Yeah! After all, they don't have enough to do right now, so we should add layer 7 filtering into the mix.
What about large spam networks?
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How does this help in the case of spammers creating massive networks of compromised hosts which are then used to send spam in a distributed manner? Such a "pay-with-cycles" technique is useless in this case, since you can still send a *massive* amount of spam with a few million compromised computers, even if each one can only send, say, one email per hour.
Who said anything about the O(1) schedular, dumbass. Frankly, it likely makes no difference to your average user who isn't running hundreds of processes. The noticeable performances improvements in the 2.6 kernel are due, primarily, to the incorporation of the kernel preempt patch and a better I/O schedular. The former makes the system feel more responsive, and the latter... well, I hope I don't have to explain that.
Gnerally speaking, you're correct. What's actually quite ironic about all this is that, one of the reasons Linux users would be more difficult to manipulate is that the less user-friendly applications available on Linux which make it far more difficult for a user to just casually execute an attachment. Rather, they have to save the attachment to disk, change the permissions to executable, *then* run it. And even then, it might not work, depending on library dependencies, architecture differences, etc.
"Each distro seems to focus all their effort into their own implementation of the basic "distro toolset" (Installer, disk partitioning, system management, control panel, etc.)"
Sure. But maybe the users of those distros have different needs. Or the distro developers have different ideas about how things should be done. For example, you mention DiskDrake. You think it "beats the pants off everything else out there for Linux". Well, that's your opinion. But what if I prefer parted? Or fdisk? If the distro developers all worked on the same toolset they'd have to compromise on features, UI, etc, in order to reach a consensus. How is this better than having two separate tools which each do their job well?
As for your statement that it's "doubtful" that you could "get [DiskDrake] running easily on another distribution", you should probably back that up. It's just an application, after all. So what's stopping another distro from using it if they feel it fits their needs?
Why? The various distros exist because different people have different needs and different ideas about the way things work. If all those people tried to focus on one or two distros, all they'd do is disagree, meaning no progress would be made, and they'd probably just end up forking.
Another way to look at it is from a project management standpoint: adding new bodies to a project does not mean the project will progress faster or improve. In fact, more bodies can actually *decrease* productivity. So, "focusing" all that effort into just one or two projects may not be an effective way to make use of resources.
Lastly, don't forget, competition is a key to innovation. Having various distros competing for market share means they'll compete, and cooperate, meaing a better result for everyone. How can this be bad?
This is a dumbed-down statement of Pascal's Wager, and was proven silly a long time ago..
To put it simply, if I choose to believe in no god, and you choose to believe in a Christian god, we could both be wrong, as Islam might be the "correct" religion. Therefore, you, in choosing the Christian god, are in no better a position than I am for choosing no god at all.
I would suggest doing a little research about Pascal's Wager. There are many sites which present a more thorough description of it's refutation. Perhaps it'll make you think a little deeper about your faith, as well, which can only be a good thing, no matter what the result.
And how does this little diversion into set theory change the grandparent's point that the universe has no boundary, and hence cannot be expanding "into" anything?
Err, JUnit and Extreme Programming are really pretty orthogonal. XP, which is a programming methodology, preaches the idea of writing unit tests before writing code. JUnit is a unit testing framework for Java. Therefore, JUnit can be useful tool in the practice of Extreme Programming, as it is designed for the express purpose of simplifying the creation of unit tests.
Why bother if he doesn't actually need more space? Or are you actually under the impression that bigger is always better?
Re:This book is absolutely brilliant
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Wow. That was bad. Yet, good, somehow. I especially liked the part about "the subtle interplay of the esoteric vs the prolific"... just nonsensical enough not to seem implausible. And then, topping it off with "I also like his comic books"... that was sheer genius. Very nice.:)
Not really. Even if they chose to use that name for the final product, which they might not, there is no product in the same space with a substantially similar name, unlike Lindows. Or did you not realize that trademark law takes into account the market/type of product, as well as the name, when determining if an infringement has occured?
