Many airplane crashes and other accidents just cause small leaks and fires when fuel tanks are damaged, and most or all of the occupants survive. A fairly small leak in a liquid hydrogen tank would cause all of the fuel to soon vaporize and escape--if it is ignited, the aircraft would be destroyed and those inside would likely be killed.
Couldn't someone set up their own server to do the automatic updates if he wanted to pay for the bandwidth of giving away free updates? Would it be very hard to do? Red Hat's software is mostly GPL, so I don't think there would be legal problems with someone setting up this server.
I don't think $10 is a bad deal for the convenience they provide.
MacroVision is a way of recording VCR tapes with an altered signal that makes the output fluctuate from overly light to overly dark if you do anything other than plug a VCR directly into a TV. There are devices available to fix the signal; they don't cost very much.
Razor 1911, one of the world's largest IT piracy conglomerates, announced its newest software distribution yesterday. Sold under the name (version number?) of "31337," the package is causing quite a stir among PC enthusiasts, especially Windows users. RabidWarth0g, a courier for Razor 1911, described for us a few of the most important new features in the 12-CD package.
"Users of proprietary software no longer have to struggle with an incomplete set of tools, difficult installation procedures, and high maintenance costs. Our new solution, 31337, brings the user interface of the quality Windows 98 operating system up-to-date with that of the technically inferior 'Linux' and 'BSD' distributions, which were long preferred for their ease of use and extensive lineup of applications. Our new system, 31337, combines the stability and power of Windows with the ease of use traditionally ascribed only to UNIX-like systems. In short: 31337! j00 ph33r!"
The new system is installed and automatically maintained by the use of the new "Razor Package Manager," or RPM. RPM checks compressed.diz files for virii and trojans, installs their binaries into the proper directories, enters the required serialz, and patches the Windows registry as required. RPM maintains a database of the thousands of appz, gamez, mp3z, t-filez, gifz, jpgz, phreakz, and other filez installed on a system so that any package may be cleanly uninstalled at any time. 31337 also contains sophisticated remote administration tools such as BO2K and Netbus installed by default. An animated paper clip on the desktop guides users through difficult parts of the installation.
User groups applauded the distro's completeness-it includes networking tools (IE 5.0, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Outlook), text processing software (Microsoft and WordPerfect Office 2000), a warez replacement for Postscript capabilities (Acrobat), and many, many games that -- surprisingly -- run as well as they do on Linux (Quake, Unreal, Solitaire). Affirming Razor's commitment to the pirated software community, the distribution also includes development tools such as hex editors and ripping tools for various media formats.
A 14 year old sKr!p7 k!DD!3 told our reviewers, "This operating system is very advanced. I was able to use my skillz to set up Quake and its networking in under an hour." His parents noted the AI features: "That cute little paper clip is so smart! He even opens our e-mail attachments for us!"
In addition to its extensive lineup of programs (none of the 12 CDs are bloated by source code), 31337 offers improved hardware compatibility over other distributions of proprietary software. Many peripherals are detected and configured after just a few reboots. Additionally, some manufacturers offer drivers for download. While bleeding-edge technologies such as real memory protection, symmetric multi-processing, and RAID are not yet supported, 31337 may work with them as soon as next year's kernel is cracked.
However, free software advocates insisted on spreading FUD about the new distribution. According to the gnu.org "Warez Mythz" page:
"The system's closed-source development methods are completely unreliable. Bugfixes, as usual, will take weeks or months to appear on developers' websites and in retail stores. So-called 'Service Packz' only serve to protect Razor 1911's interests in keeping the system incompatible with freedom."
Warth0g replied to these accusation by pointing to Razor 1911's long reputation for being the first on the scene with the latest hackz, crackz, and ripz. He also quoted part three of the Warez Advocacy-HOWTO:
"Relax with some free beer."
Authors of the software bundled by 31337's have been strangely quiet about the matter, neither refuting nor accepting GNU's accusations. Microsoft, Corel, Symantec, Adobe, Id, and others seemed to pretend that they had never even heard of this enormous collaborative development effort.
