Do you mean separate actual distributions? Like different ISOs?
Because I've never seen US-specific ISO, or do you mean that it's not installed if you don't choose the US during the installation? Because if it's the latter then I don't see how that would help, as they're still distributing the code...
Really? What distribution are you using? In all the Gnome distros I've tried the sub-pixel rendering is beautiful. I'm pretty sure that's using hinting isn't it?
If you *never* connect to XBL then the disks will still play. If you ever want to play on XBL after this patch is released then you have to install the patch and the disks won't play.
It's significant, because you may want to have a modified Xbox, to run Xbox Media Centre for example, but still want to play your games online.
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Mmm, Fedora x86_64 at least supports (and makes available through the standard repos) dual 32/64bit libraries , ditto YUM.
It's not part of a distribution chain if he didn't distribute anything.
What he did was illegal anyway and he should be prosecuted for that (downloading and possessing child pornography), but to say he was *making* child porn is incorrect because it was a copy, and to say he is a distributer of child pornography is incorrect because he didn't distribute it, as far as we know at least, and that's all the court can go on.
Look I hate DRM and more specifically TCPA as much as anyone, but you're coming across as a bit loopy just now mate...
In terms of the kind of reverse engineering needed to bypass this kind of system take a look at the work being done on the DRM systems on the Xbox 360 and the Intel Macs. Nothing's unbreakable. Sure good modern encryption essentiall can't be cracked, but that doesn't stop people getting round it by a more circuitous route.
As for 'Remote Attestation'. Wasn't that for a bunch of DVD players?
That's exactly what I do, and I'm happy enough with it. I still feel that the cookie ID / google search / gmail link is worth pointing out to people though.
That's an interesting idea, hadn't thought of that. However there are enough sites I want to stay logged into long term to not make it practica for me. I can live without gmail so I only use Google for search, and block the cookie, so I'm happy enough.
I just have their cookie blocked and don't use gmail. So yes my searches are logged against my IP, but most things I do online are logged against my IP so I can live with it.
I use hotmail but only as a spam-catching account, I have my own web-server which also handles mail. We've installed squirrel mail on that which is fine for the rare occasions i need webmail (my phone can connect to our SSL enabled IMAP server).
I don't think we really disagree to be honest. No I don't believe the gov't is going to come after you or anyone else for, for example drug use, based on Google's data. I'm not even saying that what Google is doing is fundamentally wrong. I just dislike it enough to not use it and to point it out to others:)
I think it's a common misconception that there has to be a complete breakdown of law in the government for abuses to occur.
Here in the UK the plan to introduce ID cards for example is worrisome not so much because of the fear of a Nazi-style state insisting on "You papers please", so much as the state of the design of the back-end databases that the card will be used as a unique ID for. At least in the initial proposals the database was to be pretty much open to anyone in government to access. Would you trust often corrupt local government officials to have access to every piece of data about, for example, contractors to their office?
It needn't necessarily be big government being hopelessly evil for these sorts of things to be abused.
You don't have to be logged in. When you visit any part of their site Gogle place a long life cookie ('til 2038 iirc), on your machine which is tied to everything you do.
So every search you do is tied to the ID in that cookie, when you log into Gmail then that cookie is also tied to your Gmail account.
If you log into your Gmail account from another computer then the cookie ID on that computer, and all the searches performed since the cookie was created, are also tied to your Gmail account.
Google won't let you use Gmail if you block the Google cookie either. Do you see where I'm going with this?:)
I get the impression they want to find out how easy it is to stumble across porn when you're not looking for it. Probably particularly when safesearch is enabled.
Well I think you're right that if there were any obvious patents on it then Novell would probably be aware of them. Then I guess you're just left with the general software patents problem, meaning Mono is in no worse position than any other piece of software.
To be honest there's nothing in.Net that I've heard of that sounds particularly patentable. It's taken Java and the JVM, learnt some lessons about the implementation issues, and applied other well travelled language / VM ideas to address those issues.
There's nothing really new about.Net or C#, they're just a decent implementation of known techniques. In fact thinking about it, I'd have though Microsoft probably have more to fear patent-wise from Sun than Novell do from Microsoft.
I know quite a few people on MySpace actually. I keep telling them it's a horrific abortion of a site but they persist. There are quite a few breakbeat producers and DJs on there, and I think there might be some drum & bass producers & DJs too. Then there are just loads of random people associated with the scene.
I think the whole adding links to 'friends' thing is part of the attraction, because people browse through the site following friend links and so your geocities style my first webpage gets traffic.
The other reply to your post is also right, having a page that'll get viewed and being able to put a media player with your music on it easily is an attraction too.
They have their own sites as well though, I think it's just seen as a useful way to get some exposure.
Sadly I know quite a few people (online) who use MySpace. A lot people seem to be using it for publicity of one kind or another. Quite a few musicians / bands and 'models' on there.
On a side note, John B's electro-pop-d&b track "I've been stalking you on MySpace" is hilarious:)
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Do you mean separate actual distributions? Like different ISOs?
Because I've never seen US-specific ISO, or do you mean that it's not installed if you don't choose the US during the installation? Because if it's the latter then I don't see how that would help, as they're still distributing the code...
Really? What distribution are you using?
In all the Gnome distros I've tried the sub-pixel rendering is beautiful. I'm pretty sure that's using hinting isn't it?
Well there's this thing called Open source see....
But more to the point, Google have plenty of resources to plough into development and whatnot. They also have one hell of a name for themselves.
I doubt they'd fork Ubuntu though, most likely they'd work with Ubuntu and provide a branded version.
