It could be that the IBM 390 smp code is what they are talking about. The linux-2.4.20/arch/s390x/kernel/smp.c to be specific. It is interesting that the final static_void seems to point to the future of non smp where individual addressed processors can have different memory timing values. Perhaps they tried non symetrical but found that the addressing and timing became to difficult. Reading the comments is fascinating. It remains to be seen where SCO is really talking about but I have the feeling that the smp code for IBM processors was the first place to look. The RCU and Numa might be just to throw Linus off track.
When your friendly neighbourhood Jim crack head can write com items what the hell do you expect! Alowing system calls that mod the OS is just plain stupid, and the main reason for windows crashes. It does not matter how good the OS code is it will wind up in conflict with something or other over time. So MS Dr Watson we should only trust code from MS is that the message is? Sounds like you want Redmond to be the only place where Windows software can originate from. Eat my shorts (I have been wearing them for a week!)
Just for the interest of where the IBM smp code is in the Kernel Source, it took a little digging but if the individuals would like to respond this might be interesting, I know it is a little bit of a troll but what the heck;
/*
* arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
*
* S390 version
* Copyright (C) 1999,2000 IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH, IBM Corporation
* Author(s): Denis Joseph Barrow (djbarrow@de.ibm.com,barrow_dj@yahoo.com),
* Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com)
*
* based on other smp stuff by
* (c) 1995 Alan Cox, CymruNET Ltd
* (c) 1998 Ingo Molnar
*
* We work with logical cpu numbering everywhere we can. The only
* functions using the real cpu address (got from STAP) are the sigp
* functions. For all other functions we use the identity mapping.
* That means that cpu_number_map[i] == i for every cpu. cpu_number_map is
* used e.g. to find the idle task belonging to a logical cpu. Every array
* in the kernel is sorted by the logical cpu number and not by the physical
* one which is causing all the confusion with __cpu_logical_map and
* cpu_number_map in other architectures.
*/
A funny thing happened to me using wine I downloaded a script that used VB extentions, it actually crashed Xwindows. I cannot for the life of me figure out how the hell it did it.
However you are essentially right, to create a dcom function exe you need to use MS script libraries that only run on the MS Visual Studio compiler set. To my knowledge I do not know of anyone who has made the MS compilers run under Wine.
It would run like a dog with a broken hind leg anyway, and most likely would not get anything compiled into a binary. No who ever built MSblast.exe used an MS compiler. That is almost for certain.
I just tried to load the blinking pdf, it is 4.3 meg what the heck did they translate it with babal fish? Acrobat reader 6 crashed, windows froze and all hell broke loose! I guess I will just have to use KDE and xpdf to read it reboot time.:-(
The debit machines in British Columbia are screwing up big time right now August 12. A Safeway employee told me it is because of server outages. Boy this is starting to cost big dollars. At least./ still runs. You guys cash my check? At least I can still rant on line.
Because the monopoly of MS extends to hardware manufacturers. Until we start to see the majority of hardware manufacturers releasing Linux drivers with their hardware things will not change. Just try to get a simple ps2 scroll mouse working in most linux distros and you will see what I mean. The protocols get changed by manufactures by order of Microsoft so that something that did work all of a sudden doesn't. The biggest manufacturer Logitech is the worst example you get a MS driver set but the protocol is not standard. The same thing happens with Canon printers, scanners, and especially with vid cards other than Nvidia and Sis. The conspiracy is at the hardware level and it makes it really hard for small businesses to use anything other than Microsoft software.
The majority of MS worms are created by little nerds in basements using pirated copies of Visual Studio. Not Linux users. They are know as script kiddies and are all over Usenet sharing their windows expertise. So bullshit to your post.
If SCO code did get into Linux by someone other than SCO itself then the GPL will not be tested. If SCO itself put the code into Linux then they will most likely be given the right to have the offending code removed from distros other than SCO Linux. This however is most likely not the case otherwise the kernel code would have a history time line that would state exactly when and who was responsible, and if this did happen I think the good computer journalists would have found out about it already, and let the cat out of the bag. Either way I have the feeling that the judge in the case will skirt the GPL issue all together. I feel that either way Linux will lose big time. The money being thrown at making Linux seem to be illegal is too large and has under the counter sponsorship from the big guys except perhaps IBM.
Hmmm so let me get this straight, security flaw 2 send lots of requests to the hot mail server and get lots of core info back. So thats why Hot Mail works the way it does and all we get is spam!
Typical answer for a realestate agent, however the problem is software license, is it for the customer or the unit? If the software license agreement is non-transferable then there is the problem. Obviously companies like Cisco are hurting and putting the hit on internet companies so the can improve their cash flow. Non transferable software agreements are very questionable and I believe their validity needs a court challenge. In this case I think Cisco and the like will lose, this is clearly a case of purchasing property, so that when this property is sold the software can come with, you could do that with MS windows, in fact up until Win XP this was common, used computers stores would sell your computer with your copy of Windows as long as you provided the original disk and key code. No this is a case of dot com gouging it does not come close to being legitimate. How can you prove that the seller knew that the software was a non resaleble item. Most likely they just thought it was their copy of the software, and thought it was fine to sell it. I am sure that Cisco did not go out of their way to inform the original customer about this rediculous and legally questionable restriction.
