Well douchebag who will never read this... when you have to UPGRADE THE KERNEL TO FIX THE PATCH, it means a reboot. Apparently you missed the last 6 months where there have been over 10 root exploits in the kernel alone.
"security" firm sunbelt just now stumbled upon coolwebsearch and discovered it's recording users data? Let's clarify, EVERYONE knows that coolwebsearch is spyware, and has for a long time. Hell, my uncle can barely turn on a computer and he knows CWS is spyware.
Main Entry: spyware
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: any software that covertly gathers information about a user while he/she navigates the Internet and transmits the information to an individual or company that uses it for marketing or other purposes
Even websters knows that "spyware" records personal data. What I'm stuck pondering is why Sunbelt deserve any credit, and why this is news?
They didn't discover anything new, it's not a breakthrough. Hell, there's programs out there dedicated solely to removing CWS.
HEADLINE!!!
SPYWARE COLLECTS PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOU*
And there's still nothing illegal about posting it on the tree out front.
Fact of the matter is, if you notify the bank, and they say "well who cares, nobody else will notice", it's your OBLIGATION as an upstanding citizen to let everyone else who does business at that bank know that they have faulty locks and are knowingly not fixing the problem.
I'll refer to my pinto example yet again. The people who informed the general public that the pinto would explode when rear-ended weren't breaking the law because ford didn't want anyone to know, and didn't want to issue a recall, they were doing a public service. I hope to god our country isn't so tainted that they truly believe corporations should be allowed to endange the general public because it may hurt their bottom line to fix the problems...
Ya, that whole "claria was downgraded"... except... it's utter bullshit. Let's try actually testing out things like that before just repeating some bullshit uncle jed thought MIGHT occur when M$ showed interest in buying claria.
Windows doesn't crash as often? It doesn't crash AT ALL unless you're a retard. Here's a hint: Don't remove a PCI card while the computer is running. I'm sitting at a 25day uptime and the last reboot was for a 3rd party app, and I've had this install for 2.5 years now... including 4 hardware changes. If windows isn't "stable" it's your fault, not microsoft's.
No, I haven't. I installed anti-spyware beta on every computer I look after and they haven't had a single spyware problem since. Apparently you're too eager to have a reason to blame microsoft than fix the problem though.
Then obviously it's not functioning to the full capacity you want it to. If you wanted a completely functional linux desktop you should've bought a machien that supported it, there's plenty out there. Just like if I want a vehicle that tows a boat, I should buy one that supports it.
What to make of this? Naive +1. Consumers don't want linux on their desktop, that's what to make of it. Your laptop is targeted at consumers... consumers who don't use linux.
In other news, I just bought a chevy Aveo. I want to tow my boat with it. Some welders at a local shop were able to rig up a trailer hitch to it but it doesn't seem to be able to move with my boat attached. Chevy allows their trucks to tow boats, but not the aveo's?
It's sad that you are such an expert in linux, but can't figure out how to disable shit you don't need in windows. Let's start with the easiest, right click my computer: Properties.
Advanced tab, Performance: Settings button.
Click Adjust for best performance.
If it's still slow perhaps you should try something faster than a p200 with 128mb of ram because anything much quicker than that has been more than fast enough in my experience.
then again, the windows machines you use probably aren't really slow at all, you just feel the need to hop on the slashdot bandwagon where XP requires a minimum of 3ghz P4 with 2gb of ram and it still BSOD's every 30 minutes *right*
Such as what? I've yet to see something linux does that BSD doesn't. "FREEBSD" may not do *, but between netbsd, freebsd, and openbsd, they cover everything linux can do and much more.
They aren't even remotely in the same operating arena. I don't think anyone is going to be confusing a windows and door company with a software company anytime soon.
Hardly, it's called a focused scope. Yes, there's corporations using 2k that aren't using IE at all... but they have nothing to do with the conversation at hand, because... they can't switch to firefox if they're already using it.
