There is a Bugtraq posting in 1998 where Oskar Pearson describes a way of tunneling through a Firewall ** by encoding data into DNS-Names ** (and Replies).
I think this could be considerd as a "superset" of the sevenval.de idea.
Weaking the Crypto-Export-Rules can mean only one thing: they no longer depend on weak-encryption (40/56 bit) - for whatever purpose they needed it until now.. (hi echelon!)
if this means, that they now have a new toy which breaks 128-bit keys... i'd like to left to your imagination...
We drove 200 km to Linz, to see Linus Torvaldes personally. Unfortunally they didn't left us in.:( Until now, the afterparty was always opened to the public... sadly, that the tv-company changed this policy this year:(
Whatever you do to change this Situation, don't let there be 25 different projects, half of them running under linux only.
Make ONE system, so deveolpers of applications don't have to cut down features, so that the apps can run anywhere.
Widespread use is the key to establish a new system. So don't forgett all the commercial-unices ant their manufacturers. You have to convince them somehow to support your windowing-solution.
There is no use for a system usable only for a part of the unix-community and used only by few apps.
Use open standards wherever possible. Make it object oriented, consistent and intuitive (for both: users and developers)
Provide more than just some graphical functions... Integrate as much as you can into the object-System...
one extreme example: Files are objects. Each object can be opend by more than one Application... but these applications use obejct-functions of the file-obejct for I/O. Each opened Obejct(File) is only one of many "Views" this obeject supports... etc... another example: You can drag'n'drop objects/files/opened documents between applications. (the usual way: save in app1, switch to app2, load the file in app2)
another idea: make GUIs flexible. Let the user redesign every app like he want to have it. (merge guis of two or more apps into one window... etc.: e.g: merge a filemanager and the Play/stop button of an mp3-player into a 'mp3manager' without making one line of code) switch between diffrent gui-sets of an app while running.
---- but forgett about this. the important message is: don't let the community split again into KDE vs. GNOME. Don't force each user to install 5 libs for to run 10 apps. don't force developers to use the smallest set of features, so it can be run anywhere. Dont let drag'n'drop works only between apps from the same manufacturers.
The whole world is talking about Linus. Everyone wants to use it as server.. and so on...
I know, there are Patches to make Filesystems 2GB+ safe, but then most of the programs must recompile.. this is not the right solution!
Support for large files should.. ahh. must be implemented in the normal kernel, so it can be used as server without patching the kernel and most daemons and fileutilities etc...
(I'm thinking of large databases or backups which both often need files > 2gb)
First: Some of the previous comments missed the point. This is a serious buissness thing. There are no ways doing something half-legal. The competition will sue you.
Second: Austria is a neutral country. Laws, for example, forbid exporting of weapons to countries involved in a war.
I do not understand, why Austria should be bound to foreign export-rules, especially when this is primaly a conflict between iran and usa.
Sadly Austria accepted some contracts like the Wassenaar-agreement, which (I think) primaly handles the export of dual-use goods. (like cryptographic programs *Grrrr*)
I'm not sure why this or other laws in Austria should forbid the export of anything else into iran. Maybe its a EC thing...?
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they've just created a market for brainwave jammer... anyone likes to buy one ? :)
if you need a low-cost solution, than there is only 802.11. everything else will cost you a multiple.
I've used 802.11 only for shorter distances, but have reports, that using (good) yagi and parabolic antennas is working for 15 km.
But you need a direct line of sight, with absolutly no abstacles. And keep the koax-cable to the antennas as short as possible!
Furthermore, most 802.11 equipment is available in an european and an american version. The american version has up to 5times more power.
bye, Adrian
Why do US Organisations always think, that their legeslation and court-orders etc. are valid all over the world !?
http://www2.merton.ox.ac.uk/~security/bugtraq-1998 04/0085.html
There is a Bugtraq posting in 1998 where Oskar Pearson describes a way of tunneling through a Firewall ** by encoding data into DNS-Names ** (and Replies).
