I can see it being used when the military is doing raids on houses, bunkers, etc. They can see how many people are in the room and where they are, so they can come in gunning and not take so many casualties.
Another use might be that when they are searching houses for weapons and stuff, they can see into the rooms before hand.
But, like other technology of this nature, it opens limitless possiblities for abuse, so the government will have to keep a cloe eye on how it is used
Microsoft clearly wants everyone to bow to their every wish and command, and surely will do everything in its power to make it happen. What else is new? really.. this is the way of Microsoft, if you havent noticed. They are probably aready readying their platoon of lawyers to go to war and try to "get rid of" or "eliminate the threat of" Mozilla.
The only thing we can do is wait and see how it all turns out. My dad, both of my siblings, and my dad's boss seem pretty determined in making the switch, and staying on Firefox. All of them have been contemplating it for a while, but this is just the reason they need to finally do it.
Suppose that because of this announcement, all of a sudden 60% of browsers are running FireFox. Surely web site designers will not ignore the fact that if it does not look right in FireFox, then it does not look right in 60% of people's screens.
No techie who knows anything will overlook that fact. I think what we will see is more "Looks best in FireFox 0.x" disclaimers at the bottom of sites, which is a very good thing for all of us.
I realize this, but if I went up to my mom and said, "Hey mom, the CERT recommends you stop using IE" she would just be like "Who is that, why should I care?" but if I said, "Hey mom, the Department of Homeland Security recommends you stop using IE" she would instantly know who I am talking about. Its all about the names "normal" people would recognize.
Well, if you really want to be counter culture, just wait a few months, then start using IE again after the bulk of computer using Americans move over, that will really shock your friends, it can be like a cult
That was CERT's announcement, this is actually the Department of Homeland Security making this recoomendation. 2 different orginizations, same recommendation.
Horray for the Department of Homeland Security! LWATCDR is not the only person that has been saying "get off of IE" for a long time.
Now the pressure is on Microsoft to get their shit together and make IE more secure, or risk losing their commanding lead in the web browser department. Even my dad, who would rather not use a computer than have to start using different programs, has asked me to put FireFox on his system. And my dad's boss, who is quite possibly one of the most computer illiterate people in the world, has expressed interest to him in moving the whole office off of IE onto another browser.
It really says something for how widespread this news is. If I was MicroSoft, I would be scared at this point.
Hopefully more countries will follow the Dutch lead, and loosen the grasp of proprietary software in Europe, leading to more competition in the market, and ultimately Microsoft's downfall *evil grin*
I really hate to see someone that points out that "It'll Last for X years" and it never does.
If it was made in 1981 and it was given a 30 year lifetime, it should run out in 2011, 1 year after the time they predict they will have run out by, the end of this decade (2010 for the calendarically uninclined)
holy crap.. im sorry i messed that one up, heres the fixed version...
Review of Cedega (WineX 4.0)
Category
Linux Software / Applications
Product name
Cedega
Version
4.0 (WineX)
Manufacturer name
TransGaming
Provided by
TransGaming
Price
N/A
Review by
Rich
The release of Transgaming's newest version of WineX, renamed Cedega, was met with considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Linux community last week. So much so that their server was inaccessible the day of release. Cedega is claimed to be much improved, offering the ability to play recent games released for Windows "seamlessly and transparently" under Linux. They provided me with a copy, and I was curious to see if it lived up to the hype.
Cedega is available as an rpm, deb or tgz file. Point2Play is a graphical front end to Cedega and available in the same formats. Point2play comes bundled with all dependencies, a very nice touch, and includes the font installer program (also available as a separate download).
I was installing on Slackware 10, so I downloaded the tgz files. A simple #installpkg for Point2play was all that was needed. Point2play retrieves and installs Cedega for you. It also downloads and installs Microsoft Core Fonts with the click of a button.
Testing
The first thing I noticed was a tab titled "System Tests". There are four tests that help to determine if your system is ready to run Cedega.
"Test for Hardware 3D Graphics Acceleration" tests to see if your graphics card is capable of running 3D-intense games and if it has been set up correctly. I clicked, the familiar glxgears box opened, then I was greeted with two green graphs. They gave me an OK for OpenGL Direct Rendering and for 3D rendering speed.
"Test for Sound Support" plays a sound, then asks you if you heard it. You are informed that Cedega uses the OSS audio device and told to consult your distribution's documentation if you didn't hear one. Thankfully, I did.
