with a head of state. This was simply a stunt to gain exposure. I am all for supporting the proliferation of free software and the free software movement, but this will only marginalize the cause yet once again at the hands of RMS.
I Am Really Interested In Looking This Over
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GnuCash 1.9.0 Released
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· Score: 5, Informative
Since it is slashdotted, here are some excerpts from the site:
The GnuCash development team proudly announces GnuCash 1.9.0 aka "We're gonna make it!", the first of several unstable 1.9.x releases of the GnuCash Open Source Accounting Software which will eventually lead to the stable version 2.0.0. This release is the very first of the gtk2-based GnuCash series, and is intended for developers and adventurous testers who want to help tracking down all those bugs that are still in there.
What's New in GnuCash 1.9.0? o Welcome to GnuCash 1.9.0 aka "We're gonna make it!" the first of several unstable releases of the GnuCash Open Source Accounting Software which will eventually lead to the stable version 2.0.0. This release is the very first of the gtk2-based GnuCash series and is intended for developers and adventurous testers who want to help tracking down bugs. o WARNING WARNING WARNING - Make sure you make backups of any files used in testing versions of GnuCash in the 1.9.x series. Although the developers go to great lengths to ensure that no data will be lost we cannot guarentee that your data will not be affected if for some reason GnuCash crashes in testing these releases. o PLEASE TEST TEST AND TEST SOME MORE any and all features important to you. Then post any bugs you find to bugzilla http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gn uCash o If you have the urge to help beyond testing please get involved in the discussions on the GnuCash mailing lists which you will find at http://www.gnucash.org./ We especially need people to help with updating the documentation as all texts refer currently to the 1.8.x series. Please see http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Development on how to get involved. o PS I'm not going to list the many features changed or updated in this release because obviously there is so much that has changed. Caveats
Caveats for testers:
* Any 1.9.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 1.9.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
* Keep in mind that features which are not used in everyday work might crash unexpectedly at all times. This includes but is not limited to: graphical reports, scheduled transaction editor, price editor, financial calculator, OFX/QIF/HBCI import.
* Especially all the new features might crash instantly on testing. This applies in particular to any of the budget-related features. We may always decide to disable such new features for the initial 2.0.0 release, and re-enable them in a later release.
* The documentation is completely outdated. All help texts usually only refer to the 1.8.x series; please expect all descriptions in the help texts to be totally wrong when applied to the upcoming 1.9.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Development on how to get involved.
How can you help?
* Testing: Test it and help us discover all bugs that might show up in there. Please enter each and every bug into bugzilla at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gn uCash
* Translating: The new release comes with plenty of new translation strings. If you consider contributing a translation, we invite you to test this release already, but please keep in mind that we are not yet in our string freeze phase. Please check http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Translation_Status for updates on this, as we recommend to wait for the string
To get the performance I need, I have a dedicated gaming box just for situations like this. Most likely I will have been upgraded to Vista by the time this comes out, so I don't really see a problem. I have been playing catch-up with hardware, so it looks like software is unfortunately just following suit (F.E.A.R. comes to mind). I am more worried that my pre-Vista games will die. So now I wonder, Halo 2 or Duke Nukem Forever...which will be released first;)
Ultimately, where there is ice, there is water. And with water, life is sustainable. Earth has a unique situation in thatwe have plenty of water, but based on present propulsion methods, it is terribly expensive to get it off the Earth. The Moon on the other hand may afford us a resource more accessably in lifting terms. Ultimately the Moon is just a small step in further space exploration.
Louis Friedman said "Carl Sagan remarked, many years ago, that the Moon could end up a detour, rather than a stepping stone, to Mars. How lunar missions would lead to a Mars landing must be closely examined. The essential requirement is to keep the focus on sending humans to Mars -- investigating conditions of life and habitability on that planet."
This desire to exlore mars is reliant on our mastering reaching and taming the moon.
