Also IE has been around for a lot longer so of course there has been more time to find more exploits.
Which is countered by the fact that firefox has more transperency. You can throw automated source code validators against the firefox source, not true with IE.
There are studies that point to the deletrious effects of alcohol.
All of the metastudies of games show little to no effect. I belive it's somewhere on the order of 11th of "bad things" list in a recent study, number one being bad parents, IIRC.
Also consider, there are *NO* laws restricting sales of R rated movies, the equivalent to M games.
I said *TRADITIONALLY*. GTA is one of the handful of exceptions. Most of the games that sell well are T or less. Until GTA3, Wal-mart refused to sell M games, that changed it's mind.
80-90% of games are already purchased by people over 18.
I don't know what percentage remaining is M rated games, but M has traditionally been one of the lower sellers. Sounds like they're doing a better job than the movie industry.
For your examples, God of War says Blood and Gore,Intense Violence,Nudity,Sexual Themes Strong Language and Manhunt says Blood and Gore,Intense Violence,Strong Language. How do you get much plainer than that?
Is Norton (or others) really doing something at the kernel level
Yes. They scan before the CreateFile function even returns.
Internet Explorer (which I never intentionally use)... why would that require a reboot?
Windows doesn't let you replace in use files, it doesn't have to be something kernel level. Since explorer is really internet explorer, you either need to shut down the interface or reboot.
The only drives that I have run into that have a problem with the copy protection are garbage to begin with. Don't complain when you select systems with sub-standard components.
The new plextor's are garbage?
If you have a problem bringing a CD with you, then use a program like Alcohol 120% and run off the virtual CD drive.
Guess what the new copy protection detects and refuses to run if installed?
You're right. The consoles are DRM'ed to hell and back. But that's also the way they are marketed. They aren't general purpose machines that I keep data on that someone is trying to say what I can do with. I have no expectations of doing anything other than those games on it. My computer on the other hand follows MY rules. Don't want to deal with that? Then I'm not buying your software.
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With palladium it's theirs.
What app, besides maybe "hello world", has never ever needed a security patch?
Hello World uses the C libraries. printf has been patched before, plenty of format string vulnerabilities.
PC? Dominant? Console game sales are 3-4X PC sales, and a PC game that sells well, the same number would be considered a console flop.
There's already laws against unauthorized computer access, just enforce them.
Yet another unenforced law doesn't do any good.
It is?
Hormel cans unsolicited email?
Usolicited e-mail is an edible meat product?
Wow, it's really easy to get those two things confused.
Last I heard was November last year.
It's part of CSS
Can't always do that though.
IIRC, some of the stealth bombers will fall apart in less than a second if the computers go.
If the fuel injection is gone because of the computer crash, what do you fail over to?
Also IE has been around for a lot longer so of course there has been more time to find more exploits.
Which is countered by the fact that firefox has more transperency. You can throw automated source code validators against the firefox source, not true with IE.
It can't?
It uses magic numbers the same way Unix does, just not as simple as the #! for scripts.
The average user does not know what to do to fix most applications.
Many apps require HKLM access.
Most games require Administrator access for low level access to the drive hardware (copy protection)
It's mainly the sloppy apps that need it.
It's not a flaw in the security model of the OS.
It's a flaw in the security of the APPLICATIONS that force users to subvert the security model of the OS.
And the lawsuits will be flying once this is passed, you are trying to control media. Every single law in this vein has been repeatedly shot down.
Government can only control media when there is a clear and present reason. There are none for this.
No, it's not the same.
There are studies that point to the deletrious effects of alcohol.
All of the metastudies of games show little to no effect. I belive it's somewhere on the order of 11th of "bad things" list in a recent study, number one being bad parents, IIRC.
Also consider, there are *NO* laws restricting sales of R rated movies, the equivalent to M games.
And what good does this law do if parents can't read or choose not to read? They'll still buy it, for their innocent little darling.
I said *TRADITIONALLY*. GTA is one of the handful of exceptions. Most of the games that sell well are T or less. Until GTA3, Wal-mart refused to sell M games, that changed it's mind.
80-90% of games are already purchased by people over 18.
I don't know what percentage remaining is M rated games, but M has traditionally been one of the lower sellers. Sounds like they're doing a better job than the movie industry.
(with a great deal of the sales being minors who shouldn't have it in the first place)
Mistaken assumption. More than 2/3 of gamers are over 18.
What changes, specifically?
The details are laid right out on the packaging.
For your examples, God of War says Blood and Gore,Intense Violence,Nudity,Sexual Themes Strong Language and Manhunt says Blood and Gore,Intense Violence,Strong Language. How do you get much plainer than that?
Not if the file format is what is patented
(GIF, JPEG)
No need to hook CreateProcess. The file has to be opened before it is run.
Now, whether that take that optimization is another question.
I don't think anything executable is mapped with FILE_SHARE_WRITE, that part is in the kernel.
It sure is picky about delete on close and starting a process with that file still open.
Is Norton (or others) really doing something at the kernel level
Yes. They scan before the CreateFile function even returns.
Internet Explorer (which I never intentionally use)... why would that require a reboot?
Windows doesn't let you replace in use files, it doesn't have to be something kernel level. Since explorer is really internet explorer, you either need to shut down the interface or reboot.
The only drives that I have run into that have a problem with the copy protection are garbage to begin with. Don't complain when you select systems with sub-standard components.
The new plextor's are garbage?
If you have a problem bringing a CD with you, then use a program like Alcohol 120% and run off the virtual CD drive.
Guess what the new copy protection detects and refuses to run if installed?
You're right. The consoles are DRM'ed to hell and back. But that's also the way they are marketed. They aren't general purpose machines that I keep data on that someone is trying to say what I can do with. I have no expectations of doing anything other than those games on it. My computer on the other hand follows MY rules. Don't want to deal with that? Then I'm not buying your software.