Apparently nobody bothered to read the Oracle challenge. Oracle states that not the database itself, but the database in certain environment, properly configured and secured within the environment is unbreakable, which still is.
The only thing that this researcher proved is that in certain environments you can break in the system, which basicly holds true for every system.
No matter what, you can be sure that contrary to M$, these holes will be worked on 24/7 and fixed like yesterday.:)
Anyway, enjoy you uninformed, senseless bashing and flaming... trolls.
This comments about geek OS piss me off. Sorry for the foul language, but thats just a blunder. Did you ever install a default instalation of Mandrake or SuSE lately? Its way easier than install Windows on clean computer (and I am sysadmin who installed windows since Win 3.0) and you get a computer that boots to a nice GUI with Logon screen same as in Windows.
Further, did you see Loki installer? Or did you ever tried some GUI interface to apt? Some other gui installers? You just go through a list of software and checkbox which one you want, then press a button. Its downloaded, checked for depenedncies, installed, set,... by now its easier than installing most of Windows stuff.
Its people like you constantly repeating that Linux is a geek OS that prevent its adoption. Its just a bullshit.
I think he should patent it. This is pretty cool and I am sure that after some health tests some companies might follow a suit and start produce such mices.:)
All it says is that they patented to protect memory of threads that are flagged as manipulating DRM content basicly the same thing any serious operating system does for all threads:)
Its interesting though to read the means of it. It will erase data from a memory page when some 'trusted' process would try to access this memory page. (Instead of just logically denying the access maybe?)
As for Tom Bombadil, he was dropped for a reason. If he appeared on a movie screen, half of the audience would start laughing at him and the spell would be ruined.
Maybe just because there is no actor nowadays that would be able to take such a difficult act? Tom Bombadil is one of essentials of the story and he gives actually the story its immense depth among others.
And BTW one of the top questions in every Toliken-related discussion group's FAQ is "Who is Tom Bombadil?" and I've seen and took part in many heated discussions about this question that took several years and as far as I know, its still not properly answered question...
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Hi, I just built one PC, not yet in store type, pretty cheap so I thought I would share here so everyone could get it.
MB: MSI K7T266A Pro2-RU
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1600
MEM: 512 Mb DDR 2100
Bundle: The above with fan and burn-in and shipping from Access Micro for $399
ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder DDR 32Mb ($119 Best Buy)
SB Audigy Mp3 ($99 Best Buy)
300W case, ($70 Fry's)
60Gb HDD Maxtor 7200 rpm ($129 Fry's)
HP CD-RW 9100i ($69 Fry's)
FDD, Netcard, Cables, CD-R media ($50 Fry's)
Together its about $950 without monitor. It runs completely on 266Mhz bus (DDR) and outperforms your common 2Ghz P4 with SDR bus thats shipped all over as latest greatest.
It has 4xUSB 2.0, 4xUSB 1.1 and 1x IEEE1394 (firewire). And also other standard ports. Dolby Digital Surround sound is also neat and the thing just rocks. And under $1000.
Anyone can explain to me what is suddenly so wrong about relational database with hierarchical indexing?
Maybe its just me, but the goal today is integration and having a special database for XML and special database for this and that just because its faster for this particular problem creates such a level of complexity, which prevents accomplishing even of the most trivial tasks.
Still, XML is only a way how to describe data, that might be often in their structure relational. Why do not store data in their native form and create XML documents out of database on fly by filters?
This question of hierarchical databases is just plain trolling in my eyes.
This reminder of halloween document more than shows us that the ONLY important remedy in the M$-DOJ case is to force open protocols and open data exchange formats. Everything else is just a bonus or bogus. Even restrictive OEM contracts would not uphold long, but proprietary protocols and data formats might have the potential to break neck to OSS development
This article is very poor. There could be way better answers to most of the claimed quoted from these Halloween memo's and though the author has made a substantial effort during writting of the article, it feels like he got tired and didn't think many of his arguments through.
What in case of some nuclear war or other similar technology setback? Lets say that after some time people will reinvent computers and even learn how to read these ancient artifacts, but then they will be stuck with lots of JPEG files.
Do you have any idea how would you read a jpeg if you had no idea what it is? Just gibberish.Try now without any libjpeg, without any literature about the format reconstruct data from the file. And you KNOW its a picture.
