The DOS and Windows versions of GCC are quite easy to install (unzip, set a couple environment variables in autoexec, reboot, and you can gcc files). Seeing as you have to compile your own MP3 encoder, I see the free DJGPP compiler gaining a wide userbase.
I'm talking about the Average User... the one who likes to have the computer store install his browser and MP3 player, because it's so difficult for him to do it...
He's not very likely to install a compiler, and I don't think there's a reason for the computer store to do it either...
I've heard rumors claiming that you can install a Linux machine without GCC, but I have yet to see anyone doing it...
Mechanics shouldn't be the only people to drive cars. Linux isn't more stable if they can't install it.
OK, I'm sorry, but I just have to comment on this.sig...
You are perfectly correct - mechanics shouldn't be the only people to drive cars. This is the point where M$ actually are doing something good... The sort of people who just browse the Web, play games, and do spreadsheets have absolutely no reason to run Linux - especially not as root. Sure, they can still drive the car, but they should not be able to pop up the hood and trim the engine...
As long as there's a way to get user code running at the same level as the operating system code that will be running the show with this DRM tactic, there'll be ways to capture the data before it makes it to the speakers.
Well, then - let's all rejoice that M$ are about 10 lines of code away from making Windows refuce to load drivers not signed by MicroSoft... all in the name of protecting the user from trojan horses lurking in drivers
(OK, sure, I know it's optional in current builds.... but how big a percentage of their user base would see the risks with making this a mandatory thing? Just add a feature like "allow drivers built on this machine to load without signature" and you'll please the weirdos who like to make their own hardware... since most users won't have a compiler on their system, it shouldn't compromise "security" too much)
moral standards only vary slightly from culture to culture
Oh yes, that's why we western so easily accept the Hindu caste-system, the Muslim opinion that if a woman embarrases her family, it's OK for her male relatives to kill her as atonement... and I've certainly never heard anyone protesting circumcision (sp?)...
Or are you one of those 4.6% of the American population who are unaware of the fact that USA isn't the only country on this planet?
OK.... let's see here....
You are aware that "moral standards" differ quite a lot between different cultures? When a governemnt starts enforcing the moral standards of the culture they are belonging to, that isn't very compatible with individual freedom... something I believe most Americans are supposed to at least pretend to care about...
DISCLAIMER: it was a few months since I read anything on this last, but I think most of it is fresh enough. Anyway, here goes...
Back in the timeframe of 1988 to 1992, there wasn't much of an Internet to hack
Yes, there was. All across the USA, computers in research labs were hooked up to each other, and to various military installations. University students were always looking for new machines to hack into, texts to be read, games to be played....
Also, companies often had dial-in accounts for their employees - to provide mainframe access for those not yet old enough to go to a university.
That was back when DOS and the 486 were king, and the Mac's popularity was in the usage of multimedia encyclopedias
Judging by your earlier posts on/., it might come as a surprise for you that UNIX/VMS mainframes existed back then, but they did...
I think it was on tramnsmeta's homepage I read that a HP-48 running an emulator program of it's CPU could execute programs faster than if those programs were ran natively, due to run-time optimization... ie the compiler can only guess how the execution path will be going, while the CPU can know (or at least guess better)
well, they've made it pretty clear - as long as you have any device capable of showing and/or storing the TV signal, you have to pay the tax.... so, your monitor would NOT be considered a TV, but the Voodoo 5 would, even if you don't have a monitor (since you could record the signal to your hard drive)
I thought crypt/brute force ratios increased exponentially in real time and cpu years, not incrementatlly.
It does. The previous poster just didn't cover enough data points to demonstrate it... 128bit = 1 month, 129bit = 2 month, 130bit = 4 month.... you know the powers of 2, don't you?:)
Is the lifetime mentioned the physical lifetime of the CPU, or the economical? Seems a bit expensive for something that only comes with 2 months warranty...:)
Yeah, but they don't keep any statistics... they just need a list of all books you have borrowed and not returned, and when you return the book, they zap it from that list... you
get the picture, right?
