That's the truth... if your crime is slowing down computer networks and costing people money, there should be a difference in kind (not just degree) from how murderers, rapists, etc. get punished.
Did you kill/rape/beat somebody? Go to prison. Did you cost individuals and businesses millions of dollars? Make restitution. Can't do it? Let the government seize your illicit earnings and take an extra chunk of your paycheque until the debt is paid. A real job, that you have to keep Or Else (like being on parole).
Spam is a serious problem, but it's a you-cost-us-a-lot-of-money problem, not a you-took-a-human-life problem.
regionset version 0.1 -- reads/sets region code on DVD drives Current Region Code settings: RPC Phase: II type: NONE vendor resets available: 4 user controlled changes resets available: 5 drive plays discs from region(s):, mask=0xFF
Is this a region-free drive? Perhaps I could play DVDs without libdvdcss if I set my drive to Region 1, but reading this, it seems as though I might ruin my ability to play other regions' DVDs. Guess I'll stick with libdvdcss (I've got ubuntu-restricted-extras, etc., but I need libdvdcss to do the decryption for libdvdread).
Anyway, it seems as though we're both right: some people don't need libdvdcss to play DVDs, but others do (unless they want to play around with region codes and possibly limit themselves).
Whoah there... let's not go calling anyone a liar.
On my laptop (running Ubuntu 7.04), I inserted a DVD and it played fine. Then I ejected, uninstalled libdvdcss2 and re-inserted. The error message that I get from xine is:
The source can't be read.
Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn't contain data (e.g: no disc in drive). (Error reading from DVD.)
Maybe you installed libdvdcss a long time ago, from source or RPM, but to the best of my knowledge, playing encrypted DVDs does not work without libdvdcss, and said library isn't included in the Ubuntu repositories for obvious reasons.
Now I have to go find libdvdcss again, since I uninstalled it to rebut your accusation and, as I said, it's not in the standard repositories...
Well, perhaps I do misunderstand, but if I were to write a word processor that didn't render things the way that Word 5.x does, could I call my word processor OOXML-compliant?
I thought the purpose of a standard was to charge exorbitant prices for access to mind-numbing details of well-known technology. Maybe
that's
just
ISO, though...
The difference between the government and your employer is the opt-out clause: you can't say "this isn't my government", but you can say "I don't want to work here".
Whenever I have to trust a stranger with something precious (kids, health, money, etc.), I want some kind of assurance that they're trustworthy. If I give all of my money to a financial institution, I'd want to know that they've done background checks, etc. (which often require fingerprints to be complete). This is no different from:
if I wanted my house renovated, I'd hire a licensed contractor (I don't want to be one of these horror stories)
if I wanted to ship the Hope Diamond, I'd use a bonded courier
if somebody's building a nuclear power plant next door, they'd better do background checks
likewise for daycare workers, teachers, etc.
Nobody forces people to work in these types of jobs... if you don't want to be fingerprinted, you have the freedom to refuse.
In Canada (and maybe the US too), you have the freedom to refuse security screening at the airport... they won't let you on the plane, but you don't have to undergo searches. Same thing here: if you don't want to be fingerprinted, walk away from the job. Understand, however, that I won't trust you with my life savings.
Well, that's actually up to the community, not just the SABDFL, but if the Ubuntu community voted to get rid of Wine in the repos, then people could go to Debian. Or the custom repos that would pop up all over the place. But I really, *really* doubt that Ubuntu users will stop wanting to use Wine (this is the practical community that wants binary drivers by default).
It's in the "universe" repository, which means that it's not officially supported by Canonical (along with maybe 90% of the OSS out there), but it's trivial to get it.
If all this is true, wouldn't it violate some kind of securities legislation? I mean, isn't that "insider trading" or something?
If I were a major shareholder that got burned by this, I'd be thinking about suing the McBrides personally, or at least trying to get prosecutors to make him the next Conrad Black. I mean, there must be some law that prevents executives from manipulating a publically-traded company for personal gain... right?
I ask, because suspend used to work on my Ubuntu laptop, but then they went and started using the most recent ATI drivers. Suspend hasn't worked properly in months.
