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on from the no-shocker-here dept.
falconed writes "From the BBC, 'Nasa has given a final "no" to requests for it to change its mind and grant a reprieve to the Hubble Space Telescope.' Not much new info here; canceling the program due to safety issues. This hasbeen discussedonSlashdotbefore."
I got the first post! Too bad it's completely irrelevant.
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Re:YAY
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First "you failed it" reply.
Re:YAY
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Congratulations, you got the first you failed it reply!
FP
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first post!! w00t!
Re:FP
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pfft. You don't even get the frist f4ilj00r.
Someone please tell me when this became a kiddie p
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Someone please tell me when this became a kiddie porn website! I happen to be a minister who has a real heart to minister to ABUSED children, and I REALLY don't want to see kiddie porn on what was once a GREAT website.
Every time I refresh there's about 2 more posts... so many vultures out there just waiting..
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Kerry and Hanoi Jane Shocker
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A photo seemingly showing Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry protesting the Vietnam War with anti-American actress "Hanoi Jane" Fonda - the photo Dems fear most - exists, and has been obtained by NewsMax.com.
On Labor Day weekend 1970, Kerry - then a rising star with Vietnam Veteran Against the War - teamed up with Fonda as the two headlined an ugly anti-war in rally in Valley Forge, Pa., railing against U.S. policy in Southeast Asia from the back of the same flatbed truck.
The photo shows "Hanoi Jane" listening raptly as speakers denounced American soldiers for committing "genocide" in Vietnam and accusing the U.S. of "international racism."
Three rows behind 'Hanoi Jane" sits a man who bears a striking resemblance to the Democratic presidential front-runner.
Re:Kerry and Hanoi Jane Shocker
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Looks more like that dude from Animal House...
Re: Kerry and Hanoi Jane Shocker
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> A photo seemingly showing Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry protesting the Vietnam War with anti-American actress "Hanoi Jane" Fonda - the photo Dems fear most - exists, and has been obtained by NewsMax.com.
If he's anti-war at heart, that's a plus for him. Too bad he didn't vote against George's Big Adventure.
-- Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Kerry ain't no hero
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But all those who served during the Vietnam years hold clear that each of us did our job and had, for the most part, no control over what position we were given or where we were stationed. Each who did serve is special and a brother veteran.
For this reason I find it difficult to understand why Sen. John Kerry's campaign is attempting to belittle the service of President Bush during the Vietnam conflict.
We all know the differences. Bush was a pilot in the National Guard; Kerry was a combat veteran. The Boston Globe recently pointed out that Kerry, in less than two months of combat, received the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts, which made him a hero and allowed him to request early termination of his combat duty.
But what happened next bothers me. According to the Globe, Kerry became involved in the anti-war movement upon his return, and asked for and received an early discharge from the Navy so he could continue those efforts.
How could Kerry so easily abandon his comrades in Vietnam, and then, 30 years on, call on those same men and women to back his presidential ambition?
Kerry now holds himself up as a war hero and asks for my vote. Yet, 30 years ago he stood with Jane Fonda and gave aid and comfort to an enemy still killing our brother veterans by the hundreds.
Re: elections?
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> maybe the elections are just a tad too far away, is suspect that in 6 months or so NASA will have a sudden change of heart, following a generous promise for funding and flying to mars, the moon, and the sun from president bush.
And another round of tax cuts to fund all of it...
Hey, if Bush would volunteer to get in a jump suit and fly to the sun, I would pay double the taxes I owe!
Then maybe would could fly that "Mission Accomplished" banner and have it mean something.
Re:Safty my ass.
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Who ever modded this "troll" is an ignorent ass.
Re:Safty my ass.
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Um, I think it's actually a 'safety' issue.
Re:Why not give it to DoD?
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topless sunbathers? in eye-raq? phwooaarrr!!
The Real Problem with Hubble: It Runs *BSD
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Yet another awful blow has struck what's left of the *BSD community, as a soon-to-be-released report by an independent commission doing a year-long study concludes: *BSD is dead and mummified. Here are some of the commission's findings:
Fact: the *BSDs have balkanized yet again. There are now no less than twelve separate, competing *BSD projects, each of which has introduced fundamental incompatibilities with the other *BSDs, and frequently with Unix standards. Average number of developers in each project: fewer than five. Average number of users per project: there are no definitive numbers, but reports show that all projects are on the decline.
