Open source doesn't necessarily mean "free as in beer".
Just because you're willing to give away your source for free doesn't mean that you don't have a right to charge for your product. What about providing source upon request (open source) and charging for the compiled product.

Most of the populace probably won't know how or want to go through the trouble of compiling the source themselves. Thus, you will have satisfied your need for money, while at the same time satisfying your desire to "give back" to the "community". Just a thought. Cheers, -Mark

Don't hate or mark parent as 'Flamebait'. MOD PARENT UP.
I've been 'keeping my feelers out' for a job for over a year. This may not be a popular response, but it is, in my experience, 100% spot on.

I've worked at my current job for about 4 years. About 1 1/2 years ago I started not having anything to do. So I asked for more work. When that work wasn't there (the work load here has dropped incredibly in the last 2 years), I started learning new things & picking up new skills.

I now find myself at the end of the line with this job (last day is the end of April). I have ~7 years of industry experience and 2 in an area I'm trying to move into. I've aced every tech screening / test I've been asked to take & still no one will hire me. You'd think that someone who's worked hard, shown initiative, and is well-regarded by his co-workers could get someone to hire them.

So far what I've found is exactly the sentiment expressed by parent poster (Skapare). Companies are looking for exactly what they think they need (which is usually more than the position actually requires) but is completely unwilling to take any chances whatsoever. If you don't have 5+ years in their exact technology (never mind that the Android platform isn't even that old... I digress), with the exact skill set they're looking for, there's the door, buddy. They'll want you back in 5-7 years after some other company has 'vetted' your skill set.
Give me a break.

Only if you work for the government and it happens on government property or in a government facility:

(Emphasis mine)
Those definitions are quite important. Although, I admit, I don't know what subsection (b) or (c) of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 says. Maybe they do say 'anyone, anywhere'. I'm just going off of what's reproduced here. Cheers!

Unless I misunderstand what you're referring to (smartphone vs. USB modem), I believe you're mistaken.

I just terminated service with Sprint and I had a tethering app (EasyTether - http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/android.html) that allowed me to use my Android phone as a USB modem. I still use that app with my new phone on my current carrier (T-Mobile). In both cases the internet traffic goes through the USB cable. I regularly do work over a VPN connection using this app, at 4G speeds a lot of times.

Anyhow, they have EasyTether available for several different types of devices and it's only $9.99. I also know that they offer a 'lite' version for Android that you can try for free.

(And, no, I don't work for them or get anything for mentioning their product. I just use it and it works amazingly well.) Cheers!

Mod parent up. +20

Don't you know that a sharpened credit card works just a good, even better than, a box cutter on people? A) it's extremely sharp, B) it's fairly flexible so as not just snap off when trying to get its deed done, C) it hides easily in the palm of your hand (in other words the victim would never see it coming), D) it's easily handled, with nice little 'grooves' to help your grip (aka the account numbers).

Please do tell how a 'body scanner' is going to stop that. Or a pat-down. Or anything else that is not so extensive so as to be equivalent to the search one goes through when they are being 'booked' at the local police station.

This security theater we have is the most ridiculous of any 'free' country. I have a friend who grew up in communist Hungary. You know what she said? "In communist Hungary it was never this bad."

Yeah, and your 'air marshal' would be the first target in an attack & all the passengers who were looking to him for protection will be sheep for the slaughter. By the way, wanna know where I heard of the credit card idea? From the Israelis who got it off a guy they caught by profiling. Without, get this, any body scanners!

... and how, exactly, is that different than another group of people? Everyone is inclined to support ideals and values that they hold dear, even you, I'm sure. It just so happens that this group, or others you see as related to it, are supporting ideals and values that you don't agree with. Please, go ahead and disagree. Do it vocally. Just don't do it while referring to them as "flaming crazies" or assuming that all of them are Bible-thumpers. It's not becoming. Cheers.

Mod parent up!!!
(I'm all out of points...)

I hope that T-rays are as harmless as this guy's suggesting. It would be an amazing alternative to harmful X-rays for many uses, particularly in the medical field.
I think, besides countless patients, the radiologists who currently perform X-ray services would be one of the the largest groups to benefit from this type of technology.

And, yes, I do understand that in the medical field the biggest benefactors are not the doctors, nurses, or patients. Those are simply the ones who will benefit the most in the way of health risk avoidance. Thanks.

Oh, come on... Why don't you just tell us how you *REALLY* feel? Geez!

I'm not a Windows fan boy by any stretch of the imagination, but let's not pull this out of perspective.

All this means is that Evolution has passed a laudable goal: 'native' integration with Exchange.
This does not mean that 'Linux' is ready to replace Windows. Linux has been +/- well able to do that for a little while now. That's not what's stopping it from widespread adoption on many Windows desktops. I'm not going to get into what is standing in its way; suffice to say there are many different opinions on that.

While this has been a significant barrier, I don't see that it really 'paves the way' for desktop Linux in the enterprise. However, this will [hopefully] make it much easier for Linux users to keep their beloved distro with them in the office instead of having to abandon it when they walk in the door to work. We'll see what IT managers have to say about it. Again, that might not have anything to do with ability, but rather with policy; which may or may not have any rhyme or reason.

Uuhhh.... Maybe you missed the part where the OP said his wife refuses to do that? http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1174317&cid=27322037

Yeah, I can see your point. However, don't you think that if some of the hardware manufacturers ponied up with some [working] drivers most (if not all) of your frustration would be remedied?

I certainly do. If it wasn't for the driver support on Windows I don't think it would be 1/2 as "successful". Just my $0.02.

A different point of view???

Just a thought. Good question, though! ;)

...And no need to worry about MS shutting down cracked copies of this version of software, either, right?

Just like there's a hack out there that 'unlocks' your home premium version and turns it into Vista Ultimate. My friend applied that hack and MS shutdown his PC. He couldn't even turn it on and retrieve his files over the network. All his stuff was toast. He used the opportunity to switch back to XP Pro...