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  1. Re:Compatibility Woes? on WinXP SP2 Sacrifices Compatibility for Security · · Score: 1

    I guess the parent poster meant ``didn't start anything listening on tcp ports''.

    It's totally OK to do that on a desktop box, be it linux or Windows.

  2. Re:when will this happen to sun/sparc hardware? on Alpha Relegated To FreeBSD's Tier 2 · · Score: 1

    So, as I understand : Sun makes the hardware, Sun makes the software, Sun test them, and they don't find such an ovious flaw ???

    Have you considered that you might have fucked up something yourself ?

  3. Re:well.. on Modem Success Stories With Linux? · · Score: 1

    There are some bidirectional satellite providers. However, any kind of sat is terribly expensive for home use.

  4. Re:you could try... on Modem Success Stories With Linux? · · Score: 1
    Plus bear in mind that if you've got a serial port, there a good chance nothing else is using it these days.

    Nothing is more wrong for me. On my serial ports I have :
    • A cable to connect ti calcs
    • A multitech 28.8 modem to do fax+minitel
    • An IR receiver (went with a pinnacl PCTV)
    • A dongle for a video capture SDK
    • A null-modem cable to connect to some servers


    I also used to have a serial mouse, but I replaced it with an USB one to save ports.
  5. Re:That's great, but... on The Sound of Your Firewall · · Score: 2, Informative
  6. Re:I'm not a tech guru type... on More Power To The Firmware · · Score: 1

    Well I don't think so. For example, their move to Open Firmware is quite the opposite of going to DRMed BIOSes.

  7. Re:Non-issue on GoboLinux Compile -- A Scalable Portage? · · Score: 1

    If your system is properly configured, showing the /usr... to the users won't be harmful in anyway. That's more for simplicity that they should be hidden.

  8. Re:Uptimes on FreeBSD: Not Exactly Dead · · Score: 1

    And why would they ``fix'' their uptime counters ? It's not remotely important.

    And uptime is not significant anyway. I could get 1400 days uptime out of Windows ME, if I keep it idle and isolated...

  9. Re:Nifty for the price - but not a Squeezebox on Apple Rolls Out AirPort Express, AirTunes · · Score: 1

    No, not for pc. For windows.

  10. Re:Iridium? on A Portable Satellite ISP in the Middle East? · · Score: 1

    Do you realize that at 2400 baud, even vi is painfully slow ?
    It would be totally unreasonnable to share this connection with 10 or 20 people, even for email.

  11. Re:Netgear? Peh on Fiber To The Dorm Room · · Score: 1

    I guess that means they have an opensource driver.

  12. Re:This is bullshit... on The Urban Geek As A Mugger Magnet? · · Score: 1

    and stays incredibly sharp even with regular use

    Do you get mugged _that_ often ?

  13. Re:Worst reply i've GIVEN.... on Worst Explanation From Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    le disque dur ;)

  14. Re:Opentext Livelink on Implementing a Knowledge Management Solution? · · Score: 1

    I'd second this. Livelink is a very cool piece of software, has many features, and works out of the box (sites that don't need load balancing or clustering can be set up in a matter of minutes -- actually 1 hour would be more precise), and is also very flexible and supports large installations.
    It supports Sybase, Oracle and MS SQL as backend databases, and any web server would probably work.

    Note that if your only need is document management, they have another product called Basis, which is a relational database specifically targeted at document management. It has many features like thesauruses, full-text search, and has a module called webtop which allows to build a well-structured web interface easily (Basis also has a JDBC driver).

  15. Re:Cool on XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users · · Score: 1

    By legacy I meant mainly BIOS as opposed to OpenBoot.

  16. Re:Cool on XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users · · Score: 1

    I meant geek factor although sun has a very good reputation for servers.

  17. Re:Cool on XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users · · Score: 1

    To me, they are quite similar :
    - Both are high-end workstations
    - Both use 64-bit processors, also used in servers.
    - Both have high-end 3d adapters
    - Both have a nice unix OS
    - Both don't have legacy hardware, unlike PCs
    - Both Apple and Sun have a good reputation ...

  18. Re:Bookmark Filing on Bayesian Filtering Outside of Email? · · Score: 1

    To view the bug report :

    1. Enter http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ directly in your brower's navigation bar.

    2. Enter bug # 235076 and click show.

    3. View suggestion.

    4. ???

    5. profit !

  19. Re:About Face! on Google Updates Its Face · · Score: 1

    Or maybe 64 ? It would be sensible to use 64-bit machines for such databases...

  20. Re: Economics on Apple Sued in France for iPod Music Royalties · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Unfortunately... And now, the slightly conservative government we have is being bashed by all the communist/socialist idiots. I am sometimes ashamed of being french, seeing all this...

  21. Re:iPod price in France on Apple Sued in France for iPod Music Royalties · · Score: 1

    Yeah, computer stuff are very expensive in France compared to the US. This is partly due to the 19,6 % VAT (thanks to the socialists...).

    I have another example I encountered recently : the hp49g+ calculator can be found for $140 in the U.S. and I have found none cheaper than 210 euros = $260...

  22. Re:Money for who to the what? on Apple Sued in France for iPod Music Royalties · · Score: 1

    me ;) Well, although I'm french, I have mostly english-language CDs.

  23. Re:How much music have I bought?? on Apple Sued in France for iPod Music Royalties · · Score: 0, Troll

    - In several states it is forbiden to film in theatres, although the screeners are of terrible quality and no-one with enough sense will watch them.

    - There are software patents.

    - Any psychopath is allowed to have a gun.

    As if I didn't have enough reasons to hate USA already...

  24. Re:someone forgot to preview on MS Word File Reveals Changes to SCO's Plans · · Score: 2, Informative

    They do. And they have a spellchecker too. Look at slash.

  25. Re:Can't change the dedicated crackers on Losing Control of Your TV · · Score: 1

    Well that's easy. Whatever you can watch, you can record. That's plain logical.

    It is impossible to make any protection mechanism that won't be cracked, and, in this case, no need of hardware, it will probably be as easy as decss (for digital TV cards, I mean, not TV sets)