Does anyone know of some legal reason why such an action could not be brought?
Because they're the government. They'll claim it's being done in the interest of National Security. And you will lose.
Don't underestimate them. When it comes to all that top-secret spy shit, your "rights" legally mean dick in court. Remember, the United States Government is a monopoly.
If their port of IE is as "charming" as their release of Frontpage server extensions for apache, then count me out. On the other hand, M$ might just be trying to compete with Netscape on as many platforms as it can, quality be damned.
Ugh. I hate the thought of starting my X session only to be greeted by a happy and cheery spinning M$ windows-logo globe while some ActiveX IE extension sends my password file back to microsoft.com.
Oh well. I don't think any Microsoft product will fit on my Linux system anyway, since ext2 partitions only have a few terabytes of storage capacity.:-)
Figures.. I just picked up the 3.1 CD set a week or so ago.:P
Oh well.. I know I can cvsup it fairly easily, but it's still worth it just to get the official CD set. FreeBSD is so excellent that I wouldn't even hesitate to buy an official version when presented with the opportunity.
Gradstein contended that PlayMedia could be entitled to much more money if the court finds in its favor. MP3.com's business largely is based on MP3 downloads and thus has "required them to give their users the ability to download music in the MP3 format, which in turn has been reliant on Winamp," Gradstein said.
They started doing the copyright notice thing about a week or so ago, then removed it for all day yesterday, and now the it's back.
Simple way to avoid it, just figure some way to have your whois client cut the connection after the real information you're looking for comes through. No license, no agreement. Not that it's legally binding in the first place, mind you..
M$ and Mindcraft will balance the test in some way from some obscure aspect, which will make NT win. There is NO WAY Microsoft would be pushing for a re-test unless they've gotten assurance from the Mindcraft minions that Linux will fail the test. Testing on Mindcraft and/or Microsoft's terms is a NO WIN situation for us.
I've been seeing alot of talk about "everyone's fridge and toaster needing an IP address".. Wouldn't it make more sense to use internal, non-routable IPs for that sort of thing?
Aside from the thrill of being able to ping your toaster from work/school, I don't see of what use an Internet IP would be for things as worthless as household appliances. Most uses of these devices require human interaction (toaster, fridge, etc.), so remote control of them shouldn't be a big priority.
Besides, I don't fancy the idea of my vacuum cleaner sucking in its own ethernet cable and bursting into flames.
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Wow, that ReplayTV box has a jack for a phone line so the box can interface with their network.. I wonder what kinds of viewing-habit tidbits are getting sent back to them.
Might as well move on to Internet3, the borg will eventually assimilate Internet2.
Seriously though, I wonder what harm this will do to open standards on the network?
"We'll pour in 5 million more billy bucks if everyone uses NetBEUI as a default transport. 10 million more if everyone uses Internet Exploder running on a Windows NT Workstation."
Some schools these days are far more tough than people imagine. I was beaten up on a regular basis in high school. Not only because I am a computer nerd, but because I also happened to be the one of the only white people out of 1,500+ in the school. This school was where all the other schools sent their misbehaving students. It also happened to be the zoned public school for my area, meaning I'm basically stuck going there.
The only friends I hung out with there were (surprise) computer nerds and the other white guys. One of my friends had to drop out in his Junior year because he got beat senseless in a downstairs hallway. I've lost count of how many times I was beaten up. I've been robbed at gunpoint twice. I reported this to school administrators, teachers, Baltimore city police(!), and it did absolutely no good. "We'll look into it and let you know if we need anything," was the general response I got.
The hardest part was having to return to school the next day. Being in crowded hallways with hundreds of people. Not knowing if that person, or maybe that one, or that one over there was the one that robbed you or beat you up yesterday.. Thoughts like "oh no, I think that group of guys is staring at me, i wonder if it could be them?!" become commonplace.
So what I ended up doing was cutting class and going home. I cut most of my Sophomore year (ending up passing by a thread) and Junior year (failing miserably). To my surprise, I was later informed by the guidance department that I was being promoted to the Senior Class next year not because of my grades, but because of "computer error").
I guess my breaking point was when I was taking a biology exam near the end of my Junior year. I was seated near the classroom door. Right when I was finishing my exam, someone from the hallway screamed "hey, whitey!" and winged a biology textbook at my head. The spine of the hardcover book made contact. The coward in the hall took off, and everyone in the class was staring at me. The room went dead silent.
At that point, it was hard to decide what hurt more, the book hitting my forehead, or being called "whitey". How are you supposed to respond when something like that happens? I could've snapped, ran after the guy, and beat the living shit out of him, but a part of me felt sorry for someone who would do something like that. I'm not really a violent person.
I came to a decision. I packed my books, stood up, tore up my exam, trashcanned it, thanked the teacher for being willing to educate in an environment like this, and walked out of the class and out the school's front doors to safety.
I haven't returned there since.
