Wasn't the main argument by Microsoft that security would have to be implemented at the hardware level to be truely secure?
So their demo wasn't truly secure. Short of quantum computing, any hardware can be emulated, but the emulation software itself is a point of attack that doesn't exist in the hardware version.
If you wanna use windows, keep using windows2000 or xp, then you'll be safe in your drm-free world.
I want to buy a new laptop and put Windows on it. I currently have a laptop, and that came with Windows 98, but it's impossible to find a laptop that I can install that on, because it came as an image restoration CD. I have an original Windows 95 CD, but then I couldn't use the USB ports. So, my only option is to get a Windows XP laptop. In 5 years time, the story will be the same, but with different version codes. "Keep using Windows 2000 or XP" isn't an option, due to planned obsolescence.
The reply was not related to the comment that it was attached to. When someone tacks their opinion onto the top-rated comment, especially when it's a Funny, they deserved to be oblivioned regardless of the merits of their arguement. When I moderate, I sometimes go through the first two or three screenfuls and prune them down to keep the threads consistent, after all, this is the stuff that the majority of visitors are going to see first.
The uploader does not own the copyright to DeCSS, therefore AOL gains no rights. In any case, merely owning the rights to reproduce something does not grace them with legal any responsibility at all, so long as they take it down if legally required to do so.
PC? What do you mean by that? Does it run under Linux? MS-DOS? Be? Come on guys, be more specific! That kind of sloppiness is forgiveable in the mainstream media, but not here, surely.
When you send an email to an address, your software has to whitelist the address that you sent it to, and hope that they're replying on the same address. Alternatively or additionally, it could put a code in the subject, and add that to a subject line whitelist as a once-only rule.
Microsoft said Netware was poor because of the number of patches, Novell say it's good because they are fixing the bugs.
Now, Microsoft say Windows is secure because of the number of patches, whereas "Novell states Microsoft has released 310 patches in the last four years..." which I read to mean that Novell are poking fun at MS for the number of patches released.
Good grief, I remember the spat between Novell and Microsoft back in '93, IIRC, when Microsoft poked fun at Novell for the number of patches that had been issued. Novell claimed that NetWare was superior because they admitted that no software was written perfectly first time, and faced up to their security obligations responsibly. Now it looks like the positions have reversed!
...which also says unlawful transfers are not permitted
I suppose you could mount a defence that the data itself isn't unlawful. It probably wouldn't stand in court for a moment, though, and you might even be accused of contempt for the cheek of it.
Why? No-one else is. If you always try to be fair and objective, and the other just takes what it wants, then you just get fucked over every time. Oppositional democracies like ours don't work without serious opposition, and sometimes that involves standing your ground, even if the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Ok, so I guess Britain had nothing to do with the war...but in any case...did you see how fast France and everyone else wanted the UN to control how the Iraqi government was formed. Were they worried that America might do as you say? Of course not...that's just naieve. After the war was won so quickly, everyone jumped at a piece of the Iraqi pie.
The way I see it is the U.S. basically said "You refused to help us beat up your friend, so we won't let you administer first aid either". Of course money had something to do with it, and I wouldn't expect the U.S. to fund French companies in the reconstruction, but shutting out the U.N. from guiding Iraq back to independence is just plain wrong. Mr. Bush: They don't want you there. Get out.
The moral and historical foundation of property derives from the fact that property has physical limits, while the foundation of copyrights dervives from kings who granted publishers monopolies in return for not publishing bad things about the monarchy.Not just Kings, but Queens as well, you sexist pig!:-)
Seriously, I don't think the origin of copyright is really all that relevant to the current arguement.
No, it should tell you if you have to go through that much work to perceive the difference that you shouldn't bother. Just enjoy the music.
First of all, different people have different hearing acuity, so if I notice a slight difference on a hifi deck, it might be noticeable to someone else on PC speakers. Secondly, the difference might not be enough to notice on a conscious level. Thirdly, the music that I do the test on might only show a slight difference that only shows up on hifi, but other music might show a greater difference.
While this does not represent a "debt", per se., decent people generally respond to kindness (yes, the GPL is an act of kindness), by reciprocating
Linus reciprocated by using the GPL that RMS so kindly wrote to release a free Unix-like kernel. What more do you wnat? Should Linus recirpocate even further by breaking the Open Source Definition clause of prejudicing against a particular field of endeavour?
Is RMS actually advocating that the Linux Kernel should actively prevent DRM techniques from being implemented?
I think people(western society) tend to only look at their actions impact in the short term if at all.
It isn't just us. The Easter Islanders did it, the Maoris did it, the North American Indians did it, the Aboriginies did it, the Vikings did it... it isn't our culture, it's our nature. We arrive, we destroy indiscriminately, and if we're lucky, we can adapt to the new circumstances. The Easter Islanders had a real hard time adapting to a deforested island, and they had just about picked themselves up again, when the slave ships arrived. The Maoris created the world's first nature reserve, after they realised that they had hunted all 11 species of Moa to extinction. The main difference between now and our predecessors is that we can use technology to make the process more efficient. Also, we have more information available to us, so can theoretically make better decisions, and life is easier (no-one's hunting us for lunch), so we can afford to cause less destruction, if we wish to.
