No RedHat buyout here. The idea is that MS could cut deals with Universities to sway them into switching their UNIX systems to NT. It's not unethical at all - if they can give the schools something that they need then great - MS isn't always the wrong tool for the job. Now, it would be a shame if this sort of thing caused the # of UNIX systems out there in Academia to significantly decrease, because UNIX systems are wonderful learning tools. Even still, it's a competitive market, and this particular ploy isn't exactly unheard of or even, in my opinion, unethical.
There's no way a giant company like Compaq would ever bet their computer systems on a hunch like that. Unless they've got inside information, you can count on that being wrong.
To be fair to Garfinkle, commercial interest in Linux *is* now the single largest factor in sudden surge of the OS. Do you think we'd have gotten this far without the kind of interest we've gotten from companies like Dell, Compaq, and IBM? Or even the distribution companies like RedHat and Caldera? Or don't you think of them as being businesses?
I don't blame them for boarding up and getting out of there for Floyd, but wouldn't it have been possible to serve their webpage and other services off of another machine - they do have other offices, right?
I don't blame them for boarding up and getting out of there for Floyd, but wouldn't it have been possible to server their webpage and other services off of another machine - they do have other offices, right?
Sounds like a bunch of tech-support crap to make you not try anything funny. Think about it - it's all Open Source. At a fundamental level, RedHat and Debian aren't *that* dissimilar, so making the drivers work with both shouldn't be a problem. And if they're binary-only drivers, then don't buy the NetWinder period.
I don't think we have the technology to fully process the information found in DNA and simulate what it would create. Besides, you couldn't clone an animal like the T-Rex from just his DNA, could you? I was under the impression that you would need some sort of host-mother, like was used in Dolly? So, on those lines, could someone describe how a cloned Dodo bird would be "born" ?
Well yes, that's true - they would not necessarily be anything like their originaly copies, psychologically. However, there is no hard scientific evidence to show us whether personality is something you are born with or aquire through experience. Most research tends to support the theory that it is a combination of both. So, if that were the case, a clone of Hitler might have some of his traits, but not necessarily all of them, based on its own life experiences.
So, let me asked this: If a bird like the Dodo was hunted to extiction by ANY other animal, would we consider it to be natural selection? I mean, obviously the Dodo was incapable of defending itself againt human hunters, but just how is that different than defending itself against another predator like an alligator or something? Did the Dodo die out because we were *unfair* in hunting it so much, or did it die out because it was just a really dumb bird? I'm serious - maybe it was just time for the Dodo to check out. If not from us, than from something else.
I try not to push my own personal views in any direction, but it does make me angry when people say that creationism and religion are "silly" or "ludicrous". It's a plausible explanation to the existance of the universe, it just doesn't adhere to the rules that we, as a scientific culture, believe to be the bottom line. "Well, who made God?" they say. That makes certain assumptions about God as an entity that we would definitely not be in any place to make. It takes a differnent type of thinking to even accept the possibility, and a lot of people (those who claim to be open minded and scientific) shut their minds to it.
Are we sure that's the case? That these ports were opened by the software or the embedded system in the Dreamcast. I wonder if there's a way to find out. That would make a lot more sense (although I can't imagine why a *game* would need telnet).
remote update of flashbios over Telnet? Not likely - Telnet's not exactly ideal for sending binary data over a network. If that were the case, they would've been better off designing their own network protocol. As it is, if they needed a backdoor, I can't see why they didn't do it in a more obscure way. This is just begging for trouble.
That sounds like a pretty good guess to me, but now I'm scared. Imagine if someone *did* crack the Username/Password (with, say, some inside info). They might be able to start knocking people off the game network like crazy. What could Sega do? Recall the Dreamcasts??
Um, they've already done a basic port of BSD (Net, I think) - why spend money on WinCE when you can use BSD for free. Besides: Do you really trust WinCE?
Isn't ping flood a DOS attack? What would the point of that be - unless you just wanted to crash your Dreamcast. This is pretty weird, if you ask me - I'd hate to think that Sega had less-than-honorable intentions with this one... Although I can't imagine what those might be, if any. Maybe it's for the NSA:)
Sure, it's not the greatest platform, but Windows has been doing this since 95. I really like the way Windows handles data types. There are a few things I would change, but otherwise it creates a very standard way to change data types throughout the whole platform.
Well I've been keeping up with the Milestone releases, and this puppy has a long way to go. 3rd party add ons are wonderful, of course, but the Mozilla team needs to be very focused on what matters to them. Namely, Mozilla. The application is slow to respond on my 550MHz machine with 256 Megs of RAM. Even a bloated program will respond fast on that sort of machine, so they must be doing something wrong. We don't need another Netscape - We need a decent browser.
I'm no market expert, but it's not like anyone who made their fortune on IBM stock ever went broke. IBM had stability and they still do. Of course, IBM is no longer the front-runner in the computer industry but that's a far cry from being out of the industry alltogether. I think people see IBM's wipeout with PCs as an indication of how they're doing as a company - This isn't exactly fair. PCs are certainly not they're only business.
Yeah, I suppose in that sense it can only make the content better. But imagine how cutthroat it would get? People would develop grudges against those who were doing better and mediators would have a much greater responsibility. I'd definitely be interested in seeing how competition affects such an interesting environment as/. - I seriously doubt that Rob will put it into effect though.
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No RedHat buyout here. The idea is that MS could cut deals with Universities to sway them into switching their UNIX systems to NT. It's not unethical at all - if they can give the schools something that they need then great - MS isn't always the wrong tool for the job. Now, it would be a shame if this sort of thing caused the # of UNIX systems out there in Academia to significantly decrease, because UNIX systems are wonderful learning tools. Even still, it's a competitive market, and this particular ploy isn't exactly unheard of or even, in my opinion, unethical.
