That is the responsible party. If you do not have root, you cannot institute most of the security measures and it shows that the ISP does not trust you enough to be responsible for your own box. If they do not give you root, there's not a darn thing you can do to patch anything without requesting their help to begin with.
On the other token, if YOU have root, you don't need to be a security professional to keep up with the patches and updates given out by the makers of the software. You just need to keep on top of the forums that are there for people to keep up with the security patches.
They said something about looking for life.
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But they are not looking for life currently, they are looking for historical signs. Heard something about if there's free hydrogen in the atmosphere or some compounds in the soil, that would lead to the assumption of water on the planet at one time.
We spend time here and on other forums like this with others that think exactly like us. That doesn't work and creates an attitude of 'see, they only care about their own solutions, not those of the company' etc.
Maybe more should get into mainstream commercials and advertising. SGI, IBM, and RedHat are the only ones I've seen in the mainstream.
Spend less time trying to convince those who are already here and more on showing the non-geeks the benefits.
Let's see, Linus has a strong opinion of another kernel for an operating system, this is news? Or is this another "Slow news day so let's create something that can get the people riled enough to create news" type posting?
Does the DCMA negate this or does this override the DCMA?
I thought that it was part of that law to protect the corporation from harm such as law suits and protect EULAs even if the end user cannot read it before (s)he is bound by it.
They've tried to criminalize 'hacker' and 'cracker' and tried to get people to confuse the two. There might be a reason for this. If people actually start using computers and start respecting the 'net for a legitimate place to get their news and entertainment, then the news and entertainment media loses it's stranglehold on what people actually watch and see.
If people actually see both sides of an issue, they might come to a conclusion that does not fall in line with the media's pre-conceived notion on how society should run.
If there is the connectivity to the desktop box it's time to buy. Why? Because anything that is missing on the PDA, you can compile with a cross compiler and put onto the machine. The perfect geek toy, if a bit expensive. Then again, I've spent more on things less useful than something I can play ACEFreecell during meetings with.
There are a boatload of niche groups that only have a few hundred/thousand people that qualify in the whole world. IRL it is almost impossible to cater to groups that small because they are geographically seperated. On the 'net these smaller groups can find each other and keep updated with the latest and keep each other informed on what is going on that concerns them.
The other benefit of the 'net is that no matter where the information exists, it is accessable to all and no one has to go without the latest updates due to not knowing they exist.
Unlike some years ago where the 'Linux freaks' were seen slinking around, talking to each other in mumbles and not taken seriously by anyone in authority.
Today there are more than two or three vendors and people are realizing that Linux of all flavors is here to stay.
Now, when the *BSD groups get together and put up their own wing, it will be a vertible choice cornicopia and the user will come out ahead no matter what happens.
Competition building better systems and users having choice, what a concept.
Maybe pressure from the users, like US, can actually make MS sit up and take notice that it's tactics are unacceptable. Take that one step farther and start writing them when something goes wrong with MS software and/or makes your machine lock up.
You never know, they might actually be willing to listen to reason.
'"We have 48-port edge devices and most of them are full. Some are 10 megabit, some are 100 megabit out from the hubs," '
This will be a wonderful blueprint for the Sysadmins who are looking to upgrade their systems from 10BT/10B2 networks (does anyone use 10B2 anymore?) and are looking for a system that can handle the bandwidth that the modern 'net uses. Streaming media, stock tickers, realtime quotes, CNN on-line, and a hundred other things that are bandwidth-sucking and the bane of sysadmins everywhere.
If this works out like it should, we can then go to management and get the upgrade to gigabit as new pieces are required. This is a mix already and a high-availability system so it should be a cinch to handle the needs of a typical office network.
Not in the least. I just think it is funny that he considers the Linux phenomena to be bizarre when all it is is a different delivery system and distribution system than MS is used to.
What I find interesting is how many years downloadable software has been around and how many thousands of software products have been both downloadable only or dual accessable by download and in shrinkwrap, but this is a bizarre way of software distribution? Or did he actually mean of Business model? Reading the interview suggests the second, yet it seems he equates 'Linux' with the commercial entities who distribute the software.
