In general, VMS is considered significantly more secure and reliable than Unix. Whereas most Unix systems usually crash every few months, VMS systems have been known to be up for over a decade.
What are you smoking? More importantly, where can I get some? Anyways, Unix systems can stay for more than mere months. I have no doubt that Unix could challenge VMS for uptime but Unix is not used in the same situations(periodically upgraded servers vs boxes burried under 9 meters of dirt).
Linux has IPC sir! If you want file versioning use CVS. What do you mean by calling standards?
Which provinces? I have attended school in 4 provinces in Canada and I always could get free French education. Hell, minimal French is a require in 1 province(NWT).
Printed manuals are essential. They allow me to review documentation when I don't have access to the computer or program. I could be on a plane, the computer could be dead or I might just not like reading things online.
I'm sure everyone will agree that a real book is far easier to read than a monitor. The insignificant cost of providing a manual to you customers makes up for far more than it's cost in time and effort
Just to clarify most men aren't lesbians. You see a lesbian is a one of a kind from the Greek island of Lesbos. ian == one of a kind and lesbos == Greek island.
From what I see. You can register any *linux*.TLD as long you aren't actually trying to dilute the trademark. Ie. Linux.com Linux related web-site. OK. Linuxlover.com Porno site. Not OK
From Linus' standpoint he is merely defending his trademark.
These enhancements only stay around when there is some positive benefit. Example. Suppose that in 5 years 50% of all bacteria are resistant to penicillan then we find something incredibly new and different and start using it. The bacteria that do not have the (now useless) resistance to penicillan will suffer more than the bacteria without.
IANAL. Liability(and negligence) is probably best described as "You knew about the problem yet did nothing(take resonable precautions)". So if I sell a piece of software and I do not take resonable precautions (for its purpose) then I would be liable(barring user negligence).
Let's compare heavy machinery. If I make plans and give them to you for Free(provided I don't make claims on it) then I am essentially liability free. I'm if deliberately malicious, then I might be liable.
However, if I assemble/build said machinery and charge for it then I must provide minimum assurance of the quality(afterall I charged for my services/expertise). If I make claims on top of that I am liabel for those as well(eg. Machine will operate indefinetely sans maintenance).
For example the plans contain an unlabeled/undocumented switch that when pressed instantly kills the operator and I put it there deliberately with no other reason than to cause harm. Then it could be said I was atleast partly liabel. I might be able to disclaim liability for negligence if I claim that is undested/dangerous and I was not malicious(eg. leaving warning labels off)
Another example. I build/assemble the thing and sell it. I take reasonable precautions to make it safe(warning signs,gaurds rails) and I don't make unreasonable claims on the machinery. Then my ass is covered if someone gets hurt.
Why on earth would anyone write an OS completely in ASM. Modern C compilers typically generate code that is as fast or faster than what a person could do it really doesn't make sense. Also, you get all the joys of maintaining it and portability is almost completely gone with very little in the way of speed gains. I know that asm in some places is needed or provides massive speed ups, but the entire OS is just a waste.
The site also seems somewhat limited on information. They say everything will be available from the download center.
Can he legally copy games? No. Doing so would violate copyright law.
Can he decompile games? Yes. Nowhere in copywrite law does it say. You cannot decompile programs. What he does with the output might or might not be illegal. But the act of decompiling is legal.
There is nothing environmentally clean about fusion. While the reaction itself does not produce anything radioactive, the container and reactor itself become so contaminated that the whole process is probably as messy as fission.
Yeah, except for the fact that the radiation can be absorbed by water or a carbon compound(I forget the name). Besides fusion is still a whole heck of a lot cleaner than fission.
Mar's population should get to 100,000,000 before anyone even thinks of trying to control it.
Not a chance! Some form of government will already be there. A war for control might happen(ie Indepedant Mars vs USA/Mars Consortium). I will probably bet that government of Mars will end up being democratic. Simple look at the G8, all(is China included?) are democratic. They are the ones who actually do space exploration.
1) People raised in a democracy probably aren't ready to give it up.
2) Nations funding this will want to encourage their choice of government to grow.
3) The citizens of Mars will eventually setup their government they way they want it. see 1)
The current Alphas dissipate enough heat to cook food. Will this thing produce enough to start nuclear fusion? Will I need a liquid nitrogen cooling system?
