> I quess that points to Windows Media DRM [microsoft.com] which uses this kind of architecture
And if it does, is the architecture so that clients for Linux can be easily created. If no, I can clearly see Microsoft's justification for doing this - another artificial way to tie people into using Windows. If it is open, is there some open source projects already going?
"The studio said a key factor in allowing people to download digital copies of its films was CinemaNow's anti-piracy technology, supplied by Microsoft Corp."
"Has frozen methane ever been released before?
55 million years ago, 20% of the world's frozen methane reserves melted. This sparked cataclysmic changes in the atmosphere: global temperatures rose by 13 degrees Fahrenheit, melting the ice cps and forcing many species to extinction. 80% of all deep-sea creatures became extinct, and there were severe consequences for land animals. If vast amounts of methane were released, the highly explosive gas would be ignited by lightning, scorching huge area in a fiery hell-on-earth."
If your business model revolves around restricting others' freedom, and it's easier to change laws than to actually provide the public with a product worth buying, isn't that a sign that something is seriously fucked up? Obviously not... let's just work on improving the bars and chains, then.
Aww. Just the reaction I thought it would cause. We already know that something IS seriously fucked up. We also already know that everyone would be best of with "freedom to tinker". Now, we need to get a recipe for getting out of this. It is the existing state of things - the world around you - that is the problem. Companies resort to DMCA to protect their existing business that was based on grounds (which was fucked up, as you put it) that are to be changed. Now, someone should come up with a plan that secures both the freedom and the business. Maybe you can share your secret plan how to do that?
> It's really a complex equation of how best to encourage innovation
I don't know if it works, but this is a try to do it in a way that it could benefit everyone (individuals, non-profit organisations and companies) at the same time. Basicly, the same thing that open source in general does, but from a little different aproach.
The way you choose your words incicates that either 1) You didn'y read the article, or 2) You read it but didn't understand it. *Tinkering* per-ce doesn't damage anything (Well, except maybe your stereo or whatever thing you are tinkering with).
I quess it's the 2) then. Tinkering per-ce does not damage anything - true, still there should be some common practise around it. Otherwise companies have to use silliness like DMCA as their protection: they have to kill "tinkering" because no-one knows better(or commonly acceptable by business) ways to unleash only the good things that come with it.
Knowing how to tune a car engine does not allow a tinkerer to build a competing product, whereas software that cracks a copy-protection system can easily be used to distribute millions of identical copies. Dr Felten agrees. But his aim is not to solve the problem of free-riding; it is to analyse the value of tinkering.
I think that the majority already agrees on the benefits on the "freedom to tinker". What companies currently cannot solve, is the free-riding problem. It does not matter how much you preach about tinkering, as long as it damages existing business, it is freedom stinker for many companies. Dr Felten is clearly a clever man, maybe he could put his energy in solving that instead.
"A profiling engine running in the set-top box determines which ads are played in a particular household. The box is given an initial profile and it then gathers information based on the household's television viewing habits. Anderson emphasized that this information never leaves the set-top box."
I believe that my profiling engine will mysteriously report that I am only interested in free chips and cola.
> In 5-7 year there will probably STILL be people u sing Windows 98SE, vendors are STILL selling them
exactly. And the most amusing part is that the Windows 98 will be much more secure than the latest version. You fail to see my (very weak?) point: currently, every kludge added to windows for example - as an instant fix for a vulnerability - further weakens the package in the long run.
...from my amazon.com order history. These are not actually "school books", but might be more interesting reading than something more "factual" and give a reason to peek in some more details
> Nature just takes what is readily available
> and changes it a bit to fit a new function...what you call kludge
...evolution...and nature...software business. Monopolies. End of of evolution. Luckily nature has survived of similar bottle-necks of evolution before, like an asteroid here and there. I actually agree with what you write, but you miss one big point - software business is - to a large extent - still driven by monopolies. And that enlarges the scope so that your evolution theory does not work anymore in this context.
..."Unfortunately, the mainstream products of major vendors largely ignore these demonstrated technologies. In their defense most of the vendors would claim that the market-place is not prepared to pay for high assurance of security"...
