That's not quite the case. Guitarists rejected solid-state amplifiers that get their distortion by
driving transistors beyond their operating specs (similar to overdriving a tube, but producing unpleasant harmonics). Now there are some very nice amplifiers on the market, however, that run their solid-state power amplification entirely within specs, with the distortion produced digitally to simulate the characteristics of overdriven tubes. The result is very nice, and is growing increasingly respected. Tube nazis had their last gasp.
From the sound of it, there is still no port of Notes to Linux. The poster mentioned running the Windows executable under Wine, which means that running Notes on Debian/PPC, for example, is right out.
You're looking for shapes in clouds. The set of slashdot users that happen to post to a given article has much less uniformity of opinion than people seem to expect.
This doesn't sound much different than big tobacco giving cigarettes to children and calling it "charity". MS loves the opportunity to get people hooked on their proprietary file formats, and doing so costs them nothing. This does nothing but increase the size of their captive customer base.
With that in mind, most of the OSS philosophy is et on its ear.
I don't think the OSS Philosophy is based upon the assumption that all of the users are programmers. Rather, it is based upon the assumption that if a user happens to be a programmer, the code is available for peer review. If 1% of 1000 users are coders, that's still 10 coders.
And a single skilled coder can "feed" an unbounded number of users.
That's excellent news. Could you point me to the document that specifies the wire protocol that I can implement that allows Outlook to interact with Exchange's calendaring facility? "Truth" my ass.
I feel the same way. In particular, I prefer to use software that is written TO BE interoperable rather than software that is writen NOT TO BE interoperable. For this reason I refuse to participate in the Outlook/Exchange calendaring mechanism at my company.
the only reason virii appear for Windows is because they are a primary target. If the world market was in Linux, you'd find a lot more Linux Virii.
I've heard this sentiment repeated several times lately. (By people on my organization's "security team", no less, which frightens me.) I think it's a superficially appealing idea, but utter nonsense nonetheless. Do you honestly believe that a system's design has absolutely nothing to do with its exploitability? If you have two systems, and only one was consistently exploited you would rather assume that it is because it is a higher-profile target, and that it couldn't possibly be related to poor design or implementation decisions?
Is that a magnet where one pole is at the center and the other pole is the surface of the sphere? In other words, is the entire surface the same pole? If so, that's pretty cool.
It's funny that you say "Ouch" because he doesn't care for RMS's arguments, but you miss that he's equally ambivalent about the arguments of those who oppose RMS's use of "GNU/Linux". 'Ouch' for them, too?
I realize that the power 4 is not exactly the same as the PPC that one might find in the Apple G4 series, but I'm curious about something that this touches on: if IBM has customers that might choose to run a linux virtual server on one of these beasts, they must have a java runtime available. I was wondering if, perhaps, this runtime was also available for linux/ppc. The only one that I'm aware of is the blackdown port, which I find lacking. I've seen that IBM has their own JDK for linux/x86. Do they have one for PPC? If not, why not?
I think this is clearly wrong. The growth of that operating system was mostly the result of a deliberate strategy to exploit the network-effects of controlling APIs, protocols, document formats, and distribution channels. Marketing played a role, but does not deserve singular credit for the success of Windows.
Does anybody know where a flash plugin for linux/ppc could be found? My understanding is that Flash only supports linux/x86. Let's not overstate Flash's availability.
I think maybe it is you that is missing the point that the poster was making. MS Research wants to accomplish this illusion that the " "disparate devices appear as a monolithic system" by having each of these disparate systems running the same operating system. The poster, on the other hand, was more interested in accomplishing the same thing by allowing each of these disparate devices run different operating systems that speak the same protocols. Their visions are the same, modulo the "open, published protocols" detail that Micrcosoft always manages to sweep under the rug.
True, the analogy was faulty, but the point remains that a separation between data and code at the VM level is the best way to prevent someone from executing some malicous data, isn't it? This is pretending to be an "internet" VM, so some basic security-related architectural ideas are to be expected.
I did a quick search online, and the meetings took place from September 5th through September 17th of 1978. They were signed by Carter on the 17th at the White House. I couldn't find anything specifically about the 11th of September, but that date was right in the middle of that time span.
My wife is only a gamer in the winter months, but when she's willing (and we have time) it's great fun to search the FreeCIV metaserver for a game that is forming and join up with some good players. It usually doesn't take me long to get schooled, but I always have a blast anyway. I never did miss the eye-candy and ear-candy from CivII...I do look forward to the isometric view, among other things in the list. Oooh, I'm ready for "make install". I'm outta here.