I agree about the Macbooks, though... a single hardware platform makes for sweet drivers and a system that "just works".
Then, aside from the guarantee that Linux drivers exists for the hardware (and this would be really nice... my Memory Stick slot doesn't work with Linux), pre-installation isn't really for you.
If you can install Linux from a CD, giv'r. If, however, I want to get a not-so-savvy friend/family member using Linux for their e-mail and web browsing, this is excellent.
"Of course it's not a tricky hacker OS that you'll be stuck with if it breaks after I move / get busy / get hit by a bus... Dell sells it!"
You realize they can't support other distributions right? They can't even ensure that they'll work properly.
But there are so many people who will help them! I have a Dell laptop, and I've been bitten by Ubuntu Bug #43745. I'm already a beta tester for Linux on Dell.
Would you seriously pay them $890 for a laptop with a version of linux that passes 97% of tests and they'll show you a list of the 3% of the tests that fail so you can decide if you want to figure out and fix them or not on your own.
I paid more than that for a laptop that was 0% guaranteed to work with Linux.
I recognize that not everybody is up for that brand of adventure, but y'know what? If Dell gave me a test suite to run, I'd gladly hunt down what problems I can in the 3%. I get a community-helping project to chew on, Ubuntu (eventually) gets a "compatible with Dell laptops" endorsement, and Dell gets a new product line for free*.
* Yes, the initial development of said test suite might be expensive, but they probably have to do that anyway even if they only support one distro. Each successive distro that works on passing said tests costs Dell nothing, but they get to say, "See! We support all kinds of Linux!"
Ha... I recently got an amended T4 from a previous employer, and it seems as though the Canada Revenue Agency does classify company-provided bussing as income (even though we had to pay a nominal fee).
Anybody know whether or not it's the same in the US?
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That's the truth... if your crime is slowing down computer networks and costing people money, there should be a difference in kind (not just degree) from how murderers, rapists, etc. get punished.
Did you kill/rape/beat somebody? Go to prison. Did you cost individuals and businesses millions of dollars? Make restitution. Can't do it? Let the government seize your illicit earnings and take an extra chunk of your paycheque until the debt is paid. A real job, that you have to keep Or Else (like being on parole).
Spam is a serious problem, but it's a you-cost-us-a-lot-of-money problem, not a you-took-a-human-life problem.
The Great IPv6 Experiment says:
Not something you'd expect to see in a description of a computer... but then again, this isn't a typical computer (there's no hard drive).
Hmmmm... here's my output:
Is this a region-free drive? Perhaps I could play DVDs without libdvdcss if I set my drive to Region 1, but reading this, it seems as though I might ruin my ability to play other regions' DVDs. Guess I'll stick with libdvdcss (I've got ubuntu-restricted-extras, etc., but I need libdvdcss to do the decryption for libdvdread).
Anyway, it seems as though we're both right: some people don't need libdvdcss to play DVDs, but others do (unless they want to play around with region codes and possibly limit themselves).
This is the problem.
Whoah there... let's not go calling anyone a liar.
On my laptop (running Ubuntu 7.04), I inserted a DVD and it played fine. Then I ejected, uninstalled libdvdcss2 and re-inserted. The error message that I get from xine is:
The source can't be read.
Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn't contain data (e.g: no disc in drive). (Error reading from DVD.)
Maybe you installed libdvdcss a long time ago, from source or RPM, but to the best of my knowledge, playing encrypted DVDs does not work without libdvdcss, and said library isn't included in the Ubuntu repositories for obvious reasons.
Now I have to go find libdvdcss again, since I uninstalled it to rebut your accusation and, as I said, it's not in the standard repositories...
That doesn't enable libdvdcss, tthough.
Well, perhaps I do misunderstand, but if I were to write a word processor that didn't render things the way that Word 5.x does, could I call my word processor OOXML-compliant?
Well, unless there are things like "Specifies whether to layout footnotes as is done in Word 6.0/95 and Word 7.0/97", where the implementation to be copied is protected by copyright and, therefore, secret.
