Check out www.vovida.com and see that vovida was purchased by Cisco. Also do a whois on vovida.org and see who hosts the DNS. The software that is given away on vovida.org was primarily written by Cisco employees, and it's open source. Just check out SIPTiger which is a configuration tool for Cisco's own SIP phone.
I don't want to make some huge proclamation on Cisco and open source, but I think this is very exciting.
[smutt@ruff smutt]$ whois vovida.org
[whois.internic.net]
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the.com,.net, and.org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: VOVIDA.ORG
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS1.CISCO.COM
Name Server: NS2.CISCO.COM
Updated Date: 18-jan-2001
This kind of business all depends on real estate. People are only going to come to your internet-cafe thingy if you make it easier to get to than their home. If you can't compete with people on bandwidth because they have broadband, than compete with them on real estate.
Do you think people would go to McDonald's if it was always out in the boonies?
I use Konquerer under KDE and set it to alert me for any cookie. If a site tries to set a cookie that I don't want, I click "Deny all cookies from that domain." That way I never get bugged about cookies from that site again. It also forces me to only allow cookies from sites that I explicitly allow.
You should use the same philosophy for cookies as you do for access lists: Anything that isn't explicitly allowed should be denied.
By the way this comment was posted in Konquerer, the coolest web browser on the planet.
For those of you who can't wait for this to come out try checking out some of these interesting and commendable knock-offs.
JumpGate: Very cool first person ship flying in a pseudo-realistic physics universe. Three different factions vying for control of the same universe, join one. Fly your ship into combat or trade goods peaceably. You can't own a planet or a space station but the graphics are alright. It's in open-beta and available now @ www.mightygames.com.
MerchantEmpires.net: A slick web interface leads to a back end written in php and mysql. Almost exactly the same as Tradewars, but with a web interface, this game wasted plenty of my time. Check it out at www.merchantempires.net.
Eve-Online: Looks very, very,cool but is in the early alpha stages right now. You won't be able to play it for at least 18 months. The graphics engine looks awesome and you can own ships and spacestations. www.eve-online.com
Privateer Online: Origin killed this title a while ago but some diehards still think it may be in the works. I wish it was but I think this is not the case.
Have fun!
I came accross this amazing P2P system the other day that completely blew my mind. It scales well and can handle any kind of file type. It has mature clients for all major platforms including Linux/Solaris/IRIX/SCO/AIX/BSD/Windows even Amiga. It's so powerful it even includes a meta-search tool for searching for P2P servers.
It's called Archie and the meta-search tool is called Veronica. You should try it out it's amazing.
Will this allow me to use a 2.4 Linux box as a firewall for rtp streams? My BSD firewall at home allows me to do this. I didn't read the article so feel free to tell me to RTFM.
What about accountability?
If a security hole is discovered in a piece of software I guarantee you it will get fixed faster if the whole world knows its there. Companies have no incentive to fix holes unless they recieve pressure from outside. Your argument doesn't address that. This agreement doesn't address that.
This agreement makes it easier for these corporations to sidestep public criticism of their insecure software. Can we expect these companies to act outside of their best interests and expend invaluable resources to fix software that no one else knows is broken? Of course NOT!!
Fixing security holes takes programmers.
Programmers take money.
Corporations like to make money, not spend it.
Therefore, security holes will not get fixed.
It's that simple.
The Nigerian government wouldn't stay in power if it wasn't for the revenue generated by shell. Shell may say one thing publicly, but their actions reveal where their best interests lie. It is in Shell's best interest to squelch protesters and prop up the Nigerian government, because it keeps the oil flowing. If you think a company like Shell isn't going to act in their best interests than you're crazy. The best that we can do as consumers of Shell is to raise a big enough stink. We need to shift Shell's best interests away from pumping oil out of Nigeria to recoving its image. Shell is not stupid, they relize that their image affects their bottom line.
I'm currently interested in packing up my bags
and moving to the far east. How hard would it be to find a tech job in the Japan? I've got a degree in CS from a well known University, CCNA, CIPT, and I've been doing VoIP integration with Cisco gear for 2 years. I'm also a UNIX geek with a decent amount of experience in C and Java.
Security and stability should come first in a distribution, not convenience.
Isn't the whole idea of a distro to be a
tailor made version of linux. If you want to run
Linux on a i486 as a router then don't use Mandrake. Considering that the majority of people running Linux are running it on i686's, Mandrake has made a decision to capitilize on that. Distributions of Linux don't have to be flexible becuase there are 80 zillion of them. Just pick the right one for your needs.
