They have are more sophisticated comunication network that you. That is the point of this thread. Now go and read the article, shoo, shoo go on, shoooo
Its always amazing how awe-struck north americans are by mobile phone technology in other countries.
OK- here's the skinny: You yanks have got a looong way to go with your mobile network. It is inferior to most of the rest of the world by any measure you care to apply (cost, coverage, cool sms services and payment systems).
So please, lets stop gaping in amazment at the technology available in supposedly "backwards" countries- its old news for those of us that actually live there.
So what is exactly "Grid Computing"? From the article...
Sometimes it's easier to start defining Grid computing by telling you what it isn't. For instance, it's not artificial intelligence, and it's not some kind of advanced networking technology. It's also not some kind of science-fictional panacea to cure all of our technology ailments.
If you can think of the Internet as a network of communication, then Grid computing is a network of computation: tools and protocols for coordinated resource sharing and problem solving among pooled assets. These pooled assets are known as virtual organizations. They can be distributed across the globe; they're heterogeneous (some PCs, some servers, maybe mainframes and supercomputers); somewhat autonomous (a Grid can potentially access resources in different organizations); and temporary.
Nope- that still does not tell me what "grid computing" is. This vague, loosely defined definition can describe just about every "next big thing" since the mainframe.
As it turns out, Kari is a business man and a professor, with "background influence" at SSH Communications Security and security company Nixu. He has also worked at Nokia and was a contributing designer to the GPRS standard, and himself holds upwards of a few dozen patents.
As per usual, security scare created by somebody trying to "sell security".
results of testing mozilla on linux- NO CRASHES
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Replicating the experiment on mozilla on linux (repeatedly refreshing the url: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/mangle.cgi) causes NO CRASHES
As a software engineer, I have no clue about the technology involved in making an LCD screen brighter without using extra power, but the idea dazzles me and my first reaction was that this company SHOULD uphold its patent basically because I dont understand how it works.
It struck me that I NEVER agree with any of the software patents that are proposed by various entities, because I generally have a deep understanding of how the relevant technology operates.
This is why I understand why it is so difficult to educate laymen of the dangers of software patents. I too am swayed by aruments for patents if I am impressed by technology I dont understand
Sorry I should have been more specific for those who have less knowledge of this debate like yourself. This claim is unfair, REGARDLESS of its truth (or otherwise) because-
a) Most linux installations are on machines that originally shipped with another operating system (usually windows), so it is misleading to highlight cases of alleged windows installation onto linux bases- the problem is clearly the other way round.
b) Gartner is renowned for making skewed and misleading research, which may not strictly speaking be untrue, yet certainly gives the uninformed observer a false impression. This is the latest in a long line of misleading reports from Gartner
Garner is not claiming that people are using Linux to pirate windows. They are ACTUALLY claiming that PCs sold with pre-installed linux are then being reinstalled with pirated versions of windows.
For those who do not already know (and from reading the comments above there appear to be many)
Parody (such as the star wars spoof in the article), along with quotation and review, are specifically enshrined as "fair use" in the copyright law of most countries.
Indeed even in the US, with arguably the worlds most restrictive copyright laws, the Supreme Court has reached the unequivocal conclusion that a parody falls within the scope of the "fair use" defense
BTW why hasn't anybody sued MS for malpractice yet?
Because MS products (like ALL other closed source software) are sold "as is". In other words, you buy it on the basis that it can (and probably will) be full of bugs, for which the vendor is not responsible.
Although morally you should be able to sue MS for malpractice, legally you would be on thin ice.
No kidding! Have you ever noticed how articles about "new IT security threats" ALWAYS come with an infomercial buried in them somewhere. In this case-
Rather than pay off the attackers, the company called on its technical forces to build a defense and enlisted the help of Internet security-services provider Prolexic Technologies Inc.
Hmmm, but of course Prolexic Technologies Inc. has nothing to do with the publication of this article (ahem...)
You need to be a linux head to understand why this is useful, but believe me this is very useful. This is not the same as terminal server, but the differences may be hard to understand for a windows user.
We use this system (or a close relation of) at the university of oslo. Your $HOME directory and your $BIN directory never exist on the actual machine that you are working on (actually the $BIN directory uses a system of mounting and mirroring).
One major advantage is that software updates happen automatically without the need to install them. It also means that everybody is on the same version of software. Although we dont really use any proprietory programs, if we did licensing would be much easier to keep track of.
