It doesn't matter if they were stolen from BSD. That's the entire point of the BSD license. Share to make the world a better place. The license doesn't require the user to send their updates back up the tree, but it is encouraged. BSD license doesn't even make you distribute the source code, but it is encouraged.
The TCP stack for almost all OS's was {stolen|borrowed|based on} the TCP stack in BSD 4.x (IIRC). I remember once, a few years ago, a system engineer did a special sequence on a Windows 98 computer, and got the BSD copyright to show up.
VM in Linux is a mess. 2 (very) different VM systems, that cause quite a few utilities to be re-writtian. All of the BSD's have one each, and they optimize their VM quite well. FreeBSD has a very robust one, that is a bit slower than Linux's, but seems to be more stable.
OpenBSD just got statefull firewall with the latest version (3.0) Prior to that, they were using Darren Reed's IPF, but due to a licensing fiasco (and petty name calling), IPF was yanked, and PF was created. I use PF in my firewall at home, and I am quite happy. I can't wait until 3.1 (not willing to run -current) to see how much more robust it can get. =)
[asbestos] Yea! That pisses me off about Macs. I finaly went back to a real computer (TiBook), and I had to get a mouse before I even brought it home. I've loved the optical mice that logitech makes, and had to get a USB based one for my Mac. I love it. I can't believe I lived without the scroll-whell for so long.;-) [/asbestos]
I do realize that, OpenBSD goes through the code that it packages, and does some secure de-bugging. They change some of the code to protect from buffer overflows, and things of that nature. They send the changes up the tree, for the maintainers to use. OpenBSD (and BSD's in general) don't care if they are the most widely used, they just want their stuff to work.
I never said that OpenBSD has no exploits. What I'm saying, is that they have the least amount of them. You can install it out of the box, and as long as you pick a decent root password, you can leave it plugged in, and stay safe for quite a while. Can you do that with ANY other operating system. No patches, no other configuration, nothing else.
I find that it is. It DOES have most things turned off by default, but it is easy to turn stuff on. Simple flags in/etc/rc.conf. I use it for a web server, and a firewall, and everything seems hunky dory.
The most secure method is to apply the KISS method. (keep it simple, stupid) The fewer lines of code, the fewer places an attacker can gain access. Use lots of encryption, (check on theoretical attacks mostly), and use physical safeguards for the system. You possibly want to use OpenBSD, because of the history behind it (4 years with no remote exploits on a default installation), but choose your base carefully. Encrypt all communications (ESP networking) and make sure you have double and triple safeguards. Better be paranoid, than exploited.
It implies it. EM field size is partialy controlled by power. If the frequency stayed the same, then you would have less power, over a larger area (dissapated). That's good, but I'm still nervous about having a transmitter that close to my head.
In california it is illegal to drive without insurance, but plenty of people do it. Part of getting insurance, is getting uninsured insurance, that part is expensive. I'm a new driver, and being under 25 (the "magic" age, where you suddenly become a non-risk) some places wanted $1000 a month from me. I finally got a place to insure me for $100/mo, CA minimum only. I have friends who pay $120 for full coverage (with $500 for bail =)
From what I've seen with the educational discounts, it does apply to high schoolers. You (generally) have to fax them a copy of the student id, so as long as the high school gives out student id's, fax that, and you should be fine. I did that a few times in high school (granted the last time I did that was 5 years ago)
some people are just plain nuts. no explanation, no reason, no one to blame but themselves. sometimes is bad chemicals, sometimes its "luck", sometimes is bizarre circumstances, but sometimes, they are just crazy.
No, but hoops will have a switch in it, that will require a major credit card, and will keep a tally of the score, whilst billing your CC $1 for each basket, $.50 for each missed shot, and $.25 for each "air-ball" (it just randomly charges you for those). Add on to the fact that there is a $3 transaction fee, and each basket/miss is considered one transaction,eople will stop playing basketball
They should use generic Office software, that utilizes PDF for docs that need specific formatting, RTF for normal docs, CSV for the spreadsheets, and XBill for games.;-)
When I worked at RadioShack, the demo computers that we had were in a locked case, with a dummy model next to the KVM. The dummy model came with a working power supply and floppy drive, which was wierd.
