The hacker didn't get in through the security hole in Half-Life 2, but rather through a hole in Outlook. Patching that hole is like patching a sieve, but is also besides the point. The problem is that if a hacker could get in and take the code, that person could also modify the code to put in backdoors. If you have to review the entire 1/3 of the code that was stolen, and also try to figure out if the rest of the code was compromised, then I say take all the time you need. I've seen the movies of HL2 and I'll tell you it's well worth the wait. I'd say Valve is doing the responsible thing. Go Valve!
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Things like this make me want to start something like MoveOn.org for the tech world, something that combats monopolistic practices by tech companies and telcos by lobbying through fax and e-mail.
MoveOn has shown it can work and have some results, whether you like their politics or not.
But I'm too lazy/poor to start organizing something like that. Anyone else?
But the courts didn't determine the pricing. The Slashdot intro to this case didn't accurately reflect the facts. It was a SETTLEMENT, between Microsoft and the lawfirm suing them:
"California judge on Friday gave preliminary approval to a landmark settlement under which Microsoft will pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action suit that claimed it overcharged consumers for Windows."
This sentance from the article on CNET indicates that the judge merely approved the settlement, didn't determine the punishment.
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It's not really that either. In fact, it's not really an analog to the U.S. experience at all. Because Nationalist China, though recognized as the government of China in the 1930's and 40's, never had full legitimate control over the country. It was a period of unrest in which the old regime crumbled, several new regimes vied for power, foreign nations assumed various levels of control over parts of the country, and eventually three main rivals emerged. The Communists, the Nationalists and the Japanese. After the Japanese were defeated, with Soviet help the Communists took over, but the Nationalists managed to hold onto a few islands with the treat of intervention by the U.S. I'm not sure of Taiwan's claims at this point, but China, having the bulk of the population of the former area of China, claims that it is theirs. It's much more analogus to Turkey claiming Egypt because of the former Ottoman rule, but only if they had maintained that claim since they lost it.
When is this damn case getting to court? I'm getting tired of this. Just have the battle, and be done. SCO will lose, is my guess, and we'll all go back to doing what we were doing before. Or IBM will buy them out. Whatever.
All these comments back and forth, articles, comments, talk shows, it's all b-s, if you ask me. Either SCO is looking for a buy-out, or it's totally insane. If it's a buy-out, will someone please buy them out to shut them up? If not, get the trial on. It's not like the two sides aren't ready.
Enough dead trees/pixels have been wasted already.
>> only make certain sorts of devices - mainly those containing plastics and certain types of electronics
So, basically, the Fast Food industry has the most to fear?
I don't have a problem, and I have friends in Hungary that I send to.
What part of Budapest do you live in? I lived there 9 years ago, and just came from a vacation there. I noticed all the Burger Kings have Internet access for 99 forints for 20 minutes. That's progress. Back when I was there, you had to wait up to 14 years for a phone.
Inetersting. I switched at the same time you did, for the same reason. I got all the promised services, at no extra cost, the rebate check (though it took for ever and I actually had to apply for it by coupon) and an Xbox (don't hate me because I us an MS product). My experience has been largely good, though I do have occasional hick-ups in service.
Seems to me I still see it on SciFi, but it's probably re-runs.
Thanks for the info. I though, oddly, that you were making a C.J. Cherryh reference with Crow...
Huh
Slashdot Mirror
For months it seems that all we read about is SCO's bizzare ramblings and failure to come clean about what they're really doing.
Actually, I'm waiting for spammers to sue us for restrain of trade when we write about spam filters.
