Notice the Windows Explorer icon in the KDE "Start" Menu. Windows' Explorer.EXE only comes with WINDOWS. IOW, you need a licensed version of Windows to legally get a copy of explorer.exe. This seems a bit fishy to me... seems too good to be true. There's something they're not telling us.
Why LindowsOS will inevitably fail...
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LindowsOS Marches On
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· Score: 5, Insightful
It's simple. Here's some food for thought:
"How much will LindowsOS cost? For $99 users can obtain LindowsOS along with the promise that Lindows.com will work hard to give consumers real value. Your satisfaction, is always assured, since all Lindows.com products come with a money-back, satisfaction guarantee. Creating a compatible, stable, easy-to-use OS isn't an easy job, and Lindows.com is committed to remain in this market for many years to come. This fee will help Lindows.com continue to provide support and future updates to LindowsOS."
They're charging $99 for this. How ridiculous. OEM versions of Genunie Windows cost about the same... and they are guaranteed to work with _all_ Windows software. This is like saying, "Well, a could get a Genuine Mac built by Apple, or I could get a clone for the same price." That's absurd.
"At the core of Lindows.com is a new operating system called LindowsOSTM, a modern, affordable, easy-to-use operating system with the ability to run both Windows® and Linux® software."
Revolutionary new OS called LindowsOS? Really. Kinda looks like a skinned version of KDE running atop Linux to me. Maybe they'll mask the bootup console output with a nice graphic. This is completely ridiculous for two reasons: 1) It costs about the same amount as Windows, which is guaranteed to run all Windows apps. 2) Linux is free. It's used (mostly) by programmers for things that suit their needs. Last time I checked $99 + $0 = $99. So... use Genuine Windows to run Windows apps... and boot into Linux to use Linux apps. If you're a die-hard Linux user, there's WINE anyway (which I think is what this is based on). If you're a die-hard Windows user, boot into Linux when you have to. End of story.
The networked society we live in is in large part a gift from the University of California to the world. In the 1980s, computer scientists at Berkeley working under contract for the Defense Department created an improved version of the Unix operating system, complete with a networking protocol called the TCP/IP stack. Available for a nominal fee, the operating system and network protocol grew popular with universities and became the standard for the military's Arpanet computer network. In 1992, Berkeley released its version of Unix and TCP/IP to the public as open-source code, and the combination quickly became the backbone of a network so vast that people started to call it, simply, "the Internet."
Ever wonder if it's because the folks at Berkeley were a bunch of tree-hugging hippies? I mean, c'mon... of course they would release it for free... it's all about [note: use best Tommy Chong voice...] "peace and love, man."
Remember, two similar things came out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. Coincidence? I think not.
grc.com has some more info on how the FBI messed up... again.
Note to moderators: the following has to do with Windows XP (SatanOS 5.1), so don't let that influence your moderation.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a great deal of confusion being caused by Microsoft's non-obvious naming of the two UPnP services. This situation is exacerbated by the FBI's NIPC web site, which has unfortunately posted wrong information over the holidays. People are led to believe that disabling the service named "Universal Plug and Play Device Host" disables the UPnP system. But it does not. That service is not even running by default. The correct action is to STOP then DISABLE the service named "SSDP Discovery Service".
You can demonstrate this for yourself by issuing the command "netstat -an" at a command prompt. While the SSDP Discovery service is running, Netstat will show that TCP port 5000 is in the listening state and UDP port 1900 is accepting inbound datagrams. After the SSDP Discovery Service has been stopped those Netstat lines will disappear.
Wow... that is odd... it is listed as manual. But it's started nevertheless (make that 6). I need to read those descriptions more closely: ('Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network.') Reason for that being, well, I just patched it and kinda swept it under the rug for the time being. Aren't multicast attacks kind of hard to implement, though?
I'm not so sure. The FBI's response was something around the words of "Disable it! But we have no idea how..."
Another thing they are discounting is XP's default Internet firewall function. When XP is initially configured, it asks you a question stated something like "Do you directly connect to the Internet (or not sure), or are you connected to a LAN?" If you select "directly connected," your adapter is automatically firewalled. Also, I noticed that the UPnP service does not start automatically, and last I checked it was listed as "Manual" startup and not enabled. So much for that.