Fact: Apple is quietly changing the base kernel for OS X from *BSD to Linux. Insiders report that Apple's technical leadership has grown tired of the licensing battles and is seeking a more modern license; they find Linux's license more appealing. Many Apple technology experts -- from OS developers all the way up to Steve Jobs -- find Linux to be a more advanced OS, which will enable Apple to release a more mature product. The frequent hallway arguments and fistfights among the *BSD developers Apple has hired has also contributed to the decision.
Fact: The European Union has banned *BSD from any work in government or government-sponsored institutions. All current *BSD machines are to be retired immediately, top priority. "We find BSD to be vastly inferior," says Hans Rennes-le-Guigal, an EU official based at Switzerland's CERT technology center. "We have had much stability problems and much security problems. We will see no more of this now that we will use a proper European operating system [like Linux]."
Fact: Many user-level applications will no longer work under *BSD, and no one is working to change this. For instance, OpenOffice, a Microsoft Office clone, has never worked under *BSD and never will. ("Why would we bother?" said developer Steven Andrews, an OpenOffice team lead.)
Fact: servers running OpenBSD, which claims to focus on security, are frequently compromised. According to Jim Markham, editor of the online security forum SecurityWatch, the few OpenBSD servers that exist on the internet have become a joke among the hacker community. "They make a game out of it," he says. "(OpenBSD leader) Theo [de Raadt] will scramble to make a new patch to fix one problem, and they've already compromised a bunch of boxes with a different exploit."
Fact: NetBSD, which claims to focus on portability (whatever that is supposed to mean), is slow, and cannot take advantage of multiple CPUs. "That about drove the last nail in the coffin for BSD use here," said Michael Curry, CTO of Amazon.com. "We took our NetBSD boxes out to the backyard and shot them in the head. We're much happier running Linux."
Fact: There are almost no FreeBSD developers left, and its use, according to Netcraft, is down to a sadly crippled.005% of internet servers. "It's just not reliable," said Christine McGee, VP of Technology for eBay, Inc. "Nor do we find it a very modern OS. I would recommend Linux to anyone contemplating a server OS, or maybe Windows, before I would recommend a BSD."
Fact: DragonflyBSD, yet another offshoot of the beleaguered FreeBSD "project", is already collapsing under the weight of internal power struggles and in-fighting. "They haven't done a single decent release," notes Mark Baron, an industry watcher and columnist. "Their mailing lists read like an online version of a Jerry Springer episode, complete with food fights, swearing, name-calling, and chair-throwing." Netcraft reports that DragonflyBSD is run on exactly 0% of internet servers. With these incontroverible facts staring (what's left of) the *BSD community in the face, they can only draw one conclusion: *BSD is dead and mummified.
Re:You're missing the point
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Yeah, that's what O'Keefe said.
Bill Clinton said he didn't have sex with that girl.
George Bush said he had never been arrested
Rob Malda said he would never sell out.
SCO claims that their licence is viral like GPL.
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Now SCO has withdrawn their claim of SysV code directly placed in Linux.
(One may ask what exactly was in the NDA-show-n-tell, then. )
They now only claim that AIX code is in Linux (which IBM admits to). They claim that under the terms of the licence, derrivative works cannot be shared with non-licencies ( like open source developers ). They claim that IBM code, while written by IBM, in some way derived from SysV source.
SCO's copyrights and licence rights are still in question as the contracts are vague and Novell has claims too.
If there are any lines in IBM's contributions that are inappropriatly from SCO, then SCO may have a proper claim. If SCO obtains IBM internal revision history, and the origins of the code was from SysV, then the claim may be valid.
If the claim is valid, and SCO actually has valid copyrights to the code then the following would happen:
- Any code deemed to be SysV dervivative would not be properly licenced and would need to be removed from Linux.
- IBM may have to stop shipping AIX, or re-negotiate terms with SCO.
