I can definitely see the advantages of being licensed and being having a professional organization:
1) We get paid more.
2) others not acredited can not do our jobs. For example, at a company I used to work for, an Engineer was programing. Now could a computer programmer do an engineers job? No Way!
FUCK YOU! The Tragically Hip are a great band. And Canadian music is better than American music. Just have a listen to latest Matthew Good CD, it is much better than anything on your top 40 list.
The fact that the average American can't appreciate music that is a little bit more sophisticated is another matter.
And, no, American music doesn't deserve money from tariffs on CDs.
The reason for content laws is because American music music (Which is complete SHIT) is forced down on us. Even With these laws, the radio stations manage to force the American popculture down on us. This is an abomination. The real artist get little attention will while your fucking britteny beers is played over and over again. If anything, we should ban American music.
That being said, I absolutely agree that these Tariffs are retarded. I am paying Celion Dion every time I burn a Linux ISO. This is stupid.
At least with the Credit Card you keep it in your wallet out of harms way. With finger prints, you are leaving samples everywhere for people to collect.
No right to create modifications or derivatives of this Specification is granted herein.
Sounds like they are trying to prevent people from adding improvements to it.
So, if you write you own code from scratch to read and write MS Word files and you add in your own features, wouldn't that be a derivative? Are they trying to go after suites like open office who may not implement Word Doc processing to spec?
Is there some better news source I should be using for the stocks I buy? I may sound like I'm mocking the "ignorant traders", but how can I be sure I'm not inadvertently funding some con artist myself?
That 's a valid point. Maybe someone should pose that question to the major stock sites. "How can I trust your information if this case is so blatantly omitted?"
I see both sides of the coin. Having done blue collar jobs, I can see the exploitation. A part of me thinks that I should not become part of that which is doing the exploitation. However, the other part of me sees that the only way to make things better is too go higher up the chain, hence playing part in conducting the exploitation. So you either exploit or be exploited.
For example: you could be a grocery store stocking, stocking thousands of dollars worth of goods an hour (in the dead of night) and only getting paid $8 an hour. -OR- You can be doing in house programming for said grocery chain and earn a nice salary. You are benifiting from the hard labour of the grocery store stocker.
Now you can stand back and say that the blue collar isn't getting what he deserves, but you yourself (the IT person) is only doing what's right for you, and if the blue collar person has not figured this out yet, then that's too bad for him.
Not really, the applications do most of the limiting, and since you HAVE to open the restricted document within a trusted application, it can stop you: printing, faxing, taking screen shots of that application (you can arrange the windows in such a way that a screen shot will miss that window altogether, its all there in the win32 api and probably moreso in the extensions office 2k3 gives), it can limit copy-and-paste.
The simple solution is to run Windows in a Virtual Machine and then take a screen shot. Failing that, there is always digital cameras.
1. I highly doubt that the average creator of a a word document cares about DRM on their document.
2. Some people may upgrade to Word 2003, but inorder to communicate with those that don't have Word 2003, they will not use DRM. Plus, DRM is not on by default. So there will be no incentive to upgrade.
3. If I use Open Office, Word 2003 users can still read documents that I create. If T need to read a doc that is DRMed, and it is important, the author can send me a copy that is not DRMed.
In the next few years, companies will be looking to cut costs. I don't think very many companies are going to be looking forward to paying more Liscening fees to Microsoft. Especially if users aren't asking for upgrades, as their software already does more than they need it to.
Also, about them creating a plugin for to view DRM in EI. If that isn't a Monopolistic practice, I don't know what is. "As long as you run our Operating System and use our browser, you can view DRMed documents. If you do have the rights to view the document, but don't use our software, screw you".
I really don't see any problem with Open Office providing the same DRM functionallity as Word, as long as they are only letting those viewers whom are supposed to see the document see it. Keep in mind that they haven't DRMed the DRM algorithm.
You are right. But if you want people to be able to execute it, but not copy it, you use -rwx--x--x.
IF you don't want people to execute it, just don't give them read or execute permisions. Some times you just want people to write to a file, and not be able to read or execute it. This is useful on a web server.
