I think they are trying to separate themselves to state that if you want the news, come to us and do it properly.
Have you ever searched for some information, and Google gave a hit where the surrounding text of the query already answers your question? And then not clicked the website?
I'm not gonna repeat all the arguments of nuclear vs. renewable power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_debate But basically, with nuclear power you end up having the same problem as with oil (Uranium is limited), except you have huge safety issues (see recent events in France) and unsolved issues with radioactive waste. Nuclear power can be a short-time tool to get to sustainable long-term technologies. But it is neither clean nor a silver bullet, and we mustn't stop there.
Maybe. But ever heard of "innocent until proven guilty"? Being accused already ruined that guys life (and finances). It could be worse, his wife could have left him. He has little chance of gaining everything back, and there will always be that who-knows-cloud over his head.
And watch out for evil maidsinstallingmalware that subverts your encryption and sends/stores everything unencrypted. And don't tell me that ain't easy with Linux. That's right, you can never leave your computer unlocked unattended. Realistic?
... uses Flash for navigation, casual online games, interactive information displays, or google maps street view...we have a long ways until we can say goodbye to Flash
Granted, Flash navigation isn't necessary. The effects can be provided by CSS, and search engines like text better. Google maps street view uses Flash? Can't see it. I don't mind a dedicated graphical programming environment being used for casual online games, Now for interactive information displays, you have to realize that some content can not presented in a satisfying way with HTML/JS. You need flash for fancy animations, things flying around. Just look at some artists or movie website. And the answer 'I don't want that fancy stuff anyway' is not enough. People want fancy.
So I think there will always be a need for a graphical programming environment that has the abilities of Flash (on the programmers side as well as on the users side). JS is not enough. Maybe someone will come up with something open that is equally easy (based on JS or Java(FX)?). Until then, people will say "Just install Flash."
You mention that Flash should be replaced by open video standards for video applications. However, I frequently find video and even more so video live streams to be very fragile when the browser uses the systems video player. I then often just download the video and play it externally, because the internal video player doesn't respond and I don't know why.
Flash was introduced here because it just works. Come up with something that works for everyone. If you make it better than Flash (how?) websites will switch. And Flashs security issues and crashes in Linux will not bother them.
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The best way to show this is to not buy anything with DRM in it.
No, that is not enough. You have to tell the shop "I would buy that if it hadn't DRM in it." Same with mp3-players. Shops and companies will never know people would like ogg support (although it would be trivial to add). Create demand.
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Maybe they would like to say: "Look, you can put DRM on your books to try to protect your copies, you don't need to go elsewhere. But be aware that that make some legitimate users unhappy -- as it did with music -- and they will opt to non-DRM... making you lose money." If they wouldn't offer the option, they wouldn't be able to let publishers try out.
No. That would be the smart thing to do, but the products are designed to run on an infected system. That's why they should be tested in this way. Also, fixing the system offline is too complicated for the average user (to whom these products aim for).
They took 16 flu shots from companies that produce flu products, and used several flu strains that all companies advertise their products for (influenza C, H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3). The study focused on creating the necessary antibodies and 'cleaning the system' from the flu. Unfortunately, none of them rated 'very good'.
If you have a dark sense of humor, read on. 399234 test subjects were used, and 4735 deaths recorded.
There is a difference between not supporting torture (maybe even tolerating it, since it is "just against the bad guys") and being against torture. You only describe the further.
Also, the European understanding is that capital/corporal punishment is against the human rights. Which makes the US not necessarily shine (although not comparable to China of course). That is one major reason why Governor Schwarzenegger got huge criticism from the county where he was born (he adjusted to the US view and did not object to the death penalty).
Oracle has various Java-based products, for example the Oracle database installers. Since it is in their best interest that these run everywhere -- Linux-servers, Windows, Solaris, their own Unix -- I highly doubt they will hurt Java deliberately. It is more likely that they aim for interoperability. Either way, Java is fully open source => nothing can control it, it can only have more or less development in some direction => nothing *can* kill it, it can only be abandoned. So I disagree, it is the only language that does "write once, run everywhere" correctly (also considering the defined interfaces for libraries such as audio, bluetooth, databases,...).
It's a sad thing that mono is currently better supported on GNOME than Java. Where are the Java desktop programs?
Anyone unhappy with Flash and Silverlight should really push JavaFX and make his/her desktop Java-ready. Let's kill Silverlight and Flash with Javascript and JavaFX, the open languages.
Cases not involving client certificates have been demonstrated as well.
It is a complex issue that has no simple/obvious solutions. The current protocols and almost all client/server software is vulnerable, and at least some of the attack scenarios are not uncommon.
It is a complex issue that has no simple/obvious solutions. That's why the usual blah is not occurring.
It is a huge thing because we used to design web services ala 'Slap SSL onto it, and traffic can not be modified and wiretapped' (assuming the server cert is right). That beauty of SSL, just to add a layer that will take care of it all, is gone... as the pdf states, even if no client certs are involved, the current protocols and all client/server software is vulnerable, and at least some of the attack scenarios are not uncommon.
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I think they are trying to separate themselves to state that if you want the news, come to us and do it properly.
Have you ever searched for some information, and Google gave a hit where the surrounding text of the query already answers your question? And then not clicked the website?
It is a bird-roasting food delivery system in disguise!
I'm not gonna repeat all the arguments of nuclear vs. renewable power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_debate
But basically, with nuclear power you end up having the same problem as with oil (Uranium is limited), except you have huge safety issues (see recent events in France) and unsolved issues with radioactive waste.
