No version of MS windows exhibits the behavior you just described. Get your facts straight before you post again - thank you.
NT/2000/XP - Creat default shares (C$, ADMIN$, D$) that only accesible by somebody with Administrator privileges. No normal user can access these shares.
95/98/ME - No default shares. No default behaviour (At share creation you set access options). If you are stupid enough to share out drives without a password - you deserve to be hacked. Thats the equivalent of creating a / NFS share on your linux box with EVERYBODY privileges.
Once again - Default MS Window settings DO NOT OPEN YOUR COMPUTER TO REMOTE TAKOVERS! Get it right you braindead zombie. You must explictly tell windows 95/98/ME to share your drives and in the case of NT - you ust explicitly change the shares in order to allow EVERYBODY to access them.
Enuff Said
J
Gimme a break.... is this the best he could do? Aren't there enough real issues that we could/should be dealing with here in America - without Katz having to go and fabricate one?
One example ladies and gentleman - that is all he offers. If this is such an epidemic, how come his supporting evidence appears to be so severely lacking? Because its bullshit - thats why.
BTW - how the hell is it undemocratic for schools to want to know just who is planning on blowing the place up? I guess that things like wiretapping are illegal too. Maybe we should also outlaw packet sniffers as well. Hmmmm... it seems to me that the CIA and NSA wouldn't even be able to operate if we kept going down that road.
"For every action their is an equal opposite reaction." - children as well as fanatic liberals need to learn this concept. For every action you take there are consequences - plain and simple. If I came into work and threatened to blow the entire place to bits - I expect no less than to be fired, tossed onto the street, and dragged off to the country jail. Why? Because I realize the consequences that shall result should I take that action.
We live in a society in which nobody really wants to take responsibility nor do they want to acknowledge their actions as being "wrong and ill construed" when in fact they are. You are solely responsible for everything that you say or do - if you keep that in mind you will not find yourself in quite so much trouble.
Children have no rights to things such as freedom of speech. Get over it. Children are being handed enough things on silver platters today - let them work for the right to run their mouths with a complete disregard for others.
All in all - Katz really ought to find something better to dwell on his spare time than the social rejects dwelling in highschools across the country today. I'm sick and tired of hearing how geeks are persecuted in schools. I was a geek in school and I did just fine - it seems to me though that Katz didn't and he would be content to spend the remainder of his life dwelling on that fact.
Go see a psychologist Jon - cause we are sick of hearing your shit.
"You are in favor of risk taking only when it results in great wealth, never when it doesn't "
You must be a complete idiot - why would I take a risk unless I had a reasonable chance of suceeding? Be realistic man - don't blame other people for what is obviously the manifestation of your stupidity.
what kind of hard drugs are you on? Driving drunk is taking a risk? No - its just being plain damn STUPID and playing with other people's lives.
Hmmmm... and the article never mentioned ANYTHING about those people being scammed. They knew what they were doing (or at least should have know) - and they should followed up when trying to right the wrongs of the problem.
Ummm.... and your comment about kicking people when they are down - guess what? I've found that most of the poor morons who stay on the left either have bleeding hearts or are vagrants themselves.
Its funny though - the same people that advocate linux and how users should switch to linux from microsoft and that "linux" isn't all that hard to learn if you take the time to "learn" about your computer - can turn right around and advocate complete irresponsiblity for theirs and other people's actions.
Hey Numbnuts - the burden of proof is on the companies that made the report to begin with - not on the individual. This is the case in the Justice system as well. Perhaps you should learn to research and read before speaking.
I know how Katz makes all of these sob stories sound guys - but don't nessacarily believe that is the case. Every story has too sides to it.
JD: He incurred $120 worth of debt through what I assume to be one of those "record/CD" clubs that you can join. Can you blame them for denying his loan? Would you loan somebody $50,000 if they couldn't even handle a debt of $120? Thats just bad buisness. As far as JD being a teenager - well kids need to learn to take responsibility for their own actions. Just because you turn 18 - it doesn't just "go away". End of Story.
JP56: Yeah I really feel sorry for her. Hahaha - not. She drove while under the influence and possibly endangered the lives of numerous other people - who cares how young she was? Since when is age an excuse? Besides she probably only lost the job because she didn't acknowledge the fact that she had a prior felony/misdemeanor during the interview or on her application - NEXT.
Dan: Take the time to learn to drive
Peter: Read the fine print and keep better track of your mail
AndyP: Yeah its sealed for everyone else - but ummmmmm... hmmmm.... if I was the government I SURE AS HELL would check a person's sealed records before giving security clearance. Wah Wah.
The morale of the story here folks is that most if not all of these people need to take responsiblity for their actions. Age doesn't make you immune and neither should the severity of the infraction. Responsbility is what counts.
Now Katz is more than happy to spin the tales of these people kinda like Al Gore at a debate - but keep in mind their is ALWAYS another side to the story.
Oh and one more thing... Thank goodness for these databases. They keep irresponsible people like this out of places of influence. (Except in the case of the Clinton Administration... chuckle)
I cannnot believe this! I just found out that the Mac OS X upgrade will cost money! What is up with that?
I'm getting so sick of these greedy capitalist pigs who think that just because they spend five years rewriting their core OS from scratch, I should have to pay for it. I mean, who cares if they have children to feed? Obviously with parents as stupid as theirs, the world would be alot better place if we just let them starve to death anyway.
I'm sticking with LinuxPPC - cause I'm not going to let "THE MAN" suck another hard-earned (all those hours I put in at the Music store are hard work man) dime outta my pocket!
OS X sux man! I mean it won't even boot up on my 68040 based powerbook - whats up with that? And its so slow on my 603e based Macintosh System (System 7.5.5 just blazes on that box baby!)I won't put up with it.
If you d00ds decide to buy OS X - then Im coming to your houses and Im going to kill each and every one of u. If you buy it, its obvious you cannot think for urself and that you are just part of a big horde.
These mac peeps are so sad - they just want to use their puter and not hack it! What the f*ck is wrong wit these people?
If I gotta pay for it - it sucks. And yeah I stole my f*cking Mac from my next door neighbor - didn't buy that sh*t either.
BTW - check out my site http://www.linuxloser.com for pricing information of my newest KILLA app man! No try before you buy - because pirates suCKZ!
Does anybody want to know why I still come to slashdot everyday?/Insert witty childish retort here/
Because everytime I see a "story" like this posted I about fall on the floor laughing my ASS OFF. Is this guy on crack? Perhaps. Or maybe hes just been ODing on way too much of "Jon Katz" brand proproganda lately. A combination of the two would seem to be the likely cause.
"Corporations dont care about our rights - wah wah wah" - "The Government is out to spy on us and track our every move blah blah blah". Bullshit. These are the same mega corporations that seem to recall computer chips on an almost daily basis, whose private corporate networks are hacked into almost more often than that, and who still after fifty years of research cant seem to produce a vehicle that doesn't require petroleum to run.
How sad is this? Very sad. Why dont you people get some grow some sort of balls and instead of running away from your perceived problems - try facing them head on. Everybody on slashdot is always crying "Boycott this - Boycott that" but within a week you'll always find a story saying "Buy it now - Buy it now" (DVDCA anybody?)
You people are sheep and nothing more. If Slashdot told you the world was going to end tommorrow as a result of some insane Roswell/MkUltra/Microsoft plot to take over the world - you would believe it.
The real conspiracy/problem here is the slanted vision of the world today that slashdot has presented you with. Most of you are dumb enough to take it at face value - a few of you don't and those of you are probably reading slashdot for the same reason I am.
Either way - take it or leave it. Just keep in mind there is more to the world than a bunch of pre-pubescent linux geeks who think the world owes them something.
