This whole line of logic is also based on the theory that if I could not download a mp3 of a given song that I would buy that CD to get that song. This is just plain untrue. Most of the time I only want 1 or 2 songs off of a CD and do not want to pay $20 to get those. A new very workable model would be for the band *not* the record company to put a good MP3 up on a website and I and I think many other would gladly give them a couple of bucks for a couple of songs. In the end they make more than they do under the current model and I have music the way I want it. In other words talk to me give me value and life is good don't bitch and moan that you can't shove crap down our throats anymore.
USB is very very good at last my camera and my gaming mouse will work now that I have UT up and running life will be good. Now the only thing I need before I can nuke winders forever is for dialpad.com to start working well this will be a good thing
Some decent points and I have to agree it is good to see something good from Katz. But I have to disagree on the copyright "infringement" point. Copyrights can not be enforced on the net it is impossible and will get more so. I have to disagree with Katz I think the net will become more secure. And freedom will increase as a result. This also threatens the government. I don't have my copy of "The Diamond Age" with me but once it becomes really secure no one can track down anyone else. So my take on this right now alot of crap is produced and shoved down our throats because those with the cash can do so. The power the net gives us is to preview for ourselves see what we like and what we don't and consume that which is *good*. And also the power to create for ourselves. What this means is you have to create good stuff that people will want to pay for since you can no longer force them to pay for crap. Think about it if your friend writes a piece of good code for you you are really likely to do something for him in return. When M$ pumps out some crap you are really likely to fire up the burner. So does the net destroy anything? no no it does not. Will it force people to get really creative and start to care again? Yes yes it will. In other words jump on the cluetrain and have fun.
Whatever you do don't put "cdidisc" in for the discount code or whatever they call it that would be wrong because you don't work for http://www.cdicorp.com so don't do that it will get you free shipping and stuff but that would be wrong.
I work for a ISP our customer service inbox is full of these. We call them back tell them what is wrong and help them scrub. Most likely you just know smart people.
Yup, Just like in that one episode from The Simpsons when Lisa wishes for world peace and then it turns out that the aliens can take over with a stick with a nail in it. hehehehe I always did like that episode.
This is the attitude that allows things like this to happen. "Unless you've got something to hide, why do you need your privacy?" Simply put because I do not want everyone to know everything about me and because it is very easy to abuse this kind of info. This attitude also is based on the thought that the government is looking out for you and that real networks is always thinking about my welfare. Simple information is power the more info you have about me the more power you have over me and I just don't trust the government or a company that collects info in a very backdoor fashion that much. You point out that if the bank took the time to look they could figure out what you buy and where and draw some conclusions about that. I don't know about you but my bank has a policy that says that they will not. Simply put because something could be done does not mean that it should be. The other diff between the credit card/cellphone/telco example and this is that if you think about it for about half a minute it becomes clear that they can know this info it is part and parcel with the service obvious stuff. With this "download demon" it is not at all obvious and there is no reason that it has to be this way unlike your examples. So you say you don't need your privacy then put up a post with your real name, cellphone number, address and ip address if you are lucky enough to have a static.
Also the point should be made that the "download demon" is a winders product and does not ship with the *nix version of realplayer. That having been said the violations are wrong and might be enough to make one not use the *nix version because of that
WTF? Since when is tftpd a "mission critical" service tftp is a great big security hole that most installs don't need and *should* be turned off by default. If you really do need it you will know how to turn it on if you don't need it it is better to have it turned off.
If someone wants to write the code and get with me about it I would be more than happy to host this on my domain. Always wanted to get sued anyway. To email me take out the thisisnotit.
It may seem silly and obvious to us that they "can't" do this BUT it may seem neither silly nor obvious to Borland and they may very well have some reason for trying to do so. Think about it would this be the first time a large company has tried to restrict freedom? I don't think so. Is it legal? no Would I put it past a large company the way things are now to try it? Yup.
It's been a year since I last put in a new CPU so I don't fall in the newest group. I think we have a misunderstanding here that box with a socket 7 can be great that is what runs my firewall here. But IMHO when you need to put a new motherboard in to upgrade it is best to go with a whole new machine.
That would be kind of pointless because odds are your current motherboard can't support the faster front end bus. If you are still on a socket 7 motherboard you should really call that machine done and build a new box.
You are right the whole deal in Linux could and must be made easier. I just really really hate this myth that winders is easy. It is not and in fact in many places it is harder because everything must be done from the GUI many times it would be much easier to (as a support person) be able to have the user do a keystroke combo or go to a command prompt and do whatever they need to do. In fact where I work (mixed NT/Netware with some AIX servers)I often take users into the command prompt even when there is a to do it through the GUI. IMHO, Users as a group do not think what we show them they don't read help files or docs. Therefore if it is easy for me to do it with them and for them to get on with whatever they do it is a good thing.
You my friend have clearly never worked a help desk. The average user out there can not figure out *anything* having to do with computers. They are so afraid of the boxes that things that seem common sense to you and me are deep dark mystries to them. Me "Right click on the desktop" a user "Once or twice?" They have no idea about what is going on and your average user is so scared of the box they are not going to play with it at all to figure it out. Documentation is the only answer and yes Linux could use better docs but winders really is *not* very easy or obvious for a end user.