The best thing however is the remote home directory. This means that whichever machine you are sitting on in the network you always have your own emacs, your own X setup, your own scripts and so on.
Just to use your example for one type of problem that NTFS/FAT16/FAT32 users have just now (although there are several types of problems if you think about it for a while).
You have some mp3s for a band called "Green Day" Do they go under emo, punk, rock (or even 'pop'). You may have strong feelings one way or the other as to which category they fall under, and therefore be able to save these files in one place and find them again at a later time. But will other people who use your computer/network have the same feelings about what kind of music green day play? How will other users now find those Green Day mp3s if they dont know which directory to look under?
This is at the heart of the arguments behind metadata and multiple inheritance, The reiserFS home page has lots of good information on the issues involved with file systems
The whole point is that the media (in the US) is neither publicly owned nor publicly accountable. It literally has no obligation to tell the truth. Lying is not illegal, and neither is ommiting, or downplaying the truth.
You asked how these stories could be "censored" by the government. You are asking the wrong question. The real question is "how can these stories be censored by corporations?"
Any TV or radio network in the US is owned, at least in part, by one of 5 large media corporations.
The stories just lack so much credibility that even the left-leaning media sources didn't give them much airtime
Oh dear! not very clever are you? Read closer, look for the sources. Please try to understand.
1) If you have a programmer and a technician in the year 2004 who have absolutely no experience of open source, then you, and they, have a problem. The best way to "learn" "open source" is to have an interest in it, without interest, you cannot learn. Seeing as open source is a logical progression from just about any IT platform around, this should not be a problem. How you can be a programmer or a technician in this day and age without ever having used linux (at least once) completely escapes me.
2) 3 days to "learn" "open source"?!!? This is just not going to happen for those who have never shown the inclination until now. The philosophy and practices of every open source platform and language in 3 days?!?!?
conclusion) Open source can and should ALWAYS be your starting point for any IT related endevour. If it is not, then why not? Further, "open source" cannot be "taught" in three days, in the context of a presumably proprietary monoculture. Heres what you do:- find an open source tool that solves at least one problem, or streamlines at least one task that your IT team is experiencing. The merits of open source will be made clear by the ease and practicality of the utility its self. The open source expertise will come by using the utility over and over agian to successfully solve the same problem and save valuable development time. This will make your staff open source experts.
Forget the 3 day seminar- it wont work. Use those 9 man days on something useful
the transmeta chips used are specially developed to run at a low temperature. It is in fact this development alone which has enabled these "mini clusters" to now be manufactured
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But just for good measure-
Fox watchers are, depending on the issue, between three and seven times more likely than public-network audiences to harbour factually incorrect beliefs
This article is from june 30th
Please, please, please RTFA you ignorant yank!
They have are more sophisticated comunication network that you. That is the point of this thread. Now go and read the article, shoo, shoo go on, shoooo
Hmm- Like the US you mean?
You do know that Fox watchers are, depending on the issue, between three and seven times more likely than public-network audiences to harbour factually incorrect beliefs dont you?
Its always amazing how awe-struck north americans are by mobile phone technology in other countries.
OK- here's the skinny: You yanks have got a looong way to go with your mobile network. It is inferior to most of the rest of the world by any measure you care to apply (cost, coverage, cool sms services and payment systems).
So please, lets stop gaping in amazment at the technology available in supposedly "backwards" countries- its old news for those of us that actually live there.
x:6:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm
ahem..
Nope- that still does not tell me what "grid computing" is. This vague, loosely defined definition can describe just about every "next big thing" since the mainframe.
Replicating the experiment on mozilla on linux (repeatedly refreshing the url: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/mangle.cgi) causes NO CRASHES
I think there may be some FUD here...
What you mean is:
We yanks like our big cars and we'll use any excuse to justify them.
As a software engineer, I have no clue about the technology involved in making an LCD screen brighter without using extra power, but the idea dazzles me and my first reaction was that this company SHOULD uphold its patent basically because I dont understand how it works.
It struck me that I NEVER agree with any of the software patents that are proposed by various entities, because I generally have a deep understanding of how the relevant technology operates.
