There's better ways than the friggin' censorware. How about sitting behind your young children and watch what they're browsing? Works up until they're 7-10. After that, teach them what not to view, check the website history list often, and smack 'em up if they visited anything bad.
Or, if you REALLY like the censorware way, find all the porn website servers on the internet and put them into your Hosts file. I'll tell you how to do this (if you don't know how) if you e-mail me at FxChiP (at) MyWay (dot) com.
Anyway, though I use and enjoy Gentoo, I've never really understood the logic of writing something as integral to the system as Portage in a language that requires an interpreter to function. One would think that system code should just run by itself.
Well, Gentoo's all about choice. Writing the integral system (i.e. Portage) portions in Python (or any other interpreted language) would make it a lot more portable to other systems, as the interps translate the Python (or whatever language) code into the system code that must run.:P
That, and possibly because Python is possibly just easier to write (and possibly debug) than C/C++... I don't have much experience with it though.
Following the fact that it's at least mostly communist countries developing this, the obvious (yet horrible, as my karma will take a gigantic hit) thing to do is something that is not favored, I guess...
"Simon insists that his group does not oppose open-source software, or discussion of the issue, but fights to defend the notion that a strong system of proprietary rights offers the best avenue for the development of groundbreaking software by giving its inventors economic incentive to do so. "
I personally think that even this is bullcrap. If anything, a strong system of proprietary rights may be good for one person/corporation, but it screws the hell out of everybody else. It just guarantees that there will be no innovation made by anyone on the technology except for the creator, even if they have a new or better idea than the creator. But hey, this isn't about the best ideas, it's all about products just good enough (yet still crap) to be released for money....
I know I'm reiterating the same information, but in my opinion, the open source is one HELL of a lot more conducive to innovation and "the development of groundbreaking software". That Simon guy assumes that all open source is developed and released/distributed for free, when in fact it's not. The GPL has a provision for distributing software for monetary compensation... so that there's still economic incentive.
While Microsoft does say that they'll "prevent third-party software from accessing their networks", and while Gaim is third party, I don't think it will take Gaim long to re-implement a protocol.
The only way I can see Microsoft truly breaking third party support, is if they break support with all of their earlier clients - as this is what the third party software emulates.
But even if they do break that support, Gaim'll eventually implement a fix. It may take a while (about a month or longer I'd wager) but I'm damn sure they'll be able to do it.
Besides, breaking MSN support would be monopolistic of Microsoft. Not like that's new however.:)
Hey, ass, are you starting to question the wisdom of saying you hacked the feds constantly in 1999? Even if you did, why would you brag? Fuckin' wannabe.
Worse than that, it's sad that I didn't know what license it had at the moment.:P
Difference between GPL and BSD? I've read a bit of the GPL, haven't seen the BSD, but from what I've heard and seen, the GPL allows you to copy source code into your program, but you have to release all the source code of the program. The LGPL works for libraries, in that you have to have a binary that is linked to the library and you have to have released all changes to the library or made the changes easily accessible (i.e. a URL in the readme file that says what LGPL library it uses and where to find the source...)
BSD license is somewhat like "copy the code all you want, you can make it proprietary, but you must give credit to whoever wrote it".
But this is all I've heard of either, so I admittedly don't know for sure and you might be right that I'm speaking out of my ass.:P
XFree86 does seem a little bit bulky and slow to me. Like the Xouvert website said, it's going mainly towards stability rather than new features.
Stability is all well and good, but you DO need fresh new features (or "new blood" as that site might say) every so often.
I'm not sure that the X source can legally BE forked (I know nothing about licenses), but even if it can, I'd rather have the Xouvert guys put in a brand new implementation using the same X protocol but much different code implementing it. It might be faster, and maybe even more stable (or easier to stabilize). Or maybe it'll go to hell because they can't code. Either way, it would still be a nice way to prove whether the fork was really necessary and worth it. There's another word I'm looking for but I can't remember what it is...
Or you could check for open proxies from the originating sender, open relays, and valid e-mail addresses (i.e. if they're doing a "dictionary" attack it'll be slightly more difficult if you have a limit of say 5 e-mails that can be invalid, and if five are, the mail just doesn't get sent).
That could be slow, but *shrugs* that's some of the most talked about tactics
It's sad that it has to come to that...
Capitalism can suck the largest donkey balls in the world sometimes...
Especially since recently it's gone from "protecting everyone's rights" to "protecting the rights of the big companies". Just look at the RIAA and all the laws they're trying to get passed against file sharing...
I have to get into this later, I'm getting booted off...
