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  1. Interfering with business models on Ask Slashdot: Linux Mountable Storage Pool For All the Cloud Systems? · · Score: 2

    Bruce Schneier's friendly reminder that distributed/encrypted cloud storage interferes with the cloud providers' business models. It'd be terribly useful, but I'm afraid they will keep on throwing sticks between our legs there for quite a while.

  2. So BSD is dying because... on AMD Confirms CPU Bug Found By DragonFly BSD's Matt Dillon · · Score: 1

    ...the CPUs suck :-)

    Actually how (Free)BSD made use of available hardware resources back then in the 90s was the big reason for me to use it instead of Linux.

  3. Coverity == Stanford on US Homeland Security to Support Open Source · · Score: 1

    FWIW, Coverity is a spin-off of Dawson Engler's work at Stanford.

  4. Re:That is some damning testimony on Former Intel Engineer Pleads Guilty To Taliban Aid · · Score: 1

    ...he could rightly believe that even though innocent he couldn't prove it.

    Damn, I always forget how you have to prove your innocence these days. Thanks for reminding me.

  5. Re:Interface on Stephenson's Quicksilver Slated For March 7th · · Score: 1

    Why buy at Amazon if you don't have to?

    I found that my local dealer (the not so small type, but three shops in three different larger cities around here) offers the same books at about 25-50c(EUR) less for the same service (or you can choose to pick it up in town).

    If you go to the site of Libri.de, you can even choose almost any book shop where you want to pick up your delivery.

    And afterall, we surely know where to buy books online.

  6. Re:MAC address on Bandwidth Demand at American Universities · · Score: 1

    No use in a well-kept (i.e. Orwellian) dorm network. You'd usually hardwire the MAC in the switch, so if you change the MAC, you don't have
    any connection at all.

  7. Re:Decentralizing etc.. on Kazaa to be shut down? · · Score: 1
    KaZaa, Morpheus & Grokster are clients for the (decentralized) FastTrack network.

    I wouldnt go that far and call a protocol based on the fixed TCP port 1214 a decentralized network. Less vulnerable, maybe.

    #include Freenet.rant

  8. PPC woes on Linux 2.4.15 is out; Linux 2.5.0 has also begun. · · Score: 1
    Yeah, and as PenguinPPC mentions somebody spilled PPC support.

    The advantage is that we probably get the most obscure unames ever: Linux issan 2.4.13-benh+xfs+ipsec-snap+irda-hotfix #1

  9. Re:what's so hard anyways? on FreeBSD Ports for GNU/Linux · · Score: 1

    The most important part is
    6) pkg_delete foo.

    You missed
    3.5) Grab FreeBSD-patches (like adding #include before :-/),
    too.

  10. Re:journalling vs. softupdates on FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE Is Ready · · Score: 1

    Poeple are working on background fsck which should help even more.

  11. Re:Kazaa/Morpheus is easily disabled on File Sharing: Decentralizing, Open-Source Fasttrack · · Score: 1
    Nodes run on port 1214 on the whole fastrak business revolves around this, seemingly.

    To avoid firewalls, try Freenet :)

  12. Re:P2P and Bandwidth on File Sharing: Decentralizing, Open-Source Fasttrack · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, your NOC will probably block port 1214 in a couple of days, anyway...

  13. Re:Using mutt with mozilla? on Mozilla 0.9.4 Released · · Score: 1

    For Communicator, there was muttzilla. I don't know if this will work with Mozilla.

  14. Moderate...[Re:advice] on SSH Key Management Part 2 · · Score: 1

    Okay, who rated this stupid broken link "Informative"?

    You, in the back row! Stand in the corner for 15 minutes!

  15. pam_ssh.so on SSH Key Management Part 2 · · Score: 1

    Everybody seems to be engaged in a shell-scripting d*ck-size contest.

    The easiest solution for starting an ssh-agent is of course by using pam_ssh.so :-)

    Obviously the pam config has to be installed by root, though.

  16. WEP as the only security means? on NASA Overcomes 802.11b Wireless Security Flaws · · Score: 1

    All these articles in the last few weeks sound like people actually did use WEP as the only means of security. They can't be that stupid, can they?

  17. Re:It's a good thing on SBC/Pacbell To Filter 90% Of alt.binaries Groups · · Score: 1
    ...more optomised for handing large binaries.

    Damn, first I thought he wanted Freenet :-)

  18. Re:Liability on Wireless Freenets As The Parasitic Grid · · Score: 1

    Theres no fear. Just certainty.

  19. Java Anon Proxy on Aussie ISP Scans Downloads For Copyright Violation · · Score: 1

    Once again time to mention JAP, which will at least take care of HTTP.

    Unluckily, it`s still under development and servers are scarce.

  20. Re:freenet on Aussie ISP Scans Downloads For Copyright Violation · · Score: 1

    Hell, better would be even running a node :-)

  21. Re:how on A Few Baaaaaad Apples · · Score: 1

    Are you envious because you coulnt pry the 1x1" badge out of your Wintel case?

  22. Re:I don't think it looks so great. on A Few Baaaaaad Apples · · Score: 1

    What, you mean I should get a *plain* PowerBook?

    Oh, wait, Ive already got one :-)

  23. Re:FreeBSD for dummies? on New FreeBSD Book Aimed At Newest Users · · Score: 1
    Apart from printing and setting up an internal network, everything ought to be done by the installation program by default, with minimal user intervention.

    I disagree. That's exactly the reason why I prefer BSD: If you've set it up yourself, you know how it works and how to fix it.

  24. Re:Accountability on A Motley Crew Beams No-Cost Broadband In New York · · Score: 1

    Hm, maybe, but usually the guys providing the backbone don't have a backbone and back down as soon as the first letter from a lawyer arrives.

    Don't forget that it's costly to get sued, even if you'd win in the long run!

  25. Re:After Hours Only? on A Motley Crew Beams No-Cost Broadband In New York · · Score: 1

    Reality check, please.

    Although "nobody is using it", the ISPs handing out flat rates calculate with these unused periods, otherwise they`d be charging per volume.

    So this approach will probably lead to a rise in costs in the long run.