"what is the best way to ask for another's insights while mitigating the risk of them stealing or sharing the idea? Asking a stranger to sign a contract before discussing an idea seems like a good way to get a door closed on my face. What are your experiences and suggestions?"
If you tell anyone at your company you'll get a 'I thought of it first and it didn't work' type of response. later on they'll claim credit for it. Your best bet is total disclosure or have it patented. Whether you are going to make any money out of it is another question.
Negropontes' biggest mistake was getting into bed with Wintel. We don't really have any idea of the machinations that went on in the background to sabatage the OLPC. But his road to Damascus conversion must be one of the most unexpected since Scott McNealys.
"AMD is our partner, which means Intel is pissing on me. Bill Gates is not pleased either, but if I am annoying Microsoft and Intel then I figure I am doing something right,", 2006
'Negroponte says that a Windows operating system is in the process of being fine-tuned on the XO as we speak. "Microsoft and OLPC are in discussion on how to release it', 2008
'Intel.. is promoting its Classmate PC (CMPC) in Nigeria to various organisations as well as government'
'The organization is in negotiations with Microsoft to load Windows on dual-boot versions of the XO laptop', May 2008
While a great triumph for NASA, the Apollo program was chiefly devised to beat the USSR to the moon and thereby provide an immense propaganda victory over the commies. Once that was achieved, it had little practical use in developing space exploration.
The US actually put its own space plane on the back burner for the duration of the Apollo program. What would have happened if the Apollo program never happened, they might have continued development of the X-15 and we would have had a safe reliable Space Shuttle decades sooner.
'The.. X-15 rocket-powered aircraft.. set speed and altitude records in the early 1960s'
"if you look at the news reports from yesterday (15/7/2009) you'll see that Amazon sold out of the pre-orders within hours for Home premium"
Why would people pre-order something that is going to totally wipe out their current desktop. I mean having to reinstall and configure your current apps and data must be a major hassle.
Is there anyway of tricking the installer to do an upgrade instead of wiping the whole syste. I do recall it was possible with earlier versions of Windows. Saved you from having to buy two CDs..
One thing that seems to always be left out of these discussions is that the GPL is incompatible with many sincere open-source licenses..
Shouldn't that be the other way round..
I worked for a while on an open-source NASA project. I needed to add some new features, and the best fit for providing some of the back-end functionality was a GPL-licensed library. I contacted the author of this library about adding a linking exception to its license
What project and what was the name of this author?
If your library is GPL-licensed, you're barring people from using it; from finding bugs and contributing patches. What open source is all about imho.
Over the last two years, I've contributed to three different open source projects on my employers time
Please explain how the GPL prevents people from using your library. What open source projects have you contributed to?
I've tried NoMachine and found it the most responsive compared to other solutions. Of course the GUI is over rated, as any dyed in the wool techie uses SSH + BASH + MC + PINE...
Microsoft Research Showcases New Browser Prototype, "Gazelle"
Like how, they 'published a report', without actually producing anything like a prototype, in a Ars Technica article, the day after Google announces Chrome OS. If I didn't know any better I would suspect the whole excercise was designed to steal Google thunder.
"Typically Google.. may be rushing to get some attention and to curtail MSFTs momentum"
A search engine.. somewhat similar in functionality to Google, except 'more' is spelt an uppercase 'M'. 'Google announced their very own browser project called Google Chrome' Sep 2008
Google: Web, Images, Video, Maps, News, Shopping, Mail, more
Bing: Web, Images, Videos, Shopping, News, Maps, More
"I for one am happy on one hand that GNU/Linux will be getting a little bit of mainstream exposure, but I think it is really dumb to do it like this, ie, making everything so damned proprietary
'Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code'
"Find out if the bank manger smokes.. Get a few of those USB thumb drives from trade shows"
- The attackers somehow got the Zeus Trojan on the county treasurer's PC, and used it to steal the username and password the treasurer needed to access e-mail and the county's bank account.
- The attackers then logged into the county's bank account by tunneling through the treasurer's Internet connection.