The way I look at it, it is a matter of Apples and Oranges. Both men are correct in the spirit of the argument. I would just like to see a bit more cohesion regarding the Free/Oss community because I know this will get picked up and spun as "there Go Those In-Fighting Zealots". A case for each is made by Rick and Linus, with relevent information below.
From Linux Devices: Stallman notes that the discussion draft of GPLv3 includes language aimed at preventing free software from being "twisted" into service by companies attempting to deprive people of freedoms provided by the copyright system. Those using free software to build DRM-encumbered systems would be obliged, under the proposed license, to share enough "signatures," or keys, so that users of the software retain "full control," he says.
Another primary aim of the discussion draft of GPLv3 is to increase compatibility with other free software licenses that have appeared since the license was last revised 15 years ago, the interview suggests. This was done by making the license more tolerant of trademark clauses and patent retaliation clauses, such as those found in the Apache license. However, Stallman states that permissible retaliation clauses are limited to those addressing clear wrongdoing, adding that he hopes other license drafters will "decide to make their patent retaliations compatible." Empahsis mine
Linus stated in his mail that "And quite frankly, I don't see that changing. I think it's insane to require people to make their private signing keys available, for example. I wouldn't do it. So I don't think the GPL v3 conversion is going to happen for the kernel, since I personally don't want to convert any of my code." Again, emphasis mine.
In the end, the contributing developers AND the rights holders will determine what the outcome is.
Pender Financial Group (formerly Devon Ventures Corporation) is a merchant bank that invests in emerging growth companies, specifically those in the technology and health care fields. Subsidiary PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. manages the Pender Growth Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in tech companies located in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Pender Financial owns about $30 million in assets under management. Invested companies include high technology light manufacturer Carmanah, aerial mapping and surveying provider Intermap Technologies Corporation, web hoster Radiant Communications, and messaging software designer Voice Mobility.
Fyodor Still Hacking Slashdotters?
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Nmap 4.00 Released
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· Score: -1, Offtopic
I use posted benchmoarks for a general idea of performance but I know they are not set in stone. I know I am going to tweak the machine anyway and adjust it to my needs and this will impact the way it functions.
"It's good to see that this vulnerability is getting some exposure, but this article's synopsis is misleading. It is well known that the WMF vulnerability stems from an intentional feature in the design of WMF that allows code to be embedded into WMF images; this code is executed when the image is viewed. The original purpose of this was mainly to handle the cancellation of print jobs during spooling. This is a feature that has extreme security implications in the context of the Internet, but is from another time (Windows 95), when MS had very little interest in networking beyond trusted internal corporate environments. Over the years this code has lived on in Windows without being reviewed in the current context of Internet connectivity. Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_WMF_vulnerabilit y for a lot more detail.
I don't mean to make an ad hominem attack (this podcast is actually fairly accurate), but Steve isn't exactly known for being a respected researcher in the security industry - he's a bit of a poser. He frequently hypes issues to crazy levels and tries to make himself look like a hero/expert. In fact, he usually offers little insight and often tries to pass off regurgitation (often inaccurate) as original research. Just listen to him in this recording talking about "rolling up his sleeves" and "wrote all my own code", etc - trying to sound like he substantially contributed to the security industry. Look up his stuff on nano-probes (http://grc.com/np/np.htm) for some really ridiculous stuff. I am a security professional and can tell you that it's mostly BS and/or hyped/obfuscated wording for technologies and techniques that have been in common usage for years and years before he wrote this crap.
