What I want to know is what actions ISP's will take when some IP address somewhere starts flooding a bunch of their cable modem customers with WinNuke packets. After they've traced back to find out that it's legal
Most smaller ISP's pay for bandwidth from a backbone provider. DDOS attacks causes them over their bandwidth limit, which causes economic losses to the ISP, which makes DDOS unlawful.
You're right, most embedded devices do not have operating systems, or have any such need. i.e. the computers which control engines in cars, various monitoring devices and so forth.
That's where you're wrong. A modern car needs a complex multithreading realtime os to get it running. It isn't just about letting the engine hum. There's much more to that.
You are incorrect. If they get this blanket law passed they'll only enforce it on video cards, digital camcorder manufacturers, digital camera manufacturers and CD-ROM manufacturers ONLY (CD-ROM hardware detecting the watermark won't let any audio CD play if the EIDE/USB cable is connected)
I must be able to play an audio CD or a DVD movie in my DVD/CDROM drive, because it is designed for that purpose.
If this law is passed it is only valid for US citizens, which means it is very bad for the US economy: US manufacturers must build crippled hardware which they cannot sell outside of the US because nobody wants to buy them, causing gigantic losses. Asian and european companies will produce less equipment for the US market because it will be too expensive to do so.
But what are the advantages for european users like me. Making an all-in-one package for AOL users is good for them, but not for me. I have no use for AOL software here. So ultimately you should get two distribution: an AOL version and a no-AOL version.
The voodoo 3 is indeed a good choice for a real low end machine. I have a P-133 with 64 MB RAM. I'm able to run UT unsing medium quality. Quake III doesn't have a high fps, but it works.
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Excellent idea. Can I suggest somewhere nearby where that comet is expected to land?
Cnn't we just put them all on the Venus express
What I want to know is what actions ISP's will take when some IP address somewhere starts flooding a bunch of their cable modem customers with WinNuke packets. After they've traced back to find out that it's legal
Most smaller ISP's pay for bandwidth from a backbone provider. DDOS attacks causes them over their bandwidth limit, which causes economic losses to the ISP, which makes DDOS unlawful.
You're right, most embedded devices do not have operating systems, or have any such need. i.e. the computers which control engines in cars, various monitoring devices and so forth.
That's where you're wrong. A modern car needs a complex multithreading realtime os to get it running. It isn't just about letting the engine hum. There's much more to that.
When you buy your next DVD-R or CDRW drive, wear dark glasses, walk funny, dress in baggy clothes, and pay cash
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Just claim your stuff was stolen when they accuse you of illegal copying
Yup you heard me, recording companies can FUBAR all CD drives worldwide if they want and replace them with giga-minidiscs or something.
That is a different issue. It is replacing one technology with another one, instead of trying to cripple an existing technology for your own benefit.
You are incorrect. If they get this blanket law passed they'll only enforce it on video cards, digital camcorder manufacturers, digital camera manufacturers and CD-ROM manufacturers ONLY (CD-ROM hardware detecting the watermark won't let any audio CD play if the EIDE/USB cable is connected)
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I must be able to play an audio CD or a DVD movie in my DVD/CDROM drive, because it is designed for that purpose.
If this law is passed it is only valid for US citizens, which means it is very bad for the US economy: US manufacturers must build crippled hardware which they cannot sell outside of the US because nobody wants to buy them, causing gigantic losses. Asian and european companies will produce less equipment for the US market because it will be too expensive to do so.
I'm glad to be an european.
But what are the advantages for european users like me. Making an all-in-one package for AOL users is good for them, but not for me. I have no use for AOL software here. So ultimately you should get two distribution: an AOL version and a no-AOL version.
The voodoo 3 is indeed a good choice for a real low end machine. I have a P-133 with 64 MB RAM. I'm able to run UT unsing medium quality. Quake III doesn't have a high fps, but it works.