There is a concept of martyr which is not associated with suicide bombers. Sometimes people are just not lucky in their life. When the bad luck is being wrongly put down by the state, all we have to do is praise them as martyrs and it's all good again.
And I am not even talking of karma which means that "innocent" people get executed for their other past crimes.
It should come as no surprise that people here cannot accept the results of any study that shows concrete flaws in the open source software philosophy.
However, what this article says can only make sens.
Developping software is much more than coding. There is planning, designing, testing, etc involved. It's a whole organisation that requires a lot of organising. Open source people only put emphasise on the coding aspect, because that's what they care about most. Hence the result is often applications that look like crap, are difficult to use, are not documented and crash on startup 50% of the time.
In the end, the last bit of testing is always done by the user. I call it the test of time. This part of the software development cycle happens too early with open source software, almost all the time.
Of course, I am talking here of community developped software, not software where the company releases the source. Opening the source in itself is immaterial to the source.
That reminds me, what's the latest news concerning SCO and IBM? I hope that the government finally steps in and makes a new "Grand Theft IP" law to deal with the likes of Linus.
The Firefox team should stop thinking about adding new features in order to just take away market share from IE and start doing the basic things: perform security reviews and fix the COPY AND PASTE.
Maybe the developers seek fame (for themselves or their product) but have no substance?
One of the fallacies of the open source movement is the belief that all the users access the code and help each other out in order to build the perfect software. How many people look at this and that in the linux source to find all the bugs? Millions? More like 3-4. And that's generous because it's probably just the developer doing the code while rest give a quick gaze at checkin.
In the case of security, the lack of real benevolent oversight is compounded by constant verification by hackers and criminals in order to find the smallest security lapse. Then, they share the knowledge amongst each other and then they are free to wreck havock. Wreck havoc not until a fix is produced, that's usually done pretty quickly, but until the fix propagates everywhere.
Someone who uses any open source software must constantly look at the news, like on slashdot, to see if they need to download a new version of the software. If they miss a day, they can be 100% vulnerable.
Now everybody who uses OpenSSL embedded in whatever application must carefully wait for an update to become available to that particular software. Who knows when? Until then, they are completely vulnerable to anyone who can read a usenet post.
True, but the web doesn't have to be all about analytics. Perhaps some media are better adapted to a subscription model.
I am not saying that what google did (cache the articles) was wrong. Obviously once it's published on the web it stays there one way or another. So those newspapers should just shut up and make their new articles subscription only.
However to say that it's their loss because of the lesser traffic is wrong in my view, if that traffic is all cost and no revenue. Really, the difference between the web advertising model and spam is very thin.
Remember what people here like to say: "vote with your wallet." Well, if you're not paying you don't count. 1,000,000,000 free loaders = 0 human beings.
OSS can at times be better than commercial solutions. MythTV and Firefox are some examples. It happens when software is built with the normal user in mind, and the developper is the normal user, not some ivory tower living geek power user.
It's appaling that the phone companies are so easy to fool. However, I think that when someone needs to investigate an incident that is harmful to them but not criminal (ie no police powers available), they need to be able to do whatever they can to get the answers. As long as noone innocent gets hurt in the process. In this case private information of innocent people stays private.
While HP's actions may seem evil for some people, remember that many groundbreaking lawsuits have been won this way. Such as against negligent car manufacturers, tobacco companies, and various kinds of poisonning cases.
I guess I could sum it up by saying that the right to defend should be greater than the right to attack.
If IBM loses the SCO case, Linux could fold. I guess FreeDOS could replace Linux at this point. It has similar feel and functionality, just missing a few drivers. Almost no re-training required!
Anyone can add worms, viruses and spyware to the Linux source disguised as drivers.
I guess everytime that Linus breaks the driver model he also breaks a bunch of malware unintentionally.
And I am not even talking about what you can find on the keyboards of your typical Linux users...
If you can't trust Linux on a network, and the way it's easy to break in from the console, about the only secure place for a Linux box is inside a safe with thick led walls.
I still don't understand what the big deal is with radiating fruits and vegetables... Because of the fruitcakes, now we are limited to organic vegetables with various insects, or pesticides.
There are two problem with running virtual machines on Linux.
