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Comment Re:Microsoft is right (Score 5, Informative) 373

And webkit prefix is supposed to be either not yet ratified in the standard features, or for internal rendering, opera and firefox have similar prefixed extensions. What Microsoft did in the past is even more heinous and used already ratified statements in ways contrary to the specifications, requiring IE comment hacks so other browsers don't see corrections needed to get IE to display properly.

Oh, and before anything gets ratified by W3C there needs to be a reference implementation, this is why prefixes are a good thing, now web developers using them without understanding the repercussions, that needs to stop.

Comment Re:Bootloader Unlocking is not Rooting (Score 1) 85

Bootloader unloacking also allows one to boot a ROM stored as an image on another computer, so, I can then plug the device in and boot an insecure boot image which is basically an image of a pre-rooted ROM, I then use this to add and change a couple of files on the device (the insecure boot images tend to have this prescripted and automatically reboot back to the now rooted ROM on the device after) and job done.

Comment Re:Why is this news? (Score 1) 85

Not, much more, the rest is the same as any nexus device, you boot an insecure boot image, this means that it does a boot running entirely from an image stored on the computer, all this image does is change a single flag in a config file to get the linux kernel to stop blocking UID 0, and adds the su binary, usually an apk of the configuration tool for that particular su binary and a copy of busybox so you have some shell tools. This is the same on any Nexus device.

Comment Re:Must be nice (Score 1) 401

How early are we talking, the first document that forms the UK constitution is the Magna Carta in 1215 it does specify the right to representation, it also specifies the basis of a trial, though still this is a court entirely appointed by the crown. In practice this meant the local landlord (original meaning the Lord who owned the Land) was your representative, and a group of those were chosen by the king to be magistrates in a court. With lower level disputes resting solely with the local Lord. Finally the document specifies the crowns' duty to defend the nation. Later other documents have been added to it which amend it in various ways to the constitution the UK has today.

Comment Re:Must be nice (Score 1) 401

No they don't own any of the airwaves, that is under the purview of Ofcom (was the Radio Telecommunications Agency). They are given bands just like the FCC gives them to your broadcasters, however BBC doesn't have to bid for them and Ofcom is not allowed to revoke the BBCs broadcast licence.

Comment Re:Must be nice (Score 1) 401

Yes we do, it's just not a single document or set of documents. It's several documents that interoperate to give fairly similar protections and systems as the US constitution, infact it's those rules that the US constitution was built from. The first of the documents is the Magna Carter, other important ones are The Bill of Rights 1688, the Petition of Right, Habeas Corpus Act 1679 and Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Together they form the UK constitution. And were formed and agreed on over centuries.

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