IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: May 20th, 2009

taconeBack.May 20 00:01
schestowitzOK, posts all mergedMay 20 00:01
schestowitzNow comments...May 20 00:01
schestowitzSome people got in despite me blocking itMay 20 00:01
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schestowitzComments merged tooMay 20 00:05
schestowitzAll done.May 20 00:05
taconePlease someone name my nickMay 20 00:06
schestowitzFirst new post: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/19/sugar-victorious-on-olpc/May 20 00:13
schestowitztacone: it's tacone May 20 00:13
taconeThx :-)May 20 00:16
schestowitzThe BN haters already pollute the comments: http://blogs.computerworld.com/burying_the_truth_boycott_novell_hit_by_denial_of_service_attackMay 20 00:18
schestowitzWould you believe it???? They say I DDOSed MYSEFLMay 20 00:19
schestowitzHuh??/May 20 00:19
tacone???May 20 00:19
schestowitzI imagine I can tell which trolls wrote which commentsMay 20 00:19
schestowitzI recognise the styleMay 20 00:19
schestowitzAnyway, with 51 diggs in 6 hours it'll be in the front page. I didn't do anything to promote it, but SJVN is well respected, so...May 20 00:20
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taconeSusan ?May 20 00:21
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schestowitzTuxMachines=Susan LintonMay 20 00:22
taconeAgh i can't click the linkMay 20 00:23
schestowitzDon;t.May 20 00:23
schestowitzit's naked bunniesMay 20 00:23
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taconeIll connect from the pc in 1minMay 20 00:24
taconeSo you can give me again the linkMay 20 00:24
taconeBenMay 20 00:27
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taconeschestowitz: sorry, irc from a phone is a nightmareMay 20 00:29
taconecan you give me again the links you gave me 2 mins ago ?May 20 00:29
schestowitzI can imagineMay 20 00:29
schestowitzyanoff for Palm used to sound interestingMay 20 00:29
schestowitzBetter to enjoy the outdoors while out and use a proper big PC when woringMay 20 00:29
schestowitzMy display is over a meter wideMay 20 00:29
taconei'm indoors, but i have not a proper internet connectionMay 20 00:30
schestowitzOh, I see.May 20 00:30
taconeand tethering the pc to the iphone makes the iphone discharge even if attached to the cableMay 20 00:30
taconeso while it charges back i use the phone itself as irc client.May 20 00:30
schestowitzTomorrow I'll do a followup post abouit MarcoMay 20 00:30
schestowitzSomeone who worked in EU panels sent me materialMay 20 00:30
taconeuh ? nice.May 20 00:31
taconewould you give me again the links ?May 20 00:31
taconethe computerworld one and the other one.May 20 00:32
taconeschestowitz: ?May 20 00:34
taconenevermind. i found it myselfMay 20 00:36
taconei wanted to post about the DDOS but refrainedMay 20 00:41
taconenow i think I willMay 20 00:41
schestowitzhttp://blogs.computerworld.com/burying_the_truth_boycott_novell_hit_by_denial_of_service_attackMay 20 00:41
schestowitzFrom correspondence with him, in case it adds another:May 20 00:41
schestowitz*anythingMay 20 00:41
schestowitz> "What kind of traffic does the site normally get? 100K+ 1-million+ hits per month?"May 20 00:41
schestowitzLast month is was over 200gb, about a million pageviews, 6 million hits (excluding bots and SEs). It goes higher when I post Comes exhibits.May 20 00:41
schestowitz> "Are you hosting the site yourself? If not, at what hosting provider does it live?"May 20 00:41
schestowitzSurpass used to host it, but when the attacks had them isolate us (after struggling for 10 hours with it, to no avail) we moved to a dedicated CentOS server of a friend (copilotco.com). Lots of things are still incomplete on this server and attacks still take the site down. It demands constant attention and false positives.May 20 00:41
schestowitz> "Have you gotten any kind of recent threats towards the site? e.g. "This will shut you up!" May 20 00:41
schestowitzOnly the usual warnings that things are about to get "warm" for me. I've been getting this for a long time from anti-Linux trolls though.May 20 00:41
schestowitzAlso see http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/17/comment-in-other-web-sites/May 20 00:41
schestowitz> "When was Boycott founded? How often is the site updated with new stories?"May 20 00:41
schestowitzIt was founded in 2006. It has about 10 posts per day.May 20 00:41
schestowitzA lawyer has just mailed me this (anonymised)...May 20 00:41
taconei guess I know that journalist from digg.May 20 00:41
schestowitztacone: it will be in the FP of Digg soon.May 20 00:41
schestowitzSince it's out there anyway, I might as well explain in BN tooMay 20 00:41
schestowitzNo point hiding it anymoreMay 20 00:42
taconerightMay 20 00:42
taconei'll write up a quick paragraph in tomorrow's roundupMay 20 00:42
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taconenice comment on my last post. read the last oneMay 20 00:45
taconehttp://www.stefanoforenza.com/the-mono-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-33908May 20 00:45
schestowitztessier: can I attribute you by name?May 20 00:46
schestowitztacone: thanks a lot!May 20 00:47
taconeno probl.May 20 00:47
schestowitztacone: see http://digg.com/linux_unix/Burying_the_truth_Boycott_Novell_hit_by_DDoS_attackMay 20 00:49
schestowitzSee the comment from Carla (Linux Today editor)May 20 00:49
schestowitzThat's new to meMay 20 00:49
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taconecarla ? italian nameMay 20 00:55
tessierschestowitz: Man...wish I had my company website and everything set up better. It is currently pretty lame. Sure, you can attribute me and Copilotco by nameMay 20 00:55
taconei won'tbe online for longMay 20 00:55
tessierschestowitz: Do you mind if I share some of your logs with SJVN?May 20 00:55
schestowitzCool!May 20 00:56
schestowitztessier: please doMay 20 00:56
schestowitzYou got his addy?May 20 00:56
schestowitzI write a rebuttal to liesMay 20 00:56
schestowitzLike some troll saying we DDOSed outselvedMay 20 00:56
schestowitz*vesMay 20 00:57
schestowitztacone: her last name is GermanicMay 20 00:57
tessierYes, I have his addyMay 20 01:00
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schestowitzit's nice to see that so many people Digg the news, which shows that they care about our workMay 20 01:13
schestowitzSomeone in the comments also said he'd offer mirroring.May 20 01:13
twitterHi Roy, yes you rock.May 20 01:13
taconeDunno. I dug it btwMay 20 01:13
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schestowitzTo refute lies about the DDOS attack against us: DDOS and Migration < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/19/boycott-novell-was-downed-by-heavy-load-malicious-ddos-attacks/ >May 20 01:20
taconeI can't open your links. Guess it's a bug with long heldMay 20 01:21
taconeURLs* :-)May 20 01:22
schestowitzRMS tells me he'll ask the FSF to remove his imposter in TwitterMay 20 01:23
schestowitztacone:  http://tinyurl.com/om3zwlany better?May 20 01:23
schestowitztacone:  http://tinyurl.com/om3zwlMay 20 01:23
twitterthat would be good.May 20 01:23
taconeEheheh no. Buggy software :-))May 20 01:24
taconeI'll read tomorrow it doesn't matter now. Thx anywayMay 20 01:24
twitterIt is surprising people would pretend to be RMS on Twitter.  I have not seen any fakes on Slashdot.May 20 01:24
twitterwho's been lying about the DDoS?May 20 01:25
twitterYou said someone was doing an article ...May 20 01:25
taconeI'm outta here. Replying a comment and going to sleep. Bye :-)May 20 01:25
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schestowitzShane says "some commenters offered ideas on ways to cope, in case this stirs up the hornets nest again."May 20 01:28
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schestowitzSJVN is the one who said he wanted to write about it. Since it's already out there I decided to post clarifications. SJVN will make Digg's front page. This shows people do care about the site because they Digg it very fast. It actually surprises me that it'll make front page as though it's newsMay 20 01:29
schestowitztwitter: RMS also has fakes in DiggMay 20 01:29
schestowitz"Already sceptical about Mono I started reading about Gnome 3.0, and it became clear to me (it had probably been obvious to others for a long time) that Novell’s influence on Gnome is horribly strong. It strikes me that Gnome 3.0 will become not a Linux DE, but a Mono frontend."May 20 01:30
twitterRMS does not browse the web as most people do.  I don't think he has time to.  he gets it one page at a time somehow based on people's recommendations.May 20 01:30
schestowitzDoes Binner still develop much?May 20 01:31
schestowitzStefan used to write  a lot in his KDE blogMay 20 01:31
schestowitzhaven't come across anything since Novell had sacked himMay 20 01:31
schestowitztwitter: yes, just embed the page text in E-mails to his. Serves him right (no ads, either)May 20 01:32
twitterI generally quote useful portions of things I send him.  I think he downloads the entire page to verify for himself, as a prudent person would.May 20 01:33
twitterI wonder when the Debian people will switch the desktop task from Gnome to KDE.May 20 01:33
twitterpeople would be better served that way.May 20 01:33
tessierschestowitz: I just emailed you the logs and some analysis.May 20 01:34
twitterthey should at least make it as easy to chose one as the other.May 20 01:34
tessierschestowitz: Actually emailed SJVN and cc'd youMay 20 01:34
schestowitztwitter: I know someone who lobbies for itMay 20 01:36
schestowitzDebian/KDEMay 20 01:36
schestowitztessier: thanksMay 20 01:36
*schestowitz checksMay 20 01:36
_Hicham_KDE is still filled with mythsMay 20 01:37
_Hicham_about the ex-qt licenseMay 20 01:37
twitterahMay 20 01:37
_Hicham_plus, gnome is gnuMay 20 01:37
schestowitz_Hicham_: exactlyMay 20 01:38
_Hicham_anything gnu is preferredMay 20 01:38
schestowitzdead horse kickedMay 20 01:38
twitterwell well well, http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/May 20 01:39
_Hicham_do u use debian?May 20 01:39
twitteryesMay 20 01:39
twitterwhyMay 20 01:39
twitter?May 20 01:39
_Hicham_just askedMay 20 01:40
_Hicham_but it is normal, since you are a sys adminMay 20 01:40
tessierer...May 20 01:41
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_Hicham_tessier is the sys admin, oopsMay 20 01:42
twitterI'm just a userMay 20 01:42
twitter:)May 20 01:42
schestowitztessier: can I make the info you sent public (just the relevant parts) as proof and also record of offending IPs (Windows zombies)?May 20 01:42
tessierschestowitz: See private msg first.May 20 01:43
twitterHere's cool news.  KDE 4.2 was put into Debian testing on May 17.May 20 01:43
_Hicham_http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/May 20 01:46
_Hicham_funny siteMay 20 01:46
twitterah ha, testing has a "kde-full" package.  awesome !May 20 01:48
twitterhttp://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/kde4.htmlMay 20 01:48
schestowitzDebt Trap (1 of 5) < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYx7jGYeDmA&feature=related >May 20 02:03
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twitterhttp://slashdot.org/submission/1003983/West-Point-Maxes-Security-by-Minning-WindowsMay 20 03:18
twitterLet's see how long it takes to get modded to blackMay 20 03:19
schestowitzHaha. Voted.May 20 03:19
schestowitzI posted this in BN earlier (well, link to it)May 20 03:19
schestowitzWindows -- for ricers and masochists onlyMay 20 03:20
schestowitzIn the past 6 days we did over half a megabyte in IRCMay 20 03:21
twitterI got it from BN, thanksMay 20 03:23
twitterIRC has included a lot of Windows talk.May 20 03:23
schestowitzhttp://www.darkreading.com/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217400548May 20 03:23
schestowitz" Pirated Windows 7 OS Comes With Trojan, Builds A BotnetMay 20 03:24
schestowitzAt its peak, the Trojan-infested counterfeit version of Microsoft'sMay 20 03:24
schestowitzprerelease version of Windows 7 was infecting more than 200 PCs an hourMay 20 03:24
schestowitz"May 20 03:24
twitterI think the low point came when someone said that the Windows Registry made windows stable.May 20 03:24
schestowitzdaemonfc is not a shillMay 20 03:24
twitterIt's nice to see that kind of reporting.  I've never trusted cracked Windows.May 20 03:24
schestowitzI think he's just aggravating with win-talkMay 20 03:25
schestowitzHe learns them well to rip them apart laterMay 20 03:25
twitterit's hard to tell about FC.  he's so full of Windows promotion, ick.May 20 03:26
twitterand it's funny you knew who made the Registry comment.May 20 03:26
twitterSo much confusion, it's hard to believe.May 20 03:27
twitterany way, did you see Doctorow's Guardian piece? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/we-must-ensure-google-garageMay 20 03:28
twitterI've been saying stuff like that for years.  I'm glad others think the same way.May 20 03:28
*schestowitz looksMay 20 03:29
schestowitzNice spinMay 20 03:29
schestowitzAnd dramatisationMay 20 03:29
schestowitzBut he does, in general, have a pointMay 20 03:29
schestowitzPower to control the 'pipes' is power over communication/information flowMay 20 03:30
schestowitzThat's a lot of power in the hands of AT&T and othersMay 20 03:30
schestowitzAT&T censored for BushMay 20 03:30
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/05/introduction-to-at-and-t/May 20 03:30
schestowitzgnMay 20 03:31
twittergnMay 20 03:34
twitterhe misses the whole Open Spectrum issue, though.May 20 03:34
twitterWith Open Spectrum, no one will need wires.May 20 03:34
twitterATT and others would largely vanish.  Too bad.May 20 03:35
twitterhttp://www.reed.com/OpenSpectrum/  It's what the public deserves.May 20 03:36
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DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lSf30iq08May 20 04:19
DaemonFCThese credit card companies are unscrupulous bastardsMay 20 04:20
DaemonFCthey have like 12 pages of fine print legalese that you'd have to be a lawyer to understandMay 20 04:20
DaemonFCschestowitz: I took a stack of junk mail to the post office about a month ago and filled out forms stating I found each piece to be sexually explicitMay 20 04:23
DaemonFCsounds weird but the supreme court ruled that if I find a credit card ad to be sexually explicit, they have to stop sending themMay 20 04:23
DaemonFCor pay a $5,000 fine per letterMay 20 04:23
DaemonFCheh, ForesightMay 20 04:30
DaemonFCyou're jokingMay 20 04:30
DaemonFCtheir repository is missing a lot of stuffMay 20 04:30
DaemonFCand it's impossible to fidn any packages outside of itMay 20 04:30
DaemonFCI never understood why the same universities that practically force students to buy Windows and Office host Linux distributionsMay 20 04:34
twitterHeh, San Jose Mercury News.  That's one of the papers the Gates Foundation bought.  No surprise it's going to a pay version and down the drain.May 20 04:44
twitterUniversities often do force students to buy Windoze.  LSU, for example, wasted more than $500,000 of tech fee money making sure students could download Windows and Office.  It was a very unpopular move.May 20 04:45
twitterSeveral servers hosted GNU/Linux distributions because they could.May 20 04:46
DaemonFCI love Fixed News......."Now you will have to PAY us to read our paranoid delusion right wing crap!!!", you can almost hear Rupert Murdoch's assistant saying "Uh sir, half our audience lives in trailers and spent all the money they do have on guns after Obama was elected"May 20 04:46
twitterand the IT staff was quickly taking up various flavors for their own server and desktop news.May 20 04:46
twitterFox News can keep what they publish.May 20 04:47
DaemonFCsounds worse than the "parking permit" they make you buy that doesn't guarantee you a sporMay 20 04:47
DaemonFC*spotMay 20 04:47
DaemonFCFox News will never go paid because they already are well paid, by Microsoft and the Republican PartyMay 20 04:48
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DaemonFCschestowitz: Some of your RSS feed is brokenMay 20 05:49
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twitterAn expert in the other Vista demonstrates safety techniques.  http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/293333.phpMay 20 06:32
twitterick.May 20 06:32
twitter “Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.”May 20 06:34
twitterhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/us/18rumsfeld.html?_r=2May 20 06:36
twitterits seems the originals were even more extraneous.May 20 06:37
twittereeeks, it was a "crusade"May 20 06:37
twitter"Their wells are brimming with treasure that will soon be ours and we fatten ourselves in preparation," might be more appropriate.May 20 06:40
DaemonFCuggghMay 20 06:52
DaemonFCWe are never going to hear the end of thisMay 20 06:52
*DaemonFC bangs head on deskMay 20 06:52
tessiereh?May 20 06:53
DaemonFClooks like this movie is banned in the United StatesMay 20 06:58
DaemonFCso I'll just have to torrent itMay 20 06:58
DaemonFCI think they have an English dubbed versionMay 20 06:58
DaemonFCthats how shit gets banned hereMay 20 07:00
DaemonFCthe government just off-the-record tells distributors not to distribute itMay 20 07:00
DaemonFCthey can't outlaw it, but if they effectively control all media outlets, they don't have toMay 20 07:00
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kentma1censorship is a nasty thing, really.May 20 08:34
schestowitzGeezMay 20 09:17
schestowitzSo many personal attacks on me in an article about the siteMay 20 09:17
schestowitzAnd Linux Today Editor says she caught Novell.com IPs post their attacks on me anonymouslyMay 20 09:18
schestowitzSometimes different nicks from the very same IPsMay 20 09:18
schestowitzNice to know that Novell employees too are behind the smearsMay 20 09:18
schestowitzbrbMay 20 09:22
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DaemonFCThe FSF is also linking to a site promoting VistaMay 20 09:29
DaemonFC:)May 20 09:29
DaemonFCand I have money in my accountMay 20 09:30
DaemonFCtime to go raid WalmartMay 20 09:30
DaemonFCbrbMay 20 09:30
DaemonFCdue to some really outrageous emergencies, technical difficulties beyond my control, and a generally very fucked up monthMay 20 09:32
DaemonFCI ended the month with 58 CENTS in the bankMay 20 09:32
DaemonFCand I am out of _everything_May 20 09:32
DaemonFCso time to go stock upMay 20 09:32
schestowitzMay 20 09:03:34 <schestowitz>brbMay 20 09:33
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schestowitzMay 20 09:07:15 <MinceR>r4wrMay 20 09:33
schestowitzMay 20 09:08:06 <DaemonFC>schestowitz: I notice that Microsoft is rounding up drivers for Windows 7 this timeMay 20 09:33
schestowitzMay 20 09:08:35 <DaemonFC>this 7127 build has enough drivers that I have wifi from the startMay 20 09:33
schestowitzMay 20 09:08:39 <DaemonFC>and no unrecognized hardwareMay 20 09:33
schestowitzDaemonFC: that's bullMay 20 09:33
schestowitzAbout MSMay 20 09:33
schestowitzAnd the driversMay 20 09:33
schestowitzBesides, Linux has that tooMay 20 09:33
DaemonFCwell yeahMay 20 09:33
