If you ordered the CD version of VMWare for Windows NT/2000 1.0, you got a second CD with a copy of SuSE 6.1 preinstalled on a disk image.
It was rather nice. I'd always wanted to try SuSE out, but never had the time. This was so easy and the image ran under my copy of VMWare for Linux as well.
Two small concerns. Are CD supposed to be good for that long? Bigger concern is that is anyone even going to have a CD-ROM drive capable of reading the CD in 100 years? Look at the way storage medium has advanced over the last 30 years. You have to go to some length to read a 9-track tape.
You almost need to place a small laptop computer with a power supply in the capsule to be sure. (Of course that begs the question, can a laptop doing nothing survive 100 years?)
Don't get me wrong, I think the capsule is a great idea, I just wonder if they will be able to read it.
Most of the Circuit City outlets in SE Michigan and NW Ohio seem to have some. Picked up mine yesterday and plan on trying this NetBSD install. Much more elegant than the current IDE modifications.
It uses a modified VNC Java client (Source available at www.workspot.org) to connect up to your "desktop". It allows outbound SSH to other systems, but inbound doesn't appear to be allowed. I tried plain password authentication, but apparently my acutal linux password is different than my workspot.com password. I'll try uploading an authorized_keys for some RSA authentication later.
I haven't really needed that because I'm more interested in being able to use this as access to my desktop from anybody's web browser. Anyway, the system works rather well for using VNC. It's not really sluggish at all and I have enjoyed using it.
The actual hardware you connect up to appears to be some Pentium III boxes running at 450Mhz with 256 Megs of RAM with a 12gig/dev/hda. Home filesystems are remotely mounted.
Now I just need to set one of these up to my own linux box at home and I'll be really set.
I don't know what the backlog on accounts is currently at, but if anyone has questions, I'll be happy to test them out on the system.
This is an oft-recited mantra, but it makes little sense. Either you have a license to load the program and use it or you don't.
So either we are all pirates, or there is at least an implied license to use. That license is found in the right to make copies in Section 1.
Actually, Section 0 states: Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted...
PS. I've been made aware of my error in using Sendmail as a GPL use example. Sendmail is under a BSD-style license.
Can be zero. Check to see if you have an email address from your local library. Most libraries, including mine, already have subscriptions to these databases and upon providing NBER with your library address, will give you the paper for free.
He starts out interestingly on this paper, but around page 7 he begins to get a few things wrong.
The GPL doesn't preclude your USE of software. I can use Sendmail without having to give source to anyone. But if I modify and plan to distribute that modification, then the GPL comes into play.
While I'm pleased to see him mention Debian's Social Contract, I'm don't see where the GPL ever disallowed the bundling of proprietary code with GPL code at an application level. Isn't TiVo running off a Linux based system? No one has demanded their source code, just their mods to various bits of Linux and GPL'ed software.
I must admit though, the author has certainly nailed down a number of the motivations for participating in open-source programming. My favorite quote would have to be "the programmer's performance depends on her supervisor's interference"
And the fight he's in with FRC and other pro-filtering groups in Holland is a fight you ought to be interested in.
Basically these groups don't believe that anyone but themselves have the wisdom to decide what you and I should be seeing on computer screens. They have tried for years with books in libraries, but everyone defends the libraries' business of providing a wide range of materials to their patrons.
Now suddenly, because it's the Internet, these groups see a backdoor way to force their point of view on the entire community. Don't believe that these groups will stop with just pornography.
Hopefully this will offer the needed salve for those who were complaining that cracking RC5 keys was pointless because it took so long. Back to hard math!
I wasn't suggesting that ads are bad. I was suggesting that the AOL/Time Warner merger is looking at the Internet as just another ad space. Their intent is just to use this for promotional purposes. I'm still listening to the call and these gentleman are not talking about bringing new things to the Internet table, they're talking about how much more marketing they can do to consumers.
I've been listening to the analyst's conference call for the past half hour and I have to say the thing that struck me the most was AOL COO Bob Pittman's comments about how this new company will allow for "Maximum promotion of our combined products" and then went out to outline how they will have multiple revenue streams from every household (Internet access, cable subscription, movie buying, magazines to name a few) and the cross-advertising possibilities. Financial analysts will eat this up, but what's it mean for you and me?
