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I was just wondering, could / would this also apply to software?
Because companies with closed sources would then have to develop their software with clearly defined, and identifiable components (as dlls / libs) with api we documented so, maybe in case I see a bug or a missing feature, i could rewrite that particular component and sort of 'fix' or 'repair' my instance of the software instead of having to go to the software company that created the product for a fix.
EDIT: I understand there are a bunch of arguments against this like it's best to have the company fix it because they'd have a tested product etc... but consider open source communities built around developing component fixes for, say, excel?
"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something."
-Ornette Coleman
"Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently."
-Anon.
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There's no end of third-party add-ins for MSO and graphics programs, for example, so the "right to add improvements and external fixes" isn't impaired in any way.
And isn't a bug-fix update pretty much the same thing as replacing a defective part on a tractor?
I don't think anyone's got much room for complaint -- except maybe hackers, who would just love to get their hands on source code.
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I wonder if this will essentially break down into two paths, depending on whether the end user owns or licences/leases the product.
If you own somethign you should be able to do what you want with it, if it's licenced then it's determined by whatever is stipulated in the agreement in place. Software is often licenced so I'd assume there's no real right to repair there, although maye a right to extend. Hardware could be either, and the same for vehicles [which I guess are a type of hardware].
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...and they claim the right to ripoff.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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One consistent theme at the RSA conference has been authentication, or more simply put, how to better secure access to resources. :rolls eyes: Yeah. You get started on that.
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Burn it into the forehead or the right hand.
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Quote: many users complain about the burden of coming up with complex passwords
Yes, clicking a button on a password manager is such a trial.Quote: Forrester Research states that the average help desk labor cost for a single password reset is about $70
Really?
What, they send them out engraved on solid-gold tablets?
Can we spell "Bollocks!" children?Quote: “After working with more than 400 of the world’s largest financial institutions, we identified authentication as the next major hurdle they, and other industries, face from a security, fraud prevention, regulatory and customer experience perspective,” said Boodaei, CEO of Transmit Security.
In other words: "We've given up on trying to get idiots not to open attachments in unsolicited e-mails".
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Quote: Forrester Research states that the average help desk labor cost for a single password reset is about $70
Really?What, they send them out engraved on solid-gold tablets?
I think the $70 is the help desk a) getting their head out of their ass and b) complaining about it for several hours.
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"We all had this special right to code the world as we saw fit," said Schneier. "My guess is we're going to lose that right, because it's too dangerous to give to a bunch of techies." If they outlaw code, only outlaws will code?
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They'll outlaw mine like that flat!
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Good luck getting that genie back in the bottle.
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1) Who the f... is that guy?
2)
Kent Sharkey wrote: If they outlaw code, only outlaws will code?
Ask John Simmons... he has been doing this for a while now
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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That's good. I listen to a pod where one guy is named Outlaw so atleast he will be allowed to continue then.
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It beats me how so many people can make so many grand statements without having a clue what they're talking about.
Will the FBI be touring Europe and Asia, to slap handcuffs on open-source coders?
The "open" in open-source means "open", for God's sake -- open to anyone, anywhere.
Whatta maroon.
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I think he makes a good point, and I don't think that an action like shutting down GitHub because of national security concerns and the overreaching powers of the HSA is outside the realm of possibility.
Marc
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A new study shows that consumers who invest in an at-home 3-D printer can not only make their money back within six months, but may also see an almost 1,000 percent return on their investment over a five-year period. This item brought to you by the 3-D printing manufacturers' association?
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This line cracked me up: "Many of the parts most likely to break are even 3-D printable."
Not sure they quite understand....
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Can someone e-mail the article to my missus, a week before my birthday?
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Will she ask if she can 3-D print you?
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Chemists hate being beaten by physicists at their own game. At IBM Research, physicist Leo Gross and his team have done just that. Or just another curiousity
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...using an 'alternative' definition of 'impossible'... 
Sudden Sun Death Syndrome (SSDS) is a very real concern which we should be raising awareness of. 156 billion suns die every year before they're just 1 billion years old.
While the military are doing their part, it simply isn't enough to make the amount of nukes needed to save those poor stars. - TWI2T3D (Reddit)
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Or just another curiousity
As far they don't accidentally create an anomaly...
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Quote: Crucially, the two dots in the structure are free electrons
... Far and away the biggest cause of cancer, globally.
That's what we want in our mobile phones.
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Quote: Then they introduce a very fine gold tip with a single molecule of carbon monoxide at its end.
Yeah, I'd say that's damn fine.
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Cybersecurity analysts will soon have the help of an AI supercomputer in the campaign against online criminal activity, as IBM has revealed Watson is now ready to take up the fight by helping analysts crunch data faster. It can beat them with trivia questions
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