Does anybody know what ports/methods the software communicates on? I have a packet filtering firewall and no SOCKS proxy, so I'll have to configure the firewall to pass whatever the software needs, but I don't feel like breaking out a packet sniffer to try and take educated guesses...
The software claims not to get a connection when I attempt to "create an account" so I assume my problem is my firewall, rather than the SETI@home's servers... although with the slashdot announcement, that may not be a valid assumption:-)
Something is very wrong here. I believe (someone with statistics back me up here, please) the number one cause of violence done to teen-agers is done to them by their parents.
It's no wonder kids on rare occasion go off the deep end when they are ostracized at school, many kids have no one at home they can even begin to talk to. Plus you end up carrying around the burden of knowing why one of your friends has a black eye (no, not a fight, he just didn't answer fast enough when his father asked a question)...
Sometimes there are no good choices. That doesn't excuse making bad choices, but what's a barely experienced 17 year old going to do?
Far, far too true. I would go so far as to say the Captain of the *team and the Prom Queen are also alienated. I'm going to turn to my favorite television serial, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (laugh if you want, but this show is more "tuned in" to teen issues than anything else on TV with the possible exception of Dawson's Creek):
The character of Cordelia has a couple of times ranted along the lines of "You think it's easy having everything you do monitored by the social elite for coolness? You wouldn't believe the pressure of having to dress like this everyday or lose my friends..."
Laugh if you think this is funny, but it is very real to a lot of high school students. I may have been out of high school for quite a while, but I am still well acquainted with high schoolers (many of my friends have high school age kids who consider me Uncle Brian and talk about things that are going on in their lives -- believe me they aren't making this stuff up).
Companies sell name address lists in order to make money. NSI's list is worth a small fortune since it is going to have a high density of system administrators and technical managers (ie people who spend gobs of money on computing/networking systems).
I would happily check a privacy button, even if it had a, say, $25 fee to remain publically unlisted (much like many phone companies).
When phone service was introduced, telephones were so expensive people would lease them from the phone company rather than purchase them. As sales volume increased and control of development was released to other business entities, competition ensued and the price of phones dropped. ICs were developed and the price of phones has dropped to roughly the price of the hardware. Wireless phones were developed, which are now given for token monetary amounts (the $1 exchange of money to make a contract binding) -- yet manufacturers of telephony equipment and service providers now enjoying economic health.
I believe this parallels PC hardware and software. The technology and volume have reached the point where the cost of the hardware is minimal (a few hundred dollars at the low end to a few thousand for people who want the most bells and whistles). The software more closely follows the wireless phone industry, give it away, and charge for the service.
Programmers aren't starving, because companies like paying somebody to manage resources, including computer hardware and software. I get paid a living wage just to keep my company's network of computers, printers, routers, etc running smoothly. This includes writing custom scripts for processing data, adding features to the accounting system, and the myriad other details every company needs.
I just had another job offer last week, to do consulting on "free" software systems for several companies around town...
I don't think I'm going to be starving anytime soon.
Standard legal practice in any litigation is to say nothing until your counsel has met with opposing counsel (i.e. take no action that might jeapordize "good faith negotiating"). Once counsel for both parties have met and determined what the _real_ demands are, then all bets are off on what to do... could be keep quiet, could be announce the case to the world.
But for now, everything is running according to "the way it's done."
There are plenty of sites that you can get public keys from. Of course, if you are going to place much trust in the key you still need to verify the key's fingerprint with the owner.
I'm pretty sure nai runs a HKP (Horowitz Key Protocol) site as well as the silly web interface to get keys . . .
1) Most vendors will custom bid machines about any way you want them, if purchased in a sizable lot. Some vendors feel a sizable lot is 10, others 100, your mileage may vary.
2) More vendors will sell you a "softwareless" computer now that the DOJ is all over MS. They are feeling less threatened because MS really isn't in a position to be making threats right now.
"gotchas" - The vendor is well within thier right to demand the entire package, computer and all, be returned for a full refund rather than accepting only part of the package (i.e. Windows). - Refunds in general for returned merchandise must be requested within a "reasonable" time period after purchase unless extended by a warranty. The EULA even uses the word "promptly". So you are almost certainly out of luck on a copy of Windows 3.1!
"gimmes" - The OEM versions of Office, Works, Money, and all the other preinstalled packaged that come from certain vendors have similar EULAs. I wonder what fraction of the advertised "$500 software value!" on some systems could be coerced out of a vendor?
For illegal copies of software the fine is up to $100,000 for each software title infringed, provided there is no evidence of other criminal activity (intent to distribute, etc).
The fine is up to $250,000 per title infringed if criminal intent can be shown.
Such huge fines are usually only levied against corporations, however.
Check what kind parts you need to upgrade the equipment with or you may be buying cheap up front and expensive for the rest of your life.
I am currently trying to find somebody with the 4x33 SIMMs necessary for a couple of old Digital Alpha boxes to get a memory upgrade. Digital doesn't even know of anyone with this stuff!
