Never say never. You might want to keep an eye on this; if indeed you are serious about wanting IM with video on Linux.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim-vv/
FWIW, he was probably offed by a business partner who wanted a bigger cut of the profits, or by the mob, because he wasn't paying them off. This is Russia we're talking about here.
I was wondering why there weren't any more details...
I agree its mostly likely to be his money that was the motivating factor here. I think most people would take a hammer to their computer before another human being from "spam rage". Or at least their modem...
Look at what's actually happening, from http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-194.html #trends;
Top Ten Virus Threats
All Win32 Worms. Pick any security site, and look at the top 10 threats. Then tell me which OS is the most secure. We can argue all day about the reasons, the facts speak for themselves.
I'm all for giving Microsoft a good kick in the teeth at any opportunity, but how exactly does this benefit the user? If, as I suspect, this is only the version which is _sold_ in the UK, then it will affect very few people. Most people buy a PC with Windows XP preinstalled, I doubt any of these will be version "N". Which retailers are going to want to sell a PC which won't play media out of the box? Sales people will easily talk a lot of people coming in just to buy a copy of XP to get a new machine instead with the "full" version of XP on, which can only increase the collusion between Microsoft and retailers. If the European Union is serious about its concern regarding monopolistic practices, they should immediately implement the same policy as the government of Peru.
Napsters excellent service? Hmm, you obviously weren't around when there were about 150 million people on Napster and you could get any music you liked. I don't even need to try Napster now to know it sucks.
Listen people, there is a whole bigger issue here. The music industry has nothing to do with music, its all about money. Record companies invest money, they DO NOT produce music. I hear a whole load of bunkum every week about how without DRM there won't be any bands soon; I call bullshit. People have been making music ever since the dawn of time, without any kind of DRM. There was a simple rule; if you were shit, nobody would pay you. And for all those people who think that a musician is some kind of twentieth century invention, what would you call those dudes in Africa a few million years ago beating out a rhythym that carried vital information to the next village? Musicians will never be as important as they were originally. Now all go away and listen to "Black Secret Technology" by A Guy Called Gerald and weep for the soul of that original funky drummer.
Yeah? What happens when your monopolistic empire crashes and burns like every other one throughout history? Standard compliance is the future. Anyone with half a brain cell already gets that.
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I've got a sedan chair if you're interested...
1) Post pro-Microsoft traffic generator to /. ...
2) Realise mistake, put Linux spin on next submission
3)
4) Profit!
By my reckoning, youve got about eight too many digits there...
...to become infertile. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/16/laptops_ca use_infertility/
I agree its mostly likely to be his money that was the motivating factor here. I think most people would take a hammer to their computer before another human being from "spam rage". Or at least their modem...
LOL I guess that's where my name comes in; if you're not in my phone address book, I don't want to talk to you!
1. BT has recently launched free caller ID.
2. AFAIK, it is illegal for a UK bank to give out any customers details (except to the police I imagine, and the government of course).
Look at what's actually happening, from http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-194.html #trends;
Top Ten Virus Threats
All Win32 Worms. Pick any security site, and look at the top 10 threats. Then tell me which OS is the most secure. We can argue all day about the reasons, the facts speak for themselves.
My girlfriend tends to be alarmed at every other fortune message... :-/
I use Slackware you insensitive clod!
You're new to statistics aren't you?
Erm, because the pretty GUI isn't always available?
and I'll say it again; http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=144050&cid =12073996/
No, Ghandi's bullshit never achieved anything did it?
I'm all for giving Microsoft a good kick in the teeth at any opportunity, but how exactly does this benefit the user? If, as I suspect, this is only the version which is _sold_ in the UK, then it will affect very few people. Most people buy a PC with Windows XP preinstalled, I doubt any of these will be version "N". Which retailers are going to want to sell a PC which won't play media out of the box? Sales people will easily talk a lot of people coming in just to buy a copy of XP to get a new machine instead with the "full" version of XP on, which can only increase the collusion between Microsoft and retailers. If the European Union is serious about its concern regarding monopolistic practices, they should immediately implement the same policy as the government of Peru.
Napsters excellent service? Hmm, you obviously weren't around when there were about 150 million people on Napster and you could get any music you liked. I don't even need to try Napster now to know it sucks.
Listen people, there is a whole bigger issue here. The music industry has nothing to do with music, its all about money. Record companies invest money, they DO NOT produce music. I hear a whole load of bunkum every week about how without DRM there won't be any bands soon; I call bullshit. People have been making music ever since the dawn of time, without any kind of DRM. There was a simple rule; if you were shit, nobody would pay you. And for all those people who think that a musician is some kind of twentieth century invention, what would you call those dudes in Africa a few million years ago beating out a rhythym that carried vital information to the next village? Musicians will never be as important as they were originally. Now all go away and listen to "Black Secret Technology" by A Guy Called Gerald and weep for the soul of that original funky drummer.
Yeah bad ol' DVD Jon allowing Linux users who legitimately bought DVD drives and DVD discs to play them on their computers...
Yeah? What happens when your monopolistic empire crashes and burns like every other one throughout history? Standard compliance is the future. Anyone with half a brain cell already gets that.
Why on earth wasn't Evolution mentioned? Surely this has to be Outlook/Exchange's main rival...
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http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/e