An experimentalist, theorist and a mathematician are riding the TGV, bound for CERN. The train passes a field with a black sheep in it. "All sheep are black", declares the experimentalist. "No," states the theorist, "all we can say is there's at least one black sheep." "You're both wrong," declares the mathematician. "There exists at least one sheep, with at least one side black."
Governments involved in military operations organise to produce media in support of said operations?! Holy shit, say it's not so! We should name this most recent phenomenon after a mid 1980s German electropop outfit!
That said, the Pentagon has more-or-less admitted "Yes, we are actively making... stuff named after a mid 1980s German electropop outfit" which in the eyes of many destroys all credibility of anything they produce (true or not). They may well have shot themselves in the foot.
Thank-you. Maybe I should expand on the question as: "This is a curious little piece of technology, and something similar could no-doubt be hacked into Linux or BSD with an a few hours' coding, but I doubt ordinary users of said OSs would use or tolerate such a thing. So, other than discouraging reverse-engineering and attempts to run OS X on non-Apple hardware, precisely how does this benefit those who will use the system? And does this really merit a Slashdot story?"
Which is a shame. I use virtualisation (of the Qemu-with-kernel-module variety) for two things: (1) trying out BSDs, other Linux distros and assorted exotica; and (2) torturing/breaking Microsoft operating systems for evil laughs.
Microsoft claimed that Windows NT 3.51 was a microkernel. It wasn't. It wasn't even close. Even they dropped the claim with NT 4.0.
— Andrew S. Tanenbaum. The microkernel part of NT is so insignificant (basically it's just a message passer, see the ReactOS people's comments) it might as well not be called anything special. There's so much high-level stuff packed into the Executive that it makes NT look even more monolithic than Linux.
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Hmm... wasn't she the one all the blokes used to fancy — until she raised her arms?
How do you know the grandparent poster was white, and what the hell does it have to do with the point raised?!
Given we have one example of a mutant dolphin:
One man. From the Future. On an Amazing Quest. For an elusive Gadget.
The IBM 5100.
Oh, wait...
But if they kill Linux, there's a pretty good chance that FreeBSD usage would explode "overnight".
Why just Linux? Could not one or more of the BSDs be "threatened" like this also?
Ahh — now I understand the objections Symantec et al. hold towards Vista's new kernel security policies.
Something of a tradition around here, eh?
Boobs... uh-huh-uhh-huh-uhh...
Um... sorry, just had a bit of Beavis and Butthead moment there.
Governments involved in military operations organise to produce media in support of said operations?! Holy shit, say it's not so! We should name this most recent phenomenon after a mid 1980s German electropop outfit!
That said, the Pentagon has more-or-less admitted "Yes, we are actively making... stuff named after a mid 1980s German electropop outfit" which in the eyes of many destroys all credibility of anything they produce (true or not). They may well have shot themselves in the foot.
In the meantime, I'll stick to Cryptome.
Thank-you. Maybe I should expand on the question as: "This is a curious little piece of technology, and something similar could no-doubt be hacked into Linux or BSD with an a few hours' coding, but I doubt ordinary users of said OSs would use or tolerate such a thing. So, other than discouraging reverse-engineering and attempts to run OS X on non-Apple hardware, precisely how does this benefit those who will use the system? And does this really merit a Slashdot story?"
How, exactly, does this enhance the Apple user-experience?
Ah, yes. "I'mFreeBSD".
...inasmuch as, Linus isn't the only one defending us from "sucking chaps"; these guys and their projects provide excellent shields, also.
Which is a shame. I use virtualisation (of the Qemu-with-kernel-module variety) for two things: (1) trying out BSDs, other Linux distros and assorted exotica; and (2) torturing/breaking Microsoft operating systems for evil laughs.
Linux isn't the only free operating system --- don't forget our friends and colleagues from the BSD camps.
Well, given it's in response to an OS X-centric post, that assertion is not necessarily so...
Argh! Feline Goatse!.
What, no pussy?
My God. It's like the Saturday morning shit after a killer curry on Friday night.
"My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing."
Gahh, NO! You can't force-virtualise my mind!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up — just how the fuck do you know that?!
You the Vatican's official gynaecologist or something?
Does Netcraft confirm it?