"It appears the FBI has decided that MS's patch is sufficient. According to CNN, they announced this earlier today in a rather quiet fashion. While MS may see it as good news, I think the fact that the hole is coming back to public attention just blackens the eye a little more for them. It will be interesting to see future ramifications of the government getting involved in these issues, too..." It can't look good when your company's software is called into question by some of your largest customers.
In plain English, does this mean that the whole 'warning' by the FBI was FUD, plain and simple?
That's a way for the moderators to express feelings they have for others that they couldn't previously have put into words. Such as, "I don't agree with you."
federal register: january 2, 2002 volume 67, number 1
notices
page 120 121
from the federal register online via gpo access wais.access.gpo.gov
docid:fr02ja02 131
office of the united states trade representative
docket no. 301 121
determination of action to increase duties on certain products of
ukraine pursuant to section 301 b : intellectual property laws and
practices of the government of ukraine
agency: office of the united states trade representative.
action: notice
summary: the united states trade representative trade representative
has determined that appropriate action to obtain the elimination of the
acts, policies, and practices of the government of ukraine that result
in the inadequate protection of intellectual property rights includes
the imposition of prohibitive duties on the annexed list of ukrainian
products.
effective dates: a 100 percent ad valorem rate of duty is effective
with respect to the articles of ukraine described in the annex to this
notice that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after january 23, 2002. in addition, any merchandise subject to
this determination that is admitted to u.s. foreign trade zones on or
after january 23, 2002 must be admitted as "privileged foreign
status".
for further information contact: kira alvarez, office of services,
investment and intellectual property, office of the united states trade
representative 202 395 6864; david birdsey, office of european
affairs, office of the united states trade representative, 202 395
3320; or william busis, office of the general counsel, office of the
united states trade representative, 202 395 3150. for questions
concerning product classification, please contact the general
classification branch, office of regulations and rulings, u.s. customs
service, 202 927 2388, and for questions concerning entries, please
contact yvonne tomenga, program officer, office of trade compliance,
u.s. customs service, 202 927 0133.
supplementary information: in a notice published on april 6, 2001 66
fr 18,346 , the office of the united states trade representative
"ustr" announced the initiation of an investigation under sections
301 to 309 of the trade act of 1974, as amended the trade act ,
regarding the government of ukraine's intellectual property protection
laws and practices, including the government of ukraine's failure to
use existing law enforcement authority to stop the ongoing unauthorized
production of optical media products and failure to enact an optical
media licensing regime that would preclude the piracy of such products.
see 66 fr 18,346 april 6, 2001 . in a notice published on august 10,
2001, ustr announced that the trade representative had determined that
these acts, policies, and practices of ukraine with respect to the
protection of intellectual property rights are unreasonable and burden
or restrict united states commerce and are thus actionable under
section 301 b of the trade act. see 66 fr 42,246 aug. 10, 2001 . the
notice also announced that the trade representative had determined that
appropriate action to obtain the elimination of such acts, policies,
and practices included the suspension of duty free treatment accorded
to products of ukraine under the generalized system of preferences.
the august 10, 2001 notice announced that further action might
include the imposition of prohibitive duties on products of ukraine to
be drawn from a preliminary product list. ustr invited interested
persons to submit written comments and to participate in a public
hearing on september 11, 2001. because the development of the final
product list involved complex and complicated issues that required
additional time, the trade representative determined under section
304 a 3 b of the trade act to extend the investigation by 3 months,
or until december 12, 2001. the public hearing was postponed and held
on september 25, 2001. see 66 fr 48,898 sep. 24, 2001 .
on december 11, 2001, the trade representative determined under
section 304 a 1 b of the trade act that appropriate action under
section 301 b , in addition to the prior suspension of gsp benefits,
included the imposition of 100 percent ad valorem duties on ukrainian
products with an annual trade value of approximately $75 million. the
level of sanctions is based on the level of the burden or restriction
on u.s. commerce resulting from ukraine's inadequate protection of u.s.
intellectual property rights.
