i can say why i, at least, wasnt interested.
last time i checked, their linux configurations didnt have as many options as the regular windows configs.
lower cpu speeds, smaller screens, etc.
it was a cheapened version in all aspects:(
i never looked at the desktop offerings though so i cant comment on that aspect...
its sad to see them drop it though, id have preferred getting one with linux (although i will still be getting a dell laptop sometime soon)
where i work we are not allowed to use encryption whatnots. i dont remember the exact wording but it's still bothersome. over all i dont mind, since everything is pretty lax. i just make sure i get what i need to get done and theres no problem.
i've got a regular optical mouseman with ifeel, and i just dont like using it as much as my ms mouse.
its more to do with the scroll button software though, i think ifeel would be pretty kickass, but i really like using the ms mouse because of how the wheel operates.
i was under the impression that (at least the ms mouse, maybe even only the *old* one at that) the 'microsoft' hardware was not actually made/designed by ms but only licensed and whatnot.
i agree though, i love the ms natural keyboard and the ms optical intellimouse (the original one that they dont seem to make anymore:\)
actually it is free to register something like city.state.us but you need to be authorized by that city to handle the domain. after that city.state.us is delegated, you can charge whatever you want. the nic.us site says this (or used to)
so its not always free...
the way i understand it, the people with the hacked cards weren't paying for service, that is, they HAD NO CONTRACT.
nothing was signed by them.
so if they had to sign it to agree that the card was actually not theirs, or if they got the card from a 3rd party, then that would probably mean the card was really theirs.
i may be missing something as i don't know a whole lote about the cards or directv but thats what seems to be the case from the little that i have read.
as far as i know suvs were probably not of us origin.
i don't really know a whole lot about suv history but land rover is english based.
it seems to me that they pioneered the 'suv' although not exactly with the features most soccer moms enjoy today.
to the best of my knowledge, 'suv' was coined by toyota.
and about any place to use the sports cars, i don't think the autobahn is on the northern our southern continents of america, much less anything remotely resembling it.
in regards to 'americans' that don't walk, etc., don't make categorical statements like that.
there are many people here who walk and/or are fitness minded. so please, shut up.
the point of my post was to stop the anti-us flaming.
it's really not necessary for something like slashdot which is supposed to be a home for (slightly) intelligent discussion as well as news (for nerds, as opposed to nutritionists;))
'big cars' and stuff larger than we need huh?
who makes bmws, mercedes, porsche, audi, ferarri, lamborghini, etc...?
is that the u.s.?
no i didn't think so..
shut up and stop flaming about the excess of u.s. citizens.
i'm sure there are no big cars or houses or *gasp* WASTE in ANY OTHER COUNTRY, much less a EUROPEAN COUNTRY.
if you have such a problem with 'americans' and 'american waste' (america does encompass more than the united states last time i checked) then go post your u.s.-hating comments to a non-'american'-operated(based/focused?) website.
there was also a version of xband out for the super nintendo
i forget the company (i don't think it was xband, xband was the product?)
but anyways, that was a great addon...:)
please sir, before flaming for spelling errors, make sure you don't misspell one of the very words you're trying to correct him on...:)
'coolant' not 'coolent'
i'm not a grammar or spelling nazi, but don't go flaming someone when you turn around and make the same mistake yourself.
iirc, kid rock actually started out dj'ing, mixing, and all that jazz, and from what i remember of some mtv interview (back when i had time to watch tv:|) he really is more involved with the actual production of his music than most.
although i still dont really like kid rock, just thought id post this:)
i agree with you on the techno though, oakenfold and orbital are both great. though oakenfold really isnt much of an artists (he dj's and does some remixes, i dont think he puts out any original music??) they both have wonderful talent and style.
what i would like to know is how exactly a portscanner finds a vulnerability?
i mean, look at the output from nmap...
Starting nmap V. 2.3BETA9 by Fyodor (fyodor@dhp.com, www.insecure.org/nmap/)
Interesting ports on xxx.xxx.xxx (127.0.0.1):
Port State Protocol Service
21 open tcp ftp
22 open tcp ssh
23 open tcp telnet
25 open tcp smtp
53 open tcp domain
80 open tcp http
110 open tcp pop-3
113 open tcp auth
139 open tcp netbios-ssn
443 open tcp https
587 open tcp submission
901 open tcp unknown
where exactly does it tell you there's a vulnerability?
now we could add the operating system check option, that still wouldnt tell you what's vulnerable or not..
although once you know the OS you might be able to guess that perhaps wu-ftpd is running at port21 or that the irix telnetd is actually on port 23, but even if wu or telnetd is running, is it a vulnerable version?
while i dont appreciate portscans, and i run portscans few and far between (generally only on my hosts) it doesnt help if you argue against it yet give a retarded reason...
the k7 is going to be slot 1 according to an article i read from a link off here alphas are sockets (still? i have an older one) the slot that the k7s will be in will be basically a slot2 but incompatible electrically *shrug* that's all according to the article pretty much -Ed
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about a week ago the inspiron 8k also had an option for redhat linux, but a few days ago i checked and it was gone... i can see why, now...