- IBM could owe money for copyright infringment since SCO "revoked" the licence.
Note that if SCO is able to obtain IBM internal revision history without specific proof, the IBM, as part of their countersuit, may be able to obtain internal revision history of SCO code. It is likely that something would turn up there too. It could then follow that:
- SCO may owe payments to kernel developers over using copyrighted GPL code outside the licence and without permission.
- SCO may owe IBM for improper use of various patents.
- SCO would be forced to stop shipping certain products with improper GPL deritave code.
Also note that if SCO actually won their case, their may be a reaction with open source licences. There may be "everyone except SCO" additions to licences.
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I got the first post! Too bad it's completely irrelevant.
WHO NEEDS SHIFT WHEN YOU HAVE CAPSLOCK/ DAMN1
first post!! w00t!
Someone please tell me when this became a kiddie porn website! I happen to be
a minister who has a real heart to minister to ABUSED children, and I
REALLY don't want to see kiddie porn on what was once a GREAT website.
Every time I refresh there's about 2 more posts... so many vultures out there just waiting..
WHO NEEDS SHIFT WHEN YOU HAVE CAPSLOCK/ DAMN1
On Labor Day weekend 1970, Kerry - then a rising star with Vietnam Veteran Against the War - teamed up with Fonda as the two headlined an ugly anti-war in rally in Valley Forge, Pa., railing against U.S. policy in Southeast Asia from the back of the same flatbed truck.
The photo shows "Hanoi Jane" listening raptly as speakers denounced American soldiers for committing "genocide" in Vietnam and accusing the U.S. of "international racism."
Three rows behind 'Hanoi Jane" sits a man who bears a striking resemblance to the Democratic presidential front-runner.
Hippy Kerry
But all those who served during the Vietnam years hold clear that each of us did our job and had, for the most part, no control over what position we were given or where we were stationed. Each who did serve is special and a brother veteran.
For this reason I find it difficult to understand why Sen. John Kerry's campaign is attempting to belittle the service of President Bush during the Vietnam conflict.
We all know the differences. Bush was a pilot in the National Guard; Kerry was a combat veteran. The Boston Globe recently pointed out that Kerry, in less than two months of combat, received the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts, which made him a hero and allowed him to request early termination of his combat duty.
But what happened next bothers me. According to the Globe, Kerry became involved in the anti-war movement upon his return, and asked for and received an early discharge from the Navy so he could continue those efforts.
How could Kerry so easily abandon his comrades in Vietnam, and then, 30 years on, call on those same men and women to back his presidential ambition?
Kerry now holds himself up as a war hero and asks for my vote. Yet, 30 years ago he stood with Jane Fonda and gave aid and comfort to an enemy still killing our brother veterans by the hundreds.
> maybe the elections are just a tad too far away, is suspect that in 6 months or so NASA will have a sudden change of heart, following a generous promise for funding and flying to mars, the moon, and the sun from president bush.
And another round of tax cuts to fund all of it...
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Hey, if Bush would volunteer to get in a jump suit and fly to the sun, I would pay double the taxes I owe!
Then maybe would could fly that "Mission Accomplished" banner and have it mean something.
Who ever modded this "troll" is an ignorent ass.
Um, I think it's actually a 'safety' issue.
topless sunbathers? in eye-raq? phwooaarrr!!
Yet another awful blow has struck what's left of the *BSD community, as a soon-to-be-released report by an independent commission doing a year-long study concludes: *BSD is dead and mummified. Here are some of the commission's findings:
.005% of internet servers. "It's just not reliable," said Christine McGee, VP of Technology for eBay, Inc. "Nor do we find it a very modern OS. I would recommend Linux to anyone contemplating a server OS, or maybe Windows, before I would recommend a BSD."
Fact: the *BSDs have balkanized yet again. There are now no less than twelve separate, competing *BSD projects, each of which has introduced fundamental incompatibilities with the other *BSDs, and frequently with Unix standards. Average number of developers in each project: fewer than five. Average number of users per project: there are no definitive numbers, but reports show that all projects are on the decline.
