Boycotted the RIAA since 1998 when the DMCA was passed, and I stopped buying CDs. I don't support the RIAA in any way, nor do I support the artists that support them.
The MPAA is hard to avoid. I love movies. I go to the theater, watch the movie, go home, download the movie, burn the movie to VCD, then wait for the DVD release & buy it, so I won't have to continue to watch the camera-in-the-theatre.
How is this pirating the MPAA? I can't figure that one out. Pirating the RIAA? Yes, and it doesn't bother me. I don't liek the MPAA, and think that producers could do without them (EX: George Lucas).
I watched EP II in the theatre. I have it on VCD (DivX too), and on DVD. I havn't bought a CD since the DMCA was passed, and Im quite happy with that decision. DMCA be damned.
50,000 Atoms is about the size of the point on the end of a sewing pin. If you could bunch these together, then it could be quite visible under a standard microscope.
I work at a local ISP. My main job is to work on Slackware 7/8 boxen all day. The guys in the shop behind my office work on 98/XP/2000/95 machines all day. The most problems they have are out of XP. It is a NEW OS, therefor not very stable, and is a pain in the arse finding drivers for. Occasionaly I will help them find somthing If they have trouble with it. XP doesn't even support certain VIA chipsets found in EPOX motherboards. They contstantly have to call the user/customer and ask what the password to login is. Its almost to the point to where we will stop supporting it. Most people that Have XP, that call, want Win98 back on their computer.
Ring Ring. Taliban: Taliban. FBI: This is the FBI. Surrender, or you will face our technology. Taliban: We do not fear your weapons. We have anti-aircraft, and anti-tank weapons. FBI: We know that... But you don't have spam filters. Click! Taliban: Spam Filters. What is that? Youve got Mail !!! Displaying on screen: Would you like better rates on your home mortgage? Youve got Mail !!! Displaying on screen: Order Viagra!! Cal 1800-viagra, and be youthful again. Youve got Mail !!! Displaying on screen: Bin laden goat sex!!! Youve got Mail !!! Displaying on screen: See britney spears naked. Youve got Mail !!! Displaying on screen: Become rich working at home. Taliban: Thats IT!!! Osumma on his OWN !!!
D.D.o.S them back. It shouln't be hard to wail out that port bomber, or a few little syn flood tools on them if they attempt to do the same to you. fsck them up. You can sue anyone, for anything in this country. This would be a good chance to challenge immature laws.
Untill Flash is at a point to where they write versions for ALL platforms instead of giving M$ platforms at version 6.0, while all the others remain at 5.0, then I don't think they should be given ANY credit for being open source advocates.
The hardware store Lowes has used Linux for sometime now, on the machine they use to take job applications. The machine is an IBM running an X system with some modified version of Netscape. The GUI is a Motif type environment (you can tell just by the buttons). I took my ex-gf down there one day so she could apply, and I watched as she went through the screen. The cursor is just an X, indicating its just a bare X system... Basicly.
These are only 'road' laws. They do not apply if you use the car to ride off-road on your own land. You have options with a car. You don't have options with a EULA.
I must say. So what? This company performed illegal buisiness. I have no sympathy. If the average joe wants to rely so heavily on a single company, and that company falls, or changes, I just have to say, tough. They should have had a contingency plan. Technology will not fall just because a company changes somthing about a product that they make.
I have had no sympathy for this company since they started conducting illegal buisiness.
One could say the same about commercial software. It depends on what your needs are. Ive seen science departments run completely on Open Source. Mainly BSD/Linux, with the exeption of a few commercial Unix boxen.
Would the BSA know what Unix is? Or would they try to install their 'windows software' on a Unix box, and sit around and try to figure out why it won't work?
The BSA is centered around orginizations for Microsoft, and others that make software for their platform.. right? Would they know what to do if they saw a non-Windows commmercial OS? Solaris? AIX?
First it depends on what OS you are running, and how you have them configured. Second, ISS is a good security team. I don't know much about them, but they have a very good reputation for security, and are a well advanced team of individuals. When my boss was hacked 2 months ago, he called me, and hired me within 5 minutes of the interview (After I went over his head about replacing RedHat with Slackware).
If you want to spend large bucks, hire a security firm such as ISS. If your agency doesn't want to spend a lot of money, call a bunch of geeks (like me) to come in and audit the system. IE: replacing wu-ftpd with pure-ftpd, IIS with Apache 2.0. Find the services that are full of holes, and replace them with somthing that has a reputation of security.
I work on several Linux boxen running PHP at a local ISP. I don't get paid as much as the 'shop techs'. Im living proof that your statement is partialy false.
Does not charge if transfer how much I want. I can run gigs per day, and not get charged for it. And as long as it remains that way, I will stay with them.
