Sobig is not really Microsoft's fault. I mean that if 90% of people used Linux and Mozilla instead of Windows and IE, Sobig would still be a problem. If someone is foolish enough to execute an attached file, that file could still replicate itself, read web caches and address books, and spoof addresses even under Linux. The key problem is that people are opening these attachments. That's just foolish.
Ah, but much, if not most, of the spam that gets passed around on the Internet comes from outside our borders and therefore outside the reach of any anti-spam law. I don't think the same is true for telemarketers.
that they've got us right where they want us. Think about it: why would they do a presentation on allegedly stolen code, especially when it is the first time they publicly release which code is tainted, without making sure it's not bogus? And why would they use the Greek font subterfuge when they should have known that anyone with half a brain could get through it? Okay, they might just be stupid, but that stupid?
What if this is all a clever trick to lull the Linux community into a false sense of security? Maybe they really think that they've got something really damning. I will admit that the biggest thing arguing against my theory is that it would, if anything, tend to depress their stock for the time being. But that would only argue against the theory if we assume that McBride, et al.'s intention has been all along to inflate stock prices, dump the stock, and fly to Costa Rica before the trial's over. What if they really believe, crack or no crack, that they have a case?
then I say, "Fine by me." I'll just use some other service, such as AOL's AIM. I would never use a M$ Internet service in the first place, partly because I fully expect Microsoft to pull crap like this on a regular basis.
My suggestion to people is to sign up for an email service that lets them produce aliases for their email account. Either that or get your own domain and your own email server and go that way. In both cases you can create a throwaway alias for posting on Usenet or/. that can be easily ditched and replaced when the spam gets to be too much or when you think you've aired that email address for too long.
If the early half of the 20th century should have taught us anything, it's that instability in goverment leads to chaos and populist leaders with dangerous agendas.
I wasn't around at the time, but from what I read, Adolf Hitler's government certainly wasn't "instable"... until the United States kicked his ass.
Yes, but the government (and economy) that immediate preceded the Third Reich, i.e. the Weimar Republic, was very unstable. I think that is what whoever you quoted was talking about.
Otherwise I agree totally with what you just said.
Ironic, isn't it? The same people who rightly fight for their own free speech rights over against those who say Hollywood produces a whole lot of filth that shouldn't be allowed complain when individuals use their free speech rights to criticize bad movies. For them it has nothing to do with rights and everything to do with money.
If the nuclear reactor on the base blew up, would we be able to see anything here on earth given that it would be a clear night with minimal light polution and the base was facing earth?
What? Why not everyone? Speed in LA, get a ticket. Thumb you nose at that ticket, go to jail. I don't see how spammers sending email to LA that breaks this law would be any different than violating a local speed limit. Spam me, get fined. Scofflaw the fine, go to jail. Seems easy enough, even if the vast majority of spammers get away with it, punishing a few will be sweet.
Because the spammer never need enter the state, and therefore would have to be extradited from another state. It would probably not be considered a serious enough crime for that to happen.
The problem is getting spammers to honor the law. First of all, I assume (the article did not say) that the law can only affect spammers who are based in Louisiana. That will not even chip away at spammers. Even if it were nationwide, it would be very difficult to chase down even those spammers inside our borders, and impossible to affect those outside.
If it did work, it would make filtering "adult" spam very easy. And I would find it gratifying merely to see a few spammers behind bars, or at least fined out of their livelyhood, for inundating us with piles and piles of junk.
eweek has a cunning defense against the/. effect. It consists of a daemon that determines when the site is being slashdotted and then sets the webserver to give an error message for a preset period of time. Till, oh, lets say the admin comes in in the morning and has his cup of coffee.
$2,306,700 and that is if they order their SCO liscenses before mid-October. I wonder whether the state of Utah won't suffer an un-accounted for nuclear accident in close vicinity to SCO's offices.
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That's the point he was trying to make: he doesn't think the media would tell him if it were dying. Just because they say there's no end in sight doesn't necessarily make it so.
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Is anything that doesn't forbid remote access *not* a root/sysadmin password away from being ssh-ed (or whatevered) to hell?
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Sobig is not really Microsoft's fault. I mean that if 90% of people used Linux and Mozilla instead of Windows and IE, Sobig would still be a problem. If someone is foolish enough to execute an attached file, that file could still replicate itself, read web caches and address books, and spoof addresses even under Linux. The key problem is that people are opening these attachments. That's just foolish.
Ah, but much, if not most, of the spam that gets passed around on the Internet comes from outside our borders and therefore outside the reach of any anti-spam law. I don't think the same is true for telemarketers.
that they've got us right where they want us. Think about it: why would they do a presentation on allegedly stolen code, especially when it is the first time they publicly release which code is tainted, without making sure it's not bogus? And why would they use the Greek font subterfuge when they should have known that anyone with half a brain could get through it? Okay, they might just be stupid, but that stupid?
