I agree with you that encrypting DVD's won't be a real obstacle for piracy in the future. But I don't think this was the intention originally either. It's probably just ment as a speed-bump making it possible to create a sustainable market for DVD videos before the piracy really got started. Makes good sense to me. regards, Hasse
I think that the interresting part of this story is the fact that Amiga is actually talking to the Linux community. I doubt that they really will donate programmers to work on E, I'd rather think they would develop something new, possibly with the help of Mandrake. (Or new in the sense that they base it on E and rename it). IMHO E wouldn't be such a bad choice for a new Amiga especially since they have borrowed a lot of elements from the classic Amiga workbench. (it's certainly my preffered WM as an Amiga/Linux user)
At the last superbowl there was a nationwide US poll on why people watched it. I think it was about 10 to 20 percent (I don't remember the exact figures, only that I was shocked) who watched it only for the commercials. Kinda sick or what? People actually submitting themselves to corporate brainwash and enjoying it. Hm.. haven't seen them though.. they send intervies with the players and stuff instead over here. Maybe they're really cool, but I doub it.
Joy.. the US trying to impose its will on another country. Ain't life grand.
Actually, due to the Wassenaar Arrangement ( http://www.wassenaar.org), 32 countries have agreed to enforce the same export restrictions on encryption as the US. The agreement was signed sometime late in 1998.
Somehow this didn't get very much attention in the mainstream medias here in Norway, but due to this we got funny situations like the Opera web browser suddenly being on the weapons export list.
It's great that the us governments word is law, not only in the us, but all over the world. Too bad the rest of us don't have the right to vote there though.
The export regulations on cryptography also prevent US citizens for example giving lectures on (regulated) cryptography algorithms in foreign contries. Clearly, this is a violation of the first amendment (if you develop a crypto algorithm on your own, it's not confidential:) So I guess the point about source code being free speech is derived from the fact that it is possible to explain algorithms.
You obviously don't have a clue. Jay Miner was responsible for creating the Amiga and the Atari, both major players in the early days of personal computing. Jay Miner was a true hero of the digital age. If you want to read more about Miner, you can take a look at the memorial site of the Jay Miner Society
By the way, I really can't understand why Gates is on this list. His efforts has only gone in to making personal profit (not that there's anything wrong in that, but it doesn't make you a hero), not improving computing. If anything, Microsoft probably have been one of the most limiting factors of the computer revolution.
And what's this about Windows 3.0 multitasking? That was task-switching, and not very good either:)
All this hype is really starting to annoy me. First it was Linux, now it's MP3. All this clueless mainstream coverage. Why would MP3 die if it doesn't change? Who cares? It's like some people forget the fact that mpeg is a compression standard, and not another hyped computer/multimedia company. If MP3 "dies", it would be the result of a new, better (non proprietal) format was introduced. Why else would people stop using something that works like a charm, for free? And finally, Real is probably going to make a profit on this move. Even if it's late to jump on the mp3 hype, a lot of non computer proficient people will probably love this product.
Why would they use a distribution? It seems weird that they use the Linux kernel at all. It must be kinda bloated for a task like this. Why don't they use QNX or a similar kernel?
They name Siamese comes from the fact that they started making Amiga/PC boxes where the Amiga was networked to the Windows PC and utilized it's graphic card.
What's all this nonsense about banning MP3? You can't ban a fileformat, that would be like banning a weed. Oh, wait.. they already did that. Corporate lawyers control the world.
I read the whole thing twice before I got it. Couldn't understand wtf the pornographic industry would sue Lycos/Fast over their search engine. Admittedly you can find a lot of 70s music from porn movies there, but anyway.
Anybody else find it funny that the dot com people are selling "web adresses" and not domain names? Makes you wonder what kind of people are buying domains these days.
Kipling are trying to take commercial advantage of the "hacker culture" with their stupid products. Too bad people gave them the publicity they wanted.
By the way.. I'm an old demoscener, and we (I can't speak for all demosceners though:) have always used the words hacker/cracker in a different way. Hackers were weird people using terminals who broke into computer systems. Crackers were people who broke the copy protection in games. The demoscene evolved from that pirate scene.
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I agree with you that encrypting DVD's won't be a real obstacle for piracy in the future. But I don't think this was the intention originally either. It's probably just ment as a speed-bump making it possible to create a sustainable market for DVD videos before the piracy really got started. Makes good sense to me. regards, Hasse
That explains it. But why is a patent filed in 97 issued in 99? Slow processing?
Check out the claims of the patent. Especially claim number three, which reads: "the CPUs are all Intel® Pentium® Pro processors.".
Amiga won't get my money if they go Intel, that's for sure. Then it's phase5 g4 box with qnx and linux for me.
Collas, are you listening?
How could Antionline force Packet Storm to shut down? Threatning with legal actions? And why?
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Have you remembered to take your medicine lately?
Rambling incoherently about elves when the rest of us are talking about X11, Gnome and E.
