It true, the DOS (denial-of-service) attacks against SCO may adversly affect companies on the same infastructure, but this may also be a desireable (from an anti-SCO perspective) circumstance. The companies that provide SCO with valuble services will soon find that the heat SCO is attracting is not worth the trouble. I wouldn't be surprised if their service is terminated simply because whoever is hosting them does not want to lose its other customers.
If the quality of service delivered to other clients is significantly affect by the SCO debacle, those clients may abandon their (and SCO's) service provider. In this way, the DOS attacks further the anti-SCO cause.
From their old radio campaign:
What's the word?
Thunderbird!
What's the jive?
Bird's alive!
What's the price?
Thirty twice!
Ah... enjoy the savory citrus flavor
Ingrates... What do you expect? Really? He's a busy guy, and it's nice of him to do an interview for the little or no money that Slashdot has to offer. He really doesn't have much to gain (on a professional level) from this interview. And as far as the first questioner is concerned... maybe he just forgot?
so says this site: Quaoar: Their only god who "came down from heaven; and, after reducing chaos to order, out the world on the back of seven giants. He then created the lower animals," and then mankind. Los Angeles County Indians, California
i started using linux a little over two years ago. i went to linuxworld 2000 in nyc and came home with free copies of several distrobution's cds. i went cold turkey off of windows and into redhat. after about a month, i realized that i wasn't really learning much from redhat.
that night i decided i was going to find a distro that i liked. i installed everything (suse, turbolinux, debian, conectiva). finally, i installed slackware an was amazed at its simplicity. it was remarkably voodoo-free. there were no crazy scripts to confuse me, everything made sense.
now i use debian. i forget when or why i made the switch. i still love slack, but i'm hooked on debian's package management and software availability. slackware is the best distro to *learn* linux on. it forces you to do things yourself, and that's important. it's not quite as hardcore as linux from scratch, and i've heard crux and gentoo are similar, but slack will always hold a special place in my heart.
On the otherhand, software has NEVER been broadcast over public airwaves or freely distributed in your public library. Nor are there stores that will rent you software and then the media to use to copy it. Nor has the means to copy software ever been commercially provided with the copying of software being its primary marketed function.
outstanding idea. why isn't there free software (ie: debian, slackware, or [insert your favorite distro here]) available from libraries?
This would be a great way to introduce adventurous people to free software et al. Also, it would give FS a larger presence in the education field.
get out and visit your local library today...
GNU Emacs already has an elisp module that writes perl cgi for you. No more late nights up coding! Spend more time with your spouse/sig. other! The lastest revision even includes better database support... but wait, there's more! It also brews coffee while it works! Version 2.0 proposes to have important features such as making mixed drinks and mowing the lawn! type/usr/bin/emacs today!
This type of behavior (DNS encoding of geographical location) is already described in RFC 1712. It is dissapointing to see a system designed to protect innovators being used to stagnate new discoveries. Money Corrupts.
the parallels are countless! giygas... bmf from 10 years in the future wants to bring bad crazed aliens to the world crazy aliens (a la x-files) take control of important (well, and unimportant) people through the use of the evil mani-mani statue. um... x-files aliens are just damn persuasive. damn this made sense 10 minutes ago
i'm tired of nintendo releasing the same damn games for every new system they come out with. i've played every super mario bros. to date... and i just want something new and exciting. i'd have to say that the only reason preventing me from purchasing nintendo products is that they are lacking in originality (that and zelda for the 64 was *horrible*). yeah, i love those old games, they kept me rapt for hours, even days at a time. but now i want something new. it seems that nintendo has found what works and they are simply repackaging it for a younger generation. the concepts were great, but i'm tired of mario saving the princess and megaman thrashing dr. wiley. how about a game with decent plot... that *isn't* an rpg! or maybe a 3d platform game... that isn't a bastardized offspring of the 2d version. or a space shoot 'em up that isn't totally mind-numbing ugh... i sound like a bitter old man
I disagree. The critical difference being that, when you give Ford your personal information "all information you provide is used to improve the services offered by Ford Motor Company" (though, I might add, their privacy statement doesn't really say much of anything). It was Ford's responsability to protect their customer's private information, and they failed. They are every bit to blame for their lack of security.