..."In our opinion this is an unstable state of affairs. It is unthinkable that another thirty years will go by without one of the two occurrences: either there will be horrific cyber disasters that will deprive society of much of the value computers can provide, or the available technology will be delivered, and hopefully enhanced, in products that provide effective security. We sincerely hope it will the latter".
Poll: what might they refer to with these "major vendors". Sadly, I think that is very true. These "major vendors" are digging a huge hole behind the average users by just kludging together cheap fixes when the system is fundamentally wrong. As result, many will be in deep - unkludgeable - %&t in some 5-7 years when the system collapses.
"At issue is a service whose very raison d'etre appears to be the facilitation of and contribution to copyright infringement on a massive scale," Chief Judge Marvin Aspen wrote in his order granting the companies' request for a preliminary injunction.
Obviously Aimster/Madster did not exactly follow the rules, but isn't it a bit harsh way of putting it to say that the reason for aimster's existence was facilitation of copyright infringement?
One audience where we would like to target openchallenge is universities and schools in general.
So, if there is any teachers reading this article, I invite you to visit the challenge list regularly to see if there is anything your students could do as their coursework. Instead a solution for a theoretical task, your students could also solve someone's real problem and have it published under open source.
The paper is here.
4. Establishing a Superior Information Warfare Capability:
The objective of information warfare is to ensure the Security of Communication, Information and Network of the National Defense. Under the guideline of Defense first, Swift Responses & Preemption, the MND has adopted the strategy of Active Surveillance & Reconnaissance, and Protection to establish a security protection capability of communication and information, which stresses Early Warning and Quick Response so as to maintain superiority in communication and information. Furthermore, in order to cope with cybervirus warfare, the MND has established an information warfare task force in concert with key technology development programs of communication and information security and Net Safety Program of the CSIST so as to create relevant technologies regarding cybervirus control and prevention.@
I fail to see the news in this though. Preparation for the much hyped cyberwars is probably in every countries defense tasklist.
* 2 computers - both connected to the Internet
*One working as a web server and the other as a web client.
*The client is connected to the server through the Internet.
*The server is then crushed physically by a machine thus causing the server's data to be lost - the client will continue to search for the (server) site in vain.
* This action will be performed once and recorded on high-speed video or film. To be played back for the period of the show.
My personal opinion is that someone has accidentally crushed his own brains instead.
the contest was sponsored by company called Silicon Breeze, they also have a shop that sells Linux jewellery. I quess now you can show others that open source can make you rich (if you sell tux jewellery:)
Here is a leaked draft of a similar framework (proposal) on data retention in Europe, and here is Statewatch analysis of it - I believe the analysis is good reference for Canada/US as well. It seems these things are happening all over the world at same time, so maybe the kick-off to start working on these was made in some multi-national meeting (interpol, maybe). Anyway, it is rather alarming.
"When one wrong move can cost millions, you must rely on teamwork, smart design, and open standards to keep the project -- if not the satellite -- from going down in flames"
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And if it does, is the architecture so that clients for Linux can be easily created. If no, I can clearly see Microsoft's justification for doing this - another artificial way to tie people into using Windows. If it is open, is there some open source projects already going?
I quess that points to Windows Media DRM which uses this kind of architecture.
"Has frozen methane ever been released before? 55 million years ago, 20% of the world's frozen methane reserves melted. This sparked cataclysmic changes in the atmosphere: global temperatures rose by 13 degrees Fahrenheit, melting the ice cps and forcing many species to extinction. 80% of all deep-sea creatures became extinct, and there were severe consequences for land animals. If vast amounts of methane were released, the highly explosive gas would be ignited by lightning, scorching huge area in a fiery hell-on-earth."
Now, do you want them to touch it? :))
Aww. Just the reaction I thought it would cause. We already know that something IS seriously fucked up. We also already know that everyone would be best of with "freedom to tinker". Now, we need to get a recipe for getting out of this. It is the existing state of things - the world around you - that is the problem. Companies resort to DMCA to protect their existing business that was based on grounds (which was fucked up, as you put it) that are to be changed. Now, someone should come up with a plan that secures both the freedom and the business. Maybe you can share your secret plan how to do that?
