GPLv3 cannot define a stricter interpretation of what constitutes copying than the underlying copyright law people are bound by. Which means that it is the law's definition that counts, not GPLv3's. And the reality is, since Microsoft isn't doing anything that constitutes copying according to the law, there's nothing the GPLv3 can do to impose any licensing conditions on them.
enabling distribution by Microsoft of Novell support and update service subscriptions for SLES
so Microsoft is approving pieces of paper saying that updates of the software may be distributed under the GPL v2 or later. Since some of the updates will be licensed under the GPL v3, Microsoft is approving pieces of paper agreeing to this. But, by approving those pieces of paper, Microsoft is bound by the terms of the GPL v3. The GPL v3 says so. It's too late for Microsoft to not be bound by the terms of the GPL v3, since their coupons don't expire. The only way out is to prevent Novell from distributing GPL v3 software. Microsoft should've written in a sunset clause, GPL v2 only, but they apparently didn't do so.
Copying alone isn't the issue. The issue is that Microsoft is using Novell as their agent, and Microsoft is bound by the terms that their agent is using. Because the agent will be using GPL v3, and Microsoft has pre-agreed to have their agent bound by GPL v3, they're stuck.
So, yes, if you distribute a linux kernel that you downloaded from "xyzzyplugh.com" you can direct people to "xyzzyplugh.com" for sources. But if "xyzzyplugh.com" goes out of business, you still need to be able to provide the sources.
Apparently you didn't listen to that recent TLLTS (or was it TWiT?) in which a Linux distributor was lamenting the need to make the sources available, even though the Linux distributor was merely repackaging the content of others.
c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)
Since the OP intends to distribute commercially, the OP can refer others to "xyzzyplugh.com" but only as a mirror of the OP's own site under part 3(b) (or, alternatively, simply distribute sources in accordance with 3(a)).
The number of laws/bills that a legislator voted "yay" on and were found by a court to be unconstitutional shall be listed in each candidate's section of the Voter's Guide.
MessagEase is definitely a better way to go. Check the HardKey simulator. (Although I don't know that a double-press for everything is better than a single press for the most common and a triple press for least common.)
I'm guessing you have a high resolution web browser display and/or you're only using Express. Try running it in 800x600 (or smaller - doesn't MSIE default to a pretty low resolution?) and see how easily you can read the list of critical updates (if you don't choose Express).
Microsoft is notorious for their misuse of space, and Windows Update is no exception. Their primary idiocy is non-resizable dialogs, but I digress.
Isn't the day of the month the most important thing you look at first, so it's written to the left first. Just seems logical, the day / month / then the year. It's in order:)
The year puts everything into context - for example, hearing 1943 first can trigger memories of WW2 before you hear the date. While the month can put the others into a bit of context (by season), the day really doesn't. More here. Did you actually think about this before posting?
OTOH, you ended with a smiley, so maybe you were being sarcastic.
Have these losses been reported to the SEC? If they truly are losses, then the BSA members have an obligation to their shareholders to report these losses.
People think it's perfectly all right to steal software and not pay the author for it. They actually believe it's okay to download, for instance, Doom 3, and not pay John Carmack, even though he spent five years of hard work to release it. Even more hypocritically, you'll often hear that piracy isn't theft, but when a GPL violation is reported, it is referred to as "stolen code."... I have a feeling it really just boils down to money--people want to preserve the means to get stuff for free without having to pay for it. It has nothing to do with morality or ideals at all.
Really, the only reason (to me) for referring to GPL-violating code as "stolen code" is that the code is effectively stolen (i.e. withheld from) the universe of GPL-compliant code, and thus can't be used in other GPL-compliant projects/products. In a similar vein, extending copyrights is "stealing" from the public domain (see sig).
Now, if a company publicly stated that they would never have created/marketed/produced their "stolen code"-using products/services, and immediately ceased production/assistance, then it wouldn't be rightfully called "stolen code" (perhaps just temporarily "borrowed"), but I'm skeptical of how often that happens. The best thing to do for said company is to make the code "un-stolen" (i.e. available under the terms it should've been offered with originally). As you can see, it has nothing to do with money--that's just an incentive to get a company to act.
The idea that some section of the economy is magically enhanced because they got to use pirated software ignores the section of the economy hurting from lost sales. And none of it matters anyway, because you don't magically have the right to pirate software just because it would enhance your company. What a selfish and amateurish opinion to have.
I'm happy to see that you agree that GPL-violating code is indeed wrong, if not illegal or "stolen".
Tivo will record The Daily Show and skip Lost, even though there is another showing of the Daily Show at 11pm.