...it would be in our best interests to still modify the actions of humanity as a whole to promote a global climate that is best suited to humans.
Sure, but lets make sure we aren't wearing blinkers when we consider "best suited to humans". We need a working ecosystem, which means that sometimes our direct short-term interests are outweighed by our long-term interests. So, slow down on that oil use until we have alternatives lined up. Stop hunting those endangered species, they'll be extinct soon (and us in the west, we need to help Africa to do this, they don't have enough information to make an informed decision, and often don't have realistic alternatives). Keep those greenhouse gas emissions down, until we can be sure what the consequences are. Careful with that deforesting (which means: don't buy hardwood furniture), because it isn't sustainable at the current rate.
Yes, it was mentioned on various talk shows here in the UK that if we captured OBL on our sovreign territory, it would be illegal for us to extradite him to the US. We probably would anyway, though.
An Austrian school inspector was impressed by the children that he had observed, but wanted to ask one more question before departing. "How many hairs does a horse have?" he asked. Much to the amazement of both the inspector and the teacher, a nine year old boy answered "3,571,962." "How do you know that your answer is correct?" asked the inspector. "If you do not believe me," answered the boy, "count them yourself." The inspector broke into laughter and vowed to tell the story to his colleagues when he returned to Vienna. When the inspector returned the following year for his annual visit, the teacher asked him how his colleagues responded to the story. Disappointedly he replied, "I wanted very much to tell the story but I couldn't. For the life of me, I couldn't remember how many hairs the boy had said the horse had."
I think the word 'evil' is over-rated. I do not believe that evil exists, just a spectrum of human behaviour, some of which we decide is unacceptable. The decision point varies from one culture to another, and has shifted over time to include more and more behaviour. Rape, slavery, torture, animal cruelty, polluting... are any of these 'evil'? Everything's relative. Bear in mind that all of these activities are condoned in the bible.
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The reply was not related to the comment that it was attached to. When someone tacks their opinion onto the top-rated comment, especially when it's a Funny, they deserved to be oblivioned regardless of the merits of their arguement. When I moderate, I sometimes go through the first two or three screenfuls and prune them down to keep the threads consistent, after all, this is the stuff that the majority of visitors are going to see first.
The uploader does not own the copyright to DeCSS, therefore AOL gains no rights. In any case, merely owning the rights to reproduce something does not grace them with legal any responsibility at all, so long as they take it down if legally required to do so.
6. Undisguised; blunt: a bald statement of policy.
In the UK, moral rights can be waived.
When you send an email to an address, your software has to whitelist the address that you sent it to, and hope that they're replying on the same address. Alternatively or additionally, it could put a code in the subject, and add that to a subject line whitelist as a once-only rule.
Microsoft said Netware was poor because of the number of patches, Novell say it's good because they are fixing the bugs.
Now, Microsoft say Windows is secure because of the number of patches, whereas "Novell states Microsoft has released 310 patches in the last four years..." which I read to mean that Novell are poking fun at MS for the number of patches released.
Good grief, I remember the spat between Novell and Microsoft back in '93, IIRC, when Microsoft poked fun at Novell for the number of patches that had been issued. Novell claimed that NetWare was superior because they admitted that no software was written perfectly first time, and faced up to their security obligations responsibly. Now it looks like the positions have reversed!
When you're doing comparisons, you have to eliminate as many variables. That's why there's an ISO standard process for making a cup of tea.
Yes, because 3.08 fixed the last bug.
Over-rated? How can a comment be over-rated when it hasn't been modded up, and I didn't use the +1 bonus?
Is RMS actually advocating that the Linux Kernel should actively prevent DRM techniques from being implemented?
Yes, it was mentioned on various talk shows here in the UK that if we captured OBL on our sovreign territory, it would be illegal for us to extradite him to the US. We probably would anyway, though.
An Austrian school inspector was impressed by the children that he had observed, but wanted to ask one more question before departing. "How many hairs does a horse have?" he asked. Much to the amazement of both the inspector and the teacher, a nine year old boy answered "3,571,962." "How do you know that your answer is correct?" asked the inspector. "If you do not believe me," answered the boy, "count them yourself." The inspector broke into laughter and vowed to tell the story to his colleagues when he returned to Vienna. When the inspector returned the following year for his annual visit, the teacher asked him how his colleagues responded to the story. Disappointedly he replied, "I wanted very much to tell the story but I couldn't. For the life of me, I couldn't remember how many hairs the boy had said the horse had."
I googled, and I found this:http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elemen ts/text/W/hist.html
I think the word 'evil' is over-rated. I do not believe that evil exists, just a spectrum of human behaviour, some of which we decide is unacceptable. The decision point varies from one culture to another, and has shifted over time to include more and more behaviour. Rape, slavery, torture, animal cruelty, polluting... are any of these 'evil'? Everything's relative. Bear in mind that all of these activities are condoned in the bible.