This just shows me how sad of a state our society is in, when we have to pander to cheats and liars simply because there are so many. For the record, if I were that professor I would've had all their butts thrown out of school. It would've been a good example to the rest.

What is VHS?

Does this mean I finally get to see the shootout with the aliens they had? Sweet!

Oh sure, gold bars are nice and all, but what about the gold pressed latinum? The Ferengi deserve to have their medium of trade supported too.

Can't you kill with knives, baseball bats, poisonous blowdarts, fists, cliffs, boots, rope, cord, pencils, pens...........? Why don't we license these things as well? I'm sure Apple could approve an app like that!

What's funny is that under the definition given, there has never been a true dictator. There is always opposition.

I'm getting motion sickness just thinking about it.

It won't drive away people as long as it is maintained that it is something that anyone who sets to it can achieve it. Honestly, I dispise the attitude that says that just because there is an achievement that anyone can achieve, but that people complain about it simply because they don't feel like they want to is pretty shallow. That is like complaining that no one deserves an A on a test simply because you aren't willing to put forth the effort to achieve one yourself.

I think this is a good move on Ubuntu's part. It should create envy in those who don't meet the criteria to contribute more and work towards a goal. I think this may help increase interest in wanting to contribute. I know it has for me.

Politics aside, I'm pretty darn sure Linus has done more for world peace than Obama has in terms of actual tangable actions and work, not just hollow words. Of course I'm sure that wasn't his actual intent, but he has allowed for the development of software that has opened up people to better communicate with each other. Which, in my opinion, is the primary element for overcoming differences, and obtaining peace.