Either way, you seem to believe that it is ok for Sony to do this because it is the fault of the computer user for allowing the rootkit to be installed?
No indeed, I do not. I am simply advocating for personal responsibility as the first consideration in maintaining one's computer (works well for other things too). Otherwise what do you have but a mess to clean up and the need to blame someone else everytime a new piece of malware (or even a simple bug) screws up your system?
By all means sue Sony but don't expect that to address the real problem.
If I think you're stealing my hotdogs, and I break into your house and spy on you to find out, and while I'm there I take piss on your carpet, your solution is not to... not buy my hotdogs anymore?
Except there was no "break-in" really, the only "houses" vulnerable were (as usual) of the proprietary "unlocked" variety PLUS there was an EULA (granted a dshonest one, but still...)!
Thus the very first response to this outrage (really it shouild've happened several outrages ago but better late then never) should be to secure your system. Take responsibility for yourself by taking control of your hardware and software and it gets harder for the big $$ people to restrict you. Do otherwise and expect to be screwed again.
Aren't amaroK and Rhythmbox the open source iTunes?
I thought streamtuner and xmms were the open source iTunes...
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I just downloaded macppccd-3.0.iso hoping it would be an improvement over 2.1 but the 3.0 cd doesn't even boot on my b&w G3.
Perhaps they should consider timely complete release notes for each architecture? I don't think 2.1 macppc release notes and errata have yet appeared...
Meanwhile, much as I love BSD (preferably FreeBSD) on i386 I haven't found it terribly useful on powerpc. If it weren't for Debian my macs would have to run mac os.
I used to have that problem at lots of sites but I find it rarely happens using elinks, Dillo or Opera (at least in Debian or FreeBSD). It is a bit surprising at/. though...
The future of computing interfaces will most likely be direct neural connections and worker androids. Until those are available I am pretty content with my simple ion3 desktop.
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No indeed, I do not. I am simply advocating for personal responsibility as the first consideration in maintaining one's computer (works well for other things too). Otherwise what do you have but a mess to clean up and the need to blame someone else everytime a new piece of malware (or even a simple bug) screws up your system?
By all means sue Sony but don't expect that to address the real problem.
Except there was no "break-in" really, the only "houses" vulnerable were (as usual) of the proprietary "unlocked" variety PLUS there was an EULA (granted a dshonest one, but still...)!
Thus the very first response to this outrage (really it shouild've happened several outrages ago but better late then never) should be to secure your system. Take responsibility for yourself by taking control of your hardware and software and it gets harder for the big $$ people to restrict you. Do otherwise and expect to be screwed again.
I did, and it wasn't about whether or not we need faster broadband.
It was about the potential emergence of a multi-tiered internet. Back to school the lot of you!
Not alone it isn't, but with streamtuner you get most of the same functions. All that's missing is the purchase option.
I thought streamtuner and xmms were the open source iTunes...
I just downloaded macppccd-3.0.iso hoping it would be an improvement over 2.1 but the 3.0 cd doesn't even boot on my b&w G3.
Perhaps they should consider timely complete release notes for each architecture? I don't think 2.1 macppc release notes and errata have yet appeared...
Meanwhile, much as I love BSD (preferably FreeBSD) on i386 I haven't found it terribly useful on powerpc. If it weren't for Debian my macs would have to run mac os.
I used to have that problem at lots of sites but I find it rarely happens using elinks, Dillo or Opera (at least in Debian or FreeBSD). It is a bit surprising at /. though...
The future of computing interfaces will most likely be direct neural connections and worker androids.
Until those are available I am pretty content with my simple ion3 desktop.
...except to those who will pay a premium for the machines and the infrastructure, which will become obsolete almost immediately. Just like DRM.
It's the data, stupid!
We FOSS users already have tons of music choices for free: http://nongnu.org/streamtuner/