- Once logged in, the criminals changed the judge's password, as well as e-mail address tied to the judge's account, so that any future notifications about one-time passphrases would be sent to an e-mail address the attackers controlled.
- They then created several fictitious employees of the county (these were the 25 real-life, co-conspirators hired by the attackers to receive the stolen funds), and created a batch of wire transfers to those individuals to be approved.
- The crooks then logged into the county's bank account using the judge's credentials and a computer outside of the state of Kentucky. When the bank's security system failed to recognize the profile of the PC, the bank sent an e-mail with the challenge passphrase to an e-mail address the attackers controlled.
- The attackers then retrieved the passphrase from the e-mail, and logged in again with the judge's new credentials and the one-time passphrase. Once logged in, the crooks were able to approve the batch of wire transfers.
"Everyone who is claiming that linux should be used and its those stupid MS users that cause this"
Where does it say that 'everyone' is claiming and it isn't the 'stupid MS users' it's the click and get infected OS known as Microsoft Windows that's the root cause of the malware infestation.
the second, more interesting feature of this malware... is that it creates a direct connection between the infected Microsoft Windows system and the attackers
"People are browsing from work less as they get laid off/worry about getting layed off. IE usage has always been higher thanks to its dominance in the workplace"
That and it being impossible to use anything else but IE in the workplace and IE beign tied to Bling as its default search engine.
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Would I have to pay royalties to MPEG LA to watch MPEG-2 encoded media on VLC media player
"IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan were brought down when the anti-virus program attack their core system files. In some cases, this caused the machines to display the dreaded blue screen of death"
"It's good to see science people accepting the Mystery again, thinking you have all the answers was the mistake of the religion people. It's all just this big Mystery that somebody set up for us"
Nothing in the quoted article does it have Hawking refer to mysterification, rather he address well under process in Evolution. There is nothing mysterious about passing on information through human culture, it's called a viral meme..
"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view, and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race"
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"what is the best way to ask for another's insights while mitigating the risk of them stealing or sharing the idea? Asking a stranger to sign a contract before discussing an idea seems like a good way to get a door closed on my face. What are your experiences and suggestions?"
If you tell anyone at your company you'll get a 'I thought of it first and it didn't work' type of response. later on they'll claim credit for it. Your best bet is total disclosure or have it patented. Whether you are going to make any money out of it is another question.
Negropontes' biggest mistake was getting into bed with Wintel. We don't really have any idea of the machinations that went on in the background to sabatage the OLPC. But his road to Damascus conversion must be one of the most unexpected since Scott McNealys.
.. is promoting its Classmate PC (CMPC) in Nigeria to various organisations as well as government'
"AMD is our partner, which means Intel is pissing on me. Bill Gates is not pleased either, but if I am annoying Microsoft and Intel then I figure I am doing something right,", 2006
'Negroponte says that a Windows operating system is in the process of being fine-tuned on the XO as we speak. "Microsoft and OLPC are in discussion on how to release it', 2008
'Intel
'The organization is in negotiations with Microsoft to load Windows on dual-boot versions of the XO laptop', May 2008
"Red Hat .. bully customers just as well as other non-Linux open source companies, so good for them"
Where, how, please provided verifiable citations.
"The Flash menu takes AGES to open. Hell, it even slows down opening the context menu from the titlebar!"
Do you have any URLs that demonstrate this slowdown?
While a great triumph for NASA, the Apollo program was chiefly devised to beat the USSR to the moon and thereby provide an immense propaganda victory over the commies. Once that was achieved, it had little practical use in developing space exploration.
.. X-15 rocket-powered aircraft .. set speed and altitude records in the early 1960s'
The US actually put its own space plane on the back burner for the duration of the Apollo program. What would have happened if the Apollo program never happened, they might have continued development of the X-15 and we would have had a safe reliable Space Shuttle decades sooner.
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Another interesting read .. Software Project Failures Sabina Seifert ...
"if you look at the news reports from yesterday (15/7/2009) you'll see that Amazon sold out of the pre-orders within hours for Home premium"
Why would people pre-order something that is going to totally wipe out their current desktop. I mean having to reinstall and configure your current apps and data must be a major hassle.
