Some of the OpenSSH freeloaders, like Apple Computer and The SCO Group, are notorious for reaping financial rewards from selling open source software bundled with their proprietary products.
What part of the BSD license does Theo not understand? Apple and SCO aren't "freeloaders", they are using the software under the intended license.
That part wasn't written by Theo, as far as I can tell.
The "Torvalds" in "Linus Torvalds" is not a plural form of "Torvald".
Linus has a secretary? Who is it? Perhaps it's Andrea Arcangeli, but despite how his name may be perceived in North America, he's fairly unlikely to have a boyfriend...
We have digital and analog TV, digital and analog radio, cell phones, FRS, and dozens of other "regulated" bandwidths. This is all data -- and digital data is more efficient -- so why not work to slowly deregulate more and more bandwidth so more and more people can take advantage of it?
Analog radio, specifically ordinary DSB-AM radio, is handy in emergency situations (such as long blackouts) because it can be received by crystal radios, which don't require an external power source. Also, cell phones can be used to make emergency calls ("911", "112", etc), even when the network is saturated and even when the phone is not normally allowed to use the network. That is, the network will drop paying customers' calls to make room for freeloaders, if the 'freeloader' happens to be making an emergency call. Why do the cell carriers and manufacturers bother implementing and deploying the emergency call system? Regulation.
What we need is not radio deregulation, but more unlicensed spectrum.
As a gigantic player it knows deep down that piracy hasn't exactly hurt it. MS software is pirated to hell and back yet the billions keep rolling in and it controls the OS and office software markets. Could there be a link? That software that is easy to pirate gets used a lot so that is what people know so companies that need to decide on what to buy choose the package that people are familiar with at home from their pirated version?
I think the difference is that it's now scientifically established. There are lots of "obvious" things that people "know" that turn out not to be so obvious when placed under rigorous examination.
Half the question isn't whether or not you can, but whether someone will make a quasi-legitimate lawsuit (i.e. not so completely without merit that it'll be rejected, see SCO vs IBM).
Correct, however, note that most people couldn't afford to be IBM in SCO vs IBM.
Surely, the U.S. has laws against this sort of thing, does it not? If the administration is doing the sort of thing that Hansen is alleging, it would be grounds for criminal indictment, wouldn't it? (Sorry, this is coming from a non-US citizen here.)
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But we will forget.
Where do you think electricity is going to come from in a few decades/centuries?
I think God's patents have expired.
That part wasn't written by Theo, as far as I can tell.
Wow, is Jem ever whiney...
For the record, this is what FUD means.
Um, sir, I don't think 'computer literacy' refers merely to the ability to read text on computers...
I know how sudo works. RTF parent post: Use sudo like MacOS X and Ubuntu.
Um... that means having root access.
How does One capitalize Words when One is speaking rather than writing? ;P
What the Hell is it with People lately, who capitalize random common Nouns in English?
Analog radio, specifically ordinary DSB-AM radio, is handy in emergency situations (such as long blackouts) because it can be received by crystal radios, which don't require an external power source. Also, cell phones can be used to make emergency calls ("911", "112", etc), even when the network is saturated and even when the phone is not normally allowed to use the network. That is, the network will drop paying customers' calls to make room for freeloaders, if the 'freeloader' happens to be making an emergency call. Why do the cell carriers and manufacturers bother implementing and deploying the emergency call system? Regulation.
What we need is not radio deregulation, but more unlicensed spectrum.
Is Microsoft building rocket engines? No. Why? Because they suck! =)
That is ridiculously unlikely over the long term. Like it or not, they'd eventually have to stop pouting or face angry investors.
Then how do you explain MS Product Activation?
I think the difference is that it's now scientifically established. There are lots of "obvious" things that people "know" that turn out not to be so obvious when placed under rigorous examination.
I would consider that a sign that monkeys are more intelligent than humans.
Pfft! My unborn son can do the same, but more efficiently, because his version is gzip-compressed.
Case in point.
Correct, however, note that most people couldn't afford to be IBM in SCO vs IBM.
. . . as opposed to PC users, who clearly don't.
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So, in this case, it was ansak (the submitter) who displayed his ignorance of basic legal concepts.
Surely, the U.S. has laws against this sort of thing, does it not? If the administration is doing the sort of thing that Hansen is alleging, it would be grounds for criminal indictment, wouldn't it? (Sorry, this is coming from a non-US citizen here.)