The current BSD license has fewer restrictions than the GPL. How the [extremely juicy explietive deleted] can it be considered "encumbered"?
Well, there are people running around saying Linux is better than *BSD. I am willing to bet that most of them have never used a BSD-style system. It does not seem to stop them from making such accusations.
Now, I am even willing to bet that fewer people have ever taken the time to view either licence. They take what little they may know about either licence and mix it with innuendo... Voila! You may start to hear things like "BSD robs you of your freedom!!!"
"...and, of course, there will be the BSD because you can't [get] rid of it."
This kind of rhetoric could very well reduce the licence to a nuisance in the future. BSD advocates, please take note. Before you know it, software under the BSD licence could be viewed as 'encumbered' and will be avoided like the plague.
IANAL, but I fail to see how this attitude could be considered constructive. Before you know it, there will be talk about just two licences. Perhaps even several licences, each being a slight variation of the GPL?
I recall an October 2004 article in which Mr. Torvalds suggested that ...HURD is dead. I could not help but wonder if this was an attempt to assure spectators like myself that the HURD project is *still alive*.
Make no mistake, I will definitely give HURD a shot when it becomes as usable as Linux was five years ago. Given the time delay taken to report execution of the first application, I suspect such usability is decades away. By that time, Linux itself may have been replaced by a more efficient kernel, Microsoft may have to compete with Apple for minuscle market share, and BSD-style forks may have happened to the HURD code.
The glacial pace of HURD development may explain why it took more than three months for them to take this action which may be seen as a response to Linus' comments.
"In the past, what we'd have to do is reverse-engineering,
and we had been getting into a pickle, because for open-source
projects like Samba and OpenOffice, the only way to get the
information was by reverse-engineering," he said."Pretty much
for ALL the countries in the world, reverse-engineering was a
perfectly fine thing to do."
Seeing that EULAs existed long before the DMCA came into effect, how on earth was it possible to develop a wonderful tool like SAMBA without some reverse engineering? My guess is some EULA(s) must have been violated. Surely, Microsoft could not have supported that.
IANAL, so enlightenment on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
A diskless machine is a PC without any of the usual boot devices such as hard disks, floppy drives or CD-ROMs. The diskless node boots off the network and NEEDS A SERVER that will provide it with storage space as a local hard disk would.
What do you suggest? I only decided to post because of the questions that came to mind. I do agree with you that the story could have used some more work, but I don't know that whining would solve the problem.
The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute provides information security training and certification. For more information, visit www.sans.org
What's an SA account?
The system administrator (SA) account is similar to the DBO except it is of the entire server. It has the same access and permissions as the DBO on all the databases in the server.
DBO account???
The DBO User Account The database owner (DBO) is the administrator for the database. It has full access to all operations and rights.
SQL Snake is an Internet worm, that scans for open Microsoft SQL 7 (MSSQL) and 2000 servers - which run on TCP Port 1433 by default. The worm attempts to log into the System Administrator (SA) account with no password. If successful, the worm downloads and hides some files and grabs system configuration and account names.
Before the MySQL bashers start, it should be noted that this is not a problem with MySQL.
From the article:
This bot does not use any vulnerability in mysql. The fundamental weakness it uses is a week 'root' account. The following mitigation methods will prevent exploitation:
Strong Password: Select a strong password, in particular for the 'root' account.
Restricted root account: Connections for any account can be limited to certain hosts in MySQL. This is in particular important for 'root'. If possible, 'root' should only be allowed to connect from the local host. MySQL will also allow you to force connections to use mysql's own SSL connection option.
Apply firewall rules: MySQL servers should not be exposed to the "wild outside". Block port 3306 and only allow access from selected hosts that require such access. Again, the use of ssh forwarding or SSL is highly recommended.
zinc is good? bad? lead is good? your post makes little attempt at a POINT. and yes im too lazy to read links
You are right. I do apologize for that.
The purpose of abandoning lead-free solder is because consumer electronics often go to a landfill. This is a bad thing as it pollutes the earth. If more people were to responsibly dispose of old electronics, there would be no need to ditch solder.