I question why you'd put The Daily Show at a higher priority than Lost, since The Daily Show airs five[1] times per day and Lost only airs once[1] per week. It's all a matter of priority.
[1] Lost: zero to two, sometimes a repeat on the weekend. The Daily Show: assuming you don't count Monday repeats, and assuming your provider doesn't air its own content during repeats. On the other hand, over here Lost is broadcast at 9pm, not 8pm, and the first broadcast of The Daily Show is 11pm, so maybe this is a thoroughly contrived example not intended to reflect any reality or maybe you're in the Central timezone.
You obviously missed the hypocrisy/irony of complaining about the submitter's/Zonk's subject line when YOU are even less competent at entering a subject line.
Completely useless? Only because you didn't understand it.
Okay, I'll bite, since you seem to be honestly seeking discussion.
For what it's worth, my solution to this issue would be to include a link to source repositories within the GPL itself. I would be interested to know other's thoughts on this idea.
I'm not sure you've thought this through - are you saying that there should be a specific set of repositories hardcoded into the GPL, and people releasing source code must upload to one or more of them? In that case, they might start charging exhorbitant prices or have restrictive policies (e.g. frequent subscriber- or publisher-renewal requirements, limited availability). That could be legally excepted, but then that's a lot of legalese. I daresay, a list of repositories is unduly restrictive. But maybe I've gotten the wrong impression - did you have any specific wording (i.e. constructive criticism) in mind? Without specifics, replies may be forced into the strawman realm, thus earning you a "troll" moderation.
To me, one thing that you haven't yet differentiated is a fully software redistribution (e.g. a Linux distro) vs embedded software distribution (e.g. a PDA) - to me, the latter would be simple enough by including a DVD or VCD demonstrating the product and having a.zip or.tgz of the GPL'd source code. One single file ought to be enough to avoid confusion.
No one ever said copying and sharing are heinous crimes. Unauthorized copying and sharing of copyright[sic] materials is against the law (copyright infringement isn't a criminal act, but it can get you sued).
The start of the Mr. and Mrs. Smith DVD (rented from a Seattle Blockbuster on 2005-12-23) states that Peer-to-peer sharing of movies is a CRIME. I didn't actually catch the exact wording (I was distracted), but the word "CRIME" did appear on-screen. I had a bit of an argument with my companion over that (she insisted that it was a "simplification", I insisted that it was a "lie").
This is exactly a fair use issue. The "good guys" have decided that the "bad guys" are not allowed to reference or quote them. As you have pointed out, all the comments are in favor of the "good guys" because they are good. One person stands up for "fair use," and you call it a troll.
It's not "fair use" if they pervert the statement/meaning and it isn't marked as "parody" or "satire". At that point, it perhaps may be considered fraudulent.
I think every TiVo owner should precisely be contacting Customer Support about this. Jam up the telephone lines. How else is the company every going to know how their customers truly feel.
When you're recording a show, you're not TiVo's customer - for all the TiVo receiver cares, you could've chosen the wrong lineup and it'll record the wrong show. You're actually a customer of the copyright "owner" and advertisers - tell the channel operators you're boycotting the show due to the restrictions, and if you've seen the show at least once, notify the advertisers you're boycotting their products until they don't have such egregious policies.
This is just like harrassing a meter maid. In that case, you should send your complaints to the legislature (the people who decide what the law will be) or city planners (the ones who decided against free parking).
If you look at the actual ToS, you'll see that section 6 says
TiVo may at its discretion and from time to time change, add, or remove features and functionality of the TiVo service or the TiVo DVR without notice.... TiVo reserves the right to discontinue one, some, or all of the features of the TiVo service you receive at any time at its discretion.
Has your section 6 ever not said that?
(I would've modded you troll myself [I have mod points], but I didn't want you wondering why and my moderation potentially metamoderated down.)
Just look at all of the old civilizations whose monuments still align with the solstices and equinoxes -- leap seconds don't phase them, because they measured accurately against the real physical model.
Are you saying that the monuments' alignment with solstices and equinoxes are accurate within seconds? I thought they were only designed to be accurate within a couple of hours at most, which would be well within the realm of leap seconds over some centuries, but if you have a citation for monument accuracy checking in seconds...
There is no generally accepted definition for wardriving that makes it illegal. Wardriving is the act of logging wireless access points. Doing more than merely logging may be illegal, but that isn't wardriving.
Rather than wanting a so-called "fix" to counteract malice, there might be another way: Greasemonkey might be used to correct these maliciously broken sites. Many scripts exist, perhaps one or more apply or one could be authored. I don't know for sure that Greasemonkey is early enough in the chain to do it, or if the HTML is so bad it can't be salvaged.
