I see this comment was modded down in 2 seconds by other the other consipracy theorists..
The government represents the people. What do they have to gain by NOT representing the people? In the event someone doesn't represent accordingly, another will take their place to represent.
No system is perfect, but ours does work. I realize there are some greedy politicians who aren't happy with the 6 figures they earn in office, but that's the exception, not the rule.
The fact is, if the US citizens demand privacy,t hen they will have privacy. "What about things like the DMCA?" Wait until a larger chunk of the population understands what it is, and what it means, and I can assure you it will go away, b/c it is the will of the people.
I know all you can think about is how 'they' are out to get you, but we are facing a very real threat here.
The US relies on it's intelligence to prevent disasters such as this. Even with our current intelligence, this was not prevented and now our govt. must quickly do anything and everything possible to prevent a 2nd disaster.
I do think back-doored products is completely pointless, especially when it is announced to the media.
They have to look at all options, but I do believe they will pass this one up, b/c it's just not going to help.
I don't know if this is true or not, but that's what I figured.
I picture most people like this (the DDOS ppl) to be arrogant, anti-social pricks. They for some reason feel that just b/c they can do something to others that it gives them the right. I think he got what he deseved, and hopefully the system will work in this case and he will regret his anti-social behavior.
In most societies, we have rules. We know the rules, and we know if we break the rules that we will have to suffer some consequences (perhaps this kid thought he was invincible, as do many script-kids.)
He broke some rules, and he should be punished for it. AFTER he serves his time, and after he learns his LESSON, then perhaps a company can say "Hey, can we hire you?", not before.
What you people are saying is that if a 17 year old steals from someone, instead of punishing them for that which they knew was wrong, we should put them in a position where they can prevent stealing. Or for a more extreme example, taking a murderer and hiring them to work for the police dept.
Consider work ethics.
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That is bullshit. We have been the targets of terrorism many times before, but never have 1000's of people died. Not only have 1000's of us died, but they tried to cripple our economy and military.
There is a slight difference between hijacking a plane, and hijacking 5 or so planes, and ramming them into mult-billion dollar complexes, while killing thousands.
Had this even been much smaller, it would not have been such a big deal.
Unlike most of the posts on here, yours made me feel good:)
Thank you for for once pointing out some of the good things our country has done. I guess it's only natural for other people to focus on the negative things the US has done.. Thanks.
Lots of people are going to say "But it wasn't Afghanistan", but indirectly it is!
Consider if the US had a terrorist organization who frequently attacked Iraq.. We would be 'behind' the terrorists b/c we did not prevent it. Same applies to Afghanistan. They know of Bin Laden and they do nothing about him.
Linux is at least 10 years behind Windows and the Mac when it comes to "printing that just works" on pretty much any cheap-o printer.
While I agree that printing on el cheap-o printers under Linux isn't always easy, the problem isn't necessarily with Linux but with the vendors. If vendors do not use open specs, how can 3rd parties write drivers for them? Lexmark has written drivers for it's Z series printers (thanks Lexmark!), and there is no reason Epson, HP, and others can't do the same. Everything is in place in Linux for vendors to write drivers for injet printers (as Lexmark has shown.) Fortuately we have some good people who reverse printer languages, but that's not as easy as writing to an open spec.
I agree, Linux needs more drivers for Inkjet printers, so we need the vendors to either open their specs or give us Linux drivers.
but it offers no option for USB 2 button mouse with wheel, which is what I've got. There are settings for PS2 mice with wheels, and 3 button USB mice...
Do 2 button scroll mice exist? The only wheel mice I've seen are 3 buttons, with the 3rd button being the scroller. Actually scroll mice are 5 button mice, with the 4th button being the Up scroller and 5th being down (maybe reversed, I really don't know)..
Anyway, there is nothing to fix here. X supports wheelmice and so does GTK and QT, which are basically the only 2 toolkits used under Linux. Either you're choosing the wrong mouse type (which should be autodetected by your distro's installer if you have a decent mouse) or you have a hardware problem.
