Revelations 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
I think we're safe as long as they don't start making linux headbands.
The future most likely doesn't hold the grim predictions from say, the Letter from 2020, but that doesn't mean we should assume that everything will always be honky dory.
You can use our current drug policies as a guide to the future of DRM...
Just because people resist drug laws doesn't mean they aren't criminalized, prosecuted, and persecuted for violations. Just because the current laws being drafted are anti-constitutional doesn't mean they won't be passed. In fact, I can't think of a better example of why not to allow these laws to be passed than the example of drug policies that you just gave. The only way to ensure your rights and privelages aren't trampled is to be eternally vigilant. The attitude that everything will just "be ok" is what allows things to go wrong in the first place. Assuming that millions of people will do the job of protecting your freedoms inevitably comes to bite you in the ass when millions of people assume the same.
Usually, when a new kernel is out, I download the patch, apply it, use the most recent config file, which I go through some, but not necessary through all umpteen options and this usually worked just fine...I don't really have the expertise to up/downgrade the compiler and the related libraries.
From the kernel Readme:
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Compiling and running the 2.4.xx kernels requires up-to-date versions of various software packages. Consult./Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using excessively old versions of these packages can cause indirect errors that are very difficult to track down, so don't assume that you can just update packages when obvious problems arise during build or operation.
Many sources recommend that if you don't have a critical reason to upgrade your kernel, don't. I will follow in this recommendation, as the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is especially true if you don't know how to fix it. Installing/uninstalling a program is far more mundane than upgrading a kernel. If you're not comfortable upgrading (downgrading) gcc, and your kernel is performing well as is (or was working fine, as the case may be), you aren't a strong candidate for a kernel upgrade. Learn the basics and fundamentals of the OS before diving headfirst into something as critical as kernel patches. Distribution providers usually do extensive testing on the kernel version included to ensure stability and compatibility.
If you're determined to go ahead with this, Linuxnewbie.org has a decent amount of information, linuxdoc.org and linuxnow.com have HOWTOs on virtually any subject (including the GCC HOWTO, although I can't say with any degree of certainty that gcc is at fault here), and the website of your distribution is probably another good source of info. If you still have problems, and turn to the net for answers, make sure to state specifically each step you took thus far and try to detail the problems you encountered, providing logs and diagnostic output when possible. In doing so, you or someone else may find you skipped a crucial step. Kernel upgrades are not to be taken lightly and, as you have experienced, can quite possibly be more trouble than they're worth.
A shame that AOL doesn't make this kind of information more easily available.
A large amount of AOL's income is from advertisements. You're bombarded by them from the second you sign on, in every window you open, till you sign off. Salon might have adopted the mandatory ad viewing my friend, but they didn't invent it. AOL has been using these for years. Subscribers are forced to view several ads of "special offers" before they can even begin to navigate through the "service." It's like playing Where's Waldo trying to find the Close button on some of these windows. AOL doesn't want third parties designing software to be used on their networks because it would be detrimental to their advertising income. Fewer members using their software translates into fewer eyes viewing their ads, which reduces the value of their ad space. It's a safe bet that AOL will do everything in its power to ensure that people continue to use its software.
This will be a long war, and a hard war. It will be a different kind of war than many of you are used to. But I know the American People are ready, and have the resolve to stamp out music sharing, and those countries that harbor music sharers. Make no mistake, we'll smoke 'em out.
From the article:
According to Rosen, there are a number of tactics the RIAA will employ. First, she says, "we are working with sound card manufacturers to implement technology that will block the recording of watermarked content in both digital and analogue form".
Note that last part - analog. That translates as: plugging your stereo into your sound card. Or even, presumably, holding a mic up to your speakers. Fortunately we already have sound cards that don't give a crap about watermarks, right?
That will nobble attempts to rip and distribute encoded material, but what about existing files and CDs? Step forward PC manufacturers, whose help the RIAA hopes to recruit to "find ways to block the spread of legacy content".
It has the e-mail addresses for the comissioners as well.
