Article is/. but one thing worthy of note is that the copy protection on Gamecube also involves spinning the CD the wrong way round. To make a Linux distro you are going to need a very special CD burner
The entire point of the system being discussed here is that it bypasses any need for using the special GameCube formatted discs. The system in question uses an exploit someone found in Phantasy Star Online (a networkable GameCube game) to download executable code over a network. Someone exploited this to make a loader which will stream in game data over a network from some other system, such as a PC. The only disc that will be in your GameCube is an original copy of Phantasy Star Online, everything else will be streamed in from the other networked system, whether it be a Linux distro or warezed GameCube games.
Not really, no. I have both an XBOX and GameCube and they are both great gaming machines, but the XBOX is for obvious reasons the XBOX is a much better PC-replacement for running alternate OSes like Linux. The GameCube may be cheaper, but because of its design (the memory system, CPU, etc) it would make a crappy general purpose Linux box.
If this asteroid had hit the Earth, it would have done a great deal of damage and perhaps killed a great many people had it hit a densely populated area.
Actually, that's not true. It would have caused no damage as it would have burned up on entry into the atmosphere. Having said that, I do agree with your basic premise of funding programs to watch out for this sort of thing (when much larger asteroids are involved).
Many people may think it is a waste of money, but considering all of humanity is at stake and this WILL happen sooner or later (may not be tmw, may not be the day after...but it has happened and it will happen again), we really should get an early start on it, IMO...
This is even worse than what the RIAA did to themselves with lawsuits.
A mere couple weeks ago I was somewhat surprised how few people I know in real life have heard of the Do Not Call list until I told them about it. Now that the telemarketing companies won a court decision and forced Congress' hand, the news (TV, newspaper, Internet) has been abuzz with this story.
So now instead of losing out on 50 million people, most of which one would assume are very ANTI-telemarketing and extremely unlikely to buy anything from them anyway, the industry will probably lose many millions more who didn't even know about the list until it hit front pages everywhere in the nation, thanks to the court ruling.
So now when the list DOES go into effect, and it will since the ruling was just a temporary setback, the industry will probably have doubled the names on the list simply by bringing the existence of it to the national forefront with their stupid lawsuits.
A troll but I will bite. Did you happen to read that it was not running any applications optimized for it?
Yeah because the applications don't exist. Maybe in a couple years time, AMD's processor will be the better choice, but if there are no apps there to support 64bit, its power is wasted.
Intel's chip is the better choice for the user who wants performance in apps that actually exist today.
I think you have to wait, as from what I understand most of the people who spam actually buy spam lists from other people. The spam lists seem to be compiled like phone books, so they send out batches of addresses like every month or so. I'm sure your mailbox will be stuffed to the breaking point about two months from now.
They lack marketing savvy, and so partner with Microsoft.
Good call. Microsoft's market penetration in the computer industry is only about 90% or so. What kind of dumbass no-marketing-savvy company would partner with them?
Careful there tiger, you're starting to sound exactly like Microsoft --- that's what they're in the middle of doing with C#; and we certainly don't want to imply that the OSS community needs to play catch-up with Microsoft when it comes to security practices.
As far as buffer overflows go, Microsoft is attacking this not just in C#, where it is a part of the language design (as it is in Java), but in C++ as well. Newer versions of Visual C++ have native support for buffer overrun checking as part of the compiler. Just go to the project's property page/C++ options/Code Generation and select "Buffer Security Check" to yes... And the runtime hit isn't there, but is very very minor, not enough that the standard internet service or such would ever notice it.
On this thread, there seems to be a lot of speculation going on about how OSS business models can be successful based on the success of one company.
I have no specific opinion on how viable Open Source software sales can or should be, but a sample size of one success is hardly scientific proof that it is a viable business for others to get into...
Only in a limited number of circumstances would a case be re-opened to present newly discovered evidence. The fact finding stage of this case is over. I doubt this information will be of any use now.
You clearly forgot the IANAL part. This is a civil case, Microsoft can easily appeal. This isn't a criminal murder case...
You don't understand the issue, do you? I guess the people who modded you up don't either.
The whole patent was based around the idea of plugins. His methodology was to build a plugin, exactly as described in the patent, that fits into Notes architecture. He didn't modify the Notes base-code at all. This is perfectly legitimate.
The graphics in the xbox are actually GeForce 3/4 level (GF3 with an extra texture unit).
The *real* issue that makes the XBOX a pretty crappy Linux/desktop/server/anything-but-a-console is the 64 megabytes of memory -- more than enough for great looking games on a fixed platform, but rather lean for modern server or desktop work.
But I have never confussed their record company with the guys in Cupertino who make computers.
Yeah and after Microsoft branded their console XBOX, I would never have confused the previous name holder for Microsoft's console and yet Slashdot collectively snicked and thought it was a good idea when they had to buy out the guy who owned the name.
Like it or not Apple Music was there first. It is hardly Apple Music's fault that Apple Computer lacked the foresight to see they might be involved with music at some point in the future.
I would wager that if you walked up to a person on the street and asked them what they think about apple, they are probably going to talk about fruit or computers more often than they talk about record companies...
A few years ago the same people, if asked, would have talked about the online retailer if asked about eToy or eToys. Does that mean eToys was in the right simply because they had more mindshare? Fuck no. First come, first served. It is the only fair way.
It isn't like this is a surpise patent suit or anything. Apple knew about this trademark issue when they first named the company and they signed an agreement to stay away from the music business. They broke the agreement, so tough luck Apple... that's the way it goes when you break a legal contract.
Microsoft needs to apply for a pro-terrorism certification. "This product meets or exceeds terrorist requirements for simple security loopholes: buffer overflows, insecure defaults, and more".
