Well it's one course of action, though obviously you could use some of the different algorithms used for deciding which pages to swap to determine which process to kill, such as compare the last actively used/ran times, oldest process, smallest/largest process, or pids so root tasks win out.
You could indeed try a more complex route rather than process-that-is-falling-off-the-end-of-the-system, but that also has benefits, such as being very reproducable on the running system (maybe think embedded OS without swap).
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Surely if your system runs out of RAM it shouldn't die? The runaway process, sure, but the OS should be able to reclaim some RAM from that and manage to carry on, no?
The Club access to early 'private' torrent links and bonus cds is seperate to the new distro release process.
Basically the Community release was as the 9.2 final release, but a few months later a new Official release is generated from the Community+new bug fixes/updates, and is intended to be even better and thus worth the wait and effort to test the Community release by all (it's public links are posted a while after the Club members get their early viewings).
You're talking about the Club. The Community distro release was to allow mass testing of a usually final RC quality build, so that an even better updated one could be released a few months later, aka Offical.
Maybe they're doing it as a wake-up call for all. They seem to be busy and motivated, but still leaving enough evidence to alert many people as they go. Nothing malicous like deleting data has been reported, just a trail of root kits and exploits. It'll probably result is many more secure systems all round after it's over.
I know it isnt part of the OS, and I never used Outlook or OE when booting 98SE, so I seperately mentioned that some 98ers might still be vulnerable but only if they run non-core apps like OE.
Are Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition critically affected by any of the vulnerabilities that are addressed in this security bulletin?
No. None of these vulnerabilities are critical in severity on Windows 98, on Windows 98 Second Edition, or on Windows Millennium Edition.
Another reason for home users and gamers to stick with 98SE. Obviously most businesses aren't so lucky.:-S
A new driver should have enough experience and ability to always handle their vehicle safely, not just get lucky the day of their (re)test. I think this is where more effort needs to be made, in training and thoroughness of the test.
If the accident is happening behind you, and they're not speeding (because of a governor on their vehicle) then it would be physically impossible for them to catch up to you if you accelerate to the speed limit.
I think momentum could come into this, as a large vehicle could stop but have something like a tire come off at high speed, or it could ram someone else faster.
4. Restricted permits for new drivers (no rush hour, no driving between sunset and sun-up, etc).
I disagree, shouldn't a new driver have enough experience to handle turning on their lights and the less busy night time traffic?
5. Governors on all engines so that it's not possible to exceed the speed limit.
Again, there's the arguement that you can't account for every eventuality, and that being able to speed up over the limit might save a driver who sees some accident happening in their mirror, or to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle.
The maker of TA, Chris Taylor, has confirmed his new company Gas Powered Games (Makers of the Dungeon Siege series) will be making the unofficial sequel his first ground-breaking RTS. To be published by EA Games too.
Actually I was thinking that even if most bills and letters are sent online, they would have less of a burden on their resources for delivering many packages and parcels (as well as the traditional hand-written letter or two), allowing for a very cheap rate and with high reliability. But it all depends on how much of their income is drawn from bills and letters.
PS. I'm in the UK, dunno if you meant the US PO.
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Yet the post is off-topic and trolling about SCO's fee, the username is suspicious and the their posting history shows they are indeed a troll, so why not mod them as such and be done with them asap?
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Read parent's name, see parent's posts, mod parent troll...
Judging by the Video Card Driver Name and Description stats I think it's directly gathered, and that while filenames are easy to report, Video card names are not so.
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Well it's one course of action, though obviously you could use some of the different algorithms used for deciding which pages to swap to determine which process to kill, such as compare the last actively used/ran times, oldest process, smallest/largest process, or pids so root tasks win out.
, but that also has benefits, such as being very reproducable on the running system (maybe think embedded OS without swap).
You could indeed try a more complex route rather than process-that-is-falling-off-the-end-of-the-system
Surely if your system runs out of RAM it shouldn't die? The runaway process, sure, but the OS should be able to reclaim some RAM from that and manage to carry on, no?