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There's better ways than the friggin' censorware. How about sitting behind your young children and watch what they're browsing? Works up until they're 7-10. After that, teach them what not to view, check the website history list often, and smack 'em up if they visited anything bad.
Or, if you REALLY like the censorware way, find all the porn website servers on the internet and put them into your Hosts file. I'll tell you how to do this (if you don't know how) if you e-mail me at FxChiP (at) MyWay (dot) com.
Well, Gentoo's all about choice. Writing the integral system (i.e. Portage) portions in Python (or any other interpreted language) would make it a lot more portable to other systems, as the interps translate the Python (or whatever language) code into the system code that must run.
That, and possibly because Python is possibly just easier to write (and possibly debug) than C/C++... I don't have much experience with it though.
Big words from an AC.
Think M$ still pays people to fight for them?
And Spike Lee sued TNN for trying to call themselves Spike TV! :P
Following the fact that it's at least mostly communist countries developing this, the obvious (yet horrible, as my karma will take a gigantic hit) thing to do is something that is not favored, I guess...
In Soviet Russia, OS develops you!
I beg to differ, I love those ISR jokes :)
I personally think that even this is bullcrap. If anything, a strong system of proprietary rights may be good for one person/corporation, but it screws the hell out of everybody else. It just guarantees that there will be no innovation made by anyone on the technology except for the creator, even if they have a new or better idea than the creator. But hey, this isn't about the best ideas, it's all about products just good enough (yet still crap) to be released for money....
I know I'm reiterating the same information, but in my opinion, the open source is one HELL of a lot more conducive to innovation and "the development of groundbreaking software". That Simon guy assumes that all open source is developed and released/distributed for free, when in fact it's not. The GPL has a provision for distributing software for monetary compensation... so that there's still economic incentive.
If I could/knew how to mod up, I'd mod this one up +1 funny.
While Microsoft does say that they'll "prevent third-party software from accessing their networks", and while Gaim is third party, I don't think it will take Gaim long to re-implement a protocol.
:)
The only way I can see Microsoft truly breaking third party support, is if they break support with all of their earlier clients - as this is what the third party software emulates.
But even if they do break that support, Gaim'll eventually implement a fix. It may take a while (about a month or longer I'd wager) but I'm damn sure they'll be able to do it.
Besides, breaking MSN support would be monopolistic of Microsoft. Not like that's new however.
Hey, ass, are you starting to question the wisdom of saying you hacked the feds constantly in 1999? Even if you did, why would you brag? Fuckin' wannabe.
:)
But I guess you're too stupid to realize that.
WE WILL BEAT THEM LIKE A DRUM!
;)
We will snap their backs like toothpicks, and swat them like the flies they are.
Worse than that, it's sad that I didn't know what license it had at the moment. :P
:P
Difference between GPL and BSD? I've read a bit of the GPL, haven't seen the BSD, but from what I've heard and seen, the GPL allows you to copy source code into your program, but you have to release all the source code of the program. The LGPL works for libraries, in that you have to have a binary that is linked to the library and you have to have released all changes to the library or made the changes easily accessible (i.e. a URL in the readme file that says what LGPL library it uses and where to find the source...)
BSD license is somewhat like "copy the code all you want, you can make it proprietary, but you must give credit to whoever wrote it".
But this is all I've heard of either, so I admittedly don't know for sure and you might be right that I'm speaking out of my ass.
XFree86 does seem a little bit bulky and slow to me. Like the Xouvert website said, it's going mainly towards stability rather than new features. Stability is all well and good, but you DO need fresh new features (or "new blood" as that site might say) every so often.
I'm not sure that the X source can legally BE forked (I know nothing about licenses), but even if it can, I'd rather have the Xouvert guys put in a brand new implementation using the same X protocol but much different code implementing it. It might be faster, and maybe even more stable (or easier to stabilize). Or maybe it'll go to hell because they can't code. Either way, it would still be a nice way to prove whether the fork was really necessary and worth it. There's another word I'm looking for but I can't remember what it is...
Just my two cents...
Or you could check for open proxies from the originating sender, open relays, and valid e-mail addresses (i.e. if they're doing a "dictionary" attack it'll be slightly more difficult if you have a limit of say 5 e-mails that can be invalid, and if five are, the mail just doesn't get sent).
That could be slow, but *shrugs* that's some of the most talked about tactics
Wow, you too? :D
It's sad that it has to come to that... Capitalism can suck the largest donkey balls in the world sometimes... Especially since recently it's gone from "protecting everyone's rights" to "protecting the rights of the big companies". Just look at the RIAA and all the laws they're trying to get passed against file sharing... I have to get into this later, I'm getting booted off...