In not 100% sure, but due to the discription, it seems as though this virus could be spread throughout a network on Windows systems via mapped drives or Linux systems via mounted nfs drives.
True, this virus does not actively attack network shares, etc, but that does not mean that it cannot be readily spread throughout a network.
Imagine, IBM PAYS these guys to do this stuff. Wow. where to I sign up? I want to play with cool stuff too! Maybe I can help pioneer the development of Linux powered belt buckles or something.
Hmm. I've had plenty problems with Windows and buggy video drivers. Not to mention drivers for other hardware devices. Susie may not know what to do with those error messages, but at least they're there so that the tech support guys can help her.
What's she to do in Windows when she sets the video driver to a resolution that her monitor can't handle and all she gets is trash accross the screen (and yes, I've seen it happen).
All the Linux installations I've done lately don't require you to type startx. They set up the system so that it boots in the graphic runlevel. You never see the command line unless you open up a term (which I do, first thing).
No, Linux isn't perfect yet.;) But it's not as far behind Windows as you emply.
Yes, if Prince or Sting walked into WalMart, they probably would have to pay for it. I doubt WalMart would give any allowances. Now would they have a need to do that? Probably not. Why? Because the music label would give them all the copies they wanted. What's the difference? None. Is it double standard? Yes, but the RIAA isn't selling your content, Graceland is; to Napster, who is acting on behalf of the RIAA. A few subtle differences there.
However, that's not the point I was making. The post I replied to lead me to believe that the poster wanted a free DB so that Napster couldn't use it against him/her. I was simply pointing out that this would not work. If I misunderstood the original post, I appologise, but I say my logic still stands.
Using a free DB would not stop Napster from filtering content based on song titles provided by the community.
My point to you, lest I be misunderstood again, is that you are confusing the topic, which is concearned with Graceland selling *your* content to Napster so that songs copyprotected by the RIAA can be filtered. The topic you're on is "Should Graceland be allowed to sell content I've provided back to me?" Maybe what you should be concearned with is "Shouldn't I get a cut when Graceland sells content partially provided by me?"
An open and free DB that is freely used by everyone would do no good. What's to stop Napster and/or the RIAA from using it too in order to compile more lists? Nothing, because it's open and free. This is one time where open and free wouldn't do the community any good. Ironic, isn't it?
Maybe the intend to continue mass-producing these things and releasing them into the wild until all traces of healthy moths are extinguished.
Just a thought.
Well, they've done it on there own time to fill their own need (or ego). Why should I or you care if it 'needed' to be done. Many other languages that are used main-stream now got their start this way... They filled a nitch market, were good at it, and their market expanded.
If this is a good thing, it'll stick around and get better and better. If it's not needed, it'll be swollowed in the sands of time.
Myself, I'm rooting for them. It's another tool in my tool box. I may not ever need it, but if I do, it's there.
Unfortunately, my A tag was screwed up in my other post. I haven't written HTML in a long time and made a stupid mistake. (Imagine that) Here's the link:
http://gcc.gnu.org/java/
If there's no logical way to filter certain items out of the list, how is the user doing it? Come on, at the very least, you could filter alphabetically. I agree in that if the list holds hundres of entries, some serious thought needs to be made concerning the design of the UI.
Although cross-platform compatability is great, some of us would like to use the language to create faster platform specific programs simply because we like the language. I think it's great that the capability to compile Java natively is being developed into gcc. Java's a great language. One of it's strengths is its cross-platform compatability, but not its only one.
BTW, server side java has been compiled to binary for years now, not that that'd require QT bindings.
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True, this virus does not actively attack network shares, etc, but that does not mean that it cannot be readily spread throughout a network.
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What's she to do in Windows when she sets the video driver to a resolution that her monitor can't handle and all she gets is trash accross the screen (and yes, I've seen it happen).
All the Linux installations I've done lately don't require you to type startx. They set up the system so that it boots in the graphic runlevel. You never see the command line unless you open up a term (which I do, first thing).
No, Linux isn't perfect yet. ;) But it's not as far behind Windows as you emply.
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However, that's not the point I was making. The post I replied to lead me to believe that the poster wanted a free DB so that Napster couldn't use it against him/her. I was simply pointing out that this would not work. If I misunderstood the original post, I appologise, but I say my logic still stands.
Using a free DB would not stop Napster from filtering content based on song titles provided by the community.
My point to you, lest I be misunderstood again, is that you are confusing the topic, which is concearned with Graceland selling *your* content to Napster so that songs copyprotected by the RIAA can be filtered. The topic you're on is "Should Graceland be allowed to sell content I've provided back to me?" Maybe what you should be concearned with is "Shouldn't I get a cut when Graceland sells content partially provided by me?"
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If this is a good thing, it'll stick around and get better and better. If it's not needed, it'll be swollowed in the sands of time.
Myself, I'm rooting for them. It's another tool in my tool box. I may not ever need it, but if I do, it's there.
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Emacs... Oh wait, you mean Emacs is not an OS?