I just install a vanilla Redhat on all my boxes. They get rooted within a few days, and the hax0rs take care of the security updates for me. Course, I can't log in as root anymore, but hey... that's a feature.
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Ummmm, coz mp3 is patent encumbered? You could build a device that en/decodes without paying the $$$ with Ogg. I realize that mp3 decoders are free, but just decoding music isn't going to be enough for long (we are already seeing encoding recorder/players). As for the fp math, CPLDs/ASICs are cheap now. Duh. I like mp3 too (most of my collection is in mp3 format), but the legal aspects have to be considered.
The only way to get an integer decoder right now is either to pay Xiph for their integer decoder (not bloody likely for most hardware companies; they don't have to pay to implement MP3, why should they pay for Ogg?)
2) Legally, they're obligated to fight these items or they may lose exclusivity that copyrights grant (this is why the lawyers for "Band-Aid" and "Kleenex" pursue misuse of the name, else it becomes a generic name
I don't actually know what I am talking about, but having an opinion helps my self esteem!
Why is it that every time there is a story about copyright/trademark on this site, the same misinformed opinions keep cropping up? You'd think that they all would have been slapped down by now.
Actually I neglected to mention that part. I use a media rated container to hold the tape inside the fireproof safe, but that part of the procedure seemed to be past the scope of the discussion. If you are curious, the device is called a Schwab Media Cooler. I am more concerned with the property theft aspect than fire anyways (I was using this method in a concrete and brick building, almost no fire risk. I just recently moved to a wooden building).
At least it is better than using RAID. No protection from heat OR theft.
I have a 100BaseT network, and a server computer that resides in a different room from the rest of my systems. I rotate backups using those aluminum drive caddies. A pair of 60G drives turned out to be MUCH cheaper than the equivalent size tape backup. Every day, I rotate out the drive at the end of the day, and swap with the other. The spare I keep in a fireproof safe. Just tarball the appropriate directories. Done. Poof. Much faster than the average DDS3 tape drive too. Runs at night and I don't even notice it.
Exactly! Check out Bruce Sterling's short story called: Our Neural Chernobyl. It is in the book called Globalhead, now available in cheapass paperback for under $10. Very worthwhile read.
Or maybe not so wrong. It should be obvious to anyone who has ever used a web browser that html is in fact MACHINE READABLE. It just happends to _ALSO_ be human readable. Just because I understand PIC micro machine code, doesn't mean that I can't release the executable control code for my coke machine under the GPL, since I am human and the code is readable to me, hence human readble.
I realize I am stretching here a little, but when in Rome...
Anyhoo, the binary and the source happen to be the same file in the case of html. The html received by the end user when they receive a php3 parsed file, is a subset of that binary/source in php, but the file in whole or in part is covered by the GPL. It could be argued that content that is generated by an algorithm might not be covered (date information and whatnot), but the body of the data would be protected.
You know... Jon Katz catches flak all of the time for being a blowhard, and generally undereducated on technical issues, but it seems to me that he is perfectly on the mark this time around. This WAVE page is a Very Bad(tm) idea, and the ease of use and anonymity that the web allows makes it far too easy to abuse. I am impressed that Jon Katz (and Slashdot) are stepping up to the plate and actually doing something about it.
Other projects we're currently working on include a printing API that will be released to the open source community
This looks very interesting. Say what you will about Window$, but it has AMAZING printer support. What you see really is what you get. I would love to see a really good quality printing API for linux. Are there any out there already that do a good job (especially on non postscript printers)?
It seems to me that it was true many moons ago that BSD (pick your favourite one) was the secure os of choice, but now, with linux development forging ahead at ungodly speeds, is there really much of a difference? Has anyone done a decent comparison lately?
held by Corel Corporation, Corel Corporation Limited, and others...
IANAL, but i see nothing really wrong with this statement, since some of the software is owned by corel (some small part I am sure) and the rest is owned by others (Debian, KDE developers etc...), licensed under the GPL. Shouldn't be a problem.