I don't know if it works, but this is a try to do it in a way that it could benefit everyone (individuals, non-profit organisations and companies) at the same time. Basicly, the same thing that open source in general does, but from a little different aproach.
I quess it's the 2) then. Tinkering per-ce does not damage anything - true, still there should be some common practise around it. Otherwise companies have to use silliness like DMCA as their protection: they have to kill "tinkering" because no-one knows better(or commonly acceptable by business) ways to unleash only the good things that come with it.
I think that the majority already agrees on the benefits on the "freedom to tinker". What companies currently cannot solve, is the free-riding problem. It does not matter how much you preach about tinkering, as long as it damages existing business, it is freedom stinker for many companies. Dr Felten is clearly a clever man, maybe he could put his energy in solving that instead.
I believe that my profiling engine will mysteriously report that I am only interested in free chips and cola.
Now we can just /. all the approaching asteroids.
exactly. And the most amusing part is that the Windows 98 will be much more secure than the latest version. You fail to see my (very weak?) point: currently, every kludge added to windows for example - as an instant fix for a vulnerability - further weakens the package in the long run.
- The Turning Point (Fritjof Capra),
- Einstein's Dreams (Alan P. Lightman),
- Flatland (Edwin A. Abbott ),
- The Mechanical Turk (Tom Standage).
- dedicated semiconductors vs general-purpose processors
- Vendors vs OS designers and software programmers
- short term: certification
- long term: standardication & spectrum management
> and changes it a bit to fit a new function...what you call kludge
Poll: what might they refer to with these "major vendors". Sadly, I think that is very true. These "major vendors" are digging a huge hole behind the average users by just kludging together cheap fixes when the system is fundamentally wrong. As result, many will be in deep - unkludgeable - %&t in some 5-7 years when the system collapses.
I wonder why the link got broken - I think I even double-checked it. Anyway, maybe it works this time?
...this and some previous happennings are in my journal.
Obviously Aimster/Madster did not exactly follow the rules, but isn't it a bit harsh way of putting it to say that the reason for aimster's existence was facilitation of copyright infringement?
So, if there is any teachers reading this article, I invite you to visit the challenge list regularly to see if there is anything your students could do as their coursework. Instead a solution for a theoretical task, your students could also solve someone's real problem and have it published under open source.
The objective of information warfare is to ensure the Security of Communication, Information and Network of the National Defense. Under the guideline of Defense first, Swift Responses & Preemption, the MND has adopted the strategy of Active Surveillance & Reconnaissance, and Protection to establish a security protection capability of communication and information, which stresses Early Warning and Quick Response so as to maintain superiority in communication and information. Furthermore, in order to cope with cybervirus warfare, the MND has established an information warfare task force in concert with key technology development programs of communication and information security and Net Safety Program of the CSIST so as to create relevant technologies regarding cybervirus control and prevention.@
I fail to see the news in this though. Preparation for the much hyped cyberwars is probably in every countries defense tasklist.
milk and sea wind turbines. What do you get when you combine these two? Cream. I see great synergy benefits in here!
* 2 computers - both connected to the Internet
*One working as a web server and the other as a web client.
*The client is connected to the server through the Internet.
*The server is then crushed physically by a machine thus causing the server's data to be lost - the client will continue to search for the (server) site in vain.
* This action will be performed once and recorded on high-speed video or film. To be played back for the period of the show.
My personal opinion is that someone has accidentally crushed his own brains instead.
the contest was sponsored by company called Silicon Breeze, they also have a shop that sells Linux jewellery. I quess now you can show others that open source can make you rich (if you sell tux jewellery :)
Here is a leaked draft of a similar framework (proposal) on data retention in Europe, and here is Statewatch analysis of it - I believe the analysis is good reference for Canada/US as well. It seems these things are happening all over the world at same time, so maybe the kick-off to start working on these was made in some multi-national meeting (interpol, maybe). Anyway, it is rather alarming.
Here is a good substitute for the competition :)
You should consider a career as a preacher.