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751.
by cm3 10y ago
Some more words from Annette Hurst: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/death-free-software-how-googl...
752.
by cm3 10y ago
I'm no fan of gratuitous changes that introduce regressions, but with always connected devices it's crucial to have all security patches applied. That said, the solution seems to be to differentiate critical updates and feature up
753.
by cm3 10y ago
Reminds me of fresh pottery buried for a while to later sell to tourists as antiques.
754.
by cm3 10y ago
If the number of homes is significant, you can bet that Comcast and friends will hurry to make offers themselves, now that someone is becoming a viable alternative. It's happened the same way in Germany too. Zero activity up until a lo
755.
by cm3 10y ago
Isn't it funny that Microsoft had this whole Scroogle campaign and now they're doing exactly that but much worse because they slip stuff you disable/removed back in via updates and updates cannot be selectively ignored/d
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by cm3 10y ago
While it's the same problem on phones and you can disable stuff there, it's less of an issue because creation (media, software) happens on a PC and that's a lot more critical. Also, on phones Apple or Google doesn't snea
757.
by cm3 10y ago
So, APIs are still thought as copyright'able and that was a different trial, right? Now Google was ruled okay to use that single, small function, or what was this about? A little more info would be nice for those who aren't follow
758.
by cm3 10y ago
Hah, okay.
759.
by cm3 10y ago
What are you implying?
760.
by cm3 10y ago
If you can map your workload and tasks onto Google Cloud Platform and the economics are in your favor, and you trust Google, it's a good thing. I'm sure it would work for many startups, but I'm curious how much of a lock-in i
761.
by cm3 10y ago
While we're at it, are safety considerations the only problem that prevented nuclear powered automotive engines? I've always wondered why.
762.
by cm3 10y ago
I don't want to sound dismissive but why is that a deciding factor over, say, an Android phone? At least the UI should be easier to make snappy with Qt underneath so I'd consider it if I were in the market for a phone.
763.
by cm3 10y ago
They can still be diverse to leverage certain strengths as long as there's enough compatibility that you don't have to rewrite everything from scratch. I'm hopeful for lowRISC as the spiritual successor to BS-5000 and i960.
764.
by cm3 10y ago
I recall watching the fancy cooling mechanism and fluids in motion. I believe one of them also functioned as a couch of sorts or at least looked like one.
765.
by cm3 10y ago
Well, then EULAs as they are done today should be forbidden. I've read Apache2 and GPL2 licenses and I can't say I comprehend them fully. Read the liability clauses in GPL and Apache licenses and compare them to MIT or BSD.
766.
by cm3 10y ago
Which is also why, once available, many people have to buy AMD chips in order to keep Intel in check and everybody's chances of getting ripped off lower. I'll buy AMD because they don't cut out features like ECC. Just recentl
767.
by cm3 10y ago
That's right and there's not much info about their graph db and if it's available to the wider public as well.
768.
by cm3 10y ago
Doesn't sound like the Cray Graph Engine is available separate from the Urika-GX package. Not that it necessarily would be useful without the Cray programming environment, but the open source remarks are unclear and make one wonder if
769.
by cm3 10y ago
The whole concept of EULAs that cannot be understood by non-lawyers goes against the aim of having them read and accepted by end users before running an application. The problem is that there's no standard text where it'd say you
770.
by cm3 10y ago
Or have them taken back if they leave or get fired.
771.
by cm3 10y ago
A stake in the company means I own part of it, usually 5 or 10 percent at minimum to attract technical talent. Options or stocks are harder to quantify.
772.
by cm3 10y ago
> > What's the point of stock options? > > I know it's hip with the kids to be cynical these days, but surely you jest... I've seen so many startups' career pages mention stock options as noteworthy alongside
773.
by cm3 10y ago
I don't think the requirement to buy a stake is the same rule globally. I've heard of people who got a stake just for joining with a lower salary but didn't put money into the company, just their work.
774.
by cm3 10y ago
I've been offered a stake at a privately funded startup for a lower salary and that's reasonable and realistic. Had they offered me options instead I would have walked away sooner than I did. Trading salary for a stake is a gamble
775.
by cm3 10y ago
Of course, but it's just a bonus like high probability of success when you join a great team with a proven track record. You don't know if the price will be higher/lower and thus it's just that, a bonus at best. If you&#
776.
by cm3 10y ago
Thanks for digging that up. It reads vaguely familiar. The point of a EULA is for the End User to sign it. If the end user cannot understand it, does this mean they have to ask a lawyer before clicking Next in the installer?
777.
by cm3 10y ago
What's the point of stock options? It's a piece of paper that allows you to buy stock if and when at a predetermined price. This price can be higher or lower, you cannot know beforehand. It's not a replacement for a salary or
778.
by cm3 10y ago
I don't know because I can't find the EULA I saw in the installer dialog on Windows myself, so it's pointless for me to speculate, but it's funny because it's the first and last time I read a EULA, while I was waiti
779.
by cm3 10y ago
Anyway, given the Microsoft of today, it's doubtful they would try something like that, so this isn't relevant anymore, but it demonstrates that EULAs are written in the language of laws and unrealistic for users to read and grasp
780.
by cm3 10y ago
I wrote "things like GPL" and said it described the copyleft licensing without naming the prominent license. But I cannot find a version of the first (2001 or 2002) EULA, so it's possible my memory isn't exact. Edit: All

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