Sending someone...a whole pile of abusive emails On Slashdot they call that "posting as anonymous coward", but it's tolerated as long as the inner circle admins are the ones doing it.
"Gaining unauthorised access to someone else's network is an offence and people have to take responsibility for their actions. Some people might argue that taking a joy-ride in someone else's car is not an offence either," he said. This clearly won't apply to government entities or, if it does, Alberto Gonzalez will assure us that everything is authorized and legal.
I know that the story is from the UK but I can't help but notice the similarities to the current state of affairs in the US. No matter which country this is in how can anyone pretend that these standards won't be selectively enforced as a matter of convenience? It's quite obvious that there's no way to detect authorized vs. unauthorized users of unsecured networks. Are we returning to the assertion that one should also be criminalized for not taking steps to secure their network? What about not taking adequate steps, as we know that weak security is little better than no security? What about failing to apply patches which interfere with the proper functioning of other, more business critical, considerations?
"There have been incidences where p43d0philes deliberately leave their wireless networks open so that, if caught, they can say that is wasn't them that used the network for illegal purposes," said NetSurity's Mr Cracknell. Oh, there you go, that makes everything better. The situation is wishy-washy at best but we'll certainly sway public opinion by playing the p3d0phile card. If we get real lucky on the spin we'll be able to make it plausible that anyone who doesn't secure their network is necessarily a p3d0phile. While the evidence may not play out in court it'll be a convenient RIAA/MPAA strongarm tactic to keep political opposition in line. Someone think of the children!
Could you make another fine display of professional ad hominem for us? Have you thought that the mindless outlashing from people like you is what is really holding Linux back?
Typically, when you bite off more than you can chew, you do play sour grapes and try to make the label "hard to manage" stick. Did you ever think that maybe you're trying to manage someone who, in all reality, should be managing you? That probably never made its way into your ego clouded mind, did it, because, in your world, you're above everyone else.
Which means that his business interests are a hobby. People tend to not like losing at their own hobbies. It makes even more sense that his opinion, if only subconsciously, is skewed by a desire to guard his investment interests.
I didn't mean to bag on the guy personally or downplay the enormous contribution Ubuntu has made. My response was a little bit knee-jerk because I'm upset that, year after year, all we hear is "not yet ready, not yet ready, not yet ready". Well, goshdarnit, just how ready does it have to be before the industry talking heads allow us the privelege of,"CHARGE!!!"
That's a mouthful considering it's coming from someone who, if we want to be brutal, did little but repackage someone else's hard work.
Okay. Let's not be brutal. Maybe he's right that Linux isn't ready for widespread desktop deployment but, if that's true, it's a reflection on the consumer population just as much as its a reflection on the actual readiness of Linux. I feel Linux to be perfectly ready. It is the consumers who have lots of catching up to do.
One has to wonder if there's a financial motivation behind this--ie. where does Shuttleworth make his money and would his commercial profits and revenues be at all threatened by widespread deployment of desktop Linux solutions? From the point of view of the established rulers the underdog will never be ready for prime time, will always need just a little more work, will never be able to compete competently with the current status quo. Keeping the new arrival running in circles is very profitable--especially if they run faster, futher, better, and with less effort than any other competitor.
Some artists feel that their work is never perfect and to some extent that's true. At some point, though, they have to let go and decide that a work of art is finished. It's ready to ship. Business leaders, on the other hand, turn a profit by promoting the next product. They also turn a profit by continually frustrating the product in development because it encourages the developers to work harder. Nothing is better for share prices than a good display of "work harder!" effort.
Is Linux truly not ready for the desktop or are they just milking it for everything it's worth?
Start investing in companies which specialize in removal... or start one yourself if you have the capital. Keep an eye out for the noted replacement materials and invest in companies which will produce and distribute it.
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I know that the story is from the UK but I can't help but notice the similarities to the current state of affairs in the US. No matter which country this is in how can anyone pretend that these standards won't be selectively enforced as a matter of convenience? It's quite obvious that there's no way to detect authorized vs. unauthorized users of unsecured networks. Are we returning to the assertion that one should also be criminalized for not taking steps to secure their network? What about not taking adequate steps, as we know that weak security is little better than no security? What about failing to apply patches which interfere with the proper functioning of other, more business critical, considerations? "There have been incidences where p43d0philes deliberately leave their wireless networks open so that, if caught, they can say that is wasn't them that used the network for illegal purposes," said NetSurity's Mr Cracknell. Oh, there you go, that makes everything better. The situation is wishy-washy at best but we'll certainly sway public opinion by playing the p3d0phile card. If we get real lucky on the spin we'll be able to make it plausible that anyone who doesn't secure their network is necessarily a p3d0phile. While the evidence may not play out in court it'll be a convenient RIAA/MPAA strongarm tactic to keep political opposition in line. Someone think of the children!
Could you make another fine display of professional ad hominem for us? Have you thought that the mindless outlashing from people like you is what is really holding Linux back?
Typically, when you bite off more than you can chew, you do play sour grapes and try to make the label "hard to manage" stick. Did you ever think that maybe you're trying to manage someone who, in all reality, should be managing you? That probably never made its way into your ego clouded mind, did it, because, in your world, you're above everyone else.
Which means that his business interests are a hobby. People tend to not like losing at their own hobbies. It makes even more sense that his opinion, if only subconsciously, is skewed by a desire to guard his investment interests.
I didn't mean to bag on the guy personally or downplay the enormous contribution Ubuntu has made. My response was a little bit knee-jerk because I'm upset that, year after year, all we hear is "not yet ready, not yet ready, not yet ready". Well, goshdarnit, just how ready does it have to be before the industry talking heads allow us the privelege of,"CHARGE!!!"
How many CDs will it take to ship all of that?
That's a mouthful considering it's coming from someone who, if we want to be brutal, did little but repackage someone else's hard work. Okay. Let's not be brutal. Maybe he's right that Linux isn't ready for widespread desktop deployment but, if that's true, it's a reflection on the consumer population just as much as its a reflection on the actual readiness of Linux. I feel Linux to be perfectly ready. It is the consumers who have lots of catching up to do. One has to wonder if there's a financial motivation behind this--ie. where does Shuttleworth make his money and would his commercial profits and revenues be at all threatened by widespread deployment of desktop Linux solutions? From the point of view of the established rulers the underdog will never be ready for prime time, will always need just a little more work, will never be able to compete competently with the current status quo. Keeping the new arrival running in circles is very profitable--especially if they run faster, futher, better, and with less effort than any other competitor. Some artists feel that their work is never perfect and to some extent that's true. At some point, though, they have to let go and decide that a work of art is finished. It's ready to ship. Business leaders, on the other hand, turn a profit by promoting the next product. They also turn a profit by continually frustrating the product in development because it encourages the developers to work harder. Nothing is better for share prices than a good display of "work harder!" effort. Is Linux truly not ready for the desktop or are they just milking it for everything it's worth?
Start investing in companies which specialize in removal... or start one yourself if you have the capital. Keep an eye out for the noted replacement materials and invest in companies which will produce and distribute it.