Novell's move will turn out to be either brilliant or incredibly stupid. They will either get the jump on migration to Linux by small and medium enterprises, or they make themselves very vulnerable to litigation if SCO prevails. But they are calling SCO's bluff of "if we're wrong, how come nobody is indemnifying their customers?" Call me a karma whore, but I admire their chutzpah.
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At the risk of being labelled troll, I point out a quote from the Forward article you cite:
Sources emphasized that the release of all the Israelis under investigation indicates that they were cleared of any suspicion that they had prior knowledge of the September 11 attacks, as some anti-Israel media outlets have suggested.
The notion that Israel would have foreknowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks or that they would be involved is absurd. Osama bin Laden was attacking American targets-- remember the Kenyan embassy, the U.S.S. Cole? Where is Israel's motivation to Are you saying these were also part of the Israeli k-o-n-spiracy? And the aim is... what? Just to draw the U.S. into a war against Arab countries in the region in a warped attempt to "enhance" Israel's security or get back at its enemies?
Don't get me wrong, I agree with your sentiments about Israeli treatment of the Palestinians. But you k-o-n-spiracy theory strains the limits of credulity.
It's not anti-Semitism, but thanks for showing us all who it is that really hates here.
Yeah, right. I mentioned Bush, et. al. to point out how absurd your k-o-n-spiracy theory is. Why would the Israelis participate in terrorism against the U.S.? It doesn't add up. You could just as easily say it was France if you were a Francophobe. Either way it is hate speech that betrays the hatred of the speaker toward the group mentioned.
for such an anti-Semitic post. Unless, of course, you are also going to include Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Paul Wolfowitz, George W. Bush, and a host of pro-Israeli sycophants in this "k-o-n-spiracy". In that case, it would no longer be blatantly anti-Semitic.
Short answer: no clamor for an end to bootlegging. More like a good lobbying job on the part of the MPAA. This almost flew under the radar at the statehouse, and I would be surprised if it got more than a Section C mention in any of our major newspapers.
Although I haven't kicked the caffeine habit, I would suggest ginseng as an energy booster. Siberian Ginseng is the best, available in capsules. You can also get ginseng tea. Ginseng has a mildly energizing effect, so it would be helpful post-withdrawal when you're looking for a lift.
Quite honestly, the SD Times article told me nothing about what they're really going to do about improving security in applications. You could substitute "licensing" in that article for "certification", as in some vendor's certification of developers. Then, it looks like a useless measure of what that person knows about security. If, however, it is more of a civil service exam, and they're going to test for knowledge of how to write secure code, then it would make a lot more sense.
I just read an article from ZDNet (essentially verbatim of the news.com article) that described the way that EFI works. It will allow "pre-boot" software modules to be run. It is ostensibly touted as a just a way for the hardware to be started before the OS finishes loading, like running device drivers before the OS proper loads. But if you can write pre-boot SW to run before the OS itself loads, it definitely sounds like a way to implement DRM. Best of all, you don't have to flash a new BIOS with Intel's scheme-- just load new SW modules.
It will be interesting to see if Linux/Unix will be able to implement this scheme, and how they do it. I would tend to agree with you that BIOS really isn't that much of a problem if you have a recent processor and enough memory-- my P4 boots relatively quickly. This is really about all the other junk MS wants to cram down users' throats.
I used to sell luggage, so the important things are the shell and the amount of padding on the inside compartment.
Whatever you buy, make sure that the shell (outer) material is a good denier weave ballistic nylon. Where it comes to padding, more is better. Ballistic nylon means what it implies-- the same kind of stuff as in bulletproof vests. Brand name may not matter that much-- you really don't have to shell out serious dough for Tumi or TravelPro (but it will look very professional). You can even get backpacks in ballistic if you want.
The very fact that the Unix world is so full of self-righteous cultural superiority, "advocacy," and slashdot-karma-whoring sectarianism while the Windows world is more practical ("yeah, whatever, I just need to make a living here") stems from a culture that feels itself under siege, unable to break out of the server closet and hobbyist market and onto the mainstream desktop.
Do Unix/Linux types really feel under siege? Having experienced both "cultures" first hand, I'd say not. I think that most people in the open source community are not so zealous or "sectarian", but are also looking for practical solutions. Myself, I am drawn to open source because it is a better way to better software. The development model is going to prevail over proprietary software, especially for those of us who want to program for the server side. I suppose for those who really are zealots or sectarians, Joel's comment above is bulletin board material, or you are thinking, "I resemble that remark". I don't think the viewpoints of strong open source advocates is something to be dismissed out of hand. I also don't think it's a sin to make a buck or two from one's talents.
