The magazine with the widest readership in the nation. It probably has the lowest reader-IQ-average as a direct result. The last thing Mr. G wants to happen is for your PHB to read USA Today and think, "Huh. This Linux thing is a big deal."
So, here he says it isn't a big deal. I'm sure that in real life, he cares a great deal about it.
Um, you've got it exactly wrong. This happens because you sent email to a friend of yours, and that friend got a virus. The virus uses random email addys from either their mailboxes or their address book as a spoofed from address.
It's not spammers, it's bugbear. Or whatever the flavor of the week is.
The Reid case showed that the barn door's been closed in that regard. Highjacking airplanes is effectively impossible now
Screw the Reid case. The fourth plane that went down on 9/11 proved that hijacking airplanes is effectively impossible now. We are borg. It took us a half an hour to upgrade our security, and it didn't have anything to do with airport scans. Just cell phones.
That's a nice definition, but it's not one that everyone shares. For example, I'm sure we'd agree that file systems are typically a part of the operating system, but in proper microkernel architectures, they're not in kernel space.
Obviously, writing kernel scheduler code is going to be significantly different from "your vb/asp scripting." However, in modern kernels, there are clean APIs separating whatever you're hacking from the rest of the machine. In microkernels, sometimes you can have protected memory.
But that is beside the point. What I mean is that writing explorer.exe doesn't have to be different from writing winword.exe. That is all. Sure, you and I might both understand the explorer.exe is not technically part of the operating system, but I don't think SCO would make that distinction. Many computer programmers wouldn't either.
There is a huge difference between writing an application FOR an OS and writing code that is a PART of the OS.
No, no there isn't. The difference between application level software and operating system software is completely arbitrary, and many people disagree about what the difference is.
And no matter where the line is, doing the actual programming is absolutely the same.
Many BBS-style file trading programs have welcome pages, and many server operators put in disclaimers, warnings, rules, etc. Sometimes, they'd put in: "Software downloaded from this sight is for research purposes only and must be deleted after 24 hours."
Of course, that was bullshit, and I'm sure some of them got busted. I ran a server briefly with the following warning: "You are unauthorized to use this server. Disconnect immediately. Unauthorized access will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
If there's actually a way to push the legal liabilities all the way to the downloaders, then the **AA is totally fucked. My disclaimer may not protect me from liabilities, but there's certainly no way anyone could operate such a server and go after a user: It would be immediately obvious that they intended the user to download the files, and they were expected to violate copyright.
PCS is market speak. AT&T calls their GSM network "PCS" as well. I'm not positive what the technical name for Sprint's network is, but it's definitely CDMA technology. It's just a slightly different frequency than Verizon.
Just in case you were serious about your desire for a sub $300 car rental service where you trade cars, check out City Car Share. They're local to San Francisco, and they're not a flat fee, but they're a hell of a lot less than $300/month. $10/month + $3.50/hour when you actually have a car. And $.37/mile. It's a great deal if you really need a car about once or twice a month.
Oh. Jaguar already has an X11 server. The only thing that seemed controversial to me was that you could use whatever window manager you like.
But that's because I misunderstood. I thought he was implying that you could use alternative WMs for the whole OS. He wasn't, necessarily, and you can definitely use whatever WM you like inside the X11 server already.
Well, there was someone posting on the last SCO article that said he had been a member of the NT kernel perf team (3 people) and he thought the entire kernel had a total of 50 developers.
Sure, that doesn't make grandparent poster correct, but it's not like the NT Kernel has 10,000 developers.
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Stereoscopic goggles have a number of problems aside from price:
1) You have to wear them.
2) They suck.
3) You have to wear them and they suck.
We're all going to want this functionality (I do) long long before we have stereoscopic goggles.
(BTW. It is now completely impossible for me to type "goggle" without first typing "google" and then deleting, due to muscle memory.)
The magazine with the widest readership in the nation. It probably has the lowest reader-IQ-average as a direct result. The last thing Mr. G wants to happen is for your PHB to read USA Today and think, "Huh. This Linux thing is a big deal."
So, here he says it isn't a big deal. I'm sure that in real life, he cares a great deal about it.
Um, you've got it exactly wrong. This happens because you sent email to a friend of yours, and that friend got a virus. The virus uses random email addys from either their mailboxes or their address book as a spoofed from address.
It's not spammers, it's bugbear. Or whatever the flavor of the week is.
Canada != part of USA.
Congratulations, you have correctly identified the joke that I made. Well done, sir.