If I purchase something I should be able to view
it on any type of device I wish to. Once I own
the right to watch something it shouldn't be illegal for me to watch it the way I want to, on my platform.
This has nothing to do pirating. This has to do with control of the DVD player.
This has absolutely nothing to do with distributing MP3s. This decision is about
the DECSS code that the kid from Finland wrote
that cracked some crappy encryption.
I for one will still be wearing my DECSS shirt
in the US. If code isn't recognized as free speech then we're all doomed.
Star Wars was by far my favorite pinball game. On the one we used to have where I worked U could actually lower the replay on it.
1. Turn it off.(switch is on the bottom) 2. Turn it on. 3. Pick it up and drop it.(not too hard) 4. Press the Start button numerous times. 5. The little LED screen would actually countdown the replay value.
We would lower it all the way down to 10,000 points and play the thing till we got completely bored with it on 50 cents. Usually we'd leave it with 5 or 6 credits on it. Those were the days.
Why are you flaming this guy? He's made some very valid points that are more or less true.
Who cares if he hasn't posted that much?? Everybody starts out small.
I lived in India for about 6 months at a technical school in Kerala. We didn't have Internet access there. Many people in neighboring states didn't even have enough food or water. What he says is true. People are starving and the internet won't fix that. So get your head out of your ass, c()D3GuRu. Spend less time on your leet spelling and more time on relaxation. We'll all thank you for it.
Just look in the bottom of your browser to see where clicking this link will take you. It's not that hard to figure out. Slashdot shouldn't have to warn you where a click is going to take you. Don't be so easily offended.
As a test engineer who has seen products released way before they were done I have only respect for developers who won't release until the shit is done.
So, copying CDs to your hard drive isn't legal, and it certainly isn't legal to distribute them.
Two words: Fair use.
Under the fair use policy of the US you are allowed to make a limited number of copies of something if you paid for it already. You just can't distribute it.
Slashdot Mirror
Check out www.vovida.com and see that vovida was purchased by Cisco. Also do a whois on vovida.org and see who hosts the DNS. The software that is given away on vovida.org was primarily written by Cisco employees, and it's open source. Just check out SIPTiger which is a configuration tool for Cisco's own SIP phone.
.com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
I don't want to make some huge proclamation on Cisco and open source, but I think this is very exciting.
[smutt@ruff smutt]$ whois vovida.org
[whois.internic.net]
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: VOVIDA.ORG
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS1.CISCO.COM
Name Server: NS2.CISCO.COM
Updated Date: 18-jan-2001
This kind of business all depends on real estate. People are only going to come to your internet-cafe thingy if you make it easier to get to than their home. If you can't compete with people on bandwidth because they have broadband, than compete with them on real estate.
Do you think people would go to McDonald's if it was always out in the boonies?
I use Konquerer under KDE and set it to alert me for any cookie. If a site tries to set a cookie that I don't want, I click "Deny all cookies from that domain." That way I never get bugged about cookies from that site again. It also forces me to only allow cookies from sites that I explicitly allow.
You should use the same philosophy for cookies as you do for access lists: Anything that isn't explicitly allowed should be denied.
By the way this comment was posted in Konquerer, the coolest web browser on the planet.
For those of you who can't wait for this to come out try checking out some of these interesting and commendable knock-offs.
JumpGate: Very cool first person ship flying in a pseudo-realistic physics universe. Three different factions vying for control of the same universe, join one. Fly your ship into combat or trade goods peaceably. You can't own a planet or a space station but the graphics are alright. It's in open-beta and available now @ www.mightygames.com.
MerchantEmpires.net: A slick web interface leads to a back end written in php and mysql. Almost exactly the same as Tradewars, but with a web interface, this game wasted plenty of my time. Check it out at www.merchantempires.net.
Eve-Online: Looks very, very ,cool but is in the early alpha stages right now. You won't be able to play it for at least 18 months. The graphics engine looks awesome and you can own ships and spacestations. www.eve-online.com
Privateer Online: Origin killed this title a while ago but some diehards still think it may be in the works. I wish it was but I think this is not the case. Have fun!
I came accross this amazing P2P system the other day that completely blew my mind. It scales well and can handle any kind of file type. It has mature clients for all major platforms including Linux/Solaris/IRIX/SCO/AIX/BSD/Windows even Amiga. It's so powerful it even includes a meta-search tool for searching for P2P servers.
It's called Archie and the meta-search tool is called Veronica. You should try it out it's amazing.