I think this could be considerd as a "superset" of the sevenval.de idea.
bye..adrian
Weaking the Crypto-Export-Rules can mean only one thing: they no longer depend on weak-encryption (40/56 bit) - for whatever purpose they needed it until now.. (hi echelon!)
if this means, that they now have a new toy which breaks 128-bit keys... i'd like to left to your imagination...
We drove 200 km to Linz, to see Linus Torvaldes personally. Unfortunally they didn't left us in. :( :(
Until now, the afterparty was always opened to the public... sadly, that the tv-company changed this policy this year
Please !
Whatever you do to change this Situation, don't let there be 25 different projects, half of them running under linux only.
Make ONE system, so deveolpers of applications don't have to cut down features, so that the apps can run anywhere.
Widespread use is the key to establish a new system. So don't forgett all the commercial-unices ant their manufacturers. You have to convince them somehow to support your windowing-solution.
There is no use for a system usable only for a part of the unix-community and used only by few apps.
Use open standards wherever possible. Make it object oriented, consistent and intuitive (for both: users and developers)
Provide more than just some graphical functions...
Integrate as much as you can into the object-System...
one extreme example: Files are objects. Each object can be opend by more than one Application... but these applications use obejct-functions of the file-obejct for I/O. Each opened Obejct(File) is only one of many "Views" this obeject supports... etc...
another example: You can drag'n'drop objects/files/opened documents between applications. (the usual way: save in app1, switch to app2, load the file in app2)
another idea: make GUIs flexible. Let the user redesign every app like he want to have it. (merge
guis of two or more apps into one window... etc.: e.g: merge a filemanager and the Play/stop button of an mp3-player into a 'mp3manager' without making one line of code) switch between diffrent gui-sets of an app while running.
---- but forgett about this. the important message is:
don't let the community split again into KDE vs. GNOME. Don't force each user to install 5 libs for to run 10 apps. don't force developers to use the smallest set of features, so it can be run anywhere. Dont let drag'n'drop works only between apps from the same manufacturers.
http://3233624969/atrox/slashdot/Comedy%20-%20Uses %20Of%20The%20Word%20Fuck.mp3 [566 KB]
Sounds like a radio-record, so I hope its ok to put it online.
hey.. congress ist concerned about it NOW ? we in europe are concerned about it allready for years !
flooding their "inbox" by using words that may be in their dictionaries is probably some kind of civil protest..
lets try to find some words... classified codenames, us-enemys, weapons, russia and china and or diplomtaic-stuff seem to be a good startingpoint.
The whole world is talking about Linus. Everyone wants to use it as server .. and so on ...
...
I know, there are Patches to make Filesystems 2GB+ safe, but then most of the programs must recompile.. this is not the right solution!
Support for large files should.. ahh. must be implemented in the normal kernel, so it can be used as server without patching the kernel and most daemons and fileutilities etc
(I'm thinking of large databases or backups which both often need files > 2gb)
First: Some of the previous comments missed the point. This is a serious buissness thing. There are no ways doing something half-legal. The competition will sue you.
Second: Austria is a neutral country. Laws, for example, forbid exporting of weapons to countries involved in a war.
I do not understand, why Austria should be bound to foreign export-rules, especially when this is primaly a conflict between iran and usa.
Sadly Austria accepted some contracts like the Wassenaar-agreement, which (I think) primaly handles the export of dual-use goods. (like cryptographic programs *Grrrr*)
I'm not sure why this or other laws in Austria should forbid the export of anything else into iran. Maybe its a EC thing...?
Arn't there any austrian Lawyers around ?
No match for "SLASHDOT.ORG".
The InterNIC Registration Services database contains ONLY
non-military and non-US Government Domains and contacts.
Other associated whois servers:
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European IP Address Allocations - whois.ripe.net
Asia Pacific IP Address Allocations - whois.apnic.net
US Military - whois.nic.mil
US Government - whois.nic.gov