In particular: --- Therefore, if you are creating a derivative of Ubuntu, you may use the Trademarks in association with the software product provided:
* the changes are minimal and unsubstantial, as described above
* there is no commercial intent associated with the new product ---
I guess we should encourage Mark to have a few words with them. Mungewell.
Currently it's that easy.... but also for the guy/girl who steals the car, so in all likelyhood disabling the anti-theft device won't be quite so easy.
Given that a target could be using multiple OSes, reformating, etc, etc.... wouldn't installing a compromised BIOS make more sense? How could you know that this wasn't already the case... unless of course you using LinuxBIOS built from your own (validated) source.
Or going the hardware route - installing an inline keylogger is a bit noticable, but what if this (just the chip+wires) was installed inside the PC or keyboard case?
The artical talks about the 'advantage' that you can link a picture to a digital domain.... so why not just use semacode or Q-codes. Then the reader knows your pushing a website/etc and will actually point their phone at it!
Semacodes can store a lot more information and can be scalled to include more or less. They are FEC'ed and are quite relisiant to damage. http://www.semacode.com/
You don't even need to use the offical Semacode decoder, there are Free projects around. Simon
In the publication: http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/tariffs/proposed/c10022007 -b.pdf
In accordance with the provisions of the same subsection, the Board hereby gives notice that any person who wishes to object to the statement may file written objections with the Board, at the address indicated below, within 60 days of the publication of this notice, that is, no later than April 11, 2007.
CLAUDE MAJEAU Secretary General 56 Sparks Street, Suite 800 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C9 613-952-8621 (telephone) 613-952-8630 (fax) majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca (email) So, if you're Canadian, get off your arse and write a letter...
So following this link, if you design your own implementation of MP3 (chip or code) to run on your talking toy, they want:
1) $0.75 per unit for decoder (whether you use reference code or not)
2) plus $1.25 per unit for encoder (should you want/need this.... ie. toy knows kid's name) with a minimum of * $15,000.00 *
and in addition
3) plus 2.0% of associated revenue (minimum of * $2000.00 *) year for commercial distribution of mp3 samples - one can guess that this includes 'shall we play a game' samples
So they're 'royally' screwing hardware delevopers. Simon.
It's rather ammusing (as we're emphasizing the 'zero license fee' for Ogg Vorbis) that when you go to the price list it actually states "Prices include MP3 license of Thomson Multimedia".
Wonder if you can actually by them without an MP3 license? Simon.
Set yourself up as a proxy, advertise yourself as "Free Wi-Fi" too So given the crowd here, why wouldn't you mesh the ad-hoc network and extend it's range....
Seriously though, it's not hard for the service providers to prevent this happening. Scan for 'free' networks, connect to known site, detect which account is passing this information and disable it.
What they don't mention is whether the scanned fingerprint with be held in a database for further use, and if so what limits there are on that use.....
I believe that some of the plate recognition systems are based on a list (nominally on CD) of stolen or unlicensed cars. When one of these cars passes a camera then the system alerts the operator. No major problem in my mind with this.... However when they move to recording the plates of all users into a database I have a problem.
The government has no purpose tracking my movements (assuming I'm not a criminal or on some terrorist list). Unfortunately data sticks (or is that stinks).
Does the same follow through to the finger print scanner. Ie. not recording my print if it's not matched and not recording that fact that a check was done at time/location...
You register your VoIP account (etc.) under your land line (or allocated VoIP) number and when someone calls you their system does a look up and routes the call via the cheapest (nominally VoIP) route.
The nice thing is that they don't need to know where you are, or what method is used. They just pick up their telephone device and dial....
If you had a look around the open source scene you will have noticed that there are a number of projects to reverse engineer the protocols that the headunits use to 'talk' to CD autochangers etc.
The one that I'm involved with is for Sony headunits, can be found here: http://gnunilink.sourceforge.net
This little hardware dongle fools the headunit into believing there is a CD changer attached and can be interfaced with a PC or other MP3 player to put track/disk names onto the headunit's display.
Unfortunatly this just looks like a money making machine to big industry. They will always club together to extract as much cash from you as possible, this is how they can afford all those expensive lunches and cars...... it's simply greed.
> The worst part is, that when I see what's coming down the pipe -- region-coded everything, RIAA/MPAA copy "protection" lockdowns destroying fair use, the death of webcasting, even more media mega-mergers, and spyware in EVERYTHING -- I know that it's going to get a lot worse.
