> Companies "couldn't say, 'Maybe I should just choose Linux because there were 52 Slashdot postings saying that Linux is better,' " he said, referring to a popular Web site for technology news and commentary. "That's really what drove a lot of the emphasis to say, 'Hey, fine, let's really give a set of facts.' "
Yeah, well, I just wonder... How well can I trust facts on www.MicroSoft.Com, compared to facts on SlashDot.Org? Considering the number of pro-Windows people here and the number of pro-Linux people there, I think SlashDot is waaaay more reliable!;-)
Enough reasons to change DJBDNS. Just to pick an example: IPv6 support?
DJB has some problems with his attitude and other things, which make it hard for him to understand IPv6. That's why other people have to distribute patches to add essential features like this.
Actually, just do a quick search on Google and see that there are many people who have patches for DJBDNS. DJB is too afraid to release new versions with these fixes because that could make people think that his programs aren't that good after all...
And I guess that's also necessary anyway when you want to play a copy-prot^H^H^H^Hrestricted WMA file on a non-iPod portable player... I can't imagine that those devices know how to decrypt DRM'ed files, can they?
So I don't know what this Microsoft dude is talking about.
Too bad that those games are all just available in ShareWare, there's (AFAIK) no way to get the full versions. Unless you pirate them, of course, but even for these old titles which aren't sold anymore, that's forbidden...:-(
And of course the idea of transparent terminals is sooooooooo original and unique that Apple would never be able to come up with that when the OSS people hadn't.
Just wondering, are you also angry with Apple because they "copied" the Terminal itself, or maybe the command line? Or maybe because they also have a Unix-like filesystem?
Hmm. Last time I saw some anti-Linux "facts" from Microsoft, they were like "Linux doesn't have journaling file systems" and "Windows is technically superior". (Note that this was just one-two years ago, when journaling filesystems already existed for Linux)
So it looks like Microsoft learnt their lesson and chose a different strategy here. They're more about the costs now. Still, I doubt if the facts are true, but at least they seem a bit more credible.;-)
The problem with this kind of popups is that they're not opened by a little JavaScript in the HTML source, but by a tiny program running in the background. AFAIK, that is.
So I'd think the popup blocking in WinXPSP2 (for example) will not be able to block this kind of popups. And well, if it will work, the dorks at Gator can just alter the program so that some weird window opens up with a HTML component in it, instead of a real browser window.
So yeah, this kind of software might just keep the popups alive... What can one do against this?
You got a point here. But when it's a webserver, the intruder usually doesn't get more permissions than the webserver has. Most webservers don't have enough permissions to change the served files.
So when someone can get in but can't get root, he/she usually still can't deface a site.
Here you can see a list of all the devices they want to implement Ogg support for sooner or later. For some of the devices, it's never going to happen because of hardware limitations.
As someone else here already said, the iMP-400 and iMP-550 (IIRC) will get Ogg support in January. I'm certainly looking forward to it. As soon as they release the firmware, I'm going to buy one of those devices, I guess.
It looks like some things didn't really go as planned, with the iFP-300 support coming so quickly. But hey, isn't that good?:-)
I myself don't like walking around with a laptop bag, because nobody needs to know there's a laptop in there. I prefer people (for example people who like to steal bags with expensive goods in them) to think there are just clothes in there.
So I bought a "Second Skin" for my iBook. It looks like the thing on this page: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore?pr oductLearnMore=T5892
And then just put your laptop in the second skin in an ordinary backpack. Works perfectly for me, and other people will just think I'm a poor student with a bag of clothes and stuff.:-)
If both ide-cd and ide-scsi are used as a module, I don't see why you can't just load and unload the correct modules when you want to change modes.
But OTOH, why would you want to do that anyway? With ide-scsi, you can do everything you need to do with the drive, I don't see why you can't just use that mode all the time.
> In fact, Microsoft's patent is great news. Hopefully, nobody will be tempted to license the "technology" (read: virus portal) for any other OS.
Uhm, maybe you're using IE/Opera/Konqueror... But if you run Mozilla, you're already running an "OS" with this technology. The whole user interface of Mozilla is "pure" XUL (some sort of HTML) and JavaScript. It's called, yeah, Chrome.
But you should've known that, because it's in the article.
Hmm. It happens from time to time that I lose a CD and find it back under my bed orso, months later.
Now what about a fingernail-sized thingy? I'd probably accidentally suck it up into the vacuum cleaner... Yeah, very nice. Smaller than a MD or 200M CD shouldn't be necessary IMHO.
> 256K vs. 512K of cache also gives a distinction between the iBook and powerbook lines that Apple may wish to have as one of the reasons to justify their price difference as well.
It surprises me that nobody noticed yet that the later G3 iBooks (May 2002 and later AFAIK) had 512KB of cache. So would this G4 maybe be slower than a G3 when running non-AltiVec applications?
Also, don't expect the G5 in portable devices soon. Just look at the fans in the G5, try to put one of them in a laptop.:-)
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, welcome to 1996. ;-)
;-)
> Companies "couldn't say, 'Maybe I should just choose Linux because there were 52 Slashdot postings saying that Linux is better,' " he said, referring to a popular Web site for technology news and commentary. "That's really what drove a lot of the emphasis to say, 'Hey, fine, let's really give a set of facts.' "
Yeah, well, I just wonder... How well can I trust facts on www.MicroSoft.Com, compared to facts on SlashDot.Org? Considering the number of pro-Windows people here and the number of pro-Linux people there, I think SlashDot is waaaay more reliable!
Enough reasons to change DJBDNS. Just to pick an example: IPv6 support?
