I thought it was a file backup, and you had to have a working install of Windows to restore it. Basically, you'd have to install Windows XP, then run the restore. It would replace almost all of Windows XP with the backup, though.
They need to at least hear of it, or when they see "go to the CVS" in a HOWTO, they'll actually go to the local CVS, and ask the pharmacist why they can't find the Mozilla source there (actually, they HAVE sold software before - I have a Monopoly CD I bought there for $5).
Use a Geoshitties or SDF site. In the case of Geoshitties, it's free. I would host one off of my server, but I would have to be notified by either the original article poster or a subscriber that I was about to be slashdotted (it melts under the load of... idling!).
The DMCA actually has clauses to indemnify researchers, it's just they specifically state that they DON'T apply to the breaking of copy control mechanisms. I would expect that GameSpy's software has a copy control mechanism, and that's why GameSpy can use the DMCA.
If GameSpy's software has copy controls, then, yes, he was breaking a copy contrl mechanism (although I didn't RTFA, and I don't know whether his exploit attacks the copy control mechanism, or something else totally unrelated to the copy control mechanism).
It's one of the categories that you can send the comment to. Here's my letter:
Subject: What the fuck are you doing?
I am so sick of your shit. Stop using a loophole in the DMCA to attack those who are willing to help you. If you were walking down the street, and someone told you to check your zipper, would you:
A. Thank them, and zip up, or B. Sue them for looking
I might be rather embarrassed, but I'd take option A! If you zip up, NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO NOTICE! If you don't, well, someone else could notice.
Oh, wait - you aren't ever zipped, because you jack off to the fucking DMCA, because you see that big hole and want to fuck with it.
For that matter, it's not available on MacOS X - it's in binary form (Jasmin Patry claims he'll release the source in much the same way as id has for the Doom and Quake engines) for Win32 and Linux i386. Use 0.61 - it's easier on cheapo (*cough*intel*cough*) graphics cards, it's GPL, and it's still rather fun if you supplement it with some courses from Tuxracer Belly Rub. (Of course, people are STILL trying for speed records on "Who Says Penguins Can't Fly?")
My campus (two colleges share the same campus) had an art display that was running a kiosk with a 17" Apple Studio Display and Mac OS X (it was never working - I couldn't tell you what CPU the box had, though, as it was hidden). They've since changed the art and took out the kiosk.
I have to admit, he does have a point on font sizes. At least they're not too hard to fix... As for jagged fonts? Hmm. Mine had anti-aliasing turned on by default. I have a Dell Inspiron 1100, and SuSE 8.2 works, but it was a bit hard tweaking everything to be usable, and I'm STILL trying on the Linkshits WiFi card... Looks like I'm going to have to compile a new kernel just to use it (although power management wasn't installed in this kernel, either...) - maybe 2.6.0-test9?
Also, did you think that maybe you were lucky with laptops? The keys to getting things to work right on laptops seems to be: Pick the right laptop (mine was picked for me, or I would have chosen an IBM), pick the right WiFi card (again, picked for me - maybe an orinoco here?), pick the right distro (I got to choose, and I dualboot with Win2K anyway).
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I thought it was a file backup, and you had to have a working install of Windows to restore it. Basically, you'd have to install Windows XP, then run the restore. It would replace almost all of Windows XP with the backup, though.
They need to at least hear of it, or when they see "go to the CVS" in a HOWTO, they'll actually go to the local CVS, and ask the pharmacist why they can't find the Mozilla source there (actually, they HAVE sold software before - I have a Monopoly CD I bought there for $5).
It's a real shame - Scorched Earth is a great game, and they're hosted on ClassicGaming - a GameSpy member.
Post it to:
http://www.gamespy.com/feedback/
Make sure to categorize it as "Mail the Founder".
Use a Geoshitties or SDF site. In the case of Geoshitties, it's free. I would host one off of my server, but I would have to be notified by either the original article poster or a subscriber that I was about to be slashdotted (it melts under the load of... idling!).
The DMCA actually has clauses to indemnify researchers, it's just they specifically state that they DON'T apply to the breaking of copy control mechanisms. I would expect that GameSpy's software has a copy control mechanism, and that's why GameSpy can use the DMCA.
If GameSpy's software has copy controls, then, yes, he was breaking a copy contrl mechanism (although I didn't RTFA, and I don't know whether his exploit attacks the copy control mechanism, or something else totally unrelated to the copy control mechanism).
Didn't he tell them about it for several months before he released the 'sploit?
It's one of the categories that you can send the comment to. Here's my letter:
Subject: What the fuck are you doing?
I am so sick of your shit. Stop using a loophole in the DMCA to attack those who are willing to help you. If you were walking down the street, and someone told you to check your zipper, would you:
A. Thank them, and zip up, or
B. Sue them for looking
I might be rather embarrassed, but I'd take option A! If you zip up, NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO NOTICE! If you don't, well, someone else could notice.
Oh, wait - you aren't ever zipped, because you jack off to the fucking DMCA, because you see that big hole and want to fuck with it.
Good day, sir, and go burn in hell.
Mod me down, if you like, but it had to be done.
it would just slam down the "landing gear"... bam! it's a two-wheeler.
Or, they've just not gone into their registry to set it to not automatically reboot on bluescreen. (Actually, it's up for a fraction of a second...)
Macworld did the mac testing for it, anyway.
Sure about that? If so, click here.
For that matter, it's not available on MacOS X - it's in binary form (Jasmin Patry claims he'll release the source in much the same way as id has for the Doom and Quake engines) for Win32 and Linux i386. Use 0.61 - it's easier on cheapo (*cough*intel*cough*) graphics cards, it's GPL, and it's still rather fun if you supplement it with some courses from Tuxracer Belly Rub. (Of course, people are STILL trying for speed records on "Who Says Penguins Can't Fly?")
He would if it were redirecting to a non-existant page on Verio.
I was replying to the AC who was replying to the link, saying it wasn't redundant because it was informative.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/bown/2003/computing/0 ,18882,,00.html
What is Apple iTunes Music Store, then?
That's not redundant, that's offtopic, troll, and generally disgusting. In other words, DON'T CLICK THAT LINK!
The Netbook Pro, which is CE.net based. Yes, and they used EPOC 5 before they got out, while the cells used EPOC 6.
Umm - if you're blacklisting them right, you ARE tracking them down.
Like Vonage? It looks interesting...
If you're lucky (emphasis on lucky), all you have to do is:
./configure
su
(enter root password - probably same as user password if you're lazy^H^H^H^Hsimplifying things)
make
My campus (two colleges share the same campus) had an art display that was running a kiosk with a 17" Apple Studio Display and Mac OS X (it was never working - I couldn't tell you what CPU the box had, though, as it was hidden). They've since changed the art and took out the kiosk.
And if we do do it, it'll just look like we're a bunch of zealots (especially to the other zealots). Lovely, isn't it?
I have to admit, he does have a point on font sizes. At least they're not too hard to fix... As for jagged fonts? Hmm. Mine had anti-aliasing turned on by default. I have a Dell Inspiron 1100, and SuSE 8.2 works, but it was a bit hard tweaking everything to be usable, and I'm STILL trying on the Linkshits WiFi card... Looks like I'm going to have to compile a new kernel just to use it (although power management wasn't installed in this kernel, either...) - maybe 2.6.0-test9?
Also, did you think that maybe you were lucky with laptops? The keys to getting things to work right on laptops seems to be: Pick the right laptop (mine was picked for me, or I would have chosen an IBM), pick the right WiFi card (again, picked for me - maybe an orinoco here?), pick the right distro (I got to choose, and I dualboot with Win2K anyway).