The problem with ignoring nutjobs is that they don't go away quietly if they win (and a lack of opposition allows them to win), they will - emboldened by victory - simply go after another target.
It means that you would be able to keep pace with a swimmer using conventional fins while expending far less energy or expend the same energy and get there quite a bit faster. Much like a more efficient car using less fuel for the same distance (or go faster with the same fuel use, but the police tend to frown on that).
The Yahoo client resets invisibility every time the connection cycles. I may be invisible at login, but if I set to show myself as visible to a specific person, it only lasts for one connection. If my internet fails, Yahoo will reconnect afterwards, but I will be invisible to all again.
Please be aware that the version of bsod contained in the apt repository is not the same as that contained in the original install. Therefore apt cannot remove bsod until you have upgraded to the new version. Also note that the system may become non responsive or reboot if any application attempts to call bsod and it is missing, or is a different version than expected.
Player: Ok, this area is clear. I gotta step away from the console for a moment. (Walks over to convenient advertisement. AFK 5 mins and back with fresh drink.)
Game company: Your 15 second ad was viewed 20 times, you owe us...
Advertiser: Wha..?
***
Seriously, Google has already had problems with advertiser's competitors spamming clicks to inflate advertising costs. The same thing will happen here. The only ones who will actually make money will be the game company.
In other words, two people setting up an intentional directional link that does not interfere with other RF devices is good.
Using a 'cantenna' to crack wi-fi networks at greater range is already illegal under various other statutes. Mere possession of the 'cantenna' is legal.
"We're finding...cases where there is line-by-line code in the Linux kernel that is matching up to our UnixWare code," McBride said in an interview. In addition, he said, "We're finding code that looks likes it's been obfuscated to make it look like it wasn't UnixWare code--but it was."
So what happened to all of the "line-by-line" copying? C'mon Darl, it's either there or it isn't. You yourself said there is "line-by-line" copying of code. But now there is no "literal" copying of code, only obfuscated code.
Or does "line-by-line" somehow equate to something other than "literal"?
At home I run OpenBSD and packet filter for a firewall. Naturally whenever there is a problem my ISP is convinced it has to be my "non-standard" equipment.
So I direct-connected one of my Win2k boxen and it still doesn't work. I finally persuade the tech to replace the modem, force a new DHCP lease and it works. Within 2 minutes of the connection going live I had to close 2 MS Messenger boxes ("Your computer is vulnerable, click here to find out how!").
I re-routed through my firewall and gee, my "non-standard" equipment works just fine.
I do recall reading of some journalist who set up websites withh several major hosting providers and placed some text on the site(s) that was fully public domain text (copyright expired many years ago).
He may have sent a round of emails claiming that the text was in violation of copyright and these were ignored.
He then had an attorney draft an "official looking" letter. One hosting provider contacted him about the content of his site. Two providers simply "disappeared" the content (and refused to give any information regarding who had complained) and others simply ignored the take-down requests.
It has been a while, I wish I remembered more about it.
I'd want a conference room (because we'll be yelling at each other, replaces VoIP) with 8 terminals pre-loaded with City of Heroes (8 being the max team size). It would save having to get TeamSpeak/Yahoo chat running as well as the game.
I'd bring my own keyboard and trackball, I wouldn't want to learn the subtle differences in a game situation.
I ran citadel-86 for several years... I've still got that hard drive, but I have no idea how to get it going again... Any ideas for at least copying data from an old MFM hard drive?
You can do it, but your data rate would be between non-existant and abyssmal. Back in the dark ages (a few years ago) there were whole networks set up via packet radio. I am sure people are still doing it, but I have not looked into it for quite some time.
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Open Source developers, on the other hand, arrogantly believe that they are immune to mistakes. They somehow overlook the countless exploits discovered in their own code (more than 500 in Debian over the past 4 years).
Overlook? Hardly.
Most open source models encourage reporting of exploits so they can be fixed. (more than 500 in Debian over the past 4 years). How many of those are STILL exploitable? How long between when an error is found and a fix is available?
Your argument is common and entirely false.
When an error is found in Debian, it is soon fixed.
When an error is found in M$, it gets swept under the rug and ignored. When finally made public (usually via 3rd party press release or some spectacular virus/worm) M$ often denies, then grudgingly releases a patch. This patch may or may not fix the problem and may or may not break something else.
A friend works at a place that gets a scheduled UPS dropoff and pickup. He told me that things sent by next day or priority UPS would arrive about 10:30am, then the same truck and driver would come back between 3 and 3:30pm to drop off non-priority deliveries which were already on the truck at 10:30, but buried under the priority deliveries.
My Grandmother (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away) knitted a cashmere sweater. The yarn alone cost $50 (a lot back then) and then add countless hours with the knitting needles. Said sweater was completed, packaged, insured, and sent off to be a Christmas gift. The package arrived, but had somehow been dropped and had encountered a wheel of the train. As the package was insured, my Grandmother did receive a check for the material value of the sweater. All of $50.
It is nothing new, and it is not likely to end soon.
Copyright merely says "This is mine, I authored it."
License says "This is the manner in which I give you permission to use what is mine."
GPL says "This is mine, I authored it. I give you permission to make (and distribute) copies, but you must attribute me as author. You cannot sell copies, beyond the cost of media."
