I really don't understand why all the US based people commenting here is so upset.
I currently live in the US and comes originally from one of the 1st place countires. My personal experience is that the papers in these countries are more diversified, they write about more interssting topics, they don't censor as much, the are more controversial, the are MUCH more in-depth than their US counterparts.
This does not only hold water when it comes to reporters, but on almost all areas in life. Unfortunately, US citizens have been "thaught" that US is the best place in the world to live, have the most freedoms, etc. But that is really not the thruth.
What about all the beeps and blurs on TV? You can't say any of "The Seven Words" on radio or TV, neither can you show nudity without a blur. Now that is censorship to me!
And as a comment to the arrest of the reporters that crossed the security lines, why not just escort them to the other side? The US police has a sexual fixation on arresting people. I don't think there is any other country in the world where the police arrest as menay people as in the US for the most ridicoulus reasons. It's liek I sometimes are convinced that the get a bonus for arresting the most every week or so!
It has been a few years since I worked with the Cisco OS on routers, but I agree with you, routers are very well suited to deal with attacks like this. But it actually needs to be told what to do and to react on what.
I may be totally off on this, but most DDOS attacks comes from a few machines. If the attack is well planned and the software well programmed, I guess they insert random source ip in each packet, but the chances are that they only use a few. The router should be able to be programmed to drop all packages from a certain ip if more than X packets comes through the router every Y seconds for instance.
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Errr... And why is that?
I have been using UNIX/LINUX since before Emacs became available without ever using it. I never have, never will.
When it comes to mcedit, I have no clue what it is and have no desire to find out.
I agree with the idea that you should package as few as possible. One text based and one GUI based is enough for 99% of all users. If you want soemthing else, the chance is that you know where to get it and how to install it.
When are you guys gonna start to understand that a distro like Xandros is NOT geared towards the small geek population, but towards the HUGE Joe Doe population?
And simply saying: "Why not use [insert your fav distro here]? It is so much better.", just shows your own stupidity and ignorance towards the real world.
Yes, Oracle has discontinued porting of new versions to Netware. Most likely due to no sales.
Besides, who is stupid enough to run a database on a Netware Server? Geez. I have been supporting Oracle on Netware for 10 years and it is a pain. Netwrae was NOT designed to run server software, but to be a file and print sharing, networking OS (which it does very well) and not an all-round server platform.
If you can't afford to get a *REAL* server to run your database on, you should reconsider what you are doing and find a different business platform.
I got drunk the day Oracle announced that they were discontinuing the Netware platform. It was a happy day!
Does anyone need a better argument for switching AWAY from MS products?
If you do, you are either Bill Gates or just plain stupid.
Microsoft is actually their worst enemy, not Linux or anything else.
Who needs enemies with employees like that?
Re:Gentoo is a great iso-linux distro
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" Imagine trying to maintain 4,000 Gentoo PC's"
I suppose it is easier with LFS?
"I didn't like Gentoo's 1.2 install of Gnome, however Gentoo 1.4's Gnome is better but it gets installed in/usr which to me is silly."
And why is that silly? Should it be in/opt or/usr/local or? One of the things I like about Gentoo is the way they actually install differnet versions. I run KDE 3.0 and 3.1Beta2, they are installed under/usr/kde/3 and/usr/kde/3.1 Which makes it easy to switch between a stable and a beta version.
" LFS taught me SO much about Linux, being a programmer, my skill set has gone through the roof when it comes to programming under unix/linux."
I fail to see how compiling LFS teached you so much about programming under Linux? Unless the LFS is so immature that you actually has to go into the various programs source code and change the original source for it to run under LFS. If that is the case, I guess 99.99% of every Linux user should stay away from LFS. Else I fail to see how LFS is teaching you a lot about Linux programming.
We all like different types of distro's and we all want to promote "THE ONE" but please be a little bit sober.
I see a lot of things in LFS that appeals to me, but I also see a lot of things in Gentoo that appeals to me and in SuSE, RedHat, Debian and a few other distros. It's all about choice and you choose what suits you best. Whether you like a distro or not, at least don't throw around things that are not true. It will not help YOUR distro look good.