The phenomenon known as Tin Whiskers develops whenever you have less than 3% lead by weight in the solder. This causes electronics to malfunction when the "whiskers" snap. They are so small, they can cause electrical shorts. Hopefully you agree this is undesirable in pacemakers.
As some of the other replies suggest, Zinc is the lesser of two evils. So I surmise that this is not a lame-brained attempt to solve the lead pollution problem.
Mobile phones contain a number of potentially dangerous substances, such as arsenic,
cadmium, ZINC and lead, which can harm the environmental if the handset is
not disposed of in a responsible manner.
Oh really? So, why in the world is there this incredible push to make
lead-free devices, when it appears that
the zinc alloys
seem to be the most-likely substitute for lead?
I'm fairly green myself.
The question I have is, why adopt whack-a-mole policies that are likely to replace current
problems with other problems?
Thomson SA, formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is a multinational electronics manufacturer and media services provider headquartered in Boulogne, France.
Thomson is named after the electrical engineer Elihu Thomson who was born in Manchester, England, on March 26, 1853. Thomson moved to Philadelphia at the age of 5, with his family.
For more information, please see the Wikipedia article.
I understand that WebObjects, J2EE, LAMP and Ruby-on-Rails are competing web application platforms. I am primarily interested in the latter pair as they are freely available.
Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if anyone with experience with two or more of these platforms could shed some insights on the strengths and weaknesses of the platforms.
For those without an account, here is the content of the lengthy, but informative article:
In 1938, the Social Security Act was only three years old, but its future was already very much in doubt. Conservatives claimed it would bankrupt the nation, and independent critics argued that the way it was financed amounted to ''financial hocus-pocus,'' as one editorial in The New York Times put it. President Franklin D. Roosevelt defended the program, said by a cabinet member to be his favorite, with some of his trademark oratory. ''Because it has become increasingly difficult for individuals to build their own security,'' the president told a national radio audience, ''government must now step in and help them lay the foundation stones.''
Social Security did become the cornerstone -- not only the biggest government entitlement plan but also the most universal, the most popular and the most enduring. But the debate over Social Security never ended. Barry Goldwater wanted to repeal it; Milton Friedman wrote in 1962 that it was an unjustifiable incursion on personal liberty; and David Stockman, the budget director who personified Ronald Reagan's efforts to shrink the federal government, tried to take a hatchet to Social Security, which he called a ''monster.''
But in this 70-year struggle, no other conservative has ever come as close to transforming the program as George W. Bush. He is making Social Security reform, including a partial privatization, a centerpiece of his second term. If the most ardent ideologues have their way, such a reform would be a first step toward a wholly new approach to retirement security -- one that would set aside the notion of collective insurance and guaranteed minimums for that of personal investing and responsibility.
This could do more to reverse the New Deal, and even the Great Society, than Goldwater, Stockman and Reagan ever dreamed of. ''We call it a conservative New Deal,'' says Stephen Moore, author of ''Bullish on Bush: How George W. Bush's Ownership Society Will Make America Stronger.'' In Moore's words, it will be a fundamental shift ''from an entitlement society to an ownership society.'' The key to this transformation, according to a generation of conservative thinkers and crusaders, is reducing the size and changing the nature of Social Security, which now pays benefits of half a trillion a year, and which will only grow bigger as America grows older.
The campaign to privatize has not only been about ideology; it has also focused on Social Security's supposed insolvency. Moore's book calls Social Security a ''Titanic . . . headed toward the iceberg'' and a program ''on the verge of collapse.'' A stream of other conservatives have bombarded the public, over years and decades, with prophecies of trillion-dollar liabilities and with metaphors intended to frighten -- ''train wreck,'' ''bankruptcy,'' ''cancer'' and so forth. Recently, a White House political deputy wrote a strategy note in which he said that Social Security is ''on an unsustainable course. That reality needs to be seared into the public consciousness.''
The campaign is potentially self-fulfilling: persuade enough people that Social Security is going bankrupt, and it will lose public support. Then Congress will be forced to act. And thanks to such unceasing alarums, many, and perhaps most, people today think the program is in serious financial trouble.