Not unknowledgable, just interesting the way Linux is lumped into commercial companies instead of acknowledging the community as a whole.
Originally, you have to have SOME central repository to get the peers together. Small time may very well work great with two people or a dozen who are in the same area in real life, but how will I know there is someone else out there with a peer napster-type app the same as me who is also into saving the left handed, baby seals from nuclear power unless there is a central place (like/. for instance) to have the software downloadable from?
If the governments and other big brother types close THOSE down, peer to peer becomes hit and miss and only as good as the new release mechanism.
There are quite a few things I've researched on-line only to find the only documents are from College classes and they are not available. This will change quite a bit of that.
It may also cause some people to see more clearly what they are looking for in a coursework (thinking adult education mostly) and be able to define what courses they want to take BEFORE they sign and pay the money only to find out it's either too advanced or too basic for what they require for their own personal knowledge.
If only for the one problem with the root zones. If those (six? ten?) root DNS servers are cracked, the whole 'net is in shambles as soon as the TTL expires for each site.
I'm not sure what the answer IS, but it cannot be to have the entirety of the internet dependant on a relative handful of base servers.
It's like the 'Jesus nut' on a helicopter. Single point of failure means catastrophic failure for the machine. The difference is that the 'net has the capability of double/triple redundancy.
The more spread out the base servers, and the more there are, the better off we are even with the increased work load of maintaining the new rash of servers required.
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That is the responsible party. If you do not have root, you cannot institute most of the security measures and it shows that the ISP does not trust you enough to be responsible for your own box. If they do not give you root, there's not a darn thing you can do to patch anything without requesting their help to begin with.
On the other token, if YOU have root, you don't need to be a security professional to keep up with the patches and updates given out by the makers of the software. You just need to keep on top of the forums that are there for people to keep up with the security patches.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
But they are not looking for life currently, they are looking for historical signs. Heard something about if there's free hydrogen in the atmosphere or some compounds in the soil, that would lead to the assumption of water on the planet at one time.
I think that after it lands, that will be the more newsworthy day.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
We spend time here and on other forums like this with others that think exactly like us. That doesn't work and creates an attitude of 'see, they only care about their own solutions, not those of the company' etc.
Maybe more should get into mainstream commercials and advertising. SGI, IBM, and RedHat are the only ones I've seen in the mainstream.
Spend less time trying to convince those who are already here and more on showing the non-geeks the benefits.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Thank you. Got my FLA (four letter acronyms) mixed up there.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Let's see, Linus has a strong opinion of another kernel for an operating system, this is news? Or is this another "Slow news day so let's create something that can get the people riled enough to create news" type posting?
Are we going to see the counter point by Apple?
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Does the DCMA negate this or does this override the DCMA?
I thought that it was part of that law to protect the corporation from harm such as law suits and protect EULAs even if the end user cannot read it before (s)he is bound by it.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
a small hovercraft...
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
How many Republicans who decry violence in video games will apply because it's a cool game.
Same idea, different group. How many Democrats who applauded Lieberman will sign up?
This is not flamebait, this is an honest question about the hypocracy in the US's political system.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
You got me all excited about an SR-71 "Blackbird" that was new and more improved (if that's possible) than the ones they retired a couple years ago.
:)
Oh, it's just another computer
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
They've tried to criminalize 'hacker' and 'cracker' and tried to get people to confuse the two. There might be a reason for this. If people actually start using computers and start respecting the 'net for a legitimate place to get their news and entertainment, then the news and entertainment media loses it's stranglehold on what people actually watch and see.
If people actually see both sides of an issue, they might come to a conclusion that does not fall in line with the media's pre-conceived notion on how society should run.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Well, then they would have their work cut out for them, wouldn't they?
