If I remember correctly the discussions I've seen on Usenet/irc/WWW have stated that the prime reason for Mandrake use is the ability to download.iso installations. I think Redhat has learned by their mistakes and now that Redhat is putting out iso distributions Mandrake users will drop off.
I have a question: Could one download the Redhat Source cd and do a huge rpm build install to have automake compile the distribution optimized for your own computer? (I'm not certain of the syntax for rpm, but I know you can have the rpm build itself.) Joseph Elwell.
I think this post is flaimebait. I'd like to moderate it down one point, thank you.
But seriously, it seems that in order to standardize gui development between the two managers one would have to create a markup language for displaying. We could call it AML (for Application Markup Language). Then we would just need a powerful event driven scripting language - call it lavascript (for Linux Application Visual Access Scripting Language). At this point *real* processing could be done through a network connection - even routed to localhost. Via a networking protocol (call it TCP/IP) and it could connect to CGI servers to do the processing. oh wait. screw it.
I was in Prague when they were doing filming there. The scenerey is awesome in Prague, very medieval and grandious. Prague is like Disneyland for real, statues everywher - guilded with gold. Castles and towers that have withstood the test of time. Prague is an excellent backdrop for D&D - I know I loved D&D and I get the shivers just thinking of how beautiful and majestic Prague is.
I can't say much for the movie itself. It's unclear whether it will be as good as the scenery around it.
Is anyone else offended by his last comment about power? I've been reading slashdot for a couple of years now and can't remember the last time I was so offended. I can see why people snipe and second-guess the man. Apparently he can't keep his personal opinions and views outside of the Linux Community and it is interfering with the evangelism. It would be nice to have an evangelist who can keep his penis out of the evangelism of linux.
I'll probably get moderated down for this comment. I'm not trying to be flamebait - rather I think Eric Raymond is flamebaiting and I think (Moderators in paticular who want to moderate me down) that it is important that people be able to relate to being disgusted by this comment as I would like to be able to look back and realize I'm not alone - others are disgusted by his comment too.
Maybe if people are allowed to reply to this comment and express their views (rather than having it moderated out of the discussion) Eric will realize the mistake that he's made.
I realize of course that I will probably recieve just as much flame as Eric for discussing this. So I have to say that I can respect Eric as an evangelist but not as a person. I would hope that he could keep his personal life out of his work. Joseph Elwell.
"What makes the job rough isn't the workload, it's the second-guessers and snipers from the sidelines --among whom Bruce was, at the time, nearly the worst. Connect the dots yourself."
First off, neither the Linux movement, nor the evangelism of it, is lead by Eric Raymond. Why should he not be subject to second guessing? Isn't Linus subject to second guessing by Alan Cox and other kernel developers? Should the evangelism of Linux be similar to the Development?
Secondly snipers are bad. kill them. Joseph Elwell.
"Now, not to presume, but somehow I doubt you did any background checking before you posted your original comment."
- but you'll go ahead and presume.
"Yes, my web site runs Linux too. But, my other computer, a Macintosh, doesn't. Just because his web server is Linux-based doesn't mean he doesn't have another, MAIN computer."
- do you know what '_might_ be running linux' means?
"If he's running Windows, he could just be planning ahead. As in, "I hope this will be true when it is released for my platform." He did say "Maybe now..."
- do you know what "now" means? He could have been planning ahead for Mozilla too, but he didn't seem to mention that.
"Hmmm, I haven't tried using QT in Netscape 4.6"
- What are you running on your Macintosh? Maybe you could try it.
"Hmmm, or maybe the original poster is a moron for trying to install QT4 on Linux!" - yeah. probably. or maybe i'm a moron for flaming, when all I wanted was "a clue" Because if Apple did release Quicktime 4 for Linux (as a beta or something) I'd like to know.
"I'm even choosing to post anonymously to lose my auto +1. (I thought Rob was going to add a box that would JUST get rid of your +1...)"
- or maybe you're posting anonymously so your karma doesn't go down when you get moderated. Because Rob did add that feature - you'll notice my first comment started at a Score of 1, because i thought it prudent to click the "No Score +1 Bonus" that i'm clicking now.
This appears to be the 56 bit Standard (Exportable) Encryption version. I think I'll put off downloading/using this version until the 128 bit version is released. It will probably be a few days before their web pages are updated; which is too bad because they'll never let you ftp the files straight from them with all the encryption laws.
