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Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Released
emissary47 writes "The Debian Project is pleased to announce the release of Debian GNU/Linux version 3.0. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, which now supports a total of eleven processor architectures, includes KDE and GNOME desktop environments, features cryptographic software, is compatible with the FHS v2.2 and supports software developed for the LSB. The Release Notes are available here."
Oooh, ahhh, it hurts! I've been holding it for FIVE FREAKIN' YEARS!
how did I see this before slashdot.
cute.
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As many of slashdot's regular readers know, VA Software - owner of this weblog - are in big financial trouble. With the current volatility in the stock-market and downturn in the US economy, there can be little hope of saving anything from the wreckage of VA Linux. It is highly unlikely that slashdot could be sold to another company - the weblog market is overcrowed and the manifest failure of the moderation/karma system will surely seal its fate.
That is where you - the reader - step in, slashdot's editors will soon be looking for new jobs and they need your help. Please post possible career options in a reply to this post. We wouldn't be able to offer a cruiser as a prize this time but the best suggestions will win a lifetime's supply of toilet paper, courtesy of Larry Augustin's stock options.
A few notes: there are some obvious jobs that slashdot's editors would enjoy - donkey sperm extractor or human toilet - but do bear in mind that, as the opensource movement demonstrates, a hobby you love may not translate into gainful employment. Also don't insult the editors by suggesting jobs they couldn't possibly do; I'm thinking particularly of anything requiring basic english or skills in proper computer languages like C.
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1) If you're getting banned from the channel you probably deserve it.
2) Getting banned from the channel has nothing at -all- to do with the distribution.
Or like day?
You will REGRET it if you dont read this totally!!
.txt file. If you want to do your postings
MAKE 58,000 DOLLARS+ FAST EASY AND LEGAL!!
MAKE MONEY FAST!!!!!! IT WORKS!!!!!!!
IT'S SIMPLE AND IT'S LEGAL!!!!!!! I found this on
a bulletin board and decided to try it a little
while back, I was browsing through news groups
just as you are right now and came across a
article similar to this saying that you could
make thousands of dollars within weeks with only
an initial investment of $6.00!! So, I thought
yeah right. This must be a scam, but like most of
us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it
said that you send one dollar to each of the six
names and addresses stated in this article. You
then delete the first address and change the
numbers. ( 2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2, etc.)
place your own name and address on the bottom of
the list at number 6 and post the article to at
least 200 newsgroups. (there are thousands) No
catch that was it. Therefore, after talking to a
few people and thinking it over I decided to try
it. What do I have to lose except 6 stamps and
$6.00 right? Then I invested the measly six
dollars. WELL GUESS WHAT!!! Within 7 days, I
started getting money in the mail!!! I was
shocked. I thought it was going to stop but it
just kept coming. In my first week, I made
$25.00. By the end of the second week, I had
$900.00. In the end of the third week, I made
$5,000.00!!! It's still growing right now.
This is now my fourth week and I have made a
total of just over $38,000.00! Moreover, it's
still coming in rapidly. This is certainly worth
$6.00 and 6 stamps. I have spent more than that
on the lottery!! Let me tell you how this works
and most importantly why it works.Also make sure
that you print a copy of this article NOW so you
can get the information off of it as you
need it. I promise you that if you follow the
directions exactly, that you will start making
more money than you possibly thought just by
doing something so easy!! SUGGESTION: READ THIS
ENTIRE MESSAGE CAREFULLY (Print it out or down
load it) Follow the simple directions and watch
the money come in! It's easy. It's legal. And
your investment is only $6.00 (plus postage)
IMPORTANT: This is not a rip off; it is not
indecent; it is not illegal; and it is virtually
no risk - it really works!!!!! If all of the
following instructions are adhered to, you will
receive extraordinary dividends. PLEASE NOTE:
please follow these directions exactly and
$50,000 or more can be yours in 20 to 60 days.
