What is it about blogs? I can see why people write them, it's a form of therapy much in the same vein as giving confession ( for you catholic types out there ). It's a release, a way to understand the things in your life and gain some control over them.
But who reads these things? Why are they so popular? I tried reading a few, including our resident's celebrity's, and I can't see the appeal to them for the reader ( sorry Clever ). I have enough going on in my life that I don't need to read about someone else's problems. And, quite frankly, after reading a few of those blogs, you all lead boring lives ( unless you are the blogging whore, in which case...call me ).
So why do you folks read these things? And how in gods' name are they so profitable?
In that situation, the kernel source is still covered under the gpl, as would be any patches they apply to the pristine tree. Which would mean they'd have to redistribute the source.
As I understand it. IANAL, FYI, BYOB, MMO, PHP and ECT...
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I can save you some money. Get a dvd drive. Then, download dvd-decrypter.
Wal-mart vs. K-Mart does not apply. Wal-mart was, and is, not a national or regional monopoly. They leverage their purchasing power to drive smaller competitors out of business, but it's a totally different business model. The reason K-Mart lost out is not because of prices, but because of poor business management and negative brand association.
It amuses me you can give me these reasons for Kmart's fall when telling me that it doesn't apply to the recording industry.
My my, aren't you optmistic. And given a true ( or near enough ) free market, you'd be right. There are external pressures that the supplier must take into account, and that will help determine the eventual cost.
However, the record industry is a monopoly, in everything but name. There is no motivation for them to come to reasonable terms, indeed, to even behave rationally. Oh, I'm not saying market pressure will *eventually* push them to whatever, but they have the 'stuff' other people want, and they have a proven history of being a bit...untethered, shall we say.
What will ( and is ) eventually happen is they will make themselves irrelevant to the point that any new competitor in their realm ( or even close to it ) will look stunning to the buyers, who will then leave them ( the old record industry ) in droves.
No, I meant storied. The actual telling the story was awful, if not the story itself. it could be written just fine, but told so poorly that you want to stuff your ears full of cotton to avoid further agony half way through.
Someone has to say it: The movies sucked. The acting was so bad in the third I was embarrassed to even be watching it. The only saving grace in any of the movies were the saber fights, and that peaked in the first one. Oh, yoda breakin' out with a saber was cool, but nothing compared to Maul.
So deleted scenes from poorly acted, directed and storied ( yes I made that word up ) movies.
No thanks.
yes yes, now you can mod me as flame bait for having a differing opinion than the group think has.
Focusing aid on food while neglecting education is like focusing scholarship grants on tuition while neglecting aid for textbooks. Sure, it's important, but you're only addressing part of the problem.
But..I...wait...
Are you actually trying to tell me that getting these kids a laptop is as important as getting them food? I just want to be clear on this point.
...but I tend to ignore anything that sums up as an announcement. Which is all this really is, or worse, because they mention they will not be available. Ever.
But wait! I am formally announcing a $100 laptop, right here on slashdot! It'll have a 3gb 64bit processor! 1gb of ram! 100gig flashbased storage! Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g all built in! It'll even come with a special edition copy of World of Warcraft!
See how easy that is? I just announced something. I have no intention on carrying through with it, why would I? I've already pumped up my stock price, or made myself look good to others.
I wish there was a way to filter "announcements" from slashdot.
Why do we insist on believing that everything having to do with computers is new? We have a mechanism in place for just this kind of security. It's called the lock and key.
So, everyone has a usb pen drive. We'll call this a keyring. The keys are encrypted certs stored on this keyring. Think pgp.
Now, each system you want to access, you simply plug in your key ring and let the system do the rest.
Now, I hear some of you saying: What happens if I lose my keyring? Same thing that happens if you lose your regular keyring, you change the keys. And being encrypted bits of data, you can make backups in the comfort of your own home.
I imagine a system where you are never actually prompted for a password, although websites and the like may ask for your credentials. This would all be stored in either your keyring or the underlying OS itself, supplied as requested.
No, I'm merely pointing out what should be the obvious.