"Test if POSIX threads (pthreads) are Required" gave me a confusing pop up box. It said "You are running a distribution of Linux on which Cedega requires the usage of pthreads on (ie. Very recent glibc). Unfortunately the maximum stack size on your distribution is not large enough for some games, and therefore you might have issues." I am then told, "When using Cedega 3.2 or newer, you may not need to use pthreads which can help avoid these problems." I admit ignorance here. I am baffled by the wording. I am being told Cedega requires pthreads, but with version 4.0 I may not need to use them, which can help avoid problems. My yellow graph boiled it down for me, saying "Some Games Might Have Problems".
"Test CD/DVD Drive" checks the accessibility of the CD-ROM devices and if they are capable of supporting Copy Protected games. I got the green light showing my cdrom was available. The documentation is outstanding and will be a great help if yours isn't.
Background
Since I don't dual boot and lack free time, I haven't run Windows games in years. I have been happy with the standard Linux games, including Ksokoban, Kbounce, Ktron and of course Tuxracer and Tuxkart. Recent additions such as Frozen Bubble and the updated SuperTux have a modern feel. I haven't had much experience with Linux ports such as UT2004. I like that Cedega was giving me the opportunity to try out some modern games.
Half-Life Uplink
My first try was the demo of Half-Life Uplink, downloaded from the Nvidia site. I fired up Point2Play and clicked Install. A box opens asking for the path to the executable, the program title, the Cedega version to use, and two check boxes (big EXE and Run Directory). I found the path, named the program, left the default Cedega as my choice and clicked both boxes. Big EXE supports games packed as one large executable. Run Directory sets the current working directory to the game executable directory. You also have the option to mount an
Review of Cedega (WineX 4.0)
Category
Linux Software / Applications
Product name
Cedega
Version
4.0 (WineX)
Manufacturer name
TransGaming
Provided by
TransGaming
Price
N/A
Review by
Rich
The release of Transgaming's newest version of WineX, renamed Cedega, was met with considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Linux community last week. So much so that their server was inaccessible the day of release. Cedega is claimed to be much improved, offering the ability to play recent games released for Windows "seamlessly and transparently" under Linux. They provided me with a copy, and I was curious to see if it lived up to the hype.
Cedega is available as an rpm, deb or tgz file. Point2Play is a graphical front end to Cedega and available in the same formats. Point2play comes bundled with all dependencies, a very nice touch, and includes the font installer program (also available as a separate download).
I was installing on Slackware 10, so I downloaded the tgz files. A simple #installpkg for Point2play was all that was needed. Point2play retrieves and installs Cedega for you. It also downloads and installs Microsoft Core Fonts with the click of a button.
Testing
The first thing I noticed was a tab titled "System Tests". There are four tests that help to determine if your system is ready to run Cedega.
"Test for Hardware 3D Graphics Acceleration" tests to see if your graphics card is capable of running 3D-intense games and if it has been set up correctly. I clicked, the familiar glxgears box opened, then I was greeted with two green graphs. They gave me an OK for OpenGL Direct Rendering and for 3D rendering speed.
"Test for Sound Support" plays a sound, then asks you if you heard it. You are informed that Cedega uses the OSS audio device and told to consult your distribution's documentation if you didn't hear one. Thankfully, I did.
"Test if POSIX threads (pthreads) are Required" gave me a confusing pop up box. It said "You are running a distribution of Linux on which Cedega requires the usage of pthreads on (ie. Very recent glibc). Unfortunately the maximum stack size on your distribution is not large enough for some games, and therefore you might have issues." I am then told, "When using Cedega 3.2 or newer, you may not need to use pthreads which can help avoid these problems." I admit ignorance here. I am baffled by the wording. I am being told Cedega requires pthreads, but with version 4.0 I may not need to use them, which can help avoid problems. My yellow graph boiled it down for me, saying "Some Games Might Have Problems".
"Test CD/DVD Drive" checks the accessibility of the CD-ROM devices and if they are capable of supporting Copy Protected games. I got the green light showing my cdrom was available. The documentation is outstanding and will be a great help if yours isn't.
Background
Since I don't dual boot and lack free time, I haven't run Windows games in years. I have been happy with the standard Linux games, including Ksokoban, Kbounce, Ktron and of course Tuxracer and Tuxkart. Recent additions such as Frozen Bubble and the updated SuperTux have a modern feel. I haven't had much experience with Linux ports such as UT2004. I like that Cedega was giving me the opportunity to try out some modern games.