Today, thanks to the computing skills I learned at home while cutting class, I own part of an Internet services company. I guess my point is that forced education can, on the surface, appear to be beneficial, but for some people it can be their absolute worst nightmare.
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October? I heard that MS was shipping it now.
Because they're the government. They'll claim it's being done in the interest of National Security. And you will lose.
Don't underestimate them. When it comes to all that top-secret spy shit, your "rights" legally mean dick in court. Remember, the United States Government is a monopoly.
Ugh. I hate the thought of starting my X session only to be greeted by a happy and cheery spinning M$ windows-logo globe while some ActiveX IE extension sends my password file back to microsoft.com.
Oh well. I don't think any Microsoft product will fit on my Linux system anyway, since ext2 partitions only have a few terabytes of storage capacity. :-)
Oh well.. I know I can cvsup it fairly easily, but it's still worth it just to get the official CD set. FreeBSD is so excellent that I wouldn't even hesitate to buy an official version when presented with the opportunity.
PS - Disco sucks
Silly lawyers, when will they learn..
Simple way to avoid it, just figure some way to have your whois client cut the connection after the real information you're looking for comes through. No license, no agreement. Not that it's legally binding in the first place, mind you..
M$ and Mindcraft will balance the test in some way from some obscure aspect, which will make NT win. There is NO WAY Microsoft would be pushing for a re-test unless they've gotten assurance from the Mindcraft minions that Linux will fail the test. Testing on Mindcraft and/or Microsoft's terms is a NO WIN situation for us.
Aside from the thrill of being able to ping your toaster from work/school, I don't see of what use an Internet IP would be for things as worthless as household appliances. Most uses of these devices require human interaction (toaster, fridge, etc.), so remote control of them shouldn't be a big priority.
Besides, I don't fancy the idea of my vacuum cleaner sucking in its own ethernet cable and bursting into flames.
You know it's a good product when they use bright green tables to sell it :-)
Still, I'd think taking a shot to the back of the head from one of those things could seriously ruin your day.
That is, assuming ebay hasn't closed it down yet. (-:
Silly zdnet and their changing URLs.. Lets try this link.
Apparently our good friend Ed Muth hasn't gotten to this M$ employee yet. You can be sure that'll change.
In any event, I think any company basing Y2K-critical stuff on Windows 95 deserves anything that might happen to them as a result.
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Wow, that ReplayTV box has a jack for a phone line so the box can interface with their network.. I wonder what kinds of viewing-habit tidbits are getting sent back to them.
Have fun.
Erase all data?
YES - "up" button
NO - any other button
It's easier than waiting for the batteries to drain.
I guess the term "Blue Screen of Death" will have a bit more merit, now..
Seriously though, I wonder what harm this will do to open standards on the network?
"We'll pour in 5 million more billy bucks if everyone uses NetBEUI as a default transport. 10 million more if everyone uses Internet Exploder running on a Windows NT Workstation."
Caught that on inet-access yesterday.. I wonder if someone actually won a bid for them or if ebay closed the auction.
I wonder if the control board has a blue LED of death?
The only friends I hung out with there were (surprise) computer nerds and the other white guys. One of my friends had to drop out in his Junior year because he got beat senseless in a downstairs hallway. I've lost count of how many times I was beaten up. I've been robbed at gunpoint twice. I reported this to school administrators, teachers, Baltimore city police(!), and it did absolutely no good. "We'll look into it and let you know if we need anything," was the general response I got.
The hardest part was having to return to school the next day. Being in crowded hallways with hundreds of people. Not knowing if that person, or maybe that one, or that one over there was the one that robbed you or beat you up yesterday.. Thoughts like "oh no, I think that group of guys is staring at me, i wonder if it could be them?!" become commonplace.
So what I ended up doing was cutting class and going home. I cut most of my Sophomore year (ending up passing by a thread) and Junior year (failing miserably). To my surprise, I was later informed by the guidance department that I was being promoted to the Senior Class next year not because of my grades, but because of "computer error").
I guess my breaking point was when I was taking a biology exam near the end of my Junior year. I was seated near the classroom door. Right when I was finishing my exam, someone from the hallway screamed "hey, whitey!" and winged a biology textbook at my head. The spine of the hardcover book made contact. The coward in the hall took off, and everyone in the class was staring at me. The room went dead silent.
At that point, it was hard to decide what hurt more, the book hitting my forehead, or being called "whitey". How are you supposed to respond when something like that happens? I could've snapped, ran after the guy, and beat the living shit out of him, but a part of me felt sorry for someone who would do something like that. I'm not really a violent person.
I came to a decision. I packed my books, stood up, tore up my exam, trashcanned it, thanked the teacher for being willing to educate in an environment like this, and walked out of the class and out the school's front doors to safety.
I haven't returned there since.
Today, thanks to the computing skills I learned at home while cutting class, I own part of an Internet services company. I guess my point is that forced education can, on the surface, appear to be beneficial, but for some people it can be their absolute worst nightmare.