What if this is all a clever trick to lull the Linux community into a false sense of security? Maybe they really think that they've got something really damning. I will admit that the biggest thing arguing against my theory is that it would, if anything, tend to depress their stock for the time being. But that would only argue against the theory if we assume that McBride, et al.'s intention has been all along to inflate stock prices, dump the stock, and fly to Costa Rica before the trial's over. What if they really believe, crack or no crack, that they have a case?
then I say, "Fine by me." I'll just use some other service, such as AOL's AIM. I would never use a M$ Internet service in the first place, partly because I fully expect Microsoft to pull crap like this on a regular basis.
But in order to do that, the Samba team would have to argue that SCO is right in saying that the GPL is invalid.
My suggestion to people is to sign up for an email service that lets them produce aliases for their email account. Either that or get your own domain and your own email server and go that way. In both cases you can create a throwaway alias for posting on Usenet or /. that can be easily ditched and replaced when the spam gets to be too much or when you think you've aired that email address for too long.
If the early half of the 20th century should have taught us anything, it's that instability in goverment leads to chaos and populist leaders with dangerous agendas.
I wasn't around at the time, but from what I read, Adolf Hitler's government certainly wasn't "instable"... until the United States kicked his ass.
Yes, but the government (and economy) that immediate preceded the Third Reich, i.e. the Weimar Republic, was very unstable. I think that is what whoever you quoted was talking about.
Otherwise I agree totally with what you just said.
I would however demand a addition to the license that would warrent me a refund if on a later date SCO was proven wrong in their statements.
Yes, but will that clause in the contract be worth the paper it's written on if SCO files for bankrupcy immediately after losing the lawsuit?
Ironic, isn't it? The same people who rightly fight for their own free speech rights over against those who say Hollywood produces a whole lot of filth that shouldn't be allowed complain when individuals use their free speech rights to criticize bad movies. For them it has nothing to do with rights and everything to do with money.
You don't really own your computer, Microsoft does. They can do whatever they want whenever they want. Isn't that right class? Now repeat after me...
If the nuclear reactor on the base blew up, would we be able to see anything here on earth given that it would be a clear night with minimal light polution and the base was facing earth?
but I preferred it when they were called Palm Pilots.
What? Why not everyone? Speed in LA, get a ticket. Thumb you nose at that ticket, go to jail. I don't see how spammers sending email to LA that breaks this law would be any different than violating a local speed limit. Spam me, get fined. Scofflaw the fine, go to jail. Seems easy enough, even if the vast majority of spammers get away with it, punishing a few will be sweet.
Because the spammer never need enter the state, and therefore would have to be extradited from another state. It would probably not be considered a serious enough crime for that to happen.
The problem is getting spammers to honor the law. First of all, I assume (the article did not say) that the law can only affect spammers who are based in Louisiana. That will not even chip away at spammers. Even if it were nationwide, it would be very difficult to chase down even those spammers inside our borders, and impossible to affect those outside.
If it did work, it would make filtering "adult" spam very easy. And I would find it gratifying merely to see a few spammers behind bars, or at least fined out of their livelyhood, for inundating us with piles and piles of junk.
ENIACS!
Ah, but can you tell me where to find a webserver written for the original Bourne shell?
All the need to do is hit the northwest coastline when the wind is just right and the fallout will take care of the rest.
Failing that, a team of professional Chinese assassins is a more practical way of bringing down the SCO leadership than nuclear ordinance.
someone will come up with a shell script webserver.
eweek has a cunning defense against the /. effect. It consists of a daemon that determines when the site is being slashdotted and then sets the webserver to give an error message for a preset period of time. Till, oh, lets say the admin comes in in the morning and has his cup of coffee.
Alas that most websites don't set their servers up to survive a slashdotting. Perhaps the web would be a better place if they did.
Somehow I do not think that SCO is going to be around for the next 45 years (about how long the cold war lasted).
$2,306,700 and that is if they order their SCO liscenses before mid-October. I wonder whether the state of Utah won't suffer an un-accounted for nuclear accident in close vicinity to SCO's offices.
We at CodeWeavers are proud to announce our new product: Crossover Blaster. This new piece of software for the Linux operating system will provide the same quality that you've come to expect from Crossover Office, but this time with the very popular Blaster worm (known to some as LovSan). It will even work with clones of the worm.
Finally, all the Linux users who have felt left out can participate in the reboot fun. It is a bargain for $50. See www.crossoverblaster.devnull for more details.
Disclaimer: I do not work for CodeWeaver. My views are purely my own.
That's the point he was trying to make: he doesn't think the media would tell him if it were dying. Just because they say there's no end in sight doesn't necessarily make it so.
Is anything that doesn't forbid remote access *not* a root/sysadmin password away from being ssh-ed (or whatevered) to hell?