1. Low level code in common with *SD *n*x (why do we do the * stuff exactly? I am not afraid of saying UNIX. Are you?)
2. Open access to (*)ALL X11 based portable apps (which fucntionally = all X11 apps)
3. Not Windows.
4. FULL hardware support for the hardware they support (!?!?).
By the above I mean:
How are they different from Sun,IBM HPUX etc?
OSX is as much of a UNIX (there, I said it!!!!) as anyone else.
If Apple were to play rough with the KDS folks, I am reasonably sure that support toward Apple would dry up. Apple has benefitted more from US that vice versa. (Please cite cases if you disagree, and I politely request you remain polite while doing so, we can disagree without me being legally required to silence you (for hate(ers) speech:-)
That being said. I own NO apple gear, and have yet to play with OSX.
I am hoping that someday I will stumble accross some Apple gear in the fortune 500s where I usually consult.
Barring that, I will WAREZ some and do my own evaluation as to it's buyability(i.e feasability)for my clients.
(Grammar nazis need not respond, As I am still off due to Seasons Greetings Holidays)
absolutely. I didn't dispute that, although it was for mechanical reasons primarily.
The phone example was during TESTING of the first design (calc style layout). Accountants and data keypunchers (numeric) would simply key the buttons too fast for the tone to be reconized. Newer phones don't modulate (or chord) like the old ones did. Remember that in the old phone system, the TONES themselves signalled the switch set up the circuit. It had a finite resolution for the discreet tones. Like reading a paragraph without spaces, merged tones created a problem.
So they changed the design (to the current one) , to put the brakes on. And it has worked just fine.
This is a quote from OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt that sums up nicely the policy of OpenBSD:
"...software which OpenBSD uses and redistributes must be free to all (be they people or companies), for any purpose they wish to use it, including modification, use, peeing on, or even integration into baby mulching machines or atomic bombs to be dropped on Australia."
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Eil (82413) has it correct (IMO)
:-)
Apple has hit upon a good thing:
1. Low level code in common with *SD *n*x (why do we do the * stuff exactly? I am not afraid of saying UNIX. Are you?)
2. Open access to (*)ALL X11 based portable apps (which fucntionally = all X11 apps)
3. Not Windows.
4. FULL hardware support for the hardware they support (!?!?).
By the above I mean:
How are they different from Sun,IBM HPUX etc?
OSX is as much of a UNIX (there, I said it!!!!) as anyone else.
If Apple were to play rough with the KDS folks, I am reasonably sure that support toward Apple would dry up. Apple has benefitted more from US that vice versa. (Please cite cases if you disagree, and I politely request you remain polite while doing so, we can disagree without me being legally required to silence you (for hate(ers) speech
That being said. I own NO apple gear, and have yet to play with OSX.
I am hoping that someday I will stumble accross some Apple gear in the fortune 500s where I usually consult.
Barring that, I will WAREZ some and do my own evaluation as to it's buyability(i.e feasability)for my clients.
(Grammar nazis need not respond, As I am still off due to Seasons Greetings Holidays)
absolutely. I didn't dispute that, although it was for mechanical reasons primarily.
The phone example was during TESTING of the first design (calc style layout). Accountants and data keypunchers (numeric) would simply key the buttons too fast for the tone to be reconized. Newer phones don't modulate (or chord) like the old ones did. Remember that in the old phone system, the TONES themselves signalled the switch set up the circuit. It had a finite resolution for the discreet tones. Like reading a paragraph without spaces, merged tones created a problem.
So they changed the design (to the current one) , to put the brakes on. And it has worked just fine.
Thank you bell labs,att,nortel,itt,gte, et al.
Pretty sure it would be the other way around, 10-key calculators were around before touch-tone phones no?
absolutely, Did I say different? (really?)
ok about the "slowing down" bit:
Wasn't that about accountants (and keypunchers) accidentally modulating tones on a touch tone phone?
They designed the number pad opposite so the accountants would not be as adept with the keypad.
At least that's how I remember it.
"We begin the call in the clear. We *tell* each other our public encryption key."
(emphasis mine.)
Man in the middle breaks here if the two parties know each other by phone.
Someone would have to impersonate the other somehow to futz with the PUBLIC key.
otherwise you are correct.
I was thinking the same thing.
As long as the PRIVATE keys are kept private, the public keys can be passed just fine in the clear.
What were the mods drinking?
Ok look.
I am really lazy.
Can you shorten that down to about the size of a Slashdot sig for me?
Oh and allow me to use it too?
mmkay? thanks.
besides
"resistance" is futile"
Ok shoot me now
Speak for yourself.
When I play Quake I ALWAYS go for the Carmack model
funny that. My very first reaction was also "Phew"
Judging by my recent cd purchases, I'll be safe evermore.
One word.
"Orange"
Jah forgive me for dis one.
surrendering already?
Funnily enough open source works in this regard.
:-)
I was able to win the battle with corporate security after they sent in the outside security auditors.
Outside audit showed nothing vulnerable (for whatever that's worth)
Inside auditor then came to our office for further (second opinion) audits
Joke is that we were all using the same tools (nessus,nmap,etc) to different effect.
Especially if he got frostbite (or married) in line.
None sold in Nunavut either.
But I suspect for different reasons.
I think MS can market their way out of this.
Give all the over heating returns to arctic children.
I wouldn't mind the 7" display much.
I would use it for some kind of media app (if processor/ram allow).
I'd find a way to integrate this into my media centre as a controller of some sort otherwise.
(if it's small enough, I'd make it the "smart" remote)
I have a new friend :-)
Sounds like my bank's response to my business plan.
to unleash my $89 linksys WRT54G Voting Machine.
Runs a fully open OS. Code audits are welcome.
Just need to learn how to turn off the wireless vote fixing circuits now.
(that and the user entry/display/paper-ballot-that-goes-in-the-box parts)
This is a quote from OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt that sums up nicely the policy of OpenBSD:
"...software which OpenBSD uses and redistributes must be free to all (be they people or companies), for any purpose they wish to use it, including modification, use, peeing on, or even integration into baby mulching machines or atomic bombs to be dropped on Australia."
Baby mulching machines. I have always loved that.
Probably.
"I want a laptop but I don't want to be told what processor or OS I should run. Shouldn't I be able to determine that?"
Yep. I get ya. mobile AMD64 with a current(ish) Nvidia gfx chipset right?
That seems to be the impossible combination this year.
Last year Compaq/hp had them (non mobile 64 though)
Keep looking. Maybe next year.
Don't forget your young male sidekick.
On second thought, nevermind.
Isn't Gentoo great ?
(I am just kidding, No distro wars please.)
I am with you here.
Unfortunately we may be in the minority though....