No, I do too. BTW, am I the only one who got two SFU CDs wrapped with the August Linux Magazine? I was surprised a few months ago when Microsoft first started advertising there, but SFU CDs? They make great coasters, anyway.
Because of the bad vibes around proprietary UNIX (Unix, unix, *nix, whatever), I now refuse to say "unix like system." I'm just calling them Linux. BSD is OK too, but don't call attention to what kind of system it is. I refuse to say GNU/Linux, not to spite Stallman, but because that acronym, when expanded, includes "Unix". Ugh.
Also like Jar Jar, SCO began the Clone wars. Soon the Jedi (IBM) and the clones (Linux) will destroy the droids (proprietary Unix), but then Palpatine (Microsoft) will embrace and extend the cool CG clones (Linux) to create the wimpy and weak Stormtroopers (SFU), who will make a Death Star (Windows 98), which will explode (BSOD) because of Luke (Linus), and another Death Star (.NET) which isn't finished, but is destroyed by Han (Parrot) and Lando (Mono), and the Ewoks (*BSD) will have a party, and Yoda (Stallman) will continue to tell us to use the Force (GNU/Linux) instead of the Dark Side (just Linux) from his home on the upper-left corner of the screen (Slashdot logo).
An interesting idea: a law to the effect that the government must use open standards in it's information technology, and not exclude the use of any software. IOW, don't use.doc, don't screen User-Agent headers (or Samba clients and servers), and don't outlaw Linux desktops or servers. Far to often, limits are put on what software IT people can use by people who don't understand what works and what doesn't. Using closed standards, using homogenous systems, and especially entering into contracts that ban the use of other software, is stupid and expensive, and I don't want my government to do it. Unfortunately, I think this is just wishful thinking.
It's your fault; all the smart players became Lawyers. That's my favorite role because it can extract money from every other kind of player, and it can influence other large teams. Congressperson is also good, you can't steal money, but players will give it to you if you make the right law.
Please remember that we are Slashdot, we are numerous, and we are powerful. So go to the site, click Contact Us, and give them a piece of your mind. For that matter, you could even snail mail them something. When webmasters start getting tons of mail about allowing real browsers, they sometimes do it. And in this case, it affects voting, so it's very important. Surely a few hundred messages asking them not to discriminate on UserAgent headers, submitted before the system's even implemented, will widen their view.
Seems to me that it would be possible to make a 3rd-party RFID "bug scanner" for $20-40 that could scan for the devices, and optionally burn them out if found.
Such a device would be illegal under the DMCA. After all, a RFID tag is a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work, and burning them would be circumvention. Your "bug scanner" doesn't even have substantial non-infringing uses.
Power supply noise. At least that's what I think it is. When I listen on headphones (but not speakers), I can hear when the hard drive goes, or when certain CPU-intensive processes run (there's a difference between FPU and CPU-bound processes). I can also clearly hear the interrupts from my USB mouse when I move it.
This is with onboard sound (Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Avance Logic ALC650 rev 0), but I've also heard it with some PCI cards on a different system. I think next time, I'll stick with onboard sound until I get an external USB DAC. (Must work with Linux!)
Everybody knows that linux kernel is pretty lame in terms of design. Everybody knows this and everybody's hiding their head in the sand about the fact.
So either everyone else is lying to themselves, or just you. Micro vs. monolithic kernels is a trade off (simplicity vs. speed), but with a good design, monolithic kernels are just as stable and modular. Linus won the flamewar, and Linux is winning in the real world.
It seems that open source community's stance on this is "either it's fully open or we don't support it". Sorry, but in the world where companies have to make money they have to hide some of their IP in closed source code.
Actually, I think hardware companies could probably find a better revenue source. Like, oh, I don't know, selling hardware? It's so crazy it just might work!
Only a email adress would be more appropriate, what do you have in mind when providing this kind of information.
Um, perhaps people could send him letters asking WTF is he doing. Nobody listens to email. (I've tried sending a well-thought-out essay to the "Contact" form on the website, and it bounced because the guy who answers those quit.) Really, perhaps instead of venting on Slashdot, everyone should take the time to write him a (civilized!) letter.