I think you're on to something there. By creating their own wireless standard, they have created a brand new market for their domestic hardware manufacturers. Foreign companies must license the technology from one of the designated Chinese companies to produce compliant products for China. There's not a whole lot foreign companies can do, except complain to their governments about a possible WTO case, or play along.
1. Define "spam". What is "free speech" to some people might be defined by some despots as "spam".
2. Define "hateful websites". See point #1, above.
While your goals are laudable, the devil is in the details of their implementation on a global scale when many of the world's people live under governments that are not truly democratic and transparent. Centralized authority leads to great power vested in that authority, which leads to great potential for abuse. See my top-level comment about how the West could already do this
We who live in democratic nations have the responsibility to reject spam and hate speech-- we already have the tools to do so.
This is the Washington Times headline for their story on the outcome of the WSIS proceedings. They, like other right-wing media outlets, get stirred up in a tizzy whenever the phrase "UN" is mentioned in any venue. I am surprised they spelled "government" correctly, instead of spelling it "Guvmint". This is the first time I have seen this right-wing tool being linked to on/.-- and I prefer that it be the last.
Seriously, though, what is the real difference between an internet that is essentially under the effective control of ICANN/VeriSign, and an internet that is under the auspices of the International Telecommunications Union? It's surprising that the Bush regime hasn't asked VeriSign and other registrars to pull the rug out from under sites it doesn't like. After all, Verisign has already proven through their typo redirect shenanigans that it's possible to do this. It's easier than defacing a site, by far. I am sure that it has given other countries additional impetus to try to get the net under ITU auspices for just this reason: they don't want the US to have so much control over the net.
Slightly OT, on the page with this story, they actually have-- I am not joking!-- banner ads pushing an Ann Coulter action doll. This is the page it links to.
Ms. Coulter is quoted as saying, "I think it's terrific!"... "This action figure can talk, wear different outfits and hairstyles."...
But that's not all. Ann adds, "It also kills terrorist leaders and converts their followers to Christianity."
So much for the right wing's respect for diversity of religion. Perhaps there wouldn't be so much concern on the part of other nations if we didn't have the extremists in Washington in charge with these attitudes.
Apparently, the doll is programmed to utter 14 trademark phrases-- the only one that's missing is something along the lines of "Heil Bush!" or "Ein Volk, Ein Reich!"
This would explain why I was not able to get through to customer service yesterday to change my billing address. I waited for about 10 minutes after dialing 611 and then got a message saying "Your request cannot be processed at this time." I have had a phone with ATT WS since May-- at the time, they were the only carrier to have a GSM network in my area. I have never been able to register online on their site, where I could have taken care of that, I presume. I am glad I am half way through my contract-- I hope (pray) LNP will be resolved by then.
Someone from the UK posted with the question, why do we Americans put up with the telecoms that treat us horribly and offer such lousy service? If we had an FCC and state public utilities commissions that were actually working for the taxpayer and ratepayer as they should be, a lot of this crap might not be happening. I have horror stories I could recount about recent events that happened with a couple of other telcos that gave less than acceptable service, but maybe that is best left for another day. In the meantime, I will still be on hold, trying to get through.
You're totally right-- it doesn't really matter where the software comes from, as long as it works.
I am using boa-constructor right now on a demonstration project for Python. I am impressed with how it helps to speed up the development process-- I think it's the Python IDE of choice. It will help me get away from Visual Basic!
Didn't Palestine disappear in 1416(?) when the Ottoman turks conquered it?
Maybe there has never really been a Palestinian state per se, but this fact doesn't abrogate the Palestinians' rights to a home land of their own. The UN partition plan of 1947 would have given Palestinians and Israelis a state to each. After the 1948 war, Jordan annexed the West Bank portion of Palestine, and the Israelis were arrogant in their assertion that Jordan is the Palestinians' homeland.
I feel that Palestinians participate in terrorism because they see that the world, particularly the major powers, are, for the most part, aligned to Israel. I am tiring of American policy in this situation, that it is Arafat who is the problem, that he must go. They believe that peace would erupt faster than you could say "Jimmy Carter". Sorry, folks, won't happen-- not til the Israelis get serious about leaving the West Bank, where most Palestinians live.