Not only does it require java, which is quite sluggish on 600mhz, but it also installed itself,without asking, directly to C:. I don't use C for anything but the OS. I wanted it installed to D:\Program Files where I keep everything organized, and away from the OS. It was uninstalled immediatly.
Sounds similar to our 2000 mail server running SLMail, but it doesn't get hacked, it just bends over and crashes when it pleases. 1/3 OS problems, and 2/3 SLMail problems. Although it is vonerable, nobody cares to even mess with it. They would have nothing to gain by hacking it. Even if they did, we have a tape backup that can be restored in 15 minutes.
One guy managed to get into our old 486 running RedHat 6.0. (Before I got there. The boss knows nothing about Linux boxen) They left it immediatly since it din't have any CPU power for what they wanted. They must have had respect for it, because they patched it, and left a note on/dev/console that said they were sorry. LOL. Seriously. It had been up over a year. We just turned the services off, and updated Apache.
I believe you are right. Although you could have put it a better way, and got some more karma.:)
It IS the RIAA/MPAA, and their lawyers pushing this. Otherwise, we would all be harmonous people sitting around and sharing files. The Media Industry wants to push this in lawmakers faces, and say "We want to control you, we will make this illegal". Then the pay congress a few dollars, and make it illegal.:(
As many hundreds of dollars that I have paid the RIAA, I don't think that they have ANY right to try to dictate what I do with MY music. I bought it, and there is nowhere on the CD cover that has a license agreement that I am bound to, and agree to before I buy the CD, telling me not to give a song to a friend. Therefor, I am not legally bound to anything. (What my lawyer once told me) What I pay for is mine (Unless I rent it). It will always be that way.
Setup a Linux/BSD box running Sendmail/Qmail on a connection with a static ip. Block ALL of.co.kr, all of co.* *.co.*, and all of yahoo, all of hotmail, and all domains that are mail.com, mail.ru, *mail*. And all of China.
2nd Setup a procmail filter that will allow ONLY the poeple/domains in which you want to allow. And require others to enter a keyword, or password in the subject in order for them to send you mail. Make an autoreplay that says "Enter your assigned password in the subject line". Make the Procmail filter accept the mail if it has "Re:" in the subject, so you can send to who you want.:)
Somone overseas wants to knock our %99.9 of our communication. Lets say.. Russia, or Pakistan. All they would have to do is either cut the phiber backbones, or D.D.o.S the HELL out of the switches, or routers that ran the voice, or IP circutes. It isn't that complicated, provided you have the bandwidth. If one Bell company, like Bellsouth was affected, then ALL the states under that region would fall under this attack, and every phone would be out.
The amount of bandwidth you would need would almost be ludacris, probably up around in the GB range if you had enough machines taken over. Bellsouth's main backbone is slightly over 12gigabits from what I understand. (I heard this somewhere).
It would not take much of a blow to knock out SWBell, or Bell$outh. Remember the M$ attack? The one where the guy aimed his tools at their routers? That was a full blown good, thought out, and planned attack. Lets apply the same to the Bells. More people would be affected. If all 4 baby Hells were brought to their knees, then maybe our senators would think twice before giving these idiots total control, and pass more laws in favor of joe user/admin/ISP. Why would they reconsider? Because they couln't call Hollywood and ask for their paycheck, so THEN they would get pissed.
I work at a local ISP, which I will not mention the name. Im the head admin there. The owner there despises Bellsouth, as does the VP, and myself. Once the T1 died. Customers screaming on the phones. It took them 4 hours to come fix the line. The owner immediatly walked outside to the 2 Bellsouth men, and screamed, cussed shouted, at them for being late. One of the Bellsouth men stated that if he was under this 'contract' thing that would cost $400 more a month, then they could have been there within the hour. (more cussing) from the owner, then the VP steps out to door to calm down the owner, then the VP gets mad when the Bellsouth guy said the same thing. The owner claimed that 'if they do that stupid sh*t again, then he was calling verizon and going with their service'. I felt like doing the same myself . I have a Bellsouth Sucks tag on the back of my car. I pointed to it for the Bellsouth men to view it before they left, without saying a word. It made the VP crack up in a wierd laugh because I knew he was so mad he was about to explode.
Yes, they do provide piss-poor service, and yes, they only want more money to expand their monopoly.
This is like locking the door on your car, and thinking. "Oh... Now I am safe.".
Then a pro comes up to your car while you are in Wal-Mart, and has your window broken, and is driving your Benz down the parking lot within 1.2 minutes.
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Boycotted the RIAA since 1998 when the DMCA was passed, and I stopped buying CDs. I don't support the RIAA in any way, nor do I support the artists that support them.
The MPAA is hard to avoid. I love movies. I go to the theater, watch the movie, go home, download the movie, burn the movie to VCD, then wait for the DVD release & buy it, so I won't have to continue to watch the camera-in-the-theatre.
