You don't need a law for that. On a PC, any OS that doesn't use DMA will be sluggish as hell, and its users will patch it if they can, or abandon it if they can't.
There's something to each side here. Digital content is easier to copy than analog; everyone knows that. The entertainment industry wants to make it harder to copy than analog, while the Slashdot endless-entitlement brigade wants it to remain easier to copy. No one is shooting for the old analog status quo, and it's not hard to see why: it would be an awfully arbitrary target, plus it's not obvious what a preservation of the status quo would even look like.
I'm surprised to see such a programmer-bashing article linked from Slashdot. I'm glad it was, though; it was interesting. It bashed users pretty badly too, and had a very silly outlook on bloat.
The real cost of bloat isn't disk space or even memory, Joel; it's bugs.
This "SoftwareMarketSolution" site seems to be by and for marketroids. There's a lot of the testosterone-filled jargon of marketing in there. Joel refers to a "great book" called _High St@kes, No Prisoners_, a title which puts my back up pretty badly. The focus all throughout is not on how to deliver value to customers but rather how to beat the competition.
I see little merit here.
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C is *so* not a cure for laziness. Some of the most lazy and careless code I've ever seen has been C.
It could be argued that a language that lets you express yourself tersely is less prone to laziness problems. If there aren't a million t's to cross and i's to dot, then there's no way to have a million uncrossed t's and undotted i's laying around at the end of the day.
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On the contrary, laziness is one of the three chief virtues of a programmer.
It's especially good when it keeps them from writing code in the first place... less code means fewer bugs!
Pricing that accurately reflects costs is better for everyone, IMO... AUPs can be simplified, customers get flexible service, nobody pays for more service than they want.
People should just get over their flat-rate obsession. It's not realistic.
The difference here has nothing to do with exchange rates and everything to do with Telstra's price-gouging.
It's a long story and I don't know off the top of my head, but if you Google for "Telstra", "internet" and "monopoly" all together, I bet you'll find some good descriptions of their anti-competitive practices.
Fraud over telephone lines isn't legal either. Are you going to tell me there's no "telephone community"? There is: it probably includes almost everyone in the industrialized world.
I'm so sick of the "regulation is baa-aa-aa-d" Slashdot orthodoxy. It's so thoughtless and unconsidered.
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How much really valuable IP have you given away? Where can I download it? And while we're at it, who pays your rent?
You're talking as if login was written last year. That's obviously not the case.
The RISKS of replacing existing code wholesale with new code that conforms to your idea of good practice are obvious.
You are absolutely right. I wrote hastily and I wasn't even trying to speak comprehensively about the issues.
You don't need a law for that. On a PC, any OS that doesn't use DMA will be sluggish as hell, and its users will patch it if they can, or abandon it if they can't.
;-)
There's something to each side here. Digital content is easier to copy than analog; everyone knows that. The entertainment industry wants to make it harder to copy than analog, while the Slashdot endless-entitlement brigade wants it to remain easier to copy. No one is shooting for the old analog status quo, and it's not hard to see why: it would be an awfully arbitrary target, plus it's not obvious what a preservation of the status quo would even look like.
Ha, I was convinced you were trolling.
Some people just like to wave their Dick around.
Yes, they're quite aware of the Jargon File.
Hey stupid moderator, I really did set up the machine. Go ahead, email ben@jessesword.com and I'll email you back.
#$%&.
I set up jessesword.com.
I wonder if it'll get slashdotted. If so, that will be a personal first. So far it seems ok, but it is 1:13 AM EST after all.
I'm surprised to see such a programmer-bashing article linked from Slashdot. I'm glad it was, though; it was interesting. It bashed users pretty badly too, and had a very silly outlook on bloat.
The real cost of bloat isn't disk space or even memory, Joel; it's bugs.
This "SoftwareMarketSolution" site seems to be by and for marketroids. There's a lot of the testosterone-filled jargon of marketing in there. Joel refers to a "great book" called _High St@kes, No Prisoners_, a title which puts my back up pretty badly. The focus all throughout is not on how to deliver value to customers but rather how to beat the competition.
I see little merit here.
C is *so* not a cure for laziness. Some of the most lazy and careless code I've ever seen has been C.
It could be argued that a language that lets you express yourself tersely is less prone to laziness problems. If there aren't a million t's to cross and i's to dot, then there's no way to have a million uncrossed t's and undotted i's laying around at the end of the day.
On the contrary, laziness is one of the three chief virtues of a programmer.
... less code means fewer bugs!
It's especially good when it keeps them from writing code in the first place
Pricing that accurately reflects costs is better for everyone, IMO ... AUPs can be simplified, customers get flexible service, nobody pays for more service than they want.
People should just get over their flat-rate obsession. It's not realistic.
The difference here has nothing to do with exchange rates and everything to do with Telstra's price-gouging.
It's a long story and I don't know off the top of my head, but if you Google for "Telstra", "internet" and "monopoly" all together, I bet you'll find some good descriptions of their anti-competitive practices.
Just about every image format has been used to display sticky bits.
http://www.asciipr0n.com/
What's xpdf, chopped liver? PDF can be implemented by anyone ... just ask Apple.
The fool would have to find a fresh Corona first, which is no mean feat even for a wise man.
... An appropriate use for American beer.
What's that got to do with this article?
I think that school district stuff is inspired, hilarious. Though it's awful too.
When did Bill Gates claim to be a philanthropist?
Whoa there. You're confusing slander and trademark law. And neither would apply to this case in a proper court of law, at least in the USA.
It already belongs to some guy named Harold Harper in Indiana, at least according to the NIC database.
Fraud over telephone lines isn't legal either. Are you going to tell me there's no "telephone community"? There is: it probably includes almost everyone in the industrialized world.
I'm so sick of the "regulation is baa-aa-aa-d" Slashdot orthodoxy. It's so thoughtless and unconsidered.
If you start collecting your $500 prizes, I bet you'll see a reduction in spam as spammers start taking you off of their lists post-haste.
That disclaimer is very funny.