There's nothing wrong with mailing a letter to someone if you have a legitimate question or concern. I think anyone who wants to do anything more sinister could find out the address on their own.
I don't see how support is that big a deal. The kernel API is consistent within major versions, so unless you're trying to have parts of it closed, it's no big technical problem. As for support, it's not as bad as you think. OEMs typically don't ship Linux PCs, which means that the people who run Linux can generally compile a driver with good documentation. Besides, if you have a fully open source driver, the community can answer people's problems, and will do so gladly. You could get the driver into the vanilla kernel, and then you don't even have to worry about distribution. You may even get free development help, from people who want your hardware to work for them.
For the short term, there are fewer clueless people using Linux. This may be changing as Linux becomes more mainstream, but it means for now, supporting Linux isn't hard. If it gets more difficult, it will also be getting more necessary.
You either need 007 or a screwdriver. You just replace some files, which you can do either by using the 007 hack or switching HDs. Once the files are replaced, put the XBox back together, and it'll load whatever you want.
No, they won't stop at getting it off the net. They won't even start. The more you tighten your grip, Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers. I love the Net.
There isn't much hardware that plays Vorbis, but there's more than people think. For example, there are already car-based Vorbis players, PDAs, and DVD players. Please be nice to the Wiki:
The complete and utter spinelessness of every company in existance is getting on my nerves. SCO may be evil, but at least they're doing something. Here we have a company which won't press Knoppix CDs because of either (they won't say which) baseless and and completely unsupported FUD from an insane law firm / software vendor on the other side of the world, or language that may or may not be in a contract they may or may not have with Microsoft, which may or may not be legal. Lawyers have filled every industry with complete, namby-pamby wusses.
Besides, SCO has claimed that every single modern operating system (except Sun, they are quick to point out), is at similar risk. How could a CD company stay in business if they refused to duplicate anything McBride said was his?
Unless every single line of code in the kernel was stolen, SCO can't collect royalties. Assume for a minute that 15% is owned by SCO, and that the GPL doesn't apply to that 15%. (I do not believe this, but just for the sake of discussion...) Suppose SCO said you can only copy their code if you pay them. Because the remaining 85% is still GPL (and can't be distributed unless recipients can also freely distribute), but SCO's 15% can't be freely distributed, it's illegal to distribute the tainted kernel at all (because the recipient couldn't distribute the GPL code, because he doesn't know how to separate it from SCO's code) Even SCO couldn't distribute the kernel until they either distributed their 15% under the GPL, or seperated their 15% from the GPL'd 85%. And of course if they separate it, the community will instantly rewrite the 15%, and the GPL kernel will be whole again. In short, if even one line of the kernel is still under the GPL, SCO can't collect royalties without telling the world which code is theirs.
IANAL. Also, I don't think any of SCO's code is actually in the kernel. I'm describing a safety net, possibly the last, but I don't think it will go nearly that far.
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Ok, what about Wx?
No, I do too. BTW, am I the only one who got two SFU CDs wrapped with the August Linux Magazine? I was surprised a few months ago when Microsoft first started advertising there, but SFU CDs? They make great coasters, anyway.
Because of the bad vibes around proprietary UNIX (Unix, unix, *nix, whatever), I now refuse to say "unix like system." I'm just calling them Linux. BSD is OK too, but don't call attention to what kind of system it is. I refuse to say GNU/Linux, not to spite Stallman, but because that acronym, when expanded, includes "Unix". Ugh.
Also like Jar Jar, SCO began the Clone wars. Soon the Jedi (IBM) and the clones (Linux) will destroy the droids (proprietary Unix), but then Palpatine (Microsoft) will embrace and extend the cool CG clones (Linux) to create the wimpy and weak Stormtroopers (SFU), who will make a Death Star (Windows 98), which will explode (BSOD) because of Luke (Linus), and another Death Star (.NET) which isn't finished, but is destroyed by Han (Parrot) and Lando (Mono), and the Ewoks (*BSD) will have a party, and Yoda (Stallman) will continue to tell us to use the Force (GNU/Linux) instead of the Dark Side (just Linux) from his home on the upper-left corner of the screen (Slashdot logo).
