Just goes to show that Richard Stallman has a point. Free as in speech. If you do not want to be owned, be free. I know where I work, I will use this as a selling point in order to get "free" software installed in the enterprise. I believe that there is nothing wrong at all with Microsoft enforcing this, they invested the money and they own the rights. They certainly do not own me and this is going to make people really think hard about the difference between "owned" and "free" software. Software thieves can cop it sweet.
So the author was a self described legend at Streetfighter. Well done, move on. Sounds like a broken record of 'Tainted Love' that gets played endlessly by people who still think the 80' 'was the best decade'.
On the topic of Group > Solo. I can think of many companies and organisations that would be delighted with this outcome. They routinely spend tens of thousands of dollars sending their management team or call centre staff on 'team building' weekends where endless exercises serve to re-enforce the point that 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts', to use a worn out clique.
As for the Terms of Service. To quote: 'The very idea of using the terms of service as the de facto way to enforce a certain player-behaviour goes against everything I've learned'. Gosh, the author doesn't get out very much. Let me rephrase this as: 'The very idea of using the rule of law as the de facto way to enforce a certain individual_-behaviour (in society) goes against everything I've learned'. Just because I can break into your house, shame on you for not making it impossible for me to do so, and steal your favourite Star Wars mug does not make it right. There seems to be a mixed message in the article. The author contends that they have learnt valuable life lessons, but then goes on to suggest that if you can get away with cheating by dis-obeying rules, the smarter you are. Valuable lessons for who, the individual, or society?
Don't like it, don't play it, or even better, make you own with a superior 'morals' engine embedded and a flawless design that makes the dreaded 'terms of service' redundant, as the author suggests. You may need to work with a team of 39 to do it though.
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Just goes to show that Richard Stallman has a point. Free as in speech. If you do not want to be owned, be free. I know where I work, I will use this as a selling point in order to get "free" software installed in the enterprise. I believe that there is nothing wrong at all with Microsoft enforcing this, they invested the money and they own the rights. They certainly do not own me and this is going to make people really think hard about the difference between "owned" and "free" software. Software thieves can cop it sweet.
On the topic of Group > Solo. I can think of many companies and organisations that would be delighted with this outcome. They routinely spend tens of thousands of dollars sending their management team or call centre staff on 'team building' weekends where endless exercises serve to re-enforce the point that 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts', to use a worn out clique.
As for the Terms of Service. To quote: 'The very idea of using the terms of service as the de facto way to enforce a certain player-behaviour goes against everything I've learned'. Gosh, the author doesn't get out very much. Let me rephrase this as: 'The very idea of using the rule of law as the de facto way to enforce a certain individual_-behaviour (in society) goes against everything I've learned'. Just because I can break into your house, shame on you for not making it impossible for me to do so, and steal your favourite Star Wars mug does not make it right. There seems to be a mixed message in the article. The author contends that they have learnt valuable life lessons, but then goes on to suggest that if you can get away with cheating by dis-obeying rules, the smarter you are. Valuable lessons for who, the individual, or society?
Don't like it, don't play it, or even better, make you own with a superior 'morals' engine embedded and a flawless design that makes the dreaded 'terms of service' redundant, as the author suggests. You may need to work with a team of 39 to do it though.
MC.