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   Review - UpdateStar

   1.0.14 Beta (Oct 6, 2007)

   As far as the comment that the software can't work I believe the software can work however it needs to be done as a standard. Implement it like a system like apt-get for Linux. apt-get uses repositories that host software. Each repository has a list of header file that contains a list of all the software they use, its version, dependencies, etc. When you connect it downloads the list off of all the repositories and compares it against the list of software on the host machine (which the client software would generate). Any software it can update (without breaking the system it will) and it allows you to install new software clean. The repositories could be official channels (ie the software maker) or 3rd party servers who maintain their repos. If they used checksums for validating legit software they could implement a torrent like system to spread the load among all the clients. All around it be a better deal. People would get newer software easier, the server load could be broken up, and updates would be available much cleaner.

2. Comment - Act IV: Nortel drags Vonage back to court

   1.0.14 Beta (Dec 18, 2007 - 11:45 AM)

   > Why don't you complain about Vonage raping IP from so many different companies?
   
   IP laws are ridiculous to begin with. Listen to Richard Stallman talk about IP sometime. Patents are typically awarded pretty broadly and cover ideas that anyone could come up with. Most companies are awarded an insane number of patents and they barter with each other that they won't sue each over for access to each others IP. The small company is typically crippled because of the broad range of IP out there and it's almost impossible for them not to trip over some IP somewhere or another. IP was originally created as a way to protect small inventors from big companies coming in and muscling them out of business. Now the big companies fight for them and they've bas****ized their purpose. The small inventor can't even say I have a patent to protect them because the big companies probably own 50 patents on insignificant things. Patents hinder not help innovation!

3. Comment - Act IV: Nortel drags Vonage back to court

   1.0.14 Beta (Dec 18, 2007 - 11:45 AM)

   > Why don't you complain about Vonage raping IP from so many different companies?
   
   IP laws are ridiculous to begin with. Listen to Richard Stallman talk about IP sometime. Patents are typically awarded pretty broadly and cover ideas that anyone could come up with. Most companies are awarded an insane number of patents and they barter with each other that they won't sue each over for access to each others IP. The small company is typically crippled because of the broad range of IP out there and it's almost impossible for them not to trip over some IP somewhere or another. IP was originally created as a way to protect small inventors from big companies coming in and muscling them out of business. Now the big companies fight for them and they've bas****ized their purpose. The small inventor can't even say I have a patent to protect them because the big companies probably own 50 patents on insignificant things. Patents hinder not help innovation!