Fact: Apple is quietly changing the base kernel for OS X from *BSD to Linux. Insiders report that Apple's technical leadership has grown tired of the licensing battles and is seeking a more modern license; they find Linux's license more appealing. Many Apple technology experts -- from OS developers all the way up to Steve Jobs -- find Linux to be a more advanced OS, which will enable Apple to release a more mature product. The frequent hallway arguments and fistfights among the *BSD developers Apple has hired has also contributed to the decision.
Fact: The European Union has banned *BSD from any work in government or government-sponsored institutions. All current *BSD machines are to be retired immediately, top priority. "We find BSD to be vastly inferior," says Hans Rennes-le-Guigal, an EU official based at Switzerland's CERT technology center. "We have had much stability problems and much security problems. We will see no more of this now that we will use a proper European operating system [like Linux]."
Fact: Many user-level applications will no longer work under *BSD, and no one is working to change this. For instance, OpenOffice, a Microsoft Office clone, has never worked under *BSD and never will. ("Why would we bother?" said developer Steven Andrews, an OpenOffice team lead.)
Fact: servers running OpenBSD, which claims to focus on security, are frequently compromised. According to Jim Markham, editor of the online security forum SecurityWatch, the few OpenBSD servers that exist on the internet have become a joke among the hacker community. "They make a game out of it," he says. "(OpenBSD leader) Theo [de Raadt] will scramble to make a new patch to fix one problem, and they've already compromised a bunch of boxes with a different exploit."
Fact: NetBSD, which claims to focus on portability (whatever that is supposed to mean), is slow, and cannot take advantage of multiple CPUs. "That about drove the last nail in the coffin for BSD use here," said Michael Curry, CTO of Amazon.com. "We took our NetBSD boxes out to the backyard and shot them in the head. We're much happier running Linux."
Fact: There are almost no FreeBSD developers left, and its use, according to Netcraft, is down to a sadly crippled
Fact: DragonflyBSD, yet another offshoot of the beleaguered FreeBSD "project", is already collapsing under the weight of internal power struggles and in-fighting. "They haven't done a single decent release," notes Mark Baron, an industry watcher and columnist. "Their mailing lists read like an online version of a Jerry Springer episode, complete with food fights, swearing, name-calling, and chair-throwing." Netcraft reports that DragonflyBSD is run on exactly 0% of internet servers. With these incontroverible facts staring (what's left of) the *BSD community in the face, they can only draw one conclusion: *BSD is dead and mummified.
Bill Clinton said he didn't have sex with that girl.
George Bush said he had never been arrested
Rob Malda said he would never sell out.
Now SCO has withdrawn their claim of SysV code directly placed in Linux.
(One may ask what exactly was in the NDA-show-n-tell, then. )
They now only claim that AIX code is in Linux (which IBM admits to). They claim that under the terms of the licence, derrivative works cannot be shared with non-licencies ( like open source developers ). They claim that IBM code, while written by IBM, in some way derived from SysV source.
SCO's copyrights and licence rights are still in question as the contracts are vague and Novell has claims too.
If there are any lines in IBM's contributions that are inappropriatly from SCO, then SCO may have a proper claim. If SCO obtains IBM internal revision history, and the origins of the code was from SysV, then the claim may be valid.
If the claim is valid, and SCO actually has valid copyrights to the code then the following would happen:
- Any code deemed to be SysV dervivative would not be properly licenced and would need to be removed from Linux.
- IBM may have to stop shipping AIX, or re-negotiate terms with SCO.
- IBM could owe money for copyright infringment since SCO "revoked" the licence.
Note that if SCO is able to obtain IBM internal revision history without specific proof, the IBM, as part of their countersuit, may be able to obtain internal revision history of SCO code. It is likely that something would turn up there too. It could then follow that:
- SCO may owe payments to kernel developers over using copyrighted GPL code outside the licence and without permission.
- SCO may owe IBM for improper use of various patents.
- SCO would be forced to stop shipping certain products with improper GPL deritave code.
Also note that if SCO actually won their case, their may be a reaction with open source licences.
There may be "everyone except SCO" additions to licences.