Half-Life Uplink
My first try was the demo of Half-Life Uplink, downloaded from the Nvidia site. I fired up Point2Play and clicked Install. A box opens asking for the path to the executable, the program title, the Cedega version to use, and two check boxes (big EXE and Run Directory). I found the path, named the program, left the default Cedega as my choice and clicked both boxes. Big EXE supports games packed as one large executable. Run Directory sets the current working directory to the game executable directory. You also have the option to mount and unmount your disk. I clicked continue, and I was transported back to the days of the ugly install wizards. The Wise Installation Wizard popped open, and the game installed without a hitch.
The game icon now showed up in my main wi
The LinuxLookup.com review touches upon this point: The only downside I see is philosophical rather than a problem with Cedega itself. There aren't many Linux versions of popular games available. By making it so easy to run the Windows versions, there may not be much of an incentive to develop for Linux.
Now, not many gaming companies make Linux versions of their games, but suppose Linux gained a significant share of the desktop market. At a certain point, gaming companies will start making Linux versions, whether or not WineX can run the Windows version or not. If only because gamers are more likely to be tech savvy and the same type of people who would probably switch to Linux away from Windows before the less computer literate population does
'We want to help drive further awareness of the products we have available and...the plusses we have to offer,'
Or maybe, they just want to get more ipods off the market, and more of their digital jukeboxes in consumers hands
Well, this is good news for linux parents, and hopefully it will set a precedent for either, more people moving off of windows, or developers of filtering software for windows to make their products more easily customizable to what parents think their kids should not see, instead of what the company thinks their kids should not see
The truth of the matter is, even a couple hundred million dollars of fines is not that much of a hit to Microsoft, and it isnt exactly a secret that Microsoft holds a near monopoly, so, the whole lawsuit is a nonissue in the end
Computers are now powerful enough to do stuff that formerly required such computing power that only the government had access to. Never mind the fact that theoretically the chips inside of computers nowadays can be used to guide missiles, and other stuff of the like.
Slashdot Mirror
The sad truth, is that we really wont know how they are using it, unless they mess up and have a scandal like in Abu-Ghirab
For one, it says 20 meters, which is about 65 feet, Two, 65 feet is like across the street from the house
New technology is quite amazing..
I can see it being used when the military is doing raids on houses, bunkers, etc. They can see how many people are in the room and where they are, so they can come in gunning and not take so many casualties.
Another use might be that when they are searching houses for weapons and stuff, they can see into the rooms before hand.
But, like other technology of this nature, it opens limitless possiblities for abuse, so the government will have to keep a cloe eye on how it is used
Microsoft clearly wants everyone to bow to their every wish and command, and surely will do everything in its power to make it happen. What else is new? really.. this is the way of Microsoft, if you havent noticed. They are probably aready readying their platoon of lawyers to go to war and try to "get rid of" or "eliminate the threat of" Mozilla.
The only thing we can do is wait and see how it all turns out. My dad, both of my siblings, and my dad's boss seem pretty determined in making the switch, and staying on Firefox. All of them have been contemplating it for a while, but this is just the reason they need to finally do it.
Suppose that because of this announcement, all of a sudden 60% of browsers are running FireFox. Surely web site designers will not ignore the fact that if it does not look right in FireFox, then it does not look right in 60% of people's screens.
No techie who knows anything will overlook that fact. I think what we will see is more "Looks best in FireFox 0.x" disclaimers at the bottom of sites, which is a very good thing for all of us.
I realize this, but if I went up to my mom and said, "Hey mom, the CERT recommends you stop using IE" she would just be like "Who is that, why should I care?" but if I said, "Hey mom, the Department of Homeland Security recommends you stop using IE" she would instantly know who I am talking about. Its all about the names "normal" people would recognize.
Well, if you really want to be counter culture, just wait a few months, then start using IE again after the bulk of computer using Americans move over, that will really shock your friends, it can be like a cult
That was CERT's announcement, this is actually the Department of Homeland Security making this recoomendation. 2 different orginizations, same recommendation.
Horray for the Department of Homeland Security! LWATCDR is not the only person that has been saying "get off of IE" for a long time.
Now the pressure is on Microsoft to get their shit together and make IE more secure, or risk losing their commanding lead in the web browser department. Even my dad, who would rather not use a computer than have to start using different programs, has asked me to put FireFox on his system. And my dad's boss, who is quite possibly one of the most computer illiterate people in the world, has expressed interest to him in moving the whole office off of IE onto another browser.
It really says something for how widespread this news is. If I was MicroSoft, I would be scared at this point.
Hopefully more countries will follow the Dutch lead, and loosen the grasp of proprietary software in Europe, leading to more competition in the market, and ultimately Microsoft's downfall *evil grin*
If they can get good battery life and video quality, they can sell on the digital video part
Or maybe, just think, Jerry Springer on the run?