You're kidding right? I though the point of warnings was to...uh... warn people not stop them. I have no problem with "This movie is rated M and may not be suitable for children under 14" or something to that effect. I most strongly oppose "This movie has been rated M and may not be shown to children under 14 under threat of prosecution of harming Mercin youth!
You wonder why poeple don't trust the government anymore. It's like the old saying goes If a company treats its employees like idiot then all they will get will be idiot. The US government is treating us all like criminals and untrustworthy individuals, then soon all they will have is criminals and untrustworthy indivisduals.
Just move to Canade, you can still pass crypto across the border to the US with next to no restrictions and still export it. Plus free helthcare will be able to deal with your stress of paying taxes.
Schools would not make beowulf clusters, they don't have the skill or the ability to use one(They might run distributed.net though). They would use them as terminals. A 486/100 with 16MB or RAM and 1 or 2MB of video ram would make a great little computer for internet surfing/typing/learning to program with Linux and X.
Phone lines are controlled by phone company(ies). Secret phone taps are allowed but the phone company can ask to see a warrant first.(I know the US is trying to abolish this). So then it is actually legal and there is a controlling agency to monitor what they are doing. So no randomly tapping phone conversations.
With this there is no one to say. "Hey, you don't have a warrant! Piss off!" The only thing protecting you is whether the police think your computer is interesting or not. I wouldn't doubt some fed would just go for a quick trip and scan 1000 computers just to "check". I know, illegal, but how will you know? log entry? letter in the mail?
I'm sorry I just don't trust the police(FBI/CIA) not to do that if they had the chance.
The problem won't be hardware or software it will be wetware. People will be rioting,fearing Y2K problesm. People will hoard food and withdraw ALL their money from the bank. Companies and some people will switch to generators and overload the power-grid.
So what to do? Have complete financial records, backups, expect the shit to hit the fan. But don't think soceity will collapse.
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SGI is creating B1/Orange Book Linux.
What are you smoking? More importantly, where can I get some? Anyways, Unix systems can stay for more than mere months. I have no doubt that Unix could challenge VMS for uptime but Unix is not used in the same situations(periodically upgraded servers vs boxes burried under 9 meters of dirt).
Linux has IPC sir! If you want file versioning use CVS. What do you mean by calling standards?
Which provinces? I have attended school in 4 provinces in Canada and I always could get free French education. Hell, minimal French is a require in 1 province(NWT).
I have always wondered what it is and what it does? More importantly would it give me any speed improvements on an IDE system?
Printed manuals are essential. They allow me to review documentation when I don't have access to the computer or program. I could be on a plane, the computer could be dead or I might just not like reading things online.
I'm sure everyone will agree that a real book is far easier to read than a monitor. The insignificant cost of providing a manual to you customers makes up for far more than it's cost in time and effort
He's dead Jim.
Just to clarify most men aren't lesbians. You see a lesbian is a one of a kind from the Greek island of Lesbos. ian == one of a kind and lesbos == Greek island.
From what I see. You can register any *linux*.TLD as long you aren't actually trying to dilute the trademark.
Ie. Linux.com Linux related web-site. OK.
Linuxlover.com Porno site. Not OK
From Linus' standpoint he is merely defending his trademark.
These enhancements only stay around when there is some positive benefit. Example. Suppose that in 5 years 50% of all bacteria are resistant to penicillan then we find something incredibly new and different and start using it. The bacteria that do not have the (now useless) resistance to penicillan will suffer more than the bacteria without.
IANAL. Liability(and negligence) is probably best described as "You knew about the problem yet did nothing(take resonable precautions)". So if I sell a piece of software and I do not take resonable precautions (for its purpose) then I would be liable(barring user negligence).
Let's compare heavy machinery. If I make plans and give them to you for Free(provided I don't make claims on it) then I am essentially liability free. I'm if deliberately malicious, then I might be liable.
However, if I assemble/build said machinery and charge for it then I must provide minimum assurance of the quality(afterall I charged for my services/expertise). If I make claims on top of that I am liabel for those as well(eg. Machine will operate indefinetely sans maintenance).
For example the plans contain an unlabeled/undocumented switch that when pressed instantly kills the operator and I put it there deliberately with no other reason than to cause harm. Then it could be said I was atleast partly liabel. I might be able to disclaim liability for negligence if I claim that is undested/dangerous and I was not malicious(eg. leaving warning labels off)
Another example. I build/assemble the thing and sell it. I take reasonable precautions to make it safe(warning signs,gaurds rails) and I don't make unreasonable claims on the machinery. Then my ass is covered if someone gets hurt.