Don't you realize terrorists could give a rats ass about computer security? Who cares about hacking a database of credit cards compared to, say, blowing up hundreds of people with a suicide bomb?
The whole "information terrorist" scare is nothing more than a smokescreen the government is using to give them tools to skirt any type of online privacy.
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Even talented people like to use applications with actual undo/redo, which Blender does not have.
The entire point of the system being discussed here is that it bypasses any need for using the special GameCube formatted discs. The system in question uses an exploit someone found in Phantasy Star Online (a networkable GameCube game) to download executable code over a network. Someone exploited this to make a loader which will stream in game data over a network from some other system, such as a PC. The only disc that will be in your GameCube is an original copy of Phantasy Star Online, everything else will be streamed in from the other networked system, whether it be a Linux distro or warezed GameCube games.
Gamecube: $99 X-Box: $149
See my point?
Not really, no. I have both an XBOX and GameCube and they are both great gaming machines, but the XBOX is for obvious reasons the XBOX is a much better PC-replacement for running alternate OSes like Linux. The GameCube may be cheaper, but because of its design (the memory system, CPU, etc) it would make a crappy general purpose Linux box.
Microsoft model? Isn't this one of the catchphrases of OSS? Release early, release often? The buggy part is assumed for either group...
Bruce Perens, eh? I heard he was dead at 54? Truly an American Icon.
If this asteroid had hit the Earth, it would have done a great deal of damage and perhaps killed a great many people had it hit a densely populated area.
Actually, that's not true. It would have caused no damage as it would have burned up on entry into the atmosphere. Having said that, I do agree with your basic premise of funding programs to watch out for this sort of thing (when much larger asteroids are involved).
Many people may think it is a waste of money, but considering all of humanity is at stake and this WILL happen sooner or later (may not be tmw, may not be the day after...but it has happened and it will happen again), we really should get an early start on it, IMO...
A mere couple weeks ago I was somewhat surprised how few people I know in real life have heard of the Do Not Call list until I told them about it. Now that the telemarketing companies won a court decision and forced Congress' hand, the news (TV, newspaper, Internet) has been abuzz with this story.
So now instead of losing out on 50 million people, most of which one would assume are very ANTI-telemarketing and extremely unlikely to buy anything from them anyway, the industry will probably lose many millions more who didn't even know about the list until it hit front pages everywhere in the nation, thanks to the court ruling.
So now when the list DOES go into effect, and it will since the ruling was just a temporary setback, the industry will probably have doubled the names on the list simply by bringing the existence of it to the national forefront with their stupid lawsuits.
Way to go telemarketers! Keep up the good work!
Yeah because the applications don't exist. Maybe in a couple years time, AMD's processor will be the better choice, but if there are no apps there to support 64bit, its power is wasted.
Intel's chip is the better choice for the user who wants performance in apps that actually exist today.
I think you have to wait, as from what I understand most of the people who spam actually buy spam lists from other people. The spam lists seem to be compiled like phone books, so they send out batches of addresses like every month or so. I'm sure your mailbox will be stuffed to the breaking point about two months from now.
by pouring hot grits down your pants.
Good call. Microsoft's market penetration in the computer industry is only about 90% or so. What kind of dumbass no-marketing-savvy company would partner with them?
As far as buffer overflows go, Microsoft is attacking this not just in C#, where it is a part of the language design (as it is in Java), but in C++ as well. Newer versions of Visual C++ have native support for buffer overrun checking as part of the compiler. Just go to the project's property page/C++ options/Code Generation and select "Buffer Security Check" to yes... And the runtime hit isn't there, but is very very minor, not enough that the standard internet service or such would ever notice it.
I have no specific opinion on how viable Open Source software sales can or should be, but a sample size of one success is hardly scientific proof that it is a viable business for others to get into...
Funnily enough, Microsoft is tons more benign than IBM when it comes to patent lawsuit...When is the last time Microsoft initiated one?
You clearly forgot the IANAL part. This is a civil case, Microsoft can easily appeal. This isn't a criminal murder case...
The whole patent was based around the idea of plugins. His methodology was to build a plugin, exactly as described in the patent, that fits into Notes architecture. He didn't modify the Notes base-code at all. This is perfectly legitimate.
The *real* issue that makes the XBOX a pretty crappy Linux/desktop/server/anything-but-a-console is the 64 megabytes of memory -- more than enough for great looking games on a fixed platform, but rather lean for modern server or desktop work.
GNOPPIX? They should have called it SUCKSIX!
And I'm guessing *RIGHT*!
Yeah and after Microsoft branded their console XBOX, I would never have confused the previous name holder for Microsoft's console and yet Slashdot collectively snicked and thought it was a good idea when they had to buy out the guy who owned the name.
Like it or not Apple Music was there first. It is hardly Apple Music's fault that Apple Computer lacked the foresight to see they might be involved with music at some point in the future.
I would wager that if you walked up to a person on the street and asked them what they think about apple, they are probably going to talk about fruit or computers more often than they talk about record companies...
A few years ago the same people, if asked, would have talked about the online retailer if asked about eToy or eToys. Does that mean eToys was in the right simply because they had more mindshare? Fuck no. First come, first served. It is the only fair way.
It isn't like this is a surpise patent suit or anything. Apple knew about this trademark issue when they first named the company and they signed an agreement to stay away from the music business. They broke the agreement, so tough luck Apple... that's the way it goes when you break a legal contract.
Don't you realize terrorists could give a rats ass about computer security? Who cares about hacking a database of credit cards compared to, say, blowing up hundreds of people with a suicide bomb?
The whole "information terrorist" scare is nothing more than a smokescreen the government is using to give them tools to skirt any type of online privacy.
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Bitch.
You better watch who you call a dumb fuck, or I'll punch you in the nose.
Bitch.