"If you *really* want to reduce the average entropy, you can use a full byte '0' or '1' for each bit. or two bytes, or three... ad infinitum."
Great, then some skript kiddie will use a tool to look for big-ish files filled with 1s and 0s (no other characters), and some st00pid news server will report it as another "huge hack." ---
It was revoked because trailing/leading dashes break several RFCs, and hundreds of implementations. I can't resolve any of those trailing dash domains (ISC BIND v8.5.5.pl5).
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://microsoft-.com/ The following error was encountered: Unable to determine IP address from host name for microsoft-.com The dnsserver returned: DNS Domain 'microsoft-.com' is invalid: Non recoverable errors. This means that: The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL. Check if the address is correct.
Generated Sun, 09 Jan 2000 06:47:28 GMT by xxxxx.com (Squid/2.2.STABLE5)
Non-RFC compliant names like this do not resolve on ISC BIND v8.5.5pl5, nor many others (I suspect). Not to mention the fact that most proxies will also kill this name (or otherwise malfunction). That's why I find it funny that one fellow complained that this was an excuse. That's like saying the health risks of lead paint are just an excuse to stop honest business men from selling it to schools, etc. ---
I did read the article. I admit, I did not do an serious as read as several nitpickers have pointed out.
However, this does nothing to alay the no authentication or common sense "auto-ignore if > N requests per time period are made" features. Why aren't those present? Your comment adds nothing to my point, it merely detracts.
It'd be nice if you nitpickers would read other's nitpicking posts before nitpicking yourselves. It's really annoyed to see 4 replies that amount to, "I saw one thing you did wrong which is mentioned in the article. You are stupid, I am not. Read the article next time, stupid head." ---
I read the article. It said nothing about motorists being able to disable this "feature." It did, however, make the pirates out to be the ones in the wrong (and try to make us sympathetic to a pathetic "standard" of security). Dunk your chain. ---
I don't like the fact that the hardware is closed, but Woz does have a very valid point that Apple is more free to innovate with hardware than the PC world.
Be aware that this sounds very similar to the MS argument that they should control the protocols on the network, so they are free to inovate and control things for us. What the PC lacks is not a single, focused mini-monoply (like Apple), what the PC lacks are standards (like the Internet).
The RFCs of the Internet provide a complete specification for something. It's completely optional, but it's in a corporation's best interest to support it -- other companies have. USB was a standard (like the FTP protocol RFC), so it was shoved into every chipset (Irix has Ftpd, OpenBSD has FTPd, Linux has FTPd, etc). Once the dominant OSes began to support it (lots of FTPds running with interesting files), then the devices (FTP client applications) appear as is by magic, and are free to compete on their own merits. (Alright, RFCs are not standards, but it fits my example very well)
Field of Dreams told us, "if you build it, they will come." The Internet taught me, "if it is a standard, and it has a reference implementation, it will thrive." So -- you want easy GUI on PC side? Make a cheap GUI that works mostly, and it will thrive. Design a simple printer that can be hooked to one of the ports, and you will have desktop publishing. Make a simple reference browser (Mosaic), and everyone will licence it or make another one. If you want cheap 3D, make a simple 3D board that has some important support for standards (OpenGL), etc.. And if you want a cheap Unix work-alike, write a mini-kernel that kinda supports things, posts it as 0.01, and make sure people can muck with it:-) ---
Step 1: Come out with closed specifications for a "revolutionary" protocol that will allow people to have their radios jump to any "bulliten." Step 2: Include no authentication, "ignore traffic broadcasts" buttons, or common sense auto-ignore if > N requests per time slot are made. Step 3: Go after "evil radio pirates" who are abusing your "security, what security?" technology.
Erhm, isn't it a bit wrong to advocate electronic terrorism or DoS attacks? Especially considering some of the bad press such things gives the Linux Community..
Unless, of course, you meant "send them a nice message saying you do not support their actions" when you said "please, hit THIS site early and often." ---
Don't worry, I (and I'm sure others) support making sure that any Tom, Dick, and Harry in *.* country that has trademarking, do not obtain an unfair trademark on an OpenSource project of any kind. Hiring lawyers is certainly a plan, but perhaps it'd be better to start a fund so that the local LUG can get a local lawyer (who will know local law better).