Those same corporations again, don't care about IE7, and they don't care about firefox, if they did, they'd have switched already. There's no one sitting around going "gosh, we really need IE7 for firefox for that tabbed browsing support that... oh wait, avant browser already adds. You can nitpick all you want that I didn't spend an hour covering all my bases but my arguments aren't invalidated because you're mad I didn't. Especially when the "other possibilities" have no effect on the topic at hand.
no, by myriad I mean just about every financial institution in the US... Just because the "public" doesn't use it doesn't mean "corporations" don't. I hate to break it to you but you only have access to probably 50% of what's out on the internet at large...
Not true at all. There are a myriad of pages that firefox will not and cannot display. As I already pointed out in another reply: DCI Credit for example. You can't even login if you do not have IE. It requires ActiveX calls that are only available to IE. I've tried every hack/plugin/extension available to firefox and it just isn't possible. At least it wasn't 6months ago when I tried to shift our office over.
Skipping over the whole "picking and choosing parts of the post"... They're still running the NT kernel. It hasn't changed, and while they may make new calls for the "Vista" version, I guarntee they could make it backward compatible.
I'm just trying to figure out if you were hoping for mod points by spitting out the universal slashdot reply, or if you're really this stupid.
I'm utterly stumped as to why ANYONE would think this will move people to firefox. Let's review:
NOBODY is "waiting" for IE7 on 2k. If they're using IE6, it's for a reason. Hell, 2k for "home users" in all reality is non-existant. None of the major vendors ever sold 2k en masse to the general public. Any corporations that are using 2k are usine IE for internal pages, and news flash: they don't give a flying fuck about PNG support, or the latest tabbed browsing, when it comes to internal pages that have Active-X type functions.
IE7 isn't going to change anyone over. Nobody will upgrade "just for IE7", and nobody is switching to firefox just because IE7 isn't available for 2k. If you really believe that any major enterprise will be like "oh, we can't get *native* tabbed browsing for IE, let's spend $10million on a new web system so that we can use firefox with it, you're a crackhead.
Basically anything firefox can do, someone has made an add-on for IE. It may not be native, but I doubt the majority of IE users give a flying fcuk.
How naive are you? They can easily MAKE it run on 2k, but why would they? More backwards compatibility just gives people less reason to upgrade. M$ makes no money that way. And don't kid yourself with that "well open source" shit. Redhat has done a fine job of proving open source is down with doing the exact same thing. Let me know how many programs were released in the last year for Redhat9...
Anyways, it's kind of like anti-spyware beta. If you use Giant anti-spyware beta it magically runs on both 98 and 2k, yet the M$ version which is identical refuses to even install. I gotta be honest, they didn't change the program so much in 1 week that it was no longer compatible with two of their previous OS's.
1, 2 underneath 3 are sub-menu's. Yes, crappy job of cut and paste. Too lazy to find a firefox extension for slashdot HTML, and too lazy to actually type out all the HTML manually:)
if you're going to correct, you could at least use the proper term:
cite Audio pronunciation of "cite" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st)
tr.v. cited, citing, cites
1. To quote as an authority or example.
2. To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof: cited several instances of insubordinate behavior.
3.
1. To commend officially for meritorious action in military service.
2. To honor formally.
4. To summon before a court of law.
site Audio pronunciation of "site" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st)
n.
1. The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located: a good site for the school.
2. The place or setting of something: a historic site; a job site.
3. A website.
apparently you can't read, or just chose to ignore the part where I said I had no clue this was up for renewal. Kind of hard to "do something" when you have no clue the event is taking place.
I'm kind of wondering why there were no "electronic protests" going on. Why is it we had the million man march for the broadcast flag but not a peep for this? Am I the only one confused?
I would've been first in line to say something about this had I known...
**note: if there was something and I missed it feel free to point it out, because that is very likely.
*disclaimer*
I'm not an RMS fan, nor do I claim to be an expert on his ways.
That said, I do believe people defend him because he has the belief that people are good inside, and that they want to help society, or at least they should. People should contribute to society for the greater good, not personal gain, that's basically his motto from what I gather.
Not only that, he's obviously a software genious to boot.
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Well douchebag who will never read this... when you have to UPGRADE THE KERNEL TO FIX THE PATCH, it means a reboot. Apparently you missed the last 6 months where there have been over 10 root exploits in the kernel alone.