Maybe they can make it interface with camera phones, and store them and stuff on a bigger screen than a phone
I really hate to see someone that points out that "It'll Last for X years" and it never does.
If it was made in 1981 and it was given a 30 year lifetime, it should run out in 2011, 1 year after the time they predict they will have run out by, the end of this decade (2010 for the calendarically uninclined)
The second character signifies the manufacturer (General Motors is G, Ford is F, Chrysler is C)
Why not just give GM, Ford, and Chrysler another letter? GM can have G and H, Ford E and F, and Chrysler B and C
Surely every manufacturer doesn't produce as many cars as the top few
holy crap.. im sorry i messed that one up, heres the fixed version...
Review of Cedega (WineX 4.0)
Category
Linux Software / Applications
Product name
Cedega
Version
4.0 (WineX)
Manufacturer name
TransGaming
Provided by
TransGaming
Price
N/A
Review by
Rich
The release of Transgaming's newest version of WineX, renamed Cedega, was met with considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Linux community last week. So much so that their server was inaccessible the day of release. Cedega is claimed to be much improved, offering the ability to play recent games released for Windows "seamlessly and transparently" under Linux. They provided me with a copy, and I was curious to see if it lived up to the hype.
Cedega is available as an rpm, deb or tgz file. Point2Play is a graphical front end to Cedega and available in the same formats. Point2play comes bundled with all dependencies, a very nice touch, and includes the font installer program (also available as a separate download).
I was installing on Slackware 10, so I downloaded the tgz files. A simple #installpkg for Point2play was all that was needed. Point2play retrieves and installs Cedega for you. It also downloads and installs Microsoft Core Fonts with the click of a button.
Testing
The first thing I noticed was a tab titled "System Tests". There are four tests that help to determine if your system is ready to run Cedega.
"Test for Hardware 3D Graphics Acceleration" tests to see if your graphics card is capable of running 3D-intense games and if it has been set up correctly. I clicked, the familiar glxgears box opened, then I was greeted with two green graphs. They gave me an OK for OpenGL Direct Rendering and for 3D rendering speed.
"Test for Sound Support" plays a sound, then asks you if you heard it. You are informed that Cedega uses the OSS audio device and told to consult your distribution's documentation if you didn't hear one. Thankfully, I did.
"Test if POSIX threads (pthreads) are Required" gave me a confusing pop up box. It said "You are running a distribution of Linux on which Cedega requires the usage of pthreads on (ie. Very recent glibc). Unfortunately the maximum stack size on your distribution is not large enough for some games, and therefore you might have issues." I am then told, "When using Cedega 3.2 or newer, you may not need to use pthreads which can help avoid these problems." I admit ignorance here. I am baffled by the wording. I am being told Cedega requires pthreads, but with version 4.0 I may not need to use them, which can help avoid problems. My yellow graph boiled it down for me, saying "Some Games Might Have Problems".
"Test CD/DVD Drive" checks the accessibility of the CD-ROM devices and if they are capable of supporting Copy Protected games. I got the green light showing my cdrom was available. The documentation is outstanding and will be a great help if yours isn't.
Background
Since I don't dual boot and lack free time, I haven't run Windows games in years. I have been happy with the standard Linux games, including Ksokoban, Kbounce, Ktron and of course Tuxracer and Tuxkart. Recent additions such as Frozen Bubble and the updated SuperTux have a modern feel. I haven't had much experience with Linux ports such as UT2004. I like that Cedega was giving me the opportunity to try out some modern games.