The lawyers for the FSF have doubtless spent a great deal of time proofing the GPL, so we are unlikely to find any major flaws under cursory examination here (not that it would be impossible).
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I just install a vanilla Redhat on all my boxes. They get rooted within a few days, and the hax0rs take care of the security updates for me. Course, I can't log in as root anymore, but hey... that's a feature.
2) Legally, they're obligated to fight these items or they may lose exclusivity that copyrights grant (this is why the lawyers for "Band-Aid" and "Kleenex" pursue misuse of the name, else it becomes a generic name
I don't actually know what I am talking about, but having an opinion helps my self esteem!
Why is it that every time there is a story about copyright/trademark on this site, the same misinformed opinions keep cropping up? You'd think that they all would have been slapped down by now.
Actually I neglected to mention that part. I use a media rated container to hold the tape inside the fireproof safe, but that part of the procedure seemed to be past the scope of the discussion. If you are curious, the device is called a Schwab Media Cooler. I am more concerned with the property theft aspect than fire anyways (I was using this method in a concrete and brick building, almost no fire risk. I just recently moved to a wooden building).
At least it is better than using RAID. No protection from heat OR theft.
I have a 100BaseT network, and a server computer that resides in a different room from the rest of my systems. I rotate backups using those aluminum drive caddies. A pair of 60G drives turned out to be MUCH cheaper than the equivalent size tape backup. Every day, I rotate out the drive at the end of the day, and swap with the other. The spare I keep in a fireproof safe. Just tarball the appropriate directories. Done. Poof. Much faster than the average DDS3 tape drive too. Runs at night and I don't even notice it.
And it's built on the Neon platform. Yech...
Exactly! Check out Bruce Sterling's short story called: Our Neural Chernobyl. It is in the book called Globalhead, now available in cheapass paperback for under $10. Very worthwhile read.
Check out The KULT
Or maybe not so wrong. It should be obvious to anyone who has ever used a web browser that html is in fact MACHINE READABLE. It just happends to _ALSO_ be human readable. Just because I understand PIC micro machine code, doesn't mean that I can't release the executable control code for my coke machine under the GPL, since I am human and the code is readable to me, hence human readble.
I realize I am stretching here a little, but when in Rome...
Anyhoo, the binary and the source happen to be the same file in the case of html. The html received by the end user when they receive a php3 parsed file, is a subset of that binary/source in php, but the file in whole or in part is covered by the GPL. It could be argued that content that is generated by an algorithm might not be covered (date information and whatnot), but the body of the data would be protected.
You know... Jon Katz catches flak all of the time for being a blowhard, and generally undereducated on technical issues, but it seems to me that he is perfectly on the mark this time around. This WAVE page is a Very Bad(tm) idea, and the ease of use and anonymity that the web allows makes it far too easy to abuse. I am impressed that Jon Katz (and Slashdot) are stepping up to the plate and actually doing something about it.
Other projects we're currently working on include a printing API that will be released to the open source community
This looks very interesting. Say what you will about Window$, but it has AMAZING printer support. What you see really is what you get. I would love to see a really good quality printing API for linux. Are there any out there already that do a good job (especially on non postscript printers)?
It seems to me that it was true many moons ago that BSD (pick your favourite one) was the secure os of choice, but now, with linux development forging ahead at ungodly speeds, is there really much of a difference? Has anyone done a decent comparison lately?
held by Corel Corporation, Corel Corporation Limited, and others...
IANAL, but i see nothing really wrong with this statement, since some of the software is owned by corel (some small part I am sure) and the rest is owned by others (Debian, KDE developers etc...), licensed under the GPL. Shouldn't be a problem.
The lawyers for the FSF have doubtless spent a great deal of time proofing the GPL, so we are unlikely to find any major flaws under cursory examination here (not that it would be impossible).