"security" firm sunbelt just now stumbled upon coolwebsearch and discovered it's recording users data? Let's clarify, EVERYONE knows that coolwebsearch is spyware, and has for a long time. Hell, my uncle can barely turn on a computer and he knows CWS is spyware.
Main Entry: spyware
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: any software that covertly gathers information about a user while he/she navigates the Internet and transmits the information to an individual or company that uses it for marketing or other purposes
Even websters knows that "spyware" records personal data. What I'm stuck pondering is why Sunbelt deserve any credit, and why this is news? They didn't discover anything new, it's not a breakthrough. Hell, there's programs out there dedicated solely to removing CWS.
HEADLINE!!!
SPYWARE COLLECTS PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOU*
*that's why we call it spyware dipshit
And there's still nothing illegal about posting it on the tree out front.
Fact of the matter is, if you notify the bank, and they say "well who cares, nobody else will notice", it's your OBLIGATION as an upstanding citizen to let everyone else who does business at that bank know that they have faulty locks and are knowingly not fixing the problem.
I'll refer to my pinto example yet again. The people who informed the general public that the pinto would explode when rear-ended weren't breaking the law because ford didn't want anyone to know, and didn't want to issue a recall, they were doing a public service. I hope to god our country isn't so tainted that they truly believe corporations should be allowed to endange the general public because it may hurt their bottom line to fix the problems...
Ya, that whole "claria was downgraded"... except... it's utter bullshit. Let's try actually testing out things like that before just repeating some bullshit uncle jed thought MIGHT occur when M$ showed interest in buying claria.
Windows doesn't crash as often? It doesn't crash AT ALL unless you're a retard. Here's a hint: Don't remove a PCI card while the computer is running. I'm sitting at a 25day uptime and the last reboot was for a 3rd party app, and I've had this install for 2.5 years now... including 4 hardware changes. If windows isn't "stable" it's your fault, not microsoft's.
you're bragging about a system with no less than 50 root exploits that haven't been patched. Congrats on that one champ!
No, I haven't. I installed anti-spyware beta on every computer I look after and they haven't had a single spyware problem since. Apparently you're too eager to have a reason to blame microsoft than fix the problem though.
Then obviously it's not functioning to the full capacity you want it to. If you wanted a completely functional linux desktop you should've bought a machien that supported it, there's plenty out there. Just like if I want a vehicle that tows a boat, I should buy one that supports it.
What to make of this? Naive +1. Consumers don't want linux on their desktop, that's what to make of it. Your laptop is targeted at consumers... consumers who don't use linux.
In other news, I just bought a chevy Aveo. I want to tow my boat with it. Some welders at a local shop were able to rig up a trailer hitch to it but it doesn't seem to be able to move with my boat attached. Chevy allows their trucks to tow boats, but not the aveo's?
What to make of this?
It's sad that you are such an expert in linux, but can't figure out how to disable shit you don't need in windows. Let's start with the easiest, right click my computer: Properties.
Advanced tab, Performance: Settings button.
Click Adjust for best performance.
If it's still slow perhaps you should try something faster than a p200 with 128mb of ram because anything much quicker than that has been more than fast enough in my experience.
then again, the windows machines you use probably aren't really slow at all, you just feel the need to hop on the slashdot bandwagon where XP requires a minimum of 3ghz P4 with 2gb of ram and it still BSOD's every 30 minutes *right*
**running win2k
Funny, I currently support an office FULL of 400mhz k6-II's with 128-384mb of ram, and they all run flawlessly. I call bullshit.
Such as what? I've yet to see something linux does that BSD doesn't. "FREEBSD" may not do *, but between netbsd, freebsd, and openbsd, they cover everything linux can do and much more.
They aren't even remotely in the same operating arena. I don't think anyone is going to be confusing a windows and door company with a software company anytime soon.
Hardly, it's called a focused scope. Yes, there's corporations using 2k that aren't using IE at all... but they have nothing to do with the conversation at hand, because... they can't switch to firefox if they're already using it.
