You are attempting to group developers and users into one category, they are two different groups.
And actually the GPL doesnt even apply to that user that hires a developer to work on the program to add xyz feature. You dont have to give changes to anyone, you have no obligation to do anything.
You can actually come up with three sets of users...End Users simply using the software, End users that want to make changes to the software (all they care is that source is avail, whether it be GPL, BSD, etc), and people that want to change/redistribute the software.
For the bulk of people, the first two categories, they dont care what license it is under, it makes no difference to them and it never will. They are using the software, making it fit their needs, they are not gonna start a company, post changes on the web or anything else. The GPL is irrelevant to them. IF the user even cares that the software is opensource in whatever fashion (that is a big IF) they do not in anyway have to make changes available to anyone.
Developers are the people that need to know about the GPL, becuase it has a great effect on how they can make use of it. A person using software does not care at all, nor should they need to.
No, as stated above, and repeated here, the user doesnt need to know a damn thing about the GPL to make maintenance changes to the code. They dont even need to know that is GPLed, simply that it source is available and modifiable.
Actually it doesnt go towards the end user. The GPL is totally irrelevant to the end user. Now it does matter to other developers, but in all honesty the actual user of a project could give a damn. The GPL is not a EULA, because it has no relevancy to the user of the program, but rather dictates what people that want to involve themselves in other activities such as redestribution.
A chef having to give away his recipe because he used GPL spices...worst analogy ever. Reverse it and it would be correct because a developer is not going to take a small amount of gpl code and use that, they are gonna add their small amount of code to a largely GPL base. (well atleast 99% of the developers out there).
How does the GPL force a developer that chooses it as a license to do anything. They made a decision to use it because they like it as a license, they arent forced into using anything. The people that bitch about the GPL are developers that already decided against it, and because they dont use they somehow think it is an "unfair" license (to whom i dont know since they have already chosen not to use it)
I think developers need to get this concept in their head...just because the source is available, doesnt mean you have to use it, and doesnt mean you have the right to use it either. You simply have the option to use it.
Yes yes, it was the bush administration that perpetrated 9/11....I mean they even managed to get those hijackers in during the Clinton administration...So that must mean there was no Clinton admin, it was Bush from 88-present. It all makes sense now, that you are an idiot having never dealt with politics and different agencies, if you had, you would know intelligence failures of that magnitude are completely unsurprising. People question how 9/11 was able to happen, people in the know simply state "I am surprised something like that didn't happen more frequently and sooner"
I have looked at the 9-11 conspiracy "research" (i use that term loosely) I consider it a hobby of mine to read that info, trying with all my effort to keep an open mind...It is 100% bullshit and nothing more. The level of idiocy required to believe ANY of it simply astounds me. It goes to well beyond crackpot.
Those people generally tout the need for facts, but cannot be bothered with facts that go against what they already determined will be the truth
I honestly wish people that believe that garbage could be made to wear signs, so the rest of us know who they are.
Yes, considering Bush is at most irrelevant in doing any damage. A temporary war that will not even come close to the really damaging wars in the US. Economic times that are simply an adjustment from those cocaine snorting days of the late 90's... seriously, are things that bad for you right now? are they that much worse than 10 years ago, and can you actually pin that on bush...
Particularly the quote from EPA employess, of course they will be pissed off, they are getting less money for the agency and some employees will be let go.
You clearly have no idea how much sony is losing in every division of their company. The game section is about to be headed for the toilet along with the rest of the company.
Oh, and the playstation division is much larger than most any other division of that company, they have invested heavily in hopes of a big pay off...
That arguement is a bit shaky...because basically if the arms were required for the change in govt to occur, A LOT of people would be involved and an outright conflict would be happening, ie laws wouldnt matter anymore. The second ammendment makes sure people are capable of that if and when the time comes.
It isnt really helpful to have a right...that you cannot excercise in any fashion without breaking the law...
I can back up my media, but in order to do so I absolutely have to break the law...kind of seems like they limiting that original light.
Contracts should be extremely limited in giving up rights. Most contracts are already extremely limited when it comes to giving up a right...except when dealing with IP. That contract you agree to is inside the box, but the way the world works....you have to agree to it at the point of sale otherwise you lose your money.
That would absolutely never fly in any other arena of the world, but for some reason it does in software.
Contracts that modify after signing are blatantly illegal everywhere else...but for some reason it is just dandy with software. I wish someone with a lot of money would force that issue and some sanity would return to software licenses.
Libel only counts when it is lies passed off as fact.
Calling someone a dumbass and critisizing what they publically said absolutely weill never count as libel...
So no, your premise that if it were printed it would be libel is blatantly false.
Personal opinions, ie "this person is an idiot and here is why" is obviously opinion based and therefore never in the realm of libel.
