Author of WinAmp.
Don't need Windows to download the video. Not sure about playback. It's 742MB ".asf" file. ffmpeg, ffplay, mplayer, ...? http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/249344/249344.asf
Good tip. Also, there are options that can be built from source (e.g., BSD) so that all that cruft is not installed by default. IME, 8 GB SD cards are not needed; 1 GB and smaller can suffice.
To summarize, there exists at least one person who wants to write their own tools, or at least use open source tools. For at least this one person, downloading closed source software from the chip manufacturer is not…
I could be mistaken but I think, not too long ago, openssl.org used to redirect to openssl.net. And if I recall correctly, it was http://openssl.net not https://. Is it possible there have been some changes in recent…
Maybe you have a very poor understanding of your systems, or you have given up trying to understand them. Or maybe you think that because any attempts at understanding systems are in your opinion "difficult", other…
I do not use Linux on a day to day basis as I said multiple times in these threads, nor do I consider the popular Linux distributions as a good example of small(er) software. They keep getting larger. Some have said the…
Any program that is constantly being updated and/or re-released is, for me, the one I'm more wary about trusting. As an example, look at djb's software. After a period in the beginning, you do not see the constant…
Ah. I always thought it was a reference to "ISP's" and the general public getting access to Usenet. Thanks for the clarification.
The way I remember "Eternal September" was giving UNIX shell accounts to incoming university students. The problem is when students graduate; no more shell account. Then what?
"The greater the code size the greater the probability of bugs." Right. I think we are done here. Microsoft Windows is larger than any OS I know of, and only keeps growing. To answer your question, I am using a text…
Yes.
Alright, I think we have reached agreement. Software that is "smaller" than Microsoft Windows. It exists. I prefer such "smaller" software and use it every day. For me, it is "practically useful". I regularly see others…
"People are sick and tired of crappy software." Hallelujah.
"There are versions of Windows with no GUI." Do they run in VGA textmode? I have used a program called "window" and today I use tmux but neither of those come from Microsoft. How do I obtain one of these versions of…
What difference does it make what small software program I am using? You do not believe such a program exists? Or maybe you want to critique the program? That would be typical commenter behavior, but it is totally…
"How do you know this?" As a user, I don't. It's closed source. That's the point. What users have is only circumstantial evidence. And then there is the marketing and PR, such as the NYT article. One of original two…
And why are you interested? A comment in response to a NYT "article" (=PR piece) on Microsoft's approach to "security" where the comment points out that Windows is an extremely large program with layers upon layers of…
I agree. Which is why I do not understand how anyone can claim Windows is not "closed source" in the sense of the opposite of "open source", as that term is commonly understood in this forum. Maybe they were being…
Of course. Though I'm sure you are not the only Microsoft employee who has used OpenBSD. At one point, after the Danger acquisition, Microsoft HR was advertising a position for a NetBSD developer. Are there any rules…
Are you saying you are unaware of any program that can post text to a web server that is "small"? If all you are aware of is large software, then your statement that "All software is large" makes more sense. "All…
Again, you mention Linux. I do not use it. How is it relevant to my comment? And then there's this mythical "average user". But what does that have to do with me and my own solutions? I know only one user: myself. I…
In contrast to others, this is a comment that reflects truth. The only points I would contest are 1. that "a bunch" is effectively the "same thing" as large software. A "bunch" can vary in number and quality. My…
Or I could just use an open source alternative that does not require jumping through such hoops. One where I can edit and compile the source, run it and redistribute it, too. All for free. But I guess all that is also…
Nope. Maybe you can explain? My comment was about closed source versus open. Popularity is only relevant to the extent someone would argue Windows is not the easiest target but rather the most frequent one, due to its…
Author of WinAmp.
Don't need Windows to download the video. Not sure about playback. It's 742MB ".asf" file. ffmpeg, ffplay, mplayer, ...? http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/249344/249344.asf
Good tip. Also, there are options that can be built from source (e.g., BSD) so that all that cruft is not installed by default. IME, 8 GB SD cards are not needed; 1 GB and smaller can suffice.
To summarize, there exists at least one person who wants to write their own tools, or at least use open source tools. For at least this one person, downloading closed source software from the chip manufacturer is not…
I could be mistaken but I think, not too long ago, openssl.org used to redirect to openssl.net. And if I recall correctly, it was http://openssl.net not https://. Is it possible there have been some changes in recent…
Maybe you have a very poor understanding of your systems, or you have given up trying to understand them. Or maybe you think that because any attempts at understanding systems are in your opinion "difficult", other…
I do not use Linux on a day to day basis as I said multiple times in these threads, nor do I consider the popular Linux distributions as a good example of small(er) software. They keep getting larger. Some have said the…
Any program that is constantly being updated and/or re-released is, for me, the one I'm more wary about trusting. As an example, look at djb's software. After a period in the beginning, you do not see the constant…
Ah. I always thought it was a reference to "ISP's" and the general public getting access to Usenet. Thanks for the clarification.
The way I remember "Eternal September" was giving UNIX shell accounts to incoming university students. The problem is when students graduate; no more shell account. Then what?
"The greater the code size the greater the probability of bugs." Right. I think we are done here. Microsoft Windows is larger than any OS I know of, and only keeps growing. To answer your question, I am using a text…
Yes.
Alright, I think we have reached agreement. Software that is "smaller" than Microsoft Windows. It exists. I prefer such "smaller" software and use it every day. For me, it is "practically useful". I regularly see others…
"People are sick and tired of crappy software." Hallelujah.
"There are versions of Windows with no GUI." Do they run in VGA textmode? I have used a program called "window" and today I use tmux but neither of those come from Microsoft. How do I obtain one of these versions of…
What difference does it make what small software program I am using? You do not believe such a program exists? Or maybe you want to critique the program? That would be typical commenter behavior, but it is totally…
"How do you know this?" As a user, I don't. It's closed source. That's the point. What users have is only circumstantial evidence. And then there is the marketing and PR, such as the NYT article. One of original two…
And why are you interested? A comment in response to a NYT "article" (=PR piece) on Microsoft's approach to "security" where the comment points out that Windows is an extremely large program with layers upon layers of…
I agree. Which is why I do not understand how anyone can claim Windows is not "closed source" in the sense of the opposite of "open source", as that term is commonly understood in this forum. Maybe they were being…
Of course. Though I'm sure you are not the only Microsoft employee who has used OpenBSD. At one point, after the Danger acquisition, Microsoft HR was advertising a position for a NetBSD developer. Are there any rules…
Are you saying you are unaware of any program that can post text to a web server that is "small"? If all you are aware of is large software, then your statement that "All software is large" makes more sense. "All…
Again, you mention Linux. I do not use it. How is it relevant to my comment? And then there's this mythical "average user". But what does that have to do with me and my own solutions? I know only one user: myself. I…
In contrast to others, this is a comment that reflects truth. The only points I would contest are 1. that "a bunch" is effectively the "same thing" as large software. A "bunch" can vary in number and quality. My…
Or I could just use an open source alternative that does not require jumping through such hoops. One where I can edit and compile the source, run it and redistribute it, too. All for free. But I guess all that is also…
Nope. Maybe you can explain? My comment was about closed source versus open. Popularity is only relevant to the extent someone would argue Windows is not the easiest target but rather the most frequent one, due to its…