A bit much to complain about that when so many people have been made redundant by computers over the past thirty years. Go and talk to a former newspaper printer, for example.
So they've found a more efficient way of doing the job without employing quite so many VB monkeys. That's exactly the right step. The IT department exists to serve the needs of the company, not to provide jobs for tech workers.
And it's not as if any of the laid-off programmers are going to be unable to find a new job, even in today's market.
If all the machines _are_ identical and have a common filesystem, then it might be a bit quicker to use something simple like Doozer or PVM-enabled GNU make. But if compile time is dominated by just crunching the code then it might not make too much difference.
'Europe wanted 70 years'? Which countries? A British minister (in an answer to a question in parliament) said that treaty obligations prevented restoring the older copyright term of 50 years, as if that was the reason why.
It sounds like we could be talking about different things. I didn't mean preventing people from sniffing your traffic - for which you should obviously use ssh or IPsec or other strong encryption - but about handing out IP addresses and connectivity to anyone who asks for it. Surely it's standard practice to restrict DHCP to known MAC addresses?
The Independent newspaper (London) tried a few years ago to launch the term 'generation Y' to fill up their lifestyle supplement. There was an accompanying comic strip 'Generation Why'. But I don't think it took off.
After all, if you can have Generation Y as the next after X, then there must be a Generation W as well, and nobody talks about that. Maybe this system would once have made sense, with Adam and Eve as Generation A, but after 26 generations it's clearly time for a new system. I know, how about just mentioning people's dates of birth?
Many foods have the energy content on the label - so many kilojoules per portion. Of course only the dieting industry would really care about that for choosing what to eat. But now, you can calculate how much battery life that corresponds to!
According to the article, a sugar cube packs about a megajoule of energy: given the current price of sugar, how does that compare with other energy sources? It seems reasonably competitive against mains electricity, though dearer than oil or gas.
Maybe there needs to be a standard browser benchmark. Many people will tell you 'Mozilla renders pages quickly', but rendering speed is not the only component of browser snappiness. Probably not even the most important.
A few standard tests, such as: time between startup and the main window appearing (assuming the browser code isn't already in the disk cache); the time to open a new window or tab; the time to render a site like Slashdot assuming that a local http proxy server already has the content; and crucially IMHO the quickness of the 'back' and 'forward' buttons - all these would make some kind of standard browser-speed test. The test would need to be done separately on machines with 16, 32, 64 and 128 megabytes of RAM.
(FWIW Dillo has rapidly become my favourite browser; it renders well on the sites that matter, doesn't have any crap, and is lightning fast on my P200.)
I think if you have RAID-0, then you are not the Lindows target market:-(.
(Still, other Linux distributions ought to handle it... although it's probably easiest just to buy a new, cheap hard disk and play about with Linux on that. Ask a local guru.)
How much of Lindows' target market have a CD burner, and how many would know how to use it to make copies of the distribution?
More people might be persuaded to try Lindows (or any other Linux distribution) if you could just put the CD in and start using it. And if the same CD can be used to convert several users, so much the better.
Of course if you do have a CD burner then there could be a 'create new copies of Lindows' icon on the desktop...
You're probably right but isn't it possible to configure the X server to accept only local Unix socket connections and stop it listening on TCP port 6000? (Which should probably be the default in all distributions these days, IMHO - if you want remote X then use ssh.)
My point is, it's better to configure the installed programs (like the X server) securely, rather than leave them listening on all sorts of ports and then slap a firewall on top.
Many distros (like Knoppix, or others which are adaptations of Red Hat or whatever) can run directly from CD. That would beat the seven minutes and also it would at least partly deal with the security concerns from running as root. You just need to use a partition (or 100 megabyte loopback file on the Windows filesystem) for the home directory.
Ideally, you'd put the CD in and start using the machine, but in the background the CD image would be copied to the hard disk for faster access. On the next boot you can mount the CD image loopback from the HD. And give your Lindows disc to a friend!
Why should there be a firewall included? Surely the right way to make the system secure is just to make sure it has no vulnerable services installed. I'd imagine that the standard Lindows installation has *nothing* listening on any port - not even ssh - so a firewall would be completely pointless.