As for the notion that nations are formed not by treaty but through wars, the Israelis and Palestinians know this all too well-- as conquerors and victims, respectively.
Perhaps the US could do more to help promote peace. Perhaps the Palestinians could do more to stop killing children and civilians in restaurants and buses. There's lots of blame to go around. But now we've found a new person to blame: YOU, for not getting your fucking facts straight before you mouth of.
Perhaps the Israelis could help out in this situation by Getting the phuck out of the West Bank instead of building settlements as close to the Jordan as possible, making any notion of a state for Palestinians an impossibility. Might be a looked at as a provocation, eh?
One possibility to check out is Linux Terminal Server. All of your users could be logged into the servers, and their workstations essentially become terminals. You could use your existing client hardware and existing servers.
Under my rising sign (Virgo), they have captured the truth: Personal keyword: paradox
Related Reading: MS: Open-source model 'definitely worth emulating'
(As in, Paradox== "MS Open-source")
Under my sun sign (Taurus), they have also hit upon something I feel to be true:
It's time to wrap up a long-term project you inherited. Don't be afraid to set aside the old tried-and-true, especially when dealing with technology past its prime.
Translation: time to put VB out to pasture!
IMHO, the book of Revelation becomes more interesting when you substitute "Babylon" or the "whore of Babylon" with "Microsoft". Although the prophecy "Microsoft the great has fallen" has not yet come to pass.
Remember that story last year about them demoing a version of Windows in the W.C.-- I think it was in the UK? Your "scenario" is not too far from the truth. Instead of reading a book on the pot, you can be online. Just be sure you wash good before you touch the pointing device... um, whatever it is.
Isn't it implcit that if 50% of Windows crashes are attributable to third party code, that the other 50% could be attributed to Windows itself? OTOH, what really needs to be investigated is the frequency that the third party code fails because of API calls that fail due to... Windows. I'm not saying it's not possible for third party developers to screw up, but it's something that needs to be looked at, especially since you're dealing with a lot of black box components.
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Novell's move will turn out to be either brilliant or incredibly stupid. They will either get the jump on migration to Linux by small and medium enterprises, or they make themselves very vulnerable to litigation if SCO prevails. But they are calling SCO's bluff of "if we're wrong, how come nobody is indemnifying their customers?" Call me a karma whore, but I admire their chutzpah.
At the risk of being labelled troll, I point out a quote from the Forward article you cite:
Sources emphasized that the release of all the Israelis under investigation indicates that they were cleared of any suspicion that they had prior knowledge of the September 11 attacks, as some anti-Israel media outlets have suggested.The notion that Israel would have foreknowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks or that they would be involved is absurd. Osama bin Laden was attacking American targets-- remember the Kenyan embassy, the U.S.S. Cole? Where is Israel's motivation to Are you saying these were also part of the Israeli k-o-n-spiracy? And the aim is... what? Just to draw the U.S. into a war against Arab countries in the region in a warped attempt to "enhance" Israel's security or get back at its enemies?
Don't get me wrong, I agree with your sentiments about Israeli treatment of the Palestinians. But you k-o-n-spiracy theory strains the limits of credulity.
It's not anti-Semitism, but thanks for showing us all who it is that really hates here.
Yeah, right. I mentioned Bush, et. al. to point out how absurd your k-o-n-spiracy theory is. Why would the Israelis participate in terrorism against the U.S.? It doesn't add up. You could just as easily say it was France if you were a Francophobe. Either way it is hate speech that betrays the hatred of the speaker toward the group mentioned.
a woman wearing a outfit and walks alone at night is asking for trouble. Especially if she's wearing a chador, eh?
for such an anti-Semitic post. Unless, of course, you are also going to include Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Paul Wolfowitz, George W. Bush, and a host of pro-Israeli sycophants in this "k-o-n-spiracy". In that case, it would no longer be blatantly anti-Semitic.
Short answer: no clamor for an end to bootlegging. More like a good lobbying job on the part of the MPAA. This almost flew under the radar at the statehouse, and I would be surprised if it got more than a Section C mention in any of our major newspapers.
Although I haven't kicked the caffeine habit, I would suggest ginseng as an energy booster. Siberian Ginseng is the best, available in capsules. You can also get ginseng tea. Ginseng has a mildly energizing effect, so it would be helpful post-withdrawal when you're looking for a lift.
