I was about to say, "I think you mean AT&T", and in searching for links, I found this interesting page. I had never heard about any such efforts at PARC and was surprised to see that you were in fact correct.
Actually, Ximian's Red Carpet does it automatically, so many of us do. Whether they're checking against MD5's published at RedHat or Ximian (a Good Thing) or checking against MD5's that are just brought down as part of the mirroring process (a Bad Thing), I don't know.
But who's going to calc the MD5? Are you going to DL the file, do the MD5, check it, then decide whether to keep it?
You know, all this talk about MD5 is very interesting, and I think we're onto something here. I'm starting to envision an MD5 rating system being integrated whereby each time a user rates a download, the client caches that rating. Then, as search hits are displayed, servers send the MD5 along as part of the filename payload. As the hit names and MD5's start coming in, the clients request ratings for each MD5. Any clients that have ratings for that MD5 cached send them along. User selects downloads based on displayed ratings. The client double checks the file size and MD5 upon completing downloads and marks any host sending fake files. To keep the traffic impact low, make the MD5 rating lookup on demand -- user sees an interesting download, and requests the rating from the network.
P2P software that lets you create a 'friends list' or something to that effect in order to maintain a private group of P2P file sharers
I think Gnutella supports a keyword that's used to indicate which logical network you're joining. So long as you keep one server up and running on that logical network, more clients can join. There are probably tons of "private" networks out there already.
Any application based on the uniqueness of Internet Protocol addresses will fail on the real network
Precisely. How about fetching, say, 50 MD5 sums from a server's inventory, and looking up the average rating? Nahhh.. it would take too much to fetch MD5 sum ratings over the already sluggish network, and you wouldn't know who's rating to trust.
Haven't you seen those redirects that pop up when you let a gnutella search run for a while?
Actually, I haven't. What client do you use? I use the purist java client, Phex which doesn't suffer from those. Granted, I've seen so much d/led content tripping redirects, but not the act of searching.
And I've wondered about spoofing hits, too. I can't imagine a Gnutella client following a redirect, but if someone builds a quick & dirty one around a small, modular web browser, I guess I can see it happening.
Finally, a sensible approach to the projector request. I can't believe how many people said they want a built-in projector. I mean, come on! Now a branded projector that serves as a docking bay for the PDA.. I like that idea a LOT.
Remote control mouse, battery charger.. excellent!
I wonder if they'll have the Russians fly up the replacement if their rockets can handle something so big and heavy. They didn't seem to indicate that they even have spares ready, but I would assume they do.
Hey, cool.. n3vzl nee kb2rzv.. gives new meaning to "GigsVT". Are you a microwaver up there? Field Day's a-comin'. I usually just hang out at a good friend's place nearby and work HF voice, PSK31 and SSTV for a few hours. 24 straight hours in a field just ain't what it used to be.:)
One of these years I really hafta sit down and and build a 10mw tap into my HTX-100 a-la this and start getting in on some xverter f-u-n.
Nope, sorry!:) When I got on Usenet back in '93, I used to answer that question with "No, but I do play for the Houston Oilers." I actually had someone flame me for it, saying he went to high school with that Steve Jackson and everything. Dude, get over it!
Funny thing is, my cousin put on a hoity-toity party at her place in Beverly Hills once, and my sister actually met Steve Jackson the NFL player there!! When shaking his hand she said, "Hey! my brother used to pretend he was you on the Internet!" Of course, that wouldn't go over too well these days.:(
You know, I checked out your freelinuxcd site, and looked at how to contribute. The site specifically requests contributing single-CD distros, as they can ONLY SHIP 1 CD PER PERSON. I've only used about 20 CD-Rs out of a 100 pack I bought a year ago, and was ready to donate 5 three-CD kits until I saw that.
By limiting to one CD, the only hope of giving away a useful distro is to send out the CD-based installer for Debian, and if someone can't even find someone to burn some free Linux CDs for them, I doubt they have the bandwidth to support an Internet-based install of Debian. Nice idea, lousy execution IYAM.
