I'm quite impressed how quickly the beta's follow eachother. Even if changes between 5.2 and 5.3 aren't major. (haven't read the changelog though) It makes me wonder why it takes so much longer for Microsoft with all its resources to go from one beta to the next, even with all the software that has to be tested.
Finally being able to read TFA, I wonder how much help it'll be in a citrix environment. If you only use thin clients, maybe, but I doubt if you have the right environment for having to use virtual machines then. Many older applications can run on windows with a little tweaking, and if it's about using both windows and *nix/*bsd applications, plenty of ways to be able to run a client/server solution on both platforms (citrix/x11).
Yeah, but last time I saw the price, I wasn't planning on buying any of those overpriced Nike/Puma/Whatever sneakers. The ones I have now for 12 do fine.
I'm with you! I hate all those extra keys, they are useless to me. Luckily I managed to confiscate a few older keyboards at work and took them home with me. What would be neat is that small programmer's keyboard (too lazy to look for site), unfortunately they are way too pricy.
You forgot the ads being transmitted and played on the wristband all day, and during the automated drive for those who have a car on the windshield, and you'll be woken up in the morning, saying that Shell sponsored today's sunrise.
So I guess they think it's worse to do something illegal with P2P software than with a gun!? Geez, I can't even start thinking about how stupid this sort of thing is.
For one, systems that are critical should be patched anyway, or shouldn't be linked to a risky network. This is about those systems that would be infected by any destructive worm anyway. Those systems should be patched automatically, even if it's through the use of a white worm. As long as the worm is passive and can self destruct, the risk of one could be acceptible. It would take up more bandwith in the beginning, but every infected system that gets patched will stop it's own broadcast of the black worm, so after a while traffic would be much lower.
Anything that can be fixed automatically saves time and bandwidth in the end.
Same here in the Netherlands. In my case though I didn't so much get distracted from the road, as from following the conversation because I kept my focus on driving, heh. Try talking someone through a sudden breakdown of the network that way. I was always glad when I could park somewhere safely to finish the job. I'm not sure if they want to enforce it on the use of laptops as well, even if it's the passenger in the front using one instead of the driver. But there are many more things they should outlaw that drivers do, like reading newspapers or other papers, shaving, applying makeup, constantly looking sideways at the passenger while talking. Drivers should focus on the road, whatever it is that draws their attention. (and that includes road accidents!)
Indeed, it's hard to sue someone for money if they don't make any from the open source software they write. It would at most only halt the development until there's an alternative to that part that's patented. But I think it's more likely there's more prior art to debunk the patent and drop any case in court.
nobody will bother to use it when regular email is cheaper, already deployed, and infinitely less fuss
Exactly. Even if this, or a scheme like this becomes mandatory it wont last because the community will come up with a new email system for free, and one that will be more secure than this one. As soon as money gets involved, some free alternative will pop up.
One *BSD hates the other? Where did you get that idea? If it's just because some developers have their own idea on how to implement things, you might as well say that every GNU/Linux distro hates the other ones. Which does seem to be the case with all the distro zealots and their ranting on how only their choice is the good one.
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Looks like the server has been "liberated" as well.
I'm quite impressed how quickly the beta's follow eachother. Even if changes between 5.2 and 5.3 aren't major. (haven't read the changelog though)
It makes me wonder why it takes so much longer for Microsoft with all its resources to go from one beta to the next, even with all the software that has to be tested.
Finally being able to read TFA, I wonder how much help it'll be in a citrix environment.
If you only use thin clients, maybe, but I doubt if you have the right environment for having to use virtual machines then. Many older applications can run on windows with a little tweaking, and if it's about using both windows and *nix/*bsd applications, plenty of ways to be able to run a client/server solution on both platforms (citrix/x11).
YEEHAAA!!!
*smirk*
Cheaper than a pair of sneakers
Yeah, but last time I saw the price, I wasn't planning on buying any of those overpriced Nike/Puma/Whatever sneakers. The ones I have now for 12 do fine.
I'm with you! I hate all those extra keys, they are useless to me. Luckily I managed to confiscate a few older keyboards at work and took them home with me.
What would be neat is that small programmer's keyboard (too lazy to look for site), unfortunately they are way too pricy.
You forgot the ads being transmitted and played on the wristband all day, and during the automated drive for those who have a car on the windshield, and you'll be woken up in the morning, saying that Shell sponsored today's sunrise.
Aren't we supposed to call it our new overlord?
You don't say "The Refrigerator is broken and the Food is bad, so let's jump in the Car and go to the Restaurant" do you?
I do, after throwing all the spoiled stuff out and phoning the insurance company.
I wish he wouldn't recommend using all the "My ..." names for categories.
It feels so immature.
So I guess they think it's worse to do something illegal with P2P software than with a gun!?
Geez, I can't even start thinking about how stupid this sort of thing is.
I'm only half Finnish, (the other half Dutch), and I already did my time in the Dutch army. *sighs* I lose out on both sides.
In Soviet Russia, you get American jokes.
Well, we could combine days... "Bring your hot 18-year old daughter to work to appreciate your sysadmin day" sounds like a good way to start. *grin*
So if I can install Doom 3 successfully on that server, I can get root access here?
Well, obvious. This is slashdot, who is interested in stuff running Windows anyway? :-P
Driving drunk means you can't focus on the road. That is an entirely different thing than conciously doing anything else but drive.
For one, systems that are critical should be patched anyway, or shouldn't be linked to a risky network. This is about those systems that would be infected by any destructive worm anyway. Those systems should be patched automatically, even if it's through the use of a white worm.
As long as the worm is passive and can self destruct, the risk of one could be acceptible. It would take up more bandwith in the beginning, but every infected system that gets patched will stop it's own broadcast of the black worm, so after a while traffic would be much lower.
Anything that can be fixed automatically saves time and bandwidth in the end.
*starts singing Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen*
Same here in the Netherlands. In my case though I didn't so much get distracted from the road, as from following the conversation because I kept my focus on driving, heh. Try talking someone through a sudden breakdown of the network that way. I was always glad when I could park somewhere safely to finish the job.
I'm not sure if they want to enforce it on the use of laptops as well, even if it's the passenger in the front using one instead of the driver. But there are many more things they should outlaw that drivers do, like reading newspapers or other papers, shaving, applying makeup, constantly looking sideways at the passenger while talking. Drivers should focus on the road, whatever it is that draws their attention. (and that includes road accidents!)
Indeed, it's hard to sue someone for money if they don't make any from the open source software they write. It would at most only halt the development until there's an alternative to that part that's patented.
But I think it's more likely there's more prior art to debunk the patent and drop any case in court.
nobody will bother to use it when regular email is cheaper, already deployed, and infinitely less fuss
Exactly. Even if this, or a scheme like this becomes mandatory it wont last because the community will come up with a new email system for free, and one that will be more secure than this one.
As soon as money gets involved, some free alternative will pop up.
One *BSD hates the other? Where did you get that idea? If it's just because some developers have their own idea on how to implement things, you might as well say that every GNU/Linux distro hates the other ones. Which does seem to be the case with all the distro zealots and their ranting on how only their choice is the good one.
Well, for once it justifies saying, "I for one welcome our new Xorg overlords."
It said easy steps. You haven't seen the "stairs" of my basement.