schestowitzAnd we don't talk about Windows hereMay 20 09:34
schestowitzUnless it's relevant to LinuxMay 20 09:34
DaemonFCheh, I followed a link from the FSFMay 20 09:35
DaemonFCto a site that lists games infected with SecuROMMay 20 09:35
DaemonFCand I don't see how they didn't notice the positive reviews of Vista on the same siteMay 20 09:36
DaemonFCcould they not have copied over the lists?May 20 09:36
DaemonFCactually, not positive reviews so much as apologizing for it and blaming hardwareMay 20 09:36
DaemonFChttp://www.defectivebydesign.org/May 20 09:37
DaemonFCbottom right hand corner click the "Games infected by securom" linkMay 20 09:37
DaemonFCthen on the right side of that page "Optimizing Vista"May 20 09:38
DaemonFC:PMay 20 09:38
schestowitzEnough about VistaMay 20 09:38
schestowitzMicrosoft Does Not Think it Will Buy a Company Like Novell at This Point < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/no-microsoft-novell-at-this-point/ >May 20 10:11
DaemonFCschestowitz: Why would they?May 20 10:16
DaemonFCwhen most of the dominant distros are infecting themselves?May 20 10:16
schestowitzMaybe at a later stageMay 20 10:18
schestowitzWindows has its problemsMay 20 10:18
schestowitzRemember SCOSourceMay 20 10:19
DaemonFCMicrosoft is a company, if they would make more money by buying Novell than to leave it aloneMay 20 10:19
DaemonFCthey'd buy themMay 20 10:19
DaemonFCMicrosoft would rather set up a feudal systemMay 20 10:20
DaemonFCof patent royaltiesMay 20 10:20
DaemonFC:)May 20 10:20
DaemonFCwherein they are the lord that takes some of the commoners milkMay 20 10:20
DaemonFCthen when the regulators come along they can say "Look at all our competitors"May 20 10:20
DaemonFC:DMay 20 10:20
schestowitzFor servers at the least MS might need LinuxMay 20 10:20
schestowitzMS already uses Linux serversMay 20 10:20
schestowitzThey could make a 'better' LinuxMay 20 10:21
DaemonFCyeah, MS isn't evil, they're pragmaticMay 20 10:21
DaemonFCand they don't exactly care who they hurtMay 20 10:21
schestowitzI.e. take Red Hat, add MS-patented secret code to otMay 20 10:21
schestowitzThen sell it for more to crush Red HatMay 20 10:21
schestowitzDaemonFC: we shall see..May 20 10:21
DaemonFCin Dungeons & Dragons speak, I'd call Microsoft a True NeutralMay 20 10:22
DaemonFCbreak the law if it benefits youMay 20 10:22
DaemonFCrape and plunder if it benefits youMay 20 10:22
DaemonFCbut never without reasonMay 20 10:22
DaemonFCright now they have no reason to go about brutishly burning down the villagesMay 20 10:23
DaemonFC(Linux distros)May 20 10:23
DaemonFCwhen they can co-opt and milk some of themMay 20 10:23
DaemonFCif I had to guess who will go next, it would be UbuntuMay 20 10:24
DaemonFCRed Hat was adamant about not bringing patents into their deal or paying MS money or taking bribesMay 20 10:24
DaemonFCMicrosoft was pushed into that by customers who were about to stage a revoltMay 20 10:24
DaemonFCMandriva has flat out said Hell NoMay 20 10:24
schestowitzDaemonFC: please say more about RSS being brokenMay 20 10:25
schestowitzI cannot detect an issueMay 20 10:25
DaemonFCMark Shuttleworth has already stated he'd like to work with MicrosoftMay 20 10:25
schestowitzWhat happened?May 20 10:25
DaemonFCso I don't doubt Ubuntu is nextMay 20 10:25
DaemonFChold onMay 20 10:25
DaemonFCI may be able to screenshot itMay 20 10:25
schestowitzThanksMay 20 10:25
schestowitzI don't know why it would breakMay 20 10:25
DaemonFCoh I know whyMay 20 10:25
DaemonFCI thinkMay 20 10:25
schestowitzGo ahead..May 20 10:26
DaemonFCget ready for a bigass pasteMay 20 10:26
DaemonFCXML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/13/gentoo-gnu-linux-at-schools/ Line Number 5, Column 98:<video src="http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/maine-school-gentoo.ogg" controls><br />May 20 10:26
DaemonFChmmmMay 20 10:26
schestowitzHmmm...May 20 10:26
schestowitzWhich URL?May 20 10:26
schestowitzOr which RSS reader?May 20 10:26
schestowitzI want to reproduce the errorMay 20 10:26
DaemonFChttp://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/13/gentoo-gnu-linux-at-schools/May 20 10:26
DaemonFCNewsFoxMay 20 10:27
DaemonFCon Seamonkey 2.0 nightlyMay 20 10:27
schestowitzWow.May 20 10:27
schestowitzMaybe it hates video tags?May 20 10:27
schestowitzIn FF it shows it as video attachmentMay 20 10:27
DaemonFCXML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/17/firefox-gets-new-icon/ Line Number 291, Column 122:<video src="http://www.archive.org/download/e-dv257_berkeley_02_weber_008.ogg/e-dv257_berkeley_02_weber_008.ogv" controls><br />May 20 10:27
DaemonFCyeahMay 20 10:27
schestowitzOh well..May 20 10:28
DaemonFCdefinitely the video tags are messing it upMay 20 10:28
schestowitzit also won't validate as XHTMLMay 20 10:28
schestowitzBut we must give OggsMay 20 10:28
schestowitzDaemonFC: thanks a lotMay 20 10:28
DaemonFCyepMay 20 10:28
schestowitzAt least I know it messes some things upMay 20 10:28
DaemonFCby itself Seamonkey has no RSS readerMay 20 10:28
DaemonFCit can detect feedsMay 20 10:28
DaemonFCdunno about Firefox, if you can believe it I've gone this long ignoring RSSMay 20 10:29
DaemonFC:PMay 20 10:29
DaemonFCI get used to a program, I like how it works, and then they change it, I can't stand thatMay 20 10:29
DaemonFC:PMay 20 10:29
schestowitzOK, thanksMay 20 10:30
*schestowitz about to link to your IE analysesMay 20 10:30
schestowitzHold on.May 20 10:30
DaemonFCIE is some piece of workMay 20 10:30
DaemonFChardly any improvement over 10 years agoMay 20 10:30
DaemonFCtabs and RSSMay 20 10:30
DaemonFCwoohooMay 20 10:30
DaemonFCI don't know why the mass migration from IE is taking this longMay 20 10:31
DaemonFCthat's easy enough to get away from even if you stay on WindowsMay 20 10:31
schestowitzThey mass-feed itMay 20 10:32
schestowitzOne minute...May 20 10:32
DaemonFCwell, Microsoft was ridiculing tabs and RSS, and Mozilla, and everything for like foreverMay 20 10:32
DaemonFCbefore they copycatted all thatMay 20 10:32
DaemonFCif they hadn't made IE into a bastardized Firefox, it wouldn't have even as many users as it doesMay 20 10:33
DaemonFCI probably should have mentioned the Zone ModelMay 20 10:33
DaemonFCthat's been truly horrific since 1997May 20 10:34
DaemonFCand the leading cause of IE security exploitsMay 20 10:34
schestowitzBig Strides for Free Software in the Browsers War < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/free-software-in-the-browsers-war/ >May 20 10:34
DaemonFCschestowitz: IE 8 can still run (MS)HTML ApplicationsMay 20 10:36
DaemonFCwhich is truly disturbingMay 20 10:37
DaemonFCan HTA can use any facility that IE's rendering engine can give it with no security precautions and unrestricted access to any part of the computerMay 20 10:38
DaemonFCin otherwords it runs in the Local Computer Zone (still there after 12 years) and Protected Mode OffMay 20 10:39
DaemonFCMicrosoft uses them for a WGA validationMay 20 10:39
DaemonFCif you download shit from their siteMay 20 10:39
DaemonFCessentially this is what Mozilla Prism does, only Mozilla treats the Prism "application" as any other untrusted web pageMay 20 10:40
DaemonFClike it shouldMay 20 10:40
DaemonFCHTA's are dangerous and I'm surprised that they haven't been used to form more malware than they haveMay 20 10:40
DaemonFCso in a bizarre reversal of the norm, Mozilla actually copied a Microsoft feature, but implemented it correctly :PMay 20 10:43
DaemonFCthe norm being of course Microsoft implementing Firefox stuff incorrectlyMay 20 10:43
schestowitzBlack Duck to Promote Microsoft/Windows-only Code < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/black-duck-microsoft-code/ >May 20 10:44
schestowitzDaemonFC: yes,  Microsoft keeps its WIndows-only or Office-only Web.May 20 10:44
schestowitzThat is something they got nailed for in antitrustMay 20 10:44
schestowitzIt's a deliberate design choice to harm competitionMay 20 10:44
DaemonFCschestowitz: They market IE 8 as standards compliantMay 20 10:46
DaemonFCbut go down the list of like "List of rendering engines by CSS" on WikipediaMay 20 10:46
DaemonFCand see all the major implementation gaps, or stuff that's 10 years old and *just* landed in IE 8May 20 10:47
DaemonFCa lot of it is incorrectly supported evenMay 20 10:47
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taconethe mono crusade on linux todayMay 20 11:03
schestowitz\0/May 20 11:03
*schestowitz makes Mono postMay 20 11:05
schestowitzIn 3 partsMay 20 11:05
taconeimpressiveMay 20 11:06
DaemonFChttp://theyesmen.org/May 20 11:06
DaemonFChmmmMay 20 11:06
taconehttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/making-microsoft-nicer-through-patents.arsMay 20 11:08
DaemonFChmmmmMay 20 11:11
DaemonFCis there a torrent of that book?May 20 11:11
DaemonFCI'm not buying a book from Microsoft on why they'll be nicerMay 20 11:11
DaemonFCis that anything like "Why I Was Wrong" by Jim Bakker?May 20 11:11
DaemonFC:PMay 20 11:12
DaemonFC"Phelps goes out of his way to include a lengthy account—even though he admits it may be apocryphal—of a time when Stallman convinced Red Hat to buy him a plane ticket so that he could visit an estranged girlfriend. In return, Stallman gave a speech at Red Hat's campus "in his long white robe and foot-long beard" wearing "a halo made out of a large old disk-drive platter.""May 20 11:12
DaemonFClmfao!May 20 11:12
DaemonFCniceMay 20 11:12
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DaemonFC"And then the company lost a patent case to Eolas and had to pay $521 million in damages."May 20 11:15
DaemonFCI remember thatMay 20 11:15
DaemonFCwhich is why for a while all IE ActiveX plugins made you click on themMay 20 11:15
DaemonFCto activate themMay 20 11:15
DaemonFCwhich also doubled as a reasonably good ad blockerMay 20 11:16
DaemonFClolMay 20 11:16
DaemonFCthat's also why sometimes in Linux even, you'll see a flash applet in Firefox or Konqueror or whateverMay 20 11:16
DaemonFCthat says "Click here to activate and use this plugin"May 20 11:16
DaemonFCold code left over from Internet Explorer 6 years agoMay 20 11:17
DaemonFCit's a tooltip that may pop up if you mouse overMay 20 11:17
schestowitzMicrosoft Proud of Digital Colonialism in Africa < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/microsoft-colonialism-in-africa/ >May 20 11:17
DaemonFCI thought that was humorousMay 20 11:17
DaemonFCapparently Bill Gates didn't like the Novell dealMay 20 11:18
DaemonFCbut was overruledMay 20 11:18
schestowitzThis book is old newsMay 20 11:18
schestowitzIt's propagandaMay 20 11:18
schestowitzIgnore it for nowMay 20 11:18
DaemonFCThat Eolas lawsuit was funny thoughMay 20 11:18
schestowitzYesMay 20 11:19
DaemonFCso thanks to that some cruft meant for Internet Explorer 6 ends up in Linux web browsersMay 20 11:19
DaemonFCvia Flash and JavaMay 20 11:19
DaemonFCyou'd think they'd remove that crap, but then again, Flash on Linux has so many problems that that's not worth knit picking aboutMay 20 11:20
DaemonFCthe whole missing Flash plugin for X86-64 (2004) to nspluginwrapper which was unofficial (2006?) to a half-functional 64-bit plugin in late 2008May 20 11:21
DaemonFCreminds me of that Simpsons episode where Bart shouts "Well maybe if you weren't half-assing this!!!" Homer says "Hey, I'm using my WHOLE ass!"May 20 11:22
DaemonFCAdobe is really only truly concentrating on a working Flash plugin for Windows or MacMay 20 11:24
DaemonFCevery once in a while they spit out a new Linux build that's no better than the last oneMay 20 11:24
DaemonFCand if you want it to work right on FreeBSD you need to be running the testing branch of FreeBSD 8 with the Linuxulator built in and use the Linux FirefoxMay 20 11:26
DaemonFCschestowitz: That's one of the problems with Debian, their desktop environment depends on the swfdec Mozilla pluginMay 20 11:27
DaemonFCyou have to unmark the "gnome" package as a metapackage, thus creating dozens of orphaned packages without it marking them orphans to get rid of itMay 20 11:28
DaemonFCI never did understand why some Linux distros insist on marking optional packages as mandatory for the desktop as a wholeMay 20 11:28
DaemonFCYum is so much more sane about this than Apt is because there are no metapackages, they're just marked as applying to a "group"May 20 11:30
schestowitzOh crapMay 20 11:30
schestowitzI think we're attacked againMay 20 11:30
DaemonFChmmmmMay 20 11:30
schestowitztessier: I think they attack again.May 20 11:31
schestowitzDDOS has just resumed. *sigh* here they go again.May 20 11:33
DaemonFCanyway, that Mono Crusade thing repeats what I said all alongMay 20 11:33
DaemonFCwhy do they have the entire mono runtime to support Tomboy and F-Spot?May 20 11:33
schestowitzload average: 78.61, 30.12, 11.70May 20 11:33
DaemonFCTomboy isn't even all that greatMay 20 11:34
DaemonFC40 megs of RAM idleMay 20 11:34
DaemonFCif you sacrificed all the RAM it takes to run Windows 2000, Tomboy couldn't remind you to pick up milk and breadMay 20 11:34
DaemonFCschestowitz: Is gnote any lighter on system resources?May 20 11:38
schestowitzYesMay 20 11:38
schestowitzA lot lighterMay 20 11:38
schestowitzAnyway...May 20 11:38
schestowitzKylin: New Chinese Operating System < http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/05/kylin_new_chine.html >May 20 11:40
DaemonFCHacked By Chinese!May 20 11:42
DaemonFCsorry, had toMay 20 11:42
schestowitzLinux is not Windows... Desktop Linux: it ain't a better Windows < http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25120/1148/ >May 20 11:44
*DaemonFC wonders why Winamp can rip to FLAC but not VorbisMay 20 11:45
DaemonFCit can play VorbisMay 20 11:46
schestowitzDaemonFC: #boycottnovell-socialMay 20 11:46
schestowitzYahoo! murders unborn Java smartphone app < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/20/yahoo_kills_mobile_java_potal/ >May 20 11:48
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mtnd3wgMay 20 12:06
mtnd3wgood morning...May 20 12:07
_Hicham_good morningMay 20 12:07
mtnd3wBoycottNovell is DoS'd again?May 20 12:07
_Hicham_http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/OpenSUSEMay 20 12:09
schestowitzyesMay 20 12:10
taconeuh ?May 20 12:10
taconeright now ?May 20 12:10
taconeworks for meMay 20 12:10
_Hicham_who created uncyclopedia schestowitz?May 20 12:12
DaemonFCI dunnoMay 20 12:12
DaemonFCI wrote a lot of Ubuntu's article last yearMay 20 12:12
DaemonFCand about 90% of the iTunes oneMay 20 12:12
DaemonFC:PMay 20 12:12
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UbuntuMay 20 12:13
DaemonFCheheMay 20 12:13
mtnd3whttp://www.pcworld.com/article/165179/boycott_novell_site_suffers_ddos_attack.htmlMay 20 12:13
DaemonFCthe Mark Shuttleworth as Cthulhu idea was mineMay 20 12:13
taconereading nowMay 20 12:14
DaemonFC"it was rewritten mainly in LOLcode to encourage more community involvement in the development process. "May 20 12:14
DaemonFC:DMay 20 12:14
taconemtnd3w: pcworld is part of idg like computerworldMay 20 12:14
taconeonce a news get to one, gets to the otherMay 20 12:14
mtnd3wwish i could help, but i don't know anything about securityMay 20 12:14
taconeIf you think I'm pro-Linux and hard on Microsoft, you haven't been reading Roy Schestowitz, who makes me look as mild as a May day.May 20 12:14
schestowitztacone: still under attackMay 20 12:14
mtnd3wtacone, oh okMay 20 12:14
schestowitztacone: : #boycottnovell-socialMay 20 12:15
DaemonFCalso the IE 6 as the default Ubuntu browser, on loan from MicrosoftMay 20 12:15
DaemonFC:DMay 20 12:15
DaemonFCI think that was my best idea for the articleMay 20 12:15
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/ItunesMay 20 12:17
DaemonFCgrrovin' HitlerMay 20 12:17
DaemonFC:PMay 20 12:17
_Hicham_I admit that you have a lot of creativityMay 20 12:17
DaemonFC:)May 20 12:17
mtnd3wwhen did the attacks first start?May 20 12:18
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Solaris_(Operating_System)May 20 12:19
DaemonFCwrote this from scratchMay 20 12:20
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_ExplorerMay 20 12:22
schestowitzmtnd3w: you tell me.May 20 12:22
DaemonFC(not mine, but funny)May 20 12:22
schestowitzIt's like asking, who is behind it? had we known, we'd be able to take more effective action. But let's not talk about it in this channelMay 20 12:22
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UncycluxMay 20 12:24
DaemonFCsmall parts of that are mineMay 20 12:24
mtnd3wokMay 20 12:24
*DaemonFC loves UncyclopediaMay 20 12:24
schestowitzhttp://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-05-19-029-35-OS-CY-GNMay 20 12:26
DaemonFC.Net is slow and horrible enough on WindowsMay 20 12:27
DaemonFCwith the real version of itMay 20 12:27
schestowitzIs La Toya Jackson a Prime Number? < http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7335/ >May 20 12:27
DaemonFCit's even worse with MonoMay 20 12:28
schestowitzEye-catching funny headlineMay 20 12:28
DaemonFCschestowitz: What really makes .Net dangerous is that it's so easy for idiots to write buggy programs that look usefullMay 20 12:29
schestowitzJava is the sameMay 20 12:29
DaemonFCI about took out my system trying to burn a DVD with an app written in C#May 20 12:29
schestowitzIn that regardMay 20 12:29
DaemonFCwhen it ran me out of RAMMay 20 12:29
DaemonFCI won't use .Net applications even on WindowsMay 20 12:29
DaemonFCand there are a fair number of users which agree totallyMay 20 12:29
DaemonFCso why anyone would port a second rate .Net to Linux is anyones guessMay 20 12:30
DaemonFCor why anyone would defend such a thingMay 20 12:30
DaemonFCwith the amount of effort it takes to write a proper C# app, you could have done it in Python or JAVA and the results still couldn't have been worseMay 20 12:31
DaemonFC:PMay 20 12:31
DaemonFCthe problem with a language where garbage collection is done for you is that if the garbage collector sucks, you can still hemorrhage system resources as bad as even the worst C++ appMay 20 12:32
DaemonFCit has kind of been my understanding that C# applications were never meant for heavy I/O and tossing around tends of gigabytes of dataMay 20 12:33
DaemonFCbut that's what you see people trying to doMay 20 12:33
DaemonFC*tensMay 20 12:33
DaemonFCeasy to understand languages all come at the price of what you can do with them and how efficientlyMay 20 12:34
DaemonFCso I'm no great fan of JAVA eitherMay 20 12:34
DaemonFCJava's downfall was when Sun tried to write an entire operating system on top of the operating systemMay 20 12:35
taconesomething that android did.May 20 12:35
taconethat's one of the reasons android is interesting to oemMay 20 12:36
taconeis easier to put their hands on.May 20 12:36
DaemonFCWell, that's why MS Java was so much fasterMay 20 12:36
DaemonFCthe Windows Foundation ClassMay 20 12:36
DaemonFCif Sun had done that for every OS Java ran onMay 20 12:36
DaemonFCthere wouldn't have been a demand for Microsoft'sMay 20 12:36
schestowitzMoblin looks pretty nifty: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=moblin_v2_ui&num=1May 20 12:37
_Hicham_Java isn't free yetMay 20 12:37
schestowitzBetter than that old Xfce GUIMay 20 12:37
