Yeah, I can see it now:
Dear slashdot readers, Attached you will find a dozen submarine patent applications which have been filed with the USPTO. Please review these patents and detail any information that you beleive is prior art. Please be detailed enough so that we can reword the patent to avoid these issues or prove that we have been thinking about this before your prior art existed.
For the longest time, I've been a fan of AMD. However, I've yet had a chance to buy one of their processors; my last computer was a gift (Pentium 4), and since then, the only computer I've built was for my mother-in-law, who insisted on having a Pentium because an engineer at her work said they were the best. Now that I am in the market for a medium performance, low power/noise computer, I just can't look away from Intel's offering. Frankly, I'm holding out a bit hoping that AMD's next gen are close enough. At this point I might still buy an all AMD computer if the ATI open source drivers are good enough. Anyone know what the deal here is? I read a while ago that AMD was "going to" open-source ATI drivers, but haven't heard anything since.
I clicked on a few of them, they're apparently on the same box (all slashdotted at the moment), but when they load you can see how crappy and devoid of content they are. I'm using Check4Change to keep track of this site; I want to see it once it's not slashdotted anymore. I suspect something might change soon!
Agreed; "prosecute" was the wrong choice of words. Prosecute is what the legal system is there for. I meant along the lines of "file legal claims". Prosecution should be left up to the state. What I hate the most of the RIAA is that they tend to assume themselves as the prosecutor; that I made this typo is shameful.
*leaves geek card on the table, walks out with head hung*
This seems a bit overhyped to me. Yes, I want the RIAA to go away, I want the RIAA to stop using brutal tactics, however, they do have the legal right to prosecute people illegally distributing their IP.
Please note that this is specifically for those wrongfully accused. The best we can see from this is getting the RIAA to calm down (a good end no doubt).
For those who are wondering, this will not be the death knell for DRM and the RIAA. -1 flamebait +1 UnfortunatelyTrue
When I was in High School not so long ago, My english teacher was also working on his masters in education, and was on his way to being an administrator. He discussed much of what is involved with this story, and although at the time I thought it was silly, I see in hindsight that perhaps I (personally) would have tried harder at that age if I were able to focus (even slightly) on things that interest me (Computers/Physics).
Although I don't think they should detract from the core classes for this, it could be a good way to get people to think about what interests them, and help nudge them to build life goals. My concerns with this program are:
What happens if someone doesn't *want* to go to collage?
Someone's choice in high school should *not* limit them in their major when they do get to college
this should *not* interfere with the core classes that the students need to develop critical thinking skills
finally, I think that they should have the *option* of not choosing a "major" or at least choosing something generic (think Arts & Science)
That is a fairly good point, but why should this be in the government's domain? I believe the private sector does this to some extent now (think cybernanny, or whatever it's called). I would have no qualms with a private company doing this, and offering their data for sale. The government has no business being involved here.
And unless things have changed in the last 8 years since I've been there, it's nasty as hell too.
Like walking in a giant ash tray.
I would gladly pay a few dollars for them to keep it clean.
Heck, I payed a few thousand to go to a sandals resort for my honeymoon. (of course the beach then comes with a place to stay, and free food and alcohol!!!)
Can't test that nvidia driver in a virtual machine either.
IMO, the VM is more about hardware abstraction than anything else. Products like VMotion and Xen's live migration are where the true power of vms exist.
On the other hand, I do hope that this at one point becoms integral to the operating system, where individual applications can be encapsulated (like a sandbox), but then even suspended/resumed and migrated between physical machines.
WoW! the force unleashed seams pretty cool, and I will admit that I've been a fan of the Jedi Knight/Dark Forces series (yes, I *Have* the original Dark Forces game (I just might pull it out when I get home today)), despite the fact that a few have been fairly repetitive. It's too bad that you only get to choose one side of the force, as that has been one of my favorite aspects of the games so far. It would be kind of fun (albeit frustrating) to play a light side jedi trying to save people, only to end up failing in the end (as you couldn't completely succede; that would ruin continuity).
it seems that apple bought CUPS and changed the licence so that people could create proprietary derivatives on MacOS legally. You don't seem to understand how copyright works. The GPLv2 does not remove rights from the copyright holder which meant Michael R Sweet could have licensed CUPS under another license in addition to GPL.
Apple bought it to ensure that it remained GPL2 as GPL3 is considered dangerous.
Legally, I suppose it would be within your right to create a fork under GPL2 but ethically and morally it would be stealing since the original copyright holder (Michael R Sweet) was the main contributor and any other patch contributors assigned rights to him before they were included in the repository. You would basically be carrying out a coupe and violating the spirit of the license if not the letter of it by taking something none of you owned and creating a fork of it. I don't think you would be allowed to license it under the GPL3 without the copyright holders permission since only the copyright holder can change license terms.
I don't claim to completely understand RMS and all of the big Open Source advocates (although I have enjoyed their software, and have been increasing my own personal involvement), but I think the point of the GPL is to ensure that software is always available no matter what happens to the original developer or copyright holder. Also, there is the "information wants to be free" deal, so I don't think a fork violates the spirit of the license in any way from http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/license.html
The Common UNIX Printing SystemTM, ("CUPSTM"), is provided under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU Library General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2, with exceptions for Apple operating systems and the OpenSSL toolkit. A copy of the exceptions and licenses follow this introduction.
a GPL version 3 fork could not exist; this is only available as version 2 (no "or later" clause) (unless Michael Sweet explicitly re-released a version in GPL 3)
also note that any fork would have to have a new name
The older versions of CUPS will always be redistributable as GPL2 no matter what Apple and Mr. Sweet do from this point on.
Yeah, it surprised me too when I ran it for the first time. it is easy enough to fix (can't remember right now, but i recall something about a "limits" file) but should hint that that default is set too high.