Peace!
From the article: "Kroupware is a catchy name, but I wonder if the KDE team is aware of the English word croup"
I think it's more likely to be a spin-off from the German Conglomerate Krupp, than the english 'Croup'. Krupp is knonw mostly for it's steel production, if I remember correctly. IANAG (I Am Not A German).
I read the article about the copy protection scheme and was not even lightly amused.
This is going to be so easy to crack that it is not funny. The article said that each TITLE may be given different keys and what not, this will have to mean that every CD of a given software title is identical.
Now, here is how to handle this:
1. Get a CD of the title.
2. Analyze what the program asks for from the CD.
3. Write a filter that intercepts the requests from the program and returns the correct data. The original program does not have to be modified.
Copy protection schemas are not going to prevent copying. My company produces a very expensive system that can be downloaded for free off the Internet. We know people copy it, but none of the people who copy it could afford to buy it nor would they fork out that much money for the program. But, it is better that you donwload it and get used to it, then you'll ask for it when you are done with school and starts to work. More revenue to us, payraise to me. Ergo, it is good for everyone! When are other companies going to realize this?
Don't assume too much.
My posting has nothing to do with backing up a datacenter or not.
The argument I used about putting some databases on DVD's are for ease of transport. These databases are test-databases and not production.
I actually work for a large database company (sigh) where I do support.
And, my Pioneer standalone DVD player that I use to watch movies are not connected to a PC so it is not m,uch use to store the movies on an HD which my Pioneer has no use for.
And how do I view the contents of an IDE drive in my Pioneer DVD player connected to my big-screen?
I see the point in using HD rather than DVD, but not exclusively as there are things that you can not do with data stored on a HD that you can on a DVD.
Another good use of DVD is of-course to store compressed database files that I can unpack on any system. It is always a little more difficult to carry a physical HD around rather than a few DVD's.
Just don't blow people off with the argument: "Just buy a few HD's" It doesn't always do the job!
PROLOG... ahhh yes.. Borland Prolog.... I used to program AI in PROLOG and I loved the Borland compiler. Haven't touched PROLOG since early 90's though, thank god.... LOL
Modula-2 (and 3) is still alive. I did program a debugger in Modula-2 back in the later part of the 80's. Hated it:) Pascal is better, even though it lacks a lot of the features in Modula. My all-time favourite is Turbo-Pascal, great stuff...
More than once reading through the comments here I was on verge of puking. You guys are so 133t.. At least you think you are.
Just face it. You are not the target of Trident, continue to spend $450 on card just so you can get a zillion fps in the newest, hottest game. The rest of us don't care.
If you read the article on Anandtech, you will see that it is not geared towards the high end gaming market. It is aimed towards Joe User who buys a couple of games a year, who like to see a couple of pr0n movies in high quality (or pictures). The only platform they really need to have a driver for is Windows. Linux (or rather XFree86) is unimportant. The market volumes are not in Linux, it is in OEM manufactured PC's running Windows Xp Home edition. Like it or not, but that is the cold, hard facts.
I have actually emailed Trident today to ask about drivers for XFree86 because it is a card I would consider putting into my Linux box to replace my old Voodoo 3dfx. I also need a new card for my Windows box, but I haven't decided what or when to buy yet, as I have a feeling we will see even more new high-end cards later this year. Given the right price/performance, I might buy a high-end card even though I do not need it. All the games I play work very well with my current hardware, but I see it is starting to show it's age, hence plans to buy a new card. (But then again, I also want to buy a new PC, bigger hard drive (200GB), DVD burner...)
That's fine in the theory. How many of the/. readers here has knowledge enough about databases and design to actually add or change a feature in, lets say, SAP DB? Short answer: none Long answer: maybe a few after a considerable effort and with a result that I probably wouldn't trust for mission critical data. I like and I use open-source for a lot of things, but I also use closed source just as well. It is just a matter of what is best for the job and what actually performs the taks at hand.
Hmmm, it is obvious that you have no clue when it comes to databases.
