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  1. Re:No worries on RHN Bind Update Brings Down RHEL Named · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Idiotic.... like Debian's openssl "enhancements" that made the random number generator not so random?

  2. Re:I've been wondering.. on Apple Climbs Into Third Place In U.S. PC Market · · Score: 1

    OpenStep was available for WindowsNT (and Solaris and HPUX, though those are also Unix).

  3. Re:Who Cares... on Firefox 3.0.1 Fixes 'Carpet Bombing' Issue · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Safari isn't FREE (as in herpes), but WebKit is FREE (as in LGPL). It also has a more diverse set of contributors and developers than mozilla (almost all development is by paid mozilla employees and gecko is used in firefox, whereas webkit development is done by Apple, Nokia/Trolltech, KDE, individuals, and WebKit is used in Safari, Nokia, QT, KDE, Android, S60, etc).

  4. Re:That's Microsoft for you on What Does It Take To Get a PC With XP? · · Score: 1

    It's not just a CD, it's also the (licensed) software on it. When an OEM buys an OEM Windows CD, they're also agreeing to restrictions on its use (and resale).

  5. Re:XML Functions on MySQL Readies Release Candidate For 5.1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    well, since this is MySQl, the xml functions are probably missing atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability :-)

  6. Re:In related news on Spore Creatures Now Outnumber Known Earth Species · · Score: 1

    It's currently at $135, down from $146 due to George Bush's cheerleading for offshore drilling and poor economic predictions.

  7. Re:IBM PC on Apple Suit Demands That Psystar Recall OpenMacs · · Score: 1

    Buying an official Honda gold-plated logo and putting it on your Ford Fiesta.

  8. Re:IBM PC on Apple Suit Demands That Psystar Recall OpenMacs · · Score: 3, Informative

    Psystar is also redistributing modified versions of Apple security updates.

  9. Re:Seriously? on Apple Suit Demands That Psystar Recall OpenMacs · · Score: 1

    anybody who didn't read the article yesterday? Seriously, this was reported on yesterday and not some top secret provision. Seems like it would be hard to enforce specific performance like that if the purchasers (there can't be that many) don't want to return it.

  10. Re:One problem with "server" class "workstations" on Making the Switch To Windows "Workstation" 2008 · · Score: 1

    from a linux support perspective, would you expect to pay more for a desktop version or a server version?

  11. Re:So how does this solve anything in the real wor on Thwarting New JavaScript Malware Obfuscation · · Score: 1

    if you're using JSON (fairly common now), there's a good chance you're using eval(). Generally, it's overused and can be replaced with other techniques in a modern browser/js interpreter

  12. Re:Baby & Bathwater? on Thwarting New JavaScript Malware Obfuscation · · Score: 1

    gzip compression is just as effective.

  13. Re:Display bugs on Slashdot Discussion System Updates · · Score: 1

    I've had better response filing bug reports with closed source software than with Open Source. Maybe Mr Closed Source will ignore it, but at least it gets acknowledged, which is 50% better than many open source experiences. blah blah blah labor of love, scratch an itch, ymmv, tanstaafl, tmtowtdi, etc.

  14. slashdot editor update: on Slashdot Discussion System Updates · · Score: -1, Troll

    CmdrTaco is gay.

  15. Re:Bottlenecks? on World's First 2GB Graphics Card Is Here · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. You beef up the weakest link. The chain still has a weakest link, but the overall strength is raised.

  16. Re:I have always been a Sony fanboy... on Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming To Xbox 360 · · Score: 1

    And Wii has outsold the xbox 360. Where's the wii port? It's not like Micrisift has a history of paying for games...

  17. Re:I have always been a Sony fanboy... on Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming To Xbox 360 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    1. You can run linux on it
    2. Microsoft
  18. Re:Oops! I meant cable router, not cable modem on Paul Vixie Responds To DNS Hole Skeptics · · Score: 1

    It's a problem if your router uses NAT. Does your router use NAT? Is your DNS server behind the router?

  19. Re:Finally on IBM's Eight-Core, 4-GHz Power7 Chip · · Score: 3, Funny

    If shaved windows is anything like shaved pussy, it'll be a good thing.

  20. Re:Bottom Line on EBay Deal Irritates Individual Sellers · · Score: 1

    There's another part (which is lacking): relying on that promise causes harm or detriment of some sort.

  21. great on Miniaturized DNA Sewing Machines · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just donated some DNA with the help of my slutty neighbor that likes to walk around her apartment topless.

  22. Re:No Longer Relevant on IPhone 2.0 Jailbroke · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of the 500 or so apps, 130+ are free (as in $0).

  23. Bottom-Most Bottom? on New Particle Found, the Bottom-Most Bottomonium · · Score: 1

    I thought Cowboi Neal had that distinct honor.

  24. BOSS? on Yahoo's Build Your Own Search Service · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds a lot like FOSS. I bet the confusion is intentional, probably a MS/Y! conspiracy to attack Open Source.

  25. Re:Time to move away from standards bodies... on ISO Recommends Denying OOXML Appeals · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's a good idea. But my version of gcc prints "Rob Malda is a child molester." as the startup banner, so I guess that's part of the C Standard. Oh which version of gcc is the standard? 4.2.1? I hope not, because that one had a buffer overflow. Or is it Apple's fork of it? Oh, and of course gcc isn't the only open source C compiler. In fact, in my undergraduate compilers course, I wrote a C compiler. It doesn't really handle the entire language, but it's open source, so it must be the reference implementation!