Cookies are created by the web browser. Software that a user willingly installed on there system. The problem is not at all with the websites. It's with the web browsers.
Some people are idiots and don't understand the technology.
A lot of the apparent sucess stories of open source are applications that were donated in a fairly complete form. eg. The Mozilla code based came from netscape after the finish of the first browser wars. The code base had been terribly abused by netscape in an attempt to add features too quickly. Really, The code base for mozilla and openoffice should have been thrown out and started again. But that takes time and the new versions wanted have all the features of the old version at least for a few years, so nobody would use them.
It's not an issue with the open source model, it's an issue with the large amount of work involved in dealling with a terribly overly complicated original code base. - Jesse McNelis
The main problem is that this is generally about preventing underage kids from accessing porn. The thing is that if kids are intent on acessing porn then this isn't going to stop them. If kids are just accidently coming in to contact with porn then a lot of the time it would be through spam email. Lets see them try to filter a ssl connection to hotmail.
Some people don't understand the technology, but think they are qualified to make decisions about laws governing that technology. Some People are idiots.
The poor kid is not going to have much contact with other kids his age. I'm guessing he's going to grow up a bit anti-social and with a lack of understanding of general social rules and rituals. - Jesse McNelis
BSD also makes a good argument for why java isn't "compile once, run everywhere" Java is much more "Compile once, run on any platform that Sun microsystems approves of"
I'd have the IT department put together a distrobution based on Gentoo. This would allow the IT department to have an exact idea of what is in the system and exactly how it's going to work. This would require the IT staff to have the expertise to properly support this setup without external support. But most governments should already have such resources. - Jesse McNelis
yes they are both levels of abstraction. But as with everything that gets more and more complex the lowest level most people will be at becomes higher and higher up the chain. The level of abstraction of printf("hello world"); is a good place to start because it's the lowest level one can go and still be able to relate it to normal language.
ummm...you do realise that the radio is not a free service. Radio is paid for through advestising. If a company wishes to charge you for using their service then they have the right to.
Computer are always useful. In this situation they can be used to track and order supplies of medicine, track who has been vacinated and who hasn't.
A large population of Africa are farmers. Internet access would give them weather reports, farming information(HowTo, market value of products) and allow them to order and track supplies.
The problem with most advances in security creates a situation where physical harm to the owner of the device becomes nescessary to steal the device. eg. Engine imobilises have decreased car theft but increased car jacking. which is much more dangerous to the owner of the car.
But I suppose, who is going to torture someone for their password to their phone.
DRM is not copyright law. DRM is fine, if copyright owners wish to control their copyrighted work, then so they should. DRM is not the problem. Laws that enforce DRM are.
DMCA is law and an example of laws being updated to be specific to techology, which is usually bad. Laws being updated to specifically apply to technology are usually created by those that don't actually understand the technology. Law makers should stick to making broard scope laws that dictate acceptible behaviour.
apparently you have'nt read US and now EU copyright law lately. 'Nuff said.
No, I have not and so I agree with you that my opinion may be disregarded due to this issue.
But Copyright seems fine to me. If you create something then you should have the right to state how it should be distributed. As consumers, if people don't like it, then don't partake in these works, use works that don't enforce copyright.
Bloddy MTV generation whining that their MTV music crap it being controlled by the companies that own it. While totally ignoring all the music that is released free by real musicians.
The only reason people think that the law is falling behind is that they think technology actually changes things. Mostly it doesn't. If you destory my data, then you are a vandal. If you steal my data, then you are a theif. If you use my computing resources without my permission then again it is theft. (basically the same as stealling someones car and driving it around and then returning it)
These laws have been around for centuries and they still apply.
Now, me, I like the wild west feel of the internet. Everyone has the ability to properly protect their computer systems. Most break ins occur because people get lazy and don't.
I don't know about this. Most programs are licenced under a "We are not liable" thing. Therefore if you use it and it breaks your data, Then it's your fault for using this software.
Think about it. I tell you that this peanut(software) could have poison(bugs) in it. But you like peanuts and so you ask me for the peanut(download the software), you then eat the peanut(use the software) and discover that OMG it's a poison peanut. Who fault is that?
I'm sure it more people actually paid attention to the "We are not liable" thing and wouldn't buy/use software that didn't guranteee to work and not break your data, then I'm sure there would be a market for good guranteed software.
A web browser is not an Operating System. A web browser is supposed to view html files. I see little point in running an office application inside my webbrowser.
