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Comment: Re:Everybody aboard the tinfoilhat-train! (Score 1) 368

by Hellkitten (#36828042) Attached to: Linux Receives 20th Birthday Video From Microsoft
You're mostly correct. You can't be forced to open your code. You have two options, you accept the terms of the GPL (and open your code) or you don't, if you don't what you have done is copyright infringement and you can be sued under copyright law. No law (in any countries I'm aware of) allows a judge to force you to give up your code, you will end up paying damages and have to stop using the infringing code, same as with any other copyright infringement.

Comment: Re:Require pay and benefits parity (Score 1) 612

by Hellkitten (#26625009) Attached to: Microsoft Says H-1B Workers Among Those Losing Jobs

I'd suggest the Israeli make more of an effort to avoid harming the children, and then perhaps the Palestinians will have less reason to hate them. They're the ones with the hightech weapons. By all means shoot the terrorists, just avoid making more enemies by harming bystanders.

Problem is the middle east is caught up in a vicious circle of hate:
Terrorist blows up bus ->
Israeli get mad with revenge ->
Israeli support military action ->
Israeli bomb/attack suspected terrorist house ->
Civilians die in crossfire ->
Arab familiy and friends become mad with revenge ->
Arab joins terrorists to get revenge ->
Loop

Find a way to break that circle and some friends of the late Mr Nobel may have a medal for you.

Comment: Re:Require pay and benefits parity (Score 1) 612

by Hellkitten (#26624717) Attached to: Microsoft Says H-1B Workers Among Those Losing Jobs

So what do you intend to do once the hard times are over and the US needs foreign workers again? They'll know what happens if the economy slumps and will prefer jobs elsewhere and you'll be stuck with the bottom of the barrel.

So you'll see your taxpayer money pay support for those that lost their jobs when their employer went under because they wew forced to keep all the useless people? A business will do what's profitable, you don't get fired because a foreign worker "got your job", you get fired because you cost the company more then they gain, so why should they keep you and instead fire a worker that makes themm more money than he costs?

Comment: Re:Idiots are everywhere (Score 1) 442

by Hellkitten (#26323073) Attached to: How Do You Stay Upbeat Amidst the Idiocy?

Then just quote the standard price for providing help:

1. One mug of coffe constantly filled while I work on the problem
2. Dinner. Homemade if I believe the client is capable of it.
3. A date, with the client or the clients hot friend/sister/daughter/neighbour, I choose.

Anyone accepting less is undercutting prices and will hear from the UoCP (union of computer persons) shortly.

Comment: Re:Hmm (Score 1) 442

by Hellkitten (#26322737) Attached to: How Do You Stay Upbeat Amidst the Idiocy?

Most people have 2 legs. There is your average. Not that hard, eh?

So how many people do you know of with three legs?

(No, that's not a leg and even if it was it wouldn't count as a whole one)

I know of people with one or no legs, so the average will have to be less than two. And that means most people have an above average number of legs

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