This may be the one problem with commercial software: bloat due to features added for the sake of a new version to sell. I guess bug and security fixes just aren't sexy enough.
You can also check out power supply reviews on Silent PC Review. They concern themselves with efficiency since an efficient power supply can be quieter and produce less heat.
"I did have to write a python script that would work like bbedit's command line tool"
I e-mailed the creators of SubEthaEdit about this, as I would like to use it was an editor for Mutt, and they told me that a command line tool for SubEthaEdit is in the works.
"The legislators will really do anything for... a campaign contribution."
You're right. In my opinion, election law should work like this: Only registered voters can donate money to a candidate or party.
This would would eliminate organizations and businesses from tainting the political process, since they cannot vote. Every donation made would be tied to a voter ID number, to ensure that this law is not broken.
"The PowerMac G4 had continued to be in production largely for users of Mac OS 9"
I believe that statement is mostly speculation. There are people, like myself, who need a low cost Mac that doesn't saddle them with a built in monitor. I have a single processor 1.25ghz G4 with 2 gigabytes of RAM and I am totally happy with it.
Hopefully, Apple will one day offer something like the eMac without a built in monitor.
I think that for the really sensitive data, having any unencrypted data written to the hard drive can be a problem. Aftera all, what is the point of encrypting a file it gets written disk as part of the swap file, or even as a temp file in/tmp?
If I really wanted a secure system, I would have a Unix system with hard disk partitions mounted read-only and a RAM disk for writable use.
de Raadt's stance on licensing is the proper road to take, and commendable. From my observations, Debian is the only other operating system group that is as dedicated to free software as OpenBSD is.
Where I have a problem with all this story is that someone in McAfee had to have known that there was prior art in this area before the patent was applied for. I think that applying for a patent when prior art is known about should be a criminal offense and punishable by a court of law.
To me, the really boggling thing is that Ken Brown says that Linux must have been stolen from Minix because one man couldn't do it, yet overlooks the fact that Minix was a one man show.
Thanks for bringing up the Microchannel Bus Architecture (MCA). If I remember correctly, EISA was created to avoid playing IBM for MCA.
Of coures, I don't really ever think about MCA as a technology because by the time I bought my first Intel PC, VL-Bus was popular and once PCI came out MCA was pretty much out of the picture.
That is just what I was thinking. Make all operating systems free today and it hurts MS more than it does IBM.
Of course, IBM's market share of personal desktop computers could be better and I have never understood why that have so much trouble competing in that arena.
There could be lots of reasons for this but I wouldn't trust US intelligence to provide the answer. In any case, we "really" attacked to "liberate" Iraq from a dictator. It will be interesting to see if we are as willing to liberate China or North Korea; countries with an actual military.
"The report warns governments against relying on open-source software for national security."
Personally, I would recommend against using closed source software produced by any company that outsource their programming. It seems to me that is a security risk of incredible measure.
I would also like to suggest that Tocqueville create a report on how an illegally maintained monopolies can hurt the computer industry.
I would suggest an IMAP service provider like Fastmail, which I have used since Geekmail shutdown. Their webmail client is good enough that I no longer use Mac OS X's Mail.app, they support server side filtering, and the webmail interface eliminates the downloading of spam.
(I know that this sounds like an advertisement but I am just a customer.)
I am supportive of Playfair because this tool allows me use the music I have paid for in any way that I want. I think that it is important considering that Apple has retroactively altered the DRM in iTunes.
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This may be the one problem with commercial software: bloat due to features added for the sake of a new version to sell. I guess bug and security fixes just aren't sexy enough.
"What's wrong dude?"
"I was getting ready to catch this narly wave when my surfboard caught a Blue Screen Of Death."
"Bogus!"
You can also check out power supply reviews on Silent PC Review. They concern themselves with efficiency since an efficient power supply can be quieter and produce less heat.
The site also has a lot of other good info.
but I can't bring myself to do so, knowing that they have tried to screw over the REAL Linux Gazette.
Sorry, but I just can't support SSC.
