Now that's hardly believable. Being a debian user, I never had any such issues, and debian is not commonly known to distribute software with possible legal issues. As ubuntu is based on debian, I can't imagine they would actually remove mp3 playback ability from (for instance) xmms and its derivates.
You're right, about 95% (or more) of the blocking is done by spamhaus (it is the first filter which is used, thus it's clear that they catch more than the others). Still, the ORDB guys basically say that open relay RBLs in general don't make much sense anymore which, as I consider spamhaus to be an open relay RBL too, I can't agree to.
For completeness' sake, here's the breakdown for yesterday:
- spamhaus: 4769 (96%)
- dsbl.org: 220 (4%)
- ordb.org: 3 (0%)
I'm not sure I agree about the lack of efficiency: On a "normal" day my server which hosts about 60 mailboxes blocks between 5000 and 6000 e-mail messages (4992 yesterday, 4936 Sunday, 5615 Saturday, 5763 Friday etc.) using ordb, spamhaus and dsbl. While it's true that I still have to use spamassassin for additional content filtering, that's more than 5000 messages a day which don't even enter the system - I consider that quite a lot.
If it's "just" the Gecko engine which is incompatible with older OS', I wonder whether it would be possible to combine Firefox 3.0 (once it's out) with an older version of the rendering engine. Then again, if there are bugs found in Gecko and not in the Firefox code, this would still mean a major support commitment for somebody.
OTOH, I'm glad I don't really have to care since I run neither of those legacy OS':)
IMHO, *if* we are, as the story implies, not as much responsible for the changes as previously thought, our actions to prevent global warming are even more likely to fail (reducing a mostly irrelevant part of the problem doesn't solve it).
On the other hand, actions to reduce CO2 often also improve the air quality in general (eg. better cars -> less other toxic gases), so we should probably keep trying to "improve" our lifestyle. In the meantime, our politicians can relax, stop whining and go back to work. Maybe they can figure out what to do - after all, that's what they're paid for...
While I agree about the camera (that is, new models with 2 megapixels are actually starting to get usable for your occasional picture - just copy it to your PC instead of sending it), but I like text messages. Of course it depends on your operator, but here in Europe you frequently get a certain amount of "free" messages (or unlimited free messages to people who use the same provider), plus it's a handy way for asynchronous communications or to organize an appointment (ie. mass-messaging everyone involved).
But of course, the most important thing for a mobile phone are phone calls (and battery life), which is why I stick with my ancient Sony Ericsson T100 until it dies.
Might be related to the fact that, unless you have *very* small hands, placing 6 fingers and 2 thumbs on your mobile phone keypad at the same time *might* not be trivial. That said, I doubt re-arranging the keys is going to make writing text messages any less annoying...
Oh, and as I'm currently forced to use dialup internet, the javascript updates are *considerably* faster than the good old reload-the-whole-page approach.
I like it. I know, javascript isn't everybody's favourite, but still, it really increases search speed and even though you can't bookmark page X of your search result, at least the results per se are bookmarkable (i.e. not loaded using javascript).
I would recommend reducing the volume by a tiny little fraction each startup, so the more annoyed people get with it, the lower at least the volume will be...
Does anyone have a clue about the dimensions of the thing? I currently own an old Sony-Ericsson T100 and most modern phones are way bigger and heavier. If it isn't, it might actually be an interesting gadget, since I've been annoyed by a couple of design choices made for my phone - a non-issue for an open-source phone...
I know, that's not something slashdot readers usually do, but from reading the bug report I didn't get the impression that a rename was really imminent. In fact, the last couple of messages talked about calling it something like "Firefox Community Edition" which isn't a real change of name...
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Now that's hardly believable. Being a debian user, I never had any such issues, and debian is not commonly known to distribute software with possible legal issues. As ubuntu is based on debian, I can't imagine they would actually remove mp3 playback ability from (for instance) xmms and its derivates.
You're right, about 95% (or more) of the blocking is done by spamhaus (it is the first filter which is used, thus it's clear that they catch more than the others). Still, the ORDB guys basically say that open relay RBLs in general don't make much sense anymore which, as I consider spamhaus to be an open relay RBL too, I can't agree to.
