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  1. Re:GPLSoftware in Consumer Products on Bruce Perens On Combining GPL and Proprietary Software · · Score: 1

    There is never any foolproof protection in any court.

    While the judiciary has drastically improved in the United States, there are still far too many cases with basic failures of interpretation

    The only success that I have had legally is when I am blunt in documents to the point of being extreme. I have met some people who simply do not understand "As-is" in product documentation.

  2. GPLSoftware in Consumer Products on Bruce Perens On Combining GPL and Proprietary Software · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In order to get my employer to move in the direction of Open Source, I provided research to show that closed source isn't free of litigation either.

    In fact, our chipset supplier ran into trouble with closed source software which still lead to a cease and desist order requiring a class A Change

    I do believe the GPL does need to be re-written in a far less verbose manner as many executives still do not understand it.

  3. Re:It's also a notable day because... on February 13th, UNIX Time Will Reach 1234567890 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And this is different from the normal slashdotter's day how? Most slashdotter's would be happy to enjoy only their birthday alone.

  4. Re:Blizzard is doing a lot of damage to the indust on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    There is a problem in your argument. There should be certain limitations on the use of certain software. For example, Would you use Windows to control a nuclear reactor?

  5. This is like an all male orgy. on AT&T, Comcast To Join RIAA Team · · Score: 1

    It's going to suck no matter what!

  6. Whyy doesn't this seem surprising? on Confessed Botnet Master Is a Security Professional · · Score: 1

    I wonder just how many security "professionals" are actually ethically compromised. When there is a conflict between money and ethics, money usually wins.

  7. A number of you are full of shit! on A Teacher Asking Students To Destroy Notes? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1.) The original victim should immediately report this to the proper authorities.

    2.) The original victim was correct by not fighting back. A little physical resistance may simply be blown out of proportion and end up in unintended consequences. For example, if I block someone with my shoulder, I can easily send someone to the ground. If they are intent on forcibly removing your items, make sure it is witnessed or by another person of authority. Being alone with a teacher is like being alone with most slashdotters, you will suddenly be covered in Vaseline.

    3.) Before completely vilifying the teacher, the full story should come out. The teacher may not be allowed to change the curriculum. Most teachers are in a no win situation, as the school boards prefer mindless automatons as both students and teachers.

  8. Use Secunia's PSI on 400,000 PCs Infected With Fake "Antivirus 2009" · · Score: 2, Informative

    It is simply the best solution I have seen on the market. I use a variety of solutions, and the best I have found so far is Spybot Search and Destroy along with PSI. I can even browse porn with Windows now... Imagine that..

  9. Re:This is Georgia on Sex Offenders Must Hand Over Online Passwords · · Score: 1

    In Georgia, It is illegal to have sex if you are not married. I was married for 15 months, and before the divorce, I agreed to help my ex get back on her feet.. A judge chose to write in the divorce decree for life and didn't even accept my objection. They refused to register the alimony decree (an illegal decree because it failed to name a levying officer, and failed to recognize a valid exemption) in California so I am left in Federal Court begging help from Lawyers to right a wrong. The sheriff's office accused me of being on meth during a nervous breakdown when I have never seen it, used it or knew how to use it. There claim was that I was too strong to not be on drugs. I had already lost half my stength due to a chronic illness.

  10. This is Georgia on Sex Offenders Must Hand Over Online Passwords · · Score: 1

    It is a State that meets the very definition of evil. I can tell true stories that would horrify even the most conservative/protective of individuals elsewhere. I believe the only way to save the State Of Georgia is too nuke it from orbit. I guess I had better wait for Georgia to charge me with making Criminal Threats for the above statement in 3.2.1. Georgia makes the old Soviet Union look like a Free and Democratic society.

