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Comment Re:Another reason (Score 1) 460

I find this an interesting issue, because the USA government has so much control over there, and they can probably order a company like Microsoft to install some spy software on there. Without looking at the source code, it would be difficult to detect.

Fixed that for ya. Note that this is why some European governments are using Linux ;-)

Comment Re:Total Flamebait (Score 1) 165

Seriously if this bothers you, you need to not deal with F/OSS software. Backwards compatibility is no where on the feature list, its almost 'broken by design' as those developing the code have no need or reason personally to maintain backwards compatibility. You have the source, you can fix the bug and recompile!

Backwards compatibility is one thing. Broken stuff is another. If something is broken, the Linux Vendors will fix it (depending on their knowledge). But if you updated software X to version 2.0, you should be aware that it may require a newer version of lib Y.

Comment Re:COD (Score 1) 232

*That* is the main problem: trust and security, which turns out to be *respect* (a strong word for Japanese and other Asiatic cultures, and a weak word for "western"). Here in "western", we think in respect as up to the "is it legal?" level, while more advanced societies goes beyond that level.

Comment Re:It's Linux, NOT GNU/Linux!! (Score 1) 342

GNU has produced an operating system. It's nowhere near as advanced in functionality as Linux

I don't get it... GNU guys says that Linux is not an OS, just a kernel. Linux guys (the ones who bother to answer this questio) says that GNU is not an OS, as it doesn't have a kernel. And you say that both are OS ?

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Submission + - What Questions Should We Ask RIAA "Expert"

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "In UMG v. Lindor, the RIAA has submitted an "expert" report (pdf) and 26-page curriculum vitae (pdf), prepared by Dr. Doug Jacobson of Iowa State University who is the RIAA's expert witness in all of its cases against consumers, relating to alleged copyright infringement by means of a shared files folder on Kazaa, and (b) supposed analysis of the hard drive of a computer in Ms. Lindor's apartment. The RIAA's "experts" have been shut down in the Netherlands and Canada, having been shown by Prof. Sips and Dr. Pouwelse of Delft University's Parallel and Distributed Systems research group (pdf) to have failed to do their homework, but are still operating in the USA. The materials were submitted in connection with a motion to compel Ms. Lindor's son, who lives 4 miles away from her, to turn over his computer and music listening devices to the RIAA. Both Ms. Lindor's attorney (pdf) and Ms. Lindor's son's attorney (pdf) have objected to the introduction of these materials, but Dr. Jacobson's document production and deposition are scheduled for January and February, and we would love to get the tech community's ideas for questions to ask, and in general your reactions, thoughts, opinions, information, and any other input you can share with us. (In case you haven't guessed, we are the attorneys for Ms. Lindor.)"
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Journal SPAM: George Orwell Was Right: Spy Cameras See Britons' Every Move 2

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By Nick Allen

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- It's Saturday night in Middlesbrough, England, and drunken university students are celebrating the start of the school year, known as Freshers' Week.

One picks up a traffic cone and runs down the street. Suddenly, a disembodied voice booms out from above:

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