I must say - I find your comment that of a complete moron - but funny nonetheless - read my response to the situation above for my take on this....Sheepboy
It seems like every Microsoft story up here doesn't bother to relate all the facts. It also seems that most of the Slashdot readers are too brainwashed to go read the actual articles themselves (or even - GOD FORBID - sign up for the beta test and try it out for themselves!)
Its an option. End of story. Windows 2000 warns about unsigned drivers - it also warns about software in which there may be OS incompatibilites (aka pre PC Anywhere 9.2 for example). It warns - but it does give you the option of using it anyway - even though you will probably screw alot of stuff up if you decided to do such a thing. And yes - it does so for a REASON. The same goes for Whistler - I should know because afterall I am a beta tester.
Think about it - why would MS want to stop all freeware and shareware software development for their platform? That would really be dumb.... and to be dreadfully honest to you guys - MS is alot of things - but they are certainly NOT STUPID.
They've captured the OS market on nearly every front and they intend to keep it that way. By the way, they are doing a damn good job.
Look at.NET for example - now thats inovation. Look at Linux..... ummmm... hmmmm.... well they almost got USB support right? Oh yeah.... well they might start working on Color Calibration support in the near future..... And sometime in the next 100 years they will have an internet browser worth a damn.
One of these days you kids are going to wake up and smell the reality of this free and open-source situation. More often than not - you get what you pay for. End of story.
Yes there are a few notable exceptions to that rule. Most notably - The Gimp, Netcat, and Nmap. Personally I can't think of any other open source apps I really find all that appealing. Most of them are underdocumented, overbugged, and supported by teenagers not even old enough to shave - forget it.
Just remember - all that the Linux community has done since its birth is try to emulate Microsoft Windows. Whenever I ask someone just why I should switch to Linux - they say something it regards to Windows. They have strived to match the monster feature for feature, megabyte for megabyte and so far they've done a really crappy job...... but ask yourselves this:
Personal Computer Security is NOT the responsibility of the ISP. If you acquire broadband service in your home - then you have also acquired with it the inherent responsibility to protect your computer system for the would-be hackers of the internet. Why should it be the ISP's problem? They only provide the connection, not the content. By that same logic it seems rather short sighted to turn around and say they must secure your computer from the content you choose.
The term "Personal Computer" means just that - a personal computer. But when you place that computer at a pernament address on the internet - you are taking your chances and it is YOUR responsbility to minimize those chances.
Example: Lets say you buy a new mailbox and leave it sitting on your kitchen table inside your house. Well after a few weeks it becomes apparent that the mailbox is fairly useless without access to the outside world (aka the internet) so you place it on your front lawn and begin to send and receive mail.
So whats happens when some punk kid starts swiping social security checks from mailboxes? Hmmmmmm..... yeah it's illegal but would you even consider blaming the US Postal Service for something that is obviously your problem?(Solution: get a PO Box)
People need to start taking responsiblity. If you have a pernament, fast connection to the internet take the extra time to learn a little about computer security. If you dont want to care about it, or if you cant fathom opening a book and actually finding out just how your computer works, or you are one of those dimwits who actually paid money for an emachine - unplug the network connection NOW.
Too many people in America are content to simply bitch and moan rather than stand on their on two feet and do something about it. Perhaps you guys can solicit the aid of Al Gore - I'm sure he'll be more than happy to put your computer into his precious little lockbox, right along with trillons of dollars in so called Social Security money you'll never see again.
In essence - people have confused the term "Internet Service Provider" with "Internet Sercurity Provider" or perhaps in this case even "Internet Safety Provider".
(1) Why would AOL willingly subject themselves to the displeasure of supporting a Linux Operating System Distro? Look at the common caliber of AOL Users - enough said.
(2) If Microsoft hates AOL so much, why have they included the AOL Client binaries in Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME? Because it promotes competition and for Microsoft thats a very healthly path to be following right now.
(3) Have you ever been on AOL? Do you realize just how much AOL will lose in the translation to Linux? ALOT. How about all the premium online gaming sections? - I doubt those will work in Linux. How about AOL 6.0's dependence upon the most recent versions of Flash and Realplayer? Hmmmm - I dont think so. How about the easy configuration and sign on process that has made AOL so damn popular? hmmmmm.... I dont think so.
Will wealthy people start eliminating the retarded, emotionally disturbed and unnatractive from their birth "selection process"? (You betcha).
Now - there are many more parts of this article I would like to rip apart - but the part quoted above deserves SPECIAL attention. Why are some people richer than others? Interesting question.... could be they had an advantage over those of us not so fortunate (e.g. brains, money, looks, skill?)
That being the reason of their success - I dont honestly believe they would be stupid enough to level the "Playing Field" by eliminating the soap scum of society.
Also a few quicky comments in regards to other parts of this article:
(1) Yeah we should respect those 18 and 20 year old college kids who start up these big companies (weren't Steve Jobs and Bill Gates 18 when they started?)
(2) More 18 year olds than ever? What difference does that make? When I was 18 years old the last thing on my mind was voting. While I can't speak for ALL 18 year olds today - it seems that is the dominant attitude amongst them today.
(3) Who does Jon Katz hate more? The government or the corporations? Doesn't really matter - because unless he grows his own food, disposes of all his own waste, lives in a lean to, and is completely self sufficient - he is a hypocrite. Because all of those services or items are either produced or created by one of two entities: Corporations or the Government.
(4) An addon to #3 since it was getting somewhat lengthy: Didn't the government intially create the foundations of what is now the internet? Where does Katz get off berating them?
(5) As for Columbine - those two kids were obviously just fu*ked up. Too bad everyone is too busy blaming everyone else and pointing their fingers every which a way instead of taking the time to realize that. The internet contains a wealth of information - good and bad. Its our job to teach the children how to tell the difference and use that information to benefit society rather than attempt to destroy it. Remember - we are ALL in this together - like it or not.
(6) Computers in the classroom? The internet may be a great thing - but then again I wouldn't exactly call it the Magic Fairy dust that makes everything alright. Children need to be taught to take education seriously. Most schools are too concerned with sports, clubs, cheerleading, fundraisers, pep rallies, and raising money for computer they never use, to even begin to actually educate the students that attend there. We need to shift our focus because unlike the good ole days there's a lot more to learn and a lot less time in which to do it. Oh yeah - and throw a few good teachers as well as some parental responsibility in and that should about cover it.
The following is a wake up call for the Slashdot community in general:
AOL has no plans to adopt Netscape/Mozilla/Any other crappy browser the Open Source community uses as its primary browser. While this may happen for the Linux version of AOL its certainly not a planned feature in the windows versions of their client.
How do I know this? Could be that I've been beta testing AOL 6.0 for the last 6 months (for Windows and 5.0 for Macintosh) and they've done nothing but work to intergrate IE deeper and deeper into the client.
And yes even if AOL does integrate Netscrape/Mozilla into their client for Linux it won't make a damns worth of difference. This is simply due to the fact that AOL on Linux is a paradox in and of itself and can provide no reason at all for its existence. (Except perhaps to convince the Linux Zealots - AHEM CmdrTaco that Windows/IE is going to just suddenly disappear in a big puff of smoke one day and suddenly be replaced by Linux)
Another thing - why in god's name does it take TWO years to develop a browser? Just think about where we would be today if it took two years for IE to be created - wait.... ummm... hmmm... then we would all be forced to used Netscrape or maybe if everything took that long we would all still be using that crappy Linux 2.2 kernel (oh wait - we are!)
Seriously though - its time for the Mozilla team to kick it into high gear - even though I've already sworn off Linux for Windows 2k and Mac OS X - Linux requires a decent browser if its ever going to make any headway in the desktop arena. You guys can talk all day about how Linux kicks Windoze and Mac OS Xcrement's asses all day - but how many prebuilt, preinstalled Linux boxes have you seen that within 15 minutes of turning on the computer for the VERY FIRST time the average user can be surfing the web?