Half-Life Uplink
My first try was the demo of Half-Life Uplink, downloaded from the Nvidia site. I fired up Point2Play and clicked Install. A box opens asking for the path to the executable, the program title, the Cedega version to use, and two check boxes (big EXE and Run Directory). I found the path, named the program, left the default Cedega as my choice and clicked both boxes. Big EXE supports games packed as one large executable. Run Directory sets the current working directory to the game executable directory. You also have the option to mount an
Review of Cedega (WineX 4.0) Category Linux Software / Applications Product name Cedega Version 4.0 (WineX) Manufacturer name TransGaming Provided by TransGaming Price N/A Review by Rich The release of Transgaming's newest version of WineX, renamed Cedega, was met with considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Linux community last week. So much so that their server was inaccessible the day of release. Cedega is claimed to be much improved, offering the ability to play recent games released for Windows "seamlessly and transparently" under Linux. They provided me with a copy, and I was curious to see if it lived up to the hype. Cedega is available as an rpm, deb or tgz file. Point2Play is a graphical front end to Cedega and available in the same formats. Point2play comes bundled with all dependencies, a very nice touch, and includes the font installer program (also available as a separate download). I was installing on Slackware 10, so I downloaded the tgz files. A simple #installpkg for Point2play was all that was needed. Point2play retrieves and installs Cedega for you. It also downloads and installs Microsoft Core Fonts with the click of a button. Testing The first thing I noticed was a tab titled "System Tests". There are four tests that help to determine if your system is ready to run Cedega. "Test for Hardware 3D Graphics Acceleration" tests to see if your graphics card is capable of running 3D-intense games and if it has been set up correctly. I clicked, the familiar glxgears box opened, then I was greeted with two green graphs. They gave me an OK for OpenGL Direct Rendering and for 3D rendering speed. "Test for Sound Support" plays a sound, then asks you if you heard it. You are informed that Cedega uses the OSS audio device and told to consult your distribution's documentation if you didn't hear one. Thankfully, I did. "Test if POSIX threads (pthreads) are Required" gave me a confusing pop up box. It said "You are running a distribution of Linux on which Cedega requires the usage of pthreads on (ie. Very recent glibc). Unfortunately the maximum stack size on your distribution is not large enough for some games, and therefore you might have issues." I am then told, "When using Cedega 3.2 or newer, you may not need to use pthreads which can help avoid these problems." I admit ignorance here. I am baffled by the wording. I am being told Cedega requires pthreads, but with version 4.0 I may not need to use them, which can help avoid problems. My yellow graph boiled it down for me, saying "Some Games Might Have Problems". "Test CD/DVD Drive" checks the accessibility of the CD-ROM devices and if they are capable of supporting Copy Protected games. I got the green light showing my cdrom was available. The documentation is outstanding and will be a great help if yours isn't. Background Since I don't dual boot and lack free time, I haven't run Windows games in years. I have been happy with the standard Linux games, including Ksokoban, Kbounce, Ktron and of course Tuxracer and Tuxkart. Recent additions such as Frozen Bubble and the updated SuperTux have a modern feel. I haven't had much experience with Linux ports such as UT2004. I like that Cedega was giving me the opportunity to try out some modern games. Half-Life Uplink My first try was the demo of Half-Life Uplink, downloaded from the Nvidia site. I fired up Point2Play and clicked Install. A box opens asking for the path to the executable, the program title, the Cedega version to use, and two check boxes (big EXE and Run Directory). I found the path, named the program, left the default Cedega as my choice and clicked both boxes. Big EXE supports games packed as one large executable. Run Directory sets the current working directory to the game executable directory. You also have the option to mount and unmount your disk. I clicked continue, and I was transported back to the days of the ugly install wizards. The Wise Installation Wizard popped open, and the game installed without a hitch. The game icon now showed up in my main wi
The LinuxLookup.com review touches upon this point:
The only downside I see is philosophical rather than a problem with Cedega itself. There aren't many Linux versions of popular games available. By making it so easy to run the Windows versions, there may not be much of an incentive to develop for Linux.
Now, not many gaming companies make Linux versions of their games, but suppose Linux gained a significant share of the desktop market. At a certain point, gaming companies will start making Linux versions, whether or not WineX can run the Windows version or not. If only because gamers are more likely to be tech savvy and the same type of people who would probably switch to Linux away from Windows before the less computer literate population does
I always thought marketing was supposed to be a purely selfless PUBLIC SERVICE!
It is a purely selfless public service, where have you been for ever
Apple has a near monopoly on the mp3 player business because they have the best product, not because of any shady business practices
I've seen other mp3 players out there, but none really stand up to the ipod..
'We want to help drive further awareness of the products we have available and...the plusses we have to offer,' Or maybe, they just want to get more ipods off the market, and more of their digital jukeboxes in consumers hands
Now parents can do something useful with their web filters, like block all those nasty Microsoft and SCO webpages
Well, this is good news for linux parents, and hopefully it will set a precedent for either, more people moving off of windows, or developers of filtering software for windows to make their products more easily customizable to what parents think their kids should not see, instead of what the company thinks their kids should not see
The truth of the matter is, even a couple hundred million dollars of fines is not that much of a hit to Microsoft, and it isnt exactly a secret that Microsoft holds a near monopoly, so, the whole lawsuit is a nonissue in the end
if that is what we are counting on to keep missiles from hitting us, we have much bigger problems than just whether p4's are weapons or not
Computers are now powerful enough to do stuff that formerly required such computing power that only the government had access to. Never mind the fact that theoretically the chips inside of computers nowadays can be used to guide missiles, and other stuff of the like.