Why not just eliminate the keyboard all together, then kids will not be tempted to learn how to hack! This is not innovation it is just silly. Soon I will be able to mouse remote and speak into a mic, watch my Microsoft computer entertainment centre and go completely gaga brain dead, lets see another XY function to screwup hardware venders. Oh I am sure windows users will find it the next best thing since sliced bread not having to take ones hand off the mouse. Just think lf the fun you will have recoding for the interface, what a pile of crap. I am sure this will break in Open Office and most freeware, and be a pain in the arse to impliment, typical. You can bet Mozilla, and Netscape or AOL will not avail itself of the wonderful function quick enough, and wind up being criticised by MS mouse junkie morons, because of it.
The way I see King Richard is in a rather modern day Martin Luther. He has succeeded in throwing a monkey wrench into the orthodoxy of digital communication. We must not forget that digital communication is what it is all about today. Give corporations a monopoly on all software and you will slow the communications revolution. The effect is similar to what happened in Spain with printing during the rennaisance, look carefully at the result. SCO is trying to gouge communication tech in the third world, China and the far East as this is seen a the next big market. Microsoft is most likely behind all this and do not be supprised if SCO wins, it is not in the National Security policy of the U.S. to aid communication tech like GNU/Linux. They tried to block 128 bit encription tech and failed, you can bet the next thing the Republicans are going to do is advance Microsoft and Intels lead to be able to block internet communication in the US with so called trusted computing. We are headed for an information dark age and this will start to happen as Linux will be found to be illegal in the USA. Gloomy but this is what is up.
Are we forgetting that the jurisdiction for this court is Utah? Do not count on any sensible rulings. I will be suprised if the ghost of Joseph Smith does not get in on the action. Maybe we will be able to watch the proceedings using Ghostscript. I highly dought any of this nonsense is ever going to make it to court. Watch for a SCO halt on the NYSE in the next few days, I have the feeling the SEC is getting the message. Either that or there will be an under the table deal. I hope our favorite SCO exec gets his assets frozen!
Knowing the Florida bush country, they will use Microsoft sql software. This will end all their problems with security, any kid in his basement will be able to get at it.
You hit the nail right on the head. The same thing applies to Office. I have tried for a long time to convince my Wife to give up Word but no go even when I sit right there and do everything that she can do just as fast and reliably in OO, and StarOffice, For that matter Koffice is not that bad either. All you have to do is make one feature different and the long time user takes a long time to adjust. I guess that is the price OSS is just going to have to pay. So I just put up with having to reinstall Windows when some kind of crap happens. I cheat though I just do a fresh install backup to another drive with XXcopy then just reinstall if things screw up and then reinstall lilo.
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It could be that the IBM 390 smp code is what they are talking about. The linux-2.4.20/arch/s390x /kernel/smp.c to be specific. It is interesting that the final static_void seems to point to the future of non smp where individual addressed processors can have different memory timing values. Perhaps they tried non symetrical but found that the addressing and timing became to difficult. Reading the comments is fascinating. It remains to be seen where SCO is really talking about but I have the feeling that the smp code for IBM processors was the first place to look. The RCU and Numa might be just to throw Linus off track.
Thats good that means that the majority of the banks are not running win servers!
When your friendly neighbourhood Jim crack head can write com items what the hell do you expect! Alowing system calls that mod the OS is just plain stupid, and the main reason for windows crashes. It does not matter how good the OS code is it will wind up in conflict with something or other over time. So MS Dr Watson we should only trust code from MS is that the message is? Sounds like you want Redmond to be the only place where Windows software can originate from. Eat my shorts (I have been wearing them for a week!)
However you are essentially right, to create a dcom function exe you need to use MS script libraries that only run on the MS Visual Studio compiler set. To my knowledge I do not know of anyone who has made the MS compilers run under Wine. It would run like a dog with a broken hind leg anyway, and most likely would not get anything compiled into a binary. No who ever built MSblast.exe used an MS compiler. That is almost for certain.
I have the sneaking suspicion that SCOs lawyers shot all the accounting staff! It is the only thing that makes sense.
I just tried to load the blinking pdf, it is 4.3 meg what the heck did they translate it with babal fish? :-(
Acrobat reader 6 crashed, windows froze and all hell broke loose! I guess I will just have to use KDE and xpdf to read it reboot time.
The debit machines in British Columbia are screwing up big time right now August 12. A Safeway employee told me it is because of server outages. Boy this is starting to cost big dollars. At least ./ still runs. You guys cash my check? At least I can still rant on line.
Because the monopoly of MS extends to hardware manufacturers. Until we start to see the majority of hardware manufacturers releasing Linux drivers with their hardware things will not change. Just try to get a simple ps2 scroll mouse working in most linux distros and you will see what I mean. The protocols get changed by manufactures by order of Microsoft so that something that did work all of a sudden doesn't. The biggest manufacturer Logitech is the worst example you get a MS driver set but the protocol is not standard. The same thing happens with Canon printers, scanners, and especially with vid cards other than Nvidia and Sis. The conspiracy is at the hardware level and it makes it really hard for small businesses to use anything other than Microsoft software.
