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Comment I guess she got scammed (Score 1) 543

Recently i saw a report on TV about a scheme on how to get money from free software.

1. Get web space and host free software
2. Claim software to be tested and place that claim on web page
3. Hide the information about how much money you demand for this "service" well on that page
4. Profit

No "????" required. Or, rather, the "????" is on the 'customers' side.

There's a web site about this http://www.abzocknews.de/ (sorry, all German)

Comment Re:Not that new (Score 1) 734

Best thing is (from TFA):

There is no fee for the service, he said, and the travel authorization is valid for two years.

So instead of having fresh forms each flight, they get information that's up to two years old. What if i join a terrorist group in the meantime? Oops, no need to tell.

Comment Re:America, for one, welcomes... (Score 1) 734

Well, apart from the stupidity of submitting this stuff over the Intertubes (no idea if this site uses encryption or not), this should not be different from the green paper form we had to fill out on the plane uo to now. Lucky those who brought a pen on board.

[ ] Are you or have you ever been a member of a terrorist group?

Comment Re:Marketing is not a product feature (Score 1) 460

Walk up to somebody in your local [insert supermarket here]. Ask them if they use Linux. Ask them if they've HEARD of Linux.

In Switzerland, the answer would probably be "yes".
See http://www.roesch-swiss.ch/?id=1159&prod_id=33 and http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_(Waschmittel)

No joke, i've seen a bottle of it myself.

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