users who have been exposed to Windows will reboot the terminals with Ctrl-Alt-Del at the merest hint of a problem...
This will bring up the "logout?" dialog in KDE:))
Just config linux to not reboot on ctrl-alt-del, X to not exit on ctrl-alt-bs and you have a system that can not be rebooted without root access.
You can also remove all tty's in the X runlevel, so your users can not use ctrl-alt-F1 to go to a text-screen.
As on memory; I don't understand why you will want to have KDE running remotely in the first place. For user programs this can make sense, but things like konqueror run fine on local machines.
User software can naturally still be run remote (just use some script or for example ssh forwarding)
I am an European citizen and working on (and have copyright of) an open-source project. What effect can American patents have on my work? Can I be sued by an American company? Since America has the majority of software-patents the US is my main concern in staying active in the OSS world.
I think it is a very good idea to start a mailing list, or set up some project to translate this thing.
I live in Holland (Europe) and the general opinion is that America is about 5 years ahead in the social stuff. Which probably includes the subject we are discussing.
I would think that a translation would be read by the people that should read this; parents, teachers etc.
Oh, I just assume this will be printed, I would feel really bad if for some reason this can not be printed. Thanx JK/RM/Hemos. Really good work.
I have been working and programming smart cards for 6 months during my end-thesis. This was a Motorola card, and all cards are different. So I'll keep to specifics.
A smart cards API is via a file-system. You read a file like/etc/services with commands like GET FE/A9
where FE is the equivilent of etc. Most smart cards have your personal configuration written on it in a
root directory, which is only accessible after you punch in your PIN. Other services are readonly for all
card readers and read/write for specific card readers.
A card reader can gain access to a slot (a part with some 1024 bytes of free space) by passing a challenge, the card sends an ID to the reader and the reader does a encryption on that and passes is back to the card. If the card has the same result the readed is OK-ed. This process is not unlike passwd does it stuff,
and we all know that is pretty hard to fake.
A card reader actually has another smart-card embedded that will do the encryption-handshake, which
means that copying a reader is just as hard as copying a card itself.
The card is a micro-processor which is burnt in the factory and is afterwards made readonly. The programming that is used in the card is in my knowledge the only thing that poses any thread (read security through obscurity) because if I have the code I could emulate the chip and pretend I have all the data the
card-reader would want.
This kind of technology has been in use in Holland (Europe) for a number of years as virual cach allready. Moderately succesfull.
this argument isn't true. The KDE Free Qt Foundation specifies that if Troll
is ever bought out, then the latest version of Qt will be released under
a BSD-style license the next date. The details are at
http://www.kde.org/kdeqtfoundation.html
KDE has looked at technologies like Corba (which is the basis for bonobo) and used it for some time. They have created a structure that not only surpasses corba but is also much slimmer and more stable.
Where can they make their force best heard. Someone who has things pretty much in order, or someone who is yelling from every rooftop to every nerd out there that they are going to _fix_ unix!!
As a matter of fact. I am a KDE fan, and I could not be happier. I mean; its nice to have corporate backing on OSS. But these MAYOR companies who say they are going to invent yet another wheel is something I can do without.
Allow me to explain that. KDE is about bringing a good UI to linux (just like Gnome). It most definitely is not about copying windows! As a second argument, when 4 companies say they are going to compete agains M$ and they loosly mention it is going to be based on Gnome (no arguments why!) I am getting paranoid. Is it because Gnome got staroffice? Well no. Sun decided on gnome before releasing staroffice, so it has to be something else. Might it be that the corporate look of KDE is just a little more professional than gnome, and therefor can be persuaded less easily? (no flames please)
I like linux for its hacker value. I don't want a gui that is just like [whatever]because that will bring in the largest userbase. I want an gui that is the best. Mostly not what everyone and their sister uses.
We used this some time back to scan whole books (including graphics). Just scan the pages in b/w and the pictures in color or line-art and use acrobat to OCR the pages.
The texts were dutch and we ware amazed about the quality. The texts ware about 99% acurate from the paper version!
There is a strong strive for a "better desktop" from all points. The interface is very important and a consistant work flow even more.
But you have to remember that people tend to think that the thing they know is the best. That's why it looks like Windows/Mac, people know that way of working.