This is how it works: 1. Hot backup at 1am Sunday (database is up and running) 2. Nightly backup of archive logs (i.e they contain all the changes to a database.
Based on these 2 simple operations, you can easily restore to any given point in time between your last backup (step 1) and up until NOW. This is vital since you might have a smart fellow dropping an important table at 12:05:00. By using the combination of a full (hot) backup and the archive logs from the database, you can then recover the database up until 12:04:59 (1 second before the drop command) and then open the database. Any database system without this ability is not suitable for any business which requires a high degree of data integrity and recoverability.
I think the best way to control the direction of the project would be to have a plan of what is going into which release.
If you end up with a lot of developers working on the issue, I would suggest that they submit their plans for enhancements, corrections, etc and that you and the other developers discuss it and agree upon a schedule.
In case of disagreement between the devleopers, you have basically 3 ways of handling it: 1. Ignore it (not very good) 2. Excersise founder rights and decide what to include (Linus style?) 3. Have the suggestor implement it in a branch, test it out and discuss it. (Better, as it will demonstrate its usability and functionality to you)
Having a mailing-list for developers to discuss issues like this is also a good idea!
Here is a small section from the "ground-breaking" news today: For the first time, Debian comes with the K Desktop Environment 2.2 (KDE). The GNOME desktop environment is upgraded to version 1.4, and X itself is upgraded to the much improved XFree86 4.1. With the addition of several full-featured free graphical web browsers in the form of Mozilla, Galeon, and Konqueror, Debian's desktop offerings have radically improved. Who the heck need another distro with OLD software? Debian, do us all a favour and die... If you really want to contribute to a distro, switch to Gentoo... Debian is old even when it is new!
Not likely to do you any good in your home though.
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I prefer PS/2 on my Sony 61" projection TV coupled with a serious surround sound system and a couple of blunts and bumps.... Nothing beat that;-)
First of all, DivX quality is inferior to any other codec I have seen.
Second, I guess most of you are low payed or school-kids. Personally, a full-priced DVD cost me less than what I earn in 10min at work. Why bother getting a crappy quality movie, played on a machine designed to play games? That is beyond my imagination.
I use my Pioneer 300 disc DVD player to watch movies. I use my Pioneer 300 disc CD-player to listen to HIGH quality CD's with music. I scrapped my lousy VCR due to inferior quality years ago. I record video on my Sony Digital Camcorder and I use my DVD burner to create DVD of my home-movies. I use my PC's to computing and programming and surfing Internet on my private T-1. I use my PS2 to play games.
My only gripe is, I would love to get a game controller like the ones used for PS2, for my Portable PC so I can play some games in my hotel room when I'm out travelling.
Good luck in your mod'ing... Most of you will ruin the motherboards anyway because you are incompetent with a soldering iron;-)
80 GB/s and only 224GB total storage= 224/80=2.8 sec to fill the whole disk. I.e worthless! What am I going to do after the first 2.8 seconds of usage????
Stupid Cray! LOL!
Changes to the RFC in order to be international
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April Fools Wrap Up
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By using flags in the tcp/ip header, it should be possible to specify if you want the packets to be 110V or 220/230V, if it should be AC or DC. It should even be possible to request various other forms of electricity like, 1.5V, 3V, 6V 9V etc.
If you add this to a wireless system, electrical cars would never run out of juice. Billing would easily be solved using GPS coordinates, so that you would receive a bill from the county, state, country you are currently driving in.
Ahhhhh... I love April... It smells soooo good!
If you really want to see how sick programmers spend their time, surf over to The Obfuscated C Contest. It has been going on for years, I used to try it back in the 80's, but I was not sick enough! LOL!
Check out the archives and try to compile the winners and at last run the result for both amazement and amusement.
Good Luck!
Oh, the SED Sokoban was neat, but I lost interest after 8 moves... So much for your work...
Aheemmm...
These baby's are supplied with an internal cold fusion powergenerator, which supplies the required 2 Tw needed to run the crap^H^H^H^Hnotebook.
Don't show this baby to any environmentalists...
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I really don't understand why all the US based people commenting here is so upset.