I suspect that the moderator will likely be M2ed out of his or her priviledge of moderation. With, IMO, just cause. ---
When that hypothetical day arrives in which a second language with the tenth part of the capabilidad Vista in the authors dominates You whose works -- and whose cause -- we already discussed, perhaps because then putas will be able to say to four words on the good spelling. But now, nor it is happened to him. Go bad-mannered that is You who do not realize respect due to these dear gentlemen! I assure to him that benefit will have translated this news not by his proprio, but by You That is, it cállese the snout, ungrateful idiot!
It didn't translate several swears (including puta), but the meaning shows through. ---
Is it time to go over their heads and talk to Andover?
As they stated, their lawyers secured complete control of the content and ideas for Rob and Jeff. You can't go over their heads, because they are the top of the food chain. ---
If you stopped waiting for Rob to busy himself putting together a proper release (which won't happen soon, as the slashdot crew and their popularity are their own bottleneck), you'd have implemented those features by now.
Stop complaining that people won't push you around in a wheelchair when your legs aren't broken. You'll get less frustrated. So he decided to not release the code -- it's his imperative (he could even change the licence, as he's the copyright owner). ---
Erhm, damnit. PLEASE let the comment box word wrap for you. I'm not sure what resolution your box is at, but is it so awful and annoying to read a column about 2.5 inches wide on a 14" monitor. The point of the auto-wordwrapping, is so that people not stuck at 640x480 or 800x600 can see things at least decently formatted. ---
I had to explain this one a few times in the early days at Andover when sales folks would try to get me to post stories for advertisers. Once I explained the concept of integrity they backed off.
Enter "Rob Malda teaches Ethics" Rob: "Ok. If you see an old woman waitng to cross the street, you.." Sales man 1: "Try to sell her new glasses, or a hearing aid?" Rob: "No." Sales man 2: "Ahh, you sell her son life insurance, and then push her into traffic for him." Rob: "Aw, jeez. No!" Sales man 3: "I'm stumped." Rob: "You help her across the street." Sales man 2: "You mean, for free?" Rob: "Yes!. Ethics is about helping people for no tangible reward. It's good for your karma. Integrity means you stick by your beliefs, and don't lie to falsely increase your karma or another's perception of you." Sales man 3: "Does this mean you won't post that story about Win2k? I mean, they drove a dumptruck full of money up to Andover.net headquaters.. We'd really like to keep it." Rob: "Perhaps I haven't made this clear...."
And so on, all through the night. The good Rob talked with the Sales man, teaching each what is right.... ---
It's an educational WAN. Is it available fully internationally (Europe wide as well as USA and Singapore)? Does it link businesses as well as educational establishments? Are there plans to allow individual access?
I recall CNN doing a piece on "Internet 2" in 1995. They claimed that we'd all be using the newer, more highspeed internet 2 around now. The problem is that Universities don't want all the average grubbies on their private highspeed WAN.
Thing back to the early 1980s. The internet was a rather large research project, mixing military and educational computers, and allowing them to share data. Then the "great unwashed" and Big Business (tm) gradually found out about it, and started using it. At this point, the universities recognized that they needed a new architecture, free from some of the original design flaws of the internet, and free from some of the less desirable people (script kiddies, anyone?). Internet 2 also allows them to test and implement new things. Gigabit routers, IPv6, etc.
Their developments will trickle down to the internet, but don't hold your breath for general access. ---
Slashdot Mirror
Please don't pull a LinuxOne..
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Erhm, that's stealing. That is not cool. Linus doesn't steal, so why do you think it's Ok for you to?
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"are not free (in both senses... still don't understand that analogy),"
:-)
"Free as in beer" -> You pay nothing for it.
"Free as in freedom" -> You are free to modify, maintain, extend, and fork the code. And I am free to see the changes
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What I don't understand is why they can't just call it "IEEE 1394" and be done with it.
:-)
"My computer has 2 1394 ports!"
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"If you *really* want to reduce the average entropy, you can use a full byte '0' or '1' for each bit. or two bytes, or three ... ad infinitum."
Great, then some skript kiddie will use a tool to look for big-ish files filled with 1s and 0s (no other characters), and some st00pid news server will report it as another "huge hack."
