"The binary analysis tool is fairly self contained and can run without too many dependencies. The tools have been written and tested on Fedora 11 and 12, but should run without (m)any modifications on other Linux distributions."
It seems the Fedora dependency is listed somewhat in error, probably the result of someone being a tad too conservative.
Not all package managers handle dependencies as well as others. An app like this should include a script to check for them and provide some useful, non-cryptic error messages if necessary.
Nonsense, this is a very standard, and non-exotic list of dependencies (aside from the apparent Fedora dependency, I agree that is lazy). Packagers for different distros need only package this software for their distro as they package any other piece of software, and the user will never have to care what dependencies it required. If a package manager can't handle a package with a list of dependencies this simple, then there is clearly a bug with the package manager, not the software.
This tool is to be used voluntarily by people wishing to preform an audit of software packages they have acquired. DRM is shipped with software that you receive, and is non-voluntarily run on the consumers computer, to check for compliance.
This would be like DRM if we were writing code into open source projects that would phone home if the company tried to violate the GPL. This is not what is happening at all. (nor would it even be feasibly possible, since open source DRM is a laughable concept)
This is not ensuring compliance by technical means, this is detecting non-compliance by technical means. After it is established that non-compliance exists, the standard practice is to politely contact the company and seek to resolve the issue in a professional manner.
(this happens a lot more than you might think, generally speaking the only times you hear about non-compliant companies is when they are unwilling to resolve the issue, or when someone decides to take the opportunity to get some publicity for themselves.)
Since I'm not currently sitting on their jury, I am entitled to whatever opinion I want, and I am free to voice my opinion. You know, because we live in a free country. I can also say that OJ was guilty as fuck too, even though he got off.
And honestly, I don't really care if Archangel Michael (180766) on slashdot thinks that I am not fit for jury duty.
And that is a terrible idea. These people need to pay for what they have done. Prison time and sex offender registration, the whole 9 yards.
Pleading the fifth isn't going to do shit to protect them if the prosecutors have documented evidence showing what they have done, which it seems they have.
He could have, at the very least, used a handful of reputable cypherpunk anonymous remailers, preferably ones run by people either outside of the country, or unlikely to cooperate with the government.
Well it certainly was in their promotional material, and on their website. I actually considered buying one of these several years ago just for this feature. Glad I didn't.
Of course, these comments are just an entertainment industry wishlist, an exercise in asking for the moon. But they reveal a great deal about the entertainment industry's vision of the 21st century: less privacy (with citizens actively participating in their own surveillance), a less-neutral Internet, and federal agents acting as paid muscle to protect profits of summer blockbusters.
It doesn't solve the "who watches the watchmen" problem, it just adds more watchers. Now instead of just being wary of the government watching your every move, you have to be wary of that nosy neighbor across the street being even more nosy.
What would solve the watchers problem would be some sort of system that would allow civilians to watch the people who are watching the civilians. Good luck ever having that happen.
There has never been anyone who has stood on a chair and said "Libel should not be punished!"
I generally don't stand on chairs, and I'm not going to stand on this one because it has wheels and my balance sucks, but I don't believe that libel or slander should be punishable.
For example, the priciple of "if you state something as a truth on slashdot, someone will bluntly disagree with you without providing any rationalization" is quite universal, as just demonstrated.
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If the packets were spoofed, then what makes you think they even came from amazon's network?
Curious why you would be curious...
Followup:
From the README file:
It seems the Fedora dependency is listed somewhat in error, probably the result of someone being a tad too conservative.
Nonsense, this is a very standard, and non-exotic list of dependencies (aside from the apparent Fedora dependency, I agree that is lazy). Packagers for different distros need only package this software for their distro as they package any other piece of software, and the user will never have to care what dependencies it required. If a package manager can't handle a package with a list of dependencies this simple, then there is clearly a bug with the package manager, not the software.
This tool is to be used voluntarily by people wishing to preform an audit of software packages they have acquired. DRM is shipped with software that you receive, and is non-voluntarily run on the consumers computer, to check for compliance.
This would be like DRM if we were writing code into open source projects that would phone home if the company tried to violate the GPL. This is not what is happening at all. (nor would it even be feasibly possible, since open source DRM is a laughable concept)
This is not ensuring compliance by technical means, this is detecting non-compliance by technical means. After it is established that non-compliance exists, the standard practice is to politely contact the company and seek to resolve the issue in a professional manner.
(this happens a lot more than you might think, generally speaking the only times you hear about non-compliant companies is when they are unwilling to resolve the issue, or when someone decides to take the opportunity to get some publicity for themselves.)
If you think that is bad, you should take a look at all the dependencies Firefox has....
Hell, if you already have a standard GNU/Linux installation, then half that list is already installed!
Really? You haven't been to wikipedia?
Except phone companies are common carriers, and ISPs like comcast are not (unfortunetly).
Congrats, you've just mastered the basics of freedom of speech.
This is like someone asserting that hamburgers taste good, then someone else saying "No, hotdogs taste good."
tl;dr: these statements are not mutually exclusive like you seem to think they are.
How the shitcock is this a troll?
Fucking retarded mod.
Since I'm not currently sitting on their jury, I am entitled to whatever opinion I want, and I am free to voice my opinion. You know, because we live in a free country. I can also say that OJ was guilty as fuck too, even though he got off.
And honestly, I don't really care if Archangel Michael (180766) on slashdot thinks that I am not fit for jury duty.
Or the third option: "You may or may not be guilty of another crime, and talking may incriminate you if you are."
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And that is a terrible idea. These people need to pay for what they have done. Prison time and sex offender registration, the whole 9 yards.
Pleading the fifth isn't going to do shit to protect them if the prosecutors have documented evidence showing what they have done, which it seems they have.
I'm aware he used hushmail. Besides, hushmail is not a Type I remailer (aka, a cypherpunk remailer).
He could have, at the very least, used a handful of reputable cypherpunk anonymous remailers, preferably ones run by people either outside of the country, or unlikely to cooperate with the government.
Sony at one point shipped a disc with some (iirc) Redhat install for the PS2, possible it was that move that they did for tax reasons.
Well it certainly was in their promotional material, and on their website. I actually considered buying one of these several years ago just for this feature. Glad I didn't.
And you call yourself a slashdotter?!? :O
From TFA:
It doesn't solve the "who watches the watchmen" problem, it just adds more watchers. Now instead of just being wary of the government watching your every move, you have to be wary of that nosy neighbor across the street being even more nosy.
What would solve the watchers problem would be some sort of system that would allow civilians to watch the people who are watching the civilians. Good luck ever having that happen.
Sounds like a certain someone just got done reading Charles Stross' Accelerando to me...
Have you? Trust me, this is not a road you decide to go down lightly...
I generally don't stand on chairs, and I'm not going to stand on this one because it has wheels and my balance sucks, but I don't believe that libel or slander should be punishable.
For example, the priciple of "if you state something as a truth on slashdot, someone will bluntly disagree with you without providing any rationalization" is quite universal, as just demonstrated.