Pair programming works well, but it can still lead to oversights and other issues. It helps to have a reviewer that has no personal attachment to the code, to get a truely critical review. Mind you, this can also be solved by picking appropriate people to pair with, and having the person not 'driving' being critical enough.
It seems to me that in a lot of these cases, if the company gets caught, they either (a) publish the source code, or (b) remove the GPL'd code from their application.
I don't think that (b) should ever be an acceptable option.
It's too easy for a company to violate the GPL and calculate the risk of getting caught and the cost of implementing a solution to replace the GPL component.
I'd be more interested to know what they'd have done if they were knocked out of top spot by Tiger Woods, claim that he don't have rights to his name? No. I think this is all a big publicity stunt to get the name TigerDirect into the news.
That's totally besides the point that if I type the word 'tiger' into a search engine, I'd expect to see information about tigers... you know, the big cats.
Mom asked me, "What, exactly, is the difference between a nerd and a geek?"
I replied, "It's tougher than it seems. It's subtle. Instinctual. I think geek implies hireability,whereas nerd doesn't necessarily mean your skills are 100 percent sellable. Geek implies wealth."
Cost isn't just power consumption. A hard drive that is constantly spinning up/down is probably more likely to fail. You have to factor in replacement costs with the increased probability of failure to get the real cost. (I'm not saying it will swing one way or the other, just that you have to consider the other factors)
Come to think of it, I'd be surprised if there wasn't a Linux printer driver to do the same thing....
Actually, if you use KDE (or tell other programs to use "kprinter" instead of "lpr") there is a default printer installed called "Print to File (PDF)" that does exactly this.
From the article: The X Prize contest calls for launching a manned craft to 62 miles (100 kilometers), generally considered the cusp of space, and returning it safely to Earth. And then doing it again within 14 days.
So it does have to come down, and then go back up, and back down again... safely.
That's exactly the issue. The have modules, but for their modules to work they added to the core kernel. The pieces that have been added to the kernel need to be GPL'd.
While I feel sorry for Dr. Greer, I'm sure that a man with his qualifications won't have trouble finding another job.
That being said, this could be a Good Thing(tm). Now with all the attention that he got fired over the report, do you think (a) more or (b) less people will read the paper? I'm guessing more. Like when the feds started after Phil Zimmerman & PGP, this only shows that this has some real information that "they" don't want you to know.
"They said they got the idea from a video game called Grand Theft Auto and that they were bored, that they went out and began shooting."
If this is what happens when they get bored, I'd hate to see what will happen if the kids were angry.
Seriously, if these kids started shooting because they were bored and didn't think anybody was going to get hurt, they got bigger problems. If they don't have the mental capacity to comprehend that, remembering to breathe or how to walk should also be impossible.
His angle is that since Linux gamers have really helped out on the dedicated server side with Half Life 1, maybe its time to expect Valve to return the favor a little.
Well, it's time to withdraw the help. If they won't return a client to us, don't run the server.
I'll bite. I think the problem is not that you are making a copy of a copy, but rather that the copy is being lent to you. The law applies to "private copying" so when you make a copy, you legally have to keep it to yourself. IANAL, but I believe in this case, the person doing the sharing is the one breaking the law, and the downloader is in one of those gray areas.
I live in Newfoundland, and was actually there at some of the launches (including the one that made it) and have talked to Mr. Hill.
He gave an interview to a local newspaper here last summer, and part of it was about his handicaps. It mentioned that in order for him to glue the planes together, he had to put some bright red dye in the glue so that he could see it.
Mine is a Compaq Presario 2105CA. The NIC is a National Semiconductor DP83815.
The documentation for ifplugd states that it supports the following cards: eepro100, e100, 8139too, de4x5, tulip, & 3c59x.
Some of them require a particular kernel version, and different configurations of the program.
You should check out ifplugd. It's a daemon that automaticially configures your network device when a cable is plugged into it, and unconfigures it when the cable is unplugged.
I don't believe it currently works with all network cards, but it does work on many of them (read, works fine in my laptop)
Those who will use your software in a professional capacity will usually pay for it.
Those who will not use it in a professional capacity, will learn it and possible work for an employer who either already owns it or will likely buy it for said "now former non-professional" to use it.
At the end of the day, you have an increased user base. Revenue doesn't really change as the non-professionals wouldn't have paid for it anyway.
This is essentially the point of view which I've looked upon all this for years.
I believe that there should be a 'personal use' license for most of the big software packages out there. They could make it downloadable (even if it did require registartion) or put it in the stores without hard-copy manuals, or a box. Sell them in a shrinkwrapped jewel case and price it like an audio CD.
The pros would still pay for it, and it would do wonders for increasing the user base.
