Not quite true. If a customer gave a binary to someone else, the customer would have to give access to the source code to that someone else. Red Hat has no obligation in this case. This is because Red Hat uses 3(a) to distribute sources, not 3(b) or 3(c).

Under 3(a) when you download the binary from Red Hat, you have the option of downloading the sources from the same site at the same time. Once you download the sources, or choose not to, Red Hat's GPL obligation is complete[*]. You don't get to point at Red Hat and say "get the sources from them, not me" nor do you get to wait a year and come back crying because you didn't download the sources when you had the chance.

[*] technically, Red Hat's obligation continues as long as they continue to offer the binaries to you, but once the offer of the binary is withdrawn, the offer of the sources is no longer required.

Communication is about what the reader understands, not what the writer says. If the reader got the right impression, the right words were used.

Plus, "monopolized" may apply to a group. Journalists have this tool called a "dictionary" that tells them what words mean:
monopolize /mnäplz/ verb
past tense: monopolized; past participle: monopolized
* (of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service). "they instituted press censorship and monopolized the means of communication"
* have or take the greatest share of. "the bigger teams monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals"

Remember, *being* a monopoly is not illegal in the USA. *Acting* like a monopoly is, and it's possible to act like a monopoly without being one. The papers are arguing that big tech, collectively, are taking advantage of their market dominance to exclude smaller players. The papers are not arguing that there's only one of them.

Yup! People think that $206B is a lot and say it should be used to help the poor, but consider that $206B evenly spread across *just* the population of the USA is only $628 per person. Would an extra paycheck or two fix any long-term problems? Probably not. But, all that money in the hands of one person apparently can (1) employ lots of people, (2) push the boundaries of science and technology, and (3) inspire people to create a better future.

As for the fact that he *has* lots of money and can spend it how he pleases is, well, a side effect of capitalism. You don't agree? Start your own megacompany and show us how it's done ;-)

One of my graduate projects was analyzing a modification to ALOHAnet. Weeks of simulation and twenty pages of calculus just to approximate the answer, it was one of the toughest - and most rewarding - questions I've ever sought to answer. So while I never knew him, his work still sparked a memorable time in my life.

IANAL but IIRC "Fair Use" is a defense against copyright infringement - it only really comes into play *after* you're sued, and you admit to the "crime", but claim Fair Use. So the president could still claim fair use, but he'd have to do it in court, convince a judge, and risk losing.

Also IIRC using the work for commercial gain (in this case, the 2020 presidency) counts against fair use, so perhaps the copyright holder could argue commercial gain, and try to convince the judge of it. The defendant would have to argue against, perhaps that it's a parody, or commentary. Either way, each side would have to argue for or against meeting each of the four Fair Use points, and both sides risk losing in court.

The typical answer to this is "old hardware that's still in service in an otherwise secure environment but doesn't support more modern crypto".

People in such situations really hate it when developers shut off their access without recourse.

Perhaps they could go into business making blasters for the empire's stormtrooper army...

I think, as a condition for the airlines to sue for missed flights, they should no longer be allowed to overbook. Otherwise, they're setting up a situation where they can sue all the passengers they didn't have seats for.

The battery's purpose isn't power generation, it's load smoothing, like a capacitor in electronics. It has to be able to provide (or absorb) a lot of power in a very short time (milliseconds to seconds) to keep the grid in spec; solar can't do that, fuel-powered generators respond too slow, etc.

So even if they built a solar/salt power station, they'd still need the battery.

Yeah, that's why it died out back in the 80's shortly after it was invented.

Lawsuits are pending for manufacturers of cell phones, walkie talkies, regular phones, paper, pencils, pens, and tin cans with string between them.

So what would happen if they held the olympics, and nobody showed up?

Minecraft requires java, yes, but it runs just fine on Linux.

I've found that children enjoy the base game but don't have the attention span to do really mind-expanding things with it. I'm 49, play modded Minecraft a lot, and find the technical and artistic challenges very enticing and involved. It's like any other inspired-crafting hobby - a box of legos, a palette of paints, a bag of ICs, a block of wood - you get out of it as much as you put into it. While a 10 year old can build a small lego kit, there are groups of adults who reproduce whole movie scenes with them. A child's fingerpainting and Bob Ross's paintings come from the same basic colors. And where would technology be if someone didn't put all those electronic parts together in new and interesting ways?

If you look at an open-ended opportunity and only see a limited outcome, is the problem with the opportunity, or the person who doesn't see it?

Our town doesn't have a high school, and the elementary/middle school is very overcrowded. I'd start there, and spend extra to get the best teachers.