In this case please take out your adimin and shoot him as he is too stupid to live.
Our machines here (high-sec enviroment) boot from network and my extremely locked down server checksums the bootblock (checksum and boot block are on non writable, non-removable media). Yes, we're paranoid.
This is why all harbours have pilot boats that deliver a helmsman who knows that harbour (he is their employee) to guide large tankers etc in.
Small boats franky should not be on the water if they cannot stay the right side of a clearly marked beacon. This is equivelent to saying "I have no GPS, how will I know what side of the road to drive on".
a) A sane person would rely on GPS because they may not be very good with compass and map, or they may have cordinates for something not marked on a map. When driving at speed the margin of error is negligible, and it enables you to navigate through featureless terrain such as desert playa which are impossible to use a map in.
v)Well...I would walk to a point which I knew the exact location of and then do 10 or 15 GPS location checks to see what the margin of error was.
Did you really not know these answers or am I just feeding a troll?
Then we have a fundamental disagreement - I do believe that speech must be free. You cannot have censorship without monitoring all communications. I believe that this is too high a price. For every instance that you quote of free, anon speech being bad (plotting to kill the president, shouting fire (glad you know law:) )) I can quote instances such as telling Jews how to escape under Nazi rule, Christianity under Stalin, even being able to reveal program security holes without being detained under the DMCA. The problem with relying on a legal basis to guarentee speech is that it is at the sufferance of whoever controls society. This is shown in the Weimar-Nazi transition, and even in the US (I'm not from there though) speech is becoming less free.
You can't have a little cesorship just like you can't get a little preganant, and I am not prepared to entrust the protection of my freedoms to a body which may change its view at any time (like the Patriot Act post 9-11).
I think that it is interesting to note that Japan has a constitutional bar against the government intercepting communications between citizens (letters and I think thelephone calls but can't remember if there was a revision or not for that) and as well as being an excellent example in the respect of citizens does not seem to have give Japan a higher rate of crime, KP, priacy (incert evil of choice) the other countries.
I do not believe that in a state that has set out to monitor all communiactions (Total Information Awareness) of its citizens, and already listens to all phone comms in my country (the UK) is going to respect privacy in any way. I therefore find it nessisary to turn to technical menas to protect me liberties.
As I say, it may be just a fundamental difference in world view.
After all, who uses that crazy linux thing? It's just written by some teenage hacker, it couldn't ever size up to windows.
It is dangerous to dismiss something at the start of the growth cycle. And there are sites that I have visited on freenet that have genuine political debate. Even some that openly support terrorism. Try getting that hosted on the real net nowadays.
I firmly believe that Freenet will become the home of true free speech. And yes, you will get crap on it. Look at blogs. Freeing speech does indeed make you realise how little most people have to say. This does not mean that speech should not be free.
To a certain extent. There are portal sites - think Yahoo! in the early years - that offer links. It is just like the web pre google as hyperlinks work. In addition it is frequently spidered, so the directories are quite complete.
There are already whistleblower and political sites that seem to work fine, the trick is just to put it in in file linked from website format and it will be found. This has the pluspoint of keeping the warez kiddies away as it is difficult to find a document which is non HTML.
So would you refuse to run a anon. remailer on the basis that some of the mail might contain KP? This would still be distributed using YOUR server under this sceneario.
It seems a difficult position to state that you are in favour of anonimity and then say except for and their immorality/communism/terrorism/etc.
By it's nature true encription and anonimity covers all activities - it is impossible to do so.
It is also worth noting that freenet is next to impossible to block as it picks a random port though you can pick one should you wish. The whole point of the freenet-on-a-CD which I mention is that you can inject info, even from public PCs then remove the evidence (bury the CD etc). Even aside from the PRC, Iraq etc, I might want to publish a document anonimously at any time - think Enron whistle blower. Would you seriously suggest that freenet has no legitimate use?
As far as I can see this is the avenue for a governemt/RIAA blackhat attack - having all node names changed to gov't servers that record all IPs. If in China etc, the gov't can and would just come around and arrest you on that basis.
Note: IAHFU (I Am a Happy Freenet User)
As it is fundamentally web based, freenet represents the a system where being able to publish is not dependedent on being able to buy server space. This represents a very real democratisation of the net ($10 a month is a lot more in Asia), and the totally anonimous nature of the ntwork allows for much freer political speech.
