It is just the opposite in closed source because of the need for continual upgrades.
OSS is certainly better than closed source, but I still believe there is some pull to upgrade.
From my experience, that quality of active OSS support (in terms of forums, email, IRC) is very much related to the number of users. I bet I don't get the same level of support for Slackare 3.4 (hay days..), as I do for the latest release.
And let's not forget that security updates are certainly not always back-ported, which adds another reason why upgrades are in some cases required.
The FCC may has something to say, and indeed have some impact, but can we try and remember that standards are broader than just what the USA (and therefore FCC) wants.
Firstly, are we assuming it will be the ONLY way to acquire music? If not, surely consumers will ask this question:
'Do I spend more than $60 a year on music?' If you DO, then the record industry are going to lose out. If not, then you'll continue to buy digital/CDs as normal.
Will this make the illegal downloader go legit, maybe it will. How much of the market is taken up by illegal downloaders these days? I suspect it's not enough to offset the fact that I can personally reduce my yearly expenditure on CDs from $300+ to $60.
If, like El-man suggests, you could buy a licence for X tracks, then how is this going to be policed? If I have a licence for 1000 tracks and I've got 1200, surely this it's not even worth trying to find me and fine me.
It sounds like a nice idea that will not (as far as the record industry is concerned) be monetarily viable.
The images haven't been resized, which is part of the problem. It's your browser that's doing the resize./. just did a normal tag and fixed the width/height to be smaller than the source image (in response to complaints that they were too big above?).
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..whether the email I receive is solicited or not: me.
I refuse to use a provider that accepts money to whitelist messages that I may well consider unsolicited.
Spam => unsolicited commercial email.
AOL receiving some money does not make an email solicited.
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It is just the opposite in closed source because of the need for continual upgrades.
OSS is certainly better than closed source, but I still believe there is some pull to upgrade.
From my experience, that quality of active OSS support (in terms of forums, email, IRC) is very much related to the number of users. I bet I don't get the same level of support for Slackare 3.4 (hay days..), as I do for the latest release.
And let's not forget that security updates are certainly not always back-ported, which adds another reason why upgrades are in some cases required.
Jack of all trades, master of none?
The FCC may has something to say, and indeed have some impact, but can we try and remember that standards are broader than just what the USA (and therefore FCC) wants.
..why there's no screenshots on the website. I just installed the Normal version. Not the prettiest app I've ever seen.
Firstly, are we assuming it will be the ONLY way to acquire music? If not, surely consumers will ask this question: 'Do I spend more than $60 a year on music?' If you DO, then the record industry are going to lose out. If not, then you'll continue to buy digital/CDs as normal. Will this make the illegal downloader go legit, maybe it will. How much of the market is taken up by illegal downloaders these days? I suspect it's not enough to offset the fact that I can personally reduce my yearly expenditure on CDs from $300+ to $60. If, like El-man suggests, you could buy a licence for X tracks, then how is this going to be policed? If I have a licence for 1000 tracks and I've got 1200, surely this it's not even worth trying to find me and fine me. It sounds like a nice idea that will not (as far as the record industry is concerned) be monetarily viable.
..and it's on a Saturday and Sunday?
The images haven't been resized, which is part of the problem. It's your browser that's doing the resize. /. just did a normal tag and fixed the width/height to be smaller than the source image (in response to complaints that they were too big above?).