What does this have to do with corporate interests influencing the government? Hell, this is almost the opposite... know the right people, vote for the right party, and get financing for your own pet project. Frankly, I'd prefer this to having my government officials on the auction block.
Yeah, because that's a result of the fundamental organization of the US government. Dumbass.
The reason corporations are so powerful in the US is because it's political leaders are for sale to the highest bidder. Compare this to Canada where corporate campaign finance is severely curtailed, and you see a system where the political leaders aren't held to the whim of corporate interests.
Question, and this is an honest one. What do you use the framebuffer for? Do you just like the higher-resolution text modes? Or are there other reasons?
You've been "running the 2.6.3 kernels alongside the 2.4.x series" and you didn't realize that, while OSS is deprecated, it's still available in the kernel? It's right there in the Drivers/Sound section of menuconfig!
Incidentally, give 2.6 a shot with the USB mouse. My guess is that the bug which bit you (it's related to USB devices being disconnected/reconnected enough times to run out of USB ids or something) is cured, now.
OTOH, there is this thing called democracy...and if the majority says something should be legal or illegal, then so be it!
Wrong. The US is a democratic republic, not a pure democracy, specifically to *avoid* tyranny of the majority.
The fact is, if the US government attempted to outlaw Islam because the majority wanted it, the constitution wouldn't allow it. This is as it should be. Human rights are inalienable. And whether or not the majority disagrees with a particular belief should have no bearing on this. To believe otherwise is to disregard everything the US was founded on. Or did you forget that the US was founded by people who were trying to escape the exact sort of tyranny you just described?
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Wow, Godwin's Law strikes again...
Here I am, brain the size of a planet...
Yeah! After all, they don't have enough to do right now, so we should add layer 7 filtering into the mix.
How does this help in the case of spammers creating massive networks of compromised hosts which are then used to send spam in a distributed manner? Such a "pay-with-cycles" technique is useless in this case, since you can still send a *massive* amount of spam with a few million compromised computers, even if each one can only send, say, one email per hour.
Who said anything about the O(1) schedular, dumbass. Frankly, it likely makes no difference to your average user who isn't running hundreds of processes. The noticeable performances improvements in the 2.6 kernel are due, primarily, to the incorporation of the kernel preempt patch and a better I/O schedular. The former makes the system feel more responsive, and the latter... well, I hope I don't have to explain that.
Gnerally speaking, you're correct. What's actually quite ironic about all this is that, one of the reasons Linux users would be more difficult to manipulate is that the less user-friendly applications available on Linux which make it far more difficult for a user to just casually execute an attachment. Rather, they have to save the attachment to disk, change the permissions to executable, *then* run it. And even then, it might not work, depending on library dependencies, architecture differences, etc.
You seem to have missed my first point.
"Each distro seems to focus all their effort into their own implementation of the basic "distro toolset" (Installer, disk partitioning, system management, control panel, etc.)"
Sure. But maybe the users of those distros have different needs. Or the distro developers have different ideas about how things should be done. For example, you mention DiskDrake. You think it "beats the pants off everything else out there for Linux". Well, that's your opinion. But what if I prefer parted? Or fdisk? If the distro developers all worked on the same toolset they'd have to compromise on features, UI, etc, in order to reach a consensus. How is this better than having two separate tools which each do their job well?
As for your statement that it's "doubtful" that you could "get [DiskDrake] running easily on another distribution", you should probably back that up. It's just an application, after all. So what's stopping another distro from using it if they feel it fits their needs?
Why? The various distros exist because different people have different needs and different ideas about the way things work. If all those people tried to focus on one or two distros, all they'd do is disagree, meaning no progress would be made, and they'd probably just end up forking.
Another way to look at it is from a project management standpoint: adding new bodies to a project does not mean the project will progress faster or improve. In fact, more bodies can actually *decrease* productivity. So, "focusing" all that effort into just one or two projects may not be an effective way to make use of resources.