Why are all the replies to this pointing out that the sun is a very big very dirty reactor being marked down as being trolls? This "What if, the Americans did do this. The Soviets would think, I'll go one up better, and detonate a nuke in the center of the sun, and turn day into night..." Is wrong on a basis of FACTS now why would I be a troll for pointing out that this poster is wrong fro that matter why did this stupid garbage get a 2 when anyone with half a clue can see that it is just plain wrong on the face of it? Would the person who called us trolls please tell me why?
The reason for a rebuttal like this is because *everybody* does NOT know that the original article was just plain wrong. Many people really do not know just how much they depend on open source and free software. Many people really do think that the whole world and all the really important stuff runs on M$. You should hear the reaction when I tell people I choose not to run Winders at home. They have no idea how I can do anything, untill I show them. So yes we do need people who will explain and rebutt (sp?) FUD like this because what is obvious to you and me are not obvious to the lusers out there. Staements like "Linux Rules" do not help. Articles like this do.
This is kind of off topic but this needs to be replied to. This device (which looks very cool but not as cool as some of the devices based on the transmeta chips that I've seen take a look at the April Linux Journal) is made by Samsung this means Three Stars in KOREAN. I know this having lived there for just over 4 years and the fact that I speak Korean. This is a KOREAN company not a Japanese company. Calling a Korean company Japanese is like calling Isreal a Nazi state. Get your facts first then post.
Yes you are missing something. Many users and potential users already go through a great deal of trouble to script things when they install any OS. This will let many possible Linux Users build a custom distro that will include many things the other distros can't and take out many things they also can't take out. Thinks strong crypto and alot of services someone on the bottom end would not need to use. I'm currently involved in a project to give Linux machines to customer service people give them a web front end for everything and no rights to anything else. This could be very usefull.
Why would a non PN ISP be more expensive? All I saw in the article was that it may be more expensive if you went with a PN ISP and wanted to opt out. Ok everybody all together now. CHOOSE AN ISP OWNED AND RAN BY GEEKS!! And you will not have a problem with this.
Red Hat 6.2 look at the workstation installs. Much more secure than previous versions and if you can't install it you should learn more before you even try Linux. Is it perfect no is it pretty good and moving quickly in the right direction yes.
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Maybe we should start a church you are so so very right brother. Bless you and stuff.
This whole line of logic is also based on the theory that if I could not download a mp3 of a given song that I would buy that CD to get that song. This is just plain untrue. Most of the time I only want 1 or 2 songs off of a CD and do not want to pay $20 to get those. A new very workable model would be for the band *not* the record company to put a good MP3 up on a website and I and I think many other would gladly give them a couple of bucks for a couple of songs. In the end they make more than they do under the current model and I have music the way I want it. In other words talk to me give me value and life is good don't bitch and moan that you can't shove crap down our throats anymore.
USB is very very good at last my camera and my gaming mouse will work now that I have UT up and running life will be good. Now the only thing I need before I can nuke winders forever is for dialpad.com to start working well this will be a good thing
Some decent points and I have to agree it is good to see something good from Katz. But I have to disagree on the copyright "infringement" point. Copyrights can not be enforced on the net it is impossible and will get more so. I have to disagree with Katz I think the net will become more secure. And freedom will increase as a result. This also threatens the government. I don't have my copy of "The Diamond Age" with me but once it becomes really secure no one can track down anyone else. So my take on this right now alot of crap is produced and shoved down our throats because those with the cash can do so. The power the net gives us is to preview for ourselves see what we like and what we don't and consume that which is *good*. And also the power to create for ourselves. What this means is you have to create good stuff that people will want to pay for since you can no longer force them to pay for crap. Think about it if your friend writes a piece of good code for you you are really likely to do something for him in return. When M$ pumps out some crap you are really likely to fire up the burner. So does the net destroy anything? no no it does not. Will it force people to get really creative and start to care again? Yes yes it will. In other words jump on the cluetrain and have fun.
Whatever you do don't put "cdidisc" in for the discount code or whatever they call it that would be wrong because you don't work for http://www.cdicorp.com so don't do that it will get you free shipping and stuff but that would be wrong.
I work for a ISP our customer service inbox is full of these. We call them back tell them what is wrong and help them scrub. Most likely you just know smart people.
Yup, Just like in that one episode from The Simpsons when Lisa wishes for world peace and then it turns out that the aliens can take over with a stick with a nail in it. hehehehe I always did like that episode.
This is the attitude that allows things like this to happen. "Unless you've got something to hide, why do you need your privacy?" Simply put because I do not want everyone to know everything about me and because it is very easy to abuse this kind of info. This attitude also is based on the thought that the government is looking out for you and that real networks is always thinking about my welfare. Simple information is power the more info you have about me the more power you have over me and I just don't trust the government or a company that collects info in a very backdoor fashion that much. You point out that if the bank took the time to look they could figure out what you buy and where and draw some conclusions about that. I don't know about you but my bank has a policy that says that they will not. Simply put because something could be done does not mean that it should be. The other diff between the credit card/cellphone/telco example and this is that if you think about it for about half a minute it becomes clear that they can know this info it is part and parcel with the service obvious stuff. With this "download demon" it is not at all obvious and there is no reason that it has to be this way unlike your examples. So you say you don't need your privacy then put up a post with your real name, cellphone number, address and ip address if you are lucky enough to have a static.
