...whether the driver will be open-sourced or not... since AFAIK the Linux driver is not GPL-ed or even BSD-ed, I bet this driver will be closed-source too...
I wonder if this includes their right to sell SSL certificates too... it's probably an entirely different matter, but still... if they can't handle domains, why should they be able to handle SSL certificates?
...the upside of an open-source OS is that you can browse through the source and figure out *why* it is messing itself up...:) And most likely, fix it while you're at it.
The source code for Cube has not been released yet, because Cube is for me a purely fun programming project with a very minimalistic style of design & implementation, and I want to keep all the fun to myself:) It will be open sourced in the future, under a license similar to BSD/MIT/ZLIB etc
Such a shame, I'm sure some people out here would want to help this guy make his stuff...
On the sidenote, Aardappel is Dutch, and it literally means potato:-)
When Ogg Vorbis 1.0 was released, I converted all my audio CD's to Ogg files. It looks as if the Ogg encoder is much faster than LAME with variable bitrate, but I haven't really compared them accurately.
I fear the issue with Ogg Vorbis is that it is not as known as MP3. OK, so Unreal2 uses Ogg Vorbis... but do you honestly believe most gamers really read the manual, and especially the credits? I wouldn't think so.
At my work, I told a few employees about Ogg Vorbis, and absolutely no one ever heard about it. Some even said: "Why would I want to use that? I have MP3 and it works fine!". They simply don't care about patents and such, they just want it to work...
Based upon this, I fear Ogg Vorbis will only be used by geeks. Maybe when major software like Nero can instantly create Ogg files and not just MP3 files when saving tracks, it will be more known by the masses.
I've set up an email system for our student foundation, Overflow, which is located at http://www.overflowers.nl. It was built from scratch, but I suggest you look into qmail/LDAP.
If I remember correctly, Exchange is capable of serving LDAP, so you _could_ just do a ldap search on it and import that in the LDAP system. If you use the qmail/LDAP system, you don't need local accounts. Plus, it's all opensource, so you can pass the authentication towards another system if you like.
Say, I wonder... why does Linux Kernel Version 1.2.3.4.5.6 patchlevel 7 make it to the front page and this does not? In my opinion, this news is of a bit more influence (at least to the BSD world) than yet another patchlevel...
You may want to limit by Ethernet Addresses, so unrecognized ethernet cards will not be accepted. Of course, this is not 100% foolproof, but it will give most wannabe hackers a major headache.
FreeBSD can do this, you can find it here. It's part of the high uptime project.
Futhermore, I would suggest a firewall setup which blocks about anything but HTTP and possibly FTP. A proxy server may be your best option for this.
I am wondering why they chose Linux. Specifically, I wonder how they made the choice between all major OS-es (Linux, *BSD, Solaris and possibly Windows), as well as the software they use to power the site.
This seems more like a proof of concept to me than a real virus. Especially since the author specifically emailed the virus to anti-virus labs, it's more like: See, it *can* be done.
Of course, you could expect that. Basically, a virus relies on just one thing: privileges. Privileges means the possibility to mess other programs up. And because there are so much Windows virusses compared to other OS-es, it's easy to see Windows handles rights... differently... than a secure OS:)
I don't think Linux, or UNIX viruses in general, will become a real threat. As long as you use your brain and don't do everything as root (as about every guide warns you against anyway), you'd be rather safe. Can't mess up stuff without the rights to do so.
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Read http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/27/16 55220 for a nice overview about the BSD's...
Microsoft.com says the cost of running Windows is rougly 20% of running Linux ...
...
I wonder when they're going to reply something like that
...whether the driver will be open-sourced or not... since AFAIK the Linux driver is not GPL-ed or even BSD-ed, I bet this driver will be closed-source too...
I wonder if this includes their right to sell SSL certificates too... it's probably an entirely different matter, but still... if they can't handle domains, why should they be able to handle SSL certificates?
Woohoo, finally some *GOOD* news ... however, I thought most MP3 players used hardware decoders. Will they still benefit from this?
...and there was much rejoicing! :)
That's what I am wondering, who invented DVD+R and DVD-R in the first place? What are the technological and usuable benefits of either of them?
I think it's more of a side-by-side comparison than roughly say: DVD-R has fair chance becuase the bestseller uses it...