"This person has a severe crack addiction and has an extensive history of molesting children" would be libel because you are claiming falsehoods and presenting them as a fact
The entire bedroom should be only used for two purposes...sleeping, and having sex.
You bring it other things, stresses etc and you will cause problems in those two areas. Bad sleep or bad sex will cause some serious ripples through your life.
So leave the laptop in the other room and just disconnect fror a while.
So knowing that, smash a fricking window when you discover your place has been robbed... seriously, if your house was trashed, and things were stolen, is it immoral to just smash a window to make sure the insurance pays up.
Oh and the locksmith has a vested interest in people buying better locks...
Why should he have to answer totally unrelated questions?
What does his relationship with his wife have to do with the proceedings?
If I were ever on the stand or in a deposition and some asshole lawyer started in on me with totally irrelevant questions simply to embarrass me or in retribution for testifying I would tell him where to go. The citation would be well worth it.
but employees also need those few minutes to check the news, check a stock, putz around. That little bit of break relieves stress, and makes employees more productive when they hit their tasks again. It is absolutely necessary, employees simply cant work 100% at full productivtiy the entire day.
It becomes a problem when employees are doing too much of that but it is no different than gathering around the water cooler to shoot the shit. It makes them more productive.
For those people that think "you are there to work" I bet you absolutely work 100% of your day without exception...yeah right.
Ever notice the people that do try to go 100% without a few minutes break are the stressed out employee that causes more problems than they help.
The more restrictions you place on an employee the less autonamous they feel, which has a negative impact on employee morale, which means a less productive employee.
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You are attempting to group developers and users into one category, they are two different groups.
And actually the GPL doesnt even apply to that user that hires a developer to work on the program to add xyz feature. You dont have to give changes to anyone, you have no obligation to do anything.
You can actually come up with three sets of users...End Users simply using the software, End users that want to make changes to the software (all they care is that source is avail, whether it be GPL, BSD, etc), and people that want to change/redistribute the software.
For the bulk of people, the first two categories, they dont care what license it is under, it makes no difference to them and it never will. They are using the software, making it fit their needs, they are not gonna start a company, post changes on the web or anything else. The GPL is irrelevant to them. IF the user even cares that the software is opensource in whatever fashion (that is a big IF) they do not in anyway have to make changes available to anyone.
Developers are the people that need to know about the GPL, becuase it has a great effect on how they can make use of it. A person using software does not care at all, nor should they need to.
No, as stated above, and repeated here, the user doesnt need to know a damn thing about the GPL to make maintenance changes to the code. They dont even need to know that is GPLed, simply that it source is available and modifiable.
So dont use GPL code,
you have no inherent right to use the code
Do you have the right to use code from Microsoft...oh wait you dont have that as an option.
You sure piss and moan about a license you clearly would not even use. Why not go write the code yourself (or are you just a lazy SOB)
Actually it doesnt go towards the end user. The GPL is totally irrelevant to the end user. Now it does matter to other developers, but in all honesty the actual user of a project could give a damn. The GPL is not a EULA, because it has no relevancy to the user of the program, but rather dictates what people that want to involve themselves in other activities such as redestribution.
A chef having to give away his recipe because he used GPL spices...worst analogy ever. Reverse it and it would be correct because a developer is not going to take a small amount of gpl code and use that, they are gonna add their small amount of code to a largely GPL base. (well atleast 99% of the developers out there).
How does the GPL force a developer that chooses it as a license to do anything. They made a decision to use it because they like it as a license, they arent forced into using anything. The people that bitch about the GPL are developers that already decided against it, and because they dont use they somehow think it is an "unfair" license (to whom i dont know since they have already chosen not to use it)
I think developers need to get this concept in their head...just because the source is available, doesnt mean you have to use it, and doesnt mean you have the right to use it either. You simply have the option to use it.
Yes yes, it was the bush administration that perpetrated 9/11....I mean they even managed to get those hijackers in during the Clinton administration...So that must mean there was no Clinton admin, it was Bush from 88-present.
It all makes sense now, that you are an idiot having never dealt with politics and different agencies, if you had, you would know intelligence failures of that magnitude are completely unsurprising. People question how 9/11 was able to happen, people in the know simply state "I am surprised something like that didn't happen more frequently and sooner"
I have looked at the 9-11 conspiracy "research" (i use that term loosely) I consider it a hobby of mine to read that info, trying with all my effort to keep an open mind...It is 100% bullshit and nothing more. The level of idiocy required to believe ANY of it simply astounds me. It goes to well beyond crackpot.
Those people generally tout the need for facts, but cannot be bothered with facts that go against what they already determined will be the truth
I honestly wish people that believe that garbage could be made to wear signs, so the rest of us know who they are.