You want to make a difference? Let contributors view (or even buy for $1 to keep the site up and better manage the list) shipping addresses and ship the CD kits themselves directly to those in need.
Now that being said, I LOVE linux and would much rather use it than that old bag of hard to use junk and hard to program AS/400!
Just FYI, AS/400's (now called the iSeries) can run 31 independent copies of Linux simultaneously in one box, in much the same way a mainframe can run tens of thousands of copies. All part of IBM's plans to run Linux on every piece of hardware they ship.
Yes they did.:) Its okay. So did U2 and Goo Goo Dolls.
you can't play the same thing over and over for your whole life
I have actually been nauseated by just about anything released after 1990. I still listen to 17 year old Big Black and Alien Sex Fiend stuff every freaking day. But that's just me.
I love the smell of burning karma in the morning..
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but isn't that what Big Blue is about these days? Research, research and more research?
Not really. IBM is all about services, services, and more services these days. Why fight for a piece of a razor-thin margin on hardware when consulting services are still practically name-your-own-price?
Besides, they still think that if you compile any software for Linux, then that and ALL software you've ever compiled suddenly becomes GPL'd.
Remember, the EULA for a WindowsCE developer kit prohibited releasing any software you write under the GPL. As if to imply that the license could retroactively relicense any software you come into contact with.
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seeing a show many years ago about XPARC
I was about to say, "I think you mean AT&T", and in searching for links, I found this interesting page. I had never heard about any such efforts at PARC and was surprised to see that you were in fact correct.
yet they haven't shown an actual product for even one of these technologies
Ever heard of the 340MB and 1GB CompactFlash drives? I think that qualifies as an IBM-developed storage innovation that made it to market.
Come on, how many of you check those MD5s?
Actually, Ximian's Red Carpet does it automatically, so many of us do. Whether they're checking against MD5's published at RedHat or Ximian (a Good Thing) or checking against MD5's that are just brought down as part of the mirroring process (a Bad Thing), I don't know.
But who's going to calc the MD5? Are you going to DL the file, do the MD5, check it, then decide whether to keep it?
You know, all this talk about MD5 is very interesting, and I think we're onto something here. I'm starting to envision an MD5 rating system being integrated whereby each time a user rates a download, the client caches that rating. Then, as search hits are displayed, servers send the MD5 along as part of the filename payload. As the hit names and MD5's start coming in, the clients request ratings for each MD5. Any clients that have ratings for that MD5 cached send them along. User selects downloads based on displayed ratings. The client double checks the file size and MD5 upon completing downloads and marks any host sending fake files. To keep the traffic impact low, make the MD5 rating lookup on demand -- user sees an interesting download, and requests the rating from the network.
John is so smart.
John is so funny.
Yeah, and he tried to get it for months!!!
record my wall with a USB camera for 10 minutes then rename it to something like Nude TEEN XXX HOT
not to be a killjoy, but I actually share Linux RPMs. legal to share, and it helps to make minimum share limits other servers require.
P2P software that lets you create a 'friends list' or something to that effect in order to maintain a private group of P2P file sharers
I think Gnutella supports a keyword that's used to indicate which logical network you're joining. So long as you keep one server up and running on that logical network, more clients can join. There are probably tons of "private" networks out there already.
Any application based on the uniqueness of Internet Protocol addresses will fail on the real network
Precisely. How about fetching, say, 50 MD5 sums from a server's inventory, and looking up the average rating? Nahhh.. it would take too much to fetch MD5 sum ratings over the already sluggish network, and you wouldn't know who's rating to trust.
Haven't you seen those redirects that pop up when you let a gnutella search run for a while?
Actually, I haven't. What client do you use? I use the purist java client, Phex which doesn't suffer from those. Granted, I've seen so much d/led content tripping redirects, but not the act of searching.
