What I hear is that binary modules to the kernel are not OK, they should not be allowed by the word in the GPL. But, Linus Torvalds have a interpretation that since the modules were develeped to fit another kernel and only addapted to plug into the linux kernel those would not fall into the category of "derived work". Some people agree, some don't.
Since the kernel has so many developers and helpers, it is hard to change the wording of the licence. But I believe that some extra paragrafs should be added to the kernel license to clear out what the kernel comunity thinks is apropriated and what they think is not ok.
It's a fair assumption that almost all security problems of firefox will not afect opera and vice-versa. Two completly diferent browsers, with diferent base code, there is no reason to assume that both will undergo the same mistake, unless it is a case in witch the specification it self is the buggy part.
A "standard" way of measuring CPU speed would make CPUs that are exelent at running the standard benchmark. See what happen with video cards, that have a few fairly standards to measure their speeds you got video drivers that cheat while running those applications.:-P
Many people believe that if the titanic had "rammed" the iceberg face-to-face it would have stayed afloat, badly damaged for sure but afloat. The atempt to avoid the iceberg, and it hitting the side of the ship was the great problem.
For the DIY games I would recomend FATE rpg, it is free (as in speach) and has a (very) well written rule book, simple character creation and a new way to look at the hole thing. Very good.
Well, in the comment the character was right and the signature was correctly idented. The date and the fact that it is not a link is a clear signal of it's not being a real reply.
Well I didn't see the point of this kind of joke, and quite clearly it could fool someone, and having a good feedback in a fake response could aid him to get some extra karma. I don't think this is fair play or funny, but I don't care much to karma either, but many people here do care, and I was stunned to see this kind of "phishing" that would grant an off-topic comment.:-)
* MOD THIS UP INSIGHTFUL!!!! by Anonymous Coward Wednesday February 30, @09:34AM
So now we have phishing signatures? It seems like this signature make it looks lika other user have requested a mod up on him, I would mod it down if I had the points, just for the use of low tatics, even though I do think the comment content is okay.
I think he is not talking about the source in this case. What good would be your chevy if you had to have a PHD in engenieering to drive him? That is the point of the article.
I agree in part with it, people should feel as confortable with free open source toold as they feel with their proprietary tools now. But the problem is that this is not always possible, binary only drivers that cannot be bundled and lack of specs to a number of hardware availble is one big stopper as the lack of information on how proproetary file formats and protocols are another (even though those are somewhat easier to reverse engenier).
1st as stated before java and java-script are two different beasts and 2nd because of that, javascripts' eval function is already on the open. Spammers already have access to it's source, since javascript get's bundled with firefox and konqueror and both have javascripts engines.
Even if spammer did no have access to the source it self, what exectly is stoping them to use a javascript code to extract the email. If the user can get the email automaticly it means that the spammer can get it too, it is the same principle that makes every DRM broken by nature, the person trying to subvert your encription is the same, or in your case, has the same access then the one that is authorized.
On the other hand, the biggest problem for the spammers is identifing what is the email and what is not. This is somewhat hard if you hide you email well, either by using a javascript or by using images instead of a plaintext email.
But it seems that the budget was for a transition that is not expected to happen every year. I could bet that this budget is not part of the normal budget, or it is at least a fraction of the normal budget, in witch case if you didn't spended it all in the migration you could use it to fix the restroom in the 3rd floor. I don't know how it is in the US, but here in Brazil, when the fiscal year get's to the end and there is still money to be spended there is a rush to find out every single item that needs fixing or replacement so they can use the money before it is recalled.
I wish I had that amount of optimism, but since I live in Brazil where the economy is 2nd or maybe the 3rd priority of any politician coming first is "what's in there for me" and second comes a "get a high pay and do nothing jog for my kid and wife among the staff".
This test should have a "I don't trus both", I would never download screensavers, games or smiles. For games I would at most play them online, with flash or java that have good sandboxes arround the executed code (and even so they are dangerous because there can always be a sandbox override bug).
The only thing I would dare to use, if needed, in the hole list is emule, since I know it is an open source project, and maybe the lyrics site, but they pose a smaller risk to me, since they would be shown under the firefox that does not execute those activeX stuff.