Why on earth would anyone write an OS completely in ASM. Modern C compilers typically generate code that is as fast or faster than what a person could do it really doesn't make sense. Also, you get all the joys of maintaining it and portability is almost completely gone with very little in the way of speed gains. I know that asm in some places is needed or provides massive speed ups, but the entire OS is just a waste.
The site also seems somewhat limited on information. They say everything will be available from the download center.
Can he legally copy games?
No. Doing so would violate copyright law.
Can he decompile games?
Yes. Nowhere in copywrite law does it say. You cannot decompile programs. What he does with the output might or might not be illegal. But the act of decompiling is legal.
There is nothing environmentally clean about fusion. While the reaction itself does not produce anything radioactive, the container and
reactor itself become so contaminated that the whole process is probably as messy as fission.
Yeah, except for the fact that the radiation can be absorbed by water or a carbon compound(I forget the name). Besides fusion is still a whole heck of a lot cleaner than fission.
Mar's population should get to 100,000,000 before anyone even thinks of trying to control it.
Not a chance! Some form of government will already be there. A war for control might happen(ie Indepedant Mars vs USA/Mars Consortium). I will probably bet that government of Mars will end up being democratic. Simple look at the G8, all(is China included?) are democratic. They are the ones who actually do space exploration.
1) People raised in a democracy probably aren't ready to give it up.
2) Nations funding this will want to encourage their choice of government to grow.
3) The citizens of Mars will eventually setup their government they way they want it. see 1)
Good idea. A few flaws.
1) Young(gr8 or less) kids will need direction/instruction.
2) You will still need teachers. To provide support, give feedback
The current Alphas dissipate enough heat to cook food. Will this thing produce enough to start nuclear fusion? Will I need a liquid nitrogen cooling system?
You're kidding right? I though the point of warnings was to ...uh... warn people not stop them. I have no problem with
"This movie is rated M and may not be suitable for children under 14" or something to that effect. I most strongly oppose
"This movie has been rated M and may not be shown to children under 14 under threat of prosecution of harming Mercin youth!
You wonder why poeple don't trust the government anymore. It's like the old saying goes If a company treats its employees like idiot then all they will get will be idiot. The US government is treating us all like criminals and untrustworthy individuals, then soon all they will have is criminals and untrustworthy indivisduals.
Stupid QPL. Come on Caldera we want software under the GPL not some half-ass wanna be
Just move to Canade, you can still pass crypto across the border to the US with next to no restrictions and still export it. Plus free helthcare will be able to deal with your stress of paying taxes.
>c) try anything illegal, cuz the RCMP will pepper-spray your eyes out.
:)
They only test^H^H^H^Hspray STUDENTS in university
Schools would not make beowulf clusters, they don't have the skill or the ability to use one(They might run distributed.net though). They would use them as terminals. A 486/100 with 16MB or RAM and 1 or 2MB of video ram would make a great little computer for internet surfing/typing/learning to program with Linux and X.
Phone lines are controlled by phone company(ies). Secret phone taps are allowed but the phone company can ask to see a warrant first.(I know the US is trying to abolish this). So then it is actually legal and there is a controlling agency to monitor what they are doing. So no randomly tapping phone conversations.
With this there is no one to say. "Hey, you don't have a warrant! Piss off!" The only thing protecting you is whether the police think your computer is interesting or not. I wouldn't doubt some fed would just go for a quick trip and scan 1000 computers just to "check". I know, illegal, but how will you know? log entry? letter in the mail?
I'm sorry I just don't trust the police(FBI/CIA) not to do that if they had the chance.
There is a package out there called ASP2PHP. It *surprise,surprise* convests ASP to PHP. Search freshmeat for it.
Wouldn't it be fairly to "wrap" your house in tin foil(or something better)and tempest glass to reduce the visibility of this device.
This would have problems(radio reception) but if your really paranoid you could deal with it.
Of course the government might outlaw doing this...
The problem won't be hardware or software it will be wetware. People will be rioting,fearing Y2K problesm. People will hoard food and withdraw ALL their money from the bank. Companies and some people will switch to generators and overload the power-grid.
So what to do? Have complete financial records, backups, expect the shit to hit the fan. But don't think soceity will collapse.