But is it? After Bush's re-election, I carefully read the 225-page annual report of the Social Security trustees. I also talked to actuaries and economists, inside and outside the agency, who are expert in the peculiar science of long-term Social Security forecasting. The actuarial view is that the system is probably in need of a small adjustment of the sort that Congress has approved in the past. But there is a strong argument, which the agency acknowledges as a possibility, that the system is solvent as is.
Although prudence argues for making a fix sooner rather than
So, more specifically, what is HDMI? HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface - is actually just a logical progression on top of DVI. The video segment of the HDMI signal is actually compatible pin for pin with DVI, but in a much different package. HDMI improves on DVI by transmitting digital audio on the same interface, adding support for HDCP and also better DDC options for manufacturers.
HDMI provides 5Gbps over copper interconnects up to 15 feet - that's enough headroom for a 1080p signal and 8 channel audio. For those who like to do the math, a 1080p raw video signal and eight 192kHz audio channels require less than 4GBps. So, there is a significant portion of unused overhead built into the HDMI specification.
"Dark fibre or unlit fibre (or fiber) is the name given to fibre optic cables which have yet to be used. They are hence not yet connected to any device, and are only there for future usage."
Before the my-format-is-better-than-your-format debate kicks into high gear, it should be said that the LSB intends to use the RPM format as a stop-gap measure
Re:How lightweight, if it requires gtk+?
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What do you want a graphical login manager for? Use xdm for that..."
Fair question to ask. After all, xdm is bundled with XFree86/Xorg, right?
Well, therein lies the rub for me. It is a barebones login manager. Having to type the login/password day in and day out (sometimes, several times a day) became rather tedious. Others have shared a simlilar sentiment.
All I want is to have something comparable to the MS Windows login experience, where the only information that needs to be filled in is the password.
Well, I have not used the suggested client in a while. It is quite likely that enhancements have been made to improve the quality of the product. Its unreliablity during its infancy was the reason I switched to kopete. It will take some doing for me to abandon my new client of choice.
That said, if this KDE integration madness continues, I may have to drop it. Why? Having to spend hours compiling packages simply because I want to install an IM client is not how I choose to amuse myself.
In fact, this integration is rapidly becoming a pet peeve of mine. It has become rather annoying to use the Ximian Edition of the OpenOffice.org suite. The product has been robbed of its rather appealing look in Gentoo because of the KDE integration that happens by default. I will experiment with the USE="-kde" flag to see if that helps.
This story is definitely one for the ages. The links provided in the comments are just AWESOME. I'm posting this comment so that I can easily access it in the future.
A round of applause for all the participants. To prostoalex, I hope this goes down on your permanent record...:o)
Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly become a favorite of hundreds of organizations across the globe.
Re:One reason why I'm still using Window Maker....
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Perhaps you are confusing Desktop Environments (e.g. GNOME, KDE, XFCE, CDE, etc) and Window Managers (e.g. Window Maker, Fluxbox, Blackbox)? I urge you to check out this site for an extensive list of Window Managers and Desktop Environments.
AFAIK, the reason WMs may feel "zippy" when compared to DEs is that the latter simply has to do a fair amount of heavy lifting.
Desktop environments which aim to provide a more complete interface to the operating system, supply their own range of integrated utilities and applications.
Hope this helps.
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Have you taken a look at xwinman.org? The site has quite extensive coverage of various Desktop Environments and Window Managers.
I have gentoo set up on several machines using XFCE as my primary WM. Fluxbox is kept around just in case. I use kdm as a login manager and Kopete for its IM capabilities. As a result, I *unfortunately* need KDE installed due to the incredible integration KDE has got going on.
Oh, and I'm also familiar with DSL, but I hate Debian...
HATE is rather strong... Why do you hate Debian? Surely, there are quite a few distributions out there. Hopefully, you will find one that suits you, sooner or later.
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The current BSD license has fewer restrictions than the GPL. How the [extremely juicy explietive deleted] can it be considered "encumbered"?
Well, there are people running around saying Linux is better than *BSD. I am willing to bet that most of them have never used a BSD-style system. It does not seem to stop them from making such accusations.
Now, I am even willing to bet that fewer people have ever taken the time to view either licence. They take what little they may know about either licence and mix it with innuendo... Voila! You may start to hear things like "BSD robs you of your freedom!!!"
Not a troll, just a thought.