Also - I dont know how many of you (I would guess zero) have gotten inside looks at Windows 2001 (Codename: Whistler) but its finally going to mean the end of all this win9x instability you guys like to rave on about (I've got the latest development build of 2276). Yeah - they are combining the stability of win2k with the juicy little consumer features of Windows ME to create what the Linux Community will only refer to as in the coming years as "The AntiChrist". Theres some food for though for you guys....
Im going to get right to point on this one since I'm itching to play some Diablo 2:
How dare any SINGLE ONE of the Slashdot community do what they have done today. You people are an absolute disgrace. If it wasnt for redhat, linux wouldn't even be shadow of what it is today.
And I love it how some of you people can say things like, "Oh well its a *.0 release - of course its going to be buggy." The people saying that are the VERY same people who tried to crucify Microsoft for all those nonexistant 65,000 bugs in Windows 2000.
You guys want to know why the mainstream computer industry doesn't respect Linux? Because Linux has yet to earn it. Windows has been there and back along with the Macintosh - both have changed the face of computing today for the better - like it or not. Both platforms deserve my respect. This is probably why I have my Athlon 750 Windows 2000 pro box sitting right beside my Dual G4/450 Mac OS X box - they have both EARNED my respect and serve a distinct and useful purpose in the grand scheme of things.
Why as I remember just last week everyone here was praising Redhat for their TUX webserver software and how it beat out IIS on those Dell benchmarks. Oh how so quickly that changed...
What purpose does Linux serve? Nothing notable from what I can tell. Most users of Linux are fueled by one of two things: (1) An immense hatred for Windows (grow up) or (2) This childlike urge to get something for nothing and then have the nerve to scream your ass off when it doesn't work as expected.
My advice to the Linux community: Find a purpose. Find it quickly. Oh and one other thing...... don't be so quick to turn on each other when given the chance - it just proves more and more to the computer industry that you are just a bunch of kids with serious attitude problems to boot.
Its time to take some remedial reading courses people. From the comments I have read it appears that a number of so called Linux gurus have been a victim of this so-called "spam" scheme.
Its hard to believe you guys can use an OS like Linux (which involves alot of knowledge and know how) and cant seem to find the intellectual strength within your feeble FSF corrupted minds to read a messagebox placed upon your screen by MSN Explorer during installation. As you can imagine - this message box asks whether or not you want to inform your buddies of your new email address.
If you dont want to send the email - CLICK NO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Stop whining about it and trying to make a federal case out of it! If all of you anti-capitalists are using Linux anyway - how in the hell do you people even know what it is you are talking about in the first place?
The answer to that question is that you dont know what you are talking about - so shut the hell up.
And finally I would just like to say f*ck you to Commander Taco. I have never in my life spoken to or read the writings of somebody who just obviously doesn't have the slightest clue when it comes to the subject of reality other than Commander Taco.
Mr. Taco - get your hand out of your pants and start acting your age. Its time to get with it - or just get out.
Oh yeah - my email addy is darkgamorck@home for all you Slashdotters who feel the need to mailbomb me. Just be aware - I will ENJOY every second of it.
I remember reading some articles a while back that talked about how the universe was still expanding (from the big bang) - but how eventually when the expansion halted - the blackholes would slowly over time end up being the cause of its collapse.
Though if there is an especially large one at the center of our galaxy.... it kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Gam
Well this post ought to just show you guys just how much you "Linux" people seem to know about the world of Windows.
Microsoft has been planning to remove pure dos from Windows Me since day 1. How this came as a shock to anybody is beyond my comprehension.
Why did they do it? Because maybe it was making Windows 9x a bit unstable (though I will be the first to say it didnt help Me - only idiots will run out and buy ME).
Also - if you are going to install linux - INSTALL IT! Dont play the UMSDOS game - how sad.
By the way - I havent tried this as Im a win2k user - but you may try editing the msdos.sys file and setting BootGui=0 (something along those lines - might still work in ME)
What a sad post... cant you guys find any real news?
Im glad someone has finally taken the time to point out the truth. Linux is NOT a platform for innovation. Why? Well first off - its based on an OS whose design originated more than 20 years ago.
Now alot of you dont believe Microsoft has made or ever will make any effort to innovate. Those of you that do believe that need to remove those pink tinted glasses that have become eternally attached to your face and finally face the truth of the matter.
Like it or not, your favorite monopoly is innovative. Though whenever they are innovative - the so-called community here on Slashdot is able to twist and turn it into something vile and evil.
Dont believe me?
Everytime Microsoft decides to enhance the functionality of their web browser (which is used by 86% of the internet population) the Linux community whines and complains that Microsoft is simply manipulating publically mandated standards in order to raise the value of their stock options.
The fact is however, Microsoft does own 86% of the market as far as web browsers are concerned (over 98% when it comes to Operating Systems) and in order to keep that position they have to do something that anybody in the Linux community has yet to even dream of doing: INNOVATE.
Look at that sorry POS software you all so lovingly refer to as Mozilla. Thats probably the most dismal failure of the Open Source movement as of yet. (Though I assure you it will not be last) Ever since Internet Explorer 4.0 - Netscape has simply been unable to compare in either featureset, speed, stability, or ease of use.
This brings me to my next point however..... has anybody here heard of Windows.NET? Gosh - that idea sounds pretty damn original to me - though Im sure you guys will figure out something to pass it off as yet another "Microsoft ploy to control the world". I'm also almost 100% sure that they stole the idea from some half starving Linux developer who spends his few minutes of freetime after contributing to the absolute purity of the Open Source Movement begging the local populace for a few pennies so that he can feed his poor family.
BS.
Over the last five years - Linux has been playing catchup - whether to Microsoft, SCO, or somebody else - it doesnt matter. As of current your favorite penguin sponsered OS is suffering from feature and driver depervation. This will continue to be the case until you people begin to see things as they should rather than as you want them to be.
Remember - Not only does X suck (being one of the most insecure programs on the face of planet earth) - but so does KDE, GNOME, StarOffice, GREP (never did care for that one - who the hell came up with that name anyway - some of those berkley boys must of been toking when they came up with that one)..... need I say more?
Oh and by the way - your flames may be directed to: darkgamorck@home.com
I'm absolutely loving reading all these comments right now. Its very amusing to me how all of you Linuz Zealots have jumped on this bandwagon proclaiming, "Linux is the greatest OS".
Yes, there were problems with the Mindcraft benchmarks - and yes there are problems with this one. Namely, what in gods name are they comparing? They certainly arent comparing operating systems - there are way too many differences in this case to do that objectively. Next time somebody runs benchmarks between the two OSes, please try to keep the following things in mind:
(1) USE THE SAME HARDWARE! I cannot stress this point enough. What you people may call minor differences may often have a MAJOR effect on the outcome of a benchmark such as this.
(2) Use the same Webserver Software. How in gods name can you blame or claim any of these benchmarks on the operating system? Both are using completely different HTTP servers (one which is isnt even publically available and shouldn't have been used = TUX). If you want a legitimate operating system benchmark and not and HTTP server benchmark - try to compare Win2k running Apache for NT and Linux running Apache. Otherwise climb off your high horses right now - these are webserver benchmarks NOT OS benchmarks. I for one will say that Apache for NT consumes a lot less memory than IIS 5.0 - though on my small intranet site I've yet to notice any speed difference.
(3) The results are unrealistic. What kind of server has 4 gigabytes of bandwith?
(4) Also - make a point to configure both servers equally - it seems to me you guys scrimped here and there on IIS configuration - I wonder why?
If the Linux world wants credibility - its time to grow up and earn it. You guys sure talk a great game - but when it comes down to the numbers you are either whining when you get trounced or creaming in your pants over benchmarks which are obviously flawed.
