The truth of the matter is that there is no way to ' plug the hole '. Any carefully thought out business model will attribute for theft by there market share.
If there was a real need to locate every pirated file in the world, there would be no country left un-touched.
I like Iran for its particular attitudes of liberalism and just plain being real. Who the hell would buy a copy of photoshop, when you can get a few bullet proof vests, a weeks worth of groceries, and a tank of gas for the same price.
Software piracy is not the way to go; yet I think Peter Griffin made the best argument [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDhThhrd_UY ]. The famous two strong words "Come On... Come On..."
Basically 5 books for the price of 1, sweet. I really like having real copies for reference, so this is a no brainer.
- Understanding the Linux Kernel
- Linux System Programming
- Learning Python, Fourth Edition
have only reviewed the following
:- Android Application Development
:- Enterprise Recipes with Ruby and Rails
:- Linux Appliance Design
We usally upsell this as part of a keyword management module for site owners who operate classifieds type or a site with built in mail comms.
Since they almost always ask for seo, we can use the same key wordlists + many filtering functions and syphon the context in which keywords were requested/searched/rquest uri,etc..:
Each of there transactions can be neatly tucked into mem-cache for high-volume, and/or stored later to db.
/* CODE /
/http://nopaste.voric.com/paste.php?f=kon00y
* @param (array) $arr // regular/serialized array of trans
/
function syphon_filter($arr)
...explode the array..
..foreach( item as k=>i)
c_id = hash(sha256, i );
..prep for cache..
/
- c_id is the sha256 of the actual data which contains
another id that will be unique to all items.
- i is the actual data /
c_id, i //both sent to mem-cache
return _whatever_ya_like;
}
/CODE*/
Tie this to function an reports admin page on the backend, you can cleary see the 5w's for each user actions at any given snapshot. We got the idea from phpBB's bad word filter and pushed it a bit further.
In most langs the technique can be implemented in a few functions; yet filtering is the most challenging.
I can only laugh when people say things like this, much less think it.. the only other option would be to cry.
The writers of this pathetic slander are cleary trying too hard.. The whole fiasco strangely reminds me of Stewie's cmments [ http://tinyurl.com/39tljey ]..
Stewie Griffin: [infuriated] HOW DARE you reduce my finely-hewn thespian style into mere Mother Gooseries?
I agree " .. without a clear guideline from the contractor .. "
Our team uses this technique attached with an SLA on larger ( multiple updates/upgrades ) backend coding projects very often.
The client pays what they want for the base solution. After a short performance review and trial period usually 2-3 months, they sign up for an extended Service Licence Agreement.
Most clients know there budget, so the smart ones modularize the work to be completed beforehand and outsource anything that can not be done in-house/for less. If they had not setup it up this way we do it for them, so they can actually rate the performance.
So essentially we create a continuous revenue stream, were under ordinary circumstances it would have been a hit-and-run were we lose out.
The idea is not new we've been using this strategy for over 2 years now, its the one of the major ways we were able to continue earning decent profits during a major recession and provide the services that clients were happy with.
Infact, 90% of the clients who started with us 2 years ago have renewed for 2010. We take the onus of providing fault proof solutions and the stress that can initially terrify the client/project manager/accountant.
Why didn't you try VirtualBox, its made by Sun.. Yes, ZFS excedes expectations for server setups. Tapes ( still use them for archiving+reports), HDDs ( mid level to 'slowflow' data), SSDs for www/xml-rpc)
Sun is one the best at shuffling data handsdown; yet they always play with licensing like a mean poker player..
VPS is like $20/mth US if/when you start to scale. They use the latest cpanel on CentOs. Yes, they got rails.
Real *nix hackers work there, so your not spending an hour on hold if you ever, ever, ever need to call. Support ticket system is also intact.
Been with them since 2006, I found them after realizing that I was dead set on not being dick'd around or babysitting my own custom machines.