the ukrainian parliament was scheduled to vote on an optical disc
licensing odl law on december 20, 2001, and the government of ukraine
assured in writing that it would make best efforts to ensure passage of
the law. in light of these developments, the trade representative
determined under section 305 a 2 a of the trade act that substantial
progress was being made and that a delay was necessary or desirable to
obtain a satisfactory
page 121
solution, and postponed implementation of the action until december 20,
2001.
on december 20, 2001, however, the ukrainian parliament voted down
the odl law. consequently, on that same day the trade representative
announced that he was imposing prohibitive duties on ukrainian products
with an annual trade value of approximately $75 million, and announced
the final product list on the following day.
imposition of prohibitive duties
the trade representative has determined that appropriate action
under section 301 b of the trade act is to impose a 100% ad valorem
rate of duty on the articles of ukraine described in the annex to this
notice, effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after january 23, 2002. accordingly,
effective january 23, 2002, the harmonized tariff schedule of the
united states hts is hereby modified in accordance with the annex to
this notice. in addition, any merchandise subject to this determination
that is admitted to u.s. foreign trade zones on or after january 23,
2002 must be admitted as "privileged foreign status" as defined in 19
cfr 146.41.
the scope of this action under section 301 is governed by the hts
nomenclature for the preexisting hts subheadings identified in
parentheses for each of the new chapter 99 subheadings in the annex to
this notice. the verbal product descriptions for the new chapter 99
subheadings in the annex are not definitive. issues regarding the
classification of particular products would be decided by the u.s.
customs service under its usual rules and procedures for product
classification.
william l. busis,
chairman, section 301 committee.
annex
the harmonized tariff schedule of the united states hts is
modified by adding in numerical sequence the following superior text
and subheadings to subchapter iii of chapter 99 to the hts. the
subheadings and superior text are set forth in columnar format, and
material in such columns is inserted in the columns of the hts
designated "heading/subheading", "article description", and
"rates of duty 1 general", respectively.
Piracy is bad. The simple fact that this artice was posted as legitimate "news" is to stir up a controversy about "bah! those horrible Americans! fuck them! let the Ukranians have their piracy!"
Just the same as those fools that bash Microsoft about putting piracy protection in XP and Office. They are simply trying to prevent illegal trafficking of their products. I say, "Go USA!"
The fools that bash piracy prevention are the same reason piracy prevention had to be enacted in the first place.
While they are working on basic AntiAliasing, you should try out ClearType. It improves font quality up to 800% on LCD screens. The antialiasing level is also adjustable... One caveat: you need WinXP to run it...
WOW The GTK+ People have finally figured out...
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GNOME 3.16 Released
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· Score: -1, Flamebait
How to make common widgets that are connected with the keyboard. Too bad this has existed since Windows 2.0 (circa 1985). Maybe they should try and work on a common clipboard for GTK+ applications next... yeah, that would be nice.
"The commercial viability of Linux and o.s., however, is VERY linked to the perception of Microsoft at a given moment. "
Very true. But isn't that what the article's about?.com's? That would seem commercial to me... there is a difference between that and some CS student finding a new unix-like OS that is cool for him to tinker around with...
By the way, I have to give credit for parts of that to Eric H. (see the link in my sig)... I found his essays one day and found them to be extremely insightful. Maybe if everyone took a read....
Just like when Microsoft decides that your copy of Windows 98 is no longer supported.
Your full of it.
No, you're full of it.
That's like saying that all the Linux people will still be actively supporting kernel 2.0.35. That is total bullshit. The answer to that is "upgrade to 2.4.x"
There's a reason MS will stop selling Win98, just like Win 3.1. The same reason you can't go out to the store and buy a copy of Redhat 5.1 and expect full support, aside from the l33t d00d down the street.
It's called obsolescence. It happens with computers and software. Deal with it.
I also firmly believe that many.com companies that went down had really stupid employees that hardly could code a page without visual BASIC-like ASP. This resulted in thousands of really bad webpages that prevented anyone not using Internet Exploder from entering.
"But though PHP thrives on hosted servers, it's too immature for a high-traffic business environment. As much as we were rooting for it to succeed in our testing, it failed--especially when we attempted to evaluate on Windows."
