Nonsense. It is an effort to impose a proprietary embrace-and-extended standard on a community that is doing just fine with consensual standards where they make sense, and a wide open, free and fair marktetplace that encourages choice everywhere else.
If you're referring to the packaging system (which will most likely be rpm), I hope you realize that rpm *is* released under an open license -- the GPL.
Am I the only person on here that knows how to fill out a registration form with *gasp* FAKE INFORMATION? It's not like there's any legal repercussions for lying on a web form, are there?
I have problems with http://chat.yahoo.com with mozilla 1.0 & Sun JRE 1.4.0-b92 (I can't seem to type in *any* text input field). Games.yahoo.com works fine for me.
Mozilla runs fine for me (albeit a bit slow from my home machine, which is capped at 128 Kb/s tunneling through ssh). Maybe your system is underperforming or you need more throughput?
From reading the Google cache of the article, it appears that the "professionals" at Qwest have been (& still are) jerking them around. I mean, seeing as how the community is willing to pay a *premium* for the DSL equipment & connection, why would it have been so difficult for the TELCO to set it up themselves?
I hope more communities start doing this & similar services, that should send a message to the phone monopolies.
Wouldn't a more likely scenario be Microsoft using a BSD, along with other packages with either a BSD or BSD-type license (since they wouldn't have to release any source)? Along with possibly a linux-compatibility layer to run Linux binaries, that would actually be an interesting idea for them (they already use some open-source code: for example their TCP/IP stack & zlib).
OK, we're going to trust an anti-virus vendor about a virus/trojan that would be difficult (if not impossible) to spread in the wild? I haven't read *anything* about how this would attack a Linux system (does it cause a buffer overflow? Does it edit a system config file? Do you need to somehow accidentally execute an email attachment?).
I think that this was cooked up in Symantec's labs in order to scare people & possibly serve as an ad for their software, especially if they have a "solution" that runs on Linux.
I just found them in rawhide - most likely it would be best to rebuild the source rpms (because I don't know how compatible the binary rpms are with RH 7.2 or 7.3).
Since the main RH site seems slow at the moment, check the mirror sites for rawhide (some sites don't have the directory).
Is it me, or are people too lazy to put in a bunch of fake info to register? I mean, coming up with a fake name & a fake address is not *that* hard. Plus, it helps point out the folly of asking for so much personal info anyway.
Simpler way to cancel - CALL YOUR BANK FIRST
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Just call your bank & tell then *not* to allow AOL/Earthlink/etc. to charge your credit card and/or checking account. After about 2 months, the service provider will be calling you:).
I just have one complaint about the Yoda fight: instead of stopping the column in mid-air, why not simply yank Obi-wan & Anakin out of the way? Seems to me that would take less Force energy then suspending several tons of rock or whatever in mid-air...after that, he could have continued to kick the dooky out of Dooku (sorry, couldn't resist:)).
Did anyone notice the use of the deus ex machina regarding Jar Jar Binks? You almost have to admire Lucas for having enough gall to pull *that* one off.
Generally gnu utilities and libraries are used to provide the rest of the OS.
Hmm...let's see what I generally use on my systems:
Apache - number one webserver, not under the GPL
OpenSSL/SSH - provides secure access (or do you not believe in security)? Also not under the GPL
XFree86 - allows me to see pretty pictures on the localhost or remotely, also not under the GPL
vi - multi-purpose text editor, *not* under the GPL
XEmacs - because RMS claims it's not GPL, & it was forked from GNU Emacs, & JWZ is cool
I could go on & on, even naming some closed-source & commercial (gasp!) software that I need & use to get my job done. My point? When you call a distribution "Linux", most people know you are referring to the complete collection of kernel, software & utilities.
Not all of the software that ships with RH 7.3 is released under the GPL (XFree86, apache, perl, mozilla & openssl/ssh are the examples I can think of right off the top of my head).
Saw it near Washington DC at an AMC Theatres matinee (while fighting nausea...it's hell to get a refund after you order from www.amctheatres.com so I decided to risk getting sick) at 1 pm for $5.
And yes, I managed to last the entire film without getting sick:).
It is also possible to do an FTP install using a boot floppy & text mode (I used this to upgrade at home from Skipjack beta 1 to beta 2.