The hacker didn't get in through the security hole in Half-Life 2, but rather through a hole in Outlook. Patching that hole is like patching a sieve, but is also besides the point. The problem is that if a hacker could get in and take the code, that person could also modify the code to put in backdoors. If you have to review the entire 1/3 of the code that was stolen, and also try to figure out if the rest of the code was compromised, then I say take all the time you need. I've seen the movies of HL2 and I'll tell you it's well worth the wait. I'd say Valve is doing the responsible thing. Go Valve! _____
Things like this make me want to start something like MoveOn.org for the tech world, something that combats monopolistic practices by tech companies and telcos by lobbying through fax and e-mail. MoveOn has shown it can work and have some results, whether you like their politics or not. But I'm too lazy/poor to start organizing something like that. Anyone else?
But the courts didn't determine the pricing. The Slashdot intro to this case didn't accurately reflect the facts. It was a SETTLEMENT, between Microsoft and the lawfirm suing them: "California judge on Friday gave preliminary approval to a landmark settlement under which Microsoft will pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action suit that claimed it overcharged consumers for Windows." This sentance from the article on CNET indicates that the judge merely approved the settlement, didn't determine the punishment. *
And probably most /.ers' least favorite:
Windows
It's not really that either. In fact, it's not really an analog to the U.S. experience at all. Because Nationalist China, though recognized as the government of China in the 1930's and 40's, never had full legitimate control over the country. It was a period of unrest in which the old regime crumbled, several new regimes vied for power, foreign nations assumed various levels of control over parts of the country, and eventually three main rivals emerged. The Communists, the Nationalists and the Japanese. After the Japanese were defeated, with Soviet help the Communists took over, but the Nationalists managed to hold onto a few islands with the treat of intervention by the U.S. I'm not sure of Taiwan's claims at this point, but China, having the bulk of the population of the former area of China, claims that it is theirs. It's much more analogus to Turkey claiming Egypt because of the former Ottoman rule, but only if they had maintained that claim since they lost it.
When is this damn case getting to court? I'm getting tired of this. Just have the battle, and be done. SCO will lose, is my guess, and we'll all go back to doing what we were doing before. Or IBM will buy them out. Whatever.
All these comments back and forth, articles, comments, talk shows, it's all b-s, if you ask me. Either SCO is looking for a buy-out, or it's totally insane. If it's a buy-out, will someone please buy them out to shut them up? If not, get the trial on. It's not like the two sides aren't ready. Enough dead trees/pixels have been wasted already.
I resemble that remark!
To me, it's unclear what they were talking about taxing. If you're right, how is it different from what taxes are already there on purchases?
Never mind. Apparently the other day it was free, but now it requires a registration. My bad.
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/ra nkings/rankings.asp
And give 351 best and has feedback from students as well as schools.
I'm officially opposed to new weapons technology. But it sounds like fairly basic but cool tech.
A true pessimist doesn't keep on-site backups
But you don't see me bragging about it on Slashdot. Oh wait, I guess I just did. Ahem. Well, then.
When there's a MS License involved, there's never a simple answer.
>> only make certain sorts of devices - mainly those containing plastics and certain types of electronics So, basically, the Fast Food industry has the most to fear?
Use Google to do searches of Amazon to do searches of the text of books?
I don't have a problem, and I have friends in Hungary that I send to. What part of Budapest do you live in? I lived there 9 years ago, and just came from a vacation there. I noticed all the Burger Kings have Internet access for 99 forints for 20 minutes. That's progress. Back when I was there, you had to wait up to 14 years for a phone.
Social conservatives thing you should be using your WiFi for penetration, and not anyone else.
Inetersting. I switched at the same time you did, for the same reason. I got all the promised services, at no extra cost, the rebate check (though it took for ever and I actually had to apply for it by coupon) and an Xbox (don't hate me because I us an MS product). My experience has been largely good, though I do have occasional hick-ups in service.
Seems to me I still see it on SciFi, but it's probably re-runs. Thanks for the info. I though, oddly, that you were making a C.J. Cherryh reference with Crow... Huh
Sorry, have to ask, who is Mike Nelson?
Well, it beats everything turning into a discussion of Nazis. Speaking of which, isn't SCO a Nazi front organization? Oops, I did it! Damn!