It seems the spyware is windows only. Also worth mentioning is that you can compile Limewire from CVS and doing that you will not compile the spyware. However...
Limewire (for Windows) installs spyware even if you uncheck the box!
It's not the virus writers fault for all these shenanigans. It's the computer owner's fault. The virus is simply a string of bits. It doesn't do anything by itself. But you running the virus on your computer makes you responsible. You should know exactly what your computer is doing at all times. If you can't handle a multitasking operating system (that runs viruses in the background) maybe you should write all your software in assembly so you know exactly what your computer is doing at all times.
There are some other services like IRC now that are secure and highly available, and have some features that usenet and irc don't have.
Freenet 0.4 is shaping up; expect the final 0.5 release shortly. Try downloading the newest nightly to get on. For those who aren't in the know, freenet is a peer-to-peer encrypted datastore. Each node shares part of that datastore, and freenet efficiently routes and stores data that you insert. Also it is anonymous as you can not easily tell who inserts data and who requests it
Now build on top of that is a program, Frost, that acts like Napster and a message board, a la Usenet. There are different message boards, and all messages are send & recieved anonymously.
Now both of these programs are in beta, but they do work, although large files tend to get lost in Freenet as of yet.
Also available there is a nifty program called "Psst" which allows for encrypted instant messaging. You can use it in conjunction with your normal IM program, and it's really easy to use and install.
One final note is that all of these program are cross-platform, open source, and binaries are available for windows & linux.
We can argue indefinately whether genetic manipulation like this is moral or is not. But either way, it is going to happen. I think we have to acknowledge that.
One thing worth mentioning, that it seems isn't well known, is that ext3 support journaling of the real data on the disc as well as the metadata. The other journalling filesystems only do metadata I think, so you might want to consider ext3 for filesystems where you have really critical data.
Microsoft Windows never refers to itself for bad things, only good things. Ex: Windows has detected new hardware, and must restart your computer [not windows]. You have installed new software; you must restart your computer [not windows]. Your computer [not windows] has crashed. People then associate all the annoying things with the whole computer and not the operating system itself.
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Can you print to a file in Koffice yet? Does print preview work in Koffice yet?
Normally I wouldn't think this would be a good idea, but here it is anyways.
If you run a website, give a similar message to Internet Explorer browsers only. Say, "I'm sorry. Internet Explorer doesn't support a sigle web standard. (See www.w3c.org for more information on webstandards your browser ignores.) Please upgrade to Mozilla 0.9.5 or newer.
Do this on all your websites. Reccomend that users upgrade to Mozilla, Konqueror, Opera, Netscape, Lynx, Links, wget, anything!!! This would be hella' funny! Let them know that Internet Explorer is only designed to view msn.com, and hence will not work with any other site!! Do it!
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I agree. Google can cache its sites. Why can't slashdot?
It seems the spyware is windows only. Also worth mentioning is that you can compile Limewire from CVS and doing that you will not compile the spyware. However...
Limewire (for Windows) installs spyware even if you uncheck the box!
Yes, go into the preferences, and it's under AIM/Misc. they call it secureIM capabilities.
Also worth mentioning is that Trillian has automatic 128bit encryption between Trillian clients (over AIM & ICQ only).
It's not the virus writers fault for all these shenanigans. It's the computer owner's fault. The virus is simply a string of bits. It doesn't do anything by itself. But you running the virus on your computer makes you responsible. You should know exactly what your computer is doing at all times. If you can't handle a multitasking operating system (that runs viruses in the background) maybe you should write all your software in assembly so you know exactly what your computer is doing at all times.
Did they choose 56 bits because of export requirements?
There are some other services like IRC now that are secure and highly available, and have some features that usenet and irc don't have.
Freenet 0.4 is shaping up; expect the final 0.5 release shortly. Try downloading the newest nightly to get on. For those who aren't in the know, freenet is a peer-to-peer encrypted datastore. Each node shares part of that datastore, and freenet efficiently routes and stores data that you insert. Also it is anonymous as you can not easily tell who inserts data and who requests it
Now build on top of that is a program, Frost , that acts like Napster and a message board, a la Usenet. There are different message boards, and all messages are send & recieved anonymously.
Now both of these programs are in beta, but they do work, although large files tend to get lost in Freenet as of yet.
The final project is IIP, or Invisible Irc Project, available at http://www.invisiblenet.net/.
Also available there is a nifty program called "Psst" which allows for encrypted instant messaging. You can use it in conjunction with your normal IM program, and it's really easy to use and install.
One final note is that all of these program are cross-platform, open source, and binaries are available for windows & linux.
And also, the best video game system is a PC :)
We can argue indefinately whether genetic manipulation like this is moral or is not. But either way, it is going to happen. I think we have to acknowledge that.
Computer source code is binary.
One thing worth mentioning, that it seems isn't well known, is that ext3 support journaling of the real data on the disc as well as the metadata. The other journalling filesystems only do metadata I think, so you might want to consider ext3 for filesystems where you have really critical data.
sheesh. 2.4 to 2.5 and not a single change.
I don't know about you but I use mozilla exclusively for the IRC chat program.
Microsoft Windows never refers to itself for bad things, only good things. Ex: Windows has detected new hardware, and must restart your computer [not windows]. You have installed new software; you must restart your computer [not windows]. Your computer [not windows] has crashed. People then associate all the annoying things with the whole computer and not the operating system itself.
Can you print to a file in Koffice yet? Does print preview work in Koffice yet?
i have that problem with the gnome terminal. it takes years to start up, and it never keeps the same font :(
it's called themable crash screens. they got the idea from Mandrake's themable linux installer.
Normally I wouldn't think this would be a good idea, but here it is anyways.
If you run a website, give a similar message to Internet Explorer browsers only. Say, "I'm sorry. Internet Explorer doesn't support a sigle web standard. (See www.w3c.org for more information on webstandards your browser ignores.) Please upgrade to Mozilla 0.9.5 or newer.
Do this on all your websites. Reccomend that users upgrade to Mozilla, Konqueror, Opera, Netscape, Lynx, Links, wget, anything!!! This would be hella' funny! Let them know that Internet Explorer is only designed to view msn.com, and hence will not work with any other site!! Do it!
Basically, the DMCA is terrorism.
I guess he's saying one bit constitues a device.
That one video card would be the ATI Radeon, for those who don't know.
lol
A cool experiment would be to set up an e-mail address and try and see how much spam it can get.
so that when I do they'll listen to me