaboration of best practices. If it is created by 50 people who all want to make a standard, and they decide to GIVE it away, then simply put a GPL or GNU license on it. In the doctrine of full disclosure, I'm a published author, and a creator of several standards that were provided freely, and are now the basis for many standards that are for purchase.
I agree with you. My eeePC 1000HE runs full blown Ubuntu, (not the netbook edition), and runs the full version of Open Office. I've only made two minor upgrades, a $28 memory upgrade to 2GB, and a more expensive upgrade to remove the 160GB HDD, and replaced it with a 128GB SDD.
Seriously, I can say, that most of the linux builds that I use, have everything I need out of the box... however, with Windows XP, I have to tweak the OS, then install all of the Office warez (because we HAVE to use them at work), and I haven't even talked about the editors, AV, Firewalls, Anti-Spyware, and other protection.
I'm not a MS Hater, but I do see the value in having a quick to setup system. Windows is suffering from the "Jack of all trades" syndrome, where it has to be everything to everyone... Linux doesn't. You can pick specific distro's to perform specific functions, and for the most part, they contain everything that you need.
That's my 2, YMMV.
Read up on millimeter band radar, what it is used for, and why it is effective. Once you've completed that, then come back here and answer the following questions: 1. If the military had a large array of mm band radar around the globe, what information could they gain? 2. What could they use this information for? Offensive or Defensive purposes? 3. With a highly accurate radar tracking system, could an effective defense network of missiles and/or rail gun type weapons be deployed to prevent missile strikes? Hopefully, when reading all of the millimeter band radar information, you would have put all this together already... however, if you haven't, it's for a defensive radar array.