I'm not sure how you go about becoming "Insightful", because your points are not made very clearly.
How have "we the community" sold out to non-free software?
I don't think we're talking about people who are trying to skirt the GPL and steal code from GNU's software, OR about people trying to sell Linux. Your comment "... people who try to take the gift of GNU and try to twist it into something proprietary for selling" doesn't make any sense in this (or any other) context.
Your last comment about "sharing your own stuff" to keep linux free indicates to me that you think only people who have skills that would benefit linux (programming, testing, documenting, etc.), and use them can hold opinions bout linux, or even use it. This seems to be an untenable position.
IHBT? IHL? Seems so.
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You're scared of Willem Dafoe in drag? Watch Boondock Saints, he plays a gay, eccentric FBI agent. I don't think it's out on DVD yet, or at least widely released in the states, so it may be ab it hard to acquire.
You have a good point, but don't flame the guy just because he doesn't define art the way that you do. I bet that not everyone agrees that this is art. It's subjective.
HTH. HAND.
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If you port your game to Linux, your customers will be able to run it on PDAs that run Linux, giving them something to do during downtime (such as on a train or bus or something).
Only on all of those x86 PDAs that have the same specs as desktops; not a very big market there. Besides, what people are really asking for is ports of games to x86 based Linux distributions. I don't hear many Slashdotters clamoring for PPC, Alpha, etc. ports of games.
If you consult the page here of known modems and winmodems, you'll see there are a number of real modems sold under the Modem Blaster name. (An exception to be taken with the poster you followed up with.) But there are a number of winmodems as well, just check against the model number of the one you have.
Why don't you read this section of an article on Linux and Wireless networks before you conclude that AirPort cards are just rebadged WaveLAN cards. They changed the interface, and aren't driven by the WaveLAN drivers.
Of course, you're probably close enough for Slashdot.
No, it cannot. When plugged into a powered firewire port, the iPod automagically enters the "Firewire Target Mode" where it acts solely as a Firewire hard drive.
Well, the card has an expiration date just like any other. If, after a delay, the company tries to charge the expired card... Duh. The better question is if the company will ask you for a new one or just boot you to the end of the line because of the expiration, but that has nothing to do with the Private Payments service that AmEx offers.
As far as the "When you set your away message, the hostiles IM you, and your away message gets sent to them, allowing them to warn you" goes: there's an option to turn off the auto-response and just set the away message in your personal profile.
It apparently has to do with some of the PIII patches RedHat installs to their kernel. An updated RPM might not have those patches.
In the meantime, explicity enable the serial numbers by passing the kernel "x86_serial_nr=1" at boot time through lilo. Then make add an append line to linux.conf to add that permanently.
The point I was trying to focus on is this: Napster seems to have added this clause: you agree that you will not use the Napster browser or service... in order to invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about (including but not limited to IP addresses of) any Napster account holder or user to try to protect the true identity of its users. It seems that NetPD can still do name gathering, but is specifically prohibited from matching napster user names up with IP addresses or real names. The section of the license in question seems to apply to using the actual service, as well, so if NetPD is not using the official client (quite likely, I'd guess), this section still applies to them.
I did a little checking and determined that this clause has been added since 2.0 beta 5a, and the whole license has changed in stucture as well.
Of course there are copyright violations happening on Napster, but what does that have to do with the addition of this clause??
> As a condition to your use of the Napster service and browser, > you agree that you will not (i) use the Napster browser or > service, or attempt to penetrate, modify or manipulate the > Napster browser or service or any of the hardware or software > thereof, in order to invade the privacy of, obtain the identity > of, or obtain any personal information about (including but not > limited to IP addresses of) any Napster account holder or user
Has this clause always been there, or was it added specifically because of this whole controversy? Either way, it looks like an attempt to block similar harvesting programs in the future (legality aside).
Perhaps we should abolish the label "troll" and replace it with multiple labels like:
grits naked/petrified namecalling (the french fag references fit here) firstpost (or attempt)
It's not really worth it though, as there will just be more categories to add to. However, I think the "troll" comments are usually pretty funny, and often much better than the posts with scores of 2-3.
It depends on how you educate. I think the original poster meant that you should think about these subjects and how and when to best bring them up to your child, letting him or her understand why you object to them, and why you think that they're dangerous. It sounds like you're advocating not telling your children because they're dangerous, and not even explaining your own position to him or her.
In the end, they're your children, and nobody is going to raid your house and steal them away because of how you propose to deal with this issue. Most likely, this conflict will not be resolved through talking like this. If you explain yourself and the other person is not swayed, get on with your life.
Except, of course, for the trolls, for whom resolution isn't even a goal.
It's already happened on the message boards at www.grits.com. And honestly, I'm surprised there aren't webpages at www.hotgrits.com or www.hotgrits.org, etc...
>> I'm told WinNT is capable of dealing with more than one CPU but needs to load another copy of whatever it loads into memory for every extra processor
Interesting, but this quite definitely isn't true. If the program isn't written using threads, NT will only schedule it for one processor at a time. Threaded programs, however, can use multiple processors concurrently.
I think we're talking at cross-purposes here, though.
