I hope you're being sarcastic:
1. "old news, one of my friends got this a few weeks" - that's not old
2. "It's quite easy to fix though, a good Ol' system restore fixes it" - no easy would be just deleting it. That's at least a couple of hours worth of time and possible data loss.
3. "you just have to have half a brain to deal with it" - or you could use a better product. Being infected and having your computer rooted just for clicking on a link is unacceptable.
There hasn't been major changes in slackware in a long time. There are many who don't like the way slackware does things, but that's just the way the fans like it. It doesn't get in your way. There is no mystery as to why something does or doesn't work. The packages are pretty much what the authors put out. There is nothing to review on slackware that hasn't been reviewed in past versions (install routine, package management, etc). There is no need to review slackware unless it starts to break or there is a major change. You can pretty much pick a review from earlier versions and just change the package numbers. Sure gnome got taken out of the default, but gnome users usually used dropline anyway.
Does Trolltech incorporate GPL-ed contributions into their commercial release? If yes, what gives them the right to re-license those contributions under a non-GPL license? Else, what do they get out of open sourcing their software other than publicity?
You can cite Wikipedia, it just doesn't make a very good source for factual information at any single point in time for a single article. Just be sure to at least use the permanent link to be somewhat sure that what you're citing is what someone else will probably read.
Don't continue reading it if you haven't seen it...
Anyone else thing toward the end that what Joss was doing is cutting off any chance of a continuation of the series? Or maybe it's just his unconventional thinking. Either way it had some great moments when people in the theater went from laughing to gasping in shock. Pretty neat effect if you happened to be lucky and get to see it at midnight with nothing but fans of the show.
Maybe you could talk about the common question that people have: a project under GPL that receives a patch under GPL 3. What happens?
If the project's current code permits use under "GPL version 2 or later," they can integrate that patch. However, the files where they have merged in the patch will have to say "GPL version 3 or later."
They also have the option of not using that patch, or asking the contributor to give permission for its use under "GPL version 2 or later."
If I take a patch under GPL 3 and merge it with a project under "GPL 2 or later," should I write that the new license for the whole project is GPL 3?
The merged program as a whole can only be used under GPL 3. However, the files you did not change could still carry the license of "GPL 2 or later." You could change them or not, as you wish.
This new version, and later ones will confuse, fragment, and even make illegal many contributions and/or projects in the future. I think this will prove to be a weak link in Free Software as people try to mix GPL2 with GPL3 projects, and make a mess of things. Whatever benefits there are of GPL v3, they will be overshadowed by this mess it will create.
A new flaw affecting Firefox users under Unix allows webmasters to craft a URL that when run from an application like Evolution can execute any command. The flaw stems from the use of backticks in the shell script used to launch Firefox. Read more about it here on the Secunia advisory. Version 1.0.7 fixing the flaw is already out.
Find yourself a keyboard that you like and that will get the job done without distracting you from your task. As to which model, that depends on the person. I must say that it's pretty hard to find a regular layout 104 key keyboard that feels right. Companies don't seem to want to do this anymore. I like the feel of Microsoft keyboards but I'll be damned if they'll put out a simple USB keyboard with that feel.
If you intend to dual license, better do it while you don't have hundred of thousands of pages, from thousands of editors, most of whom dissapear over time.
I hope one of them would come without the four horsemen, Outlook, Messenger, WMP, and IE, installed, but I'm probably dreaming (I'd even call that the Ultimate).
Brian Jones, is an Office PM at Microsoft. Here's his whining and lame attempt at lying^H^H^Hexplaining why their format is open and even "compatible" with the LGPL (only compatible in the way that a proprietary plugin could work with an LGPL-ed program). The comments on those two posts are pretty interesting though.
MR. MASCHIO:...The defendant was served on April 25th, and her time to expire does not--
THE COURT: Her time to answer.
MR. MASCHIO: -- time to answer does not expire until May 15th.
Now they want people to "expire" just for copyright infringement??:)
Not to mention all the hardware out there that can now be easily locked up. This has the potential to make hardware truly proprietary, Microsoft-only, Apple-only, etc. It will make reverse engineering drivers a hell of a lot harder if manufacturers start co-opting it for "protecting" their IP. That scares me a lot more than the stuff you mentioned. I can do without streaming, websites, AIM, etc, but I can't do without a video card, NIC, etc.
The author says "Unlike the Linux boot loaders, the majority of Windows boot loaders will not allow you to load Linux."
I don't know what he calls a majority, but the NT loader (used by Windows NT, 2K, XP, 2003) can boot Linux. It's just that Microsoft is being a pain about it. You have to first dd the first 512 bytes of your partition, save those to a file, and create an entry in boot.ini which points to that file.
For example:
dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/mnt/cpart/linux.mbr bs=512 count=1
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000 Professional"/fastdetect
C:\linux.mbr = "Linux"
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I hope you're being sarcastic:
1. "old news, one of my friends got this a few weeks" - that's not old
2. "It's quite easy to fix though, a good Ol' system restore fixes it" - no easy would be just deleting it. That's at least a couple of hours worth of time and possible data loss.
