"Noticing where the doors and windows are" is fine when you're on a public sidewalk (so you're not trespassing) or you have business with me. Standing on the sidewalk and watching someone 24 hours a day is a different matter, or if there are thousands of people walking around the block looking and blocking traffic.
But going above the "public" low port numbers or testing for bugs is "rattling doorknobs" and you'd better have reason to be checking if a door is unlocked. If I don't have a link pointing to cgibin/test.pl then you have no reason to be looking for it.
Yes, they'll be busy protecting their property from all infringers. Like the VB Tab object and the tabs at the bottom of StarOffice's StarCalc.
Oh, and I just saw boxes and boxes of infringing hardcopies of tabbed widgets at OfficeMax -- and if it's color selection that's an issue, there were multiple colors, colored flag attachments, colored containers, and not far away a pallette of ink of assorted colors in convenient plastic containers with built-in cloth brushes.
I notice that the examples given are mass-market software. Large companies have been aware of the risks of enterprise-level software being abandoned, and try to avoid it happening. Some purchasers demand software escrow, where the source code is deposited someplace where it will be available to the customer if the manufacturer goes out of business. However, I have seen a preference for the accounting packages for which source code is available -- even if is not currently needed, executives like having it on the shelf so the company's accounting system can be revised if the software manufacturer is unable to keep up with the newest twists in local, state, or federal laws and taxes. And if the manufacturer abandons the package, the company can maintain the software and is not forced by the next major tax changes to select a new accounting system.
Oh, so that pile of stones outside the Red Hat Labs is their Open Source Pyramid. Now I understand why there are self-serve mortar and water containers next to it.
Besides, I'm sure that if your techs find that a system has any software installed which they can't support -- they'll just remove and set aside those disk drives, plug in your VA standard disk drives, and go on their merry way fixing all the non-disk problems. The last step would be to replace the customer disk drives and test that those drives are working at the hardware level.
Oh, so DiBona is the last name of Chris. I saw his email address and was wondering why someone from VA was not using a VA address. Apparently it was merely he was putting his personal address on the postings.
Or you have your experts create customization scripts which know how to configure properly all the combinations of options. Have the experts do the configuration task once, rather than requiring a configuration expert for each installation.
It's like RPMs -- one person figures out the configuration for a certain distribution, and burns those rules into the RPM. Then anyone can install the RPM rather than having to learn how to configure that particular tarball.
Yes, you're right. And if you're running Gnome, you'll notice a bunch of icons on your desktop -- those are actually panels (windows) handled by the file manager. Notice there are indeed no decorations; there already are many systems running X with undecorated windows on their screen.
The "Hands Off X!" which is mentioned apparently was a talk about how Scheifler had helper programs interface to X. I think the software is used in Xtalk and a2x
What I like about the tech is that I won't be locked into some closed PDA system. I won't be limited to the apps which the manufacturer created, plus those from the few people who paid to get the SDK. (The Palm is the exception to this, as there are already many apps...)
You might want to look at RFC 965 "A Format for a Graphical Communication Protocol"
The main goal of this paper is to lay the groundwork for the
development of a vector graphics format to be used as a basis for an
on-line graphical communication protocol. We call such a format an
"interactive graphical communication format," or IGCF. In this
section we describe some operational requirements and usable
characteristics for an IGCF.
There is the old NAPLPS (ANSI X3.110) (derived from Telidon PLP) standard. It supports many character sets, bitmapped and vector graphics. It uses a coordinate system where the coordinates are sent most significant to least, and a device can stop looking at the coordinates when the resolution becomes smaller than the display resolution. The coordinate system allows images of higher detail than a glossy magazine page.
It was most popular in the classic Progidy interface, as it allowed them to create graphics despite the old slow modems. Of course, it is easier to create cartoons with vector graphics than it is to create detailed images -- but that's an implementation issue.
At the time, about half of the Unix-aware people to whom I spoke really liked the NeXT. Merely the large-capacity removable disk was wonderful, and the rest was really nice. It was the price that stopped most people.
I did see one on eBay last night, if you want one now...
Some devices are already small enough that they can be merged, particularly into larger devices. A cell phone can use a user interface smaller than a PDA, so a merged device can use the PDA's user interface -- although tactile phone buttons have advantages over flat screens.
Over two decades ago, "Tricentennial" predicted the minisec, a pocket-sized computer/PDA/communicator. We have the technology to build one now. Although now we've got many more names for additional components to consider -- GPS, MP3, MPEG, worldwide file system...