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Legends are "re-imaged" (and usually ruined).
History is "re-imaged" (and usually ruined).
Classic movies are "re-..."... (Notice a trend?)
It is market-speak so that when they come out with the new and improved version (also for California) it can be "Like Totally Zero!"
The problem with ignoring nutjobs is that they don't go away quietly if they win (and a lack of opposition allows them to win), they will - emboldened by victory - simply go after another target.
It means that you would be able to keep pace with a swimmer using conventional fins while expending far less energy or expend the same energy and get there quite a bit faster. Much like a more efficient car using less fuel for the same distance (or go faster with the same fuel use, but the police tend to frown on that).
The Yahoo client resets invisibility every time the connection cycles. I may be invisible at login, but if I set to show myself as visible to a specific person, it only lasts for one connection. If my internet fails, Yahoo will reconnect afterwards, but I will be invisible to all again.
Does the same with showing timestamps.
Please be aware that the version of bsod contained in the apt repository is not the same as that contained in the original install. Therefore apt cannot remove bsod until you have upgraded to the new version. Also note that the system may become non responsive or reboot if any application attempts to call bsod and it is missing, or is a different version than expected.
Player: Ok, this area is clear. I gotta step away from the console for a moment. (Walks over to convenient advertisement. AFK 5 mins and back with fresh drink.)
Game company: Your 15 second ad was viewed 20 times, you owe us...
Advertiser: Wha..?
***
Seriously, Google has already had problems with advertiser's competitors spamming clicks to inflate advertising costs. The same thing will happen here. The only ones who will actually make money will be the game company.
In other words, two people setting up an intentional directional link that does not interfere with other RF devices is good.
Using a 'cantenna' to crack wi-fi networks at greater range is already illegal under various other statutes. Mere possession of the 'cantenna' is legal.
http://news.com.com/2100-1016-999371.html
So what happened to all of the "line-by-line" copying? C'mon Darl, it's either there or it isn't. You yourself said there is "line-by-line" copying of code. But now there is no "literal" copying of code, only obfuscated code.
Or does "line-by-line" somehow equate to something other than "literal"?
OpenBSD...
At home I run OpenBSD and packet filter for a firewall. Naturally whenever there is a problem my ISP is convinced it has to be my "non-standard" equipment.
So I direct-connected one of my Win2k boxen and it still doesn't work. I finally persuade the tech to replace the modem, force a new DHCP lease and it works. Within 2 minutes of the connection going live I had to close 2 MS Messenger boxes ("Your computer is vulnerable, click here to find out how!").
I re-routed through my firewall and gee, my "non-standard" equipment works just fine.
I do recall reading of some journalist who set up websites withh several major hosting providers and placed some text on the site(s) that was fully public domain text (copyright expired many years ago).
He may have sent a round of emails claiming that the text was in violation of copyright and these were ignored.
He then had an attorney draft an "official looking" letter. One hosting provider contacted him about the content of his site. Two providers simply "disappeared" the content (and refused to give any information regarding who had complained) and others simply ignored the take-down requests.
It has been a while, I wish I remembered more about it.
I'd want a conference room (because we'll be yelling at each other, replaces VoIP) with 8 terminals pre-loaded with City of Heroes (8 being the max team size). It would save having to get TeamSpeak/Yahoo chat running as well as the game.
I'd bring my own keyboard and trackball, I wouldn't want to learn the subtle differences in a game situation.
I ran citadel-86 for several years... I've still got that hard drive, but I have no idea how to get it going again... Any ideas for at least copying data from an old MFM hard drive?
... a beowulf cluster... Err... Why is Alfred Hitchcock staring at me..?
You can do it, but your data rate would be between non-existant and abyssmal. Back in the dark ages (a few years ago) there were whole networks set up via packet radio. I am sure people are still doing it, but I have not looked into it for quite some time.
Overlook? Hardly.
Most open source models encourage reporting of exploits so they can be fixed. (more than 500 in Debian over the past 4 years). How many of those are STILL exploitable? How long between when an error is found and a fix is available?
Your argument is common and entirely false.
When an error is found in Debian, it is soon fixed.
When an error is found in M$, it gets swept under the rug and ignored. When finally made public (usually via 3rd party press release or some spectacular virus/worm) M$ often denies, then grudgingly releases a patch. This patch may or may not fix the problem and may or may not break something else.
My Grandmother (a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away) knitted a cashmere sweater. The yarn alone cost $50 (a lot back then) and then add countless hours with the knitting needles. Said sweater was completed, packaged, insured, and sent off to be a Christmas gift. The package arrived, but had somehow been dropped and had encountered a wheel of the train. As the package was insured, my Grandmother did receive a check for the material value of the sweater. All of $50.
It is nothing new, and it is not likely to end soon.
This I did not know (although it does not contradict my primary point, just the details).
Actually it adds more questions. I can charge 'a heap' for compiled binaries, required to make source available with binaries.
Required to make source available without prior purchase of binaries?
Must read further (just not at 4 am...).
License says "This is the manner in which I give you permission to use what is mine."
GPL says "This is mine, I authored it. I give you permission to make (and distribute) copies, but you must attribute me as author. You cannot sell copies, beyond the cost of media."
GPL *DOES NOT* conflict with copyright.