I remember those days. When I interviewed for my job at Progeny, I
(truthfully) told Ian Murdock how much I liked dselect since it allowed
me fine grained control over what was on my system.
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Yeah, it's good to stay aware of these things. If you're not watching
it's easy to make a mistake. For example, you may have noticed I
accidentally just reposted the same link. Oh well...
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Yes, take a look at the Open Clip Art Library (http://www.openclipart.org/)
Almost all the images are in SVG format and you can even search the library
from within Inkscape, one of the best vector graphics editor out there.
Abhishek
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> Many would ask "Why imitate Apple?" but I think Ubuntu's default look
> needs improvement. And making people think you're running OS X on your
> non-Apple computer is a great way to show off how you can customize free
> software desktop environments. Good find!
>
> Other sites worth checking out are gnome-look.org and kde-look.org.
>
> -Barry
Those are some neat sites. Along slightly similar lines, has anyone
ever come across a central repository like that of explicitly
openly-shared images in an editable format, for example in GIMP's .xcf
format or in .svg? It could be useful if someone wanted to use a
picture for a project but modify it somewhat. For example if you knew
you wanted to draw something with a "global community" theme you could
start with someone else's drawing of the Earth, remove the parts you
don't like, and build on top of it.
-Chad
>
> Vivek Krishna wrote:
>> I found this interesting and it works great and gives me a Mac look..
>>
>> http://www.stchman.com/transform_osx.html
>>
>>
>> Cheerio,
>> Viv
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> I think copyright was created as a compromise, that society
> would cede certain "rights" to authors of certain types of
> works (i.e., we'll be willing to enforce already common social
> conventions by law on your behalf) in exchange for the net
> benefit to society of encouraging their increased cultural and
> intellectual output.
That is a nice paraphrase of the General Welfare Clause,
yes.
> It's important, and deliberate, that a person was required to
> seek copyright, that it only covered certain types of work,
> that it was for only 14 years renewable once by a living
> author, and that a copy had to be archived in the library of
> congress, thus ensuring the work's availability to the public.
Item: having to seek created a lot of hardship; and it
wasn't until ca. 1900 that Ainsworth Rand Spofford offered to
accept all deposits for LC. (Before that, they went to all sorts
of places, most of which didn't want them.)
> I feel copyright is now failing at, if not actively working
> against, its original intent.
>
> And it's doing a pretty lousy job at protecting our freedoms and
> justice, too. ;-)
>
> It's *almost* as if money buys you laws in this country.
The DMCA is an abomination imaginable only to
Congressvermin and the bloated plutocrats who buy them.
>> If they weren't being paid for what they write for their
>> employers, what would they live on?
>
> At the risk of sounding like I'm just looking for ways to be
> contrary (I'm not, I'm just enjoying an interesting
> conversation):
>
> I don't think coders are being paid for a manufactured good,
> code.
>
> They're being paid for their time, for the privilege of having
> all their skills, expertise and experience focused on solving
> your problems.
You might want to read what the Copyright Office has to
say about works made for hire.
> Most code doesn't end up packaged up and sold to anyone.
Of course not. The people/corporations that own it want
it to themselves, to use, not as a product to sell.
--
Beartooth Implacable, Curmudgeonly Codger Learning Linux
On the Internet, you can never tell who is a dog --
supposing you care -- but you can tell who has a mind.
What the? Can anyone claim this from 9 years ago?
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Hey guys I've got this other neat operating system that works really
swell! It can be installed along side linux too. It's called Winblows,
err, I mean Windows 98. Just boot up with dos, then use the dos version
of fdisk to make some windows partitions. Dont worry that it cant see
your linux partitions, it automagically steps around them (Hehehehaha
Mwuhaaahahawuhaha). Then format your new windows partitions and you are
ready to go. Just send $150 to me and I'll mail you a shiny new windows
cd... better yet send me your creditcard number('s). It's so nice and
pretty and easy to use, I'm sure you all will be using it instead of
linux in no time. And hey, there's nothing like a freshly rebooted
machine to brighten your day! Well I have to go now, someone named 'DoJ'
keeps sending me email... I keep telling them I'm not interested in what
they have to say, but they keep harassing me. Oh well... tata for now!
P.S. Check out this website I really like:
http://www.linuxstinks.com
Bye!
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