Dang... I was hoping my privacy would be protected by the government, not by Heisenburg.
An interesting idea: a law to the effect that the government must use open standards in it's information technology, and not exclude the use of any software. IOW, don't use .doc, don't screen User-Agent headers (or Samba clients and servers), and don't outlaw Linux desktops or servers. Far to often, limits are put on what software IT people can use by people who don't understand what works and what doesn't. Using closed standards, using homogenous systems, and especially entering into contracts that ban the use of other software, is stupid and expensive, and I don't want my government to do it. Unfortunately, I think this is just wishful thinking.
It's your fault; all the smart players became Lawyers. That's my favorite role because it can extract money from every other kind of player, and it can influence other large teams. Congressperson is also good, you can't steal money, but players will give it to you if you make the right law.
Please remember that we are Slashdot, we are numerous, and we are powerful. So go to the site, click Contact Us, and give them a piece of your mind. For that matter, you could even snail mail them something. When webmasters start getting tons of mail about allowing real browsers, they sometimes do it. And in this case, it affects voting, so it's very important. Surely a few hundred messages asking them not to discriminate on UserAgent headers, submitted before the system's even implemented, will widen their view.
The end is near!
Such a device would be illegal under the DMCA. After all, a RFID tag is a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work, and burning them would be circumvention. Your "bug scanner" doesn't even have substantial non-infringing uses.
This is with onboard sound (Intel 82801DB-ICH4, Avance Logic ALC650 rev 0), but I've also heard it with some PCI cards on a different system. I think next time, I'll stick with onboard sound until I get an external USB DAC. (Must work with Linux!)
So either everyone else is lying to themselves, or just you. Micro vs. monolithic kernels is a trade off (simplicity vs. speed), but with a good design, monolithic kernels are just as stable and modular. Linus won the flamewar, and Linux is winning in the real world.
It seems that open source community's stance on this is "either it's fully open or we don't support it". Sorry, but in the world where companies have to make money they have to hide some of their IP in closed source code.
Actually, I think hardware companies could probably find a better revenue source. Like, oh, I don't know, selling hardware? It's so crazy it just might work!
Um, perhaps people could send him letters asking WTF is he doing. Nobody listens to email. (I've tried sending a well-thought-out essay to the "Contact" form on the website, and it bounced because the guy who answers those quit.) Really, perhaps instead of venting on Slashdot, everyone should take the time to write him a (civilized!) letter.
There's nothing wrong with mailing a letter to someone if you have a legitimate question or concern. I think anyone who wants to do anything more sinister could find out the address on their own.
For the short term, there are fewer clueless people using Linux. This may be changing as Linux becomes more mainstream, but it means for now, supporting Linux isn't hard. If it gets more difficult, it will also be getting more necessary.
Sorry!
Nobody knows, but nobody cares. See what a little goodwill can do?
You either need 007 or a screwdriver. You just replace some files, which you can do either by using the 007 hack or switching HDs. Once the files are replaced, put the XBox back together, and it'll load whatever you want.
No, they won't stop at getting it off the net. They won't even start. The more you tighten your grip, Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers. I love the Net.
There is a good deal of hardware support for Vorbis, including a Vorbis player for your car (PhatAudio). See the VorbisHardware wiki for more details.
I don't know what will come of it, but Linux runs on an iPod, and they have Vorbis playback at 80% real time. So it should be possible.
http://wiki.xiph.org/VorbisHardware
Besides, SCO has claimed that every single modern operating system (except Sun, they are quick to point out), is at similar risk. How could a CD company stay in business if they refused to duplicate anything McBride said was his?
BTW, how can I extract those sound clips?
If, as the article alleges (and I believe), the bureaucrats aren't even considering numerous opinions, then the government doesn't work!
IANAL. Also, I don't think any of SCO's code is actually in the kernel. I'm describing a safety net, possibly the last, but I don't think it will go nearly that far.