Chairman Michael K. Powell: mpowell@fcc.gov
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy: kabernat@fcc.gov
Commissioner Michael J. Copps: mcopps@fcc.gov
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin: kjmweb@fcc.gov
the EULA (end-user license agreement) for FrontPage 2002 contains a term prohibiting use of the software in connection with a site that disparages Microsoft or its online services.
Using FrontPage = embarrassing = disparaging to Microsoft
Hopefully they'll add this clause in the IIS EULA soon.
TNN has been showing alot of Star Trek lately. A few weeks ago they had a marathon of the movies (but only the first five). I didn't realize there was such a demand for sci-fi in the hillbilly demographic.
It wouldn't be very hard to track down the primary contributors to the project, or to prosecute the site that hosts the project. Just because something is open sourced doesn't mean it has some sort of special protection from the law. This is a legal battle, not a technological one. If you want to do something about it, donate to the eff.
First Charley Pride, then Michael Jackson, now N'Sync. The copy protection companies are obviously picking CDs which nobody wants to copy so they can use the lack of copies as evidence of success!
We must prove them wrong by spreading as many copies of N'Sync and Michael Jackson as possible. Play your pirated CDs everywhere you go, as loudly as possible. This may not solve the problem of demand, but there's a good chance you'll end up a martyr.
Heh.. comp-u-geek is a legitimate website. But I'm sure they'll appreciate./ effect. Though I doubt we're the target audience for home lessons of Outlook Express.
The system does work, and this piece of crap will end up getting thrown out just like all the other junk legislation.
That's a rather bold statement considering the history of congress in relation to technological issues. They've proved themselves time and again to be incapable of comprehending the consequences of their legislation. The DMCA makes it illegal to backup DVDs. UTICA (Passed in Virginia and Maryland) gives legal teeth to shrinkwraplicenses regardless of how rediculous or overbearing they might be. Dismissing out of hand the possibility of the SSSCA being passed is obtuse. There's no reason to bash people for voicing their opinions, call them paranoid, or tell them not to complain. Communication, regardless of its effect on votes in the Capitol, is a right we enjoy. If not therapeutic, it is at least entertaining. True, people need to write their legislators, but there's no reason not to discuss it in this forum.
-atrowe: Card-carrying Mensa member. I have no toleranse for stupidity.
On the off chance that your signature isn't a joke, and that the joke is actually you, Mensa membership is hardly an indication of omniscience. With one in every fifty people eligible for membership, Mensa is the trailer trash of high IQ societies. According to The Mega Society, "IQ is not demonstrably identical to intelligence," therefore it's entirely possible that stupid people could be members of Mensa. But I think you've just proved that.
The only thing I can see is that he's trying to cash in on the paranoia of record companies, making a buck without actually solving any problems.
The recording industry wants to make it harder for consumers to directly copy CDs, but one of the hurdles is that any barriers to copying must be "backwards compatible"--meaning the new technologies would have to work on old CD players that don't screen pirated material and vice versa. What is SunnComm doing to overcome this problem? What we do is we own hundreds and hundreds of CD players dating back to 1983 and forward. [What you do is you do huh?]...That's how we ensure that what we build today will work on CD players from 20 years ago.
Speaking obviously isn't this guy's forte. But the real question is, what are they doing to ensure that the CDs play in modern CD players, which may contain CD-ROM drives?
What kind of initiatives are you undertaking to prevent consumer backlash? By allowing the consumers all the fair-use opportunities they had prior to having the protection on the disc itself. That's how we do it.
Have you ever used Napster? Yes, I have. I've used Napster, and both my kids have used Napster...I (also) smoked once but I didn't inhale...I've tried to explain to my kids how wrong this is.
What?? I can't tell if he's being serious or trying to be funny. And if so, was he kidding about using napster or weed? Or both? It's file sharing sir. It's not inherently right or wrong.
Someone better come up with a way to get better and better at protecting the rights of the artists, because without doing that, I think that the art and the ability to distribute the art goes away. If somebody can show me that I'm wrong, I'll be out of this business in two days. But I don't think that I'm wrong.
No, it really doesn't. Take a lesson from the software industry. It's not at all difficult to copy or distribute most software electronically, yet Bill Gates has managed to become the wealthiest man in the world. If that's not proof, I don't know what is. You can post your resignation here, thanks.