Anyone see the 128 bit Strong Encryption version floating around?
It's one thing to link to other sites, in an entire other thing to try to hijack their realtime database by using a bot to hit the site all day looking for changes.
If bandwith were free I couldn't agree more with the little guy. But Bandwith isn't free and ebay has to pay to let them slow down their services by crawling the whole site all day. Joseph Elwell.
I think a lot of people are missing the point of open sourced security. The guy who cracked the Linux Box pointed out that the security issue was a closed-source cgi script. Everyone needs to remember that the difference that the Free Software Foundation purports between NT and Linux is that Linux - with an open sourced system security can be proven; whereas in a closed source environment security can only be hoped for.
I don't condone the way this "hack contest" was put together. But I also don't think the results should be invalidated. Someone earlier mentioned that "Us? Condescend to help Microsoft by breaking into their pitiful OS? The very idea!" - the author seems to think Linux users should all try to work collectively to hack into the NT box. Is it really that Linux users think themselves better than Microsoft? Or is it really that Linux users are overly educated in the security realms of their own world? While NT security administrators can only hope that Microsoft has protected them - without really knowing how they might be exploited - and how they might secure themselves other than just applying NT updates.
Just remember: Open source security allows the administrator to have as much control over their security as any hacker - script kiddie or otherwise. Closed Source security means that thousands of MS employees, present and past, know more about your security and it's holes then you do. Joseph Elwell.
It seems the poster wants XML introduced into all applications - not really the Kernel. I don't know many places where the Kernel would benefit from XML - except for the one configuration file the code itself wouldn't need XML.
I think what is being addressed is more an application issue. That would need to be addressed to many different vendors simultaneously. For instance: Apache config files, WuFtpd/ProFtd/etc files, Gnome/KDE config files...
I could see a lot of reusability for a config file parser for application development. But it would seem like the development tools would need this XML ability and not just everyone using XML. But I imagine that C/C++, Perl, Python, Java, etc already have XML parsers/creators. So really people are waiting for developers to embrace XML.
Does anyone now embrace XML? What are the advantages of XML over other config file parsers? Are there other standardized config file parsers? I know I've written my share of wheels in different languages for parsing config files.
If Windows98 seems a little slow to you, I think the main issue is memory. Go to 128Megs and you won't notice that it's slow.:) Or up your processor to a PIII 600.
Just a little insightful comment.:P Joseph Elwell.
By the title of this post I was hoping someone had asked about a web site where people can archive their home videos - for anyone to download - but then, I guess they'd probably be overwhelmed by porn.
They don't even have a product... You can sign up for their *BETA*, and if you're not one of the first 100 people to sign up they'll charge you 10 bucks for the cd.
Can I IPO? What are the logistics involved here. I can have a linux distribution.
They don't even have a product... You can sign up for their *BETA*, and if you're not one of the first 100 people to sign up they'll charge you 10 bucks for the cd.
Can I IPO? What are the logistics involved here. I can have a linux distribution.
I think it would be of extreme use if the Creators of the Hitchiker's (HandHeld) Guidebook work together with the Let's Go Guidebook people. This would allow The device to become more than just a "toy". Which is what I believe the website version is. The Let's Go Guidebook is *the* perfect guidebook for the hitchiker mindset. In my travels abroad, and even at home, the Let's Go Guidebook always provided me with the most succint (but not necessarily budget oriented) information. Let's Go has never failed me yet, where many other guidebooks have - many guidebooks leave out nightlife and travel arrangements.
Joseph Elwell.
Distribution Information. --MIRROR
on
WinLinux 2000
·
· Score: 4
Here it is!The first Linux for Windows!
If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.
If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.
If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.
WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.
WinLinux 2000 Beta Release
JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.
Why would you use Linux?
Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...
Why would you choose WinLinux?
All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.
So, what are you waiting for?
If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.
Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.
If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases
It's very interesting to note how old the sting agent said she was. If she had said 14, instead of 13, then Patrick Naughton would not be suspected of anything in 2 States in the US (24 Countries also would not prosecute). If the FBI agent had said 15 then Patrick would not be accused of a crime in 5 states (and many Countries).
Check out ageofconsent.com to find out the Age of Consent in your country/state.