First and foremost, with kernel patches coming out every second week, VM machines become incompatible regularly. Besides, the need to recompile the kernel all the time means a lot reboots for the VM machines. In a sence, Windows 95 running natively is a much more reliable environment than when it's running on top of Linux.
Secondly, the stability of the Linux file system. Or lack thereof. I have discovered recently that if you create a huge EXT-3 partition (over 52GB), and create 12 4GB files, writing the next 4GB file will take forever. This is because of the journaling system. Someone could use another file system since linux supports quite a few, but then there are a lot of HOWTOs to read. So why bother? It's better to use the decade old NTFS which sports the benefits of all the Linux file systems combined, minus the bugs.
Dont get me wrong, I like Linux a lot. I just think it's better when it's run on watches, vending machines, calculators, etc. On a PC, Windows is better.
I am personnally very confident in that system. To the point that I don't think that we should automatically dismiss some foul-play by the victim right off the bat.
I think that the insurance company should pay the victim and investigate what went wrong with the system. It may be that it doesn't work as well as expected. If this is true, it must be made known. And if the investigation turns up evidence of foul-play, the insurance company can always call the cops.
BTW, the real problem with this excellent anti-theft system is that it may lead to more car-jacking.
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Google shows me SCO source?
There is a concept of martyr which is not associated with suicide bombers. Sometimes people are just not lucky in their life. When the bad luck is being wrongly put down by the state, all we have to do is praise them as martyrs and it's all good again.
And I am not even talking of karma which means that "innocent" people get executed for their other past crimes.
So you see, no problem.
It should come as no surprise that people here cannot accept the results of any study that shows concrete flaws in the open source software philosophy.
However, what this article says can only make sens.
Developping software is much more than coding. There is planning, designing, testing, etc involved. It's a whole organisation that requires a lot of organising. Open source people only put emphasise on the coding aspect, because that's what they care about most. Hence the result is often applications that look like crap, are difficult to use, are not documented and crash on startup 50% of the time.
In the end, the last bit of testing is always done by the user. I call it the test of time. This part of the software development cycle happens too early with open source software, almost all the time.
Of course, I am talking here of community developped software, not software where the company releases the source. Opening the source in itself is immaterial to the source.
So moving to Windows Vista would be cheaper than to a supported open source solution??? (as we saw yesterday)
I imagine it's not for the source.
That reminds me, what's the latest news concerning SCO and IBM? I hope that the government finally steps in and makes a new "Grand Theft IP" law to deal with the likes of Linus.
It's grayed out because there is nothing in the clipboard.
The problem is not with the PASTE, but the COPY.
The Firefox team should stop thinking about adding new features in order to just take away market share from IE and start doing the basic things: perform security reviews and fix the COPY AND PASTE.
Maybe the developers seek fame (for themselves or their product) but have no substance?
Here, any sinful behavior from Google, for example, it's always in good fun.
Firefox with adblock, flashblock and I think no-script is a must to surf the web without always talking to parasites like google-analytics.
One of the fallacies of the open source movement is the belief that all the users access the code and help each other out in order to build the perfect software. How many people look at this and that in the linux source to find all the bugs? Millions? More like 3-4. And that's generous because it's probably just the developer doing the code while rest give a quick gaze at checkin.
In the case of security, the lack of real benevolent oversight is compounded by constant verification by hackers and criminals in order to find the smallest security lapse. Then, they share the knowledge amongst each other and then they are free to wreck havock. Wreck havoc not until a fix is produced, that's usually done pretty quickly, but until the fix propagates everywhere.
Someone who uses any open source software must constantly look at the news, like on slashdot, to see if they need to download a new version of the software. If they miss a day, they can be 100% vulnerable.
Now everybody who uses OpenSSL embedded in whatever application must carefully wait for an update to become available to that particular software. Who knows when? Until then, they are completely vulnerable to anyone who can read a usenet post.
True, but the web doesn't have to be all about analytics. Perhaps some media are better adapted to a subscription model.
I am not saying that what google did (cache the articles) was wrong. Obviously once it's published on the web it stays there one way or another. So those newspapers should just shut up and make their new articles subscription only.