Will this allow me to use a 2.4 Linux box as a firewall for rtp streams? My BSD firewall at home allows me to do this. I didn't read the article so feel free to tell me to RTFM.
You have to be a Cisco employee to view some of the bugs
What about accountability?
If a security hole is discovered in a piece of software I guarantee you it will get fixed faster if the whole world knows its there. Companies have no incentive to fix holes unless they recieve pressure from outside. Your argument doesn't address that. This agreement doesn't address that.
This agreement makes it easier for these corporations to sidestep public criticism of their insecure software. Can we expect these companies to act outside of their best interests and expend invaluable resources to fix software that no one else knows is broken? Of course NOT!!
Fixing security holes takes programmers.
Programmers take money.
Corporations like to make money, not spend it.
Therefore, security holes will not get fixed.
It's that simple.
How do you think the Nigerian government stays in power?
Check out this article.
The Nigerian government wouldn't stay in power if it wasn't for the revenue generated by shell. Shell may say one thing publicly, but their actions reveal where their best interests lie. It is in Shell's best interest to squelch protesters and prop up the Nigerian government, because it keeps the oil flowing. If you think a company like Shell isn't going to act in their best interests than you're crazy. The best that we can do as consumers of Shell is to raise a big enough stink. We need to shift Shell's best interests away from pumping oil out of Nigeria to recoving its image. Shell is not stupid, they relize that their image affects their bottom line.
It sounds to me like you don't want a stable 2.4, you just want a 2.4. If you wanted a stable 2.4 you would be willing to wait.
I'm currently interested in packing up my bags
and moving to the far east. How hard would it be to find a tech job in the Japan? I've got a degree in CS from a well known University, CCNA, CIPT, and I've been doing VoIP integration with Cisco gear for 2 years. I'm also a UNIX geek with a decent amount of experience in C and Java.
Does anyone know what I could expect in Japan?
Snoop Doggie Dogg has a masters in business
administration.
Isn't the whole idea of a distro to be a tailor made version of linux. If you want to run Linux on a i486 as a router then don't use Mandrake. Considering that the majority of people running Linux are running it on i686's, Mandrake has made a decision to capitilize on that. Distributions of Linux don't have to be flexible becuase there are 80 zillion of them. Just pick the right one for your needs.
If I purchase something I should be able to view
it on any type of device I wish to. Once I own
the right to watch something it shouldn't be illegal for me to watch it the way I want to, on my platform.
This has nothing to do pirating. This has to do with control of the DVD player.
This has absolutely nothing to do with distributing MP3s. This decision is about
the DECSS code that the kid from Finland wrote
that cracked some crappy encryption.
I for one will still be wearing my DECSS shirt
in the US. If code isn't recognized as free speech then we're all doomed.
Star Wars was by far my favorite pinball game.
On the one we used to have where I worked U could
actually lower the replay on it.
1. Turn it off.(switch is on the bottom)
2. Turn it on.
3. Pick it up and drop it.(not too hard)
4. Press the Start button numerous times.
5. The little LED screen would actually countdown
the replay value.
We would lower it all the way down to 10,000 points and play the thing till we got completely bored with it on 50 cents. Usually we'd leave it with 5 or 6 credits on it. Those were the days.
Anybody understand why so much of this document
has been crossed out. Is that MS's way of dissing
the Justice Department's plan??
Just wondering, I don't get it.
Why are you flaming this guy?
He's made some very valid points that are more or
less true.
Who cares if he hasn't posted that much??
Everybody starts out small.
I lived in India for about 6 months at a technical
school in Kerala. We didn't have Internet access
there. Many people in neighboring states didn't
even have enough food or water. What he says is
true. People are starving and the internet won't fix that. So get your head out of your ass,
c()D3GuRu. Spend less time on your leet spelling
and more time on relaxation. We'll all thank you
for it.
Have you tried openh323.org??
They have a standards based simple phone program
called openphone.
This is some pretty funny stuff. Does Slashdot
have any independent confirmation that the person who submitted this didn't just make it up??
Just look in the bottom of your browser to see
where clicking this link will take you. It's
not that hard to figure out. Slashdot shouldn't have to warn you where a click is going to take you. Don't be so easily offended.
Please ask Metallica this question. This is
excellent.
Amen brother.
As a test engineer who has seen products released
way before they were done I have only respect for
developers who won't release until the shit is done.
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/picture.h
So, copying CDs to your hard drive isn't legal, and it certainly isn't legal to distribute them.
Two words: Fair use.
Under the fair use policy of the US you are allowed to make a limited number of copies of something if you paid for it already. You just can't distribute it.