Slashdot Mirror
Forget it, must have just been slashdotted...
Trying a fourth or fifth time managed to connect and get data through the firewall.
Thanks to anyone who decided to try looking this up anyway!
Does anybody know what ports/methods the software communicates on? I have a packet filtering firewall and no SOCKS proxy, so I'll have to configure the firewall to pass whatever the software needs, but I don't feel like breaking out a packet sniffer to try and take educated guesses...
:-)
The software claims not to get a connection when I attempt to "create an account" so I assume my problem is my firewall, rather than the SETI@home's servers... although with the slashdot announcement, that may not be a valid assumption
Something is very wrong here. I believe (someone with statistics back me up here, please) the number one cause of violence done to teen-agers is done to them by their parents.
It's no wonder kids on rare occasion go off the deep end when they are ostracized at school, many kids have no one at home they can even begin to talk to. Plus you end up carrying around the burden of knowing why one of your friends has a black eye (no, not a fight, he just didn't answer fast enough when his father asked a question)...
Sometimes there are no good choices. That doesn't excuse making bad choices, but what's a barely experienced 17 year old going to do?
I wish I had an answer.
Far, far too true.
I would go so far as to say the Captain of the *team and the Prom Queen are also alienated.
I'm going to turn to my favorite television serial, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (laugh if you want, but this show is more "tuned in" to teen issues than anything else on TV with the possible exception of Dawson's Creek):
The character of Cordelia has a couple of times ranted along the lines of "You think it's easy having everything you do monitored by the social elite for coolness? You wouldn't believe the pressure of having to dress like this everyday or lose my friends..."
Laugh if you think this is funny, but it is very real to a lot of high school students. I may have been out of high school for quite a while, but I am still well acquainted with high schoolers (many of my friends have high school age kids who consider me Uncle Brian and talk about things that are going on in their lives -- believe me they aren't making this stuff up).
Corel has a vested interest in HCC and still appears to be actively involved in the NetWinder line.
Companies sell name address lists in order to make money. NSI's list is worth a small fortune since it is going to have a high density of system administrators and technical managers (ie people who spend gobs of money on computing/networking systems).
I would happily check a privacy button, even if it had a, say, $25 fee to remain publically unlisted (much like many phone companies).
I believe this parallels PC hardware and software. The technology and volume have reached the point where the cost of the hardware is minimal (a few hundred dollars at the low end to a few thousand for people who want the most bells and whistles). The software more closely follows the wireless phone industry, give it away, and charge for the service.
Programmers aren't starving, because companies like paying somebody to manage resources, including computer hardware and software. I get paid a living wage just to keep my company's network of computers, printers, routers, etc running smoothly. This includes writing custom scripts for processing data, adding features to the accounting system, and the myriad other details every company needs.
I just had another job offer last week, to do consulting on "free" software systems for several companies around town...
I don't think I'm going to be starving anytime soon.
Standard legal practice in any litigation is to say nothing until your counsel has met with opposing counsel (i.e. take no action that might jeapordize "good faith negotiating"). Once counsel for both parties have met and determined what the _real_ demands are, then all bets are off on what to do... could be keep quiet, could be announce the case to the world.
But for now, everything is running according to "the way it's done."
There are plenty of sites that you can get public keys from. Of course, if you are going to place much trust in the key you still need to verify the key's fingerprint with the owner.
I'm pretty sure nai runs a HKP (Horowitz Key Protocol) site as well as the silly web interface to get keys . . .
Why would we need more servers?
A couple of points:
1) Most vendors will custom bid machines about any way you want them, if purchased in a sizable lot. Some vendors feel a sizable lot is 10, others 100, your mileage may vary.
2) More vendors will sell you a "softwareless" computer now that the DOJ is all over MS. They are feeling less threatened because MS really isn't in a position to be making threats right now.
"gotchas"
- The vendor is well within thier right to demand the entire package, computer and all, be returned for a full refund rather than accepting only part of the package (i.e. Windows).
- Refunds in general for returned merchandise must be requested within a "reasonable" time period after purchase unless extended by a warranty. The EULA even uses the word "promptly". So you are almost certainly out of luck on a copy of Windows 3.1!
"gimmes"
- The OEM versions of Office, Works, Money, and all the other preinstalled packaged that come from certain vendors have similar EULAs. I wonder what fraction of the advertised "$500 software value!" on some systems could be coerced out of a vendor?
For illegal copies of software the fine is up to $100,000 for each software title infringed, provided there is no evidence of other criminal activity (intent to distribute, etc).
The fine is up to $250,000 per title infringed if criminal intent can be shown.
Such huge fines are usually only levied against corporations, however.
Pretty steep, eh?
Check what kind parts you need to upgrade the equipment with or you may be buying cheap up front and expensive for the rest of your life.
I am currently trying to find somebody with the 4x33 SIMMs necessary for a couple of old Digital Alpha boxes to get a memory upgrade. Digital doesn't even know of anyone with this stuff!