You can borrow as many lines of a song as you want, if the song is in the public domain. It sounds to me like SGI is over-stating the problem to try and get SCO on its good side (at least until SCO decides whether or not to sue or terminate the license). After all, if this has any effect, it is only going to help SCO's FUD machine.
Shall we define the rating of an IM network as s+f
s = # of smilies
f = # of frames allowed in a buddy icon
Seriously, if you're that worried about it, explore some clients like Trillian that are bound to have all the smilies you could possibly imagine plus 1.
Let's just hope that OpenOffice can show the world what it's made of while it still has a chance. I get this feeling that if Microsoft imposes it's monopolistic lock-in policies soon, few people will ever even see or hear of OpenOffice. If it's into the public view (because of its wonderful features) before Microsoft takes over, we can hope that more people will support OpenOffice in any battle with Microsoft, since people suddenly can't use the new product that they've already grown to love.
I agree. By doing this, he's probably going to please more people than he's going to annoy (most people not being affect either way). So, maybe he's just trying to win some open source votes, but since when has the Open Source Community had any part in lobbying? Maybe this is a good start. After all, our world is controlled by the economy and politics.
I haven't done my research on Dean or anyone else, but maybe this is a good opportunity?
We should recognize this and try to get an edge (or at least keep up!).
Let's hope that these resources will be widely available for research purposes and weather forecasting. I think this is a big step in understanding various weather systems, a science that is far from understood by anyone.
Not long after this is implemented, I hope to see various news agencies provide not only forecasting based on information provided from the new equipment, but raw data (and maybe not-so-raw data...like images) as well.
This could be a great resource for researchers and the slashdot crowd alike.
I believe your public state owned librarys also block sites depending on their content right ?
This sounds reasonably accurate, although I'm not quite sure the result of some recent lawsuits. But are you aware of how few people use the library as the primary Internet resource? We may be attempting to censor porn (and in turn, censoring more sites) at libraries, but nothing has been done for involuntary censorship at the ISP level or anything else.
dont think that democracy means free anything, you give up your daily life for your boss no ?
Yes, but I am free to tell my boss to go F#$* him/her self and not show up for work tomorrow. It's not a very viable option for the people of India to get up and leave their country, if it's even possible for them to do so.
This government is doing nothing more than trying to please people. Many people will be pleased, and many will be displeased. They have blocked Yahoo Groups, but there are plenty other sources of criticism, probably many much worse, that will remain uncensored until they go to the extreme of blocking everything by default and only allowing the sites of their choice.
This is not only ridiculous, it's not feasible. Good try.
Just because the copyright is not held by a large corporation, does not mean that they can get away with breaking the license.
This is exactly what we would all like to believe. Apparently many people are opposed to what Linksys is doing (and posting on slashdot stating their opposition), but WHO is actually going to provide the funds and bring about a lawsuit against Linksys? It appears, from the responses by Linksys's PR department, that a lawsuit (or serious threat of one) is the only way to get the code released. FSF and individual coders simply don't have the resources to monitor all GPL'd code and take care of GPL infractions. Who does?
Any news on an open source client? As soon as one is developed, I'm sure many more people will begin using it and, in turn, testing and experimenting with it.
TI calculators come complete with an excellent display, and excellent layout. The software on them can be modified in its entirety, including OS updates, FlashApps, and other apps, which can be coded on the calculator itself OR on a PC and transferred via USB. With its large storage size (not sure exactly what it is), you can pretty much code (or download) almost ANYTHING you would want the calculator to perform for you. Why then, would you say that an HP is so much higher quality? Is it the processor, memory size, or simply the default software that comes included (and most people don't bother to change)?
This is a wonderful idea. Sites like Yahoo already have Yellow Pages that do similar things. Hopefully Google can make it even better. I definitely believe MapQuest is a big improvement over Yahoo Maps. Nice to see that Google has started out small (just search engine), made their services FAR better than any competitor, and are now, finally, expanding.
And by automatically installing updates they ARE hosing customers. They get lucky only because they're probably hosing too few to launch an attack worthy of a bullet proof limo.
Since Microsoft owns the hardware, they can also install a patch that makes it completely unusable, right? Hell, when you bought it, they didn't make a guarantee that they wouldn't INTENTIONALLY prevent it from functioning a month later.
Well excellent! In order to discontinue use of "The Verisign Services", I will just send them an email telling to quite serving my netblock of IPs.....yeah right....
And when it gets null-routed we get "Connection timed out" messages instead of DNS errors. We still have problems with error messages that have been built into programs for years.
Qwest and AT&T and everybody else can do this if they want. You can also switch phone providers if you want. You won't find an alternative for Verisign without burning your computer and going to sleep for 10 years.
It's no longer slashdotted, but here's the complete list.