>What about every curious sys. admin. in every ISP that your traffic goes throu? They all already have the power to do this.
>>They already have the ability to do this, but not the legal right without a warrant (or at least it can't be used as evidence). Just because it's in plain text does not mean you have no rights protecting you.
IANAL, but I'm pretty sure private citizens can gather information any way they wish, as long as it doesn't violate any criminal statute. There may be laws restricting civilians, but the requirement of a warrant is not one of them, and the information obtained may in fact be used as evidence. Whether or not your ISP sysadmin is violating any laws by monitoring your usage is another matter, but I have a feeling it's probably legal. Maybe a real lawyer can enlighten us.
The government's philosophy has been that if patriotism isn't incentive enough, you probably aren't trustworthy enough. If it takes money to get you to work for our government, then theoretically, money could just as easily get you to work for an opposing government or entity. That said, they do pay comparable rates of a job in the civilian sector, but don't expect to get rich.
Two hacker favorites -- USA Cable's Sci-Fi Channel, and UPN's hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- would be perfect places to air the spot, said Aftab, who is on the advisory committee of the Advertising Council, a nonprofit which helped put together the "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" public service campaign.
Buffy? You'd get better hacker demographics by advertising on AOL. Or Slashdot. Oh wait..
As reported a few weeks back, a woman has already filed suit for mislabeling of her CD. Haven't heard any updates on this though. Anyone seen anything else about it?
Under related stories was this link to a story about using satellites to spy on the secret camp for Survivor 3! While there are no pictures to see, it's nice to see that we're finally using satellites for something important.
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Just play this little flash animation on boot up and you should be good to go.
I don't know who explained the ranking system to you, but we get geek points, not cool points. Just thought you should know.
Revelations 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
I think we're safe as long as they don't start making linux headbands.
when a "Kick Me" sign is just too subtle.
The future most likely doesn't hold the grim predictions from say, the Letter from 2020, but that doesn't mean we should assume that everything will always be honky dory.
You can use our current drug policies as a guide to the future of DRM...
Just because people resist drug laws doesn't mean they aren't criminalized, prosecuted, and persecuted for violations. Just because the current laws being drafted are anti-constitutional doesn't mean they won't be passed. In fact, I can't think of a better example of why not to allow these laws to be passed than the example of drug policies that you just gave. The only way to ensure your rights and privelages aren't trampled is to be eternally vigilant. The attitude that everything will just "be ok" is what allows things to go wrong in the first place. Assuming that millions of people will do the job of protecting your freedoms inevitably comes to bite you in the ass when millions of people assume the same.
Usually, when a new kernel is out, I download the patch, apply it, use the most recent config file, which I go through some, but not necessary through all umpteen options and this usually worked just fine...I don't really have the expertise to up/downgrade the compiler and the related libraries.
./Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using excessively old versions of these packages can cause indirect errors that are very difficult to track down, so don't assume that you can just update packages when obvious problems arise during build or operation.
From the kernel Readme:
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Compiling and running the 2.4.xx kernels requires up-to-date versions of various software packages. Consult
Many sources recommend that if you don't have a critical reason to upgrade your kernel, don't. I will follow in this recommendation, as the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is especially true if you don't know how to fix it. Installing/uninstalling a program is far more mundane than upgrading a kernel. If you're not comfortable upgrading (downgrading) gcc, and your kernel is performing well as is (or was working fine, as the case may be), you aren't a strong candidate for a kernel upgrade. Learn the basics and fundamentals of the OS before diving headfirst into something as critical as kernel patches. Distribution providers usually do extensive testing on the kernel version included to ensure stability and compatibility.
If you're determined to go ahead with this, Linuxnewbie.org has a decent amount of information, linuxdoc.org and linuxnow.com have HOWTOs on virtually any subject (including the GCC HOWTO, although I can't say with any degree of certainty that gcc is at fault here), and the website of your distribution is probably another good source of info. If you still have problems, and turn to the net for answers, make sure to state specifically each step you took thus far and try to detail the problems you encountered, providing logs and diagnostic output when possible. In doing so, you or someone else may find you skipped a crucial step. Kernel upgrades are not to be taken lightly and, as you have experienced, can quite possibly be more trouble than they're worth.