For completeness' sake, here's the breakdown for yesterday:
- spamhaus: 4769 (96%)
- dsbl.org: 220 (4%)
- ordb.org: 3 (0%)
I'm not sure I agree about the lack of efficiency: On a "normal" day my server which hosts about 60 mailboxes blocks between 5000 and 6000 e-mail messages (4992 yesterday, 4936 Sunday, 5615 Saturday, 5763 Friday etc.) using ordb, spamhaus and dsbl. While it's true that I still have to use spamassassin for additional content filtering, that's more than 5000 messages a day which don't even enter the system - I consider that quite a lot.
Isn't there some temporal directive against that?
Yup, the Chinese. Never trusted them...
Yup, already taking over, I am. :)
If it's "just" the Gecko engine which is incompatible with older OS', I wonder whether it would be possible to combine Firefox 3.0 (once it's out) with an older version of the rendering engine. Then again, if there are bugs found in Gecko and not in the Firefox code, this would still mean a major support commitment for somebody.
:)
OTOH, I'm glad I don't really have to care since I run neither of those legacy OS'
As far as I know, *ALL* Plextor CD-Rs are made by Taiyo Yuden - so I usually just buy those.
Wikipedia can also help you identify them.
Get an IBM ("Lenovo"). Suspend and wakeup work perfectly well on my x41 (running Linux).
IMHO, *if* we are, as the story implies, not as much responsible for the changes as previously thought, our actions to prevent global warming are even more likely to fail (reducing a mostly irrelevant part of the problem doesn't solve it).
On the other hand, actions to reduce CO2 often also improve the air quality in general (eg. better cars -> less other toxic gases), so we should probably keep trying to "improve" our lifestyle. In the meantime, our politicians can relax, stop whining and go back to work. Maybe they can figure out what to do - after all, that's what they're paid for...
Well, WE certainly can't. So it *is* in OUR interest to colonize...
While I agree about the camera (that is, new models with 2 megapixels are actually starting to get usable for your occasional picture - just copy it to your PC instead of sending it), but I like text messages. Of course it depends on your operator, but here in Europe you frequently get a certain amount of "free" messages (or unlimited free messages to people who use the same provider), plus it's a handy way for asynchronous communications or to organize an appointment (ie. mass-messaging everyone involved).
But of course, the most important thing for a mobile phone are phone calls (and battery life), which is why I stick with my ancient Sony Ericsson T100 until it dies.
I, for one, managed to get used to my very simple T100 even though the software does have a couple of terribly idiotic issues.
Well, I received a nice little SecurID card from my bank, so that really depends on the country and/or bank.
Might be related to the fact that, unless you have *very* small hands, placing 6 fingers and 2 thumbs on your mobile phone keypad at the same time *might* not be trivial. That said, I doubt re-arranging the keys is going to make writing text messages any less annoying...
Oh, and as I'm currently forced to use dialup internet, the javascript updates are *considerably* faster than the good old reload-the-whole-page approach.
I like it. I know, javascript isn't everybody's favourite, but still, it really increases search speed and even though you can't bookmark page X of your search result, at least the results per se are bookmarkable (i.e. not loaded using javascript).
There's also a firefox search plugin, btw.
I would recommend reducing the volume by a tiny little fraction each startup, so the more annoyed people get with it, the lower at least the volume will be...
Does anyone have a clue about the dimensions of the thing? I currently own an old Sony-Ericsson T100 and most modern phones are way bigger and heavier. If it isn't, it might actually be an interesting gadget, since I've been annoyed by a couple of design choices made for my phone - a non-issue for an open-source phone...
I know, that's not something slashdot readers usually do, but from reading the bug report I didn't get the impression that a rename was really imminent. In fact, the last couple of messages talked about calling it something like "Firefox Community Edition" which isn't a real change of name...
Actually read it, my friend: "Indeed for the original KLF Communications CD release, the entire album was written on to one track."
also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chill_Out_(KLF_album)
I couldn't agree more...
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