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  1. Re:Another Reason? on Microsoft Nailed by Software Patent · · Score: 1

    It was Uni of B who developed it and it is on the licensee list. The company is only handling the IP. In other words RTFA.

  2. All the theories date from a April's fools prank on DefCon WiFi Shootout Winner Announced · · Score: 1

    All these theories origin from a prank by R. Wood bless him in an old issue of the Science magazine. They are unfounded and have nothing to do with reality. Quoting Wood from a later interview (by memory so quote may be garbled a bit): "If I knew how manu idiots will take this April's fool joke for granted and repeat it by now I would have chosen another subject".

  3. Re:Crash SCO's Party! on IBM Countersues SCO, And More! · · Score: 1

    No they should not.

    Grow up.

    And see what SCO did with the linux users demonstrating at their headquaters.

    There is nothing easier then hijacking a badly prepared demonstration.

    In btw: I am speaking this out of personal experience

  4. Re:better and better on IBM Countersues SCO, And More! · · Score: 1

    They do.

    To the government. Especially to the military. At least in the US and the UK. Check gov job ads and ads from agencies that are known to work for the gov.

  5. Re:Now look for the others as well on SCO May Countersue Red Hat, SuSE Joins The Fray · · Score: 1

    REAL problem on our hands. Nope it will not. Then it will be an unfair competition matter. Whatever you may call MSFT they ain't stupid.

  6. Re:*Which* Linux is certified, actually? on IBM Clinches Security Certification for Linux · · Score: 1

    Specific version of SuSe at a specific patch level with specific software running on specific hardware with a specific network configuration.

  7. Re:Death of the X-Prize on X-Prize Overview: To The Edge Of Space, Cheap · · Score: 2, Informative

    An-124 with a stronger structure, twin-vertical surface tail

    replace the original engines with Western-built 65,000 to 70,000

    That is called AN 225. AKA Mria. Exists in one copy. Flies. At least used to. Carrying a shuttle on its back. To 50000 feet apparently. And there are plans to use it as a launch platform.

  8. Feller in probability on Science and Math For Adults? · · Score: 1

    None as far as I know in Calculus (it is usually too engineering oriented), not even think of algebra. Numerical methods - ROFL. So on so forth. If there are any readable ones they are by physicists..

    Still, one exemption comes to mind. It is the finest textbook of all in probability theory. Feller. Note - it is probability theory and applications. No fscking statistics. Amazon has it .

    In btw, when reading the rant in the introduction keep in mind the emphasis which in the US (and some other countries) is put on statistics without proper knowledge of probability (and how many stupid things people do as a result).

  9. Re:Great.. on In-Dash DIN-form-factor Car PC · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yep. Especially in the days of Via Centaur this device is outright stupid. Using components from www.linitx.com I can rig the same thing for around 600$ assuming that 260$ will go for a motorolla GPS to hook up to the serial port.

  10. Re:What about Microsofts IP issues? on Gartner Says Delay Linux Deployment Due to SCO · · Score: 1
    indemnify their customers against such lawsuits

    The reason for this clause is in another lawsuit - the Sendo one.

    MSFT changed the licensing because it got hit by Sendo going in and sueing Orange outside US for selling MSFT smartphones infringing on Sendo's IP.

    As an overall result TI (who makes the phones) ended up licensing Sendo's IP (most likely under Orange's pressure) and Microsoft got screwed.

    They thought that they could drag the Sendo lawsuit through the US legal system for long enough for Sendo to fold. Wrong. Sendo simply pinned them down in another country through a customer. While MSFT itself did not cave in, the actual manufacturer caved in which gives Sendo the necessary precedent to deal with MSFT in the US (and enough cashflow to go through with the lawsuit).

    The same approach should be applied to SCO. Pin them down in countries which deal with cases like this in a matter of weeks or days, not years. Relieve them of the cash they need. Then they will fold.

    If everyone does not do this to them, they will do it to everyone. I have done my share and have filed a complaint with the competition authority in the country I live. Have you?

  11. Re:Phone numbers? on Russian Minister Gets Spammed, Spams Back · · Score: 1

    get the filters fooled.

    So filter on their fscking phone number for chirst sake.

    Pon'al?

