if it is a buffer overrun then the programmer shouldn't have used a static buffer OR should have built in range checking...
every once in a while "safe" languages pop up and claim the future was theirs, but C and C++ have outlived them all
the reason for this is that experienced programmers write as safe code (remember - someone has written the safety for cyclone - so every safety you have there is availiable in C and C++ too) and they have tremendous advantages in the area where speed is relevant, since C and C++ programs are very close to the system (don't waste CPU cycles on noob protection systems like a garbage collector) they're practically the only choice for high-class 3d engines, so as long as there are games with incredible high-end graphics, don't expect C and C++ to die out...
Oh BTW, those of you who are Americans and bash Microsoft, remember that they are a great overseas revenue generator for America (one of the few, look at our trade imbalance). How can you not support that?
you didn't understand the whole point in wine/winex/cedega... it is not that it uses directX dlls (which might not work outside of vista) but brings its own directX by mapping the api calls to openGL,ALSA whatever calls...
if UT2007 uses directX 10 functions which would be unavailiable in winXP (since XP won't get DX10) this doesn't mean that the wine and cedega programmers can't map the new DX10 calls to linux-system-calls
cedega stems from wine and WINE-IS-NOT-AN-EMULATOR... its an api-compatibility layer
no no no no NO! you got it all wrong... the only connection this has to microsoft is this: microsoft will wait if it gets popular - and if it does, they sue Coraid, because they infringe microsofts copyright to age of empires - then they'll forbit it's implementation on unix systems and sell it as their own idea...
Microsoft AoE server enterprise 2007 - $200 per year - anyone interested?
I should shut up or I'll get in trouble with the genuine advantage team...
well, but with this tool you can connect to their servers LEGALLY - iirc both of them changed their EULA so that it is illegal to use third party software (trillian/miranda etc)
my girlfriends father used "norton antivirus", "norton internet security" and the "t-online dsl software". He didn't beleive his eyes how fast his PC got after I freshly installed winXP and set it up to connect to t-online without the software
I installed him "AVG free", "zone alarm" (I don't use that personally, but read it was easy to use for unexperienced users), "ad-aware" and "hijackthis" and his system is MUCH faster now. I also installed firefox, thunderbird and openoffice =)
In 1999 we only had modems in germany and "star wars episode 1" came out... but in germany it was released later, so people here really downloaded the whole movie through their 3kb/s connection! this took whole nights and that cost lots of money
this was the start of the development... now almost everyone has low priced broadband... without piracy this wouldn't be the case...
so you are also one of the guys that say "alright, the NSA spies on me and listens to ALL my phone calls - well it's for fighting terrorism so it's neccessary like everything that the president declares neccessary against terrorism"
people get arrested because of violation of a LAW AGAINST WIRETAPPING!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA give me a break! if you arrest him, you have to arrest the whole NSA and phone companies
IFF this should really happen... then PCs are affected that don't have WGA installed (obviously, because then they weren't affected)... and that have auto updates turned off (since WGA comes through auto update)...
now since this CAN ONLY affect machines which have not been updated lately - this means the code, that disables your copy of windows, MUST have been in there for some time longer (some older update (I doubt this) or SP1, SP2 or directly from the start (thats what I'd beleive, because these are the versions everyone has and that are shipped on cd)). this is an information they legally would have had to supply... they didn't, therefore it would be illegal.
this also means that thousands of machines which are not connected to the internet or are behind restrictive firewalls, inside of intranets, have auto update turned off for security or traffic reasons... why ever... this will cause LOTS of damage to corporations...
these two things will lead to BIG antitrust lawsuits, microsoft loses hundreds of millions - maybe billions... I don't think they are THAT stupid...
Sure I did, Pal: "Bush is stupid." And to illustrate that, you use a Phonetic Texan Accent.
you see - you didn't get the point
my point was that politicians often talk about IT stuff that they don't understand (security, control, legislation) just to impress people that don't understand it either... that's why I mentioned the "cesar encryption" which is the least secure crypto-system in the world...
I start wondering why insults are rated 2 and true statements about the quality of apple products is flamebait...
you know I made a joke... this is no reason to start insulting me... Its not like I saied anything against america or texas - only against one man, which is destroying lots of freedom over there and for justification its always "fight against terrorism".