Released at the end of April in Russia, Africa, and South Asia, the CD-ROM version of 31337 will be available in the United States as soon as licensing issues are worked out. Until then, get 31337 from your friendly local warez d00d.
The full version (avaliable only from Razor 1911 distribution centers) also includes 100 megs of.nfo documentation and two months of 0-day updates.
True, but the whole computer isn't moving--what matters is the speed at which the transistors "see" them arrive (a little less than the speed of light.)
Maybe time dilation would somehow make particles easier to observe (because they'd last longer, from our point of view) in a quantum computer. I don't know about this though; does anyone here know if that would work?
I haven't used it, but it looks vaguely like Visual C++, it's free, and it's mainly a text editor and a GUI for the GNU compilers, debuggers, and utilities, so one can use it and then look at the files it creates more closely to see how the individual components work, one step at a time. KDevelop is here.
One could have the alternate root servers report the new.biz names as ".biz2" or something like that, the older ones remaining as ".biz".
Users might have to check both new TLD's to get to the host they wanted, but at least there wouldn't be any conflicts.
Nearly all of Red Hat's software, even the parts they created on their own, are covered by the GPL. They can't force these programs to be incompatible. If the other distributions want the new versions to work, all they have to do is get the code and recompile the appropriate programs. Then everybody gets to enjoy the new stuff (if they want it.)
I always found StarOffice to be quite slow in loading (Athlon 500, 7200 RPM hard drive) until I used "hdparm" to turn on DMA, multiple-sector transfers, etc. The most important thing was to use DMA. I haven't timed it, but Star Office seems to take less than half as long to load now. This should help other programs too.
I don't know about the others, but while SuSE only provides an ISO for the first CD, their FTP distribution includes almost everything on the 6 CD's except for the "pay" section (which includes mostly trial versions of proprietary software.) The non-US FTP version includes a lot of encryption software too. They release the full FTP version about a month after the CD version. Here is their mirror list.
Slashdot Mirror
Many airplane crashes and other accidents just cause small leaks and fires when fuel tanks are damaged, and most or all of the occupants survive. A fairly small leak in a liquid hydrogen tank would cause all of the fuel to soon vaporize and escape--if it is ignited, the aircraft would be destroyed and those inside would likely be killed.
Couldn't someone set up their own server to do the automatic updates if he wanted to pay for the bandwidth of giving away free updates? Would it be very hard to do? Red Hat's software is mostly GPL, so I don't think there would be legal problems with someone setting up this server. I don't think $10 is a bad deal for the convenience they provide.
MacroVision is a way of recording VCR tapes with an altered signal that makes the output fluctuate from overly light to overly dark if you do anything other than plug a VCR directly into a TV. There are devices available to fix the signal; they don't cost very much.
Razor 1911, one of the world's largest IT piracy conglomerates, announced its newest software distribution yesterday. Sold under the name (version number?) of "31337," the package is causing quite a stir among PC enthusiasts, especially Windows users. RabidWarth0g, a courier for Razor 1911, described for us a few of the most important new features in the 12-CD package.
"Users of proprietary software no longer have to struggle with an incomplete set of tools, difficult installation procedures, and high maintenance costs. Our new solution, 31337, brings the user interface of the quality Windows 98 operating system up-to-date with that of the technically inferior 'Linux' and 'BSD' distributions, which were long preferred for their ease of use and extensive lineup of applications. Our new system, 31337, combines the stability and power of Windows with the ease of use traditionally ascribed only to UNIX-like systems. In short: 31337! j00 ph33r!"
The new system is installed and automatically maintained by the use of the new "Razor Package Manager," or RPM. RPM checks compressed .diz files for virii and trojans, installs their binaries into the proper directories, enters the required serialz, and patches the Windows registry as required. RPM maintains a database of the thousands of appz, gamez, mp3z, t-filez, gifz, jpgz, phreakz, and other filez installed on a system so that any package may be cleanly uninstalled at any time. 31337 also contains sophisticated remote administration tools such as BO2K and Netbus installed by default. An animated paper clip on the desktop guides users through difficult parts of the installation.
