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Spywarekilling Vista could take out rivals 4616
You are so dedicated to citing the press, ray! Why is that? There are thousands of these flacks...
Spywarekilling Vista could take out rivals 4617
billwg You sure, Jack, 'cos that sounds very much like the BSD licence to me...under BSD anyone gets a free ride off the backs of the very few who originally wrote...
Elive CD install
Ok, so Enlightenment is still alive? I somehow got the impression that the people from Enlightenment moved over to...
Elive CD install
Kier Yes had a little play with that, but sadly doesn't seem to get me any further. Whether someone more experienced would get any futher I don't know. When I get to the to...
THE INTERNET in the year 2006 has become a scary place
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Grug wrote on 20 Mar 2006 16:56:15 -0800 The best ideas, of course, are the simplest. 1 Purchase a blocking router and configure it properly. A blocking router blocks all port accesses...
Windows ftp corrupts MS Access databases
Peter Jensen hmmm...interesting...now I've had a look at it: $ stringswin98-c-windows-ftp.exe !This program cannot...
Ubuntu and Linspire the one click downloadupgrade solution 4622
Lobo enlightened us with this load of crap: I just want to know if CNR is so great...
Ubuntu and Linspire the one click downloadupgrade solution 4623
I'm in the process of convincing an "average" Windows user to switch to a Linux...
Ubuntu and Linspire the one click downloadupgrade solution 4624
I am one kubuntu users who thinks Ubuntu+CNR is a bad idea! From the pole taken it would appear that 47.54% of (k)ubuntu users this that it either a...
I'll see your puched cards and raise you paper tape reader
Right, but your dreams were probably after the cgs to egs upgrade, and not in green-black duotone, either, limp-wristed dreams at best compared to those of Real...
Po' Ole Microsoft
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-03-22, Kent Paul Dolan spake thusly: (laughing hysterically...
OSX on 'regular' box | rest of Linux 4627
snips On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:08:15 -0500, cooch17 Would I buy it? Probably - having an extra skill set never hurts. Would I dump Linux for it? Does the term "cold day in...
UAE's Leading Construction Company Goes Linux
Larry Qualig on Thursday 23 March 2006 20:42 IP Resolve = seemed immediate Server = slow to deliver Rendering = browser...
2005 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners Announced
begin risky.vbs KUbuntu is clearly taking off. I've played with it a little and was quite impressed. Debian is a great base to work from. I've used Stormix (RIP) and libranet in...
Is the Windows monopoly dying 4631
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:50:47 -0600, Erik Funkenbusch Windows shows all the symptoms of...
Is the Windows monopoly dying 4632
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:06:03 +0200, Ian Hilliard No, it shows all the symptoms of decades of add-ons. That's true. This is not an unsolveable...
Is the Windows monopoly dying 4633
Indeed, and modules don't interdepend on each other. Even the linux kernel itself is modular. The kernel will run quite happily with...
Linux, over hyped by the Linux community, discuss
67.98.68.34: Linux itself is very stable. I count linux here as the kernel and the Base GNU tools that are required to make a functioning operating system. The perception...
Why does Microsoft care 4635
Mathew P. Those of us using Linux sing it's praises, but of the many millions who...
Why does Microsoft care 4636
Mathew P. : Because they're figuring out that they're about to get their buttes kicked and there isn't a danmed thing they can do about it. See above, and because OSS...
Why does Microsoft care 4637
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:47:48 -0500, They *claim* lack of fidelity on the part of ODF, but offer no actual evidence...
Why does Microsoft care 4638
I looked plenty carefully. I didn't see anything. So I'll have to ask you: What did he say that was attcaking you personally? (For the record, I was personally attacking you...
Why does Microsoft care 4639
Mathew P. it's not true. And they care because they see Linux as a viable threat to their dominance...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4640
On 3 Apr 2006 10:51:23 -0700, Daeron This whitepaper is quite bizarre. It seems to be written without realizing that Linux distributions suffer from many of the same...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4641
1. "Windows relies heavily on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Model. RPCs are security risks because...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4642
None are critical to the operation of the base OS, though. Even for typical desktop use. Yes and no. It has an RPC-ish *component*, but typical local use is not by...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4643
On 4 Apr 2006 09:20:00 -0500, Ray Ingles Of course you can define critical any way you like. Unix Domain Sockets are shared memory sockets. And it does...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4644
Your manpages are incomplete. ----------------------------------------------------- pam(5) pam(5) NAME pam - portable arbitrary map file format DESCRIPTION The PAM image format is a lowest common denominator 2 dimensional map format. ----------------------------------------------------- pam(5) pam(5) NAME pam...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4645
On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:51:23 -0700, Daeron The major problems with M$ software's lack of security is that it usually depends on all parties playing by the rules as defined by...
An inherently insecure platfrom 4646
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, tab wrote on 3 Apr 2006 11:12:36 -0700 Tab does have a point; security is but...
