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  1. Re:executive summary? on Red Hat announces GFS · · Score: 1

    This (GFS) is at the block-device level, so things like Oracle can have raw-disk access.

    Access to NFS it at the filesystem level.

  2. Re:Faux Pas! on Cut-Rate Windows 'XP Starter Edition' in Thailand · · Score: 1

    Like getting hardware working in Windows is easy ?

    right.

    Think again, really, think about it.

    Most of the time it works fine, just like that precompiled kernel of your Linux Desktop distribution.

  3. Re:DNA authentication? on Fingerprint Scanners Still Easy to Fool · · Score: 1

    Our customers might. :-)

  4. Project on The Sound of Your Firewall · · Score: 1

    What he/you are looking for is this project.

    (the website is a bit down right now so it seems, see google, you know the drill)

    It's been on slashdot before...

  5. Re:Holy Crap! on Linux Kernel 2.6.7 Released · · Score: 1

    Maybe partly because of the new format:

    From: Andy Whitcroft

    [..some describtive text..]

    Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
    Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

    The good thing that came out of all the SCO-crap.

  6. Re:Just curious on Linux Kernel 2.6.7 Released · · Score: 1

    MacOSX/Darwin and supposedly NT/200x/XP are not.

  7. Re:No! I use CapsLock as my "ESC" key on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    Oh, that might be a nice replacement for what I use now (mailleds).

    I would love to not only have it blink while I have mail, but also my two other house mates (as there are three leds on the keyboard, this should fit fine).

    But looking at what I found at the site, it might not be what I'm looking for... although it's quiet flexible... hmm.

  8. Re:No! I use CapsLock as my "ESC" key on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    I also find it annoying to have the numlock on, it's 'the light in the corner of the eye', that bugs me as well.

    Very strange that something can annoy me that way.

  9. Re:Self-eliminating business model. on On Futureproofing Spamhaus · · Score: 1

    I think they are send to all@hotmail.com or something, I'm not sure, I don't have hotmail anymore.

  10. Hide it on The Urban Geek As A Mugger Magnet? · · Score: 1

    for example use a 'Touchscreen BoomboxPC', there was an article about that on the frontpage for god's sake:

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/30/141421 0&mode=thread&tid=137

  11. Re:e164.org is the same as alternic(mod parent up) on Voice Over IP Goes Global, The DNS Way · · Score: 1

    I'm disappointed the Slashdot editors didn't notice that ...

    you are new here, right ?

  12. Re:Konqueror on Future for Web Standards Pondered · · Score: 1

    People will go back to using a Netscape browser (in this case Firefox) if it is better and supports websites better.

    Just like that, no problem.

    Just like people will download a flashplugin.

    Actually it's a lot easier to install a firefox then an IE.

    (that's how/why it _will_ work)

  13. Re:I like the simple but expandable model on Firefox/Thunderbird Plugins: Is Less More? · · Score: 1

    Middle mouse button

  14. Re:HP/Compaq and the "Any" key on Worst Explanation From Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    I guess this is for people who's native language is not english and are not all that computer knowlegdable.

  15. Source Compatibility vs. Binary Compatibility on Security Holes in CVS and Subversion Found · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not sure, but I think one issue is, in the Win32 world things need to be binary comp. where as in the OSS world, source comp. is enough.

    If you have a vuln. in a Debian package, you do

    apt-get update && apt-get -u install package

    You'll see that (especially if it's a library) all kinds of other packages will automatically be upgraded

    The same will not happen in the Win32-world.

  16. Re:For the love of god... on Apple to Award Workgroup Clusters to Scientists · · Score: 1

    It will run Debian.

  17. Re:USB? on Swedish Carbon-Fiber Stealth Ship Runs NT · · Score: 1

    W2K == NT5 (and XP == NT5.1 if I'm not mistaken)

  18. Re:RPC over HTTPS support? on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    Maybe with HTTP-keepalive ?

    Or maybe using UDP, because I saw something scary about HTTP over UDP in the 'new' Evolution Exchange Connector source.

  19. Re:Not for Exchange 5/5.5... on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    Why ? Because it's already payed for and there is no need for something better ?

    Why replace something that works, good enough ?

  20. Re:Lack of feature? on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't call a fairly modern Web-browser compatible with eachother, but then again, part of my job is being a webdeveloper.

    So I might be a bit disgrunted.

  21. Re:Excellent news for the FOSS community! on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 4, Informative
  22. Re:Excellent news for the FOSS community! on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually, I think it uses the WebDAV-part (which I wouldn't call Outlook WebAccess, that's a bit silly).

    I hope that they are pursuing a true Exchange connector., this is one big messed up protocol, I really do hope no wants to do that, it's scary (probably a waste of time).

  23. Re:Say WHAT? on Microsoft Backs Out Of Wi-Fi Equipment Market · · Score: 1

    And WEP is secure ? I don't buy that.

  24. Hylafax on Stopping Overseas Fax Spam? · · Score: 1

    Just use Hylafax (Fax-server uses modem and Linux-computer), it doesn't use paper, unless you tell it too. :-)

    I deliver it to e-mail (fax2mail), so it's just like all other spam. All I still need is some PrettyGoodOCR-software to make it realtext, then I can filter them out. :-)

  25. Re:How is this different than updating Windows? on Linux Kernel 2.6.6 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Long story:
    this is just the kernel + drivers/modules, distributions (RH/Suse/Mandrake/Debian) use this as part of there distribution just like any other piece of software (GIMP/KDE/whatever).

    So if they bring out a new version of there distribution, you could compare that with an update/upgrade from Microsoft (they all package it for the 'end-user').

    the Linux kernel is not for most end-users, only for developers (who might need something specific) or system-administrators that need more control over exactly what driver-version they want to use or something.

    You can best compare it with, if you can go in to Microsoft's own SourceSafe (or whatever they use) archive and take out there very latest version (because in Linux this is all open) to make your own ... whatever

    Well, I hope this is a clear description. :-)