Actually, until they computerized, my local library system used microfiche to record checkouts and returns. If you had a late book, they would mail you a copy of the book id (on the inside
cover) w/ your card next to it and the datestamp underneath.
Aggregate stats could always be done based on which shelves were the emptiest and what the librarian saw being checked out.
Besides, how do you know they didn't keep statistics? Sombody already had to look to see what was overdue. They could just as easily make hash marks on a sheet of paper while they're
at it.
True. Sorry, I phrased myself bad there. What I meant was that it's not necessary (sp?) for the library to keep a record of what sort of books you as an individual is loaning just to make sure they know who doesn't return his books...
(DISCLAIMER: I live in Sweden, not England, but the system sound pretty similar to the one we have here)
Yes, you do. In fact, you have to pay the license simply for _owning_ the TV, even if it's not connected... and the agency collecting these license fees have caught up with technology: if your computer has a video card, it's treated as a television.
And before some moron asks me, I mean a video card, not a grahpics card... so they actually have a point..... although people have started to question the license itself
Libraries have always done that. Otherwise they wouldn't know if a book was overdue (or never returned at all). Their shelves would be empty in a matter of weeks.
Yeah, but they don't keep any statistics... they just need a list of all books you have borrowed and not returned, and when you return the book, they zap it from that list...
you get the picture, right?
well, cmrdtaco forgot to preview.... it should read 9S, not 99....... (according to the article, and common sense, the 9 comes from the 9 layers of copper they use..... don't know 'bout the S though.....)
oh come on.... those colors are at least bright/dark.... the fact that they look like something an alien threw up after too many beers is another matter.... they're not bright/bright like in the article....
OK, usually i don't reply to ACs, but... if you'd read the article, you'd see that you can "erase" the written data by heating up the "bit"... I skipped mocular chemistry, but I guess it's because when you add heat, the atoms re-arrange themselves in a "flat" landscape....
(although the article didn't clarify wheter this is EEPROM- or Flash-like.... EEPROM wipe the entire memory, Flash can wipe only selected bytes...)
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Even sadder is the fact that so many people prove that idea to be true ...
I'm talking about the Average User ... the one who likes to have the computer store install his browser and MP3 player, because it's so difficult for him to do it ... ...
He's not very likely to install a compiler, and I don't think there's a reason for the computer store to do it either
I've heard rumors claiming that you can install a Linux machine without GCC, but I have yet to see anyone doing it ...
OK, I'm sorry, but I just have to comment on this .sig ... ... The sort of people who just browse the Web, play games, and do spreadsheets have absolutely no reason to run Linux - especially not as root. Sure, they can still drive the car, but they should not be able to pop up the hood and trim the engine ...
You are perfectly correct - mechanics shouldn't be the only people to drive cars. This is the point where M$ actually are doing something good
Well, then - let's all rejoice that M$ are about 10 lines of code away from making Windows refuce to load drivers not signed by MicroSoft ... all in the name of protecting the user from trojan horses lurking in drivers
(OK, sure, I know it's optional in current builds .... but how big a percentage of their user base would see the risks with making this a mandatory thing? Just add a feature like "allow drivers built on this machine to load without signature" and you'll please the weirdos who like to make their own hardware ... since most users won't have a compiler on their system, it shouldn't compromise "security" too much)
Actually, that patent wouldn't be very useful, since all real programmers use
int main(argc,argv)
8O)
moral standards only vary slightly from culture to culture ... and I've certainly never heard anyone protesting circumcision (sp?) ...
Oh yes, that's why we western so easily accept the Hindu caste-system, the Muslim opinion that if a woman embarrases her family, it's OK for her male relatives to kill her as atonement
Or are you one of those 4.6% of the American population who are unaware of the fact that USA isn't the only country on this planet?
OK .... let's see here .... ... something I believe most Americans are supposed to at least pretend to care about ...