While Im on my soapbox - let me say this also: Its amazing how many of the news story's of this so-called "News for Nerds" site appear to be blantantly attacking Microsoft and promoting Linux. Its obvious that whatever sense of objectivity Slashdot once had (if ever) has long been lost to the horde of pre-pubescent teenagers who only have one goal: To get something for nothing.
So there you go - take it or leave it - I dont really care. You may either post a reply or email one to darkgamorck@home.com
Well I already know this wont be a popular opinion - but here goes: I sincerely hope GPL is blown to millions of tiny bits and pieces in court. It's completely beyond my comprehension how you GPL bandwagon people have the ignornance to be able to refer to yourselves as the so-called "Free Software Foundation". How sad. Has everybody here forgotten just want kind of government we all live and work under here? Hmmmmm.... I believe its called Capitalism. Yeah thats the form of government the puts food on your table, pipes electricity into your computers, and actually gives you guys the freedom to write and support an archaic, overburdened, slow, and painfully difficult to use Operating System known as Linux. I also find it extremely amusing that you people refer to everything put out under GPL as "Open Source". GPL is NOT OPEN SOURCE. For a program to be truly open source - the source code must be redistributable without any restrictions. It must also be able to be modified and used in any way, shape, and form without ANY RESTRICTIONS. In otherwords OPEN SOURCE should = PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCE But sadly enough this is not the case. The anarcists behind the FSF (yes that includes Richard Stallman) have decided that they want to protect their software and source code and they have done this by creating a license which acts more as a virus than anything else. Ask yourselves - who in gods name would want to steal your source code? Microsoft? Thats a good laugh. Ms Win2K uses less memory, runs a HELL of alot faster, and for the most part is MORE STABLE, and not only that - but its TEN MILLION TIMES EASIER to use than Linux. "Oh but people who use easy software are wimps" - well you pre-pubescent children have a long way to go then. Some people actually want to get something done and dont get too much of a kick out of learning cryptic commands such as ls, pwd, grep, vi, and other junk..... Okay guys - now Im prepared for the onslaught. Call the rest of your linux groupies and prepare to show me just how mature you guys are. Just to show you that I actually want to hear your brainwashed dribble - my updated email addy is: darkgamorck@home.com By the way - how many of you have been to slashdotsucks.net - its a great site. Also - a question: "Isn't it interesting how linux users have become even more fanatical than yuppie MACINTOSH user community in such a short period of time?" Gam
I find it absolutely amazing at how many of you people come off sounding like squabbling siblings whenever we touch on the M$ vs. Linux debate. The fact is, W2k is a MAJOR improvement over previous versions in terms of stability and useablity. As I stated in the title, I used to be a major user of Linux in its various forms. (Ever since RH 4 - though I like Slackware better) I used to be like quite a few of you and I hated everything that Microsoft did - most of the time for no reason at all. But then I decided to try and start beta testing Windows 2000 (way back when it was NT 5.0 Beta 2) and let me tell you: Windows has come a VERY long way. You guys can go on ALL day about the 65,000 bugs or the fact there arent many "official" windows 2000 cert applications yet (Fact is: Almost EVERYTHING works much better - this includes ALL my games). Ever since Beta 3 - I have NEVER seen a BSOD and I dont expect to see one anytime soon. I've been using W2k at work on my personal machine (Compaq 380 mhz - 128 megs) and it does dual duty as the companies intranet server (Apache of course - M$ needs to do a bit more work on IIS before I jump on that one) and as a VB/PERL development platform for internal applications. Reboots are a thing of the past. Also, I hear alot of you making mention of Windows 2000 memory usage. (It uses around 50 megs just sitting there after boot). Have any of you idiots checked the memory usage on KDE or GNOME with X lately? Its far higher than that.... Perhaps my most important point: Linux is simply NOT ready for desktop use. You guys can spin it anyway you want to, but you'll never convince me otherwise - it has a LONG way to go. (Hint: Users aren't up for compiling their own apps and since half the precompiled ones dont work on different distribs....) Speaking of which, have any of you noticed another distributing trend in the world of Linux lately? The fact is, like it or not, Linux distributions are slowly splitting off and becoming more and more incompatible with one another as time goes on. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Its the same thing that happened to the different versions of unix when they first came out oh so long ago. And while Im on my soapbox - another thing: Alot of you guys have been saying that Win2k/WinNT installations are so insecure compared to linux. This is NOT a function of the OS (with the exception of DOS attacks). Like it or not, security in both OSes is a function of the administrator and from what I have seen most MCSEs wouldn't know what a security problem was if it slapped them in the face. Default installations of linux distributions are just as insecure as default Windows NT/2000 installations just in different ways.:-) (All you MCSEs heres a hint: DISABLE NETBIOS PORTS 135-139 OVER THE INTERNET,install the IIS hotfixes, and enforce strong passwords - that will solve 99% of your security issues) You'll notice I didn't include Windows 98 here - because its security REEKS. Can you say WinNUKE? So in essence, I encourage each of you to actually try and USE windows 2000 before downplaying as yet another step in M$s quest for world domination. Besides, the only true way you can present an intelligent opinion on the subject is if you have tried both - and I dont mean betas. I mean release versions. Feel free to flame me, Gamorck
I hate to ruin the wonderful M$ bashing party here but here is the way things are: Linux is great. Its stable, reliable, and it makes for a wonderful http/ftp server. Great. The problem is that it seems to have become some sort of religion. I mean honestly.... you guys are starting to sound like the same people who cheer on Steve Jobs' every year at MacWorld. The fact is Windows has got Linux beat on ONE THING: Its FREAKING EASY TO USE! Believe me, before I took my current job as a Net Admin, I was all about "linux will one day rule the world and MS is going to DIE" However, around that time I got my hands on win2k and my new job - needless to say the combination of the two have greatly changed my opinions. (I've got people who can't even move or resize a damn window in win98 - isnt that sad? Yeah I see them hacking away at a CLI interface on a linux box ) I cant help but wonder how many of you M$ bashers have actually USED win2k. I would say 10 percent at most. The fact is, it is VERY stable, VERY fast, and massive code base or not - it still doesnt take up as much memory as Xfree86 running KDE or Gnome. Now I realize this message will probably be classified as flamebait, but thats okay. Feel free to email me at: gamorck@home.com Im prepared to receive the punishment I have brought upon myself:-) The morale of the story here is: Don't Knock it before you try it. Try to give the competition a fair chance before you rein up your horse and scream to high heaven like a bunch of banshees. They say it takes 10 years for an OS to "mature". Windows is close to that point and I believe that Win2k is a massive step up from previous versions. Speed tests at my last job (writing data conversion programs) indicate around a 33% speed increase from previous versions of windows. By the way - AMD rules:-) My regards to you all, Jay (Gamorck)
Hmmmm... he must not have had his coffee.
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Now while I'm no big fan of Jan Katz to say the least - I must say that this article seems a bit more grounded in reality than what he usually writes.
I may not 100% agree with him this time - but I did enjoy his rampant speculation - its nice to sit up and think every once in awhile:-)
I've read a few comments which indicate that information is not organic - and therefore not governed by organic laws - well that is and is not the case.
The information being reffered to in this case is under the direct control of these "organic entities" and using simple logic it is possible to deduce that in fact this information can and will be affected by these organic laws.
The information may not be directly affected by this so-called "evolution" of the media - but we as a race will be.
And as the information we seek continues to shape and evolve our consciousness - then isn't it likely that other pieces of information will evolve (aka change) to reflect those differences?
