all just to make a few people happy that they could now freely get an old DOS game
I have to argue with you on this point. When the source code is available it does not make the game free. Available source code lets you learn from other people's programming techniques.
See with the release of the Quake 2 source. Nowhere does it say "Free copy of Quake 2!". It instead is an invitation for you to look at something done by an excellent and renown bunch of developers who continually push the edge on what you can pump through a graphics card.
You still have to buy Quake 2 if you want the maps, sounds, and textures.
All you gain is the ability to see what was going on inside that AI's head or that translucency routine.
mp3.com, pressplay.com, cnn.com, getmusic.com, akamai, yahoo, what more are we waiting for?
Some quotes...
Tracy Reed: If you access pressplay.com or getmusic.com your music and videos will be routed through a Linux HA firewall thanks to me.:)
Paul G Allen: And if you access cnn.com, M$ downloads, Premier Radio station sites, and about a 1000 other corporations web sites and subsidiaries, you'll be routed through any one of a number of Linux servers, firewalls, broadcasters, etc.
Anyone who says Linux can't play with the "Big Boys" is down right misinformed and/or wrong (I hear ppl say it all the time).
They hired you knowing full well what your age was (unless you've got premature gray hair or you dress like Mr. Rogers),
This won't sit well with people who compare ties to hangmen's nooses, but you should dress the part.
I wear fancy clothes (dress pants, shirt, collar, tie, polished leather shoes) for about thirty hours a week, and during that time people treat you with more respect. If you're dressing like a slack high school drop out, how do you expect them to treat you? But if you dress like a professional, how would they treat you then?
If you weren't worried with age and acted the part (instead of a child genius) then you'd fit in better.
(BTW, I'm in a similiar situation, but I dress the part.)
I subscribed to the mailing list for a while, and the reason it got singled out is because every couple of days someone would complain that mplayer didn't compile. And the reason for that? Because they were using gcc 2.96.
Who reads warnings from 'configure'? That's right, not many people at all. So having the luser type in a statement that they know what they are doing is far better than letting them "click-thru" something you can be sure they didn't read.
Rather than kits where you put things together, these are working creatures designed so you can open them up and mess with their heads. This is the kind of thing young kids want to do, but they can't open up their dogs or cats or goldfish."
And just imagine that - a kid opening up it's dog's head to change its behaviour. "Fetch! Oh alright then, I'll make you fetch!"
Stephen quoted a piece from the diff, showing how Eric Raymond had changed the Configure.help. You'll notice this in incomplete, as I've highlighted below:
Here is a snippet from the diff between versions 2.75 and 2.76 of Configure.help:
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@
If you are compiling a kernel which will never run on a machine with
more than 960 megabytes of total physical RAM, answer "off" here
(default choice and suitable for most users). This will result in a
- "3GB/1GB" split: 3GB are mapped so that each process sees a 3GB
- virtual memory space and the remaining part of the 4GB virtual memory
+ "3GiB/1GiB" split: 3GiB are mapped so that each process sees a 3GiB
+ virtual memory space and the remaining part of the 4GiB virtual memory
space is used by the kernel to permanently map as much physical memory
as possible.
Many people have said in response to this pile of stats that: I'd love to see the stats for Slashdot! Well, you can. It was mentioned in an interview done near on 23 months ago:
9)What happened to browser and os stats?
by John Ratke
There used to be a slashdot page where we could see the daily hit count by browser and OS. While sometimes depressing (2/3's browsing from Windows!), it was very interesting. Is there any chance we will see this again? Is this now information that you feel you need to keep private for some reason? What about the number of registered slashdot users? Could we find that out?
CmdrTaco:
I stopped logging it. I could stick it back in someday, but since I wasn't logging browser info, I couldn't generate those numbers. Maybe we'll do that again someday. Its fun trivia if nothing less.
I've added the emphasis, and note that the figure quoted here is both anecdotal and severely out of date, so take it with an entire European salt mine. The guy who posted the question still has an account, but he's been AWOL since mid 2000.
