X Windows is not a registered trademark. According to a quick search at the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. It was abandonned in 1992, after having been filed on June 10, 1991 by Intilligent Decisions, Inc.
How does every gnome or kde story result in an absolute kde/gnome brawl? If there is a problem with oss software, the way to fix it is try to get to the root of the problem and fix it, or help someone else fix it; not posting random rants on slashdot at every opportunity. The other type of post i often see on stories like this are posts repeating EXACTLY what is said in the changelog! Really...if you have nothing good to post about, do not post at all!
Gee...maybe if you read my post, you would see that I thought it was a dull comment. There is no question that it was a "joke" but my point was that it was very dull and should not have been modded up. I do not mind jokes against Microsoft at all, as long as they are not dull. Apparently, however, dull anti-microsoft jokes come first.
How exactly does the parent post get modded up as "funny?" It was one of the dullest replies to the article. They obviously just switched "this week." Not only that, but they are apparently in the process of switching. Not only that, but as another post mentioned, Windows 2000 based systems are usually very stable if configured correctly. Is/. simply going to the dogs?
As security advisor at Microsoft, his job presumably was to define policies that keep those holes from getting into the software and/or to keep Microsoft's sites secure. Well your presumption is wrong (along with apparently half of/.'s). He was more of an administrator than a software engineer.
There have been numerous posts saying "why would anybody use xp embedded, let alone xp" , and the answer is simple:
Obviously, most people are most familiar with the windows os/gui. Honestly, for most people, learning another operating system is not worth the time or effort. When they are going to get a device with an embedded OS, they see that they can get one with a familiar interface (yes, microsoft's embedded OSes have a similar interface) or something with a completely new interface? Now more than ever, as Windows systems are starting to crash less. For most people, it is not worth the time or trouble. It's obvious!
There have been numerous posts like this, and the answer is simple: Honestly, for most people, learning another operating system is not worth the time or effort. Now more than ever, as Windows systems are starting to crash less. For most people, it is not worth the time or trouble; it is obvious.
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First off, I could not have missed the point completely if I had the first post. Second, only one of the devices you listed requires somewhat modern input, which is the VCR. The VCR, however, uses analog input. This error is apparently caused because of input, most likely the disk in it.
IMO, the most likely cause is a scratched disk. When I put a scratched disk into my Dreamcast, it simply does not accept user input as it tries over and over again to see what is on the disk. Would there be something wrong in letting the user know that the disk is scratched, and it cannot read a necessary file?
Obviously, the error could be because of something else, but it should be apparent that it is probably still accepting user input. There is no reason to assume that the X-Box has crashed from the picture.
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You have missed the point completely.
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This is simply an error message, and the problem is clearly handled. Would it be better if they did not inform the user that something is wrong at all and have it actually crash because of a bad executable?
Your first comment about his English was completely offtopic, first of all. Second, it is pretty obvious that you can add support for reiserfs, and format, but the fact is that it is harder to get reiserfs as the root filesystem in Red Hat 7.2, although you could obviously do it.
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I disregarded this point because I figured everybody knew that the gui has hardly changed in XP. If you ever used it, or if your IQ was above 100, you would know that they simply created a new GDI that was very similar from the user's point of view, but had support for bitmaps. I figured everybody on slashdot know. Go figure
In all likelyhood, the count would not be accurate at all, as more people start to use network address translation (including large businesses,) many computers would not be counted. Fingerprinting also is not always accurate. In addition, it would take so long that by the time it was done, the actual proportions would probably be very different.
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The person who thought XP was based upon 95 had no point. Please do not respond.
For some reason, the author assumes everything closed source is windows only...the product still will be released for linux, but in binary form ( prolly rpm format:( ). It clearly states that it will be released for linux also.
Apache on any version of windows is not stable, nor fast (although it is being worked on.) IIS, however, intergrates with (some versions of) NT, and runs much better than apache on NT. That isnt to say that apache on FreeBSD doesnt compete with IIS, just that apache on NT doesnt compete with IIS on NT.
What it really comes down to is using NT or Unix, and the reasons for using NT vary.
Well, besides spelling "helpful" wrong, there are many people who use bsd on their firewalls, to secure their private networks. It is a good choice, after all, it has not had a remote security hole for the past three years. I know many people that need help with it, however.
So please, don't make ignorant posts like this, it increases the noise to talk ratio.
Jokes like this are immature, and only show how many script kiddies post on slashdot. Even if NT isn't secure, you don't have to spam slashdot, making jokes about it.
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Although I wish I would be able to run osX on my pentium, it is very unlikely Apple would port it to the x86 platform. I think the reason is simple; Microsoft. Microsoft products such as office and internet explorer have attracted people that use Office 2000 at work.
Microsoft does not want to see Apple as another threat, and will probably cut off thier development of microsoft products for macos.
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X Windows is not a registered trademark. According to a quick search at the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. It was abandonned in 1992, after having been filed on June 10, 1991 by Intilligent Decisions, Inc.