;-)
DJB has some problems with his attitude and other things, which make it hard for him to understand IPv6. That's why other people have to distribute patches to add essential features like this.
Actually, just do a quick search on Google and see that there are many people who have patches for DJBDNS. DJB is too afraid to release new versions with these fixes because that could make people think that his programs aren't that good after all...
(Hope I'm not too offtopic/trolling here.
You can find more information about the "Trustworthy Computing" initiative on this site. Quite cool that it still exists, actually. :-)
But then isn't it possible to download the track back to a PC to destroy the whole protection?
And I guess that's also necessary anyway when you want to play a copy-prot^H^H^H^Hrestricted WMA file on a non-iPod portable player... I can't imagine that those devices know how to decrypt DRM'ed files, can they?
So I don't know what this Microsoft dude is talking about.
Too bad that those games are all just available in ShareWare, there's (AFAIK) no way to get the full versions. Unless you pirate them, of course, but even for these old titles which aren't sold anymore, that's forbidden... :-(
Tried to open your .pdf, but Acrobat refused to display it because there's a bank note on it. :-( ;-)
And of course the idea of transparent terminals is sooooooooo original and unique that Apple would never be able to come up with that when the OSS people hadn't.
Just wondering, are you also angry with Apple because they "copied" the Terminal itself, or maybe the command line? Or maybe because they also have a Unix-like filesystem?
Hmm. Last time I saw some anti-Linux "facts" from Microsoft, they were like "Linux doesn't have journaling file systems" and "Windows is technically superior". (Note that this was just one-two years ago, when journaling filesystems already existed for Linux)
;-)
So it looks like Microsoft learnt their lesson and chose a different strategy here. They're more about the costs now. Still, I doubt if the facts are true, but at least they seem a bit more credible.
The problem with this kind of popups is that they're not opened by a little JavaScript in the HTML source, but by a tiny program running in the background. AFAIK, that is.
So I'd think the popup blocking in WinXPSP2 (for example) will not be able to block this kind of popups. And well, if it will work, the dorks at Gator can just alter the program so that some weird window opens up with a HTML component in it, instead of a real browser window.
So yeah, this kind of software might just keep the popups alive... What can one do against this?
You got a point here. But when it's a webserver, the intruder usually doesn't get more permissions than the webserver has. Most webservers don't have enough permissions to change the served files.
So when someone can get in but can't get root, he/she usually still can't deface a site.
And what about my SPARC5 machine which runs OF too? I don't know how old the thing is, but probably older than a 1995-Mac.
Here you can see a list of all the devices they want to implement Ogg support for sooner or later. For some of the devices, it's never going to happen because of hardware limitations.
:-)
As someone else here already said, the iMP-400 and iMP-550 (IIRC) will get Ogg support in January. I'm certainly looking forward to it. As soon as they release the firmware, I'm going to buy one of those devices, I guess.
It looks like some things didn't really go as planned, with the iFP-300 support coming so quickly. But hey, isn't that good?
I myself don't like walking around with a laptop bag, because nobody needs to know there's a laptop in there. I prefer people (for example people who like to steal bags with expensive goods in them) to think there are just clothes in there.
r oductLearnMore=T5892
:-)
So I bought a "Second Skin" for my iBook. It looks like the thing on this page: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore?p
And then just put your laptop in the second skin in an ordinary backpack. Works perfectly for me, and other people will just think I'm a poor student with a bag of clothes and stuff.
If both ide-cd and ide-scsi are used as a module, I don't see why you can't just load and unload the correct modules when you want to change modes.
But OTOH, why would you want to do that anyway? With ide-scsi, you can do everything you need to do with the drive, I don't see why you can't just use that mode all the time.
> In fact, Microsoft's patent is great news. Hopefully, nobody will be tempted to license the "technology" (read: virus portal) for any other OS.
Uhm, maybe you're using IE/Opera/Konqueror... But if you run Mozilla, you're already running an "OS" with this technology. The whole user interface of Mozilla is "pure" XUL (some sort of HTML) and JavaScript. It's called, yeah, Chrome.
But you should've known that, because it's in the article.
And not just that, isn't CSS also the name of the encryption they use for DVD's?
Ahh, so this GlowFish will replace OpenBSD's BlowFish and be the new mascotte? Way cool.
Anyone else noticed the item about "Red Hat offers security course"?
Hmm. It happens from time to time that I lose a CD and find it back under my bed orso, months later.
Now what about a fingernail-sized thingy? I'd probably accidentally suck it up into the vacuum cleaner... Yeah, very nice. Smaller than a MD or 200M CD shouldn't be necessary IMHO.
I was once told that Mr. Tridgell got enough pizza's in house for the rest of his life, so I guess they left that part out now. :-)
I don't think they registered a .co.uk domain at NetSol...
As far as I know, LinuxAnt had to sign (pay?) an NDA before they could get the specifications needed to control the NDIS drivers.
:-/
Most open source hobbyists don't want to pay that money. And also, they wouldn't be able to release it as free software.
I certainly hope this LinuxAnt won't make manufacturers lazy.
> 256K vs. 512K of cache also gives a distinction between the iBook and powerbook lines that Apple may wish to have as one of the reasons to justify their price difference as well.
:-)
It surprises me that nobody noticed yet that the later G3 iBooks (May 2002 and later AFAIK) had 512KB of cache. So would this G4 maybe be slower than a G3 when running non-AltiVec applications?
Also, don't expect the G5 in portable devices soon. Just look at the fans in the G5, try to put one of them in a laptop.
At least we know MS-DRM won't work on SlashDot.