Posts by Plan9

Quote:Originally Posted by gonX I still believe that closing ports is a bad security mechanism - you can get far better results by sorting on a different level than just ports. A port tells nothing - it could be legitimate or bad. A...

Quote:Originally Posted by gonX To be fair I don't know a whole a lot about that area specifically. I went by Wikipedia's information. But still, we're talking about a signal-to-noise ratio. Chances are your computer alone is more...

Quote:Originally Posted by gonX My terminology is horribly wrong because I learned most of this through my education - which is in Danish. We aren't taught in English for the most part.It's more the concept really. All ports are...

Quote:Originally Posted by gonX Only with dmix - which Pulse is supposed to "replace" anyway. If you send an unsupported sample rate to the card, it will sound distorted and unpleasant. Setting the bit rate higher than the card can...

Quote:Originally Posted by Petrol sometimes it's reassuring to know there's a guy like Stallman out there who hasn't sold out but still looks well-fed. everyone else is just looking for the biggest paycheque and easiest job...

Quote:Originally Posted by gonX Closed ports mean you can not use them, both ingoing and outgoing. Nonforwarded means you can't use them ingoing - or a more simple explanation - closed ports mean you can't connect to a server on the...

Quote:Originally Posted by randomizer That is a strawman because he advocates software freedom, not freedom to choose between proprietary and libre software. The latter is a different issue and more about who owns your computer than...

Quote:Originally Posted by mushroomboy So is it desktop ready now?Doubtful, but some guys on HN seem to think it's getting there: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5749007

Quote:Originally Posted by Shrak Plan9 pretty much hit the nail on the head. Having been around this community for quite a while and even been to and met Stallman at one of his speeches, I can honestly say he can make good points....

Quote:Originally Posted by randomizer The community can't make up its mind on anything, let alone software freedom. You can't even put people like RMS and Linus in the same bucket because both of them have completely different views...