Is it only me, or has this title something really weird ? I mean, "introduces passage" sounds like hard pr0n to me. Add "Sony" to the mix, and it imagine how it turns.
At least it's not a dupe.
9. A graveyard with tombstones that read MINIX, FreeBSD, and other OSs people are fond of calling "dead."
9.5 Zombies with a chicken head, named "Amiga"
The "dektop machine in single-user mode" is a false problem. A machine who runs like this may get compromised at the system level and then ? And then at worst you have lost all you files on it. If it runs with a proper privilege separation, the system won't get corrupted, but all your files are lost. And that's the problem: what's important is the files the users put on a pc, not the system. You can always reinstall the system easily.
I'm only speaking about personal computers of course, not true multiusers ones.
I bought mine (ipaq 3835) to play with linux. I did, it was fun. But now most of the time it stands on its craddle, and I don't play with it anymore. That's how we use toy, eh ?
Perhaps the true reason is that they have *loads* of illegal copies and fear the automatic licence checks coming in the next versions, so they just want to be able to tamper with that ?
In W2k and later, the entire network stack is completely pluggable.
Yeah, that's exactely the problem. I think what the Chinese gov't want is a W2K version where the network stack is NOT replaceable, and where the whole system obey "the official policy".
I really hope they won't do something like "ACPI for ARM". ACPI basically requires a big interpreter in the kernel which will execute code from the BIOS. When you know how buggy BIOSes are, and when you see the actual tendency to design hardware/software to deprive users's rights, you want an open system where software is a sort of "reference design" and is replaceable.
I can only add my voice. After chasing for the problem in software for 2 weeks, I finally realized it was a hardware problem. I replaced the PSU, swapped most cards, to finally find it was only a couple capacitors I had to change on my VP6.
My next motherboard won't be an Abit, that's sure.
and if it doesn't require me to set up something the size of a rooftop TV antenna next to my laptop in the coffee shop...
Rest assured ti won't be the case. They're working with the company who recently made the "handshaking as a Palm communication device" and will use your whole body as an antenna.
The only little remaining problem is that you still have to plug the cord from the pcmcia card right into your... err.. in your body, that is. Ahem.
A certain Andre H. (who, at times, is the official Linux IDE maintainer) told recently not to use Sony drives because they have certain firmware "properties" which make them unsuitable to copy copy-protected material. It may seem funny or irrelevant to you, but this means they play dirty tricks with your data.
But is it really more frightening that Microsoft's new DRM measures (accompanied with its ad-hoc EULA) which propagates through Windows Update and may instant-DDOS all P2P networks ?
Note that both Curious Yellow and Palladium are still theoric menaces.
I am ready to let MIT graft smart chips into my skin some day after my PC goes a week without crashing
What ? That means that you actually try to run it for several days without reboots ? You don't compile and try a new kernel twice a day ? What the hell do you do on/. ?
They are now called the Gnome Setup Tools and have been taken over by a bunch of Debian folks. Ximian stopped their idea of multi-distribution setup tools because anyway the main distribs (RedHat, Mandrake...) would never use them in favor of their in-house tools.
Frankly I don't care that my *desktop* is more vulnerable as root than as my userid: once all my personnal files are deleted, what's left on the drive is worthless (it can be reinstalled easily).
Guess what ? There was a day when even 14" 800x600 flatscreens were really expensive, and not that bright. Rest assured your sane priced 19" will come.
Really, you think hard-core porn and racist material are the result of a well-behaved free society ? They aren't necessary for free exchange of ideas, to me.
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Is it only me, or has this title something really weird ? I mean, "introduces passage" sounds like hard pr0n to me. Add "Sony" to the mix, and it imagine how it turns. At least it's not a dupe.
9. A graveyard with tombstones that read MINIX, FreeBSD, and other OSs people are fond of calling "dead."
9.5 Zombies with a chicken head, named "Amiga"
There's like an odor of duplicate story floating ...
The "dektop machine in single-user mode" is a false problem. A machine who runs like this may get compromised at the system level and then ? And then at worst you have lost all you files on it. If it runs with a proper privilege separation, the system won't get corrupted, but all your files are lost. And that's the problem: what's important is the files the users put on a pc, not the system. You can always reinstall the system easily.
I'm only speaking about personal computers of course, not true multiusers ones.
To modelize an AI capable of behaving like a mob inflicting a maximum damage, they simply tried to reproduce slashdotted sites' apache logs.
I bought mine (ipaq 3835) to play with linux. I did, it was fun. But now most of the time it stands on its craddle, and I don't play with it anymore. That's how we use toy, eh ?
I hope they don't say this just to have Bill or Steve come and make a good deal. These days ...
Perhaps the true reason is that they have *loads* of illegal copies and fear the automatic licence checks coming in the next versions, so they just want to be able to tamper with that ?
Yeah, that's exactely the problem. I think what the Chinese gov't want is a W2K version where the network stack is NOT replaceable, and where the whole system obey "the official policy".
Of course there is a reason: they would be called terrorists
That's not fair ! You just removed an opportunity for a +5 Funny comment !
(kidding. I know it would have been -1 Boring)
I really hope they won't do something like "ACPI for ARM". ACPI basically requires a big interpreter in the kernel which will execute code from the BIOS. When you know how buggy BIOSes are, and when you see the actual tendency to design hardware/software to deprive users's rights, you want an open system where software is a sort of "reference design" and is replaceable.
My next motherboard won't be an Abit, that's sure.
Rest assured ti won't be the case. They're working with the company who recently made the "handshaking as a Palm communication device" and will use your whole body as an antenna. ... err .. in your body, that is. Ahem.
The only little remaining problem is that you still have to plug the cord from the pcmcia card right into your
A certain Andre H. (who, at times, is the official Linux IDE maintainer) told recently not to use Sony drives because they have certain firmware "properties" which make them unsuitable to copy copy-protected material. It may seem funny or irrelevant to you, but this means they play dirty tricks with your data.
Bill Gates (the one you call "Electric Bill") has been the problem with most home computers since years now, this is no news.
Ok, I must confess my government (France) is no better in this respect. *sob*
Note that both Curious Yellow and Palladium are still theoric menaces.
What ? That means that you actually try to run it for several days without reboots ? You don't compile and try a new kernel twice a day ? What the hell do you do on /. ?
It certainly shouldn't be called GNU/whatever ... there are loads of proprietary software in there (e.g. Opera)
They are now called the Gnome Setup Tools and have been taken over by a bunch of Debian folks. Ximian stopped their idea of multi-distribution setup tools because anyway the main distribs (RedHat, Mandrake ...) would never use them in favor of their in-house tools.
Now for my server it's a totally different story.
Guess what ? There was a day when even 14" 800x600 flatscreens were really expensive, and not that bright. Rest assured your sane priced 19" will come.
kidding :)
Really, you think hard-core porn and racist material are the result of a well-behaved free society ? They aren't necessary for free exchange of ideas, to me.