Poking around the C-Net stories, they proposed this to be an open sourced project. That way, we would know exactly what it is doing and we could trust it. We have to think about who we actually talking to here. I mean, they still want to place these boxes at the ISP's location. Is there any way that we can monitor the code being ran? In my opinion I would not run the system on my network unless I can compile the code myself and monitor the systems activity.
It raises all sorts of questions like: How do we know they didn't skimp on cost and the Network Card is going to flood my network in a week or two? There are ways around it, but I still would not trust any equipment on my network that I have not personally checked to make sure the equipment is good.
I like the idea of the open sourced project, but we would have to think of a way it could not be abused by either the FBI or the hackers out there. Possibly a MD5 checksum on the code every once in a while in addition to other checks.
I don't know about anybody else, but I am going to protest any bands that try to fight the community. There could be improvements to the trading, but not an all out stop. I for one am going to take my collection of Metallica CD's and ship them to the recording agency (scratched to hell so they cannot use them). I like the music, but I will favor my geek-dom over it any day. I would suggest that everybody protests the music. I will never buy a Metallica or Dr. Dre cd again.
There are many plugins that come with PGP to make it automatic. Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and most of the major email programs (and possible Netscape) use PGP plugins to recognize if you are sending information to a user who is in your keyring. If they are, it will encrypt the message and send it on it's way. Except for a click of an OK button...everything is automated ad you don't have to a thing.
I've heard that Playstation 2 also has a solid metal covering for the prevention of moding. Is this rumor?
Also, why is Sony going to all this effort to make this fast technology. I don't even think there is a TV out there that supports 180 fps. Or am I wrong?
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Poking around the C-Net stories, they proposed this to be an open sourced project. That way, we would know exactly what it is doing and we could trust it. We have to think about who we actually talking to here. I mean, they still want to place these boxes at the ISP's location. Is there any way that we can monitor the code being ran? In my opinion I would not run the system on my network unless I can compile the code myself and monitor the systems activity.
It raises all sorts of questions like: How do we know they didn't skimp on cost and the Network Card is going to flood my network in a week or two? There are ways around it, but I still would not trust any equipment on my network that I have not personally checked to make sure the equipment is good.
I like the idea of the open sourced project, but we would have to think of a way it could not be abused by either the FBI or the hackers out there. Possibly a MD5 checksum on the code every once in a while in addition to other checks.
Either way, the idea is still scary...
I don't know about anybody else, but I am going to protest any bands that try to fight the community. There could be improvements to the trading, but not an all out stop. I for one am going to take my collection of Metallica CD's and ship them to the recording agency (scratched to hell so they cannot use them). I like the music, but I will favor my geek-dom over it any day. I would suggest that everybody protests the music. I will never buy a Metallica or Dr. Dre cd again.
-Ryan
There are many plugins that come with PGP to make it automatic. Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and most of the major email programs (and possible Netscape) use PGP plugins to recognize if you are sending information to a user who is in your keyring. If they are, it will encrypt the message and send it on it's way. Except for a click of an OK button...everything is automated ad you don't have to a thing.
I've heard that Playstation 2 also has a solid metal covering for the prevention of moding. Is this rumor?
Also, why is Sony going to all this effort to make this fast technology. I don't even think there is a TV out there that supports 180 fps. Or am I wrong?
-Brainless