Can someone please explain why after these changes Linux is somehow intrisically better than Windows has the potential to becomein terms of security?
Linux services and daemons run as their own user, and as such are limiting to accessing only the resources they need. Hence, a buffer is exploited on a service, that exploit would be causing very limited damage.
As, the file system is set up so that you can specify which users and groups can read, write and execute. Permisions on the NTFS file system are not quite as thorough as ext2. If you can read an.exe file in Windows, you can run it. In Linux, you need to explicitly be given permision to run a file.
Also, to an admin concerned about security, they can make their Linux box more secure through modifications (no ssh as root directly, not running unneccisary services, etc).
It's good see that there is a better future for the young people in India. There are a lot of really bright young people there. They are paid well in terms of their own economy.
It somebody else's turn to have an economic growth period. An american is no more important than an Indian.
OMG, my bit bucket theory has come true. In my first year of university (1998), I came up with an idea for a computer where you needed to by 'bits' to make your computer work. Of course, it was only a joke, being that it was so rediculous. But now, it seems to have come true. I should sue the Florida government for copyright infringement.
Just about every webmail I've seen has been on an https connection,
You think hotmail is secure? Search for the hotmail cache file (I believe its "hotmail.html" or something like that) on kazaa. Download it and open it. You will see a users inbox.
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I know I am not do downloading as much as I used to, but only becuase I can't really think of more music that i want. Maybe everyones had their fill?
I can definitely see the advantages of being licensed and being having a professional organization:
1) We get paid more.
2) others not acredited can not do our jobs. For example, at a company I used to work for, an Engineer was programing. Now could a computer programmer do an engineers job? No Way!
FUCK YOU! The Tragically Hip are a great band. And Canadian music is better than American music. Just have a listen to latest Matthew Good CD, it is much better than anything on your top 40 list.
The fact that the average American can't appreciate music that is a little bit more sophisticated is another matter.
And, no, American music doesn't deserve money from tariffs on CDs.
The reason for content laws is because American music music (Which is complete SHIT) is forced down on us. Even With these laws, the radio stations manage to force the American popculture down on us. This is an abomination. The real artist get little attention will while your fucking britteny beers is played over and over again. If anything, we should ban American music.
That being said, I absolutely agree that these Tariffs are retarded. I am paying Celion Dion every time I burn a Linux ISO. This is stupid.
Some laptops have a tracking system built into the BIOS which will call home once connected to the internet.
At least with the Credit Card you keep it in your wallet out of harms way. With finger prints, you are leaving samples everywhere for people to collect.
No right to create modifications or derivatives of this Specification is granted herein.
Sounds like they are trying to prevent people from adding improvements to it.
So, if you write you own code from scratch to read and write MS Word files and you add in your own features, wouldn't that be a derivative? Are they trying to go after suites like open office who may not implement Word Doc processing to spec?
Doesn't being employed by a company protect you from lawsuits directly related to your job?
They are obviously just trying to con people into squeeking.
Then we can't compare any processors.
Logically, You should be able to compare processors by how fast they perform some common software functions.
Actaully, the G5 is the fastesr Personal Computer on the market.
The G5 is much faster than the AMD and Petium chips. I would like to see a benchmark where a current x86 beats a G5 that isn't rigged.
NOTE: I am not an Apple Zealot. I am running an x86 (for now).
Is there some better news source I should be using for the stocks I buy? I may sound like I'm mocking the "ignorant traders", but how can I be sure I'm not inadvertently funding some con artist myself?
That 's a valid point. Maybe someone should pose that question to the major stock sites. "How can I trust your information if this case is so blatantly omitted?"
awwwh! There is someone else in there parents basement too. Oh, wait, this is slashdot.
Strangely missing the CN Tower which is more than 500m tall.
Won't this just encourage people to use it?
I see both sides of the coin. Having done blue collar jobs, I can see the exploitation. A part of me thinks that I should not become part of that which is doing the exploitation. However, the other part of me sees that the only way to make things better is too go higher up the chain, hence playing part in conducting the exploitation. So you either exploit or be exploited.