Don't we all remember thin clients and mainframes. When the server goes down...everyone goes home. How is this any different?
Why would a rootkit listen for connections? With the increase in firewalls between internal and extenal networks, NAT etc. there is hardly any point in making a rootkit to listen for connections. Much better to make out going connections. * rootkit'd pc makes connection to IRC server and joins #haxored * botnet commander sends commands using IRC. yay! etc.
The top three ways to stop a rootkit are: * Don't web surf as Administrator. * Don't run unexpected attachments to emails. * Don't install software from an untrusted source(ie. don't pirate software)
These are simple rules. They were known in 1995. Ten years later and people still haven't learnt anything.
But I suppose good contraception has been around for 50 years and people don't seem to understand that yet either. smoking causes cancer. not doing exercise makes you fat. quick fixes don't work
As someone who has attempted an engineering degree is found it uninspiring. Too much maths and physics, not enough application or these. The structured education system I fairly broken. I know a lot of smart people who dropped out in high school (because they couldn't hack the bordem) and a lot of complete idiots that have degrees (how someone can go through 3 years of education, pass all the exams and get average marks and come out with a degree but with no real grasp of the topic amazes me.)
I would much rather learn a concept and pick up the maths formulas as they are required.
Mac programs also "know" what files types they can open.
You are trying to tell me that if I wrote an editor to edit.zag files and compiled it on MacOSX that MacOSX would automagically know that my program reads.zag files and would use it to open all.zag files. This is bullshit.
Your Mac applications use installers, they just use the inbuild installer.
In the same way, Linux applications are installed by package management installers (emerge, apt-get, etc.)
The thing about Microsoft is that they are anal about backwards compatiblity.
(Which is why Windows is still such a mess)
But apple is happy to break MacOS 9 applications to get developers to use the OSX installer.
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Cookies are created by the web browser.
Software that a user willingly installed on there system.
The problem is not at all with the websites.
It's with the web browsers.
Some people are idiots and don't understand the technology.
A lot of the apparent sucess stories of open source are applications that were donated in a fairly complete form. eg. The Mozilla code based came from netscape after the finish of the first browser wars. The code base had been terribly abused by netscape in an attempt to add features too quickly. Really, The code base for mozilla and openoffice should have been thrown out and started again. But that takes time and the new versions wanted have all the features of the old version at least for a few years, so nobody would use them.
It's not an issue with the open source model, it's an issue with the large amount of work involved in dealling with a terribly overly complicated original code base.
- Jesse McNelis
The main problem is that this is generally about preventing underage kids from accessing porn. The thing is that if kids are intent on acessing porn then this isn't going to stop them. If kids are just accidently coming in to contact with porn then a lot of the time it would be through spam email. Lets see them try to filter a ssl connection to hotmail.
Some people don't understand the technology, but think they are qualified to make decisions about laws governing that technology. Some People are idiots.
The poor kid is not going to have much contact with other kids his age. I'm guessing he's going to grow up a bit anti-social and with a lack of understanding of general social rules and rituals.
- Jesse McNelis
BSD also makes a good argument for why java isn't "compile once, run everywhere"
Java is much more "Compile once, run on any platform that Sun microsystems approves of"
GNU/Solaris sounds like only the kernel is not linux.
You appear to be a very confused individual.
- Jesse McNelis
I'd have the IT department put together a distrobution based on Gentoo.
This would allow the IT department to have an exact idea of what is in the system and exactly how it's going to work.
This would require the IT staff to have the expertise to properly support this setup without external support. But most governments should already have such resources.
- Jesse McNelis
yes they are both levels of abstraction.
But as with everything that gets more and more complex the lowest level most people will be at becomes higher and higher up the chain.
The level of abstraction of printf("hello world"); is a good place to start because it's the lowest level one can go and still be able to relate it to normal language.
ummm...you do realise that the radio is not a free service.
Radio is paid for through advestising.
If a company wishes to charge you for using their service then they have the right to.
I really want to see a wind-up computer, like those wind-up radios. Would be quite awesome.
Computer are always useful.
In this situation they can be used to track and order supplies of medicine, track who has been vacinated and who hasn't.
A large population of Africa are farmers. Internet access would give them weather reports, farming information(HowTo, market value of products) and allow them to order and track supplies.
-- Jesse McNelis
The problem with most advances in security creates a situation where physical harm to the owner of the device becomes nescessary to steal the device.
eg. Engine imobilises have decreased car theft but increased car jacking. which is much more dangerous to the owner of the car.
