The most recent Linksys WMP54G (v4.1) uses Ralink's RT61 chipset. I picked mine up from Newegg about five months ago, though I imagine that any retailer that sees a lot of business shouldn't have any of the older models laying about.
A word of warning though: If you're using Edgy you're going to need to download the source for the drivers and build it yourself. The card works fine in Dapper with relatively little work (copy the firmware and configuration file to/etc/Wireless/RT61STA/ and modify the config file), but in Edgy they switched to the rt2x00 drivers which don't function at all for this chipset.
It's not as bad as it looks. At the bottom of the page there is a link to the DMCA complaint which lists the URI's that they wanted Google to remove. I'd say it's a subtle middle finger to those that filed the complaint while staying in the clear legally =)
Among other things, the patch should change the permissions of questions.dat to 700. Previously it was 644.
Additionally, this should only happen if you're performing an expert install; the normal installation procedure doesn't seem to have this problem.
The installer maintainer (Colin Watson) has said two things that may (or may not) be of interest:
I don't see how this is happening, because we deliberately db_set those questions to empty after retrieving the password to avoid this problem.
So I guess that didn't work on some install types. The other, which addresses your question about Breezy install CDs:
I've already put that on the agenda for discussion at the next technical board meeting. It'll take until then to come up with a really correct fix that would be suitable for fresh Breezy installer images (as opposed to the security patches which merely undo the damage after it's been caused) anyway.
f you're happy for just 61% to be able to use it, then just support I.E.6. If you want to hit 85%, then you better support Firefox too. If you want to bump that up to 90% support I.E.5 as well. If you want to mop up some of the last 10%, then support Netscape, Opera etc.
Why wouldn't Netscape be covered under Firefox? They both use Gecko as their rendering engine the last time I checked.
Gabe & Tycho of Penny-Arcade have made a donation to who they think Paul Eibler would have picked: The ESF.
From their site:
It was only a matter of time until a mod team took Jack Thompson's disgusting revenge fantasy and made it flesh - and, just as I suggested, it was deemed insufficient.
Thompson now claims that his repellent suggestion was "satire," and we must conclude that his financial offer was also satire, some new breed of satire apparently that I'm sure is just hilarious to people in need.
You know what, Jack? We're going to be the men you're not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibler's choice. We've got a good guess that he'd direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We've just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars' worth. And we made it in your name.
"* Full-disclosure update: When we first wrote these "10 things" four years ago, we included the phrase "Google does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat." Over time we've expanded our view of the range of services we can offer -- web search, for instance, isn't the only way for people to access or use information -- and products that then seemed unlikely are now key aspects of our portfolio. This doesn't mean we've changed our core mission; just that the farther we travel toward achieving it, the more those blurry objects on the horizon come into sharper focus (to be replaced, of course, by more blurry objects)."
It's open source. Been using it for a couple of years with no problems. The files aren't as small as using Distiller, but that's something that seems to be universal when you're using Ghostscript.
While I haven't tried it myself, I believe Blizzard is trying to be reasonable if you don't agree to the EULA. From the first paragraph:
"YOUR USE OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT SHOWS YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU SHOULD LOG OFF NOW AND NOT REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT OR USE WORLD OF WARCRAFT. YOU MAY CONTACT BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (800) 592-5499 TO ARRANGE TO RETURN THE GAME SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE."
They don't tell you to try and return it to the retailer, because they know that you'll most likely be wasting your time with them.
IE4? You're bitching about IE4?!? Geeze... maybe I should start bitching about Netscape 4.0 then...
He wasn't bitching about IE4. If you notice how he's listing all of his points, number 3 is "Higher SSL Verbosity with IE" and 4 is "IE URL-bar and statusbar should go into an "extra careful verbose mode" when it encounters hexadecimal encoding ( % )"
I neither know nor care how NS6 works on W2K. Mozilla.7 on Linux takes 25-30M, and I don't think that MSIE with all its DLLs uses less. I still would prefer a better browser, but MSIE isn't noticeably better.
NS6 takes up around 75 megs with 6 windows open in W2K, and believe it or not, MSIE only uses 12 megs with 6 windows open. Besides that, Nutscrape 6 takes too long to load and crashes frequently. MSIE doesn't have this problem (at least not for me).
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The most recent Linksys WMP54G (v4.1) uses Ralink's RT61 chipset. I picked mine up from Newegg about five months ago, though I imagine that any retailer that sees a lot of business shouldn't have any of the older models laying about.
/etc/Wireless/RT61STA/ and modify the config file), but in Edgy they switched to the rt2x00 drivers which don't function at all for this chipset.
