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  1. Great potential on Will Linux For Windows Change The World? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I personally think this software has to overcome some big problems at the moment, but has a great potential for the future. I had it produce a kernel panic within 2 minutes after logging in. Also, it's way too slow to use more than an hour. Yet, after some more development, I think this will replace most of my Cygwin applications.

    I set up windows to bridge the tun and eth device to make the linux vm connect to the local network. This runs perfectly!

    *adds this article to bookmarks*

  2. Everything is bigger... on Task Force Finds Blackout Was Preventable · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Everything is bigger in America"

    Even power outages :)

  3. Goodbye semi-professional mail server on SpamHaus Behind .mail Top-Level Domain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have a server of my own, hosting my personal site, some sites for family and for a few charity organisations. Total income for hosting: $0. If I would need to buy another domain like this, just to be able to send mail, my costs will triple.

    I cannot afford this. Meaning I will have to close all sites.

    .mail is NOT an option if it costs more than $5!!!

    Personally, I think SPF is the best solution so far. It may not stop spam, but at least it stops forging headers, like the headers of 99,9% of spam in my inbox are.

  4. Can they? on FSF: New Apache License not GPL-Compatible · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is a joke, right?

    I have contributed exactly 1 (one) line of code to the Apache webserver. I distributed this code under the GPL. How can anyone who is not the owner say MY line, which is still mine, is no longer GPL? The GPL strictly prohibits taking code to any other license...

    Well... Actually, I didn't write apache code, but this was just an example. But there are hunderds of people who CAN say this.

  5. or did he? on Author signs MyDoom virus · · Score: 1

    It may also mean:

    "Dear user,

    Sorry, I do such damage to your computer. But my writer told me to DoS sco/microsoft. I'm not targetting your pc, but the website to nuke. I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry.

    Best regards, the virus."

  6. Make/break it on AOL Now Publishing SPF Records · · Score: 1, Informative

    That's good news!

    Anyone can develop standards, but still it's the ISPs that can make it or break it. Big ISPs can push some standard, and force the whole internet to use SPF or be cut off.

  7. Re:DMCA on Aussie Music Industry Sues ISP Over Filesharing · · Score: 1, Informative

    psst... DMCA is american.

    We're talking about an australian ISP, not an american.

  8. Re:Google is NOT dead : ) on Google Tracking Frequent Users · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google is not dead.

    It's a result of a malicious program "Trojan.Qhosts", which exploits a bug in internet explorer to get access to your pc. Then it alters your hosts file to stop your pc from accessing google.com.

    Search google for that "Trojan.Qhosts". Ow, you can't. Okay, then try this link

  9. Re:Thank God I live in the US on Korea Fighting Pseudonyms on the 'Net · · Score: 1

    'scuse me...

    The US is still the country of Echelon, CIA and bush...

    I'm not so sure korea gives it's people any less privacy than the US or any other government on this planet gives it's people. With modern technology, anybody is watched.

  10. Why not change your mail client? on IRC Networks Unite in Fight Against Fizzer Worm · · Score: 1

    Why do most companies spend lots of money on virus scanners, but not on mailer software. If a virus/worm hits just one user in a company before the scanner is updated, the whole company gets infected in no-time.

    If companies would trade Outlook Express for another lesser known mail client, for instance The Bat, 99% of modern 'viruses' would have no chance.

    Well, at least until it becomes main stream, and viruses are developed for this client's address book.

  11. mirrors on Slackware 9 Unleashed to World · · Score: 2

    Why doesn't Patrick ever make sure all official mirrors have the newest ISO before getting his server slashdotted? :( If he just uses to 3 mirrors, his server load decreases by 75%.

    Happily there are also a lot of unofficial mirrors. Now I only need to get a md5sum from an official mirror.

  12. Re:White list with pass code on Forty Percent of All Email is Spam · · Score: 1

    99% of the spam does not have a valid return- or from-address. The spammers that use invalid addresses cannot validate the email they send. If that spam cannot reach you any more, it's 99% decrease of spam. I don't know any other solution that has such a good result.

  13. Re:Automated home on Web Server Packed into RJ45 Connector · · Score: 1

    probably you can already... if you have a whole lot of knowledge of electronics. :) I don't, but I think I can integrate this baby.

  14. Automated home on Web Server Packed into RJ45 Connector · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Cool! Just imagine what you can do with that For instance:
    • Having your lights switched by the computer
    • Your microwave starts making food when crond tells it to
    • Log when people ring the doorbell
    • Automatically switch off all lights when you press a master switch when leaving the house
    I'll bookmark it. If the price ever decreases to less than $30 a piece, I'll consider to buy some.
  15. Several machines on Kernel 2.2 - It Lives! · · Score: 1

    "If it ain't broken, don't fix it." I have several machines running 2.2.x. Simple routers, mail servers and stuff. And they'll be running 2.2.x until a upgrade is really needed or a big security leak is found in the old kernel.

  16. You should have told me earlier... on Slashdot Subscribers Now See The Future · · Score: 1

    If you guys told me this _before_ slashdotting ftp.slackware.com earlier today, I might have considered it. :)

  17. It wasn't an accident on University of Twente Back Online · · Score: 3, Informative

    Wednesday I joked the BSA lit the fire... Officials reported the fire may have actually been lighted. In 3 days, the university had 4 fires. 3 of them could be extinguised before any damage was done. A 26-year old man has been arrested in the case.

  18. Re:why does this matter? on University of Twente NOC Destroyed · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's the fastest university network in the netherlands, and it's running a lot of mirrors (debian mirrors and others). The most important thing: terabytes of warez. :) (I believe it was the BSA lighting the fire :) )

  19. Photo's on University of Twente NOC Destroyed · · Score: 5, Informative

    More images can be found on http://www.bsdfreaks.nl/files/brand.htm

  20. Killing ants on Ants Invade iBook · · Score: 1

    Ants don't like hot water. Really hot I mean. Pour some water in the holes of the computer to kill them all.

  21. Re:Yeah, right... on IDE to SCSI Converters? · · Score: 1

    Well... actually it CAN be faster. If the IDE controller is the bottleneck and your HDD's are really fast.

    And I remember having heard that IDE cannot address devices simultaneously, while SCSI can. (I'm not sure about this one, I'm not a hardware guy)

  22. Studies on Talk To a Convicted Warez Guy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Once you get out of jail, IPv6 will be the big standard, we'll all be running Linux 2.8 and microsoft may have taken over the world. Will you be to keep up with technology in jail, for example do some studies on a laptop?

  23. Code==speech? on New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder · · Score: 1

    Does this affect open source players? I'm not sure about this, but I read it somewhere a while ago:

    Fraunhofer and Thomson wanted a fee for all encoders back then... but could not make oss developers to pay, cause code is considered speech.

    Is this true? If so, there's always a way around this problem...

  24. 'find.com' bug on Mozilla 1.1 Hits The Street · · Score: 1

    Okay, cool. The bug in the side bar has been removed. :) Whenever you open the google sidebar, it won't open find.com (which redirects to apps5.oingo.com) any more.

    Now I just wish Macromedia would release a FlashMX player for Linux.

  25. Advanced hacking techniques on Russian Agency Charges FBI Agent With Hacking · · Score: 1
    "Five years ago they wouldn't be able to do that kind of thing." -- the canoe.ca article


    Even *I* could use the BackOrifice keysniffer five years ago :)