I'd like to see proof of that bullshit you posted. See, the truth really is that IIS/ASP is for the more educated, business people, and PHP is for the 133t k1dd13z... If you notice, ASP and IIS are used by many high caliber e-commerce sites, where PHP is not, because it would choke (so would MySQL).
Guess who uses IIS? eBay, Dell, Gateway, Intel, Nasdaq, Compaq, most of the UK Government sites... etc.
Simple. Windows keeps getting better at an exponential rate, much faster than Linux is getting better. For example, take the new crash-report feature in WinXP. If a program happens to crash, you have the option of sending the core dump to Microsoft, to which you will inevitably get an e-mail response back. That's where your $license fee$ for WinXP goes towards, for those of you that whine about it. Also, Linux is directly dependent on the failures/success of Microsoft. Remember that.
While the Linux community does not seem concerned with money, the sad fact is that we get better service from Microsoft. At least Microsoft products work. And Microsoft products are among the best available. And Microsoft has never released any software that is as unusable as Linux.
Since about 1999 a lot of people have become interested in Linux simply due to their disgust of Microsoft and/or Windows, not because they want Linux or believe in open source software. This creates a problem for Linux because if the disgust of Microsoft diminishes, or if the disgust of Linux increases, Linux will lose a lot of those particular supporters. It is possible that interest in Linux drops so low that it never goes much beyond the server market.
Linux is not yet ready to compete with Windows. Nobody can predict whether it will be ready in six months or five years, but during this development time a lot can change. For example, Microsoft could release a Windows that people like, and the Linux community could continue to disappoint us. [quick note: WinXP] It is possible that in six months there will be more people disgusted with Linux than Windows.
The Linux community portrays Microsoft as greedy and dishonest, and they portray themselves as angels. While I will agree that Microsoft is greedy and dishonest, I would describe the Linux community as naive, unrealistic, and disorganized. So far they have been giving us inferior service and inferior software.
That's why we come to Slashdot, because we know they're not biased!
That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thank you.
Why I don't care (a.k.a. Why Slashdot is Biased)
on
The Eyes Have It
·
· Score: -1, Offtopic
Gee Michael, I wonder where you got that UPI link?
2002-01-02 21:27:52 Thermal Imaging Camera Can Detect Lying (articles,tech) (rejected)
2002-01-02 21:36:10 New thermal camera can detect lying (articles,news) (rejected)
Nuff said.
I guess it was a matter of time before that story popped up on Slashdot. Even though I submitted it over 4 hours ago, and it was rejected almost immediately. Twice. Oh well, like I said, I don't care anymore. Michael is a fucking tool (not necessarily directed at you, but whoever rejected it...twice...probably Jon Katz... he'll use it to fuel some new verbose book about how he was a geek made fun of in school, blah, blah), a Linux flunky that will spend the rest of his life eating ramen noodles and making 'free' software. Go ahead, mod me down. Like it fucking matters.
If AOL can automagically fix holes in their clients by changing something server-side, haven't we learned a new way to fix exploits? I mean, if all implementations of Microsoft IIS servers and Windows XP communicated through Microsoft before reaching their final destination... oh wait....
Slashdot Mirror
Notice the Windows Explorer icon in the KDE "Start" Menu. Windows' Explorer.EXE only comes with WINDOWS. IOW, you need a licensed version of Windows to legally get a copy of explorer.exe. This seems a bit fishy to me... seems too good to be true. There's something they're not telling us.
"How much will LindowsOS cost? For $99 users can obtain LindowsOS along with the promise that Lindows.com will work hard to give consumers real value. Your satisfaction, is always assured, since all Lindows.com products come with a money-back, satisfaction guarantee. Creating a compatible, stable, easy-to-use OS isn't an easy job, and Lindows.com is committed to remain in this market for many years to come. This fee will help Lindows.com continue to provide support and future updates to LindowsOS."
They're charging $99 for this. How ridiculous. OEM versions of Genunie Windows cost about the same... and they are guaranteed to work with _all_ Windows software. This is like saying, "Well, a could get a Genuine Mac built by Apple, or I could get a clone for the same price." That's absurd.
"At the core of Lindows.com is a new operating system called LindowsOSTM, a modern, affordable, easy-to-use operating system with the ability to run both Windows® and Linux® software."