schestowitzDaemonFC: There is no Java downfallMay 20 12:38
schestowitzIt's #1 languageeMay 20 12:38
DaemonFCtoo slow, too unnaturalMay 20 12:38
_Hicham_schestowitz : do you support Java?May 20 12:38
schestowitzDaemonFC: FUDMay 20 12:38
DaemonFCevery Java app that tries to feel right still feels wrongMay 20 12:38
schestowitzWe don't need thatMay 20 12:38
schestowitz_Hicham_: yes, I doMay 20 12:38
_Hicham_it is not freeMay 20 12:38
_Hicham_I prefer PythonMay 20 12:39
_Hicham_Python is at the heart of Linux distros nowMay 20 12:39
DaemonFCmeh, the dying act of a company that tried to stay proprietary is usually to open source it way too late to do any goodMay 20 12:39
_Hicham_it is not 100% open sourceMay 20 12:39
DaemonFCthe time to open source Java was 2001May 20 12:40
DaemonFCnot 2009May 20 12:40
schestowitz2007May 20 12:40
_Hicham_and it is not yet open sourceMay 20 12:41
_Hicham_and OpenJDK is still too slowMay 20 12:41
DaemonFCit's questionable of when Java 7 will shipMay 20 12:41
_Hicham_no one knowsMay 20 12:41
_Hicham_since it is OracleMay 20 12:41
_Hicham_but for sure, things are gonna speed upMay 20 12:42
schestowitzMicrosoft has 'branches' for abusing the Indian people... http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Infosys_CEO_on_the_economy_Microsoft_and_outsourcing45453827.htmlMay 20 12:42
_Hicham_since Oracle relies a lot on JavaMay 20 12:42
_Hicham_but it is gonna be more closed source for sureMay 20 12:42
DaemonFChttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/JavaMay 20 12:43
DaemonFC:DMay 20 12:43
DaemonFCWindows Defender slows hard disk access times by a whopping 54%May 20 12:59
DaemonFChttp://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000803.htmlMay 20 12:59
schestowitzDaemonFC: it's a MS blogMay 20 13:00
schestowitzI wouldn't pay attention to itMay 20 13:00
schestowitzMSFTEr blog ratehrMay 20 13:01
_Hicham_http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/6/6b/Vistabsod.pngMay 20 13:03
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DiabloD3Hey Roy, can't you do anything about these damned attacks?May 20 13:03
DiabloD3Your new host seems to be doing shit for you.May 20 13:04
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DiabloD3oh, and http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2009/05/20/boycott-novell-attacks-itself-to-get-attentionMay 20 13:04
DiabloD3I think your troll failed youMay 20 13:04
schestowitzSod off, troll. Are you the attacker?May 20 13:05
schestowitzYou show up here one minute after the attacks beginMay 20 13:05
DiabloD3Paranoid much?May 20 13:06
schestowitzYou hate the site, you come to troll hereMay 20 13:06
schestowitzYou also link to libelMay 20 13:06
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schestowitzYeah... I'm attacking myself and screwing my while week. Great logic there.May 20 13:07
DiabloD3Why the fuck would I waste my time attacking your site?May 20 13:07
schestowitzMaybe you should study from the lofsMay 20 13:07
schestowitzDiabloD3: do you know who's behind it?May 20 13:07
DiabloD3pretty much everyone on the net thinks you did itMay 20 13:08
schestowitzOn Sunday you came here 1 minute or so after the attacks began on the new IPMay 20 13:08
schestowitzDiabloD3: because you spread libelMay 20 13:08
schestowitzDid Novell.com IPs apread this libel?May 20 13:08
schestowitzHuh?May 20 13:08
schestowitzLike the libel that Novell.com IPs spread in LinuxToday?May 20 13:08
schestowitzHuh?May 20 13:09
schestowitzMaybe they should nymshift some more to pretend it's many peopleMay 20 13:09
schestowitzSockpuppetsMay 20 13:09
DiabloD3dude, you troll constantly., why would anyone believe anything you say?May 20 13:09
schestowitzDoon't escape the questionMay 20 13:09
schestowitzYou got kicked from here for trolling beforeMay 20 13:09
schestowitzWe never kick anyoneMay 20 13:10
DiabloD3Uh-huh.May 20 13:10
DiabloD3So, are you accusing me of being a shill for Novell or Microsoft?May 20 13:11
schestowitzWhatever you are, you troll us in IRCMay 20 13:12
schestowitzGot anything constructive to add?May 20 13:13
DiabloD3you troll the FOSS community on IRC, the web, and everywhere else.May 20 13:13
DiabloD3Why do you do this?May 20 13:13
schestowitzWhy paste libel here?May 20 13:13
schestowitzSJVN got a copy of the logs from the adminMay 20 13:14
DiabloD3You keep using that word, but I don't think you know what it means.May 20 13:14
schestowitzTo 'troll' someone I'd have to step in their houseMay 20 13:14
schestowitzIf we are all here discussing an issue like a former MS employee attacking FOSS, that is NOT trolling.May 20 13:14
schestowitztroll is a person who seeks only to engage in an online discussion to agravateMay 20 13:15
schestowitzI try to informMay 20 13:15
DiabloD3Do you have any proof of this actually happening? Do you have any proof of Novell being an attack vector used by Microsoft to destroy Linux?May 20 13:15
schestowitzNot to annoy anyoneMay 20 13:15
DiabloD3All I've ever seen you do is repeat the same things over and over, but never provide any actual proofMay 20 13:15
schestowitzIf people are annoyed by information, too bad. May 20 13:15
schestowitzIt is, not literallyMay 20 13:16
DiabloD3If there is any libel, its from you.... you've directly harmed Novell's income stream, and you've also attacked FOSS companies who use Novell products.May 20 13:16
schestowitzNovell harms Linux in many waysMay 20 13:16
schestowitzFact.May 20 13:16
schestowitzNovell also helps Linux in many waysMay 20 13:16
schestowitzFact.May 20 13:16
DiabloD3Fact? PROVE IT.May 20 13:16
schestowitzBut we present poofMay 20 13:16
schestowitzProofMay 20 13:16
schestowitzmany external linksMay 20 13:16
schestowitzI won't start  explaining from the start because it's pointlessMay 20 13:16
schestowitzI'm sorry if I "harmed Novell's income stream"May 20 13:17
schestowitzI didn't take money from themMay 20 13:17
schestowitzI wrote my opinions down in a Web siteMay 20 13:17
schestowitzThat's called freedom of speechMay 20 13:17
DiabloD3and I've written my opinions down on the internet, yet you've claimed I'm trollingMay 20 13:17
schestowitzI'm not calling for hate or blowing up cars like some protestersMay 20 13:17
DiabloD3thats a double standardMay 20 13:17
schestowitzDiabloD3: do you know who carried out this attack?May 20 13:18
schestowitzYou can here immediately after it had begunMay 20 13:18
schestowitzWhich to me made you suspectMay 20 13:18
schestowitzAs though you were hawking the site waiting for it to go AWOLMay 20 13:18
DiabloD3someone told me to go look at it, it was down.May 20 13:19
DiabloD3and no, I'm not going to say who, you'll just go harass themMay 20 13:19
schestowitzWhich forum?May 20 13:19
schestowitzMailing list?May 20 13:19
schestowitzIRC?May 20 13:19
schestowitz#opensuse?May 20 13:20
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schestowitzwb, oiaohm May 20 13:20
oiaohmHi schestowitzMay 20 13:21
DiabloD3no, just a small IRC channel on another networkMay 20 13:21
schestowitzWhich channel? Malicious hackers?May 20 13:21
DiabloD3a pro-C# related channel.May 20 13:22
taconeso why are you here DiabloD3  ?May 20 13:22
DiabloD3tacone: I asked Roy why he can't deal with the attack, he has yet to answer meMay 20 13:22
schestowitzThis is crime, DaemonFC May 20 13:23
schestowitzDiabloD3: May 20 13:24
taconeis that of interest for you ?May 20 13:24
schestowitz<DiabloD3> tacone: I asked Roy why he can't deal with the attack, he has yet to answer meMay 20 13:24
taconeyou want to help ? :)May 20 13:24
schestowitzWT heck does that mean?May 20 13:24
*benJIman giggles at the scrollback. This is better than TV.May 20 13:24
DiabloD3schestowitz: you seem to be 100% unable to run a website on your ownMay 20 13:24
schestowitzDiabloD3=hanging out in C# channelsMay 20 13:24
schestowitzFactMay 20 13:24
taconeDiabloD3: so what ? i miss the point.May 20 13:24
schestowitzDiabloD3=coming here saying "haha" when an attack on BN launchedMay 20 13:24
DiabloD3I use wordpress, I've been on slashdot's front page and digg's front page at the same time and nothing slowed down at all, let alone stoppedMay 20 13:25
schestowitzDiabloD3: = Says he heard about the attack in a pro-C# channelMay 20 13:25
DiabloD3yet BN goes down when someone sneezesMay 20 13:25
schestowitzc#=Novell|Microsoft and partnersMay 20 13:25
DiabloD3so I think you really are behind the attacksMay 20 13:25
taconenot really. being digged is differentMay 20 13:25
taconea cache is sufficent to deal with diggsMay 20 13:26
DiabloD3having about 150 hits a second _is_ different... its more than what BN got hit withMay 20 13:26
taconethat's not really the case for DOSMay 20 13:26
schestowitzDiabloD3: don't be a prick. This is DDOSMay 20 13:26
DiabloD3and I was only using wp-cache, I didnt use a reverse proxy cache infront of the httpdMay 20 13:26
schestowitzDiabloD3> schestowitz: you seem to be 100% unable to run a website on your ownMay 20 13:26
schestowitzYesMay 20 13:26
schestowitzWhen it's under DDOSMay 20 13:26
taconewell not really. as it wasn't just webpages requestsMay 20 13:26
schestowitzI guess it also makes Cafepress a bunch of loserMay 20 13:27
schestowitzFor not coping with a Windows botnetMay 20 13:27
DiabloD3the ddos, from your blog entry, is just a bunch of webpage requests.May 20 13:27
taconei agree on the cache. but boycottnovell doesn't run just wordpress.May 20 13:27
DiabloD3tacone: I use mediawiki in other places, its not a problem eitherMay 20 13:27
DaemonFCschestowitz: My dad's OpenSuse system had a hard disk crash :PMay 20 13:27
oiaohmddos attacks create load equal to about 100 times the number of connects done DiabloD3May 20 13:28
taconeDiabloD3: did those places get slashdotted/digged etc ? guess not.May 20 13:28
DaemonFCI took the opportunity to put Fedora on the new oneMay 20 13:28
DaemonFCand move over what I could salvageMay 20 13:28
schestowitzoiaohm: DiabloD3 is a trollMay 20 13:28
oiaohmSo in compare being slashdoted would ahve been light.May 20 13:28
schestowitzCame from c# channel to laugh at us for being attackedMay 20 13:28
schestowitzJust to give you perspective (you came un recently)May 20 13:28
oiaohmSimple fact here do you want dos attacks against mono and other projects DiabloD3May 20 13:29
*tacone likes trollsMay 20 13:29
DaemonFCmaybe we should go to the C# channel to laugh at them and offer them an upgrade to Visual BasicMay 20 13:29
DaemonFC:PMay 20 13:29
oiaohmAnyone who dare does a ddos attack desevers to be hunted down and killed DiabloD3May 20 13:29
oiaohmThey are the crap of the it world.May 20 13:29
schestowitzSome unnamed dude from a c# channel claims he heard about the attacks on BN as soon as they began.May 20 13:29
oiaohmIt the attack on boycottnovell only effected boycottnovell would be one thing.May 20 13:30
oiaohmSimple case other non releated sites were effected the attacker is either incompetent or scum bag.  DiabloD3.May 20 13:31
DaemonFCoiaohm: I switched over to ClamWin after allMay 20 13:31
DiabloD3oiaohm: which is not my problemMay 20 13:31
DiabloD3Im not behind the attackMay 20 13:31
DaemonFCthose damned real time scanners kill your disk performanceMay 20 13:31
DaemonFC:)May 20 13:31
taconefor what is worth, i believe DiabloD3 not being behind the attackMay 20 13:31
_Hicham_DaemonFC : do u use ClamWin as your primary AV?May 20 13:32
schestowitztacone: maybe he knows who might beMay 20 13:32
DaemonFCmeh, might as wellMay 20 13:32
schestowitzIn which case he's a bit of an accomploce by knowledgeMay 20 13:32
DaemonFCif I have any good reason to suspect something I can upload it to Virus TotalMay 20 13:32
schestowitzHe sure endorses the attacksMay 20 13:32
DiabloD3schestowitz: I suggest you ask your lawyer first before you continue down this path.May 20 13:32
schestowitzNopeMay 20 13:32
schestowitzYou justified them days agoMay 20 13:33
DiabloD3I'm not against any method that removes large scale trolls from the FOSS communityMay 20 13:33
schestowitzAnd lawyers don't receive complaints from a "Mr. DiabloD3" from some unknown IPMay 20 13:33
DiabloD3however, that doesn't make me an accompliceMay 20 13:33
oiaohmDiabloD3: thing to be aware of some ddos attackers are ego manics.   So any prase or justification for what they did.  By anywhere can cause more destruction DiabloD3.May 20 13:33
_Hicham_DaemonFC : what do u use Vista for?May 20 13:34
oiaohmTo other targets they choose.May 20 13:34
DaemonFCgames mainlyMay 20 13:34
oiaohmSo if the same manic that attacked boycottnovel comes after mono how happy are you going to be DiabloD3.May 20 13:34
taconeDiabloD3: welcome to the 2009. a time where everyone dares to speakMay 20 13:34
oiaohmYou cannot have you cake and eat it to.May 20 13:34
_Hicham_your games do not run with wine?May 20 13:34
DiabloD3tacone: yet, I dare to speak against Roy, and I'm the bad guyMay 20 13:34
DaemonFCuhhh, quite a few do, several more if I start copying over real Microsoft dllsMay 20 13:35
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DaemonFC:(May 20 13:35
taconeand roy dares to speak against C#. what a bad guy alsoMay 20 13:35
oiaohmSpeek against Roy you are fine to.  But just don't justify method of using ddos ever.  Or any other attack.  DiabloD3May 20 13:35
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oiaohmThere are some methods that are just not the way to do things.May 20 13:36
taconedid the computerworld blog post got you all angry that much ?May 20 13:36
oiaohmThey just bring destruction.May 20 13:36
taconerepeating the dos is just plain coward. and claiming it was self-inflicted won't bring you any credibilityMay 20 13:37
DaemonFCI don't know what kind of rational person could want to do thisMay 20 13:37
DaemonFCit's not like anyone forces them to read BNMay 20 13:37
oiaohmHave someone rip you articals logical to bits would be self-inflicted.May 20 13:37
oiaohmMost of the attackers don't do that.  There are serious questions with mono distribution that novell has never put to rest.May 20 13:38
oiaohmLike can a distribution even ship Novell provided binaries.May 20 13:38
oiaohmWithout being at risk of patent issues.May 20 13:38
taconelike what will happen in 2012May 20 13:38
DaemonFCMiguel De Icaza answered that oneMay 20 13:39
DaemonFCactuallyMay 20 13:39
oiaohmAbout time DiabloD3 you go back to mono and get the answers.   Roy would lose the major reason to attack mono if documents proving there was no patent liablity could be produced.May 20 13:40
taconewhat did he say ?May 20 13:40
DaemonFCto the tune of "Errrr, I don't know, go ask Microsoft if you can"May 20 13:40
DaemonFCthat should tell you all you need to knowMay 20 13:40
oiaohmIt was really a no answer.May 20 13:40
taconeis c# totally under the ECMA also ? seems like MS relaxed seeking standardization after a whileMay 20 13:40
taconec# is very likely to have out-of-ecma bitsMay 20 13:40
schestowitzDiabloD3: you got kicked for coming here insulting us and gloating about the DDOS attack on usMay 20 13:40
DaemonFCnot all of C# is ECMAMay 20 13:41
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DaemonFCand you need some bits that are not part of the "standard" to be Microsoft compatibleMay 20 13:41
taconewould be interesting to know how much those bits are necessary to make moonlight workMay 20 13:41
DaemonFCin theory the ECMA parts are safeMay 20 13:42
taconelol, nice pictureMay 20 13:42
DaemonFCbut the ones that Microsoft never standardized or licensedMay 20 13:42
DaemonFCare dangerousMay 20 13:42
schestowitzDaemonFC: not trueMay 20 13:42
schestowitzIt's not ZRANDMay 20 13:42
DiabloD3I believe any MS-PL licensed stuff is also safeMay 20 13:42
taconehey, you can watch playboy on linux !May 20 13:42
oiaohmNop DiabloD3May 20 13:42
taconeisn't it worth monopoly ?May 20 13:42
oiaohmThere is no patent clearence in MS-PLMay 20 13:42
oiaohmInstead there is a clause in the reverse.May 20 13:42
oiaohmHave you not even read the licence DiabloD3.May 20 13:43
DiabloD3YesMay 20 13:43
DiabloD3I also know its considered offically Open SourceMay 20 13:43
DiabloD3just think: Microsoft writes FOSS.May 20 13:43
DaemonFCMS-PL software is freeMay 20 13:43
DaemonFCbut not GPL compatibleMay 20 13:43
oiaohmOpen Source does not mean it is patent clear.May 20 13:43
oiaohmJust freetype feature of its code required a patent to use.May 20 13:44
oiaohmIt had nice opt in and opt out configure switch.May 20 13:44
DaemonFCMicrosoft Public License (Ms-PL)May 20 13:44
DaemonFC    This is a free software license; it has a copyleft that is not strong, but incompatible with the GNU GPL. We urge you not to use the Ms-PL for this reason.May 20 13:44
DaemonFChttp://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html#GPLIncompatibleLicensesMay 20 13:44
taconemicrosoft went into opensource because it now believes it can ask money with patentsMay 20 13:44
DiabloD3yes, and I don't care what the FSF says, they're much like BN is but not as fanatical about itMay 20 13:45
DiabloD3being OSI approved is enough for meMay 20 13:45
oiaohmDiabloD3: any one who knows licencing would never bring open source claim to a possiable patent problem.May 20 13:45
taconehttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/making-microsoft-nicer-through-patents.arsMay 20 13:45
DaemonFCthe OSI recognizez the Shared Source licenseMay 20 13:45
schestowitzhttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-dollar-crisis-inflation-or-deflation-2009-5#May 20 13:45
DaemonFCas open sourceMay 20 13:45
DaemonFCgive me a breakMay 20 13:45
taconegoing offline. byeMay 20 13:46
schestowitzcyaMay 20 13:46
schestowitzOSI has some bad licencesMay 20 13:46
schestowitzWith patentsMay 20 13:46
oiaohmEven worse mono classes any rom usage as not covered by  GPL.May 20 13:47
oiaohmSo in theory since livecd are not changable are also a breach.May 20 13:47
oiaohmThere are a lot of issues around mono licencing and patents that are nice shades of grey.May 20 13:48
oiaohmIt would be nice if mono would take the time to write a white paper and put all these problems to bed once and for all.May 20 13:48
DiabloD3except BN is the only group trying to point out a so called problemMay 20 13:49
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oiaohmDoes not make BN wrong.May 20 13:49
oiaohmLike AMD trying to put out Intel was bending the market.May 20 13:50
DiabloD3no, being unable to prove it legally makes you wrongMay 20 13:51
oiaohmAsking questions is not illegal.May 20 13:52
oiaohmComplaining about lack of answers is not illegal.May 20 13:52
oiaohmComparing prior cases to predict future ones are not illegal either DiabloD3.May 20 13:53
oiaohmMS has already applied a patent case against a company using GPL2 licenced code like mono's.May 20 13:53
oiaohmSo why should we expect something different to happen in the future DiabloD3.May 20 13:54
oiaohmDo you still say we are not allowed to be annoyed with mono lack of answers.May 20 13:56
schestowitz15-minutes downtime for Google News is 'news' now? Weird. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/20/google_out_again/May 20 13:58
schestowitzoiaohm: he hasn't answersMay 20 13:59
schestowitzneither do Mono peopleMay 20 14:00
schestowitzI asked MiguelMay 20 14:00
