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Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by JupiterMoon »

zxcvcxz wrote: post #95
cletus wrote: post #77

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Nothing about Linux on the desktop "works fine". It's horrible. UI seems to be one area that benefits--almost demands --a central planning authority. I'm reminded of Supported Features [1]. There is some great open source software out there. But I'm struggling to think of great open source software with a good UI. Not that I'm saying Windows is good mind you. My personal preference would be OSX, which you can view as…

Linux on the Desktop works stunningly for me. Seeing as you're an OS X fan I'm going to link you to this HN thread so we can go ahead and stop pretending that trash OS "just works": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10010395 As far as OSS interfaces go, I wouldn't be surprised if you're using an open source browser right now, seeing as the closed source alternatives don't compare. Windows has nothing to show for t…

> I wouldn't be surprised if you're using an open source browser right now,

Fairly low chance of this. She could be using Safari (closed source), Chrome (closed source) and in third place Firefox.

NB if a binary with additional closed source blobs its not really open source anymore according to the standard definitions of open source.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by Amezarak »

pjc50 wrote: post #142
Amezarak wrote: post #97

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Sharing your password via Wi-Fi Sense to your friend gives him access to the network, but no knowledge of your password and no ability to share it. Sharing your password via word-of-mouth gives your friend your password and access to your network and the ability to share it further.

Perhaps, but as I understand it if I do or have in the past given my friend the wifi password, it will then be automatically shared with his/her friends? And what if I don't want my password to be stored on Microsoft servers where it can be accidentally leaked, stolen, handed to security agencies, and so on?

No. It will not be automatically shared.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by wlesieutre »

mnw21cam wrote: post #153
wlesieutre wrote: post #119

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One of my gripes with Linux is that software all tends to feel like it was designed to look nice on the developer's particular flavor of window manager. The system as whole comes across as an inconsistent pile of different UIs. OS X has benefited a lot from interfaces all being put together in Xcode with elements snapping to the HIG standardized margins. And when something doesn't match (looking at you, cross platfor…

I would point out that Windows programs written for different versions of the OS will appear different when running on the same machine. For instance, in my Windows 7 VM, LibreOffice has a white X on a red button to close the window, while Word has a black X on a grey background.

Hm, I haven't seen different versions of the close glyph, but I believe it. There are about 10 variations on contextual menus depending on what you're right clicking. I don't love that about Windows either.

As far as the general look and feel though, it still manages to feel more consistent. There are enough conventions like "clickable things have a hover effect" and relatively consistent styling of UI icons (pre-10 anyway) for it to feel like it's all one system.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by JupiterMoon »

incepted wrote: post #250
x5n1 wrote: post #13

Basically M$ adoption of this strategy is the death knell for any semblance of privacy on the PC. It's amazing how far we have come to accepting such draconian measures in order to further marketing. There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the col…

> There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the collapse of privacy will be a bad dream. Mmmh... Did I actually go to slashdot instead of Hacker News? There are still people who believe this nonsense in 2015?

I'm not sure why you think it is nonsense? Surely companies will sell their goods wherever they can find a worthwhile market. NB that some very expensive niche commercial software is available on Linux.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by JupiterMoon »

scholia wrote: post #231
outworlder wrote: post #198

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You are missing the point. "Proprietary system" here means Windows. All these applications could run under Linux just fine if the vendors cared.

Any good examples of closed source applications being financially successful on Linux? How do the opportunities on Linux compare with investing in applications for other platforms? It's not so much about "caring" as about the ability to pay programmers to create profitable software.

Loads. Mainly very expensive high end niche scientific packages (scientists tend to use Linux at a higher percentage than ordinary people so the market percentages are more favourable).

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by smtddr »

danlindley wrote: post #181
smtddr wrote: post #158

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>>I've deactivated all reporting and services that call back home (at least which I was aware of). In addition I've installed glasswire to check the network activities. I'm going to recommend to you, or anyone, wanting to verify Windows 10 network behavior to do it without depending on software running on the OS itself. Try verifying it again using network analyzing software on linux or macosx, running downstream of…

Could you recommend a resource that would provide some good information on this? I keep hearing about ways to modify routers to operate this way, but have yet to come across something that clearly describes how this is done.

