I've upgraded to AOL 5.0 and I'd noticed that it ASKED me to confirm associating certain things such as http:// ftp:// mailto: etc.. urls... It does NOT force these things upon one. One has the option to choose if one would like AOL to be default EVERYTHING or default onething or more...
After a small bit of work, I was able to access their site.. but I don't see why they REQUIRE certain browsers..
I use wwwoffle for a web proxy.. I edited my/etc/wwwoffle/wwwoffle.conf to report my User-Agent as "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98)" when i connect to a site. I was then able to enter citibank's site because it thought i was using msie for windows
After some exploration, I have come to the conclusion that citibank's new site is JUST EYECANDY with ICKY javascript. It works fine with Netscape for Linux.. we deffinately must give citibank the same talk we gave fox.com!
i used this same method to access fox.com when it still didn't allow netscape for linux
the law is easy to understand. lawyers just don't want you to know it! after all, they're making the big bucks! you think they'll tell you the secret to success?! of COURSE NOT, because it'd ruin them!
I'm interested in what steps were taken to prevent such failures. Clearly there could have been better mechanisms to get around such problems. Though, I am no expert and I know nothing of what they'd done.. so I can only assume:)
A thousand years ago, everybody was worried about all their abacuses crashing.. now this.. what's it? Y2K thing?! The sad thing is history *really* does repeat itself;)
What if Seti used some sort of checking to verify data? Example:
Person A processes the data and checks the processed data into the server.
The data person A had is assigned to a (random) person B. If person B verifies what person A found, the data is accepted to be true.
If the data person B processed is different than the conclusion person A came to, the data is sent to person C and D for processing. C and D should verify what either A OR B got.
Of course, this could cause problems if abused, but it would allow for an open source client in that nobody can REALLY forge data because the data would be processed more than once. Of course, one may argue that this considerably slows down the effort.. but this is the best way to operate in a way that may lead to better efficiency.
But then again.. what do i know, and why are you reading this?
Consumer Reports purchases products and "grades" them, unbiased. They are funded ONLY by consumer subscriptions and do not allow advertisements to be sold in their magazine. They accept no product donations and purchase the products they review themselves. This is the example any such consumer rights organization should follow.
NOTE: I know nothing on the subject.. i just recall reading about it:)
i've read, in the US, that: Company A (named Phoneware) sells phones, Company B (named Phoneware) sells staples.. Company A has a trademark on "Phoneware" and is sells to the midwest.. Company B has no trademark on "Phoneware" and sells staples in California.. Company A cannot demand Company B to change their name because 1) they focus on different markets 2) they serve two separate geographic regions.
Given the above (assuming I have read correctly), is the Internet a geographic region?
Yes, I am probably wrong, but worth bringing up if i read correctly:)
It cannot be pirated, but such things as code can be "stolen". And besides, Microsoft is out to make money.. Their business has grown based on the profits they've made. Their profits have grown because of the rediculous prices they charge for their products which are "defective" in the sense that they crash all too frequently (disclaimer: in my experience) and people are "forced" to pay this because they have been misled. (it is up to us to make others realize that microsoft is not *.*) If Microsoft open sources its products, it will surely cause them to lose lots of $$.. it's all about greed.
In the local paper, this morning, the business section reads:
Microsoft Corp. is holding its first "Be Sure It's Legal Day" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the main lobby of the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago. People who suspect their software might be pirated are encouraged to bring the software to the event to be examined by Microsoft experts. Microsoft announced Thursday it had sued five Illinois companies -- including businesses in Homewood and Matteson -- alleging they sold counterfeit software to consumers and business customers.
I donno about everybody else, but Lynx on a Palm Pilot would suit me fine.. after all, everybody knows lynx is the fastest, most efficient browser -- right?:)
This is great! Hopefully others will take the hint.. this is the first step in promoting UN*X systems after Microsoft so viciously attempted to knock them down.. No matter the deal they got with Sun, this will certainly help out other UN*X-like operating systems, such as Linux.
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I've upgraded to AOL 5.0 and I'd noticed that it ASKED me to confirm associating certain things such as http:// ftp:// mailto: etc .. urls ... It does NOT force these things upon one. One has the option to choose if one would like AOL to be default EVERYTHING or default onething or more ...