How is this pirating the MPAA? I can't figure that one out. Pirating the RIAA? Yes, and it doesn't bother me. I don't liek the MPAA, and think that producers could do without them (EX: George Lucas).
I watched EP II in the theatre. I have it on VCD (DivX too), and on DVD. I havn't bought a CD since the DMCA was passed, and Im quite happy with that decision. DMCA be damned.
That it has a [ Reply to This ] at the bottom?
"good luck disseminating it and staying out of jail."
The weird thing is... Some people will risk going to jail, and know the risk they are facing.
50,000 Atoms is about the size of the point on the end of a sewing pin. If you could bunch these together, then it could be quite visible under a standard microscope.
I work at a local ISP. My main job is to work on Slackware 7/8 boxen all day. The guys in the shop behind my office work on 98/XP/2000/95 machines all day. The most problems they have are out of XP. It is a NEW OS, therefor not very stable, and is a pain in the arse finding drivers for. Occasionaly I will help them find somthing If they have trouble with it. XP doesn't even support certain VIA chipsets found in EPOX motherboards. They contstantly have to call the user/customer and ask what the password to login is. Its almost to the point to where we will stop supporting it. Most people that Have XP, that call, want Win98 back on their computer.
Soon as the Anti-Trust trial is over, then they won't have that CPU hog player forced upon them.
Ring Ring.
Taliban: Taliban.
FBI: This is the FBI. Surrender, or you will face our technology.
Taliban: We do not fear your weapons. We have anti-aircraft, and anti-tank weapons.
FBI: We know that... But you don't have spam filters.
Click!
Taliban: Spam Filters. What is that?
Youve got Mail !!!
Displaying on screen: Would you like better rates on your home mortgage?
Youve got Mail !!!
Displaying on screen: Order Viagra!! Cal 1800-viagra, and be youthful again.
Youve got Mail !!!
Displaying on screen: Bin laden goat sex!!!
Youve got Mail !!!
Displaying on screen: See britney spears naked.
Youve got Mail !!!
Displaying on screen: Become rich working at home.
Taliban: Thats IT!!! Osumma on his OWN !!!
D.D.o.S them back. It shouln't be hard to wail out that port bomber, or a few little syn flood tools on them if they attempt to do the same to you. fsck them up. You can sue anyone, for anything in this country. This would be a good chance to challenge immature laws.
Untill Flash is at a point to where they write versions for ALL platforms instead of giving M$ platforms at version 6.0, while all the others remain at 5.0, then I don't think they should be given ANY credit for being open source advocates.
The hardware store Lowes has used Linux for sometime now, on the machine they use to take job applications. The machine is an IBM running an X system with some modified version of Netscape. The GUI is a Motif type environment (you can tell just by the buttons). I took my ex-gf down there one day so she could apply, and I watched as she went through the screen. The cursor is just an X, indicating its just a bare X system... Basicly.
These are only 'road' laws. They do not apply if you use the car to ride off-road on your own land.
You have options with a car. You don't have options with a EULA.
I must say. So what? This company performed illegal buisiness. I have no sympathy. If the average joe wants to rely so heavily on a single company, and that company falls, or changes, I just have to say, tough. They should have had a contingency plan. Technology will not fall just because a company changes somthing about a product that they make.
I have had no sympathy for this company since they started conducting illegal buisiness.
One could say the same about commercial software. It depends on what your needs are. Ive seen science departments run completely on Open Source. Mainly BSD/Linux, with the exeption of a few commercial Unix boxen.
Would the BSA know what Unix is? Or would they try to install their 'windows software' on a Unix box, and sit around and try to figure out why it won't work?
The BSA is centered around orginizations for Microsoft, and others that make software for their platform.. right? Would they know what to do if they saw a non-Windows commmercial OS? Solaris? AIX?
First it depends on what OS you are running, and how you have them configured. Second, ISS is a good security team. I don't know much about them, but they have a very good reputation for security, and are a well advanced team of individuals. When my boss was hacked 2 months ago, he called me, and hired me within 5 minutes of the interview (After I went over his head about replacing RedHat with Slackware).
If you want to spend large bucks, hire a security firm such as ISS. If your agency doesn't want to spend a lot of money, call a bunch of geeks (like me) to come in and audit the system. IE: replacing wu-ftpd with pure-ftpd, IIS with Apache 2.0. Find the services that are full of holes, and replace them with somthing that has a reputation of security.
I work on several Linux boxen running PHP at a local ISP. I don't get paid as much as the 'shop techs'. Im living proof that your statement is partialy false.
Does not charge if transfer how much I want. I can run gigs per day, and not get charged for it. And as long as it remains that way, I will stay with them.