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It was revoked because trailing/leading dashes break several RFCs, and hundreds of implementations. I can't resolve any of those trailing dash domains (ISC BIND v8.5.5.pl5).
:-)
This has nothing to do with copyright
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The requested URL could not be retrieved
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://microsoft-.com/
The following error was encountered:
Unable to determine IP address from host name for microsoft-.com
The dnsserver returned:
DNS Domain 'microsoft-.com' is invalid: Non recoverable errors.
This means that:
The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL.
Check if the address is correct.
Generated Sun, 09 Jan 2000 06:47:28 GMT by xxxxx.com (Squid/2.2.STABLE5)
Non-RFC compliant names like this do not resolve on ISC BIND v8.5.5pl5, nor many others (I suspect). Not to mention the fact that most proxies will also kill this name (or otherwise malfunction). That's why I find it funny that one fellow complained that this was an excuse. That's like saying the health risks of lead paint are just an excuse to stop honest business men from selling it to schools, etc.
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I did read the article. I admit, I did not do an serious as read as several nitpickers have pointed out.
However, this does nothing to alay the no authentication or common sense "auto-ignore if > N requests per time period are made" features. Why aren't those present? Your comment adds nothing to my point, it merely detracts.
It'd be nice if you nitpickers would read other's nitpicking posts before nitpicking yourselves. It's really annoyed to see 4 replies that amount to, "I saw one thing you did wrong which is mentioned in the article. You are stupid, I am not. Read the article next time, stupid head."
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I read the article. It said nothing about motorists being able to disable this "feature." It did, however, make the pirates out to be the ones in the wrong (and try to make us sympathetic to a pathetic "standard" of security). Dunk your chain.
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I don't like the fact that the hardware is closed, but Woz does have a very valid point that Apple is more free to innovate with hardware than the PC world.
:-)
Be aware that this sounds very similar to the MS argument that they should control the protocols on the network, so they are free to inovate and control things for us. What the PC lacks is not a single, focused mini-monoply (like Apple), what the PC lacks are standards (like the Internet).
The RFCs of the Internet provide a complete specification for something. It's completely optional, but it's in a corporation's best interest to support it -- other companies have. USB was a standard (like the FTP protocol RFC), so it was shoved into every chipset (Irix has Ftpd, OpenBSD has FTPd, Linux has FTPd, etc). Once the dominant OSes began to support it (lots of FTPds running with interesting files), then the devices (FTP client applications) appear as is by magic, and are free to compete on their own merits. (Alright, RFCs are not standards, but it fits my example very well)
Field of Dreams told us, "if you build it, they will come." The Internet taught me, "if it is a standard, and it has a reference implementation, it will thrive." So -- you want easy GUI on PC side? Make a cheap GUI that works mostly, and it will thrive. Design a simple printer that can be hooked to one of the ports, and you will have desktop publishing. Make a simple reference browser (Mosaic), and everyone will licence it or make another one. If you want cheap 3D, make a simple 3D board that has some important support for standards (OpenGL), etc.. And if you want a cheap Unix work-alike, write a mini-kernel that kinda supports things, posts it as 0.01, and make sure people can muck with it
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Really? All I seem to get is that damned "Blue" song with the cheap Vox sound effects. I guess I'm in the wrong pirate radio zone :-(
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Step 1: Come out with closed specifications for a "revolutionary" protocol that will allow people to have their radios jump to any "bulliten."
Step 2: Include no authentication, "ignore traffic broadcasts" buttons, or common sense auto-ignore if > N requests per time slot are made.
Step 3: Go after "evil radio pirates" who are abusing your "security, what security?" technology.
Yes, Viriginia, there are stupid beurocrats.
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Erhm, isn't it a bit wrong to advocate electronic terrorism or DoS attacks? Especially considering some of the bad press such things gives the Linux Community..
Unless, of course, you meant "send them a nice message saying you do not support their actions" when you said "please, hit THIS site early and often."
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Don't worry, I (and I'm sure others) support making sure that any Tom, Dick, and Harry in *.* country that has trademarking, do not obtain an unfair trademark on an OpenSource project of any kind. Hiring lawyers is certainly a plan, but perhaps it'd be better to start a fund so that the local LUG can get a local lawyer (who will know local law better).