1. Flatus Odor Judge (smelling real fart samples)
2. Dysentery Stool-Sample Analyzer (studying diarrhea)
3. Barnyard Masturbator (go figure)
4. Brazil Mosquito Researcher
5. Hot-Zone Superintendent (ebola and anthrax outbreaks)
6. Isolation Chamber Tester
7. Fistula Feeder (why not call him a feces specialist?)
8. Prison Rape Researcher
9. Carcass Cleaner
10. Postdoc (anything you do after getting a PHD)
11. Metric System Advocate
12. Corpse-Flower Grower (it's a stench, not a smell)
13. Endanged Species Ecologist
14. Astronaut
15. Fish Counter
16. US Stem Cell Researcher
17. Planetary Protection Officer (prevents microbes from travelling from Earth to the solar system)
18. Fusion Researcher
The fact of the matter is, if everyone who disagreed with what SCO is doing resigned (and those not currently working for them refuse to apply), then SCO wouldn't be able to do what it's doing.
The coders *DO* have a say in the matter, because if they quit, and other responsible coders refuse to take the position, SCO can't do what they're doing.
This is a great idea. Along with the firewall on my individual machine, I would enjoy a firewall run by the ISP that would allow me to create the rules. That way I am able to block packets that require a lot of bandwidth (i.e. DoS) at the ISP server, so the connection to my ISP doesn't slow because of it.
Whoever is pissed off about the spam is going to notify the "responsible" sender. If this sender isn't actually responsible, then his certificate will be removed from the "responsible" list until he complies. If he wants to sue the spammer to prevent illegal mail so that he can be re-instated as "responsible", then so-be-it.
This may save you a few bucks for your small operations. What about the LARGE ISPs that now have to hire an additional department to block hundreds of proxies used by a single spammer? They're now spending more money, and in turn passing the cost to their customers (i.e. YOU). So what? You're still ahead. Everyone else is behind.
The endusers CAN define their own rules. Anything ALLOWED by the MTA will be passed to the enduser with the "message type" left intact. If you don't want to see optin/optout mail, you simply add a filter to your mail client to move it to the trash (or bounce, or whatever). This means 2 or 3 filters to eliminate "spam", not hundreds of filters & algorithms currently employed by anti-spam software techniques.
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You can borrow as many lines of a song as you want, if the song is in the public domain. It sounds to me like SGI is over-stating the problem to try and get SCO on its good side (at least until SCO decides whether or not to sue or terminate the license). After all, if this has any effect, it is only going to help SCO's FUD machine.
Long day at work? Time to bitch about everything?
Hotmail is the best email? It Has No Client!
Shall we define the rating of an IM network as s+f
s = # of smilies
f = # of frames allowed in a buddy icon
Seriously, if you're that worried about it, explore some clients like Trillian that are bound to have all the smilies you could possibly imagine plus 1.
Let's just hope that OpenOffice can show the world what it's made of while it still has a chance. I get this feeling that if Microsoft imposes it's monopolistic lock-in policies soon, few people will ever even see or hear of OpenOffice. If it's into the public view (because of its wonderful features) before Microsoft takes over, we can hope that more people will support OpenOffice in any battle with Microsoft, since people suddenly can't use the new product that they've already grown to love.
I agree. By doing this, he's probably going to please more people than he's going to annoy (most people not being affect either way). So, maybe he's just trying to win some open source votes, but since when has the Open Source Community had any part in lobbying? Maybe this is a good start. After all, our world is controlled by the economy and politics.
I haven't done my research on Dean or anyone else, but maybe this is a good opportunity?
We should recognize this and try to get an edge (or at least keep up!).
Let's hope that these resources will be widely available for research purposes and weather forecasting. I think this is a big step in understanding various weather systems, a science that is far from understood by anyone.
Not long after this is implemented, I hope to see various news agencies provide not only forecasting based on information provided from the new equipment, but raw data (and maybe not-so-raw data...like images) as well.
This could be a great resource for researchers and the slashdot crowd alike.
I believe your public state owned librarys also block sites depending on their content right ?
This sounds reasonably accurate, although I'm not quite sure the result of some recent lawsuits. But are you aware of how few people use the library as the primary Internet resource? We may be attempting to censor porn (and in turn, censoring more sites) at libraries, but nothing has been done for involuntary censorship at the ISP level or anything else.
dont think that democracy means free anything, you give up your daily life for your boss no ?
Yes, but I am free to tell my boss to go F#$* him/her self and not show up for work tomorrow. It's not a very viable option for the people of India to get up and leave their country, if it's even possible for them to do so.
This government is doing nothing more than trying to please people. Many people will be pleased, and many will be displeased. They have blocked Yahoo Groups, but there are plenty other sources of criticism, probably many much worse, that will remain uncensored until they go to the extreme of blocking everything by default and only allowing the sites of their choice.