Revolutionary new OS called LindowsOS? Really. Kinda looks like a skinned version of KDE running atop Linux to me. Maybe they'll mask the bootup console output with a nice graphic. This is completely ridiculous for two reasons: 1) It costs about the same amount as Windows, which is guaranteed to run all Windows apps. 2) Linux is free. It's used (mostly) by programmers for things that suit their needs. Last time I checked $99 + $0 = $99. So... use Genuine Windows to run Windows apps... and boot into Linux to use Linux apps. If you're a die-hard Linux user, there's WINE anyway (which I think is what this is based on). If you're a die-hard Windows user, boot into Linux when you have to. End of story.
Ever wonder if it's because the folks at Berkeley were a bunch of tree-hugging hippies? I mean, c'mon... of course they would release it for free... it's all about [note: use best Tommy Chong voice...] "peace and love, man."
Remember, two similar things came out of Berkeley: LSD and BSD. Coincidence? I think not.
grc.com has some more info on how the FBI messed up ... again.
Note to moderators: the following has to do with Windows XP (SatanOS 5.1), so don't let that influence your moderation.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a great deal of confusion being caused by Microsoft's non-obvious naming of the two UPnP services. This situation is exacerbated by the FBI's NIPC web site, which has unfortunately posted wrong information over the holidays. People are led to believe that disabling the service named "Universal Plug and Play Device Host" disables the UPnP system. But it does not. That service is not even running by default. The correct action is to STOP then DISABLE the service named "SSDP Discovery Service".
You can demonstrate this for yourself by issuing the command "netstat -an" at a command prompt. While the SSDP Discovery service is running, Netstat will show that TCP port 5000 is in the listening state and UDP port 1900 is accepting inbound datagrams. After the SSDP Discovery Service has been stopped those Netstat lines will disappear.
Wow... that is odd... it is listed as manual. But it's started nevertheless (make that 6). I need to read those descriptions more closely: ('Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network.') Reason for that being, well, I just patched it and kinda swept it under the rug for the time being. Aren't multicast attacks kind of hard to implement, though?
Another thing they are discounting is XP's default Internet firewall function. When XP is initially configured, it asks you a question stated something like "Do you directly connect to the Internet (or not sure), or are you connected to a LAN?" If you select "directly connected," your adapter is automatically firewalled. Also, I noticed that the UPnP service does not start automatically, and last I checked it was listed as "Manual" startup and not enabled. So much for that.
I invite you to read this sarcastic piece of work.
In plain English, does this mean that the whole 'warning' by the FBI was FUD, plain and simple?
Anti-Aging Pills Business Plan:
Surgeon General's Warning: All your base are belong to us.
federal register: january 2, 2002 volume 67, number 1
notices
page 120 121
from the federal register online via gpo access wais.access.gpo.gov
docid:fr02ja02 131
office of the united states trade representative
docket no. 301 121
determination of action to increase duties on certain products of
ukraine pursuant to section 301 b : intellectual property laws and
practices of the government of ukraine
agency: office of the united states trade representative.
action: notice
summary: the united states trade representative trade representative
has determined that appropriate action to obtain the elimination of the
acts, policies, and practices of the government of ukraine that result
in the inadequate protection of intellectual property rights includes
the imposition of prohibitive duties on the annexed list of ukrainian
products.
effective dates: a 100 percent ad valorem rate of duty is effective
with respect to the articles of ukraine described in the annex to this
notice that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after january 23, 2002. in addition, any merchandise subject to
this determination that is admitted to u.s. foreign trade zones on or
after january 23, 2002 must be admitted as "privileged foreign
status".
for further information contact: kira alvarez, office of services,
investment and intellectual property, office of the united states trade
representative 202 395 6864; david birdsey, office of european
affairs, office of the united states trade representative, 202 395
3320; or william busis, office of the general counsel, office of the
united states trade representative, 202 395 3150. for questions
concerning product classification, please contact the general
classification branch, office of regulations and rulings, u.s. customs
service, 202 927 2388, and for questions concerning entries, please
contact yvonne tomenga, program officer, office of trade compliance,
u.s. customs service, 202 927 0133.