I think it would be interesting to see how old the slashdot readers were when they "lost it". But more interesting might be how old their significant other would have been. There's a big difference between a sexually active 13 year old, and a 35 year old who would have sex with that person. I'm not trying to take any position on the subject. I don't know what Patrick did, I don't like that he was set up - but I don't know if he is a child offender. It might turn out that he has a child molestation ring that he runs.
I've noticed a lot of posts commenting on their beta test requirements. In paticular the windows requirement. I don't think it's a typo, or an out of date page. The Corel distribution is "specifically designed for desktop computer users."
I think really what they mean is that it is meant for people migrating from Windows desktops to Linux. So, if you're not running Windows now, they won't be able to guage the friendliness of the migration. Let alone if you don't even have Windows, you won't run into configuration problems if you're a Linux wiz who wants to go mess with Corel's config files.
If most people bought a computer to be productive then we'd all be running 486's. The average home user buys a computer for multiple purposes, usually with some sort of spoken intention of improving their productivity, but with the real intent of playing games, going online etc... How many non-programmers do you know? Too many people come home from work to go play on their computer all night, not come home to work out their budget all night.
I think it's high time that KDE be a little more configurable. It would be nice if the KDE folks could work on the next release to integrate E - which is really the only real reason anyone runs gnome:) That and the whole silly license thing. But seriously, KDE's installation needs to ask some more questions - and so does redhat's installation of kde. Like do you want kpilot & lots of k apps that just eat memory over the defaults - like konsole/xterm?
The ability to configure is really what people want. Joseph Elwell.
Redhat has been asking users whether they want a server, workstation, or custom installation for a while now. Anyone know the specifics between the server and workstation. I fear it may only be Gnome/Kde or no Gnome/Kde; but hopefully it rips out sendmail and some other nasty daemons.
What would really be appropriate is if distributions could package in ssh, but then we run into export problems - i assume, only because I know redhat doesn't come with ssh - but maybe that's the ssh people being uncooperative. But really, does a home user even need telnet?
Collecting is a old habit, that gives many people a purpose in life. The main force behind ebay addiction (IMHO) is purpose. People like to having a strong feeling inside that drives them - and ebay, in paticular, collecting can give such a drive. Everyone can collect whereas many people can't be derive daily motivation from programming or singing or whatever occupation they have. With Collecting there is always a goal, but it's major strength is that the goal is unbounding.
I've seen, and been involved in ebay addiction all to often. But even before ebay i've witnessed collection addictions. Joseph Elwell.
Is Sun really in a strategic alliance with AOL? It seems like a very good corporate policy for AOL to replace it's online suite with a Linux backend. An entire AOL desktop without the need for microsoft or IE. It seems like Sun could give them the unix background to bring in interest in linux. And netscape might some day come out with a hard to beat 5.0 browser. With Linux, Netscape and ICQ AOL could be the next big network OS, AOLinux.
Then again, does AOL have an interest in seeing Microsoft's power weakened? I wonder what ties AOL has with Microsoft now. As far as I know IE is still their default browser. And then again AIM is still installed over ICQ.
I'm actually looking forward to the next major version of AOL - as it should contain software for my mother that I would be proud to run. AOL can only lose if they fail to produce their product fast enough. But isn't that just sad? It's a good thing that Netscape is open-sourced because it's main pressure is no longer timely releases - but excellent software.
Phrack is underground magazine that started in the days of phreaking. Using different methods to bypass phone charges.
See the jargon file. "phreaking/freek'ing//n./ [from `phone phreak'] 1. The art and science of cracking the phone network (so as, for example, to make free long-distance calls). 2. By extension, security-cracking in any other context (especially, but not exclusively, on communications networks) (see cracking). "
Now adays, and in the old days phrack exposes new security holes, gives ideas about new directions to look for security holes (as in the last issue when they mentioned client apps should be invesitigated - over servers). They also have informative pieces about new and complicated technologies sometimes exposing the underlying system.
Phrack is almost always a difficult read, but new releases always mean more tools for script kiddies to run around with for a month or two.
Slashdot Mirror
If I remember correctly the discussions I've seen on Usenet/irc/WWW have stated that the prime reason for Mandrake use is the ability to download .iso installations. I think Redhat has learned by their mistakes and now that Redhat is putting out iso distributions Mandrake users will drop off.
