"The mayor was against free software from the beginning," said Matthias Kirschner, the president of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). "When he was elected, he took pride in getting Microsoft to move their office to Munich [a move that took place last September]. He even gave this study to Accenture, which is a Microsoft partner."
halivar: "The Halloween emails were almost 20 years ago. No one from that time is left in Redmond. At some point, it's time to let it go."
"Acquired rights. You will defend us against any claim that arises.. We may modify this agreement at any time by posting a revised version on the legal information section of the Portal" ref
translation: You agree to be fucked twice in both ends..
I've come across this on a number of forums. What puzzles me is how the trolls are enabled by the rest of the so-called reasonable posters. The solution is to move on.
What was the name of the ransomware, what was the name of the company that designed the locks, what OS did the reservation system run on, what OS did the cash desk system run on?
"Unless this is all just a big publicity stunt to advertise their new door locks."
Yea, that's it, a hotel would try and drum up business by advertising that its electronic door locks can be compromised.
"who's legally responsible if there's an accident?"
Nobody is liable going by the Microsoft Windows 10 EULA. Indeed the license specifically bars you from sueing them in a court of law and even then you can only get back what you paid for the software or $50.
"One open question is even if the person who used the software could not sue, a third party injured by it might be able to since they are not a party to the license agreement."
The third party can't sue the first party precicely because the first party has no contractual obligations to the third party. Shame on you slashdot for allowing this forum to be used to insert Open source FUD into the blogosphere.
@IHTFISP: "This is a temporary freeze on spewing official agency propaganda by extremists w/in the agencies who may resent their funds being cut... Given the 11th hour sabotage salvos launched by Obama in his last weeks as POTUS, any rational person could sympathize w/ a “stand down” order from the new, in-coming administration to prevent far-left partisan policy loyalists from muddying the waters until the new Presidential cabinet members can take office and plot a course."
That's the best alt- drumpf redneck gibberish I've seen yet:)
@hackwrench: "The original order was a memo not made public. We don't know what the original order was"
"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website.. the administration had instructed EPA's communications team to remove the website's climate change page, which contains links to scientific global warming research, as well as detailed data on emissions."
@Anonymous Coward: "As of this posting, the AC's lie has been modded up twice while the truth modded up once. I think that should show you how much modern-styled liberals care about the truth. All of the gnashing of teeth about lies and context are just projections, like the vast majority of criticisms from the modern US left. It's a sad day that the GOP can just admit it is selfish and shortsighted and look better than liberals.
It's a logical fallacy that all liberals don't care about the truth and why do you have such a hard on for 'modern-styled liberals'.. liberals FAP liberals FAP FAP liberals FAP FAP FAP UUUGH!
"A copy of the interim procedures memo, dated Jan. 23.. shows many of the steps reflect either the same or similar measures taken by the previous administration"
When was the previous admin instructed to remove the climate change page from its website?
@Anonymous Coward: "It's strange how angry Linux supporters get about how it isn't really possible to remove IE or Edge from Windows without breaking things. They will act all outraged and indignant. Yet these same people are perfectly fine with systemd being pretty much unremovable in most recent Linux distros."
It's understandable why you would want to remain anonymous. Why would Linux supporters give a fig about Microsoft resetting the default browser to Edge when Linux users don't come across Edge on the Linux desktop?
@Anonymous Coward: "I've been using win 10 for well over a year and it has never reset my browser. I'm sure his friend opened Edge and clicked yes to the "make this your default browser" dialog. Every browser has these popups. This is a non issue in my opinion."
It's understandable why you would want to remain anonymous.
"you can set Firefox as the default web browser but not really the option on the update to by pass it." Joy Kemprai - Microsoft
@wyHunter: "Since it's the American left that is whinging about Russia is it neocon BS? Or is it neonazi BS?"
I hadn't realized the F.B.I were a front organization for the 'American left'. I was under the impression that the 'left' or liberals functioned as a device to get ageing Faux News commentators excited enough to ejaculate: liberals FAP liberals FAP FAP liberals FAP FAP FAP UUUUUGh!!
"Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturing company best known for its partnership with Apple.. and Amazon, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Vizio..
"Libraries in St Louis have been bought to a standstill after computers in all the city's libraries were infected with ransomware, a particularly virulent form of computer virus used to extort money from victims".
@nimbius: "so you're complaining that a 60wpm VHF-based system from the late seventies that was never designed for high bandwidth communication beyond 300 baud, has problems delivering bandwidth intensive data?
Why would local congestion take out all of United Airlines' domestic flights? I suspect the problem occured at the centeralized message routing system. Which apparently doesn't come with any build-in failure modes.
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"I used to believe all the pro-Linux arguments I'm reading again here, but in the real world there are just too many problems with Linux
"I own a private museum" ref
What's the name of this private museum?
You're talking total FUD, if you don't mind me saying so ..
"The mayor was against free software from the beginning," said Matthias Kirschner, the president of Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). "When he was elected, he took pride in getting Microsoft to move their office to Munich [a move that took place last September]. He even gave this study to Accenture, which is a Microsoft partner."
halivar: "The Halloween emails were almost 20 years ago. No one from that time is left in Redmond. At some point, it's time to let it go."
.. We may modify this agreement at any time by posting a revised version on the legal information section of the Portal" ref
..