supplementary information: in a notice published on april 6, 2001 66
fr 18,346 , the office of the united states trade representative
"ustr" announced the initiation of an investigation under sections
301 to 309 of the trade act of 1974, as amended the trade act ,
regarding the government of ukraine's intellectual property protection
laws and practices, including the government of ukraine's failure to
use existing law enforcement authority to stop the ongoing unauthorized
production of optical media products and failure to enact an optical
media licensing regime that would preclude the piracy of such products.
see 66 fr 18,346 april 6, 2001 . in a notice published on august 10,
2001, ustr announced that the trade representative had determined that
these acts, policies, and practices of ukraine with respect to the
protection of intellectual property rights are unreasonable and burden
or restrict united states commerce and are thus actionable under
section 301 b of the trade act. see 66 fr 42,246 aug. 10, 2001 . the
notice also announced that the trade representative had determined that
appropriate action to obtain the elimination of such acts, policies,
and practices included the suspension of duty free treatment accorded
to products of ukraine under the generalized system of preferences.
the august 10, 2001 notice announced that further action might
include the imposition of prohibitive duties on products of ukraine to
be drawn from a preliminary product list. ustr invited interested
persons to submit written comments and to participate in a public
hearing on september 11, 2001. because the development of the final
product list involved complex and complicated issues that required
additional time, the trade representative determined under section
304 a 3 b of the trade act to extend the investigation by 3 months,
or until december 12, 2001. the public hearing was postponed and held
on september 25, 2001. see 66 fr 48,898 sep. 24, 2001 .
on december 11, 2001, the trade representative determined under
section 304 a 1 b of the trade act that appropriate action under
section 301 b , in addition to the prior suspension of gsp benefits,
included the imposition of 100 percent ad valorem duties on ukrainian
products with an annual trade value of approximately $75 million. the
level of sanctions is based on the level of the burden or restriction
on u.s. commerce resulting from ukraine's inadequate protection of u.s.
intellectual property rights.
the ukrainian parliament was scheduled to vote on an optical disc
licensing odl law on december 20, 2001, and the government of ukraine
assured in writing that it would make best efforts to ensure passage of
the law. in light of these developments, the trade representative
determined under section 305 a 2 a of the trade act that substantial
progress was being made and that a delay was necessary or desirable to
obtain a satisfactory
page 121
solution, and postponed implementation of the action until december 20,
2001.
on december 20, 2001, however, the ukrainian parliament voted down
the odl law. consequently, on that same day the trade representative
announced that he was imposing prohibitive duties on ukrainian products
with an annual trade value of approximately $75 million, and announced
the final product list on the following day.
imposition of prohibitive duties
the trade representative has determined that appropriate action
under section 301 b of the trade act is to impose a 100% ad valorem
rate of duty on the articles of ukraine described in the annex to this
notice, effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after january 23, 2002. accordingly,
effective january 23, 2002, the harmonized tariff schedule of the
united states hts is hereby modified in accordance with the annex to
this notice. in addition, any merchandise subject to this determination
that is admitted to u.s. foreign trade zones on or after january 23,
2002 must be admitted as "privileged foreign status" as defined in 19
cfr 146.41.
the scope of this action under section 301 is governed by the hts
nomenclature for the preexisting hts subheadings identified in
parentheses for each of the new chapter 99 subheadings in the annex to
this notice. the verbal product descriptions for the new chapter 99
subheadings in the annex are not definitive. issues regarding the
classification of particular products would be decided by the u.s.
customs service under its usual rules and procedures for product
classification.
william l. busis,
chairman, section 301 committee.
annex
the harmonized tariff schedule of the united states hts is
modified by adding in numerical sequence the following superior text
and subheadings to subchapter iii of chapter 99 to the hts. the
subheadings and superior text are set forth in columnar format, and
material in such columns is inserted in the columns of the hts
designated "heading/subheading", "article description", and
"rates of duty 1 general", respectively.
Just the same as those fools that bash Microsoft about putting piracy protection in XP and Office. They are simply trying to prevent illegal trafficking of their products. I say, "Go USA!"
The fools that bash piracy prevention are the same reason piracy prevention had to be enacted in the first place.
