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LinuxFreak.org is hosting an archive for X Desktops, they are asking everyone to contribute a shot of their desktop to beef up the archive to let newbies see what Linux desktops look like, the article is here...

LinuxFreak.org is hosting an archive for X Desktops, they are asking everyone to contribute a shot of their desktop to beef up the archive to let newbies see what Linux desktops look like, the article is here...

Lindows is forging forward on the desktop Linux "market" trying to be the best it can be.. with much publicity, like the other day, for example their deal with Earthlink .. While others are already using earthlink with pppd! Their low-cost PC's at walmart are pretty good deals tho.. for a little more then the cost of WindowsXP Professional, you can get an 800mhz celery with no floppy or modem.

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Ahem. I suppose you are unaware of the Debian Multimedia Release. No? How about the hundreds of applications that people are building that form the foundation of that release? If that's not a large enough community, I'm not sure what is. A quick google search will turn up plenty of sites about movie making and sound editing on Linux. It's only a mater of time before it becomes much easier to use. But, until then, I'll use Windows. Not because it's great, but because it has the apps I need.

Woops, you are a troll. If you really cared about sound, you would be using a Mac. Dr. Watson? What's that about? I've never been able to make all the Windoze multimedia trash to behave and work together. The one computer I tried to work with M$ on was unstable, half working, and produced inferior product. I suppose I was just not leet enough to spend enough, but something makes me think my experience was more typical than the adverts at CompUSA.

I would have agreed with you once, long ago.. but consider this:

If you let the rights of a "detainee" or "prisoner" decay, under the rationalization that,"Hey, they're prisoners - they broke the law, they forfiet their rights!", you'll regret it when one day the United States has slowly broadened their definition of "illegal" or even "questionable" to include things you do in everyday life; at which point you'll be arrested and YOU will be the very prisoner that you spoke out against.

For instance, look at the story of Brian West - He did NOTHING illegal, but was picked up by the FBI.

In the late dawn of the computer age; our judicial system is STILL very illiterate in the ways of the Internet; and could easily be persuaded by our "honorable" federal agencies that Brian's was an act of TERROR; therefore opening him up to all sorts of violations of his rights under our new laws.

This is why, unfortunately, prisoners must have rights - because they might have broken no laws; but they did something that left a bad taste in the government's mouth.

So tell me why Microsoft is not facing misdemeanor (or felony) charges instead of the user...

West's defense team made this very point in a press release:
From these facts it appears that Microsoft's software may have caused this unfortunate situation to occur. Mr. Sperling or the Federal Bureau of Investigation may be wise to investigate Microsoft as a possible co-defendant or party in this case.

However, West's lawyers failed pursue this line of defense. The obvious reason is that the security flaw wasn't in Microsoft's product but in the way it was deployed by the user. Microsoft provided adequate means of security here and instructions on how to implement it.

In any case, Microsoft had nothing to do with the acts to which West plead guilty.

...instead of targeting the company that is more concerned with taking your money than making sure it actually works.

Until recently Microsoft was the target of a vigorous Federal prosecution. Apparently, politics has impeded the prosecution, but the prosecutors can hardly be faulted.

I second that, you are one of the few who actually know what is going on and have the ability to learn from history instead of look at it as a boring excersise in futility. Too bad the masses don't think like you, if they did we would never have to worry about such asinine things such as this and this

Well, this will likely be moderated as ``off topic'', but as it's another ``Rights Online'' case I am going to risk the karma hit, as I think this story is fairly important. I just submitted it as a story to Slashdot but for whatever reason it was rejected.

The Linux Freak site (no relation between the site and this story poster) has a rather interesting story about a good samaritan on the 'net who discovered a vulnerability on the Podeau Daily News web site, informed them about it along with tips on how to properly configure the software, only to find himself faced with felony charges. If you find your stomach tightening as you read this, feel free to contact Sheldon Sperling, the DOD prosecuting attorney behind this madness.

Well, this will likely be moderated as ``off topic'', but as it's another ``Rights Online'' case I am going to risk the karma hit, as I think this story is fairly important. I just submitted it as a story to Slashdot but for whatever reason it was rejected.

The Linux Freak site (no relation between the site and this story poster) has a rather interesting story about a good samaritan on the 'net who discovered a vulnerability on the Podeau Daily News web site, informed them about it along with tips on how to properly configure the software, only to find himself faced with felony charges. If you find your stomach tightening as you read this, feel free to contact Sheldon Sperling, the DOD prosecuting attorney behind this madness.