Now I have no excuse to avoid working on the dbase (Access and VBA, ugh) I was an "Access Developer" for a while, even a consultant doing the same (yes, I would sell my soul for a dollar) Now I have a *Real* job as part of a programming team working with a *mostly* real RDBMS.
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, the internet;
Where men are men,
women are men,
and 12 year old boys are FBI agents
apologies to whoever I swiped that from. I'm not clever enough to come up with it
Ah, the smell of technology innovation being stifled by stupid legal action in the morning.
it becomes unable to sexually reproduce?
Attached you will find a dozen submarine patent applications which have been filed with the USPTO. Please review these patents and detail any information that you beleive is prior art. Please be detailed enough so that we can reword the patent to avoid these issues or prove that we have been thinking about this before your prior art existed.
with Intel, he may be right
most first tier customers may experience some tearing as well
For the longest time, I've been a fan of AMD. However, I've yet had a chance to buy one of their processors; my last computer was a gift (Pentium 4), and since then, the only computer I've built was for my mother-in-law, who insisted on having a Pentium because an engineer at her work said they were the best. Now that I am in the market for a medium performance, low power/noise computer, I just can't look away from Intel's offering. Frankly, I'm holding out a bit hoping that AMD's next gen are close enough.
At this point I might still buy an all AMD computer if the ATI open source drivers are good enough. Anyone know what the deal here is? I read a while ago that AMD was "going to" open-source ATI drivers, but haven't heard anything since.
Agreed; "prosecute" was the wrong choice of words. Prosecute is what the legal system is there for. I meant along the lines of "file legal claims". Prosecution should be left up to the state.
What I hate the most of the RIAA is that they tend to assume themselves as the prosecutor; that I made this typo is shameful.
*leaves geek card on the table, walks out with head hung*
If only lawyers win, and he wins, HE'S A LAWYER
Watch out!! *hides*
(wow, glad I previewed, I almost called him a LAYER)
This seems a bit overhyped to me. Yes, I want the RIAA to go away, I want the RIAA to stop using brutal tactics, however, they do have the legal right to prosecute people illegally distributing their IP.
Please note that this is specifically for those wrongfully accused. The best we can see from this is getting the RIAA to calm down (a good end no doubt).
For those who are wondering, this will not be the death knell for DRM and the RIAA.
-1 flamebait +1 UnfortunatelyTrue
And a ballistic missile may follow the trajectory from Redmond, WA to San Jose, CA.
Or, it may not.
(s/missile/chair/g)
Although I don't think they should detract from the core classes for this, it could be a good way to get people to think about what interests them, and help nudge them to build life goals. My concerns with this program are:
(In true slashdot spirit, I did not RTFA)
Photoshop? Don't give them that much credit; it looks like they made the picture using MS Word
Many humans are good at sucking at math as well. That doesn't need to be an exception
Not sure you noticed
No response as a haiku
This leaves me in doubt
Fixed that for you
That is a fairly good point, but why should this be in the government's domain? I believe the private sector does this to some extent now (think cybernanny, or whatever it's called). I would have no qualms with a private company doing this, and offering their data for sale. The government has no business being involved here.
And unless things have changed in the last 8 years since I've been there, it's nasty as hell too.
Like walking in a giant ash tray.
I would gladly pay a few dollars for them to keep it clean.
Heck, I payed a few thousand to go to a sandals resort for my honeymoon. (of course the beach then comes with a place to stay, and free food and alcohol!!!)
Can't test that nvidia driver in a virtual machine either.
IMO, the VM is more about hardware abstraction than anything else. Products like VMotion and Xen's live migration are where the true power of vms exist.
On the other hand, I do hope that this at one point becoms integral to the operating system, where individual applications can be encapsulated (like a sandbox), but then even suspended/resumed and migrated between physical machines.
not to troll or anything, but would "overrated" be an appropriate way to moderate this post?
WoW! the force unleashed seams pretty cool, and I will admit that I've been a fan of the Jedi Knight/Dark Forces series (yes, I *Have* the original Dark Forces game (I just might pull it out when I get home today)), despite the fact that a few have been fairly repetitive. It's too bad that you only get to choose one side of the force, as that has been one of my favorite aspects of the games so far. It would be kind of fun (albeit frustrating) to play a light side jedi trying to save people, only to end up failing in the end (as you couldn't completely succede; that would ruin continuity).
I'm not sure that you could. wouldn't that require the license to cups to be available under "GPL version 2 or later"?l
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/license.htm
Apple bought it to ensure that it remained GPL2 as GPL3 is considered dangerous.
I don't claim to completely understand RMS and all of the big Open Source advocates (although I have enjoyed their software, and have been increasing my own personal involvement), but I think the point of the GPL is to ensure that software is always available no matter what happens to the original developer or copyright holder. Also, there is the "information wants to be free" deal, so I don't think a fork violates the spirit of the license in any wayLegally, I suppose it would be within your right to create a fork under GPL2 but ethically and morally it would be stealing since the original copyright holder (Michael R Sweet) was the main contributor and any other patch contributors assigned rights to him before they were included in the repository. You would basically be carrying out a coupe and violating the spirit of the license if not the letter of it by taking something none of you owned and creating a fork of it. I don't think you would be allowed to license it under the GPL3 without the copyright holders permission since only the copyright holder can change license terms.
from http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/license.htm
How fitting. I think all federal documents should be thus produced. As if they aren't already?
Yeah, it surprised me too when I ran it for the first time. it is easy enough to fix (can't remember right now, but i recall something about a "limits" file) but should hint that that default is set too high.
Now I have a *Real* job as part of a programming team working with a *mostly* real RDBMS.
you will be in my prayers, brother-in-arms.