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  1. same here on Xiph.org Releases Free Fixed-Point Vorbis Decoder · · Score: 1

    (see subj.)

  2. not quite on Xiph.org Releases Free Fixed-Point Vorbis Decoder · · Score: 1

    That's why we need the manufacturers to support Vorbis.
    For example, my Rio Volt 250 is upgradeable via software: you go to their site, download a file, burn it in a CD, put the CD in the player and turn it on. Voila! It's upgraded.
    This simple process could be used to make the player Vorbis-aware, of course if the manufacturer is ever going to support it.
    The same could happen to your hardware player: get the update, flash it up and that's it - you now have the same hardware playing Vorbis in addition to MP3. There's no need to upgrade the actual hardware for that.

  3. please contact the manufacturer on Xiph.org Releases Free Fixed-Point Vorbis Decoder · · Score: 1

    If you own a hardware MP3 player, please contact the manufacturer (see URLs in the article).
    I own a Rio and i already sent e-mails to SonicBlue. Please do the same thing. Otherwise nothing will change.

  4. yup, millions of flies... on New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder · · Score: 1

    (see subj.)

  5. This will also affect DivX on New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Since DivX is traditionally using MP3 to encode the sound, we're going to see some effects here as well.

    One alternative that's explored by some projects, like transcode is to continue to use the DivX codec for video, but embed Ogg instead of MP3 in the .avi for sound. Seems like it's working pretty well.

  6. Re:Thank god for ogg! on New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder · · Score: 1

    Because other encoders are written for people who can tell the difference between sound that seems to be good and sound that really is good. ;-)

  7. Re:Ah, protectionism... on 235,000 Software Engineers Can't Be Wrong, Right? · · Score: 1

    If you lose your job, you have 60 days (15 officially) to get your stuff together

    What's about the 60 days thing? I understand 15 is the "official" term, but what do you mean when you say 60 days (15 officially)? Where do those 60 come from?

  8. Re:Not any more on 235,000 Software Engineers Can't Be Wrong, Right? · · Score: 1

    Some more details please?
    Where's the text of the law?
    Tnx.

  9. Re:Combine your H1 with a green card? on 235,000 Software Engineers Can't Be Wrong, Right? · · Score: 1

    Ok, what's the address of your lawyer? ;-)
    (i'm an H1B owner looking for a greencard)

  10. left hand is better on Harvesting Capacitors for Backyard Munitions · · Score: 1

    (subj)

  11. The authors are clueless on Network Intrusion Detection Systems Fail to Impress · · Score: 1

    Those guys are completely clueless when it comes to IDSes. They tried to run them with all alarms turned on, which is not what anyone would do on a production network.
    Really, that article is ridiculous. It is obvious they never, EVER, used an IDS in production.
    I wish that kind of articles to be written by more knowledgeable people.

  12. nope on New Red Hat Beta: LIMBO · · Score: 1

    Where were you hidden in the last centuries?
    The whole thing about Red Hat is that they are a distribution for servers. Go again through the whole articles following the UnitedLinux thing, and you'll see.
    That being said, Limbo does indeed looks like a more desktop-focused distribution.

  13. Use one-time passwords on Passwords May Be Weakest Link · · Score: 1

    Take a look at SafeWord:

    http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=643

    In a nutshell, you install the SafeWord server somewhere, then all your applications/servers/NASes/etc can authenticate against it via Radius, Tacacs, etc.
    The one-time passwords are generated via small credit-card-sized tokens; you have to give one token to each user.

  14. XFS in the kernel? on Linux Beta Kernel 2.5.16 Out · · Score: 2

    When we're going to see XFS in the mainstream kernel?

  15. use bandwidth throttling on P2P Programs on K-12 Networks? · · Score: 1

    Some gateways give you the ability to throttle the bandwidth. For example, if you have a Linux system as the gateway, you can use the iproute package to perform limitations.
    Just identify which IPs those suckers use, and throttle them. It's not like you're cutting them off, you just limit the amount of B/W they can use.
    Simple, eh?

  16. Re:Better Kernel? on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    It has the low-latency patch included, plus other goodies.

  17. Re:Is it worth getting 7.3 from 7.1 and 7.2? on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    From what i've heard, the kernel is significantly better.

  18. Re:shame on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    Apache2 is kind of early. It has problems with PHP, among others.
    But yes, just like you, i can't wait for it to be included in the distro.

    Patience is the keyword... :-)

  19. Re:Prez Sez: on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    Take the advice of the president

    When did he said that?

  20. no, it's patched on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's based on 1.1.3 allright, but it's patched against that bug.
    They just ported the patch from 1.1.4 to 1.1.3

  21. Ext2 is not "mission critical". Use XFS instead on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    You're buying yourself a ticket to disaster if you use Ext2 on "mission critical" servers.
    Better use XFS. From the link below you can download a modified Red Hat distribution (just XFS was added to the Red Hat kernel, there's no other change) which allows you to install directly on XFS:

    http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/

    XFS is the filesystem used by SGI (Silicon Graphics) on their 1024-CPU video servers and supercomputers.

  22. that's a very lame review on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Released · · Score: 1

    It surely doesn't fit into a "thegurus.com" website.

  23. LATimes talks crap incessantly on CIA Warns China Might Be Planning Cyber Attack · · Score: 1

    (subj)

  24. Evolution on The Perfect Email Client? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, if you're stuck with Exchange, you can still use Linux. ;-)
    Just take a look at Evolution
    It's as close to Outlook as any application can be, but runs on Linux and now it can act as an Exchange client. Yes, that means you can use Evolution with Exchange for everything: e-mail, calendar, etc., while still being able to use it as a regular POP3/IMAP client if you wish.
    Cool, huh?

  25. Re:it's a losing battle on Cross-platform Password Management? · · Score: 1

    Like Keyring