Slashdot Mirror
Hey man - you got the URL wrong - it is:
http://www.sun.com/desktop/sunblade100/
Dont add in the extra zero next time
No version of MS windows exhibits the behavior you just described. Get your facts straight before you post again - thank you. NT/2000/XP - Creat default shares (C$, ADMIN$, D$) that only accesible by somebody with Administrator privileges. No normal user can access these shares. 95/98/ME - No default shares. No default behaviour (At share creation you set access options). If you are stupid enough to share out drives without a password - you deserve to be hacked. Thats the equivalent of creating a / NFS share on your linux box with EVERYBODY privileges. Once again - Default MS Window settings DO NOT OPEN YOUR COMPUTER TO REMOTE TAKOVERS! Get it right you braindead zombie. You must explictly tell windows 95/98/ME to share your drives and in the case of NT - you ust explicitly change the shares in order to allow EVERYBODY to access them. Enuff Said J
Gimme a break.... is this the best he could do? Aren't there enough real issues that we could/should be dealing with here in America - without Katz having to go and fabricate one?
One example ladies and gentleman - that is all he offers. If this is such an epidemic, how come his supporting evidence appears to be so severely lacking? Because its bullshit - thats why.
BTW - how the hell is it undemocratic for schools to want to know just who is planning on blowing the place up? I guess that things like wiretapping are illegal too. Maybe we should also outlaw packet sniffers as well. Hmmmm... it seems to me that the CIA and NSA wouldn't even be able to operate if we kept going down that road.
"For every action their is an equal opposite reaction." - children as well as fanatic liberals need to learn this concept. For every action you take there are consequences - plain and simple. If I came into work and threatened to blow the entire place to bits - I expect no less than to be fired, tossed onto the street, and dragged off to the country jail. Why? Because I realize the consequences that shall result should I take that action.
We live in a society in which nobody really wants to take responsibility nor do they want to acknowledge their actions as being "wrong and ill construed" when in fact they are. You are solely responsible for everything that you say or do - if you keep that in mind you will not find yourself in quite so much trouble.
Children have no rights to things such as freedom of speech. Get over it. Children are being handed enough things on silver platters today - let them work for the right to run their mouths with a complete disregard for others.
All in all - Katz really ought to find something better to dwell on his spare time than the social rejects dwelling in highschools across the country today. I'm sick and tired of hearing how geeks are persecuted in schools. I was a geek in school and I did just fine - it seems to me though that Katz didn't and he would be content to spend the remainder of his life dwelling on that fact.
Go see a psychologist Jon - cause we are sick of hearing your shit.
Gam
Hmmmm....
"You are in favor of risk taking only when it results in great wealth, never when it doesn't "
You must be a complete idiot - why would I take a risk unless I had a reasonable chance of suceeding? Be realistic man - don't blame other people for what is obviously the manifestation of your stupidity.
Gam
what kind of hard drugs are you on? Driving drunk is taking a risk? No - its just being plain damn STUPID and playing with other people's lives.
Hmmmm... and the article never mentioned ANYTHING about those people being scammed. They knew what they were doing (or at least should have know) - and they should followed up when trying to right the wrongs of the problem.
Ummm.... and your comment about kicking people when they are down - guess what? I've found that most of the poor morons who stay on the left either have bleeding hearts or are vagrants themselves.
Its funny though - the same people that advocate linux and how users should switch to linux from microsoft and that "linux" isn't all that hard to learn if you take the time to "learn" about your computer - can turn right around and advocate complete irresponsiblity for theirs and other people's actions.
Maybe thats because you are a f*cking moron....
Gam
Hey Numbnuts - the burden of proof is on the companies that made the report to begin with - not on the individual. This is the case in the Justice system as well. Perhaps you should learn to research and read before speaking.
Gam
Here goes...
I know how Katz makes all of these sob stories sound guys - but don't nessacarily believe that is the case. Every story has too sides to it.
JD: He incurred $120 worth of debt through what I assume to be one of those "record/CD" clubs that you can join. Can you blame them for denying his loan? Would you loan somebody $50,000 if they couldn't even handle a debt of $120? Thats just bad buisness. As far as JD being a teenager - well kids need to learn to take responsibility for their own actions. Just because you turn 18 - it doesn't just "go away". End of Story.
JP56: Yeah I really feel sorry for her. Hahaha - not. She drove while under the influence and possibly endangered the lives of numerous other people - who cares how young she was? Since when is age an excuse? Besides she probably only lost the job because she didn't acknowledge the fact that she had a prior felony/misdemeanor during the interview or on her application - NEXT.
Dan: Take the time to learn to drive
Peter: Read the fine print and keep better track of your mail
AndyP: Yeah its sealed for everyone else - but ummmmmm... hmmmm.... if I was the government I SURE AS HELL would check a person's sealed records before giving security clearance. Wah Wah.
The morale of the story here folks is that most if not all of these people need to take responsiblity for their actions. Age doesn't make you immune and neither should the severity of the infraction. Responsbility is what counts.
Now Katz is more than happy to spin the tales of these people kinda like Al Gore at a debate - but keep in mind their is ALWAYS another side to the story.
Oh and one more thing... Thank goodness for these databases. They keep irresponsible people like this out of places of influence. (Except in the case of the Clinton Administration... chuckle)
Gam
I cannnot believe this! I just found out that the Mac OS X upgrade will cost money! What is up with that?
I'm getting so sick of these greedy capitalist pigs who think that just because they spend five years rewriting their core OS from scratch, I should have to pay for it. I mean, who cares if they have children to feed? Obviously with parents as stupid as theirs, the world would be alot better place if we just let them starve to death anyway.
I'm sticking with LinuxPPC - cause I'm not going to let "THE MAN" suck another hard-earned (all those hours I put in at the Music store are hard work man) dime outta my pocket!
OS X sux man! I mean it won't even boot up on my 68040 based powerbook - whats up with that? And its so slow on my 603e based Macintosh System (System 7.5.5 just blazes on that box baby!)I won't put up with it.
If you d00ds decide to buy OS X - then Im coming to your houses and Im going to kill each and every one of u. If you buy it, its obvious you cannot think for urself and that you are just part of a big horde.
These mac peeps are so sad - they just want to use their puter and not hack it! What the f*ck is wrong wit these people?
If I gotta pay for it - it sucks. And yeah I stole my f*cking Mac from my next door neighbor - didn't buy that sh*t either.
BTW - check out my site http://www.linuxloser.com for pricing information of my newest KILLA app man! No try before you buy - because pirates suCKZ!
Gam
"Sarcasm - what a great idea."
Does anybody want to know why I still come to slashdot everyday? /Insert witty childish retort here/
Because everytime I see a "story" like this posted I about fall on the floor laughing my ASS OFF. Is this guy on crack? Perhaps. Or maybe hes just been ODing on way too much of "Jon Katz" brand proproganda lately. A combination of the two would seem to be the likely cause.
"Corporations dont care about our rights - wah wah wah" - "The Government is out to spy on us and track our every move blah blah blah". Bullshit. These are the same mega corporations that seem to recall computer chips on an almost daily basis, whose private corporate networks are hacked into almost more often than that, and who still after fifty years of research cant seem to produce a vehicle that doesn't require petroleum to run.
How sad is this? Very sad. Why dont you people get some grow some sort of balls and instead of running away from your perceived problems - try facing them head on. Everybody on slashdot is always crying "Boycott this - Boycott that" but within a week you'll always find a story saying "Buy it now - Buy it now" (DVDCA anybody?)
You people are sheep and nothing more. If Slashdot told you the world was going to end tommorrow as a result of some insane Roswell/MkUltra/Microsoft plot to take over the world - you would believe it.
The real conspiracy/problem here is the slanted vision of the world today that slashdot has presented you with. Most of you are dumb enough to take it at face value - a few of you don't and those of you are probably reading slashdot for the same reason I am.
Either way - take it or leave it. Just keep in mind there is more to the world than a bunch of pre-pubescent linux geeks who think the world owes them something.
Gam
I must say - I find your comment that of a complete moron - but funny nonetheless - read my response to the situation above for my take on this....Sheepboy
Comeon guys.....
