When making a post, you should attempt to make some sense, otherwise this is wasting peoples' time. You have tried to make a point and failed to make any sense. This is a clear illustration of exactly what Slashdot trolls are.
You know, I'm seeing a bunch of comments about how this ruling might be bad for small-time inventors. I kind of see a problem with this line of thought, though, and that is the fact that the patent situation is already bad for these guys. The good part, however, is that the threat of patent litigation just got a lot better for the "guy in his garage".
Computer software is created by human beings. Computer software can be used to oppress human beings. Slavery is oppression. Therefore, computer software can be used for purposes equal to slavery. QED, bitch.
You are off. Maybe not "way off", but off nonetheless. The copyrights to the Linux kernel reside with each individual contributor, or in some cases (IBM, Red Hat, etc) may reside with a person's employer. The kernel team nor OSDL requires anyone to sign over their code. Because of this, anyone whose code is included with Kororaa's kernel could sue.
Also, it's important to note that people who contributed to kernel versions of the past might also be able to sue, as the current version of the kernel could be seen as a derivative work of their code.
And this is the reason why Stallman started the GNU project. Unlike idiot trolls, however, he realized that in the long run, some sort of protections must be in place to prevent others from making your software "not work".
The FSF does not hold the copyrights to Linux. That being said, the level of "meaningful-ness" of the "threat" is based upon who holds the copyrights to Linux. The reality here is that there are hundreds of people whose work is incorporated into the project.
The term "Intellectual Property" is a cudgel designed to confuse those who do not understand aspects of law that deal with copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. All four of these areas arose out of different situations, deal with different issues, and have nothing to do with "property".
Wow, why not try and read the thread, bud? Nearly every other top-level post is a complaint that X wasn't fixed or that feature Y isn't in this release. I realize it's easy to get a +5 by making a righteously indignant post. Unfortunately, your claims don't reflect reality in the least.
In the US, corporations have effectively become tax shelters that allow the owners to pay much less in taxes than the average lower- or middle-class person. I remember very well the taxes portion of my high school economics class, which, using the data straight from the US Gov't, showed a continual decline in the tax revenue from corporations and the upper class.
Also, I do not see how an entity made of paper and ink should be allowed a vote in any government.
Not every country's legal system and/or legislative traditions are exactly the same as the US. Also, even if they are near-equal, the laws in Oz could have explicitly said "you cannot format-shift or make backups".
The good thing about Bush is, you know where he stands pretty much.
Yeah, like during the 2000 elections when he said we weren't going to invade any countries to do "nation-building". Or when he criticized Clinton for "playing politics" with the national oil reserve. Yep, that Bush is a real straight-shooter.
Yes, and none of the people similar to your friend would ever be interested in something like Red Steel, where your controller becomes a gun and katana that deals out headshots and bloodletting sword swipes. Or something like Excite Truck, which would go over pretty well with my more "redneck"-type friends.
Yeah, three multinational corporations fighting over the leisure dollars of a small percentage of middle-to-upper class people in first-world countries really is a beautiful thing.
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If they don't work in some lines like "quit poking me!", I'm definitely not going.
I'm guessing it just uses DX9 or Shader Model 3 or something.
I really don't think they'd patent it. In TFA, he's saying things like "I'm surprised nobody's done this" and "it's really not that big of a deal".
I find it funny that your sig is "DEALING WITH MORTALITY".
Um, yeah. Spending $300-500 for an uber-3D videocard every 3 years is MUCH different than spending the same amount for a console.
"Touching is good"? Blowing into your DS? Then again, this is Japan we're talking about...
And you're taking the discussion in a completely different direction. I was talking about the GNU *project*, you're talking about the GPL *license*.
When making a post, you should attempt to make some sense, otherwise this is wasting peoples' time. You have tried to make a point and failed to make any sense. This is a clear illustration of exactly what Slashdot trolls are.
You know, I'm seeing a bunch of comments about how this ruling might be bad for small-time inventors. I kind of see a problem with this line of thought, though, and that is the fact that the patent situation is already bad for these guys. The good part, however, is that the threat of patent litigation just got a lot better for the "guy in his garage".
It's like a person who knows how to drive a car thinking they can just hop in a tank and do fine.
Computer software is created by human beings. Computer software can be used to oppress human beings. Slavery is oppression. Therefore, computer software can be used for purposes equal to slavery. QED, bitch.
Also, it's important to note that people who contributed to kernel versions of the past might also be able to sue, as the current version of the kernel could be seen as a derivative work of their code.
And this is the reason why Stallman started the GNU project. Unlike idiot trolls, however, he realized that in the long run, some sort of protections must be in place to prevent others from making your software "not work".
Um, yeah, just like we should "mind our own business" because the prisoners at Guantanamo aren't relatives of ours.
If you lived in the US around the Mid-1800s, you would likely run into an argument such as this:
Slave owners don't want to free their slaves. Why should they? It is their choice.
The FSF does not hold the copyrights to Linux. That being said, the level of "meaningful-ness" of the "threat" is based upon who holds the copyrights to Linux. The reality here is that there are hundreds of people whose work is incorporated into the project.
The term "Intellectual Property" is a cudgel designed to confuse those who do not understand aspects of law that deal with copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. All four of these areas arose out of different situations, deal with different issues, and have nothing to do with "property".
Wow, why not try and read the thread, bud? Nearly every other top-level post is a complaint that X wasn't fixed or that feature Y isn't in this release. I realize it's easy to get a +5 by making a righteously indignant post. Unfortunately, your claims don't reflect reality in the least.
Yeah dude, all the examples you gave were awesome! Oh wait.
Also, I do not see how an entity made of paper and ink should be allowed a vote in any government.
Not every country's legal system and/or legislative traditions are exactly the same as the US. Also, even if they are near-equal, the laws in Oz could have explicitly said "you cannot format-shift or make backups".
Yeah, like during the 2000 elections when he said we weren't going to invade any countries to do "nation-building". Or when he criticized Clinton for "playing politics" with the national oil reserve. Yep, that Bush is a real straight-shooter.
Yes, and none of the people similar to your friend would ever be interested in something like Red Steel, where your controller becomes a gun and katana that deals out headshots and bloodletting sword swipes. Or something like Excite Truck, which would go over pretty well with my more "redneck"-type friends.
Yeah, three multinational corporations fighting over the leisure dollars of a small percentage of middle-to-upper class people in first-world countries really is a beautiful thing.
And you should read TFA that you linked to.