It's not about the hardware or the O/S, its about what software runs on said hardware and O/S.
Most educational software in the UK is Windows based. It used to be BBC micro based, as that was what most schools had.
Now everyone is using Windows they write the software for it.
What we need is for the major providors of the software (Research Machines in the UK), need to provide software for something other than WIndows. BUT the problem is they have no commercial incentive to retrain all their programmers in A.N.Other language as all their customers are running Windows so....we have a chicken and egg problem.
Personally I think they should be using some a little more vendor neutral like Java, but I don't work for RM so....
I note that RM's internal systems for running the schools firewalls etc etc all run *nix as the sysadmins have a clue (tm).
would be great to the this stuff in the office as well, you really don't need a 2+Ghz machine each. Sharing one would be fine - home dirs on a fileserver etc etc.
Would dramatically reduce TCO for deploying a new technology on the desktop..
I find most programming languages have difficiencies. You need the power (ie low level stuff) of C to accomplish alot, but it should be hidden in proper functions/procedures that are well checked in order to handle the low level array stuff.
We've written a whole slew of C++ classes to handle all this abstraction for our stuff at work (www.solid-state-logic.com - shameless plug:-) so we are 'less likely' to run into this issue.
Would be nice to see how many of these *potential* exploits resulted in actual malware/hackers using them.
Just because the potential is there doesn't mean these holes have exploits running in the wild.
It's a risk thing...Windows exploits are *more* likely to be exploited than Solaris ones, but that doesn't mean the Solaris ones won't be exploited (cf a couple of super computer centers getting hacked!)
but only a single 100mbs link - ie slow in comparisson to the link a couple of years ago (lots of 45mBs connections) and alot less coverage and bandwidth than mirror.ac.uk
Usual problems with sys admins having to patch thousands of machines (yes there are tools out there to help).
But also caused with the massive MS Windows monoculture (cf market dominance).
It's times like this that running 3 O/S's at work for the users desktop helps. But then i get stuffed by patching and trying to find tools that cover all my bases....(or run three tools!).
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It's not about the hardware or the O/S, its about what software runs on said hardware and O/S.
Most educational software in the UK is Windows based. It used to be BBC micro based, as that was what most schools had.
Now everyone is using Windows they write the software for it.
What we need is for the major providors of the software (Research Machines in the UK), need to provide software for something other than WIndows. BUT the problem is they have no commercial incentive to retrain all their programmers in A.N.Other language as all their customers are running Windows so....we have a chicken and egg problem.
Personally I think they should be using some a little more vendor neutral like Java, but I don't work for RM so....
I note that RM's internal systems for running the schools firewalls etc etc all run *nix as the sysadmins have a clue (tm).
I wonder how many other large 'internal' networks are open to the same issues!
I would bet on many - including my own at work.
Don't send passwords on the LAN in clear text - its a bad idea(tm).
edukayshun, educayshun, edukayshun,,,
your data is a risk if you send it in plain text over the network...
This article entitled My programming language made me do it kinda says it all really..
would be great to the this stuff in the office as well, you really don't need a 2+Ghz machine each. Sharing one would be fine - home dirs on a fileserver etc etc.
Would dramatically reduce TCO for deploying a new technology on the desktop..
And you'd suggest what? Java....ADA??
I find most programming languages have difficiencies. You need the power (ie low level stuff) of C to accomplish alot, but it should be hidden in proper functions/procedures that are well checked in order to handle the low level array stuff.
We've written a whole slew of C++ classes to handle all this abstraction for our stuff at work (www.solid-state-logic.com - shameless plug:-) so we are 'less likely' to run into this issue.
or buffer overflows just like everything else :-)
Would be nice to see how many of these *potential* exploits resulted in actual malware/hackers using them.
Just because the potential is there doesn't mean these holes have exploits running in the wild.
It's a risk thing...Windows exploits are *more* likely to be exploited than Solaris ones, but that doesn't mean the Solaris ones won't be exploited (cf a couple of super computer centers getting hacked!)
Solaris 2.7 was a hastily remarketed as Solaris 7 at the last minute so they could 'keep up' with HP who had just launched HPUX 9.
:-)
your version numbers are a little out
Depends where go to University.
I was my old Uni in May (100 years of it being a Uni), and they use Linux in the labs - which replaced SGI's..
sounds like Weebo to me. Hopefully it won't fall in love...
and look what a sorry state most Windows installations are like.
put in once by the bosses PFY and nevert touched again.
make no wonder there's a massive proliferation of malware.....
IMHO
Your computer systems are like a car and should be be regularly maintained/serviced like a car or they will let you down..
I was point to the QoS after the wireless point. HOW do they provide resilience/QoS after that...
yes getting a $79 wifi router gets you a potential voip provider, but what happens when ISP's connectivity dies???
note there's no QoS with VoIP suppliers...
if they've not got a highly resilient route onto the 'net then they are at the mercy of their uplink ISP(s).
Think 911 (or equiv) service going down for days on end as the DSL line driving the VoIP was down.......not good.
Isn't it Windows only, and Media player only?
I sure wish Apple would open up over the pond and give OD2 come decent competition for mutliplatform..
quite, but the WWW != the internet..
but only a single 100mbs link - ie slow in comparisson to the link a couple of years ago (lots of 45mBs connections) and alot less coverage and bandwidth than mirror.ac.uk
So where's Judge Dredd when you need him...
I guess with perps not exactly hiding their identities it makes it a bit easier.
" Don't tell him you name Pike" - Capt. Mainwaring from Dad Army.
look at Ralf Kimballs books on DW design.
The reporting logic can be held using multi-dimensional tables in OLAP cubes or similar so the reports then 'pop put' very quickly.
The hard bit is organising the data properly and getting the SQL tuned for the ETL phase.
should have used bonnie++ to help benchmark....
says Mr gates.
That'll be because its now been relabelled, legitimate commercial email..
same old story - change the rules..
Q. How many M$ programmers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. None, they make darkness the new standard...!!!
Usual problems with sys admins having to patch thousands of machines (yes there are tools out there to help).
But also caused with the massive MS Windows monoculture (cf market dominance).
It's times like this that running 3 O/S's at work for the users desktop helps. But then i get stuffed by patching and trying to find tools that cover all my bases....(or run three tools!).
I got called a couple of months ago 'cos the new blade environment also included a layer 7 Nortel switch (yes I mean layer 7).
Do this add something in the middle of a replacement for the Nortel unit?
from lycos.com. All I get is junk advertising services etc.
Sigh what a sad world - the only that's known to make money is pr0n....
nope - same problem with ./ ...
some other guys always posts what you want to say - just this time we both came together ---- !!!!
At least all this new bandwidth will be useful for something :-)