Re: Classroom tools

2008-01-14 Thread Ivan Krstic
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From: Jameson \Chema\" Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> (note that this also protects against student hackers who would like to 
write a version that always shows the teacher the screen the student 
wants...)

It most pointedly doesn't. Bitfrost activity signing is not a 'trusted 
computing' enforcement mechanism; it's there to aid the user when the user 
so desires. The user retains full control of the machine, including the 
abilities to make his activities lie, cheat and steal. This is a Feature.

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Re: libglade?

2008-01-14 Thread Ivan Krstic
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From: Benjamin M. Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Until you have released the above, please avoid spending time on version 
control
> (which might be solved by the Journal), translatable code, fancy 
automatic typo
> detection, GUI builders, and all the other proposed advanced 
functionality.
> That stuff is hard, and it can wait.

This is exactly right. Hear, hear.

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