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Comment Re:They inherently suck (Score 1) 233

The Borland license was great!... and in plain english too!

http://mobile.osnews.com/story.php/22342/Borland-in-the-1980s-Treat-Software-Just-Like-a-Book/

No-Nonsense License Statement

This software is protected by both United States copyright law and international copyright treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat this software just like a book, except that you may copy it onto a computer to be used and you may make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing-up our software and protecting your investment from loss.

By saying "just like a book," Borland means, for example, that this software may be used by any number of people, and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another or on a computer network by more than one user at one location. Just like a book can't be read by two different people in two different places at the same time, neither can the software be used by two different people in two different places at the same time. (Unless, of course, Borland's copyright has been violated or the use is on a computer network by up to the number of users authorized by additional Borland licenses as explained below.)

Comment Re: Transmissions and extreme cold (Score 4, Informative) 397

I've seen all kinds of cars and tractors start in temperatures getting near or below -40 degrees. Some times that meant the transmission got busted.

As a teenager in northern Canada, I learned that you need to warm up the transmission as well as the engine in extreme cold. A friend of my dad's forgot this lesson and and had to replace his car's automatic transmission.

In extreme cold, you can protect your transmission by putting it in neutral for a few minutes. This gets the transmission oil moving (and warming) without engaging more delicate mechanical parts. Do not leave an automatic transmission in "Park".

BTW - While several minutes of idling in neutral during EXTREME cold conditions are required to warm the transmission, 90 seconds of idling is all your engine needs. Any extra idling time is for only for the driver's comfort (i.e. warms up the cars interior )

Comment Re:OSNews? Thom Holwerda? Seriously? (Score 1) 176

For example, if you need to build a web server, you might pick OpenBSD because of its "secure-by-default" mantra. But what does that really buy you? You still need to run web server software, which is going to be the vector for any attack.

A security audited version of Apache, inside a chroot jail, is part of the standard install.

Please check your facts before posting. You'll avoid sounding like a trolling fanboi.

Comment Re:Imaginary? Really? (Score 1) 245

The huge fallacy in your argument is the assertion that people are ONLY motivated by financial gain. You have fallen victim to two errors of reasoning: the "false dichotomy" and the "straw man". In fact money can actually demotivate people and lead to poorer productivity, especially for so-called creative and knowledge workers.

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