Geeks want affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, short commutes and nearby culture (theatres, museums, etc.)
But they also want interesting high-tech jobs and high-speed real internet access. And I don't mean cable-modems, I mean something you can really run servers on.:)
Personally I don't need a $100,000/year job if the city can offer me reasonable housing with a reasonable commute with a job with interesting challenges.
Talking to my local Babbage's was an exercise in pain. The counter person said they don't carry it. I asked about special order, she said no they won't do that on a store level, it has to come from corporate. I politely asked for the manager and he gave me the same song and dance. Only thing they have for Linux is Quake they claim. Looks like I'll have to find another retail outlet to boost Linux gaming awareness.
Of course, there are 6 copies of MacMillan's (sp?) Linux in the back with the productivity software.
It's a moderated chat room, don't expect anything raw to happen. I've been reading since 5:10pm and the IPO has come up a few times and they have basically repeated the line the SEC regulations forced them to erase the original indications of interest.
The line about the window being so short is that secondary market trading had started and they had to close.
Thank you!!! I was sitting here stewing after having been on the telephone with E*Trade earlier this morning with no success.
Now at least I am in the running again. The broker I spoke with said that while my new indication of interest was accepted and in the system, there is still no guarantee that I will receive shares even with the Directed Shares Program.
My wife is having a field day with this. She wanted to do this IPO through Goldman Sachs (who happens to be lead underwriter anyway) and I said, "No, let's try this E*Trade."
This is going to cost me a few nice dinners.
PS, I just got my courtesy telephone call from E*Trade telling me I should re-indicate through the Affinity program. What timing!?
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If you ordered the CD version of VMWare for Windows NT/2000 1.0, you got a second CD with a copy of SuSE 6.1 preinstalled on a disk image.
It was rather nice. I'd always wanted to try SuSE out, but never had the time. This was so easy and the image ran under my copy of VMWare for Linux as well.
Check it out at mozillaZine.
Two small concerns. Are CD supposed to be good for that long? Bigger concern is that is anyone even going to have a CD-ROM drive capable of reading the CD in 100 years? Look at the way storage medium has advanced over the last 30 years. You have to go to some length to read a 9-track tape.
You almost need to place a small laptop computer with a power supply in the capsule to be sure. (Of course that begs the question, can a laptop doing nothing survive 100 years?)
Don't get me wrong, I think the capsule is a great idea, I just wonder if they will be able to read it.
Most of the Circuit City outlets in SE Michigan and NW Ohio seem to have some. Picked up mine yesterday and plan on trying this NetBSD install. Much more elegant than the current IDE modifications.
It uses a modified VNC Java client (Source available at www.workspot.org) to connect up to your "desktop". It allows outbound SSH to other systems, but inbound doesn't appear to be allowed. I tried plain password authentication, but apparently my acutal linux password is different than my workspot.com password. I'll try uploading an authorized_keys for some RSA authentication later.
/dev/hda. Home filesystems are remotely mounted.
I haven't really needed that because I'm more interested in being able to use this as access to my desktop from anybody's web browser. Anyway, the system works rather well for using VNC. It's not really sluggish at all and I have enjoyed using it.
The actual hardware you connect up to appears to be some Pentium III boxes running at 450Mhz with 256 Megs of RAM with a 12gig
Now I just need to set one of these up to my own linux box at home and I'll be really set.
I don't know what the backlog on accounts is currently at, but if anyone has questions, I'll be happy to test them out on the system.
This is an oft-recited mantra, but it makes little sense. Either you have a license to load the program and use it or you don't.
So either we are all pirates, or there is at least an implied license to use. That license is found in the right to make copies in Section 1.
Actually, Section 0 states:
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted...
PS. I've been made aware of my error in using Sendmail as a GPL use example. Sendmail is under a BSD-style license.
Oops, you're right. I should have picked a GPL example.
Can be zero. Check to see if you have an email address from your local library. Most libraries, including mine, already have subscriptions to these databases and upon providing NBER with your library address, will give you the paper for free.
He starts out interestingly on this paper, but around page 7 he begins to get a few things wrong.