I have a question:
Could one download the Redhat Source cd and do a huge rpm build install to have automake compile the distribution optimized for your own computer?
(I'm not certain of the syntax for rpm, but I know you can have the rpm build itself.)
Joseph Elwell.
I think this post is flaimebait. I'd like to moderate it down one point, thank you.
/dev/null`;
But seriously, it seems that in order to standardize gui development between the two managers one would have to create a markup language for displaying. We could call it AML (for Application Markup Language). Then we would just need a powerful event driven scripting language - call it lavascript (for Linux Application Visual Access Scripting Language). At this point *real* processing could be done through a network connection - even routed to localhost. Via a networking protocol (call it TCP/IP) and it could connect to CGI servers to do the processing. oh wait. screw it.
sub isWar
{
my($enemy1, $enemy2) =@_;
if($enemy1 != $enemy2)
{
return 0;
}
return 1;
}
sub flameproof
{
`echo @_ |
}
while (&isWar(kde, gnome))
{
&flameproof("Joseph Elwell");
}
I was in Prague when they were doing filming there. The scenerey is awesome in Prague, very medieval and grandious. Prague is like Disneyland for real, statues everywher - guilded with gold. Castles and towers that have withstood the test of time. Prague is an excellent backdrop for D&D - I know I loved D&D and I get the shivers just thinking of how beautiful and majestic Prague is.
I can't say much for the movie itself. It's unclear whether it will be as good as the scenery around it.
Joseph Elwell.
Is anyone else offended by his last comment about power? I've been reading slashdot for a couple of years now and can't remember the last time I was so offended. I can see why people snipe and second-guess the man. Apparently he can't keep his personal opinions and views outside of the Linux Community and it is interfering with the evangelism.
It would be nice to have an evangelist who can keep his penis out of the evangelism of linux.
I'll probably get moderated down for this comment. I'm not trying to be flamebait - rather I think Eric Raymond is flamebaiting and I think (Moderators in paticular who want to moderate me down) that it is important that people be able to relate to being disgusted by this comment as I would like to be able to look back and realize I'm not alone - others are disgusted by his comment too.
Maybe if people are allowed to reply to this comment and express their views (rather than having it moderated out of the discussion) Eric will realize the mistake that he's made.
I realize of course that I will probably recieve just as much flame as Eric for discussing this. So I have to say that I can respect Eric as an evangelist but not as a person. I would hope that he could keep his personal life out of his work.
Joseph Elwell.
"What makes the job rough isn't the workload, it's the second-guessers and snipers from the sidelines --among whom Bruce was, at the time, nearly the worst. Connect the dots yourself."
First off, neither the Linux movement, nor the evangelism of it, is lead by Eric Raymond. Why should he not be subject to second guessing? Isn't Linus subject to second guessing by Alan Cox and other kernel developers? Should the evangelism of Linux be similar to the Development?
Secondly snipers are bad. kill them.
Joseph Elwell.
Fortify's homepage says they don't support Netscape 4.7. So good luck Miss AC.
Joseph Elwell.
- but you'll go ahead and presume.
"Yes, my web site runs Linux too. But, my other computer, a Macintosh, doesn't. Just because his web server is Linux-based doesn't mean he doesn't have another, MAIN computer."
- do you know what '_might_ be running linux' means?
"If he's running Windows, he could just be planning ahead. As in, "I hope this will be true when it is released for my platform." He did say "Maybe now..."
- do you know what "now" means? He could have been planning ahead for Mozilla too, but he didn't seem to mention that.
"Hmmm, I haven't tried using QT in Netscape 4.6"
- What are you running on your Macintosh? Maybe you could try it.
"Hmmm, or maybe the original poster is a moron for trying to install QT4 on Linux!"
- yeah. probably. or maybe i'm a moron for flaming, when all I wanted was "a clue" Because if Apple did release Quicktime 4 for Linux (as a beta or something) I'd like to know.
"I'm even choosing to post anonymously to lose my auto +1. (I thought Rob was going to add a box that would JUST get rid of your +1...)"
- or maybe you're posting anonymously so your karma doesn't go down when you get moderated. Because Rob did add that feature - you'll notice my first comment started at a Score of 1, because i thought it prudent to click the "No Score +1 Bonus" that i'm clicking now.
