You can get most the basic Linux stuff you need for windows, as part of the Cygwin package. Has everything I've needed, including an X server.
However, for your first time with Linux, I'd go with Mandrake or a similar distro (Xandros, etc.). At the moment I'm working on a Mandrake box, and it is very easy to configure, although I usually use Gentoo. Gentoo is more advanced, and there aren't any graphical configuration tools, which you probably want to have if you've never used Linux before.
I have also heard good things about Ubuntu, but haven't tried it myself.
But for your first time, go with Mandrake. And if you can, try to get a book on configuring everything, it can be easier sometimes than reading manual pages.
If you wanted I could probably compile you a Windows version of md5sum (I have a cross compiler setup). If you're interested, send me an email.
Just put the file with the md5sums in it in the same folder as the download, and do "md5sum --check firefox.md5", replacing firefox.md5 with whatever file the checksum is in.
Here's a simple explanation: MD5 is an algorithm that attempts to compress data of arbitary length into a 128-bit string. The string is meant to be non-reversible, and have as few collisions (multiple sets of input data with the same hash) as possible.
The idea is that when you download it, if the file has been tampered with it will generate a different md5sum, and can be detected. This also serves to detect corrupted downloads.
When you buy a copy of Windows, it sort of implies that your computer doesn't have an operating system.
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You should read some of the comments...the main article is nothing.
However, in the end, until the OS flat-out refuses to install any application, plug-in, etc. that is not code signed (with no ability to override), we will continue to have trust problems.
What scares me most is that these people are probably designing the OS that >90% of the world uses.
What my point was that NO system humans create will be perfect. What's to say that the AI won't be biased in someway? It's not impossible that there is a security flaw in there, allowing some random person to take the election.
For example, in the code, there will be a section to decide how the robot handles risks. Some implementations may be more careful than others, meaning that some robots will take greater risks, to try for a greater gain. As for how this applies for voting, here's an example: Bush has done nothing but make more and more terrorists swear revenge against the USA. However, he sends his army everywhere, which may be able to kill Osama. If the risk analysis code is at all biased, this could be damaging to an election.
And what is next? We make robots which are completely self-sufficient? Is that creating life? Is that something that we should do?
That is probably off-topic, and may or may not affect their legal rights.
And then there are the electronics teachers...this year, my electronics teacher made the same mistake in the notes that has resulted in a scar on my thumb that says "BC557". I pointed it out, yet he still refuses to believe that he is wrong.
If I had listened to his lessons, I would have been electrocuted by now...like in the mains, there is no red wire, there is no black wire, and it is not 240 volts peak, it's 240 RMS.
If you want to really learn anything, Google is your friend.
Umm...30%? Have you got a source on that? Because I live in Australia (Adelaide), and the homosexual population sure isn't 30%.
And then there is the actual point of your post. Australia is a country just like most other places in the world, and it's usually men that have trouble getting women, not the other way around, at least from my experience.
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You can do "strace firefox" to just write all function calls to stdout, or compile from source with debug info, and run it under gdb.
You can get most the basic Linux stuff you need for windows, as part of the Cygwin package. Has everything I've needed, including an X server.
However, for your first time with Linux, I'd go with Mandrake or a similar distro (Xandros, etc.). At the moment I'm working on a Mandrake box, and it is very easy to configure, although I usually use Gentoo. Gentoo is more advanced, and there aren't any graphical configuration tools, which you probably want to have if you've never used Linux before.
I have also heard good things about Ubuntu, but haven't tried it myself.
But for your first time, go with Mandrake. And if you can, try to get a book on configuring everything, it can be easier sometimes than reading manual pages.
If you wanted I could probably compile you a Windows version of md5sum (I have a cross compiler setup). If you're interested, send me an email.
A stack trace could be helpful, it may be in a supporting library, not in Firefox itself.
Normally I would disagree, but in this case, you are correct.
Just put the file with the md5sums in it in the same folder as the download, and do "md5sum --check firefox.md5", replacing firefox.md5 with whatever file the checksum is in.
Here's a simple explanation: MD5 is an algorithm that attempts to compress data of arbitary length into a 128-bit string. The string is meant to be non-reversible, and have as few collisions (multiple sets of input data with the same hash) as possible.
The idea is that when you download it, if the file has been tampered with it will generate a different md5sum, and can be detected. This also serves to detect corrupted downloads.
To be honest, I'd rather have it as a C++ library, eliminating some of the problems with readablity.
Yeah, 5 or 7 cds or whatever is pretty much unmanagable to me...It's hard enough to find cds as it is without needing to remember where another 7 are.
When you buy a copy of Windows, it sort of implies that your computer doesn't have an operating system.
What scares me most is that these people are probably designing the OS that >90% of the world uses.
It was something like this (probably in security/commoncap.c, judging by the code I saw)changed to
With that...root level access to filesystems, including SUID bits.
They probably thought they could get more money.
Crossover office runs Photoshop right? I know, that's not the point, but there are still options available for Linux.
It's the cost to me, just not the cost to the publisher.
For all you know, he might have turned himself in.
Hry now come on..is 15 yr olds dnt hqve trouble typinjg!!!11
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Yes, it was a joke. Not a troll. I can type fine.
And I would have to say that the grandparent post was *BETTER* than a lot of 15 year olds' posts...definitely beats a few of mine
If data is stored on the servers, you can always just re-image.
What my point was that NO system humans create will be perfect. What's to say that the AI won't be biased in someway? It's not impossible that there is a security flaw in there, allowing some random person to take the election.
For example, in the code, there will be a section to decide how the robot handles risks. Some implementations may be more careful than others, meaning that some robots will take greater risks, to try for a greater gain. As for how this applies for voting, here's an example: Bush has done nothing but make more and more terrorists swear revenge against the USA. However, he sends his army everywhere, which may be able to kill Osama. If the risk analysis code is at all biased, this could be damaging to an election.
And what is next? We make robots which are completely self-sufficient? Is that creating life? Is that something that we should do?
That is probably off-topic, and may or may not affect their legal rights.
well, it would be like giving Emacs to Michelangelo - I have no idea where to start, and the final result would be horrendous
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Not meaning to start a vi vs. emacs war, but that would happen if you gave Emacs to anyone
Abiword doesn't have a spreadsheet, and I don't see you complaining.
Look, if you really want it, why not learn C and implement it yourself, if it's really that important?
Linux 7 webserver? Red Hat web server? Do you even know what Linux is???
And uhh...why is there a problem with a hacker writing a webserver? What kind of person do you think is going to write software?
And Microsoft products have only ever been proven to be unsecure. Plenty of live testing has shown that.
Australia. We don't use US dollars here.
And BTW, I was talking about the collectors edition, which I am probably going to get in the next few days.
One thing to remember: 50% of kids will be below average. If you plan to base your standards on the average scores, think again.
And then there are the electronics teachers...this year, my electronics teacher made the same mistake in the notes that has resulted in a scar on my thumb that says "BC557". I pointed it out, yet he still refuses to believe that he is wrong.
If I had listened to his lessons, I would have been electrocuted by now...like in the mains, there is no red wire, there is no black wire, and it is not 240 volts peak, it's 240 RMS.
If you want to really learn anything, Google is your friend.
Umm...30%? Have you got a source on that? Because I live in Australia (Adelaide), and the homosexual population sure isn't 30%.
And then there is the actual point of your post. Australia is a country just like most other places in the world, and it's usually men that have trouble getting women, not the other way around, at least from my experience.
Increasing revenue is circumstantial?