schestowitzHe told me that nobody knows enough about TomTomMay 20 14:00
schestowitzSomething along those liesMay 20 14:00
schestowitzIOW, he sort of changed the subjectMay 20 14:00
schestowitzHe doesn't want to answer the question directlyMay 20 14:00
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oiaohmThe complete attack on mono could be stoped dead with a white paper laying out if its harmless or not.  And where not harmless what causes it to be harmful to supplier or user.May 20 14:02
trmancoschestowitz, congratsMay 20 14:03
schestowitzWhat?May 20 14:03
trmancoyou've been blogged in computerworldMay 20 14:03
trmanco:-PMay 20 14:03
schestowitzhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/165179/boycott_novell_site_suffers_ddos_attack.htmlMay 20 14:03
schestowitzI think we all heard this new before... again and again: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137412/microsoft-unveil-revamped-search-engine Microsoft to unveil revamped search engineMay 20 14:04
oiaohmDiabloD3: AMD had to wait 8 years of having evidence proving there case to get a ruling in the EU.   The case in the USA has not even got before a Judge.May 20 14:04
schestowitzIt was almostMay 20 14:05
schestowitzAround the OLPC sabotageMay 20 14:05
schestowitzRelated to NickNMay 20 14:05
schestowitzBut justice there is even slowerMay 20 14:05
trmancohttp://blogs.computerworld.com/burying_the_truth_boycott_novell_hit_by_denial_of_service_attackMay 20 14:05
schestowitzHP to fire 6,400 workers   http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137410/hp-profits-lowMay 20 14:06
schestowitztrmanco:  a lot of people Dugg it. I guess they care.May 20 14:06
oiaohmIts going to be 8 years before AMD gets the money to pay for the damages Intel did.May 20 14:06
trmanco:)May 20 14:06
oiaohmAnti-trust courts are asleep at the wheel.May 20 14:07
oiaohmMost companies in need of an anti-trust ruling go under before it comes.May 20 14:08
schestowitzoiaohm: they can be paid not to do their waorkMay 20 14:09
schestowitzI've watched some films recently. Some of them talk about realisation of authorities and founding fathers that this would happen -- that companies to be watched will put their cronies in regulatory agenciesMay 20 14:10
schestowitzSee Deborah Majoras for exampleMay 20 14:10
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2007/12/16/ftc-in-monopoly-pocket/May 20 14:11
oiaohmFunny enough the most hated media show by other media in Australia is called media watch.May 20 14:11
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oiaohmIts complete job is finding out where media is lieing.May 20 14:11
oiaohmAnd the public love it.May 20 14:12
oiaohmThe attacked media is free to hit back.May 20 14:12
oiaohmSo it maintains a natural balance.May 20 14:12
DaemonFCgovernment intervention can be as bad as letting companies run amokMay 20 14:12
DaemonFCit just all dependsMay 20 14:12
DiabloD3backMay 20 14:13
DiabloD3I was getting something to eatMay 20 14:13
DaemonFCWell, look at what the UK did with Windows Edition NMay 20 14:13
DaemonFCnobody is buying itMay 20 14:13
DaemonFCwhere is this huge demand?May 20 14:13
DiabloD3heh, and it seems you said nothing interesting while I was goneMay 20 14:13
DaemonFCThe consumer outcry?May 20 14:13
DaemonFCWhy aren't they buying the product the government forced MS to give them?May 20 14:13
oiaohmIt did make some OEM start providng firefox and the like DaemonFCMay 20 14:14
DaemonFCI got my hands on Windows XP Edition N and went through it, it appears Microsoft did nothing more than delete 200 and some odd filesMay 20 14:14
DaemonFCnLite can do the same thingMay 20 14:14
oiaohmSo they could not get blamed for assisting.May 20 14:15
trmancoRC1 of Firefox should appear in a few daysMay 20 14:15
DaemonFCI don't think Microsoft should have to ship a particular competitors productsMay 20 14:15
DaemonFCI think these things should be optional componentsMay 20 14:15
DaemonFCit's ridiculousMay 20 14:15
DaemonFCYou don't see the UK telling Apple they have to ship with Vista tooMay 20 14:16
DaemonFCjust in case Mac users want itMay 20 14:16
oiaohmDiabloD3: Do you still say we are not allowed to be annoyed with mono lack of answers? And avoiding giving answers?May 20 14:16
DaemonFCWhen governments get involved, you loseMay 20 14:16
DaemonFCWhen companies run amok you loseMay 20 14:16
DaemonFC:PMay 20 14:16
DiabloD3I dont see that happening, oiaohmMay 20 14:16
DaemonFCmaybe I don't want Firefox or IE on my computerMay 20 14:17
DaemonFCWhat now?May 20 14:17
DaemonFCnow I just have two things I don't wantMay 20 14:17
DaemonFCinstead of 1May 20 14:17
oiaohmFind me the documentation on mono that lays out patent converage for distributions DiabloD3.  If its not missing as you say.May 20 14:17
DaemonFCI would just like for them to have to make optional components instead of mandatory onesMay 20 14:18
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oiaohmMost likely you don't see it happening because you have never had to to a libablity audit for a embeded device DiabloD3.May 20 14:18
oiaohmOr for making a Distributions.May 20 14:18
DaemonFCyep, if you ship a device and you're violating patents, you're fuckedMay 20 14:18
DaemonFCwhich is what I said yesterdayMay 20 14:19
DaemonFCthe law is stupid, but there are still real consequencesMay 20 14:19
oiaohmSame with shipping a Distribution.May 20 14:19
oiaohmSame with making a livecd.May 20 14:19
oiaohmInstalling a system.May 20 14:19
DaemonFCand Ubuntu can just dodge all thisMay 20 14:19
DaemonFCon technicalitiesMay 20 14:19
oiaohmBasically totally fucked.May 20 14:19
DaemonFCand patent laws keep Fedora from being able to compete on that levelMay 20 14:19
DiabloD3anyhow, I don't have tine to keep discussing with youMay 20 14:20
DiabloD3either prove it, or quit trollingMay 20 14:20
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DaemonFCUS patent laws are harming US companiesMay 20 14:20
DaemonFCto the benefit of foreign competitorsMay 20 14:20
oiaohmBoy he did not get it.May 20 14:20
DaemonFCthat's why Red Hat does not like patent lawsMay 20 14:20
schestowitzOpenBI seems like Microsoft lock-in disguised as OSS: Open Source Business Intelligence Scores Another Channel Win < http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/05/19/open-source-business-intelligence-scores-another-channel-win/ >May 20 14:20
oiaohmIts not trolling to be asking questions.May 20 14:21
schestowitzSQL Server... Ms code inside as welll.......May 20 14:21
DaemonFCI should blog about the harm that antivirus software causesMay 20 14:21
oiaohmAnti-viruses worked in there day.May 20 14:22
oiaohmIts numbers of viruses still existing in the wild that is bring the idea undone.May 20 14:22
schestowitzDaemonFC: so have Red Hat move to EuropeMay 20 14:22
schestowitzLike CanonicalMay 20 14:22
DaemonFCit slows your computer down, keeps your CPU running hot, eats your memory, crashes the system sometimes, deletes innocent files, and kills your battery lifeMay 20 14:22
schestowitzThen  it can ship those codecs easilyMay 20 14:22
DaemonFCthe antivirus suites are worse than the viruses sometimesMay 20 14:22
oiaohmThink back.May 20 14:22
oiaohmWhen realtime scanning started there were a few 1000 viruses.May 20 14:23
oiaohmand junk to scan for.May 20 14:23
DaemonFCI knowMay 20 14:23
oiaohmWe are going to cross the million point soon.May 20 14:23
DaemonFCnow there's over 580,000 variantsMay 20 14:23
DaemonFCthat ClamWin alone detectsMay 20 14:23
oiaohmWhy are these viruses not dieing out.May 20 14:23
DaemonFCI think the antivirus companies make a lot of themMay 20 14:24
oiaohmYou don't lots of old viruses that still work with Mac and Linux.May 20 14:24
DaemonFCand a lot of the toolkits to make new onesMay 20 14:24
DaemonFCa virus is just an applicationMay 20 14:24
DaemonFCconsumers demand compatibilityMay 20 14:24
oiaohmWindows long term compadiblity is a double sided sword.May 20 14:24
DaemonFCso it follows that somce Windows 95 virusesMay 20 14:24
DaemonFCwill still work on VistaMay 20 14:24
oiaohmBasically its truly a circle.May 20 14:25
oiaohmTake basic bios interface.May 20 14:25
DaemonFCyeah, but if they ditched it all and started from scratch right nowMay 20 14:25
DaemonFCit would all start all overMay 20 14:25
oiaohmMost boot sector viruses depend on it.May 20 14:25
oiaohmComplete sector of viruses dead in one pen stroke.May 20 14:26
DaemonFCyes, and the basic BIOS layout is older than I amMay 20 14:26
DaemonFCI knowMay 20 14:26
schestowitz How the HIT Lobby is Pushing Experimental and Unsafe Technology on Unconsented Patients and Clinicians < http://linuxmednews.com/1242531823 >May 20 14:26
oiaohmYet how much effect changing that would it have on windows.May 20 14:26
oiaohmBasically nothing.May 20 14:26
oiaohmOld tech has not been retired when it should have been.May 20 14:27
DaemonFCoiaohm: Windows doesn't need a BIOS to bootMay 20 14:27
DaemonFCVista SP1 and later now support EFIMay 20 14:27
DaemonFCI won't be using EFIMay 20 14:28
DaemonFCas long as I have a choiceMay 20 14:28
oiaohmEFI first release was in 2000May 20 14:30
oiaohmWe have lost the idea of truly upgrading computer design somewhere back in computer history.May 20 14:31
oiaohmMac basically killed off lots of its viruses as it changes cpu types.May 20 14:32
oiaohmWe stand on anti-virus software as a crutch to keep on allow us to use not eveloving OS's and Hardware.May 20 14:33
schestowitzBinary compatibility as a curse..May 20 14:34
schestowitzBut also more complex for digital signatures to be usedMay 20 14:34
oiaohmEverything in IT is a double sided sword.May 20 14:35
oiaohmYou apply a filter to block a ddos.  You will filter out some people not doing it.May 20 14:35
oiaohmYou having Binary compatiblity so uses can run there old programs.   You also keep the viruses.May 20 14:36
DaemonFCMac basically kills off a lot of it's every kind of softwareMay 20 14:36
oiaohmYou have a insanely faster computer.   It has a shorter life span of operation.May 20 14:36
DaemonFCincluding virusesMay 20 14:37
DaemonFCeverytime they change it majorlyMay 20 14:37
oiaohmAt some point windows will be left no option but to do a Mac.May 20 14:37
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schestowitzHi, Grommet May 20 14:38
GrommethiMay 20 14:38
DaemonFCwell, the problem is that you need so much security software to lock Windows down with that it becomes slow and tedious to try to get anything doneMay 20 14:38
DaemonFCand if you turn it off, then you won't have any warning at allMay 20 14:38
oiaohmYep the closer it gets to that point of no option bar to start over the worse it will get DaemonFCMay 20 14:38
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oiaohmWeak secuirty system has made Windows degrade faster as well DaemonFCMay 20 14:40
oiaohmSecuirty people use to laugh at binary compadiblity until we worked out end users were serious and did not get the problom.May 20 14:41
DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCtNFgoLILcMay 20 14:42
schestowitzMSBBC is trying to daemonise Google again: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8058084.stmMay 20 14:46
DaemonFCif you tell IT people that you hate antivirus software, they'll look at you like you just said you drink the blood of puppiesMay 20 14:46
DaemonFCbut antivirus software actually slows your computer down as much as a nasty spyware infestationMay 20 14:47
DaemonFCwith Windows Defender + Avast running, you'll use at least 120 megs of your RAMMay 20 14:48
DaemonFCand cut your disk access speed in halfMay 20 14:48
DaemonFC:PMay 20 14:48
DaemonFCit's unreasonableMay 20 14:48
DaemonFCthat's kind of what has me interested in MorroMay 20 14:49
GrommetuhMay 20 14:49
DaemonFCsupposedly Microsoft will be giving WD antivirus capability tooMay 20 14:49
DaemonFCI'm going to review it for better or worse when it's outMay 20 14:50
DaemonFC:PMay 20 14:50
DaemonFCI've collected a fair set of viruses and trojans and spyware over the yearsMay 20 14:50
DaemonFCshould be interesting to see if it catches any of itMay 20 14:51
oiaohmI know a fast way to collect them.May 20 14:51
oiaohmSearch for like mp3.exe torrentsMay 20 14:51
DaemonFCgo visit Game Copy World in IE 6May 20 14:51
DaemonFC:DMay 20 14:51
DaemonFCyeah or anything that says it's a keygenMay 20 14:51
DaemonFCon LimewireMay 20 14:51
DaemonFC:PMay 20 14:52
oiaohmMy record when trying to collect is 16 thouand unique viruses in under 12 hours.May 20 14:52
DaemonFCI wouldn't doubt itMay 20 14:52
DaemonFCLimwire is about the first place I'd lookMay 20 14:52
DaemonFCif I was looking for virusesMay 20 14:52
DaemonFC*LimewireMay 20 14:52
oiaohmNote uniqueMay 20 14:52
oiaohmThat is removing duplicates.May 20 14:53
oiaohmAnd there were a lot of duplicates.May 20 14:53
oiaohmI lost by the way.May 20 14:53
DaemonFCwell, I noticed at Download.com, the top 5 are ALWAYS, consistently 3 antivirus, an antispywareMay 20 14:53
DaemonFCand LIMEWIREMay 20 14:53
DaemonFC:)May 20 14:53
oiaohmWinner of the virus collect game managed to get 22 thousand.May 20 14:53
DaemonFCyep AVG, Avira, Avast, Ad-Aware, and LimewireMay 20 14:54
DaemonFClike clockworkMay 20 14:54
DaemonFC:PMay 20 14:54
oiaohmYep generel kit for running Limewire.May 20 14:54
GrommetlolMay 20 14:55
oiaohmI am supprised how dumb people are to keep on using it.May 20 14:55
oiaohmThey get infected from it and they keep on using it.May 20 14:56
DaemonFCMS-DOS has lived on into VistaMay 20 14:56
DaemonFCin the form of being able to make a DOS boot floppyMay 20 14:56
DaemonFCwith MS-DOS 8 filesMay 20 14:56
DaemonFCMS-DOS 8 was the DOS from Windows Me :)May 20 14:56
oiaohmGot a good one what do you think happens to a MS SBS server when a Intel matrix raid controller has a drive fail.May 20 14:58
oiaohmThat is in a raid.May 20 14:59
oiaohmThe evil thing switches to off line mode.May 20 14:59
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schestowitzTusns out some dirs that  copies got emptiedMay 20 15:34
schestowitzI'd need to recopy these May 20 15:34
schestowitzMaybe a prevantable issueMay 20 15:34
DaemonFCoiaohm: http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/why-i-refuse-to-use-real-time-antivirus-software/May 20 15:46
DaemonFCHuman sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!May 20 15:47
schestowitzRestoring filesMay 20 15:48
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twitter(02:35:11 AM) DaemonFC: yeah, MS isn't evil, they're pragmaticMay 20 16:03
twitter(02:35:18 AM) DaemonFC: and they don't exactly care who they hurtMay 20 16:03
twitterNot true.  They very much enjoy "knifing the baby" and vicious, prolonged, deeply personal attacks on competitors and free software advocates.  M$ delights in their evil culture and brags internally about their deceptions.May 20 16:03
schestowitzODF Alliance, Jeremy Allison and Others Tell Microsoft to Fix Its Broken ODF Implementation < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/microsoft-broken-odf-implementation/ >May 20 16:04
schestowitzThis was an urgent post BTWMay 20 16:04
twitter?May 20 16:05
twitterahMay 20 16:05
schestowitzYeah.May 20 16:05
schestowitzI used your image tooMay 20 16:05
twitter:)  I'm sure everyone will love that.  gotta go now.May 20 16:08
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schestowitzI think Google is censoring resultsMay 20 16:13
schestowitzWhen I have pages that profile MS shills they just vanish from the index and Google after a whileMay 20 16:13
schestowitzVery particular pagesMay 20 16:13
schestowitzThe ones that profileMay 20 16:13
schestowitzMaybe they contact Google to censor resultsMay 20 16:13
taconesome report link clicked perhapsMay 20 16:13
schestowitzonathan Zuck for exampleMay 20 16:13
taconegoogle offers chance to demote links if i aint wrongMay 20 16:14
taconethe cross near the entriesMay 20 16:14
taconecould be abused in some wayMay 20 16:14
taconeask cuttsMay 20 16:14
taconeif you can perhaps point some sample articleMay 20 16:15
DaemonFCI don't think Google has any reason to love MicrosoftMay 20 16:15
taconei think he would have interest himself to investigateMay 20 16:15
DaemonFCGoogle is just a click through whoreMay 20 16:15
DaemonFCthey'll go to bed with anyone that gives them hitsMay 20 16:15
DaemonFCtheir AdSense crap also advertises scams and spyware regularlyMay 20 16:16
*tacone woud never go to bed with larry page. no offense :)May 20 16:16
DaemonFCyou'd have to be fucking stupid to click on any of thatMay 20 16:16
DaemonFC:DMay 20 16:16
taconeschestowitz: got my suggestion ?May 20 16:16
DaemonFCI don't really trust Google any more than I trust MicrosoftMay 20 16:17
DaemonFCthey're both after the same thingMay 20 16:17
Balrog_DaemonFC: you don't trust any companyMay 20 16:18
taconegoing offline very soonMay 20 16:19
taconemy take is that demote links on the results page may be abusedMay 20 16:19
DaemonFCmeh, Google does good things when it benefits GoogleMay 20 16:20
DaemonFCMicrosoft does good things if it benefits MicrosoftMay 20 16:21
DaemonFCa company is enlightened self interest at its very bestMay 20 16:21
DaemonFCand just downright rapacious greed at worstMay 20 16:21
DaemonFCMicrosoft donates computers to schools, but the other thing that happens is they get to deduct all of them from their taxes and it teaches children WindowsMay 20 16:22
taconeoffiline time for meMay 20 16:22
taconeciao !May 20 16:22
DaemonFCso it becomes a tax write-off and free marketingMay 20 16:22
DaemonFCeven though it appears to be an act of charityMay 20 16:22
DaemonFCGoogle donates money to Mozilla and helps develop LinuxMay 20 16:23
DaemonFCfor the same kind of reasonsMay 20 16:23
DaemonFCbusinesses never donate to charity, they make charitable investmentsMay 20 16:24
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DaemonFCI could never die with $50 billionMay 20 16:24
DaemonFCI'd find a way to give at least most of it back somehowMay 20 16:25
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zer0c00lFedora 11 release rescheduled to june 2: Fedora 11 release rescheduled to june 2: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/ScheduleMay 20 16:32
schestowitzYes, I saw thatMay 20 16:37
zer0c00lok :)May 20 16:39
DaemonFCit's pretty funny that Microsoft is saying Vista is more secure than XP, but at the same time, they have Windows 2000 on that chart showing infection rates per capita, and it's basically tied with VistaMay 20 16:45
DaemonFCthey worked on this for 10 years and they broke evenMay 20 16:45
DaemonFCthat's what their own chart is sayingMay 20 16:45
Balrog_hehMay 20 16:47
schestowitzJonathan Zuck (ACT) Jumps to Defend Intel for Committing Same Crimes as Microsoft < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/jonathan-zuck-for-intel/ >May 20 16:50
mtnd3wmicrosoft fanboys are idiotsMay 20 16:51
mtnd3wwhy do i even bother arguing with themMay 20 16:52
mtnd3wit's like talking to a lower form of intelligenceMay 20 16:52
mtnd3wmy cat can put up more logical discourseMay 20 16:52
schestowitzYou mean in IRC?May 20 17:03
schestowitzIn USENET they can be bypassed by ignoring and filtering themMay 20 17:03
_boo_can i use gpl license to produce closed-source app?May 20 17:03
