It looks like the winning entry actually does not output the required string. If you look at the winning entries code it is actually outputting the string: 'The deep ' 0x0 0x1 0x0 ' gray mouse runs after the holy yellow cheese.' 0xA Where the 0x0 0x1 0x0 are required fields in the ELF header that splits the message into two halves. The output might appear to be correct when displayed on a terminal but if you redirect it to a file you will see the extra bytes.
Modifying the code to not output the extra bytes would add 9 bytes to the program and it would larger than the next smallest binary, assuming that the 104 byte entry didn't use the same trick.
At about 6' down the ground temperature is roughly equal to the average yearly temperature of your location. If that is 4 degrees where you live then you dont have much of a summer do you?
On kde-look there is a very nice looking replacement proposal for kicker and the desktop metaphor.
The author proposes a card based metaphor which would allow you to mix and match componants to create your own desktop environment. There is no code yet, just some annotated "screenshots" here and here.
In the discussion there are several people volunteering to help code so this project may actually become reality.
|\ | \ Legend: | \ \ = Observed meteor data (small sizes) | \ or F | \ Telescope observations (large sizes) R | . . = Interpolated data E | . * = Tunguska sized Q |. U | * E |. N |. C |. Y | \ | \ | \ +----------------- 0 S I Z E
According to the article there is a good coorilation between the meteor data for the small sizes and the telescope observations for the large sizes, therefore they assume that the graph is a resonable model of the sizes of the interplanetary debris. Therefore they feel that the interpolated data between the two data sets is fairly accurate.
I cant believe that I am drawing ascii art graphs on slashdot.
I need to get out more. (Actually I am going to the premere of the new Bond film this evening so I am getting out, just not enough)
That was the question that I was trying to ask Larry, perhaps I didnt phrase it well enough.
As I understand sua sponte it gives the judge power to unilaterally make changes without the issue being raised by a third party. Theoretically she could read a story on/. or her local paper and act on it.
You also have to remember that both the DOJ and Microsoft agreed to grant her this power. Her opinion on the meaning of various clauses is now the only one that matters
I've had exactly the opposite problem. One motherboard would not boot unless it was actually installed in the case and using a metal riser peg. I came to the conclusion that this particular morherboard required a case ground to work properly. However there was nothing in the motherboard to indicate that was the case and it took me several evenings to get it working.
On a related note I had a firewall whose case was live with 120V AC. Even touching the table near the computer was enough to feel a tingle. The system ran just fine with no problems.
Am I supposed to like AOL now? I thought they are one of the bad guys, but now they are behaving like a good guy. Next thing you know Microsoft will do the right thing and my whole secure little world will be compleatly upside down.
Jurisdiction is retained by this Court over this action such that the Court may act sua sponte to issue further orders or directions, including but not limited to orders or directions relating to the construction or carrying out of this Final Judgment, the enforcement of compliance therewith, the modification thereof, and the punishment of any violation thereof. Jurisdiction is retained by this Court over this action and the parties thereto for the purpose of enabling the parties to this action to apply to this Court at any time for further orders and directions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out or construe this Final Judgment, to modify or terminate any of its provisions, to enforce compliance, and to punish violations of its provisions.
It sounds a very open ended authority that grants the judge broad powers over all aspects of the settlement. Can the judge use this provision to broaden the scope of the agreement or to force Microsoft to use a particular intrepretation of some clause, for example the security exemption or the viability clause.
My first thought on reading the judgement was that Microsoft was getting away scott free, but did anybody read section VII. Further Elements.
Jurisdiction is retained by this Court over this action such that the Court may act sua sponte to issue further orders or directions, including but not limited to orders or directions relating to the construction or carrying out of this Final Judgment, the enforcement of compliance therewith, the modification thereof, and the punishment of any violation thereof. Jurisdiction is retained by this Court over this action and the parties thereto for the purpose of enabling the parties to this action to apply to this Court at any time for further orders and directions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out or construe this Final Judgment, to modify or terminate any of its provisions, to enforce compliance, and to punish violations of its provisions.
