To not have your swiss army knife confiscated, you just have to put it in your jacket pocket, together with a bunch of keys, coins and other "not-dangerous-yet" stuff. And then send it all through x-ray.
What I would like to see, is something like the Hurd translators, that lets you access file content through the FS-API. For instance mp3 tags would be accessed through the files "HappyBirthday.mp3/title" or "HappyBirthday.mp3/artist", but instead of storing the tags in the FS as metadata, the translator store the tags in the mp3-file using the normal mp3 tagformat. This would combine the best feaures of both worlds.
Other natural uses of the translator would be to access tar or xml files.
Translators should not be restricted to mappings from flat file to director structure, but should allso allow for mappings like dir->file, dir->dir
or file->file
The mapping dir->file would make it possible to implent different access right for different parts
of a file.
If they release a combined software-product based on Linux and some DRM, they also have to release the source to the DRM. At least thats how I understand the GPL.
The defendant, ElcomSoft, is a Moscow softwaremaker accused of violating Adobe Systems' intellectual property rights, by writing a computer program that disables the copy protection on the San Jose company's electronic books.
I don't get it.. How can Adobes intellectual property rights have been violated? It's the pdf content that has been cracked (is now viewable without licensed viewer) NOT the pdf viewer !!??
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I thought the extensive use of hairspray in the 80's had rendered the atmosphere transparent to UV-light?
Catching criminals, doesn't necessary prevent crimes. You allso have to convince people that if they don't break any laws, they won't get harassed.
Luckily, the best way to assert that, is to respect cilvil liberties.
... The Giant Killer Hamsters are attacking!!
The Funny thing is, that centralizing the whole f###ing fleet made the Perl Harbor incident possible in the first place.
To not have your swiss army knife confiscated, you just have to put it in your jacket pocket, together with a bunch of keys, coins and other "not-dangerous-yet" stuff. And then send it all through x-ray.
It worked for me...
Why, does a candidate need protection?
Elections exist for the benefit of the VOTER. If no voter complains on the result, thats tough luck for the canditate.
Hmm... I guess the Supreme Court has the power to overrule the laws of nature.
Translators should not be restricted to mappings from flat file to director structure, but should allso allow for mappings like dir->file, dir->dir or file->file
The mapping dir->file would make it possible to implent different access right for different parts of a file.
Well, most people I know, do think that Bill Gates is the inventor of most key parts of a computer system.
Just try this:
root# strings /proc/kcore | grep \(C\)\ SCO
(OK, It's an old joke, just couldn't resist)
The same thing was said about dvd-movies in the DeCSS case
If they release a combined software-product based on Linux and some DRM, they also have to release the source to the DRM. At least thats how I understand the GPL.
I don't get it.. How can Adobes intellectual property rights have been violated? It's the pdf content that has been cracked (is now viewable without licensed viewer) NOT the pdf viewer !!??