But I think what he was aiming at with the font issue is "stealing" MS fonts and using them with Linux, an issue he mentions seperately from the SCO crap. Of course, the only thing he mentions are instructions on how to use the fonts, meaning users would have to have them already... implying that they would already have a liscence to use them...
Gah, I hate responding to trolls, but this needs said.
Sony put Linux on the PS2 themselves. Don't go blaming the Linux community for doing something immoral to get Linux on it, cause the company is responsible for the PS2 is also responsible putting Linux on it. Hell, the site you point to was set up by SONY as a community site.
Yes, I do agree with you that a tree falling in a forest without me hearing it, is still just the same (Some people argue the opposite)
Actually, from a technical standpoint, if a tree falls, and there's nothing around to hear it, there is no sound, as sound waves require both a sender and a receiver before it can be considered a sound.
IMHO the inappropriate thing here is to copy someone else's post and take credit for it.
That's the definition of plagarism; if they gave credit, it'd just be a quote.
So the music industry wants to have ISPs cut people off for "exesive bandwidth usage"? So, what, I pay for the bandwidth, but if I use it I get cut off?
That's all well and good, but having multiple, independant directories is not only a pain in the ass to use, but then you'd be centralizing the hub of the network. One of the things about DNS is that the root DNS servers locations are (as far as I know) supposed to be secret, in order to protect them from attack. With a centralized hub like that, from a commercial company like Yahoo or Google, their locations can easily be found, and if you take even one of them out, you cripple the network. And if you don't think they'd be a target, you're sadly mistaken; any number of terrorists would give their left nut to piss off Americans like that.
Yes, but that would end up with multiple sites, all with the same name, from multiple directories, allowing one to register another companies name at another index, trapping people that way. Different system, same spoofing.
And not nearly as usefull as it is today. I'm sorry, but do you want a big ol' book if IP addresses to pop in whenever you want to go any give sight? Sorry, buddy, but any system open to the public is going to be exploited. Period.
Actually, they probably wouldn't even need that; it would probably come down to supportability. The program is written for Windows, so they aren't legally responsibly for supporting it on Wine.
Perhaps it wasn't playing the game that made him violent; perhaps it was his violent nature that made him play the game. A naturally violent person will gravitate to violent entertainment, and if that person later commits a crime, that entertainment was a warning sign, NOT a cause.
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Best. Reason. Ever.
Ya know, posting here makes you a slashdotter...
Reality is for people who can't handle fantasy.
But I think what he was aiming at with the font issue is "stealing" MS fonts and using them with Linux, an issue he mentions seperately from the SCO crap. Of course, the only thing he mentions are instructions on how to use the fonts, meaning users would have to have them already... implying that they would already have a liscence to use them...
Yes, yes, I know why the plant hates Arthur...
Gah, I hate responding to trolls, but this needs said.
Sony put Linux on the PS2 themselves. Don't go blaming the Linux community for doing something immoral to get Linux on it, cause the company is responsible for the PS2 is also responsible putting Linux on it. Hell, the site you point to was set up by SONY as a community site.
Food for thought.
I'm still waiting for scientist to explain the thought process of a potted plant...
Bzzzt. Sound waves are vibrations. Sound is what you hear.
Its not a rock, and its not a herring. Its a shubbery. Get it right.
Yes, I do agree with you that a tree falling in a forest without me hearing it, is still just the same (Some people argue the opposite)
Actually, from a technical standpoint, if a tree falls, and there's nothing around to hear it, there is no sound, as sound waves require both a sender and a receiver before it can be considered a sound.
Nation-specific domains are TLDs. By definition. So there.
IMHO the inappropriate thing here is to copy someone else's post and take credit for it.
That's the definition of plagarism; if they gave credit, it'd just be a quote.
*cough*Flamebait*cough*
Actually, that was NBC about their "Must See" lineup while in reruns...
Moore was one of Intel's co-founders, as I understand.
So the music industry wants to have ISPs cut people off for "exesive bandwidth usage"? So, what, I pay for the bandwidth, but if I use it I get cut off?
And I'm just trying to defend the concept. The concept's fine, it's the people that's fucked.
That's all well and good, but having multiple, independant directories is not only a pain in the ass to use, but then you'd be centralizing the hub of the network. One of the things about DNS is that the root DNS servers locations are (as far as I know) supposed to be secret, in order to protect them from attack. With a centralized hub like that, from a commercial company like Yahoo or Google, their locations can easily be found, and if you take even one of them out, you cripple the network. And if you don't think they'd be a target, you're sadly mistaken; any number of terrorists would give their left nut to piss off Americans like that.
Yes, but that would end up with multiple sites, all with the same name, from multiple directories, allowing one to register another companies name at another index, trapping people that way. Different system, same spoofing.
And not nearly as usefull as it is today. I'm sorry, but do you want a big ol' book if IP addresses to pop in whenever you want to go any give sight? Sorry, buddy, but any system open to the public is going to be exploited. Period.
And without it, all I'd have to do is enter a simple "66.35.250.150" to read /. everday...
That's SO much simpler than DNS...
Like the user above mentioned, # was changed to %23, change it back. It was informative, you were just too quick to insult.
Actually, they probably wouldn't even need that; it would probably come down to supportability. The program is written for Windows, so they aren't legally responsibly for supporting it on Wine.
Somebody needs to stop beating this man with the stupid stick. Not only is this COMPLETELY off topic, but the man can't even form coherent sentences.
Perhaps it wasn't playing the game that made him violent; perhaps it was his violent nature that made him play the game. A naturally violent person will gravitate to violent entertainment, and if that person later commits a crime, that entertainment was a warning sign, NOT a cause.
Actually, Read The F***ing Manual is quite old.