This is a very interesting point that you raise and it seems in line with the record company mindset.
Could they possibly be so clueless to think that this is an attractive option?
Are they doing this with some malice to see how many suckers they can get? Testing the waters?
Do they want to see just how dumb people can be?
Unfortunatly, I see two ways that this could go:
1. A moderate number of people use this service and they claim it to be a huge success. 2. Nobody uses this service and they declare that commercializing music on the Web is impossible, therefore all mp3's are illegal and evil. They will use this "evidence" to run more music trading circles into the ground.
Slandering the company would imply that he lied about the company. I think that it was pretty clear that he was expressing his opinions, which were based on fact.
They would not be telling the story EXACTLY if they implied slander.
Hmm, well, to some degree I agree with you. But for the most part, I disagree. As I enter my fifth and final year in CS at Iowa State, I find the college has been a monumental waste of time for me. The classes are dull and pointless and I am in no way interested in going into research. I am interested in becoming a productive member of the computing community.
I am tired and frustrated at having my time wasted by professors who, like me, would rather be doing something else. Between work, the silly, busywork projects and the homework of only two CS classes I have enough free time to eat 2 meals a day and get about 5 to 6 hours of sleep.
You have free time? You won't in a few years. Use this time wisely.
Now that I have said that, I must say that the University and the University's environment have allowed me to learn and grow on my own. I work for the University in a position quite similar to what I see myself doing once I graduate. I have learned more from 3 years in this job than 4 years of classes.
It is quite sad when the classes are a deterant to learning.
Would I ever go back and chose against college? No. I have grown too much as a person and a professional to consider that.
Would I go back consider a "nontraditional" (i.e. let the student go where his/her imagination, talents, skills, gifts, whatever, takes them) approach to higher education? Yes, if one existed.
For the most part, I agree with you. But, I have found that by encoding all my mp3s at 256 kbits rather than the accepted 128 kbits, the sound quality is improved tremendously. They take up twice the disk space, but I think that the improvement in sound quality is worth the sacrifice.
Yes, true, but you still take precautions with your car don't you? Or, do you leave the doors open for anybody to get in? Of course, they won't take anything, because then they would be a thief.
Now, I don't pretend to be the end-all/be-all of geek knowledge and hacker wisdom, but he seems to be describing a plain jane sabotage attack. I don't understand. Is he making a big deal about nothing, or am I missing something?
The thing that gets me is that he claims that this attack is only possible on open source operating systems!
I quote:
How do you attack an open source OS? Find the rule that gets into your way and change it. Compile the program. And, install the new build. Simple and unlimited. And, possibly not detectable.
. . . "And, install the new build." . . . That is the tricky part.
This is not possible for a user (not root) to do. If an administrator (root) want's to do something like this, (s)he can do it, open source or not.
You are right. Computers are tools for getting work done.
He is just saying that Microsoft doesn't have to recognize Linux (by porting software to it) for Linux to be considered a viable alternative. I agree with him.
Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot. I, for one, wouldn't shed a tear to see them go south. Some of the worst headaches that I have had have been caused by Microsoft. I would much rather support Netware or (Li/U)nix than an NT server. I would much rather support WordPerfect than Word.
Microsoft must be looking at the world through some pretty funky glasses, they say that they are giving the customer what (s)he wants. I see customers asking "Where did my last four hours of work go?" (I've seen this happen, it isn't pretty)
Once again, I submit that The Phroputer has a mirror of the new trailer.
You guys (and gals) did pretty good the other night getting my load average up to 2.5 with 55 connections. Let's see what you can do now that I have the REAL trailer!
I managed to read the article, after numerous "server not responding" messages. I can come to only one conclusion. . . He is afraid. He is fighting for his life. C'mon, the editor of BackOffice Magazine? Biased opinion? I think so . ..
In his mind, he is saying "But Windows is better. Microsoft says so!"
To Jack Fegreus: Your server response is testament to your superior software.
I'll give M$ a break when M$ gives me a break. I am sick and tired of the "This is what you really want to do" garbage. I'll tell my computer what I want to do, not vice versa.
Slashdot Mirror
After a couple iterations of the cylce, there won't be any rich people.