This is why I understand why it is so difficult to educate laymen of the dangers of software patents. I too am swayed by aruments for patents if I am impressed by technology I dont understand
Sorry I should have been more specific for those who have less knowledge of this debate like yourself. This claim is unfair, REGARDLESS of its truth (or otherwise) because-
a) Most linux installations are on machines that originally shipped with another operating system (usually windows), so it is misleading to highlight cases of alleged windows installation onto linux bases- the problem is clearly the other way round.
b) Gartner is renowned for making skewed and misleading research, which may not strictly speaking be untrue, yet certainly gives the uninformed observer a false impression. This is the latest in a long line of misleading reports from Gartner
Thanks for your reply. Hope this helps.
Garner is not claiming that people are using Linux to pirate windows. They are ACTUALLY claiming that PCs sold with pre-installed linux are then being reinstalled with pirated versions of windows.
This is still a somewhat unfair claim in my view
Is it really possible to patent a legal contract? This is insane!!
For those who do not already know (and from reading the comments above there appear to be many)
Parody (such as the star wars spoof in the article), along with quotation and review, are specifically enshrined as "fair use" in the copyright law of most countries.
Indeed even in the US, with arguably the worlds most restrictive copyright laws, the Supreme Court has reached the unequivocal conclusion that a parody falls within the scope of the "fair use" defense
Dont they have a right to life?
You insensitive clod!
Although morally you should be able to sue MS for malpractice, legally you would be on thin ice.
I go here. Some of this stuff makes you think!!
You need to be a linux head to understand why this is useful, but believe me this is very useful. This is not the same as terminal server, but the differences may be hard to understand for a windows user.
We use this system (or a close relation of) at the university of oslo. Your $HOME directory and your $BIN directory never exist on the actual machine that you are working on (actually the $BIN directory uses a system of mounting and mirroring).
One major advantage is that software updates happen automatically without the need to install them. It also means that everybody is on the same version of software. Although we dont really use any proprietory programs, if we did licensing would be much easier to keep track of.
The best thing however is the remote home directory. This means that whichever machine you are sitting on in the network you always have your own emacs, your own X setup, your own scripts and so on.
Remote mounting- the way forward
I for one welcome our new intel overlords Its slashdot, its tradition, and somebody had to say it.
Just to use your example for one type of problem that NTFS/FAT16/FAT32 users have just now (although there are several types of problems if you think about it for a while).
You have some mp3s for a band called "Green Day" Do they go under emo, punk, rock (or even 'pop'). You may have strong feelings one way or the other as to which category they fall under, and therefore be able to save these files in one place and find them again at a later time. But will other people who use your computer/network have the same feelings about what kind of music green day play? How will other users now find those Green Day mp3s if they dont know which directory to look under?
This is at the heart of the arguments behind metadata and multiple inheritance, The reiserFS home page has lots of good information on the issues involved with file systems
The whole point is that the media (in the US) is neither publicly owned nor publicly accountable. It literally has no obligation to tell the truth. Lying is not illegal, and neither is ommiting, or downplaying the truth.
You asked how these stories could be "censored" by the government. You are asking the wrong question. The real question is "how can these stories be censored by corporations?"
Any TV or radio network in the US is owned, at least in part, by one of 5 large media corporations.
The stories just lack so much credibility that even the left-leaning media sources didn't give them much airtime
Oh dear! not very clever are you? Read closer, look for the sources. Please try to understand.
Hope this helps
1) If you have a programmer and a technician in the year 2004 who have absolutely no experience of open source, then you, and they, have a problem. The best way to "learn" "open source" is to have an interest in it, without interest, you cannot learn. Seeing as open source is a logical progression from just about any IT platform around, this should not be a problem. How you can be a programmer or a technician in this day and age without ever having used linux (at least once) completely escapes me.
2) 3 days to "learn" "open source"?!!? This is just not going to happen for those who have never shown the inclination until now. The philosophy and practices of every open source platform and language in 3 days?!?!?
conclusion) Open source can and should ALWAYS be your starting point for any IT related endevour. If it is not, then why not? Further, "open source" cannot be "taught" in three days, in the context of a presumably proprietary monoculture. Heres what you do:- find an open source tool that solves at least one problem, or streamlines at least one task that your IT team is experiencing. The merits of open source will be made clear by the ease and practicality of the utility its self. The open source expertise will come by using the utility over and over agian to successfully solve the same problem and save valuable development time. This will make your staff open source experts.
Forget the 3 day seminar- it wont work. Use those 9 man days on something useful
the transmeta chips used are specially developed to run at a low temperature. It is in fact this development alone which has enabled these "mini clusters" to now be manufactured