All I can say is "use the source luke", and don't purchase media content if you are not happy with the conditions. If enough people stopped bying DVD (for example) because they didn't like region control, the Studios would feel it in their pockets and would relax the situation.
Go see music live (and if you're technical, convince the band of the benefits of publishing their own music online).
I'm not that familiar with the Sony Playstation/Linux port situation, but don't you require a 'chipped' device???
This means that you will not be able to use GPL'ed (or other) code, or write your own games for hardware that you own. This is truly a sad state of affairs.
I have thought for a long time that games consoles could be used as cheap internet devices for families who don't want a 'big' PC.... Fat chance of that becoming a reality now.
Simon W.
Part of the arrangement of the copyright system is, that works that are given copyright protection (by law) are to have that copyright expire after a number of years.
Do you believe that the corporations that are using copyright laws to protect their works (which make a vast profit for them) will ever permit these works to be available in the public domain once this period of protection has expired?
and how will it be possible to enforce the general public rights at the time of expiration if they are only available in an unbreakable encrypted form?
sorry that's 2 questions, but one is intimately linked to the other.
here in the UK consumers right are protected by the Trade Discription Act, this states that anything sold must be 'fit for the purpose', in other words do what it claims to do.
Do you believe Matel (or whom ever) when they say their software will protect your child from accessing inappropriate material on the internet? - My answer would be No.
This tool provides a method of accessing the 'banned' database and confirming that the tool is fit for the purpose. My own personal opinion is that should not be filtering, if you are concerned what your kid might be viewing then sit with them whilst they browse. Or make sure they know that you are logging all accesses and will find out if they are misbehaving. Just my 2 pence worth, Mungewell.
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The following prominent page sums up the situatuion:
http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy
In particular:
---
Therefore, if you are creating a derivative of Ubuntu, you may use the Trademarks in association with the software product provided:
* the changes are minimal and unsubstantial, as described above
* there is no commercial intent associated with the new product
---
I guess we should encourage Mark to have a few words with them.
Mungewell.
err... it's still possible to alter a PDF document.
You'd need to put in place a proceedure that checks and confirms the MD5Sum or imposes digital signatures.
Munge.
Currently it's that easy.... but also for the guy/girl who steals the car, so in all likelyhood disabling the anti-theft device won't be quite so easy.
Munge.
From the wikipedia article: In Pincher Creek, the temperature rose by 41C (from -19C to +22C) in one hour in 1962. Mungewell.
is not to play!
Munge.
Given that a target could be using multiple OSes, reformating, etc, etc.... wouldn't installing a compromised BIOS make more sense? How could you know that this wasn't already the case... unless of course you using LinuxBIOS built from your own (validated) source.
Or going the hardware route - installing an inline keylogger is a bit noticable, but what if this (just the chip+wires) was installed inside the PC or keyboard case?
Munge.
Appears that they have had (and fixed) data connectivity problems(???).
Launch delayed 45mins.
Simon.
The artical talks about the 'advantage' that you can link a picture to a digital domain.... so why not just use semacode or Q-codes. Then the reader knows your pushing a website/etc and will actually point their phone at it!
Semacodes can store a lot more information and can be scalled to include more or less. They are FEC'ed and are quite relisiant to damage.
http://www.semacode.com/
You don't even need to use the offical Semacode decoder, there are Free projects around.
Simon
http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/tariffs/proposed/c1002200
Board hereby gives notice that any person who wishes to object to
the statement may file written objections with the Board, at the
address indicated below, within 60 days of the publication of this
notice, that is, no later than April 11, 2007.
CLAUDE MAJEAU
Secretary General
56 Sparks Street, Suite 800
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C9
613-952-8621 (telephone)
613-952-8630 (fax)
majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca (email) So, if you're Canadian, get off your arse and write a letter...
So following this link, if you design your own implementation of MP3 (chip or code) to run on your talking toy, they want:
1) $0.75 per unit for decoder (whether you use reference code or not)
2) plus $1.25 per unit for encoder (should you want/need this.... ie. toy knows kid's name)
with a minimum of * $15,000.00 *
and in addition
3) plus 2.0% of associated revenue (minimum of * $2000.00 *) year for commercial distribution of mp3 samples - one can guess that this includes 'shall we play a game' samples
So they're 'royally' screwing hardware delevopers.
Simon.
