but... but you can't do sudo in windows. what are they patenting? something that isn't even available in their OS? WTF? plus there is only about 40+ years of prior art.
And their "run as admin" option is about as reliable as the whole OS itself.
that's why i got the book + shirt. yes its more expensive, but i don't feel as bad since i get two items. Oh an the insider badge. Insider badge is awesome (crystal ball feature is pretty cool, too).
didn't you know that Canadians have been stealing our copyrights since the late 1800's? i mean damn. I know there are a lot of nothing up there, but get a job, you freeloaders!
yes, but with software (compiled code) if you don't tell anybody you are using GPL'd code (remember, from the way you talking, you mean the programmer was in violation) then how would you ever know that GPL code was in there?
No one is going to say "We use modified GPL'd code in widget Y, but we didn't send our changes upstream"
What you seem to be confused on is what is violation. With GPL software (see difference from code) you can redistribute it freely as a binary, with source code available and license. You can even use it (in the same way you can use the output of one program as the input of another). The violation comes in at the point of using the source code in your non-GPL'd software. That is the reason why so many lib's are lgpl, you need to be able to have hooks for the lib in your code and you can't do that with straight gpl'd code unless you code it gpl'd.
I know its confusing. Try reading the FAQ if I didn't explain it to well (and i know i didn't
If i was the county It admin, I would have said bugger off. Hell, I have never seen our county governments react that fast to anything technology wise (roommate works for the IT dept in our county). The request would have to have gone through at least ten level of bureaucratic BS until the decision was made, and then it would have to go back through to make sure the decision was made properly. One letter from anybody wouldn't do jack shit around here.
Sometimes having a slow, techno-phobic government isn't all that bad...
ah, iw/activision, when will you ever learn? I know it seems that shoving it to PC gamers is all the rage these days, but it really doesn't help make more sales. I promise.
I know, the good times we had. Cod 2 was literally a work of art. 3, not so much, but we all know IW had nothing to do with it. 4. Wow. What a game. It did everything right. Great story, great graphics, great control, great multiplayer. It is still one of the must play FPS's of the past half decade. I beat it numerous times just to see all the sights again. I play multiplayer for many, many hours. Threw a few grenades into the back of my roommate's head. Fun times. Fun times.
COD:WaW was decent, not as good as 4 or 2, but 10x better than 3. It was a good repentance from the developers of three.
And then we hear of Modern Warfare 2.
There was some trepidation, of course. The name was quickly changed and the developer was announced as the gods of fps's development: infinity ward. Many people were ecstatic to hear that not only will we not be fighting more nazi's (thank god), but it will done by the people who made fps's fun again.
And then as the release date got closer, news started trickling out. Same price as the console version. Well, can't say i didn't see it coming, but still a shock. No dedicated servers. Okay, well that may not be bad, not cool, but doable. Then no console and no way to change most defaults. Well, I guess that is okay, your game and all. Must use IWnet, no LAN play. Wait, what? Then forcing you to use steam, but buying over steam is a three day wait. What the hell?
Well, it has been an awesome few years, but Activision/IW, I have to break it off. It is your own fault.
No don't bother calling, it's over.
Yea, okay.
Starting now, I will ignore any patent made by anyone. The system is broken and I see no reason to adhere to a broken system.
I am very close to not adhering to copyright for much the same reason.
On another note entirely: wouldn't all of human history be prior art?
Re: Cool idea, but far from "pirating" their own game
The cool thing about this way of "demoing" your game, you upload to enough peers and make the swarm big enough, you can shut your bit-torrent client off and save bandwidth. much cheaper than a dedicated line for demo downloads.
Who is this jackass at Escapist to decide what a company does with THEIR OWN GAME.
He doesn't like piracy, he can make sure HIS video games are crippled by DRM and pirated anyway, Oh wait, he's a magazine editor. Not a game developer.
Remind me to send an email to Escapist telling them how to do their jobs.
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And their "run as admin" option is about as reliable as the whole OS itself.
This has to be a joke.
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I am allowed to contradict myself.
(comic its from: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=156)
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:)
http://www.inpropriapersona.com/2009/04/music-pirates-in-canada-american.html
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:)
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Freeloaders: Software vs Art
yes, but with software (compiled code) if you don't tell anybody you are using GPL'd code (remember, from the way you talking, you mean the programmer was in violation) then how would you ever know that GPL code was in there? No one is going to say "We use modified GPL'd code in widget Y, but we didn't send our changes upstream"
What you seem to be confused on is what is violation. With GPL software (see difference from code) you can redistribute it freely as a binary, with source code available and license. You can even use it (in the same way you can use the output of one program as the input of another). The violation comes in at the point of using the source code in your non-GPL'd software. That is the reason why so many lib's are lgpl, you need to be able to have hooks for the lib in your code and you can't do that with straight gpl'd code unless you code it gpl'd.
I know its confusing. Try reading the FAQ if I didn't explain it to well (and i know i didn't
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Am I the only who saw this kind of thing coming?
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Sometimes having a slow, techno-phobic government isn't all that bad...
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Re: Can he really get in trouble?
There hasn't exactly been precedent for this kind of abuse being a bad thing to do.
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Dear Activision / Infinity Ward,
I know, the good times we had. Cod 2 was literally a work of art. 3, not so much, but we all know IW had nothing to do with it. 4. Wow. What a game. It did everything right. Great story, great graphics, great control, great multiplayer. It is still one of the must play FPS's of the past half decade. I beat it numerous times just to see all the sights again. I play multiplayer for many, many hours. Threw a few grenades into the back of my roommate's head. Fun times. Fun times.
COD:WaW was decent, not as good as 4 or 2, but 10x better than 3. It was a good repentance from the developers of three.
And then we hear of Modern Warfare 2.
There was some trepidation, of course. The name was quickly changed and the developer was announced as the gods of fps's development: infinity ward. Many people were ecstatic to hear that not only will we not be fighting more nazi's (thank god), but it will done by the people who made fps's fun again.
And then as the release date got closer, news started trickling out. Same price as the console version. Well, can't say i didn't see it coming, but still a shock. No dedicated servers. Okay, well that may not be bad, not cool, but doable. Then no console and no way to change most defaults. Well, I guess that is okay, your game and all. Must use IWnet, no LAN play. Wait, what? Then forcing you to use steam, but buying over steam is a three day wait. What the hell?
Well, it has been an awesome few years, but Activision/IW, I have to break it off. It is your own fault.
No don't bother calling, it's over.
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Re: The Beatles Suck
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Starting now, I will ignore any patent made by anyone. The system is broken and I see no reason to adhere to a broken system.
I am very close to not adhering to copyright for much the same reason.
On another note entirely: wouldn't all of human history be prior art?
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:)
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Re: Cool idea, but far from "pirating" their own game
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He doesn't like piracy, he can make sure HIS video games are crippled by DRM and pirated anyway, Oh wait, he's a magazine editor. Not a game developer.
Remind me to send an email to Escapist telling them how to do their jobs.
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then
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hadrdrive bs=1m
is supposedly damned impossible to recover.
then get the magnets.
I liked the large magnetic field in the doorways in cryptonomicon.
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