Both Microsoft, Apple and others have their more or less closed source DRM implementations in place. Microsoft provides their WMRM SDK's to developers so anyone can roll their own DRM system based on MSDRM. Apple's DRM system is exclusive for Apple only (correct me if I am wrong).
All of the current implementations are closed source - if it was possible for anyone to write players that could play/strip the DRM from the files then the whole DRM idea would fail. That is why I have a lot of problems seeing how any DRM system could be open source...
Why not simply convince the ISP's to block infected machines from accessing the internet to start with? They [the ISP's] can probably easy spot botnet traffic and could seriously stop botnets.
Intermezzo is designed for this and a bit more - if one of the machines is a laptop you can take it away and work on it, and it'll resync when you get back.
We have looked at various distributed filesystems for use in a clustered setup of webservers. We wanted to remove the single point of failure from a central NFS server - Intermezzo was one of the filesystems we had a look at.
The idea behind Intermezzo is fairly simple and the documentation is good. The Intermezzo system looked like an ideal solution for our setup (Coda and OpenAFS are far to complex for use in a distributed filesystem on a closed internal net).
We tested the system but sadly it's not really production stable and I can't advise that you use it.
If you are looking for a SAFE solution then Intermezzo is not for you - you will just end up with garbled data, deadlocks and tons of wasted time...
"It's a shame to see a great infrastructure go down in flames like this."
That's why we have our servers located in REAL datacenter with pro active fire protection, etc.
I wouldn't call it "great" when their entire serverpark can be destroyed by a single fire - a lot of companies today still have their servers located in their own building and often in rooms without any kind of fire extinction... I do hope that they will be back online again soon.
If I were you I would take a look at either IBill and/or CCBill. They have been in the business for a long time and have a good service level. IBill provide payment via Credit Card, Online Cheque (both recurring) and Web900 whereas CCbill only provice payment via Credit Card and Online Cheque (both recurring) (afaik).
Instead of going through all the hazzle of setting our own billing system then have a look at the billing systems above. I personally wouldn't trust an unknown company/payment solution (no offence)...
It would be great with a common standard for documents/etc - no doubt about that. But how long will it take for some company (lets call is M$) to include own additions and extensions to that standart? Just look at HTML/CSS/Java...
First the reproduction of humans are affected by pollution - second we are getting more stupid?! What will the future bring? (Probably a lot more "first posts")
Wouldn't an implementation of PVM or equivalent in the Linux kernel improve the performance of parallel computing greatly? There is a kernel-httpd in the development branch of the Linux Kernel already - So wouldn't a feature in the kernel to enable parallel computing or clustering be the next big step?:-)
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Both Microsoft, Apple and others have their more or less closed source DRM implementations in place. Microsoft provides their WMRM SDK's to developers so anyone can roll their own DRM system based on MSDRM. Apple's DRM system is exclusive for Apple only (correct me if I am wrong).
All of the current implementations are closed source - if it was possible for anyone to write players that could play/strip the DRM from the files then the whole DRM idea would fail. That is why I have a lot of problems seeing how any DRM system could be open source...
Why not simply convince the ISP's to block infected machines from accessing the internet to start with? They [the ISP's] can probably easy spot botnet traffic and could seriously stop botnets.
Just my 2 cents.
Do we really need more space junk orbiting Earth?
This has been done before!
As their status page explains...
Neither Intermezzo or Coda is production stable - Have a look at this previous post.
Hi,
:) Do you have any of your docomention online? :)
It sounds like an interesting setup and I would love to spend some time on it
We bought a large Storegatek raid (2 x RAID 5) and used NFS.
NFS is a proven filesystem and it has been tested for years. It's compatible with all major UNIX flavors and BSD/Linux systems.
We have looked at various distributed filesystems for use in a clustered setup of webservers. We wanted to remove the single point of failure from a central NFS server - Intermezzo was one of the filesystems we had a look at.
The idea behind Intermezzo is fairly simple and the documentation is good. The Intermezzo system looked like an ideal solution for our setup (Coda and OpenAFS are far to complex for use in a distributed filesystem on a closed internal net).
We tested the system but sadly it's not really production stable and I can't advise that you use it.
If you are looking for a SAFE solution then Intermezzo is not for you - you will just end up with garbled data, deadlocks and tons of wasted time ...
My 2 cents.
"It's a shame to see a great infrastructure go down in flames like this."
... I do hope that they will be back online again soon.
That's why we have our servers located in REAL datacenter with pro active fire protection, etc.
I wouldn't call it "great" when their entire serverpark can be destroyed by a single fire - a lot of companies today still have their servers located in their own building and often in rooms without any kind of fire extinction
Instead of going through all the hazzle of setting our own billing system then have a look at the billing systems above. I personally wouldn't trust an unknown company/payment solution (no offence)...
The FTP server seems already to be bugged by /.
I have mirrored a version here: http://area51.netgroup.dk/grub/
Now we broke their last piece of technology by slashdotting their server!
A long time ago - probably before you were born - there was a similar solar-storm causing parts of the US power-grid to go offline for weeks!
It would be great with a common standard for documents/etc - no doubt about that. But how long will it take for some company (lets call is M$) to include own additions and extensions to that standart? Just look at HTML/CSS/Java ...
First the reproduction of humans are affected by pollution - second we are getting more stupid?!
What will the future bring? (Probably a lot more "first posts")
A quick look at my disks shows that the most of the space is occupied by something called .jpg ;-)
Lets make some mirrors before their site is /.'ed
(Server located in Denmark/Europe)
http://www.iot.dk/~laursen/jazz/
When will that be implemented :)
Wouldn't an implementation of PVM or equivalent in the Linux kernel improve the performance of parallel computing greatly? :-)
There is a kernel-httpd in the development branch of the Linux Kernel already - So wouldn't a feature in the kernel to enable parallel computing or clustering be the next big step?
KDE != OS :-)