This program remains successful because of the
honesty and integrity of the participants. Please
continue its success by carefully adhering to the
instructions. You will now become a part of the
mail order business. In this business, your
product is not solid and tangible, it's a
service. You are in the business of developing a
mailing list. Many large corporations are happy
to pay big bucks for quality list. However, the
money made from the mailing list is secondary to
the income, which is made from people like you
and me asking to be included to that list. Here
are the steps to success:
STEP 1:
Get 6 separate pieces of paper write the following on
each piece of paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR
MAILING LIST." Now get 6 us 1 dollar bills and
place ONE inside EACH of the six pieces of paper
so the bill will not be seen through the envelope
to prevent thievery. Next, place one paper in
each of the 6 envelopes and seal them. MAKE SURE
THERE ARE ENOUGH STAMPS ON YOUR ENVELOPES. You
should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each
with a piece of paper stating the above phrase
your name and address and a $1.00 bill. What you
are doing is creating a service. THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are requesting a legitimate
service and you are paying for it! Like most of
us, I was a little skeptical and a little worried
about the legal aspects of it all. So, I checked
it out with the U.S. Post Office (1-800-725-
2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed
legal!!!!!
Step 2:
Mail the six envelopes to the following addresses-->
#1) Brian Thompson
15 Briggs Pond Wy.
Sharon, MA 02067
#2) Rupert Sprigsteen
2103 E. Pine St.
Tucson, AZ 85706
#3)Mark Finch
4909 S. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
#4) Andrew Bunn
149 Peregrine Way
Divide, Co 80814,
#5) Robert Willett
5507 Larkspur Dr.
Alexandria, La 71303.
#6)Demond Devane
P.O. Box 628
Carrboro, NC 27510-5514
STEP 2:
Now take the #1 name off the list that you see
above, move the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5
becomes 4, etc.) and add YOUR name as number 6 on
the list. STEP 3: Change anything you need to but
try to keep this article as original as possible.
Now post your amended article to at least 200
news groups. ( I think there are 24,000 groups)
All you need is 200, but remember, the more you
post , the more money you make!** EVERYBODY
AROUND THE WORLD CAN DO THIS BUT REMEMBER TO PUT
ENOUGH STAMPS ON YOUR ENVELOPES!!!!** This is
perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to
title 18 sec. 1302 & 1341 of the postal lottery
laws. Keep a copy of these steps for your self
and whenever you need money, you can use it again
and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program
remains successful because of the honesty and
integrity of the participants and by carefully
adhering to the directions. Look at it this way,
if you are of integrity, the program will
continue and the money that so many others have
received will come your way. NOTE: You may want
to retain every name and address sent to you, on
either a computer or a hard copy and keep the
notes people sent you. This verifies that you are
truly providing a service. (Remember to wrap
the $1 bill in the note to prevent mail theft.)
So, as each post is downloaded and the directions
carefully followed, six members will be
reimbursed for their participation as a list
developer with one dollar each. Your name will
move up the list geometrically so that when your
name reaches the #1 spot you will be receiving
thousands of dollars in CASH!!!!! What an
opportunity for only $6.00 ($1 for each of the
six people listed above) Send it now, add your
own name to the list and you're in business!
