One thing that has been done is to write decss in a C-like language, for which there exists no compiler.
It's trivial to convert it to real C, but technically it can't be converted directly to object code. Which shows how much bullshit the whole 'source is not free speech' argument actually is.
Because if you don't support 'the children' then you won't get voted back into office next year.
If you don't support 'the children' then you obviously are an evil pedophile who hates children and wants to destory our wonderful corporate republic!
They need to generate cryptographically secure random numbers, which are a bit more complicated and in-depth than the (most likely) time/state-dependant PRNG used in the AppleIIe.
It's still easy if you do the research, but to assume that they're the same thing is wrong.
But with PGP/GPG, you have to shoot for the lowest common denominator. You can't really assume that the user is going to have a memory key, with their passphrase on it, and a system with a USB port.
You could write a frontend to GPG that would use something like an external hardware key that contained a passphrase, but isn't that just overkill?
Yes, but citizens also shouldn't be limited to the minimun 'flimsy' encryption. Just as I am free to use as much packaging as I wish to send a letter, I should be free to use as much encryption as I wish to protect the privacy of an electronic message.
And the other thing is that with the USPS, you're using their employees and resources to send a package, so they should be concerned about their safety. But with an electronic message, I'm only using public areas (public networks [the internet], or maybe even sneakernet), and the government (or whomever) shouldn't be concerned with what I'm transporting because it isn't going over their lines.
Yes.
You'd better not ever say anything bad about anybody, or especially the State.
We wouldn't want our citizens to be unhappy, so We're outlawing 'bad' thoughts and 'bad' speech.
As long as you don't let anyone else know that you're not happy, then everyone will be happy!
Actually, gameplay has been steadily decreasing in (default, not including mods) quake versions, while the pallete and geometric complexity have been increasing.
Halflife has amazing gameplay, fast action with a bit of precise jumping, I'll admit it can be tedious, but it's a good mix.
You can modify it all you want, and you can charge anything you want for it and if people don't want to pay it, you don't have to give it to them. But if one person decides to pay for it, they can distribute it all they want, at any price they want; or they can keep it for themselves.
The GPL says that the source travels freely with the binaries.
Not really...
Just because some people are vocal (and sometimes without facts) doesn't mean that they represent all people.
Remember: The general consensus at/. is that there is no general consensus at/.
And what do a few GNOME users mocking KDE have to do with the Ximian developer making choices about his project?
Sorry for the little rant. I just don't want a small group of loud people to make people think that there have to be a GNOME/KDE camp.
Can't we all just get along?
They have millions of people vendor-locked using copied software that they didn't pay for.
Now MS starts charging with no easy way around it, and those millions will start paying.
They aren't worried about anything but making more money.
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No, USians really are all stupid.
Or at least the ones that live in my area of the country.
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One thing that has been done is to write decss in a C-like language, for which there exists no compiler.
It's trivial to convert it to real C, but technically it can't be converted directly to object code. Which shows how much bullshit the whole 'source is not free speech' argument actually is.
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Apple would never open their GUI.
It's all they have left.
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Isn't office 2005 also required?
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Because if you don't support 'the children' then you won't get voted back into office next year.
If you don't support 'the children' then you obviously are an evil pedophile who hates children and wants to destory our wonderful corporate republic!
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They need to generate cryptographically secure random numbers, which are a bit more complicated and in-depth than the (most likely) time/state-dependant PRNG used in the AppleIIe.
It's still easy if you do the research, but to assume that they're the same thing is wrong.
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You'll be entering the 'market' a little late: :)
This guy is already doing that for free
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Build one yourself.
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If you feel so strongly that a certain program is un-userfriendly, then WRITE THEM ABOUT IT!
How is somebody supposed to know that other people don't like their design if those magical 'other people' don't tell them about it?
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But with PGP/GPG, you have to shoot for the lowest common denominator. You can't really assume that the user is going to have a memory key, with their passphrase on it, and a system with a USB port.
You could write a frontend to GPG that would use something like an external hardware key that contained a passphrase, but isn't that just overkill?
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Michael Chrichton did quite a bit of detailed explaining in Airframe, and used quite a few business names; but I guess that's the exception.
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That passphrase dialog keeps anyone else from using your system to read/send encrypted mail.
It's their for a reason, your security!
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These humans are just a bunch of protiens, chemicals, and electrical signals.
I don't see how they can be any more self aware than a tree or a slug.
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Most symmetric algorithms have fixed keylength, you can't just add bits.
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Yes, but citizens also shouldn't be limited to the minimun 'flimsy' encryption. Just as I am free to use as much packaging as I wish to send a letter, I should be free to use as much encryption as I wish to protect the privacy of an electronic message.
And the other thing is that with the USPS, you're using their employees and resources to send a package, so they should be concerned about their safety. But with an electronic message, I'm only using public areas (public networks [the internet], or maybe even sneakernet), and the government (or whomever) shouldn't be concerned with what I'm transporting because it isn't going over their lines.
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Yes.
You'd better not ever say anything bad about anybody, or especially the State.
We wouldn't want our citizens to be unhappy, so We're outlawing 'bad' thoughts and 'bad' speech.
As long as you don't let anyone else know that you're not happy, then everyone will be happy!
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Actually, gameplay has been steadily decreasing in (default, not including mods) quake versions, while the pallete and geometric complexity have been increasing.
Halflife has amazing gameplay, fast action with a bit of precise jumping, I'll admit it can be tedious, but it's a good mix.
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You can modify it all you want, and you can charge anything you want for it and if people don't want to pay it, you don't have to give it to them. But if one person decides to pay for it, they can distribute it all they want, at any price they want; or they can keep it for themselves.
The GPL says that the source travels freely with the binaries.
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There are also the Artistic, Apache, and Mozilla/Netscape Public Licenses.
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Most unix apps and frameworks are already network transparent anyway.
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Not really... /. is that there is no general consensus at /.
Just because some people are vocal (and sometimes without facts) doesn't mean that they represent all people.
Remember: The general consensus at
And what do a few GNOME users mocking KDE have to do with the Ximian developer making choices about his project?
Sorry for the little rant. I just don't want a small group of loud people to make people think that there have to be a GNOME/KDE camp.
Can't we all just get along?
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They have millions of people vendor-locked using copied software that they didn't pay for.
Now MS starts charging with no easy way around it, and those millions will start paying.
They aren't worried about anything but making more money.
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Ahh! You are correct. It was a 9 that looked just like a g.
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Or on the super-advanced scientific calculators you could write interesting phrases such as the infamous "DEADBEEF" or even "CABBAGE".
:)
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About time?!
What percent of the federal budget do you think is spent on 'defense'?
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