The majority of MS worms are created by little nerds in basements using pirated copies of Visual Studio. Not Linux users. They are know as script kiddies and are all over Usenet sharing their windows expertise.
So bullshit to your post.
If SCO code did get into Linux by someone other than SCO itself then the GPL will not be tested. If SCO itself put the code into Linux then they will most likely be given the right to have the offending code removed from distros other than SCO Linux. This however is most likely not the case otherwise the kernel code would have a history time line that would state exactly when and who was responsible, and if this did happen I think the good computer journalists would have found out about it already, and let the cat out of the bag. Either way I have the feeling that the judge in the case will skirt the GPL issue all together. I feel that either way Linux will lose big time. The money being thrown at making Linux seem to be illegal is too large and has under the counter sponsorship from the big guys except perhaps IBM.
This will greatly enhance your search for free pr0n.
Isn't the internet great!
"Plus, they can read and write English," This gives them a head start over most /. users as well as alot of Americans.
Hmmm so let me get this straight, security flaw 2 send lots of requests to the hot mail server and get lots of core info back. So thats why Hot Mail works the way it does and all we get is spam!
Typical answer for a realestate agent, however the problem is software license, is it for the customer or the unit? If the software license agreement is non-transferable then there is the problem. Obviously companies like Cisco are hurting and putting the hit on internet companies so the can improve their cash flow. Non transferable software agreements are very questionable and I believe their validity needs a court challenge. In this case I think Cisco and the like will lose, this is clearly a case of purchasing property, so that when this property is sold the software can come with, you could do that with MS windows, in fact up until Win XP this was common, used computers stores would sell your computer with your copy of Windows as long as you provided the original disk and key code. No this is a case of dot com gouging it does not come close to being legitimate. How can you prove that the seller knew that the software was a non resaleble item. Most likely they just thought it was their copy of the software, and thought it was fine to sell it. I am sure that Cisco did not go out of their way to inform the original customer about this rediculous and legally questionable restriction.
Darryl and the whole works, if they have cloned a horse there is no reason why they cannot clone a certain part of the horse.
Why not just eliminate the keyboard all together, then kids will not be tempted to learn how to hack!
This is not innovation it is just silly. Soon I will be able to mouse remote and speak into a mic, watch my Microsoft computer entertainment centre and go completely gaga brain dead, lets see another XY function to screwup hardware venders. Oh I am sure windows users will find it the next best thing since sliced bread not having to take ones hand off the mouse. Just think lf the fun you will have recoding for the interface, what a pile of crap. I am sure this will break in Open Office and most freeware, and be a pain in the arse to impliment, typical. You can bet Mozilla, and Netscape or AOL will not avail itself of the wonderful function quick enough, and wind up being criticised by MS mouse junkie morons, because of it.
The way I see King Richard is in a rather modern day Martin Luther. He has succeeded in throwing a monkey wrench into the orthodoxy of digital communication. We must not forget that digital communication is what it is all about today. Give corporations a monopoly on all software and you will slow the communications revolution. The effect is similar to what happened in Spain with printing during the rennaisance, look carefully at the result. SCO is trying to gouge communication tech in the third world, China and the far East as this is seen a the next big market. Microsoft is most likely behind all this and do not be supprised if SCO wins, it is not in the National Security policy of the U.S. to aid communication tech like GNU/Linux. They tried to block 128 bit encription tech and failed, you can bet the next thing the Republicans are going to do is advance Microsoft and Intels lead to be able to block internet communication in the US with so called trusted computing. We are headed for an information dark age and this will start to happen as Linux will be found to be illegal in the USA. Gloomy but this is what is up.
Are we forgetting that the jurisdiction for this court is Utah? Do not count on any sensible rulings. I will be suprised if the ghost of Joseph Smith does not get in on the action. Maybe we will be able to watch the proceedings using Ghostscript. I highly dought any of this nonsense is ever going to make it to court. Watch for a SCO halt on the NYSE in the next few days, I have the feeling the SEC is getting the message. Either that or there will be an under the table deal. I hope our favorite SCO exec gets his assets frozen!
To see the real origin of voting software see http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/1 1/0015240&mode=thread&tid=133&tid=186
Just copy /. article content and watch people run!
Windows doesn't suck it blozes.
Knowing the Florida bush country, they will use Microsoft sql software. This will end all their problems with security, any kid in his basement will be able to get at it.
more editing, less rant please
You hit the nail right on the head. The same thing applies to Office. I have tried for a long time to convince my Wife to give up Word but no go even when I sit right there and do everything that she can do just as fast and reliably in OO, and StarOffice, For that matter Koffice is not that bad either. All you have to do is make one feature different and the long time user takes a long time to adjust. I guess that is the price OSS is just going to have to pay. So I just put up with having to reinstall Windows when some kind of crap happens. I cheat though I just do a fresh install backup to another drive with XXcopy then just reinstall if things screw up and then reinstall lilo.