It's rather ammusing (as we're emphasizing the 'zero license fee' for Ogg Vorbis) that when you go to the price list it actually states "Prices include MP3 license of Thomson Multimedia".
Wonder if you can actually by them without an MP3 license?
Simon.
Seriously though, it's not hard for the service providers to prevent this happening. Scan for 'free' networks, connect to known site, detect which account is passing this information and disable it.
It's probably in their interest too.
Simon.
What they don't mention is whether the scanned fingerprint with be held in a database for further use, and if so what limits there are on that use.....
I believe that some of the plate recognition systems are based on a list (nominally on CD) of stolen or unlicensed cars. When one of these cars passes a camera then the system alerts the operator. No major problem in my mind with this.... However when they move to recording the plates of all users into a database I have a problem.
The government has no purpose tracking my movements (assuming I'm not a criminal or on some terrorist list). Unfortunately data sticks (or is that stinks).
Does the same follow through to the finger print scanner. Ie. not recording my print if it's not matched and not recording that fact that a check was done at time/location...
It's not the cost of the 'used' electricity that is the problem... it is the waste heat and getting rid of it from your sealed computer room.
Most establishments will also have a huge investment in cooling equipment.
Simon.
There are already a few Linux phones out there..
4 .iso
see:
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9996556326.html
You can even test drive Qtopia via a LiveCD.
Download here (114MByte):
http://qtopia.net/iso/qtopia-4.1.1-2006_04-20_111
Simon.
Well people are good at remembering telephone numbers....which is where 'enum' comes in.
see http://www.e164.org/
You register your VoIP account (etc.) under your land line (or allocated VoIP) number and when someone calls you their system does a look up and routes the call via the cheapest (nominally VoIP) route.
The nice thing is that they don't need to know where you are, or what method is used. They just pick up their telephone device and dial....
Simon.
If you had a look around the open source scene you will have noticed that there are a number of projects to reverse engineer the protocols that the headunits use to 'talk' to CD autochangers etc.
The one that I'm involved with is for Sony headunits, can be found here:
http://gnunilink.sourceforge.net
This little hardware dongle fools the headunit into believing there is a CD changer attached and can be interfaced with a PC or other MP3 player to put track/disk names onto the headunit's display.
Simon.
> The machine has a perfectly good DVD-ROM drive.
Unfortunatly this just looks like a money making machine to big industry. They will always club together to extract as much cash from you as possible, this is how they can afford all those expensive lunches and cars...... it's simply greed.
> The worst part is, that when I see what's coming down the pipe -- region-coded everything, RIAA/MPAA copy "protection" lockdowns destroying fair use, the death of webcasting, even more media mega-mergers, and spyware in EVERYTHING -- I know that it's going to get a lot worse.
All I can say is "use the source luke", and don't purchase media content if you are not happy with the conditions. If enough people stopped bying DVD (for example) because they didn't like region control, the Studios would feel it in their pockets and would relax the situation.
Go see music live (and if you're technical, convince the band of the benefits of publishing their own music online).
Simon.
I'm not that familiar with the Sony Playstation/Linux port situation, but don't you require a 'chipped' device??? This means that you will not be able to use GPL'ed (or other) code, or write your own games for hardware that you own. This is truly a sad state of affairs. I have thought for a long time that games consoles could be used as cheap internet devices for families who don't want a 'big' PC.... Fat chance of that becoming a reality now. Simon W.
Part of the arrangement of the copyright system is, that works that are given copyright protection (by law) are to have that copyright expire after a number of years.
Do you believe that the corporations that are using copyright laws to protect their works (which make a vast profit for them) will ever permit these works to be available in the public domain once this period of protection has expired?
and how will it be possible to enforce the general public rights at the time of expiration if they are only available in an unbreakable encrypted form?
sorry that's 2 questions, but one is intimately linked to the other.
Simon Wood.
I think you will find that PC Anywhere (version 2) runs quite happily under Wine..... Simon W.
here in the UK consumers right are protected by the Trade Discription Act, this states that anything sold must be 'fit for the purpose', in other words do what it claims to do.
Do you believe Matel (or whom ever) when they say their software will protect your child from accessing inappropriate material on the internet? - My answer would be No.
This tool provides a method of accessing the 'banned' database and confirming that the tool is fit for the purpose. My own personal opinion is that should not be filtering, if you are concerned what your kid might be viewing then sit with them whilst they browse. Or make sure they know that you are logging all accesses and will find out if they are misbehaving. Just my 2 pence worth, Mungewell.