Much better resources and much more insightful experts are accessible. Try http://www.schneier.com/blog/ and http://isc.sans.org/diary.php for FAR more interesting information. No one I know or work with pays any attention to Steve Gibson, except as a source of humor.:)"
First, it has a been a god damn long time since you slogged down here in the trenches. I really appreciate you doing it. Second, it ultimately boils down to this: This is your house, and you make the rules. You will have different input from every damn UID. You know there are career whiners here. Mostly due to envy because they can't admit they submitted crap. One thing about/. that really shines over digg is that most every/. article links back to prime sources. Digg subs are often links to blogs linking to blogs. Waste of time. The system works, and has been working for years. Screw the dupe sharpshooters, they have no idea of the volume of submissions. So what if an article is a dupe, just means someone else found it valuable. I don't know where the dupe mentality started, but they still need to shut the hell up. Ok, finally my input: Open moderation up and let the system balance out. The problem isn't in the submissions, it is the griefers commenting. Universal moderation gives everyone a voice. Not too sure if the servers can handle it though. Yours in Christ...~ RWS
Not podkeys fault vegan forgot that he actively submitted his information and asked for the service.
...'It turns out that more than year ago, I responded to an email somebody sent me about podkeyword.com, and I gave the site a visit and submitted my URL for a few listings. When I launched my show in October of 2004 I went everywhere I could to post its URL, and I quickly forgot all about my five minute visit to podkeyword.
Some bloggers have since seized on this point and claim that I am at fault for what happened. One writes:
"It looks like Erik Marcus had 'asked' for this service, in the beginning. If he never requested the keyword, there would be a problem."
The truth is, it is irrelevant how podkeyword.com obtained my show's referring URL'...
I'm taking this opportunity to invent another word, fuckingpretentiousmoronfuckpodder. Use at you leisure. On another note, Taco, where's your podcast...I seem to recall the/. crew was doing poddish stuff LONG before these fucks. Anyone recall Geeks In Space.
Slashdot Mirror
The value to any one person is based on perception. If you perceive worth, then it is valuable.
For example, Ohm's Law is much more interesting at a sub-microscopic levels
Faggot. Faggot.
"When you are told the same thing twice, the probability that they are correct increases."
Faggot.
Determination: Fallacious Argument.
Definition: Argument Ad Nauseam. If you say something often enough, some people will begin to believe it.
See what Gizmodo said in 2004.
Yeah, I know bury it...how soon you forget.
with a head of state. This was simply a stunt to gain exposure. I am all for supporting the proliferation of free software and the free software movement, but this will only marginalize the cause yet once again at the hands of RMS.
Retiring early is a terribly strong incentive, but then again so is a mortgage note.
Happy Valentines Day
Since it is slashdotted, here are some excerpts from the site:
The GnuCash development team proudly announces GnuCash 1.9.0 aka "We're gonna make it!", the first of several unstable 1.9.x releases of the GnuCash Open Source Accounting Software which will eventually lead to the stable version 2.0.0. This release is the very first of the gtk2-based GnuCash series, and is intended for developers and adventurous testers who want to help tracking down all those bugs that are still in there.
What's New in GnuCash 1.9.0?
o Welcome to GnuCash 1.9.0 aka "We're gonna make it!" the first of several unstable releases of the GnuCash Open Source Accounting Software which will eventually lead to the stable version 2.0.0. This release is the very first of the gtk2-based GnuCash series and is intended for developers and adventurous testers who want to help tracking down bugs.
o WARNING WARNING WARNING - Make sure you make backups of any files used in testing versions of GnuCash in the 1.9.x series. Although the developers go to great lengths to ensure that no data will be lost we cannot guarentee that your data will not be affected if for some reason GnuCash crashes in testing these releases.
o PLEASE TEST TEST AND TEST SOME MORE any and all features important to you. Then post any bugs you find to bugzilla http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gn uCash
o If you have the urge to help beyond testing please get involved in the discussions on the GnuCash mailing lists which you will find at http://www.gnucash.org./ We especially need people to help with updating the documentation as all texts refer currently to the 1.8.x series. Please see http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Development on how to get involved.
o PS I'm not going to list the many features changed or updated in this release because obviously there is so much that has changed.
Caveats
Caveats for testers:
* Any 1.9.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 1.9.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
* Keep in mind that features which are not used in everyday work might crash unexpectedly at all times. This includes but is not limited to: graphical reports, scheduled transaction editor, price editor, financial calculator, OFX/QIF/HBCI import.
