gpl3 opens up patent issues. If you compile an app with a gpl3 gcc does it nullify your patents? Probably not.. but for a manager it's a valid question - are you willing to bet your business on that? Of course not - you'll go to your lawyers who will look at the license and tell you what it safe to do.
And of course, you when you use Visual Studio, Adobe XYZ, etc... you have to pay your lawyers to reads the EULAS, since they are a zillion times more onerous than GPL3. But in reality, since you didn't have your lawyers read the EULA for Visual Studio, you're in BIG TROUBLE!!!
Remember the GPL is meant for the freedom of the user not the freedom of the developer.
This is not true. Users are free to use GPL code in any way they want (except distribute). The GPL is ALL ABOUT the developers! It prevents authors of code from being ripped off. Anyway, the "freedom" you talk about really refers to the code; i.e., the code cannot be "enslaved" (excuse the extreme choice of word).
The only thing I could find in this pdf about insecurity in loop-AES's CBC is
So, the user has no other option
than to use CBC and its probably secure (or not) variants that are included
with loop-AES and TrueCrypt.
I was asking for evidence of "policy issues and known plaintext attacks against loop-AES".
Still looks like slanderous FUD to me. For some perspective, please search the LKML for
arguments between Fruhwirth Clemens and Jari Ruusu.
Since truecrypt volumes are indistinguishable from random data...
Everybody is drinking the koolaid on this point. This can't be true. Mixing random data and non-random data in a predictable way does not make the whole thing random. Unless, by "random" you mean "random at first glance". Given the source code to truecrypt, it would be fairly trivial to distinguish truecrypt volumes from more random data. Without the sourcecode, I bet it would still be reasonable to do.
I saw the transformers last night. There is NO WAY an audience cam is going to capture the effects. If you want to watch this particular movie, I think you have to go to the theater. People should stick to downloading movies that suck, so they won't have to waste money.
Why don't you buy certified dead-pixel free monitors? Oh yeah, cause they would cost 20-30% more.
Actually, he already buys "dead-pixel free monitors", so there's no need for him to buy "certified dead-pixel free monitors". The guy states he will not buy an LCD from a Mom and Pop, and you complain, as if he has a moral obligation to spend money there. He doesn't expect Mom and Pop to "eat the loss"; he simply won't buy an LCD from a "Mom and Pop". Why in the world do you give a shit where he spends his money?
I have a friend who sings the same praises of her HP printer. And she was robbed by Epson a few years ago as well. It depends on the printer. I bought an Epson in 2000-2001 where replacement black was $30 and color was $25, and there was a computer chip on the cartridges which told the cartridge when to expire. Wasted a LOT of money on that, so I'll never buy an Epson printer again. But my Samsung laser is five years old and still going strong, and I never get ink splashed across the sheet occasionally like on inkjets.
300 pages for $10 is the same as what I probably pay for my cheap Samsung laser printer (3000 pages for about $90), and I only have to change the toner cartridge every 1-2 years. So if you can do without color printing, you might consider a laser printer instead.
With today's mass production of printers and their ubiquity (almost everyone has a printer at home) the "real price" of a printer might just be much, much less than you think. Why lower prices when everyone pays a premium regardless?
Actually, I'm glad you mentioned this, so now I know what to install on my folks new Vista machine the next time I'm home. I played with Vista a little and was impressed with the popups that prevent you from installing malware by mistake. By the way, is antivirus software necessary on a Vista machine behind a firewall? My previous answer to this question, while booting up Vista for the first time, was "no" to the $50 Symantec (or whoever it was) wanted. Though I think my sister might have got a virus in the past from installing fonts.
No, you're confusing your gut feelings with legal advice. Dude, you just can't paraphrase substantial portions of a copyrighted work, and expect to not be sued. Try disassembling Windows Vista, convert to C code, then recompile, and distribute. No copying, right? You should be fine.
So you're keeping your photos and negs in acid free paper in a nitrogen environment?
No, but I just recently burrowed a chamber beneath my house, and placed a 10 cubic meter air tight chest pumped full of argon in the center of the room. My books and CDs will be pristine for centuries!
Over time when a substantial number of these improvements appear, which cannot be hidden under the GPLv2, the FSF can hit them for copyright infringement. What you suggest can probably be done, but Tivo still has to spend more money on quality coders to get it right, as their lawyers will most likely advise them. To be safe, Tivo will probably instruct its coders never to look at GPLv3 code, and try to guess the exploit from the security summary, message boards, etc... (otherwise, a subpoenaed coder admitting he looked at GPLv3 code doesn't look good in court). This won't be cheap for Tivo.
Security vulnerabilities and important extensions will be in the GPLv3 version of GNU only, and after ahilw, not having these is going to hurt. For example, if a remote exploit is published, Tivo might have to hire some real coders to fix it.
When I did last-minute taxes for a family member, and one of us didn't have a fax machine, the easiest thing to do was scan the W2s etc. and email them.
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gpl3 opens up patent issues. If you compile an app with a gpl3 gcc does it nullify your patents? Probably not.. but for a manager it's a valid question - are you willing to bet your business on that? Of course not - you'll go to your lawyers who will look at the license and tell you what it safe to do.
