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  1. Re:I did a reinstall last night on Windows XP SP3 Postponed Until 2008 · · Score: 1

    Well, they _ARE_ optional. I don't care about WMP 10 and .net-framework 2.

  2. I did a reinstall last night on Windows XP SP3 Postponed Until 2008 · · Score: 2, Informative

    It were 2 updates in the first run (new windows installer and new update-system), then 67 critical patches in the second run, then 6 critical patches in the third run.

  3. Now you know when you will be an adult on The Tale of Seanbaby and Uwe Boll · · Score: 1

    The second you laugh because of maddoxx, you know that you have become a man. Geek man, but man nonetheless.

  4. Re:What a load of sensationalist FUD! on Will Stallman Kill the "Linux Revolution?" · · Score: 1

    You have same choice you have now with the GPLv2: Use my code, but abide to my rules, or don't use my code.

  5. Re:What a load of sensationalist FUD! on Will Stallman Kill the "Linux Revolution?" · · Score: 1
    Some of the GPL3 provisions are pretty nasty (like having to make it so your program spits out the source, and not being able to use encryption)
    Where the hell did you get these ideas from?
  6. Re:The only game.. on Fraidy Cat Gamer · · Score: 1

    Try F.E.A.R. . It had me sleepless for some nights; without the usual "monster being teleported right behind you" cheap stuff.

  7. Re:that was fun while it lasted... on Visa Cuts Off AllOfMp3.com · · Score: 1

    Hm, i can't see your problem. Do the following: 1. Go to xrost.biz . Register (it's free). Buy one of their certificates (called icard) with your Visa. 2. Note down the serial-number of the icard and the PIN of the icard. 3. Go to allofmp3.com and log into your account (or create a new one). 4. Click on "balance". Click on "refill balance". 5. Click on "Refill with XROST-ICARD" 6. Enter number and PIN from 2 7. PROFIT!!!!!

  8. Re:that was fun while it lasted... on Visa Cuts Off AllOfMp3.com · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why is it dead? If you want to continue to use VISA, go to XROST, buy a XROST-giftcertificate, which you then redeem at allofmp3.com .

  9. Re:Economy? on Letter to European Commission Warns Against Open Source · · Score: 1

    The Protokoll is poorly documented?! What have you been smoking? The RFCs are out there, with a full documentation of each and every single possible bit.

  10. Re:Why can't Mozilla package it? on IceWeasel — Why Closed Source Wins · · Score: 1

    no, it would not. Mozilla does not provide security-patches to old releases; they insist on really upgrading ( Firefox 1.05 has a security-problem -> upgrade to 1.0.7 [with tons of added features which introduce new bugs]). Debian has its stable-branch, where _every_ piece of software stays as it is, plus security-fixes. Debian needs the right to patch firefox to achieve their goals.

  11. Re:Issue is larger than Debian, its about the GPL on Mozilla vs Debian Analyzed · · Score: 1

    images don'fall under the GPL. The GPL only talks about source-code (see GPL paragraph 1). This basically is a dispute over GPL paragraph 2 a: if i apply my own pathes to Firefox, does 2 a allow me to still call it Firefox?

  12. Re:Why iceweasel? on Mozilla vs Debian Analyzed · · Score: 1

    and broadens the fricking window of vulnarability. Debian allready sends _ALL_ patches to upstream; most of the security-patches are taken from upstream.

  13. Re:It's spelt "muslim", not "moslem". on US–EU Flight Talks Collapse · · Score: 3, Informative

    it is moslem in most european countries.

  14. Re:legal basis on German TOR Servers Seized · · Score: 1

    I always try to respond ;-) That sort of thing still works in germany, yes. It may take some time to get the papers in order, but should not take longer than two months.

  15. Re:It's not a matter of "easy" on Is 'Safe' Gaming The Best Kind Of Gaming? · · Score: 1

    I am so looking forward to this weekend: my fiancée and I will play Lego Star-Wars from episode 4 till 6.

  16. Re:take your thought one step further on German TOR Servers Seized · · Score: 1

    It is extremely unlikely that they succeed, yes. However, there is a chance. They are bound by law to follow EVERY lead they have. This lead will end right at the servers.

  17. take your thought one step further on German TOR Servers Seized · · Score: 1

    Oh yeah, we stopped searching for that murder. Ok, we got his fingerprints, but we would have to find a suspect to try a match on him, and that is pretty annoying.

  18. Re:legal basis on German TOR Servers Seized · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As long as we don't know that the prosecutors knew that it were tor-servers with no information whatsoever on them, it is just standard-procedure:
    1.found childporn-forum
    2.get the logfiles from the forum
    3.get your hands on every machine mentioned in the logfiles to find additional evidence
    It is important to note that the servers were siezed after a judge autorized the siezure. Once they notice that they cannot gain any info from the servers, they will be returned.

  19. Re:legal basis on German TOR Servers Seized · · Score: 5, Informative

    They were siezed as evidence. The prosecutors monitored a forum where childporn was traded and basically siezed every computer whoose IP was in the logs. There is some controversity on this siezure, as there are rumors that the prosecutors knew that they won't find anything on a tor-node. It is important to note that none of the tor-nodes-owners has been charged with anything; running tor on a server is NOT the reason these people were targetted.

  20. Pure lies by Microsoft on Possible Delays for Vista in Europe · · Score: 4, Informative

    These are pure lies by Microsoft to gain some PR-advantage against the European Union. The EU has issued a statement that the release-date of Vista is 100% in the hands of Microsoft and that it does not intend to interfere(see http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/77945 for a german news-post about it). The EU had issued in january a questionaire to MS about the conformity of Vista to the several sentences MS got because of it's monopoly. MS answered LAST WEEK. This is not different to the US-market: MS has to conform to certain rules because of several past lawsuits. MS knew this from the start. If it does not conform, it is 100% MS's fault.

  21. Re:Memory leaks on 611 Defects, 71 Vulnerabilities Found In Firefox · · Score: 1
    Actually, it's much easier without the source code, although the results are probably a lot less accurate.
    Care to elaborate on that one? Can one make an analysis of the Produkt not using the Source Code? OSS: Yes. CSS: Yes. Can one make an analysis of the Produkt using the Source Code? OSS: Yes. CSS: NO.
  22. Re:Huh? on Windows Vista RC1 Impresses Critics · · Score: 3, Funny
    I only use Commercial software (MS Office, MS Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Norton's AntiVirus).
    You Sir are a Troll. As if being "commercial" does magically increase the stability of software. Ged rid of that Norton-abomination and report back.
  23. Re:Doo? on Trouble on the Debian Front? · · Score: 1
    Ubuntu runs well and upgrades as gracefully as Debian.
    Not really true. Upgrading from woody to sarge (which is a HUGE upgrade) resultet in no big problems for me on my desktop. Upgrading from 5.10 to 6.06 resultet in: -Wlan not working (freezing the whole system -> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux -source-2.6.15/+bug/35474 ) -Sound-system has some incredible lags (~2 seconds) Funny thing is, there are three ways to fix the wlan; however, the fixes will not be included in 6.06. Perhaps i will be lucky with 6.10, but till then, Debian testing is my distro of choice.
  24. Getting into $established_industry isn't easy! on Getting Into the Games Industry Isn't Easy · · Score: 1

    Film at 11!

  25. Re:Jobless growth on Unlock Internet or Risk Losing Staff? · · Score: 1

    I live in europe, you insensitive clod ;-) It depends on your outlook on life: if 200$ are so important for you that you accept working in a hostile environment, good for you. I choose a positive environment for my job; after all, i spend more than half of my waking hours there.