Comment Capitalism Fail? (Score 1) 203
i guess that good old capitalism is biting back eh?
I guess we need both kinds of people, the idealists that keep the system clean and the pragmatists that make the system work.
Yup, that's why the likes of Linux Mint are still forever relevant. we need pragmatists to temper the idealists at times.
And additionally, whether you believe it's "right" or not, Netflix can only do what it does because there are copy protection mechanisms in place to ensure respect of the copyrights of the material they are displaying.
There might be a way to create an open source Netflix client that respects copyright, but it would be difficult (technologically, and perhaps legally depending on the license you're using), and it would be a hard sell to the copyright owners.
Plus, I mean, come on - Netflix streaming works on PS3, Xbox, wii, mac, windows, iphone, ipad, a number of set-top TV boxes like the Roku and the WD ones, several TVs with integrated instant watch, and several Blu-Ray players. They're trying to get as many eyes in front of their product as they can. It's not like they're forcing you into a small subset of products.
you are totally correct. besides even if they do, some within our beloved opensource community will start wining about the binary blobs etc. i guess we can't all be opensource purists. If someone wants to charge for their work it's up to them. i guess we need to learn to live with that. we can't force the whole world to be opensource communists - oops i didn't just say that!
Remember, the Book of Genesis originated from India not Hebrews...
Really? I'd like some references if you don't mind. Anyway, first like a sig declared, "In the beginning was nothing, and then nothing exploded", now we get "The water just came from the rocks" like the same rocks in other planets. Don't ever forget that the things that we see are temporal, but it's the unseen that is permanent
The BIOS wasn't, it was reverse engineered by clone makers.
Thank God they didn't have the foresight to patent the BIOS. Life would have suck big time in our day and age!
"ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTANI"
My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me - Jesus' words to God when He hung on Calvary's tree dying for the sins of the whole world. phew. twas worth it.
My main complaint about Ubuntu is the way they keep dumbing down the GUI with every release (things started to go steeply downhill with Karmic).
Maybe they should make another 'buntu variant (Probuntu? Powerbuntu?) with a Gnome-based GUI less oriented at totally helpless noobs.The more geek-oriented 'buntu could also come with a more geek-oriented selection of packages installed out of the box. Mainline Ubuntu would then be free to cater to the n00borns with the Unity UI - this is a good thing now because Ubuntu can be super-duper-thinking-hurts-simple for noobs, and "powerbuntu" is available for the power users. Now both groups of users could get what they want, no need to compromise.
No dear Sir, they won't make a probuntu just for you. go grab debian and put gnome on it. there are options out there with gnome for you. i stopped using ubuntu for performance reasons i run e17 on debian. not as slick as ubuntu but it meets my performance needs well. the pro guys should leave ubuntu alone. they are doing a great job of dumbing things down for newbies. that's commendable. If you still love pain and getting dirty with the command line. there are a whole plethora of options out there - Arch, Debian, etc.
If all else fails, lower your standards.