The only Wal-marts are in the outer part of the Bay Area *sniff*. The closest ones (to San Francisco) are in Pleasanton, and in San Mateo. I know for sure the one in Pleasanton closes at 9ish, not sure about San Mateo. In Manteca (my hometown) it's open 24/7, and all of the high school students would go there to hang out (very dull town, but at least we have waterslides! [/sarcasm]).
This is a (not so) minor stepping stone. I'm sure they'll get WMP 7 working soon. I go to few sites that require WMP at all, and most sites that use it, have the option of QT, or RM.
Mplayer is sweet, I use it as my only (video) player on my FreeBSD box.
However, while it does support Quicktime, almost all of the newly released QT movies are compressed with Sorenson (sp?) codec, which is closed source, and Apple licenses it from another company. Therefore, unless Apple, and Sorenson (sp?) both give permission (read: unlikely), you won't find a legal open-source player. Apple (and others) can port the app to different platforms, and others still can make a shell for the application (read: what Codeweavers did), but you still don't get the benifits of open-source programmers optimizing the heck out of the program.
When I lived in San Francisco, I lived about 4 miles from work. My bus ride (I took the "express" route) took almost exactly an hour. Now I take BART to work, and that trip is an hour, for 40 miles.
SF buses are horrible. Unless you are extreamly aware of your sorroundings, they'll run over you and not care. Also, you learn how to sprint like a madman, when you see the bus. They'll not wait for you, and not care when you bang on the door for them to open. Not to mention the SF busses are exempt from (almost) all of the traffic laws. No turning, except busses. No stopping, except busses. No vehicular manslaughter, except busses. etc, etc.
Piro is dead set against that. He refuses to put up a spot to donate via paypal, or amazon, or any of the other mechanisms. He reluctantly put out merchandise, and hates to ask for money. He discourages his readers from sending him money. I would gladly pay pal him some money, for the enjoyment I get from reading his strip, and from reading his rants.
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It doesn't matter if they were stolen from BSD. That's the entire point of the BSD license. Share to make the world a better place. The license doesn't require the user to send their updates back up the tree, but it is encouraged. BSD license doesn't even make you distribute the source code, but it is encouraged.
The TCP stack for almost all OS's was {stolen|borrowed|based on} the TCP stack in BSD 4.x (IIRC). I remember once, a few years ago, a system engineer did a special sequence on a Windows 98 computer, and got the BSD copyright to show up.
VM in Linux is a mess. 2 (very) different VM systems, that cause quite a few utilities to be re-writtian. All of the BSD's have one each, and they optimize their VM quite well. FreeBSD has a very robust one, that is a bit slower than Linux's, but seems to be more stable.
OpenBSD just got statefull firewall with the latest version (3.0) Prior to that, they were using Darren Reed's IPF, but due to a licensing fiasco (and petty name calling), IPF was yanked, and PF was created. I use PF in my firewall at home, and I am quite happy. I can't wait until 3.1 (not willing to run -current) to see how much more robust it can get. =)
[asbestos] ;-)
Yea! That pisses me off about Macs. I finaly went back to a real computer (TiBook), and I had to get a mouse before I even brought it home. I've loved the optical mice that logitech makes, and had to get a USB based one for my Mac. I love it. I can't believe I lived without the scroll-whell for so long.
[/asbestos]
Yes. I mentioned (sorta) that in my post. Watch the theoreticals. Be paranoid, but rational, at the same time. ;-)
Also, what does "Baka" mean? I've seen it places, but it bugs me that I dont get it.
I do realize that, OpenBSD goes through the code that it packages, and does some secure de-bugging. They change some of the code to protect from buffer overflows, and things of that nature. They send the changes up the tree, for the maintainers to use. OpenBSD (and BSD's in general) don't care if they are the most widely used, they just want their stuff to work.
I never said that OpenBSD has no exploits. What I'm saying, is that they have the least amount of them. You can install it out of the box, and as long as you pick a decent root password, you can leave it plugged in, and stay safe for quite a while. Can you do that with ANY other operating system. No patches, no other configuration, nothing else.
I find that it is. It DOES have most things turned off by default, but it is easy to turn stuff on. Simple flags in /etc/rc.conf. I use it for a web server, and a firewall, and everything seems hunky dory.
