randomblame Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 hmmm anyone else think he's getting a little bit too much attention as of late... it worries me Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomblame Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 skype calling limit ?! interesting reply, it's an incomplete sentance, it's only 3 words and it includes not only a question mark but also an exclamation point. Maybe next time say something meaningful rather than trying to raise your post count Edit: I see you've edited your post good, now it makes sense There's nothing wrong with it I just think he's attracting a little bit too much attention to himself when he should probably be laying low and maybe then he could keep a website for more than a few days at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I just think he's attracting a little bit too much attention to himself when he should probably be laying low and maybe then he could keep a website for more than a few days at a time Quite true. He has taken on Apple, and now Intel and Skype (Ebay). Let's see, that is about one quarter to one third of a TRILLION dollars in capitalization worth of companies there Maxxuus strikes me as someone looking for new and tough challenges and no doubt someone from these companies will be calling on him soon (for a lawsuit or for a job, I am not sure which one first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skn Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 There's nothing wrong with it I just think he's attracting a little bit too much attention to himself when he should probably be laying low and maybe then he could keep a website for more than a few days at a time I agree with you randomblade. By the way, don't you think it would be better to remove the link to the story since it has a direct link to Maxxuss website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomblame Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 thats a story on one of the largest computer news websites there is, it gets millions of hits a day, besides it's not a link technically as you cant click it we'll see what the mods think I'm sure it's nothing to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuruu Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 thats a story on one of the largest computer news websites there is, it gets millions of hits a day, besides it's not a link technically as you cant click it we'll see what the mods think I'm sure it's nothing to worry about god forbid that skype issue a dcma letter too! better remove all those nasty google links too. especially since google caches all of the nasty links that used to be on this board. google is 3vi1. b3rry b3rry 3vi1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kday Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 That limit is unethical business practices anyway, IMO. I don't think Skype would want to do much about it, since it would bring in negative PR. Apple on the other hand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuruu Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 That limit is unethical business practices anyway, IMO. I don't think Skype would want to do much about it, since it would bring in negative PR. Apple on the other hand..... it's unethical for skype to limit it's software to a particular type of hardware??? I'm think of a corporation, two syllables, starts with 'A', sounds like Chapel... Are we going to start bantering around ethical computing practices the way we banter around what is copyright infringement and what is stealing? Your friendly Chapel and associaties do not care what you think as long as you buy their product and it is in their best interest to make it as hard as possible for you to get away with not buying them. <- ethics police Vs. copyright infringement police -> oh, and the DMCA police are sitting in back row throwing pop corn at the little kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romey-rome Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 He'll get a job offer before anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 He'll get a job offer before anything else...Let's hope so but the story is very similar to that of "DVD Jon" (who also defied Apple, Hollywood and many other large corporations): Johansen's second DeCSS trial began in Oslo on December 2, 2003, and resulted in an acquittal on December 22, 2003. Økokrim announced on January 5, 2004 that it would not appeal the case to the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Johansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuruu Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Let's hope so but the story is very similar to that of "DVD Jon" (who also defied Apple, Hollywood and many other large corporations): Johansen's second DeCSS trial began in Oslo on December 2, 2003, and resulted in an acquittal on December 22, 2003. Økokrim announced on January 5, 2004 that it would not appeal the case to the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Johansen well, for one thing... Maxxuss seems to be have been wise in not flaunting his identity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-.- Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 So the limitation isn't in the hardware but induced to manipulate the consumer, I agree, very unethical behavior, there should be laws against it, very strict laws with very high penalties. I would like see this sort of thing getting much greater press. Companies are way over the top with their outragious behavior of late, and speaking from a staunch unblemished lifelong record as a pro-capitalist pig, I say the time has come for this sort of thing to be squashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomblame Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 wow another article just popped up on anandtech too! Another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac sussed Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Being a cyanical and opinionated anti-capitalist, i am chuffed that maxxuss produced this patch along with the mammoth osx efforts. I like to believe that his politics are similar to mine. I think that ANY corporation is open to 're-appropriation' of products, and i actively encourage piracy. I have never paid for windows, and will never. That is not a boast, but a firm extension of my political beliefs. Voting is pointless. Going to demonstations is not. That is a true expression of ones voice. By patching Skype, maxxuss is expressing himself in a much more powerful way than by voting. It is irrelevant that very few people will ever use this patch. I see him as an activist. I am sure he is eastern European, because there is far less capitalistic brainwashing in eastern Europe than western Europe. I live in England and am always sickened by the stream of shoppers in Birmingham city centre. Those products are always maded in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia ...... Sweat shops. Profit is exploitation. We are not given any true choice in consumption, only who is going to take our money. Osx, windows - all the same. Linux is TOTALLY different. Think open source. Think creatively. Think humanity. Think indifferently. Maxxuss - we love you. Must go now my medication is ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuruu Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Being a cyanical and opinionated anti-capitalist, i am chuffed that maxxuss produced this patch along with the mammoth osx efforts. I like to believe that his politics are similar to mine. I think that ANY corporation is open to 're-appropriation' of products, and i actively encourage piracy. I have never paid for windows, and will never. That is not a boast, but a firm extension of my political beliefs. Voting is pointless. Going to demonstations is not. That is a true expression of ones voice. By patching Skype, maxxuss is expressing himself in a much more powerful way than by voting. It is irrelevant that very few people will ever use this patch. I see him as an activist. I am sure he is eastern European, because there is far less capitalistic brainwashing in eastern Europe than western Europe. I live in England and am always sickened by the stream of shoppers in Birmingham city centre. Those products are always maded in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia ...... Sweat shops. Profit is exploitation. We are not given any true choice in consumption, only who is going to take our money. Osx, windows - all the same. Linux is TOTALLY different. Think open source. Think creatively. Think humanity. Think indifferently. Maxxuss - we love you. Must go now my medication is ready. very well said and I agree with much of what you are saying, though demonstrations are not enough either. I am especially in agreeance of the recycling, interpretation and modification of 'intellectual property' in the same way most are accustomed to in physical property. I'd buy you a beer any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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