DIRECTIONS: HOW TO POST TO NEWS GROUPS STEP 1:
You do not need to retype this entire letter to
do your own posting. Simply put your cursor at
the beginning of this letter and drag your cursor
to the bottom of this document, and select "copy"
from the edit menu. This will copy the entire
letter into the computer's memory. STEP 2: Open a
blank notepad file and place your cursor at the
top of the blank page. From the edit menu,
select "paste." This will paste the copy of the
letter into notepad so you can add your name to
the list. STEP 3: Save your new notepad file as
a
in different settings , you'll always have this
file to come back to. STEP 4: Use Netscape and
Internet Explorer and try searching for various
news groups (on-line forums, message boards,
chat sites, discussions.) STEP 5: Visit these
message boards and post this article as a new
message by highlighting the text of this letter
and selecting "paste" from the edit menu. Fill in
the subject, this will be the header that
everyone sees as they scroll through the list of
postings in a particular group, click the post
message button. You're done with the first
one! CONGRATULATIONS,.THAT'S IT! All you have to
do is jump to different news groups and post
away, after you get the hang of it, it will take
30 seconds for each newsgroup! **REMEMBER, THE
MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN (MESSAGE BOARDS
ETC.) THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU HAVE
TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200. That's it! You will
begin receiving money from around the world
within days! You may eventually want to rent a
P.O. Box due to the large amount of mail you will
receive. If you wish to stay anonymous, you can
invent a name to use as long as the postman
will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE THE ADDRESS IS
CORRECT** Let me break it down, say I receive
only 5 replies, so then I made $5 with my name at
#6 on the letter. Now each of the 5 persons
who just sent me $1 made the MINIMUM 200
postings, each with my name at #5 and only 5
people respond to the original 5 people. That is
another $25 for me. Now those 25 people make the
MINIMUM 200 post with my name at number 4 and
only 5 replies each, I will make $125. Now, those
125 people post the MINIMUM 200 postings with my
name at #3 and only get 5 replies each, I will
make an additional $626! Ok, now here's the fun
part each of those 625 people post a MINIMUM 200
with my name at #2 ant they only get 5 replies
that just made me $3,125!!! Those 3125 people
send a MINIMUM 200 postings and they only get 5
replies each with my name at #1, I will receive
$15,625!!! With an original investment of $6!!!!
AMAZING!!!! . When your name is no longer on the
list, you just take the latest postings in the
news groups and send out another $6 to names on
the list putting yourself at #6 and start posting
again. Thousands of people are joining the
internet each day and they are reading articles
like these just as you are right now. So this can
never be played out just keep it going and you
can make tons of money too!!!! Please try it now
and make big bucks in a few short weeks!!!!!!
Lunix sucks a major penis. I like trolling at zero. It's so much fun. Be sure to waste one of yoru five mod points on me, i'd hate you to mod up a deserving article.
Microsoft doesn't have the balls to release an opensource op, their too greedy
Just out of curiosity, does jamie get automagically modded up? Really, his post isn't all that insightful, so it got me wondering.
Or does he mod himself up?
The end result, with no disrespect intended to the many people who worked in creating the GNU software, is just "Linux", since GNU is an accessory. Indispensable, like tyres are to a car, but accessory nevertheless
If something is indispensable, it's not an accessory. And unlike tires, much of the GNU software is not replacable out of the box. There's no libc that can replace the GNU libc on Linux; libc4 and libc5 are both based on the GNU libc and don't provide all the nessecary functionality for a modern system. Linux compiles only with GCC; besides which, there's no other free C/C++ compiler that can compile most of the complex code that usually comes with Linux. The linker and binutils are in the same boat. Bash cannot be replaced on Debian; too much stuff depends on its features (for better or worse.)
Frankly, the name of the operating system in question is Debian GNU/Linux. While Linux versus GNU/Linux in general can be debated, Debian has taken a position on that matter, and for the name of our OS, that's what matters.
New debian is out, well, that's cool and all, but I got to admit, it is waaaaay cooler to listen to DOM ANDRA song by the best band in the whole world - Kent from Sweden! I am a finn, and I do not understand all of the lyrics of Dom Andra (although swedish is our second official language in finland), but I got to admit, this is THE BEST SONG I have ever heard! Thank you Sweden, I love you!
Last updated november 4th 2001?
Jesus fucking christ, man.
--
SweetAndSourJesus
stop it while you are still out of my arm-reach you son of a bitch.
goatse != informative_slashdot_post
nice nick, you fooled me there for a second
Mozilla spell checker hasnt been released yet. Humm.
I'm much moore inturestid in seeing thu slashdot spel checkker released.
It has ben kept captiv for far to long. You know, the spelcheker that the editors use before posting artacles.
Those who would give up liberty in exchange for security and DRM should switch to Microsoft Palladium!
Thank ya. ;)
*Curious how confused ppl will get when they see an AC posting at +2* heh
actually... windows 2000 is windows nt version 5. windows me is version 4.9 of the 9x kernel. i have no idea what the hell winxp is
Win XP is 5.1, IIRC
Michael
There is no cryptographic solution to the problem where the intended receiver and the attacker are the same entity.