The Peruvian congress is just guaranteen that Peruvians have free and unrestricted access to their information. (i.e. no propietary formats)
No, what they are doing is giving preferential treatment to open source software. Which, i admit, is better than giving top billing to proprietary, but not by much.
Microsoft (or any other company for that matter) is welcome to compete for the market by supporting open formats.
But they won't get the same treatment. What if, by whatever stretch of logic, some proprietary software package will do the job better than an open source package will? Due to this law, it's not a guarantee that that software package will be chosen.
Now that this is clear, to counteract the mis-information your comment may spread
Please, enlighten me ( quote relevant text ): What misinformation.
please say outloud 100 times: "This Law Has Nothing To Do With Microsoft"
Please say out loud 100 times: "RTFA" and "OSS is not the end all, be all of software", and I would even add in, "RMFC" ( read my fucking comment ), because you were obviously in "zealot" mode and misunderstood it.
Giving preferential treatment to software just because it follows some creed is not the way to choose the best tools for the job and save the tax payers money. You must evaluate each package independantly against your requirements, keeping in mind future needs and considerations.
I am not saying anything for or against OSS, nor proprietary solutions. It is entirely likely that OSS stuff will end up on top if you follow an established and well thought out evaluation scheme. I am merely saying this is as foolish a tactic as giving preferential treatment to proprietary software vendors.
That's the question that's being asked. Can you imagine a world where MS supports third party access to their precious code or APIs? One word: Samba.
Now, MS is saying this is precisely what they are going to do? Bullshit. I personally wouldn't give them the press space until they've backed that claim with fact ( but sadly, that's not how the world works ).
I wasn't aware this was a figures kind of debate. I was operating under common sense and previous knowledge that companies need a little motivation, at times, to get a patch out the door. MS being the most notorious.
If we can accept the assumption that some companies need motivation to get a patch released, then my statement makes complete sense. And given that, in the past, MS has sat on patches for 6 months to a year ( IE patches no less ), I think that's a reasonable assumption.
If you'd like numbers, I suggest you go check google for a few examples. But while we are on the subject of numbers, how about you give me your numbers demonstrating exploits are more exploited more after they are revealed. Should be simple for you, that is a reasonable assumption.
Believe it or not you are better off with only some blackhats knowing about your vulnerability than all of them.
Not that I agree with this statement, but you only paint half the picture. Your statement implies trust in corporations to patch the vuln in a timely matter. The longer the system remains unpatched, the greater the risk to your systems.
Again, not that I fully agree with one side or another, but I feel a decent comprimise would be in order. The default policy would be to do full disclosure, but as a company develops a rep for handling flaws in a timely matter, they earn enough respect to be informed of flaws in advance.
The justification seems to be that they might already know of the vulnerability. A weak argument if ever there was one. Just because some black hats know of it doesn't mean all of them do.
Good point. From now on, I'm only going to allow those blackhats that don't know of the vulnerability to access my services.
And there's no evidence that any of them know of the vulnerability before the flaw is revealed.
You have a narrow view of reality. How can you know that no one knows of something before it's officially revealed?
The risk that they might know of it is what drives it.
While I'm on the fence as to which I support ( full disclosure or informed disclosure ), your arguments are flawed, and I had to point that out.
Also, Blizzard is releasing new content every month or so that requires even more graphics power. So the trend will mostly likely be for subscribers to buy new hardware quite often.
Whaaa?
Aside from BWL, what is this new content of which you speak?
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When seen in that light, it's actually pretty amusing.
What is it about blogs? I can see why people write them, it's a form of therapy much in the same vein as giving confession ( for you catholic types out there ). It's a release, a way to understand the things in your life and gain some control over them.
But who reads these things? Why are they so popular? I tried reading a few, including our resident's celebrity's, and I can't see the appeal to them for the reader ( sorry Clever ). I have enough going on in my life that I don't need to read about someone else's problems. And, quite frankly, after reading a few of those blogs, you all lead boring lives ( unless you are the blogging whore, in which case...call me ).
So why do you folks read these things? And how in gods' name are they so profitable?