DaemonFChttp://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/1747578/img/1747578.jpgMay 20 17:04
DaemonFClmaoMay 20 17:04
_boo_lmao because you won't be ableMay 20 17:05
_boo_he will reincarnate just to say that you guys are going through final judgementMay 20 17:05
_boo_and it will happen when we're all deadMay 20 17:05
DaemonFCyou don't actually believe that right?May 20 17:09
DaemonFChe sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or goodMay 20 17:09
DaemonFCso BE GOOD FOR GOODNESS SAKE :PMay 20 17:09
DaemonFCheheMay 20 17:09
DaemonFChttp://gamer.blorge.com/2008/09/06/in-depth-expos-reveals-microsofts-xbox-360-failure-rate-was-68/May 20 17:13
DaemonFC"Microsoft knew it had flawed machines, but it did not delay its launch because it believed the quality problems would subside over time. With each new machine, the company figured it would ride the ‘learning curve,’ or continuously improve its production. Even though Microsoft’s leaders knew their quality wasn’t top notch, they did not ensure that resources were in place to handle...May 20 17:14
DaemonFC...returns...May 20 17:14
DaemonFC...and quickly debug bad consoles. There were plenty of warning signs, but the company chose to ignore them."May 20 17:14
DaemonFChttp://www.gfilter.net/junk/humancasualties.pngMay 20 17:15
DaemonFChttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/5350183/Somali-pirates-embrace-capture-as-route-to-Europe.htmlMay 20 17:16
_Hicham_chrome seems to work in linuxMay 20 17:16
DaemonFCI suppose Europe is going to get an influx of Somalis nowMay 20 17:16
_Hicham_I am trying it on FedoraMay 20 17:16
DaemonFCunder Wine?May 20 17:16
_Hicham_noMay 20 17:16
_Hicham_nativelyMay 20 17:16
DaemonFCthey don't have a native Linux versionMay 20 17:16
DaemonFCthere's Chromium but that's still bustedMay 20 17:17
_Hicham_I grapped the official linux snapshotsMay 20 17:17
_Hicham_http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/May 20 17:17
_Hicham_grapped->grabbedMay 20 17:17
_Hicham_but it was linked against different librariesMay 20 17:17
Balrog_lsMay 20 17:17
Balrog_heh, sorry :/May 20 17:17
_Hicham_so I got the relinking warningMay 20 17:17
DaemonFChmmmMay 20 17:17
DaemonFCschestowitz: Figure they'd let ME stay if I became a pirate and surrendered?May 20 17:18
schestowitzWhat do you mean?May 20 17:18
schestowitzThey=MS?May 20 17:18
DaemonFCnah, it says Somali pirates are surrendering to the authoritiesMay 20 17:19
DaemonFCto claim asylum in the NetherlandsMay 20 17:19
_Hicham_http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9697/screenshotzew.pngMay 20 17:19
_Hicham_here is a screenshot, a la DaemonFCMay 20 17:19
DaemonFCuhhhmMay 20 17:21
DaemonFCnice screen resolutionMay 20 17:21
DaemonFC:|May 20 17:21
Balrog_so ... which m$ office ODF plugin is better?May 20 17:22
Balrog_sun or CleverAgeMay 20 17:22
Balrog_?May 20 17:22
DaemonFChttp://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=93704May 20 17:23
DaemonFClmaoMay 20 17:23
_Hicham_there is a problem with openssl packageMay 20 17:23
DaemonFCChristians freaking outMay 20 17:23
DaemonFCover the Google logo todayMay 20 17:24
DaemonFChttp://www.google.com/May 20 17:24
_Hicham_the openssl library in Fedora is way too new for the one it was compiled withMay 20 17:24
_Hicham_I am gonna try to re-link the executableMay 20 17:27
DaemonFChttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/index.htmlMay 20 17:31
DaemonFCWoohooMay 20 17:31
DaemonFCfrom crusading one dayMay 20 17:31
DaemonFCto burning bibles the nextMay 20 17:31
DaemonFCI love our militaryMay 20 17:31
DaemonFClolMay 20 17:31
mtnd3wit's cause the bibles are doing harmMay 20 17:34
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schestowitzHeyMay 20 17:34
mtnd3wthe afghans are very superstitious peopleMay 20 17:34
schestowitzJust catching upMay 20 17:34
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mtnd3wit's creating more animosity towards the presence of US troopsMay 20 17:35
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mtnd3wthat story about google's logo and christians isn't real right?May 20 17:36
mtnd3wrapture ready?May 20 17:36
DaemonFCit's realMay 20 17:40
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schestowitzKill Switches for XBox 360s, Internet Explorer, and Windows  < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/kill-switches-for-xbox-360-ie-win/ >May 20 17:45
schestowitzDaemonFC: you're ther.eMay 20 17:45
Balrog_schestowitz: I don't think TOS on an appliance can hold upMay 20 17:47
Balrog_also DMCA is US-onlyMay 20 17:47
DaemonFCschestowitz: Black screen of death?May 20 17:48
DaemonFCwith what mods?May 20 17:48
DaemonFCI doubt the BIOS flash method is detectableMay 20 17:48
DaemonFCthey were probably modifying system files and turned on automatic updatesMay 20 17:49
DaemonFC:)May 20 17:49
DaemonFCthat's usually how Windows detects the mods and kills itselfMay 20 17:49
schestowitzBalrog_: exactlyMay 20 17:52
schestowitzDaemonFC: not just for XBox Live?May 20 17:52
schestowitzI thought they had banned from online gaming those with modded boxesMay 20 17:53
DaemonFCoh, I thought you meant the Windows modsMay 20 17:53
DaemonFCinvoking a black screenMay 20 17:54
DaemonFCheh,  play an XBOX 360 regularly for about 2 months and it's bricked anywayMay 20 17:54
DaemonFCfuck it, just tell them you got an E74 error and it overheatedMay 20 17:54
DaemonFCand that you have 3 red ringsMay 20 17:54
DaemonFCthey'll swap it outMay 20 17:54
DaemonFC;)May 20 17:55
DaemonFCit's not like they check exactly what the system is doing before they send a replacementMay 20 17:55
Balrog_DaemonFC: if there was a way to induce such an error, it would be goodMay 20 17:55
DaemonFCthere isMay 20 17:55
DaemonFCforce it to overheat you mean?May 20 17:56
DaemonFCblock the ventilationMay 20 17:56
Balrog_nintendo is said to charge $190 to repair a wii that had any unauthorized software modifications installedMay 20 17:56
Balrog_but if the wii fails to boot completely, it's more like $90May 20 17:56
Balrog_($190 is the approximate new price ... $250 - $50 for the controllers)May 20 17:57
DaemonFChehMay 20 17:57
DaemonFCI'm not really impressed by Sony, Microsoft, or NintendoMay 20 17:57
DaemonFCI suppose if I had it to do over again I'd probably buy a WiiMay 20 17:57
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DaemonFCPS3 and XBOX 360 are like a DRM playground where you have to download and activate the other half of the $60 game you thought you bought alreadyMay 20 17:58
Balrog_FSF settles with Cisco <http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-05-cisco-settlement.html>May 20 17:58
Balrog_DaemonFC: the *iPhone* is more open than any of those, unfortunatelyMay 20 17:58
Balrog_much easier to hack, totally trivial to un-hackMay 20 17:59
DaemonFCXBOX 360 is capable of running Linux if you know how to mod itMay 20 17:59
DaemonFCuhhhmMay 20 17:59
DaemonFCschestowitzMay 20 17:59
DaemonFCDid you know that Microsoft bans the names of free software products as part of your XBOX Live gamertagMay 20 18:00
DaemonFC?May 20 18:00
DaemonFCthey put it in their bad language filterMay 20 18:00
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: PS3 runs Linux, abet limited due to hypervisor contraints out of the boxMay 20 18:00
Balrog_yes.May 20 18:01
DaemonFCI don't trust either one really, but Sony has had an even more customer-hostile record than MicrosoftMay 20 18:01
DaemonFCif you can believe itMay 20 18:01
Balrog_you can't do ANYTHING with the RSX, almost at all!May 20 18:01
ReverseGTRBalrog_: I would venture that the PS3 is more open then the iPhone, it supports Divx and OGG for crying out loud via TVersityMay 20 18:01
DaemonFCRSX is an overglorified Geforce 8800May 20 18:01
Balrog_ReverseGTR: the PS3 also has a fast CPU that makes those feasibleMay 20 18:01
DaemonFCyou can get one off Newegg for $60May 20 18:01
DaemonFClmaoMay 20 18:01
Balrog_the iPhone has a slow arm and a hardware h.264 chipMay 20 18:02
ReverseGTRBalrog_: actually you'de be surpised that the YDL on the PS3 supports Super VGA which can take 1080p images and videoMay 20 18:02
Balrog_the PS3 has a lot more raw speedMay 20 18:02
DaemonFCThe PS3 makes a lousy Linux machineMay 20 18:02
DaemonFCslow and overworkedMay 20 18:02
Balrog_mainly due to the RSX lockout :(May 20 18:03
ReverseGTRBalrog_: I know Sony can do more to open up the PS3 but people who want to develop for it shouldn't moan considering what can already be had. There are much larger things to worry about then Sony being very selective when it comes to whom they allow to completely open up for their hardware in Linux for.May 20 18:03
DaemonFCSo what if the CPU is fast? (It's not)May 20 18:03
DaemonFCwith only 192 megs of RAM and framebuffered videoMay 20 18:03
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: the only real problem with it is the fact that its stuck with PPC Linux, which isn't nearly as well support as x86-64 or even ARMMay 20 18:03
DaemonFCit's still gonna suckMay 20 18:03
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: oh then how did those Amiga and Atari ST developers manage to create Video Toast tools in the late 1980s to early 90s with 2 freaking megabytes of RAMMay 20 18:04
DaemonFCan old Athlon64 has more general purpose processing power than the CellMay 20 18:04
DaemonFCthe Cell is overengineered and contrivedMay 20 18:04
DaemonFCcause they were good with assembler I'd imagine?May 20 18:05
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: not really considering the Cell's PPE in the PS3 is an equivalent to a maxed out G5May 20 18:05
DaemonFCpersonally I'd rather slam my dick in a car door than try to get a video editor out of a machine with 2 megs of RAMMay 20 18:05
DaemonFCbut I guess with the huge price tag they probably got paidMay 20 18:05
DaemonFCso hellMay 20 18:05
_boo_so dudes, can i use gpl to produce closed-source code?May 20 18:06
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: also, CELL is a hardware architecture which only sets itself apart because it relies on specialized RISC, Parallel Processing Units to transfer, translate and decode mediaMay 20 18:06
DaemonFCplease stop spammingMay 20 18:06
DaemonFCI've seen the real numberMay 20 18:06
DaemonFC*numbersMay 20 18:06
DaemonFCCell is too specialized for a desktop systemMay 20 18:06
DaemonFCit'll kick ass on folding@homeMay 20 18:07
DaemonFCyeehawMay 20 18:07
DaemonFCCell is Sony's albatross of the 21st centuryMay 20 18:07
Balrog_it's like gpgpu ... software doesn't know how to use itMay 20 18:07
DaemonFCand we're not even done with the first decadeMay 20 18:07
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: because that requires plenting of vectoring and floatpoint processing, which is what the Cell is designed to excel atMay 20 18:07
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: here is a general CPU comparison of the PS3's Cell PPE vs Power Mac G5: http://www.geekpatrol.ca/2006/11/playstation-3-performance/May 20 18:08
DaemonFCSony made a really bad business decision, actually every bad decision they could have possibly madeMay 20 18:08
DaemonFCwith PS3May 20 18:08
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: keep in mind this is just the single CPU core on its own and not including the PPUsMay 20 18:08
ReverseGTRSPUs or whatever they are calledMay 20 18:08
DaemonFCthey can sell however many they want now and still lose moneyMay 20 18:08
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: how only because they don't charge an arm and a leg for online gamingMay 20 18:09
DaemonFCMicrosoft are trying to beat each other into submissionMay 20 18:09
DaemonFCand they both have shit productMay 20 18:09
DaemonFCand they both have to resort to dumpingMay 20 18:09
Balrog_<http://theovalich.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/end-of-road-for-nlitevlite-microsoft-hires-dino-nuhagic/> was pulledMay 20 18:09
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: and they actually took the time to develope a system that doesn't have a high failure due to horrible thermal design and using crappy Thomson DVD drivesMay 20 18:10
DaemonFCwas I linking to that?May 20 18:10
Balrog_no, but <http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/did-microsoft-hire-maker-of-nlite-and-vlite/> does link to thatMay 20 18:10
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: now Sony is no angel in the industry due to their strong arm tactics in pushing developers to rush products and remove features due to patent disputes while stating that it was "last generation." But the only thing M$ has going with the XBOX franchise is releasing the console early, providing online support which people pay for and pimping BungieMay 20 18:12
Balrog_I found the link on BNMay 20 18:12
Balrog_schestowitz: take noteMay 20 18:12
schestowitzTime Calls Windows Vista the “Biggest Tech Failure of the Last Decade” < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/time-calls-windows-vista-failure/ >May 20 18:12
DaemonFCI am linking to itMay 20 18:13
schestowitzHi, ReverseGTR May 20 18:13
ReverseGTR@schestowitz: hey sorry for introducing myself the way I did above, but I just wanted to correct someone's post. Even though he has complete merit to their opinion.May 20 18:15
DaemonFCschestowitz: Windows Defender was responsible for a lot of the slow downMay 20 18:15
DaemonFCnot all, but a lotMay 20 18:15
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DaemonFCVista perks up a bit if you disable thatMay 20 18:16
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: but is there any way to remove those blasted warnings that constantly pop up when doing anything beyond point and click?May 20 18:17
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DaemonFChttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898610_1898625_1898633,00.htmlMay 20 18:18
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: also making sure that everything in Vista is not relegated to constantly switching to Admin?May 20 18:18
wispygalaxyhi guys!May 20 18:18
DaemonFCReverseGTR: Two ways actuallyMay 20 18:18
DaemonFCYou can turn UAC off and reboot, or just disable the elevation promptMay 20 18:18
DaemonFCtheoretically it's better to jsut silently elevateMay 20 18:19
DaemonFCbecause then most things will still run as a standard userMay 20 18:19
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DaemonFCUAC is a good idea poorly executed and comes up even when it's a benign task obviously initiated by the userMay 20 18:20
DaemonFChad they actually tried to implement it right, it would not bug you about bringing up control panel applets and suchMay 20 18:20
DaemonFCjust for software installationMay 20 18:20
DaemonFCVista is kind of condescending like that, instead of calling you a standard user it calls you an Administrator and makes you a standard userMay 20 18:21
DaemonFCIt also disables the "Administrator" account from every earlier version of NTMay 20 18:22
DaemonFCyou can only turn it back on if you have the Group Policy EditorMay 20 18:22
DaemonFCwhich only comes with Business or UltimateMay 20 18:23
DaemonFCpidgen.dll and Software Licensing Service make sure you can't just copy over files from other editions and run themMay 20 18:23
DaemonFCif you have Vista Home they won't let gpedit.msc runMay 20 18:24
DaemonFCand if you have Business you can't run things like Windows Media CenterMay 20 18:24
DaemonFCSLS will stop youMay 20 18:24
DaemonFCIn XP you could copy over the policy editors into XP HomeMay 20 18:25
DaemonFCand it wouldn't stop themMay 20 18:25
wispygalaxyroy, are you there??May 20 18:26
DaemonFCschestowitz: Microsoft overengineered Vista because they somehow think they have the same customer type as AppleMay 20 18:28
DaemonFCit's becoming a ticMay 20 18:28
Balrog_DaemonFC: that is your site?May 20 18:29
wispygalaxyhey balrog!May 20 18:29
Balrog_izanbardprince.wordpress.comMay 20 18:29
Balrog_hey wispygalaxyMay 20 18:29
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: and with that type of condescending attitude why continue to believe they can create a good OS for intermediate to advanced users anymore with the same corporate culture it has nowMay 20 18:29
wispygalaxyschool is out for me :)May 20 18:29
Balrog_DaemonFC: if so, test out Nod32 and see its performance ... it's not free but I hear it's fastMay 20 18:30
Balrog_yeah, I'm doing one classMay 20 18:30
Balrog_right now we're reading GilgameshMay 20 18:30
wispygalaxyoh yes, the summer class :)May 20 18:30
DaemonFCthat's meMay 20 18:30
wispygalaxydo you have to write papersMay 20 18:30
Balrog_yeah, someMay 20 18:30
wispygalaxydarn :(May 20 18:30
DaemonFCBalrog_: NOD32 is disgustingMay 20 18:30
DaemonFCnot the product, the companyMay 20 18:30
Balrog_six projects ... not exactly papersMay 20 18:31
Balrog_DaemonFC: I heard they did some nasty things ... but how does the /product/ compare?May 20 18:31
wispygalaxyi had to do a paper/report for my commercial banking class- there was no finalMay 20 18:31
DaemonFCit has decent detection, unfortunately they also remove things the Business Software Alliance doesn't likeMay 20 18:31
DaemonFClike PeerguardianMay 20 18:31
Balrog_url? I heard they removed that thingMay 20 18:31
Balrog_the peerguardian removalMay 20 18:32
DaemonFCit also detects no-CD patchesMay 20 18:32
DaemonFCfor some video gamesMay 20 18:32
Balrog_as what?May 20 18:32
DaemonFCTrojansMay 20 18:32
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DaemonFCI had a 60 day trialMay 20 18:32
Balrog_well, some of them may contain trojansMay 20 18:32
DaemonFCand uninstalled it on day 1May 20 18:32
Balrog_wispygalaxy: there's #boycottnovell-social nowMay 20 18:32
DaemonFCthat should probably tell you somethingMay 20 18:32
Balrog_I see.May 20 18:32
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DaemonFCBalrog_: I uploaded those files to Virus TotalMay 20 18:33
Balrog_and clean?May 20 18:33
DaemonFCand got one or two scanners to say they were a virus or trojanMay 20 18:33
DaemonFCout of like 40 antivirus appsMay 20 18:33
DaemonFCone was NOD32May 20 18:33
Balrog_heh, false positivesMay 20 18:33
DaemonFC:)May 20 18:33
Balrog_was it the heuristics detecting it, or the sig-based methods?May 20 18:34
DaemonFCyeah, I always upload those to Virus TotalMay 20 18:34
Balrog_if it's the heuristics, I'm not surprisedMay 20 18:34
DaemonFCI never JUST trust my scannerMay 20 18:34
Balrog_heuristics tend to show false positives :)May 20 18:34
DaemonFCwell, NOD32 seems to detect anything the BSA wouldn't likeMay 20 18:34
DaemonFCso it's damned suspiciousMay 20 18:34
DaemonFCat the leastMay 20 18:34
wispygalaxythanks for the new channel link, balrog!May 20 18:34
Balrog_DaemonFC: a test would be to turn off heuristics and do more testsMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCand FYI, I bought those gamesMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCI just don't want to dig for my discMay 20 18:35
Balrog_yeah, I know what you meanMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCevery time I fire them upMay 20 18:35