Yes, considering Bush is at most irrelevant in doing any damage. A temporary war that will not even come close to the really damaging wars in the US. Economic times that are simply an adjustment from those cocaine snorting days of the late 90's...
seriously, are things that bad for you right now? are they that much worse than 10 years ago, and can you actually pin that on bush...
Particularly the quote from EPA employess, of course they will be pissed off, they are getting less money for the agency and some employees will be let go.
Hi welcome to 2006, sony's reputation for quality died 2 years ago for the average person...LG is the new standard.
You clearly have no idea how much sony is losing in every division of their company. The game section is about to be headed for the toilet along with the rest of the company.
Oh, and the playstation division is much larger than most any other division of that company, they have invested heavily in hopes of a big pay off...
That arguement is a bit shaky...because basically if the arms were required for the change in govt to occur, A LOT of people would be involved and an outright conflict would be happening, ie laws wouldnt matter anymore. The second ammendment makes sure people are capable of that if and when the time comes.
It isnt really helpful to have a right...that you cannot excercise in any fashion without breaking the law...
I can back up my media, but in order to do so I absolutely have to break the law...kind of seems like they limiting that original light.
Contracts should be extremely limited in giving up rights. Most contracts are already extremely limited when it comes to giving up a right...except when dealing with IP. That contract you agree to is inside the box, but the way the world works....you have to agree to it at the point of sale otherwise you lose your money.
That would absolutely never fly in any other arena of the world, but for some reason it does in software.
Contracts that modify after signing are blatantly illegal everywhere else...but for some reason it is just dandy with software. I wish someone with a lot of money would force that issue and some sanity would return to software licenses.
so make it a pain in the ass for the people already buying your product, cut out casual copying, while allowing hardcore pirates to continue....
Yeah I dont think that is a great idea.
I never had a problem with Dell computers...As long as you get a wiping utility to remove all that cruft they install.
Well that and the laptop battery exploding thing... (But even Apple has that issue so its hardly a dell only prob)
a swift baseball bat to one of their kneecaps would quickly end it.
Remember, it isnt attempted murder if you shoot below the waist
there are soo many far more horrible examples of animal cruelty and they pick something that has a purpse besides fitting well.
what a bunch of jackasses
What political terrorism?
Sueing for libel doesnt exactly count. (valid claim or not)
Libel only counts when it is lies passed off as fact.
Calling someone a dumbass and critisizing what they publically said absolutely weill never count as libel...
So no, your premise that if it were printed it would be libel is blatantly false.
Personal opinions, ie "this person is an idiot and here is why" is obviously opinion based and therefore never in the realm of libel.
"This person has a severe crack addiction and has an extensive history of molesting children" would be libel because you are claiming falsehoods and presenting them as a fact
Hmmm, so give your kid access to a camera and he will become a pornstar?
sounds like someone did a bad job at parenting, like the parents of the kid in the article.
The entire bedroom should be only used for two purposes...sleeping, and having sex.
You bring it other things, stresses etc and you will cause problems in those two areas. Bad sleep or bad sex will cause some serious ripples through your life.
So leave the laptop in the other room and just disconnect fror a while.
Phone companies routinely give telephone records to police without a subpoena. It is a standard tactic in an investigation.
So knowing that, smash a fricking window when you discover your place has been robbed...
seriously, if your house was trashed, and things were stolen, is it immoral to just smash a window to make sure the insurance pays up.
Oh and the locksmith has a vested interest in people buying better locks...
So they just added a little bandwidth to the already well seeded torrent?
It isnt like they were THE source for it...
let me know when you find that one employee on the entire planet that doesnt "steal"
i would like to hire that person...
I absolutely gaurantee i could find about a hundred reasons to can your ass...
no employee is perfect, no employee follows every rule, dont pretend they do.
Why should he have to answer totally unrelated questions?
What does his relationship with his wife have to do with the proceedings?
If I were ever on the stand or in a deposition and some asshole lawyer started in on me with totally irrelevant questions simply to embarrass me or in retribution for testifying I would tell him where to go. The citation would be well worth it.
No one stands up to these asshole sharks.
Because everyone speeds by atleast a mile over the limit everywhere they go...except for old people, then it is just a left blinker on.
but employees also need those few minutes to check the news, check a stock, putz around. That little bit of break relieves stress, and makes employees more productive when they hit their tasks again. It is absolutely necessary, employees simply cant work 100% at full productivtiy the entire day.
It becomes a problem when employees are doing too much of that but it is no different than gathering around the water cooler to shoot the shit. It makes them more productive.
For those people that think "you are there to work" I bet you absolutely work 100% of your day without exception...yeah right.
Ever notice the people that do try to go 100% without a few minutes break are the stressed out employee that causes more problems than they help.
The more restrictions you place on an employee the less autonamous they feel, which has a negative impact on employee morale, which means a less productive employee.
Just insist that veal is the one exception for meat and should be allowed.