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  1. Re:Why i love his anti-MS rhetorics on Why I Love The GPL · · Score: 1

    First off, I'm not normally one to defend MS..... The only difference between what Microsoft did with TCP/IP and ftp is really not any different than what Red Hat or any other commercial Linux distro does with any of their programs. Sure, they don't provide access to the source, but they're not required to under the BSD license.

  2. Re:Yeah but, on NetBSD 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    True, True. The other few articles I can find seem to indicate that the SMP support is "decent". As for what that means, I'm not sure. Is this good 4-way, 8-way? 128-way? Won't really know until it gets out there and tried I guess.

  3. Re:Yeah but, on NetBSD 2.0 Released · · Score: 5, Informative

    The addition of a native threads implementation for all platforms and symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) on i386 and other popular platforms were long-standing goals for NetBSD 2.0. Both of these goals have now been met--SMP support has been added for i386, SPARC, and PowerPC, and the SMP support on Alpha and VAX has been improved.

    RTFA?

  4. Re:As long as the user can say no to the updates on Where Is The Plug-and-Play Linux Office System? · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the Lotus Notes server at work. And I thought Outlook was bad...

  5. Re:games on Wi-Fi by Rail, Bus or Boat · · Score: 1

    802.11g supports bandwidth up to 54 Mbps. Faster than any residential broadband connection I've ever seen :)

  6. Re:...without being restricted to a ... browser? on PageRank Indicator For Linux And Mac OS X · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not really. I think what he meant was that you're not restricted to IE anymore.

  7. Re:Two things worth noting.... on Fedora Core 2 Officially Available · · Score: 2, Informative

    FYI: for b), it's the binary nvidia drivers from nvidia that do not work. the default "nv" drivers work fine, but with no 3D support (AFAIK).

  8. Re:Easy enough on Sasser Author Under Arrest, Say German Police · · Score: 1

    Not exactly. If I leave my front door unlocked, and someone comes in and takes all my stuff, it's still break and enter/theft.

  9. Re:I know little about embedded devices on Montreal Parking Meters Run Linux · · Score: 1

    Good point. Although you'd think it would just be easier to use "standardized" RAM, and probably cheaper.

  10. Re:I know little about embedded devices on Montreal Parking Meters Run Linux · · Score: 1

    Isn't 64MB around the smallest easitly-available RAM chip these days? I rarely see anything less than 128 MB for sale these days.

  11. Re:WARNING! on Linux's Achilles Heel Apparently Revealed · · Score: 2, Funny

    I got mine from bittorrent, not a box, you insensitive clod :)

  12. Re:Backing up the entire OS on Trusted Computing Rollout Hits the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Net Install CD for Sarge is 110MB.

  13. Re:Usability on Design a Virtual Office with Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Try pico or nano, both available from the command line. I use pico personally. A lot less cryptic than vi, vim or emacs.

  14. Re:In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You on Tracking Via Anonymous SIM Cards · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Beats the hell outta me. 'm just hoping the meta-mods have fun with this one :)

  15. Re:In Soviet Russia.... Phones Track You on Tracking Via Anonymous SIM Cards · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... and taxis. That and the (pizza) delivery guys are the really practical, everyday applications.

  16. Re:About time on NSA Releases Updated SELinux · · Score: 1

    If it's released GPL'ed, they can't restrict access to it, can they?

  17. Re:Fun and games with statistics on The World's Safest Operating System · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but to do any real damage they'd most likely have to be logged in as root.

  18. Re:no thanks on An Ignition Interlock In Every Car? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree. This makes perfect sense as part of a sentence for a DUI offence after your licence suspension is over.

    For the rest of us, this would be just a big pain in the ass.

  19. Re:Yes! on Simple Database Interfaces for Unix? · · Score: 1

    I've taken a look at the pgaccess website.
    Seems like it's mainly for db admin? Does it do much in the way of input forms/reports?

  20. Re:These features are what sell the phones on KISS · · Score: 1

    Doesn't matter if it's on contract or "free". It's still a very small margin for the manufacturer (Sony/Ericsson, Nokie, etc). Your local provider is still paying the manufacturer regardless if it's a "free giveaway" or a non-contract purchase.

  21. Re:Yes! on Simple Database Interfaces for Unix? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Maybe just web forms might work? Not sure reports will go, but works great for data entry. PHP seems to play nice for postgres, although I don't have any personal exp with this.

  22. Username/Password on Why Do Email Admins Make Viruses Worse? · · Score: 1

    Ok, so I actually like my ISP's setup. They require a username/password combo to send any emails through their SMTP server, and include the sender's username in the header info. Makes it really easy to track down who is doing the spamming.

    Disclaimer: I also work for them, so it makes my job as a first-line phone jockey easy to track down internal spammers.

  23. Spam Email Address? on Is E-Mail Obscuration Worth It? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Seems to have worked for me. The only email address used for /., LJ, and any online signups is thisismyspamdump@. I've never had a spam on this address, mind you, it's only been 6 months :)

  24. Re:rm on What is the Worst Tech Mistake You Ever Made? · · Score: 1

    So, pretty much a Recycle Bin(TM)??

  25. Re:No Secret on Colorization of Mars Images? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and all the pics are in black and white. What does this prove??