The parent poster isn't serious, don't bother wasting time. Either he is a fanboy who has never actually used Open Office and so has not experienced it's many glaring shortcomings, or he is an advocate who is being disingenuous about known problems.
If the process of accomplishing the same task is objectively inferior, you can't say it's just a difference in work flow.
If you use a spreadsheet for more than separating text into columns, there are so many features that Excel has that Calc doesn't, it's ridiculous to compare them. It makes the Photoshop users' complaints about Gimp seem trivial.
You have never experienced 42 mph winds. Most people never have. That's what they call a "Gale", or if it has an eye and circular pattern, a "Tropical Storm" -- though technically a "Storm" starts at 55mph, and a "Hurricane" at 74 mph.
I actually preferred the Thomas Covenant IRL parts more. It'd've made an interesting story about a bitter, handicapped man with delusions who finds solace in his fantasies, and would be sympathetic if he weren't pathetic. It's a good character. But the whole moon rising at the same time every night is what killed it for me.
Most people don't read to experience banal personalities. A good rule of thumb I use is: "If you can make it up yourself on the spot or get it from watching sitcoms better, then it's not worth my time."
Of course, I could have great taste in television or a natural creative gift, so that standard may be too high.
Why? I am able to make that argument based only on having seen the original book on display at the book store. Whether I have a right to or not is immaterial since it turned out that my snap judgement was right.
Yeah, but that was quite a bit more of an accomplishment. Ruining one of the strongest reputations in film based on 3 blockbusters (no one complained about Return of the Jedi) with only an equal number of flops.
Well, if you purchase a license to use the code you can sell a license to use the software on the CD you are selling. You are not publishing, so you are not violating copyright.
-The terms of use either include distribution or not. If not, it was the original seller, not you that violated those terms imposed on it by a third party.
-The publisher has no say in the sale of software to territories, and unless the publisher is a government, it does not have juristiction. You are probably thinking of two different things. One, governments may impose embargos and compel their citizens to obey them. Such as the restriction on exporting cryptography. Two, publishers do not always obtain "worldwide publishing rights" from authors. Different countries have different laws, and sometimes an author may work with one publisher in England and another in the United States. Due to copyright treaties and globalized markets, this is less of an issue, so dealing with different publishers in different countries is less common.
-Buying something at a lower price and selling it at a higher price is not forbidden, at least not in this country, at least not yet. If you enter into a contract with someone else in addition to making a purchase, additional conditions may be imposed. EULAs are not contracts. Whether they are legally binding is a different issue, but so far, the law says they are not.
As probably needs said again: you are an idiot, are claiming you are an idiot, and are then claiming by your idiocy that other people are idiots. The maxim "takes one to know one" doesn't apply to idiocy, except in playground conversation. It denotes an area of expertise. Something you don't have.
You're right. We don't live in a democracy or anything where the citizens are expected to know about their government and the laws. We live in aristocratic society where only people who can afford powdered wigs and armani suits are allowed to think or make legal decisions.
In 1899 there was no poverty in Africa or Asia. We were doing them a service by shipping it over there. And now that they've gotten rid of it again, we should be glad to give them jobs and buy their products in order to re-establish poverty.
Do you think there wasn't any wiretapping surveillance involved in apprehending the attempted terrorists in Germany? You don't tap someone's phone unless you have a reason to listen.
There are a lot of people who have done a lot but haven't done anything in a long while and think their past performance entitles them to eternal praise. What's worse are those who not only want recognition for past achievements but demand obedience because of former fame.
I think Mr. Torvalds may just understand the issue more than you give him credit. He might understand it more than you do, and maybe as much as the much vaunted (from upwind) Mr. Stallman. Maybe he disagrees and he doesn't confuse software with the hardware it runs on. Or maybe he does but doesn't feel that people are entitled to free hardware, or that even if they are, they are also free to enter into contracts of their own volition. I don't know. I do know that your ignorant condescending won't convince him any more than RMS's insults, if convincing him of what I do know to be a plainly incorrect principle is possible.
And hard work accounts for absolutely none of failure. By extension, if you are working hard all the time, you cannot fail. Me, I'm neither lucky nor a hard worker, I just happen to possess a high degree of skill. I suppose you could say that is the result of luck or hard work applied previously.
Christians used to run the Democrats and the NAACP too. And the Girl Scouts, and the Whigs, and Hollywood, and the Social Security Administration, and the Shriners and Freemasons and even the Federal Reserve. Even most of the Nazis and Pacifists were Christian too, back in the day.
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How many project managers, useability testers, and feature designers are IBM adding to the project?
The parent poster isn't serious, don't bother wasting time. Either he is a fanboy who has never actually used Open Office and so has not experienced it's many glaring shortcomings, or he is an advocate who is being disingenuous about known problems.
