So, you can do something with a computer with NO OS on it?
Interesting. I had no idea that staring at "O/S Not Found" was that interesting. Do tell me more.
What do you mean? I love to use the BIOS Setup screen. Nothing is more exciting than configuring the Hard Disk (LBA, Automatic, or Manual?), setting the date/time and selecting DRAM Wait States.
In some way evrything within Universe is Natural. Natural forces/physics created it. With this definition "Natural" becomes a quality of Everything, and "Artificial" is the quality of Nothing. I think this is not a very useful definition. We can throw away those void adjectives.
There is another definition: "Artificial" is anything (directly or indirectly) created by any technological capable being. (e.g. Modern Humans). And "Natural" is everything else. I consider this a more useful distinction.
"People could choose to have computers which just do their job from year to year but they seem to want to believe that the thing is alive, just like the pet. They want it to have issues and risks"
The difference is that if a "normal" supplier treats you in a way you think unfair, you can always switch to another one. Does not happen with Microsoft, because it's a monopoly. You have no choice. You can not switch all your desktops to Linux and OpenOffice.
"Nothing stops UN, national governments, or Joe Average from setting up new root servers, but you'd need to convince others to use those servers, and that is unlikely to be possible..."
If the UN setup their own root server, then many countries would order their network operator/ISPs to use those new servers. And you can be sure they will obey. This is not about dictatorships imposing their will, it's about national security and government policies.
What is being discused here is whether this transition could be implemented with USA conformity. Or which would be the consequences if not.
"But the only reason the Internet is free is because the companies controlling its infrastructure are not only in a free country, but in the only country founded on individual rights."
Sorry friend. Free vs Privative/Propietary Software debate is all about distribution. A piece of software is not free only if when distributed the recipients get no rights to modify, redistribute, or improve the software. If software got never distributed, all (in-house) software would be free. Privative Software is the kind of software distributed with restricted freedoms.
Many companies (Oracle, IBM and others) distribute modified versions of Apache without providing source code. Those versions of Apache are privative software, they are not Free Software anymore. That would never happened if Apache were under the GPL.
"Bruce's Argument #5) The fact that the evidence of attack (the signature on the code) is stored on the computer under attack is mostly useless: The attack could delete or modify the signature during the attack, or simple reformat the drive where the signature is stored.
My comments: I am not sure what this statement means...."
Sometimes "code-signing" is said that even though it does not garantee the safety of a downloaded component, at least you know who to blame if it crash your computer. But, a bad-guy can sign his component, you accept the signature, and then the component can delete all traces of the signature from your computer. So even if you later realize that it was a "bad-component", you have no mean to review the signature.
"since the mac came out, and even before, apple has been using revenue from hardware sales to support os development. if millions of home users stampede to emachines discount boxes for their os x platform then, apple's real source of revenue will dissappear."
Yep, Bill Gates can witness that there is no money on selling an OS.
AOL also released AOLserver. A Free WebServer under MPL License.
From the project's page:
"AOLserver is America Online's Open-Source web server. AOLserver is the backbone of the largest and busiest production environments in the world. AOLserver is a multithreaded, Tcl-enabled web server used for large scale, dynamic web sites."
Ok, he has not sayed it, but I think Linus is walking on a very thin line. It seems to me that his friendship with Larry McVoy is getting on the way of his decisions/thoughts.
Gentoo is not STABLE. Gentoo is about configurability, speed, latests/greatest packages; but not stability. If you need a stable system you should look to another distro.
Personally I use Gentoo on my home machine, and Debian "stable" (with a few backports) for the servers I admin.
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Of course Amarok. It supports many portable devices. Including UMS and MTP
BillG: that's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft.
TomEv: Even more than Microsoft Bob?
Never, because anyone can make and sell compatible blades and razor blades on Norway. This isn't possible with iTunes
What do you mean? I love to use the BIOS Setup screen. Nothing is more exciting than configuring the Hard Disk (LBA, Automatic, or Manual?), setting the date/time and selecting DRAM Wait States.
I was hoping to get a "I Love Playstation 3" t-shirt at a special discount price.
In some way evrything within Universe is Natural. Natural forces/physics created it. With this definition "Natural" becomes a quality of Everything, and "Artificial" is the quality of Nothing. I think this is not a very useful definition. We can throw away those void adjectives.
There is another definition: "Artificial" is anything (directly or indirectly) created by any technological capable being. (e.g. Modern Humans). And "Natural" is everything else. I consider this a more useful distinction.
Then use Gentoo
The difference is that if a "normal" supplier treats you in a way you think unfair, you can always switch to another one. Does not happen with Microsoft, because it's a monopoly. You have no choice. You can not switch all your desktops to Linux and OpenOffice.
LGPL requires access to the source code. The only difference with GPL is that LGPL allows linking with non-free (non-?GPL) components.
If the UN setup their own root server, then many countries would order their network operator/ISPs to use those new servers. And you can be sure they will obey. This is not about dictatorships imposing their will, it's about national security and government policies.
What is being discused here is whether this transition could be implemented with USA conformity. Or which would be the consequences if not.
You should take a look at Foxit Reader. It can open a PDF in less than a second (on my machine).
Yep, that's exactly what he did. After all, he is Microsoft "Chairman".
And which country is that ?
You've just described the "Space activity suit".
Take a course on free software and come back.
Many companies (Oracle, IBM and others) distribute modified versions of Apache without providing source code. Those versions of Apache are privative software, they are not Free Software anymore. That would never happened if Apache were under the GPL.
Mozilla Foundation has published a statement saying that in order to increase Browser security we will not confirm any new vulnerability.
Sometimes "code-signing" is said that even though it does not garantee the safety of a downloaded component, at least you know who to blame if it crash your computer. But, a bad-guy can sign his component, you accept the signature, and then the component can delete all traces of the signature from your computer. So even if you later realize that it was a "bad-component", you have no mean to review the signature.
You are wrong
God save Reverse Engineering
This means I wont be able to order prints of the goatse.cx picture anymore ? Or only if I prove to the clerk beeing the model ?
Yep, Bill Gates can witness that there is no money on selling an OS.
From the project's page:
For example now Linus is developing some custom made programs to manage patches, and has discarded all Open Source alternatives like Arch, SVK, and others without any given explanation or reason.
Perhaps the reason is that he does not want to promote a Free BitKeeper alternative.
Definitively positive!
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Personally I use Gentoo on my home machine, and Debian "stable" (with a few backports) for the servers I admin.