I think it's really a matter of needed functions as well as physical size.
Maybe we can't fit GSM, AM/FM, and GPS antennas in a pocket-sized device. Maybe we can't get enough power and storage for a handheld video camera/TV tuner. Maybe we need pockets with rechargers built in...
Oh, I know how simple looking at packets is. I was actually more concerned about the Windows graphical configuration -- and if they're using Windows for data collection, they're probably also using it for the analysis (but nobody has mentioned those tools -- "Carnivore" is only the data collector, not the analyzer).
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But going above the "public" low port numbers or testing for bugs is "rattling doorknobs" and you'd better have reason to be checking if a door is unlocked. If I don't have a link pointing to cgibin/test.pl then you have no reason to be looking for it.
Oh, and I just saw boxes and boxes of infringing hardcopies of tabbed widgets at OfficeMax -- and if it's color selection that's an issue, there were multiple colors, colored flag attachments, colored containers, and not far away a pallette of ink of assorted colors in convenient plastic containers with built-in cloth brushes.
I notice that the examples given are mass-market software. Large companies have been aware of the risks of enterprise-level software being abandoned, and try to avoid it happening. Some purchasers demand software escrow, where the source code is deposited someplace where it will be available to the customer if the manufacturer goes out of business. However, I have seen a preference for the accounting packages for which source code is available -- even if is not currently needed, executives like having it on the shelf so the company's accounting system can be revised if the software manufacturer is unable to keep up with the newest twists in local, state, or federal laws and taxes. And if the manufacturer abandons the package, the company can maintain the software and is not forced by the next major tax changes to select a new accounting system.
The State of Linux, located in the Appalachian Mountains, wishes to join the United States of America...
Besides, I'm sure that if your techs find that a system has any software installed which they can't support -- they'll just remove and set aside those disk drives, plug in your VA standard disk drives, and go on their merry way fixing all the non-disk problems. The last step would be to replace the customer disk drives and test that those drives are working at the hardware level.
Oh, so DiBona is the last name of Chris. I saw his email address and was wondering why someone from VA was not using a VA address. Apparently it was merely he was putting his personal address on the postings.
It's like RPMs -- one person figures out the configuration for a certain distribution, and burns those rules into the RPM. Then anyone can install the RPM rather than having to learn how to configure that particular tarball.
You just raised the eBay value of old and broken Palms...people can buy them to get the ROM license.
Yes, you're right. And if you're running Gnome, you'll notice a bunch of icons on your desktop -- those are actually panels (windows) handled by the file manager. Notice there are indeed no decorations; there already are many systems running X with undecorated windows on their screen.
The "Hands Off X!" which is mentioned apparently was a talk about how Scheifler had helper programs interface to X. I think the software is used in Xtalk and a2x
What I like about the tech is that I won't be locked into some closed PDA system. I won't be limited to the apps which the manufacturer created, plus those from the few people who paid to get the SDK. (The Palm is the exception to this, as there are already many apps...)
Maybe the interfaces that you're used to all look like that. With X you can make your own; when I make my own I'll publish them.
It was most popular in the classic Progidy interface, as it allowed them to create graphics despite the old slow modems. Of course, it is easier to create cartoons with vector graphics than it is to create detailed images -- but that's an implementation issue.
I did see one on eBay last night, if you want one now...
Oh, you want flying cars? Okay. The Moller Skycar.
Over two decades ago, "Tricentennial" predicted the minisec, a pocket-sized computer/PDA/communicator. We have the technology to build one now. Although now we've got many more names for additional components to consider -- GPS, MP3, MPEG, worldwide file system... I think it's really a matter of needed functions as well as physical size.
Maybe we can't fit GSM, AM/FM, and GPS antennas in a pocket-sized device. Maybe we can't get enough power and storage for a handheld video camera/TV tuner. Maybe we need pockets with rechargers built in...
You forgot to list your swap space. I was surprised to see how tiny a swap partition was created by a default Red Hat 6.2 installation.
I think he just brought a non-celebratory meaning to the phrase "Slashot Party".
Is there a Java flight simulator we could graft in here?
IE would crash first...
Oh, I know how simple looking at packets is. I was actually more concerned about the Windows graphical configuration -- and if they're using Windows for data collection, they're probably also using it for the analysis (but nobody has mentioned those tools -- "Carnivore" is only the data collector, not the analyzer).