I know we are supposed to forgive and forget but I will not trust this corp all that quickly considering how spywared up Kazaa was/is.
It is not so much about what Skype is now but what Skype might become, the company have shown us how much value they place on ethics and treating their customers with respect..
I love Dell, and I am pleased with this new deal (advancement of Linux is always good news). The question I really want answered is when will I be able to guy a laptop from Dell (or anyone else) with Linux pre-installed?
I just don't like the idea of paying £30 more for a copy of XP home or 2k which I will be removing and replacement with my fav distro.. Seems silly to me that so few DO offer a Linux alternative.
Problem with this 'We can do more' attitude is that you could end up with serious bloat for simple software.. like your web-browser being a 20mb download and supporting everything under the sun.
This wouldn't be the first times organisations have gone over board on something and ruined what they already had. Look at all the long term really successful products (WinAmp, Google.com, etc) they do so by keeping it simple. Not trying to re-write the wheel and do things like this.
FireFox is already extremely bloated (on Windows) compared to other Windows applications and the source code is hundreds of meg in size, the reason - it has an entire platform.
The problem - Doppler effect. The fix: go read the article.
The problem was a 'undetectable' flaw in the transceiver the solution exploited the Doppler effect, by slowing down the satellite they were able to change the way in which the receiver received the transmissions and recover all the data.
So if I have user rights on public computers to install software for all users and store large data stores of cached information that is accessible to everyone it would be very simple to exploit that in order to install way more effective spying software such as keyloggers, remote monitoring software and other such software.
Notice people that write this software are the same group that use clippy to help them use Word and the same people that think anti-virus means complete security. Nuff Said!
This obvious fear mungering on the part of the media. Clueless as always.
Before everyone suggests this is a bad move I just want to say look at SG1. The original movie was at best 'ok' but thanks to the series the brand is highly valued.
This bug exists in most Microsoft Software. So for someone to patch they can't simply connect to Windows Update and consider themselves safe, they also have to patch Office, Visual Studio, some Microsoft Games, Server Software (misc, not covered by Update) and more.
So don't sit there on an SP2 system and consider yourself safe. There is more than likely a whole host of ActiveX controls just waiting to be called and exploited by this bug.
Also note that some applications written in Visual Basic can also be exploited.
This isn't new at all, just an extreme example of what we have already seen. We already know that they are stored in an insecure access database - changing votes using 'just' a VBS script is nothing new or exceptional.
If they are so short on money that they need an external investor to pay for the new building then why are they suggesting wasting some by painting it blue? Keep in mind we are talking about $1000~2000 for a paint job alone.
Not to mention the new color scheme would be very quickly hated and could even be a hazard to aircraft (they might not see it!)
How will this stop worms or web-sites getting 'hacked'? It isn't even designed to! It is designed to stop sniffing or the modification of data while it is on the pipe. I think the poster needs get a clue.
It strikes me that this 'new internet over the existing one' is an extremely vague idea.
At least to me, they have not said what the problems are to begin with and further more have not said how they are going to address each one.
All this tells us is 'X Corp is working on an unknown problem with an unknown solution'.
Adding a network on the existing one doesn't sound like a great solution either because it uses the apparently flied infrastructure to construct a method to make that structure more stable..? Sounds like building on sand to me..
If whoever had RTFA correctly they would have noticed that it did *not say the new star wars was 378TBs but instead said that in total that is what all the Mac workstations can hold. Conclusion - New Star Wars 378TB
SenderID is not designed to combat spam (although many uninformed individuals think it is), it was designed to fix a fundamental problem with the E-Mail system.
You can not guarantee that an E-Mail originated from the source it said it did.
Which effectively makes black-lists useless.
With SenderIDs you are able to build effective Black-Lists/White-Lists because you can guarantee that an E-Mail came from the location it said it did. And thus decrease the amount of spam.
I'm not sure who wrote this 'study' but the fact that I know more than them says a lot.
Scenario: If I had a CD and I lend it to my friend Fred. Now Fred wants to listen to this CD but based on this new copyright law couldn't I be inducing him to commit break copyright law because I have given him the digital media which makes it easier to copy?
Did anyone else notice how this law can be used to restrict information because you can induce someone to commit copyright infringement without providing links or files. I mean if I tell someone how to make a crack for a game by providing only locations and hex changes, I could be inducing them to break copyright couldn't I?
In the current climate you could never produce a HTTP/SMTP type protocol because everyone is out to make money and gain power. What Microsoft has done is take a relatively open protocol and slapped a 'Microsoft Property' sticker on it, this will effectively limit its usefulness even if they are not charging a penny.
What is stopping them from letting it catch on and then asking for $1 from each project?
You are legally allowed to share them if you own the CD's and thus a legal right to the music.. so if they sue you, can't you buy the CD's of the songs in question and claim that you thought the people you where transfering to also had the right to listen to the music?
I mean can they *really* prove you didn't make the MP3 from the CD that you said you did?
SCO said their code is in Linux, files motion (breaks GPL) and now it is found that SCO has been illegally distributing IBM's code without licence (as the GPL has been invalidated).
If IBM's motion is successful this would open the door for IBM to sue SCO for the breach!
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I know we are supposed to forgive and forget but I will not trust this corp all that quickly considering how spywared up Kazaa was/is.
It is not so much about what Skype is now but what Skype might become, the company have shown us how much value they place on ethics and treating their customers with respect..
I love Dell, and I am pleased with this new deal (advancement of Linux is always good news). The question I really want answered is when will I be able to guy a laptop from Dell (or anyone else) with Linux pre-installed?