Write it down using my handwriting, it'll take them centuries to decipher that...
...the upside of an open-source OS is that you can browse through the source and figure out *why* it is messing itself up... :) And most likely, fix it while you're at it.
That's the power of open source.
Not really. Ask anyone to translate aardappel into Dutch, and they'd say potato. Hey, I live in the Netherlands, I know :D
A quote from the page:
:) It will be open sourced in the future, under a license similar to BSD/MIT/ZLIB etc
:-)
The source code for Cube has not been released yet, because Cube is for me a purely fun programming project with a very minimalistic style of design & implementation, and I want to keep all the fun to myself
Such a shame, I'm sure some people out here would want to help this guy make his stuff...
On the sidenote, Aardappel is Dutch, and it literally means potato
I get 60fps on an Athlon 1.1GHz with a GeForce4 Ti4400... looks nice to me :)
...would be if DJ's would use Ogg Vorbis instead of MP3. That'd be news, and it'd convince a lot of people about what you can do with Ogg Vorbis.
It's been a good four year run for them.
Well, seeing they have to end their run, I don't think the above statement is entirely true...
When Ogg Vorbis 1.0 was released, I converted all my audio CD's to Ogg files. It looks as if the Ogg encoder is much faster than LAME with variable bitrate, but I haven't really compared them accurately.
I fear the issue with Ogg Vorbis is that it is not as known as MP3. OK, so Unreal2 uses Ogg Vorbis... but do you honestly believe most gamers really read the manual, and especially the credits? I wouldn't think so.
At my work, I told a few employees about Ogg Vorbis, and absolutely no one ever heard about it. Some even said: "Why would I want to use that? I have MP3 and it works fine!". They simply don't care about patents and such, they just want it to work...
Based upon this, I fear Ogg Vorbis will only be used by geeks. Maybe when major software like Nero can instantly create Ogg files and not just MP3 files when saving tracks, it will be more known by the masses.
From http://www.trustedbsd.org:
The TrustedBSD project provides a set of trusted operating system extensions to the FreeBSD operating system
In other words, it's not an OS, it's a set of patches and extensions... please, check your facts before you post something.
Why does this get on the main page, and why does the new Core Team does not?
:)
Either way, FreeBSD does fit the new trend now... more VM's means more freedom
I've set up an email system for our student foundation, Overflow, which is located at http://www.overflowers.nl. It was built from scratch, but I suggest you look into qmail/LDAP.
If I remember correctly, Exchange is capable of serving LDAP, so you _could_ just do a ldap search on it and import that in the LDAP system. If you use the qmail/LDAP system, you don't need local accounts. Plus, it's all opensource, so you can pass the authentication towards another system if you like.
Yep, like you (and me, for that matter) :D
Say, I wonder... why does Linux Kernel Version 1.2.3.4.5.6 patchlevel 7 make it to the front page and this does not? In my opinion, this news is of a bit more influence (at least to the BSD world) than yet another patchlevel...
I once compiled a list with all major and minor TLD's and their cost... it is here, but since no one seemed to care, I kind of dropped the project.
That is probably why it was not on the front page :)
You may want to limit by Ethernet Addresses, so unrecognized ethernet cards will not be accepted. Of course, this is not 100% foolproof, but it will give most wannabe hackers a major headache.
FreeBSD can do this, you can find it here. It's part of the high uptime project.
Futhermore, I would suggest a firewall setup which blocks about anything but HTTP and possibly FTP. A proxy server may be your best option for this.
Good luck!
I am wondering why they chose Linux. Specifically, I wonder how they made the choice between all major OS-es (Linux, *BSD, Solaris and possibly Windows), as well as the software they use to power the site.
This seems more like a proof of concept to me than a real virus. Especially since the author specifically emailed the virus to anti-virus labs, it's more like: See, it *can* be done.
:)
Of course, you could expect that. Basically, a virus relies on just one thing: privileges. Privileges means the possibility to mess other programs up. And because there are so much Windows virusses compared to other OS-es, it's easy to see Windows handles rights... differently... than a secure OS
I don't think Linux, or UNIX viruses in general, will become a real threat. As long as you use your brain and don't do everything as root (as about every guide warns you against anyway), you'd be rather safe. Can't mess up stuff without the rights to do so.