Well, ok, lets get passport of the feet. Up to the point when most of us have our credit cards in M$ Wallet and use them seemlessly to pay almost everything.
Can you imagine what happens, when the hackers break in, read the schema of the database and run a SQL query that will swap the cards in wallets of random 1% of users?
Once the users will find out and all will ask to return their transactions, you can bet there will be companies filling for bancrupcy like mad! This could put under ground even some banks, is it in the very interest of these banks to make the credit card system so vulnerable? And should not the insurance companies base their quotes on the amount of credit cards entered into M$ Wallet sytem? These are just few questions...
They and just about any other site that tried to do something other than straight text-and-jpg HTML. The fact is that Netscape browsers were buggy pieces of trash. A browser should not crash, no matter how messed up the content it receives. Period.
Yes, right, instead it should crash the OS or at least infect it with virii?
There is so many things programs should and should not do...
Of course, they do, just not all of them who are doing it now. Especially not all between 18 and 25. Hey, its just statistics and I am mathematician, thats all what interests me in this subject:)
Not only zero effect. Its proven on case of Neitherland and others that if pot would not have this 'just-being-a-little-bad' taste of protesting against something, its usage rate would drop by more than 70%.
These adds are going to tell to the kids that there are alternatives to buying CD's and that they will be cool if they will 'protest' this way.
He works for a company that is US-based. I suppose that he would like to travel in US for either business or personal purposes, but since the laws in place and the nature of his work being disputable under these laws. He cannot. To be honest, I would be largely pissed off in his position. And I would fight the laws that prevent me to do what I'd like to do if I would see them as unjust. As long as some laws limit my life, they apply to me and its my duty to fight them if I see them as wrong.
Well, I smell Redhat lawyers behind this. I even read in the thread that its done based on legal advice. This is a good thing (TM).
Hey, I am now working in US and 12 years ago when I was 14, I have circumvented copy protection on Atari games for profit, some of which are still avaiable in the local Atari Club. It was perfectly legal back then and there. But does it mean I am a felon now that I moved in US? Does it mean that I can expect up to 5 years in prison and $5 mil of fine? I'd rather not think about it, but even more I would like this DMCA law to by GONE!
Its supposed to be joke. My english is not perfect, I'd like to see how you would write in your third foreign language. And I really didn't understood what you meant with your comment except for that I had the spelling wrong.
Fritz was a favorite first name of commanders of german units SS during WWII. So favorite that its used in many countries as word commonly refering to nacist germans.
SS is in the name of the act. SSSCA.
The law is as oppresive and trying to criminalize normal behaviour of some group of people as the units of SS did.
Is it just a coincidence or another great mystery like a death of JFK?
Hey, what do you mean in the future? My computer has more emotions for me than my mother by NOW. And I've certainly spent more time interacting with it in last few years...
No matter what, after Sept. 11, there will be some serious security measures on airports and other problematic zones. These national ID cards are actually a convenient way how to avoid these. It will NOT cost money, it will actually save money, because the less people will go through these thorough checks every day, the less it will cost overall. The legislation that will place these checks in place is what takes your freedom, not this card. This card may make implementation of this new comming legislation economically possible. Thats it.
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The only thing that this researcher proved is that in certain environments you can break in the system, which basicly holds true for every system.
No matter what, you can be sure that contrary to M$, these holes will be worked on 24/7 and fixed like yesterday. :)
Anyway, enjoy you uninformed, senseless bashing and flaming... trolls.
Further, did you see Loki installer? Or did you ever tried some GUI interface to apt? Some other gui installers? You just go through a list of software and checkbox which one you want, then press a button. Its downloaded, checked for depenedncies, installed, set, ... by now its easier than installing most of Windows stuff.
Its people like you constantly repeating that Linux is a geek OS that prevent its adoption. Its just a bullshit.
I think he should patent it. This is pretty cool and I am sure that after some health tests some companies might follow a suit and start produce such mices. :)
Let's make some gold, baby...
So when I do not agree with terms of service of Passport, can I return Asheron's call since I cannot play it now? I want my money refunded.
Already my ATARI 800 XL used to have OS that used DMA (direct memory access) for various purposes. Maybe you meant DRM (digital rights management) ?