A shame that AOL doesn't make this kind of information more easily available.
A large amount of AOL's income is from advertisements. You're bombarded by them from the second you sign on, in every window you open, till you sign off. Salon might have adopted the mandatory ad viewing my friend, but they didn't invent it. AOL has been using these for years. Subscribers are forced to view several ads of "special offers" before they can even begin to navigate through the "service." It's like playing Where's Waldo trying to find the Close button on some of these windows. AOL doesn't want third parties designing software to be used on their networks because it would be detrimental to their advertising income. Fewer members using their software translates into fewer eyes viewing their ads, which reduces the value of their ad space. It's a safe bet that AOL will do everything in its power to ensure that people continue to use its software.
This will be a long war, and a hard war. It will be a different kind of war than many of you are used to. But I know the American People are ready, and have the resolve to stamp out music sharing, and those countries that harbor music sharers. Make no mistake, we'll smoke 'em out.
Not your stereo, but your sound card.
From the article:
According to Rosen, there are a number of tactics the RIAA will employ. First, she says, "we are working with sound card manufacturers to implement technology that will block the recording of watermarked content in both digital and analogue form".
Note that last part - analog. That translates as: plugging your stereo into your sound card. Or even, presumably, holding a mic up to your speakers. Fortunately we already have sound cards that don't give a crap about watermarks, right?
That will nobble attempts to rip and distribute encoded material, but what about existing files and CDs? Step forward PC manufacturers, whose help the RIAA hopes to recruit to "find ways to block the spread of legacy content".
Still laughing?
Here's the Google cache of FCC Contacts.
It has the e-mail addresses for the comissioners as well.
Chairman Michael K. Powell: mpowell@fcc.gov
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy: kabernat@fcc.gov
Commissioner Michael J. Copps: mcopps@fcc.gov
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin: kjmweb@fcc.gov
the EULA (end-user license agreement) for FrontPage 2002 contains a term prohibiting use of the software in connection with a site that disparages Microsoft or its online services.
Using FrontPage = embarrassing = disparaging to Microsoft
Hopefully they'll add this clause in the IIS EULA soon.
TNN has been showing alot of Star Trek lately. A few weeks ago they had a marathon of the movies (but only the first five). I didn't realize there was such a demand for sci-fi in the hillbilly demographic.
That way the RIAAA _can't_ shut it down.
It wouldn't be very hard to track down the primary contributors to the project, or to prosecute the site that hosts the project. Just because something is open sourced doesn't mean it has some sort of special protection from the law. This is a legal battle, not a technological one. If you want to do something about it, donate to the eff.
First Charley Pride, then Michael Jackson, now N'Sync. The copy protection companies are obviously picking CDs which nobody wants to copy so they can use the lack of copies as evidence of success!
We must prove them wrong by spreading as many copies of N'Sync and Michael Jackson as possible. Play your pirated CDs everywhere you go, as loudly as possible. This may not solve the problem of demand, but there's a good chance you'll end up a martyr.
Oops, ./ should have been /. Hopefully we were in the root directory to start with so it doesn't make a difference.
Heh.. comp-u-geek is a legitimate website. But I'm sure they'll appreciate ./ effect. Though I doubt we're the target audience for home lessons of Outlook Express.
Thanks, spellchecker. I didn't flame his spelling, merely pointed it out which, in the context of his signature, was pretty damn funny.
The system does work, and this piece of crap will end up getting thrown out just like all the other junk legislation.
That's a rather bold statement considering the history of congress in relation to technological issues. They've proved themselves time and again to be incapable of comprehending the consequences of their legislation. The DMCA makes it illegal to backup DVDs. UTICA (Passed in Virginia and Maryland) gives legal teeth to shrink wrap licenses regardless of how rediculous or overbearing they might be. Dismissing out of hand the possibility of the SSSCA being passed is obtuse. There's no reason to bash people for voicing their opinions, call them paranoid, or tell them not to complain. Communication, regardless of its effect on votes in the Capitol, is a right we enjoy. If not therapeutic, it is at least entertaining. True, people need to write their legislators, but there's no reason not to discuss it in this forum.