I thought the purpose of a standard was to charge exorbitant prices for access to mind-numbing details of well-known technology. Maybe that's just ISO, though...
The difference between the government and your employer is the opt-out clause: you can't say "this isn't my government", but you can say "I don't want to work here".
Whenever I have to trust a stranger with something precious (kids, health, money, etc.), I want some kind of assurance that they're trustworthy. If I give all of my money to a financial institution, I'd want to know that they've done background checks, etc. (which often require fingerprints to be complete). This is no different from:
Nobody forces people to work in these types of jobs... if you don't want to be fingerprinted, you have the freedom to refuse.
In Canada (and maybe the US too), you have the freedom to refuse security screening at the airport... they won't let you on the plane, but you don't have to undergo searches. Same thing here: if you don't want to be fingerprinted, walk away from the job. Understand, however, that I won't trust you with my life savings.
IBM? Red Hat? Somebody pushing another *nix, anyway.
Actually, ignoring it doesn't help, as "the people making technology investment and purchasing decisions" need to be educated.
Well, that's actually up to the community, not just the SABDFL, but if the Ubuntu community voted to get rid of Wine in the repos, then people could go to Debian. Or the custom repos that would pop up all over the place. But I really, *really* doubt that Ubuntu users will stop wanting to use Wine (this is the practical community that wants binary drivers by default).
But it is: http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/otherosfs/wine
It's in the "universe" repository, which means that it's not officially supported by Canonical (along with maybe 90% of the OSS out there), but it's trivial to get it.
Kubuntu: Add/Remove Programs -> Tick "Show unsupported"
Ubuntu: Synaptic -> Settings -> Tick "Community-maintained Open Source software (universe)"
Canadian World Domination has published a map or two of what things will look like after we take over...
If all this is true, wouldn't it violate some kind of securities legislation? I mean, isn't that "insider trading" or something?
If I were a major shareholder that got burned by this, I'd be thinking about suing the McBrides personally, or at least trying to get prosecutors to make him the next Conrad Black. I mean, there must be some law that prevents executives from manipulating a publically-traded company for personal gain... right?
Right?
I ask, because suspend used to work on my Ubuntu laptop, but then they went and started using the most recent ATI drivers. Suspend hasn't worked properly in months.
I agree about the Macbooks, though... a single hardware platform makes for sweet drivers and a system that "just works".
You say suspend doesn't work... do you have an ATI graphics card?
Well, it's not from Canonical (so I guess you could say that it's not canonical), but:
http://www.thelinuxstore.ca/index.php?main_page=pr oduct_info&products_id=1282
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu, all on one DVD.
Ummm... it's April 1, dude.
So that's why George W is against tourism!
(in a southern drawl) "The threat of tourism is real... we have to stop the tourists before they strike again."
Then, aside from the guarantee that Linux drivers exists for the hardware (and this would be really nice... my Memory Stick slot doesn't work with Linux), pre-installation isn't really for you.
If you can install Linux from a CD, giv'r. If, however, I want to get a not-so-savvy friend/family member using Linux for their e-mail and web browsing, this is excellent.
"Of course it's not a tricky hacker OS that you'll be stuck with if it breaks after I move / get busy / get hit by a bus... Dell sells it!"
I paid more than that for a laptop that was 0% guaranteed to work with Linux.
I recognize that not everybody is up for that brand of adventure, but y'know what? If Dell gave me a test suite to run, I'd gladly hunt down what problems I can in the 3%. I get a community-helping project to chew on, Ubuntu (eventually) gets a "compatible with Dell laptops" endorsement, and Dell gets a new product line for free*.
* Yes, the initial development of said test suite might be expensive, but they probably have to do that anyway even if they only support one distro. Each successive distro that works on passing said tests costs Dell nothing, but they get to say, "See! We support all kinds of Linux!"
Ha... I recently got an amended T4 from a previous employer, and it seems as though the Canada Revenue Agency does classify company-provided bussing as income (even though we had to pay a nominal fee).
Anybody know whether or not it's the same in the US?