...how many of Microsoft's "Customer's" products have to be treated as if they are nothing more than a crop to be harvested by Microsoft after they become profitable enough before the entire out of house Microsoft development community get's the message?
It's a little confusing when people talk about Kylix. Kylix use
to only be an Object Pascal language. Delphi for Linux.
However now it contains both Delphi and C++ Builder parts.
I suspect that even though it is the most exciting RAD tool to hit
Linux EVER, it didn't have a big following.
The average Joe user has little use for a RAD tool and the average
Linux developer for Linux uses C++. The Kdevelop project is pretty tough
competition in that area.
Object Pascal hasn't really caught on yet but when it does, one has to
wonder if there will be a bid demand for Kylix or Lazarus project.
"Microsoft Windows and Office cost at least $140 in Vietnam -- way out of reach for most people, where the per capita annual income is roughly $420."
In a country where the general population simply can't afford Microsoft licenses open source is a sound solution. Especially considering the anti-piracy agreements made between the US and Vietnam. They have to do something or face consequences.
I found this interesting:
" But Microsoft products are everywhere in Vietnam, and very few shell out the money for licensed copies. Almost 97 percent of the programs used in Vietnam have been illegally copied, costing Microsoft an estimated $40 million to $50 million a year."
Given that the per capita annual income is roughly $420 there is no way that the piracy is costing Microsoft anywhere near $50 million a year. This is the same kind of logic that the music industry uses to try to justify and push through draconian laws.
A company only takes a loss when they actually lose a sale not every time someone pirates their product.
It is really despicable that some people are trying to use websites that are meant to allow the public to communicate in a meaningful way as interments to sell their bogus products. We need some kind of auto blocker for this kind of ilk. Like the one that can be found on my website for only 19.95. www.iamslim.com.
". . . it's a Seattle-based movement to get overworked Americans to value the non-material parts of their lives."
This statement makes it seem that we overwork so that we can have an abundance of material wealth. Sorry, wrong. Maybe I'm alone in this but I work my ass off just to make ends meet.
Could it be that we are being forced into being work-a-holics due to corporate greed?
My mother never worked and we never went without. How many could survive well on a single income now? Not many I would think.
So ask yourself; Is there less wealth in the world now than say in the fifties and sixties or are fewer people taking a bigger piece of the pie?
CRITICAL: Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overflow
Affected Products: Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
Description: The Windows Messenger Service enables a host to receive and display text-based messages sent by other hosts, users or applications. The messages can be delivered to the messenger service using either the NetBIOS or RPC protocol. The messenger service is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which can be triggered by a specially crafted message. The overflow can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with Local System privileges or to crash the messenger service. The problem arises due to a flaw in checking the length of the message before copying it to a pre-allocated buffer. A proof-of-concept exploit to crash the service using the RPC (over UDP) protocol has been posted. Note that the messenger service is enabled by default on Windows NT, 2000 and XP systems.
Status: Vendor confirmed, patches available. A workaround is to disable the messenger service. Another suggested workaround is to block 135/tcp, 139/tcp, 445/tcp, 137/udp, 138/udp, 135/udp, 445/udp and UDP broadcast packets at the network perimeter. This reduces the risk of an attack originating from the Internet but does NOT provide complete protection as the messenger service also listens on a UDP and/or TCP port greater than 1023 (the exact port numbers vary from system to system).
Without asking a teenager adds chemicals to drinking water that cures all disease! Sashdotters outraged!
Sometimes I think Slashdot takes righteous anger too far. Yes, AOL should have probably requested permission to turn off this unneeded and vulnerable service but I'm not going to join a mob with pitchforks and torches on their way to storm the Castile over this.
Isn't it about time that the Free Software Foundation started litigation against SCO?
SCO ist demanding that some users of a GPL'd work buy a SCO license for that work. This is in complete violation of the GPL and therefore invalidate's SCO's rights to even use that GPL'd work.
It is my understanding that the FSF has intellectual property claims over many parts of Linux.
"Unless Apple decides to make radical changes to their service model, a Windows-based version of iTunes will still remain a closed system, where iPod owners cannot access content from other services."
Trying to make people believe they have a real concern over people getting locked into a proprietary system makes me want to hurl big green chunks...
The only concern they may have is that people could get locked into a proprietary system that they do not control.
that after so many companies when under when the internet bubble burst other companies would have learned not to invest in questionable IT companies. Looks like I was wrong.
Like you said, most people just want to pick up email and surf the web and do a few other simple tasks. After paying Microsoft 90 bucks + for that I would have to agree that it would be hard to justify "switching" from an OS that is already on your PC. Well except that with Microsoft you have the constant worry of being hacked.
However that aside it is worth considering Linux on a new box. Linux handles ALL of the tasks most users want to do. The problem is that Microsoft has in the past and probably still does use strong arm tactics to force OEMs to include Windows with every new PC.
So, for my five bucks per month do I get anything above and beyond DirectTV turning on my ability to record?
What's next? VCR's that require a subscription to use? Refigerators that won't keep our food cold unless we send in a monthy payment to the manufacturer?
