Correct me if I'm wrong... but, to me, Research and Development when used together kind of imply creating something new. Meaning that you research an idea and develop a solution. I'm not sure that researching somebody elses solution and then implementing a solution that is the same solution that you researched qualifies for R&D. Research yes, development... Therefore, I disqaulify MS from the list.
Extending my last comment, if protection of sources extended to myself, what's to stop me video taping myself performing an act of violence, videotaping myself and then putting it on my blog and when the law comes knocking claim I cannot hand over the evidence because I am protecting my source (me)?
I'm no expert, but reading the article seems to indicate that there were no sources anyway--just himself. He took the footage, he published it, he sold parts of it. I doubt "protection of sources" would extend to viewing oneself as a source. Then again, this is a crazy world.
I'm not sure if it was so much a software (OS) limit rather than a hardware one. I.e. 2^32 is where the 4GB address space (limit) came from, not because MS decided to be mean (for once). Sure, there are ways to get around the hardware "limitation" in software but there was probably not much incentive at the time to do so.
I didn't mean the above comment as "flamebait". However, if a person came on here complaining that the FSF was after him for violating the GPL, and that person said "yes, I included the code, but I forgot it was there", that there would be much sympathy. Anyway..
Yeah, and that software has value is also subjective. I sell stock photos AND I develop software. For you to label either as "subjective" just indicates your myopic attitude. How is spending 400 hours to get a great photo worth any less than someone else spending 400 hours to do what they do?
The problem is--and I bet I'm not the only one wondering this--is that (from the summary) this doesn't seem like a one-off thing. It appears that the (C) violations have been occuring in the past and the poster has recieved previous warnings. So, in that case it's not a "mistake". The only "mistake" is that the poster thought that he/she could get away with using copyrighted material.
It's not all that different to Linus' code. Yes, he created the Linux kernel. Yes, he did a great thing. I would think he is far from a "whiz programmer" (whatever that is) though. Linus, like Bill, is great at selling a product and motivating others to do the work. The only real difference is that Bill wanted to cash in. BTW I am not a WindowsFanBoi; I am typing this on a Fedora box and avoid MS products with a passion. If anything, Bill IS a whiz because he managed to fool almost the entire world.
And she implies that "we" are deliberately harassing her:
NOTICE - this site is being massively "Hit" by misguided people who think I'm terrible for suing Internet Archive. For the record:
* Internet Archive sued ME first!
* Internet Archive sued me to get a court to say that its making 87 unauthorized versions of this entireweb site and displaying it was ok, (that their copying without seeking permission, without paying fees, without consideration for the harmful uses to which the child savers would put this site against falsely accused parents and in total defiance of my lawful licensing of uses of this intellectual property).
* Yes, I sued back, and so far, won the most important part of Internet Archive's motion to dismiss.
These same people are harassing me by calling my home phone with NON -stop harassment, threats, obscenities and abuses.
I have learned, but not yet verified that digg.com and informationweek.com have reportedly written articles about this lawsuit. ..oddly, without contacting me for my side of the story. Really piss poor journalism if you ask me.
So - you psychos who are calling me non-stop and REFUSING to give their names (cowards) - my sheriff's office is trapping your calls and I'm pressing charges. I am also reporting each of your abusive and harassing emails. I enjoy a good respectful debate as much as the next guy, but I'm not anybody's whipping boy.
The rest of this site is down for a few days. ..because I'm just one lone citizen activist who does not have the resources to handle this kind of traffic, which, by the way, is INTENDED to shut this site down.
My latest computer case, the monitor, the mouse and my chair are made from solid gold. Sure it cost a bit, but at least its hard to steal because of the weight. The only drawback is that I had to reinforce my second story to take the extra load. However, this wasn't difficult--I simply replaced all my wooden infrastructure with custom, moulded titanium and encased the structure in concrete.
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Correct me if I'm wrong... but, to me, Research and Development when used together kind of imply creating something new. Meaning that you research an idea and develop a solution. I'm not sure that researching somebody elses solution and then implementing a solution that is the same solution that you researched qualifies for R&D. Research yes, development... Therefore, I disqaulify MS from the list.
... already think I am crazy. Think of the uproar when I tell them I playing with the gusty gibbon.
Yes, you're right. I still cannot think of many compelling reasons to run a server with a default run level of 5
Strange. The last thing I'd want in an enterprise server is compiz.
I dunno... might make a great "always on" computer...