If the process of accomplishing the same task is objectively inferior, you can't say it's just a difference in work flow. If you use a spreadsheet for more than separating text into columns, there are so many features that Excel has that Calc doesn't, it's ridiculous to compare them. It makes the Photoshop users' complaints about Gimp seem trivial.
You have never experienced 42 mph winds. Most people never have. That's what they call a "Gale", or if it has an eye and circular pattern, a "Tropical Storm" -- though technically a "Storm" starts at 55mph, and a "Hurricane" at 74 mph.
How can you "be knelt?"
I actually preferred the Thomas Covenant IRL parts more. It'd've made an interesting story about a bitter, handicapped man with delusions who finds solace in his fantasies, and would be sympathetic if he weren't pathetic. It's a good character. But the whole moon rising at the same time every night is what killed it for me.
Most people don't read to experience banal personalities. A good rule of thumb I use is: "If you can make it up yourself on the spot or get it from watching sitcoms better, then it's not worth my time." Of course, I could have great taste in television or a natural creative gift, so that standard may be too high.
Why? I am able to make that argument based only on having seen the original book on display at the book store. Whether I have a right to or not is immaterial since it turned out that my snap judgement was right.
Sounds like you don't respect the living.
Yeah, but that was quite a bit more of an accomplishment. Ruining one of the strongest reputations in film based on 3 blockbusters (no one complained about Return of the Jedi) with only an equal number of flops.
Well, if you purchase a license to use the code you can sell a license to use the software on the CD you are selling. You are not publishing, so you are not violating copyright. -The terms of use either include distribution or not. If not, it was the original seller, not you that violated those terms imposed on it by a third party. -The publisher has no say in the sale of software to territories, and unless the publisher is a government, it does not have juristiction. You are probably thinking of two different things. One, governments may impose embargos and compel their citizens to obey them. Such as the restriction on exporting cryptography. Two, publishers do not always obtain "worldwide publishing rights" from authors. Different countries have different laws, and sometimes an author may work with one publisher in England and another in the United States. Due to copyright treaties and globalized markets, this is less of an issue, so dealing with different publishers in different countries is less common. -Buying something at a lower price and selling it at a higher price is not forbidden, at least not in this country, at least not yet. If you enter into a contract with someone else in addition to making a purchase, additional conditions may be imposed. EULAs are not contracts. Whether they are legally binding is a different issue, but so far, the law says they are not. As probably needs said again: you are an idiot, are claiming you are an idiot, and are then claiming by your idiocy that other people are idiots. The maxim "takes one to know one" doesn't apply to idiocy, except in playground conversation. It denotes an area of expertise. Something you don't have.
Your post: Yay for oppression! I wouldn't have it any other way.
You're right. We don't live in a democracy or anything where the citizens are expected to know about their government and the laws. We live in aristocratic society where only people who can afford powdered wigs and armani suits are allowed to think or make legal decisions.
You'd be surprised how well reasonable demands works, when the other side doesn't get entrenched and reactionary to obviously rediculous demands.
In 1899 there was no poverty in Africa or Asia. We were doing them a service by shipping it over there. And now that they've gotten rid of it again, we should be glad to give them jobs and buy their products in order to re-establish poverty.
Do you think there wasn't any wiretapping surveillance involved in apprehending the attempted terrorists in Germany? You don't tap someone's phone unless you have a reason to listen.
Do you believe that President Bush knew about in advance or had anything to do with the 9/11 attacks?
At that price, I think I'll just buy water that's already been purified.
Try capitalism and property rights for that political condition. It has a great track record of developing all those additional things people like.
There are a lot of people who have done a lot but haven't done anything in a long while and think their past performance entitles them to eternal praise. What's worse are those who not only want recognition for past achievements but demand obedience because of former fame.
I think Mr. Torvalds may just understand the issue more than you give him credit. He might understand it more than you do, and maybe as much as the much vaunted (from upwind) Mr. Stallman. Maybe he disagrees and he doesn't confuse software with the hardware it runs on. Or maybe he does but doesn't feel that people are entitled to free hardware, or that even if they are, they are also free to enter into contracts of their own volition. I don't know. I do know that your ignorant condescending won't convince him any more than RMS's insults, if convincing him of what I do know to be a plainly incorrect principle is possible.
And hard work accounts for absolutely none of failure. By extension, if you are working hard all the time, you cannot fail. Me, I'm neither lucky nor a hard worker, I just happen to possess a high degree of skill. I suppose you could say that is the result of luck or hard work applied previously.
So is there a right to be offended or a right to be heard that conflicts with the right to free speech?
If they had patented it in 1989, then the patent would have expired in 2006. But they didn't
Christians used to run the Democrats and the NAACP too. And the Girl Scouts, and the Whigs, and Hollywood, and the Social Security Administration, and the Shriners and Freemasons and even the Federal Reserve. Even most of the Nazis and Pacifists were Christian too, back in the day.