Balrog_you could use daemon tools and images, but that takes up tons of disk spaceMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCSecuROM detects thoseMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCand attempts to go to war with themMay 20 18:35
DaemonFCso that's another reason why I never run the game til I patch itMay 20 18:36
Balrog_argh.May 20 18:36
Balrog_what about Y.A.S.U ?May 20 18:36
DaemonFCit's an arms raceMay 20 18:36
DaemonFCI just don't feel like fucking with SecuROMMay 20 18:36
DaemonFCcause I always feel slimedMay 20 18:36
Balrog_ahh. much like the requiem project (breaking itunes DRM)May 20 18:37
DaemonFCeven if it does workMay 20 18:37
Balrog_though requiem always wins eventually ;)May 20 18:37
DaemonFCWelcome to modern gaming, where you have to pirate software you already boughtMay 20 18:37
DaemonFC:)May 20 18:37
Balrog_the latest version gets rid of drm from hd movies and works with the latest itunesMay 20 18:37
Balrog_yeah, I know :(May 20 18:37
DaemonFCI won't buy anything in any format that I can't breakMay 20 18:38
DaemonFCcause if I can't, then it's worthless to meMay 20 18:38
Balrog_heh. It's funny how puny itunes FairPlay drm isMay 20 18:38
Balrog_that thing is uselessMay 20 18:38
Balrog_:)May 20 18:38
DaemonFCDRM is like a competition over who will never get my businessMay 20 18:39
DaemonFC:)May 20 18:39
Balrog_heh yeahMay 20 18:39
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: except its whoever lacks that gets your's rightMay 20 18:39
Balrog_though there are free things on itunes sometimesMay 20 18:39
Balrog_(not talking about podcasts)May 20 18:39
DaemonFCI buy CDsMay 20 18:39
DaemonFCI've downloaded two songs off iTunes when Pepsi had those song giveaways in 2004May 20 18:40
DaemonFCand that's when I found out what DRM wasMay 20 18:40
DaemonFCand why I didn't want to buy itMay 20 18:40
DaemonFCwhen I tried to play those files in WinampMay 20 18:40
DaemonFCand they refusedMay 20 18:40
Balrog_well, that's gone from /music/May 20 18:41
DaemonFCso I buy CDs and rip to FLACMay 20 18:41
Balrog_not video thoughMay 20 18:41
DaemonFCit's the same price or lessMay 20 18:41
DaemonFCand much higher qualityMay 20 18:41
Balrog_trueMay 20 18:41
DaemonFCI really wish they'd do a Winamp port to LinuxMay 20 18:42
DaemonFCI jsut never really loved AudaciousMay 20 18:42
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: DMCA needs to die, but with the growing reliance the US needs from gaining money from private firms who profit off of IPs I doubt it will happenMay 20 18:42
DaemonFCand XMMS was OK 10 years agoMay 20 18:42
amarsh04schestowitz, just posted http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-05-19-024-35-NW-CY-NT-0004May 20 18:42
DaemonFCyes, the US government will let Microsoft run amokMay 20 18:43
*amarsh04 still runs xmms 1.2, in fact is doing so right now to pick up the streaming audio of a local fm station having transmitter problemsMay 20 18:43
DaemonFCbecause there's not much else we're selling abroadMay 20 18:43
DaemonFCexcept obesity and warMay 20 18:43
DaemonFC:DMay 20 18:43
DaemonFCI've grown kind of attached to Winamp 5.5May 20 18:43
DaemonFCand my Winamp 3 registration code still unlocks Winamp ProMay 20 18:44
amarsh04I'd like a lightweight graphical audio player... xmms2 sucks up too much cpu time on my old pcMay 20 18:44
DaemonFCI was pleased :DMay 20 18:44
ReverseGTRamarsh04: Totemplayer?May 20 18:44
ReverseGTRamarsh04: not really lightweight thoughMay 20 18:44
DaemonFCIs Winamp 5 running well in Wine?May 20 18:44
amarsh04less than 1.4 percent cpu decoding streaming 128kbps joint stereo MP3May 20 18:44
DaemonFCI haven't checked thatMay 20 18:44
amarsh04my old pc is a PII-266, the new pc is a dual-core amd64 but its in-built graphics don't have free 3d acceleration yetMay 20 18:45
DaemonFCWinamp takes 2% of a CPU core on this machine to decode a FLAC streamMay 20 18:46
DaemonFCthat's not badMay 20 18:46
amarsh04decoding for video on the amd64 with radeon 3200 hd is a bit hit and miss alsoMay 20 18:46
ReverseGTRamarsh04: I was always curious how those perform considering the best performing TabletPC has that hardwareMay 20 18:47
amarsh04I have a soundblaster live! 5.1 SB0220 sound card on the old machine which has an on-board MIDI synth so I can play MIDI files with minimal host cpu requirementsMay 20 18:47
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amarsh04I don't know if I could find a new sound card with that capabilityMay 20 18:48
ReverseGTRamarsh04: I am sure the ASUS high end sound card has that capabilityMay 20 18:48
ReverseGTRthe Xonar DX2May 20 18:49
amarsh04will have to look it up ReverseGTRMay 20 18:49
ReverseGTRamarsh04: it supposedly got dissapointing reviews, but I am not a total audiofile so I wouldn't know what constitutes a good card shown with the frequency graphs in this article: http://vr-zone.com/articles/asus-xonar-d2-rmaa-results/5135-1.html?doc=5135May 20 18:52
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ReverseGTRthe Xonar D2 is the PCI while the D2X is PCI-eMay 20 18:53
DaemonFCVista becomes abysmally slow with any resident scanner loadedMay 20 18:54
DaemonFCit's actually much much faster with no antivirus and no Windows Defender loadedMay 20 18:54
DaemonFCI even unloaded the Clamwin trayMay 20 18:54
DaemonFCI'll just update it myself before I scan somethingMay 20 18:54
DaemonFClolMay 20 18:54
schestowitzamarsh04: thanks for the comment and linkMay 20 18:56
schestowitzI've just caught upMay 20 18:57
schestowitzI'm still posting at a high pace because I have more than I can bear in my todo listMay 20 18:57
DaemonFCthere's ways to throw out roadblocks without taking a huge bite out of system performanceMay 20 18:57
DaemonFCI still think that resident scanners are too much of a compromiseMay 20 18:57
schestowitzHey, wispygalaxy May 20 18:58
amarsh04schestowitz, some people don't get the point illustrated in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where Arthur DentMay 20 18:58
DaemonFCschestowitz: That Mac botnet was perhaps interestingMay 20 18:58
Balrog_DaemonFC: how so?May 20 18:58
Balrog_it was a trojan created botnetMay 20 18:58
DaemonFCin that so many millions of Mac users just swipe iWork off a torrent siteMay 20 18:58
Balrog_from pirated softwareMay 20 18:59
Balrog_heh... they didn't even need to do thatMay 20 18:59
DaemonFCafter paying $2,000 for a Mac?May 20 18:59
Balrog_you download the demo from appleMay 20 18:59
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DaemonFCthat just seems odd?May 20 18:59
Balrog_then change a key in a config file from 'trial' to 'purchase'May 20 18:59
Balrog_and that's itMay 20 18:59
DaemonFCWHAT!?!?May 20 18:59
Balrog_no serial number, nothingMay 20 18:59
DaemonFCyou're shitting meMay 20 18:59
Balrog_that's the protection :)May 20 18:59
amarsh04's house was about to be knocked down, and the plans for its destruction were on display in a locked filing cabinet in a basement without stairs behind a sign that said beware of the tigerMay 20 18:59
ReverseGTRBalrog_: hot damMay 20 18:59
DaemonFCyou're saying that Mac users are too fucking stupid to figure that out?May 20 19:00
ReverseGTRBalrog_: now I sort of wish I owned an overpriced MacMay 20 19:00
DaemonFCdear godMay 20 19:00
DaemonFCno wonder they don't use a PCMay 20 19:00
Balrog_DaemonFC: apparently some of them areMay 20 19:00
Balrog_the smarter ones do figure that outMay 20 19:00
DaemonFCapparently MOST of them areMay 20 19:00
DaemonFClolMay 20 19:00
amarsh04correction - "on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying Beware of the Leopard"May 20 19:01
DaemonFCBalrog_: Apple already made a 5 bajillon million percent markup on the Mac, maybe they don't figure the copy of iWork is worth squabbling about?May 20 19:04
Balrog_DaemonFC: that's what some people figureMay 20 19:04
Balrog_they don't do any 'authentication' on OS X eitherMay 20 19:05
Balrog_or iLifeMay 20 19:05
Balrog_only their heavyweight pro appsMay 20 19:05
Balrog_which use a simple serial key, no activationMay 20 19:05
Balrog_DaemonFC: and the % isn't /that/ highMay 20 19:06
Balrog_lolMay 20 19:06
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schestowitztacone: you might like this one: The EU Council Answers Marco Cappato’s Question About Microsoft Dependence < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/eu-it-independence-by-marco-cappato/ >May 20 19:11
DaemonFCBalrog_: Why would they? They sell every Mac with Mac OS bundledMay 20 19:11
DaemonFCit only works on MacsMay 20 19:11
DaemonFCthey have all the DRM and bundling they needMay 20 19:11
taconelets seeMay 20 19:11
DaemonFCit would make Microsoft cum if they had that kind of grip on the PCMay 20 19:11
schestowitztacone: the Italians fight for all of usMay 20 19:12
Balrog_DaemonFC: it's easy to install osx86 ...May 20 19:12
Balrog_and microsoft /has/ such a grip on the PC, only their software really sucksMay 20 19:12
DaemonFCApple gets away with artificially crippling OS X to not work on PC, but if Micrsofot made Vista not work on MacsMay 20 19:12
DaemonFCthere's be all hell breaking looseMay 20 19:12
DaemonFC:)May 20 19:12
DaemonFCit's a double standardMay 20 19:12
wispygalaxybalrog, remember how you made a hackintosh?May 20 19:13
DaemonFCof course Microsoft would never cripple Vista to not work on Macs cause lots of Macs end up running VistaMay 20 19:13
Balrog_except that Windows is advertised to work on computersMay 20 19:13
DaemonFCso they would be denying themselves salesMay 20 19:13
Balrog_DaemonFC: in my experiences, it's <10%, probably <5% of macsMay 20 19:13
Balrog_and it's usually in a VMMay 20 19:13
DaemonFCI'd say it's more than thatMay 20 19:14
Balrog_or if not, then for gamesMay 20 19:14
Balrog_wispygalaxy: yes, hackintosh back then was messyMay 20 19:14
wispygalaxythat was cool, i could never do thatMay 20 19:14
DaemonFCIt would be interesting to see just how many Macs end up running WindowsMay 20 19:14
Balrog_today, with a core2 duo and a supported graphics card, it's much easierMay 20 19:14
DaemonFCApple does advertise it as a featureMay 20 19:14
Balrog_there's EFI emulation stuffMay 20 19:14
DaemonFCso obviously there is a demandMay 20 19:14
DaemonFCthey don't need to emulate EFIMay 20 19:14
DaemonFCVista can boot on EFIMay 20 19:14
Balrog_well, it's a convenience. Not too many, in my experiencesMay 20 19:14
Balrog_DaemonFC: Apple uses BIOS emulationMay 20 19:15
Balrog_but to boot OS X on BIOS it's harderMay 20 19:15
ReverseGTRBalrog_: Apple only has BIOS emulation for BootcampMay 20 19:15
DaemonFCBoot Camp doesn't NEED to emulate BIOS for Vista SP1 or SP2May 20 19:15
DaemonFCit chooses to because it can make Windows seem more crippled than it isMay 20 19:15
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: yea, but Apple has never bothered to update BootcampMay 20 19:15
Balrog_well, you call that "boot camp" ... it really isn't boot campMay 20 19:16
Balrog_it's just some code in the firmware.May 20 19:16
Balrog_ReverseGTR: really?May 20 19:16
Balrog_that have .....May 20 19:16
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: 64bit Bootcamp is still in beta I thinkMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCVista doesn't need boot campMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCyou can partition the disk without boot camp and boot Vista up exposed to the EFIMay 20 19:16
Balrog_DaemonFC: yes, it does ... for driversMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCif you wantMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCyou can get the drivers yourselfMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCit has them as a single EXE fileMay 20 19:16
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: there is probably a way to do a physical partition, but then you won't have that nice Bootcamp intro screen to select which OSMay 20 19:16
DaemonFCon the Leaopard DVDMay 20 19:16
Balrog_http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/May 20 19:17
Balrog_there's the Vista 64 version right thereMay 20 19:17
DaemonFCyeah, Boot Camp isn't neededMay 20 19:17
DaemonFCit's just an idiot buttonMay 20 19:17
Balrog_true, but not everyone wants to be locked to a M$ osMay 20 19:17
DaemonFCI've set up more complicated boot schemes in my sleepMay 20 19:17
DaemonFC:PMay 20 19:17
Balrog_I use rEFItMay 20 19:17
DaemonFCyou're not locked to itMay 20 19:18
DaemonFCfor Christs sakeMay 20 19:18
DaemonFCthere's GPartedMay 20 19:18
DaemonFCthat runs on MacsMay 20 19:18
DaemonFCyou can get rid of the Vista partition as easily as you made itMay 20 19:18
Balrog_ahh .. .so you mean dual-booting OS X and vista with vista booting from EFI?May 20 19:19
DaemonFCof course I'd feel nauseated at the thought of partitioning HFS+May 20 19:19
DaemonFCuggghMay 20 19:19
DaemonFCyeahMay 20 19:19
DaemonFCyesMay 20 19:19
Balrog_DaemonFC: HFS+ isn't that bad to partitionMay 20 19:19
Balrog_the apple disk utility can shrink volumesMay 20 19:19
Balrog_or expandMay 20 19:19
DaemonFCif you dual boot them on a Mac without Boot Camp, then Vista can utilize EFIMay 20 19:19
Balrog_does that give any benefit?May 20 19:20
DaemonFCwell, faster boot for oneMay 20 19:20
Balrog_(the EFI)May 20 19:20
Balrog_hm. boot is already fast.May 20 19:20
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: I remeber there was a certain piece of software which also worked on Apple that enabled easily partition 4 OSs and had a nice intro GUI to boot.May 20 19:20
DaemonFCYou can even TRIPLE BOOT :)May 20 19:20
DaemonFChave OS X, Vista, and LinuxMay 20 19:20
Balrog_rEFIt makes that easy, yesMay 20 19:20
DaemonFCall booting off EFIMay 20 19:20
Balrog_too bad my hard drive is rather smallMay 20 19:20
Balrog_only 250 GBMay 20 19:21
DaemonFCEFI is not a problem for any current OSMay 20 19:21
*amarsh04 wonders if he is in #boycottnovell or #grub (-:May 20 19:21
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: well except if you want to do Haiku or some other exotic OSMay 20 19:21
DaemonFCI'd use eLilo myselfMay 20 19:21
DaemonFCbut I'm nutsMay 20 19:21
DaemonFC:DMay 20 19:21
DaemonFCVista RTM can't use EFIMay 20 19:22
DaemonFCit needs BIOSMay 20 19:22
DaemonFCso you need a Vista SP1 discMay 20 19:22
DaemonFCthat's trivialMay 20 19:22
Balrog_they say elilo doesn't work with graphicsMay 20 19:22
DaemonFCso?May 20 19:23
Balrog_<http://refit.sourceforge.net/myths/>May 20 19:23
DaemonFCCoreboot can boot Windows 7 now :PMay 20 19:28
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: too bad Coreboot doesn't support the latest AMD chipsets yetMay 20 19:31
ReverseGTRok it supports a few 940 mainframesMay 20 19:32
ReverseGTRI don't even know what Aruma AIS 6000 isMay 20 19:33
ReverseGTRI guess this is what is good about Intel, not as much socket changing going onMay 20 19:35
schestowitzKnuth Tells Europe to Let Him “Innovate in Peace” (Without Software Patents) < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/knuth-tells-europe-no-sw-pats/ >May 20 19:36
ReverseGTR@schestowitz: I'm reading it right now, great articleMay 20 19:37
DaemonFCwell, BIOS and EFI are the thing to watch out forMay 20 19:37
DaemonFCEFI does not allow for open source replacementsMay 20 19:37
taconehttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/buggy-breathalyzer-code-reflects-importance-of-source-review.arsMay 20 19:37
DaemonFCso it probably never will be replaceableMay 20 19:38
DaemonFCtacone: saw thatMay 20 19:38
Balrog_DaemonFC: then what about those EFI emulators?May 20 19:38
Balrog_(that apple uses)May 20 19:38
Balrog_well, not appleMay 20 19:38
DaemonFCWhat? YOu expected the state to read the user manual?May 20 19:38
taconeproprietary code may lead to wrong liability or perhaps even deathMay 20 19:38
Balrog_the hackintosh peopleMay 20 19:38
DaemonFCThey'd rather just fuck you overMay 20 19:38
DaemonFC:)May 20 19:38
DaemonFCthe government doesn't careMay 20 19:39
DaemonFCyou sue the government in a government courtMay 20 19:39
DaemonFCwhy do they care?May 20 19:39
ReverseGTRtacone: lol has anyone actually looked into the accuracy of radar guns lately?May 20 19:39
DaemonFCexactlyMay 20 19:39
ReverseGTRtacone: buggy equipment is defacto in law enforcement so they can more easily catch their perps :PMay 20 19:40
DaemonFCthey say in the manual NEVER to write tickets when using POP modeMay 20 19:40
DaemonFCcops do it all the timeMay 20 19:40
ReverseGTRtacone: whoever got the court to actually summit an audit to review that must have had deep pocketsMay 20 19:41
DaemonFCexactlyMay 20 19:41
DaemonFCall those slimy bastards have to do is say the software that convicted you is a trade secretMay 20 19:42
DaemonFCjust like for voting machinesMay 20 19:42
_boo_voting machines, lolMay 20 19:42
_boo_you got fuckedMay 20 19:42
_boo_if you don't live in eastern countryMay 20 19:42
DaemonFCyeah, it's so much better in RussiaMay 20 19:43
_boo_where ther are none of voting machinesMay 20 19:43
DaemonFCI'll head over there nowMay 20 19:43
DaemonFC:DMay 20 19:43
_boo_DaemonFCMay 20 19:43
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: in India it is because they are just using a form of BASIC for the OSMay 20 19:43
_boo_don't ever question my credibilityMay 20 19:43
DaemonFCthink they'll let me do MILF pornMay 20 19:43
DaemonFCand pirate all the software I want?May 20 19:43
_boo_i know everything about russiaMay 20 19:43
ReverseGTR_boo_: Russia has electronic voting machines?May 20 19:43
_boo_and yeah, you can't trust russian voting machinesMay 20 19:43
_boo_yupMay 20 19:43
DaemonFCno they have MILF pornMay 20 19:44
_boo_electronicMay 20 19:44
DaemonFCand bootleg WindowsMay 20 19:44
DaemonFC:DMay 20 19:44
_boo_feel glad of yourself now?May 20 19:44
ReverseGTR_boo_: lol, no wonder voting goes so smoothly and always in Putin's favorMay 20 19:44
_boo_lolMay 20 19:44
DaemonFChey, MILF porn, Vodka, and bootleg softwareMay 20 19:44
DaemonFCI could move thereMay 20 19:44
DaemonFCI have skillsMay 20 19:44
DaemonFC:DMay 20 19:44
_boo_ReverseGTR, in usa and plenty of other countries it's the sameMay 20 19:44
_boo_just different levelMay 20 19:45
ReverseGTR_boo_: true, at least Russia is more open to admitting they may have a would-be CzarMay 20 19:45
_boo_lolMay 20 19:45
_boo_putin is not czarMay 20 19:45
DaemonFCRussian politics always ends up going badlyMay 20 19:45
_boo_he's just yet another presidentMay 20 19:45
_boo_lolMay 20 19:45
_boo_yeahMay 20 19:45
ReverseGTR_boo_: we shall seeMay 20 19:45
_boo_since like -100 years agoMay 20 19:45
DaemonFCI use "Russian" as a verbMay 20 19:45
ReverseGTR_boo_: what if his son ends up becoming the next Prime Minister?May 20 19:46
DaemonFClike "That was a very Russian ending"May 20 19:46
_boo_there were no good politics persons in russiaMay 20 19:46
_boo_since thenMay 20 19:46
_boo_ReverseGTR, may be he wouldMay 20 19:46
_boo_dude, you gotta understandMay 20 19:46
_boo_i'm not with russiaMay 20 19:46
DaemonFCWe should jsut let Georgia in NATO right nowMay 20 19:46
_boo_lolMay 20 19:46
DaemonFCso the Russians will pause and think next timeMay 20 19:46
_boo_georgia is worth nothingMay 20 19:47
wispygalaxyhi booMay 20 19:47
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: Georgia is now rampant with pro-Russian politicansMay 20 19:47