"Acquired rights. You will defend us against any claim that arises
translation: You agree to be fucked twice in both ends
Does this mean that Microsoft front patent trolls like Acacia and Intellectual Ventures can still sue you for using third party cloud services.
The cities with the most Microsoft Windows desktop computers.
I've come across this on a number of forums. What puzzles me is how the trolls are enabled by the rest of the so-called reasonable posters. The solution is to move on.
Well, it would be considering the Defender developers have full access to Windows.
What was the name of the ransomware, what was the name of the company that designed the locks, what OS did the reservation system run on, what OS did the cash desk system run on?
"Unless this is all just a big publicity stunt to advertise their new door locks."
Yea, that's it, a hotel would try and drum up business by advertising that its electronic door locks can be compromised.
"who's legally responsible if there's an accident?"
Nobody is liable going by the Microsoft Windows 10 EULA. Indeed the license specifically bars you from sueing them in a court of law and even then you can only get back what you paid for the software or $50.
"One open question is even if the person who used the software could not sue, a third party injured by it might be able to since they are not a party to the license agreement."
The third party can't sue the first party precicely because the first party has no contractual obligations to the third party. Shame on you slashdot for allowing this forum to be used to insert Open source FUD into the blogosphere.
@IHTFISP: "This is a temporary freeze on spewing official agency propaganda by extremists w/in the agencies who may resent their funds being cut. .. Given the 11th hour sabotage salvos launched by Obama in his last weeks as POTUS, any rational person could sympathize w/ a “stand down” order from the new, in-coming administration to prevent far-left partisan policy loyalists from muddying the waters until the new Presidential cabinet members can take office and plot a course."
:)
That's the best alt- drumpf redneck gibberish I've seen yet
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources
@hackwrench: "The original order was a memo not made public. We don't know what the original order was"
.. the administration had instructed EPA's communications team to remove the website's climate change page, which contains links to scientific global warming research, as well as detailed data on emissions."
"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website
@Anonymous Coward: "As of this posting, the AC's lie has been modded up twice while the truth modded up once. I think that should show you how much modern-styled liberals care about the truth. All of the gnashing of teeth about lies and context are just projections, like the vast majority of criticisms from the modern US left. It's a sad day that the GOP can just admit it is selfish and shortsighted and look better than liberals.
.. liberals FAP liberals FAP FAP liberals FAP FAP FAP UUUGH!
It's a logical fallacy that all liberals don't care about the truth and why do you have such a hard on for 'modern-styled liberals'
"A copy of the interim procedures memo, dated Jan. 23 .. shows many of the steps reflect either the same or similar measures taken by the previous administration"
When was the previous admin instructed to remove the climate change page from its website?
@Anonymous Coward: "The blackouts are merely to prevent lifelong government staffers from publishing on political policy issues .."
Do you have any verifiable evidence for this? When was the previous admin instructed to remove the climate change page from its website?
@damacus: "Minor detail the article and summary leave out."
.. It's right there in the article title:
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'Vivaldi CEO: 'Stop your anti-competitive practices with Edge, Microsoft!'
@Anonymous Coward: "It's strange how angry Linux supporters get about how it isn't really possible to remove IE or Edge from Windows without breaking things. They will act all outraged and indignant. Yet these same people are perfectly fine with systemd being pretty much unremovable in most recent Linux distros."
It's understandable why you would want to remain anonymous. Why would Linux supporters give a fig about Microsoft resetting the default browser to Edge when Linux users don't come across Edge on the Linux desktop?
@Anonymous Coward: "I've been using win 10 for well over a year and it has never reset my browser. I'm sure his friend opened Edge and clicked yes to the "make this your default browser" dialog. Every browser has these popups. This is a non issue in my opinion."
It's understandable why you would want to remain anonymous.
"you can set Firefox as the default web browser but not really the option on the update to by pass it." Joy Kemprai - Microsoft
"An anonymous reader quotes a report from Consumerist:"
Slashdot now reduced to regurgitating consumerist slashvertisments from some consumer magazine.
@wyHunter: "Since it's the American left that is whinging about Russia is it neocon BS? Or is it neonazi BS?"
I hadn't realized the F.B.I were a front organization for the 'American left'. I was under the impression that the 'left' or liberals functioned as a device to get ageing Faux News commentators excited enough to ejaculate: liberals FAP liberals FAP FAP liberals FAP FAP FAP UUUUUGh!!
"Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturing company best known for its partnership with Apple .. and Amazon, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Vizio ..
"One producer of a Sundance documentary critical of the Russian government believes his film could have played a role in the attack."
Is there a contest on slashdot as to how to get the 'Russians' into a hacking story?
"Libraries in St Louis have been bought to a standstill after computers in all the city's libraries were infected with ransomware, a particularly virulent form of computer virus used to extort money from victims".
Do you mean a Windows Word Macro virus?
@nimbius: "so you're complaining that a 60wpm VHF-based system from the late seventies that was never designed for high bandwidth communication beyond 300 baud, has problems delivering bandwidth intensive data?
Why would local congestion take out all of United Airlines' domestic flights? I suspect the problem occured at the centeralized message routing system. Which apparently doesn't come with any build-in failure modes.
Regardless of the next generation 5G technology they're always the limitations of available bandwidth.