In that situation, the kernel source is still covered under the gpl, as would be any patches they apply to the pristine tree. Which would mean they'd have to redistribute the source.
As I understand it. IANAL, FYI, BYOB, MMO, PHP and ECT...
I can save you some money. Get a dvd drive. Then, download dvd-decrypter.
Problem solved.
Wal-mart vs. K-Mart does not apply. Wal-mart was, and is, not a national or regional monopoly. They leverage their purchasing power to drive smaller competitors out of business, but it's a totally different business model. The reason K-Mart lost out is not because of prices, but because of poor business management and negative brand association.
It amuses me you can give me these reasons for Kmart's fall when telling me that it doesn't apply to the recording industry.
My my, aren't you optmistic. And given a true ( or near enough ) free market, you'd be right. There are external pressures that the supplier must take into account, and that will help determine the eventual cost.
:)
However, the record industry is a monopoly, in everything but name. There is no motivation for them to come to reasonable terms, indeed, to even behave rationally. Oh, I'm not saying market pressure will *eventually* push them to whatever, but they have the 'stuff' other people want, and they have a proven history of being a bit...untethered, shall we say.
What will ( and is ) eventually happen is they will make themselves irrelevant to the point that any new competitor in their realm ( or even close to it ) will look stunning to the buyers, who will then leave them ( the old record industry ) in droves.
Think: Walmart vs Kmart.
And I can't wait.
No, I meant storied. The actual telling the story was awful, if not the story itself. it could be written just fine, but told so poorly that you want to stuff your ears full of cotton to avoid further agony half way through.
Someone has to say it: The movies sucked. The acting was so bad in the third I was embarrassed to even be watching it. The only saving grace in any of the movies were the saber fights, and that peaked in the first one. Oh, yoda breakin' out with a saber was cool, but nothing compared to Maul.
So deleted scenes from poorly acted, directed and storied ( yes I made that word up ) movies.
No thanks.
yes yes, now you can mod me as flame bait for having a differing opinion than the group think has.
Focusing aid on food while neglecting education is like focusing scholarship grants on tuition while neglecting aid for textbooks. Sure, it's important, but you're only addressing part of the problem.
But..I...wait...
Are you actually trying to tell me that getting these kids a laptop is as important as getting them food? I just want to be clear on this point.
...but I tend to ignore anything that sums up as an announcement. Which is all this really is, or worse, because they mention they will not be available. Ever.
But wait! I am formally announcing a $100 laptop, right here on slashdot! It'll have a 3gb 64bit processor! 1gb of ram! 100gig flashbased storage! Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g all built in! It'll even come with a special edition copy of World of Warcraft!
See how easy that is? I just announced something. I have no intention on carrying through with it, why would I? I've already pumped up my stock price, or made myself look good to others.
I wish there was a way to filter "announcements" from slashdot.
Why do we insist on believing that everything having to do with computers is new? We have a mechanism in place for just this kind of security. It's called the lock and key.
So, everyone has a usb pen drive. We'll call this a keyring. The keys are encrypted certs stored on this keyring. Think pgp.
Now, each system you want to access, you simply plug in your key ring and let the system do the rest.
Now, I hear some of you saying: What happens if I lose my keyring? Same thing that happens if you lose your regular keyring, you change the keys. And being encrypted bits of data, you can make backups in the comfort of your own home.
I imagine a system where you are never actually prompted for a password, although websites and the like may ask for your credentials. This would all be stored in either your keyring or the underlying OS itself, supplied as requested.
Willing or unwillingly you are spreading FUD.
No, I'm merely pointing out what should be the obvious.
The Peruvian congress is just guaranteen that Peruvians have free and unrestricted access to their information. (i.e. no propietary formats)
No, what they are doing is giving preferential treatment to open source software. Which, i admit, is better than giving top billing to proprietary, but not by much.
Microsoft (or any other company for that matter) is welcome to compete for the market by supporting open formats.
But they won't get the same treatment. What if, by whatever stretch of logic, some proprietary software package will do the job better than an open source package will? Due to this law, it's not a guarantee that that software package will be chosen.