Lastly, don't forget, competition is a key to innovation. Having various distros competing for market share means they'll compete, and cooperate, meaing a better result for everyone. How can this be bad?
Err, the place is called Cunthorpe... c-u-n-t-horpe... does that help?
No, you can only sue them if they take your database without your permission. If they compile their own database you have no claim over it.
This is a dumbed-down statement of Pascal's Wager, and was proven silly a long time ago..
To put it simply, if I choose to believe in no god, and you choose to believe in a Christian god, we could both be wrong, as Islam might be the "correct" religion. Therefore, you, in choosing the Christian god, are in no better a position than I am for choosing no god at all.
I would suggest doing a little research about Pascal's Wager. There are many sites which present a more thorough description of it's refutation. Perhaps it'll make you think a little deeper about your faith, as well, which can only be a good thing, no matter what the result.
And how does this little diversion into set theory change the grandparent's point that the universe has no boundary, and hence cannot be expanding "into" anything?
Err, JUnit and Extreme Programming are really pretty orthogonal. XP, which is a programming methodology, preaches the idea of writing unit tests before writing code. JUnit is a unit testing framework for Java. Therefore, JUnit can be useful tool in the practice of Extreme Programming, as it is designed for the express purpose of simplifying the creation of unit tests.
Why bother if he doesn't actually need more space? Or are you actually under the impression that bigger is always better?
Wow. That was bad. Yet, good, somehow. I especially liked the part about "the subtle interplay of the esoteric vs the prolific"... just nonsensical enough not to seem implausible. And then, topping it off with "I also like his comic books"... that was sheer genius. Very nice. :)
Not really. Even if they chose to use that name for the final product, which they might not, there is no product in the same space with a substantially similar name, unlike Lindows. Or did you not realize that trademark law takes into account the market/type of product, as well as the name, when determining if an infringement has occured?
Him *and* his weird? Sorry, but I never heard his weird say anything.
What does this have to do with corporate interests influencing the government? Hell, this is almost the opposite... know the right people, vote for the right party, and get financing for your own pet project. Frankly, I'd prefer this to having my government officials on the auction block.
Yeah, because that's a result of the fundamental organization of the US government. Dumbass.
The reason corporations are so powerful in the US is because it's political leaders are for sale to the highest bidder. Compare this to Canada where corporate campaign finance is severely curtailed, and you see a system where the political leaders aren't held to the whim of corporate interests.
Well, much of that is fixed in 2.0, as you can do things like dock tool dialogs in one place, accessible via tabs, so they don't pop up everywhere.
Why not just do this?
/dev/cdrom is soft-linked to the correct /dev/hd? entry.
cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom isoname.iso
Assuming, of course, that
Question, and this is an honest one. What do you use the framebuffer for? Do you just like the higher-resolution text modes? Or are there other reasons?
You're tellin' me... oh well, I got an insightful, once, for the post:
:)
"That's an *excellent* point, mod parent up."
Go figure.
You've been "running the 2.6.3 kernels alongside the 2.4.x series" and you didn't realize that, while OSS is deprecated, it's still available in the kernel? It's right there in the Drivers/Sound section of menuconfig!
Incidentally, give 2.6 a shot with the USB mouse. My guess is that the bug which bit you (it's related to USB devices being disconnected/reconnected enough times to run out of USB ids or something) is cured, now.
OTOH, there is this thing called democracy...and if the majority says something should be legal or illegal, then so be it!
Wrong. The US is a democratic republic, not a pure democracy, specifically to *avoid* tyranny of the majority.
The fact is, if the US government attempted to outlaw Islam because the majority wanted it, the constitution wouldn't allow it. This is as it should be. Human rights are inalienable. And whether or not the majority disagrees with a particular belief should have no bearing on this. To believe otherwise is to disregard everything the US was founded on. Or did you forget that the US was founded by people who were trying to escape the exact sort of tyranny you just described?