You are aware that "moral standards" differ quite a lot between different cultures? When a governemnt starts enforcing the moral standards of the culture they are belonging to, that isn't very compatible with individual freedom
Back in the timeframe of 1988 to 1992, there wasn't much of an Internet to hack ....
/., it might come as a surprise for you that UNIX/VMS mainframes existed back then, but they did ...
Yes, there was. All across the USA, computers in research labs were hooked up to each other, and to various military installations. University students were always looking for new machines to hack into, texts to be read, games to be played
Also, companies often had dial-in accounts for their employees - to provide mainframe access for those not yet old enough to go to a university.
That was back when DOS and the 486 were king, and the Mac's popularity was in the usage of multimedia encyclopedias
Judging by your earlier posts on
Something like this, you mean?
... ) ...
loop:
if(bConditionUnknown == TRUE)
goto BSOD;
if(foo == 0)
goto out;
goto loop;
out:
(Sorry 'bout the lack of indentation
I don't know what the code for boolean is in that LPRSZ stuff Windows API is using, so I made a guess
I think it was on tramnsmeta's homepage I read that a HP-48 running an emulator program of it's CPU could execute programs faster than if those programs were ran natively, due to run-time optimization ... ie the compiler can only guess how the execution path will be going, while the CPU can know (or at least guess better)
well, they've made it pretty clear - as long as you have any device capable of showing and/or storing the TV signal, you have to pay the tax .... so, your monitor would NOT be considered a TV, but the Voodoo 5 would, even if you don't have a monitor (since you could record the signal to your hard drive)
It does. The previous poster just didn't cover enough data points to demonstrate it ... 128bit = 1 month, 129bit = 2 month, 130bit = 4 month .... you know the powers of 2, don't you? :)
Is the lifetime mentioned the physical lifetime of the CPU, or the economical? Seems a bit expensive for something that only comes with 2 months warranty ... :)
True. Sorry, I phrased myself bad there. What I meant was that it's not necessary (sp?) for the library to keep a record of what sort of books you as an individual is loaning just to make sure they know who doesn't return his books ...
Yes, you do. In fact, you have to pay the license simply for _owning_ the TV, even if it's not connected
And before some moron asks me, I mean a video card, not a grahpics card ... so they actually have a point ..... although people have started to question the license itself
Yeah, but they don't keep any statistics ... they just need a list of all books you have borrowed and not returned, and when you return the book, they zap it from that list ...
you get the picture, right?
Vegetarian Slaughterhouse sounds like a good idea .... then maybe they'd stop pestering me when I'm eating my dinner at McDonalds ....
RTFA, Phil .....
Fraunhofer made some deal with Thomson so they (Thomson) collect the royalties for both patents ....
well, cmrdtaco forgot to preview .... it should read 9S, not 99 ....... (according to the article, and common sense, the 9 comes from the 9 layers of copper they use ..... don't know 'bout the S though .....)
I'm not talking about the graph, but the tables .... they are white text on insanely bright background ....
oh come on .... those colors are at least bright/dark .... the fact that they look like something an alien threw up after too many beers is another matter .... they're not bright/bright like in the article ....
DISCLAIMER: I clicked on preview, and the links worked there ...
(OK, I only read the first three pages of it, but still :) ...
I believe the author is talking about the same thing, only he calls it ESDRAM
4.1.5.1 The storage of MP3 format files... ...
4.1.5.2 The distribution of MP3 format files
I know the whole point of writing stuff in legalese is to avoid any kind om ambiguity (sp?), but ...
OK, usually i don't reply to ACs, but ... if you'd read the article, you'd see that you can "erase" the written data by heating up the "bit" ... I skipped mocular chemistry, but I guess it's because when you add heat, the atoms re-arrange themselves in a "flat" landscape .... .... EEPROM wipe the entire memory, Flash can wipe only selected bytes ...)
(although the article didn't clarify wheter this is EEPROM- or Flash-like