While I'm definately not the most pro-linux person around, the other poster has a point. It's a cheap shot. This has nothing to do with linux and everything to do with the way computers are supposed to work. If a game needs admin rights to run, then it's broken. Get a new game.
So basically they're installing a trojan on your computer, which relies on an unsecure default configuration (back door). This demonstrates two bugs: 1, there's no need to run code without an administrator's or user's directive. Disable Autoplay. 2, why do people persist in logging on to the console and running anything as an administrator? Fix your local security, use administrative accounts for only administrative activities.
Um, 'round here, cable is $30, and dialup is under $10. And with low end cable, you don't have to maintain phone lines and modems, just the lines and signal modulators you'd already have to provide cable.
What do you mean? I'd kill to have 384/128 access for an additional $10 a month on my phone or cable bill. I'm sure plenty of other people would too. All I want is a persistent connection that I can share with people in the house that will let me send/rec email and small files quickly on occasion, and maintain a small personal web page. As long as I don't have to wait for it to dial in (this includes PPPoE garbage too), and it's pretty much always there, I'm in.
You're ill equipped to practice debate or logic then, as pretty much every writing formative of our cultures is in a language other than modern english. You would be well advised to learn Greek, Latin (both of which are used extensively in antiquity) and Aramaic (ancient hebrew, a very colorful language when used in poetry). You seem to have some unresolved bitterness issues too. You might ask yourself why you hate Christians.
I was answering the parent, who seems to be having trouble getting USB devices to work right in Linux. You just seem to have no idea what you're talking about. USB support in Windows has nothing to do with Windows? WTF?
yeah, and you can't just plug it in the first time and not have to reboot. The same goes for just about any usb device. That's a shame. You linux people really should get with the times. I've been able to hot-plug and have immediately available anything USB since, oh, 2000.
It's actually used extensively across MS products. I guess part of it is to make sure there's no way it could conflict with someone else's schema if they happened to be parsed by the same filter. But to me, I see that it's compliant with standards and seems to be a good attempt at interoperability. So woo.
Actually, SBC does this now. For PSTN customers, if you dial a busy number, it does not give you the old "busy buzz", it plays a recorded advertisement on how to use automatic callback. Broke plenty of modems and fax machines.
I would think that the only way to exclusively grant amnesty would be to be the only one who could sue, excepting contractual obligations with all third parties who could sue. I wasn't aware that they made such agreements. But you're right, in my inexperienced opinion.
Actually, the exclusive is very important. If it's not there, they're only contractually obligated to not sue you themselves (the RIAA, the other party of the contract). Nobody else (eg Metallica, Dre, othter individual artists and labels) is under any obligation to not sue you.
Ah, you missed a detail. I said codec, like one that can be used with a directshow filter if you lean toward windows. Flash requires a certain program to view it.
Sure if you knock out Flash (please do?), they'll think up something else to take its place. But it will cost them time and money, and I'll for anything that wastes time and money of advertisers.
Specifically, though, there are a few issues I have specifically with Flash that other viewers don't demonstrate. One is the full access to the local filesystem (google on that, it's inherent to the goals of the player). Another is the penchant for buffer overflow exploits (google too). Finally, there are the usability issues with the object model, or lack thereof. A flash movie is an opaque object to everything but the viewing program or plugin. The more a web site relies on flash movies, the less useful (mostly from an information sense) it becomes.
You have a definate point, I don't disagree. I suppose the best option would be to have a standard codec for vector video. The problem is that it doesn't easily frameserve (inherent to being a codec). It would own all if someone made a SMIL-wrapper codec though (or even, ick, swf).
Kazaa has no right to grant the copying of copyrighted material, so it's irrelevant That's exactly my point. Does the RIAA have exclusive ability to grant the right to copy the material or determine amnesty therefrom?
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The bug would be fixed quickly if a significant percentage of people used their operating system properly
While I'm definately not the most pro-linux person around, the other poster has a point. It's a cheap shot. This has nothing to do with linux and everything to do with the way computers are supposed to work. If a game needs admin rights to run, then it's broken. Get a new game.