you could buy a *lot* of beer.... damn
everyone knows that writing code is better while drunk!
eh... guess i'll worry about those parse errors in the morning
well, it looks like the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement are going to win out this one...
eh.
i'm not too worried... i never liked people much to begin with
(START blatant-plug)
if you're tired of sucking down the mainstream music that is fed to you through the normal channels (tv, radio, cd stores), you might want to check out radiotakeover. they provide a free web radio that allows you to request the music you want to hear. also, your favorite hardcore/punk/industrial/indie band may have their songs available for free download. i've been using it for a while, and it's awesome. also, if you're interested in getting exposure for your own music, it's fairly simple to add it to their playlist.
overall, it rocks, check it out
{END blatant-plug)
Linux World Summary (or why i was disappointed)
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my friends and i have been going to linuxworld for the past two years. hell, we look forward to it months in advance, but this year is just... dissapointing, and here's why:
* no bsd chicks
come on, they were hot
* no osdn... no slashdot
i missed kicking the slashdot crew's ass at tekken this year... that was at least half the reason why i came
* no suse or slackware
eh... it's less the fault of the expo, but i miss our fallen comrades
but most of all....
there was no aftershow party!
::sigh::
guess we'll just have to hope for the best next year
I don't think i've ever used autoslack... i mean, i appreciate the concept, and i'm sure it'd be useful... i just don't see how autoslack being on hold marks the demise of slackware. personally i use slackware because it was the first distro to *make sense* for me. personally, i think that slack could only disappear with the demise of linux... there will always be supporters to carry the torch
besides... what other distro is endorsed by the church of the sub genius?
eh... i'm not sure that's a good thing...
Micro$haft could've purchased Iridium... then what would the world come to?
BillyG: "You sure we can't retrofit these things to manipulate brain waves... Q2 sales are down again."
>Lack of Productivity Software
Word and Outlook are nice, however have you tried StarOffice? or AbiWord or Pathetic Writer... and I believe KOffice is coming out soon, if it's not already out. Lyx is also very nice.
>Lack of Fonts
I don't think I can disagree with you here, though i've never really lacked for a font. I guess for my particular needs a large variety of fonts is not essential.
>Lack of Popular games.
FreeCiv, Railroad Tycoon, Heavy Gears 2, (any other Loki game), Xboing:-), Warcraft, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, ADOM, and, my personal favorite, Xbill. I'm sure there's more, I just haven't taken the time to list them. This is, of course exculding any of several console game emulators (SNES9x, Hu-Go, and DarkNES to name a few).
>Lack of Drive support.
I'm not quite sure what you mean hear, perhaps you had a problem with a particular configuration?
>And no easy way of doing things.
I strongly disagree. Once you've learned where everything is, it is quite easy to configure a system you are familiar with. Also, Linux has much more configurability than windows. It is simply a matter of knowing what you want to do, and then learning how. If you are unwilling to learn something then perhaps Linux isn't for you. Linux is not idiot-proof, the learning curve for using it effectively can be relatively steep, but i've found that the benefits outweigh the troubles. Linux is still rough around the edges as a desktop, but it is evolving quickly (just take a look at KDE and GNOME).
I'm a first-time voter, and i'm really wondering what significance my vote has. I'm one of the few of my friends that actually drove back home (from college) to vote. They cited the way the electoral college is used as their reason for not voting.
How much weight does my vote have on determining the president? Is the electoral college bound in any way by the popular vote? Why is the electoral college being used, if essentially, with the prominence of computers, the popular vote could be tallied relatively quickly? Who really picks our president?
Thanks...
Slashdot Mirror
It true, the DOS (denial-of-service) attacks against SCO may adversly affect companies on the same infastructure, but this may also be a desireable (from an anti-SCO perspective) circumstance. The companies that provide SCO with valuble services will soon find that the heat SCO is attracting is not worth the trouble. I wouldn't be surprised if their service is terminated simply because whoever is hosting them does not want to lose its other customers. If the quality of service delivered to other clients is significantly affect by the SCO debacle, those clients may abandon their (and SCO's) service provider. In this way, the DOS attacks further the anti-SCO cause.
