Are you using a 2.0 kernel for the ip masq box? Back when I was in the Asheron's Call beta, I had problems connecting through ip masq. There _is_ a problem on 2.0 kernels for some UDP situations. You can use the Loose-UDP patch to fix it or (what I did) upgrade to a 2.2 kernel. After that, things worked great.
Also, running a SOCKS proxy is different than running IP masq. (it's a userspace tool for one) There are a few implementations for linux at freshmeat, but I've never used that stuff.
Here's what John Smedley, the president of Verant said in a letter to some EQ sites: ...
The first of these changes concerns the selling of EverQuest Characters andItems outside of the game (i.e. things like Ebay). Here is the text of this change:
"You may not sell or auction any EverQuest characters, items, coin or copyrighted material."
You may ask why we are doing this. There are many reasons, but first andforemost of them is the amount of trouble this is causing our Customer Service group. Simply put there are a lot of people out there who defraud others and we are being put in the middle of it, and we don'thave the time or the resources to assist people with these disputes when they arise. The next reason is amore philosophical one and that is that we believe people should have to earn their items and characters in thegame rather than from buying them outside the game. Obviously the second point can be argued from other perspectives that we do in fact respect, but we wanted you to hear ours.
Think about that software for a second. It's Microsoft software, of course. And what is the cost of giving away software? Once it's developed, it's very little to dupe more discs. Plus that number is based on the sticker price for Microsoft products - say $500 for Office, $200 for Windows 98, etc. Lastly, think about who it goes to. A lot of MS software goes to schools and the like. This gains MS market share and helps influence sales when the kids want a home computer to run the programs they use at school, or after school when they're going to college.
Another tame list from C|Net. Reminds me of the "Greatest hacks" list. Fake eBay listings and 4 email chain letter "forward this and win something" emails. Sigh.
SGI has a site with some sample code and documentation about implementing a B1 secure system over here which may be of interested in this conversation.
This is great news, because BioWare doesn't just make games, they make the game engine as well. Planetscape: Torment (from Black Isle), another great RPG, used BioWare's Infinity Engine, and Black Isle is currently developing another game using it. With luck, Linux support for these games will "trickle down" just like many Quake licenses have made Linux versions of their games.
Pirated beta builds of Windows are nothing new at _all_. Usually people don't care much unless a new final version is expected soon; when that's true, there's often more than 1 leaked beta a week that's put out. If Dupecheck was still up, you could see what I mean, but trust me, Windows betas get leaked all the time. I doubt this is even the first post W2K final beta to be leaked.
The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea.
They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots. Thank you.
Bernie Dodwell, business development manager for System Security specialist Integralis Group, said the operating system is insecure because it is open source. "This issue has to be resolved to get the system ready for the enterprise. At present a hacker would be able to go through the operating system like a dose of salts," he said. Microsoft was keen to endorse this view.
First off, this service has been going for a while. I've had an account for 2 months or more. Second, I was happy to find they are running Debian. It's a potato-based system (glibc 2.1 and all) with a ton of packages (but not quite all) installed. Lastly, when you log into the machine itself, you will notice it's ip is in the 10.*.*.* range. I.E., they have some firewall trickery going on. What this means is there is no way to directly connect to the box other than the methods they provide. So don't expect to run a Quake server or a big Napster client off this site.
BTW, watch out for programming syntax tests. I've been to numerous interviews that could only be passed if were able to parse the most hideous abortions of C syntax in your head under pressure. The fact that no sane person would ever write such a statement or declaration is neither here nor there, it seems they just want walking talking K&R books.
Perhaps it's a sign - "If you can't parse this piece of shit code, you won't be able to come close to understanding our product's source"
This is very refreshing news. That fact that they are willing and seem to be very committed to sacrificing this very expensive satellite in order to keep Europa pristine shows that it is science, and not politics, that rules the show at NASA. And this is _exactly_ as it should be.
And to those who complain of waste, Galileo is over 10 years old. It has already accomplished its original mission as well as a two year extension. I think this noble-minded idea is a fit end to its career.
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Okay, true, I was assuming woody will be 2.3. But potato already has the number 2.2.
woody is the current unstable Debian distro (2.3).
I did. After a day of making burgers and 5 overtimes.
"Today sucked."
Do you ever get tired of answering questions?
Why does turkey make people sleepy?
Hmm...
Are you using a 2.0 kernel for the ip masq box? Back when I was in the Asheron's Call beta, I had problems connecting through ip masq. There _is_ a problem on 2.0 kernels for some UDP situations. You can use the Loose-UDP patch to fix it or (what I did) upgrade to a 2.2 kernel. After that, things worked great.