So basically they're installing a trojan on your computer, which relies on an unsecure default configuration (back door). This demonstrates two bugs:
1, there's no need to run code without an administrator's or user's directive. Disable Autoplay.
2, why do people persist in logging on to the console and running anything as an administrator? Fix your local security, use administrative accounts for only administrative activities.
Definately the winner. I'd give you that karma if I could.
But the blackhats will be there too. Aren't they usually the ones dressed up as characters from the movie?
Um, 'round here, cable is $30, and dialup is under $10. And with low end cable, you don't have to maintain phone lines and modems, just the lines and signal modulators you'd already have to provide cable.
What do you mean? I'd kill to have 384/128 access for an additional $10 a month on my phone or cable bill. I'm sure plenty of other people would too. All I want is a persistent connection that I can share with people in the house that will let me send/rec email and small files quickly on occasion, and maintain a small personal web page. As long as I don't have to wait for it to dial in (this includes PPPoE garbage too), and it's pretty much always there, I'm in.
You must missed the fact that these are all by politicians. They exist for the pork and clout.
And everybody knows that telemarketers never do anything illegal.
I was late too, concerned that someone else would beat me. I enjoyed it though.
Shall we call it Prime Intellect?
(actually, by the story naming convention, it would be closer to intellect 1, but oh well)
You're ill equipped to practice debate or logic then, as pretty much every writing formative of our cultures is in a language other than modern english. You would be well advised to learn Greek, Latin (both of which are used extensively in antiquity) and Aramaic (ancient hebrew, a very colorful language when used in poetry). You seem to have some unresolved bitterness issues too. You might ask yourself why you hate Christians.
That's because that's not the comandment. Go read the original version and learn what you're talking about.
Where did I say anything about drivers, you illiterate moron?
I was answering the parent, who seems to be having trouble getting USB devices to work right in Linux. You just seem to have no idea what you're talking about. USB support in Windows has nothing to do with Windows? WTF?
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yeah, and you can't just plug it in the first time and not have to reboot. The same goes for just about any usb device.
That's a shame. You linux people really should get with the times. I've been able to hot-plug and have immediately available anything USB since, oh, 2000.
It's actually used extensively across MS products. I guess part of it is to make sure there's no way it could conflict with someone else's schema if they happened to be parsed by the same filter. But to me, I see that it's compliant with standards and seems to be a good attempt at interoperability. So woo.
Actually, SBC does this now. For PSTN customers, if you dial a busy number, it does not give you the old "busy buzz", it plays a recorded advertisement on how to use automatic callback. Broke plenty of modems and fax machines.
I would think that the only way to exclusively grant amnesty would be to be the only one who could sue, excepting contractual obligations with all third parties who could sue. I wasn't aware that they made such agreements. But you're right, in my inexperienced opinion.
Actually, the exclusive is very important. If it's not there, they're only contractually obligated to not sue you themselves (the RIAA, the other party of the contract). Nobody else (eg Metallica, Dre, othter individual artists and labels) is under any obligation to not sue you.
Ah, you missed a detail. I said codec, like one that can be used with a directshow filter if you lean toward windows. Flash requires a certain program to view it.
Sure if you knock out Flash (please do?), they'll think up something else to take its place. But it will cost them time and money, and I'll for anything that wastes time and money of advertisers.
Specifically, though, there are a few issues I have specifically with Flash that other viewers don't demonstrate. One is the full access to the local filesystem (google on that, it's inherent to the goals of the player). Another is the penchant for buffer overflow exploits (google too). Finally, there are the usability issues with the object model, or lack thereof. A flash movie is an opaque object to everything but the viewing program or plugin. The more a web site relies on flash movies, the less useful (mostly from an information sense) it becomes.
You have a definate point, I don't disagree. I suppose the best option would be to have a standard codec for vector video. The problem is that it doesn't easily frameserve (inherent to being a codec). It would own all if someone made a SMIL-wrapper codec though (or even, ick, swf).
If you want to make a movie, use a standard codec. MPEG works fine pretty much anywhere.
Kazaa has no right to grant the copying of copyrighted material, so it's irrelevant
That's exactly my point. Does the RIAA have exclusive ability to grant the right to copy the material or determine amnesty therefrom?