Although their choice of running as root suggests that Lindows don't consider security to be very important, and in that context, a bundled firewall would be a useful marketing tool.
Damn right. Have whatever URLs you want, just make sure that *the same URL gives the same page* (without weird hidden POST parameters or other crap). Then users can bookmark the pages or link to them. Maybe some small customization with cookies is okay, as long as the page content remains the same.
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What's the point? Why not just sell a CD with a handful of emulators and all these classic games available to be played?
The IBM PS/2 Model E was launched in 1993 as the 'green PC'. It has an LCD display which powers down when the machine isn't in use - amazingly, this was done by having passthrough connectors for keyboard and mouse hanging off the monitor, so it would know when there was user activity. The machine also supports the VESA power saving standard and its 2.5inch hard disk spins down when not in use. The PSU is a teeny 25 watts and there are no fans anywhere.
The single ISA slot is taken up with a PCMCIA adaptor, you can insert two PCMCIA cards in the front and two in the back. In fact the machine is really a laptop in a desktop case, but it makes a very cute (and very quiet) general purpose PC. The 486SLC2 processor won't win any performance awards, but with the onboard XGA-2 graphics hardware it's snappy enough. The machine can happily run Linux or NT, although limited by a maximum 16 megs memory.
And I don't think that IBM's effort was the first attempt at an energy-saving microcomputer, although it might have been the first hyped as 'green'. (The PS/2 E's case has a green stripe round the outside.)
I think the 'unbreakable' claim comes in that you cannot read the message without knowing the pad. Of course if you already have the key then the message can be decrypted... but that is obvious and it doesn't count as 'breaking' the cipher.
So the cipher is unbreakable, but the system as a whole may not be, due to passwords written on Post-It notes etc. IANAC, but I think analysis of new encryption methods doesn't concern itself with such possibilities:-).
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A bit much to complain about that when so many people have been made redundant by computers over the past thirty years. Go and talk to a former newspaper printer, for example.
So they've found a more efficient way of doing the job without employing quite so many VB monkeys. That's exactly the right step. The IT department exists to serve the needs of the company, not to provide jobs for tech workers.
And it's not as if any of the laid-off programmers are going to be unable to find a new job, even in today's market.
If all the machines _are_ identical and have a common filesystem, then it might be a bit quicker to use something simple like Doozer or PVM-enabled GNU make. But if compile time is dominated by just crunching the code then it might not make too much difference.
'Europe wanted 70 years'? Which countries? A British minister (in an answer to a question in parliament) said that treaty obligations prevented restoring the older copyright term of 50 years, as if that was the reason why.
This news article is definitely the most Scottish News and the most 'direct from Scotland' I have ever read.
It sounds like we could be talking about different things. I didn't mean preventing people from sniffing your traffic - for which you should obviously use ssh or IPsec or other strong encryption - but about handing out IP addresses and connectivity to anyone who asks for it. Surely it's standard practice to restrict DHCP to known MAC addresses?
The Independent newspaper (London) tried a few years ago to launch the term 'generation Y' to fill up their lifestyle supplement. There was an accompanying comic strip 'Generation Why'. But I don't think it took off.
After all, if you can have Generation Y as the next after X, then there must be a Generation W as well, and nobody talks about that. Maybe this system would once have made sense, with Adam and Eve as Generation A, but after 26 generations it's clearly time for a new system. I know, how about just mentioning people's dates of birth?
Many foods have the energy content on the label - so many kilojoules per portion. Of course only the dieting industry would really care about that for choosing what to eat. But now, you can calculate how much battery life that corresponds to!
According to the article, a sugar cube packs about a megajoule of energy: given the current price of sugar, how does that compare with other energy sources? It seems reasonably competitive against mains electricity, though dearer than oil or gas.
I don't get it, why not just configure your network not to hand out IP addresses to anyone who asks? Does this wireless thing have no security at all?
Not only does it have no backlight and no cradle, it doesn't run Linux. Or is there a working port with X server by now?
Maybe there needs to be a standard browser benchmark. Many people will tell you 'Mozilla renders pages quickly', but rendering speed is not the only component of browser snappiness. Probably not even the most important.