Windows 7 pre-orders big in Europe
Is there anyway of tricking the installer to do an upgrade instead of wiping the whole syste. I do recall it was possible with earlier versions of Windows. Saved you from having to buy two CDs ..
Shouldn't that be the other way round ..
What project and what was the name of this author?
Please explain how the GPL prevents people from using your library. What open source projects have you contributed to?
I've tried NoMachine and found it the most responsive compared to other solutions. Of course the GUI is over rated, as any dyed in the wool techie uses SSH + BASH + MC + PINE ...
Microsoft Research Showcases New Browser Prototype, "Gazelle"
Like how, they 'published a report', without actually producing anything like a prototype, in a Ars Technica article, the day after Google announces Chrome OS. If I didn't know any better I would suspect the whole excercise was designed to steal Google thunder.
Way too complicated, if everything is expected to work perfectly in an emergency, where things like 'unknown error' are bound to occur.
"Typically Google .. may be rushing to get some attention and to curtail MSFTs momentum"
.. somewhat similar in functionality to Google, except 'more' is spelt an uppercase 'M'. 'Google announced their very own browser project called Google Chrome' Sep 2008
A search engine
Google: Web, Images, Video, Maps, News, Shopping, Mail, more
Bing: Web, Images, Videos, Shopping, News, Maps, More
"I for one am happy on one hand that GNU/Linux will be getting a little bit of mainstream exposure, but I think it is really dumb to do it like this, ie, making everything so damned proprietary
'Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code'
"What is needed .. is a means to EFFECTIVELY prevent the installation of unauthorized software and data"
:)
Run the software off a readonly USB device and you are safe from the desktop OS.
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mode me up insightful please
"Find out if the bank manger smokes .. Get a few of those USB thumb drives from trade shows"
- The attackers somehow got the Zeus Trojan on the county treasurer's PC, and used it to steal the username and password the treasurer needed to access e-mail and the county's bank account.
- The attackers then logged into the county's bank account by tunneling through the treasurer's Internet connection.
- Once logged in, the criminals changed the judge's password, as well as e-mail address tied to the judge's account, so that any future notifications about one-time passphrases would be sent to an e-mail address the attackers controlled.
- They then created several fictitious employees of the county (these were the 25 real-life, co-conspirators hired by the attackers to receive the stolen funds), and created a batch of wire transfers to those individuals to be approved.
- The crooks then logged into the county's bank account using the judge's credentials and a computer outside of the state of Kentucky. When the bank's security system failed to recognize the profile of the PC, the bank sent an e-mail with the challenge passphrase to an e-mail address the attackers controlled.
- The attackers then retrieved the passphrase from the e-mail, and logged in again with the judge's new credentials and the one-time passphrase. Once logged in, the crooks were able to approve the batch of wire transfers.
"Everyone who is claiming that linux should be used and its those stupid MS users that cause this"
Where does it say that 'everyone' is claiming and it isn't the 'stupid MS users' it's the click and get infected OS known as Microsoft Windows that's the root cause of the malware infestation.
the second, more interesting feature of this malware... is that it creates a direct connection between the infected Microsoft Windows system and the attackers
"People are browsing from work less as they get laid off/worry about getting layed off. IE usage has always been higher thanks to its dominance in the workplace"
That and it being impossible to use anything else but IE in the workplace and IE beign tied to Bling as its default search engine.
Would I have to pay royalties to MPEG LA to watch MPEG-2 encoded media on VLC media player
The 'community promise' does not extend to commercial downstream recipients of open source MONO applications !
Use one email account to respond to emails, never subscribe to online magazines with this. Change the first email account ever three months ..
"IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan were brought down when the anti-virus program attack their core system files. In some cases, this caused the machines to display the dreaded blue screen of death"
"It's good to see science people accepting the Mystery again, thinking you have all the answers was the mistake of the religion people. It's all just this big Mystery that somebody set up for us"
..
Nothing in the quoted article does it have Hawking refer to mysterification, rather he address well under process in Evolution. There is nothing mysterious about passing on information through human culture, it's called a viral meme
"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view, and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race"
IE8 .. was released on March 19, 2009