Having raved about Fink several times already i actually found a reason to look elsewhere for my Unix fix on OS X. I required a project management app to help me plan out clients projects. I had used Planner successfully in the past www.imendio.com so was happy to use it again if I could get it to build on OS X. There is no entry for it in Fink, but after a bit of searching found there was a package available for Darwinports that would build under OS X 10.4. So i downloaded the binary installer and set about trying to get it all to work. I have to say though it was not plane sailing at all. The Darwinports system would not sync with the server to check what the latest packages where, which was a pain as Planner is not one of the default packages. However, just by installing the Darwinports system and build environment meant that the stock Planner source would build without a problem. It runs fine under X and I think now I pretty much have all the apps I need running under the X Windows system on OS X. Current list of installed apps:
Konqueror (Very handy file manager)
Planner (Project management tool)
Inkscape (Vector graphics app)
KXmleditor (App for creating and editing xml documents)
Gaim (Multi protocol instant messenger client)
Emacs (Great, versatile text editor)
Firefox (Fink installed version of the mozilla browser runs better than the OS X native version)
Gnome (Just in case I feel the urge to see the gnome desktop on my PB)
Gnumeric (Excel eat your heart out)
Abiword (Word eat your heart out)
Gftp (I cannot find a decent FTP client for OS X that isn't shareware)
Quanta (For creating all my websites for clients)
Gnicash (For doing my books)
Gaim (Because I don't have £500 for Photoshop!!)
Jah,
Cash For Car Plates: Anyone that is seeking real truth and understanding of this opportunity can easily get in touch with me.
You came to this Blog. You left your URL and claimed to “Truly Know” the Narc That Car business. You said you were providing Narc That Car “training.” Your Blog says you’ve built a Narc That Car “team” with more than 100 members in three weeks. This means the company is generating revenue as a result of your efforts.
One of your efforts was to post a video recorded in the Giant Eagle parking lot. The video strongly implies there is no need to talk to “anybody” or even know the address of the store or stores in whose parking lots your team is writing down license plate numbers to generate money for themselves and Narc That Car. Store addresses easily can be obtained online, according to the video.
I asked you several questions about the propriety of recording license-plate numbers on private property without obtaining consent — i.e., the video recorded on Giant Eagle’s property. The video only sells how “easy” the Narc That Car program is in your view; it does not address matters of propriety, safety, privacy and legality.
Many corporations have policies that prohibit soliciting or commercial undertakings on their property and/or require consent or individual approvals. Your video ignores this; it simply paints Giant Eagle as a target-rich environment for Narc That Car’s purposes.
It is possible to get arrested in some jurisdictions for trespassing or defiant trespass — returning to a retail outlet from which a person has been banned for any number of reasons, including violations of store policies.
You deflected on all of my questions, even though you said you “Truly Know.” You sort of answered a question on legality by saying, “The fact is that if google maps can establish a video feed of your public information address and zoom in to your front door, one can definitely obtain open public display of license plates for the purpose of building a national database for multiple beneficial purposes. Heck we are all being filmed in our cars by video cameras around the cities of America, some that can get snap shot of your face while in the car.”
So, here — and through your video that implied permission wasn’t needed from “anybody” — you are setting the stage for your team and other Narc That Car members to fan out in parking lots across America using your Google theory..
What if a store, say, has a policy that would permit a charity such as the Salvation Army to solicit during the Holidays, thus enabling the community to benefit from the store’s traffic, but would prohibit a commercial business from setting up a hot-dog stand in the store’s parking lot on the 4th of July?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training.”
What if an individual retailer had done some research on Narc That Car participants and concluded they were the equivalent of private enterprises that wanted not only to set up a hot-dog stand on the 4th of July to siphon the store’s traffic, but every other day of the year — whenever the spirit moved them?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training.”
Who posts bond for a Narc That Car “independent consultant” if he or she gets arrested for defying a private-property owner’s policies, procedures or orders?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training.”
Do Narc That Car members need the permission of store managers to record the plate numbers of patrons?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training.”
Does your opinion about Google cover all contingencies? Can it beat back all potential challenges? Is it even valid?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training.”
How should Narc That Car promoters behave if confronted by a store manager or patron?
Remember, you said you “Truly Know” and are providing “training” — and yet you do not address any of these issues.
Jah, you have more than 100 people on your team. You are “training” them. If they ask questions such as the ones above, are they practicing “hate?”
Or, if they are persistent out of genuine concern about issues of propriety, safety, privacy and legality, does that translate into “hate?”
Patrick