Too many homeless thieving junkies, taking far, far too many liberties
Hi HaHaHanson, You ignored my question. What makes you think CrankHater is Varney ? Is his Amsterdam IPAddress a proxy ? I know Varney had some...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4648
I didn't say anything about content embedded in documents. I was talking about manually downloading...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4649
begin risky.vbs Neither did I. I'm talking fundamental weaknesses in windows regardless of how the payload gets downloaded. Most Linux drivers...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4650
Sorry 'bout the delayed reply, I got called away on short notice. They may do it to me again so I don't guarantee I'll be able to finish this discussion. Oh, I see...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4651
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Köhlmann wrote on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:23:45 +0200 1 See file link. 2 Double-click, starts download-dearchive process. 3...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4652
The downloading. And that's only a lie part of the time. You sometimes have to buy it from a store shelf. For example, you can't...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4653
arachnid They are not prohibited to install it. They just can't expect to click on an email...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4654
I think it's pretty clear that we've been talking about consumers in general. But since you ask, I've worked at a lot of small companies where employees were their...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4655
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:57:59 GMT, The Ghost In The Machine Just an honest attempt to understand each other's thoughts and combine resources to figure out where things are going. Here...
Warning over rogue antispyware app 4656
Ones home directory" is going to beroot... You don't read well, do you? Because there's money to be made on loading spyware onto peoples' systems. I don't know how much, but it's enough...
rsh without pbuttword, New problem
I probably should point out that if you have been asked to do this, by some other person, for a client, customer...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4658
CBFalconer That one wasn't (probably) flatfish You are -- The racist, liar and software thief Wendy Duzz (flatfish) nymshifted: You...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4659
Yep, that really is sad, Susan. If they had only gone ahead, they'd perhaps have been reporting like this by now:- "It has been over a year since UTI Bank set up its call center...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4660
Looks like you've wasted your time. The PHB is smart and that is why he is the boss and you are a grunt. Only a complete idiot would even consider moving a running shop willy...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4661
Long time ago, I was a grunt in a major urban utility during the time...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4662
It is interesting that you would say that. Many long-standing businesses, especially in the telecommunications industry...
Major Linux Migration Put On Hold. 4663
On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:01:02 +0000, Poly-poly man They may* want *to sue someone when their software goes bad, but they're most likely prevented from doing so. Read...
The *Lost* Apple IIc OS 4664
The issue here really is whether the operating system was preemptively mulbreastasking or not. Given the limitations...
Monty Python does newsgroups
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:39:11 +0000, Lobo There are some similarities, but the GPL is the one thing which...
I am new to this Computer and Internet thing and need help
Clearly, (yet perhaps unknowingly), you have chosen a hosting package that will offer you poor stability and bad value in return for your money, feature- and power-wise. Your site is being hosted by...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4667
rapskat I've had trouble with several Linux distros (live cds) on a system with a MSI K8N Diamond Plus (Athlon 64 4400 X2 cpu) mainboard with dual GeForce 7900 GT GPUs configured for SLI...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4668
Black Dragon spewed this vile garbage: Release notes for nVidia graphics driver 8187 for Linux: "Release Highlights * Fixed a problem where certain precompiled kernel interfaces were not recognized...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4668 plus 1
No, it really is. Most hardware these days hooks into mature, standardized ports and talks in standard ways. More all the time, it makes...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4670
The vast majority of hardware will work with linux. Period. The vast majority of hardware won't work with Winders without a...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4671
Sinister Midget Does "work" mean much of the photo printing capability of my HP PhotoSmart 1215 is unavailable under Linux? Yes, that's exactly what it means. And it's not acceptable "work". Another completely lame bit...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4672
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:04:48 -0400, DFS You're condemning Linux as useless because *your* printer doesn't work? It's funny how you always have...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4673
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kier wrote on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:21:32 +0100 He is allowed to do that, buttuming he has...
Man, it sure is nice.... 4674
After takin' a swig o' grog, DFS belched out this bit o' wisdom: 1. Are you sure? What features are you talking about? (You may have said before, but...
Best place for Open Source questions 4675
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Larry Qualig wrote on 18 Apr 2006 11:07:14 -0700 So will Linux. They'll...
Best place for Open Source questions 4676
The buying public certainly has had a choice over the years, goldie! Starting with the plethora of 8...
Best place for Open Source questions 4677
Au79 That's because OEMs sell what people want. Since 1990, nobody (=few =not nearly enough to sustain a hardware business) would purchase...
Best place for Open Source questions 4678
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:11:18 -0400 And what they want is what's advertised. Microsoft spends millions on advertising. Linux? Well...maybe IBM might play a basketball game. :-) However...
Best place for Open Source questions 4679
After takin' a swig o' grog, DFS belched out this bit o' wisdom: First, he probably wouldn't start an...
Best place for Open Source questions 4680
Linonut He might not start such a business, but dozens of other Windows resellers pop up each month, such as in...
Best place for Open Source questions 4681
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Linonut wrote on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:47:58 -0500 First I for one have heard of...
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