To me it's obvious that there is some content that is not appropriate for minors
To me this is not obvious, sure there are content that you, or me, would not want your kids or mine. But your censored content are surely different from mine. Some people will have strong objections with things like boobs, penises or even a kiss, others will think that children should be shielded from all kinds of violence.
In the end no one agrees, and this is good, each person has their own sets of morals and beliefs and no one should be shamed for that. But people should not force their morals and beliefs to others, and that is the hard part.
So my point is, every one has an idea what they think is inappropriated for children, but I can bet that those things vary from person to person. I wouldn't mind if a movie shows a boob or two or even a penis or a vagina, it all depends on how those things are showed. A scene with people talking nude while showering, is natural in my opinion, while a scene where a girl is fully clothed but it is treaded as a piece of meat by a machist football player is less apropriated (again in my point of view).
google, MSF, yahoo, your random blogger, all those people have interest in an internet that works. As soon as one company starts to reduce the pipes for companies that do not pay protection, others will follow, and soon having a site that appears quickly in a browser will so costly that only a few will be able to have them. Then we will need another internet, just to be free.
May aplause while I stand. This is the most informative or insightfull coment ever. Please accept my congratulation.:-) Too bad I don't have my power mod points now.
Don't be naive. Of course there's something to Google to gain in with changing logos.
Does it matter? As far as I know Miro didn't made a google logo during his life. Redering a google logo in the likeness of a style used by an artist is not a copyright infligiment. if it is I sundenly can't make a history about a federation of alien races joint together to explore the universe, it is the same style of star treck. But then I may want to make a space opera fairy tale like kind of story, no it follows the style of star wars. Goverment conspiracy? Nope, "X Files" style.
Copying a style is not only not a copyright infrigment but is also expected that artists get some influence from it's predecessors. Nothing is 100% new, we are all afected by what we read, listen and watch, including the artists and this influence does show in the work we produce, be it in a consious or in a unconsious manner.
The way these guys work is that the software engineers and the hardware engineers sit next to each other and talk a lot. They can save a lot of time and money by not writing down things that all of them already know.
And then one day a car-pool or maybe an airplane crash in route to a congress and NVidia is bankrupted since there is no documentation on how to work with any of the highly specialized and complicated technology that they were doing. This could be diasastrous even if one of tech people gets a better job at google when they start doing 3d video cards.
I don't think so, they must have some kind of documentation, maybe not the hole thing, but much of the design must be documented so new people can start their studies.
I don't think is okay to make fun of any person, be it a sexual offender or any other kind of offender. Sure they should pay for the crimes they made, but be marked for life as a "paria" for a mistake? Or even worst for a trial mistake, or you don't believe that those exists?
If the said article was making fun of the poor guy, I say take it out, if it was just reporting the fact, I don't think it should be deleted, but it should be edited with great care.
People tend to forget that those histories can run for a holle life, and what may seem funny to some can mean a ruined life to a person.
"How do I know that it's not the priests who are eating the milk and cookies I leave out for God?"
You did not caught the the hole point, god is eating the milk and cookie throwgh the priests. The priest's body is the tool for witch god can eat the cookie and milk you offered.
Yeah, you are so right. To use the classic car analogy, most non-geek users (and even some geek users!) tend to see CPU speed as an indication of "top speed";
Well the problem I see is that it is quite hard to get anything but a number to compare CPUs, I know that there are several diferent AMD chips that have a few nice features added to them, the problem is how can I know witch chip has each feature if the only indicator I get is a brand and a number (ex. "athlon 64 3200")?
The problem is that non-geek people will never understand that the X cpu has a nice virtualization extension and that the Y one, even though it has the same brand number or speed. So ADM and Intel hide those from the casual eyes.
The question is, if you going to bounce the lazer in a mirror why do you need the airplane? Simply moving the mirror could point the lazer to where ever you want, and with a land based lazer you could have a huge power station connected to the thing and the output power would be limited only by the capacity of the mirror.
Google just bought your script before Microsoft could do more than praise it; I would suggest you duck before the chair hits the fan.
Actually, Gates praised the algorithm in order to fake Google into wasting millions of dollars on it. The algorithm is actually punk ass shit.