.NET for example - now thats inovation. Look at Linux..... ummmm... hmmmm.... well they almost got USB support right? Oh yeah.... well they might start working on Color Calibration support in the near future..... And sometime in the next 100 years they will have an internet browser worth a damn.
It seems like every Microsoft story up here doesn't bother to relate all the facts. It also seems that most of the Slashdot readers are too brainwashed to go read the actual articles themselves (or even - GOD FORBID - sign up for the beta test and try it out for themselves!)
Its an option. End of story. Windows 2000 warns about unsigned drivers - it also warns about software in which there may be OS incompatibilites (aka pre PC Anywhere 9.2 for example). It warns - but it does give you the option of using it anyway - even though you will probably screw alot of stuff up if you decided to do such a thing. And yes - it does so for a REASON. The same goes for Whistler - I should know because afterall I am a beta tester.
Think about it - why would MS want to stop all freeware and shareware software development for their platform? That would really be dumb.... and to be dreadfully honest to you guys - MS is alot of things - but they are certainly NOT STUPID.
They've captured the OS market on nearly every front and they intend to keep it that way. By the way, they are doing a damn good job.
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One of these days you kids are going to wake up and smell the reality of this free and open-source situation. More often than not - you get what you pay for. End of story.
Yes there are a few notable exceptions to that rule. Most notably - The Gimp, Netcat, and Nmap. Personally I can't think of any other open source apps I really find all that appealing. Most of them are underdocumented, overbugged, and supported by teenagers not even old enough to shave - forget it.
Just remember - all that the Linux community has done since its birth is try to emulate Microsoft Windows. Whenever I ask someone just why I should switch to Linux - they say something it regards to Windows. They have strived to match the monster feature for feature, megabyte for megabyte and so far they've done a really crappy job...... but ask yourselves this:
Without Windows, where would Linux be?
Absolutely Nowhere.
To put it rather bluntly:
Personal Computer Security is NOT the responsibility of the ISP. If you acquire broadband service in your home - then you have also acquired with it the inherent responsibility to protect your computer system for the would-be hackers of the internet. Why should it be the ISP's problem? They only provide the connection, not the content. By that same logic it seems rather short sighted to turn around and say they must secure your computer from the content you choose.
The term "Personal Computer" means just that - a personal computer. But when you place that computer at a pernament address on the internet - you are taking your chances and it is YOUR responsbility to minimize those chances.
Example: Lets say you buy a new mailbox and leave it sitting on your kitchen table inside your house. Well after a few weeks it becomes apparent that the mailbox is fairly useless without access to the outside world (aka the internet) so you place it on your front lawn and begin to send and receive mail.
So whats happens when some punk kid starts swiping social security checks from mailboxes? Hmmmmmm..... yeah it's illegal but would you even consider blaming the US Postal Service for something that is obviously your problem?(Solution: get a PO Box)
People need to start taking responsiblity. If you have a pernament, fast connection to the internet take the extra time to learn a little about computer security. If you dont want to care about it, or if you cant fathom opening a book and actually finding out just how your computer works, or you are one of those dimwits who actually paid money for an emachine - unplug the network connection NOW.
Too many people in America are content to simply bitch and moan rather than stand on their on two feet and do something about it. Perhaps you guys can solicit the aid of Al Gore - I'm sure he'll be more than happy to put your computer into his precious little lockbox, right along with trillons of dollars in so called Social Security money you'll never see again.
In essence - people have confused the term "Internet Service Provider" with "Internet Sercurity Provider" or perhaps in this case even "Internet Safety Provider".
Gamorck
"Flame at will"
The problem with your statement is simply this:
(1) Why would AOL willingly subject themselves to the displeasure of supporting a Linux Operating System Distro? Look at the common caliber of AOL Users - enough said.
(2) If Microsoft hates AOL so much, why have they included the AOL Client binaries in Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME? Because it promotes competition and for Microsoft thats a very healthly path to be following right now.
(3) Have you ever been on AOL? Do you realize just how much AOL will lose in the translation to Linux? ALOT. How about all the premium online gaming sections? - I doubt those will work in Linux. How about AOL 6.0's dependence upon the most recent versions of Flash and Realplayer? Hmmmm - I dont think so. How about the easy configuration and sign on process that has made AOL so damn popular? hmmmmm.... I dont think so.
Jon Katz says:
Will wealthy people start eliminating the retarded, emotionally disturbed and unnatractive from their birth "selection process"? (You betcha).
Now - there are many more parts of this article I would like to rip apart - but the part quoted above deserves SPECIAL attention. Why are some people richer than others? Interesting question.... could be they had an advantage over those of us not so fortunate (e.g. brains, money, looks, skill?)
That being the reason of their success - I dont honestly believe they would be stupid enough to level the "Playing Field" by eliminating the soap scum of society.
Also a few quicky comments in regards to other parts of this article:
(1) Yeah we should respect those 18 and 20 year old college kids who start up these big companies (weren't Steve Jobs and Bill Gates 18 when they started?)
(2) More 18 year olds than ever? What difference does that make? When I was 18 years old the last thing on my mind was voting. While I can't speak for ALL 18 year olds today - it seems that is the dominant attitude amongst them today.
(3) Who does Jon Katz hate more? The government or the corporations? Doesn't really matter - because unless he grows his own food, disposes of all his own waste, lives in a lean to, and is completely self sufficient - he is a hypocrite. Because all of those services or items are either produced or created by one of two entities: Corporations or the Government.
(4) An addon to #3 since it was getting somewhat lengthy: Didn't the government intially create the foundations of what is now the internet? Where does Katz get off berating them?
(5) As for Columbine - those two kids were obviously just fu*ked up. Too bad everyone is too busy blaming everyone else and pointing their fingers every which a way instead of taking the time to realize that. The internet contains a wealth of information - good and bad. Its our job to teach the children how to tell the difference and use that information to benefit society rather than attempt to destroy it. Remember - we are ALL in this together - like it or not.
(6) Computers in the classroom? The internet may be a great thing - but then again I wouldn't exactly call it the Magic Fairy dust that makes everything alright. Children need to be taught to take education seriously. Most schools are too concerned with sports, clubs, cheerleading, fundraisers, pep rallies, and raising money for computer they never use, to even begin to actually educate the students that attend there. We need to shift our focus because unlike the good ole days there's a lot more to learn and a lot less time in which to do it. Oh yeah - and throw a few good teachers as well as some parental responsibility in and that should about cover it.
Gamorck (darkgamorck@home.com)
The following is a wake up call for the Slashdot community in general:
AOL has no plans to adopt Netscape/Mozilla/Any other crappy browser the Open Source community uses as its primary browser. While this may happen for the Linux version of AOL its certainly not a planned feature in the windows versions of their client.
How do I know this? Could be that I've been beta testing AOL 6.0 for the last 6 months (for Windows and 5.0 for Macintosh) and they've done nothing but work to intergrate IE deeper and deeper into the client.
And yes even if AOL does integrate Netscrape/Mozilla into their client for Linux it won't make a damns worth of difference. This is simply due to the fact that AOL on Linux is a paradox in and of itself and can provide no reason at all for its existence. (Except perhaps to convince the Linux Zealots - AHEM CmdrTaco that Windows/IE is going to just suddenly disappear in a big puff of smoke one day and suddenly be replaced by Linux)
Another thing - why in god's name does it take TWO years to develop a browser? Just think about where we would be today if it took two years for IE to be created - wait.... ummm... hmmm... then we would all be forced to used Netscrape or maybe if everything took that long we would all still be using that crappy Linux 2.2 kernel (oh wait - we are!)
