If that is all the problem is, then this is
not really new. But I doubt that is the case,
you were likely encountering a different problem,
because the ability to re-map with grub has existed
for quite some time. What is relatively new, is the auto-geometry resizing logic in the kernel.
The other factor these days is more people trying
to dual-boot for the first time so they *can*
try Linux out. It's possible that the problem
only shows up with large drives (say over 40GB)
installed into a computer with an old bios.
For example, I have one box with a 170MB drive
as hda (hd0 in grub terms), and a 40GB drive
as hdb (hd1 in grub terms). The small drive
is just to appease the bios, as it will not
boot (pass bios checks) with the large drive
as hda.
Article? Ok, I'll say I'm definitely interested
as I'm still basically on SuSE 7.3 behind an
iptables firewall, but it works for me, and I
would like to hear why I should upgrade.
Boy, a lot of people are going to be sorely disappointed
when they don't get a new president and none
of the problems we have today go away, but actually
get worse.
"The provision under challenge allows an FBI agent to write a letter demanding the disclosure of the name, screen names, addresses, e-mail header information, and other sensitive information held by 'electronic communication service providers.' "
That? That?
Gee, they really, really want the ISPs to store
all comms for eternity it seems. But otherwise,
this is a stretch to be a security issue.
They can get that info under court order already.
Most people have common sense, and want to hear the truth.
No, most don't have any sense, common or otherwise.
That's why they 'want to hear the truth', because
they have such closed minds that they cannot decide
what is the truth for themselves. But how do they
know the truth when they 'think' they hear (or see) it?
How do they know in their own minds?
What makes them believe that they understand?
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
When you become so ingrained in what the media
repeats, you lose sight of what is true.
Good pull. Except it's not so much the "owning",
but the burning of a more modern library, that
library being the codebase of Linux that is under
attack.
Well, hopefully that is true. I'm lazy or don't have time, I want
automated software to handle the brunt of the work.
Once you have your CM set up to manage the users
semi-automagically, you can then really manage
the quality of your time that you apply to your CM on a higher level. A properly functioning, quality CM system is truly a very useful tool.
More likely, it's a huge mess that needs to
be straightened out. Having been there, if it
truly is a mess, you are talking potentially
years to get the CM functioning properly.
In this day and age, management does not have
the patience to do things right, they want
instant results. So, before you take the position,
you need to find out how screwed up the situation
is already, and then tread lightly.
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Which is why it's very important to have a simple,
clean, and informative main web page with links
to more details. Sites that overload their main
page with crap actually drive away viewers.
This is interest considering what Avi Rubin talked about
on CSPAN yesterday in front of the committee
reviewing Electronic Voting in the U.S., where
Avi Rubin and others discussed accessibility
in addition to security.
Avi's main concerns was that there is no way
for the voter to verify that their vote was
recorded properly, and that there is no way
to publicly count the votes.
It seems to me that those issues should
also be of concern to the voter that would
find the accessibility features of utility.
Interesting that they did not mention machines
being turned into spam zombies. Perhaps
that is the real motivation, so that MS can
avoid blame for the major spam problem.
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This had a funny odor, and sure enough, Rep. Billy Tauzin of Louisiana is involved.
See this article for more info.
If that is all the problem is, then this is not really new. But I doubt that is the case, you were likely encountering a different problem, because the ability to re-map with grub has existed for quite some time. What is relatively new, is the auto-geometry resizing logic in the kernel. The other factor these days is more people trying to dual-boot for the first time so they *can* try Linux out. It's possible that the problem only shows up with large drives (say over 40GB) installed into a computer with an old bios. For example, I have one box with a 170MB drive as hda (hd0 in grub terms), and a 40GB drive as hdb (hd1 in grub terms). The small drive is just to appease the bios, as it will not boot (pass bios checks) with the large drive as hda.
That would be funny but 2.6.6 *does* have issues.
Good ol' ether. Nyet?
IBM seems well positioned to drive this. Well, maybe not at this time, but I'd like to see them involved in such an effort.
I'm sure that reasoning will be utilized heavily by the administration before the election.
I guess if someone is really that interested, they could do something like that.
Boy, a lot of people are going to be sorely disappointed when they don't get a new president and none of the problems we have today go away, but actually get worse.
Considered. Also consider that removing the current administration from office actually may have better results.
"The provision under challenge allows an FBI agent to write a letter demanding the disclosure of the name, screen names, addresses, e-mail header information, and other sensitive information held by 'electronic communication service providers.' "
That? That?
Gee, they really, really want the ISPs to store all comms for eternity it seems. But otherwise, this is a stretch to be a security issue. They can get that info under court order already.
No, most don't have any sense, common or otherwise.
That's why they 'want to hear the truth', because they have such closed minds that they cannot decide what is the truth for themselves. But how do they know the truth when they 'think' they hear (or see) it? How do they know in their own minds? What makes them believe that they understand?
Repetition, repetition, repetition.
When you become so ingrained in what the media repeats, you lose sight of what is true.
Great rant. You almost made me forget about Diebold.
Good pull. Except it's not so much the "owning", but the burning of a more modern library, that library being the codebase of Linux that is under attack.
That does explain the correlation between less sex and global warming.
So, Mr. Murphy (RIP), my sincerest apologies.
[0] - or was it Sod?[1]
[1] - So, who should I really blame? I'm so confused.[2]
[2] - Ahh, Sod it.
Well, hopefully that is true. I'm lazy or don't have time, I want automated software to handle the brunt of the work. Once you have your CM set up to manage the users semi-automagically, you can then really manage the quality of your time that you apply to your CM on a higher level. A properly functioning, quality CM system is truly a very useful tool.
More likely, it's a huge mess that needs to be straightened out. Having been there, if it truly is a mess, you are talking potentially years to get the CM functioning properly. In this day and age, management does not have the patience to do things right, they want instant results. So, before you take the position, you need to find out how screwed up the situation is already, and then tread lightly.
Which is why it's very important to have a simple, clean, and informative main web page with links to more details. Sites that overload their main page with crap actually drive away viewers.
It's called ethical bankruptcy. They learned it from SCO and MS, and recently SUN.
Yeah, say What? Why is the grammar bad?
It appears quite correct to me.
phat.
C'mon George, you don't have to promise anything.
Avi's main concerns was that there is no way for the voter to verify that their vote was recorded properly, and that there is no way to publicly count the votes.
It seems to me that those issues should also be of concern to the voter that would find the accessibility features of utility.
I think someone doth protest too much.
Interesting that they did not mention machines being turned into spam zombies. Perhaps that is the real motivation, so that MS can avoid blame for the major spam problem.