I suspect that the moderator will likely be M2ed out of his or her priviledge of moderation. With, IMO, just cause.
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When that hypothetical day arrives in which a second language with the tenth part of the capabilidad Vista in the authors dominates You whose works -- and whose cause -- we already discussed, perhaps because then putas will be able to say to four words on the good spelling. But now, nor it is happened to him. Go bad-mannered that is You who do not realize respect due to these dear gentlemen! I assure to him that benefit will have translated this news not by his proprio, but by You That is, it cállese the snout, ungrateful idiot!
It didn't translate several swears (including puta), but the meaning shows through.
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Is it time to go over their heads and talk to Andover?
As they stated, their lawyers secured complete control of the content and ideas for Rob and Jeff. You can't go over their heads, because they are the top of the food chain.
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If you stopped waiting for Rob to busy himself putting together a proper release (which won't happen soon, as the slashdot crew and their popularity are their own bottleneck), you'd have implemented those features by now.
Stop complaining that people won't push you around in a wheelchair when your legs aren't broken. You'll get less frustrated. So he decided to not release the code -- it's his imperative (he could even change the licence, as he's the copyright owner).
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That's the point. No one is asking for Rob to be Linux Torvalds.
Please say you didn't fsck up the spelling of Linus Torvalds exactly like LinuxOne did in big, bold lettering on Slashdot.org. It's not right.
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Erhm, damnit. PLEASE let the comment box word wrap for you. I'm not sure what resolution your box is at, but is it so awful and annoying to read a column about 2.5 inches wide on a 14" monitor. The point of the auto-wordwrapping, is so that people not stuck at 640x480 or 800x600 can see things at least decently formatted.
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I had to explain this one a few times in the early days at Andover when sales folks would try to get me to post stories for advertisers. Once I explained the concept of integrity they backed off.
.."
Enter "Rob Malda teaches Ethics"
Rob: "Ok. If you see an old woman waitng to cross the street, you
Sales man 1: "Try to sell her new glasses, or a hearing aid?"
Rob: "No."
Sales man 2: "Ahh, you sell her son life insurance, and then push her into traffic for him."
Rob: "Aw, jeez. No!"
Sales man 3: "I'm stumped."
Rob: "You help her across the street."
Sales man 2: "You mean, for free?"
Rob: "Yes!. Ethics is about helping people for no tangible reward. It's good for your karma. Integrity means you stick by your beliefs, and don't lie to falsely increase your karma or another's perception of you."
Sales man 3: "Does this mean you won't post that story about Win2k? I mean, they drove a dumptruck full of money up to Andover.net headquaters.. We'd really like to keep it."
Rob: "Perhaps I haven't made this clear...."
And so on, all through the night. The good Rob talked with the Sales man, teaching each what is right....
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From The Tao Of Programming:
T h e A n c i e n t M a s t e r s
B o o k T w o
Thus spake the master programmer:
"After three days without programming, life becomes meaningless."
More I cannot say. The tao must be experienced for true understanding to dawn.
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It's an educational WAN. Is it available fully internationally (Europe wide as well as USA and Singapore)? Does it link businesses as well as educational establishments? Are there plans to allow individual access?
I recall CNN doing a piece on "Internet 2" in 1995. They claimed that we'd all be using the newer, more highspeed internet 2 around now. The problem is that Universities don't want all the average grubbies on their private highspeed WAN.
Thing back to the early 1980s. The internet was a rather large research project, mixing military and educational computers, and allowing them to share data. Then the "great unwashed" and Big Business (tm) gradually found out about it, and started using it. At this point, the universities recognized that they needed a new architecture, free from some of the original design flaws of the internet, and free from some of the less desirable people (script kiddies, anyone?). Internet 2 also allows them to test and implement new things. Gigabit routers, IPv6, etc.
Their developments will trickle down to the internet, but don't hold your breath for general access.
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Woah, that thread is hillarious. Took me 20 minutes to read ;-)
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Am I the only one finding this "Battle of the ACs -- No Holds Barred!" thread hillarious!?
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So what? Malda's still shown us his code and you haven't shown us yours.
Rob's not put a new Slash Code up on the code page sine 1998.
I'm very tempted to pull GPL on his ass and force him to release code.
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