3. "you just have to have half a brain to deal with it" - or you could use a better product. Being infected and having your computer rooted just for clicking on a link is unacceptable.
There hasn't been major changes in slackware in a long time. There are many who don't like the way slackware does things, but that's just the way the fans like it. It doesn't get in your way. There is no mystery as to why something does or doesn't work. The packages are pretty much what the authors put out. There is nothing to review on slackware that hasn't been reviewed in past versions (install routine, package management, etc). There is no need to review slackware unless it starts to break or there is a major change. You can pretty much pick a review from earlier versions and just change the package numbers. Sure gnome got taken out of the default, but gnome users usually used dropline anyway.
Does Trolltech incorporate GPL-ed contributions into their commercial release? If yes, what gives them the right to re-license those contributions under a non-GPL license? Else, what do they get out of open sourcing their software other than publicity?
I think it's more like people get scared when something gets *under* [the] control [of a large company].
Does that guy not know how to read, or is he just being a douche again?
Additionally people replying truthfully to direction inquiries by strangers found to be terrorist collaborators.
Posted on Fri Oct 14, '05 11:20 PM, quickly we have 40 minutes to celebrate.
You can cite Wikipedia, it just doesn't make a very good source for factual information at any single point in time for a single article. Just be sure to at least use the permanent link to be somewhat sure that what you're citing is what someone else will probably read.
Don't continue reading it if you haven't seen it...
Anyone else thing toward the end that what Joss was doing is cutting off any chance of a continuation of the series? Or maybe it's just his unconventional thinking. Either way it had some great moments when people in the theater went from laughing to gasping in shock. Pretty neat effect if you happened to be lucky and get to see it at midnight with nothing but fans of the show.
This new version, and later ones will confuse, fragment, and even make illegal many contributions and/or projects in the future. I think this will prove to be a weak link in Free Software as people try to mix GPL2 with GPL3 projects, and make a mess of things. Whatever benefits there are of GPL v3, they will be overshadowed by this mess it will create.
A new flaw affecting Firefox users under Unix allows webmasters to craft a URL that when run from an application like Evolution can execute any command. The flaw stems from the use of backticks in the shell script used to launch Firefox. Read more about it here on the Secunia advisory. Version 1.0.7 fixing the flaw is already out.
I've been raving for something simple like this for a long time. Hopefully the other manufacturers get hit by the same cluebat.
Find yourself a keyboard that you like and that will get the job done without distracting you from your task. As to which model, that depends on the person. I must say that it's pretty hard to find a regular layout 104 key keyboard that feels right. Companies don't seem to want to do this anymore. I like the feel of Microsoft keyboards but I'll be damned if they'll put out a simple USB keyboard with that feel.
I'd like them to exclude pages that are nothing but results from other pages...arggg...how do these get any ranking??
If you intend to dual license, better do it while you don't have hundred of thousands of pages, from thousands of editors, most of whom dissapear over time.
Apple is just milking it like they did with HP. It's going to fail, Apple will make some money, and their brand nonetheless won't get tarnished.
I hope one of them would come without the four horsemen, Outlook, Messenger, WMP, and IE, installed, but I'm probably dreaming (I'd even call that the Ultimate).
Send them a nice, polite response at FEMAOPA@dhs.gov
And I am not being sarcastic when I say nice. It doesn't help anyone to start cussing at them.
Brian Jones, is an Office PM at Microsoft. Here's his whining and lame attempt at lying^H^H^Hexplaining why their format is open and even "compatible" with the LGPL (only compatible in the way that a proprietary plugin could work with an LGPL-ed program). The comments on those two posts are pretty interesting though.
Now they want people to "expire" just for copyright infringement??
Not to mention all the hardware out there that can now be easily locked up. This has the potential to make hardware truly proprietary, Microsoft-only, Apple-only, etc. It will make reverse engineering drivers a hell of a lot harder if manufacturers start co-opting it for "protecting" their IP. That scares me a lot more than the stuff you mentioned. I can do without streaming, websites, AIM, etc, but I can't do without a video card, NIC, etc.
The author says "Unlike the Linux boot loaders, the majority of Windows boot loaders will not allow you to load Linux."
o ft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
I don't know what he calls a majority, but the NT loader (used by Windows NT, 2K, XP, 2003) can boot Linux. It's just that Microsoft is being a pain about it. You have to first dd the first 512 bytes of your partition, save those to a file, and create an entry in boot.ini which points to that file.
For example:
dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/mnt/cpart/linux.mbr bs=512 count=1
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="Micros
C:\linux.mbr = "Linux"
Maybe the way you should look at it is that there hasn't been enough time and exposure to .NET to find more flaws.
It was working so well, it was about time they fucked it up.
Hmm, switched server to gmail.com and now I'm getting "Server does not use any supported authentication method"
I guess I'll have to wait until (if) they release it.