No but the tech could be so easily be customized by OEMs and linked to other current controversial products (like CarrierIQ), installed and running without consent.
I've heard high-ranking police mention for years that the only thing stopping this happening is the availability of cheap hardware powerful enough to run this stuff.
The KDE devs have done shady governments everywhere a big favour by developing the software for them to do this stuff on the cheap commodity hardware flooding the market right now.
So Samsung + Android + KDE + CarrierIQ + Public Order Act (as amended 2012) or the Police Act (as amended 2012) = Big Brother, here, now.
What??? This recognises who you are, as core functionality? This is the first step toward targetted advertising in public and the local Chief Inspector having and RSS feed on his iPad showing last know locations of "wanted" people, whether that's thieves (good usage patter) or dissidents (bad usage pattern).
Correct if I missed the point, I didn't even RTFS much...
For a start, it's bogie man. The Boogie-man dances at discos. The bogie man is used to scare children to sleep (yes, I know, an oxymoron, I don't do it to mine!)
Also, the "Left" is the only reason you have ANY rights left whatsoever, you know, the elected representatives who have prevented further abuses of your civil rights in the name of "counter-terrorism", whichever side of the Pond you live...
I admire the fact that your project is first and foremost stable and reliable. There's plenty of "GUI-first" projects (and commercial software!) that doesn't work properly because of underlying bugs, we've got enough of that crap, thank you. (think Office, Firefox, etc.)
You're following the Computer Science track, not the "IT" track, and I'd choose your attitude over the "bells and whistles" way any day. Good luck with your project.
If you're running a mission-critical server, the less code you have in the kernal the less chance you have of buggy code affecting you, and the smaller the attack surface which will leave you vulnerable to attacks.
Windows uses the same kernel for both desktop and servers, but optimises for neither, as the UK government learned the hard way when they lost their Child Benefit database (>3 million direct identy thefts).
You dumbass. What's the price of a speeding ticket? Are you saying that uploading a few tracks is as dangerous to others as speeding? You know, the act of driving a machine that weighs a ton or more faster than a limit imposed for other's safety???
You, my friend, are a shill or a rich man profiting from other's misery. Otherwise, you'd see how evil your post is. Well, either that or you're trolling.
Not to nitpick, but have you lived in both places? I, for one, only torrent and game at home, so I can only account for the places I've lived and the ISP's I've tried.
GParent -"A lot of really bad things in the movies have started exactly like this."
Parent - "A lot of really bad things in the movies have started exactly like this."
What the fuck, exactly, did you fix for the GP? Cos I can't se the difference, and those are copy-pasted with incorrect punctuation to force them to appear at the same x on the page.
Relax, or die, idiot. The overwhelming majority of human beings frown on your behaviour. You are fucking American bully scum and your treatment of the rest of the world (including me, today) will not carry on forever.
Noone was pretending to be a mod. Noone was even sure (Even the editors can never to be sure!) whether they were posted by the same person, but it damn well looks like it, what with the first cue-ing the second so well!
In fact, your voilent reaction seems to imply that you DID do it, and didn't like being called for it! Oh yes. and the fact you're lying about gender again also makes me wonder just how many ACs there - not that many, since you troll an awful lot of my posts with this bullshit that you think I look like a man. Fucking die, already.
This is quite funny, actually. Even the spam here is a troll - if you click the link it takes you to a Slashdot 404 - with the spammy URL pasted to the end of it!
So actually going there is a conscious decision rather than a trap... and the language is just so stupid it's funny. Troll, not spam. And I like it.
- Rachel
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That's a very old troll from such a young UID!
Linux running better in your personal isolated case probably has, as the parent informs you, more to do with buggy drivers than anything else. If there is a problem with your hardware, Linux will crash (or complain, anyways) too.
I'm sorry to drag you into all this; I was just trolling... the Monster / premium cable part should (And did!) give my game away. MP3 is still evil, though.
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No but the tech could be so easily be customized by OEMs and linked to other current controversial products (like CarrierIQ), installed and running without consent.
I've heard high-ranking police mention for years that the only thing stopping this happening is the availability of cheap hardware powerful enough to run this stuff.
The KDE devs have done shady governments everywhere a big favour by developing the software for them to do this stuff on the cheap commodity hardware flooding the market right now.
So Samsung + Android + KDE + CarrierIQ + Public Order Act (as amended 2012) or the Police Act (as amended 2012) = Big Brother, here, now.
What??? This recognises who you are, as core functionality? This is the first step toward targetted advertising in public and the local Chief Inspector having and RSS feed on his iPad showing last know locations of "wanted" people, whether that's thieves (good usage patter) or dissidents (bad usage pattern).