Seriously though - its time for the Mozilla team to kick it into high gear - even though I've already sworn off Linux for Windows 2k and Mac OS X - Linux requires a decent browser if its ever going to make any headway in the desktop arena. You guys can talk all day about how Linux kicks Windoze and Mac OS Xcrement's asses all day - but how many prebuilt, preinstalled Linux boxes have you seen that within 15 minutes of turning on the computer for the VERY FIRST time the average user can be surfing the web?
Also - I dont know how many of you (I would guess zero) have gotten inside looks at Windows 2001 (Codename: Whistler) but its finally going to mean the end of all this win9x instability you guys like to rave on about (I've got the latest development build of 2276). Yeah - they are combining the stability of win2k with the juicy little consumer features of Windows ME to create what the Linux Community will only refer to as in the coming years as "The AntiChrist". Theres some food for though for you guys....
Gamorck (darkgamorck@home.com)
"Flame at Will"
Im going to get right to point on this one since I'm itching to play some Diablo 2:
How dare any SINGLE ONE of the Slashdot community do what they have done today. You people are an absolute disgrace. If it wasnt for redhat, linux wouldn't even be shadow of what it is today.
And I love it how some of you people can say things like, "Oh well its a *.0 release - of course its going to be buggy." The people saying that are the VERY same people who tried to crucify Microsoft for all those nonexistant 65,000 bugs in Windows 2000.
You guys want to know why the mainstream computer industry doesn't respect Linux? Because Linux has yet to earn it. Windows has been there and back along with the Macintosh - both have changed the face of computing today for the better - like it or not. Both platforms deserve my respect. This is probably why I have my Athlon 750 Windows 2000 pro box sitting right beside my Dual G4/450 Mac OS X box - they have both EARNED my respect and serve a distinct and useful purpose in the grand scheme of things.
Why as I remember just last week everyone here was praising Redhat for their TUX webserver software and how it beat out IIS on those Dell benchmarks. Oh how so quickly that changed...
What purpose does Linux serve? Nothing notable from what I can tell. Most users of Linux are fueled by one of two things: (1) An immense hatred for Windows (grow up) or (2) This childlike urge to get something for nothing and then have the nerve to scream your ass off when it doesn't work as expected.
My advice to the Linux community: Find a purpose. Find it quickly. Oh and one other thing...... don't be so quick to turn on each other when given the chance - it just proves more and more to the computer industry that you are just a bunch of kids with serious attitude problems to boot.
Gam (darkgamorck@home.com)
Flame at will.
Its time to take some remedial reading courses people. From the comments I have read it appears that a number of so called Linux gurus have been a victim of this so-called "spam" scheme.
Its hard to believe you guys can use an OS like Linux (which involves alot of knowledge and know how) and cant seem to find the intellectual strength within your feeble FSF corrupted minds to read a messagebox placed upon your screen by MSN Explorer during installation. As you can imagine - this message box asks whether or not you want to inform your buddies of your new email address.
If you dont want to send the email - CLICK NO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Stop whining about it and trying to make a federal case out of it! If all of you anti-capitalists are using Linux anyway - how in the hell do you people even know what it is you are talking about in the first place?
The answer to that question is that you dont know what you are talking about - so shut the hell up.
And finally I would just like to say f*ck you to Commander Taco. I have never in my life spoken to or read the writings of somebody who just obviously doesn't have the slightest clue when it comes to the subject of reality other than Commander Taco.
Mr. Taco - get your hand out of your pants and start acting your age. Its time to get with it - or just get out.
Oh yeah - my email addy is darkgamorck@home for all you Slashdotters who feel the need to mailbomb me. Just be aware - I will ENJOY every second of it.
I remember reading some articles a while back that talked about how the universe was still expanding (from the big bang) - but how eventually when the expansion halted - the blackholes would slowly over time end up being the cause of its collapse. Though if there is an especially large one at the center of our galaxy.... it kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it? Gam
Well this post ought to just show you guys just how much you "Linux" people seem to know about the world of Windows.
Microsoft has been planning to remove pure dos from Windows Me since day 1. How this came as a shock to anybody is beyond my comprehension.
Why did they do it? Because maybe it was making Windows 9x a bit unstable (though I will be the first to say it didnt help Me - only idiots will run out and buy ME).
Also - if you are going to install linux - INSTALL IT! Dont play the UMSDOS game - how sad.
By the way - I havent tried this as Im a win2k user - but you may try editing the msdos.sys file and setting BootGui=0 (something along those lines - might still work in ME)
What a sad post... cant you guys find any real news?
Gam
Im glad someone has finally taken the time to point out the truth. Linux is NOT a platform for innovation. Why? Well first off - its based on an OS whose design originated more than 20 years ago.
.NET? Gosh - that idea sounds pretty damn original to me - though Im sure you guys will figure out something to pass it off as yet another "Microsoft ploy to control the world". I'm also almost 100% sure that they stole the idea from some half starving Linux developer who spends his few minutes of freetime after contributing to the absolute purity of the Open Source Movement begging the local populace for a few pennies so that he can feed his poor family.
Now alot of you dont believe Microsoft has made or ever will make any effort to innovate. Those of you that do believe that need to remove those pink tinted glasses that have become eternally attached to your face and finally face the truth of the matter.
Like it or not, your favorite monopoly is innovative. Though whenever they are innovative - the so-called community here on Slashdot is able to twist and turn it into something vile and evil.
Dont believe me?
Everytime Microsoft decides to enhance the functionality of their web browser (which is used by 86% of the internet population) the Linux community whines and complains that Microsoft is simply manipulating publically mandated standards in order to raise the value of their stock options.
The fact is however, Microsoft does own 86% of the market as far as web browsers are concerned (over 98% when it comes to Operating Systems) and in order to keep that position they have to do something that anybody in the Linux community has yet to even dream of doing: INNOVATE.
Look at that sorry POS software you all so lovingly refer to as Mozilla. Thats probably the most dismal failure of the Open Source movement as of yet. (Though I assure you it will not be last) Ever since Internet Explorer 4.0 - Netscape has simply been unable to compare in either featureset, speed, stability, or ease of use.
This brings me to my next point however..... has anybody here heard of Windows
BS.
Over the last five years - Linux has been playing catchup - whether to Microsoft, SCO, or somebody else - it doesnt matter. As of current your favorite penguin sponsered OS is suffering from feature and driver depervation. This will continue to be the case until you people begin to see things as they should rather than as you want them to be.
Remember - Not only does X suck (being one of the most insecure programs on the face of planet earth) - but so does KDE, GNOME, StarOffice, GREP (never did care for that one - who the hell came up with that name anyway - some of those berkley boys must of been toking when they came up with that one)..... need I say more?
Oh and by the way - your flames may be directed to: darkgamorck@home.com
Gam
I'm absolutely loving reading all these comments right now. Its very amusing to me how all of you Linuz Zealots have jumped on this bandwagon proclaiming, "Linux is the greatest OS".
Yes, there were problems with the Mindcraft benchmarks - and yes there are problems with this one. Namely, what in gods name are they comparing? They certainly arent comparing operating systems - there are way too many differences in this case to do that objectively. Next time somebody runs benchmarks between the two OSes, please try to keep the following things in mind:
(1) USE THE SAME HARDWARE! I cannot stress this point enough. What you people may call minor differences may often have a MAJOR effect on the outcome of a benchmark such as this.
(2) Use the same Webserver Software. How in gods name can you blame or claim any of these benchmarks on the operating system? Both are using completely different HTTP servers (one which is isnt even publically available and shouldn't have been used = TUX). If you want a legitimate operating system benchmark and not and HTTP server benchmark - try to compare Win2k running Apache for NT and Linux running Apache. Otherwise climb off your high horses right now - these are webserver benchmarks NOT OS benchmarks. I for one will say that Apache for NT consumes a lot less memory than IIS 5.0 - though on my small intranet site I've yet to notice any speed difference.
(3) The results are unrealistic. What kind of server has 4 gigabytes of bandwith?