The GPL doesn't preclude your USE of software. I can use Sendmail without having to give source to anyone. But if I modify and plan to distribute that modification, then the GPL comes into play.
While I'm pleased to see him mention Debian's Social Contract, I'm don't see where the GPL ever disallowed the bundling of proprietary code with GPL code at an application level. Isn't TiVo running off a Linux based system? No one has demanded their source code, just their mods to various bits of Linux and GPL'ed software.
I must admit though, the author has certainly nailed down a number of the motivations for participating in open-source programming. My favorite quote would have to be "the programmer's performance depends on her supervisor's interference"
The story here on Slashdot is posted in the "It's funny, Laugh." section and he even states "which has some pretty funny pieces on it".
I hope you actually meant a different date.
Umm, Jamie is not a she. He's a he.
And the fight he's in with FRC and other pro-filtering groups in Holland is a fight you ought to be interested in.
Basically these groups don't believe that anyone but themselves have the wisdom to decide what you and I should be seeing on computer screens. They have tried for years with books in libraries, but everyone defends the libraries' business of providing a wide range of materials to their patrons.
Now suddenly, because it's the Internet, these groups see a backdoor way to force their point of view on the entire community. Don't believe that these groups will stop with just pornography.
They have much larger goals.
Hopefully this will offer the needed salve for those who were complaining that cracking RC5 keys was pointless because it took so long.
Back to hard math!
I wasn't suggesting that ads are bad. I was suggesting that the AOL/Time Warner merger is looking at the Internet as just another ad space. Their intent is just to use this for promotional purposes. I'm still listening to the call and these gentleman are not talking about bringing new things to the Internet table, they're talking about how much more marketing they can do to consumers.
I've been listening to the analyst's conference call for the past half hour and I have to say the thing that struck me the most was AOL COO Bob Pittman's comments about how this new company will allow for "Maximum promotion of our combined products" and then went out to outline how they will have multiple revenue streams from every household (Internet access, cable subscription, movie buying, magazines to name a few) and the cross-advertising possibilities. Financial analysts will eat this up, but what's it mean for you and me?
Handspring's Visor has a USB cradle for hotsyncing. Works pretty well.
Geeks want affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, short commutes and nearby culture (theatres, museums, etc.)
:)
But they also want interesting high-tech jobs and high-speed real internet access. And I don't mean cable-modems, I mean something you can really run servers on.
Personally I don't need a $100,000/year job if the city can offer me reasonable housing with a reasonable commute with a job with interesting challenges.
Think of the money VA could have had if there really is this much pent-up demand for their shares.
Did you remember to set .ini file?
keyproxy=beta.dcti.org
in the [parameters] section of your
Talking to my local Babbage's was an exercise in pain. The counter person said they don't carry it. I asked about special order, she said no they won't do that on a store level, it has to come from corporate. I politely asked for the manager and he gave me the same song and dance. Only thing they have for Linux is Quake they claim. Looks like I'll have to find another retail outlet to boost Linux gaming awareness.
Of course, there are 6 copies of MacMillan's (sp?) Linux in the back with the productivity software.
The credit card's name was Selma. I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but I think it stood for "Specified Encapsulated Limitless Memory Archive."
Fun show. And yes, I would love a PDA as capable as Selma. Until then I'll stick with my Palm Vx and VII.
It's a moderated chat room, don't expect anything raw to happen. I've been reading since 5:10pm and the IPO has come up a few times and they have basically repeated the line the SEC regulations forced them to erase the original indications of interest.
The line about the window being so short is that secondary market trading had started and they had to close.
Thank you!!! I was sitting here stewing after having been on the telephone with E*Trade earlier this morning with no success.
Now at least I am in the running again. The broker I spoke with said that while my new indication of interest was accepted and in the system, there is still no guarantee that I will receive shares even with the Directed Shares Program.
My wife is having a field day with this. She wanted to do this IPO through Goldman Sachs (who happens to be lead underwriter anyway) and I said, "No, let's try this E*Trade."
This is going to cost me a few nice dinners.
PS, I just got my courtesy telephone call from E*Trade telling me I should re-indicate through the Affinity program. What timing!?
Amazon.com has it down as a special order and suggests that it isn't available till August 1999. The ISBN on the new edition is 0782125395.