From their old radio campaign: What's the word? Thunderbird! What's the jive? Bird's alive! What's the price? Thirty twice! Ah... enjoy the savory citrus flavor
Ingrates...
What do you expect? Really? He's a busy guy, and it's nice of him to do an interview for the little or no money that Slashdot has to offer. He really doesn't have much to gain (on a professional level) from this interview.
And as far as the first questioner is concerned... maybe he just forgot?
why did the dead baby cross the turnpike? it was stapled to the chicken!
so says this site:
Quaoar: Their only god who "came down from heaven; and, after reducing chaos to order, out the world on the back of seven giants. He then created the lower animals," and then mankind. Los Angeles County Indians, California
i started using linux a little over two years ago. i went to linuxworld 2000 in nyc and came home with free copies of several distrobution's cds. i went cold turkey off of windows and into redhat. after about a month, i realized that i wasn't really learning much from redhat.
that night i decided i was going to find a distro that i liked. i installed everything (suse, turbolinux, debian, conectiva). finally, i installed slackware an was amazed at its simplicity. it was remarkably voodoo-free. there were no crazy scripts to confuse me, everything made sense.
now i use debian. i forget when or why i made the switch. i still love slack, but i'm hooked on debian's package management and software availability. slackware is the best distro to *learn* linux on. it forces you to do things yourself, and that's important. it's not quite as hardcore as linux from scratch, and i've heard crux and gentoo are similar, but slack will always hold a special place in my heart.
Thanks Pat.
On the otherhand, software has NEVER been broadcast over public airwaves or freely distributed in your public library. Nor are there stores that will rent you software and then the media to use to copy it. Nor has the means to copy software ever been commercially provided with the copying of software being its primary marketed function.
outstanding idea. why isn't there free software (ie: debian, slackware, or [insert your favorite distro here]) available from libraries?
This would be a great way to introduce adventurous people to free software et al. Also, it would give FS a larger presence in the education field.
get out and visit your local library today...
Every day it seems like things are getting more like Shadowrun.
GNU Emacs already has an elisp module that writes perl cgi for you. /usr/bin/emacs today!
No more late nights up coding!
Spend more time with your spouse/sig. other!
The lastest revision even includes better database support... but wait, there's more! It also brews coffee while it works!
Version 2.0 proposes to have important features such as making mixed drinks and mowing the lawn!
type
Perhaps they're using USB 2.0. If so, I still don't see why firewire wouldn't be a better choice.
This type of behavior (DNS encoding of geographical location) is already described in RFC 1712.
It is dissapointing to see a system designed to protect innovators being used to stagnate new discoveries.
Money Corrupts.
the parallels are countless!
giygas... bmf from 10 years in the future wants to bring bad crazed aliens to the world
crazy aliens (a la x-files) take control of important (well, and unimportant) people through the use of the evil mani-mani statue. um... x-files aliens are just damn persuasive.
damn
this made sense 10 minutes ago
i'm tired of nintendo releasing the same damn games for every new system they come out with.
i've played every super mario bros. to date... and i just want something new and exciting. i'd have to say that the only reason preventing me from purchasing nintendo products is that they are lacking in originality (that and zelda for the 64 was *horrible*).
yeah, i love those old games, they kept me rapt for hours, even days at a time. but now i want something new. it seems that nintendo has found what works and they are simply repackaging it for a younger generation.
the concepts were great, but i'm tired of mario saving the princess and megaman thrashing dr. wiley. how about a game with decent plot... that *isn't* an rpg! or maybe a 3d platform game... that isn't a bastardized offspring of the 2d version. or a space shoot 'em up that isn't totally mind-numbing
ugh... i sound like a bitter old man
I disagree. The critical difference being that, when you give Ford your personal information "all information you provide is used to improve the services offered by Ford Motor Company" (though, I might add, their privacy statement doesn't really say much of anything). It was Ford's responsability to protect their customer's private information, and they failed. They are every bit to blame for their lack of security.