This is not only ridiculous, it's not feasible. Good try.
Just because the copyright is not held by a large corporation, does not mean that they can get away with breaking the license.
This is exactly what we would all like to believe. Apparently many people are opposed to what Linksys is doing (and posting on slashdot stating their opposition), but WHO is actually going to provide the funds and bring about a lawsuit against Linksys? It appears, from the responses by Linksys's PR department, that a lawsuit (or serious threat of one) is the only way to get the code released. FSF and individual coders simply don't have the resources to monitor all GPL'd code and take care of GPL infractions. Who does?
Any news on an open source client? As soon as one is developed, I'm sure many more people will begin using it and, in turn, testing and experimenting with it.
TI calculators come complete with an excellent display, and excellent layout. The software on them can be modified in its entirety, including OS updates, FlashApps, and other apps, which can be coded on the calculator itself OR on a PC and transferred via USB. With its large storage size (not sure exactly what it is), you can pretty much code (or download) almost ANYTHING you would want the calculator to perform for you. Why then, would you say that an HP is so much higher quality? Is it the processor, memory size, or simply the default software that comes included (and most people don't bother to change)?
This is a wonderful idea. Sites like Yahoo already have Yellow Pages that do similar things. Hopefully Google can make it even better. I definitely believe MapQuest is a big improvement over Yahoo Maps. Nice to see that Google has started out small (just search engine), made their services FAR better than any competitor, and are now, finally, expanding.
Are they complaining about what a GB is or the fact that you only end up with 95% of the drive when you get done formatting?
And by automatically installing updates they ARE hosing customers. They get lucky only because they're probably hosing too few to launch an attack worthy of a bullet proof limo.
Since Microsoft owns the hardware, they can also install a patch that makes it completely unusable, right? Hell, when you bought it, they didn't make a guarantee that they wouldn't INTENTIONALLY prevent it from functioning a month later.
Well excellent! In order to discontinue use of "The Verisign Services", I will just send them an email telling to quite serving my netblock of IPs.....yeah right....
And when it gets null-routed we get "Connection timed out" messages instead of DNS errors. We still have problems with error messages that have been built into programs for years.
Qwest and AT&T and everybody else can do this if they want. You can also switch phone providers if you want. You won't find an alternative for Verisign without burning your computer and going to sleep for 10 years.
It's no longer slashdotted, but here's the complete list. 1. Flatus Odor Judge (smelling real fart samples) 2. Dysentery Stool-Sample Analyzer (studying diarrhea) 3. Barnyard Masturbator (go figure) 4. Brazil Mosquito Researcher 5. Hot-Zone Superintendent (ebola and anthrax outbreaks) 6. Isolation Chamber Tester 7. Fistula Feeder (why not call him a feces specialist?) 8. Prison Rape Researcher 9. Carcass Cleaner 10. Postdoc (anything you do after getting a PHD) 11. Metric System Advocate 12. Corpse-Flower Grower (it's a stench, not a smell) 13. Endanged Species Ecologist 14. Astronaut 15. Fish Counter 16. US Stem Cell Researcher 17. Planetary Protection Officer (prevents microbes from travelling from Earth to the solar system) 18. Fusion Researcher
Are you a lawyer or what? Just because everyone else is afraid of being held liable doesn't mean they CAN be held liable.
The fact of the matter is, if everyone who disagreed with what SCO is doing resigned (and those not currently working for them refuse to apply), then SCO wouldn't be able to do what it's doing. The coders *DO* have a say in the matter, because if they quit, and other responsible coders refuse to take the position, SCO can't do what they're doing.
This is a great idea. Along with the firewall on my individual machine, I would enjoy a firewall run by the ISP that would allow me to create the rules. That way I am able to block packets that require a lot of bandwidth (i.e. DoS) at the ISP server, so the connection to my ISP doesn't slow because of it.
Well, they must be spending a lot of money on R&D because they're not spending it on high bandwidth web hosting.
Whoever is pissed off about the spam is going to notify the "responsible" sender. If this sender isn't actually responsible, then his certificate will be removed from the "responsible" list until he complies. If he wants to sue the spammer to prevent illegal mail so that he can be re-instated as "responsible", then so-be-it.
This may save you a few bucks for your small operations. What about the LARGE ISPs that now have to hire an additional department to block hundreds of proxies used by a single spammer? They're now spending more money, and in turn passing the cost to their customers (i.e. YOU). So what? You're still ahead. Everyone else is behind.
The endusers CAN define their own rules. Anything ALLOWED by the MTA will be passed to the enduser with the "message type" left intact. If you don't want to see optin/optout mail, you simply add a filter to your mail client to move it to the trash (or bounce, or whatever). This means 2 or 3 filters to eliminate "spam", not hundreds of filters & algorithms currently employed by anti-spam software techniques.