"...and, of course, there will be the BSD because you can't [get] rid of it."
This kind of rhetoric could very well reduce the licence to a nuisance in the future. BSD advocates, please take note. Before you know it, software under the BSD licence could be viewed as 'encumbered' and will be avoided like the plague.
IANAL, but I fail to see how this attitude could be considered constructive. Before you know it, there will be talk about just two licences. Perhaps even several licences, each being a slight variation of the GPL?
I recall an October 2004 article in which Mr. Torvalds suggested that ...HURD is dead. I could not help but wonder if this was an attempt to assure spectators like myself that the HURD project is *still alive*.
Make no mistake, I will definitely give HURD a shot when it becomes as usable as Linux was five years ago. Given the time delay taken to report execution of the first application, I suspect such usability is decades away. By that time, Linux itself may have been replaced by a more efficient kernel, Microsoft may have to compete with Apple for minuscle market share, and BSD-style forks may have happened to the HURD code.
The glacial pace of HURD development may explain why it took more than three months for them to take this action which may be seen as a response to Linus' comments.
Not a troll, just a thought.
IANAL, so enlightenment on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
A while ago, I saw a TV show which suggested that George W. Bush has ...eviscerated the Presidential Records Act and FOIA... for "national security" reasons?
Can anyone substantiate this argument? If so, how can an act that is used at least two million times a year be killed without any outcry from the public?
Persons allergic to incompetence cannot be consultants. - Ioan Tenner
From the article:
The Miniket is available in three models, with internal storage capacities of 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB.
How can a "diskless camcorder" have internal storage?
From the gentoo diskless HOWTO:
(Emphasis mine.)
Can anyone reconcile these statements?
It makes him lazy!
Point taken.
What do you suggest? I only decided to post because of the questions that came to mind. I do agree with you that the story could have used some more work, but I don't know that whining would solve the problem.
I saw a flaw, and decided to fix it.
What is the SANS institute?
The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute provides information security training and certification. For more information, visit www.sans.org
What's an SA account?
The system administrator (SA) account is similar to the DBO except it is of the entire server. It has the same access and permissions as the DBO on all the databases in the server.
DBO account???
The DBO User Account The database owner (DBO) is the administrator for the database. It has full access to all operations and rights.
SQL Snake is an Internet worm, that scans for open Microsoft SQL 7 (MSSQL) and 2000 servers - which run on TCP Port 1433 by default. The worm attempts to log into the System Administrator (SA) account with no password. If successful, the worm downloads and hides some files and grabs system configuration and account names.
Before the MySQL bashers start, it should be noted that this is not a problem with MySQL.
From the article:
This bot does not use any vulnerability in mysql. The fundamental weakness it uses is a week 'root' account. The following mitigation methods will prevent exploitation:
Strong Password: Select a strong password, in particular for the 'root' account.
Restricted root account: Connections for any account can be limited to certain hosts in MySQL. This is in particular important for 'root'. If possible, 'root' should only be allowed to connect from the local host. MySQL will also allow you to force connections to use mysql's own SSL connection option.
Apply firewall rules: MySQL servers should not be exposed to the "wild outside". Block port 3306 and only allow access from selected hosts that require such access. Again, the use of ssh forwarding or SSL is highly recommended.
zinc is good? bad? lead is good? your post makes little attempt at a POINT. and yes im too lazy to read links
You are right. I do apologize for that.
The purpose of abandoning lead-free solder is because consumer electronics often go to a landfill. This is a bad thing as it pollutes the earth. If more people were to responsibly dispose of old electronics, there would be no need to ditch solder.
The phenomenon known as Tin Whiskers develops whenever you have less than 3% lead by weight in the solder. This causes electronics to malfunction when the "whiskers" snap. They are so small, they can cause electrical shorts. Hopefully you agree this is undesirable in pacemakers.
As some of the other replies suggest, Zinc is the lesser of two evils. So I surmise that this is not a lame-brained attempt to solve the lead pollution problem.
From the article:
Mobile phones contain a number of potentially dangerous substances, such as arsenic, cadmium, ZINC and lead, which can harm the environmental if the handset is not disposed of in a responsible manner.