For example: you could be a grocery store stocking, stocking thousands of dollars worth of goods an hour (in the dead of night) and only getting paid $8 an hour. -OR- You can be doing in house programming for said grocery chain and earn a nice salary. You are benifiting from the hard labour of the grocery store stocker.
Now you can stand back and say that the blue collar isn't getting what he deserves, but you yourself (the IT person) is only doing what's right for you, and if the blue collar person has not figured this out yet, then that's too bad for him.
Well that's my rational, anyway.
SCO can't hope for a lot of money, but maybe they're hoping for weaker resistance?
Maybe they are hoping for legal precedence.
Not really, the applications do most of the limiting, and since you HAVE to open the restricted document within a trusted application, it can stop you: printing, faxing, taking screen shots of that application (you can arrange the windows in such a way that a screen shot will miss that window altogether, its all there in the win32 api and probably moreso in the extensions office 2k3 gives), it can limit copy-and-paste.
The simple solution is to run Windows in a Virtual Machine and then take a screen shot. Failing that, there is always digital cameras.
1. I highly doubt that the average creator of a a word document cares about DRM on their document.
2. Some people may upgrade to Word 2003, but inorder to communicate with those that don't have Word 2003, they will not use DRM. Plus, DRM is not on by default. So there will be no incentive to upgrade.
3. If I use Open Office, Word 2003 users can still read documents that I create. If T need to read a doc that is DRMed, and it is important, the author can send me a copy that is not DRMed.
In the next few years, companies will be looking to cut costs. I don't think very many companies are going to be looking forward to paying more Liscening fees to Microsoft. Especially if users aren't asking for upgrades, as their software already does more than they need it to.
Also, about them creating a plugin for to view DRM in EI. If that isn't a Monopolistic practice, I don't know what is. "As long as you run our Operating System and use our browser, you can view DRMed documents. If you do have the rights to view the document, but don't use our software, screw you".
I really don't see any problem with Open Office providing the same DRM functionallity as Word, as long as they are only letting those viewers whom are supposed to see the document see it. Keep in mind that they haven't DRMed the DRM algorithm.
You are right. But if you want people to be able to execute it, but not copy it, you use -rwx--x--x.
IF you don't want people to execute it, just don't give them read or execute permisions. Some times you just want people to write to a file, and not be able to read or execute it. This is useful on a web server.
You wouldn't be on here growling about how debian sucked if a bunch of users didn't do apt-get update / upgrade would you?
We expect that linux users know what they are doing.
Can someone please explain why after these changes Linux is somehow intrisically better than Windows has the potential to becomein terms of security?
.exe file in Windows, you can run it. In Linux, you need to explicitly be given permision to run a file.
Linux services and daemons run as their own user, and as such are limiting to accessing only the resources they need. Hence, a buffer is exploited on a service, that exploit would be causing very limited damage.
As, the file system is set up so that you can specify which users and groups can read, write and execute. Permisions on the NTFS file system are not quite as thorough as ext2. If you can read an
Also, to an admin concerned about security, they can make their Linux box more secure through modifications (no ssh as root directly, not running unneccisary services, etc).
Yes, except in a free market, tariffs are not imposed by the governmnet because a resource is produced cheaper in another part of the world.
It's good see that there is a better future for the young people in India. There are a lot of really bright young people there. They are paid well in terms of their own economy.
It somebody else's turn to have an economic growth period. An american is no more important than an Indian.
OMG, my bit bucket theory has come true. In my first year of university (1998), I came up with an idea for a computer where you needed to by 'bits' to make your computer work. Of course, it was only a joke, being that it was so rediculous. But now, it seems to have come true. I should sue the Florida government for copyright infringement.
Try Ximan Evolution. It it just like OE, but without the bugs.
Just about every webmail I've seen has been on an https connection,
You think hotmail is secure? Search for the hotmail cache file (I believe its "hotmail.html" or something like that) on kazaa. Download it and open it. You will see a users inbox.