It may have changed. I know that over the time since the comment was made that I've changed from using IE4 to IE5 to Mozilla, then over to Lnyx on OpenBSD and Mozilla and Lynx on Linux and now I'm writing this in Galeon on Linux. (I was testing it out - I recommend Mozilla and Skipstone).
Copy the files from your "plugins" subdirectory for Netscape to the "plugins" subdirectory for Mozilla. They will work. I've been running Quicktime (under Windows) and Flash with no problems.
Well, I did have one problem... where I forgot to copy the Quicktime 5 plugin over the Quicktime 4 plugin, and it would crash when the page was unloaded. That was fixed by getting the plugin version to match the DLLs it was linked against. Doh!
Why do you talk about getting a camera on a phone as something in the future? They already exist. I saw one in a shop window (along with a Bluetooth kit).
On the other hand, take a look at Microsoft's timeline in their "museum". (Beware: Javascript and flash dependant.) They announced "Microsoft Windows" in 1983, and shipped it in 1985.
They've been fudding that long? BTW, check out their museum for a truly unuseable flash animation. If it doesn't make you throw up from motion sickness, you'll end up clicking the wrong thing or looking at the wrong page for sure.
You may also find something of interest at Xerox Parc.
Carey College in Panmure.nz, is using a Linux server on a 386/25 using recycled hardware. Their web site is hosted on Apache and uses a PostgreSQL backend.
Desktops were Windows 95, and I think there may have been some Windows 3.11 too. (There was also OS/2 at one time, but that was replaced with Linux.)
But that was when I was there - a couple of years back. I don't know what the story is now. I heard rumours of thin clients and application servers but haven't really kept up with it.
I've been keeping logs of visits to my site. This is the list of operating systems. I don't know how it is calculated - I think it examines the user agent string.
38.73% Windows 98
28.51% Windows NT
12.19% Spider/Robot
9.74% Unknown Platform
3.73% Windows 95 2.35% UNIX (Linux)
1.88% Macintosh PowerPC
1.29% Windows
1.06% UNIX
0.24% UNIX (SunOS)
0.06% WebTV
0.06% UNIX (FreeBSD)
0.06% Macintosh 68K
Remember also that some browsers fake the user agent string, and some don't even send it at all!
It looks like typical answer dodging to me. Don't be surprised.
For some helping on becoming just like the guy being interviewed, read Michael Parentti's tips.
Notice what he says through the double talk. He says Microsoft had to "retool the way we do things". What was new? Security consciousness! That was new!
Reading the trivial vulnerabilities that are discovered every day reminds me of the community of trust that was still around on the Internet in the early 90s. Later in that decade some people became malcious and started attacking. There were attacks before then, but it wasn't this widespread (to my knowledge).
In essence he is saying that after getting repeatedly abused for their total ignorance of security they are "retool"ing the what they do.
Security of the software should be paramount - not an afterthought like they have been treating it for so long.
We've all been saying that Microsoft should improve their security, but all the time Microsoft has! Here, have a look at what he says:
I think security is recognized as the number-one priority across the company. That goes not only to operational security and
securing our assets, but also to product development.
I added the emphasis, but look at it! They are securing their assets. He lists security in product development is an afterthought.
So now you know why they are so anti-piracy: they are securing their products.
If you wanted to test the clipping in only one part of the level you'd want to be able to toggle the clipping on and off, so instead you'd code it like so (and still have the ability to compile it out).
I just went out and did a bit of research. Liberty Alliance are definately worth supporting. Have a look a this clip from their FAQ:
Q: Who are the members of the Liberty Alliance Project?
A: Charter members include ActivCard, American Airlines, the Apache Software Foundation, Bank of America, Bell Canada Enterprises, Cingular Wireless, Cisco Systems, CollabNet, Dun and Bradstreet, eBay, Entrust, Fidelity Investments, Gemplus, GM, Global Crossing, i2, Intuit, Liberate Technologies, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Openwave, O'Reilly and Associates, RealNetworks, RSA Security, Sabre, Schlumberger, Sony Corporation, Sprint, Sun Microsystems, Travelocity, United Airlines, Verisign, Vodafone and More.