What makes you think that Windows won't run on Merced. There was just a story up about this about a month ago. MS is still in the runnings.
There's no way a giant company like Compaq would ever bet their computer systems on a hunch like that. Unless they've got inside information, you can count on that being wrong.
The first time I read one of his articles I said to myself, "Now that has *got* to be a pen name." I'd like to see this guy's drivers license.
To be fair to Garfinkle, commercial interest in Linux *is* now the single largest factor in sudden surge of the OS. Do you think we'd have gotten this far without the kind of interest we've gotten from companies like Dell, Compaq, and IBM? Or even the distribution companies like RedHat and Caldera? Or don't you think of them as being businesses?
I don't blame them for boarding up and getting out of there for Floyd, but wouldn't it have been possible to serve their webpage and other services off of another machine - they do have other offices, right?
I don't blame them for boarding up and getting out of there for Floyd, but wouldn't it have been possible to server their webpage and other services off of another machine - they do have other offices, right?
Thank you :)
Well, am I wrong here, or aren't these cards supported under BSD anyway? I mean it's great to have *official* support, but does BSD really need it?
Nope... Crying shame too. Sometime's I think the moderators are just itching to attack.
Sounds like a bunch of tech-support crap to make you not try anything funny. Think about it - it's all Open Source. At a fundamental level, RedHat and Debian aren't *that* dissimilar, so making the drivers work with both shouldn't be a problem. And if they're binary-only drivers, then don't buy the NetWinder period.
I don't think we have the technology to fully process the information found in DNA and simulate what it would create. Besides, you couldn't clone an animal like the T-Rex from just his DNA, could you? I was under the impression that you would need some sort of host-mother, like was used in Dolly? So, on those lines, could someone describe how a cloned Dodo bird would be "born" ?
Well yes, that's true - they would not necessarily be anything like their originaly copies, psychologically. However, there is no hard scientific evidence to show us whether personality is something you are born with or aquire through experience. Most research tends to support the theory that it is a combination of both. So, if that were the case, a clone of Hitler might have some of his traits, but not necessarily all of them, based on its own life experiences.
So, let me asked this: If a bird like the Dodo was hunted to extiction by ANY other animal, would we consider it to be natural selection? I mean, obviously the Dodo was incapable of defending itself againt human hunters, but just how is that different than defending itself against another predator like an alligator or something? Did the Dodo die out because we were *unfair* in hunting it so much, or did it die out because it was just a really dumb bird? I'm serious - maybe it was just time for the Dodo to check out. If not from us, than from something else.
I try not to push my own personal views in any direction, but it does make me angry when people say that creationism and religion are "silly" or "ludicrous". It's a plausible explanation to the existance of the universe, it just doesn't adhere to the rules that we, as a scientific culture, believe to be the bottom line. "Well, who made God?" they say. That makes certain assumptions about God as an entity that we would definitely not be in any place to make. It takes a differnent type of thinking to even accept the possibility, and a lot of people (those who claim to be open minded and scientific) shut their minds to it.
Are we sure that's the case? That these ports were opened by the software or the embedded system in the Dreamcast. I wonder if there's a way to find out. That would make a lot more sense (although I can't imagine why a *game* would need telnet).
remote update of flashbios over Telnet? Not likely - Telnet's not exactly ideal for sending binary data over a network. If that were the case, they would've been better off designing their own network protocol. As it is, if they needed a backdoor, I can't see why they didn't do it in a more obscure way. This is just begging for trouble.
That sounds like a pretty good guess to me, but now I'm scared. Imagine if someone *did* crack the Username/Password (with, say, some inside info). They might be able to start knocking people off the game network like crazy. What could Sega do? Recall the Dreamcasts??
Um, they've already done a basic port of BSD (Net, I think) - why spend money on WinCE when you can use BSD for free. Besides: Do you really trust WinCE?
CE running a Telnet server? That doesn't make a whole world of sense - but I suppose anything is possible.
Isn't ping flood a DOS attack? What would the point of that be - unless you just wanted to crash your Dreamcast. This is pretty weird, if you ask me - I'd hate to think that Sega had less-than-honorable intentions with this one... Although I can't imagine what those might be, if any. Maybe it's for the NSA :)
Sure, it's not the greatest platform, but Windows has been doing this since 95. I really like the way Windows handles data types. There are a few things I would change, but otherwise it creates a very standard way to change data types throughout the whole platform.
Well I've been keeping up with the Milestone releases, and this puppy has a long way to go. 3rd party add ons are wonderful, of course, but the Mozilla team needs to be very focused on what matters to them. Namely, Mozilla. The application is slow to respond on my 550MHz machine with 256 Megs of RAM. Even a bloated program will respond fast on that sort of machine, so they must be doing something wrong. We don't need another Netscape - We need a decent browser.
I'm no market expert, but it's not like anyone who made their fortune on IBM stock ever went broke. IBM had stability and they still do. Of course, IBM is no longer the front-runner in the computer industry but that's a far cry from being out of the industry alltogether. I think people see IBM's wipeout with PCs as an indication of how they're doing as a company - This isn't exactly fair. PCs are certainly not they're only business.
Yeah, I suppose in that sense it can only make the content better. But imagine how cutthroat it would get? People would develop grudges against those who were doing better and mediators would have a much greater responsibility. I'd definitely be interested in seeing how competition affects such an interesting environment as /. - I seriously doubt that Rob will put it into effect though.