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  1. xosview problems? on New Testing Version Of Linux 2.6 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I tried running xosview, but it hung. gdb shows:

    bdonlan@bd-home-comp bdonlan $ gdb `which xosview`
    GNU gdb 5.3
    Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
    welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
    Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
    There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
    This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu"...(no debugging symbols found)...
    (gdb) run
    Starting program: /usr/bin/xosview
    (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...

    [time passes...]

    ^C
    Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt.
    0x4017af39 in std::basic_istream >& std::operator>> >(std::basic_istream >&, char*) () from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.3/libstdc++ .so.5
    (gdb) bt
    #0 0x4017af39 in std::basic_istream >& std::operator>> >(std::basic_istream >&, char*) () from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.3/libstdc++ .so.5
    #1 0x0805d6fb in strcpy ()
    #2 0x0805d195 in strcpy ()
    #3 0x080561d4 in strcpy ()
    #4 0x08054949 in strcpy ()
    #5 0x08055a9a in strcpy ()
    #6 0x402217a7 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6

    top shows it comsuming a lot of cpu time while it's hung.

  2. Re:I highly doubt it! on Gates: Microsoft IP Finds Its Way Into Free Software · · Score: 1

    Then either Microsoft is guilty of copyrght infringement (creating a derivative work) and possibly fraud (falsely indicating it was legal), or it's properly licenced and perfectly legal.

    (IANAL)

  3. Re:reverse engineering/decompilation tools? on Reverse Engineered 802.11b+ Drivers · · Score: 1

    Sure, they're called 'programmers'. They're only available as closed-source, but there's some promising reverse-engineering work going on.

  4. Re:Now, if I buy this license... on SCO Extorting Unixware Licenses to Linux Users? · · Score: 1
    You can have my Linux when you pry it from my cold dead hand.
    Fool me once, shame on you...
  5. Re:Slashdot Profit List on SCO Extorting Unixware Licenses to Linux Users? · · Score: 1
    1. Use <ol> tags, <br> tags, or text mode
    2. ???
    3. Profit!
  6. Accept: image/foobar on Drawing Graphs on Your Browser? · · Score: 1

    Why not check the HTTP Accept header? If SVG's in there, use it. If VML's in there, use it. Etc.

  7. Re:Does it come pre-packaged on New Red Hat Linux Beta: Severn · · Score: 1

    Oh, even *I* know how to respwond to this one.
    BALLEETED

  8. Re:No Galeon? on New Red Hat Linux Beta: Severn · · Score: 2, Informative
    (please don't tell me I have to switch to debian :-).

    You don't.
  9. Re:Next up: on Southeast To Start Video Monitoring Flights · · Score: 1

    Van Eck phreaking applies to CRTs, not LCDs. Unless you really *want* to use a Compaq portable to draft your plans for world domination...

  10. Re:Not necessarily true on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then a developer in one of those countries should do the reverse-engineering, then share the specs with the rest of the world :)

  11. It's official... on DragonFly BSD Announced · · Score: 1

    "BSD is dying" is dying.

  12. Re:Lack of Content on Freenet 0.5.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Look on freenet itself - there are quite a few good ones on freenet itself.

  13. Re:Support Chinese dissidents on Freenet 0.5.2 Released · · Score: 1

    The government can identify proxies easier - freenet just looks like random data most of the time, and on random ports. So it's already better than proxies, even if only marginally.

  14. Re:Mirror? on Freenet 0.5.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Ask someone for a distribution servlet link. The IRC channel is #freenet on irc.freenode.net.

  15. Re:Searching on freenet? on Freenet 0.5.2 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful
  16. Re:RBL's aren't perfect... on Why Are We on E-mail Blacklists? · · Score: 1
    Having said all that, it wouldn't surprise me if AOL started blocking addresses with the '@' symbol... ;) Lee -- 'I love spam. Come get me.'

    Dosen't affect me.

    -- {bd-home-comp.no-ip.org, maine.rr.com, users.sf.net}!bdonlan
  17. Advantages of IPV6 on U.S. DoD Commits To IPv6 · · Score: 3, Informative

    For those not in the know, here is a brief article Explaining the benefits of IPV6.

  18. Re:You're likely guilty of contributory infringeme on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1
    And it is impossible to listen to music in any format or medium without receiving a copy. The point is it only becomes illegal when you press record or save a file.
    If I started up a radio station that's legal in every respect except that it does not have a licence for what it's playing, it's illegal.
    Under the prevailing logic behind this mess if I hear a song and memorize the lyrics then I and guilty of infringing on the copyright of he/she/it who holds the rights to those lyrics.
    There's a law that says that your own mind is not the government's jurisdiction, or something.
  19. Re:You're likely guilty of contributory infringeme on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    It is impossible to listen to a file on a remote server without receiving a copy.

  20. Re:Well, you have done some good here already. on Getting Law Enforcement Action for a Large-Scale Hack? · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you, but my ssh client (IIRC) aborts without prompting if the key changes. Also, there's only three hosts I routinely ssh to - two I know everything that happens to, and the third I don't really care about :)

  21. Re:explanation pls on Hans Reiser Speaks Freely About Free Software Development · · Score: 1
    I use Gentoo, which recommends ReiserFS:
    ReiserFS is the filesystem we recommend by default for all non-boot partitions.
  22. *Only* windows? on Win4Lin 5.0 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Or can I run Plan 9 or something in it?

  23. Re:Plan 9? on Plan9 is now Officially Open Source · · Score: 1

    So, you're saying it's a microkernel system? If so, could I run its daemons on my linux system without needing its own microkernel to be running?

  24. How to write your own OS: on Want To Write Your Own OS? · · Score: 5, Funny
    1. Copy SCO code
    2. ???
    3. Profit!
  25. Linux is so fast... on Penguins Stuck In Infinite Loop · · Score: 1, Funny

    it runs infinite loops in 12 hours!