I don't really care what kind of guy this Mandrake fellow is. He could be a very very naughty boy, and I would still use X11, Gnome and E.
Why are people always so intent on juding by appearance and not on merit?
I guess you conviced a lot of people not to run out and install E though. It's always nice to acomplish something, isn't it? Good boy Kevin.
Talking all that jazz.
First of all I would like to say that i think that Kevin Mitnick is a criminal and should be punished for his actions.
However, as a principle, nobody should have to wait 53 months for their trial no matter the circumstances.
This happens in a country that prides itself with being the land of freedom. When are you going to snap out of it?
People living in real free democracies haven't got this problem. (ok, they might. but it's illegal)
I think that the interresting part of this story is the fact that Amiga is actually talking to the Linux community. I doubt that they really will donate programmers to work on E, I'd rather think they would develop something new, possibly with the help of Mandrake. (Or new in the sense that they base it on E and rename it). IMHO E wouldn't be such a bad choice for a new Amiga especially since they have borrowed a lot of elements from the classic Amiga workbench. (it's certainly my preffered WM as an Amiga/Linux user)
*sigh*
Open source fanatics are doing a lot of damage. It's hard to take people serious when the message is "open source or crap".
At the last superbowl there was a nationwide US poll on why people watched it. I think it was about 10 to 20 percent (I don't remember the exact figures, only that I was shocked) who watched it only for the commercials. Kinda sick or what? People actually submitting themselves to corporate brainwash and enjoying it. Hm.. haven't seen them though.. they send intervies with the players and stuff instead over here. Maybe they're really cool, but I doub it.
Actually, due to the Wassenaar Arrangement ( http://www.wassenaar.org), 32 countries have agreed to enforce the same export restrictions on encryption as the US. The agreement was signed sometime late in 1998.
Somehow this didn't get very much attention in the mainstream medias here in Norway, but due to this we got funny situations like the Opera web browser suddenly being on the weapons export list.
It's great that the us governments word is law, not only in the us, but all over the world. Too bad the rest of us don't have the right to vote there though.
Slightly off-topic, but anyway..
The export regulations on cryptography also prevent US citizens for example giving lectures on (regulated) cryptography algorithms in foreign contries. Clearly, this is a violation of the first amendment (if you develop a crypto algorithm on your own, it's not confidential :) So I guess the point about source code being free speech is derived from the fact that it is possible to explain algorithms.
By the way, I really can't understand why Gates is on this list. His efforts has only gone in to making personal profit (not that there's anything wrong in that, but it doesn't make you a hero), not improving computing. If anything, Microsoft probably have been one of the most limiting factors of the computer revolution.
And what's this about Windows 3.0 multitasking? That was task-switching, and not very good either :)
All this hype is really starting to annoy me. First it was Linux, now it's MP3. All this clueless mainstream coverage. Why would MP3 die if it doesn't change? Who cares? It's like some people forget the fact that mpeg is a compression standard, and not another hyped computer/multimedia company. If MP3 "dies", it would be the result of a new, better (non proprietal) format was introduced. Why else would people stop using something that works like a charm, for free? And finally, Real is probably going to make a profit on this move. Even if it's late to jump on the mp3 hype, a lot of non computer proficient people will probably love this product.
Check out the official MPEG Committee website at http://drogo.cselt.stet.it/mpeg/ All you ever wanted to know about mpeg there :)
You're right, except that mp3 is MPEG-2 Layer 3 not MPEG-1 (that's what all my mp3 players say anyway).
And I think MPEG-4 is supposed to improve sound quality at lower bitrates compared to MPEG-2.
I've notice that people have registered mp4.com etc., but wouldn't music compression still use layer 3? Then mp4 is kinda meaningless.
Why would they use a distribution? It seems weird that they use the Linux kernel at all. It must be kinda bloated for a task like this. Why don't they use QNX or a similar kernel?
They name Siamese comes from the fact that they started making Amiga/PC boxes where the Amiga was networked to the Windows PC and utilized it's graphic card.
What's all this nonsense about banning MP3? You can't ban a fileformat, that would be like banning a weed. Oh, wait.. they already did that. Corporate lawyers control the world.
I read the whole thing twice before I got it. Couldn't understand wtf the pornographic industry would sue Lycos/Fast over their search engine. Admittedly you can find a lot of 70s music from porn movies there, but anyway.
I'm sure I saw a Pong game controlled by things taped (wossname) to your head on a science tv program years ago. Can't remember the details though.
Anybody else find it funny that the dot com people are selling "web adresses" and not domain names? Makes you wonder what kind of people are buying domains these days.
Kipling are trying to take commercial advantage of the "hacker culture" with their stupid products. Too bad people gave them the publicity they wanted.
:) have always used the words hacker/cracker in a different way. Hackers were weird people using terminals who broke into computer systems. Crackers were people who broke the copy protection in games. The demoscene evolved from that pirate scene.
By the way.. I'm an old demoscener, and we (I can't speak for all demosceners though