I am definitely not an expert on the subject, but since I have the software installed here goes:
Kword is an application of 19Kb.
There are a lot of libraries with every part of koffice, and the kword application can load a library of killustrator to show an inlined document. Kind of loading-on-demand-on-steroids.
Low end workstations upto high-end machines will run KDE, a minimum of 64Mb has been said, 800x600 a minimum for real work (are not requerments, but will work best).
For the high-end market; multi threading of the software is being done, 3D screensavers/games are considered. CAD applications are being made in KDE.
If you will, could you tell us, what is this OO technology you are referring to.
From a programmers POV the KDE gui is 100% Object Oriented since it is written in C++.
From a users POV, the embedding of applications (when I click a picture-icon a viewer is started and embedded inside the requesting appl) is nothing short of a OO methaphor. The way of working is indeed based on the workbench methaphor which is around since Xerox started that..
In Holland abortions are legal. Eutanisea is legal (with rules!) I am not proud of these dicisions but I feel they are right.
In a world where medicine can prolong life, where people who would have died of natural couses can be kept alive for decades. Don't you think that it is an issue that people are kept aliva against their wishes? Don't you think that keeping someone alive for months with breeding aquipment and such, is immoral. A discision to 'kill' someone might just be to not help anymore. These people(?) die as they would when there would be no medical science.
People; how Moral is it to bring into this world a baby that has no place in this society. Don't you think that that is the issue, suffering live-long in a society where you have no place.
I think that the recent proposal in Holland makes sense: If a baby has no chance of survival beond its (one) year, it is legel (but still the parents choice) to commit an abortion up until a long time into the pregnancy.
Sending spam creates the problem that the ISP has a major load on its systems. Or better said, a non standard load. We all demand from our ISP that the mail we sent is delivered without problems. This is ofcourse no problem in normal surcomstances.
In the event that the law allows spam, the ISP will probably include a no-spam claim in its licence to the users. If this is not done the standaard changes. The normal load becomes that of normal mail, plus spam. It will cost the ISP a lot of money to allow spam in the regions of: "new equipment" and "traffic"
Point is, if spam is allowed, it won't be to much of a problem. withing not to long all ISP's will have the problem covered on technical and contract side.
Now that leaves just the problem that death sentences aren't legal everywhere;-)
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This will bring up the "logout?" dialog in KDE :))
Just config linux to not reboot on ctrl-alt-del, X to not exit on ctrl-alt-bs and you have a system that can not be rebooted without root access.
You can also remove all tty's in the X runlevel, so your users can not use ctrl-alt-F1 to go to a text-screen.
As on memory; I don't understand why you will want to have KDE running remotely in the first place. For user programs this can make sense, but things like konqueror run fine on local machines.
User software can naturally still be run remote (just use some script or for example ssh forwarding)
Fun project ;)
I am an European citizen and working on (and have copyright of) an open-source project. What effect can American patents have on my work? Can I be sued by an American company? Since America has the majority of software-patents the US is my main concern in staying active in the OSS world.
MSIE 5.5 = 0 problems.
you forget the numerous security problems..
I think it is a very good idea to start a mailing list, or set up some project to translate this thing.
I live in Holland (Europe) and the general opinion is that America is about 5 years ahead in the social stuff. Which probably includes the subject we are discussing.
I would think that a translation would be read by the people that should read this; parents, teachers etc.
Oh, I just assume this will be printed, I would feel really bad if for some reason this can not be printed. Thanx JK/RM/Hemos. Really good work.
Smartcards are very good security, but if you can just drive past that booth that is suppost to check you, it has just become worthless.
IMO your example only states that system-trust is needed and for that to happen an infrastructure is needed that can handle a smart card.
A smart cards API is via a file-system. You read a file like /etc/services with commands like GET FE/A9
where FE is the equivilent of etc. Most smart cards have your personal configuration written on it in a
root directory, which is only accessible after you punch in your PIN. Other services are readonly for all
card readers and read/write for specific card readers.
A card reader can gain access to a slot (a part with some 1024 bytes of free space) by passing a challenge, the card sends an ID to the reader and the reader does a encryption on that and passes is back to the card. If the card has the same result the readed is OK-ed. This process is not unlike passwd does it stuff, and we all know that is pretty hard to fake.