Quite honestly, the SD Times article told me nothing about what they're really going to do about improving security in applications. You could substitute "licensing" in that article for "certification", as in some vendor's certification of developers. Then, it looks like a useless measure of what that person knows about security. If, however, it is more of a civil service exam, and they're going to test for knowledge of how to write secure code, then it would make a lot more sense.
I just read an article from ZDNet (essentially verbatim of the news.com article) that described the way that EFI works. It will allow "pre-boot" software modules to be run. It is ostensibly touted as a just a way for the hardware to be started before the OS finishes loading, like running device drivers before the OS proper loads. But if you can write pre-boot SW to run before the OS itself loads, it definitely sounds like a way to implement DRM. Best of all, you don't have to flash a new BIOS with Intel's scheme-- just load new SW modules.
It will be interesting to see if Linux/Unix will be able to implement this scheme, and how they do it. I would tend to agree with you that BIOS really isn't that much of a problem if you have a recent processor and enough memory-- my P4 boots relatively quickly. This is really about all the other junk MS wants to cram down users' throats.
I used to sell luggage, so the important things are the shell and the amount of padding on the inside compartment. Whatever you buy, make sure that the shell (outer) material is a good denier weave ballistic nylon. Where it comes to padding, more is better. Ballistic nylon means what it implies-- the same kind of stuff as in bulletproof vests. Brand name may not matter that much-- you really don't have to shell out serious dough for Tumi or TravelPro (but it will look very professional). You can even get backpacks in ballistic if you want.
The very fact that the Unix world is so full of self-righteous cultural superiority, "advocacy," and slashdot-karma-whoring sectarianism while the Windows world is more practical ("yeah, whatever, I just need to make a living here") stems from a culture that feels itself under siege, unable to break out of the server closet and hobbyist market and onto the mainstream desktop.
Do Unix/Linux types really feel under siege? Having experienced both "cultures" first hand, I'd say not. I think that most people in the open source community are not so zealous or "sectarian", but are also looking for practical solutions. Myself, I am drawn to open source because it is a better way to better software. The development model is going to prevail over proprietary software, especially for those of us who want to program for the server side. I suppose for those who really are zealots or sectarians, Joel's comment above is bulletin board material, or you are thinking, "I resemble that remark". I don't think the viewpoints of strong open source advocates is something to be dismissed out of hand. I also don't think it's a sin to make a buck or two from one's talents.
I think you're on to something there. By creating their own wireless standard, they have created a brand new market for their domestic hardware manufacturers. Foreign companies must license the technology from one of the designated Chinese companies to produce compliant products for China. There's not a whole lot foreign companies can do, except complain to their governments about a possible WTO case, or play along.
1. Define "spam". What is "free speech" to some people might be defined by some despots as "spam".
2. Define "hateful websites". See point #1, above.
While your goals are laudable, the devil is in the details of their implementation on a global scale when many of the world's people live under governments that are not truly democratic and transparent. Centralized authority leads to great power vested in that authority, which leads to great potential for abuse. See my top-level comment about how the West could already do this
We who live in democratic nations have the responsibility to reject spam and hate speech-- we already have the tools to do so.
This is the Washington Times headline for their story on the outcome of the WSIS proceedings. They, like other right-wing media outlets, get stirred up in a tizzy whenever the phrase "UN" is mentioned in any venue. I am surprised they spelled "government" correctly, instead of spelling it "Guvmint". This is the first time I have seen this right-wing tool being linked to on /.-- and I prefer that it be the last.
Seriously, though, what is the real difference between an internet that is essentially under the effective control of ICANN/VeriSign, and an internet that is under the auspices of the International Telecommunications Union? It's surprising that the Bush regime hasn't asked VeriSign and other registrars to pull the rug out from under sites it doesn't like. After all, Verisign has already proven through their typo redirect shenanigans that it's possible to do this. It's easier than defacing a site, by far. I am sure that it has given other countries additional impetus to try to get the net under ITU auspices for just this reason: they don't want the US to have so much control over the net.
Slightly OT, on the page with this story, they actually have-- I am not joking!-- banner ads pushing an Ann Coulter action doll. This is the page it links to.
Ms. Coulter is quoted as saying, "I think it's terrific!"... "This action figure can talk, wear different outfits and hairstyles."... But that's not all. Ann adds, "It also kills terrorist leaders and converts their followers to Christianity."