Oh really? So, why in the world is there this incredible push to make lead-free devices, when it appears that the zinc alloys seem to be the most-likely substitute for lead?
I'm fairly green myself. The question I have is, why adopt whack-a-mole policies that are likely to replace current problems with other problems?
According to Wikipedia:
Thomson SA, formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is a multinational electronics manufacturer and media services provider headquartered in Boulogne, France.
Thomson is named after the electrical engineer Elihu Thomson who was born in Manchester, England, on March 26, 1853. Thomson moved to Philadelphia at the age of 5, with his family.
For more information, please see the Wikipedia article.
The corporation's home page is available here
As any PBS junkie knows, there is a market for everyday people willing to hawk a merchant's wares. What is disturbing is that it appears such people are in no short supply.
Word of mouth is the best form of advertising. What bothers me is that characters that push agendas under the guise of neutrality are becoming more prevalent all the time.
Here's hoping that one of the community's most revered icons never sells out.
I understand that WebObjects, J2EE, LAMP and Ruby-on-Rails are competing web application platforms. I am primarily interested in the latter pair as they are freely available.
Nevertheless, I would appreciate it if anyone with experience with two or more of these platforms could shed some insights on the strengths and weaknesses of the platforms.
Open source & MySQL will rise, legal foes will fall...
I thought MySQL IS open source!
*shudders*
Before the my-format-is-better-than-your-format debate kicks into high gear, it should be said that the LSB intends to use the RPM format as a stop-gap measure
Of course, you know who is on record about how stop-gap measures "...have a way of staying around. Forever."
What do you want a graphical login manager for? Use xdm for that..."
...and gaim for IM...
Fair question to ask. After all, xdm is bundled with XFree86/Xorg, right?
Well, therein lies the rub for me. It is a barebones login manager. Having to type the login/password day in and day out (sometimes, several times a day) became rather tedious. Others have shared a simlilar sentiment.
All I want is to have something comparable to the MS Windows login experience, where the only information that needs to be filled in is the password.
To be sure, there is a solution that addresses the blandness of xdm. However, aesthetics is not the only reason I switched to kdm.
Well, I have not used the suggested client in a while. It is quite likely that enhancements have been made to improve the quality of the product. Its unreliablity during its infancy was the reason I switched to kopete. It will take some doing for me to abandon my new client of choice.
That said, if this KDE integration madness continues, I may have to drop it. Why? Having to spend hours compiling packages simply because I want to install an IM client is not how I choose to amuse myself.
In fact, this integration is rapidly becoming a pet peeve of mine. It has become rather annoying to use the Ximian Edition of the OpenOffice.org suite. The product has been robbed of its rather appealing look in Gentoo because of the KDE integration that happens by default. I will experiment with the USE="-kde" flag to see if that helps.
This story is definitely one for the ages. The links provided in the comments are just AWESOME. I'm posting this comment so that I can easily access it in the future.
:o)
A round of applause for all the participants. To prostoalex, I hope this goes down on your permanent record...
Perhaps you are confusing Desktop Environments (e.g. GNOME, KDE, XFCE, CDE, etc) and Window Managers (e.g. Window Maker, Fluxbox, Blackbox)? I urge you to check out this site for an extensive list of Window Managers and Desktop Environments.
AFAIK, the reason WMs may feel "zippy" when compared to DEs is that the latter simply has to do a fair amount of heavy lifting.
Desktop environments which aim to provide a more complete interface to the operating system, supply their own range of integrated utilities and applications.
Hope this helps.
Have you taken a look at xwinman.org? The site has quite extensive coverage of various Desktop Environments and Window Managers.
I have gentoo set up on several machines using XFCE as my primary WM. Fluxbox is kept around just in case. I use kdm as a login manager and Kopete for its IM capabilities. As a result, I *unfortunately* need KDE installed due to the incredible integration KDE has got going on.
Oh, and I'm also familiar with DSL, but I hate Debian...
HATE is rather strong... Why do you hate Debian? Surely, there are quite a few distributions out there. Hopefully, you will find one that suits you, sooner or later.
Consider yourself lucky for not being marked down by some overzealous moderator as being offtopic.
Maybe there's some method to the madness mentioned in the FAQ that isn't crystal clear.
Either way, watch your head.