I currently live in the US and comes originally from one of the 1st place countires. My personal experience is that the papers in these countries are more diversified, they write about more interssting topics, they don't censor as much, the are more controversial, the are MUCH more in-depth than their US counterparts.
This does not only hold water when it comes to reporters, but on almost all areas in life. Unfortunately, US citizens have been "thaught" that US is the best place in the world to live, have the most freedoms, etc. But that is really not the thruth.
What about all the beeps and blurs on TV? You can't say any of "The Seven Words" on radio or TV, neither can you show nudity without a blur. Now that is censorship to me!
And as a comment to the arrest of the reporters that crossed the security lines, why not just escort them to the other side? The US police has a sexual fixation on arresting people. I don't think there is any other country in the world where the police arrest as menay people as in the US for the most ridicoulus reasons. It's liek I sometimes are convinced that the get a bonus for arresting the most every week or so!
Very good posting Schnell.
It has been a few years since I worked with the Cisco OS on routers, but I agree with you, routers are very well suited to deal with attacks like this. But it actually needs to be told what to do and to react on what.
I may be totally off on this, but most DDOS attacks comes from a few machines. If the attack is well planned and the software well programmed, I guess they insert random source ip in each packet, but the chances are that they only use a few. The router should be able to be programmed to drop all packages from a certain ip if more than X packets comes through the router every Y seconds for instance.
Errr... And why is that?
I have been using UNIX/LINUX since before Emacs became available without ever using it. I never have, never will.
When it comes to mcedit, I have no clue what it is and have no desire to find out.
I agree with the idea that you should package as few as possible. One text based and one GUI based is enough for 99% of all users. If you want soemthing else, the chance is that you know where to get it and how to install it.
When are you guys gonna start to understand that a distro like Xandros is NOT geared towards the small geek population, but towards the HUGE Joe Doe population?
And simply saying: "Why not use [insert your fav distro here]? It is so much better.", just shows your own stupidity and ignorance towards the real world.
Yes, Oracle has discontinued porting of new versions to Netware. Most likely due to no sales. Besides, who is stupid enough to run a database on a Netware Server? Geez. I have been supporting Oracle on Netware for 10 years and it is a pain. Netwrae was NOT designed to run server software, but to be a file and print sharing, networking OS (which it does very well) and not an all-round server platform. If you can't afford to get a *REAL* server to run your database on, you should reconsider what you are doing and find a different business platform. I got drunk the day Oracle announced that they were discontinuing the Netware platform. It was a happy day!
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Does anyone need a better argument for switching AWAY from MS products?
If you do, you are either Bill Gates or just plain stupid.
Microsoft is actually their worst enemy, not Linux or anything else.
Who needs enemies with employees like that?
" Imagine trying to maintain 4,000 Gentoo PC's"
/usr which to me is silly." /opt or /usr/local or? One of the things I like about Gentoo is the way they actually install differnet versions. I run KDE 3.0 and 3.1Beta2, they are installed under /usr/kde/3 and /usr/kde/3.1 Which makes it easy to switch between a stable and a beta version.
I suppose it is easier with LFS?
"I didn't like Gentoo's 1.2 install of Gnome, however Gentoo 1.4's Gnome is better but it gets installed in
And why is that silly? Should it be in
" LFS taught me SO much about Linux, being a programmer, my skill set has gone through the roof when it comes to programming under unix/linux."
I fail to see how compiling LFS teached you so much about programming under Linux? Unless the LFS is so immature that you actually has to go into the various programs source code and change the original source for it to run under LFS. If that is the case, I guess 99.99% of every Linux user should stay away from LFS. Else I fail to see how LFS is teaching you a lot about Linux programming.
We all like different types of distro's and we all want to promote "THE ONE" but please be a little bit sober.
I see a lot of things in LFS that appeals to me, but I also see a lot of things in Gentoo that appeals to me and in SuSE, RedHat, Debian and a few other distros. It's all about choice and you choose what suits you best. Whether you like a distro or not, at least don't throw around things that are not true. It will not help YOUR distro look good.
Peace!
