Fry's, where Linux is viewed as a "loss leader" on the ultra low end;
This is a huge mistake. Fry's seems to be equating "free software" with "cheap bastards". They should be focusing on giving their customers freedom of choice in their software selections.
But then again, this is Fry's...
Not even close to the highest wave
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The highest wave in recorded history happened in Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958. The wave was created by a huge landslide after an 8.0 earthquake. See this page for details and some amazing photographs.
Download something critical, say, the current Linux kernel from kernel.org.
Insert a trojan/backdoor/whatever.
Manipulate the tar archive so the hashes match. This is the subject of TFA.
Somehow upload the trojaned kernel back to kernel.org.
Since the hashes for the original kernel and the trojaned kernel are identical, they both appear valid when checked against the signature.
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Profit!
Before someone starts bitching about "lack of trust" in open source, please replace kernel with security update and kernel.org with microsoft.com in the above text.
Am I the only one who thinks it's a bit much when coworkers who sit RIGHT NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER communicate only through e-mail? It's frightening how often that happens in my corporate office - how about you guys?
It depends on the nature of the conversation. Sometimes it's good to have a durable record -- for one thing, it makes it easier to bring other people into the conversation.
Of course, sometimes it's best to not have a durable record...
IMHO, the right to "know how these devices work" is just as important as the right to "face your accuser".
Imagine this scenario:
You go out to dinner with friends, and you drink exactly one class of wine with your meal.
On the way home, you are pulled over by a police officer for driving 39 in a 35 zone.
You are "asked" to take a breathalyzer test.
Background for non-US residents: In most places I have been in the US, the legal maximum blood alcohol content is around 0.08%. Most people (those with normal metabolism, etc) can easily drink one glass of wine and remain far below this limit.
When you take this test, don't you really want to know how the machine works? A false positive could have a huge impact on the rest of your life.
Building your own Linux distribution is like building your own airplane.
People build their own airplanes not because they want Airplane X or Feature Y, they do it because they want to build an airplane. They want to take control of the construction process and be intimately familiar with the final product. They want to learn how the various airplane systems function. They will not necessarily learn the detailed workings of an internal combustion engine, but they will learn how it interacts with other systems.
The same is true with LFS. If you want a generic Linux distribution, then install Fedora, Gentoo, Debian, or whatever suits you. However, if you want to build your own Linux distribution, if want to take control and be intimately familiar with the final product, then LFS is the way to go. You will learn how the various components function. You will not necessarily learn the detailed workings of the Linux kernel, but you will learn how it interacts with other system components.
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I'm curious as to which definition of MF you're using...
Spam!
Greed. "Too much" is never enough.
Yes: Microsoft doesn't control it.
And running Apache as root is a Really Bad Idea (tm).
"100 Suns" by Michael Light (ISBN 1400041139) is an excellent collection of "terrifyingly beautiful" nuclear test photographs.
It's easy to get self-righteous when you have the benefit of 60 years hindsight.
I've never seen Plan 9, but I don't believe it could be worse than The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Yes, that was expressed very awkwardnessfully.
Dupe.
(Just kidding.)
...more emphasis on creativity and problem-solving skills.
From TFA:
This is a huge mistake. Fry's seems to be equating "free software" with "cheap bastards". They should be focusing on giving their customers freedom of choice in their software selections.
But then again, this is Fry's...
The highest wave in recorded history happened in Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958. The wave was created by a huge landslide after an 8.0 earthquake. See this page for details and some amazing photographs.
If you're interested in more details, read Philip L. Fradkin book Wildest Alaska: Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay.
Houston humidity can be beaten with a baseball bat.
So, Sun managed to put an NCR Voyager on a single chip? Uhh... cool?
They should change the project name to Gelding.
Before someone starts bitching about "lack of trust" in open source, please replace kernel with security update and kernel.org with microsoft.com in the above text.
Terrorists do not necessarily live in the Middle East and wear turbans. Some live in Washington, DC and wear suits.
wyle_e_coyote@acme.com
Or, to quote an apropos line from a page on Wiley's site for the book Brand Name Bullies:
It depends on the nature of the conversation. Sometimes it's good to have a durable record -- for one thing, it makes it easier to bring other people into the conversation.
Of course, sometimes it's best to not have a durable record...
IMHO, the right to "know how these devices work" is just as important as the right to "face your accuser".
Imagine this scenario:
Background for non-US residents: In most places I have been in the US, the legal maximum blood alcohol content is around 0.08%. Most people (those with normal metabolism, etc) can easily drink one glass of wine and remain far below this limit.
When you take this test, don't you really want to know how the machine works? A false positive could have a huge impact on the rest of your life.
Building your own Linux distribution is like building your own airplane.
People build their own airplanes not because they want Airplane X or Feature Y, they do it because they want to build an airplane. They want to take control of the construction process and be intimately familiar with the final product. They want to learn how the various airplane systems function. They will not necessarily learn the detailed workings of an internal combustion engine, but they will learn how it interacts with other systems.
The same is true with LFS. If you want a generic Linux distribution, then install Fedora, Gentoo, Debian, or whatever suits you. However, if you want to build your own Linux distribution, if want to take control and be intimately familiar with the final product, then LFS is the way to go. You will learn how the various components function. You will not necessarily learn the detailed workings of the Linux kernel, but you will learn how it interacts with other system components.
...the worlds first atomic wristwatch.
FWIW, Windows NT 3.51 (a.k.a. "Daytona") was the first PowerPC release.