The risk model seems like a
good idea to me, summing up what we generally consider as ad- or spyware.
One point makes me wonder, though:
Program generates serial numbers/registration keys. Medium
What has s/n generation to do with spyware? It does not reduce the system's security,
does not reveil private data, and is probably installed on the machine because
the user wants to generate a serial number!
Looks a bit as if the companies in the coalition are having trouble in
keeping apart the PC owner's goals with their own...
the single best feature of Openoffice, when compared to any other text program, is the direct export to pdf, that works flawlessly. Nothing new for us, but a great deal for the windows ppl 8)
my provider is chello.at which is part of the european upc network. they just sent out an email (in german//-) stating something like: (pardon my translation)
We're using KPNQwest as one of our major suppliers for our europe-wide ip backbone service. As KPNQwest has informed today that they can no longer guarantee the fuctionality of their network, UPC [blah blah] is expecting a europe-wide slow-down of the whole internet [blah, blah]
<flame> Actually, I can't think of my internet access getting _even_slower_ than now! </flame>
well, my personal experience with the 2.4.x kernel is a good one, i didn't have any problems since
my upgrade. i suppose that you can get a stable kernel if you just spend enough time fiddling with
the compiler and its options.
as an electronics student, i wouldn't dare criticizing the kernel programmers: if you ever tried to program a kernel from scratch, you'd know what a damn job that is...
for all of you interested, there's a great book over at o'reillys, understanding the linux kernel. it covers the changes from the 2.2 to 2.4 version and explains into every very detail the structures behind all the features you enjoy in you everyday linux life;-)
since the new domain registrar, new.net allows everyone willing to pay five bucks to open his own TLD, an enourmous growth of the.cowboyneal-tld has developped interesting urls like
www.whois.cowboyneal,
www.ilove.cowboyneal, and
www.fsck.cowboyneal.
despite our intensive research, we couldn't find any firm named cowboyneal, and we don't expect any indiviual to exist with a name like that, so the hidden humor behind this tld will stay obscure...
what i love of this idea is the fact that
a true hardware system can react a hundred times faster than a hard-/software system as used today for pcs. think of a linux reacting within nano-seconds to input -> kewl thingie.
if you'd program the linux kernel in vhdl (this is a c++-like hardware programming language used to create chips), you could get great performance out of it!
so, lotta work for the electronic experts - like me:))
mephinet
what sucks is that you can use any nickname you want when signing in at hotmail, but if you order somewhere online you have to submit your real name (fedex don't like john doe's:)) after that, passport can link your john-doe-nickname to your real name and all sites you think you entered privately by entering your nickname know you. suddenly all the information you only gave since it was 'anonymous' turns out to be directly linked to you personally. love that idea. philipp
he folks, just think of somebody sueing mircosoft for spreading our so-appreciated iloveyou-worm over their outlook -> i format my linux box and install windoze just to join the suit:))
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One point makes me wonder, though:
What has s/n generation to do with spyware? It does not reduce the system's security, does not reveil private data, and is probably installed on the machine because the user wants to generate a serial number!
Looks a bit as if the companies in the coalition are having trouble in keeping apart the PC owner's goals with their own...
the single best feature of Openoffice, when compared to any other text program, is the direct export to pdf, that works flawlessly. Nothing new for us, but a great deal for the windows ppl 8)
my provider is chello.at which is part of the european upc network. they just sent out an email (in german
<flame>
Actually, I can't think of my internet access getting _even_slower_ than now!
</flame>
as an electronics student, i wouldn't dare criticizing the kernel programmers: if you ever tried to program a kernel from scratch, you'd know what a damn job that is...
for all of you interested, there's a great book over at o'reillys, understanding the linux kernel. it covers the changes from the 2.2 to 2.4 version and explains into every very detail the structures behind all the features you enjoy in you everyday linux life ;-)
cu, mephinet
- www.whois.cowboyneal,
- www.ilove.cowboyneal, and
- www.fsck.cowboyneal.
despite our intensive research, we couldn't find any firm named cowboyneal, and we don't expect any indiviual to exist with a name like that, so the hidden humor behind this tld will stay obscure...what i love of this idea is the fact that a true hardware system can react a hundred times faster than a hard-/software system as used today for pcs. think of a linux reacting within nano-seconds to input -> kewl thingie. if you'd program the linux kernel in vhdl (this is a c++-like hardware programming language used to create chips), you could get great performance out of it! so, lotta work for the electronic experts - like me :))
mephinet
what sucks is that you can use any nickname you want when signing in at hotmail, but if you order somewhere online you have to submit your real name (fedex don't like john doe's :)) after that, passport can link your john-doe-nickname to your real name and all sites you think you entered privately by entering your nickname know you. suddenly all the information you only gave since it was 'anonymous' turns out to be directly linked to you personally. love that idea. philipp
he folks, :))
just think of somebody sueing mircosoft for spreading our so-appreciated iloveyou-worm over their outlook -> i format my linux box and install windoze just to join the suit
cu, mephinet