User: asb

Don't tell 'em...

On: European Record Industry Goes After Personal Computers

...that I had to use glasses in order to read the small font of my Napster client.

Re:Take a look at these IETF documents...

On: SSH Claims Trademark Infringement by OpenSSH

So, by current IP law, they probably do have the right to demand this. But then again, my feelings towards Intellectual Property are not all that kind...

This is not about Intellectual Property. This is about protecting a trademark.

Re:Z before A

On: Tutoring A Child Prodigy?

Teach him some morals and higher ideals - show him the ills of the world.

And see him suffer from ulcer in the age of 12? Let him learn all the ugly stuff when he is ready for it. Children need to play games not worry about the fate of the world.

This has already been done

On: Hacker Stockholders Unite!

Environmentalists have been doing this for some time now. They buy one share of a company whose environment policy needs adjusting and then get to say what they think in the shareholders meeting. I do not know whether they have had any success or not but at least they get the chance to speak.

And media usually is interested in what they have to say.

Re:Could denial-of-service be interpreted as a dam

On: Finns Outlaw Virus Writing

[asb@pingviini asb]$ cat > c.c
#include
int main() {
fork();
fork();
return 0;
}
[asb@pingviini asb]$ gcc c.c
[asb@pingviini asb]$ ./a.out
[asb@pingviini asb]$


Hmm. Are you sure this counts as a DOS attack?

Nothing to see here. Move along.

On: Commercial 3D UI and for Linux

What does 2D GUI components mapped into 3D space provide, other than the backside of a window, that cannot be done in ordinary 2D environment? This whole concept sounds like a slashdot kiddie-bait.

Phone directory?

On: Samsung's "Yepp" MP3 Player

Why on earth would anyone want a phone directory incorporated to a portable MP3 player?