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  1. Re:So what does this mean? on Blizzard Won't Stop World of StarCraft Mod · · Score: 1
    I once asked Wowhead, probably the biggest WoW-related website out there, about Blizzard's policy on using in-game art on a site that I was building. They replied with the following:

    Blizzard allows use of the icons as long as you're not trying to charge people to view them or reuse them for their own purposes.

    Brielle "Miyari" Bullard
    Content + Community Manager

  2. Re:Hey Microsoft on Microsoft Slams Google Over HTML5 Video Decision · · Score: 1

    They do support both, they have publicly stated that WebM video will play if the codec is installed in Windows.
    http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2010/05/19/another-follow-up-on-html5-video-in-ie9.aspx

  3. Re:So, h264 is on Ars Thinks Google Takes a Step Backwards For Openness · · Score: 1

    Canonical are a license holder too.
    They could potentially make some money from it with their support options but at least they give away their primary product for free.

  4. Re:Latency? on Wireless GeForce Graphics Card Announced · · Score: 1

    I hardly think LCD latency is a problem these days, my current 24" monitor has a response time of 2ms and it cost me £199.

  5. Re:Redundant question on Twitter Fights US Court For WikiLeaks Details · · Score: 1

    But Twitter, I do not get why they sought out twitter. I mean, in terms of information, I can't imagine criminalizing 'tweets' have been sent. Facebook maybe, but not twitter.

    "A man who posted a Twitter message threatening to blow up an airport is facing a £3,000 bill after losing an appeal against his conviction."
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-11736785

  6. Re:Software Freedom Law Center on What Can a Lawyer Do For Open Source? · · Score: 1

    While they don't strictly deal with Open Source, the Electronic Frontier Foundation can always use more help and often have the same ideals as the Open Source movement.

  7. Re:Quote on Apple's $1 Billion Data Center Mystery · · Score: 1

    Fanbois would queue up for a punch in the face if they thought Steve Jobs was selling them.

  8. Re:I disagree on the GUI on 10 Dos and Don'ts To Make Sysadmins' Lives Easier · · Score: 1

    ESXi interface vs ESXi CLI - not even in the same league.
    Bizarrely, there is STILL no way to set an MTU of 9000 using the GUI.

    One vendor that gets GUIs right though is Dell - the Equallogic interface is superb.

  9. In other news... on Most Americans Support an Internet Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    America != Internet

  10. Zimbra on Open Source-Friendly Smartphones For the Small Office? · · Score: 1

    I have to admit to feeling slightly concerned over the amount of people recommending Zimbra, which have founded their business on Outlook integration with Linux. The submitter already has a neat Debian setup, so I don't really get why people would be pushing Microsoft lock-in onto them. If anything, we need to get away from that, and onto open standards. (IE5 + ASP anyone?)

  11. Re:Nokia N900 on Open Source-Friendly Smartphones For the Small Office? · · Score: 1

    It's basically a Debian box with phone functionality. Add blue tooth keyboard & mouse, plug the video out into a decent monitor and I'm not even sure you need a desktop or laptop.

    Nobody would have imagined this to be possible in the year 2000. We've made progress.

  12. Re:MacBook Air "Reinstall Drive" on Apple Announces iLife '11, FaceTime Mac, Lion, Mac App Store, MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu was the first popular* OS with this USB-install method, and also the first OS with an "App Store".

    * Ubuntu, Windows, Mac (no other Linux distros really matter these days for consumer desktops)

  13. Where are all the WoW jokes? on Sir Isaac Newton, Alchemist · · Score: 1

    He would have made more gold with Jewelcrafting.

  14. Re:Has anyone noticed? Microsoft is dying on Microsoft Admits OpenOffice.org Is a Contender · · Score: 1

    There is still no real competition for Active Directory.
    The Mac OSX version is only good if you run 100% Mac in your environment (unlikely), Red Hat Directory Server is a great LDAP server but very little else.
    Nothing comes close to Active Directory, period.

  15. Firefox Addons should be in all browsers... on New Tool Blocks Downloads From Malicious Sites · · Score: 1

    What is wrong with Noscript?

  16. Re:Announcing ubuntu releases on Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat, Now Available · · Score: 1

    Linux Mint does a much better job at being easy-to-use right out of the box (and doesn't make stupid design decisions involving window buttons... cough cough).

    Linux Mint IS Ubuntu, just with a different theme.

  17. Re:Some KP webservers from 175.45.176.0/22 on North Korea Opens .kp Sites On the Internet · · Score: 1

    You just Slashdotted North Korea, you insensitive clod!

  18. Re:We can't even get this right with trains yet! on Google Secretly Tests Autonomous Cars In Traffic · · Score: 1

    The London Underground has been fully automated for years.
    They sometimes even leave without their driver.

  19. Re:Better worry about the next step on Microsoft IE Browser Share Dips Below 50% · · Score: 1

    Since our mainstream XP supported v6 at its release

    Not really, it was only there as a Developer Preview. Proper support was introduced in Service Pack 1.

  20. Re:I got this on Google Warning Gmail Users On Spying From China · · Score: 1

    I got the warning about being accessed from China. Unfortunately, it came 2 days after I became aware of my gmail account and World of Warcraft account both being compromised. By that time I had already changed the password, and had Blizzard restore my stuff.

    I had a similar experience, however the article summary is incorrect because that happened in late January so these warning have been there since before March.

  21. IPTables on Afghan Government Turns To Iran For Internet · · Score: 1

    Time to block Iran then.

  22. Re:DDoS Software on DDoS From 4chan Hits MPAA and Anti-Piracy Website · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know a good DDoS software that runs on Linux? The mono port of LOIC is awful.

    Bash fork()ing might work with "wget target.com".

  23. Re:And now... on DDoS From 4chan Hits MPAA and Anti-Piracy Website · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Mod parent informative.

  24. Re:Youtube? on Facebook the Most Dangerous Social Tool For Businesses · · Score: 1

    How do you get infected with malware from youtube?

    When somebody figures out how to abuse the HTML5 H.264 format.

  25. Re:Only idiots post with real name on Blizzard To Require Real First and Last Names For Official Forums · · Score: 1

    Sir or madam, I respectfully object to the title of your most recent post. I have found using my real name to be an uplifting experience. Respectfully, Divide B. Zero III, Esq.

    Me too!

    Regards,

    Mr '\x20DROP DATABASE\x20mysql;--