Also, running a SOCKS proxy is different than running IP masq. (it's a userspace tool for one) There are a few implementations for linux at freshmeat, but I've never used that stuff.
Wow, you're right. Linux is nothing without high stock prices.
There's a packaged called pentium-builder which creates wrapper scripts for gcc and g++ so you can set a command line variable and have all the stuff you compile pentium optimized. I've never used it though.
Why isn't nVidia working with this? Simple. For the same reason 3dfx pushed glide for so long -
Because right now, nVidia is winning.
It's like a giant, round fullbright pixel in the sky.
Here's what John Smedley, the president of Verant said in a letter to some EQ sites:
...
The first of these changes concerns the selling of EverQuest Characters andItems outside of the game (i.e. things like Ebay). Here is the text of this change:
"You may not sell or auction any EverQuest characters, items, coin or copyrighted material."
You may ask why we are doing this. There are many reasons, but first andforemost of them is the amount of trouble this is causing our Customer Service group. Simply put there are a lot of people out there who defraud others and we are being put in the middle of it, and we don'thave the time or the resources to assist people with these disputes when they arise. The next reason is amore philosophical one and that is that we believe people should have to earn their items and characters in thegame rather than from buying them outside the game. Obviously the second point can be argued from other perspectives that we do in fact respect, but we wanted you to hear ours.
Full letter is available on EQ Vault
He's a senior VP for MCI Worldcom. I think he's doing just fine in the money category.
The point is the cash value of the software donations is vastly inflated and that it isn't exactly as if Microsoft is being altruistic here.
Think about that software for a second. It's Microsoft software, of course. And what is the cost of giving away software? Once it's developed, it's very little to dupe more discs. Plus that number is based on the sticker price for Microsoft products - say $500 for Office, $200 for Windows 98, etc. Lastly, think about who it goes to. A lot of MS software goes to schools and the like. This gains MS market share and helps influence sales when the kids want a home computer to run the programs they use at school, or after school when they're going to college.
Therefore it is not open source and will contine to be closed source until the source is released. Only then will it be open source.
It can't be open source without its code released.
Hey, what's wrong with smart, attractive AND bookish?
Another tame list from C|Net. Reminds me of the "Greatest hacks" list. Fake eBay listings and 4 email chain letter "forward this and win something" emails. Sigh.
SGI has a site with some sample code and documentation about implementing a B1 secure system over here which may be of interested in this conversation.
Um, it's open source. There is no need to "reverse engineer" the protocol, the specs are freely available.
This is great news, because BioWare doesn't just make games, they make the game engine as well. Planetscape: Torment (from Black Isle), another great RPG, used BioWare's Infinity Engine, and Black Isle is currently developing another game using it. With luck, Linux support for these games will "trickle down" just like many Quake licenses have made Linux versions of their games.
Pirated beta builds of Windows are nothing new at _all_. Usually people don't care much unless a new final version is expected soon; when that's true, there's often more than 1 leaked beta a week that's put out. If Dupecheck was still up, you could see what I mean, but trust me, Windows betas get leaked all the time. I doubt this is even the first post W2K final beta to be leaked.
How very true.
Bernie Dodwell, business development manager for System Security specialist Integralis Group, said the operating system is insecure because it is open source. "This issue has to be resolved to get the system ready for the enterprise. At present a hacker would be able to go through the operating system like a dose of salts," he said. Microsoft was keen to endorse this view.
Anyone else find that last bit amusing?
First off, this service has been going for a while. I've had an account for 2 months or more. Second, I was happy to find they are running Debian. It's a potato-based system (glibc 2.1 and all) with a ton of packages (but not quite all) installed. Lastly, when you log into the machine itself, you will notice it's ip is in the 10.*.*.* range. I.E., they have some firewall trickery going on. What this means is there is no way to directly connect to the box other than the methods they provide. So don't expect to run a Quake server or a big Napster client off this site.
Perhaps it's a sign - "If you can't parse this piece of shit code, you won't be able to come close to understanding our product's source"
This is very refreshing news. That fact that they are willing and seem to be very committed to sacrificing this very expensive satellite in order to keep Europa pristine shows that it is science, and not politics, that rules the show at NASA. And this is _exactly_ as it should be.
And to those who complain of waste, Galileo is over 10 years old. It has already accomplished its original mission as well as a two year extension. I think this noble-minded idea is a fit end to its career.