Umm, because I don't want a tape of the incidents? dickwad.
I think the problem is that he published (sold?) parts of the tape and, therefore, the existence of the tapes is not in question.
If it showed nothing else, then we are to take his word for it? Crap.
Extending my last comment, if protection of sources extended to myself, what's to stop me video taping myself performing an act of violence, videotaping myself and then putting it on my blog and when the law comes knocking claim I cannot hand over the evidence because I am protecting my source (me)?
I'm no expert, but reading the article seems to indicate that there were no sources anyway--just himself. He took the footage, he published it, he sold parts of it. I doubt "protection of sources" would extend to viewing oneself as a source. Then again, this is a crazy world.
Either their compilers so a lot of weird things or MS makes sure to break them so even the programmers have to upgrade.
I wish I could understand what you're saying; I bet it's insightful.
You for no work for Microsoft yes?
I'm not sure if it was so much a software (OS) limit rather than a hardware one. I.e. 2^32 is where the 4GB address space (limit) came from, not because MS decided to be mean (for once). Sure, there are ways to get around the hardware "limitation" in software but there was probably not much incentive at the time to do so.
I didn't mean the above comment as "flamebait". However, if a person came on here complaining that the FSF was after him for violating the GPL, and that person said "yes, I included the code, but I forgot it was there", that there would be much sympathy. Anyway..
Yeah, and that software has value is also subjective. I sell stock photos AND I develop software. For you to label either as "subjective" just indicates your myopic attitude. How is spending 400 hours to get a great photo worth any less than someone else spending 400 hours to do what they do?
The problem is--and I bet I'm not the only one wondering this--is that (from the summary) this doesn't seem like a one-off thing. It appears that the (C) violations have been occuring in the past and the poster has recieved previous warnings. So, in that case it's not a "mistake". The only "mistake" is that the poster thought that he/she could get away with using copyrighted material.
Other photo houses (Getty) send out cease and desist letter and it's done
How do you know this? It happens often?
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I'd love you to come over and help me get my USB Canon 3200F scanner working in Linux. Thanks, I'll keep a beer for you.
It's not all that different to Linus' code. Yes, he created the Linux kernel. Yes, he did a great thing. I would think he is far from a "whiz programmer" (whatever that is) though. Linus, like Bill, is great at selling a product and motivating others to do the work. The only real difference is that Bill wanted to cash in. BTW I am not a WindowsFanBoi; I am typing this on a Fedora box and avoid MS products with a passion. If anything, Bill IS a whiz because he managed to fool almost the entire world.
Well, that didn't post so well :-) The source from her website posts crap to PayPal.com (which is what I tried to paste). Oh well
And she implies that "we" are deliberately harassing her:
.oddly, without contacting me for my side of the story. Really piss poor journalism if you ask me.
.because I'm just one lone citizen activist who does not have the resources to handle this kind of traffic, which, by the way, is INTENDED to shut this site down.
NOTICE - this site is being massively "Hit" by misguided people who think I'm terrible for suing Internet Archive. For the record:
* Internet Archive sued ME first!
* Internet Archive sued me to get a court to say that its making 87 unauthorized versions of this entireweb site and displaying it was ok, (that their copying without seeking permission, without paying fees, without consideration for the harmful uses to which the child savers would put this site against falsely accused parents and in total defiance of my lawful licensing of uses of this intellectual property).
* Yes, I sued back, and so far, won the most important part of Internet Archive's motion to dismiss.
These same people are harassing me by calling my home phone with NON -stop harassment, threats, obscenities and abuses.
I have learned, but not yet verified that digg.com and informationweek.com have reportedly written articles about this lawsuit. .
So - you psychos who are calling me non-stop and REFUSING to give their names (cowards) - my sheriff's office is trapping your calls and I'm pressing charges. I am also reporting each of your abusive and harassing emails. I enjoy a good respectful debate as much as the next guy, but I'm not anybody's whipping boy.
The rest of this site is down for a few days. .
My latest computer case, the monitor, the mouse and my chair are made from solid gold. Sure it cost a bit, but at least its hard to steal because of the weight. The only drawback is that I had to reinforce my second story to take the extra load. However, this wasn't difficult--I simply replaced all my wooden infrastructure with custom, moulded titanium and encased the structure in concrete.
I have no idea what you're talking about. $5000.00 per page of that ridiculous rubbish seems reasonable to me. If it were a fine
uncontrolled reactions. Kind of like my reactions after meeting with my managers.