Correct if I missed the point, I didn't even RTFS much...
Do mods really miss half-decent First Posts and then change their mind when they see a comment like this?
I doubt it.
Hmmm, I was taken in right up until the end where you said that "open source really cannot compete with quality products"!
Nice bit of flamebait for Mozilla, Apache, Google devs to be trolled by, if I do say so myself!
:-) I couldn't resist. Sorry...
In fact, never mind the wine, or the music...
For a start, it's bogie man. The Boogie-man dances at discos. The bogie man is used to scare children to sleep (yes, I know, an oxymoron, I don't do it to mine!)
Also, the "Left" is the only reason you have ANY rights left whatsoever, you know, the elected representatives who have prevented further abuses of your civil rights in the name of "counter-terrorism", whichever side of the Pond you live...
Just ignore the trolls, good Sir.
I admire the fact that your project is first and foremost stable and reliable. There's plenty of "GUI-first" projects (and commercial software!) that doesn't work properly because of underlying bugs, we've got enough of that crap, thank you. (think Office, Firefox, etc.)
You're following the Computer Science track, not the "IT" track, and I'd choose your attitude over the "bells and whistles" way any day. Good luck with your project.
First off, I can see your HTML... in my modern browser, and I shouldn't. That's rude.
Second, "It's not like we want to."
Quit trolling and learn.
If you're running a mission-critical server, the less code you have in the kernal the less chance you have of buggy code affecting you, and the smaller the attack surface which will leave you vulnerable to attacks.
Windows uses the same kernel for both desktop and servers, but optimises for neither, as the UK government learned the hard way when they lost their Child Benefit database (>3 million direct identy thefts).
You'll find that I've already answered that with pics and been trolled as described above.
Well played, sir!
No I don't, but I have an AC who always says I do.
You dumbass. What's the price of a speeding ticket? Are you saying that uploading a few tracks is as dangerous to others as speeding? You know, the act of driving a machine that weighs a ton or more faster than a limit imposed for other's safety???
You, my friend, are a shill or a rich man profiting from other's misery. Otherwise, you'd see how evil your post is. Well, either that or you're trolling.
Yes, I'm well aware of the FTFY meme. It's just that, normally, the troller actually fixes something for the trolled.
It's not funny to be stupid or thick, you know. And saying you've fixed something when you haven't is pretty dumb.
"Thanks for playing the Telecom Shill Ggame"
What??? You think I work for a telecom co?
Well, I'll add that to the list - I work at M$, I suck RMS daily, and I look like a man (that was the worst one!)
Thanks AC, I love you too!
Only on Slashdot can a copypasta from TFA be modded "Informative" whilst intelligent and well-researched replies get ignored by the mods...
Not to nitpick, but have you lived in both places? I, for one, only torrent and game at home, so I can only account for the places I've lived and the ISP's I've tried.
If so, what's the difference?
You insensitive clod! His local wireless connection works fine, but he's posting from Mars! ;-)
GParent -"A lot of really bad things in the movies have started exactly like this."
Parent - "A lot of really bad things in the movies have started exactly like this."
What the fuck, exactly, did you fix for the GP? Cos I can't se the difference, and those are copy-pasted with incorrect punctuation to force them to appear at the same x on the page.
Relax, or die, idiot. The overwhelming majority of human beings frown on your behaviour. You are fucking American bully scum and your treatment of the rest of the world (including me, today) will not carry on forever.
Noone was pretending to be a mod. Noone was even sure (Even the editors can never to be sure!) whether they were posted by the same person, but it damn well looks like it, what with the first cue-ing the second so well!
In fact, your voilent reaction seems to imply that you DID do it, and didn't like being called for it! Oh yes. and the fact you're lying about gender again also makes me wonder just how many ACs there - not that many, since you troll an awful lot of my posts with this bullshit that you think I look like a man. Fucking die, already.
The troll is talking to itself again...
This is quite funny, actually. Even the spam here is a troll - if you click the link it takes you to a Slashdot 404 - with the spammy URL pasted to the end of it!
So actually going there is a conscious decision rather than a trap... and the language is just so stupid it's funny. Troll, not spam. And I like it.
- Rachel
That's a very old troll from such a young UID!
Linux running better in your personal isolated case probably has, as the parent informs you, more to do with buggy drivers than anything else. If there is a problem with your hardware, Linux will crash (or complain, anyways) too.
I third this notion.
It's not just on this article, either. It's every M$ article. And plus, some M$ stuff is good, but he is a shill.
I'm sorry to drag you into all this; I was just trolling... the Monster / premium cable part should (And did!) give my game away. MP3 is still evil, though.
- Rachel