How does every gnome or kde story result in an absolute kde/gnome brawl? If there is a problem with oss software, the way to fix it is try to get to the root of the problem and fix it, or help someone else fix it; not posting random rants on slashdot at every opportunity. The other type of post i often see on stories like this are posts repeating EXACTLY what is said in the changelog! Really...if you have nothing good to post about, do not post at all!
I can't answer your questions, but I, too, have noever gotten any e-mail virii, and I have been taking in e-mail from clients for over a year now.
No, they say it is very hard to crack. Quantum encryption is backed by physics, not a complex algorithm.
Gee...maybe if you read my post, you would see that I thought it was a dull comment. There is no question that it was a "joke" but my point was that it was very dull and should not have been modded up. I do not mind jokes against Microsoft at all, as long as they are not dull. Apparently, however, dull anti-microsoft jokes come first.
How exactly does the parent post get modded up as "funny?" It was one of the dullest replies to the article. They obviously just switched "this week." Not only that, but they are apparently in the process of switching. Not only that, but as another post mentioned, Windows 2000 based systems are usually very stable if configured correctly. Is /. simply going to the dogs?
As security advisor at Microsoft, his job presumably was to define policies that keep those holes from getting into the software and/or to keep Microsoft's sites secure. Well your presumption is wrong (along with apparently half of /.'s). He was more of an administrator than a software engineer.
There have been numerous posts saying "why would anybody use xp embedded, let alone xp" , and the answer is simple:
Obviously, most people are most familiar with the windows os/gui. Honestly, for most people, learning another operating system is not worth the time or effort. When they are going to get a device with an embedded OS, they see that they can get one with a familiar interface (yes, microsoft's embedded OSes have a similar interface) or something with a completely new interface? Now more than ever, as Windows systems are starting to crash less. For most people, it is not worth the time or trouble. It's obvious!
There have been numerous posts like this, and the answer is simple: Honestly, for most people, learning another operating system is not worth the time or effort. Now more than ever, as Windows systems are starting to crash less. For most people, it is not worth the time or trouble; it is obvious.
DOH!
First off, I could not have missed the point completely if I had the first post. Second, only one of the devices you listed requires somewhat modern input, which is the VCR. The VCR, however, uses analog input. This error is apparently caused because of input, most likely the disk in it.
IMO, the most likely cause is a scratched disk. When I put a scratched disk into my Dreamcast, it simply does not accept user input as it tries over and over again to see what is on the disk. Would there be something wrong in letting the user know that the disk is scratched, and it cannot read a necessary file?
Obviously, the error could be because of something else, but it should be apparent that it is probably still accepting user input. There is no reason to assume that the X-Box has crashed from the picture.
You have missed the point completely.
This is simply an error message, and the problem is clearly handled. Would it be better if they did not inform the user that something is wrong at all and have it actually crash because of a bad executable?
Actually, you use the "ren" command
Your first comment about his English was completely offtopic, first of all. Second, it is pretty obvious that you can add support for reiserfs, and format, but the fact is that it is harder to get reiserfs as the root filesystem in Red Hat 7.2, although you could obviously do it.
I disregarded this point because I figured everybody knew that the gui has hardly changed in XP. If you ever used it, or if your IQ was above 100, you would know that they simply created a new GDI that was very similar from the user's point of view, but had support for bitmaps. I figured everybody on slashdot know. Go figure
In all likelyhood, the count would not be accurate at all, as more people start to use network address translation (including large businesses,) many computers would not be counted. Fingerprinting also is not always accurate. In addition, it would take so long that by the time it was done, the actual proportions would probably be very different.
The person who thought XP was based upon 95 had no point. Please do not respond.
http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/08/31/opinion/3
(Change the "www" to archive")
For some reason, the author assumes everything closed source is windows only...the product still will be released for linux, but in binary form ( prolly rpm format :( ). It clearly states that it will be released for linux also.
Apache on any version of windows is not stable, nor fast (although it is being worked on.) IIS, however, intergrates with (some versions of) NT, and runs much better than apache on NT. That isnt to say that apache on FreeBSD doesnt compete with IIS, just that apache on NT doesnt compete with IIS on NT. What it really comes down to is using NT or Unix, and the reasons for using NT vary.
forgot to say it is actually three years in the default install
Well, besides spelling "helpful" wrong, there are many people who use bsd on their firewalls, to secure their private networks. It is a good choice, after all, it has not had a remote security hole for the past three years. I know many people that need help with it, however.
So please, don't make ignorant posts like this, it increases the noise to talk ratio.
Jokes like this are immature, and only show how many script kiddies post on slashdot. Even if NT isn't secure, you don't have to spam slashdot, making jokes about it.
Although I wish I would be able to run osX on my pentium, it is very unlikely Apple would port it to the x86 platform. I think the reason is simple; Microsoft. Microsoft products such as office and internet explorer have attracted people that use Office 2000 at work.
Microsoft does not want to see Apple as another threat, and will probably cut off thier development of microsoft products for macos.