After a small bit of work, I was able to access their site.. but I don't see why they REQUIRE certain browsers ..
I use wwwoffle for a web proxy .. I edited my /etc/wwwoffle/wwwoffle.conf to report my User-Agent as "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98)" when i connect to a site. I was then able to enter citibank's site because it thought i was using msie for windows
After some exploration, I have come to the conclusion that citibank's new site is JUST EYECANDY with ICKY javascript. It works fine with Netscape for Linux .. we deffinately must give citibank the same talk we gave fox.com!
i used this same method to access fox.com when it still didn't allow netscape for linux
the law is easy to understand. lawyers just don't want you to know it! after all, they're making the big bucks! you think they'll tell you the secret to success?! of COURSE NOT, because it'd ruin them!
I'm interested in what steps were taken to prevent such failures. Clearly there could have been better mechanisms to get around such problems. Though, I am no expert and I know nothing of what they'd done .. so I can only assume :)
A thousand years ago, everybody was worried about all their abacuses crashing .. now this .. what's it? Y2K thing?! The sad thing is history *really* does repeat itself ;)
What if Seti used some sort of checking to verify data? Example:
Person A processes the data and checks the processed data into the server.
The data person A had is assigned to a (random) person B. If person B verifies what person A found, the data is accepted to be true.
If the data person B processed is different than the conclusion person A came to, the data is sent to person C and D for processing. C and D should verify what either A OR B got.
Of course, this could cause problems if abused, but it would allow for an open source client in that nobody can REALLY forge data because the data would be processed more than once. Of course, one may argue that this considerably slows down the effort .. but this is the best way to operate in a way that may lead to better efficiency.
But then again .. what do i know, and why are you reading this?
Consumer Reports purchases products and "grades" them, unbiased. They are funded ONLY by consumer subscriptions and do not allow advertisements to be sold in their magazine. They accept no product donations and purchase the products they review themselves. This is the example any such consumer rights organization should follow.
NOTE: I know nothing on the subject .. i just recall reading about it :)
i've read, in the US, that: Company A (named Phoneware) sells phones, Company B (named Phoneware) sells staples .. Company A has a trademark on "Phoneware" and is sells to the midwest .. Company B has no trademark on "Phoneware" and sells staples in California .. Company A cannot demand Company B to change their name because 1) they focus on different markets 2) they serve two separate geographic regions.
Given the above (assuming I have read correctly), is the Internet a geographic region?
Yes, I am probably wrong, but worth bringing up if i read correctly :)
If you are under any *REAL* threat, then Andover will have the same problem as there likely now >100 posts containing the word "For Dummies"
It cannot be pirated, but such things as code can be "stolen". And besides, Microsoft is out to make money.. Their business has grown based on the profits they've made. Their profits have grown because of the rediculous prices they charge for their products which are "defective" in the sense that they crash all too frequently (disclaimer: in my experience) and people are "forced" to pay this because they have been misled. (it is up to us to make others realize that microsoft is not *.*) If Microsoft open sources its products, it will surely cause them to lose lots of $$ .. it's all about greed.
After all, this _is_ slashdot you're reading. It wouldn't be slashdot if it weren't slashdot.. (kinda redundant, but ... )
Microsoft Corp. is holding its first "Be Sure It's Legal Day" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the main lobby of the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago. People who suspect their software might be pirated are encouraged to bring the software to the event to be examined by Microsoft experts. Microsoft announced Thursday it had sued five Illinois companies -- including businesses in Homewood and Matteson -- alleging they sold counterfeit software to consumers and business customers.
(can be viewed at http://www.dailysouthtown. com/southtown/dsbiz/161bd6.htmI recall a show called "American Gladiators" .. they used steel balls like such .. it's great that there's an inflatable version .. blah blah ..
I donno about everybody else, but Lynx on a Palm Pilot would suit me fine .. after all, everybody knows lynx is the fastest, most efficient browser -- right? :)
This is great! Hopefully others will take the hint .. this is the first step in promoting UN*X systems after Microsoft so viciously attempted to knock them down .. No matter the deal they got with Sun, this will certainly help out other UN*X-like operating systems, such as Linux.