What I would like to see is the CD that the package is located on during the install, and also better arrangement of packages on the CDs (server stuff on CD 1, X/KDE/Gnome on CD 2, & maybe devel packages on CD 3).
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Red Hat is by noisy, burger munching Yankees.
Nope, Red Hat is by barbeque-munchin', Confederate flag-wavin', NASCAR-lovin' rednecks.
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Nope...that would make it Red Hat :P.
(In case some of you don't know/remember, RH started out as a derivative of Slackware).
If you're referring to the packaging system (which will most likely be rpm), I hope you realize that rpm *is* released under an open license -- the GPL.
Am I the only person on here that knows how to fill out a registration form with *gasp* FAKE INFORMATION? It's not like there's any legal repercussions for lying on a web form, are there?
I have problems with http://chat.yahoo.com with mozilla 1.0 & Sun JRE 1.4.0-b92 (I can't seem to type in *any* text input field). Games.yahoo.com works fine for me.
Mozilla runs fine for me (albeit a bit slow from my home machine, which is capped at 128 Kb/s tunneling through ssh). Maybe your system is underperforming or you need more throughput?
I hope more communities start doing this & similar services, that should send a message to the phone monopolies.
Wouldn't a more likely scenario be Microsoft using a BSD, along with other packages with either a BSD or BSD-type license (since they wouldn't have to release any source)? Along with possibly a linux-compatibility layer to run Linux binaries, that would actually be an interesting idea for them (they already use some open-source code: for example their TCP/IP stack & zlib).
I think that this was cooked up in Symantec's labs in order to scare people & possibly serve as an ad for their software, especially if they have a "solution" that runs on Linux.
Since the main RH site seems slow at the moment, check the mirror sites for rawhide (some sites don't have the directory).
Try using an ftp client (I use ncftp for command line stuff & gftp when I'm in X).
Is it me, or are people too lazy to put in a bunch of fake info to register? I mean, coming up with a fake name & a fake address is not *that* hard. Plus, it helps point out the folly of asking for so much personal info anyway.
Just call your bank & tell then *not* to allow AOL/Earthlink/etc. to charge your credit card and/or checking account. After about 2 months, the service provider will be calling you :).
(Assuming they had them back then of course).
I just have one complaint about the Yoda fight: instead of stopping the column in mid-air, why not simply yank Obi-wan & Anakin out of the way? Seems to me that would take less Force energy then suspending several tons of rock or whatever in mid-air...after that, he could have continued to kick the dooky out of Dooku (sorry, couldn't resist :)).
Did anyone notice the use of the deus ex machina regarding Jar Jar Binks? You almost have to admire Lucas for having enough gall to pull *that* one off.
Hehe...already got my 12:01 ticket :). Try www.movietickets.com (I think you'll need java/javascript enabled).
Hmm...let's see what I generally use on my systems:
- Apache - number one webserver, not under the GPL
- OpenSSL/SSH - provides secure access (or do you not believe in security)? Also not under the GPL
- XFree86 - allows me to see pretty pictures on the localhost or remotely, also not under the GPL
- vi - multi-purpose text editor, *not* under the GPL
- XEmacs - because RMS claims it's not GPL, & it was forked from GNU Emacs, & JWZ is cool
I could go on & on, even naming some closed-source & commercial (gasp!) software that I need & use to get my job done. My point? When you call a distribution "Linux", most people know you are referring to the complete collection of kernel, software & utilities.From reading the release, I assume they hold patents for dual-screen laptop technology (no idea if the patents are valid or not).
Also, a spider *can* hange the properties of its web (iirc, spiders use different types of sticky/dry webbing in a single web sometimes).
Not all of the software that ships with RH 7.3 is released under the GPL (XFree86, apache, perl, mozilla & openssl/ssh are the examples I can think of right off the top of my head).
"My dog r00ted my box & rm -rf /'ed it"!
And yes, I managed to last the entire film without getting sick :).
What I would like to see is the CD that the package is located on during the install, and also better arrangement of packages on the CDs (server stuff on CD 1, X/KDE/Gnome on CD 2, & maybe devel packages on CD 3).
Nope, Red Hat is by barbeque-munchin', Confederate flag-wavin', NASCAR-lovin' rednecks.
You got the noisy part right tho :).
Nothing wrong with getting your feet wet somehow.