An unflattering review from debianplanet. Nice. Maybe this will actually motivate some of the debian guys to fix the distribution. I really enjoy debian when it works, and when the software is moderately up to date. I used to use the unstable version, but even that started getting where it uses way out of date software.
Nope. Around here anyone that isn't mentally incompetent or a serious criminal can buy guns without a license. I, on the other hand, have a special license that lets me carry around a concealed handgun. While anyone can own a gun, you can just take it everywhere you want unless you have a license.
I'd like to point out that the security record of OpenSSH is much better than sendmail or bind. Having a bug like this only once in a while is better than average.
Before everyone gets too riled up, take a look at their web page. They will be releasing a free version of PGP that will do e-mail, files, and instant messaging. This is a BETA and you shouldn't be using the beta after the final version is released.
say what? last time i check you could use a good ol' vi + sh with no problems to edit your redhat configuration. now, i'm not really disagreeing with your main point. i like the bsd style config better myself, but that doesn't mean redhat requires a special program to configure (nor does the fact that they provide a special program to do it for you). in fact, once you get the hang of it, it's really pretty easy.
The reason that the internet has become so accessible to the common man is because of big business. What does big business want in return? They want you look at their popups and they want to track you and they want you (in the end) to buy their products or services.
Actually three years to write a fully-flegded cross platform word processor is pretty good. I remember back in the.7 days it was still pretty kickass. I haven't tried it in a while, but it would certainly be nice to have some alternatives, especially ones that load as fast as AbiWord.
Tim Leary suggested that telepathy and other such "paranormal" powers are really part of a genetic design for later stages of human evolution. They work sometimes and somewhat unreliably now, but as humans continue to evolve and move beyond earth, we may yet come to a "scientific" understanding of these things.
I've made non-technical people use vi on numerous occaisions when I didn't want to drive over to help fix their internet. Of course, even telling them exactly what to do, keystroke by keystroke, there were still a couple of minor glitches. But you're right. An average soccer mom will never willingly learn vi.
Actually if you look at the core of OS X (Darwin), you'll find that it's based on a FreeBSD kernel - designed to be a stable server OS. A lot of what Apple did was porting it to a microkernel and creating the Aqua GUI. Aqua is not essential to the core of the OS. Early versions of OS X Server lacked the Aqua interface (and still may, I don't know) and was released before the OS X desktop version.
Now, obviously a smooth interface was essential to Apple. I merely disagree with your position that OS X was designed secondarily as a server platform.
He doesn't make a living selling copies of the GPL, but that doesn't mean he won't exploit copyright law to his own ends. Everyone knows he's a control freak. Everything has to be GaNew or someone should make a competing GaNew project that copies the functionality. Linux isn't really an operating system. It should be GaNew/Linux.
Why do you immediately assume when I say "imperialistic" army that I mean the US? The only army I mentioned was Iraq, which is definitely imperialistic (note the attempt to annex Kuwait a few years back...). You are taking it all the wrong way.
I have to wonder what RMS would think about GPLd software being used for an imperialistic military.
For instance, what if Iraq started using Linux as part of it's guided missle software? Would the US try to ban the export of Linux?
Obviously, they CAN use it because it's available in other less draconian countries, and there is good reason for them to because they can make sure that it's secure. China and Mexico are switching to it, why shouldn't Iraq?
I'm just not sure that military use bodes well for the Linux community.
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An unflattering review from debianplanet. Nice. Maybe this will actually motivate some of the debian guys to fix the distribution. I really enjoy debian when it works, and when the software is moderately up to date. I used to use the unstable version, but even that started getting where it uses way out of date software.
Nope. Around here anyone that isn't mentally incompetent or a serious criminal can buy guns without a license. I, on the other hand, have a special license that lets me carry around a concealed handgun. While anyone can own a gun, you can just take it everywhere you want unless you have a license.
riiight. what about australia's gun policy?
I'd like to point out that the security record of OpenSSH is much better than sendmail or bind. Having a bug like this only once in a while is better than average.
Before everyone gets too riled up, take a look at their web page. They will be releasing a free version of PGP that will do e-mail, files, and instant messaging. This is a BETA and you shouldn't be using the beta after the final version is released.
say what? last time i check you could use a good ol' vi + sh with no problems to edit your redhat configuration. now, i'm not really disagreeing with your main point. i like the bsd style config better myself, but that doesn't mean redhat requires a special program to configure (nor does the fact that they provide a special program to do it for you). in fact, once you get the hang of it, it's really pretty easy.
actual reuters article here: http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;?type=entert ainmentnews&StoryID=1516818
it can be found at the bottom of the story linked by slashdot.
The reason that the internet has become so accessible to the common man is because of big business. What does big business want in return? They want you look at their popups and they want to track you and they want you (in the end) to buy their products or services.
Rik... You've been had. The comment you replied to is a common troll.
Actually three years to write a fully-flegded cross platform word processor is pretty good. I remember back in the .7 days it was still pretty kickass. I haven't tried it in a while, but it would certainly be nice to have some alternatives, especially ones that load as fast as AbiWord.
Tim Leary suggested that telepathy and other such "paranormal" powers are really part of a genetic design for later stages of human evolution. They work sometimes and somewhat unreliably now, but as humans continue to evolve and move beyond earth, we may yet come to a "scientific" understanding of these things.
Now 30,000 slashdot readers in search of jobs will apply for these 300 jobs. ::Sigh::
How about xMach?
I've made non-technical people use vi on numerous occaisions when I didn't want to drive over to help fix their internet. Of course, even telling them exactly what to do, keystroke by keystroke, there were still a couple of minor glitches. But you're right. An average soccer mom will never willingly learn vi.
Actually if you look at the core of OS X (Darwin), you'll find that it's based on a FreeBSD kernel - designed to be a stable server OS. A lot of what Apple did was porting it to a microkernel and creating the Aqua GUI. Aqua is not essential to the core of the OS. Early versions of OS X Server lacked the Aqua interface (and still may, I don't know) and was released before the OS X desktop version.
Now, obviously a smooth interface was essential to Apple. I merely disagree with your position that OS X was designed secondarily as a server platform.
He doesn't make a living selling copies of the GPL, but that doesn't mean he won't exploit copyright law to his own ends. Everyone knows he's a control freak. Everything has to be GaNew or someone should make a competing GaNew project that copies the functionality. Linux isn't really an operating system. It should be GaNew/Linux.
it's marketing mumbo-jumbo, but they did the math right.
Damn right. That's why I use outguess. Oh wait...
I mean, if I were ever GOING to use stego, I would use some program like outguess...
heh. i used to print out porn on my old dot-matrix black and white printer... it was surprisingly high quality :)
You obviously didn't read the rest of the thread.
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Why do you immediately assume when I say "imperialistic" army that I mean the US? The only army I mentioned was Iraq, which is definitely imperialistic (note the attempt to annex Kuwait a few years back...). You are taking it all the wrong way.
I have to wonder what RMS would think about GPLd software being used for an imperialistic military.
For instance, what if Iraq started using Linux as part of it's guided missle software? Would the US try to ban the export of Linux?
Obviously, they CAN use it because it's available in other less draconian countries, and there is good reason for them to because they can make sure that it's secure. China and Mexico are switching to it, why shouldn't Iraq?
I'm just not sure that military use bodes well for the Linux community.
Slashdot still appears to be broken. This story was apparently posted well over an hour ago, yet hasn't appeared on the front page yet. Ah, well.
That won't work. They can force you to upgrade by detecting version numbers and disallowing connections from old clients.
cover your ass.