What kind of miracle is that? And shall I be proclaimed saint for performing such miracles?
I think you need 3 miracles to be a cannonized saint.
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If a huge company is going to get this involved with linux, its not going to be like when Mandrake, or Red Hat releases at distro. IBM is going to hack the kernel like there was no tomorrow. Because linux is released under the gpl, it's completely with in their rights (as long as they release the source) to do so. They are not required to go along with Linus. Doing this has its advantages: it would allow them to adapt the kernel to the hardware and applications they use (and make some money). This would also bring about some great advances in linux. But it would also alienate many linux users. And put lots of pressure on Linus and others. The Bottom line... when giants like IBM get involved, things change, for the better or worse: I dont know.
When I say that, it means so much more then: "I use the unix-like kernel developed by Linus Torvalds". Linux is not only an operating system it is a sub-culture. Everything from/., to LWE, to a little penguin, is part of linux. People who use it (for the most part) have one thing in common, they belive it is essential to have the source code. So i think, to use the term "linux" should be used to describe everything that is linux. If you are referring to just the operating system and its other componentes it is appropatie to use "GNU/linux".
Ok enough of that. Really man, you need to lighten up. Cookies, while annoying at times, arn't the end of the world. Just deal with it, or just set your browser to accept all cookies. To say that we sould get rid of one of the greatest websites of all time cause they use cookies is insane.
You made a good point, but you forgot one major thing: "ethics != law". In other words, what you do may be ethical, that doesn't make it legal. Using the same methodes as a virus to gain access to someone's computer is not legal. It doesnt matter if you are trying to defend againts a virus, it's still illegal. Be aware though, I am not saying that it is a bad idea, because everybody knows that sometimes you have to break the law, to better society.
this is true.. i mean exodus is a world class datacenter. and to not have basic equipment on hand makes them look very bad. i would think twice about hosting there.
If links are part of the content of a page, then the whole DeCSS case is sunk.
I think that the actual links that are on your site are part of the site. I mean you did choose to put them there. But, the site that you link to is not part of your site.
What i fear might happen is MS might decide to put a link in that you do not want it there. For example say Bob Corp. has a web site that sells Linux clusters, and everywhere you have the word "linux" there will be a little link to a MS site bitching about the evils of linux. That would not be too good for Bob corp.
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What kind of miracle is that? And shall I be proclaimed saint for performing such miracles?
I think you need 3 miracles to be a cannonized saint.
If a huge company is going to get this involved with linux, its not going to be like when Mandrake, or Red Hat releases at distro. IBM is going to hack the kernel like there was no tomorrow. Because linux is released under the gpl, it's completely with in their rights (as long as they release the source) to do so. They are not required to go along with Linus. Doing this has its advantages: it would allow them to adapt the kernel to the hardware and applications they use (and make some money). This would also bring about some great advances in linux. But it would also alienate many linux users. And put lots of pressure on Linus and others. The Bottom line... when giants like IBM get involved, things change, for the better or worse: I dont know.
I use Linux.
When I say that, it means so much more then: "I use the unix-like kernel developed by Linus Torvalds". Linux is not only an operating system it is a sub-culture. Everything from
Either the cookies go. Or slashdot goes!
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Ok enough of that. Really man, you need to lighten up. Cookies, while annoying at times, arn't the end of the world. Just deal with it, or just set your browser to accept all cookies. To say that we sould get rid of one of the greatest websites of all time cause they use cookies is insane.
You made a good point, but you forgot one major thing: "ethics != law". In other words, what you do may be ethical, that doesn't make it legal. Using the same methodes as a virus to gain access to someone's computer is not legal. It doesnt matter if you are trying to defend againts a virus, it's still illegal.
Be aware though, I am not saying that it is a bad idea, because everybody knows that sometimes you have to break the law, to better society.
this is true.. i mean exodus is a world class datacenter. and to not have basic equipment on hand makes them look very bad. i would think twice about hosting there.
If links are part of the content of a page, then the whole DeCSS case is sunk.
I think that the actual links that are on your site are part of the site. I mean you did choose to put them there. But, the site that you link to is not part of your site.
What i fear might happen is MS might decide to put a link in that you do not want it there. For example say Bob Corp. has a web site that sells Linux clusters, and everywhere you have the word "linux" there will be a little link to a MS site bitching about the evils of linux. That would not be too good for Bob corp.