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Comment Re:SCO? In 2026? Inconceivable! (Score 1) 96

Xinuos ' legal argument in this suit seems to be that even though IBM settled with SCO Group, IBM technically never got a license to the code they used in Project Monterrey under the settlement. Under copyright laws, this was infringement by IBM. As the court clarified, even if they that ignored that SCO Group did not grant them rights to sue under their purchase agreement, infringement lawsuits are defined by "accrual" and "notice" when it comes to statute of limitations. When did the infringement occur and when did the copyright holder know about it. The court ruled that an infringement can only accrue once and that was settled by SCO Group. The second part is that Xinuous knew of the infringement when they purchased the assets in 2011 and they would have had to file a suit by 2014. Both courts did not go into the merits of the suit only that it is effectively dead due to statute of limitations.

Comment Re:Expensive AF (Score 1) 60

It still doesn't include a monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Those are called laptops. Yes some manufacturers throw in a keyboard and mouse for free but few throw in a monitor for free unless it's an all-in-one. Mini PCs generally do not include keyboard, mouse, or monitor. At my company there were bins of keyboards and mice in the computer supply closet that no one used. I think you can buy them used by the pallet.

The original assumption was you'd just use the peripherals from your previous machine, but macOS doesn't support subpixel font rendering, so text looks pretty bad on 1080p monitors (which are still surprisingly common)

That's your opinion that they look bad but the main reason Apple disabled subpixel font rendering since Mojave (2018) is that does not look good on higher resolutions displays like Retina.

Then there's the keyboard, which unless your previous machine was a mac, you'll probably need a new one of those, too.

Why? Unless your ancient keyboard uses ancient 5 pin DIN, USB keyboards works. I've plugged in Windows keyboards into Macs and they work. Sure, the mapping of certain keys is different but I don't need a new keyboard.

That just leaves the mouse, which kind of seems like punishing yourself if you've replaced everything else.

Again why? Any USB mouse works. I've used Dell mice with Macs, and, again, they just work.

$900 is a far cry from the total out door price you'll be spending.

Have you actually used USB keyboards and mice with a Mac in the last 30 years because it seems like you have not.

Submission + - Hewlett Packard Enterprise retroactively cuts Aruba lifetime warranty to 5 years (hpe.com)

UnknowingFool writes: Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that starting on January 15, 2027, lifetime warranties on all Aruba networking equipment will change from to "limited lifetime" (End of Sales + 5 years). This was done to “simplify and standardize our warranty experience" and seemingly will affect products already sold to customers. The networking equipment in question is not consumer grade but enterprise level that could cost tens of thousands of dollars a piece. There are questions about the legality of retroactively changing warranty terms after sale and there has not been a reaction by enterprises yet.

Comment Re:PJ must be losing her mind over this! (Score 1) 96

Part of concern back then was anonymity was not guaranteed as the US government was rumored to have some way of breaking encryption that such a service would use. It turned out later that one standard, dual elliptic curve random number generator is suspected to have been backdoored by the NSA.

Comment Re:SCO? In 2026? Inconceivable! (Score 2) 96

Let's say XINUOS somehow scores a home run and proves IBM improperly contributed to Linux.

The problem for Xinuos is even if they succeed at proving this, it means nothing legally. As the district court and the appeals court noted, Xinuos does not have standing to sue. The assets Xinuos purchased from SCO Group in 2011 specifically excluded claims related to IBM/Project Monterrey. Those claims were settled between SCO Group and IBM in 2021. Xinuos tried to argue before SCO Group's bankruptcy court that they had a stake which the court denied. The second reason is statute of limitations restricts any claims Xinous to at most 3 years after they purchased the copyrights in 2011, not 10 years later in 2021. Thus IBM won summary judgement.

Comment Re:Space telescopes will soon be much cheaper (Score 1) 41

Starship will soon be flinging stuff into space for pennies, which will also mean weight optimizations will be less necessary, so we can get better telescopes into orbit for much cheaper.

I have yet to see this "space for pennies" that people keep claiming. The last estimate put Starship launch costs at $100M per launch. Has Starship actually launched a satellite? From what I can tell they are 5 for 13 in test launches with no payload. Total program cost has been $15B so far.

Comment Re: This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 309

I was (as a citizen) given the voluntary option to correct the paperwork issues. Or to be subjected to searches and questioning.

What paperwork are you talking about? You have not provided any background. In the case of Turnick, he was a US citizen entering the US after a vacation.

And that offer is not even what they are supposed to do. They're legally supposed to just take your stuff and hold you for questioning.

1) Under certain provisions they can take certain things. They cannot just take your stuff. As for questioning, the problem for the US is they are claiming it was a random stop and also not a random stop depending on which argument looks better. It was random therefore they could search and seize. But Customs said it looking for CSAM materials due to a tip. 2) Border and Customs can seize certain things. They cannot seize anything they want.

After researching it, there was really little I could do. The statute is pretty clear for about 80% of what went down.

You have not detailed anything about our situation and just expect us to read your mind.

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