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
That would be an interesting experiment in art class.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
If there is the connectivity to the desktop box it's time to buy. Why? Because anything that is missing on the PDA, you can compile with a cross compiler and put onto the machine. The perfect geek toy, if a bit expensive. Then again, I've spent more on things less useful than something I can play ACEFreecell during meetings with.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
There are a boatload of niche groups that only have a few hundred/thousand people that qualify in the whole world. IRL it is almost impossible to cater to groups that small because they are geographically seperated. On the 'net these smaller groups can find each other and keep updated with the latest and keep each other informed on what is going on that concerns them.
The other benefit of the 'net is that no matter where the information exists, it is accessable to all and no one has to go without the latest updates due to not knowing they exist.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Unlike some years ago where the 'Linux freaks' were seen slinking around, talking to each other in mumbles and not taken seriously by anyone in authority.
Today there are more than two or three vendors and people are realizing that Linux of all flavors is here to stay.
Now, when the *BSD groups get together and put up their own wing, it will be a vertible choice cornicopia and the user will come out ahead no matter what happens.
Competition building better systems and users having choice, what a concept.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Maybe pressure from the users, like US, can actually make MS sit up and take notice that it's tactics are unacceptable. Take that one step farther and start writing them when something goes wrong with MS software and/or makes your machine lock up.
You never know, they might actually be willing to listen to reason.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
That may very well be why NIST (formally known as National Bureau of Standards) is under the Department of Commerce.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
What's next? Is someone going to send Ralph Reed to a committee headed by Democrats to get something that Ralph wants?
Holy cow, hope this is on CSPAN
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
'"We have 48-port edge devices and most of them are full. Some are 10 megabit, some are 100 megabit out from the hubs," '
This will be a wonderful blueprint for the Sysadmins who are looking to upgrade their systems from 10BT/10B2 networks (does anyone use 10B2 anymore?) and are looking for a system that can handle the bandwidth that the modern 'net uses. Streaming media, stock tickers, realtime quotes, CNN on-line, and a hundred other things that are bandwidth-sucking and the bane of sysadmins everywhere.
If this works out like it should, we can then go to management and get the upgrade to gigabit as new pieces are required. This is a mix already and a high-availability system so it should be a cinch to handle the needs of a typical office network.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
They did with 2600 and are trying to make that case law now.
We will see how it turns out.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Not in the least. I just think it is funny that he considers the Linux phenomena to be bizarre when all it is is a different delivery system and distribution system than MS is used to.
What I find interesting is how many years downloadable software has been around and how many thousands of software products have been both downloadable only or dual accessable by download and in shrinkwrap, but this is a bizarre way of software distribution? Or did he actually mean of Business model? Reading the interview suggests the second, yet it seems he equates 'Linux' with the commercial entities who distribute the software.
Not unknowledgable, just interesting the way Linux is lumped into commercial companies instead of acknowledging the community as a whole.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Originally, you have to have SOME central repository to get the peers together. Small time may very well work great with two people or a dozen who are in the same area in real life, but how will I know there is someone else out there with a peer napster-type app the same as me who is also into saving the left handed, baby seals from nuclear power unless there is a central place (like /. for instance) to have the software downloadable from?
If the governments and other big brother types close THOSE down, peer to peer becomes hit and miss and only as good as the new release mechanism.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
I would much prefer an open universe to a propriatairy one where one company has exclusive rights to charge whatever they want....
What? Oh, never mind.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
There are quite a few things I've researched on-line only to find the only documents are from College classes and they are not available. This will change quite a bit of that.
It may also cause some people to see more clearly what they are looking for in a coursework (thinking adult education mostly) and be able to define what courses they want to take BEFORE they sign and pay the money only to find out it's either too advanced or too basic for what they require for their own personal knowledge.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
If only for the one problem with the root zones. If those (six? ten?) root DNS servers are cracked, the whole 'net is in shambles as soon as the TTL expires for each site.
I'm not sure what the answer IS, but it cannot be to have the entirety of the internet dependant on a relative handful of base servers.
It's like the 'Jesus nut' on a helicopter. Single point of failure means catastrophic failure for the machine. The difference is that the 'net has the capability of double/triple redundancy.
The more spread out the base servers, and the more there are, the better off we are even with the increased work load of maintaining the new rash of servers required.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page