Sua Sponte is defined on law.cornet.edu as
Latin for "of one's own accord; voluntarily." Used when the court addresses an issue without the litigants having presented the issue for consideration
Lets assume that the judge is not stupid. She is well aware of Microsoft's legal history and how they will interpret the judgement. By getting Microsoft to agree to this rather open ended authority over every aspect of the judgement she can force a particular interpretation against Microsoft's wishes, and she can do it unilatrially without the participation of the DOJ or anyone else.
For example consider Microsoft's much maligned EULA regarding the specification for CIFS that prevents open source developers from using it. Section VII would allow the judge to declare that SAMBA has a "reasonable business need" for access and "meets reasonable, objective standards" regarding viability, or she could simply declare that the CIFS license is discriminatory. Either case could be used to force Microsoft to change the license.
I am sure that Microsoft knows the pitfalls of this section, but what choice do they have. This is their agreement, they negotiated it with the DOJ and argued in court long and hard that this was the best solution. Suddenly deciding now that they don't like it anymore is not a politically viable option and it would opens them up to charges of obstructionism.
I cant read minds, I don't know if this is actually the judges plan, however it would be a crafty way of forcing both a stricter settlement and a faster settlement.
Or it could simply be a drowning man grasping at straws.
The original proposed settlement on the surface seemed to be a solution but it has so many loopholes to be almost worthless. This settlement seems to be or be based on the original proposed settlement. Are any of the loopholes originally present still there or have they been eliminated?
I noticed that the security exception is still there, what about the others?
I wonder how many people are (will be) hacking^h^h^h^h^h^h^hsearching through the website in hopes of finding the judgement before its officially published?
Actually from reviewing the Eclipse website it seems that none of these languages are currently supported nor does there seem to be any projects aimed at any of these languages. I will admit there could be some discussion on the mailing lists, I did not check those.
Eclipse seems to be mostly concerned with Java and a little bit of C/C++ and cobol.
More specifically, this invention relates to terminals used by banking institutions to make their services available at all hours of the day from various remote locations.
The patent was filed in November 94. I seem to recall using an ATM machine a good 10 years before this patent was filed.
Slashdot Mirror
It looks like the winning entry actually does not output the required string. If you look at the winning entries code it is actually outputting the string:
'The deep ' 0x0 0x1 0x0 ' gray mouse runs after the holy yellow cheese.' 0xA
Where the 0x0 0x1 0x0 are required fields in the ELF header that splits the message into two halves. The output might appear to be correct when displayed on a terminal but if you redirect it to a file you will see the extra bytes.
Modifying the code to not output the extra bytes would add 9 bytes to the program and it would larger than the next smallest binary, assuming that the 104 byte entry didn't use the same trick.
At about 6' down the ground temperature is roughly equal to the average yearly temperature of your location. If that is 4 degrees where you live then you dont have much of a summer do you?
And it runs under wine.
I posted this yesterday on the discussion of What Features Would Make a "Better" GUI?
Didn't get any discussion and was only rated a 4.
On kde-look there is a very nice looking replacement proposal for kicker and the desktop metaphor.
The author proposes a card based metaphor which would allow you to mix and match componants to create your own desktop environment. There is no code yet, just some annotated "screenshots" here and here.
In the discussion there are several people volunteering to help code so this project may actually become reality.
Wow... and according to tramsmetazone the thing was running at 500 mhz for the demo (against a speedstepped pentium) WOW.
Actually they state that the Sony was running off of AC, therefore speedstep shouldnt be active and the P4 would be running at the full 1.8 GHz.
Didnt Eric Raymond write an essay about that at one time.
I seem to recall that he formulated a set of guidelines from
when he took over the fetchmail project, but I cant seem to
find it on line.
|\ . . . .
| \ Legend:
| \ \ = Observed meteor data (small sizes)
| \ or
F | \ Telescope observations (large sizes)
R | . . = Interpolated data
E | . * = Tunguska sized
Q |
U | *
E |
N |
C |
Y | \
| \
| \
+-----------------
0 S I Z E
According to the article there is a good coorilation between the
meteor data for the small sizes and the telescope observations
for the large sizes, therefore they assume that the graph is a
resonable model of the sizes of the interplanetary debris.