It is also worth noting that it automatically spreads frequently requested data across the network, meaning no more slashdot effect. This also makes for a more effecient network, as data is stored near to you.
You want to support the freedom of code? Get freenet and do your bit to make an uncensorable internet.
As it is fundamentally web based, freenet represents the a system where being able to publish is not dependedent on being able to buy server space. This represents a very real democratisation of the net ($10 a month is a lot more in Asia), and the totally anonimous nature of the ntwork allows for much freer political speech.
It is also worth noting that it automatically spreads frequently requested data across the network, meaning no more slashdot effect. This also makes for a more effecient network, as data is stored near to you.
You want to support the freedom of code? Get freenet and do your bit.
As I have said to you before *I DO NOT LIVE IN THE STATES*. I live in a legal juristiction with legally defined rights (and yes I am aware of the difference between defined rights and an action merely not being illegal thank you) of a) privacy b) the explicit legal right to copy media for personal use. I believe this is referred to as 'fair use' in the US. The reason that I do not like DRM is that is prevents me from using that media in fully legal ways. I have some doubts that DRM is legal in the EU as far aas tracking of use goes as MS Passport has just been ordered to change its information collection policies for requiring a too personally indetafiable login to a server. Ever heard of safe harbour?
I also disagree that I will have long term access to legacy technologies, and rather resent the presumption of guilt. Can you name any way in which DRM will benefit me?
PS: I realise you are just the kind of american who is unlikely to agree, but civility is a virtue.
Games have gone mainstream so just like you get easy funding for middle of the road MPAA crap, EA seems to have a good living putting out endless sequels to FIFA, formulaic platformers etc.
Unfortunately there is no real 'Arthouse' scene in gaming as it is still quite hard to market a game online without money, and you denfitely won't get any shelf space as an independent.
This is one area where open source could fill somewhat of a gap, but the OSS spirit in gaming is mostly present in the mod community (pre commerical CS, Urban Terror etc) because of the extremely difficult nature of making a game engine.
This is why I don't think you will ever see a blockbuster OSS title, and I feel increasingly few will come from independents as we drift to a few major studios.
Sad, but who else is betting we have a GIAA* in a few years?
However the DRM system that we are likely to get will not be that perfect implementation - indeed it cannot be. To let me utilise all my rights, a DRM system must let me rencode and duplicate music at will. For instance I may well wish to take my music and back it up so as not to risk my access to the orginal. If I can do this and make a red book cd for my dumb, non-DRM stereo (as I would wish to do, my stereo sounds much nicer then my PC), the DRM system has failed as I can then lend it to my friend. The DRM system could tie me down by only letting me burn a certain number of CDs, but then what when my kids keep scratching them up? I and the record company cannot both have their way. Either I can duplicate, copy to walkman, rencode in which case the DRM system will have holes big enough to drive a truck through, or my fair use rights are subsatially infringed.
This is without mentioning the tracking of use patterns (invasion of privacy), problems if my net connection goes down (as with many of today's DRM systems), and inablity to use all of my equipment (bad considering I have purchased a licence to listen to that music, not the media).
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Our machines here (high-sec enviroment) boot from network and my extremely locked down server checksums the bootblock (checksum and boot block are on non writable, non-removable media). Yes, we're paranoid.
Small boats franky should not be on the water if they cannot stay the right side of a clearly marked beacon. This is equivelent to saying "I have no GPS, how will I know what side of the road to drive on".
a) A sane person would rely on GPS because they may not be very good with compass and map, or they may have cordinates for something not marked on a map. When driving at speed the margin of error is negligible, and it enables you to navigate through featureless terrain such as desert playa which are impossible to use a map in.
v)Well...I would walk to a point which I knew the exact location of and then do 10 or 15 GPS location checks to see what the margin of error was.
Did you really not know these answers or am I just feeding a troll?
You can't have a little cesorship just like you can't get a little preganant, and I am not prepared to entrust the protection of my freedoms to a body which may change its view at any time (like the Patriot Act post 9-11).
I think that it is interesting to note that Japan has a constitutional bar against the government intercepting communications between citizens (letters and I think thelephone calls but can't remember if there was a revision or not for that) and as well as being an excellent example in the respect of citizens does not seem to have give Japan a higher rate of crime, KP, priacy (incert evil of choice) the other countries.
I do not believe that in a state that has set out to monitor all communiactions (Total Information Awareness) of its citizens, and already listens to all phone comms in my country (the UK) is going to respect privacy in any way. I therefore find it nessisary to turn to technical menas to protect me liberties.
