You should note that GNU-Darwin distributed the first working version on the internet of md5 for Darwin, as well as bash and python all of which are now included with OS X. You might also like to read our authentication position paper, which was very impactful in the days following 9/11.
All of our packages contain md5 checksums. Although it is not the norm to checksum binaries which are used in one time bootstrapping procedures, it is not a bad idea. We will probably implement this feature eventually. If you are impatient, you should feel free to submit a patch.
proclus here;-}. In fact there is a crucial difference between the bedroom coder and Apple. One is distributing the resulting binaries to the public, and the public is entitled to software freedom. The bedroom coder would not be distributing binaries or publishing his changes, except that the license requires him to, which violates his privacy. Got it?
This is only a small clarification, and thank you for your insightful remarks. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions or comments.
Get the story here. It is only the government who saying that they failed to
show intent, a self-serving smokescreen argument at best,
which is unfortunately spreading via the media (I already heard it on
NPR). The reality appears to be that the jury supported fair use for
ebook users against the DMCA.
Another good alternative is SMTPS. They might beable to sniff your mail traffic downstream, but not at the source. It is very easy to set up with sslwrap and sslproxy. We are all set to go with secure services at GNU-Darwin. If you want SMTPS, just sign up then ask.
Heh, I think this problem will now be fixed soon;-}. If you can't wait for that, GNU-Darwin has a very fast default browser called Dillo, and X11 Mozilla will also be available for users soon. Although they are OS X compatible, they also work in console mode with XDarwin.
> BTW Has it occurred to anybody that most of the code for MS Office for X *would be* portabe to most *nix's?
Maybe, but I doubt. M$ has an interest in this case to keep the Apple API's so that the code will remain opaque and proprietary. Apple has 'abstracted' the Unix parts for use with its proprietary interface, so that the general Unix portability of M$ code is very doubtful
With the exception of the ports system itself, nearly all of our top offering are GPL-covered. Check the basefiles.
Having said that, free software is what it is. We favor copyleft, but we are using are using the ports system to bring free software to users. Of course, that ports system is derived from FreeBSD, as you know, and all 6000 ports were picked by FreeBSD users and developers.
We have added a number of ports to the collection, most of which are copyleft, all of which are free software.
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To the contrary, this upgrade is especially for Mac OSX.1 users. GNU-Darwin is OSX.1 compatible, and it will remain so.
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None of these are serious issues, which affect the utility of the Distribution in the slightest. It seems to me that the quality of your argument is in question. The only reason to choose the Fink would be if you like the software selection or the Debian package manager better that the BSD-style tools.
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Bad day?
None of the above has anything to do with the quality of the distro.
Hi Arandir! You have to understand that the project is more about software freedom than it is about geneologies. We call it GNU-Darwin because we are reaching Apple users with free software.
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http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/war.html
All of our packages contain md5 checksums. Although it is not the norm to checksum binaries which are used in one time bootstrapping procedures, it is not a bad idea. We will probably implement this feature eventually. If you are impatient, you should feel free to submit a patch.
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proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
Nice! Just scale up the bedroom coder to a small organization, and the privacy is broken again.
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http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
proclus here ;-}. In fact there is a crucial difference between the bedroom coder and Apple. One is distributing the resulting binaries to the public, and the public is entitled to software freedom. The bedroom coder would not be distributing binaries or publishing his changes, except that the license requires him to, which violates his privacy. Got it?
This is only a small clarification, and thank you for your insightful remarks. Please feel free to contact me with any further questions or comments.
Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
If you read the script with more care, you will find that the opposite is true. GNU-Darwin does not overwrite any Apple distributed files.
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http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
Get the story here. It is only the government who saying that they failed to show intent, a self-serving smokescreen argument at best, which is unfortunately spreading via the media (I already heard it on NPR). The reality appears to be that the jury supported fair use for ebook users against the DMCA.
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proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/webmail
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http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
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legislation will fix things so that only wealthy corporations can
"trade" personal information?
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Welcome to supercomputing.
I administrate a small cluster of the G4s, and real-time interactive graphics works great over the gigabit network.
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GNU-Darwin.org
nuff said.
That appears to me as a tyranical notion of freedom, which does not help users at all.
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proclus
> BTW Has it occurred to anybody that most of the code for MS Office for X *would be* portabe to most *nix's?
Maybe, but I doubt. M$ has an interest in this case to keep the Apple API's so that the code will remain opaque and proprietary. Apple has 'abstracted' the Unix parts for use with its proprietary interface, so that the general Unix portability of M$ code is very doubtful
Regards,
proclus
Having said that, free software is what it is. We favor copyleft, but we are using are using the ports system to bring free software to users. Of course, that ports system is derived from FreeBSD, as you know, and all 6000 ports were picked by FreeBSD users and developers.
We have added a number of ports to the collection, most of which are copyleft, all of which are free software.
Regards,
proclus
Here is what we plan for Beta2.
/bin
/usr/bin/cp
cd
mv cp ~
wget http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/packages/gcp
mv gcp cp
chmod 755
It is a serious issue, but I expect your are correct that there is no point to further discussion. *G*NU-Darwin will continue on course.
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proclus
We are using the FreeBSD ports and package tools to bring FSF-style free software to Apple users. GNU* is the correct name for what we are doing.
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proclus
Software freedom rules, and GNU-Darwin will continue to bring GNU-style free software to Apple users.
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proclus
GNU-Darwin is Darwin itself, but overlaid with free software.
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proclus
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None of these are serious issues, which affect the utility of the Distribution in the slightest. It seems to me that the quality of your argument is in question. The only reason to choose the Fink would be if you like the software selection or the Debian package manager better that the BSD-style tools.
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proclus
None of the above has anything to do with the quality of the distro.
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proclus
GNU=Free
There you have it. Do you want to have our usual free software debate again, Ara-dear?
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proclus
Hi Arandir! You have to understand that the project is more about software freedom than it is about geneologies. We call it GNU-Darwin because we are reaching Apple users with free software.
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proclus
We do not re-license any source code.
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proclus
JavaScript 2 and CSS, who needs it! It is just a way of popping up annoying ads.
When SSL arrives (soon!), Dillo will be king of the browsers.
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proclus