A word of warning though: If you're using Edgy you're going to need to download the source for the drivers and build it yourself. The card works fine in Dapper with relatively little work (copy the firmware and configuration file to
It's not as bad as it looks. At the bottom of the page there is a link to the DMCA complaint which lists the URI's that they wanted Google to remove. I'd say it's a subtle middle finger to those that filed the complaint while staying in the clear legally =)
He is no longer NOA's Executive VP of Sales and Marketing: On the 25th he was promoted to President and COO.
http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=9653
Congratulations, Reggie!
Some of us are only here for posts rated +5, Funny. We don't need to read no stinkin' articles for that :)
Among other things, the patch should change the permissions of questions.dat to 700. Previously it was 644.
Additionally, this should only happen if you're performing an expert install; the normal installation procedure doesn't seem to have this problem.
The installer maintainer (Colin Watson) has said two things that may (or may not) be of interest:
I don't see how this is happening, because we deliberately db_set those questions to empty after retrieving the password to avoid this problem.
So I guess that didn't work on some install types. The other, which addresses your question about Breezy install CDs:
I've already put that on the agenda for discussion at the next technical board meeting. It'll take until then to come up with a really correct fix that would be suitable for fresh Breezy installer images (as opposed to the security patches which merely undo the damage after it's been caused) anyway.
f you're happy for just 61% to be able to use it, then just support I.E.6.
If you want to hit 85%, then you better support Firefox too.
If you want to bump that up to 90% support I.E.5 as well.
If you want to mop up some of the last 10%, then support Netscape, Opera etc.
Why wouldn't Netscape be covered under Firefox? They both use Gecko as their rendering engine the last time I checked.
I think you got "geeky" confused with "fired".
I think you need to acquaint yourself with The Bastard Operator from Hell.
Gabe & Tycho of Penny-Arcade have made a donation to who they think Paul Eibler would have picked: The ESF.
From their site:
It was only a matter of time until a mod team took Jack Thompson's disgusting revenge fantasy and made it flesh - and, just as I suggested, it was deemed insufficient.
Thompson now claims that his repellent suggestion was "satire," and we must conclude that his financial offer was also satire, some new breed of satire apparently that I'm sure is just hilarious to people in need.
You know what, Jack? We're going to be the men you're not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibler's choice. We've got a good guess that he'd direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We've just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars' worth. And we made it in your name.
Searching for "web browser" brings back Mozilla.org at #1.
Keep the source around and try "make uninstall".
From the same page:
"* Full-disclosure update: When we first wrote these "10 things" four years ago, we included the phrase "Google does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat." Over time we've expanded our view of the range of services we can offer -- web search, for instance, isn't the only way for people to access or use information -- and products that then seemed unlikely are now key aspects of our portfolio. This doesn't mean we've changed our core mission; just that the farther we travel toward achieving it, the more those blurry objects on the horizon come into sharper focus (to be replaced, of course, by more blurry objects)."
How about PDFCreator?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator
It's open source. Been using it for a couple of years with no problems. The files aren't as small as using Distiller, but that's something that seems to be universal when you're using Ghostscript.
While I haven't tried it myself, I believe Blizzard is trying to be reasonable if you don't agree to the EULA. From the first paragraph:
"YOUR USE OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT SHOWS YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU SHOULD LOG OFF NOW AND NOT REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT OR USE WORLD OF WARCRAFT. YOU MAY CONTACT BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (800) 592-5499 TO ARRANGE TO RETURN THE GAME SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE."
They don't tell you to try and return it to the retailer, because they know that you'll most likely be wasting your time with them.
Cruise over to GrassCity and look under the category "vaporizers :)
As if there weren't enough re-runs on T.V. as is. :)
IE4? You're bitching about IE4?!? Geeze ... maybe I should start bitching about Netscape 4.0 then...
He wasn't bitching about IE4. If you notice how he's listing all of his points, number 3 is "Higher SSL Verbosity with IE" and 4 is "IE URL-bar and statusbar should go into an "extra careful verbose mode" when it encounters hexadecimal encoding ( % )"
Maybe they could just include emacs?
I believe that the Home edition only supports one.
I neither know nor care how NS6 works on W2K. Mozilla .7 on Linux takes 25-30M, and I don't think that MSIE with all its DLLs uses less. I still would prefer a better browser, but MSIE isn't noticeably better.
NS6 takes up around 75 megs with 6 windows open in W2K, and believe it or not, MSIE only uses 12 megs with 6 windows open. Besides that, Nutscrape 6 takes too long to load and crashes frequently. MSIE doesn't have this problem (at least not for me).