This appears to be the 56 bit Standard (Exportable) Encryption version. I think I'll put off downloading/using this version until the 128 bit version is released. It will probably be a few days before their web pages are updated; which is too bad because they'll never let you ftp the files straight from them with all the encryption laws.
Anyone see the 128 bit Strong Encryption version floating around?
It's one thing to link to other sites, in an entire other thing to try to hijack their realtime database by using a bot to hit the site all day looking for changes.
If bandwith were free I couldn't agree more with the little guy. But Bandwith isn't free and ebay has to pay to let them slow down their services by crawling the whole site all day.
Joseph Elwell.
I think a lot of people are missing the point of open sourced security. The guy who cracked the Linux Box pointed out that the security issue was a closed-source cgi script. Everyone needs to remember that the difference that the Free Software Foundation purports between NT and Linux is that Linux - with an open sourced system security can be proven; whereas in a closed source environment security can only be hoped for.
I don't condone the way this "hack contest" was put together. But I also don't think the results should be invalidated. Someone earlier mentioned that "Us? Condescend to help Microsoft by breaking into their pitiful OS? The very idea!" - the author seems to think Linux users should all try to work collectively to hack into the NT box. Is it really that Linux users think themselves better than Microsoft? Or is it really that Linux users are overly educated in the security realms of their own world? While NT security administrators can only hope that Microsoft has protected them - without really knowing how they might be exploited - and how they might secure themselves other than just applying NT updates.
Just remember: Open source security allows the administrator to have as much control over their security as any hacker - script kiddie or otherwise. Closed Source security means that thousands of MS employees, present and past, know more about your security and it's holes then you do.
Joseph Elwell.
It seems the poster wants XML introduced into all applications - not really the Kernel. I don't know many places where the Kernel would benefit from XML - except for the one configuration file the code itself wouldn't need XML.
I think what is being addressed is more an application issue. That would need to be addressed to many different vendors simultaneously. For instance: Apache config files, WuFtpd/ProFtd/etc files, Gnome/KDE config files...
I could see a lot of reusability for a config file parser for application development. But it would seem like the development tools would need this XML ability and not just everyone using XML. But I imagine that C/C++, Perl, Python, Java, etc already have XML parsers/creators. So really people are waiting for developers to embrace XML.
Does anyone now embrace XML? What are the advantages of XML over other config file parsers? Are there other standardized config file parsers? I know I've written my share of wheels in different languages for parsing config files.
Joseph Elwell.
If Windows98 seems a little slow to you, I think the main issue is memory. Go to 128Megs and you won't notice that it's slow. :) Or up your processor to a PIII 600.
:P
Just a little insightful comment.
Joseph Elwell.
By the title of this post I was hoping someone had asked about a web site where people can archive their home videos - for anyone to download - but then, I guess they'd probably be overwhelmed by porn.
Joseph Elwell.
They don't even have a product... You can sign up for their *BETA*, and if you're not one of the first 100 people to sign up they'll charge you 10 bucks for the cd.
Can I IPO? What are the logistics involved here. I can have a linux distribution.
Joseph Elwell.
They don't even have a product... You can sign up for their *BETA*, and if you're not one of the first 100 people to sign up they'll charge you 10 bucks for the cd.
Can I IPO? What are the logistics involved here. I can have a linux distribution.
Joseph Elwell.
I think it would be of extreme use if the Creators of the Hitchiker's (HandHeld) Guidebook work together with the Let's Go Guidebook people. This would allow The device to become more than just a "toy". Which is what I believe the website version is. The Let's Go Guidebook is *the* perfect guidebook for the hitchiker mindset. In my travels abroad, and even at home, the Let's Go Guidebook always provided me with the most succint (but not necessarily budget oriented) information. Let's Go has never failed me yet, where many other guidebooks have - many guidebooks leave out nightlife and travel arrangements.
Joseph Elwell.
If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.
If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.
If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.
WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.
WinLinux 2000 Beta Release
JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.
Why would you use Linux?
Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...
Why would you choose WinLinux?
All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.
So, what are you waiting for?
If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.
Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.
If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases
It's very interesting to note how old the sting agent said she was. If she had said 14, instead of 13, then Patrick Naughton would not be suspected of anything in 2 States in the US (24 Countries also would not prosecute). If the FBI agent had said 15 then Patrick would not be accused of a crime in 5 states (and many Countries).
