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  1. Re:more info on HP CEO Carly Fiorina to Step Down · · Score: 1

    If he's good enough to wreck Apple, then he's good enough to wreck HP.

  2. I don't do it on What Do You Charge for Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    I tell them that I purposly forgot everything I knew about Windows, and tell them to buy a Mac.

    (Note: I'm not going for a +5, Funny. I actually do that)

  3. Re:No ! on NASA Proposes Warming Mars · · Score: 1

    In the 3rd book, the leader of the faction that wanted to terraform Mars (Sax), apologiesed to the leader of the pristine faction, for forcing terraforming to happen (Ann).

  4. Re:Why not in 5.x tree? on Jeff Roberson Begins FreeBSD SMPng VFS Integration · · Score: 4, Insightful

    because -stable is *NOT* the place for potentially destructive changes. it is possible that after this change has sat in -current for a few months, and its rock solid, it might be backported. Don't hold your breath though.

  5. Re:I Wonder... on RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious Adware Trojans · · Score: 1

    the ceo. he is responsable for everything that his company does.

  6. Re:I like freedom... on LinuxDevCenter Interviews RMS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    RMS (and Theo, and others) have gotten companies to change their policies, by being militantly free. SCSI and Ethernet docs are being published, specificly because Theo hounded the companies, and got them to open up the docs. I applaud their efforts, and support them the best I can.

    The users choice includes not purchasing hardware that requires unfree drivers.

  7. Re:We need a new one? on OpenBSD Project Will Release OpenCVS · · Score: 1

    Stop being stupid. OpenCVS is designed to be a drop in replacement. It will always work with GNU cvs, so you can use either the OpenCVS client with the GNU cvs server, or the GNU cvs client with the OpenCVS server.

  8. Re:The battle continues... on New BSD licensed CVS replacement for OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    Does it produce correct code for all supported archs?

  9. Re:More than the license. on New BSD licensed CVS replacement for OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    so much for their "live cvs mails"

    It was developed in another repository, and copied into the OpenBSD repository when you noticed it. The copy was so the history was kept.

    So, let me make sure I understand what you are saying. You are pissed because jfb didn't run this by you when he started? How does that make sense?

  10. that's not the goddamn point on New BSD licensed CVS replacement for OpenBSD · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the point of opencvs isn't to randomly replace GPL'd code, but to provide a different implementation, that is free of bugs and security issues. he's also working on other features to make cvs server better, and more secure.

  11. Re:Unlikely on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 1

    The *original* has 128k of ram. Soldered. The Mac Plus was the first one to hit 1M, which was the 3rd Mac released. The Plus maxed out at 4M.

  12. WTF on Can GNU Ever Be Unix? · · Score: 1

    Does noone remember that GNU stands for "GNU is Not Unix"

  13. Re:Microsoft will not be sued... on Dept. of Homeland Security Says to Stop Using IE · · Score: 1

    But the fact is, there's nothing keeping most people from switching to another browser/OS/Office-Suite.

    That isn't a fact. I've been told by many people that even if competing software is as good or better, we could not switch from MS Office, because the users wouldn't use it, and we wouldn't be taken seriously with the companies we corospond with. Even if the documents are perfectly readable on the other platforms.

  14. Re:Can't send email via port 25? on Lead Developer of SPF Anti-Spam Scheme Interviewed · · Score: 1

    I have yet to run into that problem. Most sane firewalls block all incoming packets, but allow outgoing connections (and keep state). And I prefer that to explaining to them why they can't send email over port 25, because earthlink/the hotel/whatever blocks them.

  15. Can't send email via port 25? on Lead Developer of SPF Anti-Spam Scheme Interviewed · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you run your own mailserver, you can setup port 587/tcp, which is the smtp-auth port. Configure your MTA to only accept authorized connections. SASL is very common for this. When your MTA connects it issues a STARTTLS, which encrypts the session, then it authenticates as you, and then your MTA can allow it to relay. The 'traveling executive' problem is now solved.

    RFC 2554 for more information.

  16. Re:To understand... on Yahoo Submits DomainKeys Draft To IETF · · Score: 1

    I use it. Except for the initial client setup (which is pretty trivial) the user doesn't know, nor care about it. Put them on port 587 (which is only for smtp auth), and they'll be able to relay through your mail server from anywhere. It'll require their username/password, so if an attacker gets it, then the attacker can relay.

    This is all with SSL, so you get an ecrypted/authenticated tunnel. =)

  17. Re:Hear hear! on Secure Architectures with OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    OOps, my bad.

    Well, it ain't OF3, so it isn't supported. Although there are a bunch of guys that are working on getting OldWorld machines supported (OF first, then CPU/device support).

  18. Re:Hear hear! on Secure Architectures with OpenBSD · · Score: 3, Informative

    I am posting this from my TiBook. It does work fine on PowerPC, but not on a 603 machine.

    OpenFirmware 3 or newer.

  19. Re:Wrong Approaches on OptInRealBig Wins Restraining Order On SpamCop · · Score: 1

    The only real method of fixing this is to charge for e-mail.

    Fuck that. I will refuse to pay to send email. And if that means I won't be able to exchange email with asshats like you, then I'll be happier.

  20. Re:about security holes on OpenBSD 3.5 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    - Program should declare what syscalls it uses, what libraries it needs, etc, and no other syscalls/libraries would be allowed.
    - Program should declare what kind of access it needs to the filesystem to function. No other parts of the "real" filesystem should be visible in the program's namespace at all.
    - Same for every other resource such as sockets, etc...


    systrace(1)

  21. Re:Can we do without the editorial? on DaimlerChrysler Looks for Dismissal of SCO Suit · · Score: 1

    It was a dumb refrence to gnu, but I'll pretend it was clever. ;-)

  22. Re:Can we do without the editorial? on DaimlerChrysler Looks for Dismissal of SCO Suit · · Score: 1

    its funny, laugh

  23. Re:Can we do without the editorial? on DaimlerChrysler Looks for Dismissal of SCO Suit · · Score: -1, Troll

    no, but they are holding a gnu to your head.

  24. Re:Both sites already slow, here they are on AmEx vs. rec.humor.funny · · Score: 1

    Asprin

  25. Re:You can say that again. on Star Wars Episode 3 Release Date Announced · · Score: 1

    I was hoping that Annie wouldn't be able to land safely. Lots of splatter would have been greatly appriciated.