"I did have to write a python script that would work like bbedit's command line tool"
I e-mailed the creators of SubEthaEdit about this, as I would like to use it was an editor for Mutt, and they told me that a command line tool for SubEthaEdit is in the works.
"My attention span is practically unlimited when I am interested in a topic"
Yeah, I like porn too.
"The legislators will really do anything for... a campaign contribution."
You're right. In my opinion, election law should work like this: Only registered voters can donate money to a candidate or party.
This would would eliminate organizations and businesses from tainting the political process, since they cannot vote. Every donation made would be tied to a voter ID number, to ensure that this law is not broken.
Yeah, Darl reminds me of the captain of the Titanic:
"This IP Lawsuit is unsinkable!"
"Your claims are filled with bullshit, Sir. I assure you it can sink."
"The PowerMac G4 had continued to be in production largely for users of Mac OS 9"
I believe that statement is mostly speculation. There are people, like myself, who need a low cost Mac that doesn't saddle them with a built in monitor. I have a single processor 1.25ghz G4 with 2 gigabytes of RAM and I am totally happy with it.
Hopefully, Apple will one day offer something like the eMac without a built in monitor.
I think that for the really sensitive data, having any unencrypted data written to the hard drive can be a problem. Aftera all, what is the point of encrypting a file it gets written disk as part of the swap file, or even as a temp file in /tmp?
If I really wanted a secure system, I would have a Unix system with hard disk partitions mounted read-only and a RAM disk for writable use.
de Raadt's stance on licensing is the proper road to take, and commendable. From my observations, Debian is the only other operating system group that is as dedicated to free software as OpenBSD is.
Apple's .Mac mail system will only allow messages with a .mac email address to send out. I would imagine that others are doing this as well.
Where I have a problem with all this story is that someone in McAfee had to have known that there was prior art in this area before the patent was applied for. I think that applying for a patent when prior art is known about should be a criminal offense and punishable by a court of law.
This patent needs to be fought.
To me, the really boggling thing is that Ken Brown says that Linux must have been stolen from Minix because one man couldn't do it, yet overlooks the fact that Minix was a one man show.
I'm sorry but Ken Brown is a dirtbag.
Thanks for bringing up the Microchannel Bus Architecture (MCA). If I remember correctly, EISA was created to avoid playing IBM for MCA.
Of coures, I don't really ever think about MCA as a technology because by the time I bought my first Intel PC, VL-Bus was popular and once PCI came out MCA was pretty much out of the picture.
That is just what I was thinking. Make all operating systems free today and it hurts MS more than it does IBM.
Of course, IBM's market share of personal desktop computers could be better and I have never understood why that have so much trouble competing in that arena.
I wonder how much of a problem this is for other e-mail programs. I never even considered style sheets until your post.
I suspect that given a choice between stability and speed, most people would rather have the speed. And what is better does not always win the day.
There could be lots of reasons for this but I wouldn't trust US intelligence to provide the answer. In any case, we "really" attacked to "liberate" Iraq from a dictator. It will be interesting to see if we are as willing to liberate China or North Korea; countries with an actual military.
Which is still better than Windows on a PC or Linux's GUI usability.
Maybe it was a configure to order machine. Apple doesn't accept returns on those.
"The report warns governments against relying on open-source software for national security."
Personally, I would recommend against using closed source software produced by any company that outsource their programming. It seems to me that is a security risk of incredible measure.
I would also like to suggest that Tocqueville create a report on how an illegally maintained monopolies can hurt the computer industry.
Google just makes it look that way.
I would suggest an IMAP service provider like Fastmail, which I have used since Geekmail shutdown. Their webmail client is good enough that I no longer use Mac OS X's Mail.app, they support server side filtering, and the webmail interface eliminates the downloading of spam.
(I know that this sounds like an advertisement but I am just a customer.)
I am supportive of Playfair because this tool allows me use the music I have paid for in any way that I want. I think that it is important considering that Apple has retroactively altered the DRM in iTunes.