Check out ageofconsent.com to find out the Age of Consent in your country/state.
I think it would be interesting to see how old the slashdot readers were when they "lost it". But more interesting might be how old their significant other would have been. There's a big difference between a sexually active 13 year old, and a 35 year old who would have sex with that person. I'm not trying to take any position on the subject. I don't know what Patrick did, I don't like that he was set up - but I don't know if he is a child offender. It might turn out that he has a child molestation ring that he runs.
Joseph Elwell.
I've noticed a lot of posts commenting on their beta test requirements. In paticular the windows requirement. I don't think it's a typo, or an out of date page. The Corel distribution is "specifically designed for desktop computer users."
I think really what they mean is that it is meant for people migrating from Windows desktops to Linux. So, if you're not running Windows now, they won't be able to guage the friendliness of the migration. Let alone if you don't even have Windows, you won't run into configuration problems if you're a Linux wiz who wants to go mess with Corel's config files.
The same applies for Macs.
Joseph Elwell.
Most people buy a computer to be productive.
If most people bought a computer to be productive then we'd all be running 486's. The average home user buys a computer for multiple purposes, usually with some sort of spoken intention of improving their productivity, but with the real intent of playing games, going online etc... How many non-programmers do you know? Too many people come home from work to go play on their computer all night, not come home to work out their budget all night.
Joseph Elwell.
I think it's high time that KDE be a little more configurable. It would be nice if the KDE folks could work on the next release to integrate E - which is really the only real reason anyone runs gnome :) That and the whole silly license thing. But seriously, KDE's installation needs to ask some more questions - and so does redhat's installation of kde. Like do you want kpilot & lots of k apps that just eat memory over the defaults - like konsole/xterm?
The ability to configure is really what people want.
Joseph Elwell.
Redhat has been asking users whether they want a server, workstation, or custom installation for a while now. Anyone know the specifics between the server and workstation. I fear it may only be Gnome/Kde or no Gnome/Kde; but hopefully it rips out sendmail and some other nasty daemons.
What would really be appropriate is if distributions could package in ssh, but then we run into export problems - i assume, only because I know redhat doesn't come with ssh - but maybe that's the ssh people being uncooperative. But really, does a home user even need telnet?
Joseph Elwell.
Collecting is a old habit, that gives many people a purpose in life. The main force behind ebay addiction (IMHO) is purpose. People like to having a strong feeling inside that drives them - and ebay, in paticular, collecting can give such a drive. Everyone can collect whereas many people can't be derive daily motivation from programming or singing or whatever occupation they have. With Collecting there is always a goal, but it's major strength is that the goal is unbounding.
I've seen, and been involved in ebay addiction all to often. But even before ebay i've witnessed collection addictions.
Joseph Elwell.
Is Sun really in a strategic alliance with AOL? It seems like a very good corporate policy for AOL to replace it's online suite with a Linux backend. An entire AOL desktop without the need for microsoft or IE. It seems like Sun could give them the unix background to bring in interest in linux. And netscape might some day come out with a hard to beat 5.0 browser. With Linux, Netscape and ICQ AOL could be the next big network OS, AOLinux.
Then again, does AOL have an interest in seeing Microsoft's power weakened? I wonder what ties AOL has with Microsoft now. As far as I know IE is still their default browser. And then again AIM is still installed over ICQ.
I'm actually looking forward to the next major version of AOL - as it should contain software for my mother that I would be proud to run. AOL can only lose if they fail to produce their product fast enough. But isn't that just sad? It's a good thing that Netscape is open-sourced because it's main pressure is no longer timely releases - but excellent software.
Joseph Elwell.
Phrack is underground magazine that started in the days of phreaking. Using different methods to bypass phone charges.
/freek'ing/ /n./ [from `phone phreak'] 1. The art and science of cracking the phone network (so as, for example, to
See the jargon file. "phreaking
make free long-distance calls). 2. By extension, security-cracking in any other context (especially, but not exclusively, on
communications networks) (see cracking). "
Now adays, and in the old days phrack exposes new security holes, gives ideas about new directions to look for security holes (as in the last issue when they mentioned client apps should be invesitigated - over servers). They also have informative pieces about new and complicated technologies sometimes exposing the underlying system.
Phrack is almost always a difficult read, but new releases always mean more tools for script kiddies to run around with for a month or two.
Joseph Elwell.