OpenBSD isn't 100% free by GNU standards. Ports notwithstanding, TdR has stated in the past that he does accept binary-only but redistributable device firmwares.
You've seen too many movies. Jeopardy only applies to a specific set of facts. If Hans were to leave prison, encounter her alive, and murder her, it would be a different set of facts, and therefore, a different case in which double jeopardy does not apply.
All too true. Nina's grandmother and son both testified at the trial that they had not seen her since, and the defense apparently wasn't able to poke any holes in that story. That's usually one of the metrics used in no-body homicide cases. Someone might disappear after an argument, might leave their car abandoned with groceries in it, but if they do not contact close family members, odds are they're in a ditch somewhere.
Sturgeon, to my knowledge, hasn't been charged with any murders as of yet. It's possible that his confessions may not have been seen as credible by the authorities. Hell, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to ~100 murders and it's doubtful he committed any of them.
Reiser's case isn't a capital one. In California IIRC, first-degree murder is only a capital offense when specific aggravated circumstances are present, none of which really apply to this case (ie, killing a cop, felony murder, torture, etc).
The "prosperity ministry" exists, sadly enough, because "pure" Christianity is fundamentally anti-life. It's the complete sacrifice of one's self, one's own life and happiness to anyone who might have slightly less. Yeah, being poor may suck, but I didn't put them in that situation, and accepting that they have some fundamental right to the values that I have created to enrich my life is horribly unjust.
Charging for free software was once RMS's primary source of income. Granted, he looks and dresses like a hobo, but notwithstanding, the FSF will still be more than happy to sell you a copy of all GNU software. As far as whether or not it could work, free software types don't care, open source types will remind you that retail commercial software is a small minority of the market, and people like me will tell you it's a moot point.
Not to mention that due to the delay, Edgy Eft had a shortened development period and ended up sucking the meat missle so bad Canonical wouldn't even ship it on CD.
Kinda like Kubuntu 8.04 itself. I've been tracking the beta/RC for some time, and nearly did a spit take earlier in the week when I read it was supposed to go live.
GPLv2 and GPLv3 are incompatible, Classpath linking exception or not. As far as your example, the FSF has claimed in the past that dodges like that do not get around the issue (ie, non-free Qt linking with LGPL'd kdelibs linking with GPL'd apps). Not sure if it would hold up in court, though.
My first laptop ran XP with 256M of RAM. It ran well (at least for about the first two weeks; I hadn't figured out geeky concepts like "routers" or "firewalls"). As far as flash memory goes, it actually beats out hard disks in speed. Vista will actually swap to a flash drive before a hard drive for that reason.
Are there any open source fundamentalists? I've seen plenty of free software fundamentalists, but that's about it. And again "fundamentalist" in this context usually means "I'm not going to debate the principles at hand, but rather the fact that people try to apply them in a non-contradictory manner."
Yeah, I know. How the fuck do you think I'm on the net right now? Still, it takes a bit of homework and pre-planning to get it to work properly, which is a bit above and beyond for the average XP user thinking about Linux. Good luck with Gentoo, btw. I used it for about six months a few years back and "never again" is all I gotta say.
Well, except for the ones who are contemplating upgrading their Windows 2000 systems. (I install embedded PC's for GE wind turbines, and they're still running Win2k.)
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OpenBSD isn't 100% free by GNU standards. Ports notwithstanding, TdR has stated in the past that he does accept binary-only but redistributable device firmwares.
You've seen too many movies. Jeopardy only applies to a specific set of facts. If Hans were to leave prison, encounter her alive, and murder her, it would be a different set of facts, and therefore, a different case in which double jeopardy does not apply.
C'mon man. He's the geek OJ.
All too true. Nina's grandmother and son both testified at the trial that they had not seen her since, and the defense apparently wasn't able to poke any holes in that story. That's usually one of the metrics used in no-body homicide cases. Someone might disappear after an argument, might leave their car abandoned with groceries in it, but if they do not contact close family members, odds are they're in a ditch somewhere.
No body != no evidence of murder (except in Texas).
Sturgeon, to my knowledge, hasn't been charged with any murders as of yet. It's possible that his confessions may not have been seen as credible by the authorities. Hell, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to ~100 murders and it's doubtful he committed any of them.
Reiser's case isn't a capital one. In California IIRC, first-degree murder is only a capital offense when specific aggravated circumstances are present, none of which really apply to this case (ie, killing a cop, felony murder, torture, etc).
Yeah, it was. Edgy was 6.10, and *good lord* that one was hideous.
The "prosperity ministry" exists, sadly enough, because "pure" Christianity is fundamentally anti-life. It's the complete sacrifice of one's self, one's own life and happiness to anyone who might have slightly less. Yeah, being poor may suck, but I didn't put them in that situation, and accepting that they have some fundamental right to the values that I have created to enrich my life is horribly unjust.
Charging for free software was once RMS's primary source of income. Granted, he looks and dresses like a hobo, but notwithstanding, the FSF will still be more than happy to sell you a copy of all GNU software. As far as whether or not it could work, free software types don't care, open source types will remind you that retail commercial software is a small minority of the market, and people like me will tell you it's a moot point.
Not to mention that due to the delay, Edgy Eft had a shortened development period and ended up sucking the meat missle so bad Canonical wouldn't even ship it on CD.
It depends on the mix of apps running. There's some sort of ALSA/PulseAudio pissing contest going on.
My only beef with that is that they get rid of the awesome fluxbox menu generator and include some shitty one.
Kinda like Kubuntu 8.04 itself. I've been tracking the beta/RC for some time, and nearly did a spit take earlier in the week when I read it was supposed to go live.
GPLv2 and GPLv3 are incompatible, Classpath linking exception or not. As far as your example, the FSF has claimed in the past that dodges like that do not get around the issue (ie, non-free Qt linking with LGPL'd kdelibs linking with GPL'd apps). Not sure if it would hold up in court, though.
Do any still listen to him?
My first laptop ran XP with 256M of RAM. It ran well (at least for about the first two weeks; I hadn't figured out geeky concepts like "routers" or "firewalls"). As far as flash memory goes, it actually beats out hard disks in speed. Vista will actually swap to a flash drive before a hard drive for that reason.
If the theory and practice differ, the theory is crap and needs to be revised.
Windows 3.1 came on CD's? I thought it came on black floppies all labeled with Post-It notes. At least that's what I remember.
Are there any open source fundamentalists? I've seen plenty of free software fundamentalists, but that's about it. And again "fundamentalist" in this context usually means "I'm not going to debate the principles at hand, but rather the fact that people try to apply them in a non-contradictory manner."
The license issued with the open source Java toolkits (based on the GNU Classpath library) explicitly permits linking with non-GPL modules.
Yeah, I know. How the fuck do you think I'm on the net right now? Still, it takes a bit of homework and pre-planning to get it to work properly, which is a bit above and beyond for the average XP user thinking about Linux. Good luck with Gentoo, btw. I used it for about six months a few years back and "never again" is all I gotta say.
Unless your hardware isn't supported (ie Broadcom). Then you're pretty much boned. Other than that, it's all good.
Well, except for the ones who are contemplating upgrading their Windows 2000 systems. (I install embedded PC's for GE wind turbines, and they're still running Win2k.)