Those same corporations again, don't care about IE7, and they don't care about firefox, if they did, they'd have switched already. There's no one sitting around going "gosh, we really need IE7 for firefox for that tabbed browsing support that... oh wait, avant browser already adds. You can nitpick all you want that I didn't spend an hour covering all my bases but my arguments aren't invalidated because you're mad I didn't. Especially when the "other possibilities" have no effect on the topic at hand.
no, by myriad I mean just about every financial institution in the US... Just because the "public" doesn't use it doesn't mean "corporations" don't. I hate to break it to you but you only have access to probably 50% of what's out on the internet at large...
Not true at all. There are a myriad of pages that firefox will not and cannot display. As I already pointed out in another reply: DCI Credit for example. You can't even login if you do not have IE. It requires ActiveX calls that are only available to IE. I've tried every hack/plugin/extension available to firefox and it just isn't possible. At least it wasn't 6months ago when I tried to shift our office over.
well... DCI credit does, just off the top of my head.
kettle meet broiler.
Skipping over the whole "picking and choosing parts of the post"... They're still running the NT kernel. It hasn't changed, and while they may make new calls for the "Vista" version, I guarntee they could make it backward compatible.
I'm just trying to figure out if you were hoping for mod points by spitting out the universal slashdot reply, or if you're really this stupid.
I'm utterly stumped as to why ANYONE would think this will move people to firefox. Let's review: NOBODY is "waiting" for IE7 on 2k. If they're using IE6, it's for a reason. Hell, 2k for "home users" in all reality is non-existant. None of the major vendors ever sold 2k en masse to the general public. Any corporations that are using 2k are usine IE for internal pages, and news flash: they don't give a flying fuck about PNG support, or the latest tabbed browsing, when it comes to internal pages that have Active-X type functions.
IE7 isn't going to change anyone over. Nobody will upgrade "just for IE7", and nobody is switching to firefox just because IE7 isn't available for 2k. If you really believe that any major enterprise will be like "oh, we can't get *native* tabbed browsing for IE, let's spend $10million on a new web system so that we can use firefox with it, you're a crackhead.
Basically anything firefox can do, someone has made an add-on for IE. It may not be native, but I doubt the majority of IE users give a flying fcuk.
How naive are you? They can easily MAKE it run on 2k, but why would they? More backwards compatibility just gives people less reason to upgrade. M$ makes no money that way. And don't kid yourself with that "well open source" shit. Redhat has done a fine job of proving open source is down with doing the exact same thing. Let me know how many programs were released in the last year for Redhat9...
Anyways, it's kind of like anti-spyware beta. If you use Giant anti-spyware beta it magically runs on both 98 and 2k, yet the M$ version which is identical refuses to even install. I gotta be honest, they didn't change the program so much in 1 week that it was no longer compatible with two of their previous OS's.
1, 2 underneath 3 are sub-menu's. Yes, crappy job of cut and paste. Too lazy to find a firefox extension for slashdot HTML, and too lazy to actually type out all the HTML manually :)
if you're going to correct, you could at least use the proper term:
cite Audio pronunciation of "cite" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st) tr.v. cited, citing, cites
1. To quote as an authority or example.
2. To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof: cited several instances of insubordinate behavior.
3.
1. To commend officially for meritorious action in military service.
2. To honor formally.
4. To summon before a court of law.
site Audio pronunciation of "site" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st) n.
1. The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located: a good site for the school.
2. The place or setting of something: a historic site; a job site.
3. A website.
apparently you can't read, or just chose to ignore the part where I said I had no clue this was up for renewal. Kind of hard to "do something" when you have no clue the event is taking place.
I'm kind of wondering why there were no "electronic protests" going on. Why is it we had the million man march for the broadcast flag but not a peep for this? Am I the only one confused?
I would've been first in line to say something about this had I known...
**note: if there was something and I missed it feel free to point it out, because that is very likely.
*disclaimer*
I'm not an RMS fan, nor do I claim to be an expert on his ways.
That said, I do believe people defend him because he has the belief that people are good inside, and that they want to help society, or at least they should. People should contribute to society for the greater good, not personal gain, that's basically his motto from what I gather.
Not only that, he's obviously a software genious to boot.