And I've wondered about spoofing hits, too. I can't imagine a Gnutella client following a redirect, but if someone builds a quick & dirty one around a small, modular web browser, I guess I can see it happening.
you can transmit voice to anywhere on the globe at 144MHZ by nailing 1500 watts into a 30DB gain antenna pointed at the moon
Anywhere on the half of the earth you and the moon currently share, that is, perfectly placed sporadic E and F2 notwithstanding.
put the PDA on an overhead projector
Finally, a sensible approach to the projector request. I can't believe how many people said they want a built-in projector. I mean, come on! Now a branded projector that serves as a docking bay for the PDA.. I like that idea a LOT.
Remote control mouse, battery charger.. excellent!
Pity it doesn't work..
I got the same thing, so I hit "back" to come back here. I the redirector and it worked fine the second time. Try it again.
I wonder if they'll have the Russians fly up the replacement if their rockets can handle something so big and heavy. They didn't seem to indicate that they even have spares ready, but I would assume they do.
Check out this notice. I could have sworn all of Yahoo! Auctions Europe was shutting down, but it seems to be even smaller than that. Just UK and IE.
Hey, cool.. n3vzl nee kb2rzv.. gives new meaning to "GigsVT". Are you a microwaver up there? Field Day's a-comin'. I usually just hang out at a good friend's place nearby and work HF voice, PSK31 and SSTV for a few hours. 24 straight hours in a field just ain't what it used to be. :)
One of these years I really hafta sit down and and build a 10mw tap into my HTX-100 a-la this and start getting in on some xverter f-u-n.
Nope, sorry! :) When I got on Usenet back in '93, I used to answer that question with "No, but I do play for the Houston Oilers." I actually had someone flame me for it, saying he went to high school with that Steve Jackson and everything. Dude, get over it!
:(
Funny thing is, my cousin put on a hoity-toity party at her place in Beverly Hills once, and my sister actually met Steve Jackson the NFL player there!! When shaking his hand she said, "Hey! my brother used to pretend he was you on the Internet!" Of course, that wouldn't go over too well these days.
Huge thanks for not flipping out on me. I was a little tired when I wrote it and in hindsight, "I don't like my tone, mister!"
tks and gl
You know, I checked out your freelinuxcd site, and looked at how to contribute. The site specifically requests contributing single-CD distros, as they can ONLY SHIP 1 CD PER PERSON. I've only used about 20 CD-Rs out of a 100 pack I bought a year ago, and was ready to donate 5 three-CD kits until I saw that.
By limiting to one CD, the only hope of giving away a useful distro is to send out the CD-based installer for Debian, and if someone can't even find someone to burn some free Linux CDs for them, I doubt they have the bandwidth to support an Internet-based install of Debian. Nice idea, lousy execution IYAM.
You want to make a difference? Let contributors view (or even buy for $1 to keep the site up and better manage the list) shipping addresses and ship the CD kits themselves directly to those in need.
Where do I download clues?
Here.
Now that being said, I LOVE linux and would much rather use it than that old bag of hard to use junk and hard to program AS/400!
Just FYI, AS/400's (now called the iSeries) can run 31 independent copies of Linux simultaneously in one box, in much the same way a mainframe can run tens of thousands of copies. All part of IBM's plans to run Linux on every piece of hardware they ship.
trustno1
lol. literally. caught me off guard. we used that for a domain admin pwd at a former employer during one rotation period.
I don't think Green Day sold out
:) Its okay. So did U2 and Goo Goo Dolls.
Yes they did.
you can't play the same thing over and over for your whole life
I have actually been nauseated by just about anything released after 1990. I still listen to 17 year old Big Black and Alien Sex Fiend stuff every freaking day. But that's just me.
I love the smell of burning karma in the morning..
but isn't that what Big Blue is about these days? Research, research and more research?
Not really. IBM is all about services, services, and more services these days. Why fight for a piece of a razor-thin margin on hardware when consulting services are still practically name-your-own-price?
Besides, they still think that if you compile any software for Linux, then that and ALL software you've ever compiled suddenly becomes GPL'd.
Remember, the EULA for a WindowsCE developer kit prohibited releasing any software you write under the GPL. As if to imply that the license could retroactively relicense any software you come into contact with.