1. File swapper: Will I be able to get my music faster? 2. Movie buff: Will I be able to get my movies faster? 3. Spammer: Will I be able to spam more people? 4. Consumer: Will I be able to surf the net faster? 5. RIAA: Shit! 6. MPAA: Shit!
"Generally speaking, the first few claims in a patent are not serious attempts to patent something."
Well this makes me feel better knowing this. I though for a minute that the patent laws were spinning out of control; allowing such things like a patent on a single click purchase.
I use Direct TV satellite service. They have a TIVO like unit that I'm interested in. The part that bugs me however is that in their newest units they have started charging 10 bucks per month to "turn on" the recording features. Yes, I can buy and own the unit but I can't use its full features unless I pay a monthly charge for the privilege. This really frosts my cookies.
I want to open the box that I purchased and turn on the recording feature but I'm afraid that doing so may run afoul of some of the crazy laws that are now on the books. I'm already paying for the decryption of the signals that I would be recording I just don't want to have to pay a monthly fee to use the features of the unit that I have already purchased.
Would doing so still run afoul of the DMCA or some other corporate sponsored "screw the consumer" law enacted by the bought and paid for United States Congress?
"Microsoft said the next-generation BIOS would allow future versions of Windows to manage server blades when they are connected to a system, without needing to be turned on. The BIOS would also allow better control of unauthorised devices connected to a system, Microsoft said."
Oh, I feel so much better knowing that Microsoft will use all of its famous anti-cracking abilities to better secure my network.
It gives me such a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that a company with suck a spottless security record is going to take the lead in this area. I can finally sleep at night.
Microsoft will never stop this shit until we get a Justice department with at least one set of balls between the spineless bastards.
Anyone who believes that Microsoft will not use this to make Linux incapable of running on MOBOs with these BIOS, take the gum out of your mouth and raise you hand.
They really need to bust this company up into at least three separate entities.
they will, of course, let Microsoft know about them rather than use them.
Microsoft's shared source program makes users more vulnerable than ever before. At least with Open Source there are a lot of eyes looking at the code who will sound an alarm if anything is found. With governments that's not necessarily the case; each one wanting to spy on the other.
Slashdot Mirror
...how many of Microsoft's "Customer's" products have to be treated as if they are nothing more than a crop to be harvested by Microsoft after they become profitable enough before the entire out of house Microsoft development community get's the message?
It's a little confusing when people talk about Kylix. Kylix use to only be an Object Pascal language. Delphi for Linux. However now it contains both Delphi and C++ Builder parts.
I suspect that even though it is the most exciting RAD tool to hit Linux EVER, it didn't have a big following.
The average Joe user has little use for a RAD tool and the average Linux developer for Linux uses C++. The Kdevelop project is pretty tough competition in that area.
Object Pascal hasn't really caught on yet but when it does, one has to wonder if there will be a bid demand for Kylix or Lazarus project.
"Microsoft Windows and Office cost at least $140 in Vietnam -- way out of reach for most people, where the per capita annual income is roughly $420."
In a country where the general population simply can't afford Microsoft licenses open source is a sound solution. Especially considering the anti-piracy agreements made between the US and Vietnam. They have to do something or face consequences.
I found this interesting:
" But Microsoft products are everywhere in Vietnam, and very few shell out the money for licensed copies. Almost 97 percent of the programs used in Vietnam have been illegally copied, costing Microsoft an estimated $40 million to $50 million a year."
Given that the per capita annual income is roughly $420 there is no way that the piracy is costing Microsoft anywhere near $50 million a year. This is the same kind of logic that the music industry uses to try to justify and push through draconian laws.
A company only takes a loss when they actually lose a sale not every time someone pirates their product.
"vouchers used for software need not be used to purchase Microsoft products."
(Cluching chest) "Elizabeth, this is the big one!!"
It is really despicable that some people are trying to use websites that are meant to allow the public to communicate in a meaningful way as interments to sell their bogus products. We need some kind of auto blocker for this kind of ilk. Like the one that can be found on my website for only 19.95. www.iamslim.com.
". . . it's a Seattle-based movement to get overworked Americans to value the non-material parts of their lives."
This statement makes it seem that we overwork so that we can have an abundance of material wealth. Sorry, wrong. Maybe I'm alone in this but I work my ass off just to make ends meet.
Could it be that we are being forced into being work-a-holics due to corporate greed?
My mother never worked and we never went without. How many could survive well on a single income now? Not many I would think.
So ask yourself; Is there less wealth in the world now than say in the fifties and sixties or are fewer people taking a bigger piece of the pie?
CRITICAL: Windows Messenger Service Buffer Overflow
Affected Products:
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
Description:
The Windows Messenger Service enables a host to receive and display
text-based messages sent by other hosts, users or applications. The
messages can be delivered to the messenger service using either the
NetBIOS or RPC protocol. The messenger service is vulnerable to a buffer
overflow which can be triggered by a specially crafted message. The
overflow can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code
with Local System privileges or to crash the messenger service. The
problem arises due to a flaw in checking the length of the message
before copying it to a pre-allocated buffer. A proof-of-concept exploit
to crash the service using the RPC (over UDP) protocol has been posted.