User groups applauded the distro's completeness-it includes networking tools (IE 5.0, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Outlook), text processing software (Microsoft and WordPerfect Office 2000), a warez replacement for Postscript capabilities (Acrobat), and many, many games that -- surprisingly -- run as well as they do on Linux (Quake, Unreal, Solitaire). Affirming Razor's commitment to the pirated software community, the distribution also includes development tools such as hex editors and ripping tools for various media formats.
A 14 year old sKr!p7 k!DD!3 told our reviewers, "This operating system is very advanced. I was able to use my skillz to set up Quake and its networking in under an hour." His parents noted the AI features: "That cute little paper clip is so smart! He even opens our e-mail attachments for us!"
In addition to its extensive lineup of programs (none of the 12 CDs are bloated by source code), 31337 offers improved hardware compatibility over other distributions of proprietary software. Many peripherals are detected and configured after just a few reboots. Additionally, some manufacturers offer drivers for download. While bleeding-edge technologies such as real memory protection, symmetric multi-processing, and RAID are not yet supported, 31337 may work with them as soon as next year's kernel is cracked.
However, free software advocates insisted on spreading FUD about the new distribution. According to the gnu.org "Warez Mythz" page:
"The system's closed-source development methods are completely unreliable. Bugfixes, as usual, will take weeks or months to appear on developers' websites and in retail stores. So-called 'Service Packz' only serve to protect Razor 1911's interests in keeping the system incompatible with freedom."
Warth0g replied to these accusation by pointing to Razor 1911's long reputation for being the first on the scene with the latest hackz, crackz, and ripz. He also quoted part three of the Warez Advocacy-HOWTO:
"Relax with some free beer."
Authors of the software bundled by 31337's have been strangely quiet about the matter, neither refuting nor accepting GNU's accusations. Microsoft, Corel, Symantec, Adobe, Id, and others seemed to pretend that they had never even heard of this enormous collaborative development effort.
Released at the end of April in Russia, Africa, and South Asia, the CD-ROM version of 31337 will be available in the United States as soon as licensing issues are worked out. Until then, get 31337 from your friendly local warez d00d.
The full version (avaliable only from Razor 1911 distribution centers) also includes 100 megs of .nfo documentation and two months of 0-day updates.
Posted on Wed 24 May 05:49:39 2000 PDT
Written by Anand Desai ad3u@virginia.edu
Are already available in THIS distribution! It's also free of bloat caused by those annoying "source" files.
Phear the Penguin!
Maybe time dilation would somehow make particles easier to observe (because they'd last longer, from our point of view) in a quantum computer. I don't know about this though; does anyone here know if that would work?
Or Unreal - that would be 31337!
I haven't used it, but it looks vaguely like Visual C++, it's free, and it's mainly a text editor and a GUI for the GNU compilers, debuggers, and utilities, so one can use it and then look at the files it creates more closely to see how the individual components work, one step at a time. KDevelop is here.
One could have the alternate root servers report the new .biz names as ".biz2" or something like that, the older ones remaining as ".biz".
Users might have to check both new TLD's to get to the host they wanted, but at least there wouldn't be any conflicts.
Nearly all of Red Hat's software, even the parts they created on their own, are covered by the GPL. They can't force these programs to be incompatible. If the other distributions want the new versions to work, all they have to do is get the code and recompile the appropriate programs. Then everybody gets to enjoy the new stuff (if they want it.)
How about Penguin?
I always found StarOffice to be quite slow in loading (Athlon 500, 7200 RPM hard drive) until I used "hdparm" to turn on DMA, multiple-sector transfers, etc. The most important thing was to use DMA. I haven't timed it, but Star Office seems to take less than half as long to load now. This should help other programs too.
I don't know about the others, but while SuSE only provides an ISO for the first CD, their FTP distribution includes almost everything on the 6 CD's except for the "pay" section (which includes mostly trial versions of proprietary software.) The non-US FTP version includes a lot of encryption software too. They release the full FTP version about a month after the CD version. Here is their mirror list.