So much for the right wing's respect for diversity of religion. Perhaps there wouldn't be so much concern on the part of other nations if we didn't have the extremists in Washington in charge with these attitudes.
Apparently, the doll is programmed to utter 14 trademark phrases-- the only one that's missing is something along the lines of "Heil Bush!" or "Ein Volk, Ein Reich!"
This would explain why I was not able to get through to customer service yesterday to change my billing address. I waited for about 10 minutes after dialing 611 and then got a message saying "Your request cannot be processed at this time." I have had a phone with ATT WS since May-- at the time, they were the only carrier to have a GSM network in my area. I have never been able to register online on their site, where I could have taken care of that, I presume. I am glad I am half way through my contract-- I hope (pray) LNP will be resolved by then.
Someone from the UK posted with the question, why do we Americans put up with the telecoms that treat us horribly and offer such lousy service? If we had an FCC and state public utilities commissions that were actually working for the taxpayer and ratepayer as they should be, a lot of this crap might not be happening. I have horror stories I could recount about recent events that happened with a couple of other telcos that gave less than acceptable service, but maybe that is best left for another day. In the meantime, I will still be on hold, trying to get through.
You're totally right-- it doesn't really matter where the software comes from, as long as it works.
I am using boa-constructor right now on a demonstration project for Python. I am impressed with how it helps to speed up the development process-- I think it's the Python IDE of choice. It will help me get away from Visual Basic!
Maybe there has never really been a Palestinian state per se, but this fact doesn't abrogate the Palestinians' rights to a home land of their own. The UN partition plan of 1947 would have given Palestinians and Israelis a state to each. After the 1948 war, Jordan annexed the West Bank portion of Palestine, and the Israelis were arrogant in their assertion that Jordan is the Palestinians' homeland.
I feel that Palestinians participate in terrorism because they see that the world, particularly the major powers, are, for the most part, aligned to Israel. I am tiring of American policy in this situation, that it is Arafat who is the problem, that he must go. They believe that peace would erupt faster than you could say "Jimmy Carter". Sorry, folks, won't happen-- not til the Israelis get serious about leaving the West Bank, where most Palestinians live.
As for the notion that nations are formed not by treaty but through wars, the Israelis and Palestinians know this all too well-- as conquerors and victims, respectively.
Perhaps the US could do more to help promote peace. Perhaps the Palestinians could do more to stop killing children and civilians in restaurants and buses. There's lots of blame to go around. But now we've found a new person to blame: YOU, for not getting your fucking facts straight before you mouth of.
Perhaps the Israelis could help out in this situation by Getting the phuck out of the West Bank instead of building settlements as close to the Jordan as possible, making any notion of a state for Palestinians an impossibility. Might be a looked at as a provocation, eh?
One possibility to check out is Linux Terminal Server. All of your users could be logged into the servers, and their workstations essentially become terminals. You could use your existing client hardware and existing servers.
Under my rising sign (Virgo), they have captured the truth:
Personal keyword: paradox
Related Reading: MS: Open-source model 'definitely worth emulating'
(As in, Paradox== "MS Open-source")
Under my sun sign (Taurus), they have also hit upon something I feel to be true: It's time to wrap up a long-term project you inherited. Don't be afraid to set aside the old tried-and-true, especially when dealing with technology past its prime.
Translation: time to put VB out to pasture!
Preach it brother!
IMHO, the book of Revelation becomes more interesting when you substitute "Babylon" or the "whore of Babylon" with "Microsoft". Although the prophecy "Microsoft the great has fallen" has not yet come to pass.
Remember that story last year about them demoing a version of Windows in the W.C.-- I think it was in the UK? Your "scenario" is not too far from the truth. Instead of reading a book on the pot, you can be online. Just be sure you wash good before you touch the pointing device... um, whatever it is.
Isn't it implcit that if 50% of Windows crashes are attributable to third party code, that the other 50% could be attributed to Windows itself? OTOH, what really needs to be investigated is the frequency that the third party code fails because of API calls that fail due to... Windows. I'm not saying it's not possible for third party developers to screw up, but it's something that needs to be looked at, especially since you're dealing with a lot of black box components.
Almost forgot the standard concluding steps... log off and reboot. Make sure your firewall blocks port 135 packets from the outside.