The FSF has taken to using the term "libre" instead of "free" because it has the explicit connotation of freedom by lack of restructions. This isn't correct at least in the US. The discussion has come up many times before and I know RMS has stated that there is no better word than free and it only takes a second to explain that you mean free as in freedom.
It's odd that RMS, who is ordinarily a stickler for proper nomenclature, would insist on using the word "freedom" when he really means "user freedom". I can only imagine that he's perfectly aware of the fact that "freedom" is a loaded term that has a broader meaning than he intends
You need to listen to one of his speeches. Richard always goes on to define just what those freedoms are. He's certainly not using the word in a "loaded" manner.
And have you noticed that the Linux Format staff has changed very little, I think, since the beginning? Would love to see them do some "then and now" head shots for the 100th issue.
Anyone got some early issues you'd like to sell me?
Sahuaro
Re:So What Does It Mean?
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Mod this poster up! The inventors of public key encryption envisioned a future where encrypting email would be as common as stuffing a letter in an envelope. Phishing would be unheard of since a digital signature would prove that the mail came from who it said it did.
The US government, of course, didn't want this future to come about and put roadblocks in place to prevent it. So, today we have phoney email scams and unencrypted personnel data that gets scattered to the winds on unsecured government and private sector computers. Encrypt your email? Why you must be doing something illegal!
Well, for one thing the GPL would make that difficult, but if the existing license is like the BSD license than I suppose it could happen. A little like what apple did, yes?
I don't see why people don't simply ignore these mails and just login to their account in a new browser window. If the bank/eBay/PayPal, etc. needs to talk with them, there will be a message right there. Why play a guessing game? There is no point in it!
I love file formats like LaTeX, basic HTML, ASCII that are human readable. Even without knowing any LaTeX I bet most people could figure out your example and edit it in notepad if needed.
I find myself using the commanline more and more plus I'm putting old equipment that no one else wants to good use. Got a 133 Pentium laptop with 32Mb RAM you can't give away? I'll take it and put it to good use! Besides that (tiny) 12" screen is just right for text!
Sahuaro
Phoenix Linux Users Group - Penguins in the Desert
Re:Here's how I got my mom to verify
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The two acid tests that have worked so far are:
If the e-mail starts with "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear Valued Customer", it's always bogus. A legitimate mail will always use your name.
If the e-mail asks you to click on a link, it is always bogus. A legitimate e-mail will always ask you to enter the real site name in your browser.
If you're still in doubt simply open a new browser window and log into your account (see host file trick elsewhere). If PayPal or your bank needs information from you they will tell you when you sign in.
I'm in the middle of reading World War 3.0: Microsoft Vs. the U.S. Government, and the Battle to Rule the Digital Age by Ken Auletta and this looks exactly like what MS didn't want vendors to have the ability to do - to totally customize the Windows Desktop, real estate that Ms wanted full control over.
Looks like the anti-trust settlement made this computer possible.
". ..more than 90% of the Internet users out there aren't aware or concerned with IE vulnerabilities."
So what are you saying? That ignorance is bliss?
". ..you want 100% compatibility with the "broken" sites on the Internet."
Doesn't this play right into Microsoft's hand? Shouldn't we be educating the public that some sites are broken (because they require IE) and need to be fixed.
"My point is not that Windows is better than Linux, because believe me, I would rather have gone with Linux on my laptop. However, until it's easy to install (you know, just go through the prompts and most everything works), you're not going to get anyone to switch."
The real issue, of course, is that you have to install Linux at all. I long for the day when I can go down to BestBuy and actually have a choice of OSs on the new laptop I want to buy. And I won't buy new until that day comes! (Use Slackware and Dropline Gnome myself, sweet!)
Check out the LinkWorld 616 Flex-ATX case or the AOpen slim cases at myaopen.com. The AOpen cases are of slightly better quality IMHO and being a little deeper you are not restricted to a CD-ROM less than 205mm deep. It also takes standard mATX boards as well as the smaller, but harder to find Flex ATX mainboards.
I'm running SuSE 8.0 on the PCChips M787 mainboard with the VIA 1GigaPro (733MHz) chip. The air exiting the housing is barely above room temperature.
For a mATX tower the is the best case I've found. Being slightly deeper than other mATX cases you have the room to substitute a better, quieter power supply.
I'm looking forward to case built around the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX board and cases like the Cubid 2677. Anyone know dealers selling these yet?
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Let me reword this based on the answer RMS gave to a question at one of his recent speeches (in Sweden, I think).
GPL protects the freedom of the user, not the power of the developer.
Sahuaro
You need to listen to one of his speeches. Richard always goes on to define just what those freedoms are. He's certainly not using the word in a "loaded" manner.
Sahuaro
And have you noticed that the Linux Format staff has changed very little, I think, since the beginning? Would love to see them do some "then and now" head shots for the 100th issue.
Anyone got some early issues you'd like to sell me?
Sahuaro
The US government, of course, didn't want this future to come about and put roadblocks in place to prevent it. So, today we have phoney email scams and unencrypted personnel data that gets scattered to the winds on unsecured government and private sector computers. Encrypt your email? Why you must be doing something illegal!
Dennisk
Well, for one thing the GPL would make that difficult, but if the existing license is like the BSD license than I suppose it could happen. A little like what apple did, yes?
sahuaro
sahuaro
I find myself using the commanline more and more plus I'm putting old equipment that no one else wants to good use. Got a 133 Pentium laptop with 32Mb RAM you can't give away? I'll take it and put it to good use! Besides that (tiny) 12" screen is just right for text!
Sahuaro
Phoenix Linux Users Group - Penguins in the Desert
- If the e-mail starts with "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear Valued Customer", it's always bogus. A legitimate mail will always use your name.
- If the e-mail asks you to click on a link, it is always bogus. A legitimate e-mail will always ask you to enter the real site name in your browser.
If you're still in doubt simply open a new browser window and log into your account (see host file trick elsewhere). If PayPal or your bank needs information from you they will tell you when you sign in.Sahuaro
Google is my spellchecker
Looks like the anti-trust settlement made this computer possible.
sahuaro
So what are you saying? That ignorance is bliss?
". . .you want 100% compatibility with the "broken" sites on the Internet."
Doesn't this play right into Microsoft's hand? Shouldn't we be educating the public that some sites are broken (because they require IE) and need to be fixed.
Dennisk
I keep client info in an encrypted text file (clients.txt.gpg) with most client enrties on a single line and access it this way:
gpg --decrypt client.txt.gpg | grep Smith
Enter password:
Which outputs the info for Smith to the terminal like this:
Joe Smith http://hissite.com Login: joes Password: hispasswordhere
Then "wipe" it from the screen with CTRL L
I think that offers a reasonable solution to security vs. convenience.
sahuaro
The real issue, of course, is that you have to install Linux at all. I long for the day when I can go down to BestBuy and actually have a choice of OSs on the new laptop I want to buy. And I won't buy new until that day comes! (Use Slackware and Dropline Gnome myself, sweet!)
The DOJ lawsuit has done nothing to change this.
Sahuaro
I'm running SuSE 8.0 on the PCChips M787 mainboard with the VIA 1GigaPro (733MHz) chip. The air exiting the housing is barely above room temperature.
For a mATX tower the is the best case I've found. Being slightly deeper than other mATX cases you have the room to substitute a better, quieter power supply.
I'm looking forward to case built around the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX board and cases like the Cubid 2677. Anyone know dealers selling these yet?
sahuaro
"All I really need to know I learned from /."