Really? Everyone I know uses pine, Eudora, or Mail.app - you should be careful about making assumptions based on your own personal circumstances before you try to extrapolate data for use at an organization.
Ouch. That seemed unnecessary, the guy was just asking a question. He must have offended you in some way. And it scored a five too... The response didn't demonstrate insight, it only demonstrated lack of character.
My organization uses Netscape mail. Most employees aren't unix hackers -- they happen to like the pretty netscape UI.
I love open source. The GPL is great. But don't force anyone to use it. That defeats the purpose of 'free' software. If someone decides to use open source software, it should be because it is better than the alternative. It shouldn't be because there are no alternatives.
What about the fact that DRM puts the power to enforce copyrights into corporation's hands, instead of the judicial system as it should be?
This stuff has no effect on the web browser
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For all those paranoid, you can rest easy. The assembly code still runs on the web server, and not your browser. No different than C# or VB.NET code in that respect. If the web server could force your browser to compile and execute this assembly code, then it could very well just force you to compile and run some C# or VB.NET code.
I dont think so. If the assembly code is running on the web server, then it isn't running on the browser. Besides, even assembly code isn't executably by a computer. It still needs to be compiled with an assembler. That being said, if the exploit were possible then they wouldn't even need 80386script to exploit the browser. They could just send it some C#.
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Ouch. That seemed unnecessary, the guy was just asking a question. He must have offended you in some way. And it scored a five too... The response didn't demonstrate insight, it only demonstrated lack of character.
My organization uses Netscape mail. Most employees aren't unix hackers -- they happen to like the pretty netscape UI.
You are right.
I should have said that it takes away his freedom to chose whatever software he prefers.
It's not the GPL that takes away John's freedom. The people who tell him he that has to use GPL'd software are taking that freedom.
I love open source. The GPL is great. But don't force anyone to use it. That defeats the purpose of 'free' software. If someone decides to use open source software, it should be because it is better than the alternative. It shouldn't be because there are no alternatives.
Thanks!
My only comment is that you should modify your sig to give proper credit to Jack Handey's Deep Thoughs for the quote.
What about the fact that DRM puts the power to enforce copyrights into corporation's hands, instead of the judicial system as it should be?
For all those paranoid, you can rest easy. The assembly code still runs on the web server, and not your browser. No different than C# or VB.NET code in that respect. If the web server could force your browser to compile and execute this assembly code, then it could very well just force you to compile and run some C# or VB.NET code.
I dont think so. If the assembly code is running on the web server, then it isn't running on the browser. Besides, even assembly code isn't executably by a computer. It still needs to be compiled with an assembler. That being said, if the exploit were possible then they wouldn't even need 80386script to exploit the browser. They could just send it some C#.