Today's MegaTokyo's got SCO, the RIAA, Gator/Claria, RFID and Microsoft, all in one image! :P
Beat that!
RTFA, this is nothing about illegally downloading copies of the iTunes songs.
The Club access to early 'private' torrent links and bonus cds is seperate to the new distro release process.
Basically the Community release was as the 9.2 final release, but a few months later a new Official release is generated from the Community+new bug fixes/updates, and is intended to be even better and thus worth the wait and effort to test the Community release by all (it's public links are posted a while after the Club members get their early viewings).
Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community ISO images for i586 and higher
Not the Official edition I'm afraid.
You're talking about the Club. The Community distro release was to allow mass testing of a usually final RC quality build, so that an even better updated one could be released a few months later, aka Offical.
Think electic fires. Never noticed the extinguishers say whether they can be used on electric fires or not because they use conductive substances?
Maybe they're doing it as a wake-up call for all. They seem to be busy and motivated, but still leaving enough evidence to alert many people as they go. Nothing malicous like deleting data has been reported, just a trail of root kits and exploits. It'll probably result is many more secure systems all round after it's over.
I know it isnt part of the OS, and I never used Outlook or OE when booting 98SE, so I seperately mentioned that some 98ers might still be vulnerable but only if they run non-core apps like OE.
That is, wrt bulletins MS04-011, MS04-012 and MS04-014.
Of course MS04-013 is about Outlook Express so you may still be vulnerable on these OSs.
Are Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition critically affected by any of the vulnerabilities that are addressed in this security bulletin?
:-S
No. None of these vulnerabilities are critical in severity on Windows 98, on Windows 98 Second Edition, or on Windows Millennium Edition.
Another reason for home users and gamers to stick with 98SE. Obviously most businesses aren't so lucky.
A new driver should have enough experience and ability to always handle their vehicle safely, not just get lucky the day of their (re)test. I think this is where more effort needs to be made, in training and thoroughness of the test.
If the accident is happening behind you, and they're not speeding (because of a governor on their vehicle) then it would be physically impossible for them to catch up to you if you accelerate to the speed limit.
I think momentum could come into this, as a large vehicle could stop but have something like a tire come off at high speed, or it could ram someone else faster.
4. Restricted permits for new drivers (no rush hour, no driving between sunset and sun-up, etc).
I disagree, shouldn't a new driver have enough experience to handle turning on their lights and the less busy night time traffic?
5. Governors on all engines so that it's not possible to exceed the speed limit.
Again, there's the arguement that you can't account for every eventuality, and that being able to speed up over the limit might save a driver who sees some accident happening in their mirror, or to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle.
Come on people, it's funny. Laugh.
The maker of TA, Chris Taylor, has confirmed his new company Gas Powered Games (Makers of the Dungeon Siege series) will be making the unofficial sequel his first ground-breaking RTS. To be published by EA Games too.
I want one of those. I would be totally sweet.
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You'd be totally sweet huh? What, would you have eaten it with a honey glaze or something?
Actually I was thinking that even if most bills and letters are sent online, they would have less of a burden on their resources for delivering many packages and parcels (as well as the traditional hand-written letter or two), allowing for a very cheap rate and with high reliability.
But it all depends on how much of their income is drawn from bills and letters.
PS. I'm in the UK, dunno if you meant the US PO.
Yet the post is off-topic and trolling about SCO's fee, the username is suspicious and the their posting history shows they are indeed a troll, so why not mod them as such and be done with them asap?
Read parent's name, see parent's posts, mod parent troll...
Ah but if the details are pulled by the app and not manually submitted, it wouldn't actually count them twice or split the votes.
Harsh, only 1 min later than my post and you get Redundant.
Please mod parent Under-rated, or can meta-moderation revoke that?
Judging by the Video Card Driver Name and Description stats I think it's directly gathered, and that while filenames are easy to report, Video card names are not so.
Something's odd. In Other Settings (at the bottom of the article!) there's this: RDTSC 283,171 100.02 %
I had noticed, unlike some. But still... ;-)