Comments for GNU Telephony http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony Free Telephony for a Free World Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Secure VoIP, GNU SIP Witch, and replacing Skype with free software by Sara Fox http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-401 Sara Fox Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:17:00 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-401 Fantastic site, I really like your writing style. Very distinctive and easy to follow. On a lot of blogs people just drone on and on, but not you - very nice. Keep up the great work! I find VoIP very interesting. I have learned a lot in implementing a small VoIP network at home, and am thinking of starting VoIP business in my area. There are a number of small businesses in my region that would benefit from it greatly. Fantastic site, I really like your writing style. Very distinctive and easy to follow. On a lot of blogs people just drone on and on, but not you - very nice. Keep up the great work! I find VoIP very interesting. I have learned a lot in implementing a small VoIP network at home, and am thinking of starting VoIP business in my area. There are a number of small businesses in my region that would benefit from it greatly.

]]> Comment on Secure VoIP, GNU SIP Witch, and replacing Skype with free software by bill http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-110 bill Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:23:24 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-110 good stuff, following with interest, helping me firm up my travel plans. good stuff, following with interest, helping me firm up my travel plans.

]]> Comment on Secure VoIP, GNU SIP Witch, and replacing Skype with free software by sven http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-93 sven Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:55:09 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=4#comment-93 Good read, thanks. Good read, thanks.

]]> Comment on The technical argument against Mono in Debian by sandraraven15 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=3#comment-77 sandraraven15 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:51:35 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=3#comment-77 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by Peter http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-74 Peter Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:14:34 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-74 I'd love to be able to disagree. But I cannot: pre-Y2K, I always wondered about how Herbert or rather any sane author could explain the device of butler's jihad in Dune. After Y2K the continually increasing abuse of IT got very obvious. And every worker in IT worth his salt is getting very nervous when yet another 'new' advantageous ID card with chip and stuff gets mentioned. Given the risks we face, butler's jihad suddenly seems like the emergency button and likely the only way to stop the ever increasing damage to our society and culture, which just might be a wee bit more important than IT and pure science. Not a nice world and not a nice development we had to witness in the last decade. cu Peter I’d love to be able to disagree. But I cannot:

pre-Y2K, I always wondered about how Herbert or rather any sane author could explain the device of butler’s jihad in Dune. After Y2K the continually increasing abuse of IT got very obvious. And every worker in IT worth his salt is getting very nervous when yet another ‘new’ advantageous ID card with chip and stuff gets mentioned. Given the risks we face, butler’s jihad suddenly seems like the emergency button and likely the only way to stop the ever increasing damage to our society and culture, which just might be a wee bit more important than IT and pure science.

Not a nice world and not a nice development we had to witness in the last decade.

cu
Peter

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by jpeazy http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-73 jpeazy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:21 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-73 I think that this is a great counter point to the avalanche of articles and op/eds advocating the advance of technology in education as a solution. What is new is not always what is better, and in this case I believe that the school in question is accepting a future based on the "common" sense, which in reality may just be an echo chamber of the online community. If you live your life online and that is where you get your information as to where the future is headed, then it stands to reason you would believe we are unalterably headed for a paperless, digital age, in this case to the point where archaic books are a hindrance to education taking up space. I personally am not yet comfortable enough with Kindle to toss out my library, and I as leery of a future where published material is only available to those with the money for the technology and the subscription and written documentation is only as permanent as the last stroke of the backspace key. I think that this is a great counter point to the avalanche of articles and op/eds advocating the advance of technology in education as a solution. What is new is not always what is better, and in this case I believe that the school in question is accepting a future based on the “common” sense, which in reality may just be an echo chamber of the online community. If you live your life online and that is where you get your information as to where the future is headed, then it stands to reason you would believe we are unalterably headed for a paperless, digital age, in this case to the point where archaic books are a hindrance to education taking up space. I personally am not yet comfortable enough with Kindle to toss out my library, and I as leery of a future where published material is only available to those with the money for the technology and the subscription and written documentation is only as permanent as the last stroke of the backspace key.

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by David Wiley http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-72 David Wiley Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:27:43 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-72 While I agree with your overall sentiment, the language of "DRM disabling solutions" is problematic, because it sounds like a solution that disables DRM. Can you state this another way? Keep up the great thinking... While I agree with your overall sentiment, the language of “DRM disabling solutions” is problematic, because it sounds like a solution that disables DRM. Can you state this another way? Keep up the great thinking…

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by zarzqtzq http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-69 zarzqtzq Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:59:46 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-69 Renaissance, again? Renaissance, again?

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by Magice http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-68 Magice Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:17:35 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-68 Frankly, I don't know about other countries (such as Europe and Japan, as well as Canada, China, India, etc.), but the United States of America is ALREADY in Dark Ages. For example, more people believe in angels than evolution. Another example, the great influence of churches on politics. Yet another example, the blind fate in various issues, such as free market, religions, etc. Even in technical-savvy portion of the population (which is generally believed to be more progressive), the idea of masculinity's superior, hint of sexism and racism, the close-mindedness and scepticism toward concepts of freedom and community, the hopeless individualism and heroism are so wildspread that such portion can hardly be called "progressive." Of course, expect the worse from the rest. Dunno what you think, but warning about Dark Age at this time seems too late. Let's discuss about how to do a new renaissance, shall we? Frankly, I don’t know about other countries (such as Europe and Japan, as well as Canada, China, India, etc.), but the United States of America is ALREADY in Dark Ages.

For example, more people believe in angels than evolution. Another example, the great influence of churches on politics. Yet another example, the blind fate in various issues, such as free market, religions, etc. Even in technical-savvy portion of the population (which is generally believed to be more progressive), the idea of masculinity’s superior, hint of sexism and racism, the close-mindedness and scepticism toward concepts of freedom and community, the hopeless individualism and heroism are so wildspread that such portion can hardly be called “progressive.” Of course, expect the worse from the rest.

Dunno what you think, but warning about Dark Age at this time seems too late. Let’s discuss about how to do a new renaissance, shall we?

]]> Comment on The Stallman Paradox by Bogdan Bivolaru http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-67 Bogdan Bivolaru Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:47:02 +0000 http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=5#comment-67 "It's going to be much worse for freedom, before it gets any better" -Someone I believe that's true at least for some people / organizations - it is only when it comes to a crisis that the disatvantages of DRM become evident to the mainstream. A crisis could be Amazon's issue with Orwell's books or Sony's rootkit "experiment". People are used to learn by experience, not when someone else tells them what to do and how - as in they have to get burnt themselves before they learn about the dangers of the fire. “It’s going to be much worse for freedom, before it gets any better” -Someone
I believe that’s true at least for some people / organizations - it is only when it comes to a crisis that the disatvantages of DRM become evident to the mainstream. A crisis could be Amazon’s issue with Orwell’s books or Sony’s rootkit “experiment”.
People are used to learn by experience, not when someone else tells them what to do and how - as in they have to get burnt themselves before they learn about the dangers of the fire.

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