* Especially all the new features might crash instantly on testing. This applies in particular to any of the budget-related features. We may always decide to disable such new features for the initial 2.0.0 release, and re-enable them in a later release.
* The documentation is completely outdated. All help texts usually only refer to the 1.8.x series; please expect all descriptions in the help texts to be totally wrong when applied to the upcoming 1.9.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Development on how to get involved.
How can you help?
* Testing: Test it and help us discover all bugs that might show up in there. Please enter each and every bug into bugzilla at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gn uCash
* Translating: The new release comes with plenty of new translation strings. If you consider contributing a translation, we invite you to test this release already, but please keep in mind that we are not yet in our string freeze phase. Please check http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Translation_Status for updates on this, as we recommend to wait for the string
To get the performance I need, I have a dedicated gaming box just for situations like this. Most likely I will have been upgraded to Vista by the time this comes out, so I don't really see a problem. I have been playing catch-up with hardware, so it looks like software is unfortunately just following suit (F.E.A.R. comes to mind). I am more worried that my pre-Vista games will die. So now I wonder, Halo 2 or Duke Nukem Forever...which will be released first ;)
Ultimately, where there is ice, there is water. And with water, life is sustainable. Earth has a unique situation in thatwe have plenty of water, but based on present propulsion methods, it is terribly expensive to get it off the Earth. The Moon on the other hand may afford us a resource more accessably in lifting terms. Ultimately the Moon is just a small step in further space exploration.
Louis Friedman said "Carl Sagan remarked, many years ago, that the Moon could end up a detour, rather than a stepping stone, to Mars. How lunar missions would lead to a Mars landing must be closely examined. The essential requirement is to keep the focus on sending humans to Mars -- investigating conditions of life and habitability on that planet."
This desire to exlore mars is reliant on our mastering reaching and taming the moon.
The way I look at it, it is a matter of Apples and Oranges. Both men are correct in the spirit of the argument. I would just like to see a bit more cohesion regarding the Free/Oss community because I know this will get picked up and spun as "there Go Those In-Fighting Zealots". A case for each is made by Rick and Linus, with relevent information below.
From Linux Devices: Stallman notes that the discussion draft of GPLv3 includes language aimed at preventing free software from being "twisted" into service by companies attempting to deprive people of freedoms provided by the copyright system. Those using free software to build DRM-encumbered systems would be obliged, under the proposed license, to share enough "signatures," or keys, so that users of the software retain "full control," he says.
Another primary aim of the discussion draft of GPLv3 is to increase compatibility with other free software licenses that have appeared since the license was last revised 15 years ago, the interview suggests. This was done by making the license more tolerant of trademark clauses and patent retaliation clauses, such as those found in the Apache license. However, Stallman states that permissible retaliation clauses are limited to those addressing clear wrongdoing, adding that he hopes other license drafters will "decide to make their patent retaliations compatible." Empahsis mine
Linus stated in his mail that "And quite frankly, I don't see that changing. I think it's insane to require people to make their private signing keys available, for example. I wouldn't do it. So I don't think the GPL v3 conversion is going to happen for the kernel, since I personally don't want to convert any of my code." Again, emphasis mine.
In the end, the contributing developers AND the rights holders will determine what the outcome is.
Pender Financial Group (formerly Devon Ventures Corporation) is a merchant bank that invests in emerging growth companies, specifically those in the technology and health care fields. Subsidiary PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. manages the Pender Growth Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in tech companies located in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Pender Financial owns about $30 million in assets under management. Invested companies include high technology light manufacturer Carmanah, aerial mapping and surveying provider Intermap Technologies Corporation, web hoster Radiant Communications, and messaging software designer Voice Mobility.
Google it if you want to know more.
I use posted benchmoarks for a general idea of performance but I know they are not set in stone. I know I am going to tweak the machine anyway and adjust it to my needs and this will impact the way it functions.
