OpenBSD has support for UltraSparc I's and II's (as well as the non-UltraSparc's). There was significant enough change in the way that the UltraSparc III's work that the OpenBSD team can't figure out how to get it to boot. The reason Mandrake works is because Sun already released the documentation to the linux guys under a Non Disclosure Agreement of some sort (The legality of of Open Source and a NDA makes me laugh). I don't know BeOS well enough to say much there, although they weren't mentioned in the article, so I doubt they can use the Ultra III's. I would wager the same holds true for DOS. Anyone know enough about BeOS?
Having recently seen this on/., I wonder if it is going to result in a conflict of interests. Are you still going to want to download all those CD's if you're worried Comcast may charge you for using too much bandwidth? Not to stray off topic, but it seems like the point of broadband is so you have quick access to media (among other things). The end result could stifle this potential industry.
Of course, I, personally, would rather spend more on the internet than on gas (pollution, etc.), but I wonder how Joe Public will act in the future.
However, if these cap doesn't go into effect, I suppose this means nothing:-)
Wait wait wait... Microsoft made a flavor of unix and it sucked? But, they are infallable! Just look at Windows ME; they are just one quality product after another.
But, seriously, no one is buying or supporting the IA-64 from what I've seen; why would Caldera waste their time with it?
I think we are far to hasty in our blaming Best Buy. The company I would point blame at would be the creator of the wirelss network. At some point they (probably willingly) neglected to add any form or security.
From the Article:
The company [Best Buy] responded quickly on
Wednesday --
spokesperson Donna Beadle, in an e-mail, said
the company had "deactivated our wireless
temporary cash registers that transmit
information via LAN connections."
If we can assume this is true (although I realize that would be naive:-p), it seems Best Buy is doing what it can to protect its customers. There are other companies mentioned in the article, as well, but no mention of what they are doing about the situation.
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OpenBSD has support for UltraSparc I's and II's (as well as the non-UltraSparc's). There was significant enough change in the way that the UltraSparc III's work that the OpenBSD team can't figure out how to get it to boot. The reason Mandrake works is because Sun already released the documentation to the linux guys under a Non Disclosure Agreement of some sort (The legality of of Open Source and a NDA makes me laugh). I don't know BeOS well enough to say much there, although they weren't mentioned in the article, so I doubt they can use the Ultra III's. I would wager the same holds true for DOS. Anyone know enough about BeOS?
Having recently seen this on /., I wonder if it is going to result in a conflict of interests. Are you still going to want to download all those CD's if you're worried Comcast may charge you for using too much bandwidth? Not to stray off topic, but it seems like the point of broadband is so you have quick access to media (among other things). The end result could stifle this potential industry.
:-)
Of course, I, personally, would rather spend more on the internet than on gas (pollution, etc.), but I wonder how Joe Public will act in the future.
However, if these cap doesn't go into effect, I suppose this means nothing
I can't boot my UltraSparc 1 up. "Why?" you ask.
Fast Data Access MMU Miss
Of course! Listen, I'll take Slow Data Access, if it'll let me boot.
Wait wait wait... Microsoft made a flavor of unix
and it sucked? But, they are infallable!
Just look at Windows ME; they are just one
quality product after another.
But, seriously, no one is buying or supporting the IA-64
from what I've seen; why would Caldera waste their
time with it?
I think we are far to hasty in our blaming Best Buy. The company I would point blame at would be the creator of the wirelss network. At some point they (probably willingly) neglected to add any form or security.
:-p), it seems Best Buy is doing what it can to protect its customers. There are other companies mentioned in the article, as well, but no mention of what they are doing about the situation.
From the Article:
The company [Best Buy] responded quickly on
Wednesday --
spokesperson Donna Beadle, in an e-mail, said
the company had "deactivated our wireless
temporary cash registers that transmit
information via LAN connections."
If we can assume this is true (although I realize that would be naive