The most secure method is to apply the KISS method. (keep it simple, stupid) The fewer lines of code, the fewer places an attacker can gain access. Use lots of encryption, (check on theoretical attacks mostly), and use physical safeguards for the system. You possibly want to use OpenBSD, because of the history behind it (4 years with no remote exploits on a default installation), but choose your base carefully. Encrypt all communications (ESP networking) and make sure you have double and triple safeguards. Better be paranoid, than exploited.
It implies it. EM field size is partialy controlled by power. If the frequency stayed the same, then you would have less power, over a larger area (dissapated). That's good, but I'm still nervous about having a transmitter that close to my head.
The problem is that I'm not sure if it does break the standard.
It DOES break the standard. My computer can read the redbook standard, and since it can't read those CD's, then the CD's aren't redbook.
In california it is illegal to drive without insurance, but plenty of people do it. Part of getting insurance, is getting uninsured insurance, that part is expensive. I'm a new driver, and being under 25 (the "magic" age, where you suddenly become a non-risk) some places wanted $1000 a month from me. I finally got a place to insure me for $100/mo, CA minimum only. I have friends who pay $120 for full coverage (with $500 for bail =)
From what I've seen with the educational discounts, it does apply to high schoolers. You (generally) have to fax them a copy of the student id, so as long as the high school gives out student id's, fax that, and you should be fine. I did that a few times in high school (granted the last time I did that was 5 years ago)
they already did, the supreme court refused to listen to them.
what ever happened to good old "Crazy"
some people are just plain nuts. no explanation, no reason, no one to blame but themselves. sometimes is bad chemicals, sometimes its "luck", sometimes is bizarre circumstances, but sometimes, they are just crazy.
[thunks user on the head] Jean Luc said that. That part is in quotes, and italics.
I guess it's trendy not to read the synopsis anymore.
No, but hoops will have a switch in it, that will require a major credit card, and will keep a tally of the score, whilst billing your CC $1 for each basket, $.50 for each missed shot, and $.25 for each "air-ball" (it just randomly charges you for those). Add on to the fact that there is a $3 transaction fee, and each basket/miss is considered one transaction,eople will stop playing basketball
Advantages
you get to say "aboot"
eh?
Disadvantages
it's not a real country ;-)
Quite a good point.
;-)
They should use generic Office software, that utilizes PDF for docs that need specific formatting, RTF for normal docs, CSV for the spreadsheets, and XBill for games.
When I worked at RadioShack, the demo computers that we had were in a locked case, with a dummy model next to the KVM. The dummy model came with a working power supply and floppy drive, which was wierd.
The only Wal-marts are in the outer part of the Bay Area *sniff*. The closest ones (to San Francisco) are in Pleasanton, and in San Mateo. I know for sure the one in Pleasanton closes at 9ish, not sure about San Mateo. In Manteca (my hometown) it's open 24/7, and all of the high school students would go there to hang out (very dull town, but at least we have waterslides! [/sarcasm]).
This is a (not so) minor stepping stone. I'm sure they'll get WMP 7 working soon. I go to few sites that require WMP at all, and most sites that use it, have the option of QT, or RM.
Mplayer is sweet, I use it as my only (video) player on my FreeBSD box.
However, while it does support Quicktime, almost all of the newly released QT movies are compressed with Sorenson (sp?) codec, which is closed source, and Apple licenses it from another company. Therefore, unless Apple, and Sorenson (sp?) both give permission (read: unlikely), you won't find a legal open-source player. Apple (and others) can port the app to different platforms, and others still can make a shell for the application (read: what Codeweavers did), but you still don't get the benifits of open-source programmers optimizing the heck out of the program.
When I lived in San Francisco, I lived about 4 miles from work. My bus ride (I took the "express" route) took almost exactly an hour. Now I take BART to work, and that trip is an hour, for 40 miles.
SF buses are horrible. Unless you are extreamly aware of your sorroundings, they'll run over you and not care. Also, you learn how to sprint like a madman, when you see the bus. They'll not wait for you, and not care when you bang on the door for them to open. Not to mention the SF busses are exempt from (almost) all of the traffic laws. No turning, except busses. No stopping, except busses. No vehicular manslaughter, except busses. etc, etc.
Piro is dead set against that. He refuses to put up a spot to donate via paypal, or amazon, or any of the other mechanisms. He reluctantly put out merchandise, and hates to ask for money. He discourages his readers from sending him money. I would gladly pay pal him some money, for the enjoyment I get from reading his strip, and from reading his rants.
UNCLE!!!!