Not only does it require java, which is quite sluggish on 600mhz, but it also installed itself ,without asking, directly to C:. I don't use C for anything but the OS. I wanted it installed to D:\Program Files where I keep everything organized, and away from the OS. It was uninstalled immediatly.
Maybe their state will just fall off in the ocean? I can wish can't I?
(Not trying to be offensive to Residents of CA. IE: not trolling.)
Sounds similar to our 2000 mail server running SLMail, but it doesn't get hacked, it just bends over and crashes when it pleases. 1/3 OS problems, and 2/3 SLMail problems. Although it is vonerable, nobody cares to even mess with it. They would have nothing to gain by hacking it. Even if they did, we have a tape backup that can be restored in 15 minutes.
/dev/console that said they were sorry. LOL. Seriously. It had been up over a year. We just turned the services off, and updated Apache.
One guy managed to get into our old 486 running RedHat 6.0. (Before I got there. The boss knows nothing about Linux boxen) They left it immediatly since it din't have any CPU power for what they wanted. They must have had respect for it, because they patched it, and left a note on
I believe you are right. Although you could have put it a better way, and got some more karma. :)
:(
It IS the RIAA/MPAA, and their lawyers pushing this. Otherwise, we would all be harmonous people sitting around and sharing files. The Media Industry wants to push this in lawmakers faces, and say "We want to control you, we will make this illegal". Then the pay congress a few dollars, and make it illegal.
As many hundreds of dollars that I have paid the RIAA, I don't think that they have ANY right to try to dictate what I do with MY music. I bought it, and there is nowhere on the CD cover that has a license agreement that I am bound to, and agree to before I buy the CD, telling me not to give a song to a friend. Therefor, I am not legally bound to anything. (What my lawyer once told me) What I pay for is mine (Unless I rent it). It will always be that way.
Microsoft is more secure than Linux.
(Looked like Slackware & BSD really won)
Setup a Linux/BSD box running Sendmail/Qmail on a connection with a static ip. Block ALL of .co.kr, all of co.* *.co.*, and all of yahoo, all of hotmail, and all domains that are mail.com, mail.ru, *mail*. And all of China.
:)
2nd Setup a procmail filter that will allow ONLY the poeple/domains in which you want to allow. And require others to enter a keyword, or password in the subject in order for them to send you mail. Make an autoreplay that says "Enter your assigned password in the subject line". Make the Procmail filter accept the mail if it has "Re:" in the subject, so you can send to who you want.
Lets take Bellsouth for an example.
Somone overseas wants to knock our %99.9 of our communication. Lets say.. Russia, or Pakistan. All they would have to do is either cut the phiber backbones, or D.D.o.S the HELL out of the switches, or routers that ran the voice, or IP circutes. It isn't that complicated, provided you have the bandwidth. If one Bell company, like Bellsouth was affected, then ALL the states under that region would fall under this attack, and every phone would be out.
The amount of bandwidth you would need would almost be ludacris, probably up around in the GB range if you had enough machines taken over. Bellsouth's main backbone is slightly over 12gigabits from what I understand. (I heard this somewhere).
It would not take much of a blow to knock out SWBell, or Bell$outh. Remember the M$ attack? The one where the guy aimed his tools at their routers? That was a full blown good, thought out, and planned attack. Lets apply the same to the Bells. More people would be affected. If all 4 baby Hells were brought to their knees, then maybe our senators would think twice before giving these idiots total control, and pass more laws in favor of joe user/admin/ISP. Why would they reconsider? Because they couln't call Hollywood and ask for their paycheck, so THEN they would get pissed.
I work at a local ISP, which I will not mention the name. Im the head admin there. The owner there despises Bellsouth, as does the VP, and myself. Once the T1 died. Customers screaming on the phones. It took them 4 hours to come fix the line. The owner immediatly walked outside to the 2 Bellsouth men, and screamed, cussed shouted, at them for being late. One of the Bellsouth men stated that if he was under this 'contract' thing that would cost $400 more a month, then they could have been there within the hour. (more cussing) from the owner, then the VP steps out to door to calm down the owner, then the VP gets mad when the Bellsouth guy said the same thing. The owner claimed that 'if they do that stupid sh*t again, then he was calling verizon and going with their service'. I felt like doing the same myself . I have a Bellsouth Sucks tag on the back of my car. I pointed to it for the Bellsouth men to view it before they left, without saying a word. It made the VP crack up in a wierd laugh because I knew he was so mad he was about to explode.
Yes, they do provide piss-poor service, and yes, they only want more money to expand their monopoly.
This is like locking the door on your car, and thinking. "Oh... Now I am safe.".
Then a pro comes up to your car while you are in Wal-Mart, and has your window broken, and is driving your Benz down the parking lot within 1.2 minutes.