Well in fact, gates praised thinking that google would knew that google would know that he was falsily praising the algorithm while he consulted his lawyers to fit the algorithm into some generical patent microsoft holds so they could add the same algorithm to vista. The problem is that google saw throw this charade and bougth it anyway.
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What I hear is that binary modules to the kernel are not OK, they should not be allowed by the word in the GPL. But, Linus Torvalds have a interpretation that since the modules were develeped to fit another kernel and only addapted to plug into the linux kernel those would not fall into the category of "derived work". Some people agree, some don't.
Since the kernel has so many developers and helpers, it is hard to change the wording of the licence. But I believe that some extra paragrafs should be added to the kernel license to clear out what the kernel comunity thinks is apropriated and what they think is not ok.
It's a fair assumption that almost all security problems of firefox will not afect opera and vice-versa. Two completly diferent browsers, with diferent base code, there is no reason to assume that both will undergo the same mistake, unless it is a case in witch the specification it self is the buggy part.
A "standard" way of measuring CPU speed would make CPUs that are exelent at running the standard benchmark. See what happen with video cards, that have a few fairly standards to measure their speeds you got video drivers that cheat while running those applications. :-P
Many people believe that if the titanic had "rammed" the iceberg face-to-face it would have stayed afloat, badly damaged for sure but afloat. The atempt to avoid the iceberg, and it hitting the side of the ship was the great problem.
So, yes I agree it is an over reaction. :-D I just thought it was interesting enought to call atention to it.
For the DIY games I would recomend FATE rpg, it is free (as in speach) and has a (very) well written rule book, simple character creation and a new way to look at the hole thing. Very good.
Check it out.
Ps. sounds like an add? It's not I don't have no connection to the creator what so ever.
Well, in the comment the character was right and the signature was correctly idented. The date and the fact that it is not a link is a clear signal of it's not being a real reply.
:-)
Well I didn't see the point of this kind of joke, and quite clearly it could fool someone, and having a good feedback in a fake response could aid him to get some extra karma. I don't think this is fair play or funny, but I don't care much to karma either, but many people here do care, and I was stunned to see this kind of "phishing" that would grant an off-topic comment.
So now we have phishing signatures? It seems like this signature make it looks lika other user have requested a mod up on him, I would mod it down if I had the points, just for the use of low tatics, even though I do think the comment content is okay.
I think he is not talking about the source in this case. What good would be your chevy if you had to have a PHD in engenieering to drive him? That is the point of the article.
I agree in part with it, people should feel as confortable with free open source toold as they feel with their proprietary tools now. But the problem is that this is not always possible, binary only drivers that cannot be bundled and lack of specs to a number of hardware availble is one big stopper as the lack of information on how proproetary file formats and protocols are another (even though those are somewhat easier to reverse engenier).
1st as stated before java and java-script are two different beasts and 2nd because of that, javascripts' eval function is already on the open. Spammers already have access to it's source, since javascript get's bundled with firefox and konqueror and both have javascripts engines.
Even if spammer did no have access to the source it self, what exectly is stoping them to use a javascript code to extract the email. If the user can get the email automaticly it means that the spammer can get it too, it is the same principle that makes every DRM broken by nature, the person trying to subvert your encription is the same, or in your case, has the same access then the one that is authorized.
On the other hand, the biggest problem for the spammers is identifing what is the email and what is not. This is somewhat hard if you hide you email well, either by using a javascript or by using images instead of a plaintext email.
But it seems that the budget was for a transition that is not expected to happen every year. I could bet that this budget is not part of the normal budget, or it is at least a fraction of the normal budget, in witch case if you didn't spended it all in the migration you could use it to fix the restroom in the 3rd floor. I don't know how it is in the US, but here in Brazil, when the fiscal year get's to the end and there is still money to be spended there is a rush to find out every single item that needs fixing or replacement so they can use the money before it is recalled.
I wish I had that amount of optimism, but since I live in Brazil where the economy is 2nd or maybe the 3rd priority of any politician coming first is "what's in there for me" and second comes a "get a high pay and do nothing jog for my kid and wife among the staff".
This test should have a "I don't trus both", I would never download screensavers, games or smiles. For games I would at most play them online, with flash or java that have good sandboxes arround the executed code (and even so they are dangerous because there can always be a sandbox override bug).