There are plenty of states that don't have Apple Stores. You'll probably get yours before North Dakota, but Oregon is definitely ahead of you in line.
What? Did you say something to me? Yeah, that's what I thought.
The Reid case showed that the barn door's been closed in that regard. Highjacking airplanes is effectively impossible now
Screw the Reid case. The fourth plane that went down on 9/11 proved that hijacking airplanes is effectively impossible now. We are borg. It took us a half an hour to upgrade our security, and it didn't have anything to do with airport scans. Just cell phones.
This stuff doesn't penetrate your skin. Balloons will continue to function nicely.
If you play evil, and are cast as a minion of the Pharoah or as Judas... do they let you win?
If so, I am all over this game.
Slashdot is too Euro-centric.
That's a nice definition, but it's not one that everyone shares. For example, I'm sure we'd agree that file systems are typically a part of the operating system, but in proper microkernel architectures, they're not in kernel space.
I don't think SCO is using your definition.
Obviously, writing kernel scheduler code is going to be significantly different from "your vb/asp scripting." However, in modern kernels, there are clean APIs separating whatever you're hacking from the rest of the machine. In microkernels, sometimes you can have protected memory.
But that is beside the point. What I mean is that writing explorer.exe doesn't have to be different from writing winword.exe. That is all. Sure, you and I might both understand the explorer.exe is not technically part of the operating system, but I don't think SCO would make that distinction. Many computer programmers wouldn't either.
There is a huge difference between writing an application FOR an OS and writing code that is a PART of the OS.
No, no there isn't. The difference between application level software and operating system software is completely arbitrary, and many people disagree about what the difference is.
And no matter where the line is, doing the actual programming is absolutely the same.
There haven't been many dupes on the main site lately either. Maybe Taco's wife is filling in for him.
Someone needs to post about how Tom St. Dennis only has 40,000 red blood cells, down from 100,000 last year. Someone? Help?
Many BBS-style file trading programs have welcome pages, and many server operators put in disclaimers, warnings, rules, etc. Sometimes, they'd put in: "Software downloaded from this sight is for research purposes only and must be deleted after 24 hours."
Of course, that was bullshit, and I'm sure some of them got busted. I ran a server briefly with the following warning: "You are unauthorized to use this server. Disconnect immediately. Unauthorized access will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
If there's actually a way to push the legal liabilities all the way to the downloaders, then the **AA is totally fucked. My disclaimer may not protect me from liabilities, but there's certainly no way anyone could operate such a server and go after a user: It would be immediately obvious that they intended the user to download the files, and they were expected to violate copyright.
PCS is market speak. AT&T calls their GSM network "PCS" as well. I'm not positive what the technical name for Sprint's network is, but it's definitely CDMA technology. It's just a slightly different frequency than Verizon.
Lessee:
Linux Coming to Power Mac G5
Posted by pudge on 05:14 PM June 24th, 2003
But one questions remains... (Score:0)
by Anonymous Coward on 05:20 PM June 24th, 2003
MS word says your post is 952 words long. 952 words divided by 6 minutes is a hair over 158 WPM. OH MY GOD YOU MUST BE MAVIS BEACON!
I am your biggest fan.
Just in case you were serious about your desire for a sub $300 car rental service where you trade cars, check out City Car Share. They're local to San Francisco, and they're not a flat fee, but they're a hell of a lot less than $300/month. $10/month + $3.50/hour when you actually have a car. And $.37/mile. It's a great deal if you really need a car about once or twice a month.
Oh. Jaguar already has an X11 server. The only thing that seemed controversial to me was that you could use whatever window manager you like.
But that's because I misunderstood. I thought he was implying that you could use alternative WMs for the whole OS. He wasn't, necessarily, and you can definitely use whatever WM you like inside the X11 server already.
Care to back that up with a link? Not because I doubt, but because I'm interested.
Yeah. He was kidding. He's a liar. He's a troll.
You have no idea how search engines work, do you?
You have no idea who PhysicsGenius is, do you?
The obvious benefit to the allergy free cat is that it won't have to sneeze all the time.
Apparently getting a good ranking in GameSpy's "25 dumbest moments in gaming" just goaded them on.
Well, there was someone posting on the last SCO article that said he had been a member of the NT kernel perf team (3 people) and he thought the entire kernel had a total of 50 developers.
Sure, that doesn't make grandparent poster correct, but it's not like the NT Kernel has 10,000 developers.