And of course, you when you use Visual Studio, Adobe XYZ, etc... you have to pay your lawyers to reads the EULAS, since they are a zillion times more onerous than GPL3. But in reality, since you didn't have your lawyers read the EULA for Visual Studio, you're in BIG TROUBLE!!!
Remember the GPL is meant for the freedom of the user not the freedom of the developer.
This is not true. Users are free to use GPL code in any way they want (except distribute). The GPL is ALL ABOUT the developers! It prevents authors of code from being ripped off. Anyway, the "freedom" you talk about really refers to the code; i.e., the code cannot be "enslaved" (excuse the extreme choice of word).
yes, they use Sprint. Or, at least my phone does.
There is nothing in this article about a weakness in loop-AES.
The only thing I could find in this pdf about insecurity in loop-AES's CBC is
So, the user has no other option than to use CBC and its probably secure (or not) variants that are included with loop-AES and TrueCrypt.
I was asking for evidence of "policy issues and known plaintext attacks against loop-AES". Still looks like slanderous FUD to me. For some perspective, please search the LKML for arguments between Fruhwirth Clemens and Jari Ruusu.
Truecrypt does not use a one time pad, or its equivalent.
There are policy issues and known plaintext attacks against loop-AES
Can you elaborate on this? How about a link? Are you slandering Loop-AES because of a personal grudge, or something else?
Evian is a lot more foul.
Since truecrypt volumes are indistinguishable from random data...
Everybody is drinking the koolaid on this point. This can't be true. Mixing random data and non-random data in a predictable way does not make the whole thing random. Unless, by "random" you mean "random at first glance". Given the source code to truecrypt, it would be fairly trivial to distinguish truecrypt volumes from more random data. Without the sourcecode, I bet it would still be reasonable to do.
Where in the USA are movies still only $7?
I saw the transformers last night. There is NO WAY an audience cam is going to capture the effects. If you want to watch this particular movie, I think you have to go to the theater. People should stick to downloading movies that suck, so they won't have to waste money.
Why don't you buy certified dead-pixel free monitors? Oh yeah, cause they would cost 20-30% more.
Actually, he already buys "dead-pixel free monitors", so there's no need for him to buy "certified dead-pixel free monitors". The guy states he will not buy an LCD from a Mom and Pop, and you complain, as if he has a moral obligation to spend money there. He doesn't expect Mom and Pop to "eat the loss"; he simply won't buy an LCD from a "Mom and Pop". Why in the world do you give a shit where he spends his money?
I have a friend who sings the same praises of her HP printer. And she was robbed by Epson a few years ago as well. It depends on the printer. I bought an Epson in 2000-2001 where replacement black was $30 and color was $25, and there was a computer chip on the cartridges which told the cartridge when to expire. Wasted a LOT of money on that, so I'll never buy an Epson printer again. But my Samsung laser is five years old and still going strong, and I never get ink splashed across the sheet occasionally like on inkjets.
300 pages for $10 is the same as what I probably pay for my cheap Samsung laser printer (3000 pages for about $90), and I only have to change the toner cartridge every 1-2 years. So if you can do without color printing, you might consider a laser printer instead.
With today's mass production of printers and their ubiquity (almost everyone has a printer at home) the "real price" of a printer might just be much, much less than you think. Why lower prices when everyone pays a premium regardless?
"Politics" is not the right word. Many people use the GPL because of "politics"? No. People use the GPL because of freedom. Didn't you see this movie?
Actually, I'm glad you mentioned this, so now I know what to install on my folks new Vista machine the next time I'm home. I played with Vista a little and was impressed with the popups that prevent you from installing malware by mistake. By the way, is antivirus software necessary on a Vista machine behind a firewall? My previous answer to this question, while booting up Vista for the first time, was "no" to the $50 Symantec (or whoever it was) wanted. Though I think my sister might have got a virus in the past from installing fonts.
No, you're confusing your gut feelings with legal advice. Dude, you just can't paraphrase substantial portions of a copyrighted work, and expect to not be sued. Try disassembling Windows Vista, convert to C code, then recompile, and distribute. No copying, right? You should be fine.
So you're keeping your photos and negs in acid free paper in a nitrogen environment?
No, but I just recently burrowed a chamber beneath my house, and placed a 10 cubic meter air tight chest pumped full of argon in the center of the room. My books and CDs will be pristine for centuries!
Over time when a substantial number of these improvements appear, which cannot be hidden under the GPLv2, the FSF can hit them for copyright infringement. What you suggest can probably be done, but Tivo still has to spend more money on quality coders to get it right, as their lawyers will most likely advise them. To be safe, Tivo will probably instruct its coders never to look at GPLv3 code, and try to guess the exploit from the security summary, message boards, etc... (otherwise, a subpoenaed coder admitting he looked at GPLv3 code doesn't look good in court). This won't be cheap for Tivo.
Now THAT would be cool!
I just got 2GB of quality RAM at NewEgg for less than $80, and I would buy 2GB more if I had more DIMM slots.
Security vulnerabilities and important extensions will be in the GPLv3 version of GNU only, and after ahilw, not having these is going to hurt. For example, if a remote exploit is published, Tivo might have to hire some real coders to fix it.
When I did last-minute taxes for a family member, and one of us didn't have a fax machine, the easiest thing to do was scan the W2s etc. and email them.
No, Ctrl-alt-bullshit