So how will this work in RAID systems, or even for home users, mirroring disks? All disks will have their own set of key blocks. If one disk dies, does that mean the entire set will become unuseable? That would make a RAID system *less* reliable!
We can be pretty sure companies like EMC, StorageTek, Hitachi and the likes will have access to disks without this feature. Looking at the number of OEM disks sold to end-users, so will we....
Wireless doesn't work well in densely populated areas by nature. The high frequency signals required for the service are blocked by every building in the area. There's huge problems with interference from other services. It would take a tremendous infrastructure with many HF nodes to support all customers in a highly populated area. It will not be able to compete against copper or fibre cabled services.
I live in Holland, where we have 16 million people living in an area 1/7th of the state of Colorado (to put things in perspective;-). There isn't a single wireless ISP around. Maybe this will change with UMTS, but until then, ISPs will be wired.
Now if only the government would institute a license system equal to HAM radio for computer useage, we wouldn't have to find such narrow-minded selfish comments from dumb farts like you on the Internet
You immediately assume the worst scenario. There is a middle ground somewhere. I would *love* to be able to take my kids to school, handle my e-mail between 8:30 and 10AM at home, then drive to work and get in contact with the rest of the world. It would save me many aggrivating hours in the car and enhance family life too.
Sure, many corporations will use proprietary tactics to hide simple APIs, protect their investment, and whatever more.
But why is this so bad? Why do most folkes here want the software to be "free", and stop right there? If everything needs to be open for teh sake of openness, why doesn't anyone demand the drawings of the chips? Or the compound formula of the resistors inside the machine? Or the ink of the plastic cover?
"Well, that's ridiculous", I can hear you say.
OK, if so, then why should a corporation be denied the right to not open up their APIs and source code? Freedom works both ways. Just like you and I have the freedom to choose free software or use closed-source materials, a company should have the freedom to open up their source code. Or not...
If they don't, then you have the freedom to reverse engineer.
Slashdot Mirror
It pronounces as "Force Entity"...
Pronounce it, and you get 'force entity'...
We can be pretty sure companies like EMC, StorageTek, Hitachi and the likes will have access to disks without this feature. Looking at the number of OEM disks sold to end-users, so will we....
Rob
Rob
I live in Holland, where we have 16 million people living in an area 1/7th of the state of Colorado (to put things in perspective ;-). There isn't a single wireless ISP around. Maybe this will change with UMTS, but until then, ISPs will be wired.
Rob
I mean, they must have *something* to tell you apart from others? If not, how can they keep track of which client has seen which ad??
Rob
The link appears to be pointing to a clean default installation of Apache. Paul has outdone himself doing a Turing port soo quick.
PE1KOX
You immediately assume the worst scenario. There is a middle ground somewhere. I would *love* to be able to take my kids to school, handle my e-mail between 8:30 and 10AM at home, then drive to work and get in contact with the rest of the world. It would save me many aggrivating hours in the car and enhance family life too.
... there's *way* too many accurate statements in it...
"Can't use your instruction set?!? OK, we'll just download another..."
#include "stdio.h"
void vGenCrash(void);
int iWinMain(int argc, char **argv)
{
vGenCrash();
return 0;
}
void vGenCrash(void)
{
vPaintBlueScreen();
vGenerateRandomSetOfWeirdLookingRegDumps();
return;
}
But why is this so bad? Why do most folkes here want the software to be "free", and stop right there? If everything needs to be open for teh sake of openness, why doesn't anyone demand the drawings of the chips? Or the compound formula of the resistors inside the machine? Or the ink of the plastic cover?
"Well, that's ridiculous", I can hear you say.
OK, if so, then why should a corporation be denied the right to not open up their APIs and source code? Freedom works both ways. Just like you and I have the freedom to choose free software or use closed-source materials, a company should have the freedom to open up their source code. Or not...
If they don't, then you have the freedom to reverse engineer.