Since OpenOffice is basically StarOffice, you could look into the/net (-net?) switch.
In StarOffice, you can use the/net switch when you launch the installer. Then for each user you you would run the setup from the installed directory (ie/usr/local/openoffice).
When you go this route, it does a minimal install in the user's home dir, and each user accesses the shared program files from a central location, ie a network install:)
They certainly don't have any right to make money on others work (that they haven't paid for).
Says who? Isn't that what "Free" software is all about? You have nothing to complain about, since no author of a piece of code is obligated to use a particular license. I can copy any GPL'd software, and sell it all day long if I so choose, b/c the license allows this.
What you're effectively saying is "I'll switch to Linux when Microsoft can effectively keep me from pirating." You're a Free Software adovocate waiting to happen.
On a similar note, my neighbor just LOVES Mountain Dew (when Sprite is obviously a superior.) I can't quite figure out why he likes it, it's just weird!
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I see this comment was modded down in 2 seconds by other the other consipracy theorists..
The government represents the people. What do they have to gain by NOT representing the people? In the event someone doesn't represent accordingly, another will take their place to represent.
No system is perfect, but ours does work. I realize there are some greedy politicians who aren't happy with the 6 figures they earn in office, but that's the exception, not the rule.
The fact is, if the US citizens demand privacy,t hen they will have privacy. "What about things like the DMCA?" Wait until a larger chunk of the population understands what it is, and what it means, and I can assure you it will go away, b/c it is the will of the people.
*sigh* YACT (Yet Another Conspiracy Theorist)
I know all you can think about is how 'they' are out to get you, but we are facing a very real threat here.
The US relies on it's intelligence to prevent disasters such as this. Even with our current intelligence, this was not prevented and now our govt. must quickly do anything and everything possible to prevent a 2nd disaster.
I do think back-doored products is completely pointless, especially when it is announced to the media.
They have to look at all options, but I do believe they will pass this one up, b/c it's just not going to help.
Ahh. So that's why Microsoft is charging an extra $10 or so for XP! :P
Well, that is quite generous of ole Billy.
Yeah, that is about how 90% of the people in Cstrike talk. Very sad.
I don't know if this is true or not, but that's what I figured.
I picture most people like this (the DDOS ppl) to be arrogant, anti-social pricks. They for some reason feel that just b/c they can do something to others that it gives them the right. I think he got what he deseved, and hopefully the system will work in this case and he will regret his anti-social behavior.
No, you're biased b/c you're a nerd.
In most societies, we have rules. We know the rules, and we know if we break the rules that we will have to suffer some consequences (perhaps this kid thought he was invincible, as do many script-kids.)
He broke some rules, and he should be punished for it. AFTER he serves his time, and after he learns his LESSON, then perhaps a company can say "Hey, can we hire you?", not before.
What you people are saying is that if a 17 year old steals from someone, instead of punishing them for that which they knew was wrong, we should put them in a position where they can prevent stealing. Or for a more extreme example, taking a murderer and hiring them to work for the police dept.
Consider work ethics.
That is bullshit. We have been the targets of terrorism many times before, but never have 1000's of people died. Not only have 1000's of us died, but they tried to cripple our economy and military.
There is a slight difference between hijacking a plane, and hijacking 5 or so planes, and ramming them into mult-billion dollar complexes, while killing thousands.
Had this even been much smaller, it would not have been such a big deal.
Out of curiosity, are they still flying that thing around? Didn't airlines quit using it after a crash or two? I seem to recall that happening.
Unlike most of the posts on here, yours made me feel good :)
Thank you for for once pointing out some of the good things our country has done. I guess it's only natural for other people to focus on the negative things the US has done.. Thanks.
I'm with you on this.
Lots of people are going to say "But it wasn't Afghanistan", but indirectly it is!
Consider if the US had a terrorist organization who frequently attacked Iraq.. We would be 'behind' the terrorists b/c we did not prevent it. Same applies to Afghanistan. They know of Bin Laden and they do nothing about him.