The story links to here -- the link to palmorder.modusmedia.com is the picture at the top right of the screen. (Meaning, it IS the palm site, not a reseller.)
It's nice to know that mistakes like that can slip by on the product launch. LOL.
Unfortunately, most stuff in the middle (such as this post, most likely) is cruft.
Anyhow, it'll be interesting to see how a live-action series based on a comic book will do. Has anyone compared it to Spawn yet? At least they had a huge CG budget.
Well, I think that sort of protocol information gleaned from such practices would also be useful if someone were to program an IP Masquerading module to properly handle Blizzard's non-firewall friendly gaming systems.
Cheating doesn't have to be the only reason you think of.
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How have "we the community" sold out to non-free software?
I don't think we're talking about people who are trying to skirt the GPL and steal code from GNU's software, OR about people trying to sell Linux. Your comment "... people who try to take the gift of GNU and try to twist it into something proprietary for selling" doesn't make any sense in this (or any other) context.
Your last comment about "sharing your own stuff" to keep linux free indicates to me that you think only people who have skills that would benefit linux (programming, testing, documenting, etc.), and use them can hold opinions bout linux, or even use it. This seems to be an untenable position.
IHBT? IHL? Seems so.
You're scared of Willem Dafoe in drag? Watch Boondock Saints, he plays a gay, eccentric FBI agent. I don't think it's out on DVD yet, or at least widely released in the states, so it may be ab it hard to acquire.
HTH. HAND.
Only on all of those x86 PDAs that have the same specs as desktops; not a very big market there. Besides, what people are really asking for is ports of games to x86 based Linux distributions. I don't hear many Slashdotters clamoring for PPC, Alpha, etc. ports of games.
Windows 95 OSR2 was the update that added OpenGL. The original 95 didn't ship with it.
That'd be nice, except Firewire drivers are in XP. They were in 2000 as well - base, not a service pack. HTH. HAND.
If you consult the page here of known modems and winmodems, you'll see there are a number of real modems sold under the Modem Blaster name. (An exception to be taken with the poster you followed up with.) But there are a number of winmodems as well, just check against the model number of the one you have.
Why don't you read this section of an article on Linux and Wireless networks before you conclude that AirPort cards are just rebadged WaveLAN cards. They changed the interface, and aren't driven by the WaveLAN drivers.
Of course, you're probably close enough for Slashdot.
No, it cannot. When plugged into a powered firewire port, the iPod automagically enters the "Firewire Target Mode" where it acts solely as a Firewire hard drive.
Well, the card has an expiration date just like any other. If, after a delay, the company tries to charge the expired card... Duh. The better question is if the company will ask you for a new one or just boot you to the end of the line because of the expiration, but that has nothing to do with the Private Payments service that AmEx offers.
As far as the "When you set your away message, the hostiles IM you, and your away message gets sent to them, allowing them to warn you" goes: there's an option to turn off the auto-response and just set the away message in your personal profile.
It apparently has to do with some of the PIII patches RedHat installs to their kernel. An updated RPM might not have those patches.
In the meantime, explicity enable the serial numbers by passing the kernel "x86_serial_nr=1" at boot time through lilo. Then make add an append line to linux.conf to add that permanently.
I did a little checking and determined that this clause has been added since 2.0 beta 5a, and the whole license has changed in stucture as well.
Of course there are copyright violations happening on Napster, but what does that have to do with the addition of this clause??
> As a condition to your use of the Napster service and browser,
> you agree that you will not (i) use the Napster browser or
> service, or attempt to penetrate, modify or manipulate the
> Napster browser or service or any of the hardware or software
> thereof, in order to invade the privacy of, obtain the identity
> of, or obtain any personal information about (including but not
> limited to IP addresses of) any Napster account holder or user
Has this clause always been there, or was it added specifically because of this whole controversy? Either way, it looks like an attempt to block similar harvesting programs in the future (legality aside).
Bogomips = Bogus MIPs
grits
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It's not really worth it though, as there will just be more categories to add to. However, I think the "troll" comments are usually pretty funny, and often much better than the posts with scores of 2-3.
In the end, they're your children, and nobody is going to raid your house and steal them away because of how you propose to deal with this issue. Most likely, this conflict will not be resolved through talking like this. If you explain yourself and the other person is not swayed, get on with your life.
Except, of course, for the trolls, for whom resolution isn't even a goal.
It's already happened on the message boards at www.grits.com. And honestly, I'm surprised there aren't webpages at www.hotgrits.com or www.hotgrits.org, etc...
Interesting, but this quite definitely isn't true. If the program isn't written using threads, NT will only schedule it for one processor at a time. Threaded programs, however, can use multiple processors concurrently.
I think we're talking at cross-purposes here, though.
If so, yes it is possible.
But really, what do you think? One set of hardware is generally different from another, with many, many exceptions.
It's nice to know that mistakes like that can slip by on the product launch. LOL.
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Unfortunately, most stuff in the middle (such as this post, most likely) is cruft.
Anyhow, it'll be interesting to see how a live-action series based on a comic book will do. Has anyone compared it to Spawn yet? At least they had a huge CG budget.
Cheating doesn't have to be the only reason you think of.
Makes one wonder exactly where to stop distrusting once you've become paranoida about security.