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Reliance On MS A Danger To National Security

An anonymous reader writes "A panel of leading security experts Wednesday blasted Microsoft for vulnerabilities in its software, and warned that reliance on the Redmond, Wash.-based developer's software is a danger to both enterprises and national security." (Even OpenBSD might be bad if it was the only game in town.) M : The report (pdf) makes good reading.

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  1. unable to start GUI in Linux 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    Hi

    I am unable to start GUI in Linux Redhat 8.0.I'm getting the following error:-

    #startx

    _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
    _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running

    Fatal server error:
    Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already run
    ning

    When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
    the full server output, not just the last messages.
    This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
    Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.

    Can anyone help meout on this.

    1. Re:unable to start GUI in Linux 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Go there and install their great product "Microsoft Windows XPee".

      It is
      o safe
      o reliable
      o American
      o suited for games

      Remember: Linuks is
      o complicated
      o based on a homosexual ideology
      o un-American

  2. Hmmm.... by twistedcubic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Looks like this forum had been pretty down on MS lately. Can't we get a little love every once in a while? "What the world. needs now. is love. sweet love..."

    1. Re:Hmmm.... by twistedcubic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      No, not new. Maybe I'm just suffering from MS/SCO overload. I should stop reading slashdot for a while and get to work.

  3. Fark(obvious). Same goes for linux and BSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  4. Trolls and first post by Aliencow · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, if we had more K5s, Slashdot wouldn't be one of the only place were people troll and first post !

  5. Finally by Staos · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Something slashdotters have long known. They could have asked one of us!

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  6. Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  7. Obviously Half Life 2 was not delayed due to Steam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    I mean face it, Steam is nothing but a money making scheme. But look at Gabe Newell - that fat fuck has gained, like, 400 pounds since Half Life 1 was released. His little heart won't be able to pump blood through all that fat for much longer. He can't have a life span (or, a half life span ha!) of more than a few months. Why would he care if the game makes money or not? I bet he gives it away for free.

  8. *yawn* by tekiegreg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ho hum...windows security sucks....what else is new.... Though quite honestly, Microsoft should stick more to what it's good with, being a user friendly operating system where security isn't a concern for the end user. Let the *nix geeks create the ultra powerful, ultra robust secure as can be solutions anyways...

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  9. Re:I for one, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Timothy you fucking faggot, get that nigger dick out of your ass and go scour the 'net for some real news.

  10. What about Linux? (S'core:5, Insighful) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  11. Re:And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And in other news ...

    Timothy enjoys sucking dick and Malda likes underaged nigger boys!

  12. but reliance on open souce is bad for the economy by kaltkalt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's better to spend taxpayer money and make one company rich (which helps the stock market) than save taxpayer money and make nobody rich. Duh.

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    Stupid people make stupid things profitable.
  13. Re:Old Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What is it with you and gay black men lately, dude? Is it that you're starving for some 10-inch chocolate love in your ass, and you're projecting?

    It's OK, embrace your sexuality.

  14. Re:Yes But..... by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you know of an open soure application that will output to PDF, I'd be glad to hear about it.

  15. Spooge all over! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have this big wet dream where I shoot my load all over Timothy's face while he masturbates...

  16. YOU'RE A TRUE PATRIOT GW & GOD BLESS YOU by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


  17. Re:You're underestimating them by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Because our co-eds are hot, why else?

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