From the article: "Kroupware is a catchy name, but I wonder if the KDE team is aware of the English word croup" I think it's more likely to be a spin-off from the German Conglomerate Krupp, than the english 'Croup'. Krupp is knonw mostly for it's steel production, if I remember correctly. IANAG (I Am Not A German).
I read the article about the copy protection scheme and was not even lightly amused.
This is going to be so easy to crack that it is not funny. The article said that each TITLE may be given different keys and what not, this will have to mean that every CD of a given software title is identical.
Now, here is how to handle this:
1. Get a CD of the title.
2. Analyze what the program asks for from the CD.
3. Write a filter that intercepts the requests from the program and returns the correct data. The original program does not have to be modified.
Copy protection schemas are not going to prevent copying. My company produces a very expensive system that can be downloaded for free off the Internet. We know people copy it, but none of the people who copy it could afford to buy it nor would they fork out that much money for the program. But, it is better that you donwload it and get used to it, then you'll ask for it when you are done with school and starts to work. More revenue to us, payraise to me. Ergo, it is good for everyone! When are other companies going to realize this?
Don't assume too much. My posting has nothing to do with backing up a datacenter or not. The argument I used about putting some databases on DVD's are for ease of transport. These databases are test-databases and not production. I actually work for a large database company (sigh) where I do support. And, my Pioneer standalone DVD player that I use to watch movies are not connected to a PC so it is not m,uch use to store the movies on an HD which my Pioneer has no use for.
And how do I view the contents of an IDE drive in my Pioneer DVD player connected to my big-screen?
I see the point in using HD rather than DVD, but not exclusively as there are things that you can not do with data stored on a HD that you can on a DVD.
Another good use of DVD is of-course to store compressed database files that I can unpack on any system. It is always a little more difficult to carry a physical HD around rather than a few DVD's.
Just don't blow people off with the argument: "Just buy a few HD's" It doesn't always do the job!
Imagine the creations you can make by re-arranging the atoms.
Hey! What kind of a monster is that????
It's not a monster, it's my MP3 collection!
PROLOG... ahhh yes.. Borland Prolog....
:) Pascal is better, even though it lacks a lot of the features in Modula. My all-time favourite is Turbo-Pascal, great stuff...
:)
I used to program AI in PROLOG and I loved the Borland compiler.
Haven't touched PROLOG since early 90's though, thank god.... LOL
Modula-2 (and 3) is still alive. I did program a debugger in Modula-2 back in the later part of the 80's. Hated it
Ada... RIP... Never had to touch any DoD work
More than once reading through the comments here I was on verge of puking.
You guys are so 133t.. At least you think you are.
Just face it. You are not the target of Trident, continue to spend $450 on card just so you can get a zillion fps in the newest, hottest game. The rest of us don't care.
If you read the article on Anandtech, you will see that it is not geared towards the high end gaming market. It is aimed towards Joe User who buys a couple of games a year, who like to see a couple of pr0n movies in high quality (or pictures). The only platform they really need to have a driver for is Windows. Linux (or rather XFree86) is unimportant. The market volumes are not in Linux, it is in OEM manufactured PC's running Windows Xp Home edition. Like it or not, but that is the cold, hard facts.
I have actually emailed Trident today to ask about drivers for XFree86 because it is a card I would consider putting into my Linux box to replace my old Voodoo 3dfx. I also need a new card for my Windows box, but I haven't decided what or when to buy yet, as I have a feeling we will see even more new high-end cards later this year. Given the right price/performance, I might buy a high-end card even though I do not need it. All the games I play work very well with my current hardware, but I see it is starting to show it's age, hence plans to buy a new card. (But then again, I also want to buy a new PC, bigger hard drive (200GB), DVD burner...)
That's fine in the theory. /. readers here has knowledge enough about databases and design to actually add or change a feature in, lets say, SAP DB?
How many of the
Short answer: none
Long answer: maybe a few after a considerable effort and with a result that I probably wouldn't trust for mission critical data.
I like and I use open-source for a lot of things, but I also use closed source just as well. It is just a matter of what is best for the job and what actually performs the taks at hand.
Hmmm, it is obvious that you have no clue when it comes to databases.