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You have hit the nail on the head. I wish I could mod it up. I'm amazed that people "don't have time" to practice their chosen craft.
driving transistors beyond their operating specs (similar to overdriving a tube, but producing unpleasant harmonics). Now there are some very nice amplifiers on the market, however, that run their solid-state power amplification entirely within specs, with the distortion produced digitally to simulate the characteristics of overdriven tubes. The result is very nice, and is growing increasingly respected. Tube nazis had their last gasp.
Read the manual on this beast. Very cool.
From the sound of it, there is still no port of Notes to Linux. The poster mentioned running the Windows executable under Wine, which means that running Notes on Debian/PPC, for example, is right out.
Of course there was thought behind it...it's just timelessly encoded so that a computer can carry out your policy.
You're looking for shapes in clouds. The set of slashdot users that happen to post to a given article has much less uniformity of opinion than people seem to expect.
Very apropos. I can't believe you were moderated 'off-topic'.
This doesn't sound much different than big tobacco giving cigarettes to children and calling it "charity". MS loves the opportunity to get people hooked on their proprietary file formats, and doing so costs them nothing. This does nothing but increase the size of their captive customer base.
I don't think the OSS Philosophy is based upon the assumption that all of the users are programmers. Rather, it is based upon the assumption that if a user happens to be a programmer, the code is available for peer review. If 1% of 1000 users are coders, that's still 10 coders.
And a single skilled coder can "feed" an unbounded number of users.
That's excellent news. Could you point me to the document that specifies the wire protocol that I can implement that allows Outlook to interact with Exchange's calendaring facility? "Truth" my ass.
I feel the same way. In particular, I prefer to use software that is written TO BE interoperable rather than software that is writen NOT TO BE interoperable. For this reason I refuse to participate in the Outlook/Exchange calendaring mechanism at my company.
I've heard this sentiment repeated several times lately. (By people on my organization's "security team", no less, which frightens me.) I think it's a superficially appealing idea, but utter nonsense nonetheless. Do you honestly believe that a system's design has absolutely nothing to do with its exploitability? If you have two systems, and only one was consistently exploited you would rather assume that it is because it is a higher-profile target, and that it couldn't possibly be related to poor design or implementation decisions?
I would be surprised to find someone who both
I'm guessing you don't code.
Is that a magnet where one pole is at the center and the other pole is the surface of the sphere? In other words, is the entire surface the same pole? If so, that's pretty cool.
It's funny that you say "Ouch" because he doesn't care for RMS's arguments, but you miss that he's equally ambivalent about the arguments of those who oppose RMS's use of "GNU/Linux". 'Ouch' for them, too?
I realize that the power 4 is not exactly the same as the PPC that one might find in the Apple G4 series, but I'm curious about something that this touches on: if IBM has customers that might choose to run a linux virtual server on one of these beasts, they must have a java runtime available. I was wondering if, perhaps, this runtime was also available for linux/ppc. The only one that I'm aware of is the blackdown port, which I find lacking. I've seen that IBM has their own JDK for linux/x86. Do they have one for PPC? If not, why not?
That really bites. Too bad nobody thought to lie to the jerk...
"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!" -- Dr. Peter Venkman.
Isn't that a little like calling a forkbomb "a humble process"?
I think this is clearly wrong. The growth of that operating system was mostly the result of a deliberate strategy to exploit the network-effects of controlling APIs, protocols, document formats, and distribution channels. Marketing played a role, but does not deserve singular credit for the success of Windows.
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.
Does anybody know where a flash plugin for linux/ppc could be found? My understanding is that Flash only supports linux/x86. Let's not overstate Flash's availability.
I think maybe it is you that is missing the point that the poster was making. MS Research wants to accomplish this illusion that the " "disparate devices appear as a monolithic system" by having each of these disparate systems running the same operating system. The poster, on the other hand, was more interested in accomplishing the same thing by allowing each of these disparate devices run different operating systems that speak the same protocols. Their visions are the same, modulo the "open, published protocols" detail that Micrcosoft always manages to sweep under the rug.
True, the analogy was faulty, but the point remains that a separation between data and code at the VM level is the best way to prevent someone from executing some malicous data, isn't it? This is pretending to be an "internet" VM, so some basic security-related architectural ideas are to be expected.
I did a quick search online, and the meetings took place from September 5th through September 17th of 1978. They were signed by Carter on the 17th at the White House. I couldn't find anything specifically about the 11th of September, but that date was right in the middle of that time span.
MozillaQuestQuest.com is a riot. Thanks for the pointer!
My wife is only a gamer in the winter months, but when she's willing (and we have time) it's great fun to search the FreeCIV metaserver for a game that is forming and join up with some good players. It usually doesn't take me long to get schooled, but I always have a blast anyway. I never did miss the eye-candy and ear-candy from CivII...I do look forward to the isometric view, among other things in the list. Oooh, I'm ready for "make install". I'm outta here.