I have a blog explaining how to watch the traffic of a Nintendo Wii console using a USB-ethernet adapter. http://smtddr.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/02/16/tvclb_part1

It's probably overly complicated, but because I happened to have an extra router laying about it was the easiest way for me to do it. The setup ultimately looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/klNvoTS.png

The spare router is really only needed for the smartphone. Anything with an ethernet port can be connected directly to the linux laptop.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by JupiterMoon »

pmelendez wrote: post #173
x5n1 wrote: post #67

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Hatred for Microsoft? I have none. I do hate the fact that we have an absolutely free operating system that works just fine but thanks to Bill Gates 90s shenanigans and aggressive and illegal market and business tactics we're stuck with a proprietary system that is totally unnecessary and as it continues that system becomes more and more invasive. And that system is a black box that you can't trust. Google started en…

> we're stuck with a proprietary system that is totally unnecessary I think you are being a bit biased on this one. There are a lot of applications that the "free" alternative is just not good enough in comparison with the propetary one. Just to name a few: Gimp and Photoshop Inkscape and Illustrator Maya/3DStudio and Blender I would even add Office and LibreOffice but the later is actually good enough for a good chu…

Inkscape and Illustrator is unfair. My work has stopped buying Illustrator licenses and no one even noticed because Inkscape does what we need.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by natep »

danlindley wrote: post #181
smtddr wrote: post #158

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>>I've deactivated all reporting and services that call back home (at least which I was aware of). In addition I've installed glasswire to check the network activities. I'm going to recommend to you, or anyone, wanting to verify Windows 10 network behavior to do it without depending on software running on the OS itself. Try verifying it again using network analyzing software on linux or macosx, running downstream of…

Could you recommend a resource that would provide some good information on this? I keep hearing about ways to modify routers to operate this way, but have yet to come across something that clearly describes how this is done.

As someone tech-savvy and having used WireShark, even, I'm curious to know from my sibling commenters, what are you thinking? Of course you start by buying hardware or modifying a router. Parent comment is specifically asking for "good information" and something that "clearly defines how this is done." IMO, xfalcox and lewiseason come closest to actually answering the question, because their links mention specific software.

But simply installing software isn't enough, it needs to be configured. How does one set up OpenWRT or WireShark to filter for this kind of information? What pitfalls might one encounter? Do you need a CS degree in order to interpret the data? What keywords should one use when searching for more information?

With vague answers like the ones so far, you're just making it seem more difficult and intimidating for anyone that has little to no experience in this area. If we want people to be more concerned about their privacy, it needs to be as easy (or easier) for people to take control of their information as it is for them to give it away.

Edit: smtddr has the right idea, thumbs up. Should have hit refresh one more time before posting.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by mrits »

KaterKarlo123 wrote: post #62
x5n1 wrote: post #13

Basically M$ adoption of this strategy is the death knell for any semblance of privacy on the PC. It's amazing how far we have come to accepting such draconian measures in order to further marketing. There is still time people, come on over to Linux, the privacy here is still fine and will continue to be fine. And if you come over, then all the desktop software makers will port their software to Linux and all the col…

I've deactivated all reporting and services that call back home (at least which I was aware of). In addition I've installed glasswire to check the network activities. So far I can assure you: Compared to my Android phone Windows 10 is absolutely mute. There're no noticeable differences compared to Windows 7. You seem to be more driven by your hatred towards Microsoft than by real privacy concerns.

You are going to need to have something running outside of the OS to monitor your network activity.

Re: Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites

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Post by WorldMaker »

xnzakg wrote: post #197
Amezarak wrote: post #97

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Sharing your password via Wi-Fi Sense to your friend gives him access to the network, but no knowledge of your password and no ability to share it. Sharing your password via word-of-mouth gives your friend your password and access to your network and the ability to share it further.

You know, you can always ask your friend to let you enter the password on his computer yourself without telling them. It will be stored on their computer in both cases anyway.

If you are already doing that, then you also don't have to worry about WifiSense as the checkbox to enable it for that SSID is right there (and only there) and you can make sure that you don't check it when you type in your password.
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