The only thing I would dare to use, if needed, in the hole list is emule, since I know it is an open source project, and maybe the lyrics site, but they pose a smaller risk to me, since they would be shown under the firefox that does not execute those activeX stuff.
As long as the said firm pays their politics well why would they change anything?
To me this is not obvious, sure there are content that you, or me, would not want your kids or mine. But your censored content are surely different from mine. Some people will have strong objections with things like boobs, penises or even a kiss, others will think that children should be shielded from all kinds of violence.
In the end no one agrees, and this is good, each person has their own sets of morals and beliefs and no one should be shamed for that. But people should not force their morals and beliefs to others, and that is the hard part.
So my point is, every one has an idea what they think is inappropriated for children, but I can bet that those things vary from person to person. I wouldn't mind if a movie shows a boob or two or even a penis or a vagina, it all depends on how those things are showed. A scene with people talking nude while showering, is natural in my opinion, while a scene where a girl is fully clothed but it is treaded as a piece of meat by a machist football player is less apropriated (again in my point of view).
google, MSF, yahoo, your random blogger, all those people have interest in an internet that works. As soon as one company starts to reduce the pipes for companies that do not pay protection, others will follow, and soon having a site that appears quickly in a browser will so costly that only a few will be able to have them. Then we will need another internet, just to be free.
Meanwhile in the front cashier, "-- those will be one brick and a mod of 10 people. Thank you, and have a nice day".
May aplause while I stand. This is the most informative or insightfull coment ever. Please accept my congratulation. :-) Too bad I don't have my power mod points now.
Does it matter? As far as I know Miro didn't made a google logo during his life. Redering a google logo in the likeness of a style used by an artist is not a copyright infligiment. if it is I sundenly can't make a history about a federation of alien races joint together to explore the universe, it is the same style of star treck. But then I may want to make a space opera fairy tale like kind of story, no it follows the style of star wars. Goverment conspiracy? Nope, "X Files" style.
Copying a style is not only not a copyright infrigment but is also expected that artists get some influence from it's predecessors. Nothing is 100% new, we are all afected by what we read, listen and watch, including the artists and this influence does show in the work we produce, be it in a consious or in a unconsious manner.
And then one day a car-pool or maybe an airplane crash in route to a congress and NVidia is bankrupted since there is no documentation on how to work with any of the highly specialized and complicated technology that they were doing. This could be diasastrous even if one of tech people gets a better job at google when they start doing 3d video cards.
I don't think so, they must have some kind of documentation, maybe not the hole thing, but much of the design must be documented so new people can start their studies.
I don't think is okay to make fun of any person, be it a sexual offender or any other kind of offender. Sure they should pay for the crimes they made, but be marked for life as a "paria" for a mistake? Or even worst for a trial mistake, or you don't believe that those exists?
If the said article was making fun of the poor guy, I say take it out, if it was just reporting the fact, I don't think it should be deleted, but it should be edited with great care.
People tend to forget that those histories can run for a holle life, and what may seem funny to some can mean a ruined life to a person.
You did not caught the the hole point, god is eating the milk and cookie throwgh the priests. The priest's body is the tool for witch god can eat the cookie and milk you offered.
Well the problem I see is that it is quite hard to get anything but a number to compare CPUs, I know that there are several diferent AMD chips that have a few nice features added to them, the problem is how can I know witch chip has each feature if the only indicator I get is a brand and a number (ex. "athlon 64 3200")?
The problem is that non-geek people will never understand that the X cpu has a nice virtualization extension and that the Y one, even though it has the same brand number or speed. So ADM and Intel hide those from the casual eyes.
yeahh, I know, off topic isn't it?
The question is, if you going to bounce the lazer in a mirror why do you need the airplane? Simply moving the mirror could point the lazer to where ever you want, and with a land based lazer you could have a huge power station connected to the thing and the output power would be limited only by the capacity of the mirror.
Well in fact, gates praised thinking that google would knew that google would know that he was falsily praising the algorithm while he consulted his lawyers to fit the algorithm into some generical patent microsoft holds so they could add the same algorithm to vista. The problem is that google saw throw this charade and bougth it anyway.