QED. Habits cannot be broken easily. And what is the ultimate goal of Linux? Change the way people use a windowing system or shift people to an open source alternative.

Step 1 - Write a small story on how the user will use the software.
Step 2 - Execute the steps in the story.
Step 3 - Find defects. Resolve them
Step 4 - Repeat and rinse.
Step 5 Helps document your system for future use

E.g. (for a simple UI driven system. Might not work for all types of software)
Step 1. John clicks on profile page
Step 2. John changes address
Step 3. John changes email ID
Step 4. John saves profile.
Step 5. New address and email ID is saved in database and displays on screen.

And will commandertaco make money?

Insurance companies are calling for a levy on city councils to compensate for claims from thefts in cities. They are arguing that since cities provide the infrastructure where thefts happen, they should pay for it. They claim that New York has agreed to pay 50 billion dollars a year for various criminal acts being engaged in by criminals in the city.

Looks like he is suggesting that paying customers be made to pay more while restricting non paying customers from playing the game. That is the only way revenues can increase. But collect more money in small amounts rather than one large transaction.

I am not sure this will "convert" non paying customers to paying customers.

The piracy argument cannot be confused with more revenues. There are arguments for piracy (not me) that it increases the exposure to the game and actually leads to more revenues. If more of your friends are playing pirated Quake, some of you will buy it.

Many commercial software developers provide their software along with the source code. But they do not qualify as "open source". If there is a restriction on forking the source code or maintaining it yourself, it is not open source.

"Open Source" Software is different from "Source Available" software.

How is hiring pretty looking hostesses any different than this. I hear that some companies in the US prefer people with blonde hair and white skin to be their representatives, especially public representatives. If that isnt face what is? Sometimes event organizers "rent" pretty looking models as ushers for their events. So everyone around the world uses 'pretty faces' (depends on what you mean by pretty) to show a different "face" to the world.

India invests a lot of money in training grad students in the prestigious IITs (premier engineering colleges in India). 50% plus students travel to US, do their MS/PhD and work in the US and become US citizens eventually. We call this "brain drain" in India. We will be glad if the "reverse brain drain" helps us regain some of the losses.

As a leader, it is the responsibility of a country like US to help everyone grow. If the US does not demonstrate leadership traits, someone else will. Leadership is not simply about more money/resources/power. It is about being a "leader" and behaving like one.

Many yahoo accounts are hacked as well. I get a few autoreplies my way. I haven't seen that happen with gmail and aol though.

I use Chrome for the speed. But on some websites, I am forced to use Firefox, especially when there are forms and text boxes with formatting tools in the browser.