  12. Re:Oh great on Microsoft's Patent Problem · · Score: 1

    This is a Sony lawsuit for all practical purposes and the Sony coffers are behind it. And they are almost as fat as MSFT. I would love to say that I would enjoy the slugfest between these two "stalwarts of consumer rights" and "drivers of innovation", but I do not think that Sony will be a kinder better alternative to MSFT. It will actually be much much worse. It is also likely to win.

  13. Re:Am I the only one that has used SCO's UNIX here on Skeptical Reactions To SCO From Around The Globe · · Score: 1

    No, I have as well. It used to be the only thing under 3000 dollars to run Oracle so it had its place aroun 1995. It has no place now.

  14. Re:Curious on Skeptical Reactions To SCO From Around The Globe · · Score: 1

    You are an affected party. This is bringing the entire IT industry in disarray and threatening your career. As such you are eligible to complain. At least in EU.

    For example, I have complained where I live on the grounds that it is screwing the entire industry and my career in particular. I bet that I am not the only one.

    The FTO is extremely slow to move against american companies, but I would expect it to start rolling anytime now as several thousands of people and companies have complained. It can enforce fines up to 1 billion at the moment so I do not envy SCO's battle chest.

  15. Re:Good job! on Australian Linux User Group Fights Back Against SCO · · Score: 4, Informative
    EU

    In germany SCO is already under an injunction for anticomptetitive practices. All it takes now will be for Linuxtag to go into courts again and make it stick. 300000 per case will drain the SCO battle chest very very fast.

  16. Re:IANAKD* but... on How SCO Helped Linux Go Enterprise · · Score: 1
    This is somewhat akin to Bob's Auto Parts Factory ...

    Your car is a Renault isn't it? If it is not, ask any Renault owner who have tried to get his car serviced after installing any non-original parts.

  17. Re:Excommunication on How SCO Helped Linux Go Enterprise · · Score: 1
    How long do we have to wait for the total excommunication of SCO from the tech industry

    Very long. Check on jobsearch for the keyword SCO.

    The most interesting bit is that quite a bit of these are government or positions consulting government projects.

  18. Re:If Microsoft buys SCO, you folks are SO screwed on SCO Awarded UNIX Copyright Regs, McBride Interview · · Score: 1

    Then it will become a matter for the regulators almost immediately. That is the reason why MSFT is bying fake licenses and not doing it themselves.

  19. Re:Not so scary... on SCO Awarded UNIX Copyright Regs, McBride Interview · · Score: 1

    PPP code is originally caldera (C) under GPL. So are a few other bits and pieces in the serial layer. So are a few bits related to IPX and some of the netware related stuff. It may as well make up 2% of the code. Who knows. Can't be bothered to look and compare with 2.0 days when quite a bit was done at Caldera. Not that it matters anyway

  20. Re:Licensing? on Will Munich's Linux Desktops Be Running Windows? · · Score: 5, Informative
    At least in the US - can't say for Germany.

    Germany is the only country in the world where this MSFT practice has been shot down in courts as a restraint of trade. AFAIK In Germany you can recycle windows licenses and they cannot be tied to machines and you can resell them as well.

    In btw: I see nothing wrong in using vmware as a transitions strategy. Been there myself until openoffice reached a point where it became really useable

  21. Re:crap on Warp Pipe Project - GameCube Online · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You cannot route it period. It is multicast. 239.x.x.x. If it had a TTL of more then 1 you could pass it across a hop with multicast routing configured.

    This leaves two alternatives:

    1. Mangle packets and alter TTL and have a working multicast network (Yeah... in my dreams).

    2. Bridge.

    Option 2 should just work (TM).

  22. Re:Home page on TRON: The Unknown Open-Source? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    We can make it run on any device

    No you cannot. While Nucleus itself may be free, the toolchain and the derivations tuned to specific platforms cost an arm, a leg and a prostetic.

  23. Re:Excellent! on Online Voting In 2004 To Require Windows · · Score: 1

    MYSQL converts it. Called overquoting. Oracle converts it as well starting with version 8 or 9. Ad naseum.

  24. Re:Excellent! on Online Voting In 2004 To Require Windows · · Score: 1

    Who the f... tagged this as informative? There are plenty of SQL servers out there which support quotes around integers. This is called overquoting and is used actively in all kinds of data managers and stuff.

  25. Re:Maybe a little cruise missle diplomacy is neede on Still No Federal Spam Law · · Score: 0

    Not entirely impossible. All it takes will be a few Nigeria style mails from Iraq and Sudan. Should do the job.