99% of the people who post there are rabid GNU followers, who want everything to be free, regardless of reality.
Simon Matthew Craven wrote: > Why are slashdot.org monkeys? > > Quoting Fred Bloggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I'm not ignoring, badgering, or forcing copyright - merely agreeing >> with Colin. >> >> I don't know who or what slashdot monkeys are, so I don't really >> understand >> >> your point. >> >>> From: "Simon Cooke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Copyright etc >>> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 17:23:25 -0700 >>> >>> Ultimately though, it's still not your right to force copyright. >>> You can go the abandonware route, but you can't just blindly ignore >>> it - or try to badger people into doing it. >>> >>> This is the exact problem I have with the Slashdot monkeys. >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> Fred Bloggs wrote: >>>> Well said Howard. >>>> >>>> This two month deadline is a good idea. I'm sure it will just >>>> illustrate my original point (before I got shouted down) that >>>> nobody really cares about software copyrights for a dead machine. >>>> >>>> Unless they want to sell of course. >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Howard Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Copyright etc >>>>> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:12:26 +0100 >>>>> >>>>> At 17:03 15/08/02, you wrote: >>>>>>> I've been a bit quiet lately but I thought I'd just chirp in - I >>>>>>> support your plan Colin, copyrighted material retains copyright, >>>>>>> but if no-one >>>>>> can >>>>>> ^^^^ >>>>>>> be bothered to enforce it, even if you seek them out for two >>>>>>> months, >>>>>> ignore >>>>>> it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Erm... the plan about the Copyright software was Gavin Smith's >>>>>> post ... not mine >>>>>> ! >>>>>> >>>>>> Colin >>>>>> ==== >>>>>> Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the Sam >>>>>> Website: http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ >>>>> >>>>> Gavin and the SC newsletter hasn't been eaten by giant >>>>> anteaters??????!!! Don't believe you! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >>>> http://www.hotmail.com >>> >>> Looking for an accomplished Win32 developer to work on your project >>> in the Seattle area? Please check out my resume and portfolio: >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/resume.htm ; >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/portfolio.htm >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/otherhistory.htm Experienced >>> in UI development and design, applications architecture, and >>> shipping projects on time and on budget. >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Looking for an accomplished Win32 developer to work on your project in the Seattle area? Please check out my resume and portfolio: http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/resume.htm ; http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/portfolio.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/otherhistory.htm Experienced in UI development and design, applications architecture, and shipping projects on time and on budget.