Also the point should be made that the "download demon" is a winders product and does not ship with the *nix version of realplayer. That having been said the violations are wrong and might be enough to make one not use the *nix version because of that
Two questions: Where is Nell when we need her? Will I be able to ge a skull gun?
You are right my friend I should change my last name to Corrino..... hehehehehehehe
WTF? Since when is tftpd a "mission critical" service tftp is a great big security hole that most installs don't need and *should* be turned off by default. If you really do need it you will know how to turn it on if you don't need it it is better to have it turned off.
If someone wants to write the code and get with me about it I would be more than happy to host this on my domain. Always wanted to get sued anyway. To email me take out the thisisnotit.
Oh, Great Masters They Thrive on Disasters This is offtopic but Brian Eno rules.
It may seem silly and obvious to us that they "can't" do this BUT it may seem neither silly nor obvious to Borland and they may very well have some reason for trying to do so. Think about it would this be the first time a large company has tried to restrict freedom? I don't think so. Is it legal? no Would I put it past a large company the way things are now to try it? Yup.
It's been a year since I last put in a new CPU so I don't fall in the newest group. I think we have a misunderstanding here that box with a socket 7 can be great that is what runs my firewall here. But IMHO when you need to put a new motherboard in to upgrade it is best to go with a whole new machine.
That would be kind of pointless because odds are your current motherboard can't support the faster front end bus. If you are still on a socket 7 motherboard you should really call that machine done and build a new box.
You are right the whole deal in Linux could and must be made easier. I just really really hate this myth that winders is easy. It is not and in fact in many places it is harder because everything must be done from the GUI many times it would be much easier to (as a support person) be able to have the user do a keystroke combo or go to a command prompt and do whatever they need to do. In fact where I work (mixed NT/Netware with some AIX servers)I often take users into the command prompt even when there is a to do it through the GUI. IMHO, Users as a group do not think what we show them they don't read help files or docs. Therefore if it is easy for me to do it with them and for them to get on with whatever they do it is a good thing.
You my friend have clearly never worked a help desk. The average user out there can not figure out *anything* having to do with computers. They are so afraid of the boxes that things that seem common sense to you and me are deep dark mystries to them. Me "Right click on the desktop" a user "Once or twice?" They have no idea about what is going on and your average user is so scared of the box they are not going to play with it at all to figure it out. Documentation is the only answer and yes Linux could use better docs but winders really is *not* very easy or obvious for a end user.
Why are all the replies to this pointing out that the sun is a very big very dirty reactor being marked down as being trolls? This "What if, the Americans did do this. The Soviets would think, I'll go one up better, and detonate a nuke in the center of the sun, and turn day into night..." Is wrong on a basis of FACTS now why would I be a troll for pointing out that this poster is wrong fro that matter why did this stupid garbage get a 2 when anyone with half a clue can see that it is just plain wrong on the face of it? Would the person who called us trolls please tell me why?
The reason for a rebuttal like this is because *everybody* does NOT know that the original article was just plain wrong. Many people really do not know just how much they depend on open source and free software. Many people really do think that the whole world and all the really important stuff runs on M$. You should hear the reaction when I tell people I choose not to run Winders at home. They have no idea how I can do anything, untill I show them. So yes we do need people who will explain and rebutt (sp?) FUD like this because what is obvious to you and me are not obvious to the lusers out there. Staements like "Linux Rules" do not help. Articles like this do.
This is kind of off topic but this needs to be replied to. This device (which looks very cool but not as cool as some of the devices based on the transmeta chips that I've seen take a look at the April Linux Journal) is made by Samsung this means Three Stars in KOREAN. I know this having lived there for just over 4 years and the fact that I speak Korean. This is a KOREAN company not a Japanese company. Calling a Korean company Japanese is like calling Isreal a Nazi state. Get your facts first then post.
Yes you are missing something. Many users and potential users already go through a great deal of trouble to script things when they install any OS. This will let many possible Linux Users build a custom distro that will include many things the other distros can't and take out many things they also can't take out. Thinks strong crypto and alot of services someone on the bottom end would not need to use. I'm currently involved in a project to give Linux machines to customer service people give them a web front end for everything and no rights to anything else. This could be very usefull.
Why would a non PN ISP be more expensive? All I saw in the article was that it may be more expensive if you went with a PN ISP and wanted to opt out. Ok everybody all together now. CHOOSE AN ISP OWNED AND RAN BY GEEKS!! And you will not have a problem with this.
Red Hat 6.2 look at the workstation installs. Much more secure than previous versions and if you can't install it you should learn more before you even try Linux. Is it perfect no is it pretty good and moving quickly in the right direction yes.