Can't see AOL listed there... must have it mixed up with something else.
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I have to argue with you on this point. When the source code is available it does not make the game free. Available source code lets you learn from other people's programming techniques.
See with the release of the Quake 2 source. Nowhere does it say "Free copy of Quake 2!". It instead is an invitation for you to look at something done by an excellent and renown bunch of developers who continually push the edge on what you can pump through a graphics card.
You still have to buy Quake 2 if you want the maps, sounds, and textures.
All you gain is the ability to see what was going on inside that AI's head or that translucency routine.
mp3.com, pressplay.com, cnn.com, getmusic.com, akamai, yahoo, what more are we waiting for?
Some quotes ...
This won't sit well with people who compare ties to hangmen's nooses, but you should dress the part.
I wear fancy clothes (dress pants, shirt, collar, tie, polished leather shoes) for about thirty hours a week, and during that time people treat you with more respect. If you're dressing like a slack high school drop out, how do you expect them to treat you? But if you dress like a professional, how would they treat you then?
If you weren't worried with age and acted the part (instead of a child genius) then you'd fit in better.
(BTW, I'm in a similiar situation, but I dress the part.)
For sure, we all know that, but that sound you're hearing is people ooohing and aaahing over the latest fruit colours from Apple.
I'd buy an Apple just to dress up my room! Using it would be a bonus, but I think it'd look good on my desk.
I subscribed to the mailing list for a while, and the reason it got singled out is because every couple of days someone would complain that mplayer didn't compile. And the reason for that? Because they were using gcc 2.96.
Who reads warnings from 'configure'? That's right, not many people at all. So having the luser type in a statement that they know what they are doing is far better than letting them "click-thru" something you can be sure they didn't read.
You're supposed to define this in the server's response, or in the markup at the top of the page.
I have the language explicitly specified on some pages. (index.en.html) The server includes this header:
Then in the head of your document you should also specify it. I think the format is:
They seem to be running Apache on Solaris and Linux for news.bbc.co.uk.
They have a more up to date version of Apache for www.bbc.co.uk.
Have glance at the 212.58.224/24 netblock.
You know we were all supposed to have robots helping around the house by the 90s? And our own airplanes?
Riiiight ...
This is a great comment. Read what he says:
And just imagine that - a kid opening up it's dog's head to change its behaviour. "Fetch! Oh alright then, I'll make you fetch!"
Stephen quoted a piece from the diff, showing how Eric Raymond had changed the Configure.help. You'll notice this in incomplete, as I've highlighted below:
Many people have said in response to this pile of stats that: I'd love to see the stats for Slashdot! Well, you can. It was mentioned in an interview done near on 23 months ago:
I've added the emphasis, and note that the figure quoted here is both anecdotal and severely out of date, so take it with an entire European salt mine. The guy who posted the question still has an account, but he's been AWOL since mid 2000.
It may have changed. I know that over the time since the comment was made that I've changed from using IE4 to IE5 to Mozilla, then over to Lnyx on OpenBSD and Mozilla and Lynx on Linux and now I'm writing this in Galeon on Linux. (I was testing it out - I recommend Mozilla and Skipstone).
Absolutely! Diversity is the way to go. I run OpenBSD and Debian GNU/Linux. Each has its strengths, and I enjoy in that.
For the Macromedia Flash plugin, visit this page: ShockwaveFlash
Currently it has a link to flash_linux.tar.gz.
For RealPlayer 8 follow that link and fill out the form.
The other alternative is to look at Anon Cowards post which has a link, or borrow your mate's computer and steal his plugins. :-)
Copy the files from your "plugins" subdirectory for Netscape to the "plugins" subdirectory for Mozilla. They will work. I've been running Quicktime (under Windows) and Flash with no problems.
Well, I did have one problem ... where I forgot to copy the Quicktime 5 plugin over the Quicktime 4 plugin, and it would crash when the page was unloaded. That was fixed by getting the plugin version to match the DLLs it was linked against. Doh!