Do you have any examples of these sites? I don't see a list in your journal. I see sites linked to your home page but it doesn't appear to say which sites are MSIE-only.
Yet again I'd have to be an Apple whore and say that OS X wins on that one - one little window pops up asking you what you want to do.
Just out of curiosity, does a second press a little later go ahead with a shutdown/standby/hibernate?
I can envision a machine in a state where the input isn't usable (e.g. keyboard and mouse unplugged; queue filled) and you still want the cleanest stop possible.
That's just MDI chrome for a child window, same as in WinXP's computer management window and other MDI windows. Although, curiously, the chrome doesn't seem consistent yet (child is fully opaque, parent is somewhat translucent).
If this is what you're referring to via "drunk theme", then you'll be finding drunken behavior everywhere on some windowing systems. If it isn't, a link to the "drunk theme" would help.
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Copying alone isn't the issue. The issue is that Microsoft is using Novell as their agent, and Microsoft is bound by the terms that their agent is using. Because the agent will be using GPL v3, and Microsoft has pre-agreed to have their agent bound by GPL v3, they're stuck.
Specifically, part 3(c) of the GPL v2 says:
Since the OP intends to distribute commercially, the OP can refer others to "xyzzyplugh.com" but only as a mirror of the OP's own site under part 3(b) (or, alternatively, simply distribute sources in accordance with 3(a)).The number of laws/bills that a legislator voted "yay" on and were found by a court to be unconstitutional shall be listed in each candidate's section of the Voter's Guide.
South Park, on the other hand... I fully expect their first episode of the new season to be based in Boston.
MessagEase is definitely a better way to go. Check the HardKey simulator. (Although I don't know that a double-press for everything is better than a single press for the most common and a triple press for least common.)
Microsoft is notorious for their misuse of space, and Windows Update is no exception. Their primary idiocy is non-resizable dialogs, but I digress.
OTOH, you ended with a smiley, so maybe you were being sarcastic.
Have these losses been reported to the SEC? If they truly are losses, then the BSA members have an obligation to their shareholders to report these losses.
Now, if a company publicly stated that they would never have created/marketed/produced their "stolen code"-using products/services, and immediately ceased production/assistance, then it wouldn't be rightfully called "stolen code" (perhaps just temporarily "borrowed"), but I'm skeptical of how often that happens. The best thing to do for said company is to make the code "un-stolen" (i.e. available under the terms it should've been offered with originally). As you can see, it has nothing to do with money--that's just an incentive to get a company to act.
I'm happy to see that you agree that GPL-violating code is indeed wrong, if not illegal or "stolen".[1] Lost: zero to two, sometimes a repeat on the weekend. The Daily Show: assuming you don't count Monday repeats, and assuming your provider doesn't air its own content during repeats. On the other hand, over here Lost is broadcast at 9pm, not 8pm, and the first broadcast of The Daily Show is 11pm, so maybe this is a thoroughly contrived example not intended to reflect any reality or maybe you're in the Central timezone.
What I find odd is that the New York ones, e.g. GoDog, can't be found by Advanced Search or in the Alphabetical list. Collusion?
Completely useless? Only because you didn't understand it.
To me, one thing that you haven't yet differentiated is a fully software redistribution (e.g. a Linux distro) vs embedded software distribution (e.g. a PDA) - to me, the latter would be simple enough by including a DVD or VCD demonstrating the product and having a .zip or .tgz of the GPL'd source code. One single file ought to be enough to avoid confusion.
I'm not sure a more informative reply (or at least interesting) is available in this discussion.
This is just like harrassing a meter maid. In that case, you should send your complaints to the legislature (the people who decide what the law will be) or city planners (the ones who decided against free parking).
Has your section 6 ever not said that?
(I would've modded you troll myself [I have mod points], but I didn't want you wondering why and my moderation potentially metamoderated down.)
There is no generally accepted definition for wardriving that makes it illegal. Wardriving is the act of logging wireless access points. Doing more than merely logging may be illegal, but that isn't wardriving.
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They don't necessarily have contact with your local government or design/construction companies, so you can help out if you desire accuracy.Do you have any examples of these sites? I don't see a list in your journal. I see sites linked to your home page but it doesn't appear to say which sites are MSIE-only.
I can envision a machine in a state where the input isn't usable (e.g. keyboard and mouse unplugged; queue filled) and you still want the cleanest stop possible.
If this is what you're referring to via "drunk theme", then you'll be finding drunken behavior everywhere on some windowing systems. If it isn't, a link to the "drunk theme" would help.