(4) Also - make a point to configure both servers equally - it seems to me you guys scrimped here and there on IIS configuration - I wonder why?
If the Linux world wants credibility - its time to grow up and earn it. You guys sure talk a great game - but when it comes down to the numbers you are either whining when you get trounced or creaming in your pants over benchmarks which are obviously flawed.
While Im on my soapbox - let me say this also: Its amazing how many of the news story's of this so-called "News for Nerds" site appear to be blantantly attacking Microsoft and promoting Linux. Its obvious that whatever sense of objectivity Slashdot once had (if ever) has long been lost to the horde of pre-pubescent teenagers who only have one goal: To get something for nothing.
So there you go - take it or leave it - I dont really care. You may either post a reply or email one to darkgamorck@home.com
Gam
Well I already know this wont be a popular opinion - but here goes: I sincerely hope GPL is blown to millions of tiny bits and pieces in court. It's completely beyond my comprehension how you GPL bandwagon people have the ignornance to be able to refer to yourselves as the so-called "Free Software Foundation". How sad. Has everybody here forgotten just want kind of government we all live and work under here? Hmmmmm.... I believe its called Capitalism. Yeah thats the form of government the puts food on your table, pipes electricity into your computers, and actually gives you guys the freedom to write and support an archaic, overburdened, slow, and painfully difficult to use Operating System known as Linux. I also find it extremely amusing that you people refer to everything put out under GPL as "Open Source". GPL is NOT OPEN SOURCE. For a program to be truly open source - the source code must be redistributable without any restrictions. It must also be able to be modified and used in any way, shape, and form without ANY RESTRICTIONS. In otherwords OPEN SOURCE should = PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCE But sadly enough this is not the case. The anarcists behind the FSF (yes that includes Richard Stallman) have decided that they want to protect their software and source code and they have done this by creating a license which acts more as a virus than anything else. Ask yourselves - who in gods name would want to steal your source code? Microsoft? Thats a good laugh. Ms Win2K uses less memory, runs a HELL of alot faster, and for the most part is MORE STABLE, and not only that - but its TEN MILLION TIMES EASIER to use than Linux. "Oh but people who use easy software are wimps" - well you pre-pubescent children have a long way to go then. Some people actually want to get something done and dont get too much of a kick out of learning cryptic commands such as ls, pwd, grep, vi, and other junk..... Okay guys - now Im prepared for the onslaught. Call the rest of your linux groupies and prepare to show me just how mature you guys are. Just to show you that I actually want to hear your brainwashed dribble - my updated email addy is: darkgamorck@home.com By the way - how many of you have been to slashdotsucks.net - its a great site. Also - a question: "Isn't it interesting how linux users have become even more fanatical than yuppie MACINTOSH user community in such a short period of time?" Gam
I find it absolutely amazing at how many of you people come off sounding like squabbling siblings whenever we touch on the M$ vs. Linux debate. The fact is, W2k is a MAJOR improvement over previous versions in terms of stability and useablity. As I stated in the title, I used to be a major user of Linux in its various forms. (Ever since RH 4 - though I like Slackware better) I used to be like quite a few of you and I hated everything that Microsoft did - most of the time for no reason at all. But then I decided to try and start beta testing Windows 2000 (way back when it was NT 5.0 Beta 2) and let me tell you: Windows has come a VERY long way. You guys can go on ALL day about the 65,000 bugs or the fact there arent many "official" windows 2000 cert applications yet (Fact is: Almost EVERYTHING works much better - this includes ALL my games). Ever since Beta 3 - I have NEVER seen a BSOD and I dont expect to see one anytime soon. I've been using W2k at work on my personal machine (Compaq 380 mhz - 128 megs) and it does dual duty as the companies intranet server (Apache of course - M$ needs to do a bit more work on IIS before I jump on that one) and as a VB/PERL development platform for internal applications. Reboots are a thing of the past. Also, I hear alot of you making mention of Windows 2000 memory usage. (It uses around 50 megs just sitting there after boot). Have any of you idiots checked the memory usage on KDE or GNOME with X lately? Its far higher than that.... Perhaps my most important point: Linux is simply NOT ready for desktop use. You guys can spin it anyway you want to, but you'll never convince me otherwise - it has a LONG way to go. (Hint: Users aren't up for compiling their own apps and since half the precompiled ones dont work on different distribs....) Speaking of which, have any of you noticed another distributing trend in the world of Linux lately? The fact is, like it or not, Linux distributions are slowly splitting off and becoming more and more incompatible with one another as time goes on. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Its the same thing that happened to the different versions of unix when they first came out oh so long ago. And while Im on my soapbox - another thing: Alot of you guys have been saying that Win2k/WinNT installations are so insecure compared to linux. This is NOT a function of the OS (with the exception of DOS attacks). Like it or not, security in both OSes is a function of the administrator and from what I have seen most MCSEs wouldn't know what a security problem was if it slapped them in the face. Default installations of linux distributions are just as insecure as default Windows NT/2000 installations just in different ways. :-) (All you MCSEs heres a hint: DISABLE NETBIOS PORTS 135-139 OVER THE INTERNET,install the IIS hotfixes, and enforce strong passwords - that will solve 99% of your security issues) You'll notice I didn't include Windows 98 here - because its security REEKS. Can you say WinNUKE? So in essence, I encourage each of you to actually try and USE windows 2000 before downplaying as yet another step in M$s quest for world domination. Besides, the only true way you can present an intelligent opinion on the subject is if you have tried both - and I dont mean betas. I mean release versions. Feel free to flame me, Gamorck
I hate to ruin the wonderful M$ bashing party here but here is the way things are: Linux is great. Its stable, reliable, and it makes for a wonderful http/ftp server. Great. The problem is that it seems to have become some sort of religion. I mean honestly.... you guys are starting to sound like the same people who cheer on Steve Jobs' every year at MacWorld. The fact is Windows has got Linux beat on ONE THING: Its FREAKING EASY TO USE! Believe me, before I took my current job as a Net Admin, I was all about "linux will one day rule the world and MS is going to DIE" However, around that time I got my hands on win2k and my new job - needless to say the combination of the two have greatly changed my opinions. (I've got people who can't even move or resize a damn window in win98 - isnt that sad? Yeah I see them hacking away at a CLI interface on a linux box ) I cant help but wonder how many of you M$ bashers have actually USED win2k. I would say 10 percent at most. The fact is, it is VERY stable, VERY fast, and massive code base or not - it still doesnt take up as much memory as Xfree86 running KDE or Gnome. Now I realize this message will probably be classified as flamebait, but thats okay. Feel free to email me at: gamorck@home.com Im prepared to receive the punishment I have brought upon myself :-) The morale of the story here is: Don't Knock it before you try it. Try to give the competition a fair chance before you rein up your horse and scream to high heaven like a bunch of banshees. They say it takes 10 years for an OS to "mature". Windows is close to that point and I believe that Win2k is a massive step up from previous versions. Speed tests at my last job (writing data conversion programs) indicate around a 33% speed increase from previous versions of windows. By the way - AMD rules :-) My regards to you all, Jay (Gamorck)
Now while I'm no big fan of Jan Katz to say the least - I must say that this article seems a bit more grounded in reality than what he usually writes.
:-)
I may not 100% agree with him this time - but I did enjoy his rampant speculation - its nice to sit up and think every once in awhile
I've read a few comments which indicate that information is not organic - and therefore not governed by organic laws - well that is and is not the case.
The information being reffered to in this case is under the direct control of these "organic entities" and using simple logic it is possible to deduce that in fact this information can and will be affected by these organic laws.
The information may not be directly affected by this so-called "evolution" of the media - but we as a race will be.
And as the information we seek continues to shape and evolve our consciousness - then isn't it likely that other pieces of information will evolve (aka change) to reflect those differences?
Just a thought...
Gam