A card reader actually has another smart-card embedded that will do the encryption-handshake, which means that copying a reader is just as hard as copying a card itself.
The card is a micro-processor which is burnt in the factory and is afterwards made readonly. The programming that is used in the card is in my knowledge the only thing that poses any thread (read security through obscurity) because if I have the code I could emulate the chip and pretend I have all the data the card-reader would want.
This kind of technology has been in use in Holland (Europe) for a number of years as virual cach allready. Moderately succesfull.
KDE has looked at technologies like Corba (which is the basis for bonobo) and used it for some time. They have created a structure that not only surpasses corba but is also much slimmer and more stable.
Check your facts before posting!
Where can they make their force best heard. Someone who has things pretty much in order, or someone who is yelling from every rooftop to every nerd out there that they are going to _fix_ unix!!
Allow me to explain that. KDE is about bringing a good UI to linux (just like Gnome). It most definitely is not about copying windows!
As a second argument, when 4 companies say they are going to compete agains M$ and they loosly mention it is going to be based on Gnome (no arguments why!) I am getting paranoid.
Is it because Gnome got staroffice? Well no. Sun decided on gnome before releasing staroffice, so it has to be something else.
Might it be that the corporate look of KDE is just a little more professional than gnome, and therefor can be persuaded less easily? (no flames please)
I like linux for its hacker value. I don't want a gui that is just like [whatever]because that will bring in the largest userbase. I want an gui that is the best. Mostly not what everyone and their sister uses.
Only great (ahem) nations can afford to compete like they did in the cold-war
This tech certainly has potential for abusal, will the creators get sued if some company decides it is bad for their buisiness?
We used this some time back to scan whole books (including graphics). Just scan the pages in b/w and the pictures in color or line-art and use acrobat to OCR the pages.
The texts were dutch and we ware amazed about the quality. The texts ware about 99% acurate from the paper version!
Definitely a winner in our book!
I'm just saying the C++ != OO.
That's a bit harsh...
But you have to remember that people tend to think that the thing they know is the best. That's why it looks like Windows/Mac, people know that way of working.
It is fully configurable, off-cource.
in fact it is very close to being so allready!
But a follow up question; will Konqueror implement netscape/IE codes (think about etc.)
Kword is an application of 19Kb.
There are a lot of libraries with every part of koffice, and the kword application can load a library of killustrator to show an inlined document. Kind of loading-on-demand-on-steroids.
For the high-end market; multi threading of the software is being done, 3D screensavers/games are considered. CAD applications are being made in KDE.
A very exciting market of stuff!!
From a programmers POV the KDE gui is 100% Object Oriented since it is written in C++.
From a users POV, the embedding of applications (when I click a picture-icon a viewer is started and embedded inside the requesting appl) is nothing short of a OO methaphor. The way of working is indeed based on the workbench methaphor which is around since Xerox started that..
In Holland abortions are legal. Eutanisea is legal (with rules!) I am not proud of these dicisions but I feel they are right.
In a world where medicine can prolong life, where people who would have died of natural couses can be kept alive for decades. Don't you think that it is an issue that people are kept aliva against their wishes? Don't you think that keeping someone alive for months with breeding aquipment and such, is immoral. A discision to 'kill' someone might just be to not help anymore. These people(?) die as they would when there would be no medical science.
People; how Moral is it to bring into this world a baby that has no place in this society. Don't you think that that is the issue, suffering live-long in a society where you have no place.
I think that the recent proposal in Holland makes sense: If a baby has no chance of survival beond its (one) year, it is legel (but still the parents choice) to commit an abortion up until a long time into the pregnancy.
In the event that the law allows spam, the ISP will probably include a no-spam claim in its licence to the users. If this is not done the standaard changes. The normal load becomes that of normal mail, plus spam. It will cost the ISP a lot of money to allow spam in the regions of: "new equipment" and "traffic"
Point is, if spam is allowed, it won't be to much of a problem. withing not to long all ISP's will have the problem covered on technical and contract side.
Now that leaves just the problem that death sentences aren't legal everywhere ;-)
How about an April fools icon??
And offcourse we can have a poll for the best news tommorow.
But this one does look nice!!