the RTFA post...
for all you zealots that base your posts off the slashdot headline instead of the article.
expect to see this one more often, kids
it's called slashcode.c ode/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/slash
you could buy a *lot* of beer.... damn
everyone knows that writing code is better while drunk!
eh... guess i'll worry about those parse errors in the morning
well, it looks like the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement are going to win out this one...
eh.
i'm not too worried... i never liked people much to begin with
(START blatant-plug)
if you're tired of sucking down the mainstream music that is fed to you through the normal channels (tv, radio, cd stores), you might want to check out radiotakeover. they provide a free web radio that allows you to request the music you want to hear. also, your favorite hardcore/punk/industrial/indie band may have their songs available for free download. i've been using it for a while, and it's awesome. also, if you're interested in getting exposure for your own music, it's fairly simple to add it to their playlist.
overall, it rocks, check it out
{END blatant-plug)
my friends and i have been going to linuxworld for the past two years. hell, we look forward to it months in advance, but this year is just... dissapointing, and here's why:
* no bsd chicks
come on, they were hot
* no osdn... no slashdot
i missed kicking the slashdot crew's ass at tekken this year... that was at least half the reason why i came
* no suse or slackware
eh... it's less the fault of the expo, but i miss our fallen comrades
but most of all....
there was no aftershow party!
::sigh::
guess we'll just have to hope for the best next year
Many discussion sites have marginal value because it is difficult to sort through the background noise to find intelligent, meaningful dialogue. Slashdot is interesting because it resists the typical Internet qualities of anonymity and egalitarianism. ...next thing ya know, they're gonna be using slashcode for missles
I don't think i've ever used autoslack... i mean, i appreciate the concept, and i'm sure it'd be useful... i just don't see how autoslack being on hold marks the demise of slackware. personally i use slackware because it was the first distro to *make sense* for me. personally, i think that slack could only disappear with the demise of linux... there will always be supporters to carry the torch
besides... what other distro is endorsed by the church of the sub genius?
eh... i'm not sure that's a good thing...
Micro$haft could've purchased Iridium... then what would the world come to?
BillyG: "You sure we can't retrofit these things to manipulate brain waves... Q2 sales are down again."
>Lack of Productivity Software Word and Outlook are nice, however have you tried StarOffice? or AbiWord or Pathetic Writer... and I believe KOffice is coming out soon, if it's not already out. Lyx is also very nice. >Lack of Fonts I don't think I can disagree with you here, though i've never really lacked for a font. I guess for my particular needs a large variety of fonts is not essential. >Lack of Popular games. FreeCiv, Railroad Tycoon, Heavy Gears 2, (any other Loki game), Xboing :-), Warcraft, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, ADOM, and, my personal favorite, Xbill. I'm sure there's more, I just haven't taken the time to list them. This is, of course exculding any of several console game emulators (SNES9x, Hu-Go, and DarkNES to name a few).
>Lack of Drive support.
I'm not quite sure what you mean hear, perhaps you had a problem with a particular configuration?
>And no easy way of doing things.
I strongly disagree. Once you've learned where everything is, it is quite easy to configure a system you are familiar with. Also, Linux has much more configurability than windows. It is simply a matter of knowing what you want to do, and then learning how. If you are unwilling to learn something then perhaps Linux isn't for you. Linux is not idiot-proof, the learning curve for using it effectively can be relatively steep, but i've found that the benefits outweigh the troubles. Linux is still rough around the edges as a desktop, but it is evolving quickly (just take a look at KDE and GNOME).
I'm a first-time voter, and i'm really wondering what significance my vote has. I'm one of the few of my friends that actually drove back home (from college) to vote. They cited the way the electoral college is used as their reason for not voting. How much weight does my vote have on determining the president? Is the electoral college bound in any way by the popular vote? Why is the electoral college being used, if essentially, with the prominence of computers, the popular vote could be tallied relatively quickly? Who really picks our president? Thanks...