i can say why i, at least, wasnt interested. :(
last time i checked, their linux configurations didnt have as many options as the regular windows configs.
lower cpu speeds, smaller screens, etc.
it was a cheapened version in all aspects
i never looked at the desktop offerings though so i cant comment on that aspect...
its sad to see them drop it though, id have preferred getting one with linux (although i will still be getting a dell laptop sometime soon)
where i work we are not allowed to use encryption whatnots. i dont remember the exact wording but it's still bothersome. over all i dont mind, since everything is pretty lax. i just make sure i get what i need to get done and theres no problem.
i've got a regular optical mouseman with ifeel, and i just dont like using it as much as my ms mouse.
its more to do with the scroll button software though, i think ifeel would be pretty kickass, but i really like using the ms mouse because of how the wheel operates.
i was under the impression that (at least the ms mouse, maybe even only the *old* one at that) the 'microsoft' hardware was not actually made/designed by ms but only licensed and whatnot. :\)
i agree though, i love the ms natural keyboard and the ms optical intellimouse (the original one that they dont seem to make anymore
actually it is free to register something like city.state.us but you need to be authorized by that city to handle the domain. after that city.state.us is delegated, you can charge whatever you want. the nic.us site says this (or used to)
so its not always free...
the way i understand it, the people with the hacked cards weren't paying for service, that is, they HAD NO CONTRACT.
nothing was signed by them.
so if they had to sign it to agree that the card was actually not theirs, or if they got the card from a 3rd party, then that would probably mean the card was really theirs.
i may be missing something as i don't know a whole lote about the cards or directv but thats what seems to be the case from the little that i have read.
as far as i know suvs were probably not of us origin. ;))
i don't really know a whole lot about suv history but land rover is english based.
it seems to me that they pioneered the 'suv' although not exactly with the features most soccer moms enjoy today.
to the best of my knowledge, 'suv' was coined by toyota.
and about any place to use the sports cars, i don't think the autobahn is on the northern our southern continents of america, much less anything remotely resembling it.
in regards to 'americans' that don't walk, etc., don't make categorical statements like that.
there are many people here who walk and/or are fitness minded. so please, shut up.
the point of my post was to stop the anti-us flaming.
it's really not necessary for something like slashdot which is supposed to be a home for (slightly) intelligent discussion as well as news (for nerds, as opposed to nutritionists
'big cars' and stuff larger than we need huh?
who makes bmws, mercedes, porsche, audi, ferarri, lamborghini, etc...?
is that the u.s.?
no i didn't think so..
shut up and stop flaming about the excess of u.s. citizens.
i'm sure there are no big cars or houses or *gasp* WASTE in ANY OTHER COUNTRY, much less a EUROPEAN COUNTRY.
if you have such a problem with 'americans' and 'american waste' (america does encompass more than the united states last time i checked) then go post your u.s.-hating comments to a non-'american'-operated(based/focused?) website.
there was also a version of xband out for the super nintendo :)
i forget the company (i don't think it was xband, xband was the product?)
but anyways, that was a great addon...
please sir, before flaming for spelling errors, make sure you don't misspell one of the very words you're trying to correct him on... :)
'coolant' not 'coolent'
i'm not a grammar or spelling nazi, but don't go flaming someone when you turn around and make the same mistake yourself.
iirc, kid rock actually started out dj'ing, mixing, and all that jazz, and from what i remember of some mtv interview (back when i had time to watch tv :|) he really is more involved with the actual production of his music than most.
:)
although i still dont really like kid rock, just thought id post this
i agree with you on the techno though, oakenfold and orbital are both great. though oakenfold really isnt much of an artists (he dj's and does some remixes, i dont think he puts out any original music??) they both have wonderful talent and style.
what i would like to know is how exactly a portscanner finds a vulnerability?
i mean, look at the output from nmap...
Starting nmap V. 2.3BETA9 by Fyodor (fyodor@dhp.com, www.insecure.org/nmap/)
Interesting ports on xxx.xxx.xxx (127.0.0.1):
Port State Protocol Service
21 open tcp ftp
22 open tcp ssh
23 open tcp telnet
25 open tcp smtp
53 open tcp domain
80 open tcp http
110 open tcp pop-3
113 open tcp auth
139 open tcp netbios-ssn
443 open tcp https
587 open tcp submission
901 open tcp unknown
where exactly does it tell you there's a vulnerability?
now we could add the operating system check option, that still wouldnt tell you what's vulnerable or not..
although once you know the OS you might be able to guess that perhaps wu-ftpd is running at port21 or that the irix telnetd is actually on port 23, but even if wu or telnetd is running, is it a vulnerable version?
while i dont appreciate portscans, and i run portscans few and far between (generally only on my hosts) it doesnt help if you argue against it yet give a retarded reason...
-crash
the k7 is going to be slot 1 according to an article i read from a link off here alphas are sockets (still? i have an older one) the slot that the k7s will be in will be basically a slot2 but incompatible electrically *shrug* that's all according to the article pretty much -Ed