However to say that it's their loss because of the lesser traffic is wrong in my view, if that traffic is all cost and no revenue. Really, the difference between the web advertising model and spam is very thin.
Remember what people here like to say: "vote with your wallet." Well, if you're not paying you don't count. 1,000,000,000 free loaders = 0 human beings.
Until Sun opens up the source to Javascript with a GPL-compatible license, browsing the web will be totally insecure.
Come on Sun, billions of people are counting on you!
At first, I was disapointed with the price tag of $250. I was kind of hoping that Nintendo would pull a surprise with $200.
But I have to say that the bundle is rather exciting and to me very much worth it.
I am also glad the old games are not $25, although $2 might have been more appropriate, especially since some people are gonna want to collect them.
Nucleus power plants running Linux are vulnerable to security breaches and system crashes.
Why risk a Nucleus meltdown in the name of a false ideology?
Yet the slashdot crowd continues to dump on Sun...
Looks like many slashdotters prefer the copying of ideas and source (arguably) of Linux as opposed to real innovation.
Please take a look at this: second life. You can even look for stuff on Ebay for completion of research!
This "game" seems to trade high-level gear and other collectable items for (virtual) land.
Be ready to find it unbelievable.
OSS can at times be better than commercial solutions. MythTV and Firefox are some examples. It happens when software is built with the normal user in mind, and the developper is the normal user, not some ivory tower living geek power user.
Culture divide between power users and the rest.
Patching needs to be something that is part of the culture of owning a computer. Something that's done like a habit by everybody.
Well, at least on Windows it's just a few clicks, no need to recompile the kernel or anything like that for every patch.
It's appaling that the phone companies are so easy to fool. However, I think that when someone needs to investigate an incident that is harmful to them but not criminal (ie no police powers available), they need to be able to do whatever they can to get the answers. As long as noone innocent gets hurt in the process. In this case private information of innocent people stays private.
While HP's actions may seem evil for some people, remember that many groundbreaking lawsuits have been won this way. Such as against negligent car manufacturers, tobacco companies, and various kinds of poisonning cases.
I guess I could sum it up by saying that the right to defend should be greater than the right to attack.
Has Debian caught up with that technology yet?
If IBM loses the SCO case, Linux could fold. I guess FreeDOS could replace Linux at this point. It has similar feel and functionality, just missing a few drivers. Almost no re-training required!
PS: YFI
That's the problem with open source in general.
Anyone can add worms, viruses and spyware to the Linux source disguised as drivers.
I guess everytime that Linus breaks the driver model he also breaks a bunch of malware unintentionally.
And I am not even talking about what you can find on the keyboards of your typical Linux users...
If you can't trust Linux on a network, and the way it's easy to break in from the console, about the only secure place for a Linux box is inside a safe with thick led walls.
I still don't understand what the big deal is with radiating fruits and vegetables... Because of the fruitcakes, now we are limited to organic vegetables with various insects, or pesticides.
There are two problem with running virtual machines on Linux.
First and foremost, with kernel patches coming out every second week, VM machines become incompatible regularly. Besides, the need to recompile the kernel all the time means a lot reboots for the VM machines. In a sence, Windows 95 running natively is a much more reliable environment than when it's running on top of Linux.
Secondly, the stability of the Linux file system. Or lack thereof. I have discovered recently that if you create a huge EXT-3 partition (over 52GB), and create 12 4GB files, writing the next 4GB file will take forever. This is because of the journaling system. Someone could use another file system since linux supports quite a few, but then there are a lot of HOWTOs to read. So why bother? It's better to use the decade old NTFS which sports the benefits of all the Linux file systems combined, minus the bugs.
Dont get me wrong, I like Linux a lot. I just think it's better when it's run on watches, vending machines, calculators, etc. On a PC, Windows is better.
I am personnally very confident in that system. To the point that I don't think that we should automatically dismiss some foul-play by the victim right off the bat.
I think that the insurance company should pay the victim and investigate what went wrong with the system. It may be that it doesn't work as well as expected. If this is true, it must be made known. And if the investigation turns up evidence of foul-play, the insurance company can always call the cops.
BTW, the real problem with this excellent anti-theft system is that it may lead to more car-jacking.