Could they possibly be so clueless to think that this is an attractive option?
Are they doing this with some malice to see how many suckers they can get? Testing the waters?
Do they want to see just how dumb people can be?
Unfortunatly, I see two ways that this could go:
1. A moderate number of people use this service and they claim it to be a huge success.
2. Nobody uses this service and they declare that commercializing music on the Web is impossible, therefore all mp3's are illegal and evil. They will use this "evidence" to run more music trading circles into the ground.
Slandering the company would imply that he lied about the company. I think that it was pretty clear that he was expressing his opinions, which were based on fact.
They would not be telling the story EXACTLY if they implied slander.
. . . like ultrananocrystalline, it's gotta be good!
appologies to Schmuckers.
Hmm, well, to some degree I agree with you. But for the most part, I disagree. As I enter my fifth and final year in CS at Iowa State, I find the college has been a monumental waste of time for me. The classes are dull and pointless and I am in no way interested in going into research. I am interested in becoming a productive member of the computing community.
I am tired and frustrated at having my time wasted by professors who, like me, would rather be doing something else. Between work, the silly, busywork projects and the homework of only two CS classes I have enough free time to eat 2 meals a day and get about 5 to 6 hours of sleep.
You have free time? You won't in a few years. Use this time wisely.
Now that I have said that, I must say that the University and the University's environment have allowed me to learn and grow on my own. I work for the University in a position quite similar to what I see myself doing once I graduate. I have learned more from 3 years in this job than 4 years of classes.
It is quite sad when the classes are a deterant to learning.
Would I ever go back and chose against college? No. I have grown too much as a person and a professional to consider that.
Would I go back consider a "nontraditional" (i.e. let the student go where his/her imagination, talents, skills, gifts, whatever, takes them) approach to higher education? Yes, if one existed.
For the most part, I agree with you. But, I have found that by encoding all my mp3s at 256 kbits rather than the accepted 128 kbits, the sound quality is improved tremendously. They take up twice the disk space, but I think that the improvement in sound quality is worth the sacrifice.
Yes, true, but you still take precautions with your car don't you? Or, do you leave the doors open for anybody to get in? Of course, they won't take anything, because then they would be a thief.
This is lame logic.
The thing that gets me is that he claims that this attack is only possible on open source operating systems!
I quote:
. . . "And, install the new build." . . . That is the tricky part.
This is not possible for a user (not root) to do. If an administrator (root) want's to do something like this, (s)he can do it, open source or not.
Am I missing something here?
WilyHacker
I don't think that's what he meant.
You are right. Computers are tools for getting work done.
He is just saying that Microsoft doesn't have to recognize Linux (by porting software to it) for Linux to be considered a viable alternative. I agree with him.
Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot. I, for one, wouldn't shed a tear to see them go south. Some of the worst headaches that I have had have been caused by Microsoft. I would much rather support Netware or (Li/U)nix than an NT server. I would much rather support WordPerfect than Word.
Microsoft must be looking at the world through some pretty funky glasses, they say that they are giving the customer what (s)he wants. I see customers asking "Where did my last four hours of work go?" (I've seen this happen, it isn't pretty)
I also have a mirror of the mpeg.
The Phroputer
ftp://phroputer.dhs.org/pub
Come and get it!
I also have a mirror of the mpeg.
The Phroputer
ftp://phroputer.dhs.org/pub
Come and get it!
Once again, I submit that The Phroputer has a mirror of the new trailer.
You guys (and gals) did pretty good the other night getting my load average up to 2.5 with 55 connections. Let's see what you can do now that I have the REAL trailer!
And ohmygosh, is it good!!!
I am going to have a mirror at the phroputer whenever I get my hands on it.
I managed to read the article, after numerous "server not responding" messages. I can come to only one conclusion. . . He is afraid. He is fighting for his life. C'mon, the editor of BackOffice Magazine? Biased opinion? I think so . . .
In his mind, he is saying "But Windows is better. Microsoft says so!"
To Jack Fegreus: Your server response is testament to your superior software.
I'll give M$ a break when M$ gives me a break. I am sick and tired of the "This is what you really want to do" garbage. I'll tell my computer what I want to do, not vice versa.