Why do you talk about getting a camera on a phone as something in the future? They already exist. I saw one in a shop window (along with a Bluetooth kit).
Have a look at this press release from Ericsson: Ericsson unveils first GSM mobile camera - CommuniCamtm. Notice the date? Wednesday, March 21 2001.
The name "Windows" has been used in a trademark since the release of the X Windows System in 1986, and it is held by the X Consortium (x.org).
On the other hand, take a look at Microsoft's timeline in their "museum". (Beware: Javascript and flash dependant.) They announced "Microsoft Windows" in 1983, and shipped it in 1985.
They've been fudding that long? BTW, check out their museum for a truly unuseable flash animation. If it doesn't make you throw up from motion sickness, you'll end up clicking the wrong thing or looking at the wrong page for sure.
You may also find something of interest at Xerox Parc.
Plenty of me too comments, but here is another.
Carey College in Panmure .nz, is using a Linux server on a 386/25 using recycled hardware. Their web site is hosted on Apache and uses a PostgreSQL backend.
Desktops were Windows 95, and I think there may have been some Windows 3.11 too. (There was also OS/2 at one time, but that was replaced with Linux.)
But that was when I was there - a couple of years back. I don't know what the story is now. I heard rumours of thin clients and application servers but haven't really kept up with it.
I've been keeping logs of visits to my site. This is the list of operating systems. I don't know how it is calculated - I think it examines the user agent string.
38.73% Windows 98
28.51% Windows NT
12.19% Spider/Robot
9.74% Unknown Platform
3.73% Windows 95
2.35% UNIX (Linux)
1.88% Macintosh PowerPC
1.29% Windows
1.06% UNIX
0.24% UNIX (SunOS)
0.06% WebTV
0.06% UNIX (FreeBSD)
0.06% Macintosh 68K
Remember also that some browsers fake the user agent string, and some don't even send it at all!
It looks like typical answer dodging to me. Don't be surprised.
For some helping on becoming just like the guy being interviewed, read Michael Parentti's tips.
Notice what he says through the double talk. He says Microsoft had to "retool the way we do things". What was new? Security consciousness! That was new!
Reading the trivial vulnerabilities that are discovered every day reminds me of the community of trust that was still around on the Internet in the early 90s. Later in that decade some people became malcious and started attacking. There were attacks before then, but it wasn't this widespread (to my knowledge).
In essence he is saying that after getting repeatedly abused for their total ignorance of security they are "retool"ing the what they do.
Security of the software should be paramount - not an afterthought like they have been treating it for so long.
PS, it is currently December 2001.
We've all been saying that Microsoft should improve their security, but all the time Microsoft has! Here, have a look at what he says:
I added the emphasis, but look at it! They are securing their assets. He lists security in product development is an afterthought.
So now you know why they are so anti-piracy: they are securing their products.
And remember ... Netscape engineers are weenies!
I'm sure that would never pass quality control and would be stopped really really fast.
(Oh yeah, and who was the clown that removed the strncpy calls from IIS and changed them to strcpy? ;-)
If they are going to stop working then they need to start working before cna!
It isn't at all hard to remove debugging code like that.
You just have to change a few defines and recompile.
Let me demonstrate with this pseudocode / C hybrid. The way to allow cheats is like so:
Now to remove the feature from the game entirely so that it cannot be used, you would use a fairly different idea ...
If you wanted to test the clipping in only one part of the level you'd want to be able to toggle the clipping on and off, so instead you'd code it like so (and still have the ability to compile it out).
Don't under estimate the power of cpp! (the C pre-processor).
I just went out and did a bit of research. Liberty Alliance are definately worth supporting. Have a look a this clip from their FAQ:
Can't see AOL listed there ... must have it mixed up with something else.
AOL (who happen to be quite big ;) have their own login / account system which they are doing alongside a few other big names (perhaps Sun?).
The name is Liberty Alliance, so make a note of that.
This has been mentioned on the XNS mailing list. Have a look at XNS - they are doing a single login / identity management technology.
(BTW, in case you missed it - AOL has been paying for developers to work on the world's greatest browser to replace IE in AOL's software.)