Cross Site Scripting exploits are not going to go away until the fundamental way these these operates changes.
Racism is still prevalent. It is just a matter of degree as to how blatant.
I mean really, I think we understand what you mean by just saying Linux.
"It's good to see that this vulnerability is getting some exposure, but this article's synopsis is misleading. It is well known that the WMF vulnerability stems from an intentional feature in the design of WMF that allows code to be embedded into WMF images; this code is executed when the image is viewed. The original purpose of this was mainly to handle the cancellation of print jobs during spooling. This is a feature that has extreme security implications in the context of the Internet, but is from another time (Windows 95), when MS had very little interest in networking beyond trusted internal corporate environments. Over the years this code has lived on in Windows without being reviewed in the current context of Internet connectivity. Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_WMF_vulnerabilit y for a lot more detail.
:)"
I don't mean to make an ad hominem attack (this podcast is actually fairly accurate), but Steve isn't exactly known for being a respected researcher in the security industry - he's a bit of a poser. He frequently hypes issues to crazy levels and tries to make himself look like a hero/expert. In fact, he usually offers little insight and often tries to pass off regurgitation (often inaccurate) as original research. Just listen to him in this recording talking about "rolling up his sleeves" and "wrote all my own code", etc - trying to sound like he substantially contributed to the security industry. Look up his stuff on nano-probes (http://grc.com/np/np.htm) for some really ridiculous stuff. I am a security professional and can tell you that it's mostly BS and/or hyped/obfuscated wording for technologies and techniques that have been in common usage for years and years before he wrote this crap.
Much better resources and much more insightful experts are accessible. Try http://www.schneier.com/blog/ and http://isc.sans.org/diary.php for FAR more interesting information. No one I know or work with pays any attention to Steve Gibson, except as a source of humor.
First, it has a been a god damn long time since you slogged down here in the trenches. I really appreciate you doing it. Second, it ultimately boils down to this: This is your house, and you make the rules. You will have different input from every damn UID. You know there are career whiners here. Mostly due to envy because they can't admit they submitted crap. One thing about /. that really shines over digg is that most every /. article links back to prime sources. Digg subs are often links to blogs linking to blogs. Waste of time. The system works, and has been working for years. Screw the dupe sharpshooters, they have no idea of the volume of submissions. So what if an article is a dupe, just means someone else found it valuable. I don't know where the dupe mentality started, but they still need to shut the hell up. Ok, finally my input: Open moderation up and let the system balance out. The problem isn't in the submissions, it is the griefers commenting. Universal moderation gives everyone a voice. Not too sure if the servers can handle it though. Yours in Christ...~ RWS
and no one came...
Not podkeys fault vegan forgot that he actively submitted his information and asked for the service.
...'It turns out that more than year ago, I responded to an email somebody sent me about podkeyword.com, and I gave the site a visit and submitted my URL for a few listings. When I launched my show in October of 2004 I went everywhere I could to post its URL, and I quickly forgot all about my five minute visit to podkeyword.
/. crew was doing poddish stuff LONG before these fucks. Anyone recall Geeks In Space.
Some bloggers have since seized on this point and claim that I am at fault for what happened. One writes:
"It looks like Erik Marcus had 'asked' for this service, in the beginning. If he never requested the keyword, there would be a problem."
The truth is, it is irrelevant how podkeyword.com obtained my show's referring URL'...
I'm taking this opportunity to invent another word, fuckingpretentiousmoronfuckpodder. Use at you leisure. On another note, Taco, where's your podcast...I seem to recall the
No booth babes to speak of. A couple chicks over at the video games. Erin Grey looked rough.
1) Stand In Line for Xbox 360
2) Wait for something to go wrong
3) ???
4) PROFIT!!!
You now know what the ??? stands for. How dare he impunge the mighty mighty Microsoft.
Damn job...and...life...getting in the way. Oh yeah, and getting laid, something about putting down the controller to go get laid :).