Its interesting though to read the means of it. It will erase data from a memory page when some 'trusted' process would try to access this memory page. (Instead of just logically denying the access maybe?)
They just patented being stupid on large scale.
Maybe just because there is no actor nowadays that would be able to take such a difficult act? Tom Bombadil is one of essentials of the story and he gives actually the story its immense depth among others.
And BTW one of the top questions in every Toliken-related discussion group's FAQ is "Who is Tom Bombadil?" and I've seen and took part in many heated discussions about this question that took several years and as far as I know, its still not properly answered question...
Together its about $950 without monitor. It runs completely on 266Mhz bus (DDR) and outperforms your common 2Ghz P4 with SDR bus thats shipped all over as latest greatest.
It has 4xUSB 2.0, 4xUSB 1.1 and 1x IEEE1394 (firewire). And also other standard ports. Dolby Digital Surround sound is also neat and the thing just rocks. And under $1000.
Maybe its just me, but the goal today is integration and having a special database for XML and special database for this and that just because its faster for this particular problem creates such a level of complexity, which prevents accomplishing even of the most trivial tasks.
Still, XML is only a way how to describe data, that might be often in their structure relational. Why do not store data in their native form and create XML documents out of database on fly by filters?
This question of hierarchical databases is just plain trolling in my eyes.
This reminder of halloween document more than shows us that the ONLY important remedy in the M$-DOJ case is to force open protocols and open data exchange formats. Everything else is just a bonus or bogus. Even restrictive OEM contracts would not uphold long, but proprietary protocols and data formats might have the potential to break neck to OSS development
This article is very poor. There could be way better answers to most of the claimed quoted from these Halloween memo's and though the author has made a substantial effort during writting of the article, it feels like he got tired and didn't think many of his arguments through.
Do you have any idea how would you read a jpeg if you had no idea what it is? Just gibberish.Try now without any libjpeg, without any literature about the format reconstruct data from the file. And you KNOW its a picture.
We really need this open source BSOD library
that would make our life more convenient and
our applications more commercial-like.
Can you imagine what happens, when the hackers break in, read the schema of the database and run a SQL query that will swap the cards in wallets of random 1% of users?
Once the users will find out and all will ask to return their transactions, you can bet there will be companies filling for bancrupcy like mad! This could put under ground even some banks, is it in the very interest of these banks to make the credit card system so vulnerable? And should not the insurance companies base their quotes on the amount of credit cards entered into M$ Wallet sytem? These are just few questions...
Yes, right, instead it should crash the OS or at least infect it with virii?
There is so many things programs should and should not do...
Of course, they do, just not all of them who are doing it now. Especially not all between 18 and 25. Hey, its just statistics and I am mathematician, thats all what interests me in this subject :)
These adds are going to tell to the kids that there are alternatives to buying CD's and that they will be cool if they will 'protest' this way.
He works for a company that is US-based. I suppose that he would like to travel in US for either business or personal purposes, but since the laws in place and the nature of his work being disputable under these laws. He cannot. To be honest, I would be largely pissed off in his position. And I would fight the laws that prevent me to do what I'd like to do if I would see them as unjust. As long as some laws limit my life, they apply to me and its my duty to fight them if I see them as wrong.
Hey, I am now working in US and 12 years ago when I was 14, I have circumvented copy protection on Atari games for profit, some of which are still avaiable in the local Atari Club. It was perfectly legal back then and there. But does it mean I am a felon now that I moved in US? Does it mean that I can expect up to 5 years in prison and $5 mil of fine? I'd rather not think about it, but even more I would like this DMCA law to by GONE!
Its supposed to be joke. My english is not perfect, I'd like to see how you would write in your third foreign language. And I really didn't understood what you meant with your comment except for that I had the spelling wrong.
Is it just a coincidence or another great mystery like a death of JFK?
Hey, what do you mean in the future? My computer has more emotions for me than my mother by NOW. And I've certainly spent more time interacting with it in last few years...
No matter what, after Sept. 11, there will be some serious security measures on airports and other problematic zones. These national ID cards are actually a convenient way how to avoid these. It will NOT cost money, it will actually save money, because the less people will go through these thorough checks every day, the less it will cost overall. The legislation that will place these checks in place is what takes your freedom, not this card. This card may make implementation of this new comming legislation economically possible. Thats it.