  11. There is a reason that it is called nuisance. on Proprietary Blobs and the Pursuit of a Free Kernel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There is no such thing as all encompassing freedom. We procure certain hardware and some of it may even be off the shelf. I deal with the tools given to me to perform the job. I certainly aim to procure hardware which is more open, but certain attitudes will kill the open source movement. I recently tried to install Fedora 10, and the graphics are completely broken with the nv driver. I was able to complete the installation by guessing at the number of tabs that I had to press in order to complete the installation. It was better than dealing with an entity that complied with misleading the users about capabilities such as Intel. Buying off the shelf hardware shouldn't disqualify me from using the operating system of my choice. Microsoft does very little well, but Linux outright hates the user. I hate to say it, but Linux is rapidly becoming a niche os because of attitude. I tried to get my employer to use Linux for test equipment because we need kismet, and too few people are willing to deal with the pain of learning a new OS and dealing with the attitudes of developers. For GNU/Linux to succeed, egos have to start being checked at the door. There is a way to profit from open source hardware, but freedom should be ensured during the design phase and not after the product is already commercialized. If you come up with a plan that will cut costs and increase margins, most companies will accept and embrace it. The cries of freedom cause nothing but alienation. Start putting forward designs that are free or quit complaining. I can't tell you how many "free" developers have told me RTFM, only to find bugs in their code.

  12. Re:Universities still need to police their network on Judge Excludes 3 "John Does" From RIAA Subpoena · · Score: 1

    You forgot blackjack. It al goes to hookers and blackjack.

  13. To live in the land of bad managers. on Fire Your IT Boss · · Score: 1

    A manager can break a window as easily as something that is thrown, say a chair...

  14. This is Pima County on Judge Rules Defense Can Get DUI Machine Source Code · · Score: 1

    DUI charges are an avenue of making money, and most of the judges are little Napoleans.

  15. Re:Why is this a problem? on Infineon Chipset May Be Cause of IPhone 3G Issues · · Score: 1

    It means using the AT&T network will force you to visit more bars in more places

  16. Re:More independent verification needed on Massive, Coordinated Patch To the DNS Released · · Score: 1

    A true sysadmin just knows probably due to the presence of the admin gene A la BOFH 2008 Episode 24.

  17. Re:Capitol on Google, Yahoo, and the Elephant In the Room · · Score: 1

    I would have thought Vista was enough of a Snow Job as it is, you mean there's more to come?

  18. So I guess it now drops packets on First Ethernet Switch In Space · · Score: 1

    in style!

  19. Re:BUZZWORD alert: SYnergy: on Judge Refuses To Sign RIAA 'Ex Parte' Order · · Score: 1

    There are no depths to which a lawyer will not sink. Our law system has long ago abandoned all hope of justice, as we have litigators creating cases just to earn money. Rather than choose an honest way of earning a living, lawyers choose to extract their pound of flesh from everyone. We have essentially ceded our way of life to the lawyers, and I hold pity for our society because lawyers will truly be the death of us all.

  20. It is obvious on What Is the Oldest Code Written Still Running? · · Score: 1

    Joan Rivers

  21. Re:Like herpes on Jack Thompson's Letter To Take-Two Exec's Mother · · Score: 1

    Yeah, It is an extremely apt comparison. Thibgs start out really nice, and as time rolls on you develop this burning feeling that will never quite go away (or so I have been told!).

  22. He won't do any time on Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    as NTFS 2008 mysteriously comes out within the next few months which eerily resembles ReiserFS. Money can't buy you love, but it sure as hell can buy you justice.

  23. Re:If you get arrested and/or get put on trial... on Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    This is good advice for life in General regardless of the circumstances.

  24. correct Zimbabwe presidential vote totals on Judge Demands Information About Missing White House Emails · · Score: 1

    will show up before the missing emails do.

  25. Re:quick! patch it! FASTER! QUICK! on Microsoft or Apple - Who Is the Faster Patcher? · · Score: 1

    Thank you, Thank you very much, I take pride in how many bugs I cause.. That is what they get for the long hours, crappy pay, and having to duck chairs at random intervals