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some years ago NAV found borland c++ 5.02 suspicious...
if it is a buffer overrun then the programmer shouldn't have used a static buffer OR should have built in range checking...
every once in a while "safe" languages pop up and claim the future was theirs, but C and C++ have outlived them all
the reason for this is that experienced programmers write as safe code (remember - someone has written the safety for cyclone - so every safety you have there is availiable in C and C++ too) and they have tremendous advantages in the area where speed is relevant, since C and C++ programs are very close to the system (don't waste CPU cycles on noob protection systems like a garbage collector) they're practically the only choice for high-class 3d engines, so as long as there are games with incredible high-end graphics, don't expect C and C++ to die out...
that depends on your definition of "almost" ;)
you didn't understand the whole point in wine/winex/cedega... it is not that it uses directX dlls (which might not work outside of vista) but brings its own directX by mapping the api calls to openGL,ALSA whatever calls...
if UT2007 uses directX 10 functions which would be unavailiable in winXP (since XP won't get DX10) this doesn't mean that the wine and cedega programmers can't map the new DX10 calls to linux-system-calls
cedega stems from wine and WINE-IS-NOT-AN-EMULATOR... its an api-compatibility layer
sure - buy me a legal copy of windows...
[X] Jetpack
[X] Nightvision
[X] Steroids
[X] Medikit
[X] Armor
[ ] holoduke
[ ] atomic health
no no no no NO! you got it all wrong... the only connection this has to microsoft is this: microsoft will wait if it gets popular - and if it does, they sue Coraid, because they infringe microsofts copyright to age of empires - then they'll forbit it's implementation on unix systems and sell it as their own idea...
Microsoft AoE server enterprise 2007 - $200 per year - anyone interested?
I should shut up or I'll get in trouble with the genuine advantage team...
if you let the software process such an image, then yes - that's what you'll get - only in 3d *g*
c'mon! Ben Richards was a cruel, cold blooded murderer - he deserved to die - don't you bad-mouth captain freedoms glorious victory! ;)
that idea is stolen from "kidnapster" in one futurama episode ;)
well, but with this tool you can connect to their servers LEGALLY - iirc both of them changed their EULA so that it is illegal to use third party software (trillian/miranda etc)
just checked... #osama is empty except for one other guy that had read this comment *g*
I guess thats what they want... invalidate all licenses to winXP, so people have to buy something new - FOR EXAMPLE our great NEW windows vista
wrong
;)
hacktivism: See Cyber-Terrorist
I wonder HOW they made his outfit out of this stuff, since they couldn't cut it...
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my girlfriends father used "norton antivirus", "norton internet security" and the "t-online dsl software". He didn't beleive his eyes how fast his PC got after I freshly installed winXP and set it up to connect to t-online without the software
I installed him "AVG free", "zone alarm" (I don't use that personally, but read it was easy to use for unexperienced users), "ad-aware" and "hijackthis" and his system is MUCH faster now. I also installed firefox, thunderbird and openoffice =)
In 1999 we only had modems in germany and "star wars episode 1" came out... but in germany it was released later, so people here really downloaded the whole movie through their 3kb/s connection! this took whole nights and that cost lots of money
this was the start of the development... now almost everyone has low priced broadband... without piracy this wouldn't be the case...
alright, I'm convinced... where can I order one?
so you are also one of the guys that say "alright, the NSA spies on me and listens to ALL my phone calls - well it's for fighting terrorism so it's neccessary like everything that the president declares neccessary against terrorism"
people get arrested because of violation of a LAW AGAINST WIRETAPPING!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA give me a break! if you arrest him, you have to arrest the whole NSA and phone companies
IFF this should really happen... then PCs are affected that don't have WGA installed (obviously, because then they weren't affected)... and that have auto updates turned off (since WGA comes through auto update)...
now since this CAN ONLY affect machines which have not been updated lately - this means the code, that disables your copy of windows, MUST have been in there for some time longer (some older update (I doubt this) or SP1, SP2 or directly from the start (thats what I'd beleive, because these are the versions everyone has and that are shipped on cd)). this is an information they legally would have had to supply... they didn't, therefore it would be illegal.
this also means that thousands of machines which are not connected to the internet or are behind restrictive firewalls, inside of intranets, have auto update turned off for security or traffic reasons... why ever... this will cause LOTS of damage to corporations...
these two things will lead to BIG antitrust lawsuits, microsoft loses hundreds of millions - maybe billions... I don't think they are THAT stupid...
my point was that politicians often talk about IT stuff that they don't understand (security, control, legislation) just to impress people that don't understand it either... that's why I mentioned the "cesar encryption" which is the least secure crypto-system in the world...
I used the phonetic accent to make it funny
I start wondering why insults are rated 2 and true statements about the quality of apple products is flamebait...
you know I made a joke... this is no reason to start insulting me... Its not like I saied anything against america or texas - only against one man, which is destroying lots of freedom over there and for justification its always "fight against terrorism".