_boo_and russia can kill it right awayMay 20 19:47
_boo_and most of nato tooMay 20 19:47
DaemonFCToo many to shoot?May 20 19:47
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: they would probably be giving NATO secrets to Russia in a heartbeatMay 20 19:47
_boo_DaemonFC, no./May 20 19:47
_boo_?May 20 19:47
_boo_in georgia you won't even have to shootMay 20 19:47
DaemonFCthat's why we don't give Georgia any valuable intelMay 20 19:47
_boo_they will just give upMay 20 19:47
DaemonFCwe jsut make them a memberMay 20 19:47
DaemonFCget it?May 20 19:47
_boo_you don't get itMay 20 19:47
_boo_i get everythingMay 20 19:48
ReverseGTR_boo_: only former Soviet satellites I can see standing up to Russia are Romania and UkraineMay 20 19:48
_boo_lolMay 20 19:48
ReverseGTR_boo_: maybe Poland tooMay 20 19:48
_boo_ReverseGTR, why should they even want to?May 20 19:48
DaemonFCwell, there was that whole Chernobyl thingMay 20 19:48
_boo_poland was fscked by kozaksMay 20 19:48
DaemonFCI'm sure they haven't forgotten thatMay 20 19:48
_boo_they didn't forget kozaksMay 20 19:48
_boo_that are still aliveMay 20 19:49
_boo_and they are in the same culture that you see in filmsMay 20 19:49
ReverseGTR_boo_: maybe Kazakhstan too considering it would be hard terrain to conquer too considering they have a lucrative deal with ChinaMay 20 19:49
_boo_they kan just eliminate polandMay 20 19:49
DaemonFClike Borat?May 20 19:49
DaemonFC:)May 20 19:49
_boo_do you know how kozaks train?May 20 19:49
DaemonFCI like youMay 20 19:49
ReverseGTRDaemonFC: exactly Borat can take care of themMay 20 19:49
_boo_dueMay 20 19:49
DaemonFCyou can come to my houseMay 20 19:49
_boo_dudeMay 20 19:49
DaemonFCand use my sisteMay 20 19:49
DaemonFC*sisterMay 20 19:49
DaemonFClolMay 20 19:49
_boo_i kanMay 20 19:50
_boo_use your sisterMay 20 19:50
_boo_but do you know how kozaks train?May 20 19:50
ReverseGTR_boo_: they beat eachother over the head with mallets while drinking bottles of Vodka?May 20 19:50
_boo_noneMay 20 19:50
ReverseGTR_boo_: is that how Kosaks train, becauseMay 20 19:50
_boo_of datMay 20 19:50
_boo_do you know how it's to shoot according to ricochet?May 20 19:51
_boo_they train like datMay 20 19:51
_boo_shootingMay 20 19:51
_boo_and they are specopsMay 20 19:51
ReverseGTRbecause the Kosaks seemed to have that sort of brightness throughout Russian history following Czar orders until they were squashed by the Red Army and have been trying to scramble for glory in a new Russia ever sinceMay 20 19:51
_boo_if you're talking about knives or thingsMay 20 19:51
_boo_ReverseGTR, did you ever watch any film about Taras BulbaMay 20 19:52
ReverseGTR_boo_: the only Kosaks I see are fat bearded people who are dressed in spiffy would-be military garb and spout rampant racist remarksMay 20 19:52
_boo_nopeMay 20 19:52
_boo_they won't tolerate you being on their landMay 20 19:52
_boo_that's what makes them very valuable rangersMay 20 19:53
_boo_kinda limits of country defendedMay 20 19:53
ReverseGTR_boo_: but Russian is being flooded by Turks, Africans and Asians anywayMay 20 19:53
_boo_what?May 20 19:53
_boo_are you insane?May 20 19:53
ReverseGTR_boo_: Russia is being overrun by foriegners and rightly so since they occupy over half of AsiaMay 20 19:54
DaemonFClmaoMay 20 19:54
_boo_lolMay 20 19:54
_boo_half of asiaMay 20 19:54
_boo_it's russian placeMay 20 19:54
_boo_don't ever fsck with itMay 20 19:54
_boo_if it's russian borderMay 20 19:54
ReverseGTR_boo_: well more like about 1/4 of Asia but you get my drifeMay 20 19:54
_boo_don't ever come acrossMay 20 19:54
_boo_nopeMay 20 19:55
_boo_you don't get a thing in real lifeMay 20 19:55
_boo_ReverseGTRMay 20 19:55
ReverseGTR_boo_: fact of the matter is many Eastern Siberians and Turks are moving westward and white Russians don't like itMay 20 19:55
_boo_what?May 20 19:55
_boo_are you sane again?May 20 19:55
_boo_you just didn't answer yetMay 20 19:55
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_boo_what are you talking about at all?May 20 19:56
_boo_in russia people almost don't even moveMay 20 19:56
_boo_like at allMay 20 19:56
_boo_like below 5% moveMay 20 19:56
ReverseGTR_boo_: then how come attacks on immigrants has risen in Moscow and St. Petersburg?May 20 19:56
_boo_dudeMay 20 19:56
_boo_you don't know the newsMay 20 19:57
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_boo_like at allMay 20 19:57
_boo_like at 95%May 20 19:57
_boo_only foreigners are attacking russiansMay 20 19:57
_boo_i countedMay 20 19:57
_boo_russians are not torlerated in russiaMay 20 19:57
_boo_^ take that into accountMay 20 19:57
_boo_not tolerated at allMay 20 19:58
ReverseGTR_boo_: ok, but you can't deny Turks in Russia are persecuted allot whether by would-be Kosaks or anyone who thinks of themselves as any more RussianMay 20 19:58
_boo_like if you say anything bad about foreignerMay 20 19:58
_boo_you're in jailMay 20 19:58
_boo_kosaks only live at their territoryMay 20 19:58
_boo_you should understand thatMay 20 19:58
_boo_they defend itMay 20 19:58
_boo_and they were always the last defence lineMay 20 19:59
_boo_they like to live in russiaMay 20 19:59
_boo_'cause russia doesn't fsck themMay 20 19:59
ReverseGTR_boo_: ok I got itMay 20 19:59
_boo_no you didn['tMay 20 19:59
_boo_didn'tMay 20 19:59
_boo_i didn't even tell you the halfMay 20 19:59
ReverseGTR_boo_: If I don't I can review everything you just said againMay 20 20:00
_boo_noMay 20 20:00
_boo_'cause i didn't say enoughMay 20 20:00
_boo_and you only know the basicsMay 20 20:00
ReverseGTR_boo_: perhaps we should then take it to PM unless DeamonFC is interestedMay 20 20:00
_boo_whateverMay 20 20:00
_boo_i can f anyone's brains anywhere XDMay 20 20:00
ReverseGTR_boo_: I just came here to learn something and contribute in opinionMay 20 20:01
_boo_lolMay 20 20:01
_boo_contribute in opinionMay 20 20:01
_boo_XDMay 20 20:01
_boo_lmaoMay 20 20:01
_boo_about such things?May 20 20:01
_boo_dudeMay 20 20:02
_boo_you're too lateMay 20 20:02
ReverseGTR_boo_: well most of the time that is what we do around here, aside from the occassional article or hardware specs. Do we need to now debate about semantics?May 20 20:02
_boo_you won't learn anythingMay 20 20:02
_boo_but hateMay 20 20:02
ReverseGTRwhatever, but the fact of the matter is we went way OTMay 20 20:02
_boo_ReverseGTR, there's always need to debate about semanticsMay 20 20:02
_boo_'cause semantics is per everybodyMay 20 20:02
_boo_so debate meMay 20 20:03
_boo_right hereMay 20 20:03
_boo_and i will prove you don't know a thingMay 20 20:03
_boo_XDMay 20 20:03
_boo_may be sometimes you will have to waitMay 20 20:04
_boo_but it's worthMay 20 20:04
_boo_'cause it will prove you're insane XDMay 20 20:04
_boo_so startMay 20 20:04
_boo_i'm not even challenging youMay 20 20:08
_boo_just say anything that i think that's worth hearing by meMay 20 20:08
_boo_and i will most likely answerMay 20 20:08
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_boo_(if i'm not alseep already)May 20 20:09
_boo_too bad there're no people worth of talking on the subject, it's not linux related at all thoughMay 20 20:11
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tessierschestowitz: The attack this morning was probably stopped by the iptables rules pretty quickly.May 20 20:21
schestowitzCool!May 20 20:21
schestowitzIt lasted for like 2 hoursMay 20 20:22
schestowitzMaybe 3May 20 20:22
Balrog_hopefully they don't get through it /again/ :(May 20 20:22
schestowitzI made many posts. Does the nightly backup include databases?May 20 20:22
DaemonFCschestowitz: Microsoft got quite a few "Worst of all time" awards from PC WorldMay 20 20:22
DaemonFCactuallyMay 20 20:22
DaemonFCfor Windows ME, IE 6, and a bunch of othersMay 20 20:22
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DaemonFChttp://www.pcworld.com/article/125772-3/the_25_worst_tech_products_of_all_time.htmlMay 20 20:25
DaemonFC"How insecure? In June 2004, the  U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) took the unusual step of urging PC users to use a browser--any browser--other than IE. Their reason: IE users who visited the wrong Web site could end up infected with the Scob or Download.Ject keylogger, which could be used to steal their passwords and other personal information. Microsoft patched that hole, and...May 20 20:25
DaemonFC...the next one, and the one after that, and so on, ad infinitum."May 20 20:25
DaemonFCMicrosoft is supporting at least a couple dozen versions of IE across 7 versions of WindowsMay 20 20:27
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DaemonFCspanning from IE 5.01 on Windows 2000 to IE 8 on VistaMay 20 20:27
DaemonFCI can't imagine anyone actually trying to use IE 5.01 to browse the open internet withMay 20 20:28
DaemonFCthat would be suicideMay 20 20:28
Balrog_yes.May 20 20:28
DaemonFCtechnically they have to support IE 5.01 as part of Windows 2000 til June of 2010May 20 20:28
DaemonFCI believeMay 20 20:29
DaemonFCby then it will essentially be 11 years oldMay 20 20:29
DaemonFCand not even really all that great by the standards of 1999May 20 20:29
DaemonFC:PMay 20 20:29
DaemonFCWindows 2000 won't let you use any version of IE past IE 6 SP1May 20 20:30
DaemonFCbecause a popup blocker apparently requires "Major architectural changes only included with Windows XP"May 20 20:30
DaemonFC:)May 20 20:30
DaemonFC:PMay 20 20:30
DaemonFCMicrosoft tries to make you very uncomfortable if you don't jump right to buying the latest version of WindowsMay 20 20:31
DaemonFCbut current versions of every other browser still run on Windows 2000 :)May 20 20:31
Balrog_though Firefox 3 doesn't work too wellMay 20 20:32
Balrog_I moved the last win2k system to xubuntu 8.10May 20 20:32
Balrog_works wellMay 20 20:32
DaemonFCworks as well as it does on XPMay 20 20:32
DaemonFCthey act like they're punishing you by not giving you the latest IEMay 20 20:32
DaemonFCyeah....May 20 20:33
Balrog_IE is deeply rooted in the systemMay 20 20:33
DaemonFCnoMay 20 20:35
DaemonFCit's notMay 20 20:35
schestowitzMicrosoft and the Linux Foundation Not “Best Friends Forever” < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/microsoft-linux-foundation-deception/ >May 20 20:35
DaemonFCYou can remove IE from Vista without actually damaging the systemMay 20 20:36
Balrog_true, but parts of IE remainMay 20 20:37
DaemonFCit has dependencies, but you can remove those tooMay 20 20:37
DaemonFCnoMay 20 20:37
DaemonFCyou can remove the rendering engineMay 20 20:37
Balrog_then things breakMay 20 20:37
Balrog_programs that rely on the engine breakMay 20 20:37
DaemonFCnahMay 20 20:37
Balrog_it's like removing webkit from a macMay 20 20:37
DaemonFCshoddy programs like Yahell messenger maybeMay 20 20:37
Balrog_many programs rely on webkit to render htmlMay 20 20:38
Balrog_(I'm talking about the shared webkit library deep inside the system)May 20 20:38
DaemonFCyeah, which is why the EU really can't order it be removed (IE that is)May 20 20:38
DaemonFCthey'd break a lot of peoples shitMay 20 20:38
DaemonFC:PMay 20 20:38
Balrog_they can remove access to IEMay 20 20:39
Balrog_prevent it from being directly usedMay 20 20:39
Balrog_of course, portions of IE will remainMay 20 20:39
DaemonFCWhat's the point?May 20 20:39
DaemonFCif all the vulnerabilities are still thereMay 20 20:39
Balrog_you can delete Safari but Webkit still remainsMay 20 20:39
Balrog_true, if it gets executedMay 20 20:39
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DaemonFCKnown viruses: 550188May 20 20:41
DaemonFCaccording to ClamWinMay 20 20:41
DaemonFChehMay 20 20:41
DaemonFCthat's ridiculousMay 20 20:42
DaemonFChttp://books.google.com/books?id=h4YYhcb0MsMC&dq=windows+98+annoyances&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=wf9c70gEyO&sig=_ZDjsYBGUooif42LC0Z-yu0-RH0&hl=en&ei=hmAUSrXsFcafmAeQ3IHjAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3May 20 20:43
DaemonFC$93 cable billMay 20 20:46
DaemonFCarghMay 20 20:46
DaemonFCdamnMay 20 20:46
DaemonFClots of people still using Windows 98May 20 20:46
DaemonFCwhat is wrong with these people?May 20 20:47
schestowitzAsk what's wrong with VistaMay 20 20:49
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DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKqKrH0O9ygMay 20 21:08
schestowitzNet Applications Has Former Microsoft Employee, Also a Microsoft Investor? < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/20/net-applications-matt-hopkins-vicinity/ >May 20 21:09
schestowitzamd-linux: check it outMay 20 21:09
schestowitzRelates to our previous discussions...May 20 21:09
schestowitzWimap... it rellly whips the llama's ass.May 20 21:10
schestowitz*Winamp; *reallyMay 20 21:10
amd-linuxgood evening... will do...May 20 21:10
schestowitzNow I extract a list of MS and gates lobbyistsMay 20 21:10
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DaemonFCwell, you can host a shoutcast server on LinuxMay 20 21:11
DaemonFC*shrugs*May 20 21:12
amd-linuxI still owe you guys a link... not sure if this was already posted, I tried to do so in comments, but you got ddosed while I wanted to send my comments :-)May 20 21:12
amd-linuxhttp://www.heise.de/open/Linux-knackt-auf-dem-Desktop-die-1-Prozent-Marke--/news/meldung/137137May 20 21:12
amd-linuxLinux close to 15%, in front of Mac and Vista...May 20 21:12
amd-linuxon the bottomMay 20 21:12
DaemonFCNullsoftMay 20 21:13
amd-linuxof the heise news article...May 20 21:13
DaemonFC"The company's name is a parody of Microsoft, deriving from the fact that null (nothing) is smaller than micro"May 20 21:13
DaemonFChttp://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938320/the_worlds_most_dangerous_geekMay 20 21:14
DaemonFCThe guy behind Winamp :PMay 20 21:14
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DaemonFCThat's because, after years of being muzzled by AOL for igniting the pirate nation, Frankel is breaking his silence. "This is an environment where I don't get to do what I want to do," he says. What he wants to do is even more radical than Gnutella. And to do this, he needs to break free. "Eighty percent of the people at AOL are clueless," he says. When I ask him if they have anything to...May 20 21:15
DaemonFC...fear by him leaving, he replies, half-jokingly, "If anything, they have more to fear when I'm working for them."May 20 21:16
DaemonFCclassicMay 20 21:16
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amd-linuxAnd for browser stats and marketshare, pls consider that 99% of all bots disguise or are using IE6 as their horse:  http://vale.homelinux.net/wordpress/2008/07/20/stopping-blog-spam-or-why-i-started-to-block-internet-explorer-6/May 20 21:19
Balrog_I've seen many bots that fake being linuxMay 20 21:19
amd-linuxnone in my logs...May 20 21:19
Balrog_the google bot does it, no?May 20 21:19
amd-linuxonly IE6May 20 21:20
DaemonFCnoMay 20 21:20
Balrog_hrm.May 20 21:20
amd-linux???? Balrog???May 20 21:20
DaemonFCGooglebot identifies as GooglebotMay 20 21:20
amd-linuxNo wayMay 20 21:20
amd-linuxrightMay 20 21:20
DaemonFCAVG Antivirus' Linkscanner IDs as IE 6May 20 21:20
DaemonFCthat's a LOT of fucking trafficMay 20 21:20
DaemonFCright thereMay 20 21:20
DaemonFCeven if you're not using IE at allMay 20 21:20
Balrog_hmm, IE 5 works thoughMay 20 21:20
amd-linuxUser Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)May 20 21:20
amd-linuxtypical comment spammer entry:       * User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; Maxthon; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)May 20 21:22
DaemonFCheh, he got $100 million to sell Nullsoft to AOLMay 20 21:22
amd-linuxProbably SPAM!(Akismet Spam)May 20 21:23
DaemonFCI would have taken it and ran tooMay 20 21:23
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Grommetbut I like to use suse :(May 20 21:35
DaemonFChttp://xkcd.com/528/May 20 21:37
GrommetlolMay 20 21:38
amd-linuxroflMay 20 21:41
amd-linuxalthough quite senseless ;-)May 20 21:41
DaemonFChttp://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_spreads_more_FUD_about_Firefox_Chrome_and_OperaMay 20 21:49
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_Goblinhi allMay 20 22:03
DaemonFCschestowitz: http://izanbardprince.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/microsoft-pays-yes-men-to-spread-more-fud-about-firefox-chrome-and-opera/May 20 22:07
DaemonFCscroll downMay 20 22:07
DaemonFC:PMay 20 22:07
schestowitzDaemonFC: already DuggMay 20 22:07
DaemonFCjust added another picMay 20 22:08
schestowitzFP-boundMay 20 22:08
DaemonFCI was boredMay 20 22:08
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schestowitzhttp://digg.com/linux_unix/Burying_the_truth_Boycott_Novell_hit_by_DDoS_attack 94 Diggs, no FPMay 20 22:08
taconeobviouslyMay 20 22:08
taconetoo much timeMay 20 22:08
DaemonFChttp://izanbardprince.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/do_not_want_cat.jpg?w=430&h=286May 20 22:08
DaemonFCheheMay 20 22:08
taconeyou have to be dug *fast*May 20 22:08
schestowitzHehe. cute kittyMay 20 22:11
schestowitztacone: it was fastMay 20 22:11
schestowitzI think.May 20 22:11
schestowitzI only noticed it with lie 40 in 5 hoursMay 20 22:11
_GoblinLol Ive just had a comment to me by Microsoftlegal (yeah right) "Leave scott alone. we are watching" Its insulting that anyone would think I would be even the remotest bit worried about rubbish like that.May 20 22:11
DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJSuduTrPsMay 20 22:13
DaemonFCstill funnyMay 20 22:13
DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0m3s9h_z0AMay 20 22:16
_GoblinOh and now since I exposed that message, its been deleted! This MicrosoftLegal has me very frightened! ;)May 20 22:18
DaemonFCschestowitz: I got our library to order some Linux booksMay 20 22:20
taconenot fast enough i think.May 20 22:20
DaemonFCguides on Fedora and Ubuntu are sitting on the same shelf as Vista and XPMay 20 22:20
DaemonFCso that's a winMay 20 22:20
DaemonFC:)May 20 22:20
taconenot anything you care to get on the front page anyway.May 20 22:20
schestowitztacone: thanks. http://www.stefanoforenza.com/lost-in-paris-roundup/May 20 22:20
DaemonFCthe difference is the Windows books don't come with a Windows DVDMay 20 22:20
DaemonFC:PMay 20 22:20
DaemonFCthat's where the real fight should beMay 20 22:21
DaemonFCgetting books on Linux in the librariesMay 20 22:21
DaemonFCwhere people will stumble onto them while they're trying to get XP or Vista under controlMay 20 22:21
DaemonFChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbdQvQzU_NY&feature=channelMay 20 22:24
DaemonFCtoo funnyMay 20 22:24
taconethanks for what ? it was already known :)May 20 22:26
taconehttp://squeedlyspooch.com/blog/2009/05/07/license/ someone would like to be a fucking lawyerMay 20 22:27
schestowitzDaemonFC: he screwed her voiceMay 20 22:28
schestowitzActually makes it worse, not betterMay 20 22:28
tacone"Now I believe that Mono is either not ready for prime time yet or has been created in order to demonstrate how greener the Windows grass is."May 20 22:28
schestowitztacone: I see....May 20 22:30
schestowitzLawyer with a foul mouthMay 20 22:30
DaemonFCI have to assume that Mono is a Windows advertisementMay 20 22:30
