adharmad

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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Not my own personal experiences.....but nevertheless: http://www.paypalsucks.com/
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Google has the same issue with the Google Apps for your domain. The basic version is free (except for domain name registration fees) for 50 users with similar storage/features as gmail. But the business version is $50/user/year. The costs c
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Which email client users are you targetting? Thunderbird and gmail both have abilities to show RSS feeds natively (gmail via web links).
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   So that's the source of all those Ballmer+chair jokes on slashdot.
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Surely you are not suggesting that people who can write kick-ass code (enough so that more than a handful of people want to use it in their projects), cannot choose their license properly? After all, regardless of GPL rhetoric, the BSD, Apa
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Yes QT does have this kindof bait-and-switch licensing. Some would call it a business model similar to a lot of startups :)
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Thanks for the explanation. Agreed that BSD is the license of choice for people building proprietary software. Except for 2 points: - In my lurkings on HN (for a few months now), I have seen that most folks here are pretty fair. Surely then
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Everyone has their own motivations for writing open source software. Some of them just feel that if you are using help from others (using GPLed software), you need to pay back in kind (under certain conditions). In the end, GPL does not car
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   by adharmad 17y ago

   Care to give any examples? Also why all this GPL hate on HN?
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    by adharmad 17y ago

    And what really is wrong with that? Surely if consumers of his software can do that, why is he held to different standards?
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    by adharmad 17y ago

    Knowledge and technical knowhow about lazer/semiconductor/biotech fields is not cheap/easy. You are involved either as a researcher, teacher or student working on a phd in those fields. If that is the case, corporate funding for your resear
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    www.mew.org
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    Sure. But we made those complex laws. We can simplify them for the benefit of the society! It amazes me sometimes.....so much money rolling towards a profession that does not produce any wealth!
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    Profession is protected and controlled (like medical profession). Supply is controlled. Too many complex laws. Need somebody to interpret them at a hefty fee!
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    congrats and best wishes!
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    Completely agree. This book <br> http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Windows-Fumbled-Future-Micros... although dated gives some good historical context on Microsoft Management culture (although it is focused more on Gates).
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    by adharmad 18y ago

    Reminds me of the quote by Francis Bacon which goes something like: Science is about being a blind man with a stick, and he who most persistently pokes blindly ahead of him, contributes the most to our understanding of the Universe, though