Nuclear power can be a short-time tool to get to sustainable long-term technologies. But it is neither clean nor a silver bullet, and we mustn't stop there.
Maybe. But ever heard of "innocent until proven guilty"? Being accused already ruined that guys life (and finances). It could be worse, his wife could have left him. He has little chance of gaining everything back, and there will always be that who-knows-cloud over his head.
Pedobear strikes back
On Windows?
And watch out for evil maids installing malware that subverts your encryption and sends/stores everything unencrypted.
And don't tell me that ain't easy with Linux.
That's right, you can never leave your computer unlocked unattended. Realistic?
Google maps street view uses Flash? Can't see it.
Ooh just saw it. Well, if Google can't live without Flash, it is unlikely there is going to be a web without Flash.
... uses Flash for navigation, casual online games, interactive information displays, or google maps street view...we have a long ways until we can say goodbye to Flash
Granted, Flash navigation isn't necessary. The effects can be provided by CSS, and search engines like text better.
Google maps street view uses Flash? Can't see it.
I don't mind a dedicated graphical programming environment being used for casual online games,
Now for interactive information displays, you have to realize that some content can not presented in a satisfying way with HTML/JS. You need flash for fancy animations, things flying around. Just look at some artists or movie website.
And the answer 'I don't want that fancy stuff anyway' is not enough. People want fancy.
So I think there will always be a need for a graphical programming environment that has the abilities of Flash (on the programmers side as well as on the users side). JS is not enough. Maybe someone will come up with something open that is equally easy (based on JS or Java(FX)?).
Until then, people will say "Just install Flash."
You mention that Flash should be replaced by open video standards for video applications. However, I frequently find video and even more so video live streams to be very fragile when the browser uses the systems video player. I then often just download the video and play it externally, because the internal video player doesn't respond and I don't know why.
Flash was introduced here because it just works.
Come up with something that works for everyone. If you make it better than Flash (how?) websites will switch. And Flashs security issues and crashes in Linux will not bother them.
I can't provide citations to stuff I just made up
The best way to show this is to not buy anything with DRM in it.
No, that is not enough. You have to tell the shop "I would buy that if it hadn't DRM in it." Same with mp3-players. Shops and companies will never know people would like ogg support (although it would be trivial to add).
Create demand.
Maybe they would like to say: "Look, you can put DRM on your books to try to protect your copies, you don't need to go elsewhere. But be aware that that make some legitimate users unhappy -- as it did with music -- and they will opt to non-DRM ... making you lose money."
If they wouldn't offer the option, they wouldn't be able to let publishers try out.
OTOH, I have no clue about ebook publishing ;-)
How likely is it that no one will answer 'Screw Windows, just use Linux/BSD, it works for me' to the parent post ...
No. That would be the smart thing to do, but the products are designed to run on an infected system. That's why they should be tested in this way.
Also, fixing the system offline is too complicated for the average user (to whom these products aim for).
They took 16 flu shots from companies that produce flu products, and used several flu strains that all companies advertise their products for (influenza C, H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3). The study focused on creating the necessary antibodies and 'cleaning the system' from the flu. Unfortunately, none of them rated 'very good'.
If you have a dark sense of humor, read on.
399234 test subjects were used, and 4735 deaths recorded.
Because stealing BSD-licensed code is boring ;-)
There is a difference between not supporting torture (maybe even tolerating it, since it is "just against the bad guys") and being against torture. You only describe the further.
Also, the European understanding is that capital/corporal punishment is against the human rights. Which makes the US not necessarily shine (although not comparable to China of course). That is one major reason why Governor Schwarzenegger got huge criticism from the county where he was born (he adjusted to the US view and did not object to the death penalty).
Oracle has various Java-based products, for example the Oracle database installers. Since it is in their best interest that these run everywhere -- Linux-servers, Windows, Solaris, their own Unix -- I highly doubt they will hurt Java deliberately. It is more likely that they aim for interoperability. ...).
Either way, Java is fully open source
=> nothing can control it, it can only have more or less development in some direction
=> nothing *can* kill it, it can only be abandoned.
So I disagree, it is the only language that does "write once, run everywhere" correctly (also considering the defined interfaces for libraries such as audio, bluetooth, databases,
It's a sad thing that mono is currently better supported on GNOME than Java. Where are the Java desktop programs?
Anyone unhappy with Flash and Silverlight should really push JavaFX and make his/her desktop Java-ready. Let's kill Silverlight and Flash with Javascript and JavaFX, the open languages.
The linked articles only discuss authentication via client certificates
Not true. From http://extendedsubset.com/Renegotiating_TLS.pdf :
Cases not involving client certificates have been demonstrated as well.
It is a complex issue that has no simple/obvious solutions. The current protocols and almost all client/server software is vulnerable, and at least some of the attack scenarios are not uncommon.
It is a complex issue that has no simple/obvious solutions. That's why the usual blah is not occurring.
It is a huge thing because we used to design web services ala 'Slap SSL onto it, and traffic can not be modified and wiretapped' (assuming the server cert is right). ... as the pdf states, even if no client certs are involved, the current protocols and all client/server software is vulnerable, and at least some of the attack scenarios are not uncommon.
That beauty of SSL, just to add a layer that will take care of it all, is gone
all in all -> :-(
Wikipedia has a summary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)#Synopsis
Schneier had an interesting piece on deriving a limit of the necessary key length from thermodynamics. ... assuming your password is only bruteforce-able ... otherwise http://xkcd.com/538/
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_doghouse_cr.html
I'm sure btrfs -- once fully implemented and tested -- will also have problems reaching the performance of reiser4.