I move my TV eipsodes to a home server once I've recorded them, and likewise convert my DVDs to DivX. I've filled a 200GB disk in about 5 months..
That's a little misleading.
If you *never* connect to XBL then the disks will still play. If you ever want to play on XBL after this patch is released then you have to install the patch and the disks won't play.
It's significant, because you may want to have a modified Xbox, to run Xbox Media Centre for example, but still want to play your games online.
Mmm, Fedora x86_64 at least supports (and makes available through the standard repos) dual 32/64bit libraries , ditto YUM.
It's not part of a distribution chain if he didn't distribute anything.
What he did was illegal anyway and he should be prosecuted for that (downloading and possessing child pornography), but to say he was *making* child porn is incorrect because it was a copy, and to say he is a distributer of child pornography is incorrect because he didn't distribute it, as far as we know at least, and that's all the court can go on.
Er no.
Actually it is the uploader who's legally responsible, as they're the one (who's computer is) making the copy.
The talk was a long while ago, but the guy that did the transcript only just put it up. It was mentioned on PA late last week, so /. isn't that late.
Look I hate DRM and more specifically TCPA as much as anyone, but you're coming across as a bit loopy just now mate...
In terms of the kind of reverse engineering needed to bypass this kind of system take a look at the work being done on the DRM systems on the Xbox 360 and the Intel Macs. Nothing's unbreakable. Sure good modern encryption essentiall can't be cracked, but that doesn't stop people getting round it by a more circuitous route.
As for 'Remote Attestation'. Wasn't that for a bunch of DVD players?
That's exactly what I do, and I'm happy enough with it. I still feel that the cookie ID / google search / gmail link is worth pointing out to people though.
That's an interesting idea, hadn't thought of that. However there are enough sites I want to stay logged into long term to not make it practica for me. I can live without gmail so I only use Google for search, and block the cookie, so I'm happy enough.
I use google actually :)
I just have their cookie blocked and don't use gmail. So yes my searches are logged against my IP, but most things I do online are logged against my IP so I can live with it.
I use hotmail but only as a spam-catching account, I have my own web-server which also handles mail. We've installed squirrel mail on that which is fine for the rare occasions i need webmail (my phone can connect to our SSL enabled IMAP server).
I don't think we really disagree to be honest. No I don't believe the gov't is going to come after you or anyone else for, for example drug use, based on Google's data. I'm not even saying that what Google is doing is fundamentally wrong. I just dislike it enough to not use it and to point it out to others :)
I think it's a common misconception that there has to be a complete breakdown of law in the government for abuses to occur.
Here in the UK the plan to introduce ID cards for example is worrisome not so much because of the fear of a Nazi-style state insisting on "You papers please", so much as the state of the design of the back-end databases that the card will be used as a unique ID for. At least in the initial proposals the database was to be pretty much open to anyone in government to access. Would you trust often corrupt local government officials to have access to every piece of data about, for example, contractors to their office?
It needn't necessarily be big government being hopelessly evil for these sorts of things to be abused.
Replying to self.. sorry...
Admittedly google watch comes across a bit tinfoil hat, but what I outlined above has all been verified by Google.
Bruce Shneier is probably a more reliable resource.
You don't have to be logged in. When you visit any part of their site Gogle place a long life cookie ('til 2038 iirc), on your machine which is tied to everything you do.
:)
So every search you do is tied to the ID in that cookie, when you log into Gmail then that cookie is also tied to your Gmail account.
If you log into your Gmail account from another computer then the cookie ID on that computer, and all the searches performed since the cookie was created, are also tied to your Gmail account.
Google won't let you use Gmail if you block the Google cookie either. Do you see where I'm going with this?
More info on the cookie from Google Watch
I get the impression they want to find out how easy it is to stumble across porn when you're not looking for it. Probably particularly when safesearch is enabled.
Indeed, and the fact that your google searches are tied to your gmail account is particularly bothersome.
This is why I won't use gmail and block the google cookie.
The OP was just relating a story about a smug Mac user and how they scared them into *thinking* they'd been hacked.
Mac much?
Well I think you're right that if there were any obvious patents on it then Novell would probably be aware of them. Then I guess you're just left with the general software patents problem, meaning Mono is in no worse position than any other piece of software.
.Net that I've heard of that sounds particularly patentable. It's taken Java and the JVM, learnt some lessons about the implementation issues, and applied other well travelled language / VM ideas to address those issues.
.Net or C#, they're just a decent implementation of known techniques. In fact thinking about it, I'd have though Microsoft probably have more to fear patent-wise from Sun than Novell do from Microsoft.
To be honest there's nothing in
There's nothing really new about
I've not seen any evidence that the core is actually patented. Although it seems likely.
You might want to check that before altering the article.
I know quite a few people on MySpace actually. I keep telling them it's a horrific abortion of a site but they persist. There are quite a few breakbeat producers and DJs on there, and I think there might be some drum & bass producers & DJs too. Then there are just loads of random people associated with the scene.
I think the whole adding links to 'friends' thing is part of the attraction, because people browse through the site following friend links and so your geocities style my first webpage gets traffic.
The other reply to your post is also right, having a page that'll get viewed and being able to put a media player with your music on it easily is an attraction too.
They have their own sites as well though, I think it's just seen as a useful way to get some exposure.
Sadly I know quite a few people (online) who use MySpace. A lot people seem to be using it for publicity of one kind or another. Quite a few musicians / bands and 'models' on there.
:)
On a side note, John B's electro-pop-d&b track "I've been stalking you on MySpace" is hilarious