schestowitztacone: that's what it is. Mono is about putting .NET at the centreMay 20 22:30
DaemonFCI've never seen a good application come from Mono even without the patent issueMay 20 22:31
DaemonFChave you?May 20 22:31
schestowitzThen you can choose between NoDevelop of Visual StrudioMay 20 22:31
schestowitzand NoMo versus .NETMay 20 22:31
schestowitzDaemonFC: none that are bigMay 20 22:31
DaemonFCI don't think anyone will ever make anything in Mono or .Net that I'd want to useMay 20 22:32
schestowitzUni cracked. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/20/iis_bug_fells_university_server/ Solution? Apache http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/why-are-you-not-running-apache-new-iis-holes-should-make-you-rething-your-web-serverMay 20 22:33
DaemonFChehMay 20 22:34
DaemonFCI just ripped a 2 record set :PMay 20 22:34
DaemonFCnot often that I get to rip from vinylMay 20 22:34
schestowitz Vista 7 is Vista+marketing+bribed bloggers+bullies bloggers+new UIMay 20 22:34
schestowitzGoogle accused of selling free clicks < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/20/google_search_ad_boondoggles/ >May 20 22:35
DaemonFCschestowitz: I'm using Windows 7 display driversMay 20 22:36
DaemonFCon VistaMay 20 22:36
DaemonFCthat's how different they areMay 20 22:36
DaemonFC:)May 20 22:36
schestowitzWallpapersMay 20 22:37
schestowitzCan't wait till Windows 7 is out. Can you get the wallpapers /already/?May 20 22:37
schestowitzAll that stuff around the wallpaper is of no  interest to me, so..May 20 22:37
_GoblinAww. you not looking forward to XP toad?May 20 22:38
_Goblinsorry *modeMay 20 22:38
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the_mad_hatterRoy, in regards to Melinda French Gates:May 20 22:39
_Goblin@Mad hatter - Youre not a Luton Town fan are you?May 20 22:39
the_mad_hattershe appears to be very friendly with Arian HuffingtonMay 20 22:39
the_mad_hatterAriana HuffingtonMay 20 22:39
the_mad_hatterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/searchG/?cx=partner-pub-3264687723376607%3Atlvacw-gkue&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=melinda+gates&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search#972May 20 22:39
DaemonFCschestowitz: http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6863/42864422.pngMay 20 22:39
the_mad_hatterNo, never heard of Luton town.May 20 22:39
DaemonFCcheck it out :)May 20 22:39
DaemonFCVista SP2 Windows 7 Nvidia driversMay 20 22:40
the_mad_hatter Your request is being processed... Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit Highlights: Arianna, Meredith Whitney, Melinda GatesMay 20 22:40
DaemonFCnow if they're so radically different, that wouldn't workMay 20 22:40
DaemonFCwould it?May 20 22:40
DaemonFC:)May 20 22:40
the_mad_hatterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/08/fortunes-most-powerful-wo_n_133076.htmlMay 20 22:40
the_mad_hatterEmpowering Women Around the World by Melinda GatesMay 20 22:41
the_mad_hatterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/melinda-gates/empowering-women-around-t_b_45568.htmlMay 20 22:41
the_mad_hatterAlso there was a meeting in New York city of the Biggest philanthropistsMay 20 22:42
the_mad_hatterWarren Buffet, Michael Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, etc.May 20 22:42
schestowitzHey, the_mad_hatter May 20 22:43
schestowitzI have a good post about MS coming..May 20 22:43
schestowitzAs long as the critique of Microsoft is factual, it's safe to carry onMay 20 22:43
schestowitzHuffington Post sells out again.May 20 22:43
schestowitzOh waitMay 20 22:43
schestowitzIt's oldMay 20 22:43
schestowitzLike Melinda :-pMay 20 22:43
schestowitz2008May 20 22:43
the_mad_hatterhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/the-rich-get-together-shhh-it-was-a-secret/May 20 22:44
schestowitz_Goblin: XP toadMay 20 22:44
schestowitzSounds right ;-)May 20 22:44
the_mad_hatterhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520872,00.htmlMay 20 22:44
the_mad_hatterand of courseMay 20 22:44
the_mad_hatterhttp://news.google.com/news/more?um=1&ned=us&cf=all&ncl=dRSkdrSk16eaY1Mvb5fo_qYk7GLtMMay 20 22:44
the_mad_hatterBut does it really matter? Who are the biggest givers to charityMay 20 22:45
the_mad_hatter Your request is being processed... America's Poor Are Its Most Generous Givers Of CharityMay 20 22:45
schestowitzMelinda is on board of Washington PostMay 20 22:45
schestowitzIt's in BN alreadyMay 20 22:45
the_mad_hatterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/19/americas-poor-are-its-mos_n_205415.htmlMay 20 22:45
the_mad_hatterI figured it wouldn't hurt to note some other connections.May 20 22:45
schestowitzThere is also the reciprocal'masturbation' b/w Gates and Buffet these days.May 20 22:46
schestowitzCongratulatory eventsMay 20 22:46
schestowitzDon't know if you spotted itMay 20 22:46
the_mad_hatterAnd yeah, I get the impression that Huff Post talks a good game, but talk is all.May 20 22:46
the_mad_hatterTo be expected. The Rich work together to get richer.May 20 22:46
the_mad_hatterAnd fuck everyone else.May 20 22:47
the_mad_hatterGod and I getting cynical in my old age.May 20 22:47
schestowitzWell, that's how it works thoughMay 20 22:47
schestowitzI'm not sure what to make of it thoughMay 20 22:48
schestowitzWhat angle?May 20 22:48
schestowitzUnless they collude against FOSSMay 20 22:48
the_mad_hatterI'm not sure either. Something tells me there's a pattern here.May 20 22:48
schestowitzVillage Voice Media Sites Now Get 40 Percent Of Traffic From Blogs; Planning Local Ad Network < http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/20/village-voice-media-sites-now-get-40-percent-of-traffic-from-blogs-planning-local-ad-network/ >May 20 22:48
schestowitzthe_mad_hatter: yes, but it's not a Gates thingMay 20 22:48
the_mad_hatterDon't know what, or how, or why. It just looks fishy.May 20 22:48
schestowitzThere are many families thereMay 20 22:48
schestowitzNot a technology issueMay 20 22:49
the_mad_hatterUm, the real world impacts in technology.May 20 22:49
schestowitzRockefeller, Rothschild...May 20 22:49
schestowitzthe_mad_hatter: yes, but why stretch this far?May 20 22:49
schestowitzUnless we move to politicsMay 20 22:49
the_mad_hatterI can see Billy doing more charitable giving of Windows licenses.May 20 22:49
schestowitzAnd then delve into the economic meltdownMay 20 22:49
schestowitzWe do it in IRCMay 20 22:49
schestowitzNot in BN thoughMay 20 22:50
the_mad_hatterFOSS is politics. Politics is FOSS.May 20 22:50
schestowitzNot reallyMay 20 22:50
schestowitzPolitics is separation of peopleMay 20 22:50
the_mad_hatterYes, really. Freedom.May 20 22:50
schestowitzPreventing unionMay 20 22:50
schestowitzFOSS and transparency scare themMay 20 22:50
schestowitzSecret meetings, secret deals...May 20 22:50
schestowitzthe_mad_hatter: hold on.May 20 22:50
schestowitzI have a video for youMay 20 22:50
the_mad_hatterokMay 20 22:51
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B6B9EE3203331822&search_query=bbc+the+trapMay 20 22:51
schestowitz3 parts, 3 hoursMay 20 22:51
DaemonFCthe dumping of free Windows licenses under a guise of charity is worse than just making a new generation dependent on Microsoft software, it's also cheating American taxpayers because they can write the "fair market value" off their taxes for something that cost them nothing.May 20 22:52
schestowitzMicrosoft releases free tool for secure software development < http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/138207/from/rss09 >May 20 22:52
schestowitzIn other news, Unobomber releases new safety kitMay 20 22:52
schestowitz*UnaMay 20 22:52
DaemonFCschestowitz: I wonder if Justin Frankel is working on anything these daysMay 20 22:52
the_mad_hatterthanks, I'll download and watch them.May 20 22:52
schestowitzDaemonFC: I read about it in USENETMay 20 22:53
schestowitzCan't recallMay 20 22:53
DaemonFCAOL basically crushed all the life out of NullsoftMay 20 22:53
schestowitzLike ICQMay 20 22:53
schestowitzOr NetscpaeMay 20 22:53
schestowitzOr many other productsMay 20 22:53
DaemonFCWinamp is still a decent music player, but there's been nothing really new from NullsoftMay 20 22:53
DaemonFCand they were working on dozens of thingsMay 20 22:53
DaemonFCafter they forced him out it all jsut kind of diedMay 20 22:53
schestowitz/dev/nullsoftMay 20 22:53
schestowitzfin.May 20 22:53
schestowitz Justin Frankel, dev, nullsoftMay 20 22:54
the_mad_hatteranyway, I gotta run. I've burned 5 live CDs, and I'm going for a test drive on my Acer laptop.May 20 22:55
DaemonFChttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAPERMay 20 22:56
DaemonFCsounds interestingMay 20 22:56
DaemonFCwhoaMay 20 22:57
DaemonFCthe thing is like, the damned death starMay 20 22:57
*DaemonFC presses buttonsMay 20 22:57
DaemonFChmmmmmMay 20 22:57
DaemonFCx64May 20 22:58
schestowitzInterview with Ian Hickson, editor of the HTML 5 specification. < http://www.webstandards.org/2009/05/13/interview-with-ian-hickson-editor-of-the-html-5-specification/ >May 20 22:59
schestowitzAcer..?May 20 22:59
the_mad_hatteryeah, two years old. Good machine, or at least it has been since I nuked XP.May 20 22:59
the_mad_hatterBefore that it was a disaster. I warned my wife who was using it at the time, but she figured it would be ok, and guess what - XP went down, and wiped her data at the same time.May 20 23:00
schestowitzReport: Mint Considers Selling Anonymized Data from Its Users < http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_mint_considers_selling_anonymized_data_from.php >May 20 23:01
schestowitzI never used XP muchMay 20 23:01
schestowitzI remember rough edges and bugsMay 20 23:01
schestowitzOne computer at work had WinXP briedlyMay 20 23:02
schestowitzBefore it was wiped. It felt funny.May 20 23:02
DaemonFCXP's most irritating bug was the tooltip behind the taskbar bugMay 20 23:02
DaemonFCVista actually fixed that :)May 20 23:02
schestowitzStupid Fisher Price UI with  blue, silver and olive flavour. I mean, WTF? And the customisability of the thing... I mean, damn! Is there another DE for XP?May 20 23:03
the_mad_hatterYeah, well I only moved to Linux 2 years ago, when my XP died on my Gateway. Still have to use Windows at workMay 20 23:03
DaemonFCschestowitz: YesMay 20 23:03
DaemonFCYou can use lots of thingsMay 20 23:03
the_mad_hatterOf course IT at work doesn't like me. I insist on taking my own laptops on trips, I won't use the company ones with Windows.May 20 23:03
DaemonFCI've used Blackbox on XPMay 20 23:03
schestowitzReport paves way for shipping's inclusion in climate deal < http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/report-paves-way-shipping-inclusion-climate-deal/article-182485?Ref=RSS >May 20 23:04
schestowitzI hate borrowed laptopMay 20 23:04
the_mad_hatterAnyway, gotta run. Sabayon 4.1 KDE is in the drive, and I want to run it.May 20 23:04
schestowitzAlways grubby, messy and foreignMay 20 23:04
DaemonFCXP's themes looked chitzy even it was newMay 20 23:05
schestowitzSabayon is life on a cliffMay 20 23:05
the_mad_hatterAlso, Windows make me nervous. I hate using it.May 20 23:05
schestowitzLike VistaMay 20 23:05
the_mad_hatterLife on a cliff?May 20 23:05
schestowitzNot quiteMay 20 23:05
schestowitzJust cutting edgeMay 20 23:05
the_mad_hatterI rather liked 3.5, what's wrong with 4.1May 20 23:05
the_mad_hatterOh, cutting edge I like.May 20 23:05
schestowitzProbably ext4 and other very new packagesMay 20 23:05
the_mad_hatterNo, rephrase that, Bleeding Edge I like.May 20 23:06
schestowitzUnless lyxany stopped pushing itMay 20 23:06
the_mad_hatterNo, it's got EXT4. That's one reason I want to try it.May 20 23:06
schestowitzKDE 4.1?May 20 23:06
schestowitzUse 4.2.2.May 20 23:06
schestowitzDavid Gerard uses itMay 20 23:07
the_mad_hatterI personally think Ubuntu is 3-5 years ahead of Microsoft, and Sabayon is probably a year ahead of that.May 20 23:07
the_mad_hatterThe SF writer?May 20 23:07
the_mad_hatterKDE 4.2 something on Sabayon 4.1, numbers don't match.May 20 23:07
schestowitzHousing policy and the expenses scandal < http://cabalamat.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/housing-policy-and-the-expenses-scandal/ >May 20 23:09
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schestowitzWhere *is* Micorsoft?May 20 23:09
schestowitzXP?May 20 23:09
schestowitzHaha. VISTA??May 20 23:09
schestowitzTomorrow?May 20 23:09
schestowitzAs in, 7apourware?May 20 23:09
DaemonFChttp://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/04/air-force-windows/May 20 23:09
schestowitzAh. PRMay 20 23:09
DaemonFC"Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government"May 20 23:10
schestowitzIt's being deniedMay 20 23:10
schestowitzClaimed to be falseMay 20 23:10
schestowitzJust look at the healdineMay 20 23:10
schestowitzSecure? Windows?May 20 23:10
schestowitzCOME ON !!! ::-)May 20 23:10
schestowitz"Victory! the British Computer Society now uses... Firefox. (yes, I know, I know...) #bcs #uk" http://twitter.com/glynmoody/statuses/1849032802May 20 23:11
schestowitzSecure Windows and Flying Pigs... Or Skinny RhinosMay 20 23:11
schestowitzAfter Dadvsi Hadopi and soon the Loppsi 2 http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Ftechnologies%2Farticle%2F2009%2F05%2F18%2Fapres-la-dadvsi-et-hadopi-bientot-la-loppsi-2_1187141_651865.html&sl=auto&tl=en&history_state0=May 20 23:12
schestowitzWill the next Mr Speaker get the new era? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/daniel_finkelstein/article6322286.ece?Submitted=trueMay 20 23:13
schestowitzTwittering not: MEPs fail to embrace Internet craze < http://www.euractiv.com/en/eu-elections/twittering-meps-fail-embrace-internet-craze/article-182511?Ref=RSS >May 20 23:15
MinceRgnMay 20 23:17
schestowitzBarnet Mayor Attacks Bloggers < http://londonist.com/2009/05/barnet_mayor_attacks_bloggers.php >May 20 23:21
schestowitzDid Microsoft just want to turn OLPC to Windows PR and kill it? < http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/05/nobody-buying-windows-xo-laptops.html >May 20 23:22
taconehttp://twitter.com/sabdfl he doesn't say anything worth. anyways..May 20 23:25
schestowitzWhy did the bankers behave so badly? < http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/3572 >May 20 23:25
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schestowitztacone: who's this?May 20 23:26
schestowitzI remember the acronymMay 20 23:26
taconesabdfl = shuttleworthMay 20 23:26
schestowitzIs it really him?May 20 23:26
taconememorize thatMay 20 23:26
schestowitzbenevolent dictator somethingMay 20 23:26
schestowitzThe IRC chatMay 20 23:26
taconeseems so.May 20 23:26
schestowitz /char/nym/May 20 23:26
taconehe uses that nick. i bet it's him looking at the things.May 20 23:26
taconehe seems just not be using twitter. but who know. subscribed the rssMay 20 23:27
schestowitzGovernment rejects Lords' surveillance criticism < http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10029 >May 20 23:27
schestowitzsame hereMay 20 23:27
schestowitzBut it could be a fakerMay 20 23:27
schestowitzAt last ... the 1709 Copyright Blog < http://the1709blog.blogspot.com/2009/05/format-shifting-and-speed-limit.html >May 20 23:28
Balrog_looks like possible fakerMay 20 23:29
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taconei don't think so.May 20 23:30
schestowitzSpanish Solar-Powered, Bio-Degradable Netbook < http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/spanish-solar-powered-bio-degradable-netbook/ > Linux onlyMay 20 23:30
taconei got the link by a launchpad bug (not by him btw)May 20 23:30
schestowitztacone: the picture is funnyMay 20 23:31
schestowitzaybe fakerMay 20 23:31
taconelol fakemarkshuttleworth.comMay 20 23:31
taconewould be nice :)May 20 23:31
schestowitzDoes he announce it in his blog?May 20 23:31
schestowitzIf not, then likely fakeMay 20 23:31
taconei don't think he didMay 20 23:32
taconebut he's not that much in bloggingMay 20 23:32
taconeand he's not yet a big targetMay 20 23:32
taconeYOU are a big target :)May 20 23:32
taconelolMay 20 23:32
schestowitzInternet Icon Richard Stallman on Alex Jones Tv (HD) 1/3:Who Needs Windows? < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWKXNo_vA0 >May 20 23:33
taconeschestowitz: i am pretty amazed by the mono stuffMay 20 23:35
Balrog_schestowitz: I have my misgivings about that alex jones guyMay 20 23:35
taconei mean, the visits i get. how much people are concernet by that.May 20 23:35
Balrog_I heard of him before ... hew's known on shortwave radioMay 20 23:36
DaemonFCCodePlex is mainly hosting shit coded in C#May 20 23:36
DaemonFCand what the hell is Black Duck?May 20 23:36
schestowitzhttp://slashdot.org/submission/1003601/RMS-on-Alex-JonesMay 20 23:37
schestowitzDaemonFC: it's black f* with a DMay 20 23:38
schestowitzj/kMay 20 23:38
schestowitzIt's some Microsoft spinoff in my eyesMay 20 23:38
schestowitzSome MSFTer creater proprietary software to make money from FOSSMay 20 23:39
schestowitzHe quit his own companyMay 20 23:39
schestowitzI don't trust themMay 20 23:39
schestowitzHmmmmmmmmmm..... all the new comments on the news server arrive from " (IP: 127.0.0.1 , localhost.localdomain)"May 20 23:44
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schestowitzIt'll make it hard to tell which comments are from Novell.com IPs ;-)May 20 23:45
DaemonFCwell it's obvious that all the stuff on CodePlex only really helps you if you use it with Microsoft's closed source/proprietary stuff, on WindowsMay 20 23:45
DaemonFCso I don;t see how this makes them open source "mainstream"May 20 23:46
DaemonFCas that shouldn't be platform specific at allMay 20 23:46
Balrog_schestowitz: how does THAT happen?May 20 23:46
DaemonFCin fact, I wouldn't even call any of the stuff they host programsMay 20 23:46
DaemonFCmore like pluginsMay 20 23:47
DaemonFCI don't really see anything out of thousands of items there that could be important to anything more than the handful of people who maintain themMay 20 23:49
schestowitzBalrog_: maybe filtering SW?May 20 23:50
schestowitzI don't know reallyMay 20 23:50
schestowitzBTW, pingbacks never worked for meMay 20 23:50
schestowitzOn ANY of my sites (3 domains)May 20 23:50
Balrog_schestowitz: maybe :/May 20 23:51
Balrog_which site is this?May 20 23:51
schestowitzRyan Paul covers the LF/MS issues correctly for a change (others spin it): http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/microsoft-linux-foundation-hate-on-ali-contract-guidelines.arsMay 20 23:56
schestowitzBalrog_: all of themMay 20 23:57
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schestowitzBarack Obama's US climate bill seen as a step forward < http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/14/barack-obama-climate-change-bill >May 20 23:58
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schestowitzThis one is similar to criminalisation as population control mechanism: Rise in use of drug tests to sack staff without redundancy pay < http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/18/drugs-testing-workplace-redundancy >May 20 23:59

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