Now that this is clear, to counteract the mis-information your comment may spread
Please, enlighten me ( quote relevant text ): What misinformation.
please say outloud 100 times: "This Law Has Nothing To Do With Microsoft"
Please say out loud 100 times: "RTFA" and "OSS is not the end all, be all of software", and I would even add in, "RMFC" ( read my fucking comment ), because you were obviously in "zealot" mode and misunderstood it.
Giving preferential treatment to software just because it follows some creed is not the way to choose the best tools for the job and save the tax payers money. You must evaluate each package independantly against your requirements, keeping in mind future needs and considerations.
I am not saying anything for or against OSS, nor proprietary solutions. It is entirely likely that OSS stuff will end up on top if you follow an established and well thought out evaluation scheme. I am merely saying this is as foolish a tactic as giving preferential treatment to proprietary software vendors.
This only makes them sound even GREEDIER than Jobs painted them.
Sometimes, the best thing to do with a certain type of person is sit back, keep your mouth shut, and let them bury themselves.
You must learn to differentiate between brutal honestly ( my post ) and fucking idiocy ( bush and co ).
I think walmart has a deal on Senses of Humor, you might want to look into.
Idiots. Drool on yourselves much?
Gather them all in one place, then nuke it.
Why didn't I think of it?
Can Microsoft stop being microsoft?
That's the question that's being asked. Can you imagine a world where MS supports third party access to their precious code or APIs? One word: Samba.
Now, MS is saying this is precisely what they are going to do? Bullshit. I personally wouldn't give them the press space until they've backed that claim with fact ( but sadly, that's not how the world works ).
Sadly, you got modded flamebait.
No matter how accurate you are.
I wasn't aware this was a figures kind of debate. I was operating under common sense and previous knowledge that companies need a little motivation, at times, to get a patch out the door. MS being the most notorious.
If we can accept the assumption that some companies need motivation to get a patch released, then my statement makes complete sense. And given that, in the past, MS has sat on patches for 6 months to a year ( IE patches no less ), I think that's a reasonable assumption.
If you'd like numbers, I suggest you go check google for a few examples. But while we are on the subject of numbers, how about you give me your numbers demonstrating exploits are more exploited more after they are revealed. Should be simple for you, that is a reasonable assumption.
It's safer if you assume they know when they don't know than if you know they know
And it's safer still to have the vulnerability fixed in a week instead of a month. Or 2. Or 6.
Believe it or not you are better off with only some blackhats knowing about your vulnerability than all of them.
Not that I agree with this statement, but you only paint half the picture. Your statement implies trust in corporations to patch the vuln in a timely matter. The longer the system remains unpatched, the greater the risk to your systems.
Again, not that I fully agree with one side or another, but I feel a decent comprimise would be in order. The default policy would be to do full disclosure, but as a company develops a rep for handling flaws in a timely matter, they earn enough respect to be informed of flaws in advance.
To me, that would be the best overall solution.
The justification seems to be that they might already know of the vulnerability. A weak argument if ever there was one. Just because some black hats know of it doesn't mean all of them do.
Good point. From now on, I'm only going to allow those blackhats that don't know of the vulnerability to access my services.
And there's no evidence that any of them know of the vulnerability before the flaw is revealed.
You have a narrow view of reality. How can you know that no one knows of something before it's officially revealed?
The risk that they might know of it is what drives it.
While I'm on the fence as to which I support ( full disclosure or informed disclosure ), your arguments are flawed, and I had to point that out.
Also, Blizzard is releasing new content every month or so that requires even more graphics power. So the trend will mostly likely be for subscribers to buy new hardware quite often.
Whaaa?
Aside from BWL, what is this new content of which you speak?
Maybe, if the games industry would make games worth playing ( instead of the affore mentioned sequels and the like ), people would buy them.
Just a thought. However, name a game that has the same level of enjoyment as Sam and Max. Or Grim Fandago.
Or wing commander. Xcom.
Just to name a few. Everyone lately seems overly obsessed with graphics, completely ignoring the plot and gameplay in some cases.