As I say, it may be just a fundamental difference in world view.
After all, who uses that crazy linux thing? It's just written by some teenage hacker, it couldn't ever size up to windows.
It is dangerous to dismiss something at the start of the growth cycle. And there are sites that I have visited on freenet that have genuine political debate. Even some that openly support terrorism. Try getting that hosted on the real net nowadays.
I firmly believe that Freenet will become the home of true free speech. And yes, you will get crap on it. Look at blogs. Freeing speech does indeed make you realise how little most people have to say. This does not mean that speech should not be free.
Ironically I when I explored Freenet for the first time one of the first sites I found was a site full of copyrighted recipes. :)
Course this is all irrelivant if your govt just bans encripted tansmissions (as is still the case in france for some methods of communication AFAIK).
There are already whistleblower and political sites that seem to work fine, the trick is just to put it in in file linked from website format and it will be found. This has the pluspoint of keeping the warez kiddies away as it is difficult to find a document which is non HTML.
*except for ... (insert hated group du jour)
What? You mean they have filtered out under-3 access? If they're doing that, just keep out everyone under 18. Problem solved.
It seems a difficult position to state that you are in favour of anonimity and then say except for and their immorality/communism/terrorism/etc.
By it's nature true encription and anonimity covers all activities - it is impossible to do so.
It is also worth noting that freenet is next to impossible to block as it picks a random port though you can pick one should you wish. The whole point of the freenet-on-a-CD which I mention is that you can inject info, even from public PCs then remove the evidence (bury the CD etc). Even aside from the PRC, Iraq etc, I might want to publish a document anonimously at any time - think Enron whistle blower. Would you seriously suggest that freenet has no legitimate use?
This is being disseminated over the net (by me among others).
As far as I can see this is the avenue for a governemt/RIAA blackhat attack - having all node names changed to gov't servers that record all IPs. If in China etc, the gov't can and would just come around and arrest you on that basis.
Apologies for repost, it was in error.
Note: IAHFU (I Am a Happy Freenet User) As it is fundamentally web based, freenet represents the a system where being able to publish is not dependedent on being able to buy server space. This represents a very real democratisation of the net ($10 a month is a lot more in Asia), and the totally anonimous nature of the ntwork allows for much freer political speech. It is also worth noting that it automatically spreads frequently requested data across the network, meaning no more slashdot effect. This also makes for a more effecient network, as data is stored near to you. You want to support the freedom of code? Get freenet and do your bit to make an uncensorable internet.
As it is fundamentally web based, freenet represents the a system where being able to publish is not dependedent on being able to buy server space. This represents a very real democratisation of the net ($10 a month is a lot more in Asia), and the totally anonimous nature of the ntwork allows for much freer political speech.
It is also worth noting that it automatically spreads frequently requested data across the network, meaning no more slashdot effect. This also makes for a more effecient network, as data is stored near to you.
You want to support the freedom of code? Get freenet and do your bit.
Actually Eugenia is a she, as I am sure she would be only too keen to inform you!
Gang wars do not count as terrorism as terrorism is the art of using tactics of terror in support of political aims.
To say that this includes gangs is a prima facie absurdity. James
I also disagree that I will have long term access to legacy technologies, and rather resent the presumption of guilt. Can you name any way in which DRM will benefit me?
PS: I realise you are just the kind of american who is unlikely to agree, but civility is a virtue.
Though personally the LGPL seems more sense, this is the kind of situation it was designed for.
(1) I (2) detect (3) selective quoting
Unfortunately there is no real 'Arthouse' scene in gaming as it is still quite hard to market a game online without money, and you denfitely won't get any shelf space as an independent.
This is one area where open source could fill somewhat of a gap, but the OSS spirit in gaming is mostly present in the mod community (pre commerical CS, Urban Terror etc) because of the extremely difficult nature of making a game engine.
This is why I don't think you will ever see a blockbuster OSS title, and I feel increasingly few will come from independents as we drift to a few major studios.
Sad, but who else is betting we have a GIAA* in a few years?
Games Industry Assoc of America
Are you really under the impression that the majority of the IT world desire DRM?
This is without mentioning the tracking of use patterns (invasion of privacy), problems if my net connection goes down (as with many of today's DRM systems), and inablity to use all of my equipment (bad considering I have purchased a licence to listen to that music, not the media).
This is good how?