Slashdot Mirror


User: rmohr02

rmohr02's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
1,299
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 1,299

  1. Re:Obligatory POPFile Link on Armoring Spam Against Anti-Spam Filters · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes. He says there's ways to beat it, but that they're complicated to do.

  2. Obligatory POPFile Link on Armoring Spam Against Anti-Spam Filters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    POPFile, maintained by John Graham-Cumming, is the best spam filter I've used. There may be small flaws with the fundamental concept of Bayesian filters, but POPFile still blocks all my spam.

  3. Re:Okay, so what did all this tracking discover .. on Tivo Tracks Superbowl Viewing Habits · · Score: 1

    ^M is a carriage return--^H is the backspace.

  4. Re:this could become a huge failure for MS... on Google v. Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Thanks
    for
    putting
    your
    own
    newlines
    in--
    i t
    helps
    a
    lot
    in
    readability.

  5. Re:Decisions on Microsoft Holds Off on Eolas Patent Changes · · Score: 2, Informative
    I'm sorry but this is a ludicrous point of view to hold. Are you saying that Eolas be allowed to use the law in a clearly immoral (and illegal) way?
    It's not illegal to allow one organization to use your patent free of charge while making another pay. It probably won't happen, but it's not illegal.
  6. Re:This book is under an Open Source license on C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 · · Score: 1

    Is there a central page listing the books in your series?

    I did find perens.com/Books, but it doesn't look to have been updated recently. Also, I found the links to the actual books somewhat cryptic--the link text should be the title of the book, not a strange URL like "http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnI nquiry.asp?isbn=0130354732".

  7. Re:This book is under an Open Source license on C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 · · Score: 1

    I would assume MinGW and Visual Studio would both work fine.

  8. Re:Someone buy Trolltech and LGPL it...PLEASE! on C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 · · Score: 1
    The only reason why you would want to use the LGPL, is that you want to keep your code proprietary and to yourself.
    Or he wants to release his code under a less restrictive open source license.
    Qt is superior to gtk because it is created by professional developers, not college students.
    I have no direct experience with either of these toolkits, but I can draw many comparisons between software that's developed by professionals and software developed by college students wherein the college students made the better product.
  9. Re:Language-Neutral GUI on C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 · · Score: 1
    wxWindows was originally for C++, but there are versions of it for other languages:I'd say that covers most of the languages I'd program in.
  10. Re:Unfortunate limitations...?! on MusicXML DTD Hits 1.0; Browser Support Next? · · Score: 1
    Yearh, they're a very evil company because they make closed source software that uses a free, open document specification.
    Fuck off. If they make a specification, they should at least provide an open source viewer as an example to those who want to make a compatible editor/viewer.
  11. Re:Unfortunate limitations...?! on MusicXML DTD Hits 1.0; Browser Support Next? · · Score: 1

    But once it became an established standard with the w3c they released Amaya.

  12. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1

    I'm saying that there's a reason the courts use "beyond a reasonable doubt" instead of "100% sure".

  13. Re:Unfortunate limitations...?! on MusicXML DTD Hits 1.0; Browser Support Next? · · Score: 1

    You're referring to the DTD itself. However, the company that developed the DTD also made a viewer/editor, and it is not open source or even free as in beer--yet they expect this format to be picked up on.

    Personally, I'm not going to try to make a second viewer/editor for a format that I can't even see in a pre-existing viewer.

  14. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1

    And if the case isn't a sure thing but they know the guy did it they should let him off? The reason they have trials is because they don't necessarily have a sure thing. If they did, there'd be a plea bargain.

  15. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1

    I believe while the original poster didn't mention it, he meant for criminal trials.

  16. Re:The problem of fighting violence with violence on Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

  17. Re:Not true on Recent Apt-Gettable Goodness From Ark, Conectiva · · Score: 1
    will always recommend Debian-based distros over others.
    Of couse. Zealots will only reccomend their distribution to others. I, on the other hand, will tell users that I've used all sorts of distros (Debian being one of them) and that its more of a matter of personal taste than anything else that should guide their decision.
    I'm not a zealot--I've tried numberous RPM- and DEB-based distros, along with Gentoo and Slackware, and because of my experience I will always recommend Debian. One of the reasons I haven't mentioned yet is dselect-upgrade, which I doesn't work with RPMs because of the nature of RPMs.
  18. Re:The Office wins Two! on Return of the King Wins Four Golden Globes · · Score: 1

    Along with these:

    Whose Line is it Anyway?

    Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (it did last two years in its prime (more than most shows) and is still running)

  19. Ahh on Orkut Goes Dark, At Least For A Bit · · Score: 5, Funny

    So that explains why nobody invited me--the site's down.

  20. Re:Not true on Recent Apt-Gettable Goodness From Ark, Conectiva · · Score: 1
    "Unfortunately" you will have many more packages avaliable.
    I've never had a problem finding something with apt. Sometimes you can't find something in the official apt repositories, but there are always other repositories. Lack of a package in an official repository is not a problem in RPM-based distros though, due to the lack of an official repository.
    "Unfortunately" you have many, many times more people with the same system building software for you.
    There are more people building RPMs for RPM-based distros, but that doesn't mean there are more people taking the time to make sure the RPMs they build work correctly. It's not like there's a central place with guidelines for people who make RPMs.
    "Unfortunately" RPM is the defacto and most-common packaging system avaliable.
    "most-common"? You mean "most-commonly used"? I'm not quite sure how many people use RPM-based vs. DEB-based distros, and quite honestly I don't care. I will always recommend Debian-based distros over others.
  21. Re:Not true on Recent Apt-Gettable Goodness From Ark, Conectiva · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, even if you're using apt on a RedHat-based distro, you're still using RPMs.

  22. Re:Get the name right on Digital Rights Managment Year in Review · · Score: 1
    Ok--it's still illegal, even if they call it circumvention instead of copyright infringement. However, it still reduces my rights by essentially undoing fair use. It may not say so, but under most definitions of fair use I would be allowed to make a copy of something I own, legally. The DMCA says I cannot if it would mean circumventing the copy protection.
    And DRM still does not manage any rights.
    >
    The DMCA even states itself that DRM merely restricts...
    I agree--that was my original point in this thread.
  23. Re:Get the name right on Digital Rights Managment Year in Review · · Score: 1
    I still expect parts of the DMCA to be struck down as unconstitutional...
    ...but until they are struck down, they are law.
  24. Re:But.. on Australian Firm Asks SCO To Detail Evidence · · Score: 1

    Most of SCO's stock is owned by its executives or corporate allies, and they trade amongst themselves to keep the stock price high.

  25. Re:Get the name right on Digital Rights Managment Year in Review · · Score: 1
    the fact is that DRM restrictions are NOT copyright restrictions
    Apparently you haven't heard of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.