But I suppose, who is going to torture someone for their password to their phone.
it's not KDE. It's KHTML.
KHTML has a far lower footprint than something like GECKO(mozilla firefox).
obviously you haven't heard of Jabber's transports to other IM networks.
Using Jabber will fix all your IM problems.
If less idiots used IM services controlled by idiots then their wouldn't be a problem.
DRM is not copyright law.
DRM is fine, if copyright owners wish to control their copyrighted work, then so they should.
DRM is not the problem. Laws that enforce DRM are.
DMCA is law and an example of laws being updated to be specific to techology, which is usually bad. Laws being updated to specifically apply to technology are usually created by those that don't actually understand the technology.
Law makers should stick to making broard scope laws that dictate acceptible behaviour.
apparently you have'nt read US and now EU copyright law lately. 'Nuff said.
No, I have not and so I agree with you that my opinion may be disregarded due to this issue. But Copyright seems fine to me. If you create something then you should have the right to state how it should be distributed. As consumers, if people don't like it, then don't partake in these works, use works that don't enforce copyright.
Bloddy MTV generation whining that their MTV music crap it being controlled by the companies that own it. While totally ignoring all the music that is released free by real musicians.
The only reason people think that the law is falling behind is that they think technology actually changes things. Mostly it doesn't.
If you destory my data, then you are a vandal.
If you steal my data, then you are a theif.
If you use my computing resources without my permission then again it is theft.
(basically the same as stealling someones car and driving it around and then returning it)
These laws have been around for centuries and they still apply.
Now, me, I like the wild west feel of the internet. Everyone has the ability to properly protect their computer systems. Most break ins occur because people get lazy and don't.
- Jesse McNelis
Nah, spyware can be written for any platform.
All it takes is an idiot users to install it.
does anyone know if Dapper has been released?
any idea of when it might be?
I don't know about this.
Most programs are licenced under a "We are not liable" thing. Therefore if you use it and it breaks your data, Then it's your fault for using this software.
Think about it. I tell you that this peanut(software) could have poison(bugs) in it. But you like peanuts and so you ask me for the peanut(download the software), you then eat the peanut(use the software) and discover that OMG it's a poison peanut. Who fault is that?
I'm sure it more people actually paid attention to the "We are not liable" thing and wouldn't buy/use software that didn't guranteee to work and not break your data, then I'm sure there would be a market for good guranteed software.
- Jesse McNelis
A web browser is not an Operating System.
A web browser is supposed to view html files.
I see little point in running an office application inside my webbrowser.
Don't we all remember thin clients and mainframes.
When the server goes down...everyone goes home.
How is this any different?
- Jesse McNelis
Why would a rootkit listen for connections?
With the increase in firewalls between internal and extenal networks, NAT etc. there is hardly any point in making a rootkit to listen for connections.
Much better to make out going connections.
* rootkit'd pc makes connection to IRC server and joins #haxored
* botnet commander sends commands using IRC.
yay! etc.
The top three ways to stop a rootkit are:
* Don't web surf as Administrator.
* Don't run unexpected attachments to emails.
* Don't install software from an untrusted source(ie. don't pirate software)
These are simple rules.
They were known in 1995.
Ten years later and people still haven't learnt anything.
But I suppose good contraception has been around for 50 years and people don't seem to understand that yet either.
smoking causes cancer.
not doing exercise makes you fat.
quick fixes don't work
ok, I'm done.
- Jesse McNelis
As someone who has attempted an engineering degree is found it uninspiring. Too much maths and physics, not enough application or these.
The structured education system I fairly broken. I know a lot of smart people who dropped out in high school (because they couldn't hack the bordem) and a lot of complete idiots that have degrees (how someone can go through 3 years of education, pass all the exams and get average marks and come out with a degree but with no real grasp of the topic amazes me.)
I would much rather learn a concept and pick up the maths formulas as they are required.
- Jesse McNelis
You are trying to tell me that if I wrote an editor to edit .zag files and compiled it on MacOSX that MacOSX would automagically know that my program reads .zag files and would use it to open all .zag files. This is bullshit.
Your Mac applications use installers, they just use the inbuild installer. In the same way, Linux applications are installed by package management installers (emerge, apt-get, etc.)
The thing about Microsoft is that they are anal about backwards compatiblity. (Which is why Windows is still such a mess) But apple is happy to break MacOS 9 applications to get developers to use the OSX installer.
- Jesse McNelis