A few standard tests, such as: time between startup and the main window appearing (assuming the browser code isn't already in the disk cache); the time to open a new window or tab; the time to render a site like Slashdot assuming that a local http proxy server already has the content; and crucially IMHO the quickness of the 'back' and 'forward' buttons - all these would make some kind of standard browser-speed test. The test would need to be done separately on machines with 16, 32, 64 and 128 megabytes of RAM.
(FWIW Dillo has rapidly become my favourite browser; it renders well on the sites that matter, doesn't have any crap, and is lightning fast on my P200.)
I think if you have RAID-0, then you are not the Lindows target market :-(.
(Still, other Linux distributions ought to handle it... although it's probably easiest just to buy a new, cheap hard disk and play about with Linux on that. Ask a local guru.)
Maybe you should distinguish between geeks and techies.
Okay, so how long until Samba is able to use the rsync protocol for file updates? That depends on what Microsoft decide to do I guess.
How much of Lindows' target market have a CD burner, and how many would know how to use it to make copies of the distribution?
More people might be persuaded to try Lindows (or any other Linux distribution) if you could just put the CD in and start using it. And if the same CD can be used to convert several users, so much the better.
Of course if you do have a CD burner then there could be a 'create new copies of Lindows' icon on the desktop...
You're probably right but isn't it possible to configure the X server to accept only local Unix socket connections and stop it listening on TCP port 6000? (Which should probably be the default in all distributions these days, IMHO - if you want remote X then use ssh.)
My point is, it's better to configure the installed programs (like the X server) securely, rather than leave them listening on all sorts of ports and then slap a firewall on top.
Many distros (like Knoppix, or others which are adaptations of Red Hat or whatever) can run directly from CD. That would beat the seven minutes and also it would at least partly deal with the security concerns from running as root. You just need to use a partition (or 100 megabyte loopback file on the Windows filesystem) for the home directory.
Ideally, you'd put the CD in and start using the machine, but in the background the CD image would be copied to the hard disk for faster access. On the next boot you can mount the CD image loopback from the HD. And give your Lindows disc to a friend!
Why should there be a firewall included? Surely the right way to make the system secure is just to make sure it has no vulnerable services installed. I'd imagine that the standard Lindows installation has *nothing* listening on any port - not even ssh - so a firewall would be completely pointless.
Although their choice of running as root suggests that Lindows don't consider security to be very important, and in that context, a bundled firewall would be a useful marketing tool.
If they sold it bundled with Crossover Office then they could back up their claim a bit better.
Damn right. Have whatever URLs you want, just make sure that *the same URL gives the same page* (without weird hidden POST parameters or other crap). Then users can bookmark the pages or link to them. Maybe some small customization with cookies is okay, as long as the page content remains the same.
What's the point? Why not just sell a CD with a handful of emulators and all these classic games available to be played?
Oh yeah - legal reasons.
The IBM PS/2 Model E was launched in 1993 as the 'green PC'. It has an LCD display which powers down when the machine isn't in use - amazingly, this was done by having passthrough connectors for keyboard and mouse hanging off the monitor, so it would know when there was user activity. The machine also supports the VESA power saving standard and its 2.5inch hard disk spins down when not in use. The PSU is a teeny 25 watts and there are no fans anywhere.
The single ISA slot is taken up with a PCMCIA adaptor, you can insert two PCMCIA cards in the front and two in the back. In fact the machine is really a laptop in a desktop case, but it makes a very cute (and very quiet) general purpose PC. The 486SLC2 processor won't win any performance awards, but with the onboard XGA-2 graphics hardware it's snappy enough. The machine can happily run Linux or NT, although limited by a maximum 16 megs memory.
And I don't think that IBM's effort was the first attempt at an energy-saving microcomputer, although it might have been the first hyped as 'green'. (The PS/2 E's case has a green stripe round the outside.)
After what happened to the Flintstones, I'm not that optimistic.
I think the 'unbreakable' claim comes in that you cannot read the message without knowing the pad. Of course if you already have the key then the message can be decrypted... but that is obvious and it doesn't count as 'breaking' the cipher.
:-).
So the cipher is unbreakable, but the system as a whole may not be, due to passwords written on Post-It notes etc. IANAC, but I think analysis of new encryption methods doesn't concern itself with such possibilities
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