-atrowe: Card-carrying Mensa member. I have no toleranse for stupidity.
On the off chance that your signature isn't a joke, and that the joke is actually you, Mensa membership is hardly an indication of omniscience. With one in every fifty people eligible for membership, Mensa is the trailer trash of high IQ societies. According to The Mega Society, "IQ is not demonstrably identical to intelligence," therefore it's entirely possible that stupid people could be members of Mensa. But I think you've just proved that.
By the way, tolerance is the correct spelling.
The only thing I can see is that he's trying to cash in on the paranoia of record companies, making a buck without actually solving any problems.
The recording industry wants to make it harder for consumers to directly copy CDs, but one of the hurdles is that any barriers to copying must be "backwards compatible"--meaning the new technologies would have to work on old CD players that don't screen pirated material and vice versa. What is SunnComm doing to overcome this problem?
What we do is we own hundreds and hundreds of CD players dating back to 1983 and forward. [What you do is you do huh?]...That's how we ensure that what we build today will work on CD players from 20 years ago.
Speaking obviously isn't this guy's forte. But the real question is, what are they doing to ensure that the CDs play in modern CD players, which may contain CD-ROM drives?
What kind of initiatives are you undertaking to prevent consumer backlash?
By allowing the consumers all the fair-use opportunities they had prior to having the protection on the disc itself. That's how we do it.
Pronunciation: 'dü 'it, d&(-w) &t
- do it : to have sexual intercourse
Have you ever used Napster?
Yes, I have. I've used Napster, and both my kids have used Napster...I (also) smoked once but I didn't inhale...I've tried to explain to my kids how wrong this is.
What?? I can't tell if he's being serious or trying to be funny. And if so, was he kidding about using napster or weed? Or both? It's file sharing sir. It's not inherently right or wrong.
Someone better come up with a way to get better and better at protecting the rights of the artists, because without doing that, I think that the art and the ability to distribute the art goes away. If somebody can show me that I'm wrong, I'll be out of this business in two days. But I don't think that I'm wrong.
No, it really doesn't. Take a lesson from the software industry. It's not at all difficult to copy or distribute most software electronically, yet Bill Gates has managed to become the wealthiest man in the world. If that's not proof, I don't know what is. You can post your resignation here, thanks.
>What about every curious sys. admin. in every ISP that your traffic goes throu? They all already have the power to do this.
>>They already have the ability to do this, but not the legal right without a warrant (or at least it can't be used as evidence). Just because it's in plain text does not mean you have no rights protecting you.
IANAL, but I'm pretty sure private citizens can gather information any way they wish, as long as it doesn't violate any criminal statute. There may be laws restricting civilians, but the requirement of a warrant is not one of them, and the information obtained may in fact be used as evidence. Whether or not your ISP sysadmin is violating any laws by monitoring your usage is another matter, but I have a feeling it's probably legal. Maybe a real lawyer can enlighten us.
The government's philosophy has been that if patriotism isn't incentive enough, you probably aren't trustworthy enough. If it takes money to get you to work for our government, then theoretically, money could just as easily get you to work for an opposing government or entity. That said, they do pay comparable rates of a job in the civilian sector, but don't expect to get rich.
Two hacker favorites -- USA Cable's Sci-Fi Channel, and UPN's hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- would be perfect places to air the spot, said Aftab, who is on the advisory committee of the Advertising Council, a nonprofit which helped put together the "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" public service campaign.
Buffy? You'd get better hacker demographics by advertising on AOL. Or Slashdot. Oh wait..
This is an insightful article which compares the Liberty Alliance vs. Passport over on ZDNet. There's also a commentary as well.
Don't mind me, just doing a little karma whoring.
As reported a few weeks back, a woman has already filed suit for mislabeling of her CD. Haven't heard any updates on this though. Anyone seen anything else about it?
Under related stories was this link to a story about using satellites to spy on the secret camp for Survivor 3! While there are no pictures to see, it's nice to see that we're finally using satellites for something important.