Therefore they feel that the interpolated data between the
two data sets is fairly accurate.
I cant believe that I am drawing ascii art graphs on slashdot.
I need to get out more. (Actually I am going to the premere of the
new Bond film this evening so I am getting out, just not enough)
I believe its a Lotus Esprit Turbo with an extreme alarm system.
If you break the window the whole car will explode.
That was the question that I was trying to ask Larry, perhaps I didnt phrase it well enough.
/. or her local paper and act on it.
As I understand sua sponte it gives the judge power to unilaterally make changes without the issue being raised by a third party. Theoretically she could read a story on
You also have to remember that both the DOJ and Microsoft agreed to grant her this power. Her opinion on the meaning of various clauses is now the only one that matters
I cant find any referance to the reason Sendo decided to ditch Microsoft.
Where is the referance to Microsoft source code?
No UPS.
Old house, old wiring, live ground.
Yes it has been fixed.
we???
try you
I've had exactly the opposite problem. One motherboard would not boot unless it was actually installed in the case and using a metal riser peg. I came to the conclusion that this particular morherboard required a case ground to work properly. However there was nothing in the motherboard to indicate that was the case and it took me several evenings to get it working.
On a related note I had a firewall whose case was live with 120V AC. Even touching the table near the computer was enough to feel a tingle. The system ran just fine with no problems.
Am I supposed to like AOL now? I thought they are one of the bad guys, but now they are behaving like a good guy. Next thing you know Microsoft will do the right thing and my whole secure little world will be compleatly upside down.
I nead a drink.
It sounds a very open ended authority that grants the judge broad powers over all aspects of the settlement. Can the judge use this provision to broaden the scope of the agreement or to force Microsoft to use a particular intrepretation of some clause, for example the security exemption or the viability clause.
Or am I just a geek grasping for straws.
My first thought on reading the judgement was that Microsoft was getting away scott free, but did anybody read section VII. Further Elements.
Sua Sponte is defined on law.cornet.edu as
Lets assume that the judge is not stupid. She is well aware of Microsoft's legal history and how they will interpret the judgement. By getting Microsoft to agree to this rather open ended authority over every aspect of the judgement she can force a particular interpretation against Microsoft's wishes, and she can do it unilatrially without the participation of the DOJ or anyone else.
For example consider Microsoft's much maligned EULA regarding the specification for CIFS that prevents open source developers from using it. Section VII would allow the judge to declare that SAMBA has a "reasonable business need" for access and "meets reasonable, objective standards" regarding viability, or she could simply declare that the CIFS license is discriminatory. Either case could be used to force Microsoft to change the license.
I am sure that Microsoft knows the pitfalls of this section, but what choice do they have. This is their agreement, they negotiated it with the DOJ and argued in court long and hard that this was the best solution. Suddenly deciding now that they don't like it anymore is not a politically viable option and it would opens them up to charges of obstructionism.
I cant read minds, I don't know if this is actually the judges plan, however it would be a crafty way of forcing both a stricter settlement and a faster settlement.
Or it could simply be a drowning man grasping at straws.
Want to bet that Microsoft will decide that wine or any other open source project is not a viable buisness?
The original proposed settlement on the surface seemed to be a solution but it has so many loopholes to be almost worthless. This settlement seems to be or be based on the original proposed settlement. Are any of the loopholes originally present still there or have they been eliminated?
I noticed that the security exception is still there, what about the others?
I wonder how many people are (will be) hacking^h^h^h^h^h^h^hsearching through the website in hopes of finding the judgement before its officially published?
Actually from reviewing the Eclipse website it seems that none of these languages are currently supported nor does there seem to be any projects aimed at any of these languages. I will admit there could be some discussion on the mailing lists, I did not check those.
Eclipse seems to be mostly concerned with Java and a little bit of C/C++ and cobol.
The kroupware project and and is supposed to be exchange compatible as well as open source and free of those pesky licencing fees.
Scheduled completion by the end of the year.
I quote:
SCSI devices last forever, or until they break,
I can top that:
I will live forever, until I die.
What was your point again?