.. Seems silly to me that so few DO offer a Linux alternative.
I just don't like the idea of paying £30 more for a copy of XP home or 2k which I will be removing and replacement with my fav distro
I guess Yahoo! news should have paid the /. tax, oh well ... the DDOS will continue (also known as the slashdot effect).. :)
Problem with this 'We can do more' attitude is that you could end up with serious bloat for simple software.. like your web-browser being a 20mb download and supporting everything under the sun.
This wouldn't be the first times organisations have gone over board on something and ruined what they already had. Look at all the long term really successful products (WinAmp, Google.com, etc) they do so by keeping it simple. Not trying to re-write the wheel and do things like this.
FireFox is already extremely bloated (on Windows) compared to other Windows applications and the source code is hundreds of meg in size, the reason - it has an entire platform.
The real question is, did IRiver release the source code for their new Linux players?
If they did, have they made it easy for people to change the software on the player?
Do they support open-source software for their player?
So if I have user rights on public computers to install software for all users and store large data stores of cached information that is accessible to everyone it would be very simple to exploit that in order to install way more effective spying software such as keyloggers, remote monitoring software and other such software.
Notice people that write this software are the same group that use clippy to help them use Word and the same people that think anti-virus means complete security. Nuff Said!
This obvious fear mungering on the part of the media. Clueless as always.
They are going to get slashdotted to hell and back..
Before everyone suggests this is a bad move I just want to say look at SG1. The original movie was at best 'ok' but thanks to the series the brand is highly valued.
This bug exists in most Microsoft Software. So for someone to patch they can't simply connect to Windows Update and consider themselves safe, they also have to patch Office, Visual Studio, some Microsoft Games, Server Software (misc, not covered by Update) and more.
So don't sit there on an SP2 system and consider yourself safe. There is more than likely a whole host of ActiveX controls just waiting to be called and exploited by this bug.
Also note that some applications written in Visual Basic can also be exploited.
This isn't new at all, just an extreme example of what we have already seen. We already know that they are stored in an insecure access database - changing votes using 'just' a VBS script is nothing new or exceptional.
I for one want to welcome our new semi-intelligent robot car overlords...
(still beats the less than intelligent polititans..
The correct answer is 11.
Where do I apply?
If they are so short on money that they need an external investor to pay for the new building then why are they suggesting wasting some by painting it blue? Keep in mind we are talking about $1000~2000 for a paint job alone.
Not to mention the new color scheme would be very quickly hated and could even be a hazard to aircraft (they might not see it!)
How will this stop worms or web-sites getting 'hacked'? It isn't even designed to! It is designed to stop sniffing or the modification of data while it is on the pipe. I think the poster needs get a clue.
It strikes me that this 'new internet over the existing one' is an extremely vague idea.
At least to me, they have not said what the problems are to begin with and further more have not said how they are going to address each one.
All this tells us is 'X Corp is working on an unknown problem with an unknown solution'.
Adding a network on the existing one doesn't sound like a great solution either because it uses the apparently flied infrastructure to construct a method to make that structure more stable..? Sounds like building on sand to me..
If whoever had RTFA correctly they would have noticed that it did *not say the new star wars was 378TBs but instead said that in total that is what all the Mac workstations can hold. Conclusion - New Star Wars 378TB
SenderID is not designed to combat spam (although many uninformed individuals think it is), it was designed to fix a fundamental problem with the E-Mail system.
You can not guarantee that an E-Mail originated from the source it said it did.
Which effectively makes black-lists useless.
With SenderIDs you are able to build effective Black-Lists/White-Lists because you can guarantee that an E-Mail came from the location it said it did. And thus decrease the amount of spam.
I'm not sure who wrote this 'study' but the fact that I know more than them says a lot.
Scenario: If I had a CD and I lend it to my friend Fred. Now Fred wants to listen to this CD but based on this new copyright law couldn't I be inducing him to commit break copyright law because I have given him the digital media which makes it easier to copy?
Did anyone else notice how this law can be used to restrict information because you can induce someone to commit copyright infringement without providing links or files. I mean if I tell someone how to make a crack for a game by providing only locations and hex changes, I could be inducing them to break copyright couldn't I?
Star Wars Episode 1 was not in the top 10?! But it had Ja-Ja Binks and that wonderful story that .. oh screw it who am I kidding, it sucked.
Oh woot, we've had 10years of calm quiet Linux and now we get 5 of teen Linux.. moody and depressed. :-/
:'(
I for one can't wait until Linux reaches maturity on its 18th.
PS I bet Linux will get more girls fiddling with it than I did as a teen.. UHH even than I do currently
In the current climate you could never produce a HTTP/SMTP type protocol because everyone is out to make money and gain power. What Microsoft has done is take a relatively open protocol and slapped a 'Microsoft Property' sticker on it, this will effectively limit its usefulness even if they are not charging a penny.
What is stopping them from letting it catch on and then asking for $1 from each project?
You are legally allowed to share them if you own the CD's and thus a legal right to the music.. so if they sue you, can't you buy the CD's of the songs in question and claim that you thought the people you where transfering to also had the right to listen to the music?
I mean can they *really* prove you didn't make the MP3 from the CD that you said you did?
SCO said their code is in Linux, files motion (breaks GPL) and now it is found that SCO has been illegally distributing IBM's code without licence (as the GPL has been invalidated).
If IBM's motion is successful this would open the door for IBM to sue SCO for the breach!
She just wants everyone else to do nothing so she comes out looking all good, teachers pet! :-/