A lot of people, probably a good 33%, would rather steal a copy of Msft Office than buy an inexpensive workalike
That sounds very nice, but they won't have this option once Microsoft has eased everyone into their new software renting service.
Linux is at least 10 years behind Windows and the Mac when it comes to "printing that just works" on pretty much any cheap-o printer.
While I agree that printing on el cheap-o printers under Linux isn't always easy, the problem isn't necessarily with Linux but with the vendors. If vendors do not use open specs, how can 3rd parties write drivers for them? Lexmark has written drivers for it's Z series printers (thanks Lexmark!), and there is no reason Epson, HP, and others can't do the same. Everything is in place in Linux for vendors to write drivers for injet printers (as Lexmark has shown.) Fortuately we have some good people who reverse printer languages, but that's not as easy as writing to an open spec.
I agree, Linux needs more drivers for Inkjet printers, so we need the vendors to either open their specs or give us Linux drivers.
but it offers no option for USB 2 button mouse with wheel, which is what I've got. There are settings for PS2 mice with wheels, and 3 button USB mice...
Do 2 button scroll mice exist? The only wheel mice I've seen are 3 buttons, with the 3rd button being the scroller. Actually scroll mice are 5 button mice, with the 4th button being the Up scroller and 5th being down (maybe reversed, I really don't know)..
Anyway, there is nothing to fix here. X supports wheelmice and so does GTK and QT, which are basically the only 2 toolkits used under Linux. Either you're choosing the wrong mouse type (which should be autodetected by your distro's installer if you have a decent mouse) or you have a hardware problem.
Since OpenOffice is basically StarOffice, you could look into the /net (-net?) switch.
/net switch when you launch the installer. Then for each user you you would run the setup from the installed directory (ie /usr/local/openoffice).
:)
In StarOffice, you can use the
When you go this route, it does a minimal install in the user's home dir, and each user accesses the shared program files from a central location, ie a network install
True geniuses would consider a search engine before pulling an 'ask slashdot.'
They certainly don't have any right to make money on others work (that they haven't paid for).
Says who? Isn't that what "Free" software is all about? You have nothing to complain about, since no author of a piece of code is obligated to use a particular license. I can copy any GPL'd software, and sell it all day long if I so choose, b/c the license allows this.
Listen to yourself!
What you're effectively saying is "I'll switch to Linux when Microsoft can effectively keep me from pirating."
You're a Free Software adovocate waiting to happen.
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Bill Gates? I didn't know you read Slashdot too!
Unlike you, some people acknoledge the fact that Microsoft does in fact have occasional good ideas.
That said, I'm still happy with mutt.
Right.. Why make a free alternative to the most popular MUA available? We need yet another text-based email client!
It does exactly what I need it to, including allowing image and html viewing, and I can read my mail over an ssh connection from anywhere.
So, does mutt have a built in bitmap to ascii converter, so you don't even have to see bitmapped graphics?
Kidding aside, most people don't enjoy looking in an 80x25 console to read their email. Sorry.
On a similar note, my neighbor just LOVES Mountain Dew (when Sprite is obviously a superior.) I can't quite figure out why he likes it, it's just weird!
I find it amusing that the people who are racists are also the ones who are ignorant. (That's due, idiot.)
Maybe i'm not reading your post correctly, but I think what you're saying is if ISP's already do NAT then customers can't do it.
People can still run NAT if their ISP does. Packets will get translated twice, but it doesn't matter.
I don't see any way ISP's can prevent users from sharing access from their machines. They will probably have to go to metered accesss or something.
This is the way I see it.
If you're doing NAT, there isn't really a way to prove that you do have 100 machines behind your access point.
The only thing I can see happening that will keep people from sharing their connections is putting bandwidth caps on our connections.
I don't know if people will want to share their connection with the world if they pay an extra nickle for every MB past their limit.
Aren't you forgetting that Bell Labs created Unix? I'm afraid that without corporate influence in computing, we would be very far behind.
Shame you you for overlooking that *small* detail.