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  1. Re:Brace yourselves Canada on US Tech Giants Ask Obama Not To Compromise Encryption · · Score: 1

    How about Iceland? Lots of privacy, and plenty of cooling for data centers... Either way, when exports become hard, companies can just leave.

  2. Re:Of course, it's likely copyrighted. on Developer Draws Legal Threat For Exposing Indian Telco's Net Neutrality Violation · · Score: 1

    Not if he words it right. It could for the take down of all modified pages. In other words, the Internet. Which would force the ISP to back off while this works out.

  3. Of course it is a bad idea... on Wassenaar Treaty Will Hamper Bug Bounties · · Score: 3, Informative

    Of course it is a bad idea! Most government ideas are. And yes, it will have a chilling effect on the white hats and no effect at all on the black hats. (Other than some people getting darker hats to continue to work.) The black hat 0day markets will love it, however!

  4. Re:Airtel got caught, what about others? on Developer Draws Legal Threat For Exposing Indian Telco's Net Neutrality Violation · · Score: 1

    I have yet to see a mobile provider running a web proxy doing https, although it's theoretically possible (at least devices they sell/control).

    It is quite common in the US as the carriers also control the phones and can install their own certificates.

  5. Re:Of course, it's likely copyrighted. on Developer Draws Legal Threat For Exposing Indian Telco's Net Neutrality Violation · · Score: 2

    On copyright grounds. His page was copyrighted. They modified it and distributed the derivative work without a license. He can use the DMCA to take down all of the modified pages.

  6. Re:If security risks are no object... on Ask Slashdot: Options After Google Chrome Discontinues NPAPI Support? · · Score: 1

    You're confusing "extended support" (2020) with end of life - Jan 2015 http://windows.microsoft.com/e...

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    Hmm... Doesn't say "End of Life" anywhere on that page. And they still have not set a date for "End of Sales." So, nope...

  7. Re:So now... on An Early Look At Android M's Multi-Window Mode For Tablets · · Score: 1

    No indeed you can't win with anecdotes of observances against specs and independent tests.

    You're no better than a global warming denier who's seen snow in march.

    Because no tech company has EVER fudged on benchmarks!

  8. Re:So now... on An Early Look At Android M's Multi-Window Mode For Tablets · · Score: 1

    I can give you research and articles that said man never went to the moon. I also know people who went there. Guess which one I trust?

  9. Re:So? on SourceForge and GIMP [Updated] · · Score: 1

    You are right. Seems they never trademarked the name, so there is nothing they can do but shame them. (And Source Forge has had no shame for years...)

  10. Re:So? on SourceForge and GIMP [Updated] · · Score: 1

    It may also depend on the SF Terms Of Use. It would not surprise me that there is a clause that allows them to distribute software under your trademark as part of hosting a project there (how could they legally do their normal job without?)

    Your original code... Not a derivative work based on your code.

  11. Re:So now... on An Early Look At Android M's Multi-Window Mode For Tablets · · Score: 2

    In other words "la la la. I'm not listening."

    ...to random statements on the Internet that conflict with observed reality.

    That seems sensible to me.

  12. Re:So? on SourceForge and GIMP [Updated] · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If they are modifying the binary, would that not make it a derivative work? And so by the license, would that not make it a violation to call it "Gimp?" I know that would be the case on my FOSS project.

  13. So now... on An Early Look At Android M's Multi-Window Mode For Tablets · · Score: 0

    So now after a few years of updates you have have MULTIPLE apps slowing your phone or tablet to a crawl!

  14. Re:Screenshots? on Microsoft Tries Another Icon Theme For Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    The Amiga CD32 Set Top box did high resolutions... What's your point?

  15. Re:Screenshots? on Microsoft Tries Another Icon Theme For Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    No, just CRT like I typed. A Viewsonic 24 inch that I paid a FORTUNE for! And a 3dfx daughter card...

  16. Re:Screenshots? on Microsoft Tries Another Icon Theme For Windows 10 · · Score: 2

    I was doing 1600x1200 on my CRT with Windows 95. Which, actually these icons look sort of like...

  17. A true loss on A Beautiful Mind Mathematician John F. Nash Jr. Dies · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Truly a tragic loss, not just for science, but for all who were still learning from him. Both math, and that limitations are not what stops you.

  18. Not if open source, but how on Ask Slashdot: Can SaaS Be Both Open Source and Economically Viable? · · Score: 1

    If you open your source, and leverage the community so they feel they have a voice, it can lead to better code, and wide adoption. If you lock down submissions so you can have a paid tier, then welcome to fork town.

  19. Re:New version ... on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 1

    Most places I know do not have identical hardware for testing. They have retired production hardware for testing, so it is older stuff, with older drivers.

  20. Re:Why ext4 on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 2

    If you trace it back, all of that fear originates on one post from the freenas forums. A post from one of the key developers says that you should use ecc for any server with critical data, but zfs is neither more or less sensitive to it.

  21. Re:Great News on Pre-Orders Start For Neo900 Open Source Phone · · Score: 1

    Cool! I will look in to this!

  22. Re:Great News on Pre-Orders Start For Neo900 Open Source Phone · · Score: 1

    Forgot to log in, did ya? ;)

  23. Re:Great News on Pre-Orders Start For Neo900 Open Source Phone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would actually be willing to spend money on a phone I actually OWN as opposed to one owned by Verizon and Google that they just let me hold.

  24. That poor, poor website... on Pre-Orders Start For Neo900 Open Source Phone · · Score: 1

    It never even had a chance... :) Anyone know the price, and timeline? No way to get it from the source.

  25. Re:Of course! on US Proposes Tighter Export Rules For Computer Security Tools · · Score: 1

    The funny thing is that this will just obliterate what little economy they still had in that area and send the whole thing overseas. So the net result will be, if anything, even less control over that software than before. Good jawb guys!

    And piss off people that might otherwise be on their side. "To fight our enemies, we need to make more enemies!"