This is how it works:
1. Hot backup at 1am Sunday (database is up and running)
2. Nightly backup of archive logs (i.e they contain all the changes to a database.
Based on these 2 simple operations, you can easily restore to any given point in time between your last backup (step 1) and up until NOW.
This is vital since you might have a smart fellow dropping an important table at 12:05:00. By using the combination of a full (hot) backup and the archive logs from the database, you can then recover the database up until 12:04:59 (1 second before the drop command) and then open the database.
Any database system without this ability is not suitable for any business which requires a high degree of data integrity and recoverability.
That is because everyone capable of fixing the problem is currently developing for Linux :-P
I think the best way to control the direction of the project would be to have a plan of what is going into which release.
If you end up with a lot of developers working on the issue, I would suggest that they submit their plans for enhancements, corrections, etc and that you and the other developers discuss it and agree upon a schedule.
In case of disagreement between the devleopers, you have basically 3 ways of handling it:
1. Ignore it (not very good)
2. Excersise founder rights and decide what to include (Linus style?)
3. Have the suggestor implement it in a branch, test it out and discuss it. (Better, as it will demonstrate its usability and functionality to you)
Having a mailing-list for developers to discuss issues like this is also a good idea!
In any case, good luck with your projects!
Here is a small section from the "ground-breaking" news today:
For the first time, Debian comes with the K Desktop Environment 2.2 (KDE). The GNOME desktop environment is upgraded to version 1.4, and X itself is upgraded to the much improved XFree86 4.1. With the addition of several full-featured free graphical web browsers in the form of Mozilla, Galeon, and Konqueror, Debian's desktop offerings have radically improved.
Who the heck need another distro with OLD software?
Debian, do us all a favour and die...
If you really want to contribute to a distro, switch to Gentoo...
Debian is old even when it is new!
I prefer PS/2 on my Sony 61" projection TV coupled with a serious surround sound system and a couple of blunts and bumps.... Nothing beat that ;-)
First of all, DivX quality is inferior to any other codec I have seen.
;-)
Second, I guess most of you are low payed or school-kids. Personally, a full-priced DVD cost me less than what I earn in 10min at work. Why bother getting a crappy quality movie, played on a machine designed to play games? That is beyond my imagination.
I use my Pioneer 300 disc DVD player to watch movies. I use my Pioneer 300 disc CD-player to listen to HIGH quality CD's with music. I scrapped my lousy VCR due to inferior quality years ago. I record video on my Sony Digital Camcorder and I use my DVD burner to create DVD of my home-movies. I use my PC's to computing and programming and surfing Internet on my private T-1. I use my PS2 to play games.
My only gripe is, I would love to get a game controller like the ones used for PS2, for my Portable PC so I can play some games in my hotel room when I'm out travelling.
Good luck in your mod'ing... Most of you will ruin the motherboards anyway because you are incompetent with a soldering iron
I'm sorry, but this baby is not good enough!
80 GB/s and only 224GB total storage= 224/80=2.8 sec to fill the whole disk. I.e worthless! What am I going to do after the first 2.8 seconds of usage????
Stupid Cray! LOL!
By using flags in the tcp/ip header, it should be possible to specify if you want the packets to be 110V or 220/230V, if it should be AC or DC. It should even be possible to request various other forms of electricity like, 1.5V, 3V, 6V 9V etc. If you add this to a wireless system, electrical cars would never run out of juice. Billing would easily be solved using GPS coordinates, so that you would receive a bill from the county, state, country you are currently driving in. Ahhhhh... I love April... It smells soooo good!
If you really want to see how sick programmers spend their time, surf over to The Obfuscated C Contest. It has been going on for years, I used to try it back in the 80's, but I was not sick enough! LOL!
Check out the archives and try to compile the winners and at last run the result for both amazement and amusement.
Good Luck!
Oh, the SED Sokoban was neat, but I lost interest after 8 moves... So much for your work...
Aheemmm... These baby's are supplied with an internal cold fusion powergenerator, which supplies the required 2 Tw needed to run the crap^H^H^H^Hnotebook. Don't show this baby to any environmentalists...