I believe, IMHO, that people would be more than willing to pay for good software if the prices were not as absurd as they are now (for big packages anyways, think MS Office, or Adobe PhotoShop)
I use a Sony Clie 360. Has 16MB memory, is smaller then most of the other PDAs out there, and only cost $299 CDN. (That should be close to the $150 US price range) And if you want to save another few bucks, get the 320 -- exact same system, but with 8MB.
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Pair programming works well, but it can still lead to oversights and other issues. It helps to have a reviewer that has no personal attachment to the code, to get a truely critical review.
Mind you, this can also be solved by picking appropriate people to pair with, and having the person not 'driving' being critical enough.
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I don't think that (b) should ever be an acceptable option.
It's too easy for a company to violate the GPL and calculate the risk of getting caught and the cost of implementing a solution to replace the GPL component.
I'd be more interested to know what they'd have done if they were knocked out of top spot by Tiger Woods, claim that he don't have rights to his name? No. I think this is all a big publicity stunt to get the name TigerDirect into the news.
That's totally besides the point that if I type the word 'tiger' into a search engine, I'd expect to see information about tigers... you know, the big cats.
Why did I read the title as "Fries Big Mac"? Must be almost lunch time.
Cost isn't just power consumption. A hard drive that is constantly spinning up/down is probably more likely to fail. You have to factor in replacement costs with the increased probability of failure to get the real cost. (I'm not saying it will swing one way or the other, just that you have to consider the other factors)
Actually, if you use KDE (or tell other programs to use "kprinter" instead of "lpr") there is a default printer installed called "Print to File (PDF)" that does exactly this.
The X Prize contest calls for launching a manned craft to 62 miles (100 kilometers), generally considered the cusp of space, and returning it safely to Earth. And then doing it again within 14 days.
So it does have to come down, and then go back up, and back down again... safely.
That's exactly the issue. The have modules, but for their modules to work they added to the core kernel. The pieces that have been added to the kernel need to be GPL'd.
That being said, this could be a Good Thing(tm). Now with all the attention that he got fired over the report, do you think (a) more or (b) less people will read the paper? I'm guessing more. Like when the feds started after Phil Zimmerman & PGP, this only shows that this has some real information that "they" don't want you to know.
If this is what happens when they get bored, I'd hate to see what will happen if the kids were angry.
Seriously, if these kids started shooting because they were bored and didn't think anybody was going to get hurt, they got bigger problems. If they don't have the mental capacity to comprehend that, remembering to breathe or how to walk should also be impossible.
Well, it's time to withdraw the help. If they won't return a client to us, don't run the server.
I'll bite.
I think the problem is not that you are making a copy of a copy, but rather that the copy is being lent to you.
The law applies to "private copying" so when you make a copy, you legally have to keep it to yourself.
IANAL, but I believe in this case, the person doing the sharing is the one breaking the law, and the downloader is in one of those gray areas.
You mean like this?
The big question is how big is it in the standard scale of VW Bugs?
Technicially the AC replaced the '!' with a '.', so it must be a derivative work. :)
I live in Newfoundland, and was actually there at some of the launches (including the one that made it) and have talked to Mr. Hill.
He gave an interview to a local newspaper here last summer, and part of it was about his handicaps. It mentioned that in order for him to glue the planes together, he had to put some bright red dye in the glue so that he could see it.
Glad to see that they made it this time.
He didn't say it was both... some of it is probably well written, the rest well commented.
:)
Everyone knows you can't have both.
Mine is a Compaq Presario 2105CA. The NIC is a National Semiconductor DP83815.
The documentation for ifplugd states that it supports the following cards: eepro100, e100, 8139too, de4x5, tulip, & 3c59x.
Some of them require a particular kernel version, and different configurations of the program.
You should check out ifplugd. It's a daemon that automaticially configures your network device when a cable is plugged into it, and unconfigures it when the cable is unplugged.
I don't believe it currently works with all network cards, but it does work on many of them (read, works fine in my laptop)
http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projI believe that there should be a 'personal use' license for most of the big software packages out there. They could make it downloadable (even if it did require registartion) or put it in the stores without hard-copy manuals, or a box. Sell them in a shrinkwrapped jewel case and price it like an audio CD.
The pros would still pay for it, and it would do wonders for increasing the user base.
I believe, IMHO, that people would be more than willing to pay for good software if the prices were not as absurd as they are now (for big packages anyways, think MS Office, or Adobe PhotoShop)
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I think the idea relates to production systems.
Losing your data isn't so bad, if you're only 1 in 200 users of the system.
Geoff
I use a Sony Clie 360. Has 16MB memory, is smaller then most of the other PDAs out there, and only cost $299 CDN. (That should be close to the $150 US price range) And if you want to save another few bucks, get the 320 -- exact same system, but with 8MB.