Did you actually follow the discussion on the Debian list? It was not slimy and it was only political in that the vote was close (and was always going to be given the strong opinions on both sides).
But most importantly, while several Committee memebers were upset in the moment, the discussion stayed remarkably on topic and avoided decending into "No, you're stupid".
Because we have a seriouls lack of terrestrial software engineering talent. If we can't get H1B's for off planet talent, we will have to move our jobs out of this system.
Right, because who the hell cares what ~50% of the population think or know. I know that slashdot is the wrong place to suggest it, but a breadth of differing opinons and viewpoints is a _good thing_./me goes back to being "new" here
Because Linux started as a project to fill a need he had, a Desktop OS that he could afford as a student. I presume he wants to see the desktop continue to because he still wants to work with one and I applaud that because I do as well.
The OP title is idiotic, Mr Snowden did not make the decision to backdoor all USA made networking equipment and he certainly didn't force Mr Chambers to accept the NSA's "help".
The difference is that the code is distributed for free. No judge is going to award damages for the redistribution of something that is free. At least, not actual damages, like $$$ per infringing copy. The breach of the terms (like not redistributing the source code) could be translated to some punitive damages, perhaps.
I don't see how the lack of a monetary cost for _one_ of the licensing options should affect awarding damages.
Probably the best outcomes you can hope for are: the violator of the license is either asked to stop distributing the software, or else to come into compliance: replace the GPL'ed part with a from-scratch workalike, so that the program is no longer distributed with any GPLed code, or else make the whole program GPLed.
You forgot the third option in this case. If Ximpleware is open to it, they could pay for a commercial license.
If you ever wanted a company more hostile to Linux than nVidia, Creative is it. Their drivers are often 1-2 revisions of the hardware behind if creative botrhers supporting a card in the kernel at all. Their support forum is a hotbed of Microsoft fanbois and they refuse to answers questions about linux support. Take your dollars elsewhere.
Can we just make this the default first post for all stories here? It isn't all that clever, and I would hope that the readers here would be able to regurgitate this rule on queue.
I am surprised that the summary goes anywhere near laying this at Snowden's feet. Even if it was his intention to give Russia the ammo it wants to help push for a Un takeover of the Internet, the _USA_ did the spying in the first place. Lay blame where it is due people.
The Nexus 10 is larger, higher-res and better specced at $85 more (comparing ad-free).
I'll willing spend that much to vote with my wallet for an open, customizable device; not for one which is laden with commercials, locked to a single provider and essentially wants you to consume content only. I certainly don't want it to become like a portable TV, for viewing certain sanctioned content only.
I never though I'd see the day when MBA's started to run/.
Thanks for the good times, but I came here for the "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" not the buzzword-flinging, know-nothings that slide out of business school.
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Did you actually follow the discussion on the Debian list? It was not slimy and it was only political in that the vote was close (and was always going to be given the strong opinions on both sides).
But most importantly, while several Committee memebers were upset in the moment, the discussion stayed remarkably on topic and avoided decending into "No, you're stupid".
They were neither white nor Christian, so we don't coun't them...
Because we have a seriouls lack of terrestrial software engineering talent. If we can't get H1B's for off planet talent, we will have to move our jobs out of this system.
World religions have different views on subject, news at 9.
Who needs editors because, let's face it, these stories, let's face it, edit themselves...
Right, because who the hell cares what ~50% of the population think or know. I know that slashdot is the wrong place to suggest it, but a breadth of differing opinons and viewpoints is a _good thing_. /me goes back to being "new" here
Because Linux started as a project to fill a need he had, a Desktop OS that he could afford as a student. I presume he wants to see the desktop continue to because he still wants to work with one and I applaud that because I do as well.
The OP title is idiotic, Mr Snowden did not make the decision to backdoor all USA made networking equipment and he certainly didn't force Mr Chambers to accept the NSA's "help".
The difference is that the code is distributed for free. No judge is going to award damages for the redistribution of something that is free. At least, not actual damages, like $$$ per infringing copy. The breach of the terms (like not redistributing the source code) could be translated to some punitive damages, perhaps.
I don't see how the lack of a monetary cost for _one_ of the licensing options should affect awarding damages.
Probably the best outcomes you can hope for are: the violator of the license is either asked to stop distributing the software, or else to come into compliance: replace the GPL'ed part with a from-scratch workalike, so that the program is no longer distributed with any GPLed code, or else make the whole program GPLed.
You forgot the third option in this case. If Ximpleware is open to it, they could pay for a commercial license.
Sure, but a programmer that doesn't know CSS is pretty limited!
A _web developer_ maybe, but a _programmer_ surely isn't.
If you ever wanted a company more hostile to Linux than nVidia, Creative is it. Their drivers are often 1-2 revisions of the hardware behind if creative botrhers supporting a card in the kernel at all. Their support forum is a hotbed of Microsoft fanbois and they refuse to answers questions about linux support. Take your dollars elsewhere.
Or you can isolate the rest of the case from the airflove over your radiator.
If you are dumping air that runs over your radiator back into the case, you are doing it wrong. BRILLIANT!
Parent is mad because when he tried to dump cold water over his GPU it never ran the same afterwards...
Can we just make this the default first post for all stories here? It isn't all that clever, and I would hope that the readers here would be able to regurgitate this rule on queue.
heh, you must be new here. Overreation and car analogies are what powers /.
You must be new here...
Great so long as he isn't also willing to take the NSA paycheck.
The GHCQ and NSA thank you for filling their files faster.
For me it was the requirement to have a PayPal account. I would have given them money almost any other way but I will never go back to PayPal.
I am surprised that the summary goes anywhere near laying this at Snowden's feet. Even if it was his intention to give Russia the ammo it wants to help push for a Un takeover of the Internet, the _USA_ did the spying in the first place. Lay blame where it is due people.
Brilliant, I haven't laughed that hard early in the morning in a long time. If only I had mod points...
The Nexus 10 is larger, higher-res and better specced at $85 more (comparing ad-free).
I'll willing spend that much to vote with my wallet for an open, customizable device; not for one which is laden with commercials, locked to a single provider and essentially wants you to consume content only. I certainly don't want it to become like a portable TV, for viewing certain sanctioned content only.
You have an interesting definition of open...
You must be new here...
I never though I'd see the day when MBA's started to run /.
Thanks for the good times, but I came here for the "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters" not the buzzword-flinging, know-nothings that slide out of business school.