Note that the messenger service is enabled by default on Windows NT,
2000 and XP systems.
Status: Vendor confirmed, patches available. A workaround is to disable
the messenger service. Another suggested workaround is to block 135/tcp,
139/tcp, 445/tcp, 137/udp, 138/udp, 135/udp, 445/udp and UDP broadcast
packets at the network perimeter. This reduces the risk of an attack
originating from the Internet but does NOT provide complete protection
as the messenger service also listens on a UDP and/or TCP port greater
than 1023 (the exact port numbers vary from system to system).
Why don't we give them a break this time around?
Without asking a teenager adds chemicals to drinking water that cures all disease! Sashdotters outraged!
Sometimes I think Slashdot takes righteous anger too far. Yes, AOL should have probably requested permission to turn off this unneeded and vulnerable service but I'm not going to join a mob with pitchforks and torches on their way to storm the Castile over this.
Isn't it about time that the Free Software Foundation started litigation against SCO?
SCO ist demanding that some users of a GPL'd work buy a SCO license for that work. This is in complete violation of the GPL and therefore invalidate's SCO's rights to even use that GPL'd work.
It is my understanding that the FSF has intellectual property claims over many parts of Linux.
"Unless Apple decides to make radical changes to their service model, a Windows-based version of iTunes will still remain a closed system, where iPod owners cannot access content from other services."
Trying to make people believe they have a real concern over people getting locked into a proprietary system makes me want to hurl big green chunks...
The only concern they may have is that people could get locked into a proprietary system that they do not control.
that after so many companies when under when the internet bubble burst other companies would have learned not to invest in questionable IT companies. Looks like I was wrong.
"accoring to Microsoft, will open up a whole new world of information availability."
I think that Microsoft has made my personal information available enough to hackers. Thank you very much.
Gates is assuming that when you do something enough times you get better at it than people who don't do it as often...
Like you said, most people just want to pick up email and surf the web and do a few other simple tasks. After paying Microsoft 90 bucks + for that I would have to agree that it would be hard to justify "switching" from an OS that is already on your PC. Well except that with Microsoft you have the constant worry of being hacked.
However that aside it is worth considering Linux on a new box. Linux handles ALL of the tasks most users want to do. The problem is that Microsoft has in the past and probably still does use strong arm tactics to force OEMs to include Windows with every new PC.
So, for my five bucks per month do I get anything above and beyond DirectTV turning on my ability to record?
What's next? VCR's that require a subscription to use? Refigerators that won't keep our food cold unless we send in a monthy payment to the manufacturer?
1. File swapper: Will I be able to get my music faster?
2. Movie buff: Will I be able to get my movies faster?
3. Spammer: Will I be able to spam more people?
4. Consumer: Will I be able to surf the net faster?
5. RIAA: Shit!
6. MPAA: Shit!
Yes, I'm a fool and you're an asshole. I will learn from my mistake but you will always be an asshole!
(Modified Winston Churchill Statement)
"Generally speaking, the first few claims in a patent are not serious attempts to patent something."
:-)
Well this makes me feel better knowing this. I though for a minute that the patent laws were spinning out of control; allowing such things like a patent on a single click purchase.
What a relief!
I use Direct TV satellite service. They have a TIVO like unit that I'm interested in. The part that bugs me however is that in their newest units they have started charging 10 bucks per month to "turn on" the recording features. Yes, I can buy and own the unit but I can't use its full features unless I pay a monthly charge for the privilege. This really frosts my cookies.
I want to open the box that I purchased and turn on the recording feature but I'm afraid that doing so may run afoul of some of the crazy laws that are now on the books. I'm already paying for the decryption of the signals that I would be recording I just don't want to have to pay a monthly fee to use the features of the unit that I have already purchased.
Would doing so still run afoul of the DMCA or some other corporate sponsored "screw the consumer" law enacted by the bought and paid for United States Congress?
That's just what I need. A toaster that can kick my ass.
SELECT manager FROM SCO WHERE clue > 0
0 records returned
When they say unauthorised devices do they mean unauthorised my me or them!
"Microsoft said the next-generation BIOS would allow future versions of Windows to manage server blades when they are connected to a system, without needing to be turned on. The BIOS would also allow better control of unauthorised devices connected to a system, Microsoft said."
Oh, I feel so much better knowing that Microsoft will use all of its famous anti-cracking abilities to better secure my network.
It gives me such a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that a company with suck a spottless security record is going to take the lead in this area. I can finally sleep at night.
wait until you get a load of winPCs.
Microsoft will never stop this shit until we get a Justice department with at least one set of balls between the spineless bastards.
Anyone who believes that Microsoft will not use this to make Linux incapable of running on MOBOs with these BIOS, take the gum out of your mouth and raise you hand.
They really need to bust this company up into at least three separate entities.
they will, of course, let Microsoft know about them rather than use them.
Microsoft's shared source program makes users more vulnerable than ever before. At least with Open Source there are a lot of eyes looking at the code who will sound an alarm if anything is found. With governments that's not necessarily the case; each one wanting to spy on the other.