While they are working on basic AntiAliasing, you should try out ClearType. It improves font quality up to 800% on LCD screens. The antialiasing level is also adjustable... One caveat: you need WinXP to run it...
How to make common widgets that are connected with the keyboard. Too bad this has existed since Windows 2.0 (circa 1985). Maybe they should try and work on a common clipboard for GTK+ applications next... yeah, that would be nice.
Very true. But isn't that what the article's about? .com's? That would seem commercial to me... there is a difference between that and some CS student finding a new unix-like OS that is cool for him to tinker around with...
By the way, I have to give credit for parts of that to Eric H. (see the link in my sig) ... I found his essays one day and found them to be extremely insightful. Maybe if everyone took a read....
Your full of it.
No, you're full of it.
That's like saying that all the Linux people will still be actively supporting kernel 2.0.35. That is total bullshit. The answer to that is "upgrade to 2.4.x"
There's a reason MS will stop selling Win98, just like Win 3.1. The same reason you can't go out to the store and buy a copy of Redhat 5.1 and expect full support, aside from the l33t d00d down the street.
It's called obsolescence. It happens with computers and software. Deal with it.
Here's a link for ya. Ooh, here's a quote too:
"But though PHP thrives on hosted servers, it's too immature for a high-traffic business environment. As much as we were rooting for it to succeed in our testing, it failed--especially when we attempted to evaluate on Windows."
I'd like to see proof of that bullshit you posted. See, the truth really is that IIS/ASP is for the more educated, business people, and PHP is for the 133t k1dd13z... If you notice, ASP and IIS are used by many high caliber e-commerce sites, where PHP is not, because it would choke (so would MySQL).
Guess who uses IIS? eBay, Dell, Gateway, Intel, Nasdaq, Compaq, most of the UK Government sites... etc.
While the Linux community does not seem concerned with money, the sad fact is that we get better service from Microsoft. At least Microsoft products work. And Microsoft products are among the best available. And Microsoft has never released any software that is as unusable as Linux.
Since about 1999 a lot of people have become interested in Linux simply due to their disgust of Microsoft and/or Windows, not because they want Linux or believe in open source software. This creates a problem for Linux because if the disgust of Microsoft diminishes, or if the disgust of Linux increases, Linux will lose a lot of those particular supporters. It is possible that interest in Linux drops so low that it never goes much beyond the server market.
Linux is not yet ready to compete with Windows. Nobody can predict whether it will be ready in six months or five years, but during this development time a lot can change. For example, Microsoft could release a Windows that people like, and the Linux community could continue to disappoint us. [quick note: WinXP] It is possible that in six months there will be more people disgusted with Linux than Windows.
The Linux community portrays Microsoft as greedy and dishonest, and they portray themselves as angels. While I will agree that Microsoft is greedy and dishonest, I would describe the Linux community as naive, unrealistic, and disorganized. So far they have been giving us inferior service and inferior software.
That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thank you.
- 2002-01-02 21:27:52 Thermal Imaging Camera Can Detect Lying (articles,tech) (rejected)
- 2002-01-02 21:36:10 New thermal camera can detect lying (articles,news) (rejected)
Nuff said.I guess it was a matter of time before that story popped up on Slashdot. Even though I submitted it over 4 hours ago, and it was rejected almost immediately. Twice. Oh well, like I said, I don't care anymore. Michael is a fucking tool (not necessarily directed at you, but whoever rejected it...twice...probably Jon Katz... he'll use it to fuel some new verbose book about how he was a geek made fun of in school, blah, blah), a Linux flunky that will spend the rest of his life eating ramen noodles and making 'free' software. Go ahead, mod me down. Like it fucking matters.
GD and GIFgraph are Perl libraries... I guess jokes aren't that funny when you have to explain them.
I had no idea that GD and GIFgraph were used to make Shrek!
Pssst... that's a joke ;-)
And just giving an application to "feature" to accept all inbound connections has to be the worst idea any service provider ever had.
This looks like 100% Genuine FlameBait® to me because wouldn't that include every running unfirewalled Internet server in the world?
Oh, yeah. MSN Messenger had nothing to do with this. I don't know why I'm even replying to this post.